The Nenana News
VOLUME I
NENANA. ALASKA. NOVEMBER 11. 1916.
NUMBER S
PRESIDENT WILSON RE-ELECTED
Sulzer Maintains Small Lead-Drys Carry Entire 1 erritory Easily
LIGHTS DUE SOON
New Power Plant Nearly;
Ready to Start
GENERATORS ARE DRYING NOW
Commissioner Riggs Says Juice
May Be Turned On
Next Week
With the exception of the generators,
* the new electric light and power plant
which has been installed by the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, is now prac
tically ready lor operation and it is ex
pected that the remaining work will be
completed within a very few days. In j
fact, Mr. Riggs is of the opinion that |
the lights can be turned on beiore the ;
end of another week.
The generators are now being dried j
out thoroughly, and as soon as that duo- *
cess is complete they will be set in place ,
ready to begin the manufacture of juice.
The installation will require very little j
^ time.
One of the boilers supplying steam for
the plant has been in use for several
davs supplying steam for various pur
poses about the plant. The big whistle ■
was blown lor the first time on Tuesday
evening and now announces regularly
the time for beginning and suspending
the day's labors.
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HOT SPRINGS ARRIVAL
HEARS OE NEW FIND
According to recent arrivals from the
Hot Springs country, the early reports
received here and at Fairbanks con
cerning the discovery of gold on Boul
der creek were considerably exaggerated.
It is not denied that gold has been
found, bnt the pay thus far uncovered
does not warrant any excitement, al
though there are those who express the
belief that eventually a good paystreak
will be found on the creek.
The present indications are that the
creek is spotted, no evidence of a real
paystreak having been found to date. !
That this is really the true situation is
indicated by the fact that Sylvester
Howell who had an option on some of,
the Boulder property has abandoned all
thought of taking over the ground.
F. M. Smith, who arrived from the
lower river yesterday afternoon said -
when questioned about the strike that
he had learned more about it after
reaching Xenana than he did while in
the Hot Spring, district. He left Wood
chopper on November 4, and up to that
time the Boulder operations had not oc
casioned more than passing notice. Mr.
Smith also said that he had heard noth
ing of the reported quartz find in the
Fish Lake region and he is inclined to
believe that the story savors consider
ably of the name of the lake." The re
port received here was that Sain Heeler,
the well-known oldtimer of the lower
river, had discovered a ledge of ore run
ning high in values.
A number of business places entertam
T' ed their patrons on Tuesday night with
the election returns. t
Returns From Many Precincts Missing—Wickersham May Win in
Final Count—Grigsby Wins-*-Sutherland Re-elected
Hughes Refuses To Admit Defeat
NEW YORK. Nov. 11: Although the
final returns are not vet all in from sev
eral States the Presidential contest has
narrowed down to such a poirt that :t
is now generally admitted that President
Wilson has been re-elected. Hughes is
about the only man in the republican
ranks who still refuses to admit bis de
feat, and the talk of demanding a re
count in those states where the vote was
close is becoming less audible. Vance
McCormick, who directed the campaign
for the Democrats, issued a statement
toda\* in which he said: '’President Wil
son is so completely re-elected that I do
not expect the Republicans to ask for a
recount.” McCormick will return to
Harrisburg tomorrow to resume his
priv r.te business.
The principal contest now is in Cali
fornia where Wilson is gaining steadilv.
He has a plurality :or of ir.ore than
3,000, having gained an even 2.000 in
Southern California as the result of a
clerical error. Four circles of guards
are watching the ballot boxes today.
SULZER LEADS IN' DELEGATE
RACE.
FAIRBANKS. Nov, 11: Figures com
piled bv the News-Miner r.nd revised up
to date giva Sulzer a total of 5.874 votes
in the lour divisions, and Wickersbam
5,705. Of the precincts vet to be heard
from are six in the First division, six in
the Second, twenty in the Third, and
ten in the Fourth. The News-Miner
claims that Sulzer has been elected bv
from 225 to 250 plurality. Attorney
Donohue, of Valdez, predicts his elec
lion bv at least 500.
