Be Prepared for Cold Weather
We Have a Large and Varied Assortment of the Leading Brands o
MEN'S CLOTHING and FURNISHINGS
Army and Navy Sweaters SPORT SHIRTS, Heavy Wool
SWEATER COATS WOOL SOCKS, All Weights
UNION SUITS and TWO PIECE GARMENTS
GENUINE DANIEL GREEN FELT SHOES
BALL BAND ARCTICS
WOOL BLANKETS BLANKET SHEETS COMFORTERS
SEE OUR BRUSSELS and WILTON RUGS, ALL SIZES
MINERS’ and TRAPPERS’ SUPPLIES
and Can Furnish Your Outfit Complete at Special Prices
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
MACKINAW COATS
MACKINAW PANTS
Bisse.l’s Vacuum Sweepers
We Carry a Full Line of
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" COON COATS, Matched Dark Skins .
SZS COON COATS (Pieced Fur) Special .
WALLABY COATS, Extra Special .
= BEST GRADE MARMOT LINED COATS
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= CLOTH OVERCOATS, $40 Values .
I SUITS
BEST GRAbE SATIN LINED SUITS.$45 =
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS .$35 ==
BLUE AND BLACK SERGE SUITS $25 =
LARGE VARIETY $35 SUITS, At. $25 =
OVERSHIRTS
HEAVY WASH SILK SHIRTS
GOOD GRADE SILK SHIRTS
SUITCLOTH SHIRTS, Special
FLANNEL OVERSHIRTS
SILK AND LINEN DRESS SHIRTS
$7.50
$5.00
$5.00
$2.50
$2.50
$95 =
.$25 =
.$75 =
.$95 =
$35 =
$25 =
UNDERWEAR
MEDLICOTT, HEAVIEST AND BEST- Suit $5.50
STANFIELD’S, MEDIUM WEIGHT, Suit . $5.50
CANADIAN, BEST ALL WOOL, Suit.$7.50
EALGE BRAND, BEST GRADE, Suit. $6.50
MEDLICOTT, MEDIUM, Suit .$4.50
FOOTWEAR
WALKOVER DRESS SHOES, Pair .$8.50
WALKOVER. CUSTOM GRADE, Pair .$9.50
DANIEL GREEN BEST FELT SHOES .$6.50
ALFRED DOLGE BEST FELT SHOES ®$4.50
MOCCASINS, BEST AT $5, $4 and.$3.75
QUILTS and BLANKETS
BEST DOWN SLEEPING ROBES .$19.50
DOWN QUILTS, 6x7 Feet .$15.00
ALL WOOL BLANKETS, Single .$4.50
DOUBLE WOOL BLANKETS, 9 lb*.$9.50
GLOVES and MITTS
ALL WOOOL INSIDE MITTS, Pair .
BEST SCOTCH WOOL MITTS, Pair .
EISENDRATH MAMMOTH MITTS, Beat.
CARHART BEST GRADE MAMMOTH MITTS
CANVAS GLOVES, Special, 2 PAIR.
25c =5
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$1.50 —
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PARKAS, BEST DRILL. WOLF TRIMMED .$4.50 =
PARKAS, KHAKI, BEST FITTING.$5.00 ~
TURKISH TOWELS, GOOD SIZE .25c =
FELT INSOLES, BEST WHITE .50c =5
FELT INSOLES, GRAY, Pair . 25c =
LEVI STRAUSS BLUE OVERALLS, Pair.. $1.50 =
LEVI STRAUSS JUMPERS, Each . $2.00 55
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WHALE IS STILL
EVADING CAPTURE
IN YUKON RIVER
i The Nenana News, in its issue
of last Friday, pave its readers an
account of the presence of a whale
in the Yukon river near Tanana and
as ueh an event h:|* probably never
happened befdre, and hearing that
attempts were made to capture the
big fish, the News wired to Com
missioner Dehn, of Tanana, for fur
ther particulars and received the
following reply:
Tanana, Dec. 9. 1918.
“Nenana News, Nenana.
“Open space in Yukon mile long
between Tanana and mission, Be
luga whale, about twelve feet long,
been there since close of navigation.
It came up the Yukon ahead of
the steamer Davis, in September.
It spouts a two-inch stream about
four feet in air; several attempts
f made to capture, all have failed.
