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Iditarod
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Ham and Bacon
Without the seal-tight covering—the best money can
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Silver Leaf Lard
Golden Glow Butter
Selected Petaluma
Fresh Ranch Eggs
Fully Matured
Yakima Potatoes
Both Eggs and Potatoes with exceptional keeping qualities lor the
winter
All Happy Home and S. & W.
Canned Goods, etc.
In fact, everything we carry is of the Highest Grades only, and
strictly fresh. We will guarantee that every article coming from
us will more than please you.
LOCALLY GROWN ON j. J. SMITH’S RANCH
Fresh Carrots. 5 cents per pound
Fresh Turnips, 5 cents per pound
Fresh Celery, two heads for 25c
Sam’l Applebaum
KODAKS
We have a full line of up
to-date Photograph Supplies,
including the “Autographic"
Kodaks. Special rates for
Developing and Printing to
those who buy their supplies
from us. Our line of Proprietary
Medicines is complete. We also have
a nice line of Rubber Goods,
including Sanitary Syringes,
Wall Bags and Internal Bath.
We have 20 Suits cf Clothing,
regular prices $25 to S45.
i * To close them out, $10 to $20.
Ansiey's
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iiiall, printed •»;i
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d Pioneer oflh c.
SAW RILEY’S FARM
Dick Button, cashier of the Miners &
Merchants Bank, probably was not cut out
for a newspaper man. On Wednesday morn
ing. at such an early hour as to arouse sus
picion that he had not been to bed the
night previous, he informed the Pioneer man
that he was bound for Otter creek, and vol
unteered to bring back a budget of news
of both major and minor importance con
cerning that lively camp. Late on Wednes- j
day evening he reported. He told of having
eaten fresh pork spare ribs with George Riley,
of real cow’s milk, fresh from the cow, of
hav’ng seen a litter of young pigs at Riley’s j
farm, and >f having been allowed to scratch ;
the back of a ponderous sow with an ax j
blade, and of having admired the blooded
cow and calf which are the mining man’s j
pride. But outside of this there was no
news.
THE TRUTH
Miss Ascum—When Mr. Riehley saw my !
photograph yesterday he said it was very ;
pretty, didn’t he? Come, now, honest?
Miss Chellus -No; quite the reverse. He
said it was a good likeness.—Philadelphia !
Press.
Fresh-killed reindeer by th* quarter.
.<’rowh-y iv Porter.
™ PIONEER SALOON
FOR GOOD WHISKEY
Two Barrels of Old California Brandy—Must Be Sold—$4.50 Gal.
RAMPS PETERSON
CLOSING-OUT SALE
$50,000.00 rrrrr
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Our entire stock of High-Class
merchandise must be sold before June 1, 1916, as 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.
SMITHS GUN STORE,
SECOND AND WILLOW STS. IDITAROD, ALASKA
REINDEER MEAT
By the Side or Whole.30c per lb.
Front Quarter . 25c per lb.
Less than Quarter.30c and 35c per lb.
C. R. PECK FLAT CITY
TNT LEWES
PASSES AWAY
Death Comes to Well-Known Citi
zen While Peacefully Sleeping
—Funeral to Be Held Under
Auspices of Moose
Antone Letnes, widely known and re- j
spected throughout the Iditarod district, ex- j
pired peacefully at the Grand hotel in Flat ;
City at about 3:30 o'clock on Friday morn- j
ing. Mr. Let ness dropped off to sleep at |
about 1 a. in. and evidently life departed j
from his body while wrapped in slumber. I
The news of the death of “Tony" Letnes j
came as a great shock to the people of the J
district. He was not known to have been i
ill. but• it was remembered that some two!
years ago he was afflicted with a serious |
stomach malady, which may have been the !
indirect cause of his death, which was at \
tributed to heart disease.
