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IS NOW OPEN UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
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MODERATE RATES
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THOS. H. FOSTER, Prop.
A. Fairbanks, Alaska
illiam A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
J. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
FRESH CHICKEN
DOODLES
C K E N CHOP SUEY
MADE TO ORDER
YTHING FRESH FROM
THE OUTSIDE
MEALS 75c AND UP
TRY THE
' Wort hern Cafe
PRING WORK FOR MEN
aning, pressing, repair work,
g me coats, suits, shirts, any
fig that needs renovating.
D’ORSAY TAILOR SHOP
rORM SWEEPS NEW JERSEY
:ARRINGTON', N. J. July 12—
j district was swept this week by
rific wind and rain storm, the
being estimated at several
itidred thousand dollars.
MINERS KILLED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 14
Five miners were killed yesterday
and several other persons injured
.when a train of cars at the She
Wj 4 Steel Company’s mine broke a
W a. vh'le one of the shifts was de
sounding into the mine .The accident
was caused by a broken coupling.
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
feed and supplies WHOLESALE.
Write for free pricelist. Peoples
! Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.”
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT .MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictator
ALEX FOWLER. ALF EKELANU
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
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COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
PHONE YOUR ORDERS
TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
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News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Stei/9 Correspondent
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John Wigger is a recent arrival
in town from the Tolovana district.
He will return to the Tolovana im
mediately, traveling in his new mo
tor boat, just built by Sam Jensen.
Wigger reports much activity in the
Tolovana at present, with all men
working at top speed to take ad
vantage of favorable water condi
tions. The output of the camp, he
thinks, will be as much as last sea
. C. A. Newton has purchased the
Alex Simson cabin on Sixth street,
near Lacy.
E. O. Johnson, former member of
the Fairbanks fire department, left
for the coast yesterday, enroute to
Marysville, Cal.
Bert Billson, formerly connected
with the Right Grocery, was among
those leaving for the States yester
day. He is going to San Francisco.
Fairbanks is in gala attire in pre
paration for the reception of the
Presidential party and an elaborate
program of entertainment has been
arranged for the visitors, who will
arrive here Sunday night. The Pio
neers and the Native Sons and
Daughters of the North will be in
the receiving line, having decided
to join forces for the occasion.
Preparations also are being made
on Garden Island. A wire fence is
being placed about the station to
prevent possible crowding of the
party upon its arrival from Nenar.a
; and Marshal Gilbert B. Stevens will
have a force of deputies on hand to
insure expeditious handling of the
program.
Local merchants are finding much
difficutly in securing the shipment
of perishables from Seattle, the ex
, cuse being that there is not suffi
cient steamer space to accomodate
the shipments. The trouble has be
come rather acute since the tieup
on the Alaska Railroad early in
June.
Mesdames Robert J. Sommer?, of
Juneau, and Mr?. A. B. Phillip?, of
N'enana. were the guests of honor
at a number of house parties, dur
ing their visit in Fairbanks this
week. On Thursday afternoon they
were the guests of the ladies' bridge
club, at the home of Mrs. J. H.
Kelly.
There is promise of heavy travel
over the Richardson highway dur
ing the coming month. The Sheldon
Galen auto transportation line re
ports that bookings have been made
for upwards of 100 tourists who
will start over the road from Chit
ina during the next twenty days.
Every sort of car will be in evidence
from $o.000 touring models to Hum
ble Henries.
The members of the Brooklyn
Eagle party were the guests of
James McPike during the time that
a cleanup was in progress on his
property at the mouth of Gilmore
creek, where they had the novel
experience of seeing upwards of
$18,000 taken from the sluice box
es.
The farmers committee of the
Fairbanks Commercial club has de
cided to hold an agricultural fair dur
ing the month of September, co
operating with local farmers.
| Chief Deputy Marshal T. J. Me-,
Croskey and Deputy Marshal V. 0.
Green were among those leaving for
Nenana yesterday. Deputy Green ar
rived in Fairbanks several days ago 1
from the Koyukuk district, where he
has been stationed since his appoint
ment by Marshal Stevens.
