THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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SWAMP LANDS FOR SOLDIERS.
, It is all right to talk about drain
ing the swamp of the United States
to furnish land for soldiers; that
is, it is something to talk about,
and something to think about. But
anyone who supposes that all we
have to do is to dig a ditch today
and hand over a good farm to a
soldier tomorrow, is foolish, to say
the least, comments the Juneau Em
pire. .
There are a hundred million acres
of swamp lands in the States, and
much of it can be, reclaimed—and
will be reclaimed. But to reclaim
most of it involves gigantic opera
tions and years of time. Many
drainage propositions are now un
der way, and gradually the farmers
are creeping in upon the edges of
swamps, reclaiming an acre or two
* each year. But to suppose that we
can today decree swamp land to
soldiers and tomorrow witness them
in the enjoyment of arable farms, is
ridiculous.
There the several great drainage
propositions which the Government
alone can carry out. That is, they
involve so much cost that private
parties will not undertake the work.
Several of the states have them
selves undertaken reclamation work
of the kind, and it has always paid,
in that when the land is reclaimed
it can be sold for enough to cover
all costs of reclamation. But we
have nothing like a system of land
reclamation in this country, as yet,
and if we desire to reward our sol
diers, we shall have to do so in
some other way than by voting them
a tract of swamp.
In the meantime, Alaska is re
plete in fertile vales and valleys
that are already drained and await
ing soldiers and others who desire to
locate on them- Of course, Alaska
is not long on markets where agri
culturists can find sale for their
products, but the land to grow prod
ucts is here and yearning to be set
tled upon and cultivated.
ISOLATION AT WASHINGTON.
Xo president was ever such a
mole as Mr. Wilson. At the begin
ning of his first term he persued
the practice of his predecessors of
giving an audience once or twice a
week to the newspapermen, at which
questions were fired at him and h«
answered them or not, as he thoughi
best. It was a sort of free and
easy contest, a matching of wits ir
which the President took no ad
vantage of his position except tc
enforce the rule that he was undei
no circumstances to be quoted. Mr
Roosevelt enjoyed these meetings
Mr. Wilson did not, and soon dis
continued them. He functions mosl
comfortably when he is withdraw!
from physical contact with others
The publicity which he preaches, am
which his judgment no doubt com
mends, is so distasteful that he can
not bring himself to practice it. H(
is essentially a worker in secret.—
Xew Bedford Standard.
A POPULAR CAMPAIGN.
Although the newspapers hav<
not said much about it, one of th<
important events of the year is th:
announcement by Chairman Hayes,
of the Republican National com
mittee, that hereafter contributions
of more than $1,000 for the party's
: campaign fund . will not be received
from any person or corporation.
| This fund in future is to be created
by popular subscription.
If the Republicans do this, says
| Capper’s Weekly, the Democrate
probably will have to. The result
; will do almost as much to sever the
! relationship between big business
jand politics as the abolition of the
| free railroad pass did to free the
j people of the states from railroad
domination. It spells the end of po
litical slush funds and the buying
of political favors by big business
through huge campaign contribu
tions that amount to thinly-disguised
bribes. The world is moving toward
real government by the people and
for the people.
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Dawson, up Selkirk, 7:30 a. m.,
2d, last report.
Casca, leaves Dawson, upbound 7
a. m., 2d, last report.
Julia B. up Kokrines, 4 a. m.
Kotlik, down Holy Cross, 11 a.
m., 4th.
Lansing and Davis, at St. Michael.
Washburn, up Holy Cross for
Dikeman, 9:30 a. m., 4th.
Relief, up Birches, midnight.
Tanana, at Fairbanks.
Reliance, up Fairbanks for Tan
ana Crossing, 1st.
Sibilla. Kelly, and Jacobs, at Gib
jbon.
Yukon, up Circle, 3 a. m., 4th.
Seattle N"o. 3, up Kotlik, mid
inight, 4 th.
j Peerless, left Fairbanks for Xe
inana, 11 t. m.
1 Alaska, down Fairbanks, 7:15 a.
m.,dat'e.