. Can be seen most every day; some
fine pictures taken. John Rice has
( pictures; several hundred people
have seen the whale.
DEHN.”
It may not be generally known,
but nevertheless is a fact, that this
specesi of whale come up the
Yukon river very frequently dur
ing the open season, and is no
uncommon sight to those who live
on the lower Yukon and to steam
boatmen plying between St. Michael
and Tanana. They have been seen
and have been capturd on the Yukon
river as far as Nulato, but have
never been known to come up as far
as Tanana before.
Many Fairbanksans who took serv
ice with the Carlisle Packing com
pany on the lower Yukon last sum
mer saw a great many of these
sea mammals while engaged in fish
ing for the packing company and
also witnessed their capture by the
natives on the lower river.
An account o| their captutre by
the natives appeared in the Nenana
News some time ago on a statement
made by George Hainzinger, who
witnessed it.
I
VLADIVOSTOCK.—Opium smug
gling from Eastern Siberia into
Harbin offers such alluring rewards
that scarcely an opportunity is over
looked by train porters and con
ductors. Across the Manchurian
frontier the hillsides are ablaze
with poppy fields. The prepared
drug will bring triple its purchase
price if safely delivered in the Man
churian town. i
A young American woman, travel-;
ing in private car from Vladivostock
recently unearthed a mysterious
package in her compartment. The
car porter seeing it in her hands
j attempted to snatch it. Being a
young woman of spirit, she grabbed
up a pistol, whereupon the porter
fell upon his knees and begged for
mercy. With a little persuasion he
produced from beneath the young
woman’s berth a dozen more similar
packages. They aggregated several
1 pounds of opium.
■ Other Americans on board were,
summoned and it wfas decided to
turn over the opium and the porter
to the first customs officer en
countered. This was done—in the
station at Harbin. The customs
officer confiscated the drug thereby
earning a reward of several hundred'
rubles, but declared he had no au- i
thority to arrest the smuggler, and '
the porter went his way.
J
A meeting of the N’enana Board
of Health was held at the office of
the townsite manager Saturday
night. Mrs. Sweeney presided, the
other members present being H. B.
Joseph and Dr. David More. F. D.
Browne, representing the Alaskan
Engineering commission, was also
present.
After discussion regarding the
situation as between the native
village and the town and Commis
sion grounds, it was moved by Mr.
Joseph, seconded by Dr. More, that
the secretary is instructed to write
Mr. Drane, in answer to his com
munications regarding the continu
ance of the quarantine line between
the town and mission, giving per
mission for the missionaries of the
village to come to Nenana on and
after December 9th, 1918, until such
time as the arrival of any native
in the village which Mr. F. B. Drane
reports as now deserted; and that
it will be the duty of Mr. Drane to
report to this board at once such ar
rival of any native, and to there
upon consider this permission at
once withdrawn; carried.
The chair instructed the secretary
to advise Mr. Drane that the above
permission does not allow white
people to visit the native village, in
order that there shall be no mis
understanding in the matter; also to!
explain that this board does not
consider it just to refund any money
collected from the natives for rib
bons.
Arrangement was made for F. D.!
Browne and the secretaray of the!
beard to check the receipts for the
ribbon fund, and to prepare a state
ment of expenses of the quarantine;!
the secretary to call a meeting of1
the Quarantine committee at 7:30!
P- m., next Thursday, at the town-!
site office, at which time the finan- j
eial aspect of the quarantine will |
be presented to the committee for!
consideration.
I he following’ letter was ent to *
Mr. Drane by Secretary Joseph: j
December 8, 1918.
“Rev. F. B. Drane,
“Mission.
Dear Sir:—In answer to your
communications to the Board of
Health and to Mr. F. D. Browne, I
am instructed to advise you as fol
lows:
“In view of the fact that there
have been no natives in the village
since December 3rd, permission is
granted the white inhabitants of the
mission to come and go without re
striction, other than those imposed
on all inhabitants of the quarantined
district; this permission to continue
in efect until the arri'val of any
nati\e in the village or mission,
when it will be your duty to at
once report such arrival through
Deputy Marshal Jern, and to con
sider this permission thereby auto
matically withdrawn. /
"Your attention is invited to the
fact that this permission does not
permit other white people than your
selves to visit the village or mis
sion.
