Now on display, embracing Cut Glass, Silverware, Silver Depositware and China, which is being offered
©— at LOWEST PRICES. We have just completed arrangements by which we will move our stock to Flat
City by the first of the New Year.
Positively the
best groceries in iditarod
Everythin ;r or ihe Highest Grade and Strictly Fresh
P.-res at All Times Absolutely Right
Best Attention Given to AH Mail and ’Phone Orders
Sam’I ebaum
WILL
SOON BE HERE.
TOYS AND NOVELTY
GOODS ARE SCALES. DON'T
WAIT TILL LAST D .Y TO MAKE
YOUR PURCHASES OR YOU
WILL GET LEFT. FOR
THE BEST LINE
CALL AT
Iditarod
INQUIRIES FOR M 3SIKG MEN
Charles E. Estmere of i 1 at City has re
ceived the following letter from E. \Y
Nesbitt, Esq., M. P.. Woodstock, Out. It is
dated July 31. 1915:
I am tryinb to locate one Georbe Robert- ;
son for his family, who live in this locality,
and who state that they heard from him
last in 1910 from Iditarod. Alaska, and that
he was supposed to be wer ang for the gov
ernment in some form. I } ave been recom
mended by the interior dep: rtment at Wash
ington to write you. and 1 would like to
know if you have ever heard of him or
know anything of his present location, as I
understand you were at Ioi.arod in 1910-11.
Joseph Mikuta
Mrs. Bessie IUadik of 3203 South Paulina
street, Chicago, 111 . writing under date f
September 17 to The Pioneer, says:
I have a brother. Joseph Milaita. in
Alaska, whom I have not lu ard from since
two years ago last May. At that time he
was in the K yukuk. At one time he was
in partnership with a Mr. Hunks, supplying
water for lighting lire.
The writer says she has written him fre
quently am! received no reply. She is ad
vertising fur his present add res.-.
Alexander Teal Marshall
J. Kimsey of 1701 South Clarkson
street, Denver. Colo., writes The Pioneer
making inquiry for Alexander Teal Mar
shal!. who left Kvereti. Wash., in 1S97 for
the Klondike, and has never !> en heard of
since. His father. William Tea! Marshall,
died last December, and it is now do>irod to
close the estate. Also his shier, the wife of
the writer, wi-h. - to hear from her brother.
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TR-P INTERRUPTED
N«t'. on If ft mi Tuc*s-lay last fur
Mi ore creel; with a big string of does and
a load of freight, but was compelled to
cache hi* 1 ad at Jerry Wynne's roadhouse
and return, owing to *he heavy drifts mak
ing the trail impassable. He reports that
.some freighters wi»h horses are on their way
in, an 1 he will resume his journey when
they get through.
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WEDDING BELLS AT FLAT
On Thanksgiving night, at Flat City.
United States Commissioner Guy Oeraghf>
oiTiciated at the marriage of A1 Currie and
Miss Adfle Metayer, both of that city.
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FURS WANTED
II. Bn.i-. the local clothier, has an order
hr 'JOD red and cross fox-kins from one of
the h.rge.-t fur houses in the United Status.
He will pay the highest prices for .-ucii skins
if receive;! before January 1.
™ PIONEER SALOON
FOR COCO WHISKEY
Two Barrels of Old California Brandy—Must Be Sold—$4.50 Gal.
RAMPS PETERSON
CLOSING-OUT SMLE
$50,000.00 r™;r
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Cur entire stock of High-Cla39
Merchandise must be sofJ before June 1, 1916, ao we will close our store at that
time.
Come yourself or send in your orders and they will be filled at genuine bar
gain prices.
SMITH’S ~GUN STORE;
SECOND AND WiL.LOW STS. IDJTAROD, ALASKA
REINDEER MEAT
By the Side or Whole 3Qc par lb.
Front Quarter 25c per lb.
Less than Quarter.30c and 35c per lb.
C. R. PECK FLAT CITY
MERCHANTS’ CAFE BOUGHT
BY BOB SOUTAR OF CARIBOU
The Merchants' cafe, which has been con
ducted for the past year and a half by Herb ;
Riley, has been sold to Robert Soutar. and
the transfer was made last Saturday. Here
after it will be conducted by the latter^ and
his former place of business, the Caribou,
will remain closed.
