Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General flanking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
CHAS. ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Ceshier
R. C. BUTTON, Asst. Ceshier
COUNCIL
MEETING
The meeting ol the city council on Tues
day night, December 30, developed the fact
i ha: the city's finance- were in excellent
shape, and that after providing for all
expenses of the fiscal year there would be
a surplus unless something unforeseen hap
pened. The clerk's report showed that
there would be a balance of S1.522.S3 after
payment of all December bills. This is in
deed an excellent showing, especially as
there was no tax levy this year, and the
city dads arc justifiably proud of the record ,
for economy and good municipal house- j
keeping which has been made.
It is probable that there will be no fur- j
iher meetings of the council until some ;
lime in March, when arrangements must 1
be made for the spring election. The city's :
business has been so arranged that meet
ings of the council may be dispensed with \
as much as possible, owing to the fact that
it is a matter of much inconvenience for
-snif of the councilmen to attend. Council
man Bayles made a special trip from Dis- ,
covery to atteend Tuesday night's meeting, ,
as did Councilman Mutchler from Flat. I
In preparation for the spring election. R.
C Button was appointed registration agent.
I'nrier the city (.romance he will be re- ,
quired to keep the registration books open !
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. from March 23 to j
March 31, inclusive. The election will take ;
place on Tuesday. April 7.
The following bills, which were approved j
by the finance committee, were ordered !
paid:
J. Blodgett, £275; Iditarod Meat Com
pany, £17.50; Northern Commercial Com- <
rany, £250.22 ; B. A. Meyers, £10; Crowley ]
& Porter. $21.50 ; Ira Wood. £060 ; D. Hart- ,
nett, |1; Mutchler Bros.. £10; Pioneer]
."beet Metal Works. £1S; R. Baker, £10; R. ;
Robertson, $55; I). S. McDonald, $200.
The council adjourned subject to the ca:l ;
of the mayor.
UNCLE JOE CANNON
CALLS WILSON AUTOCRAT
Ex-Speaker Says President Is Bigger Czar
Than He Ever Knew How to Be—
He Cracks the Whip
Chicago. Nov. 30.---1 esterday Joe ( annon
had his day of fun with the Democrats, and
in a strong speech he attacked them for be
ing so completely subservient to the admin
istration. ‘ They used to call me a czar.”
said Joe in the course of his speech, ‘‘but
their man Wilson is a bigger czar than ever
1 knew how to be.” He said that Wilson
was the greatest autocrat that ever sat in
the White House, and what his will was,
that had to be law in the house. Cannon
complained that the countrtv was now gov
erned by a strictlty one-man power. Not a
! single Democrat had courage enough to
1 obey the demands of his constituents!, but
had to follow the orders that came from
the White House. Really independent spir
) its did not exist in the present congress, and
when anyone did attempt to have a say as
to what his constituents needed, he was
1 promptly choked off by a conference of the
leaders, where all initiative on the part of
j individual members was destroyed.
Cannon said that the ability to steam roll
everything through was possible because the
members knew that they would be soon be
reft of all power of patronage if they did
1 not do as the administration directed, and
; because in some cases the members were
not prompt to line up with \\ ilson, he had
; taken the appointments and on his own re
sponbilitv, without the approval of either
senators or congressmen, and without the
approval of the people local.y, had, to pun
' ish one or two refractory members of either
house, appointed, men who were neither
■ Democrats or Rpeublicans. but betwixt and
between- men who, failing to know their
own minds, called themselves Progressives.
Whatever he did in congress, tan non
contended he did in order that business
■!liat was lagging might make progress, and
he had done as much to forward the busi
ness of the minority as the majority, and
chev all knew it. That was one reason why
i the Democrats, knowing that as speaker i
he would give all alike a square deal, took j
all the committee appointments away from
him. and that was why some of the ambi
tious t nes who now come to heel when
Wilson cracks the whip, where so zealous ,
in calling him the czar, as they had called (
Reed the czar, and as they had called every- :
one except Wilson, of whom they were !
afraid, but who was a bigger czar than
anv of them.
