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Fresh Shipment Just Arrived St Is Delicious
The Best Money Can Possibly Produce
Sam’l Appiebaum
According to Fairbanks papers up to July
20. the conditions created in that district by
the eight-hour strike are gradually adjust
ing themselves. In some instances the nun
are working on an eight-hour basis for
per day; in others the ten-lmur_duy i- still
in vogue at the old wages of So. while et
forts are being made to induce the old men
to ac lower scl dule for the sh( rtcr
work day. It is stated that the striking
Kus-ians will not go back to work mi the
... and that many of them have
the Outside. They are firm in the belie!
that those operators who are able t > should
pay So a day to the men for eight hours,
'nut on the other hand admit that there are
a number working Uv-grade grmmd who
cannot pay that muih. An effort to di>
criminate between these two classes is being
made by means of an agreement, and it is
.-•aid by the leaders that if this fails they
will leave the country.
One man stated that he knew personally
,,f a utfit m the Chatanika country where
the operators were cleaning up ?5,000 every
ten days, with expenses that (lit! m t run
half that amount, figuring wage- at $5 a
day. and with him they insist he ought to
pay that much for eight hour-. l-:aiue he
If
Suit Case, White Rubber
Trunk, Handbag, Grip,
Suit Case, Whit Rubber
Shoes. Quilts, Blankets,
Sox, a Suit of Clothing.
Gloves. Mitts, heavy and
light, Shoes, Suspenders,
Hats, Caps, Underwear, or any
thing else to wear, Blank
Books or other Stationery,
Drugs, Cosmetics, Photo Goods,
your films developed or
prints made (special rates
to those who buy their
supplies from us). Don't go
out v/ithout a Kodak. Keep
a picture record of your
trip out, and before you go
call at the only up-to-date
store in the camp, where
you can get your money's
worth,
Iditarod
, l
can afford to. With men who do not have ! ,
itch good ground they are apparently will | ,
mg to deal on a different basis, if the • j
matter can be adjusted.
A Suggestion to Get Around the Law
A correspondent of the News-Miner has a . .
unique suggestion f t circumventing the new !
eight-hour law. which, however, probably | j
would not stand a legal test, but which j v
tends to show the extremes to which per- i jj
sons will go in combatting legislation which > \
may n t meet with their wishes. He says: ')
"Let the miner go to the operator and , ]
say: ‘I will pay you one dollar for an in- l <
terest in the ground, and thus being a part- , 1
ner and not an employe, 1 am not subjeci i j
to the eight-hour law. I will work ten ! j
hours per day and will accept £"> per day j j
and board as my share of the revenue from |
the ground. You are to have complete j i
control of the workings of all concerned, i I
end vou may at any time you see any ctui'V j |
buy back my interest in the ground by pay ! <
ing my one dollar for it and the amount ! i
that i< due me at the above rate per day.’ j j
This settles the matter in full.”
In the Koyukuk
Won! comes from the Koyukuk that j
I reparations are under way to comply with ;
the eight-hour law. the mining men of the j !
district working their crews in two shifts
of four hours each. The crews work four
hours, rest eight, and then work four hours .
more. This is said to have proved success- , |
ful in every way. and both operators and ;
men arc said to be satisfied with it.
In the Nome District
Despite the alleged inhibitive features of
the new eight-Iv nr law. says the Nome Nug- ;
get of July 1G, the 1 cal mining situation : .
appears to remain about the same as bef :re.
As f ir as can be learned, no one appears |
to have felt an undue procure from the 1
application of the law. and the employers I
are ah apparently complying with its pro- |
visions. It is rumored, however, upon un- j
convincing authority that many claims will ,
in the future he worked on a species of c^^■ j !
operative plan.
You can be so well by taking the ‘‘Crosby |
Treatment.” which is Hot Air and \ mur
Baths with Electric Vibration and Chiro
practic Massages. It not only builds up
your vitality and quickens the heart action,
but will cure you of such ailments a<
rheumatism, nervousness, torpid liver and
indigestion.
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH :
PARLORS
The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk
ish Bath
Mrs. Herman Naeder of upper Flat creek
arrived in town last Monday and spent sev
eral days visiting in the city beautiful.
Ramps |
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Morris Chairs, Sawing Rockers
Floss Pillows, Portieres, Couch Covers, Lace Curtains, Linoleums, Art Burlap
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Complete line of Cooking Utensils and Silverware. Harness and Harness Sup
plies. Tents, Tarpaulins, Hardware, Guns and Ammunition.
SMITH'S ~GUN STORE,
IDITAROO, ALASKA
Dr. A. 11. Brooks, head of the Alaska di- l
vision of the Tinted States Geological Sur j
vey, arrived in the city last Saturday from
Dikeman, and on Monday proceeded to the
creeks, where he has for the past few days
been engaged in taking notes connected with
the work of his division. lie is said to no
making a study of the formations
at the head of Flat creek, with especial ret
erence to the quartz possibilities of that
section. The stringers of gold-bearing rock
uncovered by Dave Strandberg in his placer
operations, and from which shipments of
several tons have been made this summer to
smelters on the Outside, have a.iracfeu a
great deal of attention, and it is sa:d that
the eminent geologist has become quite in
terested in them.
It is probable that Dr. Brooks will remain
here until the arrival of the party of Geo
logical Survey men under IT H. Sargent,
who are now mapping the country between
ttuby and Iditarod. and who arc expected
to reach here early in September.
While this is the first visit of Dr. Brooks
t,> Iditarod, there probably is no other man
m> thoroughly acquainted with Alaska and
its general physical make-up and character- 1
: a He ha - explored its most remote rc
.-J1 tils in the pursuit of his investigations and 1
-u.rvevs, and is an enlhu.da-aic booster for
the terri; ry. As a member of the Alaska
railroad commission appointed by President
Taft to report on the advisability and possi
bilities of railroad construction in this terri ;
lory, he rendered invaluable service, and ;
the exhaustive report brought in by that !
body, which was so large a factor in deter
mining the fate of the railroad Dill when it
was before congress, was for the most part
the product of his pen.
During the memorable debate on the :
Alaska railroad bill, when friends of Alaska
visited Washington in force to work for
the passage of the measure, Dr. Brooks
again rendered efficient service in behalf of
the territory.
Besides knowing Alaska well, Dr. Brooks
also is well known to Alaskans, and when
ever his duties call him to the North he i*:
always sure of a warm welcome.
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SUNDAY’S BASEBALL GAME |
At Flat City last Sunday the Iditnrod j
baseball team won an interesting game from
the creek town nine by a score of lo to G.
In the first half of the first inning the
Iditarcd boys scored so many runs that the
creek boys were unable to overcome the
lead. “Speedy” Caswell acted as umpire
of the game in a very competent manner,
although he received much good-natured
criticism from the “bunch” on the bleach
ers, who incessantly demanded that “Mappy
Jack” Stevenson be substituted in that of
ficial capacity. A fair-sized crowd enjoyed ;
the sport.
ONLY JAKE IS AN OWNER
'1 he Pioneer erred last week in stating (
that Ignatius, the running horse, was the
property of Mutchler Bros. Jake Mutehlcr
is the only person by the name of Mutchler
claiming any ownership in that famous old
horse.
WHY
50 per cent (more than half' of the j
watehes Used on American railroads are j
HA WILTONS. I ns. movements are made
only in 17 ewel adj., .*? t , to jewel, son;
1-j size in a thin model, I 4 k. ease, at $r>7,.
\VM. T \ Y1,HU, FlaL
STRONG & GARFIELD
SPLITTING MAULS, SAW SETS, FILES, AX-STONES, AND ALL j
Kinds of woodchoppers’ supplies
AT PEI |
DAWSON DREDGE ACCIDENT
CAUSES DEATH AND INJURY
DAWSON, July 21. Dan McDonald was
killed and Henry Owren, John Robertson
and Louis Christianson were injured as the
result of an accident which occurred at the
Canadian Klondyke Company's No. 2 dredge,
near Bear creek, at 8 o’clock this mormng.
The dredge plunged into the pond from j
piles or post-s on which it was resting for
repairs. McDonald was caught in the hold
of the big boat, and was drowned. The
others were struck and injured in various
ways. McDonald was located and his body
recovered through a hatch some time after
the accident occurred. Every effort w -s I
made to resuscitate him. but without avail!
Owren suffered a dislocated hip and in-Tj
ternal injuries which may prove serious. j
Christianson has a dislocated shoulder, and (
Robertson a fracture of the breast bone. |
Neither Christianson nor Robertson are in
jured seriously.
The accident occurred just as the day
and night crews were changing shifts. Other- ;
wise, it is understood, about thirty men j
might have been under the dredge or in !
dangerous positions about the hull. Con- !
siderable excitement occurred just after the !
accident, and for a time it was not known j
what had become of McDonald. Some of j
the crew later located him. He evidently j
had made a struggle to escape through thej
hatch, but the water rushed in so rapidly j
that he could not get out.
McDonald was an old-timer in the coun- j
try. and v/as about 52 years of age. He is \
understood to have owned a good claim on j
lower Bonanza in the early days. He is be- !
lieved to have left a wife and two children |
in Vancouver.
No one seems to know exactly what !
caused the dredge to drop. She had been
on the posts or piles for several weeks, tin- I
dergoing repairs. The bucket line and the
stacker and other heavy detachable parts
were removed, yet the dredge is understood
to have weighed about a thousand tons as
she stood.
It is uncertain how long it will require
to get the dredge back to the point of re
pair where she wa^ prior to tlie accident.
The work of pumping out the pond and
preparing to raise the dredge was started
again today. General Manager J. W. Boyle
and Resident Manager Charles Boyle were
at. the scene soon after the accident.
FAMOUS GERMAN SUBMARINE
SUNK BY RUSSIAN VESSELS
LONDON, July 26. The German sub
marine U-51, recently sunk in the Black
«ea by Russian warships, gained fame by
eluding the British blockade and passing
through the Strait of Gibraltar to operate
against the allied fleet in the Dardanelles.
The U-51 has been credited with sinking
several vessels belonging to the allies, in
cluding the British battleship Majestic.
The British blockading fleet off Gibraltar
was reported to have been warned of the
approach of the U-51. but failed to catch
the under water craft, which went from
Gibraltar to the Dardanelles, where she did
much to prevent the allies’ warships from
co-operating with the land forces on the Gal
lipoli peninsula.
Later the U-51 passed through the Sea of
Marmora and reported to the German com
mander at Constantinople. If the report of
her destruction in the Black sea is true she I
evidently went from the Turkish capital j
through the Bosphorus, probably to operate
against the Russian Black sea fleet.
If you are in need of anything in our
line, see us. Two stores—Flat and Iditarod.
Boas the Clothier.
NOTED TRAVEL WRITER
PAYS VISIT TO FAIRBANKS
Frank G. Carpenter, whose graphic de
scriptions of the places about the globe
where he has traveled in the last twenty
years have entertained and instructed mil
lions of people in all parts of the country,
is a distinguished visitor in Fairbanks, hav
ing arrived here on the steamer Yukon last
Thursday morning. He will stay for about
a week lure, and will then pass on to see
other parts of Alaska’s undeveloped country.
The articles to be written by Mr. Carpen
ler about Alaska will start in about thirty
of the leading newspapers of the country
next January, and will continue for a year.
They will be on the order of Mr. Carpen
ter’s other articles of travel, fully illus
trated with pictures collected by himself.
After his arrival in Fairbanks Mr. Car
penter declared that in all his travels lie
hud never seen any country more interest
ing than Alaska, and he declares that peo
ple in the States fail to understand what is
to he seen here.
Accompanying Mr. Carpenter is his
daughter, Miss Frances Carpenter, who is
her father’s traveling companion and as
sistant. Mr. Carpenter is being taken on
automobile trips by public-spirited persons,
that be may see all that is worth while in
this vicinity. Fairbanks Citizen, July 26.
TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED
TO HAVE CERTIFICATES!
Shortly after his return to Juneau Gov
ernor Strong will announce his appointment
of the first assistant superintendent of pub
lic instruction, who is to hold office until
the lirst day of March, 1919. and until his
successor is elected and qualified, unless he
is sooner removed by the governor for
cause.
After this first term has been completed
the office wi 1 be filled at the time of the
regi lar elect it n for delegate to congress,
which is to be held in 1918, the assistant
superintendent of public instruction will be
elected for a term of four years and receive
a salary of payable in equal monthly
installments. A bond of $2,000 will be re- i
nuired of the person appointed to the office
for the first term, and also by the persons
elected to the position in the future.
The assistant superintendent is to have
supervision over all matters pertaining to
the public schools of the territory, to in
clude all schools in incorporated towns and
ell schools outside ;he limits of incorporated
towns. : iid wiil require annual reports from
all [ re-idem.-, superintendent* or principal*
of educational institutions throughout the
territory.
Another duty oi tne assistant sit] -rm
tendent ''ill be to issue certificates v.'.ich
shell be known as first crude cerlifiea; *s.
valid for five years; second grade certifi
cates valid for three years, and third grade
" r;ideates, "did for one year These cer
tificates will ha renewable. The time for
exaniintdi"r incidental to the granting of
certificates ha- nr:t ye! been set. ami is left
to the discretion of the superintendent. A
fee of So will be charged each applicant for
a certifies*
Owing to the fact that the assistant super
intendent's duties wdl demand his vi-iting
• he various self 1- throughout the territory
’:e will be allowed an atifunt not to exec-' 1
SJ liOO o-r vear for fuv, birr et^pen-es. Tn><
amount is to be appropriated hv tlf tern
• ori-1 lepl-latitre Tuneau Empire, duly I S.
PEST OF ARMY WORMS
ASSAILS TANANA VALLEY
A great horde of caterpillars, probably
the army worm, has organized for the in
vasion of the peaceable Tanana valley, and
■ y are e lining in at least two known divi
sit ms. says the Fairbanks News-Miner of
July lit. They are multiplying so fast that
a company becomes a regiment and a reei
ment a division before they advance very
far.
About uiree nines out on me rmgme.-i
creek r. acl the first division is met in this
destructive army, and the ground is liter
:.’ 1 v alive with the pests. They range from
an inch and a half to four inches in length,
are dark gray striped with yellow and
preen, and have a red head and a red horn.
Their teeth can easily lie seen with a glass
and they are vicious-looking and acting. A
goat’s appetite isn’t to be compared with
theirs. They eat everv eatable green thing
in their path without fear or favor.
This army is advancing toward the city,
and when they strike the potato and vege
table gardens and the hay fields it will be
good night to the gardens and fields, for
everything will he cleaned. Travelers out
the Engineer creek road report a certain
district literally alive with the crawlers,
moving this way.
At Chatanika they made their appear
ance some days ago, and in the past week
have advanced from just below the mouth
of Eldorado creek to within a quarter of a
mile of Chatanika. One man gave tm cut
ting his hav because he found it useless on
account of its occupation by the worm
armv. At the creek town some apprehension
is felt over gardens, and measures will likely
be taken to administer a crushing defeat to
the caterpillar army.
BLASE
A young fellow who drank much more
than was good for him was advised !>v his
friends to take the cure, but he refused.
‘But,” protested his friends, “vour physi
cian says that if you kepe on drinking you
will surely go blind. Xow. the question is
simnly this: Do you prefer being cured
of the drink habit and retaining your sight,
or do you prefer to keep on drinking and ;
go blind?”
The young man paced the floor for some |
time and was in a brown study. Finally ,
he turned to his friends, and with a. re- j
signed expression of countenance^ replied:
“Well. I've seen about everything.” Great j
Divide.
Fresh Draft E JR I
AMERICAN CITIZEN DETAINED j
IN CONCENTRATION CAMP
LONDON, July 20. Charles B. Pray of j
Flint, Mich., who reached London after i
escaping from a German concentration camp j
in which he had been held since last Octo- j
her, submitted today to Robert P. Skinner, '
American consul general, an affidavit de- j
scribing his experiences. Mr. Skinner for j
warded tin* affidavit to the state department
at Washing!) n.
Mr. Pray was in Germany installing self
starters on automobiles when the war be
can. German officers vi.-ited his rr.n.om and
declared him to be an Knglishman. although
he produced a passport and birth eon;.; ■
He was sent to the concentration camp at ,
Mauenfcld. and while there made unsuc- '
cessful efforts to communicate with the
American consulate. Thence he was trans- ,
ferred to Wurtemburg. Mr. Pray as-* rts !
that while in Wurtemburg he was com- j
pdled to perform hard manual labor after j
having refused to work on military auto- |
mobiles.
!!,• made hi • ;ap * rom th< < r
tion camo and walked across France. He I
took a ship to Avonmouth. whence he
walked to London, -'arnimr on ugh rnonev
on the way to obtidn fo >d by d ing odd
mbs. He was destitute and emaciated when
he reached here. Tin* American relief corn
mil tec offered to pay Mr. Pray’s way home,
but he says he '*an obtain work hire, and
prefers to pay his own expenses.
GREAT KRUPP GUN WORKS
OH VERGE OF STRIKE j
GENEVA, July 26. An impoi ant
ing was held at Es<t n yestrr^ry. according
to advices received at Basel, between t!v
administration of the Krupp gun works and
the representatives of ’h** workmen, in ci
der to settle the dispute which has arisen
ver the demands of the men for an in- I
crease in wages.
Directly and indirectly, about 100.000
men are involved. Minor case- in which
machinery has been destroyed have been re- I
ported. The military authorities before the
meeting, the Basel advices say. warned both i
sides that unless an immediate settlement
was reached drastic measures would be eni- !
ployed.
