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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
, L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second and Fourth Tuesdays ^
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
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NEW BUNKHQUSES
The new bunkhouses, with accom
modations for about ten men ir
each, have been erected at the
Xenana Crossing:, near the old store
building, to house the men of sec
tions 5 and 6. The old store build
ing is to be used as a messhouse
by these men.
Section 5 takes care of the track
towards Xenana from mile 374 tc
mile 383; while section 6 works
southwards from mile 374 to mile
366. the present end of track.
The Malamute Kid is reported to
have left Fairbanks this morning
for Xenana. Mr. and Mrs. R. E
Burns are passengers on his dog
stage. He is also bringing some
first class mail.
DISTANCE TABLE
NENANA TO TALKEETNA
Talkeetna is the end of steel on
the coast division.
From Xenana to Xo. Miles
N'enana Crossing (by rail).43
Lignite .52
Riley Creek .70
Jack River .90
Broad Pass Summit.110
Sullivan’s .128
Indian River .162
Dead Horse .-.182
falkeetna .,.202
The distances given are approxi
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LADIES 10 HOLD
I GOOD EAIS SALE
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At a special meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society, called by Mrs. R. J.
Diven, president of the society, held
at the Presbyterian manse Tuesday
; afternoon, a decision was arrived
; at to ho’d a delicatessen sale and
tea room on Thursday, May 1, as
a May Day celebration.
The work of making the necessary
j arrangements has been allotted to
j a committee of ladies, who are go
ing about it very enthusiastically,
and the success of the function is
already assured.
The sale and tea room will be
held in the Bowen building, on the
mound floor, and will commence at
| two o'clock in the afternoon of
j May Day, and will last as long
as the good things on sale will last.
! The members of the society will
j donate the good things, and a varied
: assortment of delicacies will be on
sale.
■ Music will be supplied during ths
1 function and a real good time is ir
store for all, especially for ths
bachelors of Xenana, who are ex
I pected to show up in force.
ORPHAN CLUB MEETING
WAS HELD YESTERDAY
The regular weekly meeting of
the Xenana Orphan Fund ciSb was
held yesterday evening at the home
of Mrs. M. V. Tyler, those present
at the meeting besides the hostess
being Mesdames Steele. George
Smith. R. J Diven, Belle Campbell,
id H. Flower, J. Lavin and Norman
| Campbell.
: In view of the fact that the
J Ladies’ Aid Society bazaar will be
held next Thursday, the Orphan
I Fund club decided to postpone its
, meeting until the following Thurs
; day, May S, on which date Mes
dames George Smith and Steele
i will entertain the club jointly, at
, the home of Mrs. George Smith.
Dainty refreshments were served
j by the hostess during the meeting.
M. J. Sweeney was excused from
- further jury duty at the present
session of the district court, and
i left Fairbanks for Xenana vester
dav. He is thought to be on the
Koland stage.
mate.
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DISTANCE TABLES ON GOVERN
MENT RAILROAD
Seward to No. Mile*
Kern creek . 71.0<
Anchorage . 114.3;
Chickaloon . 188.3;
Broad Pass . 314.5;
Lignite .364.01
Xenana ..413.8!
Fairbanks .470 5<
Anchorage to
Chickaloon . 74.01
Montana creek . 94.P(
Matanuska . 36.3i
Talkeetna . 112.3!
Broad Pass .200.1!
Xenana . .299.4!
! Fairbanks . .356.2!
Broad Past to
! Lignite 49.4"
I Xenana .99.3!
Lignite to
Xenana . 49.8
Fairbanks .. 106.5!
Nenana to
Fairbanks 56.7!
Tanana Valley Railroad
Fairbanks to
Chena Junction . . 4
! Chena . 5,<
Happy Junction . 7.!
Chatanika . 39,:
Matanuska is the juction for th
branch line to the coal fields, am
I Chickaloon is the terminus of tha
line.
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Talkeetna is at present the end
, of steel on the coast division
; Grade has been completed for a dis
; tance of twenty miles beyond Tal
keetna to Deadhorse. Grading is
under way to the Susitna crossing
at Indian river, approximately 20
i miles from Deadhorse.
The distance between rail heads
at the end of this summer’s work
; will be a trifle less than 100 miles.
ANOTHER FOREIGNER
TAKES FIRST PAPERS
At the office of the clerk of
. the court at Fairbanks vesterdav,
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Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the genera! office
building, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at 7 a. m.
1 \\alter Ole Brown filed his declara
ti >n to become an American citizen
He was born at Stander, Norway,
and landed in New York in 1898.
Brown's application brings the total
declarations of intention to 2fi since
the bcpinninjr of the year.
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