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Kbw OoIJ £331 GUSH BOOTS '
FRESH STOCK JUST ARRIVED K<J §
Price, . ,;'icr at Ot'er or Ipitarod.
Gold Seal Rubber Pacs, while they last, per pair, $3.00.
Su ts, SI2.50 to $35.00. “Hats just arrived."
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A Full line of Smoking and Giiewing Tobaccos
and Glgareitcs at Right Prices
KARL THESLE
THE HOUSE OF MAX-I-MUM
DISCOVERY iDITAROD
FLAT CITY MALAIvIUTES_
ENJOY A BIG POTLATCH
i':i 1 - Wednesday evening at Hat City
;tii . horse wandered onto the in -, hall
1.1,,U: ami calmly laid down and died.
I i : ashed ; , : tin v nitv itnmeiii
;> ; . to feast. They peacefully gath
er a aoott; die .area" at. i .-'titled theta
selves, then stroll. .1 away to sleep and .-n
awakemng renew,-,! the attack. So long ,s
there was | . lty of hor.- there t
of peace. That delightful state of affairs
: ' . daj T1 1 h, rse a >t scarce,
and da. pea.e. During the next twenty
Let Us Develop
Your Films
A new line of Films and Kodak
Supplies just received.
Postcards of the Fourth of July
Events will he on sa.e Monday.
Colognes and Toilet Articles,
Saiphurro and other Medicines just
received.
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iDiTAROS, ALASKA
four hour' there was continuous warfare
o\ r the bare bones, and by Friday mghl
there wa.'ii’t enough of that old “skate
1 'ft on the baseball grounds to dampen an
m.uiiary sized piece of blotting paper.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CROSSLEY
WILL BE HERE SHORTLY
WTrd ha' been re-oivcd here that IT'
triot \ttorney Grosslev may be expected in
.. few day*. It appears that he came from
Outs hit by way of Skagway and Daw
son. and not by way of St. Michael, as
had been reported. He is supposed to haw
come down the river a few day.' ego and
to be w i ting at Hi ly Cr >ss for transpor .
lion to Iditarod.
Bayley and O'Leary Draw
Hy Wireless to Ttie Pioneer
Y.m »uver. B. G.. July Id. Joe Bayle\
and Johnny O’Leary fought a fast hlieeii
round draw in this city last night.
W W. Johnson, who repre.-t nts the con
striiciioii e mpaiiy that built the kiley A
Mar ton drear r. w operating *>n Otter
creek, is in-w m the can ; .
The arrival of William A. Gilmore and
several others i- hourly expected.
A B. Ih'iue came in from Otter creek
yesterday on legal business.
C. C. Tage, the former chrk of the dis
tri• i court for the Fourth divi.uoii of Alaska,
arrived in Iditarod last Thursday morning,
and will remain during the greater p«»r
ti -n of the present term of court. Since
leaving Alaska last summer Mr. Page has
established himself in the practice of law
at Long Beach. Gal., where he has offices
in the First National Bank building. Mr.
Page informed The Id. ueer that Judge
Peter IT Overfield was doing well in Los
Angeles, and had greatly improved in health
since locating in the Southern California
metropolis.
RAMPS PETERSON
JUST RECEIVED
RUGS-in All Sizes-RUGS
Shotguns and Shotgun Shells Fishing Flies and Lines
Pitdh—Oakum—Waste
Phonographs—Viet rolas—Records
Furniture Harness and Harness Extras Bedding
DRUGS _ DRUGS
SMITHS "GUN STORE,
1DITAROD, ALASKA
TO_
The Democrats of Flat Creek held an
election last Saturday evening and elected
three delegates to attend the Democratic
territorial convention, which is called to
meet in Skagway cm August 3 next. Guy
Gerraghty, Jerry Ford and Andrew Jack
son Thomas Jefferson Jenkins were chosen
as such delegates. As none of the dele*
gates will be able to attend the convention,
their proxies were forwarded by the gra
ciousness of Senator Henry Roden to ('. E.
Davidson, secretary of the Territory.
