Men’s and Ladies’
PANAMAS
*4.50 ™ *9.50
NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY
SIMSON’S
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
Frederick D. Browne, engineer in
charge of this division of the gov-1
ernment railroad, returned to Ne
nana yesterday on the steamer Alas
ka, from an inspection trip over the
Nenana-Fairbanks line and the Tan
ana Valley branch.
Mr. Browne stated that on the
new work from Fairbanks to Nenana
satisfactory progress had been made,
considering the bad weather and ad
verse conditions the workers had to j
contend with. Some of the workers
had been discouraged as a result of
being forced to remain idle for
several days on account of weather
conditions, but they all have done
their best under the circumstances.
Mr. Browne thought that with the
advent of better weather, such as
is being experienced now, the work
will go ahead much faster than it
has for the past week or so, and
that trains will be operated through
to Fairbanks by this fall, as he had
planned. In fact, he stated that the
road must be finished by this fall,
and that it will be done if it is
humanly possible and nothing turns
up that will seriously handicap the
A. E. C. and retard the work
planned.
The surveys along the Tanana
Valley railroad, projected for the
purpose of rehabilitating that road,
had not progressed for enough along,
from the last reports he had re
ceived, and Mr. Bronwe prolonged
his stay in Fairbanks for the pur
pose of getting this work done as
early as possible.
The rehabilitation work, following
the completion and approval of the
surveys ordered, will make the T. V.
R. roadbed of a more permanent
character than it is at present, and
will involve the practical recon
struction of eight large trestles and
many minor ones.
From Happy Junction to a point
a little way below Chena Junction
toward Fairbanks, the roadbed is to
be reconstructed, on a location al-!
ready selected, which will carry itj
above the reach of any glacial ac-'
tion in the winter, and flood waters
in the summer, from St. Patrick
creek.
The entire distance from Happy j
Junction, where the line from Ne
nana diverges on the Tanana Valley
railroad, to Fairbanks will be pre
pared for heavy traffic and to admit
of three rails being laid, so that
both standard gauge and narrow j
gauge rolling stock can be operated !
on this section, 70-pound steel be
ing used for this purpose. The en
tire line from Nenana to Fairbanks
(will be converted to standard gauge i
as soon as the bridge across the
Tanana river has been completed.
The only part of the system that j
will be narrow gauge, for some time .
at least, will be that portion from j
Happy Junction to Chatanika.
F-«h garden seeds, just
; Fowler & Morris.
arriveJ,!
FAIRBANKS GIRL
RECEIVES HELMET
Miss Jane McGown, daughter of
Arthur McGown, the well Known
restaurant man of the upper town, ]
received a German helmet on the
last mail from her brother, who had
served at the front with the Ameri
can forces.
'ihc helmet formerly belonged to j
a German officer and is said to be a ;
very elaborate affair. The shield |
| end scroll bearing the ::h t uion:;
I "With Gcd for King and Father-i
land,”
is said to be of burnished
metal, unlike that on the helmet.-,
vr-rn ordinal ily by the soldiers.
BOIL YOUR DRINKING WATER!
...
1 SPEEDY SAFE COMFORTABLE 1|
I LAUNCH VICTORY ||
FRED DOUSE, Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Every Other Day
I FOR FAIRBANKS I
p RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL.
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I JUST RECEIVED ON STEAMER ALASKA f
A SHIPMENT OF
I Fresh Imperial Candy (
| Dipped Brazil Nuts In Cream [
I Fruit Nut, and Milk Chocolates 1
I IN HALF, ONE AND TWO POUND BOXES 1
I the Portland!
1 THE BIG PLACE 1
| FRESH FRUIT ICE CREAM |
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SHELDON EXPLAINS
PLANS FOR SEASON
The carrying out of the provisions
of the Allan road law, passed dur
ing the late session of the terri
torial legislature, threatens to cre
ate a very embarrassing situation in
Interior Alaska, as regards road
work. Ih fact, road matters are
already greatly confused and there
is the danger that districts greatly
in need of improved transportation
facilities will not receive attention
as a result of the unfortunate situ
ation created by this new law, which
no one seems to understand—not
even the men who helped to pass it.
The situation, as explained by
Territorial Road Commissioner Rob
ert E. Sheldon, who arrived in Ne
nana yesterday on the steamer Alas
ka, is simply this: The sum of
$50,000 has been apportioned as the
Fourth division’s share of territorial
road funds for the years 1919-1920,
and of this amount $15,000 has been
turned over to the federal road
builders and $5,000 reserved for the
salary of the local commissioner,
leaving a balance of $30,000 which
may be expended under the direction
of Road Commissioner Sheldon, who
was elected by the people to direct
Interior road building.
