' tor? 0* O © *, e LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SILVERWARE, CUT GLASS AND SIL- m m ^ * ■ ap«
For Christmas Gifts J- L. SALE
We thank you for your patronage during the past year.
We appreciate your business very much, and in return we shall
always endeavor to treat you in the future as we d:d in the past—
to supply you with the very best goods that can be obtained Out
side and at the very lowest prices.
To one and all we heartily extend the old wish and the best,
“A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR”
Sam’l Applebaum
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Many Thanks
TO
MY CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR
VERY LIBERAL HOLIDAY
PATRONAGE.
LET US ALL BE THANKFUL
WE ARE ABOVE THE SOD,
FOR THERE ARE LOTS WORSE
PLACES THAN IDITAROD
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
iditarod
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THE WEATHER
The unprecedented spell of cold weather
has continued during the past week, only I
i moderating to some extent during the past ;
day or two, when the extreme low tempera- :
t ires were succeeded by a strong southerly :
t.de on Thursday night and Friday morn
ing. While the record for the 24th shows
a temperature of zero, the mercury dropped
to 30 degrees below zero during the
right of the 23d. but rose to zero before
1 a. m. The table shows the temperatures
taken at 1 a. m. each day:
Above Below
Zero. Zero.
. 28
. 37 '
. 40
. 40
. 15
22. 4
. 3
. 0
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A KIND WORD FOR ALL
An old Scotchwoman, about whom Tit
Bits tells, was famous for speaking kindly.
No sheep was so dark that she could not dis
cover some white spot to point out to those j
who could see only the blackness. One day |
a gossiping neighbor lost patience with her. ,
and said angrily :
“Wurnman. ye'll hae a guid word to say ;
for the deevil himself.”
Instantly came the reply:
"Weel, he’s a verra industreeous body!” i
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year
At the end of six days the old year
will be a thing of the past. So will the
bargains at
TAYLOR'S
FLAT CITY
PIONEERS ELECT OFFICERS
AND INITIATE CANDIDATES
A goodly number of old sourdoughs gath
ered at Moose hall, Flat, last \\ ednesday
night to pass a few hours in going over
the happenings of early days in the North,
and, incidentally, elected officers for the
ensuing year and let the bars down for the
admission of a few applicants who were
waiting in the cold outer world, hungrily
sniffing the good eats prepared for the as
sembly.
Those initiated were: C. R. Peck, Tobias
Perry and Joe Woods. Old-timers Peck and
Perry related most interestingly their ex
periences in coming into the country, and
Curly Robinson told of happenings in Mon
tana’s young days, when he rolled ’em high
with the big fellows. Joe Woods wanted to
talk but was not allowed to.
The election resulted as follows:
President P. G. Charles.
First Vice President Ivan WaRs.
Second Vice President—Grant Murdock.
Chaplain -Jonas Brewis.
Secretary -George F. Marsh.
Historian- Charles E. Taylor.
Treasurer—James Cody.
Trustee- Frank Keenan.
Sergeant-at-Arms—George W. Adams.
The next meeting will be held VVednes.
day, January 5, at A. B. hall, Iditarod, at
which time installation of officers will take
place.
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OUTPUT OF FAIRBANKS
LARGEST IN THREE YEARS
(Fairbanks Times, Nov. 121
While mnav people of the Fairbanks rii«
triot and the Tanana valley expected that
the output for the season of 1915 would be
larger than the output for 1914, but few
thought it would be larger than that of
1913. Yet figures prepared by the First
National Bank and the American Bank of
Alaska show the total precious metal out
put of the Tanana valley to be larger than
that of either of the two previous seasons
In 1913 the records of the Wells Fargo
Company showed that $3,630,899.03 had
been handled through the Fairbanks office.
Last year the total shipments of the Wells
Fargo office amounted to S3.109,072.24. In
the year 1913 a number of large shipments
from the Ruby office were handled through
the Fairbanks office of the Wells Fargo
Company and were included in the output
of the Tanana valley. This year the total
output of the Tanana valley, not including
any shipments from Ruby, is estimated at
$3,611,000, or only $29,000 less than shown
by the books of 1913, which included the
big shipments from the Yukon river camp.
The figures given in the estimate above
may be taken as authentic, as they^ were
prepared under the direction of George
Hutchinson, cashier of the I'irst National
Bank, with the assistance of the officers of
the American Bank of Alaska, and with
suggestions from the agent of the Wells
Fargo Express Company.
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FOR SALE
Two horses, harness, two sets of blankets,
No. 4 sled with rough-lock, pole, doubletree
and neckyoke, wood and freight racks. Price
for entire outfit, $550. Apply G. Wada.
- 4.
A few more Hamiltons left.
VVM. TAYLOR, Flat.
-4
Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, Sl.ettj'
per can. Iditarod Meat Go.^J
FOR SALE—Good, large reindeer sleeping
bag. See Earl B. Hunt.
Holiday Greetings
C, R. PECK, Plat
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Oscar Anderson was in town during the
week from the Up-Grade.
John Lund of Mat creek was a visitor in
Iditarod on Thursday lust.
