THE NENANA NEWS
Application ma de October 30, 1916, at the Postoffice at Nenana, Alaska, tor
entry as second-class mail matter under the act ol March 2, 1879, by The Xe
nana Printing Company.
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Day ok Publication Saturday
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Nenana, Alaska, June 16, 1917
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While we have no reason to
complain of present activity along
the waterfront, the real work of
the season will not start until the
first through boat arrives from the
upper or lower river. Already
there are vast quantities of freight
awaiting shipment at Whitehorse,
material and supplies for the Alas
kan Engineering commission and
spring stocks for Nenana business
men: and ocean boats will soon be
arriving at St. Michael with ad
ditional freight, the greater part of
which will be unloaded at the Ne
nana waterfront.
With this freight also will arrive
many strangers, some coming in
search of work and some to see
the country. There is assurance
that the number of newcomers will
be considerable, despite the fact
that conditions on the Outside
have undergone rapid changes dur
ing the past several weeks-chang
es which will tend somewhat t)
interrupt travel moving in this di
rection. Early arrivals bring the
report that many small boats are
moving down the Yukon, headed
for Nenana, and almost without
exception representatives of the
steamship companies are predict
ing an unusually brisk travel toward
the North, the early bookings in
dicating that thousands of Outsiders
will visit Alaska during the sum
mer months.
All of which indicates that the
people of Nenana may expect a
lively summer apart from the actual
work of rushing the steel in the
direction of the coal fields, a task
which is being pushed as rapidly
as labor and material will permit
and which will assume additional
importance as the season advances.
The bazaar which is being held
at the Tennis court today under
the auspices of Red Cross and
Belgian Relief fund workers is
worthy of support. Every man,
woman and child in Nenana should
visit the bazaar and help the ladies
to make of the affair the success
it deserves, There are hundreds
of things, pretty and useful, on
sale, and the purchase of any one
of them will help to relieve the
suffering which is resulting daily
from the great war. It is the duty
of those of us who are not actually
engaged in the bloody struggle to
assist in some other way, and the
bazaar affords us the opportunity
to do so without inconvenience.
The ladies have so arranged that
those who purchase get full value
for their money and the knowledge
that we are helping a good cause
should add pleasure to the trans
action.
There is no reason why any
family in Nenana should be de
pendent upon Outside or even
local markets next winter for po
tatoes. Commissioner Thomas
Riggs. Jr., has announced that he
will provide seed potatoes at actu
al cost to any desiring to planl
potatoes and an ordinary lot is
large enough to supply the needs
of several families. A little work
at odd times will do the rest, and
the ground will be the better for
having been planted.
While it is hardly possible tc
prepare the new ball park for use
this season, it is not too early to
think about putting the ground in
condition for next year, and doubt
less the Athletic association will
give this matter attention at an
early date if it has not already done
so. The waterfront grounds are
good, better than any that could be
made in a single season, and the
ballplayers and the public gener
| erally appreciate the fact that the
1 grounds were made available only
through the cost of no small amounl
of trouble to the Commission; bul
we cannot hope to have the use ol
the waterfront indefinitely. And
besides we must have a location
where accommodations can be
provided for players and spectator;
and where the improvements wil'
be of a permanent nature.
When the association decide;
to start work on the new ground;
it will find the public ready to ren
der such assistance as may be
needed.
Senator Jack Ronan, upon his returr
to Seward after the late session of the
territorial legislature, declared that “n<
territorial patriotism was shown, mos
of the representatives having gone tc
Juneau with the idea of grabbing every
thing possible for their locality, regard
less of whether or not it is a teruporarj
placer camp.”
Effective on October 1st, this year, i
new method for shipping furs from Alas
ka will be begun. This will be by tuai
and postmasters in the territory will be
supplied immediately with the new forun
by the department of commerce.
A recent report of the city treasurer at
Valdez shows that city to have municipal
property worth 534,000.
LOCAL AND WORLD NEWS IN A CONDENSED FORM
k!
Monday's Bulletin
Fairbanks: Tli.e last naturalization
hearing to be held here this summer will
occupy the attention of Judge Bunnell
tonite. The next hearing will not be
held until after the return of the court
party from the lower river, probably early
in October.
The case of Leo Pregg vs Yal Diebold,
a civil action, which went to theiurv late
Saturday resulted in a verdict for thede
fenrient, the verdict of the jury having
been returned after a deliberation of
nearly twelve hours. The case involved
the sum of 5350.
Fairbanks: The court party is plan
ning to get away for the lower river on
the steamer Washburn, which is sched
uled to leave Fairbanks Wednesday or
Thursday. The party will consist of
Judge Bunnell, E. T. Wolcott, Assistant
United States Attorney Harry E. l’ratt.
Clerk of Court J. E. Clark, Miss Grace
Fisher and Mrs. Fred Haggren.
Butte: Latest figures obtainable in the
Speculator mine disaster show that it is
estimated that 150 miners have lost tlieir
lives. Forty bodies have been recovered
but all further attempts at rescue have
been abandoned on account of fire, and
it is said it will take a week for the fire
to burn itself out,
I Petrograd: Reports received at army
headquarters state that two Russian reg
iments on the Russo-Austrian front re
volted yesterday and absolutely refuse to
obey the orders of their commanding of
ficers. Another regiment is reported to
have placed its own officers under arrest.
Court martials have been ordered of all
persons guilty of complicity in theinsur
rections.
