We Are Pleased to be Able to Announce That
Our Stock Is Most Complete
And of the Very Best of Everything
Sam’! Applebaum
FLAT
DRY GOODS s FURNISHINGS
A Happy and Prosperous
New Year
DON’T FORGET
Moose Hall,
FLAT CITY
New Year
Eve.,
Dec. 31st.
Hard
Times
Bali
SIX-PIECE ORCHESTRA-SIX
Prof. W. H. (“Eat ’Em Up") Johnston, Floor Manager
Put On Your Old Duds! Everybody Welcome!
DANCE THE OLD YEAR OUT AND THE NEW YEAR IN
Happy
New Year
To All
And Many Thanks for Yeur
Patronage
Mrs. L. G. Thornton,
Gold Street, Flat
Mr. aad Mr*. Georg* Mutchler were
host and hostess at a Christmas dinner.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Dare
Mutchler, Jeremiah Wynne, Danny
Shea, Christy Anthonison and Pat Pat
terson. __
A
Prosperous
New Year
To
All
Don't waste time looking
for what you need in
1918
Just come to us and get It
Wg fUV AM* *eu PUM
Ansleys
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IDITAROD. ALACXA
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harms give a
Christmas dinner. The guests were
Johnny Sutter, Gus Isaacson and Emil
Gustafson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Iceland and
Judge and Mrs. Earl B. Hunt spent
Christmas with relatives in Iditarod.
Pete Murdock left for the Tolstoi
district Thursday morning on a pros
pecting trip.
Matt Kivi, of Dodge creek, in the
Ophir country, spent a few days in
Iditarod this week. He reports that
George Glass is again securing options
on Ganes creek for the Kimball Min
ing Company.
Joe E. Riley, of Otter creek, gave a
big Christmas dinner and dance to the
public on Christmas night.
A cabin belonging to Jack Blair, lo
cated at Discovery, Otter, caught fire
early Christmas morning, and was to
tally destroyed. Origin of fire un
known.
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Oh, No, No,
Not With Joe.
Jo* McDowell, the intrepid mushor
tad stampeder, reported in last week’s
edition of this favorite fireside com
panion at being about ready to depart
for Good Nows Bay accompanied by
John Novak, the drill expert, desires
The Pioneer to state that that report
was misleading, and had no foundation
in fact. Mr. McDowell states that he
has no intention of returning to the
Good News Bay country until some
time in April. __
I»ondon, Doc. 21.—The Britisb-armed
steamship Stephen Furness was torpe
doed in the Irish channel today. Six
officers and 95 men were lost.
Happy and Prosperous
New Year to All
C. R, PECK FLAT
CHRISTMAS JOT
IN FLAT CITT
There was a merry time at Flat
on Christmas eve, and the chil
dren of the community had the
time of their young lives. For
weeks before Christmas the spirit
of the yuletide was abroad, and
various volunteer committees saw
to it that the children were going
to have their usual Christmas
tree and the necessary trimmings
to gladden their young hearts.
The merchants of Flat, Idit
arod and Discovery contributed
handsomely towards the Christ
mas-tree fund, and the ladies of
the community donated cakes and
other "goodies.”
The hall was beautifully deco
rated, and the Christmas-tree ar
tistically trimmed by Mrs. Flor
ence Porter, the colored electric
lights making a very pleasing
effect.
Following the usual custom, the
school children, under the capa
ble training of their teacher, Miss
Helen Grant, assisted by Mrs.
Frank Monkman, furnished the
entertainment of the evening—
the program being as given in
last week’s Pioneer, with the ad
dition of little Cyril Wood, as
delegate from Iditarod, who also
did his bit. The children ac
quitted themselves creditably,
and showed painstaking care on
the part of their instructors;
Judge Kilgore made the opening
address of welcome, Grant Mur
dock was the official announcer,
and Mrs. Frank Monkman pre
sided at the piano. At conclusion
of the entertainment Santa Claus
appeared and was happily
greeted by the children, with an
approving smile from the grown
folks. The distribution of the
presents then began, which were
staked up around the Christmas
tree like a miniature mountain
seemingly without end, and all
the little ones were happily re
membered.