Cannon asked if there was anything more i
discouraging than to find the representa- ;
tives of the people afraid to independently j
voice l heir sentiments, lest they offend the j
giver of all patronage in the White House, j
Cannon's speech, which was given with j
humor and animation, was very well re- j
ceived by the Republicans present, who en- |
joyed the old-time force and wit of Uncle j
Joe.
MARRIES ON OPERATING TABLE
Bride Insisted on Ceremony So She Could
Nurse Her Husband
Atlanta, Ga.t Oct. 30.—Lying on an op
erating table in a hospital, Dr. J. N. Hurt,
one of the leading physicians of Atlanta,
was wedded ot Miss Mary Lovelace, who is
prominent in social and musical circles.
Dr. Hurt and Miss Lovelace had been
engaged for some time, and when Miss j
Lovelace learned that her fiance had been ‘
taken to the hospital for an opration for !
appendicitis, she hurried there and in
sisted on marriage so she could nurse him.
Dr. Hurt consented, and the ceremony was ,
performed.
Immediately after the ceremonoy the i
knife was used on Dr. Hurt, with the bride |
holding his hand. The surgeons say he j
will recover. j
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Corner Wickersham and Front streets, Flat City.
WELL-KNOWN ALASKA WOMAN
TELLS OF MEXICAN EXPERIENCES
_
Hie following graphic story of the events surrounding the coup
in Mexico City last February, when the Madero government was over
thrown, was received by a gentleman of this district. The vivid por
trayal of the stirring events enacted during those seven days, and the
' truly feminine touch given to the story, added to the fact that the
| writer is a lady well known in Alaska, she having been long a resident
| of Nome, make it peculiarly interesting reading:
Mexico City, Mexico. Feb. i?-i, 1913.
It has been useless to write, even had
my nerves been In a condition to do so,
' for there have been no through trains to
the Slates for days, and even now there are
none, though we have Just heard that they
are sending mall by (ialveston, so 1 will try
and collect my thoughts and send you a
resume of the past two weeks. 1 shall not
go into the political details, as you no
doubt understand all of that from the
newspapers, so will write only our personal
experiences, which now seem like a hideous
nightmare.
I was awakened early Minciay morning,
February by a peculiar noise, which
sounded like the exhaust of a gasoline en
gine. and for a moment 1 imagined 1 was
m Nome again and mining on the beach.
I dozed ofT again, and presently the maid
came rushing into tell us that the rebels
were in town and that a battle was being
fought in hte streets. We laughed at her
excitement and began to think about break
fast when "boom!" sounded the cannons
over our heads, followed by the popping of
the rapid-lire guns, which 1 recognized as
ihe gasoline engine dream of the early
morning. All that day the tiring continued,
and the beautiful Sabbath was made hid
eous by the roaring of the cannons, which
shook the houses and rattled the windows.
The continuous tiring of the machine guns
and the Mauser rilit* shots kept us dodging
m and out of the windows when our curi
osity would prove stronger than our better
judgment, for it was impossible to keep
oilr heads in the house when Heil Cross
automobiles were dashing past, loaded with
stretchers, doctors and nurses. At night
fall tile tiring cased and we all congre
gated in the patio to talk over the situa
111 n. one man who had seen the battle
>aui the streets were full of dead and
wounded men. women and children. We
were all excited, of course, but no one
-ecmed afraid, and thank goodness, we had
no terrified or hysterical women to deal
with, hut everybody making the best of a
bad situation. ' We all slept soundly that
night, and early the next morning we all
went forth to buy provisions, for which we
paid war prices, a medium-sized ham cost
ing s'.i, and everything else in proportion.
