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THE NORTHERN COMMERCIAL
Of AlasRa
IS ONE OF THE PERMANENT INSTITU
TIONS OF ALASKA AND THE COMPANY IS
COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF SOURDOUGHS.
THE PRICES MADE BY THF. COMPANY IN
THE PAST KAYE BEEN THF STANDARD IN
THE COUNTRY. WE ARE NOW CONSTANTLY
ADJUSTING CUR PRICES TO MEET WITH
NEW CONDITIONS AND THL LOWERING OF
PRICES OUTSIDF.
We Intend to Meet sill Competition
and we are Here on the ground
ready always to MaKe R.igHt
Any Defective Goods
< GENTLEMEN
The Cleaning, Mending and Press
ing of Shirts, Parkas, Suits, Robes
and Fur Coats goes merrily on at
D’ORSAY’S SHOP
< Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi Joe O'Connor
Secretary. President,
U.s. GRILL
THE BEST OF ALL
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
The Best of Everything at
Right Prices
SERVICE UNEXCELLED
Call Often
You Are Always Welcome
SECOND AVE. • FAIRBANKS
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Home Restaurant
In Quality of Goods and Quickness
of Service We Lead and all
Others Follow
Fourth Avenue—Next Moose Hall
J. E. TERRILL
Fairbanks Telephone 93B
Merchant’s Cafe
BEST MEALS
PRICES REASONABLE
KLAPPROTH & ADAMI
Next to Northern Hotel
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NEW
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HARDWARE
and GUN STORE
Second Avenue near Cushman
HOTEL
NORTHERN
FAIRBANKS
Only Hot Water Heating System
• in Fairbank*
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C, CHeid
(Successor to R. S. McDonald)
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Companies
MAGAZINE AGENCY
NOTARY PUBLIC
Slater’s Dairy sells pure fresh milk
it 25c a quart. GET THE BEST.
Fresh milk from Slater’s Dairy at
25 cents a quart.
NEW LINE OF
Optical Goods
AT NEW PRICES
EIGHT POWER BINOCULARS
AT BARGAIN PRICES
Quartz and Reading
GLASSES
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A .SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
NENANA LODGE No. 1IS3
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictato:
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
LAMM and COMPANY
Tailors of Chicago
Announcing a general reduction
affecting all Fall and Winter
1921-1922 pattern*. Suit or Over
coat can be bad for $32.50
and up. You buy satisfaction when
you buy Lamm Clothe*. They
are worn by particular dressers
everywhere
BERG, The TaUor
FAIRBANKS
If Comfort, Economy and the
Environments of Home
Appeal to You,
STOP AT THE
MONTANA
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH.
If you can’t aell it the old way—
try advertising. It usually helps
News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Stei/, Co
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C. W. Anderson, John Bellow?,
Andy Livingstone and Dan Keeler
are among the recent arrivals in
town.
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The fall term of the district co 'rt
came to a close on Tuesday, and the
spring term was formally opened on
Wednesday morning at 11 a. m
The grand jury will meet at i"
o’clock on Friday morning, March
3rd, and the petit juiy will report
on Monday, March 13.
Mrs. Roy Maddocks who
; principal of the Fox -chool
| irg the town a brief visi*.
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• Andrew Kelson a miter >n Pc’io d
I creek who had been visit r.g n ’own
[ returned to his camp yesterday.
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John Fox of Skoogy Gulch who ^
came to town seme time ago to act (:
as engineer and pilot of the Alaska ^
Road Commission tractor employed j ®
; in clearing the streets of snow, re- j
turned to his camp yesterday.
W. F. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson
and son Billy returned to town on
| the Sourdough limited on Sunday
i from the coast. Mrs. Thompson
and Bill who had been :o the State
were met at Seward by W. F. and
J escorted home.
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I Bob Staples who is engaged in |T
; mining on Goklstream is visiting in ^
town. a
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The Curling Club is warming up i
considerably in the play for the
Avakoff & Brown trophy. The c
standing of the rinks is Riekert n
1000, Thompson, Sutherland, Xor
dale, Carlsten and Foley 500 each,,!
with Schooling, Weber and Browr. e
bringing up .the rear with nothing
in the way of a score to their P
credit. a
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All of Tuesday was consumed in, \
the commissioner’s court in the tri il (;
of the case against Arthur Robin- e
son who is charged with a violation s
of the dry law. The case went to b
the jury shortly after 4 p. m. who g
returned a verdict of guilty at 2 ti
o'clock next morning. Commission- a
! er Boyd postponed the sentencing of a
the accused till Friday. March 3.
