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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. L. C. Thornton is busily engaged in
moving her stock to Flat.
A1 Walsh was a visitor in the city on
Thursday last from the Summit.
The Little Delta arrived at Iditarod early
Friday morning with a load from Dikeman.
Harry Panter left yesterday with a four
horse team loaded with supplies for Moore
creek.
All of the rver craft are busy these days,
getting freight up from Dikeman as fast
as it arrives.
Launch Sea Wolf arrived with the mail
last Sunday, and left with the outgoing con
signment on Thursday.
James Fullerton of Dikeman, who is on
the petit jury panel, is accompanied by his
bride of a few weeks.
F.lmer J. Smith, who has been on a trip
to Marshall, returned on Thursday last. He
reports the mining season very backward
in that camp, and that not more than two
outfits were working when he left.
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MYSTERY OE I HE UUNS
A mystery hangs over Cape Cod and its
environs. The sound of heavy cannonading,
many times repeated, was said to have been
heard some days ago by the men of the
coast guard stations in the vicinity of Prov
incetown. At three different stations, Nos.
32. 33 and 34, were these sounds heard—
or were they heard?—with great distinct
ness, and reports came from all three, which
agreed in saying that fifteen reports were
counted. That they came from a point at
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sea northeast of the extremity of Cape Cod
was also the concurrent statement. Natur
ally this report was received with great
interest at Boston and at Washington, com
ing as it did, simultaneously with the story
of an attack by a submarine upon the
United States steamship Smith. Several
days have passed, however, and no state
ment concerning a naval encounter has been
given out by the navy or war department,
and skepticism as to the correctness of the
Cape Cod reports is beginning to enter the
public mind. Yet on Friday there came a
fresh dispatch containing the extraordinary
statement that renewed firing had been
heard. But there was no renewed firing.
Good and careful people, whose testimony
would be taken quite seriously in a court
of justice, have from several ilistant points
testified to these sounds. And yet quite
evidently there have been no “guns off the
coast” in sequence of fifteen or otherwise.
How, then, can this mysterious occur
rence be explained? It cannot be satisfac
torily explained, but they who live in the
vicinity of the ocean cannot fail to be aware
that there are phenomena connected with
the great waters for which no scientist has
yet found an explanation. It is no uncom
mon occurrence for the people living at
or near the extremity of Cape Cod to hear
sounds of heavy booming coming in from
the sea, sounds which have never been
j quite accounted for. At times attempts
j have born made to connect these sounds
I with the presence of our fleet off the shore,
j engaged in target practic. Undoubtedly
i this explanation in some cases is correct, j
But how may wa explain the fact of these !
sounds coming from the north at a time
when our fleet has been maneuvering south |
of the cape? And how in this present in-j
stance are we to explain these sounds com- i
ing from the northeast at a time when, j
according to the same reports, the wind
was blowing from a southerly direction?
These things point to a theory that there
are some laws governing sound waves and
atmospheric conditions which are not only
unknown, but perhaps not even suspected.
It is only of recent years that some of these
hitherto unknown laws have been revealed
in the discovery of the possibility of send
ing messages great distances without the
use of wires. Thus far have the laws which
govern sound waves and atmospheric condi
tions been revealed to us. Some day, per
haps, we may hear that the sound of can
nonading on the European battlefields has
actually been carried through thousands of
miles of air currents and reproduced to the
ears of the coast guardsmen on Caste Cod.
Boston Transcript.
FAMOUS COMEDIAN DEAD
David Montgomery, the comedian of the
team of Montgomery end Stone, who have
convulsed American audiences with their
drolleries for many years past, died in a
Chicago hospital on April 20 last, after a
month’s illness. Montgomery was of
Scotch descent, and was about 47 years
old. He began his career as an entertainer
with a small circus. From clown and
side show dancer he became a minstrel and
for some time was with the Haverly troupe
of Mastodon minstrels. In 1895 he formed
a partnership with Fred Stone, and the team
of Montgomery and Stone soon became
famous. The two appeared in “The Wizard
of Oz,” Montgomery as the tin wood man
and Stone as the straw man. Montgomery
last appeared in “Chin Chin’’ at St. Paul.
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THEY HELD A REUNION
There was a genuine old-fashioned gab
fest as an accompaniment of the Flat City
celebration, when Deputy Marshal Vawtcr
foregathered with “Curly” Robinson. Both
of these old-timers were pioneer residents of
what is now the state of Montana, and their
reminiscences sounded like recitals of an
cient history.