Under the terms of an agreement
between the governor and the fed
eral or Alaska road commission, all
road work in this division, except
certain projects started by Sheldon
before the agreement was made, is
to be done under the direction of
Captain Zug, local representative of
the federal commission. Zug has
about $5,000 left over from last
year and $15,000 turned over to him
by Governor Riggs. More money
will be provided by Congress before
ine ena oi me present session, mu
it seems doubtful at this time if the
Fourth division will receive more
than enough to put the Fairbanks
Valdez road in good repair. The
$20,000 which Zug now has, and the
$30,000 allotted to Sheldon, must
suffice for all Interior needs other
than the Fairbanks-Valdez road—a
total of $50,000 for a district re
quiring a very much larger sum.
The agreement between the gov
ernor and the Alaska road commis
sion, made possible by the Allan
law, practically makes a figurehead
of Road Commissioner Sheldon. He
is to be permitted to go through
with some of the projects which
he started before the agreement was
made, but there is a probability, he
thinks, that next year will find him
without work to do, except draw his
salary, since it appears to have
been the desire of the late legisla
ture to turn all road work over to
the federal commission.
Mr. Sheldon says that there is no
one in Fairbanks, in the courthouse
or among the members of the legis
lature, who appears to know much
about the Allan law, beyond the
fact that it aims to turn all road
work over to the federal commis
sion. It seems to have been the
impression of Fourth division mem
bers that the law was intended to
become operative in 1921, but the
fact that the governor has already
turned over a portion of the terri
torial money to the federal commis
sion indicates that the law is al
ready in operation, partly, and Mr.
Sheldon expects to be further re
lieved of his work next year.
“I was elected by the voters of
this division for a term of two
years,” said Mr. Sheldon to a repre
sentative of The News this morn
ing, ‘‘and it was my ambition to do
a lot of road work in regions where
roads are greatly needed. I know
the value of roads, and I planned to
spend the greater part of my time
in the field, giving my personal at
tention to the work. But this new
law has knocked my plans galley
west and threatens to put me in bad
with the people who elected me to
office, since many of them will not
understand how it is possible for the
governor to turn the work over to
a federal commission while the ter
ritory is still maintaining an organ
ization of a similar character.
“To show you how I am handi
capped,continued the road build
er, “I started some much needed
work in the Tolovana. Had my or
ganization together and the work
! fairly under way, when an order
(came to stop. The work had been
1 turned over to the federal commis
i sion, the order said, but it has not
i been continued by them, and unless
'something is done pretty soon, the
j entire outlay thus far will be a dead
j loss.”
| Mr. Sheldon will be in Nenana a
day or two, in connection with some
j work contemplated in the Kantishna
j district which has been left to his
| direction.
—
Heimberger’s Cascade Laundry bat
' just been renovated. Has sanitary
(baths and furnishings. Shampooing
! and electric drying a specialty.
DUE ON THURSDAY
The steamer Tanana, of the A.-Y.
| N. fleet, from Dawson, bound for
(Fairbanks, is expected to arrive at
| Nenana on Thursday, June 26th.
, She has a large shipment of mail
; on board, but is not bringing much
| freight.
She has the following passengers
Ion board: For Nenana: F. S. Sin
j gleton, Rev. J. H. Condit, George
! Burglund, Charles Burglund, Anna
i Burglund, and Hortense M. Webber,
j For Fairbanks: Hilda Kokkinen, M.
i E. McCall, Mrs. F. Berlin, Mr. and
I Mrs. Gus Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Fowle, Mrs. H. B. Avakoff, Miss
Eunice Thrift, Ruth Moir, F. C.
I Irons, Sister Mary Alexander. Sister
lArmen, Jack Irvine, Mr. and Mrs.
; L. T. Erwin, and J. F. Fruberg.
It is expected that the vessel will
sail from Nenana for Fairbanks with
in an hour after her arrival.
