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SUITS, HATS
La Grosss Rubber Pacs, Shirts, Pants, Etc.
Bhck Waist Overalls, the kind that will not soil your underwear with blue
dyes, will arrive in a few days.
H. BQ£$S9 Leading ClotllWF
HART. SCHAFFNER &. MARX and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
OTTER_TWO STORES--ID1TAROD
CIGARETTES
A Pul! Line of Smoking and Chewing Tobaccos
and Cigarettes at Right Prices
KARL THEILE
THE HO'J3£ OF AX-S-fiflUPi1!
DISCOVERY ID3TAROD
The finance committee for the Fourth of
July ceh-hr;.;in this '•*>' got exceedingly
ho-v !:•<» evening, and in a very short time
liny had rounded up the business house.'
and residents of tin* town for a good bunch
Flags Flags
Get your Fourth of July Dec
orations now. \\ e have small
Fags, large flags, cotton fiags,
silk flags, from 10 cent' dorcn
to $10 each. Crepe paper
streamers, Stars, Stripes and
Eagles. Come quick. Get first
p-ck.
A lull kne of Inks, Blank
Books, Dianes, etc., just re
ceived.
IDiTAROD, ALASKA
, l . in winch will be used for prizes for the |
big <h»y.
The -pi rts committee held a meeting last
afternoon at William Ansa \ s
building, and quite a number of citizens
wire on hand to make suggestions for
e\ents, many of which wpre placed n
the program. It is understood that aquatic
q»oi . - will be one of the big features of the
day s fun. Iditarod city is so situated on
the river that such events may be pulied
(off to splendid advantage, and to the great
uhnisement of all.
During the coming week the different
committees will meet and complete the de
tails of the various requirements necessary
for a good time in the nation's birthday.
Want Baseball Game
Although as yet no team ha- mrepted
the challenge i.~-ued a week ago !>y Jimmie
Farrell for a Iut--h:-all game on the l our:!.,
that gentleman ha.- not given ;.p ' ■ it a
t.i an exhibition of the great national game
during the ceh-'ra'i-m. F is uiidrr>:ood
tl it ■ sub ’ be oh n 1 by
iii»* committee, and it is hoped that a game
can he arranged wnh an aggregation from
Flat. In the event that the creek people
do not respond, it is likely that a game
will be arranged between two local teams.
Percy Is There With Bells
Tht* advertising committee has just sent
to the printer the copy for the Fourth of
July poster, which will be turned out early
the r.aning week. It is from the facile pen
of Percy Charles, and it is needless to say
that it is a gem.
THE MAIL
The mail was dim to leave I! Ay Cross I
on the 17th. and should be hem this even- i
ing or P-mormw morning.
RAEViPS PETERSON
FUGS, BUNTING
Everything for Fourth of July
Decorations
SMITHS GUN STORE,
IDITAROD, ALASKA
“JIMMY THE BAKER”
RETURNS WITH BRIDE
James Tropea, better known as “Jimmy
the Baker," proprietor of the Iditarod
bakery, returned to the city last Saturday,
after six months’ absence, during which time
he visited his old home in sunny Italy and
other European countries. While at his old
Italian home Jimmy met and successfully
wooed a girl playmate of his youth, who ac
companied him on his return to Iditarod,
where tlu-y will make their future home.
Mr. Tropea has again taken the manage
ment of his bakery and eating house, and
says he has imported from Ins Italy many
delicacies in the cafe line that will prove
very popular with our people on short no
tice.
INQUIRY FOR MISSING MAN
Frank Pettygrove, alias Jim Kennedy and
Frank William. Heavy set, light complex
i.'ii. Follows theatrical life. Last heard
from about two years ago. Wife and son
live in Pouglas. Alaska.
THURSDAY EVENING’S SHOW
A large crowd was pi attendance at the
moving picture show on Thursday evening,
and it proved a great event, especially for
the “kiddies” of the town. They were all
there, every blewed one of them. During
the afternoon and early evening the little
folks gathered at the McDonald house
and enjoyed a merry party, with lots of
good things to eat, which were furnished
by genial Frank Keenan, who also invited
all the tots to attend the picture show. Mr.
Keenan was easily voted the most popular
man in the camp that day.
When you come in from the creeks don’t
forget to stop in and Inspect the Crosby
Bath System. For everything is now ready
for public inspection. The Crosby Massage
and Bath Parlors, the home of the Twenti
eth Century Turkish Bath.