“Regarding the dollar paid by the
inhabitants of the village and mis
sion, I am instructed to say that
it is the unanimous opinion of the
board and of Mr. Browne, that the
collection was a just charge, and
will not be refunded. The quaran
tine as it exists was established!
for the benefit of everyone within
the district and the mere fact that
the benefit to inhabitants of the
townsite might be increased by draw
ing a line between the mission and
townsite, does not in the least de
gree lesson the protection afforded
the mission population by the gen
eral quarantine.
W e trust you will see the reason
ablness of this view.
We are informed that the epi
demic is gradually working it’s way
into the Interior, by means of native
travel, from the vicinity of Nome,
from which point to Tanana the
chain of communication of the dis
ease may easily be unbroken by way
of the Kobuk, Alatna and Koyukuk
rivers.
“If we may prevent the entrance
OVERCOATS
The essential qualities in a good overcoat are few; style, fit,
quality and price. It is not often that you find the first
three combined at the ripht price. The overcoats we handle
combine all good qualities—and the prices are ri^ht. Come
to the store and convince yourself whatever we have said
in favor of our Overcoats are facts. Buy, or look,—you
are welcome.
EXTRA SPECIAL LOW PRICES ARE IN FORCE NOW
Our Stock Reducing Sale
IS STILL GOING ON RIGHT ALONG
$25 Values Now Selling at $15
$35 Values Now Selling at $25
COON COATS (Pieced Fur) $25
BEAVER CLOTH COATS* Satin Quilted, with Large
Beave- Collars, at $45
BEST GRADE MARMOT LINED COATS $95
CLOTH OVERCOATS, with Fur Collars $35
THE HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES
IIMSON’S
The Nome of hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
I
of the disease into this district,
everyone within that district should
help to bear the expense.
• Yours truly,
"H. B. JOSEPH,
“Secretary.”
IN THE ARCTIC
NOME, Alaska—The wide flung
I sweep of the world war in its re
I lation to sport has penetrated be
yond the Arctic Circle and the
classic dog derbies have been aban
doned until the return of normal
times and conditions. The long dis
tance sweep-stakes over the snow
trails of the Seward Peninsula have
been cancelled, according to the
plans of the Nome Kennel club, i
Thus the winter will pass without •
either the All-Alaska Sweepstakes!
or the Solomon Sweepstakes both1
formerly big events on the Alaska 1
sport calendar. Last winter only I
the Solomon race was held.
The All-Alaska prize money of
last year, together with the purses
for this year’s race, will be given i
to the Red Cross or some other
war fund work.
Although the big races are aband
oned, dog drivers remaining in
Nome for the winter will hold sev
eral short informal race meets dur
ing the long dark months coming.
J Possibly after the war the bijr races A
will be resumed., Then, as in other
years, the eyes of the Arctic sport
in^ world will be centered on Nome
every April, when the malamutes
j leap at the whip’s snap and tug at
I their sleds over the 412-mile Ali
j Alaska trail to Candle and back.
Thousands of dollars changed
j hands on the races every year, it
1 was said. When Nome was at its
- height in the old gold boom days.
I the All-Alaska purse amounted to
$10,000. Pioneers say $200,000
was wagered on the result one year.
; Dog drivers sprang into the sportine
j spotlight as a result of skill anil
! endurance on the frozen trails of
j the far North. “Scotty” Allan,
j Leonard Seppala, John Johnson, Fay
j Delezene and others became known
j far out into the States by their
victories in the big races.
RUST HOUSE
Mr*. Ed. Williams, Prop.
A and FIFTH STREETS
ROOMS AND BOARD
ROOMS 75c and $1.00
Coffee and Doughnuts 25c
DOG KENNELS
Sheldon-Gibson Stage Line
Carrying U. S. Mails
For CHITINA and WAV POINTS
Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
or more any time.
C. Harry Woodward, agent
Fairbanks
Phone 84 Front Between C and D
Johnson’s Store
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PRICES REASONABLE LOUIS JOHNSON, Prop.
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THE NEAREST TO BEER
Per Dozen $3.00
AGENTS FOR THE FAIRBANKS BEVERAGE CO.
CHEER-O
Qts. per Doz. $4 Doz. Pints $2.50
PORT-O
All Flavors, per Case - $3.2$
I FRESH FRUITS, CANDIES
POOL, CIGARS, TOBACCO
! THE PORTLAND
| JACKSON * EKELAND, Prop*.
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