The following is the resalt ot the aote
cast in the Fourth division, exclusive !
of the contest for delegate:
For Senators---McGowan. 1,15S: Mc
Cabe, 455; Suth-rland, 1,4. >9.
For Representatives - - Bean, 255:
Burns, 1,39< ; Collins. 979; Dunn, 795;
Green, 266; Hess, 1,382; Huey, 1S9;
Kilgore, 689; Norland, 1,272: Ledger,
27.3; Monahan. 286; Snow, 1,049: Vina!,
283; Webster, 538: W.stenvik; 32 '.
Road Commissioner — Jensen, 655;
Ross, 999. Sabin, 843; Steii, 256.
Wet. 940. Dry. 1.191.
Attorney General — Grigsbv 3,722;
SchoSekV 3,154. This does not include
Nome, which gives Grigsby an addi
tional pluralitv of several hundred.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. il—Secretary Tumulty seat the following telegram to President Wilson
this afternoon:
—“ More complete returns from all the States show that you have received the largest vote ever cast
for a candidate for the Presidency. You have received nearly a million more votes than were cast for
both Taft and Roosevelt in 1912. Your gain over 1912 is three times as much as was ever gained by a
President running for re-election."
Felix Diaz on Rampage
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 11: A wireless
received from the U. S. Gunboat Wheel
ing says that Felix Diaz at the head of
a large force has captured the city ot Te
huantepec and has now invested the
town of Saiina Cruz. His army is now
within six miles of Coataszalotc.
Through an arrangement entered into
with the business men and prcperty
owners of Xenana. J. E. Dethlefsen has
assumed the responsibility of night
watchman for the town. Mr. Dethlef
sen, who was employed by the Engi
neering Commission until recently, has
the indorsement of Townsi'.e Manager
Rvus and Deputy Manager Hagen and
probably will be made a special deputy
in order that he mav make arrests dur
ing the night should such an emergency
arise.
Everett, Wn—Six persons are dead
and six are dying as the resnlt ot hostil
ities between citizens of this town and a
mob of 300 I. W. Ws. who attempted to
land from two chartered boats after hav
ing >>een warned not to enter the city.
The agitators opened fire, killing one
citizen and mortally wounding another.
Five of the undesirables were killed by
the return fire, five others are expected
to die and a score are more or less ser
iously injured. Local shingle mill
troubles were resjfcnsible for the not
The management of the Coliseum is
installing a new heating plant in the
basement of the theatre building, and
within a very short time the heat will
; be radiating from a dozen registers.
The installation of the furnace will leave
the main floor clear for dancing besides
giving more unitorm heat.
Paddy Reagan was operated on for ap
[ pendidtis this week and reports state
hit hi is g tiling along nicely.#
Mail Reaches Town
From The Outside
The Calhoun inail outfit arrived from
Fairbanks yesterday afternoon, bring
ing both first-class and second-class mail
matter. The outgoing mail was des
patched this morning.
The postoffice was kept open until j
eight o'clock last night for the conven- '
lence of the public and all the first-class
mail was distributed. The second-class
matter was sorted toaa\,
Mrs. Love slates that on every mail
day the office will be kept open later
than nsual for the convenience of those
who cannot transact their business dur
ing regular hours.
Without inconvenience to the pnblic
or dilay in handling the outgoing mail,
the postoffice was moved on Monday to
the Van Orsdel building ‘ on Market
street. The change is commented on
favorably in all quarters, the new loca
tion being much more central than the
old.
Mrs. Howard, the wife of the well
known Hot Springs roadhouse man, who
came to Kenana several weeks ago to
receive treatment lrom Dr. M. F.
Smith at the local hospital, left for her
home on Monday She made the trip
down river as a passenger with Deputy
Marshal Anders and his fast dog team
John Scharle, the well-known straw
berry farmer of Fairbanks, was in town
on Thursday from the upper Nenana,
where be is on a sheep hunting expedi
tion.