The plans of Mr. and Mrs. Riley at pres
ent are rather indefinite, but it is possible
that after taking a short rest Mr. Riley will
leave for the Tolovana.
Mr. Soutar i^ Iditarod’s pioneer restaurant
man. He was one of the first caterers i:i
the camp, and he has seen dozens come and
go m the restaurant business, until lie now
has the field to himself.
Mr. Soutar’s many friends in the camp
predict certain success for him in his new
venture.
PROSPECTS ON MOORE CREEK
LOOK MOST PROMISING
Jack FoFoni. the Moore creek miner, was
a visitor to the city last Saturday, and re
turned to Moore creek early in the week.
Mrs. Folsom and baby accompanied him
here, and will remain until after the holi
days, tht1 guests of Mrs. Frank Dawson, at
Discovery, Otter.
Mr. Folsom is said to have had a sue
ces.-'ful season this year, and brought to the
city a nice clean-up. He reports that Joe
Smith, who is prospecting his claims on
Moore creek with a power drill, met with
such good results that he has decided to
engage in more extensive work than he had
; banned. He is said to have struck good
pay. and i~ now engaged in crosscutting the
creek to determine the extent of tlv pay
I streak.
Other parties also are doing extensive
| work on that pr musing creek this winter.
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WILLIAM ANSLEY, JR., ENLISTS
William An 1 y received vvrd in last Sat
urday’s mail hat his son. William Jr . has
i enlisted in the war and is to fight for his
“king and country." His company now i>
in training at Vancouver, B. C. “Uncle
Billy” does not look upon the informat; a
with much favor.
MACHINERY FOR SAWMILL
REMOVED TO MOOSE CREEK
W. (\ Mitchell has begun the work « f
■ :r.stailing his .-awmiil at the mouth «'f Mno.-e
creek, on the Idbarod river, and will be in
! position to commence sawing lumber shortly
; after the break-up in the spring. A1 Chapin
J comnif need hauling the machinery last Sat
: urelay.
Mitchell will he in fine shape to cut lum
i 'oer for the new camp at Horsefly creek, in
the event that that stream develops as now
seems probable. Moose creek is but a few
miles from IL.r.-cflv. and it is p- ibl • he
i may have a. market for Ins product right at
his door.
DEBS WILL NOT RUN AGAIN
TERRE HAUTE. Nov. 20.- In a formal
i statement issued today by Eugene V. Debs,
! he declines to become the candidate of the
Socialist party for the sixth time for the
; presidency.
BRITISH SUBMARINES
CLEAR BALTIC OF GERMANS
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 10. -British sub
i marines have swept the Baltic sea and the
Gulf of Bothnia entirely free of German
; commercial steamers. As a consequence n
is believed that Germany will have difii
| cully in getting metal for the manufac
I '.ure of ammunition.
News has been published here that every
1 German ship that was on its wav south
I
j from Swedish ports when the British sub
; marine action started has either been sunk
i or forced to run ashore. Of liftv German
i steamers carrying metal and ore fr-Am
Swedish ports to Germany, thirty-seven
i are now interned in Swedish ports, fully
j loaded, and have orders to remain there for
i the present. The scheme apparently is for
I German battleships to attempt to convoy
I them across the Baltic to Germany. The
(Germans are known to have been gathering
: a big number of warships in these waters,
it is declared that if the importation of
Swedish metal and ore is stopped Germany
will face a dangerous shortage of munitions
; of war. ^
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Hot Air and Vapor Baths with Electric
Vibration and Osteopathy Massages have the
‘ power to cure such functional diseases as
I Lumbago Indigestion
i Rheumatism Disorders of Liver
| Stiff Joints Melancholia
j Dropsy Obesity and
j Locomotor Ataxia Gout
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
I PARLORS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. h'i Atwell of Discovery was in town ;
on Tuesday last.
1 rank Morgan returned from Horsefly I
creek early in the week.
Charles Iv Taylor was a visitor to the ;
creeks on Wednesday last.
I
Oscar Anderson of the Up (trade spent J
Thanksgiving day in the city.
Mis> Rose Murray, the Flat City business !
woman, was in the city Tuesday.
H airy Weir, Clunky Worden and Iiarry ;
Watson returned this week fr< m a few days’ i
trip to Horsefly creek.
