THE NENANA NEWS
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NENANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1917
SUN NEVER SETS
The very recent acquirement of
the Danish Islands places the United
States in a position, whereat she can
boast, that the sun never sets on
her domain. This fact comes about
by her possessions being; so widely
scattered, that the most extreme
possessions are more than one hun
dred eighty degrees apart.
Prior to our acquisition of this
last territory,- the island of Culebra.
nearly a part of Porto Rico, was our
most easterly possession and the is
land of Baiabac, in the Philippines,
our most westerly point. The dis
tance between these is a little less
than one hundred eighty degrees, or
half the circumference of the earth.
St. Croix, in the Danish West Indies,
is thirty-eight miles farther east
than Culebra, and this makes our
way around the globe. When the
sun is rising on St. Croix, it is set
ting on Baiabac. And so it is that
Old Sol shines on the United States
eternally.
AN ALASKA ASSET
Another great and coming -ovrce
of wealth of Alaska, is the whale
and walrus which abound in the
voters of the territory. But whal
ing now looms up in a new light and
in \ iew of the high cost of living, as
a coming source of meat food sup
ply Recently the Seattle meat
markets carried v. hale meat, which
vas eagerly purchased by hungry
consumers !'h>* people of .lanan
have been using whale men! for a
• usand or mo v years ’i hey
like it and th h e upon it I he fcs
kimos, of course, eat i‘, but they pre
fer the fat or blubber.-th* very part
of the whale the white race would
i eject.
As it is i.ov. our wh tiers?, after
securing the animal and obtaining
in oil and bor.es. turn the i • I .uce
of the huge monster adrift 1 la-ie
ran be ro good reason advanced
w> v the whale meat shou’d no* be
t cod.-if we only a .‘quire, a caste f< ’.
it. It surely has more in its favor
than fr gs. of which many seem so
fond.
Now the whale is an animal,?r.ot
a fish. Its food supply is clean and
wholesome and fresh. It is not a
scavenger. The flesh resembles
beef. somewhat of a darker red,-and
not nearly so tough. It is highly
flavored, but this fact should not
weigh against its use, since some of
us have acquired tastes for such
I nighlv flavored food as turtle, terra
! pin. ground hog and coon. 1’ne time
may not be far distant when the
i people of the United States will be
thankful that they can supply them
< selves with this cheap but whole
' some meat. There was a time only
! a few years ago, when people would
: not eat dog salmon, or humpback
j salmon. They do now, and like it.
I So too, the halibut; now all this is
| changed.
It is of interest to note that, in
| the second year of farming in the
Matanuska valley, the crops raised
' had an aggregate value of $200,00C.
This includes grass, oat, barley and
wheat hay, potatoes, *’i
cauleflower, spinach, . •* nee. beans,
peas, radishes, onions, rhubarb, cu
cumbers, strawberries, tomatoes,
horse-radish, chickens, -ggs an 1 hogs
The estimated no" »t-> crop cf toe
! valley was about three thousand tons
all of which will b» s -id at the »i o
ulated price of $t»0 per ton. lhen
there was about three hundred tons
of turnips which are being largely
marketed at Seattle, at $40 a ton.
Something like the above should
and must be written about the Xe
nana valley farmers within two
years. Let us all pull for it.
A beautiful custom has found
lodgment among our people through
the land, of bestowing on our public
schools, the names of American men
and women who, in a pre-eminent
way, have rendered signal and con
spicuous service to and for their
countrymen and country’.
In view of this, the thought has
occurred that it would be a most
gracious act on the part of our com
munity to bestow upon our school
the name, “Franklin K. Lane Public
School of Nenana” True, it would
be only a slight recognition of the
man’s great work on behalf of Alas
ka, nevertheless, it will serve as a
reminder to the secretary that Xe
r.ana is deeply grateful and appre
ciates profoundly his great human
izing works.
Dr. W. A. Gould, of Des Moir.es,
la., at the Chicago convention of the
American Association of Progressive
Medical Practitioners, recommended
the legal killing of “hopeless inva
lid.” To which the editor of the
Juneau Empire adds.-“to a man in
a sick bed it looks a good deal like
recommending the legal killing ot
“helpless" invalids.
By John C. Murphy
crj
A Citizenship night school will be
opened in the public school building
on Monday night, November 19, at
seven o'clock. It is established and
■governed under a different territor
ial law than the public schools. The
instructor, who must he a citizen
of the United States, is appointed
by the Federal Judge of the Judicial
division, and who likewise establish
es such school upon the petition of
a certain number of prospective
students. The management of said
citizenship school, shall be vested in
a citizenship-night school board, and
consists of three members, instruc
tor, who is ex-officio chairman of
said board,- a secretary and a di
rector, the latter chosen from among
the student body. The law grants
free use of any public schoolhouse,
for the purpose of holding its ses
sions,- subject to such rules pre
scribed by the school board of the
school district to which such school
house belongs.