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Stoves and Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JULY
c. R. PECK, FLAT
TENTS, TARPAULINS
ALL SIZES
MOSQUITO BED-COVERS SHOTGUN SHELLS
Pitch i^IA
Oakum
Calking Cotton
Oars, Paddles
Oarlocks
Pike Pole*
Picaroons
Paints
Stains
Linseed Oil
Turpentine
Greylmg Nets
Whitefish Nets
Fishing Flies
Canvas
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IDITAROD. ALASKA PHONE S 8E00ND AND WILLOW
610RI0DS FOETH
Celebration at Flat Attract* Crowds
to Listen to Patriotic Addresses
and Participate in Games
and Entertainments
Despite lowering clouds and frequent
showers, which played havoc with the pretty
holiday costumes of women and children
and smeared the surface of the earth with
a mass of sticky muti, a great crowd gath
ered at Flat on the Fourth of July to take
part in the celebration of the national holi
day. They came from near and far, and
t very portion of the district was repre
sented. The narrow streets of the creek
metropolis were thronged with people from
early morning until late at night, while the
restaurants and other places of refreshment
did a land office business all day. The
crowd which listened to the patriotic ad
dresses on the ball grounds was a surprise
even to the residents, and the interest mani
fested in everything provided for the enter
tainment of residents and visitors must have
been most gratifying to the committees
which were responsible for the celebration.
Early in the morning, because of the
heavy downpour which had continued dur
ing the night, and which threatened to mar
the day's festivities, it was announced that
the program had been postponed. But it
was the glorious Fourth, and the people
were out for a holiday, and they defied the
elements in their determination to celebrate
the great day of American independence.
Shortly after 10 o’clock two cars on the
Iditarod-Flat tramway, containing about
forty adults and many children, left for the
creek town. Many Iditaroders had preceded
them the previous evening, and it seemed
as though almost the entire population of
“the landing” had joined in (he celebration.
Discovery also was represented by a
large contingent. The dredges of that dis
trict had been closed down, thus allowing
the men to have a holiday, and most of
them took advantage of it.
A Great Feature for the Kiddies
A unique feature cf a celebration in the
creek town was a parade participated in by
the children. An immense float had been
constructed, end hearing about a score of
little girls, al! beautifully dressed in white,
and preceded by all the boys of Flat and
Otter creeks, mounted on horses, the pro
cession paraded the principal streets. Cyril
Wood, Jr., dressed as Uncle Sam, and rid
ing a gigantic animal, led the procession,
and a pony phaeton containing George and
Martha Washington, represented by “Bill ’
Smith and little Olga Strandberg. was a
pretty feature of the procession. As they
proceeded along the crowded streets they
were frequently applauded and cheered, and
the amateur photographers took many pic
tures. The absence of music was noted; but
it was a great success and reflects much
credit on the ladies responsible for it,
Some Stirring Addresses
Immediately after the parade the crowds
assembled at the ball grounds to hear the
speaking. The grandstand was hi ed with
people and hundreds stood around on the
diamond. The addresses were listened to
with maiked attention, and the striking
sentences were frequently applauded.
A. M. Kilgore was master of ceremonies,
and introduced the first speaker, Harry
Pratt, the assistant district attorney.
Mr. Pratt, who is a fluent speaker, made
a brief but splendid address, in which he
touched upon the significance of the day
and its meaning in American history. He
referred to the part that the United States
vras to play in the great world war for
humanity and freedom, end said the prin
ciples contended for were the same as those
for which the revolutionary heroes gave
their lives. Every citizen should do his
part, he said. While all could not serve on
the field of battle, there was a task for
everv citizen in which he could do his share.
He urged law observance as the first duty
of the citizen, and the upholding of the
hands of those intrusted with the nation’s
destinies. Even the women and children
had a duty to perform by which they could
aid the country to win the war. He men
tioned the noble work of the Red Cross,
which was peculiarly the province of the
women, and urged also that they and even
the children endeavor to follow the Presi
dent’s admonitions with reference to the
production and conservation of food. At
the conclusion of the address Mr. Pratt was
warmly applauded.
Judge Bunnells Address
Mr. Kilgore introduced Judge Charles K.
Bunnell as the speaker of the day. He said
an introduction was not really necessary, as
all knew him as a gentleman, a jurist and
"a good sport.”
