THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska.
R. G. South worth .....Editor and Manager
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GOTWALS OPTIMISTIC
The increased interest the Uni
ted States government is taking in
providing more liberal funds for
road and trail construction, and
■with the new country made acces
sible by railroad construction, a
buoyant development may be looked
for in Alaska, according to a state
ment made by Colonel John C.
Gotwals, vice-chairman of the Alas
ka Road Commission. He said re
cently in an Anchorage interview
“It is desired to emphasize that
the provision of means of transpor
tation, trails, roads, railroads or
water eariers, cannot of themselves
create economic development. All
make it possible, but the nigged
prospector, the small deveolper and
the great mining company create
ar,d carry over the, means, provid
ing the business-creating tonnage.
It is this condition in Alaska today
that makes a real knowledge of pio
neer conditions in essential to the
trail and road work.
“It is this condition that for
many years has placed the supervi
sion of our work largely under
carefully selected and trained local
superintendents. To such men the
significance of such terms as gee
pole fiats or tundra bring instant
comprehension. Again such men
realize that here, as in the case of
the pioneer soldier in war the only
inexcusable error is not to give aid
at the criltical time. Often this
aid, due to small means, has been
the roughest blazed trail, but it is
essentia! that the aid be given thru
out at once.
“With this in view the mere con
structing of monumental roads fol
lowing the dictates of topography
alone would be of little value for
present development. On the other
hand the following in of each stage
■of individual operations in our chief
industry—mining—with early aid
and that designed to help each stage
of development, but planning this
aid so that major or trunk lines of
communication will finally result,
will give the most encouraging de
velopment. A good example of such
a development is that of the Willow
Creek mining district. This road
originally started in pre-railroad
days as a sled road from Knick,
was later improved only from Was
illa to the government railroad and
is now an excellent gravelled road
and has. with improvement, given
progressive aid to the now substan
tial quartz district of Willow Creek.
“In one additional respect, the j
provision of roads in our present
state of development demands econ
omic sense. That is the provision of
roads contiguous to settlements.;
Such construction must be plan-!
ned only as called for by the growth
of the town. The mere matter of j
providing means for a town to ex- j
pand does not in itself cause the;
growth. Towns grow with the
growth of the tributary country
that nourishes them. Examples of
this are near at hahd. The work
done to aid the oil prospector now
drilling under such trying conditions
at Pearl Creek Dome is vastly
more important for the growth of
the towns of southwestern Alaska
than is the construction of roads
from the towns themselves.
“In all of this work the help
given by the low rates and excel
lent service over the railroad make
possible an extent of work with the
means provided for beyond any
previously attainable. The excellent
equipment obtained in the last three
years also enables our funds to car
ry to complaint much greater •quan
tities of work.
“In all the great area tributary
to the railroad much remains to be
done and the careful execution of
the same in accordance with the a
bove principles will give encourag
ing results. The tributary area not
only includes the territory lying
along the railroad right of way, but
also all of that great area reached
by the interior river system from
now on to be supplied by the rail
road.
“The topography and climatic
conditions into all regions in whose
development the railroad gains traf
fic is known. Great regions remain
to prospect and existing prospects
as well as future ones await devel
opment.”
EGG EATING ORGY FATAL
WISDOM, Mont., May 12—Eating
eighteen eggs on a bet was a con
tributing cause to the death of Carl
Swanson here recently, according
to a verdict by a jury called by the
coroner, who made a trip from
Dillon on sleds and on foot over two
and a half feet of snow to investig
ate.
The inguest found that Swanson
had suffered from a diabetic condi
tion for some time which was
aggravated by his egg orgy.
PLANT WISARDS MEET
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., May 12—
The fifth annual conference of the
Western Plant Quarantine board
will be held in Phoenix, Ariz.,May
14. 15. and 16, it is anounced bv
tne California state department of
agriculture, of which George H.
Hecke its director. The meeting <vi!l
be held in the Arizona capital upon
invitation of the Arizona commiss
ion of agriculture and horticulture.
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SEEK PERFECT FOOT
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.. May 12—
A contest for the nearest-to-perfect
feet, the prize to be a pair of silver
slippers, is a feature of the annual
convention of the California Chirop
odists Association which is to be
held in Sacramento May 19-21. The
details of the contest recently were
made public by B. R. Lower, pres
ident of the association.
SPIRIT WRECKS OLDT1MER
SEATTLE, May 12—Angus Mc
Donald, transfer man and a pioneer
of the Klondike, is under the care
of a surgeon at his home in this
city as the result of a crash be
tween his auto and a street car.
