THE NENANA DAIL Y 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.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska
R. C. Southworth — — — — Editor and Manatee
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CALIFORNIA PROTECTED
California's coast line of defense
against a hostile fleet is now 25C
miles at sea, and a chain of station;
is able to detect hostile vessels 2-1
hours before they can possibly
reach the coast, according to a
statement made by Lieut. Command
er Scott D. McCaughey, district com
munication superintendent of the
Twelfth Naval district, with head
quarters at San Francisco.
Directing-finding compass stations
are operating off San Francisco bay,
Eureka ar.d Point Arguello and with
in a very short time stations will
be opened protecting Santa Barbara,
San Pedro and San Diego, and one
close to the Mexican border. Sta
tions also have been erected along
the Washington, Oregon and Alaska
coasts, some 30 stations in all.
With the aid of these stations a
ship can be detected more than 400
miles at sea.
This new coast defense, a war
invention which saved the British
fleet in the battle of Jutland and
saved London from Zeppelin at
tack, is used in peacetime to save
vessels from fogs and wrecks by
errors in steering a false course.
Twelve hundred bearings monthly
have been given by the San Fran
cisco radio-compass, or directing
finding stations. These groups of
radio compass stations intercept
radio waves from vessels and can
accurately locate the vessel by de
termining the direction from which
the waves come.
Mariners, who were skeptical
when plans for the stations were
announced, today are cooperating
enthusiastically, convinced by the
protection already given vessels,
several wrecks haring been averted
through them.
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Cable time is official time at
Wrangell.
The Sitka Sun, launched recently
as a weekly publication, has shifted
to a monthly.
The wireless station at Ketchi
kan was recently improved by the
addition of a $10,000 dormitory
for the members of the detachment
-stationed there.
The Arctic brotherhood, long dor
mant in most sections of Alaska,
still boasts a live camp at Wrangell,
where two chechacos were recently
(escorted over the trail.
Prof. Victor Durand, formerly of
Fairbanks and Menana and now of
Ketchikan, where he is musical di
rector at one of the movie theaters,
paid Seward a visit recently on
professional business.
The third annual New Year's
ball of the Anchorage Elks was at
tended by about 600 persons.
W. D. Gross, movie magnate of
Juneau, has secured the exclusive I
rights in Alaska to show First Na- j
tional pictures, with such stars as!
Anita Stewart, Constance and Nor
ma Talmadge. Nell Shipman and
others of their class.
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The American legion gave a “snow
storm" at Ketchikan during the holi
days.
; The city dock at Sitka was recent
ly enlarged to accommodate in
creasing business.
Over a hundred combination boxes
were recently installed at the Sitka
postoffice for the use of patrons.
The Alaska Consolidated Oil
I Fields is a new corporation, with a
i capitalization of a million and a
i half, is a new concern, incorporat
j ed under the laws of Washington,
j to drill for oil in the Katalla dis
; triet.
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Harry G. Steel, publisher of the
: Cordova Times, and Hal B. Selby,
' publisher of the Valdez Miner, have
; taken over the Seward Gateway
i and transformed that paper into an
j attractive, newsy publication, issued
daily. The new owners bought the
• outfit some time ago but only re
; cently took possession.
I The hospital building recently
erected at Sitka, for use in connec- j
tion with the Pioneers' home, has
been turned over to the management;
ready for occupancy. It is a frame ;
structure, two stories, and has a1'
concrete basement, which will be
used as a laundry. The building is 1
j7-!x82 and cost $22,000.
■ The businessmen of Ketchikan j
have subscribed $2,500 to send a i
representative of the town to the' i
national capital to lobbv for a divi-1>
sion of the First judicial division of !
| Alaska, The argument is advanced j
that the First division court is be
hind with its work and that another
judge is needed. The request for
the divorce is being presented to
the department of justice.
A defective flue set fire to the
Ketchikan Catholic church recently,
but the damage was slight.
The recently-incorporated town of
Anchorage pays its clerk a salary of
$200.
The breakwater being constructed
from the tailings of the Alaska Ju
neau mine will make Juneau proba
bly the best harbor in Alaska, ac
cording to Southeastern Alaskan
navi gators.
A copy of Alaska’s first news
paper. The Sitka Alaska Times,
published Sept. 19, 1868. and writ
ten with pen and ink, was found
recently in an abandoned house and
presented to the Alaska Historical
society. Editorially, the publisher,
Barney O’Hagen, first voiced in
print the dream of railroad con
nection with the States.
MYSTERY ENSHROUDS DEATH
OF PROMOTER J. C. DENTON
LOS AXGELES, Feb. 1—James
Charles Denton, well-to-do mining
promoter for whose murder Mrs. R.
C. Peete is now on trial in this
city, disappeared on June 2, last
year, and on September 23 follow
ing detectives found his body under
a pile of dirt in a boarded-in en
closure of the basement of his homo
here. Mrs. R. C. Peete, who rented
the house from Denton for a time,
later was arrested and charged with
the murder.
Denton had been married twice.
