All Orders for Groceries
FILLED PROMPTLY WITH GOODS OF THE
Best Quality
AND AT THE VERY
Lowest Prices
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Flat City's
Popular Resort
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National Club Bourbon
Best Brands ot Cigars
BUD WEISER BEER
Family Orders Promptly Filled
HEINOUS CRIME CHARGED
Upon a warrant sworn to by Deput;
Marshal Charles, charging the commissioi
of a nameless crime against a little nativi
boy. Ernest V. Brown, known as “Timber
line” Brown, was arrested last Saturda;
and is being held in the local jail. Commis
sioner Geraghty on Monday last bound bin
over the grand jury in the sum of $5,000
As yet the prisoner has made no attempt ti
secure bail.
Are you in dead earnest in meaning t<
buy all goods where a dollar gets most value
or do you merely THINK you are? Le
the way you visit our store answer tha
question. . ^
Summer
Hats
GET UNDER A NEW LID
We do not solicit nay business except o:
the basis of mutual consent.
We abide by the TEST of COMPARISON
BU8INESS IS GOOD. COME IN AND MAKE
IT BETTER
Ansleys
IDITAROD, ALASKA
General Ladies’
FURNISHINGS
Ladies' Furnishing Store
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
TUSKS OF MASTODONS
PLENTIFUL ON BOOB CREEK
While in the Tolstoi district a week or so
ago Cyril Wood made arrangements for
shipping an immense mastodon tusk, eight
and a half feet long, to a friend in San
j Francisco who is interested in such objec's.
j While not of extraordinary length, the speci
| men is in a good state of preservation,
j The large number of tusks and teeth of
these prehistoric animals found on Boob
creek has been the subject of frequent com
ment. Mr. Wood says that they are of
| such common occurrence that no attempt is
made to preserve them. They are frequently
encountered in the workings of Riley &
Mounier, on Boob creek, and in the drifts
there is a pungent odor which is attributed
to the ages-old remains of the mammoths
found there. While not offensive, like the
' odor of recently-decayed animals, the smell
is quite strong, and permeates the whole
atmosphere.
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TRAVELING SALESMEN
MAKING ANNUAL JOURNEY
' : Jack Moulton, representing the Seattle
j Hardware Company, and E. W. Sndth, rep
1 resenting the Black Manufacturing Com
pany of Seattle, arrived in town last Satur
1 | day, coming over the trail from Seward.
After visiting the trade here they left Thurs
' ' day for Ruby and Fairbanks. Referring to
, the visit of the two. drummers, the Seward
Gateway of February 13 has the following:
1 | “Moulton has made this trip every spring
■ | for the past thirteen years, and is an ex
i ' perienced musher. This will be Smith’s lirst
' trip overland, and he has signed up with
. i the Black Manufacturing Company and the
Seattle Hardware Company for a period of
’ | ten years, to make the trip each year, this
; being Mr. Moulton’s last trip. They expect
! to complete the trip some time in April and
; will come out via the government road to
j Valdez or Chitina.” ^
i! JOHN WILL TICKLE THE SOIL
A deal was consummated during the past
week by which John Bagoy became the
owner of the gardens and greenhouse at
Flat formerly operated by J. G. Barrett. It
! is understood that Mr. Bagoy will hereafter
1 conduct the place. Nels Johnson represented
l Mr. Barrett, who is Outside.
THE CROSBY
j Do not forget. After the race on St.
I Patrick’s day, come to the Crosby Baths
tor the bath you want.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters,
; $1.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
I IDITAROD
iRESTAURANTmBAKERY
CHARLEY HA8EOAWA, Prop.
