is worn bv the man who wears the latest style Chesterfield or Hart. SchafTner &
Hmin Suit n!' Clothes. Spring is near, and we aim to make lditarod the best-dressed
i..\\n in Alaska*^ We don’t need to take our hats off for Vow \ < rk. either.
CCRRECt AND STYLISH APPAREL FOR MEN WHO CARE
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H. Boas, Leading Clothier
HART.-SCHAFFNER & MARX and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
,TillS STORE CLOSES AT S P. M. I SlINDAVS AT NOOh)
i Highest Prices Paid for Raw Furs
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Buffalo. N. \ ., Feb. 19.— -Fearing that he would be called upon io
rive testimony before a grand jury that is now investigating alleged
crafting transactions in state affairs, State Treasurer John J. Kennedy
committed suicide in this city last Tuesday.
When The fdbt of Kennedy’s suicide became known to Governor
Glynn he immediately employed several.accountants to expert the
books of the state .treasurer’s office. This morning the experts re
ported that the accounts of the dead treasurer were found to be per
iectly straight,
SENATOR THOMAS GORE EXONERATED BY JURY
liv W 1.I-1 I h.' Ti Hi''':’
Oklahoma City, Feb. 19.—United States Senator Thomas E,
Gore was yesterday afternoon exonerated by the jury which heard the
t li e yes made bv Mrs. Minnie Bond, alleging improper conduct cm the
I art of the statesman. The jury reached the verdict m a very short
j ane. Mrs, Bond sought to recover $50,000 damages.
I': 'in where we sit at tlie hour • f going
- it appears as though everybody,
Ph their wives, sweethearts and cousins.
i; 1.1 be going - to Fiat City .to attend the
Washington’s birthday masquerade ball
* Tuiiigl.t by Ce’up Xo. 26 of the Arc
. Brotherhood. The Flat hoys have ex
t •••.•; extraordinary pains in making prep
ii" for the big event, and the re
. . , -’.men's provided will be one of the
: th( cel ran :i Many laborate
- vh P. • a prep: red. and several
1 ua. Tuii." ' riuiii-’’ will uf j'lill-d o.*F As
; la'XbillpiC • •» -t*U mtvr- "• u;1- Oela g
I kt a in th<* event by residents of this
eiiv. Will Ansley became so nthusiastic dur
ing the oast few days th:.r he find"' that he
r: prepared three wp:rrnr • and distinct cos
Toilet Powders,
Medicines,
BRIGHT'S BLUE PILLS
BOOB'S KIDNEY PILLS
Teil your troubles to us - we can
fix you up
AnslG'y's Book Store
(DITAROD, ALASKA
: mines It i.- probable that William intends
j; . perform a lightning change act. Be
[ tit at as ' may. if Bill maint ains his habitual
; mty. very h .. .. d b“ aMe lo pene- ;
' i rate his di.-guisc>.
.Mut( 77-: in- •C( :'lf_ r; able and r. »my
, r-tage will leave this chv at " o’clock this |
evening for l;lat City, and .arrive in plenty j
of time, to permit of ‘'dressing up. rlhe |
stage will return whenever it Miits the con
venience of the passengers.
FOOD IS MUCH CHEAPER
IN THE CHISANA COUNTRY
Nome. .Ian. 11. \ dl-: atch’ to ‘the In- j
riusirial V.’orkcr. received via McCarthy
says:
Supplies irriv ■ • g from Fu.r nks. Me- i
Carthy and other points have practically
knocked the bottom out < f the hold-up |
prices .vhi h wer -t ng the nrn^r- s»» '
hichiv. a.it! all sup; Jie< heretofore aver- j
ugmg one dollar pound have fallen oft per >
cent. Reports from various sections of the j
.camp show that prospects are slowly ini- J
proving, with low grade and high grade j
uirt having been located in several in- !
stances. Shippers who were waiting until
Mipre pay had been struck lost no time in
flooding the camp \'nh all kind- of ::<• es
>ilie.-.^md tin- trail* b .:ar in fine diape.
Trciglrfitig lias been quite easy.
