NEW
(Just Received)
WAISTS
Fine Lawn .$2.50
Wash Silk .$6.50
SMOCKS
Embroidered .$4.50
SHOES
Lawn Tennis
Children’s, pair.$2.00
Ladies’, High Tops.. .$5.00
Ladies’, Low Tops.$2.75
Handkerchiefs
25c values.2 for 25c
Bone Hairpins....2 for 25c
Victor Records
Large Variety at
Outside Prices.
SIMSON’S
Department Store
KNU SHOES cut the high cost of
shoes. Fowler & Morrit.
Nenana. the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
ALL KINDS OF
BEEF
PORK
MUTTON
CHICKENS
Boneless
Boiled Ham
BACON
BUTTER
Waechter Bros. J
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WEEKLY REPORT
SHOWS DECREASE
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The weekly force report of the
Alaskan Engineering commission for
| the period ended July 24 shows a
' material decrease in the number of
j employes on the payrolls in this di
vision, the total for the week being
1564, as against 596 for the previous
week. There was abo a failing off
|in the number of s'atiomr.en, the
total shown by the report being
SSI, as against 349 the previous
week. The number of stationmen
laborers remains the same, the total
for the period being 55.
A year ago last week there were
; C15 regular employes on the pay
| roll, but only 220 stationmen. Fifty
!0ve stationmen laborers were at
work then, as now.
I The distribution of labor during
,the past week was as follows:
I Wagon road crew, 334. 22
Contractors and engineers. 344 ... 11
^Contractors and engineers, 350. .. 19
'Contractors and engineers, 356. .. IS
(Contractors and engineers, 358 ... 35
: Secs. 7-1 south, 35S-411. 43
Total Xenana South . 139
j Xenana—
General . 40
'Electric . 7
Corral . 5
Store .-. 23
j Material yard . 23
! Construction . 39 1
Hospital . 12 j
Townsite . 21
Total Xenana .151 !
Terminal, 411 . 11
Secs. 1-6 north. 412-460. 44'
Steam-shovel crew, 429 . 78 ;
Goldstream sawmill, 429 . 24 '
Ex. gang, 451 . 31 J
Total Xenana N'orth.188 j
Happy to Fairbanks, 460-467. 45 !
Piledriver, 453 . 14 j
Happy to Chatanika . 27
Total . 86
Division Total .564
MAN WANTED
on Moose creejc, to shovel in; $6 per
day and board; ten hours. Steady
work until freezeup. Call immedi
ately at News oif.ee.
§ Anderson Bros. & Nerland
g We A-e Overstocked With
I BEDS, SPRINGS, MATTRESSES
Sash, Doors, Building Material of All Kinds
I HARDWARE, GRANITEWARE, ETC.
g Will Be Sold at
1 Bedrock Prices Until Further Notice
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Middle Fork Roadhouse |
16 Miles South of Summit 1
JACOBSON, DAHL & MITCHELL j
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRAIL j
KENNEL ROOM FOR 75 DOGS {
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Bevo Beer
$3 per dozen
The Portland
NEN/.NA STAMPS—25c per 100; $2 per 1,000
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JURY HOLDS HOWARD
FOR DEATH AT EAGLE
The coroner’s jury summoned at
Eagle to investigate the death of
Commissioner “Press” Hilliard, who
was shot several days ago by J. B.
| Howard, and who is reported to
I have exonerated Howard before ho
j succumbed to his injuries, has re
i turned a verdict holding Hotvard on
a charge of manslaughter.
The commissioner was picking
blueberries along the Bluff road,
about four miles from Eagle, and
was shot while partially obscured
from view. Howard claiming that he
mistook Hilliard for a bear.
JUST RECEIVED — All Color.
;Knitting Yarn, at Sim.on’..
F'esh Supply of Drug, at Thomp
»on’» Drug Store.
DEPUTY IS BRINGING
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER
The marshal's office at Fairbanks
has been informed of the arrest of
a man named Knox on the charge
'of selling booze at Rampart. He
iwill be brought up river on the
.steamer Yukon by Deputy Marshal
jVawter, of Tanana.
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Fre.h Kodak Filin, at Thompson's
Drug Store.
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Dr. J. A. Sutherland was sched
uled to get away from Fairbanks
at two o’clock this afternoon for
the Kantishna. He is taking Col.