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j ENGINEER CREEK FIGHT
WINDS UP AT HOSPITAL
Dr. H. Ji McCallum of Fairbanks
was called to Engineer creek during
the night to attend the injuries of
two residents of that district who
jhad become involved in a fight. The
! doctor returned to town at 3 o’clock
batants, who is reported to have re
, ceived several cuts, inflicted presum
| ably with a knife.
The names' of the two men are
being closely guarded, for some rea
J son unknown to The News.
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DOCTORS ARE TRYING
TO MEND NENANA GIRL
•! According to advices received on
- the last mail, specialists in charge
i of a Seattle hospital are hopeful
• of removing most of the fire traces
l from the face of little Irene Sher
• man, who ’ was sent Outside from
• Nenana early this summer to under
; go treatment.
The child was burned severely
several years ago, when the Sher
man home at Fairbanks was destroy
ed fire, and it was feared that she
would be disfigured for life.
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Herman Sather, a resident of the
Fairbanks district, was elected a
member of Fairbanks igloo. Pio
neers of Alaska, at a meeting of
the oldtimers at the upper town
! last night.
Walter Adami, former Fairbanks
restaurant man, was in N'enana on
Sunday enroute to the Tolovana. He
made the trip on the Lund launch
in company with Paul Ringseth,
Teddy Anderson and the owner of
the boat.
Mrs. Herman Rosburg and daugh
ter Ethel are visiting at Fox, where
they are the guests of Mrs. Ros
burg's sister, Mrs. John Metzger,
wife of the oldtime Fox merchant.
Mrs. Rosburg expects to return to
Nenana with the baseball excursion
ists.
Andy Hoev, of the Terminal, is in
.receipt of a wire from Seattle ,an
inouncing the safe arrival there last
| night of Mrs. Maude Bishop, who
made the voyage down the coast or.
i the Canadian steamship Princess
Alice.
Auditor Howard Turner, of the
Northern Commercial company, is
an outward-bound passenger on the
steamer Alaska.
Ernie Parsons, who was stationed
in the Koyukuk last winter, is a
passenger on the steamer Alaska,
enroute to Ruby, where he will be
employed in the Northern Commer
cial company's store.
FFeib garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
COURT WILL ADJOURN
AT FLAT THIS MONTH
Marshal L. T. Erwin has received
telegraphic advices from the lower
river announcing that Judge Bun
nell probably will adjourn the court :
term at Flat about August 15, by
which time it is expected all of the
lower river court business will have
been disposed of.
DOUSE LAUNCH VICTORY
SAILS FOR FAIRBANKS
The Douse launch Victory sailed
for Fairbanks shortly after eight
o'clock this morning with several
passengers, the departures including
Charles I. Ohrenstein, Christian Sci
ence lecturer, and Mrs. Ohrenstein.
FAIRBANKS DONATIONS
TOTAL FIVE HUNDRED
The sum of $512.20 has been
subscribed by Fairbanksans to the
benefit fund for Jack Wenzell, Fair
banks ball-player, who broke his
arm during the opening game (jf
the recent Nenana-Fairbanks base
WANT ADS
IF YOU WANT YOUR SHOES re
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paired, bring them to B and 4th
I Sts. Ladies’ Shoes a specialty.
J. McLean.
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FIFTEEN MEN WANTED to cut
•wood. Five dollars per cord;
good timber. A. G. Vachon, Tan
ana. k8-lC
lFOR SALE — Showcase. 5tj feet
long. Practically new. Cheap.
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg.
For Sale
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The . Only Fully Equipped
Restaurant In Broolu
Open and Doing Business
Owner Gearing For Outside
ball series.
The sum of $244.70 represents
| the receipts from th% ball game
played at Fairbanks on Sunday, and
the balance was turned into the
fund in the form of private sub
scriptions.
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Apples, Rhubarb, New Spuds
Onions, Ham, Bacon,
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FIRE INSURANCE
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Dr. R. R. MYERS
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SOMETIME IN JULY
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
Ob Second i*d Fourth Tuesdays
. At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Co mm Us ion
NOTICE
passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south »f
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train
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 com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
, A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 p. m.
On and after july 15th the freight
on the North side of the river at
Camp 415 dock will be shipped out
Tuesday and Friday of each week,
leaving at 7 a. m.. until further
notice.
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Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
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