There is now considerably more hopeful
ness and optimism evident in the camp,
and all who remain in during the winter
intend now to remain for the pre.-ent. Rrr>»
pe* ing is chi' ‘1 v hr Id back by the fuel pr<’V
lem. the wood having to be hauled a cb'ft
sidcrable distance, and costing considerable
mopty.
Many of those who came in after finding
the difficulties in the way of prospecting.so
many and frequent have •:abandoned their
interests and left the camp.
A goad many representatives of dredging
outfits are sending in drills, with which
they will exploit the lower benches, which
have not been prospected on account of
water. It is stated by some that large
dredging interests h;t .piiim-osely endeavor.
ing to discourage .miners with a view of se
curing considerable tpac-ts by abandonment. |
Many of the claims wmch were stakeef Tast
year will be lost, and miners on'the ground
were preparing to relocate when these ad- j
vices were sent out.
| DRUGS, COAL OIL, GASOLINE, GARDEN SEEDS!
£ Paints. Oils, Window Glass Harness and Harness Supplies £
* Shotguns'and Shotgun Shells ' ' Stoves, ‘Ganges,"Heaters - £
♦ Victrplaj-jand Victor Records Granite and White Enamelware ♦
£ Carpets,-; Rugs,.Matting, Furnltuce Bar.QIssswaje, Crockery .
T Gasoline Mantles and Globes Skates, Hockey Sticks, Pucks £
£ GENUINE NOME ,DOG HARNESS . ||.
% Yukon Sleds Siiowshoes Siwash Mitts
l SMITH'S GUN STORES
£ !. • JDITAROO, ALASKA t
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(•By \\ (r*'!.— in , i.. I'innrcr
Washington, Feb. !9.—Official Washington received a sad shock
last Monday when it became known that the venerable Augustus Oc
tavius Bacon. United States senator frcm Georgia, had suddenly dic'd
in this city. The cause of death was blood clot on the heart. ■
Amazed at Country’s Growth
The members of the federal reserve-bank commission, who have,
been seeking locations for the new government banks, have returned
to this city after a five weeks’ tour of the West, and are almost read}/
to submit their report to congress. The members of the commission
express their amazement at the wonderful growth and development or
the Northwestern states of the Union.
Conferring on Anti-Trust Laws
During the past few days President Wilson and Attorney General
McReynoids have held several lengthy conferences on proposed anti
trust legislation.
Caminetti for Governor
It was rumored about the capitol yesterday ihat Hon. Anthony
Caminetti, commissioner general of immigration, had resigned his po
sition to become the Democratic candidate for Governor of California.
Many prominent Democratic politicians of the Pacific coast express
the belief that General Caminetti could defeat Governor Hiram Jo n
son.
Funeral He’d at Hu Old Heme
: t. i; v wir* !o*:.s u> The 1 ’:<»1 h• • ■ r >
Macon, Ga., Fob. 19.- -The funeral of United States Senator
Bacon was held in this city, his oid home, today, and was largely at
tended by prominent men from all parts of the country.
(Senator Bacon.was born in Georgia m 1839, and entered the
Confederate army in I860 as adjutant of the Ninth Georgia regiment.
He saw mueh active service. .He was. a member ot the Georgia legis
lature for 1.4'years, and has been a member of the United States senate
since 1894.)
S a m71 A p p f e ha u m
*v i sell
Clothing from Hart. Schaffner & Marx. .
r* c. . r n Ci '
Ai.c~.i3 iron* J. AJ. OcCtSGiH.
Shoes from' Neitleton, Dougherty-Fithlaa • and Strong Gar
field. : y
Underwear from Gardner & -MaUern and Wilson trcs. . •
A visit, to our st.-ro will co;.\inrc, you. that *we have the go
INTEREST IN WORK OF ART
ALMOST CAUSES RIOT
Rome,'Dec. Troops wqre. called on
Saturday last to -djy-ve the ..people . away
from the exhibition of -the “Miana Lisa,’ the.
recovered master-piece,- which is now hung
n the Brtrghese museum. The- .museum,
,vas closed at about ii clock, but the dense
crowds refused to leavo the' streets for
irovvds refused to Dave.V&in-l the streets for
some blocks were packed. ^ Efforts of .ve
hicles to make their way. -.-through the ,
hrong, even- with the assistance of the
lolice, were unavailing, and .ultimately,
jpon request of the mayor, two battalions.
