Now Is the Time
to Celebrate
AND START THE RIGHT WAY
GET INTO A
Hart Schaffner & Marx
SUIT
None better at any price, except SOME
of the made-to-order suits.
$25 $35 $45
SIMSON’S
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
SAFE COMFORTABLE CAREFUL OPERATION
Launch Peerless, for Fairbanks
EVERY TWO DAYS. MAKE RESERVATIONS AT PORTLAND
MARKUS VISITS LIGNITE
IN SPITE OF HANDICAPS
George Markus, Commission store
keeper, took a little jaunt out tc
Nenana canyon yesterday, nearlj
every means of locomotion knowr
to the North being employed to ac
complish the journey. The round
trip of 120 miles was made in 21
hours.
George went out to the crossing
on the regular train Saturday night
Part of the remainder of the trig
was made on a handcar, some of it
on horseback, and some on foot
Even a poling-boat was used ovet
some of the distance, and the !as1
part of the return journey was made
cn the Commission’s gasoline motor
car.
Those who travel with George
have some respect for his mushing
ability, his two hundred and a few
• dozen pounds of avoirdupois appar
ently offering no handicap.
He was accompanied part of the
way by Robert E. Burns and An
drew Anderson.
BABY GIRL GLADDENS
HOME OF BOB BURNS
Robert E. Bums is wearing the
big smile today over the arrival
yesterday of a little daughter to
brighten the Burns household. The
little one made her entry into the
world yesterday morning at the
Commission hospital, where both
mother and daughter are reported
to be getting on splendidly today,
under the care of Dr. David H.
More.
Mr. Burns was out at the coal
mine when the daughter arrived,
and it was considerable of a task
to make the journey to town, in the
absence of railroad accommodation,
but he came, notwithstanding, arriv
ing here late last night.
The Cascade Laundry has plenty
of hot soft water at all times. New
bath rooms, fully equipped and san
itary, with special rooms for ladies.
You get rebate with $2.50 laundry,
which applies on bath, or pay 50c
per bath.
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j JUST RECEIVED ON STEAMER ALASKA
A SHIPMENT OF
| Fresh Imperial Candy
I Dipped Brazil Nuts In Cream
1 Fruit, Nut, and Milk Chocolates
IN HALF, ONE AND TWO POUND BOXES
I THE PORTLAND
THE BIG PLACE
| FRESH FRUIT ICE CREAM
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SECREST PARTY
MAKES HEADWAY
TOWARD NENANA
Notwithstanding the fact that
funds available at present for work
in this division will not permit of
a start being made on the proposed
wagon road which is to connect the
ends of steel, the work of building
the road is going ahead steadily
from the Anchorage end of the gap,
and the commencement of winter
should find a good double-ender trail
ready for the traffic which will de
velop between Nenana and Anchor
age after the close of navigation.
Word has been brought to Ne
nana by late arrivals over he Broad
Pass trail that the Secrest survey
ing party, which is engaged in lo
cating the route of the government
railroad north of Indian river, is
building a wagon road at the same
time. This road has now reached
a point 16 miles north of Indian
j river.
now located about five miles south
of the Broad Pass summit, with
smaller camps ahead of the work
and some behind, engaged in the
bridge and road work. The ad
vance party has reached a point
about ten miles north of the sum
mit and a fairly good horse trail
has been cut that distance toward
Nenana, to be transformed later by
the rear party into a good road.
Fairly substantial bridges are being
constructed by the road gang, and
the swamps are being corduroyed.
The Secrest party left Anchorage
on May 28. The journey from An
chorage to Talkeetna was made by
train, and from Talkeetna to Indian
river by boat, the Commission’s
gasoline power boat Betty M be
ing engaged in regular traffic be
tween these points. The first camp
was established at Indian river and
the party spent some little time
investigating a new crossing of the
Susitna river. The party then went
to the east fork of the Chulitna
river, from which point the location
work started toward Broad pass and
the Interior.
The party numbers about 36 men,
headed by T. W. Secrest, and 26
pack-horses are being used in con
nection with the work. The mem
bers of the party include: E. R.
Hinnant, field boss; Donald McDon
ald, draftsman; B. C. Welte, drafts
manffi George Cowgill, transitman;
W. Anderson, levelman; J. T. Kel
say, head chairman; A. Klaiser, rear
chainman; W. DeJohn, chainman;
Gus Schogi, level rodman; Robert
McDonald, topography rodman; Wm.
Stolt, stakeman; Roscoe Bauman,
rear flagman; George Rose, C. E.
Waite, Matt Casper, J. E. Coughlin,
A. Dahl, G. Dahl, George Green,
George Partin, H. V. Reardon,
Frank Butterfield, Nick Boyer, J.
Coffey, R. Frost, Ed Maddox, Frank
W’ells, Lon Wells, J. McDonald, and
Luke Ying, a Chink cook. Several
members of the party are returned
soldiers.
The original objective of the par
ty was Carlo creek, but it is now
the intention of the Commission to
let the coast surveyors continue on
to the Nenana canyon and the end
of steel in this division, or wherever
the Mills party, which is working
from the Interior end, is met. The
Mills party is now approaching the
canyon from the point of starting
near the Singleton roadhouse.
