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The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
!DAHOANs AT WASHINGTON
Weekly Letter to Republican.

Weekly Letter to Republican.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 3d.
E. H. Rettig formerly of Filler, Idaho,
is here in the advocacy of bill for
the establishment of farmers Gre
dit system AMI also a system of mar
keting under the government; Mr.
Robert Shields of Bear Lake county
is visiting here; Mrs. H. L. Bard Of
Wallace, is in Washington comforting
with the commissioner of the gener-
al land office relative to her land
case; Mr.. ]. X. Booth, of St. Joe, one
of the original Marble Creek Set
tiers" has had several interviews with
the commissioner of the general land
office relative to the land cases of
himself and his associates which have
been pending for nine years.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
PLEASED WITH PROPOSED LAW.
Weekly Letter to Republican.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 30.--
Congressman Smith expressed him
self as being greatly pleased over the
prospect of the enactment of the pro-
posed law placing the state militias
on firmer basis and providing for
the compensation of the members for
the time spent in attending the meet
ing and participating in the drills.
The bill passed the house on De-
cember 3rd and is now awaiting con-
sideration of the senate.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
CURE THE HORSE

We cure lameness and remove Bleu-
ishes. Our wire cut treatment does
not leave a scar. Remedies prepar-
ed by competent veterinarians. Write
for free consultation.
UTAH MAIL ORDER COMPANY
$50 North Main Street, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

GROVE CITY LODGE NO. s3, A. f.
a A, M.-Meeting (regular) End Fri
day of each month";. w. Holbrook.
W. M; Theodore Schneider, Secretary.
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WOmen's Clubs.

CURRENT EVENT CLUB-Presidenr
Mrs l.. r. Aldrich; Mrs VIM. Varley,
leader of Kensington and Household
economics; Mrs. d. H. Bietnan leader
of History and Literature; Mrs. Theo
Schneider, Secretary; Mrs. Chas. Berry
man, Jr., Treasurer
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
EXCURSIONS TO DENVER.
January 13, IA, Is and 16

Via Oregon Short Line-Union Pacific
for National Western Stock Show and
American National Live Stock Associ-
alton cnvention. Tickets limited to
January 31st. See AGENTS for rates
and furtber particulars. 3O-1.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs, 75-FranK
Berryman. c. c.. Max w. Smith, *. z.
s.. meets every Tuesday night In x. r.
Hall in Curtis building.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

ROYAL NEIGHBORS-2nd and 4th
Wednesday evening of each month
Mrs Eiizabeth Capps, Oracle; Mrs. Car
rie Harris, Recorder. 100 members.
All visiting members cordially invited.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services morning and evening on End
and 4th Sundays Sunday School every
Sunday at 10 a. m. Choir practice
Saturday evening at $780, Rev. Alfred
George. rector.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

REBECCA--Every 1st and Srd Tues:
day In /. o. o. F. Hall.-Mrs. F. w
Pelkey, Noble Grand; Hazel snyder
Secretary.
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Lodges.

With the total membership, time OF
meeting and the names OF presioihs
officers and secretaries.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
POstOffice Hours.

Money orders from a. m. until s..
80 p. m.
Week days from a. m. until p. m
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I. O. o. F-Every Thursday evening
p. w. Pelkey, Noble Grand; G. ii
Holbrook. Secretary.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

THE L. ID. $. CHURCH OF THE LIST
WARD-This church will hold meet
ings every Sunday during the follow
a. M: evening service will commence
at 1880 .. m. A general invitation Is
extended to all. Bishop Frank G.
Parkinson, Raymond H Clayton. Frank
Hesse, bishopric of ward.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

Visitors are shown through the
building from 10 a. M until IL M, and
from 3 to D. m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Persons from a distance wishing to
visit relatives or friends confined to
the institution, are free to call at any
time.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

CATHOLIC CHURCH-Services are
held at the Catholic Church by Father
Fuchs of Idaho Falls on the 1st and
3rd Sundays of each month. First
and third Sundays at 10:45; second
Sunday. 1918.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

EASTERN STAR. sO.-1st and Srd
w. M: b, w. Holbrook. Secretary.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

THE v. I. s. OF BLACKFOOT-Mrs
Neil F. Boyle, President; Mrs. F. E. De-
Kay, Secretary; Mrs. r. N. West Treas
urer. Meetings are held the list Tues
at City Hall. Everybody invited to at
tend.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
FOR USE UNDER CARPETS.

