IT IS REAL SAVING to cut down on needless
expenditures and lend what you save to your
Government. That is the saving of a true pat
riot who can look beyond immediate convenience to the
lasting benefits that peace will bring. Save and
Invest Now in Third Liberty Loan 4i Per Ct. Gold Bonds
SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY SAM'L APPLEBAUM
DRY GOODS 8 FURNISHINGS
FLAT
Ladies, buy your Arctics, Dawsons, Rubbers and Rubber Boots
from us, with a guarantee that they are not
injured by frost or age
Childrens’ Rubbers, Pacs and Rubber Boots
at Outside Prices
LOYAL LEAGUE f
'-BULLETIN
Those who wish to join the Alaska
Loyal League will find articles at
the stores of McMahon and of Peck,
in Flat City, where they may sign,
and pay in their one dollar.
Kuskokwim Contributions
The activity during the past six
months in this vicinity on behalf of the
Red Cross work is still producing good
results. Within the past few days gen*
t-rous contributions have been received
from distant communities on the lower
Kuskokwim river. These settlements,
though small and composed mostly of
natives, made splendid showings for
the work. The latest receipts are
from
Bethel #127.50
Akiak 39.00
Aniak . 40.00
#200.50
Red Cross Magazines
Iditarod headquarters of the Red
Cross has received the following com
munication:
ilThat Red Cross Magazines have in
variably been mailed to subscribers
within 10 days after receipt of their
names at the office. And this has been
done in spite of the fact that nearly
450,000 names have been received since
January 1, 1918. Every list has had to
be counted and acknowledged to chap
ter and to division headquarters. Every
name has had to be stenciled, proof
read and filed. Four of the largest
SPRING HATS
—AT—
Mrs. Young, Flat
MEN’S FURNISHINGS
Linoleum
Wallpaper
Drugs
Toilet Articles
Get Under a New Hat
J. B. Stetsons and Others
I
Remember, those boys iD France are
YOUR boys. Do YOUR durndest in
saving food*, and they will get THEIR
bite. _______
Ansleys
STORE
IDITAROD. ALASXA
printing establishments in America
have been manufacturing the maga
zines day and night. Probably no other
magazine has ever had such a task or
such a rapid growth in circulation -
from 240,000 last July to 1,.'100,000 now
(February 15).
‘‘Therefore, if you have not received
your Red Cross Magazine to this date,
please bear with us and have patience,
as the magazine class of mail is terri
bly congested all over the country, and
the transportation facilities are poor,
and in many cases it is taking weeks
for the postoffice and railroads to de
liver mail that is usually delivered in a
few days.”
RONALD FROST RILLED
Ronald BYost killed!
In a brief letter by the last mail
from his father, W. E. BYost, of 19 and
21 Heddon street, (Regent street), Lon
don, England, to Claude Baker, vice
president of the Miners & Merchants
Bank of Iditarod, the writer says:
“You will be sorry to hear that my
son, Ronald B’rost, was killed last Oct
ober in trying to save his men; he
gained the Military Cross for gallantry.
I have not felt up to writing before.
You evidently know what a very fine
young man he was. * * * I feel you
will not mind me writing you, as you
were his friend. With kind regards,
&c.”
Ronald Frost was a resident of Idit
arod from 1910 until the opening of
navigation in 1915, when he started for
his home in England to answer his
country’s call. During his stay here
he held positions in different mercan
tile houses, and was for several years
one of the most enthusiastic workers
in behalf of the local Arctic Brother
hood camp. “Frosty,” as he was known
by all his friends, was a splendid, clean
cut young man of sterling worth—a
thorough gentleman at all stages of
life’s game. The sad news of his death
caused widespread sorrow among his
“old townies, and many were the sin
cere expressions of genuine regret.
To learn that Ronald had won the Mil
itary Cross for gallantry was not sur
I prising to his many friends in Alaska—
they knew he could rise to any emer
gency where manly actions count.
He will be long remembered.
-—♦
Mrs. E. F. Foster and daughter Rio
enjoyed a pleasant spring-day outing
last Saturday by making a trip to the
creeks behind Bob Griffis’ big dogteam.
-«
Mr. and Mrs. Currie are having their
home sledded off the pay streak onto a
high point on Otter creek opposite the
Bagoy gardens.
WEATHER REPORT
Fallowing are the daily temperatures
from readings taken by Captain E. J.
Smith, volunteer observer.
Date— Max. Min.
April 13. 32 0
“ 14. 34 0
“ 15 . 36 10
“ 16. 20 10
“ 17. 30 — 4
“ 18. 22 -14
“ 19. 10 —10
THE HEAL SAVING AND THE FALSE
Merely to hoard money at a time like this is no better
than hoarding food. Sensible expenditures on neces
sary things must go on, if the country business is to go
on, if the country’s war is to end in victory.
INVEST NOW IN THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
4 1-4 PER CENT. GOLD BONDS
This Space Contributed by C. R. Peck
COMING AND GOING]
The surface water caused by the
Y. G. Co. thawing work has been giv
ing considerable trouble recently at
Flat. Many cabins have been flooded
and ditches hare been dug to prevent
worso damage. Mr. and Mrs. Duffy’s
home was among those residences
flooded. Mrs. Duffy came to lditarod
Saturday to remain while their new
quarters were being prepared for them
at the old marshal’s office, on Gold
street.
