Knifing Sale Still GoesOn
EVERYTHING MUST GO
A SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK IN HEAD GEAR
I have 200 Hats that always sold for $3 d
and $4, in all shapes, to go at . . | gljy
FRIEDMAN’S
FLAT m NOTES
The concert given last Thursday
evening at A. R. Hall, Flat City, by
Mrs. 8. L. Harvin and her music class
was a great big success from all stand
points.
The house was crowded, there being
more than 350 tickets sold. The hall
was beautifully arranged, with appro
priate decorations, trees and ever
greens giving a pleasing effect at the
back and the center representing a
church front in miniature.
The scene from “Leah” as presented
by Mrs. Harry Johnson and Hr. E. M.
Spaulding would have been a credit to
a larger town. It was enjoyed and
very favorably received by the entire
audience.
Mrs. Harvin as a leader in music has
possibly no equal in the Iditarod
country, and the ladies of her class who
appeared in the Hoop Drill were ex
cellent. They were applauded for
fully five minutes. Those taking part
in the drill are Miss Lillian Mading,
Mrs. Web Mading, Mrs. Harry John
son. Mrs. Alec Larson, Mrs. Tom Jack
son and Miss Coolidge.
Little Miss Margaret Harvin in the
Fairy Waltz was very good.
Mrs. Alex Larson in the song
“Poverty” and the recitation “Aunty
Doleful’s Philosophy” showed marked
ability.
Mrs. Johnson was especially good in
"Who Are You With Tonight?” and
Dr. Carter and Miss Coolidge afforded
much amusement, especially when the
doctor proposed to the "Who Are You
With Tonight?” which in this case was
Miss Coolidge.
Mrs. Web Mading and Miss Lillian
'lading in the song "Ephraim Johnson”
and the “New Virginian Dance,” by
their grace and Southern accent, as
well as by their soft Southern voices,
convinced everybody in the house that
they were from below the Mason and
Dixon line.
Mrs. Duncan Michie in “You’ll Come
Back” made a great hit. She showed
rare ability in interpreting the senti
ment and feeling of the song.
Miss Coolidge was undoubtedly the
star uf the evening, and in “Love Me”
showed great talent. With her splen
did voice it is no wonder that she was
recalled four times. A beautiful bou
quet of rel ro,33 was presented to her.
Too much credit cannot be given the
ladies who helped to give the people
of Flat and Tditarod a treat such as has
not been enjoyed here before, and it is
the hope of everybody that we may
have the pleasure of more entertain
ments of tiiis kind in the future.
Iditarod was well represented, two
stage loads coming over. After the
concert a jovial hop was enjoyed for
a few hours, in which nearly every
body look part.
A baby girl arrived last Sunday at;
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bates. :
on Discovery. Dr. Spaulding attended
and reports mother and child doing
well.
V. n. I’ierce made a short trip to
Iditarod last Wednesday.
The people from Discovery and Fiat
who witnessed the basketball games
here last Saturday are loud in their
praises of the splendid team work of
the Iditarods.
The Flat basketball teams are de
termined to win tonight, and a big
crowd from Discovery and Flat will go
to Iditarod in order to cheer tiie
players.
.lames Frazier, prominent merchant
of Discovery, made a business trip to
Iditarod the early part of the week
and brought back a heavy load of
supplies.
Ramps Peterson and Charley Hoxsie
were visitors here last Saturday. They
came over to take in the basketball
games and some cash.
Dan McCarty and Billy Bevins are
leaving in a few days for the Aniak
and expect to stay over during the
summer.
Stanley, of restaurant and saloon
fame, is having his place remodeled
for the spring rush.
FIND SOME PAY
ALONG MARVEL
Mike Moran arrived at FlatCity front
the Aniak region last night. He left
Bear creek of the Tulaksak eight days
ago and Marvel of the Aniak five days
ago. He met Jack Baird and party on
Salmon river, eight miles below Do
minion creek. Jack was looking fine.
Mr. Moran says Toney Zimmerman
and partners, on Marvel, have crosscut
the creek in three places and estimate
that the ground will go $1 to the foot
for a width of 100 feet.
Above them Fred LaBelle has one
shaft down and claims to have good
pay.
McDonald and Wauden are sinking,
but have no pay yet.
Joe Shauney (?) and partners are
crosscutting and say they can make
wages.
Perry, above them, claims his ground
goes 53 cents to the foot.
Hank Downey, above Perry, has one
7-foot shaft down and claims 75 cents
to the foot.
Above this no pay has been found.
Watch the w n lows of Boas, clothier.
Quitclaim deed blanks—Pioneer.
