Suits Made to Measure
Of the finest Imported and
.Domestic fabrics
made by expert tailors
Samples will arrive very shortly
Wait to see them
Ladies
The Late arrivals include some
very pretty Dresses, Slippers, Silk
Hosiery and Silk Underwear
FINE LEATHER SUITCASES AND
STEAMER TRUNKS
A most appropriate time to do your buying
Abe Simson
NEW GOODS COMING
Two Carloads of
Fresh Merchandise
Will arrive within the next few days for
JOHNSON’S STORE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE OUTFITTING
/Bban^er Stufcto
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| [MAIL y°ur FMms and receive j
same on return mail at
COAST PRICES
J FAIRBANKS,
ALASKA. J
HUGE PROFITS IN FOX FARMS
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 21
Blue fox farming on the islands
off the southern coast of Alaska is
becoming a highly prosperous in
dustry, acording to reports of re
presentatives of the Biological Sur
vey, United States Department of
Agriculture, who made a trip of
investigation to Alaska recently. A
breeding pair of blue foxes is
worth from $250 to $400, and some
breeders sell from Twenty to thirty
pairs in a season. A pelt is worth
from $150 to $250.
Some of the island farms are
near the mainland, others 100 miles
or more from the shore; many are
timbered and have abundant shrub
bery. while others, the reports state
are almost entirely barren.
WTiite and blue foxes are not dif
ferent species but merely two phas
es of the same fox. The white is the
normal winter coat of one phase,
and in summer the coat of the white
fox is brown and tawny.
The fox which is dark bluish gray
or maltose in winter and sooty gray
or brown in summer is an abnormal
representative of the same species,
most of the blue foxes in Alaska
have come from the Pribilof Is
lands or from Siberia. Ranchers u
sually have from three pairs to
twenty. Oecasionaly one hundrec
i pairs are found on a single ranch
The proper feeding of blue fox
es during the winter is undoubted
j ly the greatest problem the ranchei
has to solve. The foxes eat raw
smoked or salted fish, the last be
ing soaked in water ten or twelve
i days to freshen it. Corn meal anc
' other cereals are mixed with fisl
and cooked before feeding. The
feed is scattered along the beach, oi
put in feed houses located in differ
ent parts of the island. The wet
damp climate makes it praeticallj
impossible to dry and preserve foods
properly.
Methods of feeding can be im
proved in many ways. Most ranchers
give too much feed and do not dis
tribute it at regular intervals
and some do not give enough at
tention to sanitation. For purposes
of study and investigation to aid
those in the industry, the survey
is planning to engage in the produc
tion of blue foxes at its experimen
tal fox farm at Keeseville, N. Y.
Novel in the jewelry line is a hair
comb wich folds into a handle that
can be worn as a w-atch charm.
Comfortable rooms for rent in
The Arctic, $15.00 per month. See
Abe Simson.
JUNE
Victor Records
Just Arrived.
W. A. Coghill
ANOTHER SLIDE CAUSES
FURTHER R. R. TROUBLE
The occurrence of another slide
in the Carbon district, at Mile 353
where a large section of garde slip
ped in to the Nenana river la3t
week, has necessitated the eance!
lation of the train scheduled to
reach Nenana tomorrow from the
coast. Agent MeCulley has been ad
vised by Capt. C. G. Jones, general
, roadmaster. who is giving his per
! sonal attention to the Canyon re
pairs, that the latest slide, coming
! from the mountain side above the
• grade, so effectually blocked
1 the road that it is deemed inadvis
; able to attempt to transfer pas
isengers and‘mail around the block
i ade as was done on Tuesday.
There will be a train from Fair
; banks tomorrow as usual. It will
' leave the upper town at an early
hour and is cheduled to reach Ne
nana at 11:35 and to ioave on the
return trip to Fairbanks about three
o’clock. The trian will bring the
mail from the steamer Alaska which
was rushed over the Richardson
highway from Cordova this week by
Col. John C. Gotwals.
WHAT FAIRBANKS WILL DO
FOR BROOKLYN EAGLE PARTY
The following outline of plans
for the entertainment of the Brook
lyn Eagle excursion party, during
their stay in Fairbanks next month,
is contained in a telegram sent to
j the Brooklyn Eagle recently, by
■ Editor W. F. Thompson, of the
; Fairbanks News-Miner.
“As luck will have it, the arrival
j of the Brooklyn Eagle tourists on
| July 11 will be about the occasion
in Fairbanks of a three day pot
j latch going every hour of the day
j and night, in celebration of the
: completion of the Alaska Govern
ment Railway to Fairbanks.
“The golden spike at the Fair
banks terminus of the road will be
i driven upon the arrival of The
i Eagle special train on July 11. This
j will be the first broad-gauge train
| to ran through from the Coast to
: Fairbanks.
“The celebration starts that night
with a law-breaking exhibition of
1 Wild West circus typical of the bad
i old days when “Dangerous Dan Mc
Graw” used to shoot up the camp
Bars will be wide open. Dance halls
■will be running full blast, with
wildwomen. There will be shows
dance, and an all-night carousal
showing the bad North as it was
in the earlier days.
“The second day will bring Fair
banks up to the Brooklyn idea with
airships stunting, baseball, dancing
processions, etc.