Steese, R. J. Sommers and Ed Bart
lett into the Kantishna on his launch
Siwash.
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George Black expected to get
away from Fairbanks this afternoon
with his steamer Pioneer. He will
carry mail.
Miss Liverson, former member of
the local hospital nursing staff, is
at present in Juneau on a vacation
trip.
Howard Turner, auditor of the
Northern Commercial company, is
among the recent arrivals in Xe
nana, having made the trip up river
on the steamer Tanana. He is mak
ing his annual round of the stations
of the company. t
Morris Morino, proprietor of the
Park Gate roadhouse, on the Broad
Pass trail, returned to Nenana today
from a brief business to Fairbanks.
Martin Nash, of the Terminal,
was a returning passenger on to
day’s train from Fairbanks.
Hawley Sterling returned to Xe
nana today from Fairbanks, where
he was in conference with Col. J.
G. Steese, of the Alaska Road com
mission.
Robert Joseph Diven, who went to
Fairbanks on Saturday, is making a
tour of the creeks today, getting
his first glimpse of mining opera-!
tions in that district.
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! The steamer Tanana, which is en- j
route up river with a barge of.,
, freight, had not reported at Chena
iup to noon today.
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The steamer Yukon, enroute from
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NEW
CENTML CAFE
FIRST CLASS
in Every Respect
PRIVATE BOXES
JOHN KETOOROKY
Proprietor. v
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SAVE YOUR
FUEL
This furnace wastes no
heat in long pipes, gives you
ell the fuel yields right into
your living rooms—and heats
every room in the house
through one register. The
V u R N A CJ E
XrOrUtnal Patented Plpdess Hansee
saves at least a third of
your fuel and has given per
fect satisfaction in many
thousands of homes all over tbs
country—some of them right in this
neighborhood. We have abundant
proof of its reliability, its clean*
linesa and its economy—and wo
guarantee it I
Very likely it is just what you
have been looking for. Pay ns a
visit and tea.
W. A. COGHILL
CARLSONS
BROAD PASS i
ROADHOUSE j
42 Miles from End of Steel.
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GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS
KENNELS IN CONNECTION |
Dawson to Nenana, should start up 1
the Tanana river toda^.
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OUTSIDE POTATOES — Fowler
& Morris.
ROOSEVELT RESIGNS
POSITION WITH NAVY i
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 27.— j
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt has tendered
his resignation, to take effect on
August ninth, the date set for his
formal notification of nomination
for the vice-presidency.
FRESH CABBAGE. Nenana Gar
dens. kl
NEW YANKEE MEASURE
DISPLEASING TO JAPS
TOKIO. July 27.—The fear is ex
pressed in the Japanese diet that
the new American merchant marine
act will have a disastrous effect on
Japanese shipping.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
Sell Your
Furs in
Nenana
Most Buyers.
Highest Prices.
Quickest Returns.
Why Risk
the Dangers of
Long Shipments
and Longer Delays
when you can
get the top
market price in
Nenana as soon as
you part with your
catch?
NO TROUBLE
NO DELAY
NO ANXIETY
NO LOSSES
SAFETY
DEPOSIT
BOXES
Northern Commercial Co.
ALASKA’S LARGEST OUTFITTERS
1
GENERAL OUTFITTING
Groceries, Men’s Clothing
QUALITY GOODS
JOHNSON’S STORE Front Street
I ICE CREAM-Refreshing Drinks
I BILLY GAGNON UNION HALL BUILDING
4
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
HEATING AND PLUMBING
STOVES OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER
SHEET METAL WORK A SPECIALTY.
PAUL PALFY, Proprietor. MARKET STREET
THE NEW RAILROAD
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
POOL AND PAN
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
BARBER SHOP AND BATHS
ROOMS IN CONNECTION.
BILLY THOMAS
saaa
YOU’LL FIND HIM AT
The Terminal
IF HE IS IN TOWN. SOONER OR LATER THEY ALL DROP
IN AND JOIN THE BUNCH.
FRESH CANDY IN FANCY BOXES
COMING ON FIRST BOAT
COLD DRINKS SMOKERS’ SUPPLIES
Clean, Warm, Comfortable Rooms
JOE O’CONNOR
MARTIN NASH
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