THE NENANA NEWS
Application made October 30, 1916, at the Postoffice at Nenana, Alaska, tor
entry as second-class mail matter under the act of March 2, 1879, by The Ne
uana Printing Company.
Published Weekly by The Nenana Printing Company
Day of Publication Saturday Edited by R. G. Southworth.
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SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917
CABINS WANTED.
Among the urgent needs of Nena
na at the present time is more
cabins. There has been a lot of
building in the residence district
during the past two months and
many; pretty homes have taken the
place of the unsightly stumps which
were much in evidence at the begin
ning of the present season. But
building has not kept pace with the
demand for homes, and it will be
found that this demand will increase
steadily during the remainder of the
summer. We must have more cabins
or be prepared to see our population
dwindle rapidly at the close of the
working season.
There is a demand—a constant
insistent demand, for cabins of all
kinds, from the cheap, one-room af
fairs, to the more pretentious home
of several rooms. And owners of
property will find that the investment
of money in that kind of buildings
will yield the biggest kind of re
turns. The Income from sue’ a
source is not only -above the average.
It is immediate, certain and lasting.
• Every Alaska town has demonstrat
ed the wisdom of building houses
for rent, and in that respect, at
least, Nenana will be like all the
rest.
s. o. s.
In view of the fact that Nenana
is without a bank, it occurs to the
News that a good substitute might
be found in the local sigmal corps
station. By that we mean that it
might be advisable to appeal to the
military authorities to so enlarge
the scope of the local station that
residents of Nenana would have the
privilege of wiring funds to the Out
side or to any town of importance
in Alaska. Under the present condi
tions local merchants are put to con
siderable expense because of the ne
cessity of sending their money else
where to have it forwarded for them,
in cases requiring quick action. They
are required to pay double tolls and
usually the delay in getting action
means additional expense.
This is a matter which might be
handled by the Commercial club with
very gratifying results.
Large stocks of merchandise have
arrived in Nenana since the opening
of navigation and more goods will
arrive before the end of summer.
By the close of the present season
we should be in a position to talk
business to the consumers of adjac
ent districts. We should be able to
offer inducements which will attract
a considerable amount of new busi
ness to Nenana. Opporunity is knock
ing at our door—the opportunity to
establish the town firmly as a supply
center. And it is not too early to ad
vertise the fact that we are prepared
to take care of all the new business
that may develop.
Of course Jack McQuesten exag
gerated when he described Alaska as
a land of two seasons—Fourth of
July and winter. But weather con
ditions at times will make a man say
almost anything.
Good streets are an asset to any
town. They stimulate civic pride,
quicken the pulse of business and
create favorable impressions on the
minds of visitors. They are useful,
ornamental and inspiring; a splendid
advertisement and a pleasure to those
who use them.
Nenana has one good street and
the promise of several more just
like it. If any doubt existed as to the
advisability of carrying out the plan
of improvement originally outlined
that doubt has surely disappeared,
for everyone must admit now that
the A street investment was a good
one. Without it, in such weather as
we have been having during the
past two weeks, the business of the
town would have been paralyzed and
visitors, instead of lingering among
us, glad to get away from the mud
of their home towns, would quit us
in haste, without venturing beyond
the waterfront.
One good street is a big help, but
we need more than one. More streets,
more sidewalks and more improve
ments on private property. We must
cultivate the Nenana spirit and work
it overtime. We must get busy.
It is estimated by the War depart
ment that fully fifty per cent of the
available conscription persons in the
United States will fail to come up
to the revised standards, despite
the fact that these standards have
been relaxed greatly.
Nenana promises tct give Fairbanks
a close run for Interior registration
honors.
FAIRBANKSANS URGING
MEYER TO VISIT THEM
Fairbanks: The Fairbanks Com
mercial club and the city council
have sent wires to Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior Meyer, urging
him to visit Interior Alaska before
returning to the States. The official
is now on his way to Anchorage and
other coast points to inspect the
work done by the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ROTH
WILL PROSECUTE BIG DAN
Fairbanks: District Attorney R. F.
Rcth left for Ruby on the steamer
Yukon this morning to take personal
charge of the prosecution in the case
of the United States vs Dan Calla
han. The second trial of Callahan
will be held during the coming term
at Ruby.
CHURCH SERVICE
Rev. F. L. Forbes announces that
his subject for tomorrow night will
be “The Basis of Nenana’s Prosper
ity.” Church service also will be
held tomorrow morning, followed by
Sunday school. The morning service
begins at 11 and the evening service
at eight. The public is cordially in
vited.
