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Our Clothing Line is Complete
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictator
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU,
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
LAVA FLOW SUBSIDES
CATANIA, June 23—The vio
lence of the eruption of Mt. Etna
is lessening somewhat the danger to
the surrounding country continues
I great for the crater is still belch
ing lava. A return to normal con
ditions is expected shortly, however
The eruption is extradorinary in
that while the property loss has
been enormous, being estimated at
one hundred million lire, the loss
of life has been small. The flow
of lava is becoming more sluggish
and i3 forming a natural • barrier
i which probably will prevent the
destruction of the city of Lingual
NEW RHEUMATISM CURE
NEW YORK, June 23—The med
ical college of the New York Uni
versity has announced the discov
. ery of a serum that has accomplish
ed nearly the positive cure of rheu
matism. as demontrated by 5,000
actual tests.
CASHIER BREAKS BANK
WICHITA, Kan., June 23—The
American State Bank, one of the
strongest in Kansas, closed its doors
this week following the discovery of
a shortage in the acocunt of cash
ier Phil Drum, whose defalcations
, will aggregate half a milllion dol
] lars.
IF YOU DONT
TRADE WITH US
WE BOTH LOSE
ALFRED J. GHEZZI
News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Steil, Correspondent
The opening baseball game of
the season, which was played at the
park on Sunday afternoon between
the Nenana and Fairbanks teams,
was won by the visiting aggrega
tion, the score being 4 to 2. Geo.
Hupprich pitched for N'enana, with
Blakev behind the bat. and DeWitt
and Wood were the battery for the
locals. Hupprich pitched peerless
ball throughout the game and had
splendid support. Blakey led off
with a run in the first inning. Mars
den and Dawson also scored in the
third. The two Fairbanks runs
were made in the fourth inning,
on errors. Ed Etroecker, veteran
Fairbanks ball player, did the um
piring for both teams. The day was
ideal for playing, but the atten
dance was not up to expectations.
It has been announced at the
local office of the Alaska Railroad
that a train will be dispatched to
the coast tomorrow morning, the
first since the slide at Mile 353
put the railroad temporarily out
of commission. The train is sched
uled to go through to the coast,
and there will be a train in from
the coast tomorrow night.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ross were
re-united in marriage on Saturday
night.
A number of Fairbanksan? who
have been held up on the coast
by the break in railroad service,
have found it necessary to wire
home for money. The S. O. S. has
been received from several during
the last few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Brown are the
happy parents of an eight pound
baby boy who arrived on Saturday.
Tom Gibson took an auto load of
tourists out to Fairbanks creek
this week. The visitors are making
their headquarters at the Alaska
hotel while in town.
J. P. Schoesser and son, Luther
C. Hess, J. Vanetti and Mrs. Wil
liam Bums and son were among
those leaving for the creeks on yes
terday's train.
The News-Miner has announced
that morning and evening editions
will be printed from now on until
until the arrival of the Presidential
party, in order that the Fairbanks
public may be kept fully advised
regarding the movements of the |
President and the Brooklyn Eagle:
Party. 1
Among the recent arrivals in
town are: Miss Gladys Hamm. Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Huston of Los An
geles. Miss Sarab Keeble of San
Jose. Mrs. Frank Mor.kman and
daughter Mona, Dr. and Mrs. J.
G. Moore. R. S. Donaldson. George
Turner.
Louis Johnson, of the Empress
theater, who has been in the Tolo
vana district doing assessment work
during the last four weeks, return
ed to town by way of the Olnes
trail and reports a hard trip.
Mining operations in the Tolovana
district, he reports are being re
tarded by a shortage of water and
the output of the camp will be
seriously curtailed If relief does not
come soon. A number of the op
erators have been unable to com
plete sluicing dumps taken out dur
ing the winter. There is consider
able mining in progress on Olive and
Amy creeks.
