Iditarod pioneer., 1913-05-17
COMING AND GOING

Sam Bavles received word last Sun day afternoon of the safe arrival at Whitehorse of his brother lsadore, with bis wife and two children. Sam was requested to find furnished residence for their accommodation.
 It is possible that Walter and Mrs. Riley will be in on one of the first boats. according to information re- ceived by Herb Riley. Mrs. Riley was with Kemp & Co. when she was here before, while Walter clerked for Isaacs Bros. & Co. The Nancy Bell was the first launch to take the water this season, making trial spin Sunday afternoon, after the big run of ice.
 The 5O-h.p. boiler purchased by the city was installed in the tirehall on the { N. C. waterfront lot during the week. The front of the building had to be torn away to get the boiler in. Tuesday was house-cleaning day at he Iditarod postotfice, Assistant-Post- master Ben Gold being busy all day cleaning away rubbish which had ac- cumulated during the winter, and mak- ing room for the big parcel-post busi- ness which is expected. The Riley Waterworks (Ltd.) are now operated by steam, the pump being connected with nearby boiler.
 Tom Johnson, who returned from Ruby recently, is one of the oldest residents of Alaska, coming to St. Michael on the whaIer Thrasher in the early 90s He was in the Dawson dis trict before the big strike.
 Both the N. c. Co.'S dock at the foot of Richmond street and the Traction Co.'s landing at Otter street were badly damaged by the run of ice, which piled right up against the foot of the big derrick Some of the piling from the City dock was carried away, but the platform is uninjured. Dan Mcclure has returned from Bear creek.
 The N. c. water gauge was carried away by the run of ice.
 There was hardly any travel between Iditarod and the creeks last Saturday., ! Sunday and Monday, owing to the diffi- culty in crossing Otter creek at Flat City.
 Mrs. Maher expects to leave for the 1 Outside on one of the first boats. ! A large consignment of draft beer is expected from Fairbanks on the first boat. It is consigned to Manuel Gu ! larte and Sam Winner.
 A petition has been extensively signed asking for the retention of | H. P. Sheppard as deputy marshal for this precinct.
 Those bear cubs are all right. One of them bit a big rnalamuted on the nose Thursday, dra wing blood.
 It IS reported that Doc Mading will return to Iditarod on one uf the first boats. He has several interests in the camp to attend to.
 Jim Ryan, the Discovery freighter. has been in town for d few days.
 J. J. Rivers visited Iditarod Thurs day.
 Harold Seddon was in town Thurs day.
 The N. C. Co. will receive large consignment of shorts on the steamer 1 Reliance.
 While H. Schlapik is advertising that he is coming to lditarod on the i frst boat, our Whitehorse dispatch | gives his destination as Ruby.
 Sam Appelbaum, the Iditarod mer- chant, left Thursday evening for tour of the creeks.
 There are several crossings and side walks in town which need immediate attention, some of them being danger ous to pedestrians. Owners and lessees should get busy before the boats arrive.
 A new sidewalk has been laid in 1 front of c. E. Taylor's office, at the upper end of the town.
 Captain Albert Vile paid visit to 1 Flat creek during the week.
 The Mutchler stage has been the popular ferry over Otter creek during the floods.
 The deckhouse of the Miller barge having been removed, the hull was saved, and will be available as land | ing stage at the foot of Richmond as soon as it is fitted up bit. Manuel Gularte is building an addi- tion at the rear of his premises on Front street.
 The Miners & Merchants Bank re- ceived it's spring cleaning this week.
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