“DAY BY DAY IN EVERY WAY
OUR BUSINESS IS GETTING
BETTER AND BETTER.”
Because Our Methods are Synonymous with Satis
faction. More and More Peoule are Sending
Their Orders to
FOWLER & MORRIS
Our Stock of Fruit, Vegetables, Groceries and Eggs
Are Always the Freshest
Our Clothing Line is Complete
Fowler & Morris
GROCERS AND OUTFITTERS
THE E. H. MACK Co.
Successors to St. George Realty Co., and St. George A Catbcart
FAIRBANKS. ALASKA
Real Estate, Fire and Life Insurance, Public Accountant
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
List Your Property with Us, For Sale or Rent
Notary Public, Collections, Bonding Company, Rents Collected
A THOROUGHLY MODERN HOTEL
Tom Smith, Prop.
Nenana, Alaska
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CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
POOL AND PAN
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
BARBER SHOP AND BATHS
ROOMS IN CONNECTION. BILLY THOMAS
The northern Oil and Develop
ment Company, an organization nov
in process of formation in Xev
York City, will be drilling for oi
in the Cold Bay fields, Alaska, be
fore the end of the present year
according to Ben Poindexter, one oi
the moving spirits in the under
taking, as well as the locator oi
the oil-bearing lands that form th<
asset on which the company wil
he based and financed. This com
pany says the Alaska Weekly wil
also have an equity in the Alaska
Petroleum Company, which also ha;
property in the district.
No other town in Alaska de
clares the Ketchikan Chronicle i;
in the financial condition that
Ketchikan finds itself today, as
it did at the beginning of the fiscal
year. And never before was the
city of Ketchikan in such affluent
circumstances, for it has $24,847.22
in cash in the treasury, with nc
outstanding bonded or other indebt
edness. Its condition is such as car
be boasted by few if any other
municipalities in the United States.
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Dave King, well known formei
*iome newspaper man, for sometime
ssociated with Rex Beach, the au
thor, and who for the past ten
years had been running a newspa
per at Morristown, N. J., died re
cently, according to advices re
ceived by Seattle friends.
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Real Estate
FOR SALE OR RENT
LOAN S
ACCOUNTING
BOOKKEEPING
TYPEWRITING
Chas. D. LecKie
§ U. S. COMMISSIONER £
The Standard Oil Company will in- 1
augurate a steamship service be- 1
tween Seattle and Southwestern Al- ;
aska points, and will make Valdez
a port of call. The service will com
mence May 1, This service means
a material reduction in the local
price of gasoline, kerosene, and dis-;
tillate points out the Valdez Miner.
HOTEL ALASKA !
(Formerly The Shaw House)
IS NOW OPEN UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
Rooms with or without Bath
MODERATE RATES
Steam Heat - Electric Lights
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THOS. H. FOSTER, Prop.
Fairbanks, AIask»
FRESH CHICKEN
j NOODLES j
•CHICKEN CHOP SUEy}
MADE TO ORDER J
{ EVERYTHING FRESH FROM J
THE OUTSIDE
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MEALS 75c AND UP
| TRY THE
Northern Cafe i
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL j
Fourth and B Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictator
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY ^
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News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Steil, Correspondent
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The Sisters of St. Joseph hospi
tal are deeply grateful to those who
contributed to the success of the
Tombola which was held here re
cently for the benefit of the hospi
tal; and to those who have made
donations to the hospital direct.
The entire outfit of the Stewart
mining company, which will operate
on Caribou creek during the coming
summer, has been landed at its des
tination and in record time. Much
of the credit for making delivery
is due to the co-operation of the
Alaska Road Commission, which
saw to it that roads and bridges
were in readiness for the heavy
loads, which aggregated approxi
mately 150 tons.
Inquiry is being made for O. D.
French, who came to Alaska in
1895, and for James Sadler, who
was in Dawson in 1908.
The committee on legislation of1
the newly organized Fairbanks
Commercial club, has wired Re
presentative Ross indorsing the pro
posal to impose a graduated tax
on salmon acts. The mining com
mittee has sent a request to the 1
legislature for the purchase of the
rolovana tram, the plan being to
turn the system over to the Alaska'
Road Commission for operation as a
free tram. The action was suggested
oy the recent acquisition of the
Pioneer railroad in the Nome dis
trict.
The farmers are devoting consid
erable thought to local market con
iitions, a meeting of the farming
tommittee of the club was held
this week, but no action was taken.
George Kloproth returned on
ruesday from a vist of several
months in California and reports a
nost enjoyable outing. He has ac
tepted a position as chef at the U.
5. Grill.
The local Moose lodge was no
ified yesterday of the death of
(ohn Moe. member of the organi
tation, who died several days ago,
it San Diego. The deceased was for
nerly in the saloon business in
rairbanks and later served as dry
ifficer under the Democratic admin
stration. He had a number of severe i
pells of illness.
