Iditarod Pioneer
One Dollar Per Month. __ IDITAROD, ALASKA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1910. Two Bits Per Copy
WICKERSHAM LEADS
ORR BY OVER 1,000
Unless the returns from some of
the canneries along the coast and a
few precincts along the railroad go
strong for Orr, it now appears cer
tain that Wickersham will lead t^e
Guggenheim favorite by an even
1,000, while he leaves the labor
candidate in the dust to the tune of
over i ,600.
The latest returns procurable
shows a total vote for Wickersham
of 3.509, the total for Orr being 2,
469'and for O’Connor 1,381. The
total vote for the territory is 7,359
with the possibility that the pre
cincts yet to he heard from will
swell it to over 7,500
A close perusal of the following
table will disclose some startling
results, especially in Cordova and
Juneau, supposed to be the homes
of the enemy.
FOURTH DIVISION
Wick. O’Conmir Orr
Fairbanks - - - 356 69 219
Grate hi ----- 65 22 31
Ckena ------ 16 38 9
Fox. 55 22 9
Ester. 58 24 15
Gilmore ----- 57 66 7
Pedro. 27 8 4
Lower Coldstream - 56 29 17
Upper Dome - - - 40 15 10
Lower Dome - - - 12 Iti 4
Upper Cleary - - - 46 65 1 6
Lower Cleary - - - 84 80 15
Little Eldorado - - 9 87 10
Upper Fairbanks - - 16 24 15
Lower Fairbanks - 11 7 4
Vault.11 16 2
Richardson - - - - 15 17
Hot Springs - - - 76 50 12
Gibbon. 65 7 83
Nulato. 6 1 11
Eagle.27 2
lditarod. 452 197 116
THIRD DIVISION
Valdez. 196 83 84
Cordova. 163 3 187
Evak ------ 24 10 65
Miles Glacier - - - 2 8 491
Abercrombie - - - 19 .1 34
Tiekel. 35 23 286
Chitina. 39 72 265
FIRST DIVISION
Sitka. 44 31
Haines.38 14
Juneau. 225 5 71
Ketchikan - - - - 145 41
Skagway ----- 139 28
Douglas ----- 82 .... 80
Treadwell ... - a .... 69
Silver Bow Basin - 28 1
SECOND DIVISION
Nome. 694 363 444
St. Michael - - - - 12 2 52
Totals - - - - 3,509 1,381 2,469
WHITE SEAL WHISTLE
HEARD IN THE HARBOR
After delivering 50 passengers
mid three barges of freight at Dike
man last week, the steamer White
Seal, one of the staunchest of river
craft, came 011 to Iditarod City Fri
day atternoon and succeeded in
landing a 75-ton barge ot machinery
and lumber on the local waterfront.
Her passengers had preceded her
from Dikeman, coming by way of
the mosquito fleet, thinking that
the Seal would not be able to make
it this far. Chas. Strandberg, who
is bringing in several hundred
thousand of lumber, came with the
boat bringing his family.
The machinery 011 the barge
brought here consists of a saw mill
an 1 a general assortment of mining
paraphnalia for Frank Manley, be
tides the lumber. There were four
head of horses aboard also.
The passengers who arrived on
the small boats as far as the names
could be ascertained were Mrs.
Jaffee, C. J. Hurley. J. H. Scott,
C. E. Clifford, H. H. McDonald,
Harry Cribb, Cole McDougal, Dan
Aston, Mr. Terry, Mr. Antonio.
Billy Barrett. Mrs. Ed Kelly and
daughters were translcrred down
river 011 their way to Dikeman.
With his store attractively fitted up
and stock being installed rapidly, Mor
ris Friedman, the clothier and fur
nisher, who has been identified with
the Fairbanks trade for a number of
vears, is getting ready to open for
business at his new location next to the
Northern on Front street, sometime
during the coming week.