The Iditarod meeting, called for a similar
purpose on the same evening, at the store
i f William Ansley, resulted in a dismal
fizzle. Not a single one of the faithful put
in an appearance, consequently no delegates
were chosen.
It seems very strange, but none of our
pretty governor’s “warm personal friends”
in this city were on hand to whoop things
ui' for their party.
Postoffice Store, Flat City
Mrs. C. C. Chittick of the Flat City Post
joffice store wishes to announce to the public
that she has taken over the magazines and
Outside-newspaper business of Leo Clifford,
| as well as the Flat creek subscription agency
of the Iditarod Pioneer. Many of the most
popular and interesting magazines and peri
odicals will always be found on the news
stand. Mrs. Chittick has also received from
the Outside a nice line of drug sundries,
toilet articles and neat stationery.
Particular attention is also called to a
new stock of choice and fresh Outside can
dies, which are on sale in bulk and boxes
I at from 50c to $1 the pound.
DR. BEHLA WILL BE HERE
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
Dr. H. Behla. the dentist, will he in
Iditarod during the week commencing July
20, which will he his last practice in this
city previous to his departure for the Out
side.
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Tha Only Gcmplste Fresh Stock in iuitarod
Sam9! Applebaum
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THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO SAY
The Horae of Hart, Schalfner & Mar xCiothes
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Have Just Received a New S-’ooly of ATI Kinds of Strap*, Collar
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Ilarry Lawrence, f r many years con
nected with ihe Dawson station of the
Northern Commercial Company, arrived in
Iditarod last Thursday morning. He is on
his way to Takotna. on the Kuskokwim
river, to assume the management of the
company's station : t that place, as the
sucres, r of Frank Haslund, who is also in
Iditarod this week. Mr. Lawrence was kept
somewhat busy while here renewing old
time acquaintanceships he had made among
• or residents while they were living in the
Klondike region.
Joe Nicholls of Kansas City. Mo., rep
resenting the wholesale liquor house of
Hirsch & Co., was an arrival in the city
last Thursday morning, and besides looking
after the firm’s business affairs, has been
enjoying a reunion with his old-time friend.
Sam Wilmer. who for years traveled for
the same house. Mr. NicholK has for a
long time traveled throughout the troubled .
republic of Mexico, knows that country and
its people thoroughly, and speaks Spanish;
like a native. He expressed himself as be- ,
ing much pleased with the apparent sue- .
cess of President Wilson’s “watchful wait- i
mg” policy in Mexico, as stated in our tele
graphic- news, and predicts a new freedom I
for the republic, once a stable government
has been established.
We have everything arranged so now
that we can accommodate both ladies and
gentlemen with quick service and courteous
treatment.
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH ;
PARLORS
The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk- ■
ish Bath
AT THE HOTELS
The Iditarod
B. A. Dodge, Miss C. C. Hvid. Mrs. M. M
Canavan. T. P. Ait ken. J. J. Price. Frank :
J< a.;um. G. E.lis Gardner. John L. McGinn,
Mr. and Mr.'. 0. S. Gardner. II. Lawrence,
C. R. Peck. Henry Roden. Luther C. Hess. ;
J. Hunda, .loe Lewis, George Riley, Ashby |
Bain.
The Regina
\Y. J. Fritzpibbori, R. W. Gait, A. Bon
iere, A. La Belie. J. Wallace, Cole. A.
Goslovv, A. 1 >. Currie. F. Graham. L. Hart
man, R. Roberson. A A. Shonbeck, C. N.
Hansen, Charles Knutson, G. Bell. L. Nel
son. Joe ('. Nichclls, E. Coke Hill. C. (\
Page. W. W. Johnson. J. N. Turner. Pete
Jensen. Ed Anderson. T. II. Larsen, William
< ’rev. Jonas Brewis, J. Cronin, William
Davis.
WHY DON’T THEY PAY H !M ?