Accepting the designation in good part,
Judge Bunnell said he took it as an indi
cation that he would be at liberty to express
himself unreservedly, and this he intended
to do. He entered upon a discussion of the
war, as being the thought uppermost in the
minds of all, and undertook to show the
results of victory or defeat to this nation.
He said it was customary on such occasions
to have the Declaration of Independence
read. He eulogized that marvelous docu
ment as the greatest charter of the liberties
of the people ever penned, and desired par
ticularly to impress upon his hearers that
portion of the preamble which reads as fol
lows :
“We hold these truths to be self
evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable rights, that
among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. That to secure
these rights governments are instituted
among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed. That
whenever any form of government be
comes destructive of these ends it is
the right of the people to alter or to
abolish it, and to institute new govern
ment, laying its foundations on such
principles and organizing its powers in
such form as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their safety and happi
ness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate
that governments long established
should not be changed for light and
transient causes; and accordingly all
experience hath shewn that mankind
are more disposed to suffer, when evils
are sufferable, than to right themselves
by abolishing the forms to which they
are accustomed. But when a long train
of abuses and usurpations, pursuing in
variably the same object, evinces a de
sign to reduce them under absolute des
potism, it is their right, it is their duty,
to throw off such government, and to
provide new guards for their future
security.”
Judge Bunnell then recited the struggles,
the hardships, the heroism displayed by the
revolutionary fathers who put forth this dec
laration, and spoke of the grand heritage of
freedom which was ours because of their
noble efforts; of the influence of the im
mortal document upon all the peoples of
the earth, to whom it was a definite prom
ise of liberty such as had been heretofore
unknown. But he impressed upon his hear
ers that liberty had its limitations; liberty
meant freedom not only for oneself but for
his fellow's, and that liberty did not mean
the license to violate the obligations placed
upon all for the benefit of society in gen
eral.
He stroke of the tones ot the revolution
ary period, and of their efforts to block the
efforts of the patriots, and said that even in
this war there were those who were using
their traitorous endeavors to undermine the
foundations of the government for the glory
of a foreign foe.
This great heritage of freedom that has
been handed down to us by the revolution
ary fathers, he said, placed us under obli
aims of the patriots, and said that even in
kind generally. Each citizen of the United
States owes an obligation to the govern
ment, whether he be native-born or a. nat
uralized citizen. Speaking to the foreign
born citizens, he said they had taken a
solemn oath to support the constitution and
laws of the United States, and the govern
ment had a right to expect of them whole
hearted loyalty.
He concluded with an eloquent plea for
united effort in the nation’s behalf, and con
fidently predicted that the outcome of the
great war would be a victory for democracy
and the wiping out of autocratic forms of
government from the face of the earth.
“This country is not at war with the Ger
man people, who compose one of the best
element* of our citizenship,” he said, "but
with German autocracy. May the time
specdiiy come when the principles enunciated
in our Declaration of Independence will
! mean as much to the German people as to
us, and when liberty in its broadest sense
will be the heritage of ail the nations on
earth.”
Judge Bunnell requested the audience to
rise to their feet and repeat after him the
following pledge of renewed allegiance to the
flag, end it was unanimously complied with:
1 “I pledge my allegiance to the flag, and
| to the republic for which it stands: One
| nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice
. to all,”
Athletic Events
On the conclusion of Judge Bunnell's ad
dress the program of sports was given. The
following were the events end the winners:
Men’s" 100-yard dash—George Mutchler
first, Townsend second, McCord third.
Ladies’ race, fifty yards—Mrs. King first,
Mr=. Phillips second.
I Boys’ race, fifty yards—Peter Bagov first,
Haroid Strandberg second, Charley Johnson
third.
| Boys’ race (over 10)—Victor Rivers first,
I Ral- h Rivers second.
Boys’ race (under 81—Cvril Wood first,
j Howard King and “Bill” Smith tied for
| second.
j Girls’ race, fifty yards—Esther Strandberg
j first. Florence King second, Doris Bsgoy
j and Viola Strandberg tied for third.
Boys’ three-legged race—Ralph and Victor
I Rivers first, Theodore Audette and Roaul
Tyler second.
j Relay race, one mile—McCord, Kimball,
j James Kay and Gideon won.
Men’s three-legged race—Haeleft and Rob
| ert-son won, Brink and George Kay second.
