THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April lv 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
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GOVERNOR AND ALASKA
Transformed and transforming.
Alaska of today is not the Alaska of
the days of the Klondike Rush of
1898, writes Governor Scott C. Bone
in a special article in the June num
ber of the Railway and Marine
News of Seattle. A complete change
has come about and greater changes
are impending. There were more
people in Alaska a quarter of a
century ago, but the population of
Alaska—fixed population—is grea
ter today, than then. Camps and
communities that sprang into being
over night during the famous stam
pede have dwindled or passed; but
in their stead have become perman
ency and are here to stay. The Ter
ritory. notwithstanding the many
obstacles it has encountered, has
steadily, if too slowly, made ad
vancement. Its progress has been
hindered by adverse conditions and
lack of a better system of adminis
tration and laws to speed develop
ment, but never wholly checked or
long interrupted, whatever the ob
stacles and handicaps.
Today the great Northland, bet
ter understood and receiving more
enlightened attention, is actually
entering upon a new era. The de
cade to come will certainly reveal
a more substantial growth and mat
erial expansion than ever before
recorded in all the history of the
Territory since the Seward purchase.
I am not a prophet, nor the son
of a prophet, but this prediction is
made with knowledge of facts and
"the utmost confidence based upon
those facts, in the abundant reali
zation and eventuation of the pre
diction. Mark it well!.
Above and beyond all other con
siderations, the completion of the
Alaska Railroad, built by Uncle Sam
at a cost of fity six millions of dol
lars, assures the future of Alaska.
No longer is the Territory hermet
ically sealed. The driving of the
last spike—will occur shortly in
the Year of Our Lord, 1923, and
its meaning is r.o less significant
than the memorable and far-reach
ing bargain consummated with Rus
sia in 1867.
Alaska is not a land of tradition
cir a land of tomorrow, but, thanks
to government enterprise, already
vindicated, a land of today.
In the opening up of Interior Al
aska with its million of acres of
Trappers
T raders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSNAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
Central Cafe
A GOOD PLACE TO EAT
THERE IS ALWAYS A RUSH—ON—JOHN
land as promising in agricultural
possibilities as were the Dakotas
of forty years ago; with large min
eral district made accessible by rail
and road and trail; with pulp and
paper industries made feasible in
the twenty million acres of re
served forests along the sea coast
as they should have been conserved
and regulated long ago—with these
combined accomplishments Alaska is
surely destined to go ahead and
thrive as never before.
The completion of the railroad
hastens the solution of kindred
transportation problems, and diffi
culties that have beset Alaska on
every side will now assuredly be
overcome. Vexatious problems of
the past will solve themselves, in
large measure, with the permanency
and stability of increasing popula
tion.
Miss Dorothy Troy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Troy, of Ju
neau, and a graduate of the Jun
eau High School, and Harry E.
Morgan son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Morgan of Juneau, graduate of the
Juneau High School and Ensign in
the United States Navy, were mar
ried at Annapolis, Maryland, June
8th. following 'the graduation of
Ensign Morgan by the United States
Xaval Academy. The bride has been
in New York for the last two years
attending the New York University
the first year and Columbia Univer
sity the second year.
The Bellingham Tug and Barge
Company, of Bellingham, Wash., is
to start its tug Richard Holyoke
towing cedar logs from Ketchikan
to Everett, Wash. A Davis raft of
one million feet will be taken each
trip. If the results are successful
considerable quantities of Alaska
timber may be manufactured by
Puget Sound mills.
At a special meeting of the Ju
neau City Council held in Council
chambers in the City Ha’.i recently
the rate of the current tax levy was
fixed at 19 mills. The assessment]
rolls as modified by the board of
equalization totaled $3,545,800, ap
proximately $10,000 less than last
year's lists of taxable property.
Tom Morgan is a guest at the
Southern.
VALIDITY OF BONE DRY LAW
UPHELD BY APPEALS COURTi
The question of the validity of
the Alaska Bone Dry Law is no J
longer a debatable one before the
Circuit Court of Appeals for the;
Ninth District, sitting at San Fran
cisco, according to late decisions j
rendered by that body. This position
was taken in two cases carried up
from the U. S. District Court from
the First Division, opinions covering
which were recently received at
Juneau.