We were all short of money, for no one
was prepared for such a surprise. I had
more money than anyone in the court. They
•ailed me the "heiress," as 1 had .50. (Will
had .<15. We tilled bath tubs and wash ,
tubs with water and laid in a supply ol .
caudle.-, fearing that our light and water j
might I-- '"it oil'. Hearing that an eu- ,
^ageinent was coming oil' that morning, the
men decided not to go to the - nice, and
it was well they didn't, for before noon
the lighting started up worse than ever, and
all that dav we lived m a shower of riFie
shots, to sav nothing or the cannonading
which shook the house at every blast. Mu
den was holding the palace and I»i.iZ the
••Cendadcla" or arsenal. Fight hours of
lighting is a long time, and to us it seemed
an eternity. At night, when it was again
(jinei. we gathered in the patio to say n »od- ■
night, hopmg f< r a night of peace, but un- j
,ler cover of darkness. Madero made a]
night attack on the Cendadeia, and a fierce .
battle ensued. War by day is all that Gen- .
era! Sherman said it was. but night it |
"hell - :ti e and destruction." Thousands i
round.- or ammunition were tired by the i
federal- without accomplishing anything,
and the arsenal, under tile command of
luaz stood as firm as the Hock of Gibral
tar. ’ He also had ('very street leading to
the arsenal blockaded with batteries of can
non ami machine guns. Tiioday there wa
not much lighting, both sides seemed to
be resting, blit Wednesday we were not
-afe m anv part of the lions** or grounds.
Mauser bullets fell in tie* patio at our feet
and stray shots broke our window.-, chas
ing us from one part if the court to an
other. A battery was placed at the head i
i*r our street, which we could sec fr >m our
living room window, and before wc knew
it u • were in the firing line. The fed'-ral
were trvinig to bombard the arsenal
through our street. It was impossible to j
-iay ill the house, so we all want into tile
patio to holt! a conference. w line »'■
wore talking a Sind! struck the house, tear
ing a great hole in the brick walls tint! ex
ploding, wrecking the apartment. The peo
ple had |ust left the Hat a row moments
before, rive shells exploded in Gore court,
doing much damage to property, but no
one was so much as scratched. The men
decided after this that we must leave the
house, and after communicating with Am
bassador Wilson it was decided that we
should lie taken to the embassy. We woe
loaded Into autos and taken there, when
we were assigned various places in Lolonia I
horna, near the embassy, that place being
tilled to overllowing before we arrived. 1
had parked a bag and a suit case early
in the morning, thinking that we might be
forced to leave our bouse. 1 was allowed
Hie bag only, and was lucky to have that,
as most people left without hat or wrap,
to suv nothing of baggage. People were
crowded into empty houses without food
or bedding, sleeping on bare floors, and not
having Their clothes oil for days. Living
on bread and rnllk, which luckily we got
fresh every day, owing to the bravery of
the milk and bread boys, who drove their
wagons through the tiring line each day,
we were surelv horn under a lucky star,
for we were comfortably housed in the
home of a friend, just opposite the em
bassy, atul we had a comfy bed. bath and
three good meals a day. The tlrst day we
felt very safe, thinking we were to be pro
tected, and that our colony would be con
sidered a neutral zone, but later not even
that was respected, and we were under
cover most of the time to avoid being hit
by stray bullets and pot shots of the
sharpshooters concealed in trees and on
tall buildings surrounding the embassy.
Many people were wounded, but nothing
serious happened. An engagement was
pulled oir at tile rorner of the bloek In
which we lived. We did not mind that so
much, but when the federals planted a bat
tery at the same corner we objected, and
the'ambassador conferred with Madero,, and
after much parleying it was removed. Tor
which we were truly thankful. The second
night after we left the house, and when
mere was a lull In tin’ lighting, Will went
back to the house ror my silver and suit
rase. Just aftrr he left the shooting be
gan again, and you can better believe l was
glad when lie got bark safe and sound with
Ills arms full of bags nand bundles. It Is
well be went when he did, Tor the next day
the federals planted theier guns on our
roor. and we fullv expected the place to
be looted, and never expected to see our
belongings again. Fortunately nothing was
touched, though nearly every other apart
ment house and many private homes were
looted, and some of our friends have lost
thousands of dollars’ worth or silver,
iewelrv and clothing, besides having their
homes wrecked. Friday the lighting was
less severe, and we heard that peace ne
gotiations were in progress at the palace,
and we reit that things would be settled
without more bloodshed. Provisloons at our
friends' home were getting low, and we
derided that in the evening, provided there
was no lighting, we would go to Gore court
and get some of our provisions and ruel,
as charcoal was selling for *20 per sack,
lor which we pav ?1 regularly. I decided
to go also, as I wanted to get some clean
clothes. A man and his sons who lived in
the court also wanted to go, so we climbed
Milo a machine and started out. It was a
beautiful moonlight night. Not a soldier
was in sight, and everything was calm and
serene. We went to the apartment and
while Will filled pillow slips with beans,
rice, etc., I threw my best clothes and
furs into a sheet and grabbed up a few
pictures. We loaded our stuff into the
machine and started home, passing several
dead bodies lying in the street with their
ghastly faces turned up to the moon. It
was horrible! we passed Madero’s house,
which had been burned the night before
and was still smoldering. Not a soldier
was in sight and everything was quiet,
fust as we were nearing the embassy and
congratulating ourselves upon our safe re
turn. Someone called “Halt!” We didn't
stop, and the command was repeato.d. We
slowed down and looked back. Three sol
diers had their guns raised ready to dre.
