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Environment* of Home
Appeal to You,
STOP AT THE
MONTANA
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH.
OLDTIMERS ENTERTAIN MANY
AT JOLLY LADIES’ NIGHT
There was a large crowd in at
tendance at the Ladies’ Xight given
at Union Hall last night by Xenana
igloo, Xo. 17, Pioneers of Alaska,
and the usual good time was had.
The program, which started the
festivities, included several musical
selections and a boxing match be
tween Wilfred Stump and Harry
Motchman. The musical entertainers
were Private Ed Rau, of the local
Signal Corps station, who made,his
first appeatance before a Xenana
audience, in a splendid trombone
solo; and Lloyd White, also a recent,
arrival here, “who delighted the
audience with a banjo solo. These
two artists also played in the or
chestra which rendered several en
joyable selections and later pro
vided the music for dancing. The
other members of the musical ag
gregation were Miss Anne Mylius,
Ernst Berggrenn, Victor Durand,
Frank Alba, B. W. Miller and H. E.
Kalanquin.
After the conclusion of the pro
gram, dancing was indulged in until
about two o’clock. A splendid lunch
was served at midnight.
TRACK IS BEING EXTENDED
IN DIRECTION OF BRIDGE
j Captain C. G. Jones and a large
| force of men commenced eary Mon
; day morning to extend the track
j from the foot of A Street east
'along Front Street toward the site
of the big steel bridge. All of the
men engaged in the work w< re hired
; locally and there is room for more,
j the preference being given always
to American citizens.
Locomotive No. 5 is assisting in
' ‘he work, bringing up material from
; the rear, and keeps close behind
; the steel gang. By noon yesterday,
■ the track had been advanced suffi
! ciently to permit the unloading of
, a car of merchandise at the North
ern Commercial Company’s ware
house. By quitting time today the
track should be very close to the
i Mission.
The work of erecting the tempor
| ary structures to house the boilers
j and pumps at the bridgesite will be
• taken in hand within a very few
days.
Z. J. Loussac, Anchorage druggist
who arrived from the coast on the
Thursday train, returned to Anchor
age yesterday with F. A. Hansen,
engineer maintenance and construc
tion. They made the trip on IVJr.
! Hansen’s Ford speeder, which covers
the distance easily in a day.
Hnnouncement.
I Desire to Thank the People of
Nenana and the Fourth Division
Generally, for Their Expression of
Confidence at the late Primaries
/ an Sutherland
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The first shipment of ore from the
Silverado mine, in the Hyder dis
trict, to the Tacoma smelter, yield
ed very gratifying returns to the
operators, J. J. Coughland and Capt.
James Anderson. The first grade ore
is reported to have yielded S475
per ton and the second gTade $210
per ton.
J. T. White and J. B. Caro, well
known residents of the Gastinau
Channel district, have received a
permit from the Forest Service for
grazing 100 head of caribou on
Jacoby Island, near Sitka. The rein
deer will be procured from private
parties in the Broad Pass country
and will be placed on the island soon
after the first of August. This is
the first venture of the kind in
Southeastern Alaska and is in the
nature of an experiment.
Capt. K. C. Thomas, senior cap
tain of the Admiral line, died at
Manila, P. I., recently on board his
steamer, Wenatchee. Capt. Thomas
was for many years in command of
the ships of the Admiral line run
ning to Alaska and was well known
along the Alaska coast.
Ed Groahjan, a butcher of Ketch
ikan, was hit over the head recent
ly with a piece of pipe, and relieved
of $290. The holdup has aroused
the people of Ketchikan.
The General Petroleum will enter
the Alaska field immediately, accord
ing to W. J. Dinsmore, of Seattle,
district manager for the company.
The first move will be the location
of a barge on the Ketchikan water
front, where all kinds of oil, except
fuel oil, will be sold.
Arrivals from Seattle bring the
News that Orville Decker, formerly
in the employ of the A. E. C.. in
she Canyon district and at Nenana
Crossing, is now working as a time
keeper in connection with some
construction work a few miles out
of Seattle.
