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The weekly mooting of the Iditarot'
oiu com r;l was held on Wednesday
last, ail the members being present
except 1 'e'.ers' n.
After the minutes had been read anc
adopteci and salary and other bill:
against, the city passed for payment
Mayor Barnes called upon the chair
man of tlie finance committee, Mr
Auten. for the committee's report it
the
Cleveland Mill Account.
It will be remembered that the
Cleveland mill submitted an account
amounting to $1,092.10 for slabs anc
sawdust supplied to the city for street
work. The council thought the
amount unduly large, and deferred
action upon the matter from lime tc
time. Eventually the account was sub
mitted to the finance committee for
consideration and report.
Investigation showed that of the
total amount charged $269.80 was un
supported by vouchers proving delivery.
Mr. Cleveland was approached and a
suggestion mi.de that the amount in
dispute be arbitrated upon. To this or
to any other form of compromise Mr.
Cleveland repeatedly objected,demand
ing a settlement of his account in full.
Mr. Cleveland's ultimatum was carried
to the council bv the finance committee,
whereupon City Attorney Rolen was
requested to take the matter up with
Mr. Cleveland.
All-. itouen 'vent caretin y into me
account with W. R. Thomas, book
keeper at the Cleveland mill. He re
ported that although no vouchers were
available, the books of the mill had
apparently been kept in a proper man
ner and they indicated that the material
had been supplied and charged up in
the usual manner. Sucli entries were
prirna facie evidence that the slabs and
sawdust had been supplied to tiie value
named, and would be accepted as such
in any court of law. In consideration
of this fact, and the fact that the city
could produce no evidence that the
goods had not been received. Mr. Ro
den advised payment of the account in
f di. Attached to the attorney's state
ment was an afii larit made by W. B,
Thomas, vouching for the entries.
In view of tho city attorney's
written opinion. Mr. Auten said that
the finance committee would make no
recommendations, but put it up to the
whole council to vote for or against
payment of the bill.
Mr. Worden pointed out that it was
contrary to custom to pay under the cir
eircumstanees. The amount could not
tie collected unless the goods were
signed for. He believed the council
would be acting illegally by paying.
Mr. Mutchler doubled if the amount
of mateiial charged for had been sup
plied. He would have liked the con
tract for $100.
Mr. McDonell believed that the city
owed some of bill, and to take a vote
whether to pay or not to pay was not
fair: tlie city should pay what it owes.
He thought the city attorney had acted
fairly in the case, as he saw it. If Mr.
Cleveland wanted to he fair he would
compromise on the bill.
Mr. Amen repeated that Cleveland
had refused to discuss the proposal to
! arbitrate. He thought Mr. Roden had
j given good advice, but that, no vote
j should be taken until all the eouncil
i men were present.
Mr. Roden again explained the legal
j aspect of the mailer. The m il people
■ at least kept a record, and as business
| men it was unlikely they would falsify
I their books. He could not advise them
■ to go on with the matter with any
I hope of winning their case. He
j strongly advised a st ttlement.
Mayor Barnes agreed with Mr. Ro
den, and was sure that the city would
\ have to pay. They might get, inio a
lawsuit and pay three or four times as
1 much. He advised that the amour t be
; paid.
j A motion was then put thut. the bill
be paid. Five voted :n favor and one
I (Mr. Worden)against tiie motion, which
was therefore declared carried and u
warrant for the amount of the bill or
I dered drawn.
Fire Department.
Chairman Worden of the fire coin
j inittee reported on the progress made
j in deepening the well. It is now down
17 1-2 feet. A lest was made and the
water was practically exhausted in 10
'minutes. lie did not believe that the
j well could be made deep enough, and
| suggested drifting.
Chief McGovern could see no reason
I why they should not get water enough,
but the reservoir should be larger.
Further discussion revealed that the
I contractors had not lived up to their
contract, inasmuch as the well should
I have been ready by October 1.
Mayor Barnes was of opinion that
the tire cornu ilteu should take full
1 charge and set about at once and en
j large the well. It was up to the coun
jcil to take the matter up for the bene
tit of the taxpayers.
Mr. Wood made a motion to give the
fire committee full power to put tlu
well in shape. Seconded and carried
unanimously.
Police.
j Chief of Police W. S. Kennedy re
ported that everything had been quiet
during the past week.
Mayor Barnes (-sarcastically): I'm
: glad vou think so.
I
Assessors' Report.
The report of Walter Hunsaker, town
assessor, was read. It showed a total
! valuation of real and personal property
amounting to
Mr. Hunsaker explained that by the
| time the equalization board is ready
1 the amount will reach $1,200,000.
The report was accepted, and the
j finance committee will investigate the
financial affairs of the city, so that
the assessment rate can be fixed.
Bonds Accepted.
