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DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
FIX UP A BIT
Have that Suit pressed, cleaned and
altered, or that fu- coat or robe
renovated at little cost at
MRS. D’ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Street. (Upper)
Nenana—The Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
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Be Prepared for Cold Weather
We Have a Large and Varied Assortment of the Leading Brands of
MEN’S CLOTHING and FURNISHINGS
MACKINAW COATS
Army and Navy Sweaters
SWEATER COATS
MACKINAW PANTS
SPORT SHIRTS, Heavy Wool
WOOL SOCKS, All Weights
UNION SUITS and TWO PIECE GARMENTS
GENUINE DANIEL GREEN FELT SHOES
BALL BAND ARCTICS
WOOL BLANKETS BLANKET SHEETS COMFORTERS
SEE OUR BRUSSELS and WILTON RUGS, ALL SIZES
Bisse.l’s Vacuum Sweepers Electric Vacuum Sweepers
We Carry a Full Line of
MINERS’ and TRAPPERS’ SUPPLIES
and Can Furnish Your Outfit Complete at Special Prices
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
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Burgess-Karstens
AUTO STAGE
Fairbanks-Nenana
Fast Comfortable Trip • • Fare $15
Reservations at The Terminal
Fairbanks Office at Pioneer Hotel
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
IF YOU EAT ICE CREAM
CANDY-FRUIT-OR CHEWING GUM
IF YOU SMOKE CIGARS
CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO OF ANY KIND
IF YOU DRINK CIDER
OR ANY KIND OF CARBONATED DRINKS
OR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MOMENT’S
RECREATION OR AMUSEMENT, TRY
THE ARCTIC
DAVIS St. TAYLOR, Prop*.
ALSO NICELY FURNISHED, WARM AND COZY ROOMS
FOR RENT AT REASONABLE RATES
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SOLDIERS COMING
BACK TO ALASKA
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From all accounts received from
Alaskans drafted into the army
every one of them will come back
North again just as soon as the war
department turns them loose, and
the news received from the boys
would indicate that they are doing
everything in their power to bring
influence to bear on the war de
partment so that the may secure
their discharges as quickly as pos
sible.
All indications point to the fact
that the coming spring will see an
influx of ex-soldiers to the North
land, as a great many of the Alas
kans are bringing their friends
along. Nenana would appear to be
their objective, and the majority of
them expect to get work on the
government railroad.
Bob Swe. well known Nenana boy,
writing from Camp Grant, 111, under
date of January 15, says that the
Northern boys in the army are do
ing about all they can to get out
of the army and get back to Alaska.
He says: “Belive me. we will all
be glad to get back. Outside is all
right, but somehow it isn’t like
Alaska at all. Howt soon we may
get out, I can't say, but we sure
hope it will be pretty quick, so that
we can get in before the breakup.
We have written and wired to all
men of any influence, both in Alas
ka and in the States, and it looks
as though we have a chance now
to get out pretty soon.
“The only one who was a dis
appointment to us was Governor
Riggs. All the others wired prompt
ly that they would do all they could
to help us out, but he thought it
more proper for'him to say that the
war department would turn us loose
at the proper time, and that Alas
kans do not mean or want to shirk
their parts, but that they are all
anxious to do whatever is asked of
them.
“New all that sounds very nic-e,
as lo: ; 3 you don’t know what is
going: on here, but the truth of the
whole matter is this: every other
unit of the army is disbanded as
soon as they hit the States, while
we Alaskans are doing gtiarci dutv,
together With old soldiers, whereat
t °f the other drafted men out
here are discharged. So you see’
that it was quite a shock to us to!
see how little interest our own gov- ;
ernor takes in matters pertaining j
to Alaska and her men in the
service.”
Since writing the letter referred
to, Bob Swe has been discharged
and is now hot-footing it for the
North.
J. C. \anOrsdel received the fol
lowing wire from Gus Hahn Satur
day night:
Camp Grant, 111., Feb. 15.
"Have Doner, chief timekeeper,
A. E. C., wire me at once that my
services are required with the Com
mission. Can get out of the army
on these grounds. Bob is out.
‘‘GUS J. HAHN,
Co. B., 14th Infantry.” j
Gus Hahn was, for a long time,
employed by the Alaskan Engin
eering commission as a piledriver
man. He was promoted to pile
driver foreman when Lost Slough
broke through at 20-mile, and was
engaged in the elaborate flood pro
tection works undertaken by the
A. E. C. at that time
Nels and Nick Larson, brothers
of Mrs. Alex Fowler of Nenana, are
also very anxious to come North
as soon as possible. Nick has been
discharged and is now in Seattle,
awaiting the sailing of the first
Northbound boat. Nels, who is a
sergeant, expects to be discharged
very shortly, and will also come
North. Both these boys had been
in the service of the A. E. C. Nick
was a fcrakeman when he resigned
to join the army, and Nels had a
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
grading contract at the Crossing;
he also owned several head of fine
stock, which were used for railroad
building purposes
Delegate Wickersham recently
wired to Xels, requesting informa
tion regarding Alaskans who wished
to return North. The delegate
wanted the names of the men in
Nel’s company who were anxious
to go North, and in reply Nels
wired him the names of 142 men.
These men expect to be discharged
almost immediately, and will head
for the trail leading to Nenana.