King salmon caught at mouth of ''i ukon
— fine, fine, 35c lb. Iditarod Meat Co.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
FRESH OVER LAKE LEBflRGE
Washington Selected Fresh Ranch Eggs
Swift's Premium Ham and Bacon, Full Cream Cheese
Sam’I Applebaum
Everything That !s Necessary for Man in
We have it. Summer Underwear and light-weight Negligee Shirts
with military collar. In hats we have John B. Stetson light felts
and straw. In suits, the celebrated Hart, SchafFner & Marx make.
MOSQUITO BEDS AND BOBINET HAT NETS
A. J. Weiss,
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AfJD EXTRAS
Have Just Received a New Supply of AH Kinds of Straps, Collar
Pads, Hames, etc.
C. R. Peck, Flat City
My \Yire1*‘s> to Th“ rimiirr
Washington, June 15.—One hundred and eight officers and men
of the United States navy who distinguished themselves at the taking
of Vera Cruz have received an official letter of commendation from
Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Eleven enlisted men have been
awarded the medal of honor and a gratuity of $100 for extraordinary
heroism on the same occasion.
WOMAN IN HIKE SAMUELS CASE DISCHARGED
(By wireli'S* to Tta- Pioneer)
Seattle, June i 7.—The coroner’s jury which has been holding
an inquest on the body of M. D. Samuels, the prominent Nome mer
chant, has rendered a verdict that the deceased committed suicide.
Blanche Smith, a woman who has been held in connection with the
case, and who was believed to have been responsible for the death of
Samuels, was ordered released.
THE LONGEST DAY
Tomorrow, June 21, occurs the summer
solstice- the point in the ecliptic at the
greatest distance from the equator, at which
the sun appears to stop or cease to recede
from the equator the first degree of Can
cer. While the difference in the duration
of sunshine will not bo noticeable for some
days, from now on the days will become
shorter. While that phenomena of the high
latitudes, “the midnight sun,” is not ob
servable from this locality, stdl the Iditarod
region is blessed with twenty-four hours of
daylight at this season, the sun barely dis
appearing below the horizon for a few hours
out of the twenty four. Sunset now occurs
about 10:30 p. m.
Well! well! well! Everything at the
Crosby Bath House is neat and clean, from
the vestibule to the boiler room. Every
thing has been freshly painted; all the bath
rooms have been renovated. And the
Crosby Graduated Shower Baths are mighty
tine, and we hope ail you good people will
get in line and take your baths at the
Crosby.
The city of Los Angeles has illuminated
signs indicating the names of the streets,
I which are turned on and off by clockwork
mechanism.
SURVEYS IN ALASKA ,
The Geological Survey has just completed !
its preparations for the annual campaign of
investigating the mineral resources of
Alaska, the field plans for the year having
been approved by Secretary Lane. The
parties have been made up, and some of
the horses and other equipment mirehu-ed. !
Prosecut.un surveys iu the is dated | arts of I
the territory requires preparation long in
advance, and part of the supplies are
shipped in over the winter trails on ac
count of the difficulties of summer trans
portation. For this season’s work supplies
were started inland from the coast last |
January, and are now cached at convenient i
points located 200 to 300 miles inland for
the use of the parties during the working
season, which lasts from June through Sep
tember. Eleven parties will he put in the
lield this year, and as in the past, special
heed will be given to the investigation of
the resources of those districts which are
tributary to the several routes that have
been advocated for the proposed govern
ment railways.
A party under the leadership of J W.
Bailey and Theodore Chapin will under
take the exploration of the region tribu
tary to the Talkeetna river, and will con
nect with the surveys of the Broad pass
region made last year. This party, con
sisting of seven men and Fifteen h uses,
will go up the Matanuska river eariy in j
June and start work near the scene ol the !
new goh! discovery on Albert creek. It j
will penetrate a region now but little i
known, lying in the headwater country of
Talkeetna river. On returning the pu»ty |
will survey the region between the head- I
waters of the Matanuska and Copper rivers |
that has been advocated as a railway route. ;
An exploration of the region lying be- j
tween Lake Clark on the east and the blit- |
arod district on the west will be undertaken I
by R. 11. Sargent and Philip S. Smith. Here
there is a belt of country over 100 miles i
in width which is almost an entire blank j
on the map. The party, made up ot seven !
men, with twenty horses, will follow a 1
route that has been suggested for a railway j
into the great Kuskokwiin nasin.
A. 0. Maddren will investigate the gold- |
bearing placer districts trihulary to the I
lower Kuskokwiin. He wnl ascend the Td't- :
arod river by canoe, poring? across the di- j
vide to reach the Kuskokwiin, and 1 usP j
the Aniak, Tuluksak and Good News hay
placer districts.
