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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
FLAT Cl!rY'S
 XMAS T'R,El3IEE !

If the children of Hat City, Discovery and Otter creek do not have the most en- joyahle and elaborate Christmas celebration eyer planned and executed in tie North this year it will not be the fault of the good people of thcge sections. If the lavish eX- peaditlrc of money, the interest of the whole adult population, and the especial care and attention to detail which can only be given to such an undertaking by the ladies of the community count for anything, when Santa Claus appears in Moose hail on Christmas eve he will be greeted by the happiest bunch of youngsters he will meet with in his travels.
 The people of the creek districts have set themselves the task of preparing for Santa Claus on @ gigantic scale, and as the chil- dren are not as numerous as ln more set tied coHlmunities Outside they propose tO make up for this deficiency by making the occasion a memorable one for the few who
 are in their midst Every detail for the little ones happiness that loving hearts can suggest and willing hands prepare has been provided for, and the result will be that childhood will reign supreme in Flat City on the eve of the great Christian holiday. The manner in which the Christmas tree idea has taken held of the community is tymcalIy Alaskan At the first sugge stioA of the plan tbe idea of raising the necessary funds vas uppermOst, and with this end
 in view ball was given, which netted the
 comfortable sum of nearly &250. This was added to by generous contributions and ! the success of the event was assured hnan- ciaIly Ihe men folks having done their ! part in providing ,ha funds, the ladies tocl ! charge Committees were appointed to take l hold Of the various details and the energy ] displayed by each member has been one of
 the inspiring things in connection with the
 celebration. A general committee com posed If an enthusiastic group of lady workers each one trying to outdo the oth .r
 in her zeal for the success of the enterprise, has charge of the arrangements.
 It must net be thought that the children are the cnIy ones who will enjoy the occa- sion The adults of the community expect { 10 enjoy to the limit the entertainment amt the sight of the youngsters haopincss and
 9esacs th5s an entertainment Is being pre- pared by an enar retic committee and some 1 real talent k being Ga,eiopod in this dlgec-
 ton.
 Of course th~ main feature will be the ! Christmas tree and the distribution of pres
 ent> by santa Claus.
 The coumittac desires 10 impress upon 1 Ill thc de.lrab.litv of a large attendance
 to help tEc children celebrate, and as there will be no admission charged, the capacity | 2f the h9ll will TO doubt be taxed to the | utmost
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
RUBY MAIL CAR;17ER
 HAS BUDGET OF NEWS
LRuby Record Citizen. Oct. 3I

1 Mall Contractor Harry etocHman returned from TaI.atna yesterday with a very Eght nail He reports the traveEng very diff c"it. u> the grassy lakes are no. yet frozen over There l. q little more snow beyond Long than here but ng enough to make s!e@aing anything but a bare ground prono- sition. While he was at Ta2otna about thirty n.en left from O hir and Ta.lotna for inc coast via the Seward tr4ll. ! few were also going out by this trail from IdItarod,
 There are about I50 men in the Ophir district, and about seventy-fve at Takotna, Candle and other creeks ii that vicinity. About thirty-hye men are prospecting in the Cripple district
 White Dog Smith, who formerly ran l roadhouse at Grant creek, below Panama. Is now running q roadhouse al Iakotna, ifs rartner, Frank the Turk" i, at salmon river, on the huskokNIm.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
KENNEL X \ CLUB
 TO C7EE;! GET ! A(;.I'IIVTIE; E E

The members of tue Iditarod Kennel | Club will meet %t s o'clock this evening at the tcle,h@ne office for the purpose of or gamaing and arranging for the winters tracing events The club is now entering upon tle fourth year of it's existence, dur | ng which tmie it has "pullad off" several ,i the most enjoyable and never-to- be for gotten social functions in the camps his tory, as well as providing liberal purses fer many of the most closely contested races ,ver witnessed anywhere in the North. Owing to the unsatisfactory trail cCndi- .;ons the clubs Thanksgiving day race w&s an lmp0Ssib,hty this year, but tt IS hoped nat everything pertaining to good racing will b@ available for the big annual sweep stakes race on New Years day. The mem
 }ers arc &lso very deSrous of having the lt patricks day event as usual.
 Much interest is already being taken by
 lub members and racing dog owners ln the proposed races and as the organization has
 .Iways made good' whenever 1t undertook a proposition The Pioneer believes things will hc stirring shortly in racing circles.
 The only particle of dlscouragcment or | disappointment heard so far is caused by the announcement that one of our most competent dog jockies, Elmer J. Smith, he'd decided not to race during the prc,ent winter, but his many friends and admirers believe that when the racing dope begins o boil Clean Sport will be on hanl- i pipe and all
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
DANCjE; oN OTTER
 uE:lZZ..I'SALT'URDAIY NEXT '

