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There is always something doing at. Friedman’s Knifed-in-Half Sale.
We are momentarily expecting loads of New Goods.
250-Shipment ol Hart, Schaffner & Man Suits-250
Will soon be here, and at your disposal. In order to make room for these
goods that are on the way, we offer Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Sincerity
Clothing aL ONE HALF. This is your time to buy.
Strong &. Garfield and Bucking & Heath High-Top Tan
Shoes Knifed to One Half
Ladies’ Rubber Boots, $2.50 a Pair
$10.00 SUIT SALE IS STILL ON
FRIEDMAN’S
FLAT BASKETBALL TEAMS
TENDERED FINE BANQUETS
Frank B. Stanley gave a jrand banquet to the basketball teams
and their friends of Flat City last Sunday night. The host spared no
trouble or expense in the entertainment of his guests and to say that
the banquet was grand but poorly expresses its excellence. Wines of
all kinds were served, including abundance of champagne The table
luxuries included oysters, turkeys, ice cream, cakes of delicious
character and many other nice things.
During the evening a quartet composed of Dr. Spaulding, A. B
Ferguson, Crosby Keen and Jack Bidwell tendered vocal music. Harry
Miushall and Robert E Lowrie gave a few selections on the guitar a d
mandolin. Jack Wallace gave some toas's and songs, which were very
good. Eddie Henning recited. F E Snyder gave a few selections on
the tuba. Several other accomplished people contributed to the
pleasure of all by the exercise of their particular talents and the gather
ing did not disperse until the early morning of Monday.
After the banquet was over the quartet and ballplayers went to
the homes of the different single ladies after they had retired and
serenaded them. Some of the songs they sang were; “My Wild Iti>h
Rose,’’ “Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet,” and ‘‘Silver Threads Among
the Gold.”
Of the ladies’ ball team there were present the following: Regulars
—Mrs, Amalong, Mrs. Letues, Miss Rose Murray, Mrs. Liitig, Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Suter, Miss Kotsch. Subs— Mrs Gardner, Mrs.
Patchell, Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Bert Moores, Mrs. Van
Kirk (as nurse).
Representing the men’s teams: Regulars—Fred Labelle, Chris
Hanson, A1 Goslow, Freddie Webber, Jack Bidwell Subs—Sam God
l'rey, Will Cameron, Squier, O P. Hanson, Ilarrv Pratt, George Kay
Others present: Dr. and Mrs Carter, Beit Moores, J. E. Van Kirk,
Mr. and Mrs. Thorns,.Mrs. Snyder, Dr. Behla, Mr. and Mrs. Lowrie,
Charley Suter, Y. H. Pierce, W. S. Amalong.
A Former Banquet
On Sunday evening, April 14, following the last series game
played at Iditarod, Miushall & Finnegan gave the players a banquet
at the Grand hotel, Flat City. Mrs. Swanson served the dinner, and
it is said to have been of a high standard of excellence
SeeMitchell for lumber, Flat, Gold st.
*4 and $G hats cut to $1.50. H. Boas.
Select Outside Lumber, eoirugated
icon and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor’s.
Sunderhruoh’s
“Obey Your Impulse” and “Got the Habit” of Buying and Phoning Your
Orders
For Choice Family Groceries,
Dependable Goods, Quality Unsurpassed
Prompt Deliveries
Reliance Canned Goods Reliance Evaporated Fruits
Best Haras and Bacon Reliable Outfitting
YOUR ORDERS SOLICITED
Victor
Phonographs and Records
SPORTING RUBBER BOOTS
8HOTGUN SHELLS
Hoes Spades Rakes Tents
SMITH’S GUN STORE
Phone No. 6 Iditarod, Alaska
TO ADMINISTER
SCHWARTZ ESTATE
In tlia matter of the estate of Judson
D. Schwartz, deceased, Commissioner
E. M. Stanton last Tuesday appointed
Alice Schwartz, widow of the deceased,
as administratrix of the estate. She
qualified in a bond of $100,000, with
live sureties.
The law makes the filing of an in
ventory of the estate obligatory within
one mouth after the appointment of
the administratrix. After that has
been done the appraisement of the es
tate, payment of creditors and distri
bution of assets among heirs will be
ordered as provided by law The
known heirs are as follows:
Leo Schwartz, age 23, a son; resides
in California, believed to he on the way
in over the trail.
Grace Pedrazzini, Lakeport. Cal., a
daughter.
Lottie Haycock, North Berkeley.
Cal., a daughter.
Lena Bell, Sulphur Creek, Cah, a
daughter. i
Bert Schwartz, Idahe, a son.
