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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1911
Page
5
The council adopted an ordinance guiding city sanitation and trash disposal. It designates the second lake below the city as the permanent dumping ground, restricts summer garbage hauling to 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., assigns wagon standards, and forbids littering on streets or ice within city limits. A short road to the dumping site may be built below the mill.
A local waterfront project by the N. C. company includes a large dock extending nearly 200 feet along Richmond street and a warehouse running the dock’s length, 30 feet wide. Chas. Smith, who supervised the Dikeman warehouse, will lead the new construction. The Fox barge will return as a landing barge for this season.
Skipper Jim Haley of the Ross & Nestor line prepares the Edna a 6 foot scow and repairs to haul 100000 feet of lumber from Dikeman after ice clears. The Reliance aims for Yukon departure May 27 with potential passengers, connecting with the Sarah for Fairbanks and Dawson.
Paris HIffel tower becomes central to world wireless with military station linking France to its African colonies. Officials plan to flash midnight and noon across the Atlantic and to Mediterranean and Red Seas, with New York harbor ships possibly recording Paris time.
Bids on lumber were received by the council last Wednesday night with Ross & Nestor and the Cleveland mill as bidders. The former offered 2x6 and 2x8 lumber at $150 per thousand for any length. Cleveland proposed 13 500 feet of rough lumber at $100 per thousand and logs at $1 each. The lumber backs sidewalks and street crossings, and the street committee was told to call for bids from carpenters for the work. Crossings will be placed on all main thoroughfares, while sidewalk totals remain undetermined.
Freight rates from Iditarod to Flat surged from 1 cent to 34 cents as heavy loads struggled in fresh trails. Night freighting dominates the last two weeks, but deep snow has left loads hard on the horses and crews handling the bols.
For sale one 30 horsepower Scotch marine boiler 9 feet long 44 inches diameter water back 45 feet of stack. All in first class condition. Also notes about a warehouse under construction near the Kru tsinger warehouse and local friction between owners. Minor items mention alarm reductions and Cascade Laundry reopening.
March observations from Chandlar report placer effort by McNett and partner on Little Squaw below the quartz vein crossing. D. A. Murphy drills Monarch Creek to 160 feet with limited finds. Big Squaw Little Squaw Tobin Creeks see active quartz work. Coyotes note mail service missing and Beaver trail improving supply access.
New York reports that in St. Louis fashion officials name the corset coat as the top male silhouette for spring and summer. The design aims for a bold, elongated line and ease after months of hobble skirts, signaling a sharp shift in men’s tailoring.
The city council enacted an ordinance to issue warrants to cover expenses on provisional funds the salary fund and the general fund. Warrants are issued by the city clerk, signed by the mayor, countered by the clerk, and numbered. If no money exists, warrants accrue 1 percent monthly interest until paid. When funds arrive, notices publish warrants to be paid and interest stops.
Duncan Michie recalls a winter in Spokane with Swiftwater Bill Gates who spreads mining schemes to beguile investors. The Otter Masonic club plans a May 18 meeting at Flat to elect officers. A large public fire protection meeting is set for the A B hall in Flat tonight. The Otter creek bridge is finished and Miss Marie Coolidge oversees the Kotsch store during spring cleaning. Local notes mention mining plans, shipments, and residents including Walter Hunter and Harold Seddon.
Merchants cafe opens to the public on Front Street as Miller Sleater and Newton fire the first gun of the summer, promising the same high standard of service that has earned their reputation. Free eye examinations offered by Simpson's accompany the event.
Two lot cases were heard in the commissioner’s court this week. Irene Harvey vs. John Nelson and J J Murray centered on a 12 by 100 foot disputed strip on Third Avenue. the jury awarded the plaintiff the remaining portion of her 49 by 100 lot. Herman Anderson vs. Tim Corcoran involved a First Avenue east of Black dispute. Judge Maltby ruled for Anderson with plans to appeal. Major Albrecht led the plaintiff, and Carroll’s Globe Bakery and Coffee House invites visitors to lunch at Flat Creek.
Notice records retirement of L T Chambers and admission of Charles Lynn, altering the partnership of Wiseman & Co. The firm will continue under the same name to settle all old firm accounts. Dated April 17 1911.
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