Millers & Merchants Bank
IDiTAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
Genera! Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor. President
Chas- Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assa.yer
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
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W, SUNDERBR UCH
Harry Panter war in town from Idit
arod for a few days.
Karl Thiel spent a few days with
friends in Iditarod and returned last
Monday.
Baptiste Fandino came in from the
Aniak the early part of t oe week and
reports everything in good shape over
there.
James Fullerton was a welcome vis
itor to Fiat City this week.
Last Saturday evering Mr. Charles
Estmer received a telegram from a
friend at Ruby, saying: "Pay at three
points on Long, two points on Trail,
one each on G:en and Midnight creek.
Pay lean and spotted: very little hope
from present prospects.”
N J. Vibe, a prominent mining op
erator from Opliir, spent a few days
with us during the week and made a
few hours' visit to Iditarod from here.
Mr. Vibe says the prospects in his ter
ritory are excellent for a good cleanup,
and the only drawback over there is
that they have no newspaper, and con
sequently he laid in a good supply of
the latest editions of the Iditarod Pio
neer.
Oscar Xorden. John Swoardale and
Emil Johnson left for the Aniak during
the week.
Rumors of a probable sale of some of
the Flat creek property is current
around town.
F. L. Anderson, Charles Strandberg.
Alex Nelson, John Lund, Frolin and
Gustafson left the early part of the
week for Bonanza creek. Strandberg
Bros.’ prospecting boiler, of late used
on Slate creek, has been moved over
there and hopes of a new strike are
now in order.
Henry Roden spent a few days
with us.
At the regular A. B. Saturday eve
ning dance lask week there was a large
attendance and a most enjoyable time
was spent by all. Quite a large num
ber catue over from Iditarod, most of
whom stayed over Sunday and on leav
ing promised to come back next tira°.
John Kirby arrived from the Aniak
last Monday. Mr. Kirby says, “Noth
i n g ti e w.' ’ _
Since the Cleveland mill closed down
for the winter season, and the melodi
ous horn ceased to remind Tditaroders
of tiie flight of time, many residents
have been compelled to set their
chronometers by guesswork. This un
satisfactory state of affairs has now
been remedied by Jos. H. Smith.
Promptly at the hours appointed, the
hited band takes up a position in front
of the hardware emporium, and im
mediate1} thereafter tlie sweet notes of
a Claxon horn spread over the snow
covered niggerheads of the inland
empire. You can hear its tuneful
melody twice daily—at noon and at, six
p. ru.
Nels Nelson, brother of the the two
men reported murdered on tlie Kusko
kwim, left for Georgetown early in the
week.
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NORTHERN NEWS ITEMS
The ladies of Skagway have a bowling club.
Sam Bonnitield is now at the Morning-ide insane asylum.
Dr. Sloan is the new president of the Nome aerie of Eagles
Miles Tiffen, an old Grand Army man, died at Ketchikan re
ceutly.
In the Douglas Island public school there is an enrollment of
145 pupils.
Cordova is agitating for a federal building and the appoint
ment of court officials for that town.
The Eagles of Valdez formally opened their new hall witli a
grand ball on the evening of Dec. 6
It is claimed that the Glory of the Seas, the fi-st floating can
nery in Alaska waters, cleared up $50,000 dm fhst season.
A two story Catholic school is oeing erected at Vmdcz, and
when completed it will be under the supervision of the Ursuline
sisters.
Skookum Johnson, an oldtimer of Tan ina and Daw on, i
planning the establishment of a roadhouse at the Melozi It
springs, in the Ruby district.
The girls of Cordova aredetotitij. their spare time to tnsu<
hall. The only difficulty is the scarcity of unmarried ladies, a (•
an effort is being made to interest the married women in the sport
The Douglas and Treadwell public schools were closed in N •
vetnber because of the fear that an epidemic of septic tonsilitis w <
about to break out. Two of the pupils died of the disease prior
'he closing of the schools.
The Ketchikan chief of police recommended to the ctycoun i
that a limit be placed on the length of time boats be permitted u
tie to the city wharf. It seems that 'he boats were moored to tie
wharf all last summer.
A flint sp> a head four inches in length was found recently a
short distance from the town of Ruby, at, a depth of several fee'
below the surface of the ground. The flint is similar to those fre
quently found in the Western states.
