AjfVAS TENTg_TARPAULINS_HOSE
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Ijjfrc now on display in this store, of which wc have a large variety to select from.
P Mocha and Kid Gloves and Mitts, with si.k or fur lining. The largest assort
fment of Men's Neckwear in Iditarod.
Silk Hose bilk l ies Silk Suspenders
Silk Handkerchiefs Silk Shirts Linen Handkerchiefs
Boys’, Children's and Misses’ Gloves and Mittens Tie Pins and Holders
Suspenders. Sox and Garters, in holiday boxes
l'ancy Vests, Pajamas, Night Gowns and Union Suits
We Will Be Pleased to Show You Our Stock
THIS STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. M.; SUNDAYS AT NOCN_
H. BOBS, Leading ClothieT
HART, SCHAFFNER 4 MARX and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
Highest Prices Paid for Raw lll■l■iihwii
MAIL CARRIER
LOST TWO DOGS
Nulato, Dec. 9.- Bob Griffis, with the
Iditarod outbound mail, arrived here this
morning. In addition to an unusually hard
trip, he reports the loss of two valuable
dogs. They dropped dead within 10 min
utes after unhitching at the end of the day’s
run. They are supposed to have picked up
poison put out by some trapper.
SOWED WILD OATS LATE IN LIFE
Father Tells Court That Son, Aged 63, Is
a Profligate Young Rake
The sad story’ of an erring son has been
placed on police court records in Chicago.
William II. Palmer, Jr., is his name. He
is a rollicking young rake of 63 and bis
father. William H.. Sr., who is 86 years old,
called upon the police to check William's in
dustry in wild oats sowing. Said the father
to Judge Sabath:
"I think he should stop sowing wild oats.
He drinks a great deal. He comes home and
acts like a young colt I find it difficult to
control him. You can see for yourself that
he must be hard for me to manage. He
weighs 250 pounds. I tell him he’ll ruin
his constitution if he keeps on the way he’s
going, but it does not make any difference.
I want you. judge, to help me make a man :
of him.”
“I agree with you.” said the court, ad
dressing the father. “William is getting to
be a big boy now. It's time he learned to
behave himself.”
William, at the “request” of the judge, j
signed the pledge.
ONE KILLED EVERY SEVEN HOURS
Testimony as to Hazardous Occupation of
Trainmen Before Arbitration Board
“A member of the Brotherhood of Train
men is killed every seven hours and fifteen
minutes, and every nine minutes a man is
•maimed/'
This was the testimony of William Lee,
representing the Order of Railway Trainmen
at the meeting of the arbitration commis
sion in New York recently, in the contro
versy between 42 Eastern railroads and their
conductors and trainmen over the employes’
demands for more pay and shorter hours.
When this statement was challenged later by
Elisha Lee, counsel for the railroads, ;
William Lee cited statistics from the inter
state commerce commission's report. This
report on June 30 last gave 3,635 railroad
employed killed in the United States during
the year.
For eczema, carbuncles and boils, try the
medicated vapor at the Crosby.
A REAL PIONEER
George Roberts, who is a guest at the
Hotel Mason, says the Tacoma Ledger, is
one of the oldest native sons of Washington,
having been born of Scotch parentage at
old Fort Vancouver, Wash., August 1, 1845.
His father was a master mariner in the
employ of the Hudson Bay Company, and
was one of the first navigators to enter the
Columbia river. His first visit to Wash
ington was in 1832, when he landed at Fort
Vancouver. Roberts, now going on 60
years of age, is hale and hearty, and in a
couple of days will return to his donation
claim, a fine farm now, near Chehalis. His
story is interesting:
“My father was born in Suffolk county.
England, of Scotch parents. He was sent
to Greenwich, where he received a thorough
education and became a master in naviga
tion. I have been told that the first vessel
in the Columbia came in 1825; however
that may be, my father was sent with a
vessel around the Horn to the Vancouver
post in 1S32. Later he returned to Eng
land and there married my mother. They
returned to Vancouver in 1844 and the
next year I was born. I remember well the
old fort built by the company at the place
where I was born.