IDITAROD BUNCH
MAY FORGET LAW
A party of Iditaroders started down
river yesterday afternoon for an outing
on the gasolene scow Mabel, with no
one to restrain their ardor except
Swanson, the master of tiie ship. The
people are carrying guns, and it is sus
pected there is whisky aboard. Some
of them have been heard to say things
agin the Alaska game regulations
lately, and there is danger that the law
and one thing or another may be
broken if a flock of ducks come along,
say, when the men are, for instance,
slightly inebriated. It is very wrong
to shoot ducks while under the influence
of liquor or while they are laying eggs
and plans for the summer. These men
are going where the arm of the law
cannot reach, for even if the aforesaid
arm were long enough it would need
a thousand elbows to follow them
around all the bends they intend to
negotiate in the Iditarod-innoko flats.
But nothing can be done further than
to hold them up to the public scorn.
So far as is knwn their names are a- j
follows: Charles Worden, Ramps Peter- 1
son. Charles Hoxie, John Holmes,
Willie Ward, Ralph Lomen and A
Stoner. They have declared their in
tention of staying out ten days.
HOSPITAL DAI S
NETTED 01 l $100
In a social as well as a financial
way the emergency nospilal danct
at Flat City last Wednesday night
was a success. About eighty people
were present and more than §100
was realized over and above ex
penses. Most of those in attend
auce were residents of the creeks,
but Iditaiod was also well rep
resented.
Tlie music, furnished by the Mr
Smart orchestra, was very fine, and
the lunch served by the ladie w -
exellent
SUBSCRIBERS TO HOSPITAL
UNDER WRONG IMPRESSION
There is a false impression out
regarding the benefi’s to fie derived
liy monthly subscribers to the Flit,:
rod hospital in ca^e of sick ness or
disability. Mrs. Davis of the hos
pital authorizes the statement riia
all necessary attention, includim
fioaid, is fiee to even 'uh-crihe
who is admitted to the hospital
Some of the men had got the idea
that board would be charged extra
Mrs. Davis says a great main
have already taken out cards, and
the operatots heartily approve of
the movement.
LAUNCH OFFICE IS IN NEW HAPS
Starr Ballard and Eddie Miller will
have charge of the launch office at the
foot of Willow street during the sum
mer. They will act as freight and
passenger agents for most of the boats
plying between Iditarod and Yukon
river points, and prospective travelers
will do well to consult them.
HAY PUT GOODS
AT ANIAK CITY
There is a well founded rumor
hai the Northem Commercial Coin•
pain will put a stock of goods at
Auiak City on the Kuskokwim, at
he mouth of the Auiak river, the
present season. At last accounts
he company had not not com
menced to build there and it i
telieved the goods will be tempo
arily held on hoard the steatuei
L ivelk* Young at thn place. It i->
i'.s<i thought probable tliat the sup
alies now at Georgetown will be
moved to Auiak City.
Manager Wood of the company
was asked about tluse rumors and
taid that lie had heard them, hut
lot through the regular company
diannels He seemed to tkink
here may he some foundation tor
hem If the goods aie taken to
Attiak City the developments o‘the
nesent season will pmuably deter
nine whether or not tli company
will have a perm m i p • Mere
CONFESSIONS OF A LATE MOSHER
Knowing that Ai Welch and Wada
have been telling around town what a
great musher he proved himself to be
jn the late trip in from the Kusko
kwim, Jack Baird became conscience
stricken. He wore a troubled look for
a, few days and then he called a party
of friends around him and said: “Fel
lows, that kind of a thing ain’t straight.
It’s not the truth. I want to tell you
right now that if it hadn’t been for A1
Welch I'd have died on the trail. I
2arae mighty near it, anyhow. Now,
:hat’s on the square.” And with this
jonfession he took on a more cheerful
look that convinced one that he meant
what he said.
Ladies’and children's boots $2. Boas
For lire
MO TO IMPROVE
FLAT CREEK ROAD
A proposition has been talked over
umong the Idittirod freighters and
teamsters during the past, few days,
looking to the improvement of the
wagon road between this place end
Flat. The idea is for the teamsters to
contribute their labor, and work in
conju. ction witli Road Overseer Frank
E. Cleveland.
It is said that in a short time a non
! derful betterment in the condition ot
j the road could he effected. The grave)
i pit on this slope of the long hill is
j handy to some of the worst places on
the road. By filling in the holes witli
i brush and dirt and graveling the
I softer places the road could be made
I very good indeed.
| Dave Mutchler was asked about the
| proposal and said he was heartily in
favor of it. He also said lie believed
| some of the business men would be
willing to contribute to the work. But
} whatever is done should be done right
, away, before the busy season for the
teams sets in.
FLAT CITY NOTES
j Fred Fundahn, of Iditarod, is moving
to Flat.
, Howard Barnes, of Black creek, is it |
j town undergoing treatment by the |
dentist.
A surprise party was given by Flat
City ladies last Wedntsday night t<
Mrs. Selma Swanson, of the Grand
hotel. Refreshments were served and
dancing and card playing were among
the diversions.
“Overland" Jim Burton, of Iditarod.
has been spending the past week at
Flat attending to some urgent busines
matters.