Halfdan Grotschier, a prominent figure in Dawson in early d-n
and later a resident of Fairbanks, died at San Francisco in Deceit,
tier, aged 59 years. He was born at Bergen, Norway. He was it.
'he brokerage business at Dawson, and for a time bis eldest dargh
ter (now Mrs. E. H. Morris of San Francisco' was with him there.
Upon his return to Nome from a visit in Seattle on official
business, District Attorney B. S. Rodey said to the Industrial
Worker: “There are some people in Seattle who believe they ovn
Alaska. It is astonishing the airs which these people assume, ami
they think and act as if Alaska had been placed on the map for
their sole use and benefit.’’
Fairbmks, Feb 11 —The Fairbanks’ Times Mt. McKinley exi e.
riition, consisting of Geo. Lewis, Martin Nash, Ralph Cairns and Jack
Phillips, left here Tuesday in an attempt to beat the Patkm-Browne
party to the summit of the highest mountain on the North Am: i can
continent
They take with them lour sleds, 20 does, a ton of supplies and a
complete equipment for the expedition. They expect to make t ie
final dash for the summit late in March
As is the case with the Patker-Browne expedition, the Times
party will make use of Tom L'ovd’s notes.
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Henry Clay Beattie, who was electrocuted for the murder of
his wife near Richmond, Va., lately was by no means the first man
in the South to disgrace an honored name. While Henry Clay, the
famous Kentucky statesman, was never President of the United
States, he was one of the most brilliant men of the century, and
for one to stigmatize the name Henry Clay with murder was one of
the most unfortunate features in connection with the Virginia
uxorcide.
Up to the time the Stroller left the South he had seen many
men named for every President from George Washington down to
Rutherford B. Hayes pay the death penalty, either by lynching or
by legal process, tn fact, it was quite common to see an inch rope
securely fastened to one end of a crossbeam or strong limb and the
namesake of a former President dangling on the other end. When
the Stroller left the South they were still lynching Abe Lincolns,
Ulysses S. Grants and an occasional James A. Garfield, but since
then the Grover Clevelands and Benjamin Harrisons have come in.
while a heavy crop of Teddy Roosevelts will be ready to harvest
within the next few years. So far as death’s mark is concerned,
there is nothing particularly brilliant among those she gets over
the rope route in the South, but she frequently lands some very
shiny names.
The Stroller was present at the execution of Andrew Johnson
Brown, son of William Henry Harrison Brown and great grandson
of George Washington Brown. Andrew had fired a pound or two
of old horseshoe nails and other rusty hardware into the system of
a respected citizen and it was up to him to die for it. He did not
so desire, but it was the wish of the Possum Trot neighborhood, so
Andy died. The Stroller was in the cell with him during his la*t
hour on earth and when asked if there was anything he wished h*->
replied: “Gie me a chaw av terbaccer.” His second request was
that the Stroller convey a message to his widow, hut he did not
wish it delivered until four days after he was dead.
Andy was hanged on Friday and when Stroller called at his
late residence the following Tuesday to deliver the message and
asked that he might see the widow Brown, he was met by a stal
wart negress who said:
“Dar ain’t no widdy Brown aroun’ hyah. There was one Fin
day night an’ all day Satiddy an’until Sunday evenin’an' I was
huh; but dar ain’t no widdy Brown hyah now, kase m ih name now
is Missus Rastus Jackson, an’ me an’ Rastus Jackson was done
married Sunday night down to Amazin’ Grace church.”
In further conversation the late Widow Brown confided to the
Stroller that there were several suitors for her hand, but she
decided on Rastus for the reason that the late Andrew Johnson’s
old clothes came nearer fitting him than any of the others; “an’,”
she concluded, “if dar is anything Ah don’t like to hab aroun’ me
it is a man wid baggy pants.”
SCHOOL OF LOVE FOR STRASBURG
—
In order to counteract the falling off
of the marriage rate a “school of love"
has been started at Strasburg.
Aspirants to matrimony will be ad
vised both personally and by letter how j
to display their best qualities without j
visible training. The sphool will also |
give advice on how to encourage bud
ding attentions, how to discourage
them, how to converse with serious
men without serious knowledge, and
how to be gay and frivolous while
suffering from headache, bankruptcy
and 01 her ills.
