At greatly reduced prices, including the
famous LONGLEVT’S CONQUEROR or
JOHN B. STETSON’S latest styles and
shapes.
Single Trousers Cut in Half, also Shirts. We carry a complete line of
High and Low-Top LEATHER SHOES. Watch this adv., then investigate.
All Sizes Gold Seal 12-In. McKinley Pacs at $3 Pair
All Sizes Levi Strauss' No. I Overalls at $1 Pair.
Local Agents for
Glover Leaf Pacs
The “No-Sore-Heel” Kind
H. BOAS, THE CLOTHIER
Successor lo M. Friedman
Home of Hart. Schaffner & Marx Clothes
NOTICE Highest Prices paid for RAW FURS
IVBax Samel D,s«“«"
Starupeders to the New Strike can rely on °rrttin<,' Nice Fresh Goods
at Very Reasonable Prices
Big Stocks, Standard Goods_Gin0coRn0.fedct?on3*
LARGE STOCK GASOLINE hrC«M
LUBRICATING
OIL
Fresh-Killed Reindeer Meat
The Most Complete Stock of the Very Best Grades of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
\ In Iditarod. PRICES ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
SAM’L APPLEBAUM
Successor to Cheslev, Ryan & Kehoe
MANY TOOK PART
IN THE STAMPEDE
Last Monday a report became
current that two men had arrived a
few days earlier with a quantity of
coarse gold, alleged to have been
takeu from a hole sunk on Horsefly
creek, which enters the Iditarod
some two or three miles above
Dikeman. By Monday evening the
rumor had been generally circulated
and numerous parties decided tc
leave the following morning.
Tuesday morning, when the start
was to be made, found intending
stampeders banging around town,
apparently waiting for someone tc
start who knew the exact location
of the reported discovery. It was
close to ii belore any number got
away.
Proceeding down river the ma
jority partook of lunch at Hand
spike Hansen’s roadhouse, from
which place directions were re
ceived as to the route to follow.
Leaving the Iditarod river a few
miles lower down, the fortune-seek
ers cut across country, eventually
►RUGS
Snowshoes
Yukon Sleds
WEBBING AND SNAPS
Dog Harness
Team Harness
22-Long Repeating Rifles
“ Automatic Rifles
SIWASH MITTS
PHONOGRAPHS
RECORDS
A
SMITH'S
GUN STORE
arriving at a cabin on First Chance
creek, where many camped for the
night. Next morning several more
miles were covered, and the stak
ing began. There weie many 40
acre associations staked and some
single claims, including some on
tributai ies.
While the party thought they
were on Horsefly creek, there is
hardly any doubt but that they were
on F'irst Chance. Not only was
that name found on some of the old
stakes, but the distance and direc
1 tion traveled supports this view.
Oil a map of the district in the
Iditarod Pioneer office Horsefly
creek is shown clearly, leading into
the bills ’way below Dikeman, with
a big tributary named Sulphur,
j Fiona the map it is apparently im
! possible to be anywhere on Horse
I fly creek (except within a mile 01
[ two of the mouth), without going
I below Dikeman. Directions were
] given some of the stampeders to go
j down as far as Dikeman before
j turning off, but most people seem
to have such hazy ideas as to the
general direction in which the
creek runs that mistakes were
bound to happen.
There were between 40 and 50
people on the creek Wednesday and
Thursday, and those who returned
to Iditarod met several ouifits going
in. It is understood that some ol
those who left Thursday hare a
far better idea of the location of the
creek than those who left earlier,
having prospected on Horsefly and
in the neighborhood three years
ago. The middle of Sulphur creek is
only two or three miles from Lang
ley, according to the map. Across
j the divide from the head of Sulphur
is Hodge creek, which flows into
; Clearwater creek, a tributary of the
i Ditu.i.
SIX INITIATED AT
FLAT ON TUESDAY
Six new members were initiated
into the Arctic Brotherhood by
Camp Flat No, 28 at the regular
meeting held last Tuesday evening.
The new members are as follows:
Oliver Lee, J A. McIntyre, Joe
I Venis, Peter Erickson, Larry C.
Thornton and John Urland
1 Assessment blanks at Pioneer shop.
THECREEKS
John Schenck, who worked a lay or
Glen gulch last year, has transferred
his lease to Messrs. Dawson JcLongden.
who will work there this coming sum
mer.
Curly Robinson has recovered from
his sick spell.
Mr. and Mrs. Rivers visited Iditarod
last Saturday.
Mrs. Kettlewell is much improved
j in health and was able to take a cutter
ride last Monday.
Mrs. Ed Rusk and Mrs. Byers have
been visiting friends in Flat City.
Mr. Murdock, of Caribou creek, paid
a visit to Flat the lirst of the week,
j Mr. and Mrs. Solibakke’s little boy
was the mascot for the Flat team at
last Saturday’s basket-ball game. He
wore a basket-ball costume and made
a big hit.
Alex Grubas, of the Forks roadhouse,
visited Iditarod during the week.
