THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eniry 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.
R. G. Southworth — — — — Editor and Manager
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LEARNING ALASKA.
In his address to the Commercial
vlub, Dr. Alfred H. Brooks told of
the impression made on John Bar- j
ton Payne, secretary of the interior,!
by his trip to the North, says a j
recent issue of the Ketchikan i
Chronicle. He said that the secre
tary, while touching only the coast,
had Rained a Rreat knowledge of
the Territory and was able to rea
lize the immensity of the country, j
The unfortunate part of it is that
the secretary of the interior, as a
member of the Wilson cabinet, may
end his service next March. If
Senator HardinR is elected there will
be an entirely new cabinet, and if:
Governor Cox is elected there is no j
certainty that he will retain any of j
the members of the present cabinet. ‘
So it has been always, it seems,
that it has been impossible to Ret
members of the cabinet to visit the
North until near the expiration of
their term. It is to be hoped, there-j
fore, that Dr. Brooks and other i
t
officials, havinR influence at the na- ^
ttional capital, will do their utmost (
immediately after the forminR of.
the next cabinet to induce the mem-:
bers to visit the North.
No visitor has ever come to Alas-'
ka without expressing? amazement at'
what he finds, the conditions, the:
climate, the opportunities, the re
sources. They are here. Everyone J
in Alaska knows that, but the people !
on the Outside, and particularly the ■
officials in WashinRton who have i
control of the country, do not know
it. i
Secretary Payne, until he Roes'
out of office next March, undoubt-;
edly will hear with sympathy all j
suRRestions for the development of'
Alaska, and will do what he can to
aid, but it is to the next adminis- j
i
tration that the Territory must look
for the many projects which must ’
be put throuRh.
WOMEN VOTERS.
Figures compiled by the census
bureau and other Government de
partments indicate that the number,
of women in the United States over;
21 years of age is 28,035,000, of
whom approximately 26,500,000 are j
eligible to vote in the November j
election. This estimate makes a
liberal allowance for alien women, j
American women married to aliens, ]
and others ineligible.
Exact figures are not available1
on the number of women over 21 j
but barred from voting through vari- i
ous reasons. Census bureau offi-!
vials believe, however, that this year,
at least 1.000,000 of the 5,250,000 j
i'oroign-born women in the United j
5*tates will not yet have become
■naturalized. In addition there were
In 1910, according to the census,
about 60,000 Indian women, most
of whom were living on reserva
tions,, 8,607 Chinese and Japanese
women ineligible to vote, a com
paratively small number of Ameri
can women married to aliens and
barred from voting for that reason,
and a larger number deprived of
the ballot under state statutes in
harmony with constitutional provi
sions. The total of these ineligibles
was estimated at about 1,500,000.
American women married to ali
ens are not eligible to vote, the |
department of justice has held, butj
foreign-born women married to Am- j
eriean citizens, or whose fathers!
have become American citizens, are j
entitled to the ballot without nat-;
uralization proceedings.
The number of eligible male vot- j
ers in the United States this year
has not been determined. Based on
an estimated population of 105,
000,000, however, the census bu
reau figures that there are now 34.
807,000 men in the United States j
over 21 years of age, of whom prob
ably 31,500,000 would bo entitled
to vote in November.
LET THE PAPERS DO IT
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The News feels very much as the j
Nome Nugget does about the Alaska |
Publicity Bureau—that the money j
now being expended for the main- j
tenance of a territorial bureau could j
be made to yield greater returns '
by dividing it among the newspapers !
of the territory. The distribution j
of the publicity funds in that man-1
ner would enable the papers to en- j
large upon the publicity work in 1
which all of them are already en- ;
gaged and the result would be a
dozen good publicity bureaus rep- i
resenting every section of Alaska
instead of one of very doubtful val-;
ue as a territorial proposition.
WHY WORK?
The title of an article in the
American Machinist, “Why Work?”
affects one much as would the ques
tion, “Why eat?” “Why breathe?” j
“Why sleep?”
The answer is too easy. In the;
first place, says the Cincinnati En-1
quirer, we work because we have,
to! The universality of that ne-‘
i
cessity is impressive. In the long1
history of the human race there has!
never been a day when its exist-j
ence was not supported by toil, nor |
a place in which, in one or another
form, exertion was not imperative j
for the maintenance of life. “In;
the sweat of thy brow shalt thou
cast thy bread until thou return to i
the earth," is the inviolable law of
existence. Only this hard and in- j
eessant toil stands between the mill- j
ions of earth’s inhabitants and their ■
extinction in a few short years at '
least. And this incessant toil must!
be the inexorable condition of ex- j
istence in the future as in the pres- j
ent or the past. The possibility of i
accumulating a supply of food and j
clothing to support the race in idle
ness is a pipe dream. The world
never will become a cold storage
plant. !
In the next place, we work be
cause our efforts enlarge our lives. !