Bob Andrews, formerly of the Cleve
land mill, has gone to the Aniak,
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Mn t tn tinislai ' es. tli hail 'liy
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i ii iii'ii.n ilit- co.iirac o s have
■<• sntistae ion nf seeing tin T
nck in perfe i condition uni re <Iv
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Now ilia! tin Stock is at I I). I V
utcdei Bros have decid'd to
sitnie tli'ir stag- service between
i aiod and Flat Idle si.ige will
ave ihe Grand Hotel, h'lat, daily,
xcent Soi day, at 9 a m . an., the
Iditarod Hoiel Idiiatod, a1 3 o in.
Si ei ial liys will be available at all
i :n«*s toi dances and parties
IVES ABi )NS
WO! N DONLAN
According to recent arrivals front
Dunlin creek, Ives & Aitken have
lin ed over their ground on that
creek to Suieatou & Grug.in who
will work the property tinder lease.
The news cme somewhat as a
snrptise, as Ives & Ait ken have
lone quite lot of work on tin
gtouud and have inst lied a cotrt
i.let' mining outfit, including a 16
Horsepower boiler. In lact tne\
nave done practically all of the
•lead work, and the Iavmen can
'art hoisting the dirt tight away
Not withstanding t ft is advantage the
ground is so low grade that the lav
men asset t it is little better than a
v ige proposition to tnem
Giagan was one of the origins
owners of the ground, but sold his
interest over a year ago
Prospecting on other D Milan
■! lints is still going on
STARR BALLARD IS SHANGHAIED
On their way out to Fiat City Iasi
Saturday, some genial spirits called at
the Summh roadh .use, where 'hey
were so impressed by ihe winning way-,
of Host Starr Ballard that they shang
haied him. In spite of his protest that
the roadhouse business would go the
dogs if his fuller v supervision were
wi Inbawn, Starr was hustled into a
conveyance minus his hat and coat, and
carried to Fiat. He is siient regarding
the hour of his return.
Select Outside Lumber, cot rugated
run and roofing paper at Ross «& Nes
tor’s.
DANNY BRYCE IN
FROM TBLDXSAK
Danny Btyce, who has mining
interests on the Tnlnksak river, ar
uved fiom Bethel Tuesday lie
came to to make arrangements, if
possible, tor installing a dtedge on
'o. 1 nluk-ak tox' summer Mean
w il he opes to pick up a hand
till, oi tailing that a j ump, with
which in continue prospecting
The ground on the Tit uksak is
low grade, and will not |>a\ to
voik l>\ oidinatv placet methods.
The trait ftom Bethel to George
town is a prrtect boulevard, and
Do nv says its ike is not to be
s en elsevvitrie in the North For
mins tlte nail tuns over gbue ice
and last time can be made Br.ce
made the distance in font days.
Covering nvei 70 miles the last day.
Much ot the freighting on the
1 wer river is done by means of
leindeerand the cost from Bethel
o the Anitk diggings is only 7c a
pon-'d
They are rot a vety hospitable
iot at Bethel, according to report,
and it was with difficulty Bryce ob
tained temporary accommodations
hete Fitst he was told the store
, e ‘pie didn't cater to transients,
and next tit it he couldn’t lie at
tended to because it wa- Sunday !
It is said tiie stote people openly
state that they don’t want the white
men’s trade anyhow, so thete
might be an opening in the vice ity
ot Bethel for somebody that doe*.
SHIPPED BLACK SAND ON SENATOR
The steamship Senator, tho last ves
sel from Nome for this season, brought
a peculiar cargo from the Northland,
says a Denver paper. It consisted of
Wo still have left a fine line of
SUITINGS
and Trousers. Fit and Work- |
manship guaranteed.
300 ions of gold sand, the richest gold
bearing gravel found on the beach near
Nome.
As freight offerings atjjiis time of
the year from the North are very small,
the ship was forced to take some bal
last to stem the strong head winds. So
tlie gold sand was loaded to steady the
hull. The sand is being unloaded at
the Tacoma smelter and the result of
the cleanup will be watched with in
terest by mining men all over the
Northwest.
The sand is black, and so rich in
gold dust as to glitter and sparkle.
This sand when washed by the placer
method of pan and water pays about 5e
to the pan.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
iron and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor's.
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