Charley Esttnere is back from Ruby,
tie says the trail between Iditarod and
Dikeman needs straightening out, there
being many quite unnecessary curves.
Ktiute Koland is hauling wood from
Little Flat for the Yukon Gold Co.
Carson Walters (“Mizzou No. 2”)
writes from Burns, Ore., that he is
going into the sheep business. He
says people are still homesteading in
the district where he is.
Mrs. Snyder, of the Snyder House,
Flat City, has received a telegraphic
message from her neiee, Miss Mabel
Van Osdale, saying that she will arrive
in Iditarod on the very first boat from
Lake LeBarge.
Lawrence Ramus and Jerry Lopes
are prospecting on the Jumbo associa
tion, on the right limit of Flat. They
claim to have pay running as high as
high as 10c to tlie pan.
In a letter received recently it was
slated that Miss Ida Roscoe had be
come the wife of Peter Elotts, while
her sister, Gertrude, had been married
to Fred Chapman.
Many residents 01 fiat nave Deen
flooded out by the overflows on Otter,
and the bottom of the greenhouse has
been flooded.
The Horne hotel has been repapered
and redecorated in anticipation of the
spring rush.
Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart entertained
\V. Craw ford and John Heron to din
ner last Sunday.
Oscar Solibakke has purchased the
old Hotts & McKay cabin on lower
Flat and has moved it up to near the
power house. The family will reside
there as soon as the bouse is ready for
occupancy.
Mike Rose is a patient at the Emerg
ency hospital suffering from a bullet
wound in the shoulder. The gun, a
.22, was fired by Pete Tulack, who was
hunting ptarmigan, and the bullet
must have struck something and
glanced off. Mike is recovering fast.
Martin Popich is in hospital suffer
ing from stomach trouble.
The cabin opposite Flat city occupied
by YV. W. Nelson caught fire Thursday
owing to an overheated stove. The
contents were destroyed before the fire
was extinguished.
Dr. Behla, who is on his way Outside
via Seward, took the wrong trail on
leaving Discovery, and landed at John
Lock'scabin, where he spent the Dight.
GOOD PAY ON
SLATE CLAIMED
It is reported that Louis Syler has
been taking options on several
Slate-creek properties during the
past week or two. John Heron has
given a verbal option on his ground
on Slate to Syler, but will not sign
papers.until a drill is installed. Phil
Keith is said to have given an op
tion on 5-a creek claim.
Good pay is reported on 8-a.
creek claim. The pay has been lo
cated close to 8-bench claim, and is
said to go $2 to the foot.
Charley Warden and Tommy L,us
cumbe left for the head of the Iditarod
river yesterday morning.
For rheumatic treatment, try The
Crosby Baths -open day and night.
MORE GROUND CHANGES HANDS
AT THE HEAD OF FLAT CREEK i
A deal was put through late last week whereby Major G. W.
Albrecht and Dr. H. Wortmann became owners of some valuable
aiming interests at the head of Flat creek. Mr. Hansen, of the
Halfway roadhouse, was the seller, the interests disposed of being
as follows:
An undivided one fifth interest in the Montana association;
An undivided one-fifth interest in the Rainbow association.
Both these claims are five-claim associations. They adjoin the
Upgrade association, at the head of Flat, and the interests dis
posed of were purchased by Hansen from Tommy Forrest, the
original staker. The purchase consideration is not stated.
A considerable amount of prospecting was done on the Mon
tana association last year, and results therefrom were very satis
factory. _
GERMAN DOCTOR COMES TO
DEMONSTRATE DISCOVERT
Washington, March 7.- Dr. Friedman, the famous German sci
entist, and discoverer of a serum which is alleged to be a cure for
tuberculosis, has arrived from Europe. Becomes to demonstrate
his discovery by a series of experiments before government bacte
riologists. The doctor will be the guest of the nation during bis
stay here
The doctor is experimenting with his serum upon a Pittsburg
millionaire, who has paid thousands to receive the treatment. A
chorus of medical criticism at this action of the doctor’s is
universally heard. It is claimed that Dr. Friedman’s action is an
abuse of laboratorical work unheard of in medical annals. He is
compared to a patent medicine man and worse, and the idea of
reaping a profit by a monopoly of the greatest remedy of the age
is very repugnant to the profession.
We have the Boss Raw-Edge Stetson Hat—All Different Shapes
and Shades. Also Novelty Soft Hats and Golf Caps.
A. J. WEISS, FLAT CITY
Successor to N. N. Juffe The House of Stein-Bloch Clothin?
BERT MYERS IS
CITY TREASURER
At a special meeting of the Idit
arod town council held last Thurs
day evening, a letter was read from
City Treasurer C. P. Wood tender
ing his resignation Mr. Wood
will be absent from the camp so
often during the coming season
that he feels he would not he able
to give the attention to the treas
urer’s office which its imj ortance
warrants, hence his action in re
signing. His bondsmen have been
released.
Mr. Wood has been succeeded as
city treasurer by Bert Myers, who
took up the duties of the office Fri
day morning at io o’clock. His
bondsmen are Dave Mutchler, Sam
Bayles at d Joe Smith.