Mr. Letnes had been a resident of the
North for many years, having been in Daw
son ami Fairbanks in the early days of those
camps. He came to Iditarod from the Out- j
side in 11)10, and has resided in the district j
ever since. During the mining season just
closed he was employed by Dave Strandberg
at the Up-Grade, at the head of Flat creek.
Antone Letnes was born in Norway on |
February 3, 1S75, and came to this country :
1 when a young man. He leaves a widow, 1
; and is believed to have relatives in the
States. He was a member of the Loyal
Order of Moose, under whose auspices the
funeral wil be held next Sunday afternoon
| at 2 o'clock, from the A. B. hall in this city,
i He was also a member of the Arctic Broth
I erhood.
A TRIBUTE TO MR. LOPP
(Nome Industrial Worker)
When Mr. Lopp, the head of the bureau
! of education of Alaska, visited Wales, the
; natives presented him with an ivory tusk
1 upon which was carved a presentation from
i the natives, “To Tomuruk, Cape Prince of
| Wales, 1895; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lopp,
1 Seattle, Washington. 1915.” Tomuruk is
Mr Lopp’s native name. A very interesting
i invitation written on a baby seal skin
; tanned by the natives, to visit Wales on the
j occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
i his arrival in Alaska, is a memento highly
! prized by Mr. Lopp. It assures him that
j the natives of Wales will never forget him.
: and extends him best wishes. It is signed
I by the members of the Wales council and
i Arthur Nagishuruk, secretary,
i Mr. Lopp has had a very interesting con
j nection with Wales. He went there in 1S90
to take charge of the contract mission
i school at that place, in company with
| Charles Thornton. At that time the natives
I of Wales probably were the worst natives
in ail Alaska. They had attacked whaling
! -hips, and few of the ships wished to land
I there.
In 1894 Mr. Lopp took charge of the
i government reindeer station at Teller.
! .•here :.ll deer imported from Siberia were
i landed. He later returned to Wales to take
I charge of the Congregational mission sta
i tion. In 1907 he was appointed superin
| tendent of the Northern district, and in
: 1909 was made chief of the Alaska division
: of the bureau of education.
No white man ever had so much influ
: ence with the Eskimos in Alaska. There
are 15.000 Eskimos in Alaska today to
whom Mr. Lopp is the greatest man liv
ing. and whose word is gospel to them.
There is not one who does not love him
| and would not listen to him before any other
, man. His power over them is extraordi
j nary.
Mr. Lopp has traveled more miles in
I Alaska during the last twenty-five years
than any other person, for his work takes
in every section. His knowledge of the
country is precise and intimate. In 1S98 he
was a member of the relief expedition to !
Barrow, and it was his influence with the
natives and his knowledge of the reindeer ]
that delivered the herd to Barrow in time, j
It is unquestionably true that the present
development of the school and reindeer
service in Alaska and the consequent ad
vance of the natives are due to Mr. Lopp’s
effective work during twenty-five years. He
comes pretty nearly being one of the ablest
organizers and officials in the service of
Uncle Sam.
HER NAUTICAL ACUMEN
The curtain fell on the second act, and
he began to make conversation.
“The Mauretania,” he said, “can steam
her 26 knots an hour.”
Taking another chocolate from the box
that rested in her lap, she said with a
bright smile:
“I suppose they steam the knots so that
the poor sailors can untie them more easily.
Is that it, George?” Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Woodchoppers’ supplies.
Crowley Porter.
It is never too late or too early to ac
commodate the people from the creeks when
they come to the
CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk
ish Bath
ATTENTION, MOOSE
All members of the Loyal Order of Moose
are hereby notified that the funeral of j
Brother Antone Let nos will be held at the '
A. B. hall, Iditarod, on Sunday, October
31, at 2 p. in. Members and visiting broth- j
ers are requested to attend.
IVAN WALES, Dictator.
OSCAR ANDERSON, Secretary.
EDISON LIONIZED BY CHILDREN
—
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29. Thomas A. Ed !
ison, the famous American inventor, today
visited twenty-one schools in this city, in
order to comply with the request of the
pupils that they might see him.