When George Adams presented himself
at the office of the clerk of the district
court yesterday and demanded two days’
1 - i''<- fe<-' in a certain criminal case for
which he had been subpoenaed, he was in
formed that as the defense in the case had
been conducted in forma pauperis, the gov
ernment was not li;">le for the witness fees
of the defendant. George could not see it
in that light, and he took his troubles to I
other officials. Ife made the rounds of the
district attorney’s office, the marshal’s of
fice.. the grand jury and the attorney for the
defm.'O. but received no satisfaction. Finally
he submitted it to the curbstone lawyers, t
who unanimously agreed that the claim was
a legitimate one. As he is a British sub
ject, he now threatens to make it an inter
national affair, and call upon King George
to send a gunboat up the Iditarod river to
collect the eight dollars.
DR. MOORE HAS FINE
NEW STOCK OF DRUGS
Dr. Moore of Flat City wishes to an
nounce that he has just received and now
has on sale at his new drug store a fine
and fresh stock of drugs, choice toilet arti
cles. high-class perfumes, and a good and |
serviceable assortment of rubber goods. |
COMING AND GOING J
Mrs. Oscar Gardner of upper Flat creek
was a visitor in the city a couple of days
this week while her husband is on jury
duty.
Mrs. John Bagoy of Mat City spent a few
days in the city this week, accompanied by j
her three children.
Mrs. Peter Mis.kovich of Otter crecw kas
in the city last Wednesday and Thursday.
E. Coke Hill, commissioner at Ruby, ar
rived in the city last Thursday to attend ,
the session of the district court.
Frank IF Griffin, formerly the Iditarod
manager for the mercantile house of E. W.
GriiTin & Co., after spending ihe winter
on the Outside, is again in Alaska, and is
now at Ruby. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Grilfi n.
Thomas A. McGowan, attorney f ir the
Northern Commercial Company, and vice
president of the Tanana Valley Democratic
Club of Fairbanks, arrived in the city last
Thursday morning and is in attendance on
the district court.
Jack Wallace, the Delmonico of Alaska,
after spending a few days in the city col
Feting evidence of sociability, I ft for Dike
i' n several days ago. where h? will prob
ably forge another link in his already 1 ng
chain of non-working eating-houses
throughout the Interior. All of Jack’s res
taurants are sure enough open-and-shut
propositions.
James Fullerton, one of Dikeman’s most
prominent citizens, has been in the city
during the past week, transacting business
in the district court.
FT FtiT
There was a meeting of Democrats last
evening at Ansley’s hall. They assembled
to elect four delegates to the territorial
convention. J. ('. Moody called the meet
ing to order, stated the purpose of the call,
and nominated Percy G. Charles for chair
man. Percy was declared elected without
a dissenting voice. The selection of a sec
retary was evidently deemed unnecessary
for a Democratic meeting, so none was
placed in nomination for that usually im
portant position, consequently the meeting
progressed without one.
For delegates. J. C. Moody, Frank Gu
larte, William Ansley and Percy G. Charles
were nominated and declared elected. The
meeting placed no strings on the delegate
who are at liberty, if they so de-ire, to
•on i their proxies to whomsoever they may
desire.
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The Rough Rider and Transit succeeded
in landing bud-un/ material and machinery
•' the upriver p-v/er* plain >-i the Yukon
Gold (.'• mpany. but it was a difficri* prop*
ositii n, am! it is said to have required the
united : • istance of the entire constructi n
gang to line the boats up the la.-t h;Jf
mile.
The Tittle Delta made a return trip to
Dike-man this week.
Captain P y Henderson arrived from
Dikeman in charge of the Tramp Friday.
The Prairie Bell leaves today for Dike
man with passengers for the Outside.
Tuesday, July 14.—Alaska at Forty
mile, 11 p. in. 13th. General Davis up Kal
tag. S :55 a. m. Dawson up I)aw>on. 9
p. m. 13th. General Jacobs up Kotlik.
10th. Julia B. down Triovi.na, midnight.
Louise down Kotiik. 5:30 a. m. Reliance
at Louden, un bound. Sarah at St. Michael
Schwatka up Hot Springs, midnight. Sel
kirk flown Yuk n Crossing, 6 a. m. 13th.
