BRIGHTER HOMES
Our low prices on House Furnishings enable the
thrifty housekeeper to brighten up the home. Our
stock in this line is complete, and as it was bought at
the old prices and we always sell everything at a rea
sonable profit, it will pay you to stock up now.
FELT RUGS at .$4.50
BATHROOM RUGS at.$3.75
CHINA RUGS, 8x10 and 9x12 .$14.50
NAVAJO BLANKETS at .$6.50
BEDSPREADS, White and Colored.$2.75 up
CRETONNES, 50c values, at, yard.35c
Sheets, Pillowslips, Towels and Toweling. Table
Linen and Napkins are now selling at
PRE-WAR PRICES.
42-PIECE DINNER SET AT .$12.50
Heisey Glassware at the Old Prices.
BLACK RAVEN WARE, nff
OLD ENGLISH CROCKERY, at Z0/C Ull
EXTRA SPECIAL—Portable Cooking Stove, d*i
with Saucepan, complete, $1.75 value.V*
WINE GLASSES of all descriptions AT COST.
$17.50 HIGH TOP LADIES’ SHOES .$9.50
BUY NOW WHILE THE STOCK IS COMPLETE
SIMSON’S
DEPARTMENT STORE
HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR RAW FURS !
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LADIES ARE REMINDED
TO HAVE LISTS READY
The ladies who can spare beds
and bedding and the other things
needed for the equipment of emer
gency hospitals are urged td have
them ready for immediate delivery
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Proprietor.
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'to the committee, in case the need;
for them should arise, as now seem- !
probable, owing to the steady in- •
crease in the number of cases.
Mrs. Herman Rosburg, who is at
the head of the equipment commit |
tee. has asked The News to remind '
the ladies that they may be called
on at any time for the things listed,
and it is the desire of the com
mittee to avoid delay when the col
lection of equipment is started.
Knu Shoes—Men’s and Women’s.
Fowler & Morris.
i William McDougall, who has a
t'e camp up the riv; r, came to
town today and says the river ice
is still very firm. He drove a horse
down by the river trail and experi
enced no difficulty reaching town.
He thinks the breakup is at least a
week away yet.
; OVER-THE-ICE EGGS, $1.50 per
dozen, at Fowler & Morris.
Anderson Bros. & Nerland
We A-e Overstocked With
BEDS, SPRINGS, MATTRESSES
Sash, Doors, Building Material of All Kinds
HARDWARE, GRANITEWARE, ETC.
Will Be Sold at
Bedrock Prices Until Further Notice
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JACOBSON, DAHL & MITCHELL
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRAIL
KENNEL ROOM FOR 75 DOGS
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For a Smoke
A Drink
A Card Game or
A Game of Pool
GO TO
THE PORTLAND
STATIONERY
CANDY
CASES INCREASE !
SLOWLY IN 10WN;
FASTERIN CAMPS
There has been a steady increase
in the number of flu patients in
this district since yesterday and it
now is certain that additional hos
pital accommodations will be re
quired. There are over fifty cases
at present at the Cooney hotel, the
flu ward at the Government hos
pital is filled, and there are more
patients coming in from points
along the line tonight, a special
train having been sent out for them
today. The number expected from
the camps is 18 or 20, and it is
almost certain that additional cases
will develop in town before night.
For the purpose of accommodat
ing the overflow from the Cooney
hotel, arrangements are now being
made to turn Dormitory No. 1 into
an emergency hospital, all of the
occupants of the building having
been notified this afternoon to va
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cate immediately. Should that dor
mitory fail to meet the require
ments, it is possible that a second
one will be requisitioned.
Ilf addition to the cases in town,
there are about a dozen flu pa
tients at the native village, where
[they are under the care of the mis
sion nurses and visited regularly by
Health officer Smith.
The health board reports that
things are moving along as smooth
ly as can be expected under the
circumstances, and no serious con
sequences are anticipated if the
public will continue to co-operate
by avoiding crowding in restaurants
and other places and by reporting
cases of illness promptly. Flu cases
are handled more easily if they are
taken care of promptly.
FAIRBANKS WOMAN
CALLEDBY DEA1H
Mrs. William Borden, wife of the
well-known farmer of the Fair
banks district, died suddenly at the
; Borden home, near the Government
experiment station, yesterday after
noon, death being caused by heart
trouble.
Mrs. Borden was not feeling well
yesterday, and is reported to have
taken a dose of bromo seltzer to
relieve a headache. A short time
later she expired suddenly.
The body was still a: the farm
this afternoon and no arrangements
had been made up to noon for the
funeral.
The deceased was formerly Mrs.
Volkman and was the mother of
two children, both residents of the
Fairbanks district.
