With Thanks for Favors
Shown by Our
Many Friends and Patrons
We Wish You All
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
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FAIRBANKS CLOTHING CO.
FAIRBANKS NENANA
J. R. Fowle Joe Fisher
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PRISONERS OF WAR
IMPOSING ON CHINKS
—
PEKING.—About 200 war pris
oners from Siberia are enjoying life
in the enemy internment camp near
the summer palace here. So pleased
are they with their environment that
some of them have written letters
to their friends inviting them to
come to China and enjoy its hospi
tality.
At first these sojourners claimed
that they were italians eager to re
turn to Italy but when an attempt
was made to ship them on an Italian
transport to Italy they refused to
go and asserted they were Austrians.
The Chinese authorities have ex
amined them and all have claimed
to be soldiers thus preventing the
Chinese from setting them free and
compelling them to work for a living.
DOG FISH—8c a pound. Johnson’s
Store. 13
Robert E. Burns came in from
his coal mine to spend Christmas
in Nenana.
Wsnana. Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT
There were 514 employees on the
payrolls of the Alaskan Engineering
commission during the week ending
December 21, which shows a con
siderable reduction when compared
to the force of the previous week.
There were also 111 stationmen or
j contractors and 20 stationmen labor
ers employed during the same period.
The forces were distributed as fol
lows :
I Camp 1, general .
| Camp 1 electric .
Camp 1, corral .
Camp 1 construction .
Camp 1, store .
I Hospital .
^Townsite ..
Surfacing camp .
Surfacing camp corral.
Tracklaying camp .
Section No. 1.
Section No. 4.
Camp No. 373 .
Camp 415 .
Clear creek (Brown hoist)
Inventory No. 2.
Quarantine station No. 1..
53
22 |
. 8
63
.32
12
. 2
92
. 8
9
67
. 4
.23
.14
. 3
i Nenana toal .443
Fairbanks Office. 4
Tanana Valley Railroad.13
Camp No. 454 .54
Fairbanks total .71
Total for division.514
Kenan*—The Gateway to McKinley
national Park.
THE ARCTIC)
Cigars =- Tobaccos — Candies
Soft Drinks — Pool
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Furnished Rooms For Rent
HARRY DAVIS FRANK TAYLOR
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SPECIAL AID
SOCETY OPENS
NENANA BRANCH
Mrs. Carl Schmidt received a let
ter recently from Mrs. Joseph Val
entine, of Juneau, territorial chair
man for the Treasure and Trinket
fund, asking her co-operation in this
patriotic work. The letter is as
follows:
Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 26, 1918
“My dear Mrs. Schmidt:
“Having been appointed territorial
chairman for the Treasure and Trin
ket fund, I am writing to ask your
co-operation in this splendid work.
Mrs. Riggs thought you intended
to remain in Nenana this winter,
and I am enclosing an authorization
card for you.
“If you find it impossible to act
will you - kindly appoint some other
loyal and energetic woman of your
city, filling in one of the blank
cards.
“The names of the donors should
be published in your local paper, a
list of articles donated should be
sent to Editor, Treasure and Trinket
Fund, Woman’s Home Companion
381 Fourth Ave., New York, and
all articles donated should be ship
ped to above address.
“They will pay all express and
freight charges but they expect
you to pay' postage.
Thanking you for what I hope
will be an enthusiastic response,
Sincerely yours,
JOSEPHINE G. VALENTINE.”
The Treasure and Trinket fund
is conducted under the auspices of
the Aviation Committee of the Na
tional Special Aid Society, Inc., with
headquarters at 259 Fifth Avenue,
New York, and has been established
to meet the needs of the Air service,
the welfare of dependents, in the
case of disaster, and the long list
of flyers’ wants insofar as the
society is able The society also
will provide aviators with the neces
sary e^-’inment and comforts not'as
yet provided by the government.
The society is endorsed by the
Aero Club of America, the National
Aerial Coast Patrol Commission, the
Aerial League of America, the Con
ference Committee on National Pre
paredness, the Patriotic Society and
the National Institute of Efficiency.
Mrs. William Allen Bartlett is the
chairman, and Colonel Charles Elliot
Warren, honorary treasurer of the
Treasure and Trinket fund; the hon
orary members being Mrs. Newton
D. Baker, Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
Mrs. Robert Peary, Miss Margaret
Wilson, Mrs. William McAdoo, Mrs.
Coe Downing Tows, Miss Ruth Law,
and Mrs. Kenneth Whiting.
Mrs. Carl Schmidt will represent
the Treasure and Trinket fund in
this district and announces that she
will accept donations of gold, silver,
platinum, and plated ware. Nothing
too small—nothing too large- She
is anxious to further the cause of
the society in supplementing the
work of the government for our
aviators.
Send or bring donations to Mrs.
Carl Schimdt’s residence on the
upper floor of Louis Johnson’s store
building. Nuggets will be very ac
ceptable. Send something to melt or
sell in aid of a worthy cause.
NOTICE
Anyone desiring to obtain quar
antine ribbons, or pay lot assess
ments during the absence of the
townsite manager in Fairbanks, may
do so at the office of the special
disbursing agent, at the main office
building of the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
Up to December 1, there had not
been a case of influenza at Haines
excep one imported from Juneau.