“The third and last day of The
Eagle Party's stay will be devoted
to receptions, Eagle party trips to
college, farms, mills, mines and ex
ploring Fairbanks and the neighbor
ing 600 miles of automobile roads.
Maj. Gotwals of the Alaskan Rail
road Commission has completed res
ervations for The Eagle trip of 60
Eagle excursionists over the Rich
ardson Highway to the coast from
i Fairbanks.
“The Eagle party’s coming will
j also signalize the opening of a new
I hotel, modern in every respect which
| will accomodate the entire party in
the one hotel on its opening night.
And during the party’s stay here
Fairbanks airships can take Eaglets
10,000 feet up Mount McKinley,
j where they can obtain an obstructed
j view of the summit.”
Mrs. Sommers, wife of Robe
J. Sommers, superintendent of ro:
work in the Nome district for t!
Alaska Road Commission, and sist
of Mrs. A. B. Phillips, of Nenan
1 arrived from her home in Juneau (
l the Tuesday train, enroute to Sei
ard peninsula. She will spend se
eral weeks in Nenana and Fairban]
before leaving for Nome to jo
Mr. Sommers.
SPRING WORK FOR MEN
Cleaning, pressing, repair wori
Bring me coats, suits, shirts, an;
thing that needs renovating.
D’ORSAY TAILOR SHOP
Typewriter Paper « -fhe News
GREAT RODEO FEATURE
SgpURED BY COMMITTEE
One of the big attractions of the
Fourth of July celebration will be
Miss Jane Bernoudy, world’s champ
ion lariat artist, who is coming from
Seward to appear in a number of
special rodeo stunts. Miss Bernoudy
has appeared on the stage, in ro
deos and in the movies, having been
selected as a co-star with Harry
Gent in the production of an el
aborate play of the western ranges.
In addition to being the champion
rope spinner of the world, she has
the distinction of being the only
woman to give an exhibition of this
kind before the king of England.
For some time she was numbered a
mong the favorite stars with the
Universal Film Company, until her
retirement from the movies and
migration to Alaska.
- Miss Bernoudy comes to Xenana
highly recommended and undoubted
ly will prove one of the most en
joyable features of the forthcoming
celebration.
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
HONOR OF LONGEST DAY
Weather permitting, there will be
a band concert on A street, in front
of the Colieum theater tonight after
the picture show, by the Xenana
brass band. The concert has been
arranged by the band boys in recog
nition of the longest day in the year
when the midnight sun is supposed
to shine on most of Alaska.
The band has enrolled several
new members since its last public
appearance last Saturday night and
the playing of the organization is
improving steadily.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
There will be a special meeting
of the Xenana Masonic club at the
club rooms tonight at 8:30 for the
consideration of important business.'
A full attendance is requested.
Mrs. E. B. Collins came down
from Fairbanks on Tuesday en
route to the coast to meet her
daughter Margaret, who is a pas
senger on the steamer Alameda
enroute home on her summer va
cation.
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Julius Creek
June 14, 1923
Editor N'ews:
To settle a dispute,
could you kindly inform me through
the columns of your valuable paper
what year the first big stampede to
the Shushanna occurred?
Subscriber.
The stampede from Fairbanks
started in the spring of 1913. fol
lowing the receipt of reports from
Dawson to the effect that rich finds
had been made by Billy James and
others who had spent the winter in
the district.
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SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Available every day in the week
between the hours of 8 a. m and
10 p. m. One dollar a month. A.
D. Thompson Drug Store.
Attention!
SEATTLE’S FOREMOST
WHOLESALE JEWELER
will have on display at
TAYLOR’S STORE
a large assortment of
DIAMONDS, WATCHES and
JEWELRY
of the latest designs. No obliga
tion to purchase to see the goods
A good chance to get the size
diamond or setting or watch you
want.
W. TAYLOR,
JEWELER
It
turn itii tii
Specially Reinforced
“Ball-Band” Rubber
Boots are specially re
inforced in the vamp
and ankle to prevent
cracking.
Good design as well
as the best of materials
and workmanship is
employed to give you
long wear.
We have a fine lot
just in and can give,
you any size you want.!
BALL®BAND
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
Of Alaska
ALASKA’S LARGEST OUTFITTERS
BEEF, PORK, VEAL and MUTTON
DELICIOUS HAMS and BACON
ALL KINDS OF FOWL — — REDUCED PRICES
MARKET & COLD STORAGE PLANT ON RAILROAD RESERVE
Waechter Bros. Co. b. w. Miller
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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
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Ted Anderson came up from the
rolovana this week on the Carl
Vhite launch. He has disposed of
tis trail establishment.
SEO. ANDERSON |
Piano Expert
Ha* Arrived in Nenaaa
At The
COONEY HOTEL
Dr. J. H. Romig
las arranged to come to Nenana
very Tuesday in connection with his
rofessional duties. He will come
own from Fairbanks on the regular
rain Tuesday morning and return
a the upper town on the afternoon
rain, which will give him more than
ive hours in Nenana.
Writing paper at The News Office |
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He that listens for what people -
say of him shall never have peace.
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035. FAIRBANKS
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Nenana Gardens
Smokers' Supplies, Soft Drinks, Candies
Stationery and Fresh Fruits
POOL AND CARD TABLES
Magazines of all kinds, Rooms in Connection
The Terminal
JOE O’CONNOR HARRY A. DAVIS