We Are Pleased to Announce
THAT OUR STOCK IS MOST COMPLETE AGAIN, AND, AS IN
THE PAST, ALL GOODS ARE OF THE HIGHEST GRADES OB
TAINABLE.
OUR SWIFT'S PREMIUM
HAMS AND BACON
Shipped in Cold Storage
WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY THIS WEEK, AND WE CAN
PROMISE YOU SOMETHING VERY NICE.
ALL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY
AND THE UTMOST SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Sam’l Applebaum
General Ladies’
FURNISHINGS
Ladies’ Furnishing Store
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop. {
HER CASE HOPELESS
Mrs. L. C. Thornton has received word
from Seattle that there is no hope of re
storing the sight of the little blind native
girl, Marie Marcel, who was sent Outside
early in the summer in the hope of curing
her infirmity. The little girl is in charge of
the government nurse stationed at Russian
Mission, who took her to Seattle. It was
expected, in case she was found incurable, to
place her in a home for the blind, but the
nurse reports that there is no institution
authorized to receive indigents from Alaska,
and it is probable that the unfortunate lit
tle girl will be sent back to Iditarod. Mrs. j
Thornton, however, has not given up hope j
of being able to accomplish something to J
ameliorate the condition of the little one.
CHANCE TO SHOW LOYALTY
IN MATTER OF LICENSES
Deputy Marshal Guy G. Geraghty is bus
ily engaged these days in collecting govern
ment licenses, and he intimates that there
Is a disposition to underestimate the
amounts collectible under the license law,
which is graduated to the amount of busi
ness done. “This is the time,” said Guy,
“for business men and all others subject
to taxes to show their patriotism by render
ing a true account to Uncle Sam. He needs
the money, and there should be no shirking
in the matter of taxes any more than in
the matter of personal service.” The
'’license taxes were due July 1.
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Bob Boyd, who arrived from Tokotna
some time ago, has been in the city during
the week.
Women's, Men's and Children’s Hose.
per pair.from 25c to $ 1.00
Children's Dresses ..75
Women's Overall Aprons, Al . 1.25
Misses' Dresses. 1.25
BLACK BEAR BRAND MEN’S GOODS
Boys' Overalls.$ 1.25
Heavy Cruiser Shirts . 10.00
Heavy Loggers' Shirts $7.00 aid 8.00
Wnrk Pants ..from $3.00 to 6.50
Heavy Sox, per pair. 25c to .75
American Sox, knee lengths. 2.25
AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED. ASK
FOR IT—WE HAVE IT. LOW
EST PRICES
9 6 9
Ansleys
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IDITAROD, ALASKA I
WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF
LANG’S
Stoves and Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JULY
C. R. PECK, FLAT
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BIG CLEARANCE SALE
Is Bow On—Will Close Store August 1st—Everything to Go
Regardless of Cost
BARGAINS BARGAINS
1200-LB. ALPINE SAFE
SMITH’S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 8 SECOND AND WILLOW
NUMBER OF NAMES ADDED
TO REGISTRATION LISTS
The registrars under the selective draft
law are not having a very strenuous time J
recording the names and descriptions of
those subject to military duty. It is likely
that during the last few days before Sept.
2, the date for closing registration, these
officers will be overworked, unless there
should be a waking-up of those between
the prescribed ages.