Harry Lelund, Sid Ensor and Charles
Gearheart are in town from Flat.
Word was received during the week that
Have Strundberg arrived in Seattle on Mon
day last.
Si Atwell and wife of Discovery were in
town on Monday last, doing some Christmas
shopping.
Ed Hensley and WiTiam Heitman of the
Yukon Gold Company’s dredge, were in the
city on Monday last.
Mutchler Bros., with the aid of a team of
six horses, removed a good-sized cabin from
this city to Flat during the week.
I>r. Moore, the Flat City physician, be
stowed his cheery “Hello, young man." upon
The Pioneer force on Wednesday last.
A1 Walsh and Mike Lucey came over from
Moore creek early in the week, and later
Mr. Walsh left for the Kuskokwim.
The cabin of Dick Tuhlhoff, at Flat City,
caught fire on Tuesday last, and before the
flames could be subdued the contents of
the the building had been utterly ruined.
Tom Shaughnessy, who has been building
wood camps for A1 Chapin on Otter creek,
spent a few hours in Iditarod Thursday.
M. L. S. Groat, who has been drilling on
Moore creek for A1 Walsh, arrived in Idita
rod on Thursday. lie is going back to con
tinue prospecting about January 1U.
—
Merle Guise, bookkeeper of the Yukon
Gold Company, and T. Perry, also an cm
i ploye of the big corporation, were in ruwn
for a few hours on Wednesday last.
Mrs. Monckman continues to improve
steadily, and during the past week was able
to walk without assistance, for the fir.-t
J time since her illness. She has been re
moved from the hospital.
Ed Anderson of Yankee creek a.-ks The
, Pioneer to announce that he "is now on the
' water wagon.” though lie does not explain
! to what possible use such a conveyance can
| be put on Yankee creek. Possibly there is
I some hidden meaning.
W. V. Fisher, jvho left with his family
| recently for the Kuskokwim country, re
j turned to the city Thursday for a load of
; freight. He will return to Kolmakoffsky.
| where the rest of the family remained, and
I will soon commence freighting his outfit to
his holdings on Marvel creek.
—
Paul Nffilenker. who has been engaged
in wood cutting, was the victim of a rather
; peculiar and serious accident during the past
| week. He was cut in the back of the head
[with an ax handled by himself, and the
[wound required the taking of several stitches
[ in the scalp by Dr. Moore. The patient is
reported to be doing fine
Kd Anderson, Charles Enquist and Fred
Harrison arrived Tuesday from Ophir. Mr.
Harrison says that although he noticed that
Harry Lawrence of Takotna had nothin?
good to say of the new trail to Ophir. still
he followed that trail again on his way home
to Takotna. Fred says he considers the
new trail one of the best he has ever trav
eled on. and he has done considerable mush
ing in the North.
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NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT
WILL BE AN EYE-OPENER
The committee having in charge the Pio
neers’ celebration of New Year’s eve h hard
at work pieparing for the big event. Owing
to the lush incident to Christmas, they ere
unable t«j give out a full program, as they
had hoped to do, but from the headliners
now engaged it is certain that an excellent
entertainment will be given. No one will
complain of lack of variety.
There will be music, singing, recitations,
acting, feeding and dancing. The aim wiil
be to have no waits— the entertainment will
start at 0 sharp, rain or shine, and will be
put. through slap-bang—no waits. It's fun
from the drop of the hat. Every provision ,
will be made for the comfort of ladies and
children.
On the stroke of 12 things will happen 1
that will make young Nineteen Hundred
and Sixteen blink his optics and th.uk t
Alaska is a part of Flanders. ,
i 200,000 GERMAN PRISONERS
ARE IN NEED IN SIBERIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.—A statement |
that 200,000 German prisoners of war are
I in Siberia, without blankets or coats, was
I contained in a cablegram asking relief re
j ceived here recently by George Volkmann. !
^member of a grocery jobbing firm. The |
message was from the relief committee of
Tientsin, and read:
“Publish widely German press, 200,000
l war prisoners, Siberia, absolutely no blan- |
kets, no coats. Urgent need. Shipment j
direct American consul, Vladivostok, for ^
special representative state department.”
IDITAROD BANKER
Makes Glowing Predictiosis as to J
Future of Alaska and Next
Season’s Clean-Up
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SEATTLE, Dec. 21. John Holmes, vict
i president of the Miners Merchants Bank :
of Iditarod, Alaska, arrived in the city today
' to spend the winter, having just returned j
from a trip to California.
| According to Mr. Holmes, Iditarod is lo- }
lated in the most prosperous section of i
Alaska. The present condition of the ground !
promises an early beginning of mining oper |
ations in the spring, he says. The ground !
remained moist until late this year, and the
freeze-up came very suddenly, thus solidify- j
; ing the moisture in the soil. When thawing 1
: commences next year there will be plenty of
water. •
Mr. Holmes speaks highly of the agricul
tural possibilities of Alaska, ami says that
the clean up for the Iditarod district next
year will reach (he S3,000,000 mark. He !
looks for a great influx of people to the !
Iditarod district next vear.