Not many left but there are some:
Old newspapers at The Republican Of.
fee; also some bundles of heavy
wrapping paper five feet square. adv.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
s.,lPPERs' NOTICE.

Freight going north must be billed
the day before. Freight for the south
received until IL a. m for shipment
the 8 me day
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

SOCIALIST LOCAL MEETINGS-1st
and 3rd Thursday of each month, at
city hall at 500 p. m. James Pendle-
bury, Secretary
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

nj. w. A., 18O-1st and 3rd Mondays
e, c. Stultz; r. J. Johnson.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
NATIONL WOOL GROW
ERS' CONVENTION
Salt Lake City, Jan. 1917, 1914.

Excursions via Oregon Short Line.
Tickets nsale from all points OUT
side of Utah, January 13 ana IA, IL
mited to January oath. See agents
for rates and further particulars. 3O-1
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

Freight leaves 10 a. m. Monday and
Thursday. Shipments must be billed
the previous day, No passengers car
rfed.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

BAPTIST CHURCH - Corner UnY-
versity Ave, and Bridge st. Morning
worship 1880 a. m. evening service.
1880 p. M, Sunday School, 10 q. m
PRAYER meeting. Thursday evening,7:-
SO; Ladies' Aid, Wednesday afternoon.
$3.50 choir practice, Friday evening, 8.
visitors always welcome, parsonage
phone, 228. w. r. Jewell. pastor.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
MAIN LINE.
ABERDEEN BRANCH.
Motor Car Service.

W Daily car service is established be-
tween Pocatello and Aberdeen on the
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
CITY DIRECTORY
Telephone Exchange.
visitors, Hours at Asylum.

operators on duty day and night.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

w. O. W.-2nd and 4th Tlesdays.-
Shelomi Van Blaricom, c. G.; z. b. van
Blaricom Clerk.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09
Churches.

WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT-Leono
Mussetter, G. N. Maude Johnson. Clerk
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

LUTHERAN CHURCH - Corner OF
Oak and Pacific: Services on the End
and 4th Sunday Of every month. Morn
ing service at 11:00 a.. M. evening ser.
10000 a. M, every Sunday morning.
Luther Stromquist, Pastor.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-01-09

METHODIST CHURCH-Morning SER
vice, II q. M, Sunday School, 10 a: M,
Junior League, p. M, Epworth Lea
que, D. m, evening service, 1880 p.
m. Ladies' Aid, Wednesday afternoon
r, L, L. Barnstable, pastor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
WHEAT IS OPTIMISTIC
Chicago shorts Force Early Dip But
Market Shows Net Rise at
Closing.

CHICAGO, Feb. 27. - Trading in
the wheat market, while ruling with
In rather narrow limits, was OF quite
OF 1-Sc for May and LAC for July at
the closing
The market opened with an ad-
vance of 1-sc for May and 3-Sc for
July. but pressure of shorts carried the
latter down lac but later 1t showed
recovery Of a fraction.
Cable bids on wheat were better and
some round lots Of hard wheat we're
reported sold for export.
Broomhall cabled from Liverpool
that late easiness in America and
Buenos Aires was offset by forecast
Of light shipments from Argentine and
India. Later there was free covering
by shorts and speculative buying
There is good demand for Manitobas
which are steadily held. and an ur-
gent demand for Australian and full
prices were paid last night for car
goes from there.
Wheat.
May-open 7-s; high. s5 Is;
low, "a 7-S; close, "a 7-S
July-Open SO "a; high, SO ga;
low, SO 1-2; close. SO 5-S.
The Grain Market,
Wheat-Producers' prices. track ba-
sis: Club, soc; milling bluestem. 9sc;
fortyfold, Gle; red Russian and hy-
brids. SSc; valley, 91c.
Oats-Buying price: No. white
feed, s23@23.50: gray, s23 per ton.
Barley-Nominal producers price
track basis: Feed, s20@21; brewing
$21 per ton.
Flour-Selling price: Patent, $4.5t
@4.6O: Willamette valley. $3.50; To-
cal straight, 81: export, 1896 @3.S0.
bakers, s4.40@4.60.
Hay-Producers' price: William
cite valley timothy, fancy, s13.50@14
eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy
SIC a 1850; alfalfa, s13@ 1850: vetcf
ond oats, s11: clover. ss@s.10 PEI
ton
Glover seed-Buying price: No.
red, country points. 12c; alsike. lac.
Grain bags-No. ] Calcutta, futur
delivery, S@S Use.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
REJECTED SUITOR ENDS
LIFE AT HOME OF GIRI