Mr. Peck, registrar at Flat, reports that
there have been forty names enrolled in
that precinct to date. The following are
added to those already published:
Ralph J. .Tones Jos. Beszama
Kaurbek M. KardanofHialmar K. Johnson
B. A. T. Vig Jens P. Larsen
Alex W. Alstrom August Isaacson
Charlie O’Halloran Elmar J. Walberg
Anton Landstrom
J. G. Rivers, registrar at Discovery, re
ports the following names registered since
the last publication:
J. H. Jasper Harry Allain
Louie Lohbrunner Peter Dupich
Alfred J. Stuhr Carl M. Pedersen
William Bheedy John Kalafatich
Sidney Schloernan Eli Rapich
Taze Betrarozall Antonio Maricosu
(Tom Bolson)
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ALARMIST REPORTS SENT
AS TO DAWSON CONDITIONS
According to Dawson newspapers just re
ceived, alarmist reports as to conditions in
Yukon, including the high cost of living
and the labor situation, have been sent to
the Dominion government, and chargps of
collusion between the administrator and the
Dawson merchants are freely made. A de
mand has been publicly made for the re
moval of Administrator Williams. A tele
gram signed by “Geraldine Sharp, Secretary
of the Yukon Women’s Protective League,”
and “Mary Fotheringham, Yukon Progres
sive League,” asks an immediate investiga
tion of the high cost of living, adjustment
of labor troubles and the suspension of Ad
ministrator Williams pending an investiga
tion. A counter-telegram signed by the
prominent business firms of Dawson says:
“No desperate situation exists here.
W’orkmen in Yukon Gold thawing plants
petitioned for increase of wages or company
to supply them with provisions at cost for
next winter, and many have quit work
pending adjustment, but no disorder exists.
The facts are that the increased cost of liv
ing in the case of single men, who are in the
majority, falls upon the company, as men
are hired upon the basis of going wages and
board. Excepting the recent advsnce in
flour, which seemed necessary to meet local
conditions, there has been no advance in
prices of provisions from last season’s prices
except as new goods have arrved, prices in
such cases being advanced in the ordinary
ratio to landed cost. Retail prices of flour,
lard, beans, hams, bacon, butter, potatoes
and rice as established last year and pre
vailing here all winter have been as low
and in some cases lower than those prevail
ing in Vancouver this spring. Allegations
of Williams’ complicity with dealers abso
lutely unfounded.”
In answer to the above the representa
tives of the women’s organizations in their
telegram to the minister of labor at Ottawa,
say:
“Eighty per cent local business people
alien; 90 per cent alien born. Few women
in our league but have relatives at front.
Our word is as good as aliens’.” The claim
is made that waees must "0 up or “extor-^
tionate prices come down.” ' 1 i
MARSHALL SEWS!
Spirit of Optimism Prevails, and
Rumors Are Current That
More Pay Has Been Found
Not since the discovery of gold at Mar
shall has there been such a general spirit
of optimism prevalent in that camp as
exists at the present time, according to ad
vices received in this city on Thursday last
via the launch Comet, Captain ’Gene Nor
ton, which arrived from the lower river.
The Comet i left here some weeks ago for
Marshall with a group of traveling men,
find has been making a leisurely return.
Mrs. Norton accompanied her husband, and
has hugely enjoyed the cruise on the In
terior waters.
Mr. Norton says that great interest is
being taken in the drilling operations being
conducted by John Novak for parties hold
ing options on ground on lower Willow
creek. Reports are to the effect that the
prospecting show's up better values than
had been expected, although no information
'is given out for publication. However, the
business men of the district speak confi
ntly of the future, and one of them re
marked that “next season would be the first
year of the Marshall camp.”
The ground being prospected is wet and
'rocky, and will be a difficult proposition to
work, which means a more general distri
bution of the returns for labor, etc., and
'should make for good times locally.
It is said that supplies still are hard to
obtain at Marshall, and that prices are no
lower than in Iditarod, despite the fact
that the camp is located several hundred
miles nearer to ocean transportation. The
rather has been extremely wet, and the in '
habitants have been wading around in a i
sea of mud. The many former Iditarod
people located there appear to be satisfied
with the outlook for the future, and send
nothing but good reports as to prospective
conditions.
A letter from a correspondent of The |
Pioneer gives items of local interest as fol [
lows;
Activities on Willow Creek
FORTUNA LEDGE, July 22 - There are
six outfits operating on Willow creek. Was
key, on No. 1 below, is hydraulicking. He
gets water from Slope creek, East fork and
Willow creek. Above him Dan McKinzie
is operating on discovery and the lower end j
of No. 1 above. He has the plant formerly ]
used by Riley & Stetzer, on Otter creek, !
Tditarod district. Dan employs thirty men j
and has two seasons’ work ahead. He is j
cleaning bedrock on a cut of 20,000 square j
feet, and has another cut of the same size j
stripped. Lie will have a clean-up in a few i
days.