NOW OPEN
Under New Management
Pastries, Pies and Cakes Always on
Hand
II Bread—Six Loaves $1—Bread
SHORT ORDERS GOOD COFFEE
C. R. PECK, FLAT
General Merchandise
I BARGAINS
1 Diamond Safety Razors... $2 00
Diamond Safety Razor Blades, dozen. 1.00
Gillette Safety Razors, regular, $6.00; vest pocket size. . 6.00
Gillette and Auto 8trop Razor Blades, per dozen. 1.60
INGER80LL WATCHES—Yankee, $1.60; Eclipse, $2.50; Junior, $3.00; Midget .. 3.00
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF POCKET KNIVES
Imperial Chocolate Candles, per lb., 75c and $1.00
f DRUGS—AT OUTSIDE PRICES
SMITHS CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 8E00ND AND WILLOW
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* LOCAL AND PERSONAL %
o o
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Harry Inland was in the city yesterday
from Flat.
Frank Larson was a visitor in the city
from Flat this week.
Christy Anthonison, the Flat jeweler, was
in the city last Sunday.
James Walker, the Floly Cross trader, was
in the city on Saturday last.
John Huckfeldt was a visitor in the city
from the creeks on Wednesday last.
Deputy Marsha! Charles and George Ad
Bins left yesterday afternoon for the Tolstoi.
Bob Griffis came over from Tolstoi on
Thursday last, and will make the return trip
today. *
Mrs. Nettie S. Jacobsgaard of Tolstoi ar
rived in town yesterday afternoon on a short
business trip.
Will Geiger, son of Captain Geiger of Mc
Grath, was an arrival in the city yesterday
from the Kuskokwim.
Billy and Tom Hanlon returned from
the Ruby district last Wednesday, and will
remain here during the coming season of
mining activity.
George Young, the old-timer, who has
spent most of the winter prospecting on
Ophir creek, in the Innoko country, arrived
in the city on Sunday last.
E. W. Parks, the Kuskokwim quicksilver
miner, was a business visitor in the city on
Saturday last. Mr. Parks has just returned
from a visit to the Marshall diggings.
Nellie Brady, a woman of the under
world. was brought before Commissioner
Geraghty on Thursday last on a charge of
disturbing the peace of Flat. She was fined
$25 and costs.
The meeting of the Pioneers at Flat next
Wednesday night, March 21, will be one
of the liveliest and most interesting of the
winter, and a continuance of the fine
weather will cause the old-timers to attend
from far and near.
Last Sunday afternoon a goodly crowd of
men, women and children enjoyed the skat
ing on the river bend below town. The
weather was perfect, and to add to the
pleasure of the occasion Jimmy Farrell fur
nished music with the aid of a phonograph.
Charley Hasegawa has reopened the Idit
arod restaurant and bakery, and is now
serving regular meals and short orders.
Charley Was employed by Jonas Brewis on
Willow creek last summer, and enjoys a
splendid reputation as a bakery man.
On Monday night last William (“Pard”)
Leonard, an old resident of Iditarod, while
on his way home, fell on a piece of slippery
sidewalk and seriously fractured his right
ankle, which compels him to remain indoors.
Dr. Auringer was called in from Flat to
attend the injured man. Mr. Leonard is
an old-timer of the North, and a member
of the local igloo of Pioneers.
YUKON MAIL CARRIER HELD
Marshal Jordan returned yesterday w-ith
Roy Buck, a former mail carrier, whom
he apprehended on the P ukon, says the
Nome Industrial Worker of February 8.
From what information the Industrial
Worker could gather, the arrest is in con
nection with the loss of some furs which
Steinhauser of Unalakleet shipped by parcel
post last year. The furs never reached the
consignee, while a native sold furs which are
alleged to be the same to a company in St.
Michael. The native was brought here and
thereafter a warrant was issued by the
United States commissioner for the arrest of
Buck.