They Dedicate It With a Dance
Following the completion of the fine
two-story log building located on Rich
mond street between First and Second,
a rousing dance was held last evening
for the benefit of the fire department
and to properly dedicate the structure
to the publie.
The place was built bv Mrs. Garken,
Mis* Agnes Murray and Miss Grant,
and will be used for a ladies’ furnish
ing and stationery store, the upper
story to be devoted to lodgings.
Good first-class potatoes at $6 per 100
pounds at H. Boas’, Willow street.
Large steck of furniture enroute for
SiekiDger’s._
Anderson Bros. & Nerland have the
genuine Rubber Flaxine Roofing Paper
the best in the world.
Odorless Closets complete at The
Tin Shop.
GREAT DEMAND FOR REALTY
On Wednesday morning last just as the horse of dawn
was riding down the beaten paths of night, a number of de
termined individuals, among whom were Stewart & Mc
Dowell, Fairview Trading Post claimants, the Smith bro
thers, Billy Dunckle, Smithy Bembrook, and others who
are yet unascertained, approached the corner of Richmond
arid First stieets, and quietly but firmly removed from the
corner lot HarrvJLandahl’s book store and the barber shop
of Otto Kientz, both being frame structures with canvas
covering. These habitations were dumped unceremoniously
iniA the street, but during the process of transportation,
BW‘‘Alabam” Ainsley was held down on the floor and
serrrely beaten while Otto Kientz appears to have been as
saulted wPli a gun.
On Wednesday mgut, as the spirit ot evening began
dusting the heavens with brilliantine, a large and determined
crowd of citizens assembled on Front street in the fiirst
miners' meeting of the Iditarod. With Major J. F. A.
Strong as chairman they discussed the rights aud where
fores, then finally abandoning discussion which they found
profitless, they proceeded as one man and put the buildings
back ou the lot, thereby appropriating a first class founda
tion put down during the day by Stewart & McDowell.
The last demonstration, participated in by three or
four hundred men went off without personal combat or
bloodshed, accompanied by the cheers of the onlookers and
resulting in the further delapidation of the already roughly
used buildings. On the shoulders of a hundred men they
pitched and tossed like derelics in a stormy sea.
As a result of this drastic attempt to take the law out
of the hands of the courts, both the barber shop aud the
bookstore have been badly wrecked, Smithy Benbrook is
out on a $5,000 bail, charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, the Smith brothers were charged with assault and
battery, Billy Dunckle is accused of burglaiy while Stewart
aud McDowell are held 011 a charge of malicious destruction
of property.
The trouble originated in the refusal of Kientz and
Aiusley to vacate the lots after the expiration of their leases.
Although they had leased the grouud from Stewart and
McDowell for two month*, they refused to recognize the
title of the trading post locators after the expiration of the
time and declared they would stay but without paying rent.
In the meantime, Stewart and McDowell had contracted
with other parties to take tke ground, and finding them
selves unable to deliver the goods, apparently determined
to take the law into their own hands and clear the ground
themselves.
The process of removal began about 4 o'clock Wednes
day morning. Mr. Ainslev, representative of Landahi,
who was asleep in the store on the corner, claims that he
was awakened by bearing a rope being passed around the
house. He jumped up quickly and seized an ax, ran to
the back door and cut the rope. In a few moments he
heard another rope but this time it was a steel cable and as
he was about to lake a try at this with his ax, lie claims
that he was seized by two men and thrown to the floor, bis
assailants beating him and holding him down.
jusiaiuus momcm anomer liiciiviauai enterea ana
threw a shot gun and rifle which were standing there out
through the door, and he alleged that he had seen neither
since. The building was dragged into the street, in spite
of his protests while books and stationery came tumbling
down on all sides.
Otto Kientz was in his barber shop next door. He
was aroused by the commotion and running out the back
door was met by a man who assaulted him with a gun, as
he claims, and hit him over the head with it. He made
resistance as best he could, but he was overpowered and
his building went the way of the bookstore, sliding out on
Front street, chairs and furniture accompanying the liegira
with a merry crash.
