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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
4
Iditarod residents decide not to hold a separate sports meeting this year and will travel to Flat on July 4 to support the festival. Iditarod City will focus on a Labor Day celebration to be announced later while Ansley’s Book Store advertises office supplies and safety items.
Abe Weiss visited Iditarod. Wood of Flat City improves after stomach ailment. George Marsh and Charley Suter travel to Iditarod and Yukon areas. Angus McClellan, Hank Radwell return from Kuskokwim country prospecting. American Bank of Alaska manager Hurley visits Flat. Letnes recovers from hand injury at Otter Creek. Miss Kotsch visits Miss Coolidge on Flat Creek. Archie McIntyre says Alaska is unmatched. William Knox improves after Emergency Hospital operation. Louis Eron expands Waterworks at Flat City. Miss Anna G. Anderson joins Yahoo Gold Company as stenographer. Dec Mading returns to Flat. Mrs. Suter and Mrs. Lowrey ride to Iditarod. Billy Kay and Jack Lindsay back from Kuskokwim. J W Chariton visits Flat City. Schwartz of Otter Creek visits Mrs. Ashby Barn. Jack White returns from Iditarod. Oscar Anderson proud of conductor’s cap from Iditarod Traction. James Fraser visits Witarod City. Shorty Davenport back from Kuskokwim. Chester Riley remains ill at Emergency hospital. Matt Paul Garden works on Keystone drill at Otter Creek. Yukon Gold Company reportedly takes option on several Slate Creek claims feeding into Otter near Discovery.
Passengers arriving from Whitehorse on the steamer Tara praised Captain Langley for attentive service and comfort and handed him a letter of thanks before disembarking. Major George Wooldruf Albrecht, formerly of Kentucky, is expected to return to Iditarod next Tuesday, planning to connect with Schwatka at Dawson. he will be accompanied by Mrs and Miss Albrecht. Ben Howland, arriving from the Outside, plans mining interests with Sam Sanderson and will remain to oversee holdings. formerly partnered with B. J. Banks of Cascade laundry. Miss Maltby and Mrs Clifton were aboard the car bound for Flat Thursday morning.
Friedman's Store on Front Street advertises top cash payouts for raw furs, inviting customers to bring pelts for immediate payment. The notice emphasizes high prices and convenient location.
In a North Sydney Nova Scotia letter James Connell inquires about Frank Gleason who has not been heard from in four years. Gleason is believed to be in the Iditarod and is urged to write home. An inquiry also seeks William Alexander’s whereabouts from Prince Rupert. his daughter has written without response. Motor traction for the Iditarod Traction Company is due soon with 45 horsepower lead motors and two eight‑ton freight cars. delivery via Schwatka after missing a river connection. The system should be operative shortly and the public will be informed.
The Standard arrived Wednesday night with 13 tons of freight including heaters and machinery for the area. On Thursday morning it carried four passengers hoping to connect with the Delta for the Outside. An old men’s Fourth of July race in Iditarod City features a dark horse willing to pack himself for any amount. The candidate, a carpenter by trade, remains unnamed. Incnito Humboldt Cuerto Rey Op fine line of snpire Com imo Lovera Bo Puerto Rico cigars al nereial Co.
San Francisco New York and Seattle papers advertised with home delivery for subscribers at regular prices. Order by mail or phone to receive magazines as they arrive.
Cascade Laundry proprietor B. J. Banks on Willow Street announces arrival of essential materials from the Outside restoring high quality laundry work. After months of shortages the plant expands with new equipment to smooth collars and cuffs, pledging to maintain a two year record of quality in Iditarod and Fairbanks. No express rates will be charged to Flat City. Mr and Mrs Terry McGrath visited Flat City this week. Mrs Oscar S. G visiting Iditarod. A doer of Flat City.
There was no city council meeting last Wednesday and future sessions may be fortnightly. The city may soon have funds to ease indebtedness while many still owe 1911 assessments. Citizens consider cleaning main streets before the Fourth of July and local celebrations if some stay in town. A stranger visited the city last week, then departed. Other items mention a pontoon bridge needing repairs, dinner parties, high water affecting fishing, and local workers at the Iditarod Traction Company.
Delegate Wickersham introduces a bill to hold a semi centennial exposition at Fairbanks in 1917 with a 90000 treasury appropriation for building, exhibits, and transport to Alaska and the Outside. He cites Alaska’s reflected value since purchase as support and the measure goes to the committee on industrial arts and expositions.
Residents of the Iditarod and Alaskan camps mourn the death of Mrs Ben Howland who passed away at home in Los Angeles on February 20 She lived in Alaska six years mainly at Fairbanks and joined her husband on the inaugural Iditarod stampede three years ago She suffered a paralytic stroke last year and sought treatment outside the state but did not recover health
A sizable group witnessed the Red Wing’s Sunday morning departure bound for Karuku. Organizers Beattie and Mitchell led the party aboard accompanied by Herman Westover Ernest Johnson Joe Mikuta C E Smith J Z Kimberlin M Gard Harry Davis and several others. Most will stay in the northern camp while Smith Kimberlin and Gard may exit before freeze up Archie Allen recently arrived from the Outside.
Ophir City and surrounding settlements vent anger at the postal authority for neglectful service. Last season only one mail delivery reached the camp all summer and money had to be raised by subscription to bring mail to town. Ophir people demand better government treatment and vow to agitate until relief is achieved.
Arrivals from the Outside report Tom Morgan formerly of lii and partner in Morgan & Litsey is on the road to independent wealth. Flo has bought a large block of real estate in San Diego, California, and as that place becomes the first American port reached from the Atlantic by vessels through the Panama Canal it is expected to witness a notable development. Mr. Morgan plans to marry Miss Minnie Marion, formerly of Flat City, in a boom era. The Common Commercial Company has quit the Iditarod field and sold its entire stock to the Northern Commercial Company, consisting mainly of perishable goods.
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