Council Holds A Busy Session In City Matters
The council met with no absentees and approved numerous city items. Mayor Stanton outlined finances and the council allocated 1000 for the school board, fixed the fire chief salary at 150 monthly, and elected John C. Carew to serve October 15 to April 15. G. G. Geraghty was appointed municipal clerk. Bids for fire department supplies will be published soon. The council reviewed cemetery access roads and sidewalk repairs before snow. Curri resigns as fire chief. E J Smith paid for voluntary summer work at the fire hall. meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
John C. Carew
Cee
B.A. Meyers
G. G. Geraghty
Curri
E. J. Smith
Local and Personal News From the Outside Trip
E J Davis and others left for the Outside on Wednesday. R D Brown, steamboat man, rode the Outside. Louis Seyler, Flat Creek promoter, visited city this week. Tom McMahon, Flat City merchant, visited Iditarod Monday. Mrs Charles Pstaiere was a passenger for the Outside last Wednesday. Feree rode the Outside, planning a return to Arizona then Mexico. James Fullerton, dubbed mayor of Dikeman, a city visitor. Jerry Ford and wife also on the Outside Wednesday. C D Surridge, White Pass agent at work, left for his post Wednesday night. Si Atwell and family moved to Discovery Otter Creek for a job with Riley & My winter. Ray Henderson took mail for forwarding to St Michel postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fullerton
Dikeman
C.D. Surridge
Bert Meyers
Best
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Alaska Girl of Fourteen Becomes Noted Mountain Climber
Elizabeth Foster, 14, Alaska’s youngest mountain climber, reached Seattle en route to Fairbanks. The Dawson-born youth has climbed Mount McKinley higher than any other child, often mushes with her dog team from her Kantishna home, and has traversed the 200 mile Fairbanks trail at a young age. Her mother Mrs. Bob Foster and brother Richard accompanied her, with her father a former U S commissioner in Kantishna.
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Elizabeth Foster
Alaska
Seattle
Fairbanks
Seattle Post
Kuntishna Hills
Yuka
Tam Tin
Miss Foster
Dawson
F Mks
Tanana
United States
Kantishna
First National Bank Goes Out of Business in Odd Fashion
A quirky local blurb notes the First National Bank, founded by women, ceases to be a bank as summer heat saps its function. The piece jokes about stockings worn down to the ankle, a New York fashion fad, and includes unrelated city notices and ads from the Pioneer office.
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First National Bank
New York
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Dikeman Man in Law's Clutch
W T Vanderpool of Dikeman faced United States Commissioner Guy Geraghty on unlawful cohabitation with a native woman named Sophie. He waived examination, bound over to the grand jury in $2000 bail, in custody of the marshal. Witnesses included Fullerton Jensen Baker Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Vanderpool
Dikeman
United States
Guy Geraghty
Sophie
Vanderpool
Fairbanks
Bunnell
James Fullerton
Emil Jensen
Kerry Baker
Frank Watson
Dan McCarty Stakes On Tolovana Prospect In Alaska
Dan McCarty left Seattle for Interior Alaska to chase a new mining hunch at Tolovana near Fairbanks. He staked hillside claims after others mined creek beds and quickly sold half his holdings for 340,000. He predicted a promising camp with slate ground, deep bal rock, and pay shows already in early winter.
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Dan
Art Oardowea
Fairbanks
Dan McCarty
Seattle
Tolovana
Interior
Alaska
Faurbank
Cleary Creek
McCarty
Niles
Fairbank
Ruby
Balrock
Aes
Skating Rink Plan Tillarod Meets Winter Recreation
Harry Watson plans a new winter recreation in Tillarod offering skating at a hall once arrangements are made. A consignment of teller skates has arrived and a skating rink will operate on several evenings, not aimed at big profits but to provide a pleasant healthy activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Watson
Tillarod
Watson
Teller
Mr. Watson
Harry Iies
Austrian marines seize film from Chinese theater in Peking
In Peking, twenty Austrian marines under legation guards forced entry into a British owned cinema showing Ligists films. They dragged patrons from seats and tore the screen, then broke into the projection room and seized the film. Chinese police arrived too late to aid the proprietor, who sought help from the British legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
Peking
Legation
Moving Picture Theater
Fim
German-American leader on war stance after Lusitania sinking
Alphonze K Koeble, head of New York German American groups, says Germans mostly condemned the Lusitania sinking and would back the U S in a just war but resist fighting in an unjust cause against the United States. He notes varied opinions among German-Americans on potential conflict with Germany. Also lists local goods and newspaper notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, Sept
Alphonze K Koeble
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Iditarod Swift
Yakima
Sam
Applebaum
Yuneeda
Kodak
Ansiey
Iditarod
IMPRO
R. Peck
Plat
Bayles Clothing Company
Tmditarc
Finnegan & Cameron
Peek
Tissey
Panama
Goethals
Canal Zone
Taylor
Council
John C. Currin
E. J. Davis
R. D. Bruwn
Louis Seyler
Flat Creek
Tom McMahon
Charles Pstaiere
Feree
Arizona
Mexico
Jerry Ford
Si Atwell
Discovery
Otter Creek
Riley & My
Ray Henderson
St. Michel
Fred Courtney
Barney Wal
Sam Yorkisch
Hiyeda
Harry Yaeger
Lite
Nrea
Willow Street
J. E. Kettlewell
Iditrod River
The
Yabon Company
Werlaoe
Jack Hardy
Osby
Ace Whert
Henry Riley
Tre
Bob Griff
Genety
Helen Londerking
Cameron
Marshall Cry Camp
Mike Lucey
Moore Creele
Consi
AL Walsh
Barney
Summit Association
Lowney
DR. Moore
Maine
Arkansas
Crowley & Porter
Olympia
Eastern
Iditatod Meat Co
Pioneer Office
C. R. Peck
Flat City
MAN IN Law
T. Vanderpool
Nettleton and Florsheim Shoes
A. J. Weiss
Iditarod Alshed
Ted
Tnoe
Histereck
Dean Enke
Fairbanks « Striet
Noel
Pioneer
Smith’s Gun Store
Iditarod, Alaska
Western Union
Bedford-Mcneil
George Marsh Budweiser
the Americana
D. Currie
Europe
Outrie
Hiches
Tee
House OF Quality
HK. H. Porter
Guisite
Hurst Bros.’ Cigar
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