George Cleary, one of the Flat City
basketball players, had ono of his little
fingers cut off while helping the black
smith meed a scraper.
Captain Jack Green, of the good ship
Pup, made a visit, to Discovery and
Flat City last Thursday.
I GROUND CHANGES HANDS
CN WILLOW CREEK;
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Kells & Phillips have sold oil
| their ground on Willow cteek, bn
will hold possession until alter tar'
| have finished washing up llw
dumps. The papers have not bee
| tiled yet
! HALFWAY HOUSE REMAINS CLOSEL1
_
The Halfway roadhouse betweet
fditarod and Diketn.io will not be kept
open this summer. Ed O'Connell and
Mrs. McMullen moved their furniture
up over the ice not long ago.
The place did a fair business last
year, but it was too Unevenly distrib
uled. Some days there would be more
people than could be accommodate. ,
and then perhaps several days wouP
elapse without any calls wha.evtr.
This made it unprofitable to ma ma n
the business with an adequate amjunt
of help. _
LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS
A surprise party was given at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A.
Weir last Tuesday evening in honor of
the birthday of Judge A. E. Maitby.
Judge was invited around to spend the
evening and upon arrival found surnt
thirty-odd friends assembled who en
tertained him with card games and
other amusements, and presented him
with several handsome presents, among
them being a cut-class wine set.
Miss Grant entertained a company of
basketball players last Saturday eve
ning. _
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE
SHUTS NORTHERN SALOON
The Northern saloon, at the cor
ner of hirst and Willow streets,
was closed yesterday morning by
the foreclosure o; a chattel mort
gage by E G. Lindberg as trustee
for the M & M. bank and T. J.
Nestor.
5 loaves bread $1, Dell bakery, Flat.
See Mitchell for lumber, Flat, Gold st.
Clothing Slaughter
Is our prime lust, in which we shall indulge persistently
until the last garment is bundled and carried away.
We are indeed thankful to our fellow-townsmen, as
well as to those of adjoining camps, for their consider
ate aid daily rendered us of unloading and discharging
our high-grade stock of everything that men wear, {
though we are selling everything at unprecedented <
figures, for
WE ARE SURE SELLING OUT AND
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
and not hood winking the public witli fictitious bargains.
AACS BOS. & CO,
Leading Clothiers
FAIRBANKS CENTENNIAL FOR 1917
Fairbanks, May 3 — The citizens of this city held a big clearing
ee last Saturday to prepare the paik for the baseball games which it is
proposed to inaugurate here just as soon as the boys can get their
muscles hardened up a little A local fair will also be held at the
grounds this rear While the citizens were about it they also took the
first steps foi holding a mammoth centennial in the summer cf 1917 It
is to be a centennial of nothing in particular. The member of the as
-emblage rvlio broached the big event said all great expositions which
mount to anything are called centennials, and he w'ould not stand for
,nv othet name for this one. lie savs the name will not only stand,
ttt the -how will be woithy of its name in every respect. Another
itizun suggested that it at leas! be called the quartz centennial, Or
methiug of that kind, but the starter of the enterprise said to just call
it p’aiti Fairbanks Centennial and let it go at that, and so it will be
1 one
SERIOUS LOSS
BY FIRE AT FLAT
A cabin caught tire Monday after
toon across Otter creek from Fl it City
tnd was burned to asites. The cabin
idonzed to William Barta. The tire
started in the moss near the stovepipe,
nd before Mr. Barta realized what
•vas happening the whole roof of the
•tructure was affre. The first thing tie
hought of was his money, and lie
Tabbed tiis wallet off theslielf. and, as
ie thought, stuck it in his hip pocket,
md started to put the tire out, but it
iad too far a start. When he got out
ie felt in his pocket for his money and
t was not there. He must have
dropped it on tlie floor in his excite
ment. The wallet contained $190 in
casivaud some checks on both Iditarod
banks. The banks paid the checks,
but the $190 being in currency went up
in smoke.
Mr. Barta had a similar loss a year
ago in Seattle, when hi* home and
his effects were tiestroved. Then, too, a
sum of money was in the burning build
ing, but it was in gold and was after
ward recovered.
NOTICE
Ail persons indebted to the estate of
the late John S. Harding, deceased, are
1 requested to make settlement with the
undersigned, so that claims against tin*
j said estate may be liquidated.
HENRY RODEN,
Administrator, estate of
John S. Harding, deceased.
The House of Quality?
And that is not all: OUR LOW PRICES coupled with Best
Quality is bound to sell the goods.
EVERYTHING GUARANTEED
CROWLEY & PORTER
First Ave., Iditarod , Front St., Flat City
First Boat for Ruby and Yukon
Str. “PUP” Capt. Jack Groan
Will Leave Iditarod for RUBY CITY AND WAY POINTS immediately
after the Opening of Navigation.
For Freight and Passenger Rates Apply on Board.
MERCHANTS CAFE j
Caters to large and Small Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class <
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