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VOLUME I
NENANA. ALASKA. OCTOBER 28. 1916
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NUMBER 6
CALHOUN HAS CONTRACT
TO CARRY NENANA MAIL
FAIRBANKS: The contract for car-*»£ the mail to Nenana this
winter has been awarded by the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral to 'Ctilovn. the well-known mail carrier of ChenL The service
will commence on the first of November and willl consist of four
tound trips per month, with a limit of four hundred pounds each way.
The schedule of departure from and arrival at Fairbanks has not
A been made out yet. but will be ammanced within a few days.
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The above information was deceived from Postmaster T. H Deal, of Fairbanks. !
yesterday afternoon, and came in response to a telegram sent bv the Nenana News
Vor the purpose of ascertaining definitely what action had l>een taken b^ the Post'
bf5ce department with Regard to a Nenana th'iii service for the winter.
. Crop Reported Short;
Wheat Price Soaring
CHICAGO: The falling off ©I 25 pei
'-cent, in the wheat crop as compared
with that of last vear sent the price up
Sve cents a bnshel. December closed
it a dollar and seventy’ fsir and five
ieigbth cents. Corn reached its highest
price since the civil war, touching one
dollar per bushel.
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Fairbanksans Wed
Advices received from Fairbanks an
nounce the marriage at ^Jtit jSHce cn
Thnrsdav evening of Miss Nugget John
son and Clyde E. Gehertv, both well
known residents of the Fairbanks dis
trict. The marriage ceremonv was per
formed at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
fouy B. Erwin, intimate friends of the
bride.
Mrs. Gehertv is a Native Daughter of
the Golden North, one of the fen- of
marriageable age in the interior. Mr
Gehertv is an accountant in the emplov
bf the Alaska Road Commission and has
been attached to the Fairbanks office for
biany years.
Landmark Burns
ALEXANDRIA. Ya.. Oct. 25: The
three-story Colonial residence be May
field farm, Fairfax farm, built by George
Washington in 1J72, was destroyed by
fire today.
Swell Court Room
Among the many recently constructed
buildings in Nenana it is doubtful u
there is one of greater attractiveness
than that occupied by Commissioner
Robert E. Barns as office and court
foom. The building is a frame struc
v tnre, painted on the ontside and painted
and papered inside in a manner rery
pleasing to tie tye A regulation mag
istrate’s bench lends dignity to the fur-;
fishings, and the other fixtures are ar: j
ranged in such manner as to facilitate
the handling of business in the office.
The building is situated on Market
street between the telegraph office and
the jaiL j
Denis. Score Hughes
NEW YORK; The Democratic Na- i
tfonal Committee alleges that Hughes
has a secret agreement with the Amer- j
ican Independence Conference, an or- j
gannation established to further the in- I
terests of Ireland in this country and !
which is alleged to have contributed the j
cash to'fieance the recent Irish rebell- i
kin. The A. I. Conference emphatically
denies that any secret part exists be-:
tween them and the Republican Presi
dential candidate.
Gompers to Take Stump
3NEW YORK: Labor President Gom
pers has announced that he will takb
the stump for Wilson. Titnmany is
planning a monster parade to take place -
at the wind-up of the Democratic cam
paign when Wilson speaks here on the
night of Nov. 4.
New Cafe Opens
The Model Cafe, of which George Sa
rantes is the proprietor, will open its
doors to the public tomorrow morning.
The new eating place is a*CSt attractive
in appearance and will be conducted in a
thoroughlr np-to-date manner. Regular
i meals and short orders will be served
j and. in addition, pastrv and bread will
i be made up for sale to the public.
Present WaJ- Is Last
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] WASHINGTON: President Wilson
; savs that the present war will be the last,
the United States will not be involved,
; and that a neutrality- policy is pledged,
■ and nations must unite fo preserve
peace.
Canadian Gold Arrives
NEW YORK: Fifteen million dollars
of Canadian gold arrived here today.