One arm and several ribs were bro
ken and he received a number of
cuts in addition.
NEW HOMER RECORD
SALT LAKE CITY May 12
Pete Schneider, Vernon right field
er set a new record yesterday when
he made five home runs and missed
a sixth by only a few inches. He
drove in a total of 16 runs.
Tom McKinnon returned • to
Fairbanks Saturday afternoon.
ANCHORAGE GUESSERS TAKE
ICE POOL LOSS WITH SMILe!
The following, from the Anchor- j
age Times, proves that Anchorage
guessers are good sports.:
“Jack Robarts is in ^receipt of a
telegram from the ice pool officials
of Xenana complimenting him on
the manner he handled the local
sales. Jack sold one thousand
tickets at one dollar per and is only
sorry that none of the Anchorage
contestants “guessed right the very
first time," At that Paddy Welch
also ran and came within three min
utes, or 180 seconds of winning the
pot. The winners, seven in all,
guessed the hour of 2 p. m. of
May 9. Paddy was three minutes
too late. Other near winners in
Anchorage were Robarts with a
guess of 2:07, and Victor Johnson,
1:58, even closer than Paddy Welch.
“The annual event has been the
cause of considerable excitement lo
cally and the date of the breakup
has been watched with close atten
tion. There are no sore spots in An
chorage, but the local fans are deter
mined to get the money back in
baseball this summer."
OFFENDER; TAKE
HIM BACK TO CHINA
SHANGHAI, CHINA. May 12—
Legal proceeding instituted here re
cently by United States District
Attorney Leonard Husar may answ
er the question whether an offender
may be extradited from the United
States to China. This has never been
passed upon authoritatively.
The test of the question is being
made in an attempt to extradite
Earl B. Rose from Seatle to Shang
hai to answer a charge of embezzle
ment. Rose, one time clerk of the
United States Court for China and.
formerly a leading figure of the
America legal fraternity in Shanghai
disappeared in March, 1921, after,
a warrant charging embezzlement |
had been issued for his arrest. ]
Subsequently on cabled request \
from Shanghai he was arrested in i
Seattle, but was relea.-ed there on j
$10,000 bail.
HOLLAND BUYS RWlLFRS
BOISE, IDAHO, May 12—Forty
seven Idaho rattlesnakes, tanging
from ten to twenty Inches long,
are being prepared here tor ship
ment to Amsterdam, Holland, where
some of them will be place# in a
zoological garden ind others tsed
by the Dutch government ir. ex
perimental work. The Holland gov
ernment is said to be working cn
a serum which, when combi-ed
with the poison from rattlesnakes ]
ar.d injected into a person’s muscles,
is expected to cure rheumatism.
The snakes were caught by
Robert Limbert, a local man, about:
twelve miles from town and all
within a space twenty feet square. I
He said only an hour and a quater,
was required to complete the job.
Mr. Limbert declared that, con
trary to popular belief, the removal
of the fangs of a rattlesnake does
not render them harmless for all
time. He asserted that a new set
of fangs will grow back into place
in about three weeks.
BURNS ANCIENT TEMPLE
SEOUL. KOREA, May 12—The
Shinkeiji temple and its 62 branch
temples on Diamond Mountain here
were destroyed by fire recently. The
Shinkeiji temple was established
about 1,600 years ago. All the
treasures and ancient furniture
stored in the temple, were destroy
'd.
HI GILL AT CURRY
Hi Gill, formerly connected with
the T and T. department of the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
S'enana, Healy and Fairbanks re
turned North recently from a leave
of absence to the states. Mr. Gill j
spent his vacation in California and
returns well satisfied with his visit.1
He will be in charge of the key-!
board at Curry, and states he is
glad to be back in Alaska.
Capt. C. G. Jones, general road
master, went to Curry yesterday to
make an inspection of the line.
FIGHT FANS MUST PAY $50
FOR RING SEATS AT ARENA
SHELBY, May 12—Announce
ment has been made that ringside
seats at the Dempsey-Gibbons bout
to be staged here iiI»July, will cost
$50 each, puls war tax. Other seats
will range from $30 to $20. Should
the advance sale indicate an atten
dance of large proportions the seat
ing capacity of the arena will be
increased from 40,000 to 100,000.
The present plans call for 10.000
ringside seats.