McGrath, Malcolm McDonald. Joe Jean
:nd Chris Betsch have a lay on the upper
half of No. 1 above. They expect to have j
it worked out by the end of August.
“Curly” Smith. Nellmeyer St Nelson are ■
operating No. 2 above, working thirty-five i
men. Their first cleanup was SoO 000— j
almost $5 to the square foo*.
On No. 3 above John Henderson and j
Robert Cockburn are working thirty-five ;
men. Their first clean-up was made yes
terday, end amounted to f i 5,000.
On No. 4 above Nellmeyer & Nelson are
working a small crew.
On No. 5 above Jack Leech has a lay and
has gone to Ruby for a plant.
There are about 125 men, all told, work
ing on the creek.
John Novak is drilling the lower end of
the creek with a Keystone drill. Harry
Watson has taken a number of options j
and he is having the drilling done. Should j
they find a paystreak this would be a good |
little camp.
The government has a gang building a
road from Jungletown to the landing, about
three miles, mostly corduroy. C. J. Jenkins,
formerly of Iditarod, is roadmaster.
News Notes
This has been a wet season, with abun
dance of water for mining operations. The
wireless will soon be working. We have
been getting the news, and as soon as Cur
rin & Watson get some fittings they will
be able to send telegrams, having just re
ceived a government permit to send mes- |
sages.
Harry Watson has a telephone line in
operation from Marshall to the head of
Willow creek, with a central office at Jun
gletown.
George Shields is just finishing a two
story building, the upstairs to be occupied
by Dr. Hall, a dentist.
William Taylor, the former Flat jeweler,
has arrived with his wife from the Outside,
and will occupy part of George Shields’
new building.
Dr. Reid has just completed a large tent
hospital with a bath house in connection.
George Oliver, from Nome, and Billy
Mullen, former comedian of Dawson, have
opened a motion picture show, and gave
two performances, which were well at
tended.
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A NATIVE SCHOOL TEACHER
Peter Williams, an intelligent young na
tive from the Kuskokwim, was in the city
yesterday, and started on his return trip im
mediately after transacting his business here.
Id the summer season Peter is employed by
Karl Thiele, the trader at Akiak, and in
the wiuter he teaches the native school at
that i>oinl- Last winter Mr. Thiele took
the young native Outside with him, and
while be traveled no farther in the States
than Seattle und Tacoma, the sights that
greeted him on his first journey outside of
Alaska made a deep impression on him, and
would make an interesting story. Peter
says he will make another trip to the Out
side soon.
Yoimg Williams brings word that un
precedented high water has prevailed in the
Kuskokwim this summer. The houses at
McGrath and at other points along the great
river have been under water, and many gar
dens have been ruined. The water is now
receding.
A.
INTERESTING BALL GAME
WON HANDILY BY FLAT
Danny Shea, the diminutive pitcher of
the Flat baseball team, was the hero of
last Sunday’s game between the Iditarod
Diseovery team and the gang of sluggers
sailing under the title of the Flat Baseball
Club. Danny held complete control of the
ball throughout the seven innings, and al
lowed the visiting batsmen but one lone
hit, which was secured by Gideon. It was
an off day for the Iditarod Discovery team,
and the inability of their pitchers to hold
down the heavy-hitting Flat boys seemed
to utterly demoralize them. Kerney
pitched the first three innings for the I.-D.
team, and then gave way to McDaniels, who
in turn retired in favor of Onvett. But
the curves of the twirlers had no terrors
for the Flat team, and the outfielders of the
visitors had a busy time. Aside front
{he third inning, when the Flat boys piled
up five runs, it was a close contest, and
afforded the spectators a couple of hours of
real sport.
Tommy Luscombe, the industrious and
clever catcher of Iditarod, again distin
guished himself by snaring a difficult foul
tip and holding onto it in spite of the fact
that he tripped up over some bridge timbers
conveniently placed in front of the back
stop and turned a complete somersault.
Billy Stride proved a good addition to the
Flat team.