During the general excitement there were a number
of personal encounters but none serious.
As Wednesday advanced and people began to compre
hend what had taken place, there was much comment and
the news spread over the city like wild fire. Men gathered
in knots on the streets to talk it over and it soon became
apparent that there was general dissatisfaction and condem
nation.
This feeling crystallized in a call for a miner*' meeting
for 8 o’clock ia the evening at which it seemed the entire
population of the town assembled. Major Strong was
unanimously demanded for chairman and he sought from
the beginning to curb the unruly spirit of the assemblage
which threatened to become the frenzy of a mob.
Discussion was had on both sides of the proposition,
Kientz and Ainsley making their statements, the speakers
being frequently interrupted by cries of ‘‘put the buildings
back.”
As discussion became more violent it became apparent
to the chairman that an adjournment must be secured on
some pretext else they would adjourn in a body to fall upon
the derelict houses and perhaps upon the perpetrators of the |
removals. He quickly seized upon a suggestion to appoint
a committee to await upon the commissioner. This being
done the crowd scattered to await the report.
At tins point it looked as though the affair would pass
off without further violence. Part of the crowd followed
the committee to wait upon Commissioner Maltby, and
from the steps of the courthouse that official delivered a
vigorous address wherein he stated that he had done all
it was in the power of his office to do. He stated that the
proper suits could be brought in his court for relief, but
that he could not order the buildings placed back on the
ground as such mandatory injuuctious were not within his
jurisdiction.
The crowd returned to reassemble and receive the re
port, marching along the streets with cries of "put ’em
hack.” until the excitement became contagion*. They
gathered in the middle of the street, Joe Green reported,
and upon motion being put and carried with a shout it was
decided to put the buildings back forthwith.
This part of the affair went off without violence since
the first instigators had disappeared and the only damage
done was that occasioned by the somewhat summary mov
iug process.
A permanent structure is now being erected by Ainsley
on his lot and it is rumored he is bolting the sills to the
foundations.
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S¥BANY HIKfiNG_FORTHE KUSKOKWBRfB
There Is a real stampede on to the Kuskokwitn, and
it has been going at full blast for the last week. There
are two new strikes reported, and it is estimated that
fifty men a day have been hitting the trail for the green
pastures over beyond.
These strikes are reported on the Yukwonilnuk, or
Georgetown river as it is being generally called, and on
the head of what is supposed to be Black river, about
1G miles across country from the head of Georgetown.
The later strike is the more recent and is reported
by John Smeaton and J. W. Larson, who came in last
week just long enough to inform thsir friends, and who
have both returned to their new find.
From Georgetown river the news of late is little
more definite than that printed last week. There are
now reported to be about 150 men over there, pay being
found on Julian and Spruce creeks, and prospects on
Kelend and Jenny.
Mr. Larson, in speaking of the find on a small
creek tributary to Black river, says that they put down
two holes on this creek, one at the mouth where they
took 10 cent pans, and another one about a mile up
stream where they found pay. He brought back some
extremely rich specimens of quartz.
Tom DeCamp and Billy Russell came in last week
after a seven we^ks trip through the Kuskokwim, re
turning by way of the Georgetown diggings, but with
out stopping for an investigation of what they had.
DeCamp reported four steamers plying on the Kus
kokwim, he having traveled from the Russian Mission
to the mouth of the Georgetown on the Laveile Young
as she was making her first trip to the mouth of the
Takotna under charge of Captain Boeruer,
He says he believes it unnecessary to take gtub in
there as plenty can be had at the mouth of the George
town from passing steamers. In fact, he met several
prospectors there who had been waiting for the boat.