Stephen R. Capps and 0. E. Gifhn wd! ;
carry geologic and topographic surveys j
across Skolai pass into the White river
basin and thence to the international bound
ary. This is also a region where railway ■
building has been considered. Mr Capps j
will also give special attention to the .n- \
vestigation of the newly-discovered gold dis- j
trict in the Chisana basin. Th = < work is an !
extensif n of previous reconnouaneo survevs j
in this field.
A detailed base map will oe made of part ;
of the Juneau district, now tin* must im
portant gold lodge camp in Alaska, and
promi-ing to become one of the most im
portant mi the continent. The purpose of
the base map is to make possible an ex
haustive study o! the occurrence oi tne
gold stores. I) Witherspoon will under j
:»ke the making of •' e ba •• map, which I
will ■ on a scale of thre- inches to the
...lie.
A detailed survey <.f the kotsina copper
bearing area was undertaken in 1912. but
unkrtunately the delay in the appropria
i- .. during tlm last two years has prevented,
it - ciUi.t letioi;. I’ is planned that F. II
Mi,9it and J. B. Mertie j. w complete this
w k. B. I. .lolmson. with one .tssistant, |
wui undertake the mt iiled geological .-ur
vey of the Port Valdez gold and copper dis
trict. The base map necessary for this work
was completed in 191o.
To co-ordinate and correlate the various j
geologic surveys in Alaska it is necessary J
to continue the studies of general geology
and mineral resources. Three geologic's j
will be engaged in this work during 1914 |
George C. Martin, assisted by R. M. Over \
beck, will continue h;< studies of the Me«*o- !
70ic stratigraphy. He will visit important
localities in Southeastern Alaska, in the
Chitina valley, and along the \ukon.
11. M. Bakin will undertake supplemen
tary investigations of the tin deposits of
Alaska. He will examine some of the oc
currcnces of tin in the York region of
Seward peninsula and in the Hot Springs
district of the Tanana valley. Mr. Eakin
will also undertake some general studies of
the occurrence of mineral deposits and min
ing development in the Nome, Fairbanks
and Juneau districts.
Alfred H. Brooks, the geologist in charge
of the Alaska surveys and investigations,
expects to leave for Alaska as soon as office
work permits, probably about the middle of
June. He will devote special attention to
the problems of Quaternary geology, in
cluding the genesis and occurrence of placer
deposits. He will visit the Iditarod and.
Fairbanks districts and, time permitting,
the Nome district. Mr. Brooks will also
join the Moffitt party in the Kotsina district
and the Johnson party in the Valdez district
for brief periods of time.
ANNIVERSARY BALL
The anniversary ball given by Iditarod
Lodge No. 27, A, B., last Saturday evening,
was a most enjoyable affair. The music
was splendid, the program of the best, and
the newly-finished interior of the hall gave
a fine setting to the evening’s festivities.
While the attendance was small, which was
most regrettable, those in attendance en
joyed themselves to the full.
Captain Billy Peterson moved his family
this week from Willow street to their resi
dence property on upper First street.
Have your pet negatives enlarged by
Clemons & Koon.
Tire Greatest Clothing Sale
That ever took place will commence next week
23G Suits will 1)8 Sold from $7.50 to $15.00
WATCH OllR NEXT WEEK'S AD
Bayses Clothing Co,
1D1TAROD DISCOVERY, OTTER
STORE CLOSES AT 8 F. M.; SUNDAY AT NOON
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Monday, June 15.—Gen. Davis down Kal
tag, 13th. Florence S., McCarthy for Fair
banks, 10 a. m. ft day. Midnight Sun down
Eagle, 12th. Reliance down Kaltag, 11 p.
m. 14th. Sarah up St. Michael 2 p. m.
14th. Schwatka down Kokrines, 8 a. in.
Tanana at Fairbanks. Washburn up Ne- !
nana, 7 :20 a. m. Yukon up Nenana. 8 a. m.
Julia B and Robert Kerr at St Michael.
>hu:-hanna up Koyukuk river. White Seal '
>n ways, Chen a.
Tuesday, June 16.—Alaska up Eagle, |
15th. Carrier, Eagle for Gibbon, 6 a. in. j
today. Casca up Coffee Creek, midnight j
14th. Gen. Davis up Kotlik, 6:30 a. m.
Florence S. down Delta, 7 p. m. loth.
Midnight Sun, Gibbon for China, 4 p. m.
15th. Martha Clow down McCarthy, 8
j«. m. 15t!i. Relief down Nulato. 10 p. m.
loth. Sarah up Kotlik. 11 a. m. loth.
Schwatka down Kaltag. 10 p. m. 15th.
Selkirk down Whitehorse, 11 a. m. loth.