District Forester C. H. Flory and
Supervisor of Public Roads C. W
Cheatham have received appoint
ments recently as members of the
resident Alaska Council, represent
ing their respective department'. Mr
Flory will also represent the Federa'
Power Commission. It is understood
that E. P. Walker, of the- Biologica
Survey, will represent that bureat
in the council. George A. Parks
who is chairman of the Interdepart
mental Alaska Board, will also b<
chairman of the resident Alaskj
council. The other appointments bt
the various bureaus have not ye'
been announced.
The Admiral Line will conduc
an energetic advertising campaigi
this summer with a view to attract
ing tourists to Alaska waters. Ful
page advertisements will be carrie:
in Sunset Magazine and the Out
side newspapers will be liberalli
patronized. The campaign has a!
ready been started and will continui
until the last of October, and wil
involve the expenditure of $40,000
J. J. Finnegan, who is representing
a syndicate interested in the Col;
Bay oil fields, is authority for th(
statement that his people will havi
a drill in operation in that fielt
this summer; and that the Genera
Petroleum Company and the Associ
ated Oil Company, both of Califor
nia, are preparing to drill in adjoin
ing property.
The herring industry along th<
Alaska coast is taking on consider
able activity. Several concerns plai
to build salteries on Kodiak Islam
this summer.
Gus Stanfeld, who took the firs
shipment out of the Fortymi’e dis
trict, returned to Hyder recentl;
after a visit in Seattle.
Pete Wrenstedt, who went to tb
Hot Springs district recently, is pre
paring to do some development worl
on ground in which he is interested
He will spend the summer in tha
section.
The Governor’s office has beei
appealed to for assistance in th
] search for John Kenney, who wa
j last heard from about a year ag
i at Anchorage.
The clearing contract for th
! Tanana river bridge “loop" ha
been awarded to Herb Wilson. Th
| work covers an area of approximate
!y 25 acres.
The distribution of ashes, unde
the direction of fibre Chief A1 John
on, wps commenced this week, re
'ulting in the elimination of severs
very bad crossings. The work wil
"o on until all of the bad place
—ve v>een fired.
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Tom Hogan went to Anchorage
on Sunday, to be absent about a
week.
Mrs. Jack Bellerby left for the
Outside on Sunday. She will visit;
the East, where her son Russell is
attending the naval academy.
i Sam Shucklin, sourdough travel
I inpman, arrived from Fairbanks on
i Sunday and will remain here a week
or more, calling on the local trade.
Mrs. W. S. Christensen, who has ;
been visiting witn Mrs. A! Lumcnte |
for a week or more, returned to j
her home in Fairbanks on Sunday, j
Axel C-arlsten came down from
. Fairbanks on Sunday on business
| connected with the Northern Com
! mercial Company of Alaska, with
! which concern he is connected in
' the upper town.
Captain A. E. Lathrop arrived in
Nenana from Anchorage on Sunday
; to be present at the re-opening of
| the Coliseum theater, which is a
member of the Empress circuit.
| Col. Mears was supposed to leave
! Anchorage this morning, enroute to
j Nenana to survey conditions during
| the breakup, particularly at the
: point above town where the steei
bridge is to be erected.
District Judge and Mrs. Cecil H.
J Clegg passed through Nenana on
] Sunday enroute to Anchorage.
i Farke L. Stump has purchased
; the Christensen cottage on C street,
■ next to the Presbyterian mance.
Mrs. L. Rosburg returned from
i Fairbanks on Sunday and will leave
| for the Outside shortly
j Mrs. Berglar.d and son George
t left for the Outside on Sunday.
“Newt, the Barber" was a through
i passenger on Sunday, enroute from
. Anchorage to Fairbanks.
Mrs. Coutts returned to Nenana
; from the Outside on Sunday, after
an absence of many months.
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John Lippick, who has conducted
a hand laundry in Nenana during
, the last several years, left for the
j Outside on Sunday, having disposed
; of the business.