EX-PRESIDENT FOR SUFFRAGE
—
OYSTER BAY, Oct. 29. Former Presi- j
dent Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter just
made public, urges suffrage for women.
GENERAL BOTHA'S POLICY
IS INDORSED AT POLLS
JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 25. Premier
Botha arid his party and policies have been
successful in the parliamentary elections by
a majority of three to one.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
! '
Dr. Moore, the Mat City physician ami
druggist, was a visitor in the city on Tues- ,
day last.
Frank Dawson of Otter creek was in town
Wednesday.
I
Joe Loranger of Willow creek has been in
the city for sevearl days past. .
Mrs. Dickson of the Snyder house, Flat
I City, was a visitor in Iditarod on Monday
last.
Si Atwell and family were visitors in the 1
city last Saturday and Sunday from Dis- i
co\ery. They returned home Sunday after- ,
noon.
I
Billy Bevans and Dan McDonnell left for j
Candle creek on Wednesday last.
Fred Denting, the Willow creek miner, has ,
been visiting in the city during the past few !
days.
A1 Goslow has accepted a position with j
the Northern Commercial Company, and i
will make this city his residence in the
future.
Agent Surridge of the White Pass has been
j in the city for several days past from Dike
I man.
! AN EXTRAORDINARY SPY
The most remarkable story of this or any 1
other war is that told by Igatius Timothy
; Tribich Lincoln, now in this country, whose
| extradition has been asked by the British
i government. Lincoln is a C hurch of Eng
j land clergyman and a member of the British
I parliament. Extradition is asked on
' charges of fraud and embezzlement, but he
insists that he is really wanted as a spy !
! and that he will be condemned to be killed
j as such should he be returned.
He was a Jew, born in Austria, and has
been in the Austro-German secret service ,
since youth. lie was sent to Canada and, to j
better serve the purposes of his employers, ,
he renounced his religion and assumed the ,
j name of Lincoln as an addition to his other
j names. He took holy orders in Canada and
then went to England with letters of rec- j
ommendation from church dignitaries and !
| amply supplied with money. In a brief!
time he was private secretory to B. S. Rown- 1
tree, head of the great cocoa firm, who plays
a large part in English Liberal politics.
Within four years after reaching England
he was elected to parliament from Darling j
ton as a Labor candidate with Liberal back
j i*i2. He leased a beautiful country home
i with money supplied him by his govern
I ment and entered actively into politics.
I At the outbreak of the war he placed his
I services at the disposal of the Briish gov- j
j eminent. He was an accomplished linguist, !
! had a thorough knowledge of the continent,
j and was consequently employed on confiden
tial missions. He secured connections with
I the admiralty and made trips to the conti
j nent, pretending to furnish important and
I valuable information about German naval
matters. Through the confidence thus cre
ated he succeeded in getting the secret code
of admiralty communication, with which he
(pressed again to Holland and communicated
, [jp the German government.
Returning, he found himself under suspi
j cion. At the war office he encountered a
cold reception, made an excuse, slipped out
of a side door, got to an apartment whicli
he had kept in reserve for the emergency,
put on a disguise and took the first train j
I for Liverpool, whence he embarked for the j
United States. Documents found in his j
country home and his offices showed him to j
be the most dangerous and most important j
admiralty spy that Germany had in its em- !
ploy. Yet this German spy became a mem
ber of the British parliament, an intimate
friend of cabinet officers, wras intrusted with
aifcret missions of the first importance, and
permitted access to the most imporant mili
tary and naval secrets of England during a
period of war with the country of his birth.
Is such a career possible only in England?
Nobody can tell.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Fresh-killed reindeer by the quarter.
Crowley & Porter.
POSTPONE SOCIAL
Program of Entertainment Sched
uled to Take Place at A. B.