Just as we are about to go to press word comes from J. E. Riley that he and other Otter creek folks are preparing for a grand time next Saturday night at the opening of their new social hali. MT. Riley has made arrangements for the program to com mence with moving picture show, and has procured fHe music for the dance that will follow A supper will be served under the direction of Valentine de Oboe, one of Europe's celebrated chefs.
 Everything points to one of the most enjoyable entertainments ever given in the district The entire population joins in an invitation to the people of Flat City and Iditarod to join them on the occasion, and grand time is promised. The new floor of the hall was laid yes terday, and the interior decorating will be completed in plenty of time for the big c"ening event,
 Tickets for the dance and supper will be only %250
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
HERB RILEY HEARS SAD NEWS

In Thursdays mail Herb Riley of the Merchants cafe received the sad news of the death fo his father, G. F. Riley of Los Angeles on October 24 last.
 MT. Riley, who was "A years of age, died suddenly on train just as he was about to leave Los Angeles to visit a daughter Ill the northern part of the state A daughter who lives in Los Angeles had accompanied the old gentleman to the train and bldden him goodbye at the gate but few minutes previously when he had been in the best of spirits Death was due to heart failure.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
JUDGE FULLER
 uOlZ' ID RI; EI;'L'(jRN?!

Although 1t was quite generally known here that he had such a step in contempla- tion, the news that Judge FuIler's reslgna- tion has been tcndered to the department ot justice at Washington is somewhat in the nature of @ surprise. The following from the Fairbanks Tines of November ? seems to speak advisedly, however:
 'EIn a telegram received yesterday from Washington it was automatically stated that Judge Fuller had resigned his office and hat it took effect on Thursday. Although it is not definitely known here whether or not the official was asked to resign, it IS not thought likely, as he intended when he went Outside to give up his office.
 Before boarding Sheldon's automobile at
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
7. gW.IlLE-HELM DOSE INQUIRED FOE

>abula, h.. Oct 2S, 1914. I1;.arod Pioneer Idilarod Alaska: Six ten wears since thls date a man namej Wliacln De- my fatharl, accompaa'@.! by six other mcu, went to your country !2 prosrec. io. goll When last heard from hl.a, .hc year he left he wrote to me from Sheep Camp. Since then l have heard no news of him. lie was a hard-wor4ling man, honest, and with no bad habits. l will give you d description of him: Height , fest | inches; dark hair. hIus eyes, weight about I75 pounds, full. found face, heavy set had a crippled thumb. Please help me to locate him. If any news of his where s5outs c2n re learned please forward it to
 MRS A. L, STRING, Box it&, Sabula, Ia
 ?, $. i will be very thankful to hear from you Ny maiden name Dora Desc.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
NOT OUR FRANK BECKER

B. M. Becker, who was in Fort Wrangell when the Stars and Stripes were unfurle4 there after AlasEa's purchase by Uneie Sam passed the S0th milestone of his life today He is hale and hearty and to look at him one would not take him to be over 50 at the outside. He has been a resident of Skagway ever since the town was first started s'kagway Alaskan, October 20.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

the Nordale hotel, on his way to the coast, Judge Fuller told a representative Of the Times that he had something in view Out side, and if it proved satisfactory after fur ther examination he would not return to Fairbanks as judge of this division. Al, though he did not state definitely the ma ture of the proposition in the States, he minated that it was a partnership deal, whereby he was to enter practice.
 "Judge Fuller was appointed during the summer of 1912, and came to Fairbanks shortly after the freeze-up that fall Be fore coming here he was located at Nome for some years and for time was com missioner there
 "The question that was on everybody ! lips about the streets yesterday was, Who will be the successor to Judge Fuller? SeV. eral Fairbanks attorneys are spoken of as aspirants for the place, and some intlmated that c. F. Bunnell would rather be judge than delegate to congress. That this IS erroneous, however, Is certain from state ments made by Mir. Bunnell while he was here"
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
RAILROAD WILL PAY
 SAYS COMMISSIONER RIGGS