I Mrs. Jack O’Connor, of Fairbanks,
arrived in Xenana on Sunday on her
, way to Anchorage.
■! Judge and Mrs. Clegg and Judge
: Ritchie were the guests of Mrs.
Jos. Fischer during their brief stay
! in Xenana on Sunday.
Bob Sheldon came down from
■ Fairbanks on Sunday to meet a
1 shipment of automobiles which did
1; not arrive.
'} Assistant Trainmaster D. B. Rose
■ arrived from the south on Sunday
■ night, aboard the special freight,
! and will be in town several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crites
: passed through Xenana on Sunday.
! enroute to their home on Fairbanks
' Creeks, after a honeymoon tour of
' the States.
COLISEUM THEATER REOPENS
WITH ENJOYABLE PROGRAM
The Coliseum theater reopened
. its doors on Sunday night with no
• traces remaining of the destructive
1; which put the popular show-house
' j out of business on the morning of
I March 25. A large and appreciative
. ■ audience crowded the theater to wit
: ness the opening feature, “One Man
. in a Million”, with George Beban in
; the title role.
The work of repair and renova
;; tion is not yet complete, but suffi
■; cient has been done to give the
:j theater a most attractive appear
| ance, and by the time Manager
t Burns has carried out all of his
plans for beautifying the place, it
will be one of the most attractive
1 theaters in the North.
;1 The Beban feature was repeated
3! last night, and tonight Samuel Gold
’ | wyn and Rex Beach will present
| "It’s a Great Life”, a splendid com
, | edy in six parts.
[\ ORPHEUM SHOW TOMORROW
J The Orpheum theater will be dark
tonight but there will be splendid,
program for tomorrow night, with
rj Marguerite Fisher in “Fair Enough”
. with an International News as a
. curtain raiser. The price of adm;
! j sion will be a quarter.
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i RANCH EGGS —$1 per dortn. A
G. JOHNSON.
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FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
MEEHSCHAUM PIPES IN CASES
BAKELITE PIPES IN SETS OF TWO
WITH CIGARETTE HOLDER—IN SWELL CASES
FOR HER BIRTHDAY
HIGHEST QUALITY STATIOENRY
HIGH GRADE CHOCOLATES IN FANCY BOXES OR BULK
LADIES’ CIGARETTE HOLDERS
FRESH ICE CREAM EVERY DAY S
TOBACCO — CIGARS — SOFT DRINKS H
THE PORTLAND
ALP EKE LAND, Prop
Hotel Golden Gate
Fairbanks
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NO FINER
ACCOMMODATIONS
ANYWHERE
improved—Renovated
telephone «
J. H. RUSSELL, Manager H
DR. A. B. CARMICHAEL
Announces the opening of
Offices in the Bowen Building,
Nenana, for the genera! prac
tice of Medicine and Surgery.
Shoe Shine
CLUB CORNER
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Retail Prices
New Goods
EGGS, per dozen $ .50
BUTTER, per pound ,50
PURITAN BACON, lb .55
PURITAN HAM. lb .45
HAPPY HOME BRAND
Canned Fruit, 3 for 1.25
Berriea, 3 for 1.25
CARNATION MILK—
'Three can* for .50
Johnson’s Store
SALMON SALMON SALMON
481b. Ca. King’s $!>. NO Labels .
Salt Bellies, 801b. bbls., 20c lb.
Salt Red Salmon, 701b bbls., 14c lb
501b. bx. Kippered Salmon, 35c. lb
Dog Salmon, 501b bales, 12 tjc. lb
F. O. B. ANCHORAGE
H. J. EMARD
Cabbage, Cucumbers
Tomatoes, Grapefruit
Oranges, Lemons, &c.
W. A. COGHILL
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
Shoes - - Shoes
WE HAVE A NEW LOT OF SHOES ENROUTE
AND ARE CLEARING OUT THE BROKEN LINES OF
Mens, Womens and Childrens
Dress and Work Shoes
At less than Cost
Second Hand
Eden Electric Washing Machine
$95.00