Tliev came up and demanded birr pass.
i which the chauffeur produced, hut instead
lor looking at it, the soldiers, who were
I drunk, proceeded to go through the men's
| pockets, taking guns, money and watches,
I j had my pistol In my big coat pocket, and
! seeing what was going on In the front scat,
I I slipped my pistol to the bottom or the
car and held It between my reel. In the
meantime Will unfastened bis belt, and
when they made him stanad up his gun roll
back Into the seat, and they got only his
watch and no money, though he had my
jewelry and S5U In the Inside pocket ol'
I his vest The other men lost about SSUO
and beautiful watches. Will kept up a
rapid-lire conversation in SpaiUsh with
them, Idling them that we had nothing to
do with the light, that we had been driven
rrnin our homes and were just returning
wilh clean clothes, hut they only prodded
him all the more with their rides and told
him to "come through." As one of the
soldiers leaned over in the machine to see
what we had there, will said In English to
one of the men In the machine. “I can get
ruv man if you can get yours, ami was
iifst about to grab him around the neck
when I said, **uh, for God's sake don’t, for
there are three men in the shadow!" and
sure enough there they were, with their
guns raised, and had we made any resist
ance, undoubtedly we would all have been
killed. They all -ay at the embassy that
it was a lucky thing I was there, or we
would have been mixed up in an interna
tional affair. My dears. 1 have been rather
remiss in iiiv religion duties of late, but
believe me, l said my prayers that night.
Seeing another machine in the distance,
hev allowed ns to pass on. It is needles
to say we slept very little that night. We
were too unnerved. Some of lh*■ men
wanted to go back and look for the thieves,
but later denied that war time wa- no
time to investigate such matters. Saturday
the situation looked very bad. Madero re
mained obdurate and refused to protect
anvbodv, foreigners or natives. I’nited
-"•lies ‘battleships were amvmig in Vera
Cruz, and people who bad the wherewith
. . n • i ■ r "if i» >rt A bank was
opened at the embassy, and people who
foritunaie en ugh to !,.*■ known could
•rot money. Again we were luekv, for the
banker with whom our company does busi
ness wa- at the embassy, an he 11 \• *d us
111> financially and we left liiat night for
Vera t'ruz. while an armistice of a lew
in-urs was on. Three auto loads left lie
embassy for the station, going down the
tiling bile with ■■eanii'ns r> the right '-f
us, cannons to left of us." Ihit. thank
God. none of them volleyed or thundered.