Mr. Myers’ office is at the tram
way depot.
BAYLES BROTHERS
GET FIRST PARCEL
The first package to be received
at Iditarod under the new parcel
post law arrived on the last mail.
Ii was directed to Bayles Bros,, out
fitters, and consisted of merchan
dise from Ruby weighing about
seven pounds. P'rom now on the
system should be available to a
limited extent between Iditarod
and all Interior towns on the mail
routes ___
NOTICE
Will Biagio Morrone please call for
important letter.
T. L. THURSTON, Postmaster.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
MAIL SHOULD BE
LATE AS USUAL
There appears to be no grounds
for the assumption that the maii
will be on time next Tuesday. On
the contrary, there is every indica
tion that it will be quite as late as
usual A telegram was received
by Postmaster Thurston during the
week informing him that 250
pounds of mail for Iditarod left Nu
lato March 5, but the trails were
bad.
FAIRBANKS IS NOW
SUB-PORT OF ENTRY
Fairbanks, March 7.—The Fair
banks Commercial Club has re
ceived notice to the effect that the
petition to make this place a sub
port of entry has been granted, and
the White Pass boats will be at lib
erty to come up the Tatiana with
out transferring their freight at
Dawson.
WINTRY WEATHER
STOPS THE WAR
London, March 3 —The Balkan
war has stopped completely owing
to the wintry weather which pre
vails in the peninsula.
It is rumored that Turkey is now
willing to cede the province of Ad
riatiopie
John Novak has been spending a
vacation in Iditarod. He will go work
for the Yukon Gold Company at the
power house next Monday.
17TH OF MARCH
A Legal Holiday. General attirement for men: Spanish Sombreros and
Levi Strauss’Latest Suits—the styles and unique designs now on display
in our show windows. At the Barn Dance, on that night, in honor of the
Kennel Club anniversary, the ladies will appear in artistic Parisian
fashioned costumes, gorgeously trimmed, tho fabrics of genuine ancieDt
“Ginghamus’’ and “Calicosas” decollette, finished with bandannas.
Isadore is busy buying in the Eastern markets. Invoices have
commenced coming in.
~ BAYLES BROS.
Successors to Isaaos Bros. & Co.
Leading Clothiers
FIRST SAILING DATE OF
WHITE SEAL IS ANNOUNCED
Captain Sprout, owner of the steam
boat White Seal, writes to the Iditarod
Pioneer that 1)is vessel will leave
Fairbanks for Iditarod about May 15
next, and will maintain a regular ser
vice between those places throughout
the open season. Iditarod merchants
and others who had occasion to make
use of the facilities for travel provided
by the White Seal last year, will re
member that the service was regular
and reliable; and it is good to learn
that similar service will he available
next summer. Last year the White
Seal arrived at Iditarod May 24.
ACHESON RETURNS
FROM THE ANIAK
The outlook, is bright for the
Aniak country, according to VVm
Acheson, who has just leturned
from that district.
Mr. Acheson left hete four weeks
ago with Fred Labelle and Malcolm
McDonald with 6.500 pounds of
machinery and other supplies for
Marvel creek, where they have ex
tensive interests. Mr Aeheson did
not go as far as Marvel, but from
what he saw and heatd there is
going to be considerable work done
there this coming season. Four
lays have been let on Marvel creek,
on ground in which he is inter
ested, and McDonald and Labelle
are equipped to do a lot of work.
Over 4,500 pounds of grub has been
taken in by the latter outfit alone.
This was taken to the mouth of
Dominion from Koltitakofsky by
Mr. Acbesotr, who made two trips
for that purpo-e.
The snow' is almost all gone in
the Aniak district, except near the
head of the creeks, and it Jooks like
an early breakup.
Mr. Aeheson was only four dajs
coming from Hoffman’s to Iditarod.
Mika Lucy and several others got in
from the head of the Iditarod the first
of the week. They have been pros
pecting around Little creek for some
months, and report good prospects.
C. P- Wood, manager for the N. C.
Company, will leave for Takotna to
morrow.
White Seal
WILL GIVE
Regular Service
BETWEEN FAIRBANKS AND IDITAROD
First Sailing May 15th
For Information and Rates Write to Owner:
CAPTAIN G. P. SPROUL, FAIRBANKS
juicy Appetizing Tender^
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REINDEER MEAT |
In Prime Condition |
By the Carcass, Side, Cut or Pound—in any amount to suit our §
patrons. See Display in our show windows. g
White-Meat Grouse, Ptarmigan, Grayling and White Fisii|
CROWLEY Sl PORTER j
IDITAROD The House of Quality FLAT CITY X
Marquette Rye __ Budweiser Beer_National Club Bourbon
The King of Whiskeys - X A »Rye or Sour Mash |
Case Goods 8 A f\ 1 J Si I °riglnal PaCk0ge S
$1.60 Per Bottle A A. V J-i A. $16.00 Per Case I
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