The score by innings was as follows:
Iditarod-Discoverv .10 1110 0 4
Flat.'. 05 1 3 1 0 *—10
The line-up of the two teams was as
follows:
Iditarod-Discovery—Jack Mutchler, 2b.;
Onvett, c. and p.; Baker, lb.; Luscombe.
ss. and c.; Kerney, p. and rs.; Kimball,
c. f.; McDaniels, r. f. and p.; Goslow, 1. f.;
Gideon, 3b.
Flat—Hardin, 2b.; Cameron, lb.; Brink,
c.; Shea, p.; Seyier, 1. f.; Wright, ss.; King,
3b.; Stride, c. f.; Kenny, r. f.
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LOUIE PEIME’S BAD LUCK
'Gene Norton brings word of a serious
mishap which happened recently to Louie
Peime, the well-known Innoko river gasboat
man. It will be remembered that Louie
had the misfortune last year to wreck the
engine on his Thomas Flyer. He went Out
side and returned with a new engine and
also new' parts for the old one. On his first
round trip from the Innoko something gave
way in the new engine, and its was put
out of commission. The Comet towed him
to Hclikachek, twenty-five miles, and there
he expected to pick up his old engine and
repair it. In the meantime. Dan Gilli.s’
Loetv-Victor took his cargo up the Innoko.
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THE MAIL
The first incoming mail in two weeks may
be expected some time today or tomorrow.
The mail boat Sea Wolf left here Thursday
noon, and is expected to make close con
nections with the Irene from the Yukon.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
John Mullen, after a visit to Marshall,
returned to Flat last Thursday.
The Prairie Belle, Sea Wolf and Little
Delta arrived on Sunday last with freight
and passengers from the steamer Washburn.
Jack Cameron, who has been Outside for
the past year, was a returning passenger on
the Washburn.
Mrs. Redpath, a sister of Charles Knut
son of the Yukon Gold Company’s force,
paid her brother a short- visit early in the
week. She arrived on Saturday last and
was an outgoing passenger on Monday.
Mrs. Abe Audette and son Theo were out
going passengers on Monday last. They will
go to Seattle, where Theo will attend school.
Abe expects to join his family later in the
fall.
Miss Hally was taken suddenly ill on Sun
day last, and for several days was unable
to be up. She is now convalescent. Miss
Helen Grant has been acting as substitute
operator at the telephone exchange during
Miss Hally’s indisposition.
William Schirmier, the old-time road
house man, returned from Marshall this week
on board the Comet. Bill says a visit to
the lower Yukon camp is like a visit to
Iditarod—there are so many former resi
dents of this district there.
Bob Roberson and Jack Folsom, who
have been prospecting in the country back
of Holy Cross during the summer, returned
to the city on Tuesday.
William Reif, one of the old-timers of In
tenor Alaska, who has been a resident of
ths camp since the fall of 1909, left on the
mail boat last Thursday on his way to the
Outside—his first visit out of the North ■
since 1898. I
JUST
RECEIVED
New Clothing from Hart,
Schaffner & Marx
New Hats from John B. Stetson
New Shoes from Nettleton
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Miners & Merchants Bank, of Iditarod, Alaska,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, AUGUST 7, 1917
Resources
Loans and discounts. ? t 79,'.mv.l03
Overdrafts . i 1.83
t inted States bonds. lu.uno.OO
Cash, bullion and exchange t ll .1 S?
a : -w i • i 1 X
Liabilities
Capital, surplus and undi
vided profits. * si.si'Cs*
Deposits . . . 207,34b. 10
9352.19 1.9b
I R. c. Button, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
. . „ R. C. BUTTON, Cashier.
Correct— Attest:
C1IAH. ROSS. Director.
BAKER, Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this lftih day or August, 1017.
(Seal) CYRIE P. WOOD.
Notary Public In and for Alaska.
My Commission expires Feb. 21. 1018.
OUTGOING PASSENGERS
Among the passengers on the Prairie
JBell, leaving Monday evening to connect
with the Washburn for Yukon points, were
Mr. McDaniels, bound Outside to join the
aviation corps; E. M. Stanton, on his way
to Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Rcdpath and
Mrs. Abe Audette and son Theo, bound for
Seattle; Mrs. Charles Denton, for Ruby,
and J. E. Beattie, for Marshall.