Tiie bonds of W. S. Kennedy, chief
of police, and Frank O'Farrell, clerk
land magistrate, were accepted. On
: Kennedy's bond for $3,000 appeared the
names of John F. Bail’d and Sam Wil
Your Groceries When You
Want Them! promptly delivered.
We are out for the Retail Trade, and will allow you a
line of Groceries that cannot be beaten for Price
or Quality in Iditarod. Phone 87
SunderbruGh
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds, Snowshoes Coal Oil aud Gasoline
Cole's Air-Tight Heaters
SMITH'S GUN STORE
Phono No. 6 Iditarcd, Alaska
iDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Bust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN RANK
OFFICERS:
T. ,T. Nestor, President
Chas- Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
THEY TOOK THE ADVANTAGE,
AND YOU DO THE SAME
How do we do ii? That is what the} all said, and we are still
doing it. Come and see us about it. They catue and bought $35.00 and
$10.00 Hart, SchafTner & Marx's
SUITS FOR $22.50
And this price still holds good on this high-grade, all-wool clothing
until further notice.
ALL om 'COON SKIN Regular
FUR COATS Frice.
Now is the time to buy and save money on Felt Shoes.
We lead in this line.
A First-Class Black Vicl Felt Lined ai m —} r~
Shoe, regular $3.00.IlOW
FRIEDMAN’S STORE
I Hand!e Nothing But Absolute y Fresh Washington Ranch Eggs
Eggs shul1 be 7;>c per dozen all winter and no more, as long as they
last. Eggs shall be $25 per case all winter and no more.
Ah! Ah! Ah! I am out of $7 Coal Oil and Cream: now pay the price.
I had no hand in that sleight-of-hand stomach robbery last winter,
but now I am a fixed fixture in the village.
SOME PRICES
Su z ir, per lb. - - - - $ . 10
Four cans T<> n itoes - - 1.0)
Four cans Corn - - - - 1.0)
R ival B ikUl'r I’.iw.ler. lb. .(i )
M iple Syrup, per grallon. 1.75
Full Cream Cheese, lb. - .'>)
cins Sliced Peaches - - 1.00
Hard Flour. 7.50
Any amount of Dog Feed on hand.
Where is Charlton’s place? Well, just mike a bee line for Nob
Hill— eHsr end of First avenue—and you will find it. Now, if you are
not too infernally lazy, come and get these goods. If not, pay more and
don’t kick.
J. W. Charlton, - - Iditarod City
mer. O'Farrell’s bond of $1,000 bore
the names of Charles Worden and
Dave Mutelder.
The meeting then adjourned.
PIETY HERE
A part.v of three men arrived from
Good News Bay last Thursday. They
are Thomas Hughes. Pete Deneen and
Dan Cunningham.
Tlie party 1 ft Good News October
25 and traveled by boat to theTulasak,
where they awaited t he freezeup.
Butte creek, which made the best
showing in the Good News district, tlie
arrivals say, produced $12,000, $10,000
of which was taken from 1 below. That
claim was ilie only one able to pay
wages, and it only carried a width of
40 feet of dirt running 40 cents to tlie
foot. The ground is very easy to work
or it could not he made to pay at all.
Twenty or twenty-five men were in
the district when the party left. Five
drills were taken there from Nome last
summer one of which belonged to Frank
Waskey.
We are here to stay—will be at the
old stand to make good anything infe
rior in quality, as everything sold is
guaranteed. Northern Commercial
Company.
lnhnito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rev, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Select Outside Lumber, cot rugated
iron and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor's. _
Eggs 75c per dozen, $18 per case—
Sunderbruch.
Cow’s milk for sale, Iditarod hospital.
THURSDAY,
OEC. 7,
A, B, Hal!, Iditarod
9:30 to 12:30.
Admission $2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Miller were
the recipients of many handsome gifts
on the fifteenth anniversary of their
wedding. The presents were of crys
tal, as befitted the occasion. To cele
brate the event the Millers gave a
banquet to a few friends last Wednes
day. Those invited were : Mrs. Tyler,
Charles Hanover, Robert Simpson, W.
Cramer, Jonas Brewis, Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Lindberg, Bob Pritchard, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Smith.
Shed the skin that’sdead with a good
steam or tut'kish bath at the Caribou
Bath and Lodging House.
The race originally planned hv the
Iditarod Kennel Club for Thanksgiving
day had to be abandoned owing to t he
state of the trail and a shorter race j
substituted. The course selected was
twice around the river loop, an esti
mated distance of two and a half miles. I
Five teams were entered, namely, j
those of Dr. Young, Henry Weir, N. C. |
Co., and E. Coke Hill (2). ' Dr. Young’s i
team was driven by J. J. Kelly. Earl !
Hunt drove one of E. Coke H ill’s'teums, !
Ben Bromberg was the N. C. driver! !
and Henry Weir and E. Coke Hi I i
drove their own.
The race started at 1:10 p. m. and j
nne team followed another at intervals
of one minute. The contest was keen
and aroused considerable interest.