Under the law the school may be
attended by minors over sixteen
years, or, adults, men or women of
any age up to 70 years or more,
who are not attending school else
where, for one cause or another.
All instruction in said school,
under the law, shall be in the English
language. At each session, instruc
tion must be given in the use of the
English language.-history of the
United States and civil government.
Special study mu-d be given the con
stitution of the United States and
the government of the Territory of
Alaska. Instruction may be given
in other subjects taught in the public
schools of Alaska, or iectures, not
of a political or religious nature,
may be delivered before the student
body, as the board may elect, hav
ing in view at all times, a higher
standard of citizenship,-a better
understanding of the American form
of government and the obligations
and privileges of American citizens
The school is free, no tuition of
any knd.
No matter how backward you
deem yourself or how brokenly you
speak the English language, the gov
ernment invites you,-wants you to
attend the school. That is iust
what the school is established for.
The less you know of the use of
English, and our form of govern
ment, the more you need this school.
Men and women, all are welcome to
the school’s privileges, and will find
there a spirit of earnest sympathy.
These citizenship schools are design
ed as co-operating and supplement
ing the work of the public schools.
We are reminded, from a circular
issued by the United States Burean
[of Education, that fifty per cent of
I
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
Earl Hirst, a trapper and pros
pector, has been discharged front thi
Cordova hospital, where he receive i
treatment for a lacerated scalp, the
result of an encounter with a large
brown bear. Hirst and his partnei
were passing along a trail, leading
several pack horses, when Hirst was
pounced upon without warning be
the bear, and received several bites
on the head. The partner came tc
the rescue with a gun, whereupor
bruin took after the other man am:
evas about to tackle him when Hirst
opened tire, putting an end to the
beast. The injured man nearly bled
to death before he reached the hos
pital.
Movie fans of Fairbanks are re
quired to pay a nickle war tax in
addition to the regular price of ad
mission. In Nenana the tax is paid
by the management of the theater,
thus saving the patrons the addition
al expense and much annoyance.
Chas. S. Deery, for two years ed
itor and machine operator of the
Iditarod, has assumed the responsi
bility of publishing the Ruby Record
Citizen. which was orphaned by the
death, recently, of Publisher Jack
Filbin.
The key to £he Robert Service
cabin, which is in the possession of
the Fitzgerald chapter of the Daught
ers of the Empire, has been used to
good purpose. The cabin has be
come a mecca for tourists and they
are all given a piece of the wrap
ping paper upon which the bard
scribbled his poems. The visitors
are asked to contribute a quarter
to the Red Cross for the privilege
of viewing the shack and possessing
themselves of a souvenir.
“Some patriotic savages in this
neck of the woods” is the way the
Nome Nugget replies to an an
nouncement appearing in a recent
issue of the Seward Gateway, to the
effect that the “natives of Nome”
had organized a home guard and
were receiving instruction from the
officers of Ft. Davis.
On the last trip of the steamer
Dawson upriver, the boat almost
collided with a large brown bear,
which was swimming the Yukon at
a point about fifteen miles above
the mouth of the Big Salmon river.
Captain Green slowed down to let
bruin cross the bow of the steamer
in safety.
The past summer is said to have
been the wettest season recorded on
Seward peninsula. One Nome old
timer is credited with the remark,
made just befoie he boarded a boat
for the States, that he had not seen
the sun for so long his brains were
moldy.
Wm. Thompson, the Providence
Bay, Siberia, trader, who recently
arrived at Nome with a big cargo
of ivory and furs, reports having
encountered unusually heavy ice in
Bering sea. the first he had ever
seen in that region in the month of
A ugust.
the school children throughout the
country do not attend, past the Sixth
grade. Nor is this additional edu
cational feature work, to be consid
ered as an attempt to destroy or re
make,- but only to help.- direct and
transform.
Alaska, although still in territor
ial swaddling clothes, stands in the
very forefront among the states of
the Union, regarding the making of
real Americans and loyal men and
women for Liberty and Democracy.
The past three years have come to us
heavily freighted with a number of
disquieting incidents,- yes, we have
been patient,- too much so. Hence
forth, there must be a more perfect
“amalgamation,” in our American
melting pot. Hyphenation in every
form or kind must and shall be elim
inated. The English language
must be dominant. Few, indeed, if
any, should be the number of news
papers printed in this country in
foreign languages. All and every
thing must carry the brand,- Democ
racy and free America. Never agan.
again will the American people per
mit a banner to be carried ir. a
parade, as two years ago, in Spokane
whereon was inscribed in German
letters the words :-“Germany over
all.” Treason, yes, and the penalty
death! But as Americans, hereto
fore, we were slow to wrath,-prone
to overlook or forgive. Henceforth,
turn about face. The safety of
our Republic, free institutions.