SEATTLE, Feb 27. Benjamin
Cummins, 25 years old, son of ]. b
Cummings, banker Of Lebanon,
Neb,. committed suicide at the home
OF Miss Minnie Nelson, who reject
ed his proposal Of marriage. Miss
Nelson's uncle with whom she lived,
said that the family had gone down
town after Miss Nelson had rejected
Cummings offer and upon returning
found Cummings in an upstairs room
dying from rifle wound In the head
Cummings came to Seattle six week:
ago from Vancouver. B. c.. where III
had disposed of restaurant he con
Quoted there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
BAKER DISPATCHER Is
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT

BAKER, Ore, Feb. Ell. w
Reade. So years old. train dispatcher
for the Sumpter Galley railway com
pany, was probably fatally injured
when a gasoline motor car. on which
he was riding from the sumpter Val
lie offices at South Baker to the loca
depot was run down by switch en-
gine. Chief Engineer Rupp, who wal
on the car with Reade. jumped an,
was not injured. Reade is in the hos
pital suffering from internal injur
ies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
A Winter Cough.

A stubborn, annoying. depressing
cough hangs on. racks the body.
weakens the lungs. and often leads
to serious results. The first dose Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery gives re-
lief. Henry D. Sanders Of Cavendish.
VI, was threatened with consump.
tion. after having pneumonia He
writes: 'Dr. Kings New Discovery
ought to be in every family: It is Ger.
tainly the best OF all medicines FOL
coughs. colds or lung trouble" Good
tor children's coughs. Money bach
II not satisfSed. Price SOC and t1.0o
At all druggists.
b. R. Bucklcn q o., Philadelphia q
81. Louis. -Ai,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
INSURANCE AND LAND BUSINESS

HARTMAN ABSTRACT CO., MAKES
reliable abstracts of title to all
lands in Umatilla county. Loans on
city and farm property. Buys and
sells all kinds of real estate. Does
q general brokerage business. Pays
taxes and makes investments for nom
residents. Writes fire. life and acci-
dent insurance. References. any bank
In Pendleton.
JAMES JOHNS, Pres.
c. H. MARSH, Sec.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

apartments on the north side here,
with her throat slashed. Schultz was
formally charged with murder this
afternoon. The police say he is
weak minded and that he had declar-
ed he killed the woman because she
would not pay him for shoveling snow
from her sidewalk"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Admits Murdering Woman.

CHICAGO Feb 27.-Police Cap
tain Danner announced that Richard
Schultz. 2S. had confessed to mur-
dering Mrs Elizabeth Healey. wife
Of a druggist, found dying in her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

of the exact negotiations carried on
with the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad regarding its reor-
ganization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Resolution Is Tabled.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-By a
vote of S2 to IS the senate tabled the
Norris resolution asking the depart
ment Of justice to inform the senate
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
How's This 4?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
r. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known, +: J.
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE..
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimoniall
sent free Price IS cents per bottle Bold
By all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Hog Market Is Lower.


The advance of a nickel in the swine
market here was lost this morning
when sales of tops were made at S.
20. BY today's weakness here and
the loss of nickel in the price, North
Portland loses its position for the day
as the highest hog market in the
country Chicago was a dime better
than this city.
There was only small run Of
hogs reported in the yards overnight
and trade was fairly brisk, but there
was no inclination among the big
packers to bid up.
General hog market range:
Best live, IFS to 220 lbs..$ S.75
Prime heavy. 225-250 lbs .S.50@S.70
Rough and heavy $500. 7.50@7.75
Pigs, rs to 1875 lbs. ...... 7.50@S.00
No sheep Come Forward.
There were no arrivals reported in
the mutton division Of the North Port
land market for the day. The trade
continues in very firm position
with full prices maintained and seem.
ingly very strong demand for more
Of the better quality.
General mutton market quotations.:
Best lambs $3.50 SIS
Poor lambs ............. $500 100
Best ewes .............. 4.50@4.75
Ordinary ewes .......... 3.50@4.00
! Best yearling wethers -. 5.40@5.65
TOday's Livestock shippers.
Hogs-T. Kopplin. Plainview, 1
II
load direct to Union Meat Co.; Ella
teau Farm Co., Rock Creek, load;
w. f. Lowell, Gibson. load: NJ. NJ.
Hoctor, Goldendale, WASH. load; F.
| Fenton. Goldendale, load.
Cattle-L. Klandreth, Drummond,
Mont, loads,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