One of these cases was the Harry j
Mabry case from Sitka and the
other the Jerry Simpson case from
Ketchikan. In both cases the issue
was raised by the appellants as to
the constitutionality of the Alaska
Bone Dry Law. The cases were
heard before Judges Gilbert, Rudkin
and Wohrerton, the opinions being,
read by Judge Rudkin.
The Mabry case was handled in
the local court by Wickersham and
Kehoe and was argued by Judge
Wickersham in San Francisco early
last spring. The Simpson case was
handled at Ketchikan by A. H. Zeig
ler and Judge Wickersham. The ap
peal was handled by John J. Sulli
van of Seattle. U. S. Attorney A. G.
Shoup appeared for the government
before the Circuit Court arguing
both cases.
SAN FRANCISCO SPORTSMAN
TO HUNT BIG GAME IN YUKON
R. O. Harrison, San Francisco
clubman and sportsman. passed
through Juneau recently enroute to
Skagway and the Yukon in pursuit of
hitherto unknown specimens of the
mountain sheep and grizzly bear.
Mr. Harrison is making his 13th
trip into Alaska without superstition
He will travel in a specially construe
ed 40-foot motor boat, designed by
the firm of Lee. Brinton and Way
and of Seattle. The sportsman and
his party will pick up the boat and
supplies at Whitehorse.
Hunting will be done with mo
tion picture outfits as well as guns.
Mr. Harrison is said to have stated
that in San Francisco he is known
as the "Roosevelt of the Yukon”
The expedition will be out between
three and five months. The club
man’s wife, two young daughters
and father-in-law, F. A. Huggins,
accompany.
Suit for allged personal injuries
in which $3,600 damage* are sougnt
was filed in the U. S. Di'trict Court
recently by Gust Macki, represent
ed by Wickersham & Kehoe. against
the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
Company. The action is started
under the Territorial miners' com
pensation act. Macki claims during
his employment in the bulldozing
chamber a: the A.-P. mine, he was
seriously and permanently injured
by a powder explosion said to have
occurred on January 3, last. He
claims to have lost the hearingg in
his right ear, suffered a broken
right arm and other broken and dis
located bones.
Justice Macaulay of the Yukon
Territorial Court left Dawson for
Whitehorse this month to try an
Indian woman detained there for
murder. The woman is from Kluane,
where the alleged murder was com
mitted. It is said the Indian woman
was ill and another Indian woman
was caring for her. The sick woman
got up in the night, got a rifle and
shot her nurse. It is said insanity
w'ill be plead by the defense.
Representing the four Elk lodges
in Alaska, as delegate to the grand
lodge convention at Atlanta, Georg
ia, July 9 to 16, popular Jack Chov
in.Anchorage business man and past
exalted ruler of the Anchorage
lodge, left for the Outside on a
recent boat to be absent about two
months .
Max J. Smith, of Valdez, who
experienced a nervous breakdown
and was taken from a southbound
vessell at Veldez about two months
ago, and found to be insane, died
recently at Momingside Sanitarium
at Portland.
RADIO INCREASES CATCH
OF ENGLISH FISHERMEN
LONDON, June 30—American
fishermen off the Grand Banks and !
the Atlantic coast may find it prof
itable to emulate the example of
their brother fishermen in England,
who have equipped their vessels.
with radio. The purpose is to enable
them to communicate with the shore
or with sister trawlers whenever ‘
hey discover a shoal of fish too
large for their capacity. At a time
when a remarkable shortage of fish
is reported from the North Sea.
some thirty steam trawlers have
been fitted with wireless apparatus.
It has been found that with the
use of radio communication huge
hauls which otherwise would cer
tainly be missed, can be taken in a
short time by vessels which are in
constant communication with each
other and with the shore.
The cost of radio installation is in
significent compared to the great
catches of fish it makes possible. Al
so the value of constant communica
tion between the trawler owner
ashore who knows the conditions of
the market, and the skipper at sea
is obvious. If the supplies at one
port are heavy, the owner can send
orders for the catch to be landed at
another port. If the catch is unu
sually heavy, he can make arrange
ments to facilitate unloading.