ELECTRIC TANKS IN CHINA
SHANGHAI, May 12—Pla*ns are
being prepared here for the con
struction cf an automatic, electric
trically driven and controlled war
tank, it is said. The tanks will be
constructed at the Kiangnan Arsen
al, Chao, inventor of the new tank,
says it can be made to turn and
fire in all directions, and can be
sent toward the enemy and returned
to the starting point by electrically
controlled devices.
“LAW BOOKS” ARE WET
Reno, May 12—Two packages of
“law books” which leaked com
whiskey were recently received at
the Reno post-office. They were
mailed from New York and addres
ed to Charles W. Ballantine who is
under arrest charged with violation
of the liquor laws, both state and
federal.
The “Law books” were in two
quart bottles which had become bro
ken despire careful wrapping.
POLA NEGRI SAFE
LIS ANGELES, May 12—Pola
Negri, who underwent ar, operation
last Sunday for throat trouble, is
getting along nicely. She had been
troubled with fainting spells and it
is thought the operation will restore
her to health.
WILL AID RED MAN
NEW YORK. May 12—Secretary
of the Interior Work has invited
more than one hundred prominent
men and women to form a committee
of investigation, with a view to im
proving the methods of the Govern
ment in dealing with the American
Indians.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
In the probate court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Fourth Division,
N’enana, FTecinct.
In the matter of the Estate of
Clara Allred. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned has filed his final Ac
count as Administrator of the above
entitled estate, and has petitioned for
distribution, and the Court has fixed
Friday June 29th, 1923 at the hour
of 2:00 p. m. of said day, at the
Court room of said Court in N'e
nar.a, Alaska as the time and place
for hearing same, and any persons
having any objection thereto should
file same on or before said date.
E. T. SULLIVAN
Administrator
‘‘EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
feed and supplies WHOLESALE.
Write for free pricelist. Peoples
Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle."
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
GUNS,
AMMUNITION
FISHING TACKLE
Why send Outside for
your RIFLE or SHOT
CUN? Our Prices are
Catalog List
We arj THREE MODELS » fee 22
KMUR-MeM 39. lerer Aetna.
K#l3s Tres1y-fi*e Starts
Tweat? Loags
Eighteen Lwg Rifle—List— $25
White Ivory Sights plus
Long Barrels gives ac
curacy to these Rifies
AiS3 The REMINGTON
*38 WINCHESTER
22s, L. Lr list Special.
Bargain Prices
IN 8-POWER
Binoculars $35.00
W. TAYLOR.
JEWELER
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFET} SPEED SERVICE
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Ly. Seattle Lv. Seward Lt. Ancb.
ALAMEDA .May 5
NORTHWESTERN' . May 12
VICTORIA , May 19
ALAMEDA . May 26
ALASKA June 9
May 11
May 19
May 26
June 1
June 15
May 12
June 2
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FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, . A. H. McDONALD.
Agent, Seward, Alaska Agent. Anchorage
A. A. ShONBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
MAY and GRAIN
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DALY APPOINTED AGENT
SEATTLE, May 12—Announce- a
ment has been made of the appoint
ment of James P. Daly, pioneer Al- 1
askan, to act as agent of the Alaska > _
Steamship Company at Nome.
Tom Price, well known oldtimer'
of the Tolovana district, passed thru
Xenana on Saturday, enroute from j
the coast to Fairbanks.
Memorial Day, May 30. which;
falls on Wednesday this year, will ^
be observed as a holiday at Head
quarters of the Alaska Railroad and
as far as practicable in the field.
WANTADS
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—
Group of three claims (placer) on
Glacier Creek, Kantishna district.
Xos. 17,18 and 19. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
Coarse gold. Automatic dam. boxes,
tools, complete camp outfit. For -
furthers particulars inquire at News
Office.
FOR SALE—Two first-class pack!
horses, known as Kennedy stock.
Black weighs 1200, gray 1350. In-j
quire of Anthony Letray.
FOR SALE—3 room residence furn- »
nished—Cheap—Inquire News Office -
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t The News Office.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
HE ALASKA RAILROAD
rains leave and arrive Nenana as
follows:
• 00 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points.
Returning arrives Nenana 6:45 a.
m.. same days.
:30 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 12:30 p. m., Tues
day and Friday.
ullman sleeper charges: Lower
berth. $4.50; upper berth, $3.50
Tickets entitle holders to privi
leges Observation car.
Andy's Express
— AT —
Seward
Will Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Gbezzi R. C. Morrii.
Secretary. President.
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D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
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