OLD-TIMER KILLED
J. E. Handbury, one of the best known
old-timers of the Interior, was instantly
killed on February 9 at the logging camp of
Marsh & Crozier, on Clear creek, when hit
by a falling tree. The accident happened
about 2 o’clock, and immediately afterward
Harry Marsh, one of the men for whom
Handbury was working, started for Fair
banks with word of the death. The re
mains were taken to Fairbanks, where the
officials decided an inquest was not neces
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STRANGE WAR INCIDENT
One of the strangest incidents of the war
was the recent Scotch-English raid southeast
of Arras, says a London dispatch First,
second and third line German trenches were
entered, almost unopposed. The stormers
declare that, despite “S. 0. S.” flares, the
Germans did not receive reinforcements or
artillery aid. Therefore those in the trenches
suddenly disappeared in the dugouts, which
the British bombed and blew' up along the
2,000 yards of front involved. A Scottish
officer who participated in the raid declared
he did not see a single German, and did
not hear a single machine gun nor sniper’s
rifle, although he sat on the parapet of an
enemy third line trench, smoked a cigarette
and strolled leisurely back to his own
trenches. The raid followed a five-hour
smashing bombardment, and was executed
under cover of smoke as well as a shell fire
barrage. _ _
A WEEK’S TEMPERATURES
The following is a record of the weeks
temperatures, from readings taken at 7 a. m.
daily, compared with the temperature on
the same date a year ago:
Date— 7 a. m. Min. 1916.
March 10. 18 14 —28
11. 16 4 —29
18. 18 14 —30
13 . 28 24 —29
14 . 30 26 —28
15 . 34 32 —18
16 . — 6 — 4 —10
THE CROSBY
The people from the creeks by this time
bught to know that we will always give
them quick service and kind treatment.
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Hat.
TERRITORIAL JURY LAW
MAY CONSTITUTE OBSTACLE
TO HOLDING COURT HERE
Attention is being called by the news
papers of Fairbanks to the law passed by
the territorial legislature two years ago, en
titled “An act to prevent ‘professional jur
ors’ serving as such in the district court,”
which provides that—
“No person shall be qualified to serve as a
grand or petit juror in the district courts of
Alaska who shall have served on a grand
jury, or on a regular panel of a petit jury,
in the district court, within two years next
before such juror is examined on his voir
dire. It shall be a sufficient challenge for
cause to any juror in the district court that
he has been called as a talesman or on an
open venire, and served more than three
times as a juror within the preceding two
years before such challenge.”
The law was passed, as its title implies, to
get rid of the so-called “professional” jury
man. J. E. Clark, clerk of the district court
of the Fourth division, is quoted as saying
that the act “is not difficult to comply with
in the Fairbanks term of court, but at the
tower river, where there are not so many
men, it becomes difficult for the court offi
cials to round up enough men who are quali
fied to serve.”
The term “lower river,” as used by the
clerk, implies Ruby and Iditarod. Last sum
mer, when the court officials were here, this
question was frequently discussed, and it
was intimated that the law might operate
to prevent the holding of court terms in
Iditarod in the future.
Question of Great Importance
In view of the fact that the decision to
hold no term of court here this summer
would work great hardship on this com
munity, it is a matter of much concern to
the people of this district. While there is
little doubt in the minds of local residents
that the business of the court would not be
hampered by lack of jurymen, still, the de
cision as to the holding of court rests with
the court itself.
The present outlook is that there will be
several grand jury cases to come up this
summer, and besides this, there will be the
usual number of civil cases, some of much
importance. Should witnesses, litigants, at
torneys and others be compelled to attend
court at Fairbanks, or even at Ruby, great
hardship would be entail d. Besides, many
cases which would come before the court
if the term were held here would have to
be postponed.
Legislature Should Be Appealed To
Should it be found that the court officials
entertain the opinion that the business of
the court, if held here, would be hampered
by the application of the “professional” jury
law to such an extent that they should con
sider a term of court here inadvisable, the
citizens of this community should immedi
ately appeal to the territorial legislature,
now in session in Juneau, for the repeal of
the objectionable law.
It is generally felt that a great injustice
would be done to the people here by com
pelling them to transact their court busi
ness at a point hundreds of miles away,
especially in a country where transportation
is so difficult and uncertain.
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MILITARY COMPANY FORMED
BY COMMISSIONER RIGGS
At a largely-attended meeting held in the
drafting room of the general office building
of the Alaskan engineering commission on
Wednesday evening, preliminary steps were
taken toward forming an engineer company
for service in the States or elsewhere in the
event of war, says the Ncnana News of
February 10.
The meeting was called to order by
Thomas Riggs, Jr., member of the Alaskan
engineering commission, who explained
briefly the manner of organization and
the status of such a company in the army.