The Alaska Gastineau Mining
Company store at Thane has been
closed and the stock disposed of to
local merchants. The stock consisted
chiefly of groceries. The Thane store
was installed in that camp in 1914
when milling operations were first
started by the company. In the days
when the camp was flourishing the
store contained a large stock of gro
ceries and clothing. When operations
were closed last year the entire
stock except groceries were disposed
of.
In the Probate Court for Nulato
Precinct. Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska, before Aj. Dayton, Unit
ed States Commissioner and ex of
ficio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate
of PETER JOHNSON, deceased.
Notice of filing and time of
settlement of Final Acocunt of
Carl A. Johnson, administrator.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Carl A. Johnson has filed in the a
bove entitled court his final account
and supplemental report in the a
bove entitled matter and the said
court by. order dated June 11th,
1923, has set the 25th day of Sep
tember, 1923, at the hour of ten
o’clock a. m. as the day and time
for hearing objections to said ac
count, and directed the publication
of this notice in The Nenana News.
CARL JOHNSON
Administrator.
Date of first publication June
19, 1923.
Date of last publication, July
17, 1923.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court for
the Hot Springs Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska—In
Probate.
In the matter of the estate
of James Coughlin, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of James Coughlin, deceased
to the creditors and all persons
having claims against said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said administrator, at his
residence in the town of Eureka
Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business
of said estate.
Dated this 17th day of March 1923
SIDNEY RIDGE
Administrator
Notice of first publication June
19, 1923.
Notice of last publication July 17,
1923.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
Comfortable rooms for rent in
The Arctic, $15.00 per month. See
Abe Simson.
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
••ALASKA . June 30
ALAMEDA . July 7
NORTHWESTERN . July 14
ALASKA July 2s
ALAMEDA . July 28
NORTHWESTERN Aug. 4
Lv. Seattle Ar. Seward. Lv. Seward
July 6 July 9
July 13 July 16
July 21 July 22
July 27 July 30
Aug. 3 Aug. 6
Aug. 11 Aug. 12
Ships in sbore schedule call at Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau.
Cordova, Valdez, LaTouche and Seward, both north and southbound
ALAMEDA and ALASKA also make Anchorage a port of call.
Ships in above schedule marked •* connect with SS STARR
at Seward for the Westward.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent. Seward. Alaska _ Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Romeo Redwood Stave
WATER & MINING TANKS SILOS HYDRAULIC PIPE
EXPLOSIVES FEED
Write us for information
OVER THE TRAIL
Richardson Highway Transportation Company
Operating a First Class Stage Service over the Famous
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Between Fairbanks, Chitina, Valdez and Way Points
E. H, Mack Co„ Agt. Fairbanks R, E. Sheldon, Supt.
WANT ADS
WANTED—Information regard
: ing the whereabouts of John Win
zenried. Supposed to have come tc
Alaska on the steamer Northwestern
early this year. Mrs. Ellen Heiser
1705 First Avenue, New York City
FOR SALE—Two first-class pack
horses, known as Kennedy stock,
Black weighs 1200, gray 1350. In
quire of Anthony Letray.
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—
Group of three claims (placer) or
Glacier Creek, Kantishna district
Nos. 17,18 and 19. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from sis
inches to five feet to bedrock
Coarse gold. Automatic dam, boxes
tools, complete camp outfit. Foi
furthers particulars inquire at New;
Office.
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries
feed and supplies WHOLESALE
Write for free pricelist. People.
Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.”
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
Superintendent Volney Richmond
of the Northern Commercial Com
pany, was a passenger on the steam
er Yukon from Dawon to Tanana
He is enroute to the lower Yukon
on a tour of inspection of the com
pany stores and will visit Nenana
upon his return up river later ir
the month.
ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
.PHONE YOUR ORDERS
.. TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
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LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana at
j follows:
11.35 p. m. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives Nenana 11:20
a. m. same days.
,5:15 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
, Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 5:00 p. m. Tues
day and Friday.
“Trains both north and south
bound stop over night at Curry
where excellent hotel facilities are
available for the public.
River steamers leave Nenana ev
ery Wednesday at 10:00 a. m. for
points down river to Holy Cross and
Connecting with gas launch at lat
ter point for St. Michael. Arrive Ne
nana every Monday or Tuesday.”
| BILL OF SALE blanks for sale
, at The News Office.
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Andy's Express
— AT —
Seward
Will Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi R. C. Morris.
Secretary. President.