Democracy and Liberty, demands a
wholesome change from our former
attitudes. This country must be
made too unsafe for future plotters
All the larger Grand Trunk boats
have been taken off the Southeast
ern Alaska run. only the smaller
ones being left to handle the winter
traffic. The close of the tourist
season is responsible for the with
drawal of the vessels.
Two members of the Royal North
west Mounted police, who recently
returned to headquarters at Dawson
from a tour of inspection in the
Teslin, Big Salmon and Livingstone
creek sections, reported having seen
fourteen moose and three bears.
Coal consumers at Nome are com
pelled to pay $23 a ton for fuel, at
the yards. The price of briquettes
is $18 a ton. at the yards. Nome
is not included in the list of cities
in which the selling price of coal is
regulated by the government.
Exceptionally good work was done i
by the Alaska Road commission in j
Nome district during the past sea
son, according to the Nome Indus
trial worker. The particular work
referred to was the stretch of road
between Bessie and Specimen.
j The Squirrel district, on Seward j
peninsula, which was the scene of a
oig stampede several years ago, now
supports a population of about forty 1
persons, winter and summer, ac- i
; cording to the statement of recent
arrivals at Nome.
The Royal hotel, at Skagway, re
i cently was destroyed by fire, one j
man perishing in the flames. The
destruction of the building entailed j
a loss of $10,000.
The citizens of Seward are pre- i
paring to bond the town for the
purpose of raising funds to build
substantial channels to carry flood
water away in times of freshet.
F. H. Wobley, M. P., spent several
weeks in the Atlin district recently,
hunting big game. Moose are said
to be unusually plentiful there this
season.
Shorty Chambers, mail contractor
between Whitehorse and Champagne
landing, has purchased a flivver for
use on his route when trail condi
tions permit.
The town marshal at Seward was
killed recently by a man who ran
amuck with a big revolver. The
slayer of the officer was also killed.
Skagway has the distinction of
being one of the few towns in Alas
ka with an active camp of the Arctic
Brotherhood.
Dr. W. W. Council, of Cordova,
is mentioned as a likely senatorial
candidate from the Third division.
Swarms of white whales were seen
this fall in Snake river, where they
had followed a school of herring.
A platinum strike is report d to
have been made recently in the
Anvik district. •
and destroyers of liberty and democ
racy. The satellites and murderers
of a future autocrat degenerate and
debaucher and drunk with a lust of
power, must be given to understand
that the future America will stand
no more nonsense; if found guilty,
the judgment will be, not internment
but taken out and shot at sunrise.
No maudlin sentiment by sissy men or
hysterical women must prevail.
It cannot,-must not be otherwise.
Liberty and civilization is engaged
now, as she has ever been, since,
and long before the dawn of history,
in a death grapple with autocracy,
the enslaver. And Liberty will
conquer now, as she has on many a
bloody battlefield in the past. Away
with all peace proposals. There
cannot,-must not and shall not be
peace, until this hydra-headed mon
ster, for decency’s sake called, au
tocracy, is strangled,-crushed and its
miserable and accursed form swept
from the face of the civilized world.
We are fighting today for the
principles upon which our Republic
was founded,- for our free institu
tions and hopes of humanity. And
it is the bounden duty of every man,
woman and child to take a place on
the firing line of public opinion. Our
aims are explicit. Our purposes,
untainted by selfishness. We can
not permit a unity of the American
people to be impaired by voices of
dissension or sedition. To suggest
or agitate for a premature peace is
sedition pure and simple because it
has for its object an underlying
motive to weaken the determination
of America to see the war through
to the end. Our sacrifices must
not be nullified by any truce o
armistice, whicih means a breathini
spell for the ehemy. Critical an<
fateful is this! hour for America
civilization and humanity. Th
peril is great and', commands our bes
endeavors. Th'A is new war for in
dependence of America-the preser
vation of Demvcratd‘ institution
and the vindication of the basi
principles of hutlnanity.
Norman Campbell has been award
ed the contract for supplying th
Xenana public school with 20 cord
of wood.
COONEY HOTEL
REASONABLE
COMFORTABLE
CENTRAL
ELECTRIC PUMPS
DECK PUMPS
FORCE PUMPS
PITCHER PUMPS
WELL POINTS
Lang and Toledo
RANGES
JUST ARRIVED
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
■ a
AUTOMATIC
Baseball Court
NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
In the Belmont Block on A St.