Only the most primitive peoples and I
the most degraded individuals are!
content with efforts which merely
supply the demands of an animal
existence. We work to acquire the
resources for travel, for society, for
culture; to overcome our limitations,
to extend our intellectual horizons,
to gratify our tastes. In no other (
respect do we show ourselves to be
superior to the lower orders more
than by the fact that we do more
work than we have to—which they
never do. An animal working over
time would be a prodigy.
Anderson Bros. & Nerland
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
VOTE FOR
GEORGE B. GRIGSBY
i Democratic Candidate for
I Delegate to Congress
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Leon Chatriand arrived from Fair
banks on today’s train. He is en
route to the States by way of Broad
Pass.
Eli Ceko and O. Vincent were
passengers on today’s train from
Fairbanks.
W. II. McPhee left for Fairbanks
this afternoon, after a stay of sev
eral days in the hills south of Ne
nana.
Hon. E. B. Collins, Republican
nominee for senator, was a return
ing passenger on the train leaving
for Fairbanks this afternoon.
Deputy Marshal J. L. Anders went
to Fairbanks today on official busi
ness.
Knut Roland shipped a carload of
feed, down from Fairbanks today,
and his five horses, to be used in
freighting over the Broad Pass trail,
will follow as soon as the river ice
is safe for crossing.
Postal Inspector Fitzgerald, who
arrived from the lower river on
Sunday, is a patient at the Govern
ment hospital. .
Isaac Purdy returned to Nenana
today after a brief visit in Fair
banks.
Charles Stanford is a patient at
the Government hospital, where he
is receiving treatment for a severe
cold.
Harry Henshaw, oldtime Interior
ite, arrived from Anchorage on Sat
urday to accept a position as prop
erty clerk in the local offices of the
Alaskan Engineering commission.
He left Nenana three years ago to
enter the service and, upon failing
to make connections because of be
ing beyond the age limit, returned
to Alaska and joined the railroad
forces on the coast, first in the
Seward division and more recently
at Anchorage.
W. L. Siverly, who recently ar
rived in Nenana from the koyukuk,
left for the States yesterday morn
ing by way of Broad Pass. He is
going Outside to confer with Erie
Brown relative to the operation of
ground in which they are jointly in
terested.
COUNTERFEITER WORKED
AT TRADE IN THE PEN
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Oct. 19.
—Frank C. Creller has been found
guilty in the federal court on the
charge of making counterfeit half
iollars while serving time in the
WANT ADS
THIS BEING LEAP YEAR — Is
I there some kind-hearted, affection
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; ate younar lady, who does not
tare for life, willing; to marry
well-preserved gentleman and help
him spend his money? He is go
ing Outside. SUite full partieu- j
lars. Address “Easy,” tare of
The News.
NOTICE.—Holders of tickets for
raffle of McLean house please call
at The Portland, where tickets
will be redeemed. kNl
NATIVE hXy^^OiT^sXlE—ChMp
if taken immediately. Inquire at
News office.
FOR SALE—Carlson’s Summit road
house. Complete establishment.
On Broad Pass trail. Inquire on
premises, or can phone.
FOUND—Black and white mala
mute dog. Owner can recover by
paying charges for board and ad
vertising. Oscar Oswald, at Cooney
hotel.
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. Simr
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.
federal penitentiary. His sentence j
has been deferred.
NO CLEMENCY.
SALJ&M, Ore., Oct. 19.—Governor
Olcott, replying to a letter from a
group of sympathizers seeking to
have the sentences of the slayers,
of Sheriff Taylor commuted, de
clares that no clemency will be
granted. The men are under sen
tence of death. The sympathizers
include a number of wqmen.
NIGHT SCHOOL.
In accordance with instructions
received from the Commissioner of
Education, the posters have been
issued by the local school board an- j
nouncing a night school for this i
winter, to open November first. For
particulars, ask Dr. Diven.
Banana, tbn On tawny to KeXinlay
Vattonal Bark.
NEW STOCK
GROCERIES
HARDWARE
BUILDING SUPPLIES
ROOFING PAPER
AMMUNITION
STOVES
DOG HARNESS
STATIONERY
GENTS’ FURNISHINGS
FOWLER & MORRIS
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We Strive to Please
EVERYTHING THE BEST
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Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. ROD1GKEIT
Proprietor
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
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 its 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.
John Scharle, Fairbanks.
Calling Cards printed to order on
short notice at the News Office.
Rust Houss
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
NEW J
CENTRAL CAFE
FIRST CLASS
in Every Respect
PRIVATE BOXES
JOHN KETOOROKY
. Proprietor.
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
May have what you a-e looking for
SECOND-HAND GOODS BOUGHT
AND SOLD.
NORTH OF NENANA HOUSE.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash,
Secretary. President.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
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NOrTICE
rassengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at North Nenana.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 a. *
m. The Wednesday train put up over
night at Healy, returning Thursday
at 1 p. m.
The following schedule between
North Nenana and Fairbanks, sub
ject 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.; H
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
Until further notice, no passen
gers will be carried, nor freight
handled, across the Tanana river.
Passengers and shippers should make
their own arrangements for service
between Nenana and North Nenana.
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.
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