1T. BROWNS FURNITURE STORE
Funeral director and licensed en-
balmer. Most modern funeral parlor.
morgue and funeral cars. Calls re-
sponded to day or night Corner
Main and Water streets. Telephone SO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

BENTLEY & LEFFINGWELL, REAL
estate, fire, life and accident insur-
ance agents. 815 Main street. Phone
404.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
ARCHITECTS.

GINNOLD & VAN DUSEN, ARCHI-
tects. home office, 314-15 Mehlhorn
Bldg. Seattle. Wash. Branch office
Pendleton. Oregon. F. E. Van Dusen
in charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

DAMON LODGE NO. 4
ga X. OF p. meets every Mon
ERs day evening in /. o. o. +
wv hall. Visiting brothers cor
- daily invited to attend
C. p. Strain, c. c.; r. w. Fletcher,
K. r. 8. ..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
FRATERNAL ORDERS.

PENDLETON LODGE No. 81
~ A. f. and A. NJ, meets he
~ first and third Mondays OF
each month. All visiting brothers are
invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
CITY LIVERY STABLE. THOMPSON
street, Carney & Bradley. PropA
Livery, feed and sale stable. Coos
rigs at all times. Cab line In connec'
tion. Phone 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
PHYSICIANS.

II. 8. GARFIELD. NJ. D. HoMEo'
pathie physician and surgeon. OF
flee Judd Block. Telephones: Office
BAL w. residenca s12 J.
SECOND-HAND DEALERS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

V. STROBLE, DEALER IN NHW
and secondhand goods Cash pait
for all secondhand goods bought
Cheapest place in Pendleton to bu,
household goods. Call and get hiS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

ROSCOE R. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY
at law. Office in Despair building
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

8. A. LOWELL ATTORNEY AND
consullor at law. Office in Despair
building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

FREDERICK sTEIwER, ATTORNEY
at law. Office in Smith Crawford
building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
CATTLE SITUATION IS
WEAKER IN PORTLAND
Courtesy of the Journal }

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 27.-Whiie
the market showed only two loads of
cattle overnight and these consisted
of very good quality, the market was
slow and dragging with the indications
pointing strongly to lower prices.
The only arrivals in the cattle d.
vision overnight were two loads of ex-
ira fancy Montana steers, which buy
ers were not eager in seeking, not
withstanding the recent alleged
strength in the trade here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27

GEORGE w. COLTS, ATTORNEY
at law. estates settled. wills, deeds,
mortgages and contracts drawn. Col
lections made. Room II. Schmidt
block.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
yErERINARY SURGEONS.
ATTORNEYS.

JAMES A. FEE. ATTORNEY Al
law. Office in Despair building.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-06
GERMAN ENGINEER DOUBTS
 SUCCESS OF PANAMA CANAL

Berlin, April 6.-D. W. Ewald, a promi- nent German engineer, in an article pub tished in the daily paper Der Tag pre- diets that large warships and ocean liners will perhaps never be able to go through the Panama canal, and that second class ships will be able to go through the water way only a part of each year
 Ewald expresses doubt as to whether the canal under the present system can ever be supplied with sufficient water to make possible the passage through it of war ships and big liners, for which it is reported that depth of thirty feet is not suffi- cient.
 Gatun lake, Ewald says will be able only for part of each year to feed the canal to a depth of thirty feet He predicts that during the dry season the canal will fall to eighteen feet or lower Ewald warns everybody against too optimistic views in regard to changes in routes for the worlds trade by reason of the opening of the canal.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-06
FORMER IDITARODER
 HAS BAD ACCIDENT

In letter received in the last mail by Mrs GiIlie Bates information is given of serious and probably fatal accident which recently befell Jack Ryan, we'll and favor ably known in Iditarod as member of the firm of Chessley, Ryan & Kehoe in the early days of the camp.
 Mir Ryan, who was engaged in the log ging business near Everett Wash. was moving logs in the river when a boom broke and precpitated the mass of tlmber8 upon him The letter states that Mir Ryan had both legs broken and two ribs frac tured, the broken ribs piercing his lungs, He also suffered internal injuries. Pneu monia had set in, and it was presumed the injuries would result in death
 Mrs Abe Audette, who is a sister of Mrs. Ryan, received a letter on the same mail from her sister, written prior to the accl- dent, and the news contained therein was to the effect that all were well
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-06
"MCCSE" JOHNSON MEETS
 SUCCESS AT FAIRBANKS