Everyone invited
WELL HEATED
NICELY FURNISHED
ROOMS
FOR RENT
£4.50 Per Week Upward
a t
NEW YORK BLOCK
Over Pool Room
Mr*. I. F. KENYON. Mgr.
Dr. H. L. Hedger
DENTIST
Has opened offices in the New
York Block, where he i* ready
to receive patients, and will do
all work that comes in by Nov.
15., Lon’t wait until the las*.
THE SKGF H6USE
Market Street at Second
Comfortable Rooms Spring Beds
Clean Bunks
EVERYTHING NEW and CLEA \
Visiting Cards
Typewriter
Ribbons
Carbon
Paper
Legal
Blanks
Tablets
Blotters
Envelopes
Scratch Pads
NEWS OFFICE
r James Fallon is in receipt of a
r letter from Neil L. Monro, in which
I the former well known Xenana
blacksmith states that he has joined
the Canadian army, enlisting: as a
* | blacksmith at Vancouver. He is
■ now in training quarters at VVinni
- pep, his address boinp, Overseas
. No. 1, Training: Depot.
Clerk Carl Schmidt announces
that the bonds required of the treas
urer and assessor of the school board ’>
have been executed in accordance
with the requirements of the terri
torial statute under which the No
nana school district was organized
FOR SALE—Three room cabin,
partly furnished. Inquire News
office.
STRAY DOG—yellow, (waiting
owner. Inquire at News Office.
FURNISHED CABIN— for sale*
cheap. Inquire News Office.
LOT FOR SALK—(’lose in;
I'lt'iireil; cheap. Inquire News
I office.
FOR RENT—Two room new cab
in. Third and A streets. Inquire
at Nelson’s Shoe Store. >
FOR SALE
Plain ami Fancy Doors
W imlows and W indow Frames
All Sizes
The lowest prices in town.
Table Leifs, Transoms
Moulding of all kinds
Door and W indow Stops
Sash Stock for Store Fronts g
'The above entire stock is com
j posed of Outside seasoned
Lumber
Hock faced ornamented Pressed
Steel.
House Lining in any «|uantit.v
One Tent. 20x41) ft.
Linoleum and Hues.
Carpet by the yard
Two upholstered conches at a
bargain
(’ash HegiOer and Show Cases
(iraniteware. Glassware and
< 'rockery
Aluminum Percolators, *2.50
Klankets, Quilts and Pillows
j Eiderdown Quilts
Sheets, Pillow slips. Spreads,
and Towels of all kinds.
Scrim and Cretonnes. Lace
SiMSGN’S ,
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
United States of America, Fourth
Division, District of Alaska, •. .
Public notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
(or execution), dated September J
A. D., issued out of the Dis
trict -Court, of the United St.it ,
for the Fourth Division, Distri t of
Ala. ka on a judgment rendered in
-aid Court, on the 27th. day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1017, in favor of i.ucy
Tony Herrold and against Robert
Herrold, i have, on this 11th. day
of October, A. I)., !:• 1 7. ! . n- I up
on the fallowing *!■ ■; •-u .. a! es
tate, ituatcd in th vn of Tana
na aid Territory of Alaska, to wit:
Ail d, ■ : est,
posses - ion ediim and den’ami whs: >
ever of the said Robert Herr \!.
the same being his undivided on
half of that certain lot < r panel
land situate in the Town of Tana ^
na, aforesaid and being thirty-three
feet front on Front street and ex
pending northerly two hundred and
ten feet to Second street; the
' said lot being bounded on the east
by the property of Joseph Anicich.
on the south by Front street, on the
west by Bemis avenue and on the
north by Second street; together ^
with the two-story building on said
lot, facing Front street and known
as Pinkiert’s Store, the log cache
immediately in rear of said store
and the one-story building facing
Second street, used as a residence.
All said buildings being on said lot
above described. Together with all
and singular the hereditaments and
appurtenances thereto belonging or
in anywise appertaining, and that I ^
will, accordingly, offer said real es
tate for sale, at public vendue to
the highest and best bidder, for cash.- ^
on the 12th. day of November, A. D.
: 1917, at one o’clock, P. M., of said
day at said premises on the north
east comer of Front street and Bem
is avenue in said Town of Tanana.
Dated at Tanana, Alaska, October
11th., A. D„ 1917
. L. T. Erwin,
U. S. Marshal
Fourth Division, District of Alas- *
ka. By C. L. Vawter, Deputy.
E. Coke Hill, Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Date of First Publication, Octob
er 20, 1917.