The Empress theatre has inaugu
rated a new- departure in their serv- ^
ice for the benefit of the public and •
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the movie fan. Two shows are now y,
being given on Sundays, the first -y
| commencing at 7:15 and the second
] at 9:15 p. m. There were two
| shows last Sunday and both were r
well patronized. c
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Captain C. W. Adams, formerly
of the steamer Tatiana, report^ that
a deal has been closed wheie'ov Sam c
Dubin of Alatna on the Koyukuk j
river becomes the owner of the .
-mall and powerful steamer Teddy s
H and her two barges. The vessel
1 which is now on the ways at Chena
! is being thoroly refitted and repair- r
! ed and will be placed on the run be- S
I tween Kenana and Koyukuk river i
i points in the freight arid passenger >
business in the spring. a
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Lynn Short is a recent arrival,
j from Fort Gibbon. He is here on c
| court business and is registered at t
; the Pioneer Hotel.
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i Miss Geddes came in on the last j
| train from the creeks and is visiting t
in town. {
Commencing next Monday night,
the Bureau of Mines will give in
structions in first aid, at the Ma
sonic Temple. The instructions will
; continue for five consecutive nights.
A! Sutton and Hi Clark who had j
; been sojourning at the China Hot
| Springs returned to town yesterday '
and report that they both have ben-1
efited much and enjoyed their vaca
tion. They traveled under slow bell
on the return trip owing to badly
drifted trails and deep snowi
Dr. H. L. Hedger is back at the
old stand after a six weeks’ vacario- j
' at the Circle Hot Springs. Ps re
■respondent
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rts having had a splendid time
d has developed into a booster for
tter transportation facilities to the
mcus resor: which has been of in
tiirable benefit to many sufferers,
le Dr. thinks that the people of
e Tanana valley should urge the
nstruction of an automobile road
the springs.
At 6:40 p. m. on Tuesday a sharp
rthquake shock was. felt here, al
o the tremblor was of short dura
jn it had the effect of waking up
veral hotel loungers.
Peter Mrre of Cleary who is on
e grand jury arrived in town to
Mrs. John Bering was an outgo
g passenger on the Sourdough
nited Wednesday. She is bound
ir Nenar.a where she will visit with
;r son and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
oyd Hering.
The case against Jack Crook who
charged with a violation of the
ry law was called at the commis
oner's court yesterday morning,
jt, owing to the business eonnect
1 with the opening of the spring
rm of the district court, the ca.-e
as postponed until the afternoon.
W. W. O'Leary the Cleary creek
■tighter is a recent arrival in town,
e is a member of the grand jury
nd will remain here until that body
includes its investigations.
William E. Kenyon is now offi
ating at the postoffice in the
ioney order branch of that estab
shmer.t, succeeding W. W. Clark.
; would appear that Mr. Clark faii
i to make his exit quickly enough
> suit Postmaster T H. Deal who
roceded to eject him forcibly thru
side window resulting in the
reaking of a large pane of glass,
rilliam Hunter of the Cold Storage
o. acted as peacemaker and put an
nd to the fracas. Postmaster Deal
retained a nasty cut from the
roken window. A piece of corru
ated iron now adorns the window
trough which Thomas Henry Deal
ttempted to force Mr. W. W. Clark,
nd serves as a reminder of the
. ontretemps."
The fire department answered a
urry call from the Robertson stu
io Tuesday evening where an over
eated chimney threatened damage,
here was no damage done.
An epidemic cf colds is going the
ounds in this city and several cases
f it are being treated in the hospi
il.
Recent arrivals in town inclue Sid
heldon, Joe Fermal. Henry- Hollis,
latt Larson and Fred Olson, while
rose leaving were P W. Kahn. A.
less, E. M. Keys and J. Stanley.
Fred Van Raes left for the R:» 1
oad town on the last southbound
ourdough limited. He will assist
t the publication of the Nenana
lews and will probably be away for
week or so.
The trial of Jack Crook on a
harge of violating the dry law was
ried on Wednesday before Comm s
ioner Boyd without a jury. As
istant District Atomey Collin* ap
eared for the prosecution ar.d At
omey Morton E. Stevens for the
efen.-e. At the conclusion of the
rial the commissioner took the mat
er under aiLisement.
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