Tanana at Fairbanks. Washburn at l air
banks. Whitehorse up Dawson 8 in.
15th. Yukon. Fairbanks for Dawson, 2
p. m. today.
Wednesday. June 17.—Alaska. Dawson
for Fairbanks today Casca up 5 ukon
Crossing, 9 a. m. 16th. Carrier down
Eagle, 6 p. m. 16th. Gen. Davis up Kot
lik. 16th. Midnight Sun up Tolavana, 6
a. m. Relief at Louden, up-bound. Sarah
up Kotlik. loth. Selkirk down Hoot a
illKPia. 4 ill. loin, lana.'ia, i iiuuuinv."
for Iditarod today. Whitehorse up Daw
son. loth. Yukon t I li t Springs. down
bound.
Thursday, June 18.—Alaska down Eagle,
2 :30 a. m. Carrier down Circle, 2 :20 p. in.
17th. Case a up Carmack, 11 p. m. ICth.
General Davis up Kotlik. 16th. Dawson.
Daw<on for Whitehorse, 9 p. m. 17th.
Julia B. up Ko:hk. 3 a. in. 16-th. Martha
Clow down Saleha. 7 a. in. Midnight Sun
12 ■ 1 N na up-bound Relief
up Melozi. 5 p. in. 17th. Reliance down
16th. Kaltag for Iditarod. Sarah down
Kotlik. 5:45 a. m. Selkirk at Dawson. Tan
ana down Nenuna, 7 :40 a. u Whitehorse
up Coffee creek, 2 a. m. 17th. 5 ukon up
Rf*mpnrC 5 a. ru Schw.atka t k Sarah’.
barges Holy Cross and returned up river.
Friday. June 19.—Alaska down Circlu
6:25 p. m. lS*h. A! mods at Kaltag. Car
rier down Circle, l'th. Case a scheiluled
Whitehorse f-u Dawson n’ght i'^th. C--n.
ID1TAROD
BAKERY
JIMMY THE BAKER
Best Gyp of Coffee in Town
FRESH BREAD EVERY DAY
Choice Pies, Cakes, etc.
Davis at Kaltag, un-bound. Dawson up
Dawson. 10 p. in. 17th. Mary Ltch at Nu
lato. Florence S. at Fairbanks. Julia B.
up Kaltag, 5:85 p. in. 18th. Robert Kerr
at Kotlik. 10th. Martha Clow at Fu.r
banks. Reliance up Nulato, 11 45 p in.
ISth. Relief up Birches. 6 a. in Sarah
met Schwatka and returned to Sr Michael.
Schwatka between Kaltag and Holy Cross,
up-bound. Selkirk scheduled Dawson for
Whitehorse, 8 p. m. 18th. Shushanna up
K 'yukuk river Whitehorse up Selkirk, 11
p. m. 17th. Yukon up Rampart, 18th
Azoo Jr. at Nulato.
Saturday. Jure 20. Alameda at N’ula
Via;ka, Gibb for Fairbank ' i
Carrier at Gibbon. Gen. Davis up M-Iozi.
5:20 a. m. Julia B. up Kotlik, 18rh < A e
terdayN report in error1. Robert Kf-rr u;>
Kotlik 16th Reliance at Ruby awaiting
Tanana R lief at Gibbon. Tanana. Gn
bon for Ruby, 8:50 a. m. Schwatka in
sight Kaltag, up-bound, 0 a m. T ukon
up Rampart. 18th. Shushanna up K ;. :
kuk river. Martha Clow at Fair! i:.k
Delta at Diken: n. v* asnnurn .* i air
banks. Sarah at Sr Michael.
The launch leaver arrived last Saturday
afetrnoon with quite a number of the
Delta'.- passengers.
The launch Alameda arrived with mail
Saturday afternoon last and left Sunday
with outgoing mail.
Launch Pr irie Bell 1 ft S mday evening
with a few ft; -.sengers ; Fairbanks and
returned Wednesday with passengers and
freight of the Reliance.
I The little steamer Marie F. captained by
the “H ..itLmina Kid." arrived Saturday
from Fairbanks and Ruby.
The Caribou cafe, on First avenue, has
been greatly improved in appearance dur
I mg the past week by new paint.
NOW LOCATED IN 1DITAROD WITH A NEW STOCK OF
Silk and Wool Brass Goods
IN MANY OF THE NEW SHADES.
Trimmings, Shirt Waists, Cover-All Aprons,
Underwear, Hosiery, Domestics, Notions, Etc,
MRS. T. A. CAMPBELL,
Second Ave., iditarod Kemp s Old Location
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