>f infantry marching with fixed bayonets
vere required.-to compel the crowds to.de
>art to their-homes. The greater portion of
he crowd, 'say Italian newspapers,, coin- j
henting on the incident, was made up of |
oreigner.s whose interest . was. excited .by
he mysterious .theft-of -the picture and its j
to less mysterious return. 1
THRIFTY FARMERS PLAT
TO MAKE HONEST DOLLAR
Montieello, N. V.. Dee. 9.—The deer hunt
ing season in this county is on. There are
.probably nearly a thousand hunters in the
forests near Forest burgh and Highland.
• The farmers in the deer country expect .
to reap a harvest from New York and
Brooklyn sportsmen* who' are unable to-dis
tinguish between a cow and a deer. Last
year a number of cows .were shot and the
owners received fancy prices for them. This
.season they have pyrcJhased.rextj:a cows and
turned them Toosey.e(ich'bv'dh the name of
the owner on a metal*dag-'tied around the
animal's neck’. ' ‘
RILL OF SALE SLACKS.—- F-or‘-mo correct
transfer of of value. have re
£'* nt!\ been priU:U‘*h;-at the-.-oriice of The
Jrtitamd I'inneer, and-. contain several cau
tionary and explanatory notes for the £ruid
anco nr interested parties. The blanks are
bri sale by Ansley at.Iditarbd* Harry Don
nelley at. Dis. Olt’er, ’diiri tfVe Pioneer Drug
store at Flat. City.
Two suits for divorce were filed in the
office of the -district eourt in this city thb
we» k. On Monday Marian Rimer started pro
feedings 'fdt,: absolute divorce from Frank tin■,
Rimer. They were married at Tacoma,
Wash., August 24, 1903. Mrs. Rimer is"I
.represented by. Attorney J. C. Moo<jy.- l.Iclwii;
J. Randerking asks for the dissolution of
1 he li’iai'riage contract exi-:ting between her
self and George Milton Randerking, whom
she married at Dallas, Ore., Dec. 17, 1904.
Those who attended the jollification pieet
irtg over the passage of the railroad bill
from • the’ crcekti. were : Ivan Wales, C. R. .
Peek, Marry Locey.,-Sam Bayles, Pc. Boyd.
Prank Stanley, Marshal Condiu, Charles kb: j
mere, T. R. McGntXh. Pat KclF-tt,. Basil 1
Clemops, Mr. Kqonp, .Jack and Jake Mutch- ^
lor and John Bugoy.- , ,
Matt'Kivi -of Ophir City has been a vis
itor in the city during the#past week. He
arrived last. Saturday.
•. i
G. R. Peck, the Flajt' City ptgrehant. made
a short business -trip to- the city last
Wednesday.' ....
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Field of Discovery,
Otter, were in the .city la.-t Sunday to at
tend the obsequies of Mr§. A. M. Auten.
Mrs. John Biigoy of Otter ereek, accom
panied, by her three children,’ Peter, Doris
Anhie and Baby Bagoy made a -pleasant
jpuFney .t’o this tii\ . last Monday in a sled
.drawn* by a fast .dog team. ' They returned
home in the evening.
M31 s Clantz (;5 dogsTy- • ’ ; Scratch
George Kay (6 dogs)4 min.
0. M. Grant (C dogs)*1.'... G.jfiin.
John Curnn (5 dogs):'. 8 min.
Charles Schubert (5 dogs)-...\Z min.
The above are the entries for today’s
dog rare, given under the auspices of tin?
Iditarod Kennel Club. Thy-race i? for a
;pur.-e of SI75, divided into three prizes—;
2loy for the winner. 850 foFthe second
team and $25 for third. • •
The race . a. at 1 p. m.
The eour — is fronr Mat-to Ib.-e very: r - urn
to . '■:i, ironi i he • > I- itaivd and bac a to
ll f: r the lim.-h. , .