“My father then settled there and was
given charge of the business accounts of
.he post. Later he took up a station on
Cowlitz prairie. There wree thousands of
Indians all through this country then. In
1850 my mother died and my father, fear
ing the company would send him to some
post in the interior, moved onto the New
aukum prairie and took up a land donation
claim there, with myself and my two bab>
sisters. In 1854 he married a Scotch
woman. In 1854 and 1855 the Indian wars
occurred, during which my father was ac
tive as a commissary officer. In 1857 he
joined in the gold rush to the Fraser river,
m British Columbia, and he was up there
for some time.
‘ He returned to the farm, however, and
followed that occupation for many years.
He signed the farm over to me in the
early '70s, and in 18S3 he died. I have
been holding the old place ever since. It
is one of the finest old farms in the state.
I was offered $10,000 for it the other day,
but I can’t see my way clear to sell it.
My son is running it now. I have just
come back to the Coast after visiting my
daughter in Minneapolis. I guess there
aren’t many men in the state who can say
they have lived here more than 68 years.”
The new Chinese department of agricul
ture and forestry is very largely manned
by Chinese graduates of the colleges of this
country.
New, warm dog house, large enough to
accommodate 50 dogs. McDonald Hotel.
Iditarod,
DRUGS - STAT
Coal Oil and Gasoline
Paints Oils Window Glass
Shotguns and Shotgun Shells
Victrolas and Victor Records
Carpets Rugs Matting Furniture
Gasoline Mantles and Globes
Harness and Harness Supplies
Stoves Ranges Heaters
Granite and White Enamelware
Bar Glassware Crockery
Skates Hockey Sticks Pucks
[Genuine Nome Dog Harness
I Yukon Sleds Snowshoes Si wash Mitts
SMITH'S CUN STORE,
IDI1AROD. ALASKA
CHRISTMAS TREE
PLANS ABANDONED
At the regular meeting of the Arctic
Brotherhood last Monday night it was de
cided to cancel the arrangements for a
Christmas tree and entertainment cn Christ
mas eve, which were announced last week.
While this wi l prove a disappointment to
(he kiddies, and grown-ups as well, it is
probable that the Christmas festivities will
be general, and that Santa Claus will make
his rounds as usual. The following com- j
municaticn from the committee wras re
ceived by The Pioneer:
To the Public: Owing to numerous pri
vate entertainments which are to be held
about town on Christmas eve, the Arctic
Brothrhood on Monday evning last canceled
their arrangements for a tree.
The committee wishes to thank those who
already had offered their assistance.
J. C. CURRIN, Chairman.
Iditarod, Alaska, Dec. 12, 1913.
T,'•cation Notices at Pioneer ofl>e
Fresh-Killed Reindeer Meat
THE BEST GOODS !
Once You Have Tried, You rill Always Trade With
INTERESTING RELICS
Kansas Woman Has Sermon by Luther
Printed in 1530
Among the many relic1'- shown at the Re
i.blic County fair at Bell/tile, Kan., one rf
he most interesting was perhaps a Ger
an b - 'k of I other’? sermon? printed in
' ”30, and the property of Mrs. C. P. Car
Icn.'en of that city.
Another unique relic shown by her was
m Edelweis plant from hwitzeil mi This
lant crows on the Alps, and is highly
prized as a love token, many men having
lost their lives attempting to gather it for
their sweethearts.
The Gaylord family also had an instruc
tive c. Hectic n consisting in part of a piece
f the gown worn at the inaugural ball by
Mr-. I in'. In. a 1 ck of President Lincoln’s
akeii af-cr d.ea.h. a bit of little Willie
. t. id ! air and a fringe from the pall
. • th c -trained the casket of President
nccIn.
M licemeat and plum pudding for Christ
s' Crowley & Porter.
Fur Coats
Sheepskin Moccasins
Felt Shoes,
McGregor Gloves and Mittens
A. J. Weiss, Flat
The Home of Hart, . chaffner & Marx Clothing
C. R. PECK
FLAT CITY
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Choice Line of Claret and Port Wines
FOR HOME CONSUMPTION
By the Pint, Quart or Gallon. Delivered in any Part of the City 1
"RAMPS” Ramps Peterson;
BRYAN ANGRILY DEFIES CRTIICS
Would Not Assume That Public Is Inter
ested in His Income, but Blames Papers
Washington. Nov. 10.—After he had com
pleted the last of his lectures for the season,
Secretary of State Bryan gave out a writ- j
ten statement in reply to the criticisms of :
a section of the press. It said that the I
total income from his lectures this year was
£7,000, and the net receipts about $6,500;
'hat the number of whole weekdays em
ployed for this purpose was seven, the other
lectures being at places near enough to ;
enable him to leave his desk as late as 3
p. m. Bryan said he would not assume
that the public was interested in the de
tails but for the attitude of certain papers.
