THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enrry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska.
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HARMONIZE
In view of the fact that senti
ment throughout the country ap
pears to be very strongly Republi
can on the eve of the national
election, thereby practically assur
ing the election of Senator Hard
ing and an increased Republican
majority in Congress, the logical
thing for Alaskans to do, in the
opinion of The News, is to send a
Republican delegate to Washington
and Republican legislators to Juneau.
If the Republicans are going to be
in full control at the national capi
tal. as now seems certain, Alaskans
may as well make the most of the
opportunity to be in harmony with
Congress and the Administration.
There is more to be gained by being
“in” with the party in power than
“out” and a substantial Republican
majority in Alaska at this time
would insuie for the territory help
ful recognition at Washington so
long as the Republican party re
mains in power.
This is not a political argument.
It is just plain, common sense. We
have President Wilson’s word for
it that it is good business to con
sider Washington when we cast our
votes in Alaska. On two occasions
since becoming President he has
urged Alaskans to elect a delegate in
harmony with the national adminis
tration,, encouraging the belief that
the Democratic leaders at Washing
ton, including himse-f, would resent
the choice of a representative from
the ranks of the opposition party.
We do not know that Senator
Harding, should he become Presi
dent, would be the less considerate
of Alaska were a Democratic dele
gate to be elected next Tuesday.
But he has said “the people of
Alaska can look most hopefully
toward the Republican party to help
the territory” and The New? be
lieves that such a show of friendly
interest should be encouraged to
the extent of rolling up a big Re
publican majority in Alaska. We
feel the need of a change just as
much as do the people of the States
and even though we cannot cast
our ballots for President we can at
least show that we are ready to be
on good terms with the new admin
istration. The way to do that, as
The News sees it, is to vote the
Republican ticket from top to bot
tom.
' On the occasion of Delegate
Grigsby’s recent hike over the Broad
Pass trail he encountered an old
Nome acquaintance beyond the end
of steel and was not a little put
nut to learn that the Nomeite in
tended to vote for Dan Sutherland.
They parted friendly enough, how
ever, and the delegate resumed his
journey with a warning to be on
the lookout for a bad swamp some
distance beyond.
Bad going did not improve the
temper of the delegate and, coming
across another railroad worker a
little farther on, he asked some
what brusqely when he might ex
pect to reach the swamp of which
he had been told. This worker also
happened to be an oldtime Nomeite
and recognized the delegate but was
himself unrecognized.
“When do I get to that swamp?"
inquired Grigsby a second time,
and just a little bit impatiently.
“Oh, you’ll get to it all right
“As near as I can figure", came
the reply, “you'll get to it on the
second of November."
Whether or not Delegate Grigsby
knew, prior to his arrival at Fair
banks recently, how poorly paid are
the employes of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, is best an
swered in his own words uttered
more than a year ago in Congress,
while the railroad appropriation bill
was under consideration. The fol
lowing appears on page seven of
the campaign pamphlet circulated
by Mr. Grigsby, supposedly a true
record of the proceedings:
Mr. Ricketts. This road is in
process of completion?
Mr. Grigsby. Yes.
Mr. Ricketts. Construction is be
ing carried on there now?
Mr. Grigsby. Yes.
Mr. Ricketts. How much of a
force is being employed in the com
pletion of the work of construction?
Mr. Grigsby. At the present time
I understand about 2,400 men arc
employed. (September, 1919)
Mr. Ricketts. Does the gentle
man know what the per diem wage
is of these men?
Mr. Grigsby 1 think common la
bo- receives between 50 and 6C
cents an hour.
Mr. Ricketts Do you think you
will have any trouble in getting la
bor there to finish this work?
Mr. Grigsby. They will not have
ORDER AND
NOTICE OF ELECTION
To Be Held on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1920.
In the Office of the United State:
Commissioner at Nenana, Alaska
Fourth Judicial Division.
Now, on this day, pursuant to ai
Act of Congress approved May 7
1906, entitled “An Act Providinf
for the Election of a Delegate t<
the House of Representatives fron
the Territory of Alaska,’’ and ai
Act of Congress, approved Augus
24, 1912, entitled “An Act to Cre
ate a Legislative Assembly in th<
Territory of Alaska, to Confer Leg
islalive Powers Thereon, and fo
Other Purposes,” and in conformit;
therewith,
It is hereby ordered that for th>
purposes of the general election ti
be held on Nov. 2, 1920, all thi
territory in the recording distric
known as Nenana Recording District
outside of incorporated towns, i
hereby divided into v6ting precincts
in each of which a polling place i
hereby specified.
I _ The said voting precincts are des
ignated, described and bounded a
follows:
The Nenana Voting Precinct, cm
bracing all that portion of the Ne
nana Recording Precinct lyinj
North of an east and west Km
drawn through Mile 389 on the Gov
. eminent Railway.
Polling Place: Fire Hall in Towi
of Nenana.
t The Canyon Voting Precinct, em
i bracing all that portion of the Ne
nana Recording Precinct lying Soutl
I of an east and west • line drawr
through Mile 389 on the Govern
! ment Railway.
; Polling Place: Alaskan Engineer
1 ing Commission’s Store at Healy.
■ Notice is hereby given that a gen
' eral election will be held on Tues
i day, November 2, 1920, for the
\ purpose of electing the following
officers, to-wit:
j A Delegate to the House of Rep
i resentatives from the Territory of
’ Alaska;
j An Attorney General for the Ter
ritory of Alaska;
One Member of the Senate of the
Territory of Alaska;
Four Members of the House of
j The first libel suit in the 1920
political campaign in Alaska has
been filed at Juneau. John Rust
gard, candidate for attorney-gen
eral on the Republican ticket^ is
j suing John W. Troy, publisher and
editor of the Juneau Empire, for
the modest sum of $25,000. Re
cently editorially the Empire had
the following to say of Mr. Rust
gard:
“HONEST JOHN!
i “Word comes from Petersburg
j that John Rustgard, Wickite candi
date for attorney-general, in a
l speech at that place, said his c-on
I duct had been so exemplary, since
I he became a resident of Gastineau
1 Channel, that he was known at
Juneau as ’Honest John!’
j “That reminds us of the old ad
vice to watch the man who needs
to have his virtues labeled. Some
' times these labels are originally be
j stowed in sarcasm ’’
i Previously the Empire had re
! leased a story that George Grigsby,
the Democratic candidate for dele
gat^ had made a stirring and im
j pressive speech on a certain date at
' Ketchikan. It appears the speech
was postponed and the Empire of
i five not notified by wire. Speaking
i later at Wrangell and Petersburg,
; Mr. Rustgard used this as an il
lustration of the political methods
: of the Empire, declaring that pub
lication did not confine itself to
. the truth. Later the Empire's Pe
! tersburg correspondent wired that
j Mr. Rustgard had spoken of “Hon •
| est John."
: Commenting editorially on the:
‘suit, the editor of the Empire says:
i “In short, Mr. Rustgard is grieved
| because the Empire said he was a
• Wickite and because it said that he
admitted that his conduct had been
exemplary and that he had been
■ called honest. He wants it distinct
ly understood that he is not a Wick
: ite and that he never bragged that
i his conduct had been exemplary or
I that he had earned the right to be
called ‘Honest John.’ And he wants
i $25,000 from anyone who says to
the contrary!”
There as been no end of civil
and criminal suits filed ajrainst Alas
ka editors, comments the Seattle
Alaska Dispatch. In one instance
John H. Cobb made "Gloomy Gus”
■ O'Brien pay a/'$25 fine in the U. S.
| commissioner’s court for libel. The
) publisher of the Dispatch paid a $1
j fine for publishing an alleged libel
1 ous advertisement, which judgment
’! would never have been confirmed in
i j a high court. At one time all the
’ Southeast editors, which included
»! Dr. L. S. Keller, A. R. O’Brien.
[ j “Dummy” Ulrich, Ed C. Russell,
Charles A. Hopp and Richard Bush
nell, were indicted. As the Dispatch
recalls the matter, this paper had
, i libeled Hon. Thomas R. Lyons, dis
i trict judge. As Lyons is a very
" estimable gentleman and a friend
}
• of the publisher, it was aggravat
h .
ing, to say the least. However,
; after Judge Cushman had heard two
; of the libel suits^ he threw the rest
* out of court.
| For some unknown reason the
Empire does not comment on Rust
gard’s request for a retraction. This
; being refused, then criminal or
! civil action follows. Usually the
amount of injuries is not based on
i dollars and cents.
• Always during the heat of the
. campaign in Alaska some ungentle
1 manly remarks are heralded across
. the front pages of the newspapers.
However, the Juneau incident starts
j things early, indicating the usual
hot time politically is on.
Representatives of the Territory of
, Alaska;
Two Road Commissioners for
Road District No. Four.
; The said election will be held in
i the voting precincts above named
i and at the polling places therein
specified. The said polling places
' will be open between the hours of
eight o’clock a. m. and seven o’clock
Andrew
Nerland
Candidate for the Lower
House of the Territorial
Legislature—
Was the only Represent
ative from the Fourth Di
vision in the 1917 session
of the Legislature who
supported the bill provid
ing sufficient territorial
funds to maintain schools
in incorporated school dis
tricts, and worked consci
entiously for the passage
of all other constructive
measures beneficial to this
Division and to the Terri
tory.
He deserves to be elected
VOTE FOR HIM
WANT ADS
FOUND—Superintendent of Trans
portation W. B. Raeburn has at
is office an Eversharp pencil which
was found in the ferry several
days ago.
CABINS MUDDED by^Oliver'""iLee!
Leave orders at Johnson's Store.
NtmCE^Hcdd'erT" of tickets for
raffle of McLean house please call
at The Portland, where tickets
will be redeemed. kX I
NATIVE HAY FOR SALE—Cheap
if taken immediately. Inquire at
News office.
FOR SALE—Carlson’s Summit road
house. Complete establishment.
On Broad Pass trail. Inquire on
premises, or can phone.
FOUND—Black and white mala
mute dog. Owner can recover by
payinjr charges for board and ad
vertising. Oscar Oswald, at Cooney
hotel.
ALL KINDS OF
BEEF
PORK
MUTTON
CHICKENS
Boneless
Boiled Ham
BACON
BUTTER
Waechter Bros.
FRANK ROGERS
Sourdough
Express
JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS
ANY TIME
Office at Fowler & Morris
p. m. of said day.
Dated at Nenana, Alaska, August
31 1920.
(seal) r. s. McDonald,
U. S. Commissioner for the Nenana
Recording' District, Fourth Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska.
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BUILDING SUPPLIES
ROOFING PAPER
AMMUNITION
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EVERYTHING THE BEST
Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKE1T
Proprietor
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
Tom Smith, Prop.
I
Be Prepared
I to withstand cold weather. I
Your old fur cap, coat ori
;robe, if mended or relined.!
would be like new, and lots!
cheaper. S,u i t s pressed'
Scoured or cleansed. Macki-j
jnaws and underwear mend-j
ed. Ring up
D’Orsay’s Tailor Shop
j CABBAGE 10 cents per'
pound, large solid heads, j
;John Scharle, Fairbanks.
Calling Cards printed to order on
sho*t notice at the News Office.
Rust House
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
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Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Price* Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
; RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the noil reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
NEW
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CENTRAL CAFE
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FIRST CLASS
in Every Respect
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PRIVATE BOXES
JOHN KETOOROKY
Proprietor.
jMHIHtttt f'tT t f T ifT
the old curiosity shop
May have what you a-e looking for
SECOND-HAND GOODS BOUGHT
AND SOLD.
NORTH OF NENANA HOUSE.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8.00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nath,
Secretary. President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOrTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at North. Nenana.
Regular trains for the south leave
the toot of A street on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 a.
m. The Wednesday train put up over
night at Mealy, returning Thursday
at 1 p. m.
The following schedule between
North Nenana and Fairbanks, sub
ject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 1:1:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
Until further notice, no passen
gers will be carried, nor freight
handled, across the Tanana river.
Passengers and shippers should make
their own arrangements for service
between Nenana and North Nenana.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.