O. H. Solibr.kke left for the Out.-ide last
Tuesday over the Seward trail, lie expects 1
to spend the holidays with his family at
Manette. Wash., and wid return over the
rail in March.
Leo Clifford, the hustling clerk of the
House of Quality, lost a pocketbook contain
ing a considerable sum of money on Tues
day lust, and twenty four hours afterward
picked it up on the river ice, after almost
despairing of its recovery.
SPLENDID TIME ENJOYED
AT THANKSGIVING CALL
The Thanksgiving event at Flat City was
i the “bar! times" ball, given tinder the :-u
| pervi-inr. of Phil Caswell. A big crowd en
jjoyed the excellent music furnished by Miss
j C< e bulge and Mr. Jacobs, and the supper
| was worthy M the oceadon.
j Quite a nui:m r of persons went from
this city to be in attendance, among them
j being Mrs. and Miss Fi.-cher. Mrs. Smi h
j and damrhtrr Lillian. Mr. end Mrs. Robert
■ Smpar. M- -s J( hm-on. Mo- I!:b y 1 Mi
I. C. Graham, and Mo-sr*. Leo Clifford,
j Harry W:N><n and A1 Godov.. H ary
DoiinelLey was among those present from
Discovery.
The event w. s <i lendidly managed, anti
many compdirents were paid to Mr. Ca.
i well.
LEAVE FCR MARSHALL
Gertk r. the Shageluk trader, left for Mar
• hall City yesterday morning, after .-pending
a few days in the city. Bob Cockburn al.-o
; left for Marshall City, and will remain there ;
j until after the h liday-s
SCHELDT TRIAL
LOS \\ IP ; Nov. 23. Pr.-.-cutnr
1 Wo. T\ in has asked for £2.000 to enable
1 him to cogduct the Schmidt trial. He will
I either dismiss the case or cr?ntin-:v it until
j the money ha- been raised.
<$>
MOOSE LODGE WANNING
SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENTS
j The Mo <0 lodge is beginning to show
j some signs of aivi;y. Last winter they
jtook the lead in : ncial affairs of the camp,
I and tin' seven 1 entertainments given by
) them were greatly enjoyed ar.d looked for- ■
ward to. This year, owing to the fact
ihat many of the active members have been
S working late this season, the Moose lodge
; socially has been somewhat quiet.
1 In order to revive the old-time spirit
1 ii is announced that on Sunday night,
i November 2A the Moose am to give an old
j time smoker and program f( r the members
and visiting members only. Thi- will be a
j sort of get-together meeting, at which it is
J Loped the eld spirit will be revived. The
j commit tee in charge has arranged for a
program, and there will be also refre.-h
I ments in the way of codec. sandwi-hes and
i other good tilings.
J As a preliminary announcement it may
j also be stated that plans are already well
j under way for giving a ladies’ social and
i dance some time in December before the
holidays. This will be a-ong the same lines
as the ones given last year, consisting of a
program, cards and dancing, further an
nouncement of which will be given later.
DIXEMAN P05T0FFICE
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED
j Acting Postmaster Claud Baker received j
.information in the mail arriving last Satur- |
j day that the postoifice at Dikeman had been :
discontinued. It is not stated, but the pre- j
! sumption is that the receipts of the office fell
| below the amount necessary to insure its j
continuance. Jim Fullerton was the post-'
master.
How about your Chrismtas engraving?
! First-class work in Old English Script and
Fancy Black. WM TAYLOR, Fiat.
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DOGS FOR SALE, CHEAP
Fifteen good dogs. Iditarod Dog Ranch.
Inquire at Ramps Pearson's.
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per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
QUAINT COMMUNICATION
FROM JAPANESE TRAVELER
Ramps Peterson has received the follow j
ng interesting letter from his former cm !
.!<>ye, Harry Fukuhara. The quaint use of
Rnglish is not the least interesting part of
the document, which will be appreciated bv ,
nil who knew this polite and obliging sub j
;rct of the mikado:
Seattle Wash. Sept 18th-IT.
Mr. Pumps Peterson, Iditarod, Alaska.
Pear Sir: I have the pleasure to inform I
you, thaf I arrived here safe, yesterday the i
17th 3 p. in although it was the long jour
ney and was the tiresome one too. first of
all, Pt me thank you for your kindness j
during ad these years and I shall appro :
[•:ate your kind thought, whomever 1 hap- !
pen to be.