OFF FOR THE FRONT
Bound for the Outside with the expecta
tion of breaking into the military service in
some capacity or other, and helping Uncle
Sam to “put the skids under” German au
tocracy. Louis Seyler and Herb Kerney left
down river on the mail boat on Thursday
morning last. Seyler is a veteran of the
Philippines war. and has no desire to put in
a long spell of training. He will therefore
endeavor to join some unit which is to be
dispatched immediately to the front.
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MATERIAL FOR POISON GAS
COMES FROM VENEZUELA
The Smithsonian Institution has issued
the following:
“A recent pamphlet on the field work
conducted by and for the Smithsonian In
stitution states that while carrying on bo
tanical explorations in Venezuela last fall
Dr. .1. N. Rose, associate curator of plants
in the National Museum, secured some in
teresting specimens of sabadilla, a Venezue
lan plant of the lily family, from the seeds
of which are produced some of the asphyxi
ating and tear-producing gases used by the
Germans in the present war.
'The specimens were secured by Dr. Rose
through the co-operation of Consul Homer
Brett, La Guira, Venezuela, who stated in
a report of the department of commerce
some time ago that this plant is known
locally as cevadilla, a diminutive of the
Spanish word cebada, meaning barley, and
occurs in Venezuela and Mexico. Its
highly-poisonous seeds have long been used
in medicine. The substances produced from
sabadilla seeds are c&vadine, or crystallized
veratric, an alkaloid; veratric acid, end sab
adalline, a heart stimulant.
“Neither the consular report nor the
Smithsonian pamphlet gives the formula
for the manufacture of the war gases, but
it is stated in the former that the dust
from the seed in the field irritates the eyes,
throat, and especially the nose, so much
that the native laborers were obliged to
wear masks. It has been reported that the
Germans had bought all the available sup
ply of the^e seeds before the declaration of
war. Both the sabadilla seeds and all prep
arations compounded from them are now,
however, declared contraband by England.
“Another plant of the same genus grows
in Texas, and seme botanists believe that
should a need for sabadilla arise here it
could be cultivaied in Texas and in other
Southern states.’’
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Division.—In Admiralty.
—James E. Fullerton, Libelant, vs.
Steamboat ••imp."—No. 302-1.
Whereas, a libel has been filed in the
district court for the territory of Alaska.
Fourth division, on the first day of August.
1917, against the steamboat "Pup.'' her
engines, boilers, machinery, tackle, r, part 1
and furniture, in a cause of contract, civil
and maritime, and praying procc-- against
said steamboat, and that the said steam
boat, her engines, boilers, machinery,
tackle, apparel and furniture may be con
demned and sol.l to pay such claim of con
tract, with costs, charges anil expenses:
Now, thereft re, in pursuance of the mo
nition under the seal of the said court to
me directed and delivered, I do hereby give
public notice to all persons claiming the
said steamboat, her engines, boilers, ma
chinery, tackle, apparel and furniture, or
in any manner interested therein, that they
he and appear before the said district court
for the territory of Alaska, Fourth division,
on the 22d day of August, 1917, then and
there to internose their claims and to make
their allegations in that behalf.
This sixth day of August, 1917.
I . T. ERWIN, f. S. Marshal.
By G. G. GERAGHTY, Deputy.
Good Dry Hough and Dressed
L R
or
All Kinds of Materials
for House Building
FLOORING, STUDDING, JOIST, ROOFING,
WINDOWS AND WINDOW FRAMES AND CASING
Panel Doors and Frames, with Locks and Hinges
Residents of Iditarod and vicinity contemplating building an
addition, woodshed, lean-to or any necessary structure should call
on me for the lumber. Low prices for good material.
House Lining—Many yards, already sewed, with paper at
tached, will be sold very reasonable.
STOCK MUST BE SOLD WITHIN NEXT THIRTY DAYS
See J. H. Rogers
Corner Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod