THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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11. G. Kayser. special photograph
cr, arrived from Anchorage this
week to gather pictorial information
for the department of the interior
for use in connection with an ad
vertising campaign which is to be
inaugurated with a view to attract
ing people to Alaska. Mr. Kayser
arrived in town on Tuesday and
took a number of pictures, includ
ing one of the Franklin K. Lane
school and the various classes. He I
also took many views enroute to
Menana, especially of the work in
progress along the railroad.
The cameraman went to Fair
banks yesterday and will spend sev
eral days in the upper town filming
farms and other industries in that
locality which will prove both inter
esting and instructive to Outsiders.
Upon his return from Fairbanks.]
Mr. Kayser will take more views of
construction work in the canyon
and other seenes of activity in that
region, including the losTK mines. _____
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Yesterday’s train to Fairbanks al
most ran down a herd of caribou
about a mile north of Standard
creek. Speed was slackened in or
der to avoid a collision and to (five
the passengers an opportunity to
view the animals There were about
fifty in the herd.
Carpenters are busy at Fairbanks
repairing the wrecked office of the
Bureau of Mines station, at the cor
ner of Cushman and Fifth, which
was damaged by fire recently.
Foreman T. K. Blakey and the
members of his crew, who have been
engaged in grading operations along
the Fairbanks line during the past
month or two, with headquarters at
Mile 451, returned to Nenana this
afternoon and will move out the line
-south of town tomorrow. There is
a lot of surfacing work to be done
in the vicinity of Lignite.
Tony Tate will leave Fairbanks
for the coast tomorrow with the
following passengers: D. A. Dimote,
Peter Jemp, William Oshurn, Mrs.
Fred Baxter.
First class mail was reported at
Richardson this morning and was
expected in Fairbanks this after
noon.
A Karstens stage reached Fair
banks this morning with R. C. Wood
and Mrs. Elmer Gustafson.
The first snow of the season felt
in Nenana yesterday and there was
a further light fall during the night.
The ground at Fairbanks is cov
ered with the tirst snow of the sea
son.
Miss Mylius, who came down from
Fairbanks several days ago, has ac
cepted a position in the office of
Commissioner R. S. McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilcher went
to Fairbanks yesterday for a sev
eral-day visit. They expect to leave
for the States on the steamer Yu
kon.
The steamship Victoria left Se
attle for Nome on September 23
and is scheduled to leave Nome on
the return voyage on October 15,
j lor the season. The Victoria has
I 88 passengers, of whom 08 are sol
! diers enroute to the post at St.
i Michael.
j Miss Nellie K. Wilson, private
I secretary to Engineer in Charge
Browne, went to Fairbanks yester
j <lay on a brief outing.
Mrs. John Vachon and three chil
dren were among the passengers
leaving Nenana for Fairbanks yes
tcrday afternoon.
Rev. F. B. Drane went to Fair-j
banks yesterday and will continue
up river to Tanana Crossing on an
inspection trip.
Joe Coyner, well-known Ester I
mining: man, fell off the train yes
terday while enroute to Nenana j
from Fairbanks, and received a deep
ftash in the head. The accident
was not discovered until Coyner had
been left far behind, and he was
brought to North Nenana by a spe
eial engine later, and his injuries!
attended at the Government hos- j
pital.
f hiel Steward Jesse Broun is en
gaged in closing railroad sshouses
■along the Fairbanks IliTffttdlowing
the suspension of work at several
points. He expects to return to
Nenana tomorrow.
Billy Gagnon is on the job again !
at his place of business in the Union j
building, after a several-day illness. 1
George B. Key, Fairbanks mining
man, arrived in Nenana yesterday,!
enroute to the coast by way of
Broad Pass. j
•lack MePhail, who put in a large (
part of the summer on the Kan-;
lishna river on the powerboat Kes-1
trel, came up river on the steamer;
Tanana and went to Fairbanks yes- i
terday by train.
The steamer Alaska, which is en-!
route up the river with two barges
in Vow, is said to be hung up on a
bar near Tolovana.
The steamer Yukon is reported to
have been turned baek by the steam
er Selkirk, the latter boat having!
been sent down river to meat the1
Yukon. The boats mot at (Cagle. i
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Seventy-live caribou carcasses were
delivered in Fairbanks in a singlef
day this week.
Frank Nash returned to Fair
banks yesterday to attend 10 some!
matters in connection with the work j
on the new Happy line.