E “Obey this Jinpulse”
| BUY YOUR GROCERIES FROM
I Sunderbruch
E RELIANCE LINE COMPLETE
l Golden Cate Coffee, Tea and Baking Powder
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds. Snowshoes Goal Oil and Gasoline
Cole's Air-Tight Heaters
SMITHSON STORE
Phone No. 6 Iditarod, Alaska
SIMILAR NAMES
MIGHT CONFUSE
It has been pointed out that a simi
larity in names on the ticket for next
Tuesday’s municipal election may re
sult in some contusion. There is one
McDonald and one McDonell. D. A.
McDonald is the First street hotel mart
and D. 8. McDonell is a member of the
present city council.
IDITAROD BANK OFFICIALS
ON THE WAY HOME
Charles Ross, vice-president of the
M. & M. Bank, Iditarod, who spent the
winter in Germany, arrived in New
York March 19 and expected to be in
Seattle by yesterday. President T. J.
Nestor of the bank, who wintered in
Seattle, is bound to Fairbanks, and
will come to Iditarod on the llrst boat,
from that, place.
Wireless messages have been re
ceived in Iditarod to the effect stated
above.
SECOND SLATE
FRAMED LATER
After the Young Men’s Political
Club had published the lineup of six
names ef its chosen candidates, another
slate was framed by dissenters from
the club's action.
The names of all the men entering
into the later movement cannot be
learned. They have not made a noise
altogether as loud as the two men did
who arrived from Ruby and got the
job of blasting out the right of way for
Riley's pipeline. But there is time
enough yet, and the gumshoes may be
discarded for the seven-league running
boots of the old story.
The new slate bears the names of
Auten, Barnes, Bradley, Hanover and
Wood.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, Fourth
Division.—In the Matter of the Es
tate of John S. Harding, Deceased.—
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
John S. Harding, deceased, to the cred
itors of, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within six months a'ter the Qua! publi
cation of this notice to the said admin
istrator, at the office of Wickersham &
Roden, at Iditarod, Alaska.
HENRY RODEN,
Administrator Estate of
John S. Harding, Deceased.
First publication March 30, 1912.
EASTER AND OTHER
CHURCH FEAST DAYS
The following is in answer to a query
by ’phone:
Raster this year falls on April 7
The way bv which Easier Day is de
lermined is that of the first Sunday ;
after the paschal full moon (14th day
of the calendar moon, or the full moon
which happens upon or next after the
21st of March, the time of the vernal
equinox, the beginning of spring). If
the full moon happens upon a Sunday
then‘Easter Day is the Sunday follow
ing. The day is commemorative of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Feasts
of tiie Christian church are either
movable or immovable. Movable feasts
are those which are not confined to the
same day of the year. Of these the
principal is Easter, which gives law to
all the rest, all of them following and
keeping their proper distance from it;
as Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Ash
Wednesday, Sexagosima, Ascension
Day, Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday.
Thus tomorrow will be Palm Sunday,
next Friday will be Good Friday, etc.
Next year Easter will fall on March
23, the only time it will be on so early
a date in the present century. In 1943
it will be on April 23, the only time it
will be so late during the century.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
iron and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor’s.
NOTICE Ql" FORFEITURE
To Fred A. Nichols, J. A. Westby and S. T. Kin
caid.
You and each of you are hereby notified that
during the year 1911, we have expended not less
than one hundred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon each of the following described
plaeer mining claims, situated in the Good
News Mining District, Alaska, to wit:
Fox association claim on F'ox creek, tributary
to Aralik river; Gap association claim on Aralik
river; Mayhood association claim on Faro
creek, tributary to Aralik river; Hoffman asso
ciation claim on Trail creek, tributary to Aralik
river.
And you, Fred A Nichols, or anyone claiming
by, through or under you, are hereby notified,
that unless you pay your proportion of said ex
pense incurred on the said Fox association and
Gap association; and you, J. A. Westby, or any
one claiming by, through or under you, are
hereby notified that unless 3 011 pay your share
of such expense incurred ou said Mayhood asso
ciation; and you, S. T. Kincaid, or anyone claim
ing bv, through or under you, are hereby noti
fied that unless you pay your proportion of such
expense incurred on said Hoffman association,
within ninety days after the last publication of
this notice, your interest in said properties will
become the property of the undersigned under
the provisions of section 2324 Revised Statutes
of the United States of America.
P. J. B. UBIANC.
JULIUS HOFFMANN.
WM. LOISELLK.
Pate of first publication March 30, 1912.