We wo re stopped '*n r ute to hav* "iir
pass inspected. and thinking it was an
other "hold-up." i was seared .-tiff. We
were allowed to pas-, and were iu-t b'vath
ing easy when something went “bang'"
and thc’bae'K of our machine Iwa- l"'n*d in
mid-air. Naturally we -opposed that our
'ire- had been sli t out. but as nothing
more happened, we didn't know what had
occurred until w*- got to the -tatr.n. when
we learned that the machine behind had run
into us Wo had hardly reached the sta
tion when the shooting began again, but
we were soon out ot sound ot the cannons,
but not at all sure that we were out i t
danger, Pr lie-re was the ever-present pos
sibility ot having our train held up by
bandit's. I was too nervous to sleep that
night, hut lay in my berth with toy eyes
glued to the window. In the top berth
Will slumbered pewa-felly on as though he
uci'p i.n a i-li-a.-iiiirip. our <'ii?iiu* ran
I iff the tr.-n-k and we were seven hours late
getting into Vera Gruz on Sunday.
ludn't that big hattleshlp Georgia look
good to us: As we Stepped off the train
two itninaeulatelv white-clad ofiicers of the
ship stood on the platform. I walked right
up to them and said: ‘ Von will never
know hew good you look to me." I could
have fallen on their necks and wept. They
patted me i n the hack and assured us they
were there t-> protect us, and if we were
not treated right, to oilin' aboard the ship
and stay. They were lovely to us during
ur stay In Vera Cruz. It was heaven to
he owev from that terrible cannonading and
protected by our own n.ig under the lea of
those big guns. 'I he hotels ill the town
were full, and many walked the streets
all night or slept Oil the benches in the
plaza. Ini: we were lucky again, and found
a ldg room and comfy lied. Those who
slaved in the city say that Monday was
the worst day of all. I am thankful we
were saved the nervous strain ot that last
day. Six days was enough tor us. The
trip to sea level and a whiff < f the salt
water did us both no end or good. We
did nothing but sleep for two days, and
rame bark to the ritv reeding line, hut tile
awful tragedies of the past week and the
unsettled condition of the country, to say
nothing or the wrecked city, have kept us
in a whirl or excitement, and we all reel
and h ok as though w-- had "been through
the war." 1 feel as though I would never
frivol again. Alter looking into the mouth
ot a cannon one is apt to look at life from
a different standpoint, and the petty annoy
ances pale into lnstgniltcanee before a war
infested country and a nation plunged into
mourning.
There are so many tilings I wain to ten
v‘iii about, but I am too tired to write
more We are saTe and sound, and I
wouldn't take *10,000 for my experience,
but I wouldn’t go through it again for an
other §10,000.
GHACi: HI.ACKWELL WATTS.
STEAMSHIP PRESIDENT
REPORTS SAD ACCIDENT
Passengers and Members of the Crew Lose
Their Lives—Lifeboat Swamped in Sight
of Vessel, and Crew Powerless to Aid
San Francisco, Nov. 27.—The Pacfiic
Coast Steamship Company’s President came
into port today after a strenuous time buf
feting the storm all the way from Seattle.
During one of the worst blows some pas
sengers were washed overboard, and two
officers and one seaman lost their lives at
tempting to effect a rescue.
The passengers were standing forward of
the bridge when a huge wave broke over
the vessel, sweeping them overboard. The
consequences of the sea breaking on board
the ship were seen from the bridge, and vol
unteers soon had a lifeboat over the sides
in spite of the terrible sea that was run
ning. The boat put away from the ship,
but was soon swamped, the occupants, two
officers and one seaman being swent as sud
denly out of sight and drowned.
The accidents happened very quickly and
before many on board realized why the ves
sel had stopped in her course.
The sad fatalities cast a dampness over
the spirits of all on board. It was impos
sible to save the lives either of the passen
gers who were washed overboard or the
men who attempted their rescue. Tfie
waves were running mountains high, and it
was little short of suicide to attempt to
lower another boat for the purpose of trying
j to save the unfortunates.
New, warm dog house, large enough to
accommodate SO dogs. McDonald Hotel,
Idi fared.
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MARVEL GREEK
WILL BE LIVELY
I
Fred Labclle and Malcolm McDonald, who
returned to this camp last Monday from
the Aniak country, reported that they met
about 25 stampeders who were going to
the scene of a reported strike on the Kwikli j
river, a tributary of the Kuskokwim, that
comes in on the left limit about 15 miles j
i above Bethel. The news of the find, it is j
I said, was brought to this camp by Lapp j
I reindeer herders. Among those met by La- ;
belle and McDonald were several well
; known men, including Billy Revans, Joe j
i Jean, Joe Mevrin and Joe Venus.