A rcruoT is current in financial circles
that a submarine is approaching Nor- |
folk, Va.
Destroyer Missing
LONDON. The British destroyer
Flirt has been missing Since the raid
made by Germans *ith the intention of
intercepting transports with reinforce
ments for the Somme ffent. The battle
^tas fought fn a terribly rough sea, and
the destrover Nubian was so badly dam
aged that she foundered during the
bight with the loss of all on board ex
fcfept nine.
Liner on Fire
NEW YORK; The French liner, Chi
cago, bound for the Azores with 300
passengefs, is reported to be oh fire at
sea.
Hughes Near Death
OSWPGO; The New York special
train of Presidential candidate Hhgbes
narrowly missed running down a candi
date for office who was riding in an auto
mobile on his return Uf the station after
making a speech todav.
BERLIN: The Reichstag Committee ;
have rejected the minority report to sus- i
pend proceedings in the Liebeknicht! t
court martial !<
SHOVEL COMMENCES
MOVING GRAVEL ON
FAIRBANKS GRADE
Steam-shovel operations ir the
railroad cut on the ncrlh side of
the Tacana river, about a mile
below Nenana. were begun early
this freek and the work of mak
ing the fill a short distance back
from the landing is now in full
progress. A trestle has been
constructed orer the fill and a
temporary aarrow-guage track
laid from the landing fer the ac
commodation of the gravel trains
which are now operating with reg
ularity. Fifty men are employed
by the Engineering commission in
this branch of the construction
work.
BOMS HITS I RAJIV;
KAISER ON BOARD
PARIS. OcL 27--A dispatch
received here today from Munich
States that the Kaiser narrowly,
escaped death today on the West-J
era front when an aviator of the
Allies dropped several bombs on
the train in which he was riding.
The train was wrecked and the
engineer killed.
Examiner Will Probe
Alaska Coast Rates
XVA3HIXGTOX; The Interstate Com
arerce Commission examiner Wilson J
*~iil conduct a hearing on the investiga
:»n of steamship rates at Cordova on
Kov. 11; Juneau, Nov. 25, Sad Seattle
iorne time ia December.
Squatter Kills Five
WHITE5TQXE. X. V.; Frank Talt, j
l squatter. w hile resisting arrest for con- j
empt of court, shot and killed Paul
itier, sheriff of Queens County, and
our police officers, also wounding a,
leputy sheriff. After an hour and a
tail’s siege Taft was eventually killed
»y Police Sergeant Fitzgerald.
Taft Opposes Labor
BALTIMORE: While Vice-President
Jarshali was delivering a speech in ;
rhich he declared the enactment of the •
tght-hcar law was simply putting the !
■pinion of the people into a statute'
rhich is the business of the legislature '
o do, Taft was belaboring it to a large !
udience a block away as the greatest na
ional humiliation to which the people
if this country had ever been subjected. ,
Love Affair Fatal
SEATTLE; Leo C Pratt, aged 25.
clerk in the Canadian Bank of Cotn
uerce. shot and killed in the lobby of
he bank at 1.30 this afternoon Mrs. E.
“ Sobe!; the handsome young wife of
MEXICANS PLANNING RAID
TO EMBARRASS PRESIDENT
I WASmIN jTON. D. C:* Is a ’oma! statement given cut laic yes
I terday afternoon. Secretary of War Baker announced tint his depart
ment had received definite information that arrangements had been
!perfected for starting more trouble on the Mexican border between
! now and election f^r the purpose of creating sentiment against the
| Administration’s Mexican policy and thus injuring the chances of
President Wilson's re-election. The plan is for bandits to attack
Americans along the border. No Americans are concerned in the
plot.
E. C. SolifJ, advertising solicitor for
the Telephone Directory, sending a bul
let also throngli hi: own bead ai#I fall
ing dead alongside his victim. A love
af.hr is conjectured as being the source
of the trouble.