In crossing to the Georgetown diggings he points
out the trail across the head of Flat and across the Bo
nanza, passing up that stream until you reach Two
Cabins. The musher then takes to the right and the
high hills, following them the rest of the way. It is
figured a two-day mush or about 40 miles.
J. W. Larson suggests the trail leading up Slate
creek, and thence over into the Bonanza.
In going to the Black creek find the distance is not
so great by 15 miles, and can be made in 16 hours.
Crossing from the head of Slate they go down the Bo
nanza instead of up, for a few miles, and then across,
keeping more to the south than for Julian creek.
There will be a great deal of prospecting in all of
this country this fall as indications point to a wide gold
belt and the possibility of some very rich finds in that
locality,
Fairbanks Ca
With the arrival of C. J. Hurley, president of the
American Bank of Alaska, at Fairbanks, and former
president of the First National Bank at that place,
comes the assurance that there is every likelihood of
the establishment of another bank in Iditarod City in
the near future. Mr. Hurley arrived in this city last
Tuesday and is now on the creeks sizing up the situ
ation and looking over the ground.
“I do not wish to be quoted as saying a bank will
be started,” said Mr. Hurley upon his arrival, “as I
have only second-hand information about the camp and
do not really know what you have here. However, I
may state that I came here with the intention of start
mg a bank if conditions justified it, and will look at the
creeks with that object in mind.
“If we do decide to open here, it will doubtless be
a branch of the Fairbanks bank, since conditions in the
Tanana are still such that business is good and a six
million output looked for this season. They are making
discoveries there yet, and the reported successor Berry
<fc Hamil in the Bonnitield country, together with the
quartz outlook, promise much for the future prosperity
of Fairbanks.”
The American Bank of Alaska was organized by
Mr. Hurley last winter and is financed by Butte and
Seattle capital, having many substantial capitalists be
hind it. Mr. Hurley is considered one of the best
bankers in the country, and his advent here will meet a
ready response from the many friends he made in the
upper country. Since he has gone to the creeks to be
shown, it is a safe bet that he will not be disappointed,
and the carrying out of his intention would seem to be
more than reasonably assured.
The fine new home of the Boston Clothing Co., corner
of First and Willow, is now almost completed, and will be
occupied this week. It is one of the most attractive store
rooms in the city. Mr. Rome, the proprietor, is one of the
camp’s first merchants.
MANLEY AND ASSOCIATES GET IN BIG ON WILLOW CREEK
Although the negotiations were completed some
days ago the news is just getting out of the consumma
tion of a big deal on Willow creek, whereby Frank G.
Manley, Charles Worden and others have secured an
option on more than two miles of the left limit of that
creek where some excellent pay has been found of late
and where prospects are looking good for the develop
ment of a new and unsuspected paystreak. The deal
involves $108,000, the first payments, however, having
been small. Under the option it is understood that Man
ley and associates secured a three-quarter interest in the
Golden Eagle association at the mouth of Gold creek
for $28,000, and all of the Hagerty bench at the mouth
of Happy and other benches for $100,000.
It is now believed that the Haggerty bench, the
upper end of which touches Happy above the mouth, is
carrying Happy pay running down a considerable dis
tance up on the Willow bench. This line of pay is also
supposed to have been carried by Gold creek into the
Wildcat association on the right limit of Willow.
Since the discovery of some very rich gi-ound at the
extreme head of Happy, it now begins to look as though
Happy, Willow and Gold creeks may form a very inter
esting trio for future inspection.
House-Movinng Case
Takes a New Turn
Following the dismissal of the
charges against Stewart & Mc
Dowell yesterday morning after
they had been arrested for de
facing property, another criminal
proceeding was brought by C. E.
Taylor, assistant prosecuting at
torney yesterday afternoon
against C. B. McDowell, Greg
Stewart, George Smith, Jack
Smith, William Porter, William
Dunckle and J. Blodgett on com
plaint of William Ansley charg
ing them with the malicious, wan
ton and unlawful destruction of
personal property, meaning the
Landahl bookstore and the con
tents thereof.