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CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS
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FAMOUS FOR THE CURE OF
RHEUMATISM, CATARRH. STOMACH
EYE TROUBLE
Plenty of Home-grown Vegetables, Chickens. Eggs
and Fresh Milk. All Popular Brands of Tobacco
Cigars and Cigarettes for sale
RATES: S3.50 PER DAY
Including Meals, Bed and All Bath Privileges
For Transportation, see Ed. Bartlett. Circle Mail
Stage Leaving Chatanika every Friday connects
With Hot Springs Conveyance at Central House
OTTO C. MEYER
Mens, Women s and Children s
WINTER WEAR
From the Best Houses
All New Goods
You will find our prices
as low as the lowest
JOHNSON’S STORE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE OUTFITTING
New Goods Arriving on Every Train
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The death yesterday of Mrs. R. j
F. Roth, wife of the well known
pioneer attorney of Fairbanks, has
plunged the community into deepest
sorrow, but few being aware of the
serious nature of the illness until
the end had come. The deceased had
contracted a severe cold and after
being taken to the hospital pneu
monia developed, resulting a few
days later in death.
Mrs. Roth had been a resident of
Fairbanks for many years and took ■
and active part in charitable and
church work, and was highly res-!
pected and loved by all who knew
her. She is survived by her husband
and two daughters.
The roof of the W. F. Thompson j
residence was set on fire yesterday i
by a spark but before the depart
ment could get there the young sons
of the publisher had rushed to the
rescue of their home and extin
guished the blaze.
A large consignment of seeds for
distribution among local farmers is
enroute from the States and will
arrive in time for planting.
With all but about S3,000 of the
1923 taxes collected the city of
Fairbanks finds itself in debt to
the tune of more than $11,000.
Among the recent arrivals in (
town are Pete Anderson, Tom Jone-j‘
Billy McDonald. N'eil McDonald. T. t (
Robin. Peter N'ilsen, H. Chadwick. |
Mike Ercig. sourdough drillman.!
returned to Fairbanks yesterday
from a flying trip to Cold Bay. He
made the trip to the oil field in a
gas boat, covering the distance from
Anchorage in two days. He spent
four days in the oil belt srd saw a
lot of oldtimers from the Interior.
There are about 600 people at Kan
stak at present and more scattered
Dver the district. Three drills are in
operation but no oil has been found
ret.
A number of men who will work
)n the Fairbanks creek dredge dur
ng the coming summer arrived from
he Outside yesterday and left for -
jilmore on a speeder today, will ®
itart immediately to get things in S
•hape for summer work. The party d
ncluded: Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook, g
One Show 8:00 O’Clock
COLISEUM
TONIGHT AND MONDAY
METRO PRESENTS
VIOLA DANA
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THE FIVE DOLLAR BABY
It* brimful of comedy and “bine stuff” that * (food! It it well
worth any ones time and money!
TWO REEL COMEDY PATHE NEWS
"RAGDOLL ROMANCE”
TOMORROW
JOHN GILBERT
— IN —
“ARABIAN LOVE”
A *tory of love that flowered in the desert sands.
Two reel comedy—Last Hops—Topics of the Day
“BATTLING TORCHY
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: ETHEL CLAYTON in “THE PRICE
of POSSESSION and a first National Comedy. ‘‘BE REASONABLE
COMING SOON—LEWIS STONE “THE PRISONER OF ZENDA"
ADVANCED PRICES
THE MOST COMPLETELY EQUIPPED SHOP IN THE NORTH
CHARLES E. BERGMAN
Carpenter Shop
Jobbing of all Kinds
HICKORY RIPPED OUT TO ORDER
AGENCY FOR OUTSIDE FIR LUMBER AND NATIVE SPRUCE
STEEL SLEIGH SHOES
TELEPHONE 44 Green
NPNANA
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[r. and Mrs. Ward, August Hanoi
am Pa!m. Gus R. Earns. Carl An
erson, E. Anderson, R. Strom an
Brasshere.
Paline Kamkoff. who was injurei
scently on the school grounds, i
dll under treatment at the hospital
When You Make That Trip
To The
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS
You'll Ride
in a Comfortable
TWO-HORSE STAGE
Robes and Foot Warmers
Good Roadhouses
Courteous Treatment
Fare $40.00
Bartlett Mail Stage
Thrus. Train to Chatanika
. j The Garden Island depot pro
-I ject is at a standstill largely due to
I the fact that there are not suffi
cient funds in sight to satisfy the
I demands of those who must vacate
1 their premises in case the plan is
; carried out. The money involved in
clearing the way for the project
must be provided by the people of
Fairbanks.
There has been a slight increase
in the number of flu cases in Fair
banks. Mrs. Bennett and daughter
are among the latest to take to
their beds.
Inquiry is being made for Isaac
Johnson, Charles and Ernest Ama
long. Information regarding their
whereabouts is desired by Postmas
ter Pinkerton.
Obrion Miller, wife and three
j children arrived from the States yes
| terday and will make their home in
i Fairbanks. Mr. Miller is associated
with Abe McCord.
Central Cafe I
A GOOD PLACE TO BAT I
THERE IS ALWAYS A RUSH—ON—JOHN
Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street