THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth...Editor and Manager
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A town is no better than th
people that make up the populatior
writes the editor of the Kitsilan
Times. If they are dead in the she
the future of the town is a blanl
If they are tight-wads, afraid t
risk the investment of a dollar i:
upbuilding, the town naturally be
comes a dead one. It might as wel
be scrapped. It is in a class wit!
a cemetery. On the other hand i
the citizens have confidence in thei
town; if they are progressive an.
public-spirited; if they are willini
to risk investments in the way o
improvements or any venture tha
may promise to be a contributor;
factor in bettering the place, if the;
can look one effort that may provi
a failure cheerfully in the face an<
buckle in and try something else
if they have the snap, the pep, th<
ginger to believe in their town, pa;
out for the town and smile, smile
smile with an optimism that doe:
not recognize failure, the town i:
certain to forge ahead. Building
towns is a game that only man
sized men should engage in, as pes
simists, weaklings and “I told yoi
sos” are out of place in endeavor:
of that nature. It is the spirit t(
do things that gets a community
anywhere.
THE LEAGUE AND MEXICO
Mexico may suddenly reform, sug
gests the Chicago Tribune, bu
doubts if such a thing will com:
to pass unless it does reform ver;
shortly and very surprisingly. Th.
SMESSM
THROUGH UKRAINE
STANISLAU, Ukraine.—Disease
imported from Russia by the wa;
of Kiev and Odessa are spreadini
to such an alarming extent that th
government has closed the frontier
and closely examined civil refugee
and other former prisoners of wa
returning to their homes. An in
vestigation by the International Rei
Cross Mission shows that possibl;
twenty-five per cent of the popula
tion of Lemburg and other center
of Old Galicia are infected by th
various forms of typhus dysenterj
tuberculosis or other infections o
mental and nervous diseases.
The conditions are considere
worse here owing to closer contac
with Russia. In one hosptital her
are 500 cases of typhus and 60
cases of social diseases. For
population of 5,000,000 there ar
but sixty physicians. Thus far si
doctors have died of typhus an
three others are ill. The condition
are made worse by lack of soap:
disinfectants, change of clothing an
sheets. Virtually all the windoi
curtains have been requisitioned fo
use as bed clothing or for makin
women’s underclothing.
Of a total of 250 drug store!
200 are without drugs. In th
hospitals all kinds of cases ar
treated in the same wards.
These diseases are spreading rap
idly from Russia, where it is affirme
that the Red army is contaminate
with social disease to the extent o
seventy per cent. Many disease
also were spread by Russian pris
oners who were interned in Hungar
xiiuuiie ueneves me xuonroe uoc
trine is going to need some stalwart
e Americanism behind it.
, The French and British protests
, | against what is alleged to be an
j excessive Mexican tax on petroleum,
i together with other documents bear
' ! ing on the case, will be forwarded i
i to Paris for use of the peace con-j
1 ference “in case the Mexican- oil
-; regulations enter into the negotia
1 tions.”
1 The fact that the documents have
f been forwarded is at least indicative
• that Mexico will be mentioned ini
1 the negotiations. We understand,!'
: also, that the League of Nations isj1
: to be the working basis of the peace j1
: conference. If the Mexican dispute !'
', enters the peace conference it fol- j1
■ lows that it is fit matter for the i1
• consideration of the League of Na- "
i I tions. And if the League of Nations;'
; steps in to adjust the Mexican finan- j
■ cial policy where does the Monroe i'
; doctrine get off?
; Mexico has not shown a disposi-; ‘
I tion toward amicable discussion with '
i the United States regardless of the s
; | fact that its statesmen must be ’
[ aware of the military preponderance
| of the United States. Does it seem
| reasonable to expect that a nation
i; so impertinent will have any more 1
[regard for the league? If it sniffs 1
[at an army of 3,000,000 it will sniff
at 30,000,000. Obviously the league 1
i must send force into Mexico.
Now if we are a part of the 1
[ league, concludes the Chicago paper, j'
; and have suffered the Monroe doc- j ’•
; trine to go by default we will find 1
■ : ourselves a part of an army engaged -
■ | in the unpleasant task of kicking ]1
‘[ourselves in the ribs.
| and who have returned to Russia '
; since the armistice was signed,
i When set free by the authorities
•, and told to go home, they crowded
the trains in such numbers and un- *
, der such conditions that thousands '
[died of hunger and illness on the '
. "ay. One trainload stopped here
. and discharged 300 dead. More
than 3,000 such unfortunates now
have been buried here.
■ In one week there arrived at 1
Kiev trains freighted with 600 dead.
The diseases spread partly by ver
min. Lack of food is making con
[ ditions worse. There is no coffee.
j .Tea costs $8 a pound, bread fifty
.'cents a pound, sugar $1 a pound, :
. and coal, wood and soap are so high
, that it costs fifty cents to laundeT
one shirt.
BROWNE PROMISES TRAIN
OVER ROAD THIS SEASON
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I In an interview appearing in the
Fairbanks Citizen this morning, En
[gineer Browne promises the com
1. pletion of the Nenana-Fairbanks
line and the commencement of traf
J fic between the two towns before
the end of the present season.
Mr. Browne made a trip ovei
the line this week for the purpose
of inspecting the contract work now
in progress and, upon arrival a1
Fairbanks said that he had found
things moving along in a satis
factory manner.
3 Jimmie Gibbs, former Brooks
3 merchant, who went Outside last
fall with the draft boys, and who
- was married recently at Seattle, is
1 returning to Interior Alaska on
1 the steamer Alaska, accompanied by
f his bride.