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J. H. O’Connor, the well-known Fair
banksan, who came to Nenana to un
dergo an operation at the local hospital,
is recovering steadily and will soon be
able to return to his home in the upper
town. _
Fred McGuire plans to leave for Fair
banks within a few days.
Arabs Up in Arms
—
WASHINGTON, Nov. II; A cable
from Mecca, Arabia, to the State De
partment says that Arabia has thrown
oS the yoke of Turkey and has set up
an independent kingdom, with Hassicn
Ben Ali all-ruling monarch.
Reports received from the north side
of the river, where a fill Is being made
on the Nenana-Fairbanks railroad grade,
indicate that everything is working sat-1
isfactorily. The steam shovel, which is
working in the cut a short distance back
from the landing, is now handling about
600 yards of dirt a day, but this amount
will be very materially increased as
soon as the w ork has progressed to a
deeper part of the cut. The shovel is
now in a shallow place where it is im
possible to increase the amount of d:rt
handled.
Sixteen trains a day are l>eing loaded
by the shovel and the dirt deposited in
the fill.
Townsite Manager Ryus and his office
force have moved into their new quar
ters on the corner of Market and Third
streets, and are comfortably boused for
the winter.
William Casey expects to leave for
Fairbanks within a few days to attend to
some business matters in the upper
town.
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Deputy Marshal T, L. Anders, of the
Hot Springs district, arrived irf Nenana
on Sunday from Fairbanks en route to
his post on the lower river. He spent
Sunday night in town.
The Palmer stage arrived from Fair
banks on Wednesday and started back
orcr the trail yesterday morning taking
several passengers. Fairbanks bound.
NEW WORK STARTS
Pi led river Will Be Moved
Out The Line
PILES WILL BE SET IN PLACE
By Starting Bridge Work Along
Grade This Winter Much
Time to be Saved
been in use on the dock since early la'-t
fall, will be moved cat to the line within
afew days and put to work driving pile
insr for the bridges and trestle work
which will be needed on the right of
wav south of Nenana. The big ma
chine will be moved on runners, accom
panied by a cook house and sleeping
quarters lorthe crew, also on runners, it
being figured by Mr. Riggs that the
outfit can be moved more easily cow
than in the spring after the snow lias
gone.
By doing this wor k now a great sav
ing in time also will be effected, it being
estimated bv Mr. Riggs that the work
of track laying beyond the first slough
will t>e advanced fullv a month in the
spring on the south side of the Tanar.a.
No difficulty is anticipated in getting
the piles down during the cold weather.
The piledriver w ill soj ply the steam
for thawing through the oust of frost,
and after that obstacle is removed the
driving will proceed rapidlv. The fir-t
stop will be made at Lost Sioogh where
there is considerable work to be done.
Wood River Miil
To Start Planer
There is the probability that the John
son sawmill at Wood river, which closed
down several weeks ago, will resume
operations soon on a limited scale.
There is a quantity of rough lumber
new on hand at the mill and it is the
intention ot the owners to put some of
this through the planer dnnng the
quiet months of winter so as to have it
readv for market when navigation opens
in the spring.
Carl Schmidt, one of the owners of
the Wood river mill, was in Nenan* sev
eral days ago on a brief business trip.
Fairbanks Is Busy Twon
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 11; Business is
better in Fairbanks this full than in sev
eral seasons, according to the barks and
leading merchants. The restaurants are
filled at every meal, the two picture
houses are doing a remarkably large
business and the banks have more
money on deposit than at anytime in
the last seven years. And all this is ac
corded to the new mining operations in
: the Tolovana district and the work in
progress by the government.
j Ed McConnell, who has a large tie
and timber contract on the right of way,
about thirty miles sonth of Nenana, was
’ a visitor in town during the week hav
ing conic in on business matters.