SEATTLE, Oct. 26.-In newspaper in teryiew here today Thomas Riggs, Jr., mem Der of the Alaska engineering commission. voiced his belief that the railroad which the government will build in Alaska next year will carry enough freight and passengers to pay the cost of maintenance and opera ton from the day it is completed.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
MAIL ARRIVES ON SCHEDULE

The mail from Seward arrived Thurs day evening on schedule time, and included a great deal of mail from Fairbanks, the first received here since the close of navi- gation Through the enterprise of Mayor Baker, who passed around the hat to de fray the extra expense, a team Was sent 10 the assistance of Mir Boyd, the carrier, who had q rough trip from the creeks to tn, city, owing to the absence of snow.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

MoaIs #I.5O 10 g; bunks, SI. FIeIIN of dog feed along the lnc AcCommoda tons for ladies', generally good. Mountain sheep served this side Rainy pass, moose on the other side. Ptarmi2an and grouse have entirely disappeared along the trall. Rabbits are plentiful in willow bottoms; Snowsh0es absolutely necessary. TralI fairly we'll marked. Considerable travel thS Wjntcr-partes going out from Ophlr ana EISkDkWim districts.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
NEiSSING

The following persons haze been inquired for through the marshaIs office Persons having information as to the whereabouts of any of them will please notify Deputy Marshal Percy G. Charles:
 JAMES T. FULTON
 c. C. GIDEON
 WILLIAM HAGEDORN.
 c. L. MUSSELMAN, who worked for Rhoads (: Vogler, 13 below, Cleary creek, n September, 1907
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
'I'OCUlJ'l' OUT D0OzZiI;i

WASIIlNGTON, Dec. 7.-Both houses ot congress met at noon today and after the usual forna!itics adjourned until Tuesday, when the President message will be re ;eWed
 It k believed that the ensuing session will ne e}otpd almost solely to acticn upon ap- 5roIlj&ticn bills.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
LECENsE, MONEY RECEIVED

In Thursdays mail the city of LdjtaroI received draft for $3,570, which is the share experienced to the municipality out of the license fund for the quarter ending September 30
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

leader of the house claims that the pro- posed amendment to the United States con stituton, making possible federal pro hibition law, will be voted upon at the pres ont session of congress.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
THE SEWARD TRAIL

The following table of distances and in formation for travellers was prepared for The Pioneer by Oscar Andersen, who ar rived from seward early in the week:
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Frankie Gulayte, the popular young phi lo,opher made his getaway from the city last Saturday. and got as far as Discovery, lie WAS brought back to "the landing on Sunday morning by Mr and Mrs. Frank Toutas with d fast deg team, none the worse for his brief respite from the hum drum cares of business
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
COPYING AND GOING

lIr and Ah>. { l. M15,,,y If, last Mon day morning over the Seward trail for the Outside Nrs N#hUy will visit her rela- tIveS Ill Victoria, B (, and Mi, Naitby wll return North in tim" to attend the coming session of the legislature Ut Juneau They will not return to thls city.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Oscar N. Anderson, who mu,hed to the Oltsldc over the Seward trJil just two years ago. gave h!: friends a. Flat City 2 Ia2 su~H--7 last Sunday when h. appeared
 l thai place. Oscar l~ an oil and popo!ar resiaent yt this camp, as veil as of the Ealrbank, country and when he left two year, age it WAS never again Ai3ska" for him Thora has Teen i grant ,ren>for10a-
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Gordon Bettle> the old-timer of the kus kokwim country. was < visitor in the city Tuesday, He k on his way to kn,A with home in the future.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Mrs. Tom McMahon WIS q visitor in the city last Tuesday, making purchases for the liz Christmas tree and entertainment lo be given by the ladies of Flat City.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

F. NJ. Stanton, ,hr Flat City attorney. ar rived in Iditarod last Saturday, and re turned Tuesday, He expects to be back in the city ln q few days to 4ake hs head quarters here for the winter,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
T0MMY'S 5 MARCHING SONG