Shortly afterward luncheon
was announced and while the
happy gathering were doing
justice to the excellent repast
prepared, the hall was being
made ready for dancing, ana
fr®m then on Joy was in full
swing until the “we sma’ hours,”
it being after 5 a. m. before the
dance broke up.
me various commiiiees in
charge of the affair worked tire
lessly, and especially “Eat 'em
Up” Johnston and Grant Mur
dock, who had general super
vision over all. One thing is
particularly commendable and
that is that the program began
promptly at the time specified,
which greatly pleased the
mothers of the little tots. The
entire entertainment was free
of charge and the merchants
who donated so freely, the ladies
who baked the cakes, and all
those who gave so freely of their
time and services are all deserv
ing of the thanks of the commun
ity for making an affair of this
kind possible.
IHCREASEJ POSTAGE
OFFICALEY NOTIFIED
Instructions were received by the
last mail advising postal oAcials and
the public of the increase in postage
rates. The instructions are long-winded
and go into the subject matter very
minutely, but the gist of the every-day
proposition is that a one-ounce letter
now requires 3 cents postage, and a
postai card (either printed or written]
needs 2 cents for transportation. On
parcel post, a war tax of 1 cent on
each 25 cents required, or fraction
thereof, has been imposed.
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A
HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO
ALL
The Crosby wishes to extend to its
many friends and patrons a Happy New
Year, thanking them for past favors
and patronage, and that they will, we
hope, continue to patronise the Crosby
in the future as they have been doing
in the past.
THE CROSBY MASSAGE
AND BATH PARLORS,
Home of the Twentieth Century
Turkish Baths.
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FOR SALE—One or two good young
dogs, reasonable prices. Apply Steve
Rescb, lditarou.
A Happy
New Year
To All
\
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothea
JUDGE IOODT DID
SOME “FANNING”
Marshal Geraghty returned a few
days ago from Ophir districl, where he
had been called to serve papers for liti
gants, and to aid in investigating some
differences between trouble makers.
! On September 20 last in Tolstoi, Domi
nick Sorasi and Charles Stanford, two
! weil-known sons of toil, got into an
argument in Bill Warner’s cabin.
Words reached a climax and Stanford
pulled a “gun,” but did not point it.
Stanford then went out of the house,
and talked with Tom Muckel. Shortly
afterwards Dominick came out of the
Warner cabin and started to “beat it”
'cross lots to his own back door. Stan
ford, so the story goes, made a run to
wards Dominick and said, “I’ll settle
the trouble with you now.” Dominick
■ eplied “All right,” and threatened
Stanford with a knife. Stanford then
pulled his “gat,” and became so ex
cited in the pulling of it that the old
fuzee went off, and so did Dominick—
in a hi-yu hurry for home.
At the hearing before Commissioner
Tames C. Moody at Ophir on December
12, where Stanford was charged with a
felony, John W. McCord was attorney
for the defendant. Stanford, howerer,
was not held to answer in the district
court. Judge Moody took occasion t«
liberally "pan” both Dom and Stan for
oeing too ready to quarrel.
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Miss Isaacson is still a patient at the
Behla hospital.
NOTIONS,
Ladies’ Furnishings
-AT
Mrs. Chittick’s, Flat
DANCE POSTPONED
The arrangement* committee fer the
big annual dance of the Pioneers an
nounced for next Monday night at Flat
has postponed the event to a later date
— probably sometime in January. At
is well known, 'tis on next Monday
night that tha last sad rites over the
remnants of J. Barleycorn, Esq., is the
evening’s headliner on Alaska’s pro
gram, and probably the thoughtful
committee feared that some of the
good natured old sourdoughs—while
either mourning for John or dancing
for Joy—might accidentally get into
the wrong contingent, and that, of
course, would “crab” the whole pa
rade.
-A
ELMS WOI WBESTLIIG MITCH
la the wrestling tournament at Flat
last Wednesday evening Tom Elms
won the main event from Bill Kuloff.
Eddie Kimball and George Kay gave
an interesting boxing bout. Severe
weather caused a great many lovera of
good sport to miss the entertainment.
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WEATHER REPORT
Following are the daily temperature*
from readings taken by Captain E. J.
Smith, volunteer observer.
Date | Max. Min.
December 22. —38 —44
23. —48 —50
•* 24. —50 —50
“ 25. —46 —50
“ 26. —36 —44
“ 27. —26 -18
“ 28. —32 -32
-A
Ralph Button moved hie house from
Iditarod to Flat yeyerday.
Cigrars, Grahara-Courtney, beat in the
camp, boxes ef 25 and 50.
Pioneer Drug Store, Flat.
Jeb Printin* at The Pioneer office.
A
Happy
New Year
To
All
Northern Commercial Co.