Iditarod pioneer., 1910-11-06
f'The Optimisf'' Writes of the Flour
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graveyard started here yet, although there has been the usual quota of acci- dents and ailments incidental to iron tier life, furnishes an excellent testi- monal to the efficiency of these med icos.
 On the up-creek side and adjoining the drug store is the Bozeman & Rich ards cigar store and pool room, where the merry song of the ivory ball (that is, if ivory balls sing) will be heard through the long evenings of the win ter.
 At the foot of the street Joe Twan, the sourdough yioliniSt still plies his awl in q tent, which will soon be re- placed by log cabin, however.
 Turning down First avenue, the Peck Trading Co. holds down the corner lot. Next door large log building is in have one of the most popular resorts in the town, HuSsey & Mannion's pool and billiard hall. These enterprising young men opened up in June with pool table and a stock of fruits and cigars, but being the only recreation resort in town, were soon compelled to enlarge the place. They now have g comfort able log building 20x60 feet. Before the advent of the saloons soft drinks were the only legitimate thirst quench- CTS to be had and so well did Dick Hussey's mixins suit the F'lat-ites-iSts- ers' palates that his Flat-creck Man hattans are still the favorite beverage of large percentage of the population.
 About the only building which hasn't been remodeled, Miss Galbraiths tent is still doing business as hospital, but as the one patient is able to get around again, there will likely be perma- nent building erected.
 N. N. Jaffe's clothing store is now housed in an elegant building, through the show windows of which may be seen everything in the way of comfort and utility for winter wear.
 Then comes E. w. Griffin's mercan- tile establishment where a crowd of sourdough prototypes of the Punkin Centre politicians thresh out the issues of the day Ia hot argument is on at present as to whether it was Tom Lloyd or E. w. himself who planted the flag on Mt McKinley).
 The Cold Storage people must have all the money they need, as their build ing is closed.
 Next to the beef trusts silent head quarters-and unlike it as possible-is where "the bead is on the Gibson and Casey's at the bat"
 When we are ready to resume our observations, we butt up against Stan ley's, and crossing Flat street come to McMahon's grocery store. Mac is op- timistic in all things concerning Flat except the hope of getting McManus to send us a postoffice; also, Mac has no bacon.
 The Home restaurant, conducted by Miss Hagelin, Mrs. Muir and R. E. Lowrie, is undergoing tho finishing touches, and is centrally located and well patronized.
 Shaw & Baggerly's grocery and gen. eral merchandise store is the head quarters of our municipal government.
 Mrs. Eaton's lodging house is being rebuilt for the winter, and next in line is Connolly's, where Jack dispenses martial music or soothing liquids as the occasion demands. Last, but not least, on the street is Carroll's Bakery and Coffee house, where late risers may regale themselves with cup of Mocha or Java and few crisp native sons.
 Second and Third avenues are mostly built up of good-sized, comfortable log cabins. Among the most pretentious of these are the residences of Fred Car ter, Frank Ingles, Billy Atchison and Frank Dawson. McDermott's black