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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates at ten dollars per year and requests advertisers to send copy clearly from a distance. It cautions the publisher cannot assume responsibility for copy errors, especially for forfeiture notices, and urges careful preparation of names and dates to avoid mistakes.
The Nome dredge operators, angered by Alaska Territorial mining law changes, threaten a Washington lobby push. They argue the law confiscates property, increases burdens, and blocks future locations, while urging local districts to back a memorial to save their industry and patent titles.
A fragmented note references a lobbyist from In gton seeking signatures and approval. It mentions Democratic alignment and potential approval of William Knox, with unclear context and indecipherable details about the legislature and town.
Readers seek substantial stories, not mere comfort, amid coverage that highlights tragedies as essential to newspaper value. The Alaska Empire notes readers feel let down unless a horrific event is reported, reflecting a broader appetite for dramatic news.
The fragment reflects a hen fussing over her fourteen eggs and three messy hens, guarding her large brood with devotion as storms approach. It shifts to a critique of innovation in chicken rearing and ends with Walt Mason's quoted wry line on stealing a chicken from its mother and riding its owner on a rail.
Knute Roland releases the latest subscriber list for the road fund noting payments from Riley & Co. for 700 and Northern Commercial Co. for 200. Tom Medvi is mentioned in the fragmentary report as part of the totals.
The Chief McGovern returns from winter travel on the Yukon with a curious focus on the Hen industry. Fellow travelers followed his study of whether the hens laid eggs and how the coop fared under Frank Manley.
Notice of sale of remainders in a placer mining claim known as No 7 above Slate tributary to Orrer creek. John Oleson’s title and interest to the claim will be offered by auction at the courthouse door in Iditarod Alaska on the day of sale. Proceeds go to satisfy a court judgment in the Fourth District Alaska filed by CB Chestey and others.
In Home Alaska the B Mr. J. Sundbal declares that Joaquin Fowler and Twitchell have applied under the 1898 act for a patent to land on the Nuskokwim river near Bethel Alaska. The description references survey No. 1002 with multiple corner markers and monuments, including Moravian Mission Reserve, and notes field notes and boundary lines. The notice warns that failure to file within the act’s terms will bar claims.
Publication announces the estate of a deceased person with creditors urged to present claims within four weeks. Administered by CHRESTTAS BULGIEN in Ophir Alaska, under probate judge VINAT. Notice posted in Pioneer Newspaper, Mitazol, and at the Ophir post office for town residents.
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