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OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
?!tHE NEWS OFFICE
TOLOVANA MINER
SAYS HAPPY TRAIL
SHOULD BE OPENED
Ernest Peterson, well known min
ing operator of the Tolovana and
Fairbanks districts, who passed
through Nenana recently on George
Black’s launch, in talking about the
transportation needs of the Tolo
vana country, deplored the fact that
the trail to Brooks, known as the
Happy trail, had been allowed to
fall into disuse. He says that the
people in the Tolovana camp are
not, by any means, satisfied with
the only existing trail between
Brooks and Fairbanks, by way of
Olnes, over which all the supplies,
etc., now have to be hauled. They
have put up with this trail, he said,
not from choice, but simply be
cause there was no other.
Mr. Peterson stated most posi
tively that the people of the Tolo
vana will very gladly welcome the
opening of the Happy trail to the
lovce Lake roadhouse (Dunbar’s)
ind that every one of them would
oe tickled to death to be able to
ase it and do their trading in Ne
mna. He expressed some surprise
it the seeming want of interest
nanifested in the opening of this
rail by the businessmen of Ne
lana, who will directly benefit from
t, and he thought that with a
nodest outlay of money, the trail
ould be made very serviceable dur
ng the coming winter and was
lositive that the entire trade of
he Tolovana will then come to
Cenana instead of going to Fair
)anks over a very difficult trail.
Mr. Peterson also stated that by
ollowing along the base of the hills
rom Tolovana to Dunbar’s, the
rosing of the lakes and swampy
ands could be avoided and a very
erviceable trail could be construct
id for use all the year round. It
vould not, he thought, add more
han a scant mile of two to the
rntire distance, as against that
overed along the trail over the
akes.
Some time ago the matter of the
lappy trail was taken up by the
'Jenana Commercial club, and its
oad committee is now eo-operat
ng with the road commission with
t view to the establishment of this
rail during the coming winter, when
t is expected that rail communica
ion between Nenana and Dunbar’s
vill have been established.
MUSICIANS INVITED
TO ORGANIZE BAND
A cordial invitation is' extended
o musicians in Nenana and the
listrict for the purpose of forming
tn orchestral society, with a view
o enlivening things during cele
>ration week.
All those who are able to play
iny kind of a musical instrument
ire invited to call on Professor
Srnst Berggren, at the Coliseum,
>r at his quarters at the rear of the
Coliseum building.
Professor Berggren thinks that
here may be several musicians in
ind around Nenana and that an
nstrumental band can be organized
lere. Several musical instruments
ire available in town, and Professor
Berggren will most gladly under
ake the training of those who may
vish to join the orchestral society
planned.
That the formation of such a
jand as indicated would be a big
isset to the town is fully realized
oy all, and it is to be hoped that
:he efforts to get musicians to
gether will meet with the success
:he move deserves.
HIBSON AUTO TAKES
THREE FOR OUTSIDE
A Gibson auto mail stage left
Fairbanks today with the mail and
hree passengers bound for the
States. The pasengers are A. Swan
son, Frank Turner and Mrs. Carl
Selberg. The auto will make con
nections at Millers with an in
jound car and return to Fairbanks
mmediately.
Mrs. Selberg is enroute to Man
;hester, Mass, where she will spend
he summer with relatives, returning
:o Fairbanks over the trail late
lext fall.
WANT ADS
100-EGG INCUBATOR, practical^
new, with brooder, for sale cheap.
Inquire Tolovana Trading Co.
BRAND NEW FISH WHEEL for
sale cheap. Set up, ready to
_ catch salmon. In good working
order. For particulars inouirz at
News office. kl A
FOR SALE—Rack for sheet music,
also phonograph and records. Ap
ply to Mrs, Emil Hartwick, First
street, near C, after 1:30 in the
afternoon.
FOR SALE—Corona typewriter witli
case complete, almost new and
and in good working order, price,
S30. Apply at Nenana New’s office,
FOR SALE—Household furniture
dining room set, White sewing
machine, bedstead, etc. Applj
Mrs. Leroy Moyer, Second and B
WANTED — Camp cook, man oi
woman, for grading camp on Lit
tle *Goldstream, about ten miles
from Nenana. Apply to Jim
Dzukoff, Cooney Hotel.
FOR SALE—Team of young horses,
weight about thirty hundred.
Guaranteed to work single or
double, wheelers or leaders, and
perfectly gentle. Vachon, Tolo
vana. k21
Restaurant Tabs and Tablets at
the News Office.
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Tanana—In sight at Rampart,
8:15 a. m.
Washburn—Up Nulato 6:30 a. m
Alatna and Dooley—At Gibbon.
Jacobs—Scheduled to leave for
Nenana this a. m.
Seattle 3—At St. Michael.
Warrior—Up St. Michael for Kot
lik, 11th.
Eclipse—At Fairbanks.
Sea Wolf— Up Holy Cross fot
Iditarod, 10th.
Benchley—At Kokrines.
Casca—At Dawson.
Alaska—Leaves Dawson for Fair
banks 10:30 a. m.
Sibilla—Up Dawson 5 p. m., 12th
Genuine Buhach at Fowler &
Morris.
The launch Peerless was sched
uled to leave Fairbanks this after
noon for Nenana with several pass
engers, Geo. Nightengale, well
known Fairbanks quartz miner, is
making the trip.
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NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town ara required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
Building, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 p. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
Oi Second and Fourth Tuesdays
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER.
Secretary Dictator.
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