MARK EVERYTHING SO
COMMITTEE WILL KNOW
Those who have bed linen, dish
towels or other things to lend to
the emergency hospital are cau
tioned to mark everything carefully
• and to turn the articles over to
Mrs. Herman Rosburg, who will
keep a record of them, so that there
will be no confusion when they are
i restored to their owners.
! A number of ladies have taken
i various articles to the Cooney hotel
I instead of to Mrs. Rosburg, which
jhas resulted in considerable confu
sion, and the committee feel that
Ithey cannot be responsible for any
, article that is not properly li ted
as directed.
Two natives have been sent up
the river to apprehend a Wood river
native who came to town and start
ed to return home after having
b“en ordered to remain in N'enana.
This action i| being taken to pre
vent the spread of the epidemic to
the Wood river village.
Birth Announcement Cards at Ike
I News Office.
The chief trouble at Fairbanks
today is a shortage of nurses to
care for the many flu patients in
that town. Many of those who
volunteered their services when the
epidemic first made its appearance
are now on the sick list themselves,
and tne few who are left to do the
nursing are very much overworked.
Only two of the sisters were on
duty at St. Joseph’s yesterday, and
two volunteers did all the work at
that institution last night. Similar
difficulties are reported from the
other places where patients are be
ing cared for.
A considerable number of addi
tional cases have developed in the
upper town since yesterday, but the
situation is somewhat relieved by
the recovery of a number who were
among the first taken ill. Several
have left the hospital and several j
were discharged from the Xordale j
today, making room for the new j
patients ordered to bed.
It is estimated today that there |
are fully 350 cases in Fairbanks i
of which number quite a few are
residents of the creeks and mem- j
bers of the railroad gangs at work j
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alone the Tanana \ alley line, t rue-j
tically every family in town has!
one or more representatives on the j
sick list, and in numerous eases en- j
tire families are ill. The business J
district has been equally hard hit. )
Numerous places are closed and all '
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that remain open are running short
i
handed.
The entire force of the News-.
Miner now has the flu, with the .
exception of Editor Thompson and '
Circulator George Hering, and an- j
nouncement was made today that ’
the paper would suspend publica-'
tion after today until such time as ,
the mechanical force is able to re-j
turn to work. In addition to look
ing after the circulation of the.
News-Miner, Hering also has been
attending to his duties as messenger .
at the signal corps office, and last
night he helped out as a nurse at
the hospital. He is the only mem
ber of his family to escape the flu.
As was the case when the epi- f
demic first made its appearance in
Fairbanks, the cases now develop
ing are of a very mild form and
none of the patients is seriously ill.
The hardest cases to treat are those ;
who neglect to apply promptly for
treatment.
PERSONAL
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The train arriving at North Ne
r.ana this noon brought two way;
passengers—Michael Joseph Sullivan 1
and Thomas Loveland, oldtimers of
the Hot Springs district, who have '
come to Xenana to help build the
Government railroad. They board- '
ed the train at Dunbar’s.
Eleven sacks of second class mail j
came down on the train from Fair
banks today, but there were no
through passengers, either way.
There are people in town mean
enough to say that Deputy Marshal
Hagan is not really ill—that he
broke into the emergency hospital
so that he might receive a share if
[attention from the popular nursing
I staff on duty there. He went in
ye sterday.
i Austin Oars arrived in town to
day from his camp on the Totat
lan'ka, where he is making prepara
tions for a log drive. He says
there is still a lot of snow in the
bills- and considerable water on the
river ice, both on the Totatlanika
and the Tanana.
Lipman Simson has closed his
store opposite the postoffice, pend
ing an abatement of the flu epi
demic.
Cut the High Cost ot Living,
Beautify Your Homes, and
Make Money!
By securing our NEW FLOWER ANI) GARDEN
SEEDS, which we have placed on display today, in
which we carry a large assortment of PRETTY
VINES and BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. Price
2 Pkgs. for 23c
We also have in stock
MIXED LAWN GRASS AND WHITE CLOVER
SEED. Price—
$1.30 ^nd $2 per lb.
We have ordered ONION SETS for our Custom
ers, and expect to have them on display in a few days.
Northern Commercial Co.
ALASKA’S LARGEST OUTFITTERS
Over-the-Ice Eggs
$1.50
W. A. COCHiLL
FAMILY GROCER
FREE DELIVERY PHONE 32
GENERAL OUTFITTING
Groceries, Men’s Clothing
QUALITY GOODS
JOHNSON’S STORE Front Street
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
HEATING AND PLUMBING
STOVES OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER
SHEET METAL WORK A SPECIALTY.
PAUL PALFY, Proprietor. MARKET STREET
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POOL AND CARD TABLES
COLD DRINKS SMOKERS’ SUPPLIES
CANDIES
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