He would continue his lecturing tour when
ever he thought it desirable or necessary.
The criticism was no more bitter than he
had experienced at other times during his
public career. Part of it was malicious,
part partisan, and part based on misinfor
mation. fie would not believe that any
person whose opinion was worth having
,vi 1 think worse of him for lecturing.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
THE GREEKS
Ed Sutherland left last week for Ruby
by way of Moore creek.
Harry Harmon and C. E. Craig returned
from the new strike near Andreafski last
Monday. They do not think it wi.l amount
to much. The only pay they have is at
e mouth of Disappointment creek, and it
will barely pay to shovel in. They say j
the creek is well named, for it has been I
•veil prospected and has been a disappoint '
■ ent to many. There are about a hundred
people in the district.
John He lmgren and Harry Harms left for
Candle creek this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Field of Discovery visited
Flat last Wednesday.
Charles Ferry met with an accident while i
cutting wood on Bonanza creek last Satur- :
ay. He fell from a pile of wood onto a .
: Entered stump or stick and ran large j
Enters into his body. He was taken to
he hospital Sunday, where Dr. Moore ex
racted the splinters. He has been in such
ain that he has been unable to sleep much
ince the accident.
The Arctic Brotherhood decided at the
meeting last Tuesday night to turn the had
ver to the ladies for the Christmas enter- 1
Moment.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Font as, Mr. and Mrs.
Dawson and Mrs. Bain of Discovery were
isitors in Iditarod Wednesday.
Riley <fe Marston of Otter creek are put
iig in between 40 and 50 cords of wood a
ay with their teams, hailing from Alder
... ' Granite creeks. They have about 4.000
r N to haul before spring. Harry Leland j
charge of the work.
C. Frantsc n. who is yarding wood on
••ney gulch, about 12 miles abov Dis- .
very n Otter, made a trip to town with
team for supplies Tuesday.
Mr.-. Nidmeyre of Discovery visited Flat
.. eunesday.
Frank Ten Eyck is doing assessment work
• tier creek.
Mrs. Hageth gave a dinner party to a
n.ber of friends last Sunday.
Char es Eotmere is prospecting on Otter
between Flat and Boulder creeks, and j
'■ es to light on a rich continuation of the j
.ter creek paystreak.
dim Chrcnister and Charles Mesfelt are i
doing assessment work on Granite creek.
There is a mysterious stampede going on.
No one seems to know much about it. It
a: pears to be some place in the vicinity of
Candle creek. Joe Venus and John Karon
pulled out about two weeks ago without
felling anyone where they were going, and
a number of others have gone to follow
them up.
FAIRBANKS MEN GRABBED
—
Innocent Spectators" Arrested in Gambling j
House Raid in Dawson
Early in October the Central hotel at J
Dawson was the scene of a gambling raid,
and in the round-up 29 persons were taken
into custody, some of them being Fair
banks men who were stopping at the hotel
pending the departutre of their boats for j
the upper river. They svere innocent spec
tators, but they had considerable difficulty
convincing the authorities of that fact.
Fifteen of those arrested were playing at
the time, and the other 14 were in the
room, some of them looking on.
Pete Sutherland, proprietor of the hotel, !
was given 30 days in jail at hard tabor on j
tie charge of keeping a common gaming |
house, and those convicted of gambling
were fined from $40 to $100 each by Judge
McCauley, before whom the cases were
tried.
MEMBER OF NOTED FAMILY DEAD
ft. Louis, Nov. 7.—Miss Marie Theresa |
Gratiot, who died here recently, was a I
granddaughter of the man who financed 1
the Lewis and Clark expedition to the
Pacific coast in the early days of the last j
century, and died in the house in which :
she was born. She was a niece of General
Charles Gratiot, who built Fortress Monroe, j
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DOWER or ATTORNEY BLANKS-New !