PROSPECTORS RETURNING
FROM HORSEFLY CREEK
j i
Many miners who have been prospecting I
claims on Horsefly creek and adjacent j
streams have returned to spend the Christ
mas holidays in this city ami in ITat. Among •
those who returned during the week were •
John Stotsmark, Louis Vig, and Hugewald
Lee, who have been working on Macey
creek, a tributary of Horsefly; Jay Johnson
and Bob Roberson.
None of the men mentioned have news of
m encouraging nature. The three lirsi
named men put two holes down to bedrock
and made discoveries of gold, but in sma l
quantities. The ground was about twenty
five feet deep. j
Bob Roberson, who has been working at ;
the head of Horsefly, and also below dis- I
covery, states that he put down several
holes, and in only one of them did he get
a color. He states that as far as knows no
discoveries have been made on the right
limit of the creek, all the prospects so far .
• uncovered being on the left limit.
While the news brought from the scene
j of the recent stampede i' of a discouraging
i nature generally. it is significant that most
! of the men who have been prospecting there
intend to go back. Roberson says he will
■spend at least another month prospectin':
’ the claims in which he i- interested, and
I others are likewise preparing to return.
A
NOME SENATOR ENJOYS
SIGHTS OF NEW YORK
, SEATTLE, Nov. 4. Chivalry and
watches nicy well be left at home by Alas
j kans who invade New York, according to
Senator Frank A. Aldrich of Nome, who is
on his way Nor.h after a visit of a month
in the Eastern metropolis.
Senator Aldrich was made much of in
New York, was pestered by reporters as a
curiosity, as he admitted to all comers that
he had never been out of Alaska save for
t ne trip to Seattle n twenty-three years.
nd that furthermore he had never been in
New York before.
Hobble skirt cars, sitting New Yorkers,
j -hort skirts, fur-topped boots and ankle
I watches were the few manifestations of the
; big city that remained the most fixed in
, the senator’s memory.
“I got up one day in a crowded street
car to give a woman a seat, and the rest :
; of the sitting ni: i * passengers glared at me j
I as if I was c razy ” he said. “Maybe they i
thought I might establish a dangerous prece
dent, for all the time I was there I never j
saw one of the New York gang give up his ;
I seat to a woman, no matter how old and I
I tired she might be. And the street cars, j
! There are lots of cars there with steps right
; close to the ground. I didn’t see any hobbl * ;
I skirts, and all the women I saw wouldn’t 1
| have had any trouble getting up on any!
| step, no matter how high, as they all wear j
their dresses to their knees. And that isn’t i
! all—they wear fur-topped shoes and ankle j
! watches. I let my watch run down while |
jin New York. I found I didn’t need it.”
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A HINT TO GUY GERAGHTY
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At a certain church it was the custom j
of the clergyman to kiss the bride after the j
marriage ceremony. A young lady who j
was about to be married in the church did J
not relish the prospect, and instructed her j
prospective husband, when making arrange ;
ments, to tell the clergyman she did not
wish him to kiss her. The young bridegroom
did as directed.
“Well. George,” said the young lady when
lie appeared, “did you tell the clergyman
that I did not wish him to kiss me?”
“Yes.”
“And what did he say?”
“Lie said that in that case he would charge
only half the usual fee.”—Eagles’ Magazine.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
And a Happy New Year to One and All,!
With Continued Prosperity
is our sincere wish to our many friends and
patrons, and all the people of Iditarod, Flat
City, Discovery, Otter, and surrounding
creeks.
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk
ish Bath
BEST WISHES and
PH ERR Y CHRISTMAS and
HAPPY NEW YEAR
NOTHING WORTH WHILE
"Did you find anything in that house?"
u.-ked llie footpad
“Nothing worth while,” ::nswered the bur
glar. “But it’s bad luck to come away
empty-handed, so I brought along the watch
log and a lot of burglar-alarm apparatus.”
Washington Star.
AN INSIDIOUS LOBBYIST
“That man must be an insidious lobby
ist.” declared Congressman Crump
“What has he done?" inquired Congress
man Wayback.
“He invited me to share a bottle of grape
juice with him." Pittsburgh Post.
We are too busy with Christinas to tell you ail that wiii hap pen
New Year’s Eve at the celebration of the
But you may be sure of one thing—ii will be a-plenty. There
never will be another $3 worth like it given here.
May you ail be happy this day and your hearts glad with
Christmas cheer ana contentment is the wish cf Alaska’s Pio
neers to you ail. And rest assured
We Will Take Care of Your
New Year
THE HOUSE OF QUALITY
FOR
Best Gmds
and
Right Prices
Fresh Draft HE EH
FROM FAIRBANKS
New Shipment RAINIER BEER From the Outside:
MEMMCn
RING US UP ANY SERVICE WE CAN DO YOU RING US UP
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We Wish Yon a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
CHAMPAGNE PUNCH SERVED CHRISTMAS DAY EGG NOGG SERVED NEW YEAR’S DAY
GEORGE MARSH BUDWEISER IDITAROD FLAT CITY THE BRANCH A. D. CURRIE