His first wife and daughter, aged
1C. live in Phoenix, Ariz. Denton’s
■second wife died early in 1920.
Soon after her death he advertised
bis home for rent and Mrs. Peete
leased the place with the undei
danding that Denton should retain
i room for his own use. She occu
pied the house until August 9
vhen she sub-leased it and moved
:o Denver.
•Between June 2 and August 19,
he district attorney, Thomas Lee
iVoohvine, charged, Mrs. Peete dis
posed of clothing belonging to Den
on and, through a friend, pawned
i diamond ring of his and also turn
?d over his automobile to a friend,
■t was also charged that she cashed
:hecks to which his name had been
'orged.
Mrs. Peete returned to Los An
geles after Denton’s body was found,
ieclaring she was ready to tell the
listriet attorney everything she knew
tbout the case. She expressed the
pelief that Denton was killed by a
■elative of a Spanish woman who,
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CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
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; she said, visited him.
Mrs. Peete said she knew Denton
subsequent to June 2 and that he
had his right arm in a sling. He
signed checks with his left hand,
she said, and gave them to her to
cash. He also authorized her to
sell his ring and automobile, she
declared.
Declaring they were not satisfied
with the explanation, members of
the district attorney’s staff took
the case to the grand jury which,
on October 27. returned an indict
ment against Mrs. Feete, charging
murder. She was taken to jail and
her trial set for early December,
from which time it was postponed
to late in January.
Dp to the start of the trial, Mrs.
Peete has had five attorneys repre
senting her successively. Finally it
was announced that she was unable
to pay the cost of preparing her
defense and W. J. Wood, public
defender, was assigned to handle
her case. Before the case finally
went to trial, however. Wood be
came superior judge and the case
was turned over to Deputy Defend
er W. T. Ag-geler, who is now con
ducting the defense.
Mrs. Pearl Howard, who left for
".he Outside on yesterday’s train,
will mush over the trail between
ends of steel. She hiked the entire
distance between Tanana and Dun
bars.
DO YOU ENJOY CHARACTER
STUDY?
A knowledge of your horoscope;
position of planets and signs of
zodiac, (at time of birth) will, if
properly applied, lead to a better
understanding of yourself and
friends.
This system is an aid in business
and general usefulness. Enclose the
hour, day of month and the year
of your birth. State locality of
birth and your sex. The chart, and
typed sketch will be mailed on re
ceipt of $2.
H. M. D’Orsay, Nenana.
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Half Price
Crockery
Sale
5 Articles for
or 25c each
A large table
loaded with all
kinds of Crock
ery&Glassware
Platters 6,8,10 in.
Cups & Saucers
Vegetable Dishes
Dinner Plates
Milk Pitchers
Soup Plates
Bowls
Sherbert Glasses
Water Glasses
Heisey Fruit Dishes
Any of the above Items are
now selling at 25c each,or
5 for $1.00
Simsonfs
Department Store
We Carry a Complete Line of
NOTHING BUT THE VERY BEST BRANDS—LIPTON AND
j RIDGEWAY’S TEAS, PRIDES AND TEAGARDEN PRESERVES
CRAWFORD'S ORANGE JELLY AND MARMALADES.
HARDWARE AND MEN’S FURNISHINGS OF HIGHEST GRADE
SUNKIST ORANGES AND LEMONS—DELICIOUS APPLES
! California GUaed Fruiti—Candiat and Nut* of all Kindt
FOWLER & MORRIS~
WANT ADS
1 FOR SALE—Baby sled. Call up The
News for particulars.
WANTED, TO BUY—Dog team. See
•T. H. Miles, at Southern Hotel. '
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Alameda . .Jan. 25
Northwestern .. . Feb. 5
Coast Train Schedule
Train leaves Gold Creek for
Anchorage on Sundry and Thurs
day at 1:00 P. M.
Train leaves Deadhorse for An
chorage on Tuesday and Friday. j
Train leaves Anchorage for Sew-:
ard on Wednesday and Saturday at i
9:00 A. M. j
Train leaves Chickaloon for An- i
chorage, via Eska on Tuesday, j
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30 i
A. M.
Nenana Train Schedule
Trains leave Nenana for the end i
of steel four times a week—on;
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and;
Saturday.
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THE ROYAL BEAN POT
I* now opened up,
Baked Chili Beans, hot or not;
The Coffee and Sandwiches are fine, ;
You'll find it a good place to dine
Service, noon until after show
CHRISTINE BRODESEN
Third and A Streets
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries. Fowler & Morris.
Chop Suey, Noodles
AND
Home-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA, Prop.
HEALY RIVER
ROADHOUSE
END OF STEEL
First-class Meals
BEDS
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Cigars and Tobacco
Ambrose Van, Prop.
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only tke moat reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
If Comfort, Economy and tho
Environment* of Homo
Appeal to You,
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JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourlte,
Secretary.
Martin Nasb,
President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject to
change without notice:
LEAV E NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m. P
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30
p. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY^
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKj
Secretary