Tanana down Fairbanks, connect Schwatka.
10 a. m. today. Whitehorse up Hootalin
qua, 6 p. m. 13th. Case a at Fairbanks.
Yukon at Rampart, up-bound.
Thursday. July 16.—Alaska down Eagle.
9 p. m. 15th. General Davis up K >krines.
12:30 a. in., in sight at Birches. General
Jacobs up Melozi. 11:30 p. m. 15th. Delta.
Fairbanks for Dikeman, 2 p. m. today. Julia
B. down Nulato, 7.30 a. m. Reliance at
Gibbon. Relief up Melozi, 11 p. m. 15th.
Schwatka at Gibbon awaiting Alaska. Tan
ana, Fairbanks for Gibbon. 3 p. m. today,
connect Alaska. Yukon up Rampart, 14th.
No report Dawson.
Friday, July 17.—Alaska down Eagle.
15th. Davis at Gibbon. Delta down Hot
Springs, 8:30 a. m. General Jacobs at Gib
bon. Julia B. down Kaltag, 10:35 a. m.
16th. Reliance down Kc-krines. 5 a. m.
Sarah up St. Michael. 14th. Schwatka at
Gibbon awaiting Alaska. Tanana down
Minto, 5 a. m. Yukon up Rampart, 14th.
No report Dawson.
SIZING UP A HOST
Teacher—What is a host, Tommie?
Tommie—I don’t know, ma’am.
“Suppose your father gave a dinner to a
number of his friends, what would he be?”
“H’d be the ‘goat/ I reckon.—Yonkers
Statesman.
FULL ASSORTMENT
OF
Trunks, Suitcases; Handgrips
and Telescopes
Bayies Clothing Co.
[DITARGD DISCOVERY, OTTER
Si. A
(Special Correspondence of The Pioneer) •
Aniak, Alaska, .Inly 6. Alex Cornwall,
who was so successfully operated on for ap
pendiceal trouble at Bethel by Dr. J. Wil
son Reed, is rapidly improving, and is able
to walk a little. His trouble began just as
tlie break-up occurred, and a long delay fol
lowed taking him to Bethel, and the fact
of hi.- being alive is almost miraculous.
The Alaska Pacific Steamship Company,
which operates a line of boats from Seattle ,
to Southwestern Alaska, and has the sum- 1
mer mail contracts for all coast towns as
far west as Nushagak, on Bristol bay, sent
a representative here this spring to gather
data fui the Kuskokwim river. They now 1
propose to have four boats call at Bethel
during the open sea-on They are trying to 1
secure a government mail contract for the '
Kuskokwim river.
Messrs. King & Smith, who have ground
on the upper Iv-k river, only a few miles
from both the Aniak and Canyon creek dig
ging-, were out with samples of placer 1
platinum which they found on a tributary j
of Eek river. They took in a large out lit
and will work a force of men this season.
Andrew M. Johnston left with a compan
ion and an outfit in a motor boat for the
j new Canyon creek diggings, where he will
[ work this season.
Rev. J. Ilinz and family, for twenty years
Moravian mi•-binary, left for the Outside
by way of the Pori age to the Yuk- n river,
lie is entitled to a two years’ vacation with
salary and expenses, paid by the Moravian
church. They will spend much of the time
in Germany. Mr. Kinz's birthplace.
The Bonder Brothers arrived at Bethel
I from the Outside on June 11. and the
• Ruby on the 13th. Both carried full car
goes. The Bender Brothers had fifty one
pw~engers for this river and the Ruby
fifteen.
William Ache son and party of seven.
I iron: Idlt. r.-d going to Marvel creek. Aniak.
| to;?.k a pi ling boat from the mouth of the
| Aniak to the head of navigation, forty-five
i tidies, in fourteen hours, and at a pretty
i high stage of water.