Ladies’ egg race—Mrs. King won.
Two-mile race—Eddie Kimball won, Toiva
Uotilla second.
Pie-eating contest—James Shaller won,
Victor Rivers second, Peter Bagov and Ar
thur Strandberg tied for third,
j Tug of war—Won by Flat team,
j Standing jump—Haslett (8 feet 4 inches)
won. Uotilla (8 feet 2 inches) second.
Running jump—McCord (13 feet nine
inches) won.
The Baseball Game
| The baseball game, which was not con
cluded until after 9 p. m., resulted in an
ignominious defeat for the Iditarod team
by the score of 17 to 6 in favor of the
Flat bunch. The creek players seemed to
I have not the least awe of the Iditarod team,
! despite the fact that Judge Bunnell played
shortstop and Pete McMullen, the lenthgy
deputy marshal, pitched. While the score
would make it appear that the game was
I one-sided, it was replete with interesting
i features, and kept the crowd entertained
until the end.
It would take too much space to recount
all of the feature plays, but first place is
unreservedly given to Louis Seyler for his
gallant attempt to snare a fly front the
center of the river. The mosquitos were
thick, and Stanton’s loud call for a “bottle
of citronelle” from the outfield seemed to
arouse unusual merriment. The crowd was
a good-natured one, and took advantage of
the American citizen’s “inalienable right’’ to
roast the players and quarrel with the um
pire. They generously applauded good plays
without regard to which side the player be
longed, and altogether they thoroughly en
joyed the national game; and when Judge
Bunnell caught an easy little pop-up fly
they applauded him to the echo.
Concludes in a Blaze of Glory
Owing to the fact that the program had
been commenced so late, there was but
slight intermission between the ball game
and the concluding feature, the grand ball.
Dancing commenced about 10 o’clock and
continued until the early hours of morning,
the last car leaving for Iditarod shortly after
4 a. m. The music was excellent and the
floor was not too crowded for enjoyable
dancing. Mrs. King and Mr. Jacobs fur
nished the music. The decorations of the
hall were elaborate and gave the proper
patriotic tone to the occasion.
Altogether Flat’s celebration of the na
tion’s birthday will be one to be long re
membered, reflecting credit upon the enter
prise of its citizens and the industry and
ability of the various committees which
had charge of the arrangements.
DR. G. H. WHARTON, DENTIST
Dr. G. H. Wharton, dentist, will be in
Flat until July 20, prepared to do all kinds
of dental work. He is located above Dr.
Moore’s drug store.
JUST
RECEIVED
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Schaffner & Marx
Ne w Hats from John B. Stetson
New Shoes from Nett let on
A. J. WEISS
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BELGIAN RELIEF FUND
Subscriptions for the Belgian relief fund j
are coming in slowly. No canvass is being
made for this worthy charity, and those de- ]
'siring to contribute are requested to call j
at the various places where thf lists are
kept and enroll themselves. Mr. Button,
the treasurer of the fund, reports that few
people whose attention is called to the list
fail to respond.
One of the lists has been put up in the
store of James W. Farrell, at Discovery, j
Otter, where subscriptions are being taken J
by Mr. Farrell.
At Flat the store of C. R. Peck has been
'decorated with one of the lists, and Mr. j
Peck states that those desiring to subscribe
to the fund may do so through hint, and
he will forward the money to Mr. Button.
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KILGORE IS COMMISSIONER
AND GERAGHTY IS MARSHAL
A. M. Kilgore took the oath of office as
commissioner for Otter precinct on Satur
day last, and assumed the duties of his posi
tion on Monday, since which time he has
been busily engaged in “learning the ropes.”
It is understood that at the conclusion of
the Idilarod term of court Judge Bunnell
will make an order transferring the commis
sioner’s and deputy clerk of court’s office
to Flat, and that the records will be re
moved to the creek city.
It is explained by Judge Bunnell that
the convenience of the public will be better
served by transferring these offices nearer
to the scene of mining operations.
Guy G. Geraghty, who for the past two
years has filled the office of United States
commissioner, took the oath of office as
deputy United States marshal on Monday
last. Mr. Geraghty has not yet received in
structions as to the location of his head
quarters, but it is likely that he will be
stationed at Flat also.