President Talks
PITTSBURG: To an immerse crowd
gathered at the railroad station to meet
the President Mr. Wilson said: “I
have no speech to make but I v.'ocM be
ungenerous if I did not express n:v
gratification at your turning out in tide
wav to see tne. It is a great encourage
ment to a public man who is trying to
do his duty, Mr. Bryan met the Presi
dent and rode with him for more than
an hour after breakfasting ou the train.
Polo Player Drowns
PHILADELPHIA; Alexander Frown,
widely-know n polo playt r of this clt;,
fell from Ins hydroplane into the Dela
ware and was drowned.
Canada to Build Ships
VANCOUVER: Premier Borden lias
informed Mayor McBeth, of this city,
that Norwegian shipbuilding contracts
will include the permission of transfer
to neutral foreign Gags, subject to the
final approval of the British government.
on the completion of the vessels. A i
lively shipbuilding boom i> predicted at
a not far distant date.
Gold Imports Bijj
NEW YORK: The importations of
gold since the commencement of the
war amount to eight hundred and iitty
eigbt milieus more than the decade be
fore.
Appeal is Denied
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WASHINGTON; The appeal of eight
officials of the Western Fuel Company '■
xtnvicted of frauds in the weighing of ■
mported coal, thereby entailing a loss '
jl millions to the government, has been
denied. Each of the officials must now j
-erve prison sentences.
Fruit Carriers Safe
MADRID; -The Spanish Minister of
state has informed the deputies that
Germany promised the non-molestation
>f steamers employed i*i fruit trading,
tad requested silence regarding the sub- '
iiariae question. J
Fed Rogers, the well-known. old time
irospector, arrived from the head of
iVood river this week, Me was engage!
a doing repre*entaurm work oa ruining
jzov-jtif la that district.
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Seattle Honored
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WASHINGTON; The Nav I>
ment has announced that the armored
i cruiser Washington has been renamed
Seattle. The new drsadnaaght is to be
| called Washington.
Lake Ciale Fata!
DETROIT: It ? gale which swept
o\er Lake Eric last night two ships
foun lert-d cr.d elev!. a l.ves were lost.
TOLEDO! "he '.earner W.IJ.Mathew■*
arrived here with three <•: the bodies
the crew of the frc’ghter M,-r:da. hist
Friday during the g.I- n Lake Erie.
It is believed that the entire c~;-w cf 25
perished.
Feature at Coliseum
An unusually strong attraction has
been announced bv the Coliseum maul
agement h r Surd y and "It nday nights.
Theda Bara, thr vampire girl of the
“Movie" world, will be presented for
the first time in Nenana in "The Devil V
Daughter." a W iliam Fox Feature in
five parts. The production is a modern
society drama in which this justly cele
brated ac ress :s given a splendid oppor
tunity to display iier art. Tt .Cure prices
will prevail lor the two nights, the
charge for general admission being
fifty esn:-, with 25 cents e\:ra for re
served seats. The show, as on regular
nights, wall start promptly at S.
Strikers Hold Out
BAYONNE: T.ie strikers have unani
mously voted not to return tj work un
der present conditions.
C. N. Creamer, the well-known
Craehl rancher, made the round trip on
the Xed Wing, having come down from
Ft irbaitits to have a look at the railroad
tow n.
New Offices Ready
The big office building which is lieing
constructed lor the accommodation cf
Commissioner ltiggs and his staff of as
sistants rr ntartng completion rapidly
and v.i:I be re-rlv for occupancy at au
early date. In fact, three of the office
rooms are now finished and the work of
moving into them w.d begin probably
on Monday. Stoves will be used for
temporary heating purposes pen ling the
installation cf the plant which uil!
furnish heat lor the entire building.
Commissioner Riggs and Engineer
Bailee wilf be the first to move into
llie new ofGces.
Accorrling to a wire received this af
ternoon at the Tercitruil I’.mI |* -rV.r v
George Fainter wt!> leave Faiab oik. oe
Tise-sday mcrnir.g for Nenana" with 4
te*tru It is his intention to start a reg
alar stage service between the twtf
Low as