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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1915
Page
8
Dick Button, cashier of the Miners and Merchants Bank, volunteers to fetch news from Otter Creek after an early morning trip. He reports pork ribs, fresh milk, a sow with an ax blade, and livestock on Riley’s farm, with mining pride noted in the region.
Tony Letnes aged in the late 60s or early 70s died peacefully at the Grand hotel in I City around 3 30 A M Friday He dropped asleep and life ended in slumber A resident of North Fork he had worked at Flat Creek during the recent mining season He leaves a widow and is survived by relatives in the United States Funeral services will be held next Sunday afternoon at the A B hall under the Loyal Order of Moose auspices He also belonged to the Arctic Brotherhood and was born in Norway on February 1875 in early life
The Philadelphia Public Ledger profiles Mr Lopp head of Alaska's education bureau. It notes his native name Tomuruk and gifts from Wales natives. It highlights his 25 years in Alaska, leadership of the Northern district, and key role in education and reindeer services.
Loyal Order of Moose members and visiting brothers are notified of the funeral for Brother Antone Letnes at the A. B. hall in Iditarod on Sur BI at 2 p.m. Members and visiting brothers are urged to attend. Dictator Ivan Was Oscar Anderson. Secretary.
Oyster Bay Oct 29 Former President Theodore Roosevelt issues a public letter urging suffrage for women. The document highlights Roosevelt’s support as he addresses a broad audience in a notable political moment.
JOHANNESBURG October Premier Botha and his party claimed victory in parliamentary elections by a three to one majority noting broad support for his policies despite opposition.
Dr Moore the Flat City physician visited the city on Tuesday. Frank Dawson of Otter Creek was in town on Wednesday. Joe Loranger of Willow Creek has been in the city for several days. Mrs Dickson of the Snyder house visited Tditarod on Monday. Atwell and family were in the city last Saturday and Sunday from Discovery. Billy Bevans and Dan McDonnell left for Candle Creek on Wednesday. Fred Deting of Willow Creek visiting in the city recently. Al Goslow accepted a position with Northern Commercial Company and will reside here. Agent Surridge of White Pass has been in the city several days from Dikenian.
The bachelors social scheduled for this evening at A B hall has been postponed to next Saturday November 4 in memory of the late Tony Letnes. The event will feature supper cards dancing and a musical and dramatic program with local entertainers and a promised popular finish.
Iditarod Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska will hold a meeting at the A B. hall on Wednesday. A lunch and entertainment will be provided. November attendance is promised as the first winter gathering. Aimed to plan the coming season, with a large turnout expected from creek districts depending on weather.
Cr. Peck, the Flac, purchased the last of the reindeer driven to this district. Met by AL R Twitchell, the Kuskokwian reindeer breeder. He plans to district his headquarters to serve the surrounding country with fresh reindeer meat at all seasons. Operations will extend to the Smoke and Ruby districts as supplies are purchased locally.
The notice outlines the Seward route mail arrival and closing times with Sunday deadlines for registry, and hints at a November 20 incoming mail. It also includes a humorous exchange between Mrs Growler and Mr Growler about horses, ending with a quip about reindeer offered by Crowley and Porter.
A fragment notes Crosby Massage and Bath Parlor branding as a home of the twentieth century Turkish bath inviting customers from the desks to visit. The text emphasizes accessibility for people approaching the establishment.
A sweeping profile recounts Timothy Tribich Lincoln, born Austrian Jew, who renounced his faith to serve Britain as a spy and later a Labour parliamentarian. It details his wartime missions, code theft, travel to the continent, and access to naval secrets, ending with notes on embezzlement and fresh-killed reindeer at Crowley & Porter.
Holmes and Vicent of the Miners and Merchants Bank announce an outbound lease along the Seward trail starting Monday. He will make the tip with the mail carriers on the route, aiming to cover the outside segment and inspect the path ahead.
Yale hosts a buried Babylonian tablet believed to be over 4,000 years old and containing early laws. Written in Sumerian, deciphering is slow but progress aims for a full translation. Laws cover injury to women, child repudiation, elopement, hire of hosts and cattle, and killing a hired ox by a lion. Written around 2500 B.C.
William G. Rockefeller, president of the National Beagle Club and dog authority, discusses training at a recent meeting. He calls deigning an art and notes dog performances are hard, comparing the sitter at the photographer's to a person saying it hurts his face as the portrait is finished.
Magistrate questions admission of stealing an overcoat while a witness responds. The text then shifts to unrelated advertising lines for Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters at $1.50 per can and Iditarod Meat Co.
Tom McKinnon, recently returning from Candle Creek, left Thursday morning with a team of people by way of Ophir to Tolovana and Ruby Dogs. He plans a continued route toward Tolovana with his expedition party aboard sleds.
Four men drafted for flaying work to remove sawlogs from Mitchells Sawmill. Moose creel will handle cutting several thousand feet of timber. W. C. Mitchell to operate the mill next spring and oversee the output.
Discovery reports the opening dance at Riley's hall titled Un season to be held at midday on November 2. A nobleman known to society attends while a young boy plays with a toy car, prompting a brief exchange. Reindeer by the quarter or by the pound and job printing at Pioneer office are noted alongside location notices.
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