Prompt action on the part of the
local authorities in the way of clos
ing the school and putting a ban
on public gatherings prevented the
spread of the disease.
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
THOROUGHLY RENOVATED
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rates By the Week or Month
COAST TOWNS NOW
UT QUARANTINE
Much has been said lately about
the influenza epidemic on the Alas
i kan coast and considerable specula
tion has been indulged in'regarding
J its spread and the measures taken
to combat the disease and to pre
vent its spread to Interior Alaska
Quarantine measures taken by the
several towns in the Interior have
; been commended and criticized, in
. turn, on meager, and sometimes
unauthenticated information; a good!
deal of it on heresav.
i
The towns of Anchorage and
Seward, by reason of their con
nection with Xenana, have come to,
, the limelight in a more marked de
gree than any other town on the
coast, and in a recent issue the
News, reprinted an article appear
ing in the Alaska Railroad Record,
the official publication of the Alas
kan Engineering commission, re
ceived on a recent mail, regarding
the quarantine established by the
town of Seward against that of An
chorage.
W. A. Ryan, who contemplates go
ing Outside via the Broad Pass trail
and Anchorage, wired to the engin
. eers in charge at both Seward and
, Anchorage for information regard
ing the influenza, and received the
following replies yesterday:
Seward, Alaska, Dec. 26, 1918
! W. A. Ryan,
Xenana.
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i “Yours twenty-sixth; no cases flu
Seward at present; total cases Sew
ard 246; deaths 6; quarantine in
force month November and lifted
I December seventh.
•WEIR.
Anchorage, Dec. 26, 1918
W. A. Ryan,
I Xenana.
“Xo flue here since December first.
About five hundred cases, and about
twenty-five deaths; quarantine raised
X'ovember twenty-fifth.
“GERIG.”
These telegram tell the truth!
about the influenza situation in the
above towns and should be reassur
ing to those who contemplate travel
ing to the States via the Broad
Pass trail and Anchorage.
MASQUE BAIL ON
! NEW YEARS EVE
A grand masque ball will be held I
on New Year’s Eve at the Union
Hall, and dancing will commence
; immediately after the picture show. I
! The Coliseum orchestra will be'
in attendance and a rip-roaring time
is promised all those who will at
tend.
Only those who are masked will
be allowed to dance until the hour
for unmasking, at midnight.
Admission will be one dollar for
gentlemen, the ladies being admitted
free.
The telephone line between Cor
dova and the coal mines is now in
operation and is quite convenient.
Alaska’s In trior Fn»l P«pot
THE SALE
IS STILL ON
$35 CLOTH OVERCOATS
$40 FUR COATS .
$35 BLUE SERGE SUITS .
$9.50 SWEATERCOATS
$6.50 SUITCLOTH SHIRTS .
$6.50 BEST KHAKI PARKAS
$7.50 STANFIELD’S UNDERWEAR
$8.50 MEDLICOTT UNDERWEAR
$4.50 LINED DUCK PANTS
$4.00 BEST BUCK OVER-GLOVES
$2.50 MOOSEH1DE MITTS .
$2.00 EISENDRATH MAMMOTH MITTS
$2.00 WHITE SCOTCH WOOL GLOVES
75c ALL WOOL INSIDE MITTS
75c BEST WHITE INSOLES
$20.00
$25.00
$25.00
$ 6.00
$ 3.75
$ 4.50
$ 5.50
$ 5.50
$ 2.50
$2.50
$ 1.50
$ 1.50
$ 1.00
25c
25c
All Ladiesf Ready-to- Wear
Goods at Half Price and Lese
Best Dresses and Gowns $10
House Dresses, each
$5
SILK UNDERWEAR AT HALF PRICE
CUT GLASS AND HAND-PAINTED CHINA AT A
BIG DISCOUNT
SIMSON’S
STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL TEN O'CLOCK
Be Prepared for Cold Weather
We Have a Large and Varied Assortment of the Leading Erands o
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MACKINAW COATS
Army and Navy Sweaters
SWEATER (0 ITS
MACKINAW PANTS
SPORT SHIRTS, Heavy Wool
WOOL SOCKS, All Weights
and Can Furnish Your Outfit Complete at Special Prices
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 Fall Line of
MINERS’ and TRAPPERS’ SUPPLIES
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
A large crew is * * work in the
Bering river coal fields at the pres
ent time and shipments are being
made. The Alaska Anthracite Rail
road company recently shipped 100
tons of fine coal to Cordova and
| planned to ship 500 tons to Seattle
on an early boat. A dock will be
built at Katalla early next spring
at which large ocean going steamer*
can land.
A1 Sutton, who arrived from Fair
banks recently, left for his mining
claims in the Mt. McKinley country
this morning.
SELLING OUT
MY ENTIRE STOCK OF
LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S FURNISHINGS
Millinery, Shoes, Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts
Sweaters, Waists, Kimonos, Petticoats, Corsets
Underwear, Hosiery, Etc.
SALE NOwlrTPROGRESS
Mrs. MELLISli
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