THE NENANA NEWS
Application made October 30, 1916, at the Postoffice at Nenana, Alaska, tor
entry as second-class mail matter under the act ot March 2, 1879, by The Ne
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NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1918.
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE LOYAL CITIZENS OF
NENANA
„ On Tuesday, April 2, 1918, there
will be held in Nenana and elec
tion for the purpose of choosing
three directors for the Nenana School
board. The names of Nora W. Hall,
J. A. Brevig and .1. A. Siippern
have been presented to the board
and will be submitted to the public
to fill the vacancies that will exist
owing to the resignation of one
member, and the expiration of the
terms of two others on April 2nd.
It will be the duty of the board
as now constituted, to prepa) e an
official ballot with the above names
thereon, which ballot may be used
by the citizens of Nenana to de
clare and consummate a legal elec
tion.
As it is necessary to elect three
members of the board to place that
organization upon a proper working
basis, and there bein'.': only three
aspirants in the field, it follows as a
matter of course, that these three
will be chosen unanimously for the
very obvious reason that no other
contestants have aspired to mem
bership in this civic body.
Such apparent lack of interest in
our municipal affairs, or this scar
city of candidates for membership
on our school board, may lead many
electors in this constituency to re
gard the approaching school elec
tion as of little vital importanct.
It would indeed be very regretable
if this point of view should prevail:
for such an opinion would most
surly result in bringing out an ex
ceeding light vote.
Those who are before the public
seeking preferment as members of
our school board, are, without doubt,
acuated only by the highest sense
of duty. They are each and every
one, citizens of sterling integrity,
willing to labor for the good of the
community and the promotion of a
high standard of civic life. Know
ing that however well their duties
shall be performed, they may( and
very probably will) be subjected, at
times, to some degree of criticism.
This thought, however, does not
deter them, they are glad to serve,
even though a consciousness of duty
well done shall be their only re
ward
In view of these facts, it would
seem that we owe it to ourselves
as public spirited .'Livens of this
growing community to eanic '!y
urge each other to without fail,
to he poii.i on next Tuesday and
cast a v ; ior three school direct rs.
Th ?re a c a number of ineeut’vos
to th- faithful perf-in.utiico of this
simple p. rconal duty. ta) No one
can doubt that the prosperity anil
rapid upbuilding of tin* town of
Nenan i depends very milch upon
the inter rat we each display, in all
civic Improvement, and an up'o
date administration of local affairs.
(b) The governor of Alaska too,
who has extended prompt and in
valuable aid in our school work,
will be greatly pleased to receive
reports showing a large vote.
(c) Our commissioner of educa
tion will take pride in the fact that
voters in the school district know
how to appreciate the limitless im
! portance of a well managed public
; school, and our example may stimu
late every neighboring school dis
trict into greater activity along edu
cational lines.
We should remember that as units
; of a great free government, there
has been conferred upon us a priee
j less privilege the “right of franch
ise.” and it becomes our imperative
duty to exercise that right on every
: possible occasion.
i Our public school system may well
J be regarded as the great vital func
tion of a safe and progressive de
mocracy. With us that system reg
I isters the very heart-beats of the
nations, and in displaying a lively
interest in bringing out a large vote
on next Tuesday, we shall merely
play our part in the most beautiful
branch of the government ever de
1 vised for the mental, moral, and
physical development of our child
ren.
I Those who are entitled to do so,
t should, without fail, exercise their
, right of franchise in the coming
I school election.
GEO. W. PENNINGTON,
Treasurer' Nenana School Board.
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Reindeer is selling in Nome in
half or whole carcasses, the whole
being sold at 18 cents a pound and
the half at 2(1 cents. Fred Larson,
of Nome, is butchering a number
i of his herd on the above terms. Liv
(ing should not be extravagant at
j that place.
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URGED 10 REPORT
Exemption Board Delires Early
Response to Notice to Fill In
Blanks.
j Chairman Howard P. Curtis, of
the local exemption board has re
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quested the News to notify, through
the columns of the paper, the fol
lowing list of registrants, whom the
board desires to call at the office
for the purpose of completing
questionnaire. It is pointed out by
the board that it is important that
this matter be attended to as early
as possible. The list of persons in
cluded in the notice,are given below:
Elias Amelahanoff, Nick Aldatoff,
Jake Batoff, Bibi Botsieff. Patrick
William Breen, Obrad Bjelotomich.
Earl Maxfield Clarke, Mike Costoff.
Joseph Cunningham, Sam Gassoff,
Daniel J. Gallagher, George Gagnon,
Andro Gibson, Elia Kadzoff, Oikim
Kassoff, Alex Kalissoff, Nels Adrian
Lundstrom, Chrostoffer Bernt Nel
son. Angus John McPherson, Paui
Palfy, William Demetrious Papa
dopulos, Wasil Sanko, Bob SaDanoff,
Wolfgang Thiele, James Walker.