’! im ( r,! !- ?: ii d i and' insures fcp irt ■
} ' u order. La-t nieht the -race was
the i 1. • of ' mversat n. -in iH, the
resorts, end iiuie'h interest i.r manifested,
p-yeciai.y in view of the yarla'i; ::iiy .-u
tod: y’s race being poss;b*l(* contervlers in
■he big event of March 17 neX-t.
Th- 'hirers cf the race are: • Al Curry.
- after: I. -ifu.-k and C. R. .Te?k, jcdcvs
: J-d;:! ; Billy Taylor.' timekeeper at Flat:
W:o Hunsaker end doe Jermam.* judges a4,
i , -coy- :y; Sam Bayles. timekeeper, at Di
ce,very; Bam: « Peterson'and Percy Charles,
judges at iditarod; Christy Anthouiesen.
timekeeper at. Iditarod. ’
Flat City-Contributocs
. The ITat City .contributors to.tlie pu^y j
are as ft lluws r
The Branch ■ .....$20.00
Grand Bar .............. ..L. + t *.« 10.00
■Jerry Ford ■ - . ■ . 15.00
McMahon .•• •. 5.00
Gurley Robinson...... 5.00
Frank B. Stanley’ . 5.00
Cash’ .... ... ..i.: . ....... iom
A. Jr Weiss.. ..;VF . 5,00.
C. IT‘Peck 5:09'
Pioneer Drug Store • - • ■ • 5.00
II. Behla ■ • .• - ..5.00
T. L. McGrath.: • 5.00
Cameron & Finnegan.- ... • 5.00
TEMPERATURE TABLE
Readings taken' daily at the Biidweiser,
comer -of First and Richmond streets:
(\bove Below . ' .
a! m. .--Zero. Zero. "
Folk lb — i 3 2' ...... Windy
Feb. J : ir.... a« .... . nu'.-fi
Feb.' 17—.9:111).2S ...... C.tuUdy
Feb. is—4:00,... 34 .... CYotldy .
Feb. 19—1:34)..... 20 Clear
1,’cB. 20—,5:21).... 2.0, .... Clear
Feb. 21—--2:210... ■. 17;- f ... Clear ',
Her Usual Query
An elderly, maiden in a New England vil
lage who is always sent for by nephews arid
nieces \vhen interesting events, .eccur in their
households had ooo&sion to a 'dentist, |
accompanied by ayfriend, another -Spinster, j
das was. administered, and as- the -patient j
was-colfirng out from its; influence the friend
and the dentist were horrified by the maid- j
■n’s excited exclamations '‘Ob, doctor! Is,
t a, boy or a jgrlt’f-rfEx. . i . , f‘
•———-i—- 1. -»;.Yi ST--—.
You will feel safe riding on the ALASKA RAILROAD because the
name of “U. S. A.” on the rolling stock guarantees
SECURITY
You are safe in dealing with us, as our name and reputation
guarantee
QUALITY
Bayles Clothing Co."'
EDITARCD DISCOVERY, OTTER
STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. M.; SUNDAY AT NOON
L. N; Ellis returned from, his tour over
Alaska Monday. He has taken in all the
new Innoko. camps, Ruby, Hot Springs and
Fairbanks, and of them all he thinks.most
favorably of Innoko. lie says Poorman
creek is a sure winner, and ‘two outfits' are
taking out winter dumps on Colorado creek.
He will rest up a week or two and *thcn
make another trip to Innoko.
Tony Letper of Bonanza creek made a
'trip to Flat Wednesday, and took home a
load of supplies by dog team.
.George Baker and Mr.,Gardner, wh have
been. laid up at the hospital at. Flat, are
doing, line, and. will be out in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin, who have E'en >'E
it'ing -Candle creek and Takoina, returned
home this m'ornjjig.
Rivers. Kelly and Smith, .who have been
prospecting on Texas and Washington
claims. <«Jv. Happy creek, report that they
are very well satisfied with what they have
found,'and will work.the ground this sum
mer.
The Chit ago bo neb. on Hat, creek, was
nTicated again last week by tbr people.whp
•staked the dpi ken a$d claim. The first stak
ihg. pidy ‘took. 19, a small portion,,of the
Chi’cago- paystreak. Last .Friday they re
located the whole claim.