Hall Next Saturday
The “bachelors’ social” which was to
have been given at A. B. hall this evening
has been postponed until next Saturday
evening, November 4, out of respect to the
memory of the late Tony Letnes.
Those who attend this entertainment are
assured of an evening of enjoyment. The
plans of the committee having in charge
the arrangement, are somewhat ambitious,
and include, besides supper, cards and
dancing, a musical and dramatic program
which promises to be a most popular fea
ture. The program is as follows:
Xylophon solo .I. W. Farrell
Accompanied by Miss Lucille Taylor
Duet.“Melody of Love”
Miss Lillian Smith and II. G. Watson
Miss Taylor, piano
“By Heck” (a “rube” stunt) • Earl Hunt
Assisted by Chorus
Vocal Solo.Robert Soutar
Miss Johnston, piano
“Jimmy V alentine”.Harry Watson
Assisted by Chorus
Overture Selection.Mandolin Club
Mrs. Percy Charles, piano
“Henpecked,” a one-act comedy
Mrs. Mortimer Preston- Mrs. E. Byers
Mr. Mortimer Preston J. W. Farrell
Jack Dalton (a friend of the Pres
mers) .E. M. Stanton
tons) .E. M. Stanton
At the conclusion of the program dancing
and cards will be indulged in, and good
music has been secured for this portion of
the program. The entertainment will con
clude with a supper provided by the ladies
under the supervision of Mrs. Lottie Thorn
ton and Mrs. Earl Byers.
BIG DOINGS PROMISED
AT MEETING OF PIONEERS
i -
I Iriitarod Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska
I will hold a meeting at the A. B. hall in
! this city on Wednesday evening, November
3. A lunch and entertainment will be pro
I vided for the members, and a good time
I is promised.
| As this is practically the first meeting
j of the winter season, a big attendance is
I expected, os it is the intention to prepare
| plans for the coming winter. Should there
• be propitious weather a large crowd un
j doubtedly will be here from the cre'»k dis
i tricts.
TO LEAVE FOR OUTSIDE
John Holmes, vice president of the
I Miners & Merchants Bank of this city, will
i leave for the Outside over the Seward trail
1 on Monday next. He will make the trip
1 with the mail carriers.
LAWS GF 4,400 YEARS AGO
ON TABLET HELD AT YALE
A New Haven, Conn., dispatch says that
! a Babylonian tablet, believed to have been
| buried in the earth more than 4,000 years.
J and containing the earliest law code, re
! cently has been unearthed and is now in
i possession of Yale university. The tablet is
| heavily incrusred. but part of it has been
! cleaned and deciphered. The laws are writ
; ten in the Sumerian language, the language
j of Southern Babylonia prior to its con
; quest by the Semites or Accadians in the
j time of Hammarabi. Owing to the imper
; feet knowledge of the language, the work of
I deciphering is extremely difficult, but the
I university expects to have perfect transla
! tions made and published. The laws that
' have been translated refer to legislation
concerning injury to women; the repudia
| tion of children who have perhaps been
j adopted; elopement, the hire of boats and
I cattle, and provision for the killing of a
hired ox by a lion. These laws are be
lieved to have been written about 2,500
B. C.
A LOOK THAT HURT
William G. Rockefeller is the president of
the National Beagle Club and an authority
on dogs no less than on finance.
Discussing the training of dogs at a re
cent meeting, Mr. Rockefeller said:
“Yes, training is an art. The simplest
!>appearing of canine performances is, prop
erly understood, a difficult thing. It looks
easy, but it is hard; and thus” Mr. Rocke
feller smiled—“thus it is like the man at
.the photographer’s.
“This man, sitting for his portrait, said
impatiently to the artist:
“ ‘Wei!, have I got now the pleasant ex
pression you desire?’
“ ‘Yes, thank you,’ said the photogra
pher. ‘That will do nicely.’
“ ‘Then hurry up.’ growled the man. ‘It
hurts my. face.'"—Washington Star.