The new narrow-gauge locomo-J
tive which was brought up river byj
the steamer Tanana was unloaded at j
North Nenana yesterday and will be
put together there for use on the i
Nenana-Fairbanks line. The engine I
is a 30-ton Baldwin type, long and
low and very powerful.
Billy Butler, official dog-mushev
for the Alaskan Engineering com
mission, went out the line yesterday
to make preparations for the des
patch of the first overland mail via
Broad Pass.
K. L. Vining was among those ar
riving from Fairbanks yesterday.
Arrivals from Fairbanks are au
thority for the statement that many ■
residents of the upper town will .
make the trip out by way of the
Broad Pass trail as soon as trans- '
portation is available.
George Weber, head of the Fair- |
banks Beverage company, came down
from Fairbanks yesterday. He is
on his way to Tanana and Ruby on '
a hurried business trip and hopes to
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Gun and Hardware Store
Guns Rifles Pistols
High Grade Ammunition for Every Calibre
Steel Runners Sleds Snow Shoes
Sole Leathers
Dog Harness Harness Snaps
Flashlights
Complete Stock of Hardware
Camping and Trappers Outfits
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
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VOTE FOR
GEORGE B. GRIGSRY
| Democratic Candidate for
I Delegate to Congress
NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
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get back before the close of naviga- i
tion.
R. M. Brown was an arrival on
yesterday’s train from Fairbanks.
Oscar Weber was among yester- j
day’s arrivals from Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane returned!
from Fairbanks yesterday, after a 1
brief stay in the upper town. ,
Mrs. Burdette Tunison and chil-j
dren returned to Nenana yesterday
after a short visit in Fairbanks.
.1. Cm. K. Toussaint, member of the
Abbott survey party, went to Fair- j
banks yesterday on business in con-'
nection with his official duties.
Mrs. Charles Beam is expected in
Fairbanks this evening from the,
States, by way of the Richardson ;
trail. Should she arrive on schedule !
time, she will have made the trip in
from Seattle in less than eight days.
.J. R. FOwle, Fairbanks and Ne
nutui clothier, arrived in town yes
terday on a brief business visit.
Jack Singleton came in front
Mealy last night and returned this
morning.
George Morrell was an outgoing
passenger on this morning’s train,
headed for the end of steel.
Dr. de la Vergne came down from,
Fairbanks yesterday and will be here
until Tuesday. He is just bark
from a hunting trip along the Chat
anika and will complete his outing
in Nenana.
Mrs. Fern Johnson was a pass-1
enger on yesterday's train from
Fairbanks.
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Robert Joseph Diven announces,
that regular services will be resumed |
at Grace Church on the first Sun-!
day in October.
M. V. Tyler is a patient at the’
Government hospital, where he is re
ceiving treatment for rheumatism.
Joe Roberts went out to the end
of steel today.
NOTICE.
All persons having bills against
the Tanana Sheet Metal Works or
the undersigned are requested to
present them immediately, and those
indebted to the Tanana Sheet Metal
Works will confer a favor by set
ding their accounts within the next
few days, as it is my intention to
eave for the Outside on the steamer
i'ukon. W. H. G1LCHER.
WANT ADS
MISSING, from furnace room of
Bowen Bldg., large galvanized iron
tray. Party borrowing same will
kindly return it.
WANTED — Experienced saleslady.
Gall at Simson’s. tf
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
FOR SALE or rent—Pianos
and sewing machines. Sim
son’s.
For Rent—The Arctic Room
ing house, bathhouse and
laundry, altogether or separ
ate. Wonderful opportunity
for right party. Apply Sim
son’s Store.
In the opinion of witnesses at the
recent examination before Commis
sioned Moburg at Juneau, the pass
engers on the Princess Sophia could
have easily been saved, had the com
pany desired to do so.,
A Seward concern which sent to
Chicago for some novelties recently
received export invoices by return
mail, showing that the Chicago con
cern is not aware that Alaska is In
American territory.
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Be Prepared
to withstand cold weather.
Your old fur cap, coat or
robe, if mended or relined,
would be like new, and lots
cheaper. S,u i t s pressed
scoured or cleansed. Macki
naws and underwear mend
ed. Ring up
D’Orsay’s Tailor Shop
CABBAGE 10 cents per
pound, large solid heads.
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Rust House
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
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Bookkeeping Conveyancing
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. Mr
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash.
Secretary. President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE *
I Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office ia in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
jat North Nenana.
j Tickets will be on sale at ny
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
| the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leare
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between North Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
nar.a and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
for Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL ‘
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER. ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.