Manuel Gularte suffered another at
tack of rheumatism last Wednesday
and returned to the Behla hospital for
treatment.
Pete Miscovtch made a business visit
to lditarod on Tuesday last. Mr. Mis
covich is preparing for his open-cut
work on Discovery bench and the
Guggs fraction.
Toni Killea, after spending a couple
months on the Kuskokwtm, returned
to camp Wednesday.
Mrs. Christoff and Mrs. Keith came
to Iditarod Tuesday- with the former’s
dog team.
Mrs. Charley Stranberg received on
the last mail the sad news of the death
of her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. VanKirk are estab
ished in their new home near the old
sawmill site.
Harry Shepperd, representing the
Soddon interest which the dredge is
now working, arrived in camp the
first of the week from Ml. Vernon,
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Viual have returned to
the Ophir camp after spending the
winter on the coast.
Steve Resch returned last Sunday
from the Tolstoi, where lie spent the
winter prospecting.
“Tear ‘era Down’’ Johnson started
in last Monday on the demolition of
the Goldsteiu building on First street.
GOOD OLDD.S.A.”!
(George Pallullo, in Saturday Evening
Post.)
Europe! I wouldn’t give half an acre
of American soil for all I’ve seen—not
if I had to live over here. It isn’t that
the European countries aren’t beau
tiful, for they are—perhaps lovelier
than our more rugged land can ever
hope to be, and they have everything
to make existence easy and comfort
able. But the life is belittling, and
| that’s the truth. What the causes
back «f it may be 1 don’t know—prob
ably it’s their social system, anyhow,
Europeans aren’t so broad gauged as
j Americans. Of course, the aver
age European would hoot at that.
He considers an American an uncouth
barbarian, because the American hap
pens to have customs that differ from I
his own; but he's welcome to his delu
sion.
The European thinks and acts by
r.ule of thumb. He is suspicious of his
neighbors and hates other nationali
ties. Now with all our faults, as a
people, we don’t hate anybody. We
haven’t time. Anyway, what’s the
use? Besides, why should we? A man
hates for two reasons—envy and fear.
We aren’t afraid of anybody so you
could notice it, and we don’t have to
envy any nation.
My own theory about the difference
between the European and American
viewpoint is that ours is a land of hope.
Over here there isn't much ahead for
the average man, his opportunities are
so limited, and that makes him spite
ful. But in the United States any live
wire with brains can get a strangle
hold on the whole round earth if he is
man enough to go after it, so he has
small time for envy of other peopies,
and such littleness.
In Europe they are long past the
noon of achievement and we—well,
we’re facing the dawn
Our people will be tremendously
changed, though, at the end of this
business. Mixing with all of nation
alities, the boys are broadening a lot.
They’ll have new ideas of geography
and the other peoples of the earth, and
they will junk a lot of the shibboleths
of the past.
And America will have to be mighty
careful about immigration. About 50
per cent, of the young folks you talk to
over here say they’re going to
the United States when the war is
over. Unless their own governments
prohibit emigration, we’ll have to put
up the bars or be fairly swamped.
They think we’re the luckiest people
alive. For a long while the average
Frence kid was persuaded that all
American soldiers marched in motor
cars, i
Now’s the Time
TO BUY YOUR
HATS, UNDERWEAR,
SHOES AND SHIRTS
Our Prices Are Lower Than Those of the Outside
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes
Mrs. L. C. Thornton, Flat
TWO MORE MAILS
— !
According to such information as The j
Pioneer has been able to glean, two
more out-going mails will be des-;
patched from the local p< stoffloe over
the Seward trail by the winter sched
ule—on April 23 and 30.
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Division.—J. E. i
Riley, plaintiff, vs. Hilda Riley, de- J
fendant.—Summons.
The President of the United States of
America to the above-named defend
ant:
You are hereby required to appear •
in the District court for the Territory 1
of Alaska, Fourth division, within 30
days after the day of service of this
summons upon you, which will be 30
days after the completed publication
thereof, in accordance with the order of
said court, and answer the complaint of
the above-named plaintiff in which com
plaint the plaintiff demands a decree
dissolving the bonds of matrimony ex
isting between plaintiff and defendant
and a decree of absolute divorce and his
costs and disbursements, and unless you
so appear and answer plaintiff will
apply to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint.
Witness the Honorable Charles E
Bunnell, judge of said court, this loth
day of April, 1918. &
[Seal] J. E. Clark, Clerk.
By A. M. Kilgore, Deputy
First publication April 20, 1918.
Last publication May 25, 1618.
Joe E. Riley was compelled to make
a trip to Flat Wednesday to have a
piece of steel removed from his eye.
Mr. Riley expects to start his dredge
about April 25.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Stranberg last Tuesday at Flat
Mother and baby are getting along
very well at the Reed hospital.
NOTIONS,
Ladies' Furnishings
— AT—
Mrs. Chittick’s. Flat
REMODELED :: REOPENED
PORCELAIN
Tub Baths
Open At All Hours
The CROSBY
Horae of the 20th C entury Turkish
Bath
WAR SAVINGS
YOUR SAVINGS
It is vital to the successful prosecution of the war,
that, without further delay, everyone be induced to save
in far larger volume than has yet been attempted, to
economize in the use of all materials, and to reduce, even
to the point of elimination, all expenditures not abso
lutely necessary to the maintenance of health and efii
ciency.
In this way may the United States deliver its full
blow against our enemies, help win a decisive victory,
and thus bring peace.
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