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SEATTLE LIKES WHALE
(Seward Gateway)
Seattle consumed a ton of whale meat
a: its dinner tables Thursday, May 10, and
cried for more. If whale steaks are to be
the war-time substitute for the more ex
pensive meats, the whalers will have to get
busy. Two markets sold out the total
whale supply by early afternoon, and other
markets, unsupplied with the cetaceous
mammal, were bombarded with demands.
Whale meat sold at 10 cents a pound, with
no fat. bone or gristle, and, being just
as nutritious as beef, and of a most, palat
able flavor, it promises to remain a popu
lar staple food. The American Pacific Wrhal
ing Company, operating out of Grays Har
bor, supplied,the meat,
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Siegfrid Wiig, who has been confined in
the Flat hospital as a results of being
scalded while at work with the thawing
crew of the Flat creek dredge, is now able
to be around with the aid of crutches.
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Mrs. Charles tSanford of Tolstoi was an
arrival in the city on Tuesday last. She
was an interested participant in the celebra
tion of the gloriuos Fourth at Flat,
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Tub and steam baths at all hours. Sny
der House, Flat.
LOSES VALUABLE HORSE
A1 Chapin had the misfortune to lose a
heavy draft horse by death on Tuesday
evening last. The animal suffered for sev
eral days before succumbing to lockjaw, a
disease which is said to be very rare among
animals. The horse had been running loose
for some weeks, and may have eaten some
poisonous substance; but the general im
pression is that the disease was due to an
injury, probably from a rusty nail
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Angus McClellan, Tom Aitken and Dan
McDonnell arrived at Flat on the morning
of the Fourth from Candle creek, which
place they left on the morning of July I.
FOR SALE—Three pool tables, in good
condition, complete with all necessary
equipment. Inquire at postoffice, Flat.
Alias Summons for Publication
In the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Division.— Matilda M.
Moses, plaintiff, vs. Otto Moses, do
fondant.—No. 269-1.
The President or the United States of
America, greeting, to the above-named
defendant, Otto Moses:
Summons having been duly issued out of
the above court in the above-entitled ac
tion, and placed in the hands of the United
States marshal for the Fourth Judicial divi
sion of Alaska, for service upon you. and
said marshal having made due return
thereon that aDcr due and diligent seared
he is unable to find you, the said Otto
Moses, within the distriet, and the plaintiff
having present I to the court and hied
herein her affidavit, showing that you do
not reside, within the distriet, but that you
are now residing at Seattle, In the state
of Washington, and that she lias a rood
cause of action against you; that the said
action is brought for the purpose of dis
solving the bonds of matrimony now exist
ing between her, the said pialntiiT. and you.
the said defendant, upon the grounds of
desertion; and ;he court having considered
thp matter, did on the, fith day of July.
A. D. 1917, make an order directing the
publication of the summons in this action
for a period r six consecutive weeks in
The Iditarod Pioneer, a newspaper of gen
eral elrculati m printed and nub’ished
within said district or Alaska and She
Fourth division thereof:
Now, therefore, you, the said Otto Most?,
defendant above named, are hereby re
quired to appear in the district court fur
the territory of Alaska, Fourth division
within thirty days after the completion of
the said publication of summons, to wit,
within thirty days arter the iStb day or
August, 1917, exclusive of said day. and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff, a
copy of which Is on (11c in the oitlce of the
rlerk of the above-entitled court. And un
less you so appear and answer the piainilff
will apply to tlto court for Judgment
against you as prayed Tor in the complaint,
to wit: Thru the bonds of matrimony ex
isting between you and the said plaintiff be
annulled and dissolved, and for such oiher
and further relief as to said court may
seem just and proper in sail action.
Witness the Honorable CH.WU.KS F.
Runnel!. Judge of the said court, this fill
dav or July A. D. 1917.
(Seal) J. CLARK.
(lerk of the. above Com t.
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MRS. YOUNG’S STORH
Nex’ Door McDonald Hotel
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICUY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
J. W. Farrell,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Discovery, Otter__
Front Street, Flat City Formerly the Bagoy Premises
Flat City Hotel
Mn. J. E. Qunnlnq, Prop._Spec i Rates by the Week and Month
H. BOAS, THE CLOTHIER,
Now Located at Flat City
And Is Closing Out His Big Stock of Men’s Clothing and Furnish
ings at Greatly Reduced Prices
BIG BARGAINS FOR ALL IN HIGH-CLASS GOODS
FOR
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