Here are the words of Its a Long Way to TipQerary" the song which has caught the fancy Of the British Tommy, and which is being used as a marching song in the campaign in France and Belgium: Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day; AS the streets are pay'd with gold, sure, everyone was gay, Singing songs of Piccadllly, strand and Leicester square, Till Paddy got excited; then he shouted to them there: It's long way to TIpporary,
 It's a long way to go; It's a long way to Tipperary,
 T9 the sweetest girl know; ,....... Goodbye, PiccadlliT; farewell, lclcester It's a long way to Tjpporary.
 But lily hearts right there. Paddy wrote d letter to his Irish Molly O., saying, "ShOuld you not receive 1t, write
 and let me know; If ! make mistakes ill spelling, Molly dear
 said ne,
 lay the blame on me- Molly Wrote neat reply to Irish Paddy Q, saying, Mike Maioney wants to marry me,
 and so Leave the Strand and PiccadilIy, or you'l
 be to blame, Fer love has fairly drove me silly, hoping
 you're the same"
 Assessment Work Blanks st Ploneec
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

John Frcl; has been in the city this week, after a few months residence On Otter creek.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Billy Mitchell and Hank Martin returned {rm 8 two weeks trip to I@.,otna last "Wednesday,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Mir and Mrs csman Olson of Flat creek Were in the city last Tuesday on a shop ping expedition
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Prohibition Amendment to Constitution
 WA@HINGTON, Dee. 8 Congressman underwood cf Nabama, the Democratic
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Mir and Mrs. C E. Crouse of Flat City Were visitors in ldirarod last Wednesday
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Heinrich Bismarck, prominent in social aAd bu9iucs. circles on Cher creek, was in the city short time during the present week.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
lDITAROD N'lN.TER WEA-TEHzZE::T. '.

Observations taken at the Budwe!ser, corner of First and Richmond streets, at 6 a. m each day
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Nyl, Glantz has made a garage of the store room a!ioI-sng the Grand hotel, H.: Ci,y.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Leo Clifford formerly the cjro"'ator on the creesS for rhe Pioneer k now attending d business college Ill Seattle He expects to return to Alaska next summer.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
 WAS BADLY WOUNDED

. GENEVA, Nov. 3.-Trayelers arriving in this country confirm the story that the crown prince of Germany has been very badly wounded. It was thought at first that he had been fatally hurt but this k supposed now not to be true. He received his wounds in France, but has been taken to the palace at Strassburg and placed under the care of the greatest specialists from Berlin. The fact that he was wounded was carefully hidden.
 Owing to the absence of snow in the vicinity of Iditarod the eXpressmen and teamsters were this week compelled to take their wagons out of winter quarters.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Miss Bertha Johansen of this city spent several days at Discovery the first of the prg-eut week a> the guest of lhs> Nelson.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

ton scene since that time, and now it's Oscar for Ala@>a for fair. He made the trip from seward !u twsntyon2 days without dogs
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

On the envelopes of several letters re ceivtd in the last mail from the Outside were stamps with the word Peace" printed thercOn
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

Bab Cockburn arrived from Dikeman Thursday night last and will return to. his home in ' few days. He reports the down. river trail very good below the road house, with about foot of snow
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-12

assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
ED J. WILSON
Accomplishments Of Woodrow
Wilson'S Administration

Tariff revised downwards and cur
rency system reformed, without
panic.
Income tax made to shift part of
tax burden from poor to rich.
Dollar diplomacy abolished - hu-
man rights placed above property
interests.
Panama Canal completed.
American Merchant Marine es-
tablished without subsidies.
Lobby driven out of congress,
Alaskan Railway authorized, and
work begun.
Popular vote for United States
senators.
War with Mexico averted.
Arbitration substituted for strikes
in railway labor disputes.
Parcel post extended and cheap
ened.
Postal system made eself-supporting.
Telephone and Telegraph trust dis
solved.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
Got The Wrong Dope

H. j. Baird of Delta will be the
next congressman from this district.
He stands for law and order and pro-
lection of Colorado industries. He is
opposed to Democratic destruction of
Colorado's sources of wealth.-Craig
Courier-Standpat Republican.
Editor Marble got mixed in the
the above item. He meant that Ed
Taylor would be the next congress-
man from this district.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
Hopeless Lung Trouble Cured

