One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1911. Two Bits Per Copy
There will be religious services at
the A. B. hall tomorrow at 11 a.m.
and 8 p.m. The morning service will
be conducted by Rev. S. Hall Young,
D.D., Presbyterian General Missionary.
Archdeacon Stuck will preach at the
evening service, A good choir and
special music will be on hand and
everyone is cordially invited.
It has been arranged that Mrs. M.
F. Dunham will sing "The Holy City"
and will also sing with Mrs. Larson in
a duet ‘‘Face to Face."
Father Crimont, head of the Catho
lic church in Alaska, assisted by
Father Monroe of Fairbanks, will con
duct. religious services in the new com
missioner's court room on the second
floor of the M. & M. bank building to
morrow morning at II o’clock. Mass
w ill be celebrated at the same place at
7:30 a.m. Monday.
Archdeacon Stuck will conduct morn
ing services at Mrs. C. P. Chester's
residence on Richmond street at 11
o'clock and will preach at the A. 15.
hall in the evening at 8 o'clock.
Big Bail Game Tomorrow
Everything looks favorable for a tine
ball game tomorrow afternoon on the
local ball grounds, when the fast ag
gregation from Flat comes over to take
another crack at the Iditarod team.
They have been framing a good team
at Flat and have vowed lo get the
scalp of the local team right on its
own grounds.
The game will be called at 2 o'clock,
in order to avoid the mosquitoes of the
late afternoon.
New York, July 5—Charles G.
Gotes, son of John \V. Gates, the
noted plunger and financier, has
been hurriedly summoned to Paris,
where bis father is dangerously ill.
Henry Roden, city attorney, lias
been appointed referee in bank
ruptcy by Judge Overfield, to look
after the bankruptcy cases now on
the docket and in prospect. Lee
Robey has already filed a petition
to be declared a bankrupt.
Latest papers at Johnstone's.
For goodness sake drink Cold Belt
sodas.
COMING AND GOING
Paul Sickinger left last Thursday
noon on the launch Dixie, headed for
Dikeman and the OuLside. He will go
to Portland and to his home to join his
mother.
R. Schultz, George Ewers and Hans
L. Walby left for Dikeman Wednesday
on the Flyer. Mr. Walby, the well
known carpenter and builder of Nome
and Idilarod, is on his way Outside.
The barge Beatrice, built back of
Cleveland’s mill for Cy Atwell of the
Little Delta, was launched Thursday
night with appropriate ceremony.
They busted a tub of suds over her bow
just as she hit the water, and gave
three hearty cheers for the Iditarod’s
na-v-y-y.
Billy Ansley left early this week to
get a launch at Holy Gross. He will
be drifting back most any day if the
water holds out.
The M. & M. bank received a large
chest of gold coin the other day, and
you can do your own guessing as to the
amount. The stuff is selling at the
usual market quotations.
A. S. Dautrick, a well-known trans
portation man of the coast, was an ar
rival last Thursday on the Rough
Rider. He is now connected with the
Keystone Transportation Company,
which is operating the Rough Rider
and the Keystone, big gasoline boats.
The first-named boat brought in a
heavy barge, beating in the Keystone
which had plenty of trouble oti'many
bar's below the city.
The Department of Justice has now
under advisement a suggestion made by
Marshal Love, advocating the purchase
of the Fairbanks Banking Co.’s build
ing at Fairbanks for offices and a de
tention hospital tor the insane. It is
possible that the government will soon
own the entire block in which the
courthouse is situated.
The Rhoads live-stamp-mill intended
for the property on Bebrock creek,
near Fairbanks, has arrived at Chena
and has been shipped out to the claim.
Try a Portola Eggnog—they are the
rage Outside. Johnstone’s.
Unless something unforeseen makes itself evident in the course of
the trial today, it is quite probable that the fate of George Tisdale,
charged with the murder of Joseph Plante, will be in the hands of the
ju.y by the time the court adjourns tonight. The government closed
its case last night at 9 o’clock, and the defense opened this morning
with some five or six witnesses to be examined. It is probable that
extended arguments will be tabooed, hence it is likely the case can be
given to the jury this evening,
After using two days and exhausting a panel of over 70 names, the
jury was finally secured yesterday afternoon, and immediately there
after the government opened its case. During the remainder of the
afternoon and evening Nels Perras. John Landry, Joe Pajeout, John J.