To full fill my promise as to the report of I
all particular.- of my journey is as follow-.:
from the Washburn Holly Cross, I took ;
Steamer Pchuwcthe, there were twenty pas- j
sengers from Fairbanks and Ruby and ro |
newed acquenlance with them as I happen j
t'. know them all personally.
about 3 miles out of St. Marckle, l took i
Si earner Szuc and we reached Nome on the |
t)th day of this month at 11 a. m. these!
navigation took practically four days and j
one im-al; and in Nome we all landed and j
has passed 3 or four hours and steamer !
left the Nome five in the afternoon on th j
same day. tie Oth. 9th to the eleventh the
water was very much, there was hundred
twenty passengers, every one <3 us v/a> sea
sit k but I was the only one was lively, only j
lost one meals, so you see, the steamer j
din’t make anv’hing out of me. from the
12-13 and 14th commence too fogy wt
count see inch ahead but never the less w
all arrived here yesterday. 1 will leave here
rri the V 1st at 10 a. m. fur the orient for :
>} . ri visit, h ;; ing you all enjoying bed
health and happiness, I r-main,
^ our.- very truly,
MARRY FCKYHARA.
A.
5CP0Q! OUESTfON r^HDED
EY JUDGE BROWN AT VALDEZ
In ail inccrporat :d towns in Ala ka there l
has been much argument and difference of
oniir n as to the rights "f the -chool board
and the cky council regarding appropria
tions f; r school purposes. The majorit; of
the school boards hav-‘ maini;.:!i";i that
tirey were the - 1 ■ jud .e- of the amount if
money necessary to provide proper iinot .
lions of learning, while the councils have
argued that it was their duty to raise fun !•
ami therefore they were the no o - of how
much should be granted. The case was
taken into court at Valdez recently, md
from the on:- reports received from the
coast it appears that Judge Brown held
that ’he councils are the judg-- of how
much money r necessari.
Section t»27 < the Compiled haw,- pro
v11that the council mmt provide "the;
necessary funds” for the maintenance of the
scho* I-. And. accc rding to an account vf
■ e gi n in : \ al it i Pr t r
the councils are the judge of what are
“necessary fund.-.”
This que-thn is of interest to Fairbank.*
ans. am! particularly m< mbers of the c.ty
r iuiicll end -'eh i .> a:d, as the matter has
'open discu.-:-pfl a numl r rf times during
the h.-t two ye-rs.
No c 'pv of Judge Bn wn’s decision has
been received in Fairbanks, so that the full
details of the case are not known, but the
ft 11 jiving from the Prospector throws some
light on the que-gh n :
Judge Brown, m trio district court or.
Weuiw-dcy. refused the application f the
school board for a mandamus to compel the
town council to make a cash appropria
livn for school purposes, holding that the
courril has absolute control owr all munici
pal funds, and may use its own discretion
m disbursing the money. He held that the
council could not he compelled to make
any particular sclim 1 appropriation, but is
simply bound to furnish funds in its dis
cretion to maintain the schools. I air
banks Times.
FROM THE LOWER RIVER
J). Golden, who, with Andy Coniin. left
f'• r the lower Iditarcd shortly before the
freeze-up, returned to the city on Monrhu.
last. They prospected a creek that has
not been named, in the hills, back of H: ly
Cross, and while indications were good, they
found no pay. They were piloted to the
creek by a native who had impressed them
with his story of having found gold therp.
but up to the time “Goldie” left his story
had not been verified. “Goldie” was com
pelled to return by reason of the fact that
grub was becoming scarce. Andy and the
native will continue the work of prospecting (
the creek, having built a cabin for winter I
quarters.
MRS. MONCKMAN IMPROVING
Mrs. Monckman of Flat, who has been '
critically ill for the past few weeks, is re- :
ported to be out of danger, and is now on i
the road to recovery.
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In Ashanti and around the woods near !
Kabba grows a tree resembling in appear
ance the English oak, which is said to fur
nish excellent butter. This vegetable butter
keeps in perfect condition all the year ;
around, in spite of the heat.