On the first of June there were
321 head of horses in construction
service in Anchorage division.
DELEGATE SULZER GUARDS a
INTERESTS OF ALASKA
Washington, D. C.: Had not Del-)
egate Chas. A. Sulzer. of Alaska,
discovered an omission in the cir
cular issued by the War depart
ment early in June, announcing
the second series of training camps
for officers, the territory of Alaska
would have been denied the privi
lege of having any of her sons
wear shoulder straps in Uncle sum’s
new armies. The circular in
question made apportionments for
all of the states in the union, on
the basis of population. Miehi
gon got 4S2; Washington go>t 2 40;
Oregon got 130; Arizona 40 and
so on. But Alaska was left out.
Delegate Sulzer took up the mat
ter immediately with the Adjutant
General. He was informed that
the Commanding General of the
Western department had the matter
in hand. The Commanding Gen
eral of the Western department re
plied to Mr. Sulzer’s telegraphic in
quiries that a special order from the
Adjutant General would be neces
sary. Mr. Sulzer again called on
the Adjutant General and pleaded
Alaska's cause. He pointed out
thae the Alaskan patriot would
make a better officer and soldier
than his Eastern brother and cited
as an instance the case of Captain
Dan Pullen, of Skagway, who went
to West Point from Alaska and
graduated at the head of a class of
men picked from all parts of the '
United States.
The Adjutant General was con
vinced by the time Mr. Sulzer left i
and on June 19 the formal order
was issued allotting twenty places
to Alaskans in the second officers’
reserve training camp at The Pre
sidio. Nevada, with a greater pop
ulation than Alaska, was allotted
but sixteen men.
CITY BOYS MAKE GOOD
AS WORKERS ON FARMS
Washington: The city boy is
making good on the farm, accord
ing to a statement authorized b.r
the Department of Labor. This ,
is the region received from various
parts of the country by the United •
States Boys’ Working Reserve. The
reports were received from a nura- r
ber of states, and while not com
plete, they show that more than t
20,000 boys have gone into the r
country to serve their country by y
helping on farms. To join the re
serve a boy must be over 16 and
prove himself physically fit. . j
Acting State Director Payne, of □
the Boys’. reserve, states that from t
Xew York state alone two thousand o
boys have been sent out and not a
single complaint received regarding
their working ability.. The farm- r
ers appear to be entirely satisfied, j
PERSONAL MENTION "
Mrs. J. D. O’Neill, wife of Dock
Foreman J. D. O’Neill, arrived on
the steamship Canadian yesterday
from the Outside. The O’Neill’s will
make their home in the residence
recently constructed by Mr. O’Neill
on upper A street.
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The steamer arriving yesterday
brought a large shipment of elec
trical supplies for the Tanana Sheet
Metal Works. In addition to general
supplies, the shipment included Mazda
lamps, hot plates and electric pumps.
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D. H. Delaney and family returned
to Nenana during the week.
The first consignment of fixtures
for the new Braake-Jackson pool hall
arrived on the Teddy H. Thursday.
W. W. Pendergraft, owner of the
Imperial Cigar store of Fairbanks,
was in Nenana on business during
the week.
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New Building, New Furnishings
The Same Old Service
PRIVATE BOXES
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Sam Smith, well-known quartz
miner of the Fairbanks district, who
went Outside several months ago for
the,benefit of his health, recently un
derwent an operation at the Mayo
hospital.
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A party composed of “Boiled Reef”
Murphy, George Doolittle and two
other men left fer Anchorage during
the week, going by the railroad right
of way.
According to telegraphic advices
received during the week, Mrs. Chas.
Hanover left Dawson for the Outside
last Saturday, after a stay of several
weeks in the Yukon metropolis.
Corp. Crowder is a recent arrival
in Nenana, having been transferred
from the Ivoyukuk station to the
local signal corps station. He is a
permanent addition to the local force.
Miss Thora Slippern, daughter cf
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Slippern, arriv
ed from Ruby on Thursday and will
make her future home in Nenana.
Walter Fisher is a recent arrival
in Nenana from the upper river. He
is on his way to the Hot Springs
district.
J. R. Fowle, Fairbanks clothing
merchant, spent a couple of days in
Nenana durng the week.
Geo. A. Coleman, Fairbanks man
ager of the N. C. company, spent
Tuesday in Nenana.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rose came down
from Fairbanks during the week on
a several day visit.
Mrs. Sharp-Watkins is a recent
Fairbanks arrival.
Frank B. McPonald has accepted a
position with W. A. Copjhill.
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