! The r* mains of S i is R >sc< e. wh l st
His life on the Amok May 21. was found
lying face downward on a bar just above
I the ! :g jam wia re the boat struck and was
; w recked. lie v. r- pr bly dir ovn out of
thp boat bv a sweeper. The water was
1 \ cry high and the worst gale ever known
(here v.as Id wing that day. ilis remans
I were placed in a p'.ain coffin and buried
1 near the scene of the accident.
i R. S. Eskridge, re; resenting the Esk
I ridge Syndicate, met the Outside boats at
Re the’, which delivered him a large ship
Im-iit of suppfes and machinery. The river
I -aearner A1 •> landed his supplies at the
nn uth f ‘:’c Tonic.- ak river. Fr in there,
with • ’ ■’ ;:i i of a large force of men and
two motor boats, he landed everything <n
} is ground on upper Bear creek. Mr. Ivh
ridge will superintend the operations this
i -•>:miner cud und.l after the freeze-tup. when
he expects to go Out.-ide by way of the
I Iliamna trail to superintend the building >f
• he Ir - e i5n at br h . <
| charge of the work here during the winter.
I Arthur W. Johnston an<! J. A. David.'un.
I both accompanied by their brides, came di
rect from Chicago with an outfit and a
j boat ready to be set up. They will install
a powerful gasoline engine in the boat,
which will be used to land supplies onto
their Aniak ground. Walter Soule is with
this outfit, and will work some of his Aniak
ground this summer.
After the arrival of the Outside boats
at Bethel this spring the beach took the
appearance of old times. Four boats and
two barges were bring loaded and unloaded
at the same time.
•Johnny Dahl, the trader, was repairing
and installing new masts in his two-masted
trading schooner, and is also installing a 25
horse power gasoline engine.
Messrs. Weinang, I isher and Meyers of
the Aniak shipped in a river steamer and
bi-rgp ready to be set up, that will handle
100 tons at one trip. The boat will soon be
ready to launch. They brought in a sev
enty-ton shipment and will receive another
large shipment by the last boat. They will
be located on the Aniak.
Harry Buggy, for several years captain
of the Quickstep, plans to have a river
'tearner < f his own next year that will ha:i
die 100 tons of freight at a time. Jimmy
Newman, chief on the Quickstep, will be
chief on the new boat.
Henry Jung, formerly assistant engineer
on the Quickstep, is running hi own
steamer this summer, and says that so far
he has more business than he can handle.
MISSING GN THE KUSKOKWIM
Mrs. .1. L. Young of Teeumseh, Xeb.,
would like information aliout her son. Vic
tor T. Young, who went : 1 G riretown at
the time of the stampede wtih a partner
named z-’am Young. Th*-y w.-nt up the
Ku-vkokwim four years ago to prospect or
trap on the Holitnuk or some ol the tribu
taries. Relatives of the two young men have
not heard from them since. Any informa
tion will be greatly appreciate 1
CANADA'S OIL STOCK BUBBLE
(Canadian Finance, Winnipeg)
At this writing (June 3 there are oil
companies in the Calgary district actually
offering to the public shares amounting to
S50.000.00U or over of nominal capitaliza
tion And these are being traded in a*
trie - ranging fn :n om-renth of par to ten
tii' • - par and ovir. Other companies with
authorized civ italization i f $150,000,000 are
formed « r forming. By the time these
words are being read, not far short of
$250,000,000 will probably be the grand
(sic) total of the companies incorporated or
in sight. If ir Lie > that the average cap
italized value of a good paying veil in the
Pennsylvania oil regions is reckoned at
about ten thousand d liars over the cost of
ge'tir.g it into operation, only i quarter
miUii n wells will have to be drilled to give
re turns on th foregoing a suming < ne in
each ten strikes oil.
A burglar about to be sentenced was
asked whether he had anything to say in
his own behalf. “Yes. my lord," he re
plied* “though I took money from one sav
ings bank, I immediately deposited it in
another.” Which is about as much eco
n unie ju.'tiiioalii n as there is for the recent
Mtue'ion in Southern Alberta. Even if the
territory prove as rich in nil as is hoped,
the purchasers of stock in scores of near
| fake and overcapitalized companies stand
i to lose enormously in the craze.
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