* Form.—Made to conform with the re- j
qulrements or the new territorial mining
law, containing cautionary and explanatory i
notes, are now on sale at Ansley's in Idlta- I
rod, H. Donnelley's at Dls. Otter, and at i
the Pioneer Drug Store In Flat City.
The Shopping Season
for Christmas
is now on in full swing. If you are looking for gifts for your hus
band, brother or sweetheart, examine our lines of
NECKWEAR HANDKERCHIEFS
HOSIERY SUSPENDERS
SHIRTS MUFFLERS
And a Complete Line of Clothing
The Bayles
Clothing Co.
CLOTHIERS, FURNISHERS AND SHOERS
1DITAROD DIS. OTTER
,'E WILL CLOSE AT 8 O'CLOCK EVERY EVEN I NG—SUN DAYS AT NOON
S EGGS
CLOSING OUT
EVERYTHING AT COST AND SOME THINGS AT LESS
Petaluma Winter Eggs, GOc per dozen, or $17 per case. Every egg in the case
guaranteed. Carnation Cream, 7 cans for $1.00, or $7 per case. The best Butter in
camp, 43c per pound. The best brand of large, juicy Oranges (size 150 to the box ,
75c per dozen, or $9 per box. At Chariton’s Warehouse,
J„ W. Charlton, Iditarod City
THE GOOD CITIZEN
He often told his fellow men
That he was a good citizen;
He watched his neighbors every day
Lest one of them might go astray.
He saw that each man paid his tax,
.And stirred them up when they were lax.
lie trId them how to buy and sell
And how to rear their children weil.
He was a trustee, tried and true,
A member of the school board, too.
And often swore, with many a frown,
No wrong should creep into his town.
He never fed a tramp—not he!
I hat would encourage vagrancy.
The rightoous soul within him shrank
rom any man who gamed or drank;
And once he had a luckless maid
;Tnt from the home where she had strayed.
When he had gone beyond the skies,
Hoping to put the angels wise,
Taint Peter took one look at him
And then remarked in accents grim :
Go down to Satan’s brimstone pens;
He needs a few good citizens."
—William F. Kirk.
TAMMANY TO CONTINUE
FIGHT AGAINST SULZER
New York, Nov. 7.—Now that the elec
tion excitement is over, it is stated that
Tammany is finally preparing to attack
Sulzer upon criminal charges, and the ease
will be rushed through before the January
session of the legislature arrives.
Several are the charges which will be
made the groundwork of a criminal prose
cution, numbering among other things crim
inal conspiracy, perjury and theft of public
funds.
It is ouite apparent that instead of the
defeat humbling the tiger and quieting the
Tammanyites, they are more aggressive and
vindictive than ever.
Even lawyers recognize that Sulzer b in
a serious position, end it will cost him an
enormous sum to clear himself, if he can
do so. The evidence which was submitted
to the impeachment court is in itself sutii
cient to railroad him if necessary, but it b
claimed that in order to prevent Sulzer
obtaining the protection of privilege or im
munity, they will produce original evidence
of a no less startling nature than that of
fered in the impeachment case.
It is evident that Sulzer expects Tam
many to make such a move next, and he is
carefully refraining from saying or doing
anything which would precipitate matters.
If the cases can be postponed until after
January, with a friendly legislature and
still more friendly court to hear his case,
there is no reason to fear. But as things
are at present Sulzer runs imminent risk of
going to the penitentiary and being denied
even his liberty on an appeal.
Reports are that Sulzer will be made the
defendant in cases involving “moral turpi
tude” to the extent of no less than eight
different offenses. This is, however, nearly
all merely report founded on conjecture.
Tammany has not shown its hand and Mur
phy is doing very little talking.
FOR RENT—Good dog team for rent by
the day or week. Apply or phone the Sum
mit Roadhouse.
CANDIES
Vi, 1, 2 and 5-lb.
CHRISTMAS BOXES |
Finest Assortments
Choice Line of Assorted Nuts and Fruits
High Grade Cigars by the Box a Specialty
Make a nice Christmas Present
Attractive Assortment of Pipes and Smoking Tobacco I
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