FEW PASSENGERS
| ON SIR. ALASKA
OU1WARD BOUND
The steamer Alaska, with a barge
.in tow, arrived at Nenana at about
(five o’clock yesterday afternoon,
| bound for Dawson, with the local
| mail and about four tons of freight,
j which included two flatcars for the
i A. E. C. The cars were unloaded
at the dock across the rrver near
| Camp 415.
i ' The outward-bound passengers on
(board, some of whom joined the
i vessel at Nenana on her trip up the
jTanana, were: Mr. and Mrs. Emil
|H. Hartw’ick, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Green, Mrs. Feme Johnson, and C.
jC. Yager, for Seattle; F. E. Adams,
for Tanana, and Mrs. C. M. Karsh
| ner, for Hot Springs.
Those joining the boat at Nenana
(were: G. L. Hall, Mrs. J .H' Russell
jand daughter Ruth, and Irene Sher
man, for Seattle; W. H. Ireland, Pat
King, G. D. Woodcock, Olaf Iver
son, Mrs. Olaf Iverson, and Frank
King, for Skagway; Philip Sekinoff
and G. Ross, for Dawson.
The passengers disembarking at
Nenana were: F. D. Browne, S. C.
Olson, W. Beatty, A. W. Heimburg
er, T. L. Hagen, Mike McNeil, Miss
Lois Hamilton, Miss Constance Pe
terson, and Robert Sheldon.
The Alaska took on about two
tons of freight and sailed for Daw
(son and way ports at about 6:30
Ip. m.
I
CHIEF MAIL CLERK
ENROUTE DOWN RIVER
i _
Chief Mail Clerk E. G. Wetzler,
who went up to the head of naviga
tion on the steamer Alaska, was a
Perk Up! Have Pep!
Bring in your suits and have
them pressed and cleaned; your hats
likewise. Be ready for the Fourth
and what comes after.
MRS. D’ORSAY'S IS THE PLACE
Tailor Shop at Third and A
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
JUST ARRIVED
Rhubarb, Bananas, Apples
Oranges, Grapefruit
Cabbage, Potatoes, Bermuda Onions
Australian Onions, New White Nugget Eggs
New Swift’s Brookfield Cheese
COGHILL’S
returning passenger on the same
boat yesterday, being enroute to the
mouth of the Yukon on official busi
ness. He did not remain long in
Fairbanks and was in Nenana for
even a shorter period, but he will be
back later in the summer for a
longer stay.
Mr. Wetzler makes his head
quarters at Tanana.
MISS JANE ANDERSON
TO WED DICK WARD
IN SEATTLE SOON
Mrs. Ike P. Taylor received a let
ter on the last mail from Miss Jane
Anderson, who relinquished her po
sition with the A. E. C. recently to
acecpt another in the governor’s of
fice at Juneau, in which she stated
that she was leaving for Seattle im
mediately.
On arrival at the Spirit City she!
will be met by Richard B. Ward, j
formerly assistant engineer with the
A. E. C. here, and they will be mar
ried there.
Mr. Ward is now connected with1
the United States reelamatino ser
vice as engineer, and was last en
gaged in reconnaissance work in!
the States. He is coming to Seattle
on furlough, and after his marriage!
will return to his station with his:
bride. i
Both the young people are well
and favorably known in Nenana, and
their many friends will be glad to
hear of the union of the popular
couple.
MIDNIGHT SUN HOP
ENJOYED BY CROWD
The Midnight Sun dance, which
took place on Saturday night, under
the auspices of the management of,
the Union hall, was a very successful i
and thoroughly enjoyable affair, j
The floor was filled with dancers I
until the last and there were many
loath to go when the last waltz was
announced.
Splendid music was furnished by
the Coliseum orchestra, under the
direction of Prof. Ernst Berggren.
Skof House
Second and Market Sts.
NOW OPEN UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT.
CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE
MODERATE RATES
MRS. JAMES LAV1N
For Sale
HORSESHOE CAFE
BROOKS
The Only Fully Equipped
Restaurant In Brooks
Open and Doing Business
Owner Leaving For Outside
Dr. J, R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
1 Miners and Prospectors! |
| NOTICE OF CHANGE OF REC0RDIN6 PRECINCTS f
4 According to a recently issued Court Order by =
= Judge Ch^s. E. Bunnell, the Nenana Mining and Re- =
5 cording District has been enlarged to take in the Bon- |
E nifield and Totatlanika Districts. =
Miners and Prospectors of these districts will be 5
| enabled by this change to do their recording and trans- =
§ act other business at Nenana, which is within easy 5
| reach of their mining activities. §
NENANA COMMERCIAL CLUB, I
R. S. McDonald, H. B. Joseph,
E President. Secretary s
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