THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth presi
dent of the United States, was born
in Hardin county, Kentucky, one
hundred and ten years ago today.
His earliest ancestor in America was
Samuel Lincoln, of Norwich, Kng
Jaml ,who settled in Hingham, Mass.,
where he died, leaving a son, Mor
decai, whose son of the same name
removed to Monmouth, N. J., anil
thence to Berks county, Pa , where
he died in 17:15. One of his sons,
John, removed to Rockingham coun
ty, Va., and died there, leaving five
sons, one of whom named Abraham,
migrated to Kentucky about 17K0.
About four years later he was
killed by Indians, leaving three sons,
Mordeeai, Josiah and Thomas, and
two daughters. Their mother then
located in Washington county, Ky.,
and there brought up her family.
The youngest son, Thom°s, learned
the trade of carpenter, and in 180l>,
married Nancy Hanks, a niece of
the man with whom he learned his
trade. They had three children,
the second of whom was Abraham,
the future president of the United
States.
Iii 181(> Thomas Lincoln removed
to Indiana, and settled on Little
Pidgeon creek, not far distant from
the Ohio river, where Abraham
grew to manhood. He made the
best use of his limited opportunities
to acquire an education, and at the
same time prepare himself for busi
ness. At the age of 19 years he
was intrusted with a cargo of farm
produce which he took to New Or
leans and sold. In 18110 the family
again emigrated, locating this time
in Macon country. 111. From Macon
county, the family moved later to
Coles county, where the father died,
in 1851, at the age of 73 years.
In the meantime, Abraham had
hired himself out to a man named
Denton Offut, whom he assisted to
build a flatboat; accompanied him
to New Orleans on a trading voyage
and returned with him to New
Salem, where Offutt nened a store.
Lincoln remained with him for a
time, during which he employed his
leisure in constant reading and
study. Ife learned the .elements of
grammar and made a beginning in
the study of surveying and the prin
ciples of law.
But the next year an Indian war
began and Lincoln volunteered and
was elected captain of his company.
His service in command was brief
however, for the company was mus
tered out within a month. Lincoln
immediately re-enlisted as a private
and served for several weeks. He
returned to his home and made a
try for the legislature, but was de
feated. Then he bought a store,
giving notes for the purchase, but
he was unfortunate in the selection
of a partner and the business soon
went to wreck, leaving Lincoln
burdened with a heavy debt, which
he eventually paid in full. He then
app’ied himself earnestly to the
j'udy of lew. In 1833 he was ap
•tu in ted postmaster of New Salem
ai d filled the office for three years.
He also held the office of deputy
county sur '"or. He was elected
to th.i loggl. Aire* in 1834, re-elected
in 18''C, 18 8 and 1840, after which
"he declined o serve further.
In 1837 Lincoln removed to'
Springfield and began the practice
of law, as the partner of John T.
ftewart. In 1842 he married Miss
Mary ’’oci 1, a Kentucky girl. He
was elected to Congress in 1846,
but served only one term. During
his term of office he advocated the
abolition of slavery. When the Re
publican party was fully organized
throughout the country, he became
its leader in Illinois, and in 1858
he was chosen by his party to oppose
Stephen A. Douglas, for the senate,
and challenged him to a debate. The
challenge was accepted and the de
bate attracted widespread attention.
The legislature, however, was favor
able to Douglas, and he was elected
to the senate. In 1800 the Re
publicans nominated Lincoln for the
presidency and he was elected on
November 0. Four years later he
was re-elected, receiving 212 elect
oral votes. General McClennan, the
opposition candidate, received only
21 votes.
The shooting of President Lincoln
occurred on April 14, 1865, at
Ford’s theater, Washington, D. C.,
death occurring the following day.
He was buried at Oak Ridge, near
Springfield, 111.
ROAD BUILDING WILL HELP
The bin question under consider
ation at the present time by the
various states and the federal gov
ernment is how to take care of the
fighting men of the United States
army, now that their job of licking
the kaiser has been successfully
accomplished. The sudden termin
ation of the war has found the
country somewhat unprepared for
the flood of labor of all kinds
which demobilization threatens.
In searching about for a solu
tion of the readjustment problem,
a number of the states have hit
upon the plan of large-scale road
building as a means of absorbing
surplus soldier-labor. The roads
are needed and the time required
to build them will give the country
a chance to get back to a normal
basis.
It is doubtful, however, if there
is a state in the union in which
soldiers can be employed to better
advantage than here in Alaska.
Roads represent the territory’s
greatest need at the present time,
but the funds available are not
sufficient to do more than the
usual amount of work. Under the
existing restrictions, road work in
Alaska consists chiefly of repairs
to roads already constructed.
Sometimes the funds permit of
the extension of a trail, where the
need is great, and occasionally a
few miles of new wagon road are
constructed during the summer.
Last year the new construction was
limited to forty miles—hardly
enough, as Alaska’s needs and dis
tances are measured, to deserve
mention.
The appropriation of a substan
tial amount by the federal govern
ment, and the co-ordination of road
building activities under one di
recting head, would make develop
ment possible in a number of prom
ising mining districts which are
now practically inaccessible; and
employment would be provided for
a large number of Uncle Sam’s sol
diers. This employment must be
provided somewhere, somehow, and
the need of road construction on
a comprehensive scale is greater,
probably in Alaska, than in any
other part of the United States.
The Anchorage district needs roads,
the Nenana district needs roads,
the Ruby district needs roads, the
Koyukuk district, in which no
money at all has been spent by the
federal or territorial government
on road construction, is greatly in
need of improved transportation
t
facilities. And so it goes through
* .
out the entire territory. There is
not a district which would not be
benefitted by good or better roads
and there is scarcely a limit Jto the
increase in productiveness which
would follow systematic road build
ing.