Date of last publication June 29, 1912
COUNCIL MEETING
LAST WEDNESDAY
The regular session of the city coun
cil Wednesday night was the last but
one that will be held by the present
body. Next Wednesday it will as
semble and wind up its affairs, induct
the newly-eleeteri members into office
and pass out of existence.
Officers of next Tuesday's election
were named as follows: Judges- John
St relic and Robert H. Pritchard.
Clerks—Frank P. O'Farrell and Guy
Gherritv. Inspector—J. A. Slippern.
City Clerk O'Farrell was instructed
to provide the necessary stationery and
ballot boxes.
Treasurer Lindberg sent, in a report
embodying the receipt of $1,182.50
federal license money from Fairbanks
and a small amount of local taxes.
Sufficient of these moneys were placed
in the emergency fund to pay the
balance on Zeke Peiovich's wood ac
count, and the balance was placed in
the salary fund.
HARDTIMES
CALICO BALL
Next Wednesday night, at A. B.
Hal), Iditarod, tiiere will be a hard
times calico ball for the benefit- of the
town musicians. No one will have to
go to any expense in the mutter of
clothes; hence the name.
Every one is guaranteed a good time
and lots of amusement for the money.
There will be some new and pleasing
music, the attendants can dance as
long as they wish, and refresh them
selves on oecasson with the light but
invigorating punch which will be
served.
The A. B.’s have kindly dona’e 1 the
use of the hall as a mark of apprecia
tion of the services rendered by the
musicians during the winter.
Tickets for gentlemen will be $3;
ladies free.
Do you eat candy? Then go to Ars
ley's and get one of those 5-pounci
boxes of chocolates at Outside prices.
Boas has tents, tarpaulins and hose.
FIR LUMBER
Malthoid, Corrugated Iron,
Doors, Windows, Etc.
WE ARE CLOSING OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK
At Prices That Wiil Interest You
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ROSS & NESTOR
SOUVENIR OF RACE
WO OF FINE ART
One of the finest, specimens of the
photographer’s art it has been our for
tune to see has just been turned out in
Iditarod in the shape of a souvenir of
the St. Pattiek's day dog race. The
card upon which it. is printed is 7x9
inches, and it. bears a map of the
course, a table of the distance.', and the
time made by each team, a portrait of
Boh, the leader of the winning team,
and handsome groups of men and
women who were interested spectators
in the great event.
The lettering and design of the card
is the work of Tommy McSmart, and is
simply perfect in design and execution.
The photography, the work of Ralph
Lotnen, is no less creditable. In its
completeness the souvenir is simply art
of a high class, beyond the powers of
any but a professional critic to describe.
Anyone who is a connoisseur of such
things will amply be repaid by even a
look at the souvenir.
C. W. JOHNSON IS NOW IT ROBY
C. W. Johnson, manager of the
Iditarod Tent and Hose Company,
which closed its doors last fall on the
departure of Mr. Johnson for the Ou -
side, is in Ruby, after having spent the
winter in Grant's Pass, Ore. Under
date of March 21 Mr. Johnson writes
from Ruby that I lie balance of the
Iditarod stock hill be closed out, and
he has authorized the publication of
£ notice to that effect, which appears
in another part of today’s paper.
Mr. Johnson writes that Ruby is
dull at present, but has fair prospects
of making a good camp.
DRUG STCRiS CONSOLIDATE
UNDER NEW COMPANY
A new company, under the name of
the Red Cross Drug Company, has been
formed and has taken over the busi
nesses of the Red Cross Drug Store and
the City Drug Store respectively. The
new and consolidated business will be
carried on at the old stand of the Rad
Cross store, under the management of
Charles B. Hanover, formerly in charge
the business at that stand.
Dr. Zachary J Loussac. proprietor of
the City Drug Store, is retiring, and it
is his purpose to go Outside upon the
opening of navigation.
Commissioner Stanton lias tele
graphed to Fairbanks for subpoenas to
be issued for witnesses in the George
Smith assault case, the witnesses to
appear here May 1, at which time it is
proposed to proceed with the retrial of
this now famous case.
Hard Times
Ball
Auspices of Iditarod Musicians,
A. B. Hall, Wednes., April 3
Full Orchestra
Catchy Music
Tickets $3.00 Ladies Free
Wireless Flash! !