The Krupp officials are understood to i
have granted a portion of the demands of
the employes, which has brought about a
temporary peace, but the workmen sti'l ap
pear to be unsatisfied, and many have left
the works. A strike would greatly affect the
st:*': ly of munitions, and for this reason the
military has adopted rigorous precautions.
IRON CROSSES PLENTIFUL
BERLIN. July 26. “As illustrating the
bravery of the German troops in the present
war.” soys the announcement made today
bv tlie Overseas News Agency for transmis
sion. “the fact is noticed that since the
war 3.500 iron crosses of the first class
have been distributed.
“'rh' regulations require that a soldier
must have earned the cross of the second
class before the cross of the first class can
be conferred on him.”
AT FLAT POSTOFFiCE
There is registered mail at the Flat post j
office for the following-named persons:
Thomas Freeze.
1. A. Nelson.
G. H. St. C. Moore.
A. (TIITTICK. Postmaster.
Until further notice the mail will close
at the Flat City postoffice Wednesday even |
ing of each week.
Frank Joaquin of the Kuskokwim Com 1
mercial Company left f. r Takotna early this 1
week, after spending a few clays in this :
emit). Mr. Joaquin will ho located a greater !
porti on of the coming winter at his coin '
• \!.v’s post at Bethel.
If preparation amounts to anything, the
horse race announced for next Monday after
noon at Mat City will surely be a big event.
Not only have the Meeds undergone weeks
cl training by the jockeys, but the jockeys
themselves have been going through the
vigorous sweating process during the p:ist
week, in order that the horses may be r
lieved of as much weight as possible.
Lots of time and energy and coii.dderji
money have been expended during the pa.-r
two weeks in ge; ling the track in good c»m
dition. It has been dragged and rolled
times without number, and judges of racing
tracks : ays that the course is in good, solid
form.
Besides th»j stake money of £1.000 a side,
’here have been ; lcnty of wagers made by
well known miners and horsemen of the
camp. The safes r' • veral Mat City busi -
ness houses contain many hundreds of dol
lar.- which have been ‘‘put up” by inter
ested parties.
On Friday afternoon around Flat City
there seemed to be a trifle m< re money to
wager on .Lake MutchF-r’s old sorrel horse
Isnatius than was n< tic ! for Freighter
Meacham's little blue racer.
The race will take ; lace about 3 o’clock
on next Monday afternoon.
TIFFANY’S EXHIBIT ROBBED
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11. Forty tin
sand dollar.-' worth of diamonds have be*>i
stolen front the exhibit of Tiffany, the noted
New York jewePr. at the exposition.
WANT BULGARIANS TO HELP
PARIS. Aug. 11 The allies have sent a
joint communiea*: n to Bulgaria with tin*
object of securing her aid in the allies’ ad
vance on Gallipoli.
THIS DECIDES ALL BETS
SEATTLE. Aus. !2. OftVi-.il ' - are
that Warsaw was captured at 10 (.'cluck on
Thursday morning, August 5.
PREMIER REMAINS IN OFFICE
TOKIO. Aug. 0 Premier Okuma has
decided to remain in office, and is engaged
in forming a new cabinet.
NEW PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL
LISBON. Aug. 7. Bernardino Machado
has been elected president of Portugal.
‘‘Happy Jack- Stevenson, the teamster
and popular baseball umpire, on Thursday
last attached his big team of horses to a
brand new wide-tired red wagon. L
thereon a large jag of lumber, and sailed br
Hat creek on Friday m Tiling.
THE BEST WAS BAD
“Can you direct me to the best hotel in
thi; town?” afkc ! d <tranger, who. after
sadly watching the train depart, had set
his satchel open the station platform.
"1 can." r.'oiicd the man who wa< wait
ipp fer the iron going the other way. "but
I b ile to do it
"Why?”
“Bet a . e er you have seen it you will
think I'm a liar.”—Eagle Magazine.
When you come in from the creeks, don f
for pet to st-'p in at ihe ( ro'by and take a
Medicated Bath with Electric Showers.
THE CR< >>BY BATES
For Working Clothing, see Boas, Flat.
ARRIVED
Nice Ripe Tomatoes, 50c fb.
Cauliflower. 25c lb.
Fresh Cabbage, 20c ib.
Cucumbers, 3 for $1.90
Green Peppers, $2 50 doz.
CROWLEY 6c PORTER
IDITARQD The Ho use of Quality
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