The results are as follows:
1. First prize, $25—Earl Hunt; time,
12 mins. 25 secs.
2. Second prize, $15—F.. Coke Hill,
time, 13 min. 37 secs.
3. Third prize, $10 Henry Weir:
time, 14 mins. 28 secs.
The following acted as officials:
Judges--James Wilson, George M.
Arbuckle, Joseph H. Smith, and E. M.
Stanton (at the portage).
Timekeepers—J. F. Baird and Jorgen
Kelson.
Starter—Cyril P, Wood.
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I5eii Bromberg lias deposited $10n !
with the Iditarod Pioneer and is :
w illing to wager that sum that the
X C. team dtiven by him in the!
Kennel Club Thanksgiving race i
can beat the three-dog team driven
by I'. Coke Ilill in that race. Time
and course to lie mutually agreed
upon If this challenge is not ac
cepted Mr. Bromberg will take ii
as an admission that his team is
the better.
One of the reasons why Ben’s
team lost out last Thursday is said
to he identical with that given why
a certain legendary dog failed to
catch a tabbit.
BREWIS - TYLER ENGAGEMENT
At a supper given by Mr. and
Mrs Charley Miller last Wednes
day the engagement was announced
of Mrs. Minnie Tyler to Jonas
Brewis, of Mat creek. The wed
ding w ill take place tomorrow at
the Merchants Cafe.
Mrs Tyler is well known to
Iditarod residents. Jonas Brewis
is a member of the firm of Wildcat
laymen known as the “Little
Gnggs.” The “Little Gttggs” i
have made a reputation for them
stdves in this camp, no less than
liiree of the combination having
been mariied within the past few
months.
Xmas cigars in small an 1 large boxes
and Calabash pipes at Cap’s Place.
Post card given away with every pur
chase; we furnish the stamp—at Ans
ley’s. _
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Christmas and New Year cards at
Ansley's.
S a'ey underwear. H. Boas, clothier
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Singing societies, receptions, anniversaries,
banquets and other gatherings of good fellow
ship have been coming spontaneously the past
week. Hark I here are more to follow in
greater quantities and larger measures.
We are equal to the occasions. We are
abundantly stocked up with the most fastidi- >
ous line of CLOTHING that was ever dis
played. As to sizes, styles and price, we can
suit and fit everyone that is wearing
men’s clothes. ;
IN GENTS’ FURNISHINGS WE ARE
THE HABERDASHERS OF ALASKA
Our Motto: Our Goofs Are Best, Gur Prices Are Lowest.
Leading Clothiers
AUXILIARY
DISCUSS CARNIVAL
A special meeting of the Ladies'
Hospital Auxiliary will be held at the
residence of Mrs. P. ( hesley
Wednesday next at 2:50 p. in. for the
purpose of making final arrangements
for the grand carnival. It is hoped
that some of the creeks ladies will find
it convenient to attend, as their co
operation will help materially to make
the carnival a success.
The carnival is to be held at A. B.
Hall December 14 and 15. and promises
to be a great affair. In addition to the
various booths previously mentioned it
l lie Pioneer, there will he vocal am
instrumental solos, duets, quartettes. :
grand orchestra, dancing and mat,;,
other novelties.
A leading feature will he the f.t
comedy which is now being reheat '
by a group of talented amateurs. .
which is certain to attract considerah •
attention.
The carnival will he brought to ;
close on December Id with a gram
hospital hall. An admission of $2 wi!
be charged for the hall, hut for th<
carnival itself there will he no char,
for admission.
Try a good steam bath and ywii
take no other, (iuribou Hath and Lot.,
ing House.
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Snail Parties
PRIVATE DIMING RUMi
Popular Prices Everything First Class
GHAS. E. FILLER, PROP.
WATCH THIS Si’Ai'i;
I0J QUARTETTES, FARCE COMEDY, DUETS, VOCAL SOLOS
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Stop at £cf Keily’s Roadhouse, DIskaket
Crommes &. Ullrich are recognized as the Leading and Most Reliable Wholesale Liquor Dealers in the United States
G. & U. Dry Gin Marquette AA Rye
National Club Bourbon Purity and Quality
THE BUD WEISER
Jack Baird lditarod
AN HONEST TALE SPEEDS BEST BEING PLAINLY TOLD
Dr. Willis P. King, Kansas City, former president of the Mo.
S Medical Soc. and vice president of the Am. Med. Assn., says:
“Beer, to persons in moderate health, where used in moderate
quantities, does not only increase the weight and strength of the
body, but has the influence of aiding the digestive apparatus to di
gest other things. For nearly 40 years I have prescribed our best
beers, ordering three or four glasses a day, in a great variety of
ailments, and the results have been uniformly beneficial.”
Perla del Mar and Optimo Cigars
THE BRANCH
Ed Anderson fjat City