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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
2
A publisher urges advertisers to send copy clearly and accurately to avoid forfeiture or legal issues. Readers are reminded the paper cannot edit copy, especially names and dates, and distant submissions should be prepared with care.
Walter Clark, former governor, notes Juneau’s development with stores, telephones, lights, water, schools, hospitals and churches. He contrasts Alaska’s progress with misperceptions in Connecticut and Seattle and argues Alaska could become a prosperous American commonwealth with a population over a million.
Mr. Bryan defends his lecture program as compatible with public duties while saving about ten thousand dollars yearly. He expected the public and press would accept that lecture dates would not interfere with his duties. Cabinet officers typically take six to eight weeks of summer vacation away from Washington, and rations cuts reflect taste.
The scene escalated as people bolted into the crowd leaving no option but to let the stampede unfold. It grew into a large, chaotic rush, overwhelming bystanders and authorities alike.
A historical note describes steamboats in Fai banks loaded on the first trip and a camp that, while disappointing at first, develops into a small camp later. It reflects sourdough lore and the restless chase of rumors across Alaska, with many journeys ending inconclusively.
The Tolitarod Alaska post office lists uncalled letters dated August 26 1913. The notice asks recipients to request advertised letters by name, including Chas W as Me ead Niemeyer Adamson Dawson Mrs M Oguzcroft Jim Hantschi Robert Hierson Win Pearson Thomas Johnson Isage Von Johnson Axel Purdy Chas Raeher Harry nud G Bud Wilfrid am ampson O du chivemann Sid Snow Peter Storvick Ni Smith Jalmar Lillis J Lovelace McKenzie Chas Van Winkle Ruby Triton Postmaster.
The piece argues Mr Bryan and the people retain rights in a free country while cautioning against assuming he will neglect official duties to earn extra money during Chautauqua season. It notes criticism of the capitol crowd and defends practical talk in hot tents as part of public life.
Julio Wada, known to Alaska police as discoverer of Furbucks and Heh gold camps, pressed promoters in New York about selling his Alaska property. He waited in a Guggenheim restaurant office where an offer of a ham sandwich was refused, but Wada left the meeting with Guggenheims open to sending surveyors and mine experts to Alaska to view his claim.
The column laments a bad year marked by superstition and disaster. It cites thirteen as ill-omened, cites suffragette unrest in Britain, Sultan and kingly ill health, BalkanTurkish conflict, floods, floods, and cyclones sweeping Greece and nearby lands. The tone blends humor and prophecy while hoping for a luckier year ahead.
Reports from Seattle and Alaska show miners wary of every new find as stampedes recur. The Skookum Jim rush, Midas Creek, and the 1908 Innoko river fever illustrate how misread signals, eager prospectors, and misfortune create costly wild goose chases, delayed by late mail and broken trails.
The President of the United States greets the defendant Simmons in a District Court Alaska case. The marshal could not serve within the district. a newspaper notice is issued. The defendant must appear by August 5, 1913 to answer the plaintiff’s complaint seeking dissolution of marriage and costs. Judge Frederick E. Fuller presides.
Olympia high school graduate Jack Claypool son of Judge B. Claypool has been nominated by Congressman Albert Johnson for entry to Annapolis Naval Academy. If he declines the appointment it will go to alternate Ward Steiglit a of Aberdeen, as directed by the secretary of the navy.
The Chisana river, a main branch of the Tanana with the Nubesoa as the other fork, drains the northeast slopes of the Alaska Range and joins to form the Tanana near longitude 42. The Indian name Chisa river, reported by Allen in 8i, has since appeared as Chusana in later writings.
Notice is given that by writ of fieri facias issued July 28, 1913, in the Fourth District of Alaska, Clark Lumber Company vs Isaac Nyholm, Mina Nyholm and Frank Miller, the marshal will sell at public sale to the highest bidder for cash the real estate in Iditarod town described as a parallelogram fronting Willow Street, 50 feet by 120 feet, together with appurtenances. Sale to be at Willow Street and Second Avenue on September 9, 1913, at 2:00 PM. Dated Iditarod August 1, 1913. T. ERWIN, Marshal, Fourth Division, District of Alaska. T. W. Howell, Office Deputy Taylor, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Notice to Foteturre Po Tom Turner and heirs that the undersigned has expended labor and improvements totaling 400 dollars for mining claims within the Ben Hur Association Chicken tributary of Monaura Creek Otter Mining District Territory of Alaska. If not contributed within ninety days from notice, the claimant’s interest will become property of the undersigned under the Revised Statutes. Adams filing June 14 1913, action September 13.
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