PALLIATIVE
Magistrate—So you acknowledged having
stolen the overcoat. Anything more to
say ?
Prisoner—Yes, your honor. I had to have
the sleeves relined.—Punch.
Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, SI.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
A FULL LINE OF
Gordon & Ferguson Fur Caps,!
Wolf Robes, Goon and |
Dogskin Coats |
—AT—
FLAT jj
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING |
REINDEER INDUSTRY TO BE j
LOCATED IN THIS DISTRICT
C. R. Peek, the Flat City merchant, has ^
purchased the last of the reindeer driven I
to this district last summer by A. R. j
Twitched, the Kuskokwim reindeer breeder. 1
The latter will return to Bethel, where his ;
herds are located, next week, and will re !
turn to this district with his entire herds, j
It is the intention of Mr. Twitched to j
make this city and district his headquarters i
for supplying the entire surrounding country !
with fresh reindeer meat at ad seasons of :
the year. His operations will extend to the j
Innoko and Ruby district. As all his sup !
plies will be purchased nere, this means j
quite an addition to the business of the j
community.
ABOUT THE MAIL
The first mail over the Seward route will
j leave on Monday morning next. The mail
j closes at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, and
! the registry window at 5 o’clock this even*
; mg. The first incoming mail may be ex
: pected about November 20.
_ _ __
TART
i _ -
! “If you didn’t take so much interest in
I horses you would be better off,” snapped |
! Mrs. Growler. “You have had horses on
your brain all your life.”
“I guess that is how I happened to marry
I a nag,” retorted Mr. Growler, his face am
; buscaded behind the sporting page. Ex.
Reindeer by the quarter or by the pound.
Crowdey & Porter.
OFF FOR TOLOVANA
Tom McKinnon, who recently returned
from a trio to Candle crpek, where he
largely interested, left on Thursday rnorni: g
last for thr* Tolovana, with a team of m..»*
dogs. He will go by way of the new trail
to Ophir, and thence to Ruby.
TO GET OUT SAWLOGS
FOR MITCHELL’S SAWMILL
Earl Byers, with a crc v of four men. h /t
on Tuesday last for Moose creek, where he
will cut several thousand feet of logs f ;
W. ('. Mitchell, who will ( per
next spring.
OPENING DANCE AT RILEY’S
It i< announced from Discovery that the
opening dance of the season at Riley’s hull
I "ill he given < n Monday evening. November
12. Good music has been provided, and
everybody is cordially invited.
A REAL BOV
A certain nobleman well known to society,
while one day strolling around hi- siabies
came across his coachman's littl* boy a
seat, playing with his toy.- After talking to
the youngster a short time he said: ‘ Well,
my little man. do you know who I am ’”
“Oh, yes," replied the boj
who rides in my father’s carriage.' Ex.
Reindeer by the quarter nr by the pound
Crowley Jc Porter.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Location Notices at Pioneer offis.v
And Money Saved
BY BUYING AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY. WE ARE OUT
DOING OURSELVES THIS SEASON IN BUYING THE HIGHEST
GRADE STOCK IT'S POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. WE GUARAN
TEE ALL WE CLAM.
THE HOUSE OF QUALITY
H. H. PORTER
j Fresh Draft
I FROM FAIRBANKS
i New Shipment RAINIER BEER From tire Outside
1EBHB1EDEB 1 SALOON ;
CLOSING - OUT SALE
NICE FRESH CHOCOLATES. JUST IN
FRESH NUTS, CANDIES AND FRUITS
SMOKERS’ SUPPLIES AT REDUCED RATES
All brands of Smoking Tobacco cut to Three Packages for 50c
Other goods in proportion
HURST BROS. ’ CIGAR STORE
RING US UP_ANY SERVICE WE CAN DO YOU__RING US UP
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Old White Port Wine a drinking place forjen Old Whate Port Wine
GEORGE MARSH BUD WEISER 1DITAROD FLAT CITY THE BRANCH A. D. CURRIE j