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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
7
Washington wrangles over rates while 509 Ophir precinct residents await mail. About 3.59 pounds of Innoko river mail lay at Holy Cross as Alaska officials debate a $150 per trip tender. Locals fear prolonged delays with no clear delivery date.
Max Simel, absent from the press for two months, was surprised to learn he had been drawn for a petit jury in the Iditared term. Deputy Marshal Harry Sheppard served a subpoena as he arrived, and he must remain at the court for its pleasure. Select Outside Lumber advertises cermented row and roofing paper at Foss Nes tor's.
Morris Wolfe received a letter from Albert Wile recounting his trip to the scene of a new strike. He notes mosquitos were troublesome but enjoyed the journey, calling it well worth the money spent. He describes Dis Kaket as a small settlement with a few dozen tents and a street that already shows signs of development.
Reports note high water on the upper Tanana damaging bridges and the Valdez Mailbanks line. Captain Peterson plans to explore mining near Wiseman. The Humboldt Steamship Co wins a US Supreme Court ruling placing Alaska under interstate commerce laws. Tanana Electric assets go up for sale August 1 in Fairbanks. Yukon native population estimated at 7,000. Frank Gayne returns to Alaska with two sons headed for Circle country. Government to spend 10,000 on a new Yukon wireless station, its 210 foot tower talks with Sitka. Mount McKinley lies between Nulato and Sitka in a direct line. Clarence Anderson to work in Fairbanks. first white child born on Gold Run noted. First Midnight Sun festival in Fairbanks a success with parade and carnival. Samuel Crawford and Miss Ny wed in South Bend Washington.
Delegate James Wickersham forwards dispatches on Alaska bills in Washington. The home rule bill passed the House April 24 and awaits Senate action after a unanimous Senate committee report on June 15. The placer mining bill passed the House May 1 and awaits further action. The sick and indigent relief bill passed the House and is pending in the Senate.
Duncan Michie plans to leave for Lanks then Ruby to attend to stress matters and will back his faith in Alaska as a growing investment field. He owns holdings in the Ruby district and Mud River, with interest in the Ophir north strike and outside capital support.
John Carl a Frenchman and camp veteran killed Harvey Fi springs at Kougare after a Friday night quarrel. The inquest says Carl shot Fry in the back twice with a shotgun as Fry left for Shelton. Fry died Saturday. Rosenthal of Kongarok was ordered to arrest Carl for trial in Nome.
The Mosquito, owned by McKeague and Kindred, arrived late Saturday with Judge Peter D. Overfield and a crew including Clerk C. C. Page, Lieut. Edgerton, and numerous passengers. Nearly four tons of freight filled the boat, including half a ton of law jocks belonging to Judge Overfield, as the vessel completed a 28 hour journey from Dikeman.
Eddie Miller may go to the Bishop Scott Military Academy in Portland after discussions with his father at Fairbanks. Arrangements for Eddie to study Outside are under consideration and August is the expected departure time.
A power house on Flat Creek will house nine boilers from 25 to 64 horsepower. About a third will be kept in reserve to prevent disruption. Mr Van Bergen of Allis Chambers Company oversees installation and concrete foundations for dynamos and engines. Eight boilers are in place while dynamos and fittings are being installed downstream. Steamboat inspectors Deering Lehners and Desio arrived at Fairbanks May 31 to assess the work for about three weeks before moving down river. Manhattan Island is noted for its average of 90,000 residents per square mile.
At the adjourned meeting last Tuesday the council devoted time to finance questions. No cash payments guaranteed for services or goods. warrants to be drawn on the general fund. About $3,000 expected for city use within 60 days. Next meeting will set August delegate election provisions.
Mas Simel reports a new strike ten miles from Ophir along the Innoke. Ten laborers, most from Ruby country and Ophir City, camp on site with tents and planned permanent structures. Simel praises the region for accessibility, timber, and promising prospects on Folger creek and nearby claims.
Carpenters completed upgrades at the federal jail to strengthen cells for safe custody of a difficult inmate. At the Flat City end of the tramway the Yukon Gold Company installed a traveling crane to handle heavy machinery arriving daily. W. Taylor, Flat City.
A severe windstorm swept Regina and surrounding district yesterday causing at least fifty four deaths and many injuries. The disaster demolished houses and caused extensive financial losses across the area.
An aviation meeting in Atlantic City ends in disaster when a balloon Akron bursts at 2009 feet. Aeronauts Calvin and Melvin Vaniman and three others in the airship die in the crash, shocking spectators and ending the event.
United States Commissioner FE M Stanton will issue timber cutting permits from the public domain upon request after receiving permit blanks. Miners and others are warned regulations require specified numbers to be kept and not removed without permits, with heavy penalties for breaches. The launch Comet arrived from Dikeman last Saturday, bringing several tons of fresh vegetables. The comet had been up the Ionoke as fay near Simel City.
Public notice in the Fourth District of Alaska announces a writ of Fieri Facias against Perkins and J Willison. The Flat City property described as the Palace Hotel with furniture and fixtures is to be sold at public vendue for cash on July 1, 1912. Sale location is the front door of the Flat City Court. date June 12, 1912. Marshal H. K. Love and deputies oversee the sale.
United States Marshal for the Fourth District of Alaska advertises a forced sale of the Palace hotel property in Flat City. The auction, cash only, will occur July 9, 1912 at 11 a.m. at the hotel front door, under a writ of execution issued May 2, 1912 in the case of W S Clark dba Clark Lumber Co versus Per T. The marshal and deputy list H P Sheppard as attorney.
Doc Mading, a principal stockholder in the Kenai Mining and Milling Company, plans travel to Tacoma and Seattle then back to the Kenai peninsula to oversee a promising quartz property. A new mill processes ore, with over 1,000 tons of ore at an issued value of $64 per ton on the property.
July 2 reports state George Winete, a Reno mining magnate, declined a Nevada senator appointment. Judge W A Massey, a partner of A J Chenes, has accepted a different position on the supreme court pathway, per city notices.
Property listing for Smith's Roadhouse on the Seward Iditared trail at Forks of Takxotna Alaska. Describes prime location between Iditared and Seward with steady business in summer and winter. Contact P Smith Forks of Takxotna Alaska.
The United States District Court Alaska Territory Fourth Division issues an alias summons to a defendant not found in district. Publication for six weeks in Pioneer newspaper ordered. Defendant must appear within 30 days after July 27 1912 or face plaintiff relief. Clerk seals decree. Judge Peter D Overfield presides.
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