Upon recommendation of Chas
E. Taylor, the case against Greg
Stewart and Chas. B. McDowell
was dismissed yesterday morning
upon the ground that a conviction
could not he secured against them
on the charge of defacing property.
The defendants had been hailed
before the court as the result ot the
trouble oil the corner of hirst and
Richmond Wednesday morning
when Landahl’s bookstore and Otto
Kientz' barber shop were moved
out on the street, it heiug alleged
that Stewart & McDowell were the
chief instigators in this proceeding.
FOR SALE—Log building at Dis. Ot
ter, frame front, plate glass, one
story, 22x32 feet, best location in
town, owner must go Outside imme
diately; bargain for right party. .Ap
ply this office.
Sickinger sells burlap by the bolt or
yard—plain or colored.
All sizes of doors, sash and glass at
Anderson Bros. & Nerland, Willow st.
Store fronts mad? t? prd?r.
IDITAROD HOTEL IS
SPLENDID STRUCTURE
Although many of the rooms are al
ready occupied by guests who could
not wait, the formal opening of the
Iditarod hotel on Second avenue next
to the courthouse will take place at
once, pending the finishing of the in
terior of what is perhaps the finest log
building in the Iditarod.
Built by Hosky & Sorvo at a heavy
expense that took no account of ex
penditures that meant warmth and
comfort, this two-story building pre
sents an attractive appearance inside
and out, and will undoubtedly become
one of the popular hostelries of the
district.
There are over twenty rooms in the
structure in addition to a large office
and lobby in front, bath reoras, toilets,
and drying room. A cellar has been
* dug wherein will be installed a hot-air
furnace, and a separate room is re
served for the installation of a large
acetelyne gas plant which will light the
whole house.
The upper story is reserved for single
and double beds and springs with two
fine bay-window suites in front. The
lower rooms will be used almost ex
clusively for bunks.
The building has been erected in the
most substantial manner under the
supervision of John Enlund, and the in
terior decoration and furnishing has
made it very cheerful and attractive.
™E waterfrOMT
On Thursday evening the launch
Swallow with 16 tons of freight, con
sisting of hardware and miscellaneous
merchandise arrived in the city in
charge of Capt. Johnson. This sturdy
launch brought 19 tons on the trip be
fore this.
The Helen M. got in Friday morning
with two passengers and a large batch
of freight._
Good first-class potatoes at $6 per 100
pounds at H. Boas’, Willow street.
G. Artel Assaults
Rogers With Rifle
^ Following a dispute as to the
ownership of certain property on
Caribou street, during which bad
blood has seemed to have been en
gendered between the parties, C.
Artel, a Spaniard, assaulted J. H.
Rogers, a saloon man, with a rifle
last Thursday night, striking
Rogers with the gun and threaten
ing to kill him.
The trouble resulted from an al
tercation which arose between
Artel and Mrs. Rogers, it being
alleged that Artel offered insult to
Mrs. Rogers. Upon his interfering
tor bis wife, Rogers was assaulted
with the gun and a very serious
situation seems to have been
narrowly averted Artel will have
his ring early this week.
WERE MARRIED
LAST THURSDAY
Armed with solemn resolution, yet
trembling lest he drop the golden
signet of his new and blissful bondage,
George F. Kilroy, formerly of Butte,
Mont., Johannesburg, (South Africa),
Nome (Alaska), and now of Iditarod, a
soldier of fortune, newspaper man and
miner, was joined in holy wedlock at 3
o'clock last Thursday afternoon to Mrs.
Julia Ford, a beautiful and charming
widow of Candle and of Nome, known
for the several years of her life there
as one of the most popular ladies of the
Seward peninsula.
The ceremony took place at the
home of Gordon Shea of this city, at
the family residence on the corner of
Richmond and Third, the knot being
tied by Commissioner Alfred E. Maltby
in the presence of a few personal
friends of the bride and groom.