He said that Nenana was the first town in
the territory to anticipate a call for volun
teers, and that he hoped to see Alaska first
among the units to be accepted, for he felt
that Northerners would prove invaluable to
the army. He explained further that it
would be impossible to do more than organ
ize at this time, since it would require con
siderable time to train and otherwise pre
pare for service.
Mr. Riggs said that he stood ready to give
up his position to enter the service of his
country as a member of the proposed com
pany, and numerous others of those present
expressed themselves in like manner, a spirit
of intense patriotism prevailing throughout
the meeting.
When the list was presented for signatures
eighty-seven put their names down, and sev
eral have signed the roster since, bringing
the total up to ninety-one. The list will be
kept open until the full quota of 160 names
have been secured.
Immediately following the meeting Mr.
Riggs wired Secretary of War Baker offer
ing the services of the new company, but
no reply has as yet been received.
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THE CROSBY
After the ball, when your feet are tired,
come to the Crosby Baths.
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FOR SALE—A quantity of hard lead (type
metal) ; superior to babbit for making re
pairs to machinery, on account of the
small percentage of copper alloy therein.
Call at Pioneer office, Iditarod.
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Flat.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters,
£1.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Mosquito Tents For Sale!
(Latest Novelties in SILK GOODS
for Ladies, Just In over the Ice
MRS. YOUNG’S STORE
Next Door McDonald Hotel
NEW HATS
(JOHN B. STETSON
And when we say new hats we don’t just mean newly-made hats,
but new shapes, new colors, new styles—in a word, new
STETSONS.
A. J. WEISS
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
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TEMPTING BAIT IS DANGLED
BEFORE EYES OF DEMOCRATS
BY WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
“If the Democratic party will put through
a federal amendment in the coming session
of congress providing for national woman
suffrage, the party will remain in power
for at least another fifty years,’’ was the
confident assertion of Mrs, Abhy hcott Baker
of Washington, who has returned to the
capital after a two months’ stumping tour
of the Western states.
“The one great paramount issue in the
West,” she said, “has been the woman suf
frage issue. In the presidential election of
1916 there were approximately 4,000.000 j
women who were entitled to vote, of which j
number about 2,000,000 enjoyed the right
for the first time. The Democrats realized
the importance of the suffrage issue fee I
more than did the Republicans, and they j
kept bringing it to the attention of the i
Western voters. The slogan, ‘He voted for
woman‘suffrage,’ was, equally with the cry j
of ‘He kept us out of war,’ the cause of
President Wilson’s enormous and almost un
expected strength in the West.
“The 4,000,000 women voters of the coun- !
try will have, therefore, an enormous power
when congress convenes. We can command )
enough votes practically to compel action I
on the part of congress. If the Democrats j
do not pass the Susan B. Anthony amend- i
merit to the federal constitution, w’hich pro- |
vides for the national enfranchisement of j
women, then all the efforts of the National i
Woman’s Party will be devoted to securing
the return to power of the Republican party,
whose defeated candidate for the presidency
had pledged himself to support our cause. I
But if the Democrats, as they easily can, !
pass the woman's suffrage amendment to j
the constitution they will remain in power j
for at least another fifty years. For in this
case they will have the support of the
South and the West and of the millions of j
women who will see in them the party j
which freed them from the bonds of politi- |
cs! slavery.
When asked why, in her recent stumping i
in behalf of the Women's Congressional
Union, she had urged her hearers to sup- }
port the Republican ticket, Mrs. Baker j
replied that it was then her belief that the j
Republican party would better meet the i
wishes of the suffragists than the party in j
power.
It was the aim ot me Woman s Lon- :
gressional Union,” shs pointed out. “to
have the women of the West vote for Mr. |
Hughes in order to register a protest against 1
iht failure of the Democratic party to pass
the Susan B. Anthony amendment in the
last session of congress.