London: 'Where lias been no major
figting reported from the British front in
France during the past twenty-four
hours. O11 Friday the British forces de
livered a series of crushing blows to the
Germans at Ypres, taking 9000 prisoners
and capturing positions that the enemy
had held for two and one-lialf years, and
considered practically impregnable. The
British losses were very slight.
Paris: A11 American armed steamer
which arrived in a French port Saturday
evening reports a running fight with an
enemy U-boat 011 Saturday morning.
Forty-two shots were exchanged before
the submarine gave up the chase. It is
not known that the diver was hit. The
steamer was not hit.
Butte: Later report—Twenty-eight of
the entombed miners in the Speculator
mine have been brought to the surface
and all but one of them will live. Speak
ing of their experience Johnson, one of
the rescued, said; “We owe our lives
to Duggan, and if it had not been for
him none of us would be here now. He
told us all to go into the drift near where
we were at work and after we were all
1 in he directed the plugging of the mouth
of the drift with rocks and our clothes to
keep out the gas. When we became so
weakened with hunger and gas fumes as
; to be helpless he did the work of ten
men in the sealing of the drilt. I hope
they save Duggan.”
The opening game of the season be
, tween Nenana and Fairbanks which was
played in the np-river town yesterday
resulted in an easy victory for Fairbanks,
■ the score being 8 to 2. The Fairbanks
> boys are planning a return game here
next Sunday. Thiee hundred and forty
eight people attended the game.
A letter received in Fairbanks from A.
Christensen, manager of the Land and
Industrial department of the Alaskan
. Engineering commission, tells of the
manner 111 which the coast farmers are
cooperating to market their products and
regulate prices. Mr. Christensen expres
ses the hope that Interior farmers will
become equally active, in order that the
best results may be obtained and the
Outside relieved as much as possible of
the responsibility of supplying those
things which can be raised in the North.
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Tuesday's Bulletin
j
I Geo. Hainzinger is a Fairbanks arrival
j in town. •
I London: Gen Pershing was llie guest
1 of Lord Derby this evening.
I
Commissioner Robert E. Burns is ex
' pected home from Fairbanks today.
London: Fighting on every important
I battlefront in Ivurope is reported in prog
I ress today.
j Billy Barb came down from Fairbanks
j yesterday with Jack Keldie, the latter
being in ill health.
Washington: Revised figures of the
conscription registration show a total of
nine and a quarter millions.
Butte: The known dead as the result
of the explosion in the Speculator mine
totaled ninety at latest reports.
Washington; The total subscriptions
to the Liberty loan on Monday, as re
ported here, amounted to >1,500,000.
Mrs. Alex Fowler and son Donald are
enroute home from Fairbanks where they
have been visiting during the past several
days.
The Commercial club held a big meet
ing last night and appointed the commit
tees which will arrange the Fourth of
July celebration,
Washington: The governors of all
states have been instructed to spare no
expense and show no leniency in round
ing up registration slackers.
Washington: The American ship l’e
trolite was sunk near the Italian coast
today by a submarine. One boat load of
survivors landed safely but two others
afe missing.
Fairbanks: Major George L. Arm
strong, special agent of the general land
office, has received orders to report at
once at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and will
leave for the Outside on the first boat.
Seattle: The steamship Jefferson sailed
for the North today with the following
Interior-bound passengers: Nenana, Mrs.
A. M. Howell; Hot Springs, Thos. Nes
tor; Fairbanks, A. Weimbish, Mrs. K. A.
Crites.
R C. Wood, II. B. Parkin and Frank
Whitely, who arrived from the Tolovana
last night, continued on their way to
Fairbanks this morning in the Wood
power boat. W. II. Gilclier went along
as a passenger.
Fort Riley, Kan.: Dcs Moines, Iowa,
has been designated as the site of one oi
the government caijtonement camps, and
preparations for the accommodating of
the recruits which will soon begin to ar
rive w ill commence at once.
Fairbanks: Advices received in this
city today tell of the death, on May 24,
of the three-vear-old son of Mr. ami
Mrs. Thomas Wright. Death occurred
in the Koyukuk. Mrs. Wright is the
sister of Mrs. Harry Marsh of this city.
Amsterdam: It is reported here this
morning that Germany is holding 74
American civilians as prisoners of war.
This is the first intimation on the part of
Germany that she has recognized the fact
that a state of war exists between the two
countries.
London: Reports have been received
at army neadquarters during the past 4S
hours from a number of enemy sources
that German and Austrian newspapers
are predicting a Russian offensive as
imminent. It is probable that Russia’s
long-awaited activity is about to occur.
Wednesday's Bulletin
Paris: An ammunition factory in the
vicinity of this city blew up this morn
ing. All details are being withheld by
the authorities.
Washington: The senate this morning
adopted the conference report of the es
pionage bill and the bill now goes to the
president for his signatuie.
Seattle: Logan Billingsley is now' a
moving picture magnate. He is reported
to be directing the production of a boot
legging film in the Kentucky hills, and
takes a prominent part in the action of
the story.
London: Fifteen German aeroplanes
raided the South Knd of this city this
morning and killed 49 and wounded 121
people by dropping bombs. British scout
planes drove them olT.
Paris: The South Atlantic liner Se
qtiana is reported to have been torpedoed
and sunk in the Mediterranean yesterday
with the loss of 19(1 of lier550 passengers.
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