Lindsay, Joe Latourneau, Ben R. Mitchell and Deputy Marshal Siebe j
were examined on behalf of the government, District Attorney Crossley
and his assistant, Mr. Cecil H. Clegg, conducting the prosecution.
The oft-repealed story of the sudden fury of George Tisdale on that
winter day in the little cabin on the Koltuokofski was again gone into,
and the shocking details ol the unexplainable killing brought out be
fore the jury. liven the case brought out by the government would
indicate that the murderer was mad when he shot four bullets into
Plante and then beat the stricken body with a rifle.
The defense is attempting to show insanity today, and it is very
probable that this question will be the chief one before the jury, since
there is no technical quibble about the killing. The jury panel is as
follows. J. D Parnell, R J Gardner, P. King, J. Jacobson, M. McGov
ern, D. Dickson, R. Pool, A. M. Kilgore, J. I. Clements, J. Derosa, R.
Marymont, IR O. Roden.
Henry Roden ai d PR Coke Hill are conducting the defense.
San Francisco, July 4 —After twelve and a-half rounds of furious
and bloody lighting, Owen Moran, the English lightweight, was
knocked out by Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee, at Oolma this after
noon. One left hook to the stomach by Wolgast drew out Moran,
and this left him open for the knock-out punch—a heavy right to
the pit of the stomach.
As Moran was falling to the floor, Wolgast sent over a left
hook to the chin, just to make sure. Moran’s seconds immediately
claimed a foul, but this was disallowed by the referee, Jack Welsh.
Wolgast was clearly entitled to a knockout.
Both men were in the pink of condition when the gong sounded
at 2:03 p.m. Both went at it without the slightest degree of shirk
ing. The fight that followed was spectacular for the terrific clip
the fighters maintained and the disinclination at any time to break
ground or evade punishment.
Moran started out as if he were going to make a runaway
tight of it, and his agressive lighting at close range was a revela
tion. But Wolgast recovered and started in to drive right and
left short-arm blows to the body and the jaw with a piston like
regularity that finally told on the Englishman. The men fought
almost throughout at close range. Blood spouted in streams from
the mouth and nose of each antagonist.
Wolgast was the favorite at odds of 2 to 1. The gate receipts
amounted to more than $40,000. Hundreds of people were turned
away because there was no room for them in the arena.
Round 1—Moran opened the battle with a stiff left to the face,
followed by several more that landed fairly. Wolgast, bleeding
from the mouth recovered and the men mixed furiously. The
round ended a shade the best for Wolgast.
Round 2—Both men fought close and hard. The men locked
arms frequently and the round ended with neither one clear win
ner.
Round 3—A rapid fire of body blows. Wolgast flung his right
five times over the kidneys as they locked arms. It was a terrific
milling from start to finish, during which Moran got in some
vicious elbow punches. The round was an even break.
Sitton Is Handed Largo
Package by Commissioner
A confessed roughhouse character and a jailbird of Dawson
and t*’ airbank.s, Ed. S. Sitton met anything but a pleasant reception
before Commissioner Stanton Wednesday evening, when he was
tried and convicted on the.charge of idling Prank S. Gruber, and
was ordered into the booby hutch for one year. Whether be will
be held in the local jail or sent to Fairbanks depends upon the
directions from Marshal Gove and from Washington.
From the evidence in the case it appears that Gruber and Sit
ton were batting a few high ones Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing Grubber never muffed one and in the early dawn of tiie
morning after the night before was ploughing through a heavy
sea, with billows rolling by and Sitton steaming ahead as tug.
Proceeding thusly, Sitton landed Gruber and his cargo at a
lodging house and then carefully went through his pockets, ex
plaining that it wasn’t safe for a man to wake up with a $20 gold
piece as lie was in danger of getting drunk again. The exact
amount he got cannot be told, as Gruber’s cash register wasn’t
working.
Attorney Harding fought valiantly to save his client, but the
evidence seems to have been too convincing and Sitton was firmly
soaked by Commissioner Stanton with a jail sentence of one year.
He will doubtless be taken to Fairbanks later.
Oily Treasurer to
Pay Some Warrants
Out oi the $2300 recently turned
over to the city council, $875 was
set aside last Wednesday night for
the payment of salaries. In other
words it was transferred from the
general fund to -the salary fund,
and the balance of the amount will
pay general bills.
