George Riley Returns From Tolstoi Country Job
George Riley arrives after traveling from Tolstoi aboard the Prairie Belle. He has been in Tolstoi overseeing operations on Boob Creek where Emmet fraction work is paused due to drifts. The paystreak lies under the creek bed and thawing far. The plant moves to a discovery claim with others pursuing other creeks. Most prospectors have left. Riley expects renewed prospecting in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Riley
Dikeman
Prairie Belle
Tolstoi
Boob Creek
Discovery Claim
Leo Clifford Weds Miss Jessie Lee Smith in Cordova
The Poneer reports Leo Clifford married Jessie Lee Smith in Cordova on June 22. They plan a honeymoon via Iditarod, Skagway, and the Yukon river. Clifford departed June 4 for Nome to meet his fiancée, who has taught in Nome's public schools for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poneer
Cordova
Leo Clifford
Jessie Lee Smith
Iditarod
Skagway
Yukon River
Clifford
Nome
Alaska Road Map Offered By Commission For Sale
The Pioneer notes a map of Alaska issued by the Alaska Road Commission detailing the body's activities across the territory. The maps are for sale to the public at one dollar each, obtainable by writing to the Alaska Road Commission in Valdez, Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Alaska Road Commmission
Alaska Road Commission
Valder
Iditarod Term Begins And Jurors Drawn For Next Week
The Fourth Alaska District Court opening led by Judge Bunnell notes jurors drawn for grand and petit panels. Grand jurors listed include Rose Currie Gerhold Brink Brewis Rowe and others. petit jurors include Davis Hill Weise Strandberg Warburton and more. Also reports liquor licenses granted to Northern Commercial Co and Al Currie, case dismissals, naturalization filings, and local notices including sale of pool tables.
Big Mail Tangle Hits Alaska Town In 1916 Waste
A large pile of over 250 sacks weighing seven to eight tons of mail was dumped at the Seward post office last Friday night. Much of it consisted of newspapers and magazines dating to 1916 and earlier, plus out of date price lists and catalogs. Local residents lament lost reading material and question postal service efficiency, urging a higher weekly weight limit for the Seward to Iditarod route to move such junk and ensure first class mail and periodicals reach readers promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Department
Alaska
Iditarod
Seward
United States
Sweter
States
Discovery
Charles Sulzer
Congress
Sulzer
Alasken
Seward- Iditarod
Suna
Innoko
Kuskokwim
Alaska Mail Service and Weight Limit Debate
The passage critiques Alaska postal rules favoring newspapers and periodicals for publishers. It notes a robust Seward to Iditarod mail trail, with mushers making eleven to twelve day trips, and cites a twenty five day mail contract. A proposal suggests raising weight limits to six hundred or eight hundred pounds to reduce mail backlog, appealing to authorities due to triweekly service in Fairbanks area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Seward
Iditarod
Fairbeaks
Local and Personal News From the Outside
Frank Monkman and Oscar Gardner of Flat stayed several days in the city this week awaiting family arrivals from the Outside. Mrs John C Currin and her children left Monday for the Marshall camp to join Mr Currin who has been stationed there for months. Dan Olson reached Iditarod early Thursday morning three days from Tolstoi by land. He made the mush from Fritz roadhouse in one day. Jim Haley arrived from Tolstoi last Sunday. He notes the new district is extremely quiet at present. Louis Gorman came last Barney Welsh over from the Innoko on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Commercial Company
Iditarod
al Currie
John Greer
Nellie Bates
Goodyear Rubber Company
A. B. Rome
Weechter Bros. & Gardner
George Hoffman
D. E. Stubbs
Waechter Bros. & Gar
Frank Monkman
Oscar Gardner
John C. Currin
Marshall Camp
Currin
Dan Olson
Tolstoi
Fritz’ Roadhouse
Jim Haley
Tle
Arrival of Passengers from Steamer Washburn
The steamer Washburn arrived at Dike ing last with a large party of passengers, many of whom came via St. 1 about no k away. The Prairie Belle carried a list including I. E. Riley, J. B. Pitcher, Mrs Kirk, J. Matheeny, William Johnston, Charles Ross, W. H. Fairbanks, Louis Volney Richmond, Sherman Brawnell, Thomas Lax, EB. Fi arlson, G. H. Whai, D. Fedelman, Mrs. Frank Monk adebild, Harry Yeager. Sea Wolf's passenger list included Mrs R. L. Foser and denghy Mr. and Mrs. Ros. Button and son, Mr sy Mrs. Miss C. L.A ., Mr. Bates, G. W. Albrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Dikeing