Bare and solemn as is the short legafi
form, a touch of eclat was given to the
ceremony by Captain A. R. Peterson,
formerly of the Danish army, who
gave away the bride, and by F. E.
Becker, who supported the nervous
person of the groom. With the con
clusion of the final, fateful words
of Judge Maltby there was a con
certed rush and a shower of con
gratulations at the happy consumma
tion of a two year's romance.
Menues uie nriaeana groom, Mr. ana
Mrs. Shea and son Claude, there were
present Capt. Peterson, Judge Maltbv,
Charles Maltbv, Earl Hunt and F. H.
Becker, the merry company drinking
in bubbling vintage a hearty tsast for
the brimming happiness of the popular
pair.
Mrs. Kilroy has been in the North
for the last nine years, having been
formerly matron of the Fairhaven hos
pital at Candle. Her mother, Mrs. E.
L. Morsdale, lives at Amery, Wis., the
former home of the bride. Mr. Kilroy
is a brother of R. R. Kilroy, manager
of the Butte Evening News and Butte
representative of F. A. Heinze, presi
dent of the United Copper Co. He has
been in the Iditarod for the past winter
and represents a Nome syndicate that
has secured some valuable properties
here. They will make their future
home on Boulder.
First Deal On
Julian Reported
Papers were signed in this city on
Friday whereby the interests of Chas.
Amalund in several creeks on the Yu
kwonilnuk, Kuskokwira side were
transferred to John Cascaden under
option, the consideration being $50,000.
The properties named in the papers
include a quarter in two associations on
Julian creek, besides other interests
and claims on other creeks. The fi-st
payment is not given out, and it is
understood that the next payments are
not due until next summer.
Amalund's ground on Julian is that
from which the $000 cleanup was re
ported, where they have six feet of pay
and a paystreak that is thought to be
about 80 feet wide.
John Kelend, the discoverer of this
new placer section, after whom one
of the creeks is named, is also interes
ted in these properties.
Wedding Bells One
Continuous Chime
Caught in the silken meshes of Dae
Cupid's net which seems to have been
spread about the city for all lovers’
feet, two more victims have fallen to
the wiles of the little god. and the wed
ding chimes which have been ringing
far the last two weeks were further
swelled by the glad ringing which an
nounced the wedding of William Eisan
menger and Mrs. Marie Lemmel. The
knot was tied yesterday (Saturday) at
high noon at the residence of Mrs.
Clifton, Judge Maltby again officiating
with the ease and aplomb caught from
frequent practice of late.
There were a few close friends of the
bride and groom present while the
ceremony was short, simple and with
out ostentation. Besides the bride and
groom and Judge Maltby, there were
present Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kilroy,
Mrs. F. Fontas, Charles Maltby and F.
E. Becker.
Both of the contracting parties are
well and favorably known in the Tan
ana valley, having come to thelditarod
from Fairbanks with the stampede.
Rubber Flaxine Roofing Paper guar
anteed lor 10 years at Anderson Bros.
& Nerland.
DUNCKLE CLEARED OF
BURGLARY CHAR6E
Following a closer investigation of
the facts surrounding the house-moving
incident on First and Richmond,
Wednesday morning, the charge
against Billy Dunekle, accusing him of
burglary, was dismissed on motion oi
the prosecuting attorney.
It had been charged that Dunekle
entered the Landahl bookstore while
tee moving was going on and took away
two guns, but suhsequentdevelopments
tend to show that he had removed these
weapons as a measure of precaution
against violence rather than with the
intent of burglarizing the place.
Scarcely had this case been dismissed
than Dunekle was rearrested tog' tkor
with a number of co-defendants on the
charge of malicious destruction of
property. ________
FOR SALE—Two 2-horsepower pros
pecting boilers. Apply Henry Schnei
der’s paint shop on waterfront.