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made by expert tailors
Samples will arrive very shortly
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The Late arrivals include some
very pretty Dresses, Slippers, Silk
Hosiery and Silk Underwear
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W. TAYLOR
ern Cafe, went t-o Fairbanks yester
day for a brief outing. His place is,
being filled by Herman Brindle, who
returned to Nenana from Dawson on
one of the last boats from the up-;
per Yukon.
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down from Fairbanks yesterday.
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Yukon—:Left Gibbon for Nenana
this morning at eight.
Carl White—Down Livengood for
Nenana this morning.
Alaska—Due at Fort Yukon this
morning, upbound.
Jacobs—Up Gibbon for Nenana
at 10:30 last night.
Davis—Scheduled to leave Nenana
for lower river this afternoon.
J. R. Fowle, proprietor of the
Fairbanks Clothing Company came
down from Fairbanks yesterday on
business connected with his establish
ment. He will return to the upper
town on the next northbound train.
Work on tne Roosevelt-Eureka
wagon road, in the Kantishna div
trict, is progressing steadily under
the direction of foreman H. I. Miller
who has a crew of 14 men and sev
eral teams. Three of the teams are
the property of Jack Lucy.
SPRING WORK FOR MEN
Cleaning, pressing, repair work.
Bring me coats, suits, shirts, any
thing that needs renovating.
DORSAY TAILOR SHOP
JUNE
Victor Records
Just Arrived.
W. A. Coshill
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Winfield Erwin, jr., came over
from Anchorage yesterday to join
the Interior railroad forces. He is
stationed in Nenana.
John B. (Dixie) Hall, former
member of the Xenana office forces
of the Alaskan Engineering Com
j mission, has returned to the Inter
ior from Eska, where he was sta
itioned during the winter. He will
j relieve W. B. Reaburn as clerk in
the office of the general roadmaster
during the latter's absence in the
States. Mrs. Hall will also return
to Xenana shortly.
Mrs. J. H. Russell, who went to
Anchorage some time ago to at
tend the wedding of her daughter,
now Mrs. Richard Luckow, passed
through Xenana yesterday enroute
to her home in Fairbanks.
Mrs. E. B. Collins, of Fairbanks
who went to the coast recently to
meet her daughter, Miss Margaret,
returned to the Interior on yester
day’s train, accompanied by the
young lady, who has been attending
school in the States.
Miss Mary Patton, trained nurse
came down from Fairbanks yester
day to attend Mrs. Johnson, who
has been quite ill during the last
several days, with a temperature
considerably above normal. Miss Pat
ton will relieve Mrs. Colling who
has been giving her entire time to
the patient.
Dr. J. H. Romig paid his regular
weekly visit to Nenana yesterday,
arriving from Fairbanks on the
morning train and returning yes
terday afternoon. He reports the
condition of James Dunlap, oldtim
er of the Fortymile country, not
particularly serious, although it will
require considerable surgical work
to remove the effects of freezing
last spring.
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A freight train passed through
Nenana last evening with several
cars of automobiles of various
makes for Fairbanks.
Under a recent order reorganiz
ing the transportation department
of the Alaska Railroad. J. T. Cun
ningham, formerly trainmaster, be
comes superintendent of transporta
tion, and D. B. Rose, assistant.
Harry G. Watson becomes assis
tant superintendent of river boats
under the new arrangement. He will
continue in direct charge of river
boat service.
An official circular issued from
the Anchorage offices of the Alas
kan Enginering Commission, over
the signature of Col. Jas. G. Steese
chairman, announces the organiza
tion of a hotel and dining car ser
vice, to have charge of hotels and
dining and buffet cars operated by
The Alaska Railroad, under the
Stores department. A. B. Cummings
who has had charge of the new Cur
ry hotel since its formal opening,
will be manager of the new service,
reporting to the Stores department.
J. M. Reiter, formerly in charge
of the Nenana railroad shops, and
now connected with the mechanical
department at Anchorage, has been
selected to act as marshal of the
day during the Anchorage Fourth
of July Celebration.
Lou Meyers, well known oldtimer
of Nome, for many years engaged
in mining there, and who also own
ed the Tissue River roadhouse, a
popular resort, is now living in Se
attle. He has his headquarters at
the Seattle hotel.
Nels Jepson, a wellknown old
timer of the Valdez country, and
Mrs. Jepson, are now living in Se
attle. The Jepsons were former own
ers of the Beaver Dam roadhouse
located on the Valdez-Fairbanks
trail.
Dr. E. S. Reedy, who established
the first hospital for the V Alaska
Engineering Commission, when the
work of construction of the govern
ment railroad started in 1916, is
now in practice in Seattle. He has
offices in the Cobb Building.
The first train load of silver ore
from the Mayo district was started
for the coast from Nenana yester
day, the shipment consisting of
twelve carloads.
The steamer Pioneer, which is en
route to Nenana from the Kantishna
district, is bringing a shipment of
eight or nine tons of galena ore
mined by Lake and Biglow, who
are working a lease on the Biglow
Priedrich ground.
Arrivals from the Kantishna re
port that a big black bear recently
invaded the camp of Johnny Folger
100 miles up the Kantishna river.
The bear was attracted by some dog
fee'1 which Folger had just finished
cooking, and which was in a large
kettle cooling near the door of the
cabin, Folger was inside the cabin
and, when the bear threatened him,
he opened fire with a rifle. The
bear’s hide now adorns one end of
the cabin.
Miss Cecil Leweaux, contralto
singer, and her accompaniest will '
pear at the Coliseum soon.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Available every day in the wee
between the hours of 8 a. m. an
10 p. m. One dollar a month. J
D. Thompson Drug Store.
IF YOU KNIT
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POSTAL BRINGS
250
SAMPLES FREE
DIRECT FROM MILL
14 cent* an Ounce
OLD COLONY MILLS
923 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
Specially Reinforced
Ball-Band” Rubber
Boots are specially re
inforced in the vamp
and ankle to prevent
cracking.
Good design as well
as the best of materials
and workmanship is
employed to give you
long wear.
We have a fine lot
just in and can give
you any size you want/
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NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
Of Alaska
ALASKA’S LARGEST OUTFITTERS
BEEF, PORK, VEAL and MUTTON
DELICIOUS HAMS and BACON
ALL KINDS OF FOWL — — REDUCED PRICES
MARKET * COLD STORAGE PLANT ON RAILROAD RESERVE
Waechter Bros. Co. B. w. Miller
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
Mrs. W. S. Christianson passed j
through Nenana yesterday from the ;1
coast, her return to the Interior'
having been considerably delayed by
the railroad tieup.
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Miss Bertha Groff, Fairbanks!
businesswoman, returned to Fair-1
banks yesterday from a trip to:
Anchorage and Seward.
Miss Cecil Leweaux, contralto sin
ger, and her accompanist will ap-;
appear at the Coliseum soon.
Has arranged to come to Nenana j
every Tuesday in connection with his j
professional duties. He will come
down from Fairbanks on the regular
train Tuesday morning and return
to the upper town on the afternoon
train, which will give him more than
five hours in Nenana.
Be not hasty to outbid another.
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
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