.Top Fox -arrived from Cripple last
Wednesday. „
Elmer T. Smith, who has., been doipg as
ses* nient-’ Work on Otter creek, left for Ta
kotna yesterday.
John Holmgren rrturned from his trip to.
Innoko Thor.-t ay. He has taken several
opli* ns <01 Greenstone creek, a tributary of
•Poorman.
Mrs/ Ed RiLjk of Iditarod has moved.out
«Tlr.t;f*r a few weeks.
! Alex Smba.'..of,ithg. pr rk-s fpadh,ouse .vv'as
In town yesterday. .. ..
Co .1 Baric*v.- of Moore creek has been in
town’ the oast wt ok.
Mr. I t Isom returned from Moore creek
Thursday. . . . . _ . , ■
Kn$w/Hpr Rights
• 'T fell you I won’t have this room,”
protested the-old Jjidy to the boy in buttons
who was conducting her. “I ain’t goin.’ to
pay my money for a pigsty with a measly
little foldin' bed in it. If you thing that
just because I’m from the country
Profoundly disgusted, the .boy cut her
short. “Get .in, mum, get in,” he ordered.
‘‘This ain’t yer room. This is the elevator.”
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mutton, slightly damaged, -good dog
feed—10c pound. .Iditarod Meat Co
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STAHPEBEES
ON THE WAY
Old-Timer Believed -to Be Headed for Col
' viile River, Where Strike Was.
Recently Reporfed
. - (Fairbanks News-Miner, Jan. 19»
Bound on a mission concerning which
he was entirely . non-communicative, Tom
Lloyd, the well known old time mining man,
left Tor the lower river yesterday, being re
ported as havng left Chena in the afternoon
with a fast dog team and ‘‘Alabam” (C. H.
Lebovteaux i as a traveling companion. A1
though'the men were traveling light, they
had enough of an outfit to take them a long
way, so-it i.- generally expected that they
are headed for 'he scene of a quiet stam
pede. probably the one which, w.qs.reported
from* the- (’■ lville river region a short time
It is also authoritatively stated that • a.,
number of other mining men are to Jeay^
soon. Some have already gone and nothing
h*i>s bCTH-said as to their, destination, so it
is thought'that they, too, are headed for the
scene of*the Supposed strike.
• -WINTER-JAUNT ON TRAIL
Indiana Banker Will Mak6 Journey of
Thousands of Miles in Alaska’
for Pleasure
Demin# Wheeler, an Indiana hanker, left
Seward .early in December on a pleasure trip
that-will keep him busy all winter long and
will pyacticajly cover, all of the best-known
trails of Alaska. Mr. Wheeler says he is
simply in Alaska for an outing, and a.-' time
and money are of fittie object to him. he is
planning his trip regardless of both.
Mr. W heeler purchaser!‘the crack’dog team
formerly owned by Mayor Frank E Bal
lame of Seward for $700, and'will leave for
Cordova, and from there will take the tra 1
to Chitina to make the trip to Fairbanks,
then down the Tariana to Gibbon, and from
there up the Kantishna. encircling M unr
McKinley, an<Lover to the’ [nnoko. them e
to .the -Iditarod, :.nd thence back’ to th -
Yukon, and dawn to Nome.
At tiie big Seward peninsula camp he
^u;ill re^t -his dog* and then start back to
the cpgst,..corning out by way, of the Idita
, rod over.,to the Kuskokwim via Takotni,
and out .over tjie Seward Idit’arorf mail trail
as Jar jus Knik, where he will branch off
and make,the run into the Nelchinu. up the
Matauuska river, and after visiting the latest
of Alaskan gold camps.^jvill finish the long
journey just before the^trail breaks up in
the sorb1# at Seward, the starting place.
The trip’is solely for pleasure and recrea
tion, .and a detailed account of the journey,
may possibly be published in book form, il
lustrated with snap shots taken en route, for
private distribution among the friends of the
.amateur “musher.”
.Foj!•■'.vvthe people. ***’
Where? *«•
To Wellville.
What system will I take-1*
.Why the .Crosby system-. •
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