A SOURDOUGH’S SPLENDID
TRIBUTE TO JACOB MUTCHLER
The following beautiful, splendid
tribute was paid by James G. Steph
«ns, a Past,Arctic Chief of the Arctic,
Brotherhood, to Jacob Mutchler* at
the grave of that well known and
highly respected oldtimer, the death
of whom was noted some weeks ago:
“My Friends: We are assembled
here today to pay our last respects
o a departed brother whom we all
love and respect. As a Past Arctic
Chief of the Order of the Arctic
Brotherhood, I have been asked to of
ficiate. This lodge has long since
ceased to exist—like all things in life
it has..served its purpose and passed
on. Another member of this order,
our brother o whom we show rev
erence today, has likewise filled his
place in life and passed to the Great
Beyond,.
‘■Jacob Mutchler, who was a mem
ber of the Arctic Brotherhood, was
born in Hamburg, Germany, April
28,. 1873, and passed away at Port
land, Oregon, after a short illness, on
March. 5th, leaving a wife and four
children,, who live at Fairbanks,
Alaska; a mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. David Mutchler, residing in Se
attle; a sister, Mrs. William Lock
wood of Bremerton; a brother George
in Fairbanks, and two brothers, John
and David, in Seattle.
“Jacob Mutchler, associated with
his., brothers, operated in Alaska for
over a quarter of a cenury, during,
which he. left a record unniarred by j
blemishes of unfair dealings. Jacob
Mqtchier, did not belong to any
ehurch—to him they were all good.
He. belonged to the greatest of all
orders*., namely, the Brotherhood of
Man. W hen he passed over the great
divide he was perhaps poor in this
world’s goods, but rich in spiritual
understanding that can only be
glepned by those who battle the hard
ships and live in the great Alone—
Alaska. Jake Mutchler was a good
man. He lived right, thought right,
and did right. His acts were just,
charitable, and Godly. What finer
tribute could be paid to any brother
after he. had reached the end of the
trail* ...
“If a. thousand people were to enter
at .the door of this room and each
ena .was..to be asked what in his opin
ion constituted the greates tdiscovery
of the century, the answers would
coyer the whole field of human en
deavor—electricity, radio, mechanics,
aeronautics, and the many inventions
of .man. But, my friends, the great
est!. discovery of the last hundred
years is the effect of the human mind
on human accomplishments. If. we'
think in terms of the shanty* we will
live in a shanty. If ...w.ei think-, in
Thoughts of the mansion, we will
abi.de in the mansion.. Bible tells
us that “As a man thinketh in his
heart so is he.” Jacob Mutchler’s
| thoughts were Godly, his -acts were
good, and his deeds reflected the true
, man. I will read from the Bible the
1 27th verse of the first book of Gene
■ sis—“So God created man in His own
'image. In he1 image of God -created
He them, male and female created He
them.” Jacob Mutcfiler was created
after the image of God. God is- mind
and the spiritual mind of man is cre
ated after the image of God.
“For the sorrowing wife, mother,
fath er,sister and brothers, and the
dear little children, we pray that the
grief of his passing will be bravely
borne. We mourn the loss of our de
parted brother, but our loss is to be
his gain. It is the scheme of creation
fhat life is uncertain and that death
is sure. It is but a matter of time
when each and every one of us must
answer the call. Hovering over the
hospital cot is the uniformed—the
doctor tests the pulse—a shake of the
head and it is all over—we have sev
ered our spirit from -our corporeal
body and passed to that great beyond.
The young and the old must bow to
fhe inevitable. It is that call which
we are prone to evade, for we natur
ally ding to our earthly ties, yet if
we believe in Him, death is but the
threshold to spiritual eterniy and
everlasting life. Our brother would
not have us mourn. IKa life was
well spent with honest toil and hon
orable occupation. May his children
reach maturity and inherit the sin
cerity and integrity of their father
and in after years say to each other:
‘We have trie dto be the kind of man
that our father was before us, for we
are told that he was the soul of honor
among men and that none have been,
able to speak a word against his char
acter as a man among men.’
“Our brother grew weary and tired
of life’s struggles. All that is ma
terial of our departed brother lies be
fore us in this casket, but his soul
has passed beyond the summit’ from
whence no prospector ever returns.
His spirit abides with < God.v . Lfet-fiisJ
unite in a moment of'silent prayer
for the loved ones who mourn, his
passing.”