The first warrants issued will be
paid in the order of their issuance,
and the holders of these will be
able to cash them with Treasurer
Liudberg at the M. & M. bank.
New stock Eastman kodaks and films
at Red Cross Drug Store, headquarters
for Lomen Bros.
New stock arriving daily—H. Boas.
Progress on Tramway Delayed
Although the work has been
proceeding rapidly on the tramway
of the Iditarod Traction company,
it has not gone as fast as would
have been possible with plenty of
material on hand for ties and rails.
The company has been scouring
the town for timbers for lies, and
the mills have been impatiently
awaiting the arrival of logs to be
sawn up into rails.
New stock Eastman kodaks and films
at Red Cross Drug Store, headquarters
for Romen Bros.'-S
Select Outsicfp Lumber, corrugated
iron and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor’s. _
Everything in ladies’ furnishings, Siiherstein
H. Boas, clothier, means good, mdse.
Round 4—Both men were cautioned by the referee against foul
I tactics with the elbows. There was considerable chattering be
! tween both men and their seconds, while they kept up walloping
each other on the jaw. An even break.
Round 5—Moran drove in two vicious lefts to the jaw, that
forced the Milwaukeean to a clinch. Wolgast brought his right
i twice to the kidneys. They broke and followed with a whirlwind
of close range drives. Wolgast’s round.
Rounds 0 and 7—Both men fighting strong and hard, Moran
1 forcing the battle, but both rounds ended in Wolgast’s favor.
Round 8—Moran again forced matters, and at times seemed to
keep his opponent guessing, but Wolgast ended up with a shade the
better of it.
Round 9—Wolgast started out to dazzle the Englishman, and
■ gave him a terrific beating, forcing him around the ring and land
ing left and right swings at close quarters. Moran took it all and
made a spectacular recovery, and when time was called was giving
Wolgast a hard bumping.
Round 10—Moran ran to the center of the ring. Ha forced
the fighting and had Wolgast swinging wildly as they closed in.
By powerful right swings he forced Wolgast against the ropes and
' almost out of the ring.
Round 11—Moran rushed in, lunged out with his left and
swung relentlessly at Wolgast with right and left, catching the
Milwaukeean frequently on the jaw. Blood streamed from Wol
gast’s mouth and nose and he received most of the pnishment in
this round.
Round 12—Moran's by a good margin. He clearly outfought
Wolgast and kept him bleeding and on the run as in the previous
round.
Round 13—The men rushed in close and fought at a furious
pace. In the middle of the round Wolgast sent a left hook to the
Englishman’s stomach. When Moran attempted to ward off the
blow, the Milwaukeean landed a powerful right on the solar plexus
and the Englishman slipped to the fioor. As he was falling Wol
gast sent over a left hook to the chin
Well-Known Woman
Dies in Fairbanks
The funeral of Mrs. Celia N. McConnell Shaw, wife of N. A.
Shaw, proprietor of the Shaw house at Fairbanks, was held in that city
on July 6, her death having occurred July 4 after an illness of six
weeks, The services were held at the" Shaw house, and the remains
were escorted to the cemetery by a great many Fiends and acquaint
ances of the deceased.
Mrs. Shaw came to Alaska in 1904, locating in the Fortymile coun
try, where her husband preceeded her, and two years later they went
to Fairbanks. Since the election ol the Shaw house in 1906, she had
taken an active part in the management of the hotel, and was one cf
the most widely known women of the North.
Falcon Jo si hi Will
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Fairbanks, July 6—Falcon Joslin, president of the Tanana
Valley railroad arrived here July 4. He has given out an inter
view in which he charactises as a “damnable outrage” the manner
in which the government is handing it out to the coal claimants in
in Alaska. He believes that the Alaska coal question will be an
issue in the next presidential campaign, and proposes to take the
stump for Woodrow Wilson, whom he claims will be the Democratic
nominee, and for the Democratic delegate nominee. He expects to
look into the wireless telegraph situation in Iditarod.
—
Society was agreeably surprised last
Wednesday night by the unexpected
announcement that Mrs. Teresa llos
coe and Albert Arndt were married at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Chesley, about 9 o’clock that evening,
Rev. Dr. Hall Young officiating. Only
I a few close friends were present. The
I couple will liye at Flat.
