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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
8
Negan returns from the Koyukuk region with little progress reported. He notes digging in Wise River country proved wet and inaccessible due to deep ground. Supplies are scarce and food articles dwindling after year’s start. He plans to remain near the I Dlitarod with a counter staffed base for supplies.
Harling ies Kaneiteko John Yeon and Hd Nellett from Yankee creek halted in the city early this week before district court. Harling notes industry pervades Smoke district and predicts a weak year for the office. A scraper outfit began Yankee creek work on June 1 with others to follow. Little Spruce Ophir creeks show busy ground work. John Monogue, a well known local, is very ill and is being sent to Fort Gibbons for hospital treatment.
A late night message directs a rendezvous at 9 o'clock to collect a large consignment of Qutsile with an expected arrival by snail tomorrow. The missive mentions a contact named Dementi and a location implied by the instruction.
The steamer Little Delta arrived from the lower Yukon bringing Deputy Marshal Percy Charles Mrs Charles and young Percy. An Ano a Pimute native woman will be examined for sanity. Also aboard were Shageluk native Paul Volkman charged with adultery, and trader George Morgen of Pimute.
June 7. General Goethals, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, in a conference with Secretary Baker, states his desire to retire and anticipates no further service, citing continued surface slides on the canal.
An early report notes widespread land schemes in California Oregon and Washington with Seattle figures tied to a vast fraud. Officials outline scam mechanics and claim conspirators defrauded millions, though full details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
A fight between trapper Charles Grover and Phil lips at McGrath on May 27 ended in Lips’ death by a gunshot fired by Grover. Grover, held in Iditarod jail with a grand jury planned in Ruby, faces possible trial at Fairbanks. Guards escorted Grover fourteen hours from McGrath to Iditarod amid claims of prior threats and disputes over trapping territory. A coroner’s jury found Lips died from a bullet fired by Grover, while witnesses prepare to testify as subpoenas are issued for Ruby proceedings.
The U S district court for the Fourth Alaska division opened in A B hall for a special Iditarod term. No grand jury due to stay. criminal matters to be dealt with at Ruby. Petit jury summoned. term to continue with sworn jurors next week. Notable cases include Marston v Marston and Strandberg wood-cutting dispute with injunction and damages. Liquor licenses granted at Discovery Flat Iditarod and for Northern Commercial Company. Several civil matters and naturalization witnesses listed. some demurrers sustained and a default judgment in Ebana v Ebana.
Case entries list judgments and sums against several parties including Ford and Patialo Radford. The docket shows amounts like 29.10 and references R King and Sani Wile with unspecified status in the court ledger. The fragmentary OCR provides minimal context on outcomes or dates.
A large patriotic observance is being organized in Flat City with a committee led by Dr. Moed and H Gilden directing. A town meeting awarded tasks for rides, sports, a ball, and a grand finale. Officials anticipate a notable event with a foot race between two prominent locals adding excitement.
A dance event is announced for this evening at A B hall. The previous Sunday gathering drew a good crowd despite modest turnout, and the organizers expect more volunteer musicians and a lively program for attendees.
A blaze on the San Francisco docks today destroyed about five thousand tons of freight from the Orient piled on the north pier. The fire origin is unknown, not thought to be the work of strikers. The Maru No. 2 unload had been completed before the blaze.
Dr Auringer visited from Flat last Saturday. An estate action closes Frank G Ceveland’s estate and discharges the administratrix Mrs Annie Cleveland. Yukon Gold crew faced citizenship exams before Judge Bun nell with commendation for government questions. Weir moves from Fairbanks office to new postings. Mrs Weir and children to follow.
Mr Jacobs sprained an ankle and is homebound. A tenth birth to Mr and Mrs Huzene Lorenger in Seattle on April 10. Happy wishes to the family. Mrs Henry Van Overbeck has recovered and tends to her household. Mrs Wicks ill recently. The dredge progresses down Mat creek at about fifty feet daily toward Flat. Summer arrived when Oscar Anderson rode a bicycle from the Uy Grade, first of the year.
June 1 Seattle dispatch notes the Umatilla sails for Nome and the Victoria is due to sail tomorrow morning.
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