Prairie Belle
I. E. Riley
Pitcher
Mrs Kirk
J. Matheeny
William Johnston
Charles Ross
W. H. Fairbanks
Louis
Volney Richmond
Sherman Brawnell
Thomas Lax
EB. Fi “Arlson
G. H. Whai
D. Fedelman
Frank Monkadebild
Harry Yeager
Sea Wolf
R. L. Foser
Ros. Button and Son
C. L.A
Bates
G. W. Albrecht
Fund for Belgian Children Growing Steadily
The relief fund, started by the Alaska governor and aided by notices at Flat and Discovery and a bank, gathers donations for Belgian relief. The U.S. government allocates support through Hoover's commission, while Dr H R Moore accepts contributions to forward to Mr Button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehit
Tren
Alask
Treas Button
Hiss
Benk
Tutsrod
Aisis
United States
Hoover
Commission For Relief
Belgium
America
Ahl
Charlotte Kelloge
H.R. Moore
Button
Northern Commercial Company Officials Visit Here
Louis Sehloss president and W H Fairbanks vice president with Volney Richmond Alaska manager arrived by Prairie Belle on Wednesday. They departed down river that evening with Howard Turner auditor who had been here for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Sehloss
W. H. Fairbanks
Volney Richmond
Alaska
Northern Commercial Company
Prairie Belle
Evenng
Howard Turner
New Iditarod Meat Co Manager Arrives in City
R L Foster replaces Claud Baker as head of the Iditarod Meat Company arriving with wife and daughter from Tacoma Washington. Baker to begin new duties at the bank next Monday. Foster family occupies Mrs Annie Cleveland’s former residence at the tramway second street intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Foster
Iditarod Meat Company
City
Tacoma
Wash
Foster
Claud Baker
Bank
Mr. Foster
Annie Cleveland
At the McDonald List of Names Read Like A Roster
A long list of names including E Haggren Moody Vaw ter Bismarck Saxsmith Paise Merrick Yozulich Dudsich Blanusha Pan nucina Yetta Cslotainn Gramk Wagealea Monkman Gardner Berzama Weendum Blanusha Wright Strand berg Dawson Meehan Saul Lindstrom and O Halloran Olson Price Kelley appears in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Haggren
J. C. Moody
C. L. Vawter
H. Bismarck
Joe Saxsmith
George Paise
Peter Merrick
George N. Yozulich
Dan Dudsich
George Blanusha
J. Pannucina
William Yetta
Angelo Cslotainn
B. B. Gramk
E. Wagealea
J. F. Monkman
O. Gardner
Jose Berzama
Jerr Weendum
Mike Blanusha
Dentist Dr G H Wharton Visits Flat for Summer Work
Dr G H Wharton, an Alaska practitioner, arrived Wednesday and will remain in Flat until July 20 to perform all kinds of dental work after returning from the Outede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Wharton
Alaska
John Holmes Improving After Serious Illness
John Holmes vice president of the Miners and Merchants Bank is greatly improved in health after a year of illness. He left for a California sanatorium last summer and was later moved to Seattle. He now walks with a nurse supervising and has nearly regained his normal weight. Frank Dawson reports a dragline scraper on Otter Creek works well.
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John Holmes
Miners & Merchants Bank
Holmes
California
Seattle
Frank Dawson
Monioy
Messrs. Bates, Beaton
Long Tin
Otter Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lebarge
Swift
Sam
Applebaum
L. C. Thornton
George Riley
Tolstoi Country
Ansieys General Merchandise
Iditarod, Alaska
United States District Court
Charles B Bunnell
A. B. Hall
Petit Jury
E. J. Davis
1. Hill
Peter Weise
Charles Strandberg
Ralph Warburton
Donat LaChance
A. Ware
Dan Hartnett
George Phillips
AL J. Patterson J. J. Gallagher J. E. Fullerton
Harry Leland
William Knox
A. J. Weiss
John Rote
Ben Marone
J. Hassete
Len Groner
James Lewis
Ed Minard
Emil Jensen
William C. George K Adolph Jeorney Pierson
Bunnell
George W. Hoffman
Napamute
Peter Miskovitch
John F. Monkman
Ole Andreas Hofseth
Albert Berg
Toivo Uotil
Dan Gillis
Yukon
Salmon
Snyler House
Lang’s
First Boats
C. R. Peck
Pike Poles
Picaroons
Louis Gorman
Barney Welsh
Sunda
Fund For
N. C. CO
THE
McDonald
Just
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
John B. Stetson
Nettleton
Ditna
J. L. Sale
Flat
J. W. Farrell
General Merchandise Discovery
Otter
Front Street
Flat City
Bagou
Flat City Hotel
J. E. Gunning
Pro
H. Bcas
Doggarod
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