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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1911
Page
8
The notice lists subscription options for the Iditarod Pioneer including a one year six months plan at $10.00, a one month rate of $5.00, and a single copy price. advertising rates are available on request.
An Alaska camp reflects on Judge Peter D. Overfield and the first District Court term in Iditarod. Residents praise his understanding of miners and jurists, noting few trials, swift dispatch, and a sense the court will return if the camp endures another winter.
Spokane boss Joe Cohn targets Owen Hedley a 19 year old from Sumas Washington as a potential league phenom. Hedley recently no hits Bellingham with 14 strikeouts in a game and has a hard right hand fastball reported by the Tacoma Tribune. Coast magnates pursued the Sumas pitcher but Cohn secured a contract and Captain Ostdiek will watch him for a trial with a visiting club.
Mrs Charles Fehring gave birth to a two pound boy at Manley Springs on Monday July 10. Dr Conley reports mother and child doing splendidly. Mrs Fehring formerly Miss Sweetie Beckwith of Rampart where she ran a restaurant.
Inquiries circulate about the whereabouts of John T. L. McLeish possibly in the Iditarod. Anyone with information is asked to contact Earl Hunt, the city magistrate, for details and assistance.
Public notice in the District of Alaska states that by writ of fieri facias issued from the district court on August 2, 1911, Charles J. Kemp and George Taylor prevail against Abel Wallace. The property, a one story frame building on lots 11 and 12 in Iditarod, will be sold at public auction September 16, 1911, at 10:30 AM at the marshal's front door in Iditarod for cash.
The article recalls Judge Overfield’s balanced, firm yet humane character shown daily in court. It notes the judge’s firm judgments alongside a deep, shared belief in second chances and in the possibility of better conduct. It closes with a nod to the community’s respect and a saying of faith in divine justice.
Seattle dispatch notes that dry rot hampers charting the Kuskokwim river mouth and may affect the Coast and Geodetic Survey. In other items, Redding deposits 10 cents in its postal savings bank with a reporter as first depositor, while Jack Johnson tours England stirring American sportsmen and promoters. Nat Goodwin says he is not considering another run, and a city council member is famed for making the motion to adjourn.
Lightweight champion Wolgast and challenger Freddie Welsh will clash in a 20 round title bout on Thanksgiving day November 30 in Los Angeles. Promoter I J McCarey reports an unpublished purse with Wolgast earning 15000 and Welsh 5000, Wolgast 51 percent of motion picture receipts and Welsh 49 percent, no side bets, weight 133 ringside, referees to be Jack Welch or Idle Smith. Wolgast plans to return to Michigan after the conference and will not fight anyone before Welsh.
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