Alfred Boas has received a letter from Moose Johnson, who is at Fairbanks, dated May ?, in which that gentleman recourts his experiences since he left here, and incl5sing clippings from the Fairbanks papers telling of the great showing made by the new lodge instituted by Mir. Johnson there. Part of his letter is as Allows;
 T p:t in less than a week at Tanana and enrolled tfty-two members there l believe they have doubled since. Arrived here April q and instituted with thirty three, May 8 Fairbanks has over BIO now, and is sure of 400 when d month old. l have been kept busy since the first meeting and am nearly all in. Will leave for Cor dova via Whitehorse in about week. Fine bunch of fellows here, and they have been initiating me proper. Just got wire that Juneau has started 8 &l0000 building on its lot Dawson now has 800, and pur- chased best brick building in the town for S16,0G0; original cost, S40000. The officers of Fairbanks lodge are as fol lows: Sam Weiss, past dictator; Dr. Hall, dictator; Eugene Huckins, prelate Tony Nordale, V. D; Coolby, sergeant-at arms Tom King, inner guard; John Howie, outer guard; Al Cosslet, treasurer Howard Barnes, secretary; Peter Peterson, Royal Southworth and Adams (watchmakerl trustees"
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-06
AL WELSH ACQUITTED
 ON ASSAULT CHARGE

The case of the United States vs. Al Welsh, charged with assault was called in Commissioner AlDrecht's case Monday morning last This Was the case in which two former juries had disagreed and con siderable difficulty was experienced in secur- ing jury.
 Welsh was accused of assaulting Max Lohbrunner in dispute over the use of water at the head of Flat creek At the two former trials the only witnesses were Welsh and Lohbruner the complaining wit ness and the testimony was conflicting. At the trial on Monday last new witness was introduced, in the person of Harry Meehan, who sWore he was an eyewitness of the alleged assault, and who corroborated the testimony of Welsh.
 The jury after deliberating for about an hour and half, brought in a verdict of acquittal The jury was composed of the following P. Riley Jonas BrewiS William Lee, A. D. Mcdonald, A. ColwelI, NJ May nard, J. H. Ryan, J. E. Beattie Al Parmen- ter, James Blodgett, C. B. Atwel and William Pringle.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-06
ROAD COMMISSION
 CONTRIBUTES $500

In response ot telegram to John Zug, superintendent of the Alaska road com mission at Fairbanks, declaring that the roads in the vicinity of Iditarod are in an impossible condition, that official has au thorized Commissioner Albrecht to expend $500 in road repair work, It is stated up the matter of improving roads in this vicinity, but that it has practically no money on hand, and will not have any until July l. The road commission IS in receipt daily of many petitions from all sections of the territory, asking that work be done i'm medi&tely and as it is impossible to do more than a small portion of what is asked, the engineer officer is selecting what he considers the most essential repairs.
 The road from this city to Flat is in 8 most depIorabIe condition, and the roads leading to Discovery are mere quagmires, There is but one highway in the district that deserves the name of road-that lead ing from Flat City to the head of Flat creek and that was built entirely by prl- vate interests
 The question of roads constitutes one of the greatest obstacles to the development of properties in this district, the high cost of transportation eating up the lions share of the profits of the producing mines in a great many instances. It is said that the cost of transporting supplies to Happy creek, a distance of only about thirteen miles from Iditarod, four of which are over the splendid Flat creek road is cents per pound It requires rich ground to stand such an expense.
 The building of the government railroad is highly important to the development of the territory, say the operators, but just as important to the development of this district Is the construction of good wagon roads. The expenditure of a few thousand dollars on the creek roads would result in immense benefit to the people of the whole district and the territory itself
 Subscription for Road Repairs
 Knute Roland reports the following ad- ditonaI subscriptions to the fund for the repair of roads:
 Northern Commercial Company y...... s1OO Crowley < Porter .................. 25 Tom McMahon .................... 10 C. Frantzen ..................... 10 James E. Cunning, two days with
 team
 John Soil, two days with team