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FROM ISIDORE, member and manager of this firm.*
ordering to clean up all merchandise, store build-<
ing, fixtures, warehouse and all other holdings, as]
the firm will positively discontinue merchandising this*
coming fall. ♦
This firm’s reputation for truth and veracity*
throughout Alaska has long been established. With*
such assurance we trust you will realize the opportunity*
has come to dress in ~ *
CLASSIEST WEARING APPAREL
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at the lowest figure ever experienced. *
Don’t hazard and do not delay, as the Gigantic*
Sale takes place at once. *
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HILAND GOT { 3
GRAND SURPRISE
Jim Hiland. heavv-man of the Wild
Cat Sixtet, Flat creek, had a birthday
last Tuesday, and it certainly was one
grand affair. Jim has slight remem
brances of other birthdays in other
climes, but modestly says that this, his
thirty-first, was a pippin, and the sur
prise of his life: consequently he for
gives the bunch fur putting one over
on him.
It leaked out. as state secrets usually
do, that "Sunny Jim” had a birthday
coming So a few of his friends who
were in the know went to referee the
bout. It lasted twenty rounds, and
when time was calied at 1:31 Jim was
still in the ring, going strong, every
thing in his favor, and the bunch
declared they had tiie time of their
iives.
To enable the coromlt.ee on catering
and decorations, which consisted of
Messrs. Seddon, Fontas and McKinnon,
to proceed with their work in secret,
Jim was enticed to the adjoining
homestead for a game of seven-up,
and on his return home questioned bis
sanity as to his surroundings: lie would
have bolted hud not Bevans smote him
to the earth with a petrified dog
salmon. On recovering consciousness
he became perfectly docile — said it
looked good to him—and agreed to
slick ruunu a wnne.
Through the kindness of A. B. Fer
guson. of the Kuskokwim and Kansas
City, a beautiful suite of Cnippendale
furniture was installed in the recep
tion room. It had been freighted at
enormous expense from his bungalow
in the Aniak and was vastly admired.
Drapings of royal purple covered the
moss chinked walls, while socks of
multi-colored hues and questionable
ages rubbed shoulders with mukluks,
dog harness and other evidences of
single cussedness.
The table was a fairv dream itself,
covers for thirty-one being laid,
crowned by a centerpiece of old
Lubek, in which reposed a cluster of
beautiful Mareschul Neil loses inter
spersed with maple leaves. This was
a peace offering sent by Sir Wilfrid
Laurier to Hiland Jim toward reci
procity between the Dominion of Can
ada and Alaska.
Harold Seddon ab'y presided at the
piano until thrown off the stool tor his
repeated rendering of tli it classic,
"Gee, I “Wish 1 Had a Girl Like the
Other Fellow Has," and his place was j
taken by Dad Mailing, who brought
down t lie house by his rendering of
"When a Man is Thirty-One" in F,
minor, with a well-received encore of
that popular select ion from the Belle
of New York “When We Are Mar
ried.”
Billy Be vans, as chef de luxe, ex
celled all previous efforts, dealing
club-houses, salads, and pate-de-foie
gras straight from the shoulder, and
even Harry Johnson who never
missed a ball—was heal'd to remark
that the ice-cream tasted liken a* IClv
The evening was only too short for
those who had the good fortune to be
present and all look forward with ex
pectancy Id Jim li band's ihirtv
secund and wonder if the artistic
effects of his home will be* arranged by
the boys. (>uien sa.be.
Among those present were Mr*.
Mnding, Mrs. Miehie, Mrs. flarvin,
.Mrs. Moss. Mrs. Moores, Mrs. Font as,
Mrs. Gerhart, Mrs. (.Yawford. Mrs.
Johnson, Miss Murray, Miss Kotsc-h,
Miss Roberts, Messrs. Font as, M iding.
Bullard, Scott, Taylor. Johnson, Har
vin, Cleveland, Be van*, Moss, Seddon
and McKinnon.
NOTICE
Messrs. Hatlod Seddon and Tom Mc
Kinnon here by notify their friends (hat
they are contemplating a change of
tesidence: Mr. James lliland can he
found at the same old stand.
Capt. Albert Wile, with a dog team,
followed the mail team out last Thurs
day with the intention of making a
pilgrimage into Mud river. Captain
Wile and other IdiiaroJ men have had
a representative in the Mud rivet
region for a long lime, and it is for the
purpose of conferring with him that
the trip is undertaken. A good many
prospectors stiil consider Mud river a
good place to take a prospector’s
chance in.
Captain Wile having forbidden his
name to be put on the municipal ticket
and departed just before t he city elec
tion, the boys are recalling the fac
that on two former occasions he wet t
up “.Salt river,” and say lie was just
getting tired of going to' the same old
place all the time, and therefore chose
Mud for a change.
During Mr. Wile’s absence the
fashionpiate tailor shop will he under
the able management of Jii.l 'p Morris
Wolfe. _
Mrs. Charles Larson, who lias been
seriously ill at tho hospital, is now out
of danger.
Great hat sale at Boas the clothier.
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
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