While on his visit to the Aniak Mr. La- |
; belle completed arrangements for the pur- j
| chase of the Fisher interests on Marvel
! creek for the Marvel Creek Mining and De- >
velopmcnt Company, of which corporation j
he is a member of the board of directors, j
By acquiring this property the company j
now controls two-thirds of Marvel creek, [
and already affars are being put in readi- j
ness for a very active season this year, j
While there Mr. Labelle also had the com I
pany's sawmill moved from Marvel to Sal- j
raon creek, a distance of 17 miles, where i
they will this spring saw CO.000 feet ol j
lumber for their own development workings, j
and will also manufacture 20,000 feet for |
John Bindt and associates, who will use j
the lumber to extend their bedrock flume on '
their Marvel creek holdings.
Mr. Eabeile says ihe people of that dis- j
trict are very optimistic, and all are mak- j
ing preparations for a busy summer.
The Christmas season was a very joyous
occasion along the Kuskokwim, and many
big dances and feasts were enjoyed at all
the settlements. Many guests assembled j
at Duke E Stubbs’ roadhouse for the holt- j
day festival, where they were well cared
for by the host and hostess. All “mushers”
speak highly of this pioneer house and say
the meals served by Mrs. Stubbs cannot be
excelled anywhere in Alaska.
Sam Sanderson and Ben Kokrine re
turned to Kclmakofsky a few days ago from
a prospecting trip. Sam came on to flat
City, and it is said that he will shortly
ramble toward the Chisana country.
Gordon Betties, the old-timer, who is
now living at Kolmakofsky, will leave that
place about the 6th of this month on a
short business trip to this camp.
Mr. Labelle expects to return to Marvel
creek shortly.
OVER SEA IN AN AEROPLANE
Flight of Six Hundred Miles Accomplished
by French Aviator
Across the Mediterranean sea from
France to Tunis, a distance of 600 miles,
is undoubtedly the most remarkable aero
plane flight yet recorded. This was ac
j complished recently by Garros, a French
| aviator, at au average speed of nearly 75
| miles an hour.
Not long ago we read of the exploits of
S an aviator who could turn somersaults in
the air with his machine, traveling head
downward for several seconds. It is evi
1 dent that man is not daunted by the 305
j deaths of aviators in the past five years, ;
| 112 of which were last year. There are ;
plenty to take the places of these martyrs!
to science and progress. And they are
gradually winning, Irora week to week,
gaining greater mastery and safely accom
plishing more astonishing w'onders.
When one stops to think how poor a
thing was the automobile a few years ago,
how short a time it is since one depicted a
friend on a motor trip to arrive home by
train or farmer’s wagon, it seems ridicu
lous to forecast the future very far. The
air yet presentse unexplored difficulties, but
if the aeroplane is perfected, even if only a
third as fast as the motor car, 50 years
will see the highways of the atmosphere
traveled as an ordinary routine of life.
Turkey’s climate and physical features
are especially favorable to sheep raising.
America is the principal factor in the Turk
ish wool market.
DILL OF SALE BLANKS.—Kor isa correct
0 transfer of articles or value, have re
cently been printed at the ortlce of The
Idltarod Pioneer, and contain several cau
tionary and explanatory notes for the guid
ance of Interested parties. The blanks are
on sale by Ansley at Iditarod, Harry Pon
nelley at Dis. otter, and the Piraeor Bras:
6 tore at Cray.
HYDROPLANES TO BE USED
IN PASSENGER SERVICE
Curtiss Type of Air Craft to Develop a
Speed Five Times Greater Than
That of Fastest Steamers
San Francisco, Nov. 9. It was announced
in tiie San Francisco Examiner today that
an aerial company has been formed by some
California capitalists and that within a
,-hort time Hying machines would be in the
business to handle passenger traffic the
same as steamships and trains are now
tioing. The backers of the new enterprise
were not made known in the announcement
made today.
ih company has ordered two hydroplanes
of the latest Curtiss type, which will be
able to carry four passengers, and should
be ready to operate shortly. The new aerial
line will operate between this city and Oak
land. and if the investment proves success
ful it is planned to increase the number of
machines in service and to include other
California cities in the circuit. The hydro
planes ordered are scheduled to go seven
times faster than the fastest steamers now
on the run It is believed it will prove a
success.