It is reported that Arnold Sather
and Allen Grennan, former N.--J
nanaites, have been discharged.1
Sather is coming to Nenana, but
nothing is known locally of Allan
Grennan’e intentions. {
Writing to Frank Doner from
Prosser, Wash., under date of Janu- i
ary 31, Ralph Darling, former tran
sit man with the A. E. C., says he
is now in the reclamation service
and is apparently satisfied. Ken
neth Case, formerly resident engin
eer, stationed at the Crossing, is
also ift the same service in North 1
Yakima, Wash. He says that Grady
Sumerlin, former A. E. C. man, and
Ray Steele, of the A. Y. N. Co., of
Fairbanks, were also discharged at
about the same time as he was and
that they had gone to their homes.
E. G. Pearson and Art Denny,
former A. E. C. men also, are in the
87th U. S. Guards, doing duty at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, awaiting their
discharges, when they will come
North.
Asa Pittock, another A. E. C. man
is now at Newport News, and says
he is very tired of the army. He is
coming North as soon as he can
get away.
Kenneth Case, who was recently
in Seattle, told Darling on his re
turn to Yakima, that he saw most
of the townspeople of Nenana in
Seattle, and that they were all talk
ing of going back to Alaska.
TRAVELERS ENJOY
DELIGHTFUL TRIP
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Mrs. J. C. Van Orsdel, who re
cently made the trip to Anchorage
over the Broad Pass trail, writing
to her husband, says that she had
a most wonderful trip on the Cooney
stage, driven by William Sborgia, a
Kantishna mining man. The actual
traveling time between steel was
only 38 hours.
Mrs. Van Orsdel, Mr. and Mrs.
Ellenson and A. J. Hewitt left Ne
nana on February 1, stayed over at
the 43-mile roadhouse for the night
and started out to negotiate the
Broad Pass trail early next morning.
Sborgia had Mesdames Van Orsdel
and Ellenson on his sled; Cooney
took on Elenson, the dog feed and
some baggage; while Hewitt brought
up the rear on Charlie Smith’s dog
sled. Sborgia, who had never been [
over the trail before, swung up Lig
nite creek and traveled about two
miles up that creek before he found
out that he was off the track. He
repeated this performance at Healey
river, going up that stream about |
half a mile. They met a prospector ■
who told Sborgia he was off the ■
trail.
Returning to the main trail, good
time was made. Sborgia took the;
trail through the canyon and arrived
safely at Riley creek roadhouse,
run by Maurice Moreno, five hours
ahead of both Cooney and Smith.
Mrs. Van Orsdel says that they did
not know, at the time, that the
passage through the canyon was
considered dangerous. ,
The party arrived at Talkeetna
Saturday, February 8, and were
given a' great welcome by the people,
of that burg. A dance was gotten
up in honor of the visiting ladies,
and during their stay there, of
nearly three days, several dinner
parties and other e” iertainments
were gotten up by the people of
iLADIES
We hare decided to keep open until March 7th, as in this
way we will be closed only three weeks. We still have a nice
selection of
I EVENING GOWNS
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* GOWNS FOR. ALL OCCASIONS
:j! AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
{ SIX WINTER COATS TO CLOSE OUT
* ALL CORSETS, WOOLEN, MUSLIN, UNDERWEAR. SKIRTS.
S PETTICOATS AND WAISTS 10 Per cent OFF. A
>: FEW HATS AT HALF PRICE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY AND SAVE MONEY
>;• We Must Make Room For the New Spring Goods
X WE MUST MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW SPRING GOODS.
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We Carry a Complete Line of
1 FRESH HIGH GRADE
Imperial candies
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| Salted Pecans, Almonds, Peanuts 1
Apples and Oranges
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HYLAND’S CIGAR STORE
CIGARS POOL TOBACCOS
Soft Drinks Candies Fresh Fruit
Warm Comfortable Rooms
Barber Shop in Connection
Mike Hyland, Prop.
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Talkeetna.
Mrs. Ethel Bennett, who left Ne
nana Sunday, February 2, arrived
at Talkeetna late on the evening
of the 10th, Dick Morriss left on the
morning of the 5th and mushed
from end of steel, light, also arrived
on the evening of the 10th, a few
hours ahead of Mrs. Bennett. Dick
said Charlie Sellender was right be
hind him and that he would be in
in a few hours.
The entire party caught the train
on Tuesday, the 11th, arriving in
Anchorage on the 13th.
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Thelin's stage left this morning
for Fairbanks with the mail and a
little freight. He will be two days
on the trip.
The Burgess automobile left Ne
nana this morning for the upper
town with a little express and Mike
Sapoff and Bob Serfino as pass
engers for the upper town.
All things come to him who waits,
including poor vision—unless be
cares for his eyes in time. We fit
you with goggles—light, medium,
and dark amber, 50c to $1.25; Wm.
Taylor, jeweler.
At Union Hr.ll on Tuesday and
Friday nights, comrren ing at 9:30
and ending at Midnight.
Fox Trotting a Specialty. Rates
on application at Union Mall.
Mrs. Belle Campbell
CLOSING OUT
Our Large Stock of Furniture, Rugs,
Beds, Bedding, etc. Anderson
Bros. Sl Norland.
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Phone 84 Front Between C and D
Johnson’s Store
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PRICES REASONABLE LOUIS JOHNSON, Prop.
COONEY STAGE LINE
Nenana -TalKeetna
QUICK TRIP BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
R«fer*atloni at Cooney Hotel
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