Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-11
COMING AND GOING

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 John Holmgren has been in the city for the past few days.
 Harold Seddon and his bride, accompa- nied by Frank Ha>Iund, brother of Mrs. Scddon, arrived in the city Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Seddon are on their way Outside, and Mir. HaSlund expects to leave also when his successor takes charge as agent for the Northern Commercial Company at Takotna
 The gas boat race of Saturday having resulted unsatisfactoriiy to Ed uhl, match race Was arranged on Sunday last between his boat and the Jolly Roger The course was from Caribou creek to the city dock, and resulted in an easy victory for Uhl.
 Phil Hoffman, an Alaskan of about twenty years standing left the first of the week for Circle City, his old stamping ground.
 Tom McKinnon, the widely known min ing man, arrived in the city last Monday from Candle creek, on the kuskokwm.
 Tom McMahon the Flat City merchant, was a night-ritiing visitor to the city last Monday
 Leo Clifford, who has been The Pioneers representative Cn the creeks of the district 1 fer more than years past left on last Mon | days boat for his home in Seattle, where he has been called on account of the serl- ous illness of his father Leo leaves lGta- rod with the best wishes of a very large circle of friends, especially the Pioneer force, who have always found him a true-blue 1 fellow worker, and young man of eX- ceptionaly good character and integrity. | 4 party consisting of Mir and Mrs. liar old s,eddon Frank HasIund, Frank Joaquin and Captain Gciger were plIoted to this camp last Monday by Tom Boyd, the Ophlr freightcr, from Takotna.
 Miss Helen Grant the school teacher who has been a resident of this precinct for the past four years, left last Monday for her old home in Seattle.
 Mrs. M J. McNinne of Otter creek was passenger on Mondays boat for the Out side and wll probably not return to Alaska until next summer. She will visit 1 her mother in Nova Scotia during her ab- scnce.
 Esther. Herbert and Arthur, children of Mr. and Mrs Charles Stranberg of Otter creek. were in attendance at the Fourth of July celebration in this city last sat rrd&y.
 Patrick Green, after four years residence in this district. was a passenger for the Out side last Monday.
 From late Fairbanks exchange it was learned that our former welI-known cltl- zen John Strelic, who left here last fall with Earl SHppcrn, as joint owner of the | L.,le steamer "N. < S., bound for the &ushana diggngs has purchasad the trad ing post on Heay river which was for a long time conducted by Trapper Newton.
 On Monday morning last, On the com nlaint of Charles Stranberg, a warrant Of arrest was issued hy Commissioner Albrecht charging ! r. Riley with assault and bat terv. alleged to have taken place on Otter creek the day previous CSundayo Riley 9rpaarpd before the commissioner later in the day, entered plea of guilty to the charge. and was fined &25 and costs.
 Mrs. Arthur D. Field of Dis. Otter was among the passengers for the Outside on 1 last MOn8ay's boat.
 Mrs. Charley Larson is entertaining her sister. Miss Eva Carey of Fairbanks, who arrived in Iditarod recently.
 Mrs. Selma Swanson of the Grand hotel, Flat City spent couple of days in the city this week.
 Mrs. Marius Jacobsgaard matron of the Emergency hospital at Flat City, visited numerous lady friends in the city this week.
 POPULATION OF KNIK GROWING