Alek Zaboff, Alex Kazoff.
JOHNSON DISPOSES
OF SAWING OUTFIT
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The wood-sawing outfit belonging
to Joe Johnson and operated by
him in N'enana during the past
winter, was sold today to \V. E.
Cooley and Leon Kellum, who will
conduct the business hereafter, un
der the firm name of Cooley 4:
Kellum, with headquarters at the
Cooney hotel.
In announcing the transfer. Mr.
Johnson desires to thank the public
of N'enana for the business given
| him in the past, and expresses the
i hope that his successors will receive
equally liberal support.
COLISEUM ANNOUNCES
SPLENDID OFFERING
The management of the Coliseum
has announced an exceptionally fine
program for tomorrow night, the
big feature of which will be Rupert
Hughes’ celebrated five-act laugh
provoker, “Excuse Me,” one of the
best comedy attractions on the movie
circuit. George F. Marion, Robert
Fischer, Harrison Ford and Vivian
Blackburn, all celebritieF| are seen
in the cast, supported by a strong
company. The picture was pro
duced by Pathe.
The feature will be preceded by
a one-part Essanay comedy, entitled
"The X'ight That Sophie Graduated”
This is good.
E. L. Laughlin will address the
audience in a four-minute talk dur
ing the last intermission.
The show will start at eight
thirty. The price of admission will
be fifty cents and seventy five
cents.
A rancher of the Anchorage divi
sion recently disposed of a quan
tity of native hay to the Alaskan
Engineering commission, receiving
therefor the sum of $40 per ton.
Reports claim that the hay is as
good as the Outside variety and it
can be laid down at Anchorage at
considerable less than the Outside
hay.
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EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS
The registrants drill held lad
evening was attended by a larg’
number and several new drills were
taken up by the instructor, Sergeant
Smith, assisted by Privates Wm.
Fury and Tom Gallagher.
The next date set for the instruc
tion is Tuesday evening at seven
o’clock, when the manual of arm
will be taken up for the first tim
The wooden guns that were ma le
by J. A. Slippern, will be usd and
the registrants who are desirous of
taking up the manual of arms, are
requested to see Mr. Slippern and
obtain a gun as soon as possible, a.~
there are but twenty-five or thirty
made to date, and almost double
that amount of drillers.
The nominal price of two dollars
will be charged for the guns to
cover the cost of material and work,
which sum will be refunded to the
men as soon as the appropriation is
received to cover the co.t of “mili
tary preparation” in Xenana.
An appropriation of $100,000 has
been set aside for the expenses of
“military preparation” in Alaska,
and Sergeant Smith has taken the
matter up with Governor Strong,
through Howard P. Curtis, chairman
of the local exemption hoard, with
a view of obtaining some of the
funds. The sergeant wired Gover
nor Strong with reference to the
i chances of obtaining the sum of
$75 for a monthly rental of the
Union hall for drilling purposes, and
today he received a reply from Gov
ernor Strong, through Chairman
Curtis, of the local board, to the
effect that the appropriation was
only available for expenses of regu
larly organized Home Guards. Gov
ernor Strong stated that the funds
could not be used for expenses in
cident to drilling bodies of regis
trants who are not regularly organ
ized. According to the information
received, it will be necessary to or
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held on Tuesday,
\pril 2. 1918, for the purpose of
electing three ■ i school directors
for the Xenana School listrict. The
names of candidates must be in the
hands of the clerk of the school board
not Into’- than •! p. m.. March 22,
HUS. The polling place will be at
the Fife hall, adjoining the Townsite
office. The polls will be open from
s a. n. to 7 p. m. on the date of
election.
CARL SCHMIDT,
Clerk.
Cat -■! March 7. 1918.
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i.zo a Guard in N’onana ns
has been done in other Alaskan
[ towns, and the matter organization
i will probably be taken up in the
i near future, in order that the ex
j penses of the drilling will not have
[to be borne by the registrants.
Frank Doner, head of the time
| keeping department of ‘-he Alaskan
! Engineering commission, and Chief
i Clerk J. B. Bickford, left Fairbanks
■for Xenana this morning with a dog
| team.
The Koland stage, now three
days out from the Ohio roadhouse,
; is expected in tonight or early to
morrow.
Competition has reduced •.! price
1 of coal at Anchorage to $9 per ton,
delivered. Several copanies are
now offering coal for sale, and each.
1 of course, claims that its fuel is the
; best on the market.
The Anchorage Home Guards and
the Alaska Loyal league of the rail
road town reecntly received a ship
ment of rifles from Benicia arsenal
i for use in drilling .
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