“Unfortunately, from our point of view,
the Republican campaign managers did not i
make it clear enough that the candidate had j
indorsed the woman suffrage plank. As a ,
result, despite all our efforts to make this |
point 'Hear, thousands of women voters were j
misled by the clever Democratic arguments j
and voted for the re-election of the Presi
dent. But enough women in these pivotal
Western states did vote for Mr. Hughes
clearly to show that a vote of protest had
been registered against the attitude of in
difference, as shown by tis actions, of the
Democratic party. It is for this reason that
we are approaching congress with an opti- j
mism which we have never before known. !
We know that we have got behind us hun
dreds of thousands of votes, and because
of our rapidly growing political power we
believe that an amendment providing for
national woman suffrage will be passed by
the next session of congress.
“When the Susan B. Anthony amendment j
was voted upon in the senate, on March j
9, 1914, there were registered thirty-five
yeas and thirty-four noes, which was eleven !
short of the necessary two-thirds vote. In j
he house, when the amendment was voted
upon, on January 12, 1915, there were 174 I
yeas and 204 noes, which was seventy-eight |
jess than the necessary two-thirds majority. I
But so strong has the sentiment for woman j
suffrage shown itself in the campaign just j
closed that I do not believe that there will |
be a single congressman or senator who j
will dare to stand up on the floor of con- J
gress and openly oppose the passage of a j
federal amendment calling for the enfran- i
chisement of the women of the country.” I
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A GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME
An Indiana paper, an eight-page weekly,
owing to the increased cost of material,
lately advanced the price from $1 to $1.50
per year, and the next week the editor re
ceived the following from a lifelong sub
scriber: “Yer notis arruv and you can jist
stop my paper. I wont be no party to no
git-rich-quick scheme sich as you are tryin’
to pull off.”—'Ex.
REMARKABLE PRISON STORY
Jesse Pomeroy, who has been for forty
one years in solitary confinement in the
state prison at Charlestown, has been
granted equal privileges with other prison
ers by the state executive council, says the
Boston Herald. Convicted of murder at
15, Pomeroy two years later was locked up
in a cell so that he might not gaze on his
fellow men, and was barred, as far as pos
sible, from human companionship.
Now, at the age of 57, Pomeroy will move
into a cell where he can see passers-by, will
be allowed to exercise with other prisoners,
sit with them at the church services and at
the prison entertainments, and will have
such light work in the prison shops as his
somewhat enfeebled health will permit.
Pomeroy was convicted of the brutal mur
der of two children, follownig a series of
degenerate acts which had terrorized the
South Boston and Dorchester districts of
this city. He was sentenced to be hanged,
but because of his youth the sentence was,
commuted to solitary imprisonment for life.
Un September 7, 1876, he was placed in his
solitary cell.
Reports of sensational attempts to escape
became public at frequent intervals. Hi
mother, until her death two years ago, never
relaxed her efforts to secure his pardon, and
was allowed to visit her son regularly
When Pomeroy began his sentence he was
poorly educated. Now he can read in seven
languages and at the age of 57 is studying
Arabic.
He has been diligently studying law as it
bears on his ease. Beyond his attempts to
escape he has been a quiet and model pris
oner.
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For disturbing the peace at Flat on Marchi
8 Jacob Mutchler was fined $25 and costs
last Wednesday by Commissioner Geraghty.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
PI E CE
STOP LOOK LISTEN
While there will be a few old
fashioned dances for the sour
doughs, this is NOT a hard times
dance.
Everybody wear their best
duds and their happiest smile,
’cos we are going to have
OUR FIRST WEDDING
Our old friend Captain U. G.
Norton has grabbed Mrs. Ellinor
of Dikeman and they will be
hooked up for life tonight at 10
o’clock, right after the first fox
trot. Let us all get together and
give them a royal Pioneer
send-off.
Jonas O’Brewis is master of
ceremonies.
James O’Farrell will act as
master of terpsichore.
Garrson O’Costar and Valen
tine O’Jacobs will produce the |
melody. ;
C. Patrick O’Wood is official
introducer.
Five slant-eyed Japs w:
shovel out the eats under the
rection of Max O’Boas.
$2.50 Lets You In
DANCING STARTS 9 P. M. j
Watches and Diamonds
at
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
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