A1 Cosslett and Joe Ensley return- j
ed to town this week from the
Beaver country where they have!
been doing assessment work on j
mining ground in which they are in-'
terested. They report the district i
looking better than it did a year
ago with the promise of considerable
development as the result of road
work now in progress.
The coal situation in Fairbanks,
in consequence of the enforced sus-!
pension of traffic on the Suntrana;
spur line, has reached an acute stage
with the local supply exhausted and ;
no promise of immediate relief. The
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situation is particularly distressing
on the creeks, where a number of
large operators were preparing to
use coal extensively.
Fairbanks
The funeral of the late George W.
Ledger, well known oldtimer of the
Rampart district who died in the
local hospital several days ago. was
held last evening under the auspices
of the local Masonic lodge.
A number of employes of the
Alaska Railroad arrived in Fairbanks
last night and began work this morn
ing on Garden Island tearing down
part of the old railroad warehouse
and making other preparations for
the terminal improvements planned
for the island.
Lewis & Bliss, who were aw'ardeu j
the contract for the new wing to ‘
the college building, will send a gang:
of men over from Anchorage short- i
ly to begin work on the big job for
which they will receive nearly $30,
000.
H. H. Ross has been appointed
administrator for the estate of the
late John Crowley.
Samuel W. Welch pioneer mer
chant of Chatanika. is among the
late visitors in town.
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Mrs. Pete Anderson was among
yesterday’s arrivals from Xenana.
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Strict watch on auto drivers will
be maintained by the city during the j
; time the Presidential party is in.
j town. Drivers are warned to keep
. within the speed limit of fifteen.
I miles an hour and to observe pre-!
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; cautions in rounding corners and;
parking cars.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter are
the happy parents of a babv girl
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who arrived at the local hospital
yesterday. Mr. Hunter is in charge
of the electrical department of the
X. C. Co.
James Dunlap, well known oldtim-:
er of the Fortymile district, who i
came to Fairbanks several weeks ago
for treatment, died this morning,
and his funeral will be held on
Tuesday under the direction of lo
cal Masons. The deceased was a
member of the Masonic order in
Massachusetts and was about 70
years of age when death came. Early
last spring the deceased and a com
panion were caught on the trail
EARLY DAY VIEW OF FAIRBANKS
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Roy Lund’s Mail and Passenger
Auto Stage Line
Regular Trips to Richardson and Way Points
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Make Your Reservation* for Point* Between
FAIRBANKS a"d CHITINA
OFFICE AT U. S. GRILL, FAIRBANKS Guarantied Fast Serviee
Tavern Cafe
Bakery and Meat Market
Mutten, Veal, Pork, Beef, Pork Tenderloins, Brains
Sweet Breads, Sausage of all kinds Head Cheese
Ham, Bacon, Ducks, Chickens, Turkeyi Oysters
Fish of all Kinds
Wholesale and Retail
Wm. Rodigkeit
| ALL TRAILS LEAD TO |
The Portland
Tobacco Stationery Candies |
| Ice Cream—Soft Drinks l
| NENANA ALF EKELAND |
Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street
during a cold snap and both were!
severely frozen, the former so se
verely that he was still in serious
condition when he arrived here for
treatment.
DANCE TONIGHT
The dancers of N'enana are invited
to attend a social dance which will
be given tonight at Union hall un
der the auspices of the N'enana So-;
cial club, which has given a number
of very enjoyable dances in recent
weeks. The best music obtainable has
been engaged for the occasion and
a pleasant evening is promised those
attending. The dance will start at
the usual hour, and the usual charge
wall be made for admission.
J. H. Bell is registered at the
Southern hotel from Seward.
Mrs. Charles Sheldon and daugh
ters Nellie and Viola returned to Ne
nana yesterday from Fairbanks.
Dr. J. H. Romig
Has arranged to come to Nenaaa
every Tuesday in connection with his
professional duties. He will come
down from Fairbanks on the regular
train Tuesday morning and return
to the upper town on the afternoon
train, which will give him more than
five hours in N’enana.
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DIRECT FROM MILL
14 cent* an Ounce
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SHIP TO
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Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE NEW YORK
Alaska Building 127 W. 271b Straal
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Central Cafe
A GOOD PLACE TO EAT
THERE IS ALWAYS A RUSH—ON—JOHN