Many recoveries from lung troubles
are due to DIR. Bells PineTar- Honey.
1t strengthens the lungs, checks the
cough and gives relief at once. Mr.
w. S. wilkins, Gates, n. G. writes:
II used DIR. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey
in case given up as hopeless and it
effected a complete cure" Get bot
tie of DIR. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey. If
your cough is dry and hacking let it
trickle down the throat, you will
surely get relief. Only 25c at your
Druggist.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
St. James Church

Services for Sunday will be held at
7.30 and II a. IN.
At the later service special SER
mon on Sunday school work will be
An instruction ON one of the cardinal
principles of the Christian faith.
When men are in doubt as to what
to believe it is well to hear what the
Church of the ages can offer. The
subject of the instruction is God"
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
Halloween Dance

On October Both, the Woman's
Club will give their annual Hal
loween- dance, which will be for the
benefit of the Public Reading Room.
Good music; beautiful decorations ;
all the late dances demonstrated ;
admission, 80 cents the person.
Everybody invited. Grand march
at $50 sharp.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
A New Coal Vein

Has been opened up on the Sulphur
creek coal mine and a superior grade
to the mine. Send your orders to
Phone, No. Rio s, White River Lum-
Der Co. Office. MIKE BENDER,
o3tf Lessee
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
| Want Your Business

Office one door west of Court house: !:
five years experience in the land
business; all kinds of property ex-
changed; trading is my speciality.
Will sell your land If it is priced
right. ID. F. MCCARvILLE,
my3n Meeker, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

AS one reads the political speeches
one is convinced that the millennium
will begin November 4th. And when
on this subject, we wish to observe
that we are convinced that the only
party that is right, on the important
questions of the day, is ours-the
Democratic party.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Another interesting point is, what
effect will this war have on some of
those titles that have been bought
by rich papas for American girls?
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

One of the most endurable spec
tacles of the war will be the sight Of
American owned merchant vessels
at last sailing under the American
flag.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Already it is clear that there is no
entente cordiale among Republicans
Democrats and PrOgressives.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Luke McLuke says father hastily
retreats to his intrenchments when
mother presents the bills for her
autumn outfit.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Since the czar has the fad for
changing the names of towns per-
haps he will change the name of
Przemysal or cut it in two when he
captures 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

When you want anything good, in
the clothing line, and at reasonable
prices, go to the Meeker Tailoring Co.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Bear in mind that u good board of
government. Vote for Ed Wilson.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Still it seems hard to believe that
the male person who weers wrist
watch can be a good soldier.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Any person craving excitement
can get all he requires by becoming
a war photographer.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Your attention is again called tt
the review of the Democratic county
candidates, which appears on an
other page.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

policies by voting fer the Democratic
candidates.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Autumn is here reardless of the
feelings of those who prefer the long
summer days.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
Opening

New and second hand furniture
store. Carrying full line of furni-
tufe, stoves, pictures, and mirrors; !;
also novelties. w. KoNoPIK.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

This is the time of the year when
q cold is easily contracted. Check
it and cure it by using Strehlke's
BrOmO-Febrin.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Vote for the Good Roads bill. 1t
Is No. I.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

Leave your orders for all kinds of
engraved stationery at The Herald
office.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

The popular thing to do now is to
stand for law and order. This APP
plies to the candidates who have
nothing else to stand for.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

During his congressional career,
Ed Taylor has got twelve important
measures through congress, for the
benefit of settlers on the public
lands. He has done enough for the
settlers of this county to entItle him
to the support of every voter in the
county. Be sure and put your \
opposite Ed Taylor's name.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24
HOW TO VOTE

This year you will vote the head
less ballot. If you want to vote the
Democratic ticket read down your
ballot till you come to the following
names, then put y mark lin the
box) opposite each name.
STATE TICKET
For United States Senator
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-24

From reports all over the country
the Democrats are enthusiastically y
confident Of victory this fall. And
right well they may be. The people
of the United States are we'll salts
fed with the effective team work of
the House, the Senate and the Presi-
dent, which is the distinguishing