Railroad construction is also in
progress north from Talkeetna, more
than three miles of track having
been laid beyond the end of, the
new bridge spanning the Talkeetna
river. A considerable force is en
gaged in this work and it is expected
that rapid progress will be made as
far as Indian river, to -.vhich point
the grade has been completed. Grad
ing work is under way between In
dian river and Susitna.
^Considerable work is also in prog
ress on the Seward-Anchorage line,
which was closed practically all
winter on account of slides, and
which will require considerable fix
ing before through traffic can be
maintained with any degree of cer
tainty.
The proposed harbor improvements
at Anchorage had not been started
up to a short time ago. Some pil
ing had been delivered from Tum
again arm, for a dock at Anchorage,
but dredging is not yet in progress.
BOARD DECIDES
10 ASK VOTERS j
TO START MOVEi
Property owners of Xenana will I
be given the opportunity soon to j
express their views regarding the j
election of a board of town trustees, j
under the provisions of an act j
passed by the late legislature, to j
succeed the advisory board, which j
was elected last year to act with |!
the townsite manager in matters 1
pertaining to the town. The trus- j
tees, if it should be decided to!
choose such a board, will have prac- j
tieally the same authority as coun- j
cilmen in incorporated towns, w’ith:
power to pass ordinances and oth-j
erwise regulate the affairs of the |
town, so long as the actions of the i
board do not conflict with the town
site regulations.
It was decided yesterday at a
meeting of the advisory board, which
was attended also by the townsite
manager and a representative of
the Commercial club, to circulate
a petition among the property own
ers of Nenana, with a view to as
certaining their wishes in the mat
ter of an election. Should such an
election be favored, the petition 1
will be presented to the commis
sioner, who will issue a formal or
der of election, at which it will be
decided, by majority vote, whether
or not the town shall have a board
of trustees to succeed the advisory
board.
Yesterday’s meeting was attended
by: M. J. Cooney, chairman; Oscar
Rothenburg and Wiliam Thomas,
members of the advisory board;
Townsite Manager Carl Smith, and
R. G. Southworth, representative of
the Commercial club. Another
meeting wiil be held this week, aft
er the petition has been prepared, ;
after which the petition will be
circulated for signatures.
Fresh garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
A party of Fairbanks young peo
ple, under the chaperonage of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Atworth of Gil
more, arrived in N’enana Saturday
evening on the Moore launch and
remained in town over Sunday,
starting on the return voyage at
midnight last night. The visitors 1
attended the dance at'Union hall;
on Saturday night, which was ar
ranged in their honor, but their
plans for yesterday were somewha;
upset owing to the fact that there!
was no train available to take them
to the end of the line, south of;
N'enana. They came to Nenana, it 1
is understood, believing that it i
would be possible for them to visit :
43-mile or other points of interest j
along the railroad.
The excursionists were also some- i
what disappointed over the non-ap- j
pearance of Bob Sheldon, who was
largely responsible for the outing,
but who, apparently, found it im
possible to return from the Tolo
vana in time to meet them here.
Those composing the party were:
Mr. and Mrs^ A. G. Atworth, Mrs.
WET GOODS
Arrived on Last Boat
We Are Now Stocked on the Following
Rainier Cereal, Pints and Quarts
Rainier Special, Pints
Rainier Bock, Pints
Bevo, Pints
Cheer-O, Pints and Quarts
COGHILL’S
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| SPEEDY SAFE COMFORTABLE =
! LAUNCH VICTORY!
| FRED DOUSE, Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Every Other Day
FOR FAIRBANKS |
RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL |
Wilson, Misses Edna Lewis, Eva I
Delaney, Anita Nordale, Messrs. Al
an Nordale, J. E. Barrack, Dewey i
Surnett, Fred Van Maes, J. G.
Vloore, Jr., and Willie Stack. The
aunch was in charge of J. G.
Vloore, Sr.
The run down river was made in
ive and one-half hours, the launch
irriving here shortly after 8 o’clock
Saturday evening.
Fresh garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
Volney Richmond, superintendent
>f the Northern Commercial com- \
iany, is a passenger on the steamer
Reliance, on which he is returning
'rom a trip up the Koyukuk. He
irobably will stop over in Xenana
’or a day or two.
Isuis, W>ere Kalla and Rivers Maas
Rooms for Rent
AT THE
ARCTIC
BY THE DAY, WEEK
OR MONTH
—
Every Modem
Convenience.
Reasonable Rates.
Applv at
SIMSON’S STORE
,
Skof House
Second and Market Sts.
NOW OPEN UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT.
GLEAN AND COMFORT ABLE
MODERATE RATES
MRS. JAMES LAVIN
For Sale
HORSESHOE CAFE
BROOKS
Tk« Only Fully Equipped
Restaurant In Brooks
Open and Doing Business
Owner Leaving For Outside
RUST HOUSE
REOPENED UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT OF
MRS. C. CLAUSEN
ROOMS BY THE DAY. WEEK <
OR MONTH.
Clean, Quiet, Comfortable.
FOURTH STREET NEAR A
DRINK
DISTILLED WATER
LIMITED AMOUNT IN
EXTRA URGE BOTTLES
25c a Bottle
$2.50 a Dozen