At the cemetery as the pallbearers
set the casket over-the- grave ready
to be lowered, e*ctt brother placed- a
small pebhle off quartz on the bier,
and the following was spoken:
“From this quartz came the gold
whicilb has hired us all to the North
land. Gold which Has been universal-'!
ly accepted as the standard of meas
urement of earthly endeavor, but ma
j terial gold Has no power or use be
yond the grave. Our brother no
longer lives subject to mortal ■ re
quirements. His spirit has passed
beyond the veil. Back to Mother
j Earth we convey all that is corporeal
<OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.)
Report of tike Financial Condition of the
HSers & Merchants Bank of Iditarod, Alaska,
Located at Iditarod, Territory ©f Alaska, at the close of business on the
third day of April, 1920.
Resources
Loans and discounts ....$12,500.00
Overdrafts . 64.30
United States bonds
owned ... 11,098 00
Other bonds and war
. rants owned . 47,427.59
Due from>other banks.... 31,809.92
Checks on other banks
and other cash items.. 439.42
Cash on hand . I8.934.7&
Bullion on. hand . 60.00
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in...;.i $25,090.09
Surplus fund . 10,800.00’
Undivided profits less ex
penses paid . 1,4Mi59
Individual, and savings
deposits . 82,902.92"
Demand and time eertifi- '
cates of deposit ... .2,880-44
Total
$122,333.95
Total __ ..... . >122*133.95,
ss.
United States of America,
Territory of AIV!;a, '
Fourth Judicial ^-vision. *
I, Lee T. Pence, Cashier of the above named bank,-do^solemnly
•wear ..that the foregoing statement is true oiowt-»
edge and fcelinf. LEE T. PENCE. Cashier.
(Notorial se-id)
(Correct Attest) ;_
H. P. SHEPPARD,1
Director
Subsctihr4d>nd• sworn to hefbre me this 12thddyot<^ARLAND~
Commissioner
of our departed brother . May his
spirit prevail for ever and ever.
Amen.”
10,000 FANS BECOME PANIC
STRICKEN AT.CHICAGO FIGHT
CHICAGO.—Jackie Field, Jewish
fighter of Chicago, left-hooked his
. way to recognition as the world’s wel-.
fterweight champion by decisively de
feating Young Jack. Thompson, Sam
Francisco negro, in their. Jten-round
match here last night.
The match became a championship
: affair as a result of action of the Na
tional Boxing Association, which da
dared the title held by Joe Dundee
vacant because he.failed to defend it.
As Fields and Thompson stood toe
to toe throwing punches at each other
in the tighth round , a thunderous
rumbling sound, growing in volume
each second, started in the south end
of the Coliseum. In a twinkling the
crowd of 10,000 was in an uproar,
hundreds dashing out of the exits and
others storming toward, the ring.
Many crawled and climbed over ring-j
siders and filled the ring. The battle;
was stopped until police and firemen
restored order.
A fight between negro, and white
spectators, in which a gun was
; drawn, is believed to have started the
. riot. Spectators fled, starting an up- J
roar. Their panic increased when a!
! cry swept through the building that
animals belonging to a. .circus quar-j
tered in the annex had escaped.. The'
crowd was controlled when this
proved unfounded. .
i -
Loughran... Wins. .From, Walter.
CHICAGO. — Tommy Loughran,
’toaster boxer, successfully resisted
the assaults of Mickey Walker last
night to win his third world boxing
title, decisively, defeating him in their
ten-round battle opening Paddy Har-j
mon’s $7,000,000 stadium.
' The yerdict was not unanimous,!
Davey Miller, referee, casting his bal
lot for Walker, the middleweight title
holder, while Eddie Kelin and Phil
^Collins, the judges, voted for Lough
ran.
The battle .was devoid of knock
downs or stirring action, and was wit- i
-nessed by less than. 20,000 fans.
The fight, if it can be called that.’
as acontest between a dogged;
fighter and a skilful boxer. Loughran
rushed Walker, .but Mickey continual
ly bored it, trying to sneak over ,ar
punch that might finish the. lanky,!
light-heavyweight champion..
Before the show opened, fire broke •,
out on the roof of the gray., stone
building, and the gathering fire en
gines apparently. frightened custom
ers of the fight who. had the panic of!
the Jackie Fields and.. Young Jack
Thompson fracas freshJn their minds
last Monday. .
“Mama, I got a. surprise for you ’’.
“What is it, precious?”
“1 just swallowed a taekk.”
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