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Imperial chocolates and bonbons at
50 cents per pound, Saturdays and Sun
days at the City Drug Store. This is
our special offer. _______
Mrs. Sitberstein has the latest styles.
Fried eggs or ham and eggs at the
Merchants, 75c. _
You get your money’s worth at Boas.
Arctic Brothers to
Give Dance Tonight
The Arctic Brotherhood will give
another of its delightful dances at the
big hall tonight, and a repetition of
the good time of last week is assured.
They will have fine music and for a
time the legal forum will be given
over completely to the devotees of
pleasure. _
Chas. Sucer. the Flat creek merchant
came over to look at the river this
week. He had to stand right on the
bank to see it.
Prominent Divines
Reach tire City
After being without church or
preacher for more than a year, Idit
arod has been plentifully blessed with
men of holy orders during the past
week, now numbering among its visit
ors Archdeacon Stuck, Father Crimont,
Father Monroe and Rev. Dr. Young.
They will all be interested in holding
services tomorrow and an opportunity
will be afforded of hearing these well
known men.
Archdeacon Stuck got in early this
week after having left his launch down
river a few miles, hung up on a bar.
His hospital equipment got as far as
Dikeman, but he has not yet decided
what to do with it.
The Catholic fathers are also looking
into the hospital proposition, while Dr.
Young has already started his good
work with a reading room and other
improvements lie intends to provide.
Out of all their efforts it is probable
that some.thing tangible in the way of
a haven for the sick will be accom
plished.
New Hi C. Co. Agent Here
Cyril Wood, agent for the N. C. Co.,
who has come to take the place of John
Duncan in this city, arrived this week
and has already assumed his duties. He
came around from Susitna station, over
Seward way, where he lias been identi
fied with the Alaska Commercial Co.,
the parent of the N. C. Mr. Duncan
plans getting away about the first of
the month and will go to Manley Hot
Springs to direct the destinies of the
company in that district.
Mr. Wood comes with a good record,
and all his future lays before him. He
succeeds as good a man as this country
could want, and in welcoming Mr.
Wood, we believe we are stating the
sentiment of the community when we
say that we are sorry to see Mr. Dun
can go. _
Mort Adams suffered a painful acci
dent on board the gasoline launch
Thomas Flyer when he caught his hand
in the gear and lost a middle finger, and
may lose a first finger. Dr. I. H. Moore
performed the operation of amputating
one finger and will try to save the
otht r.
Downey's and Society Chocolates,
fresh and delicious at City Drug Store.
RIVER hSOTES
The water is at an extremely low
stage on account of lack of rain, and
has reached a stage equal to the low
est point last summer. It is falling at
the rate of an inch per clay, and great
fears are entertained for tlie success of
the shipping season. Freight is strewn
along tlie whole river between Iditarod
and Dikeman.
The gasoline boat Dan, Capt. Dobler,
arrived Thursday night with a big
cargo ou her barge.
The Thomas Flyer, equipped with an
automobile engine and paddles, got in
this week from St. Michael in charge
of Mort Adams, formerly chauffeur for
Ross at Fairbanks.
The launch Edna has been under
going repairs.
The Flyer, Reindeer, Helen M, Seal
Pup and others were instrumental in
lauding the big buncli of passengers
this week.
Latest and newest Victor records at
City Drug Store, Public is welcome to
try them. _
This Will Interest You
The Johnson Mattress & Hose Com
pany make the finest silk (loss mat
tresses on earth from $0 up.
Pure cotton-filled comforters, from
$2.50 up.
Floss pillows, $1.50 each.
Feather pillows, $2 each.
1 Sheet blankets, $1.25 each.
In a few days we shall have cretonne
and figured house lining, also colored
burlap. See us before you buy.
•Johnson Mattress & Hose Factory,
Phone 22. Willow Street.
Books, magazines, newspapers, sta
tionery and office supplies. City Drug
Store. Telephone 3U.
Ladies, before buying visit Silberstein.
Gold Belt sodas, seltzer and ginger
| ale. They are toners, bracers, great
for chasers.—Longfellows.
ICr.ock out that grippe! Get a
Turkish bath. Elite Baths, Cari
bou street.
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FOR SALE — North Star restaurant,
Dis. Otter, completely equipped. In
quire Shonbeck, Discovery.