YOU’VE GOT THE FLU
When your back is broke and your
eyes are blurred,
And your shinbones knock and your
tongue is furred, <
And your tonsils squeak and your
hair is dry,
And you’re doggone sure you are
going to die;
But your’re skeered you won’t and
afraid you will,
Just drag to bed and have your
chill,
And pray the Lord to see you
through,
For you’ve got the flu, boy; you’ve
got the flu!
When your toes curl up and your
belt goes flat,
And your’re twice as mean as a
Thomas cat,
And life is a long and dismal
curse,
And your food all tastes like a
hard boiled hearse;
When your lattice aches and your
head’s a-buzz,
And nothing is as it ever was,
Here are my sad regrets to you—
You’ve got the flu, boy; you’ve
got the flu!
What is it like, this Spanish flu?
Ask me, brother, for I’ve been
through;
It is by misery, out of dispair;
It pulls your teeth and curls your
hair;
It thins your blood and breaks
your bones, I
And fills your craw with moans1
and groans, i
And sometimes, maybe, you get
well;
Some call it flu—I call it hell! :
We’ve had ours—HAVE YOU? j
—Anonymous, j
NENANA TO TALKEETNA
DISTANCE TABLE
l
Talkeetna is the end of steel on!
the coast division.
From Nenana to
Nenana Crossing (by rail)
Lignite .
Riley Creek .............
Jack River .
No. Miles
,ul
.90 !
.no!
.128
162
182
Broad Pass Summit
Sullivan’s .
Indian River
Dead Horse .
Talkeetna ..202
The distances given are approxi
mate.
Alaska's pioneer herring can- j
nery the Port Walter plant of the j
Alaska Herring & Sardine company, ,
now controlled by the Wilson Fish
eries company, has been almost com-!
pletely rebuilt during the past sea
son under the direction of Lee H.
Wakefield, and the plant is now
one of the most complete and mod
ern rtsh packing establishments in
the country.
James Munley, a son of District
Attorney Wm. H. Munly, of the
Third Division, is the proud pos
sessor of a German helmet sent
| him by his brother, Edmund, who
! picked it up on the field of battle
| and forwarded it to his relative.
| It is of metal and as large as a
small wash tub. It is quite a curi
osity and is highly valued by James.
TWO ARE ADMITTED
TO U. S. CITIZENSHIP
In the hearings held at the dis
trict court at Fairbanks of the
naturalization calendar on the night
of February 10th, only two of the
applicants were duly admitted to
citizenship.
i The two fortunate men were Ole
! Johnson Wolden, of Olnes, and
James Sizeland, of Nenana. The
[other applicants could not finish
j their hearings, as their witnesses j
failed to show up.
Giorgio Samuel Martini, of Ne
naha declared his intention to be
come a citizen of the United States.
Martini is an Italian subject, at the
present time.
DREW PICTURE OF CHRIST;
PRISONER GIVEN PAROLE
SAN BERNADINO, Cal.—When
Ramon Garcia, one armed Mexican
robber drew a picture of Christ
on the cross on the walls of the
county jail here, he started the
machinery which ultimately brought
his release from San Quentin prison
to which he was sentenced.
Since March, 1917, when Garcia
first sketched the likeness, hundreds
of prisoners have stood before it
in reverence, according to the jail
ors. The fame of the picture spread
and caused five judges of the state
supreme court and the board of
pardons to join with Judges H. T.'
Dewhirst and J. W. Curtis and
District Attorney T. W. Duckworth
in urging a pardon for Garcia. |
As the result of the concerted
appeal for clemency for the im
prisoned man, Governor William
D. Stephens, two days before
Christmas, communted Garcia’s1
sentence.
GOOD OLD CLEM
PARIS.—American soldiers who
wanted to cheer for Clemenceau,'
the French premier during the pro
cession down the Champs Elysess
when President Wilson arrived here,
disagreed on the pronunciation of
his name and finally compromised
by cheering for “Clem, good old
Clem.” And “Clem” it was for the
Americans all along the line as the
coach carrying the old “tiger of
France” passed on the journey to
the princely house of the Murats.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dogs with
harness complete. Sled 12 feet
long, in good shape. Malamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. $160 for the outfit
Apply George Hanoff, Cooney j
Hotel.
FOR SALE—Wall folding bed;
single spring; new lumber frame;'
has silkoline curtain. Suitable,
for one-room cabin, provides |
shelf room, economizes space; is;
more sightly than ordinary bed.
Price $12. Inquire Mrs. D’Orsay’s
Tailor Shop, Third and A streets.!
FOR RENT—Good log cabin, in-,
quire of Mrs. Nicley.
FOR RENT—Large front room,
suitable for club rooms or parties,
by night, week or month. Inquire
of Mrs. Nicley.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
rHE NEWS OFFICE
We are in the Fur Manu
facturing Business, therefore
CAN and WILL pay you more
for your furs than any other
fur buyer In town
SIMSON’S
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wage* at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
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We Carry the Best Grade of
MACKINAW SHIRTS, COATS and PANTS
Finest assortment of Men’s Socks, Daniel
Green Felt Shoes and Slippers, Moccasins,
Wool Blankets and Comforters
A Full Line of Miner's and Trapper's Supples
FOWLER & MORRIS
GROCERS
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
t
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rates By the Week or Month
MRS. NICELY, Proprietress
CLOSING OUT
Our Large Stock of Furniture, Rugs,
Beds, Bedding, etc. Anderson
Bros. & Nerland.
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Brown, .Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, ,J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, W ,T.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, N. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven, It. J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
jGagnon, Wm.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C. !
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G. f
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W.
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.