Location Notices at rioneer office.
PIPED LIQUOR INTO JAIL
Unique Method of Securing Wherewith lo
Quench Thirst of Prisoners
Salem, Ohio, Oct. 27.—Prisoners in the
jail here have been for some time secretly
receiving a regular supply of liquor. With
the arrest of Herbert Kokel and Charles
Smith the secret came out,
Kokel had arranged an ingeniouos con
nection with a water drain pipe which ran
down from the roof of the jail and was
fixed close to a window on the corner of
the building. The prisoners had managed
to cut a hole through the pipe, and when
Kokfl and Smith would lean out of a
•vindow in a building adjoining the jail
and pour the liquor down the tlrain pipe
the prisoners would place an improvised
damper In the pipe and catch the liquor
in their tin cups. A heavy rain yesterday
exposed the leak in the pipd.
Going, going, gone.
Where ?
To the Crosby Massage ant! Bate Parlors
Assessment Work Blanks at Piotiec'
DOWER OF ATTORNEY BLANKS.—New
* Form.— Made to conform with the re
quirements of the new territorial mintin'
law, containing cautionary and explsnatoi
notes, are now on sail- at Ansley s in Idita
rod, II. Donnelley’s at Dis. Otter, and m
the Pioneer fu'itg Store Hi Flat nty.
HOWDY^PAP !
The Leya! Order of Moose is now in all the principal eaiap* et Alaska <*.J \ Si»»
territories, and Iditarod is to enjoy the same distinction shortly.
The Moose is acknowledged to be the fastest-growing and moat popular order ta
the world—700,000 members in over 1,500 lodges scattered from Nome to Panama *»«
from Berlin to Manila—and only 25 years old.
All the members enjoy all the privilezes of every Moose club house anywhere, »*«
the International Home University, where indigent Moose widow* and orphans are eared
for, and Moose children given a college education absolutely free.
The lodge provides free medical attention for each member and his family, weekly
sick benefits when unable to work, funeral benefit in case of death, etc.
Charter initiation fee is $10, anti covers all cost of joining. Dues are only m.
year, and no assessments.
All interested should send their names and addresses to Basil Clemons, district
director Loyal Order of Moose, at Clemons & Koon’s studio, corner Wickersham and Front
street*. Flat City.
Basil Clemens, the deputy organizer for this district, is daily expecting the arrival
of Mr. Johnson, the regular organizer, from Seward peninsula, where he has been very
successful in ogranizing and instituting lodges of the popular order.
Mr. Clemons experienced little difficulty in securing far more than the requisite
number of charter members, and it is almost a certainty that the new lodge of Muotte
to be organized in this district will be one of the largest in the North.
■f b Gold st- Fllt City
1 OP »g| Mrs. Swanson, Prop.
Illy I Dining Room Now Open
Nicely Furnished Rooms Barn for Horses and Dogs Baths In Connection
IDEED
Full Lino of Cigar*
Optimo, Lovera Juan de Fuca
NEW SUPPLY OF BUDWEISER BEER
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O fi i PIONEER DRUG STORE
U 1^, ^I FLAT CITY. ALASKA
GRAND BAR NOTHING BUT THE BEST
FLAT CITY 3he P'a'e “
Nels Glatitz, Prop. YOUT FfienClS__—
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS BY DAY OR WEEK
Warm, Clean Well Ventilated
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
TUC POnODV Massage and
I Hi* utlUODI Bath Parlors
MEDICATED. MINERAL VAPOR, STEAM,
TUB. SALT AND FRESH WATER DcLlallO
Caribou St., Bet. Black and Willow Sts., on Watorfront.
Electric ami Faradic Massage Treatments by Expert Attendants
Lighted by Gas H.eated by Ste&tH.'