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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
3
A territorial act requires roadhouses and hotels outside incorporated towns in Alaska to maintain traveler registers with names, addresses, and arrival and departure times. Refusal to register leads to denial of lodging, while noncompliance carries fines up to 25 dollars or imprisonment up to ten days, or both.
Reindeer herd owner from Bethel on the Kuskokwim considers returning to Alaska to base operations after selling his 123 animals. He rebuts a Pioneer quoted piece that labeled the Arctic tern the wing champion, noting the bird is common in Alaska and builds nests on sand bars, with eggs blending into gravel.
John C Currin newly appointed fire chief plans a new alarm network to speed alerts. He will use a monster electric horn on the Comet launch with strong batteries, and place switches at key downtown points to summon help quickly. Currin will install at no city cost, using his own electrician skills and minimal material expense. The plan promises rapid extinguishment of fires and reduced property loss.
A DC Supreme Court suit seeks $68,072,388 in pay to descendants of enslaved people for cotton labor from 1859 to 1868. Plaintiffs allege Internal Revenue profits from raw cotton were earned by forced labor and demand distribution of funds. The case names William G. McAdoo as secretary of the treasury and asks for a master in chancery to prove claims and reveal fund sources.
During the Dunkirk bombardment by a single German gun from Flan ders the town kept operating four and a half minutes of every five. Shells arrived every five minutes, leaving a half minute for citizens to head to cellars, then return to resume trade in places like the general post office.
A notice from William Taylor asserts continued ownership of business stock after January first with Cut Glass, Silver Deposit and Christmas Novelties offered at low prices. It promotes Hamilton and Howard watches at factory-tagged pricing and invites creek residents to Crosby Massage and Bah Parlors, described as The Home of the Twentieth Century Turkish Bath.
Skaters enjoy the lake south of town as ice remains solid under mild weather. Day after day crowds of men women and children gather for sport under bright moonlight. The Iditarod area hosts many expert skaters with growing interest in the pastime.
The Gasoline Kids ball at A B hall last Saturday evening proved an enjoyable affair with dancing throughout the night. Attendance was modest but spirits were high as Charles Taylor and Bobbie Lowrie provided music. The hall benefited from electric lighting courtesy of Whit Caswell of the picture show outfit, a welcome improvement over the old gasoline system. The event drew several guests from the creeks, including Mr and Mrs Bob Lowrie AL Goslow and Billy Taylor, indicating steady winter interest in local entertainments.
Wada the little Japanese expressman this week had a notable mishap while crossing a frozen lake. His gray team and wagon broke through swampy edge ground, leaving the horses neck deep in moss and mud but they were rescued after an hour with no injury.
A Seattle financial circle reports plans to organize a 25 million dollar Alaska mining company with a Nevada charter. The venture would acquire Topkuk and Chihagoff prospects near Nome and Sitka, plus other placer properties and Yukon dredging sites. About 100 prospectors would explore Alaska and British Columbia with a New York bankers’ push.
Twins a boy and a girl were born at St. Joseph’s hospital Lorain by Caesarean to Mrs. Wallice Trowbridge wife of a National Tube Co official. Both babies weigh about five and six pounds respectively and are thriving. Father plans to name the boy Caesar after the Roman emperor and the girl Mary after her mother. Surgeon Dr. Bert E. Graves said he knows of no prior twin Caesarean record.
Pigeons roost on the minute hands of the four large clocks at King Street station every night between seven and nine, delaying movement as the birds ride upward with the hands. They alight during the ascent and depart after the hour to repeat the maneuver, sometimes two at once, frustrating station masters from Great Northern and Northern Pacific who rely on the clock to keep time.
In an address from Denver, George J. Bancroft recounts James Purcell a sourdough prospector whose trap and placer finds in South Park helped delay Spanish control. Detained in Santa Fe he withheld his discovery guiding U.S. expansion, later revealed to Pike, aiding Colorado’s shift to American mining history. The tale connects Purcell to later gold rush milestones from Montana diggings via Gregory’s discovery to Fifty Gold Mines and Turryall placers.
A government review maps new forest boundaries in Alaska. The plan cuts areas around Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula from the forest reserve, deleting towns such as Hope Sunrise Kenai and Ninilchik except a coastal strip. Remaining sections include Cascade Glacier Kaik and Port Bainbridge areas.
Ex governr William Sulzer, visiting Seattle after Alaska trip, predicts Alaska’s climate is warming under Japan current. He cites mining interests and calls Alaska a top summer resort. He believes within 200 years no glaciers will remain in Alaska. Auringer offers eye lenses and Saturday tests. Pioneer office handles job printing.
W C Mitchell prepares to cut lumber at the Clark Lambert Company operation at the mouth of Moneke. He expects to process about 200000 feet of lumber, with the plant operated by him.
The passage outlines a historical provision allowing the killing of dogs deemed vicious or attacking livestock or people. It states that dogs at large may be killed, with owner notification when possible, before enforcement of the section's provisions. It mentions dogs, fowls, and livestock in the context of maintaining safety.
A fragmented plea urging American Jews to aid German Jews under war fire. The text laments shells from Russians in Poland threatening Europe and urges funds and aid, recalling loss of homes in Lemberg and urging action to spare life.
A report from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, details a new religious movement led by a native Alaskan priest linked to Skagway and Klukwan. He allegedly rose from death after an eight hour coma and claims instruction from heaven, preaching an English and multilingual gospel and calling for Saturday Sabbath observance and altered worship practices among indigenous followers.
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