A FULL LINE OF
Gordon Si Ferguson Fur Gaps,
Wolf Robes, Coon and
Dogskin Coats
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FLAT
THE HOME GF HART, SCKAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING
MAIL FOR THIS DISTRICT
KAY HAVE SEEN 1031
(Juneau K moire, Oc: 1 >
Although practically all of lire / rond
la-.- and parcel post mail destined fur the
vestward points and the InirritT on ihe
.vreeked Mean:.-!.ip Marine, a was i st. Ju
neau and Douglas suffered but slightly as
he resi.it of the disaster. Only a very
n ::•! am n ut of parcel- post matt;, r v. •
a tr-yd in li e Juneau mail; the tola! has
eon pproximatod at thi r oral
-acks of papers and nmgazi.i • . h /.vever.
were completely destr >y( •!. am! / vhc-d the
local c ilice in the form of pulp in which
the addresses were utterly uni../ uig.oic.
A siii-i! amount of insured pure-els y -t
was also t.h. roughly watersoaked, and .'trice
no clue wc. left a- to the id-utity of cither
rhe sender or the per-on t<» whom it was
directed, this lias keen disposed of by the
postoffice janitor.
“Owine to the fact that the Ga linetj
■hannd mail was on top of the ;■ i 1 ■." sa: 1
ne of the p-.stufGce oniehds, “oar 1 .*■» wail
be very -no il. The mail for the we twarri
tnd Interior, however, was all far <1 vn
•and of course was pretty well -naked before
it could be recovered."
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Fre-h Olympia and Eastern Oyster*-. $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
TO WHOM CONCERNED
On and after this date (November G1 J;
will c lire t all bills owing my wood saw srd :
will be ref h for legitimate [ rating
expenses only. J. C. Cl’RRIN.
Florida and Georgia together contributed :
;>7 j *r cent i»f the quantity and valu** of
.lie Filer's c-arth n.crkit in 11)12.
F.IAY INSTALL STAMP MILL
AT HEAD OF FLAT CREEK
Dave Stiuiidberg, who operate ve
h. i :ii;' - the head of Flat creek. 1 :'i f*»r
the Oe. 'ide on Tuesday morning l.e-t, vm
the rev. rd trail lie was accompanied by
i). IF S' libakkm
It i- the ink-nth n c f Mr. Strandberg to
-pend a few weeks in the Sk. . combining
business and recreation, return r.g over the
:n:,l narly in March in order . ■ be home
m time to take charge of hi- spring work
V\ hiie absent it i pos. :bl * t.bat Mr.
S‘rancher* w.li look nit-- tie matter of in
stall, ng .1 stenip mil i ii hi* pr< p«-rty at the
head if Fla* c-eik. A* already known to
tin* pubb . Mr. A Hand! "rg ship; ed l a. • t sum
mer a few ' ms «>f iv taken from the string
ers in the bebr k < n the Up-Grade, whi* m
ih" v-d every indication of being rich in
f; Id. Ti -so s'ring'rs. while not of gr.-at
width. ar.* numerous, and the ore uncover ■ i
in :h‘* -1 -r cpr,ratio!:s lias been carelully
saved. ' S*ran*inerg r ontly received
: • •
while In did t <•are !•» give the figure- f ■:
publicaii' he -• ntr i that the value- in gold
and sil .v wnr#» <h as to make it possible
to install a mill, and !i- intimate 1 that thi.s
might be done mh-r dm ng the coming:
ummcr or the f» Roving
Much 'nter;-t ha- hr on mO-tH i:i the
quartz pm.-ihilitie- at the h mi • \ Hat creek.
L. 0. G. M., ATTENTION
On next Sunday. November tin .**
be a ; • • • i: 1 smoker and program for mem
brrs only. All l eal M ■ <e and vi-:t ng
• •
cut at this meeting.
0. M. ANDERSON. Secret: •
S'or“: a* Mi vod N S] F?"'. (2S& Highest Prices Paid
m k.va; -'K m i-A
and Flat City 13 H □ lA A *mP A'la \i£V for Raw Furs
A Pill! Line of Clothing and Furnishings
HTPRESS WHITE RUBBER SHOES AND BOOTS
PRICES REASONABLE
ts- ™ ^ * $ 3 it¥
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FOR
FT5 —»,»> 4 tf* ft ifri a*S S'
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