The Commercial Club Finance
committee, to which has been assign
ed the work of collecting funds for
three celebrations—Fourth of July, •
Brooklyn Eagle and Presidential, is
making a canvass of the town this
week, and all are urged to open
wide their purses. The Committee,
which is composed of M. A. Pinska.
August Conradt and Rev. Fred G.
Scherer, estimates that $2,500 will
be required to put the three celebra
tions across.
A number of fishing parties made
excursions to nearby streams on
I Sunday with a view to relieving the
; food shortage, but most of them re
turned to town empty-handed, the
fish having refused to bite. As a
result of the failure to fill baskets,
the people of Fairbanks have been
forced to resume their daily diet of
beans and canned meat, pending the
arrival of fresh meat from the
coast.
Commissioner Mel Boyd has re
ceived instructions to collect the fur
tax imposed by the territorial leg- j
islature. and announces that he will (
get busy at once.
Officials of the Alaska Road Com- j
mission announce that the Salcha
ferry, on the Richardson highway j
has been put out of commission tem-.
porarily by high water in the Salcha- j
ket river, No further attempt to op
erate the ferry will be made until
the water returns to normal stage.
Superintendent Ike P. Taylor, of
the Alaska Road Commission, has
left for Chatanika on an inspection
trip which may take him into the
Circle district. The Commission has
several road crews at work beyond
| Chatanika. Mr. Taylor will return
j to town the later part of the week.
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Miss Emily Townsend, of the U.
i S. Marshal’s office, has been granted 1
i a three month’s leave of absence and j1
will spend her vacation in Vermont, j *
, visiting relatives. j1
The local post of the American:,
Legion will give a dance during the ,
Fourth of July celebration. ;,
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Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Moore are a-'
mong the recent arrivals in town, j
from the coast, by way of the Rich
ardson highway. They walked from
Chitina to Richardson and completed
the trip on the Lund auto stage.
They are guests at the Alaska hotel.
J. H. Smith, federal bank ex
aminer. is a recent arrival in town,
having made the trip to the Inter- j
ior to investigate the affairs of the i
local bank which he reports having;
found in excellent condition.
The weather of the last several
days has considerably retarded the
growth of crops throughout Tanana
Valley. The nights have been unusu- :
ally cold and the days cloudy.
Walter Preston announces the i
completion of his dance pavillion:
which he will operate in connection !
with his Summit roadhouse, and a j
house warming will be staged on ■
Saturday night. Walter also is pre-.
paring to serve the Presidential part
y with a barbecue dinner next;
month.
George Moody, taking advantage '
of the present high stage of water
in Chena slough, is using his gas j
boa: to haul wood to town from
a camp about 18 miles up the slough
He makes a trip a day, with 15
cords.
The little steamer Nabesna, with j
Captain and Mrs. Flannigan aboard j
has returned to town from the up- j ^
per Tanana and Captain Flannigan!
reports a very successful trip. Hej
will make another trip shortly ^ 1th [
supplies for that section.
August Bjerremark left for Last
Chance yesterday to do assessment.
work on mining ground in which he t
is interested.
Mrs. Frank Monkman and daugh:- j
er Mona are recent arrivals in town
from Catanika. They are guests at
the Alaska hotel.
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LEVIATHAN HAS RECORD
ABOARD LEVIATHAN*, June 23
—The reconditioned Leviathan, re- j
turning to New York on her trial
trip, has set a new steamship re
cord with a speed of 28.4 knots. The '
Mauritania, with a speed of 27.5
knots, held the best previous record.
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One Show
8:00 O’Clock
COLISEUM
TONIGHT
CONSTANCE B1NNEY
— IN —
“FIRST LOVE”
TOMORROW
MARY DOLAN
— IN —
“The Man With Two Mothers’’
Alva B. Adams. Democrat, ap-11
winted by Governor Sweet of Colo
ado to succeed the late Senator i
sicholson, is a Scottish Rite Mason. ‘
I2degrees, and carries the distinction ■
>f Knight Commander of the Court
if Honour.
Sidney D. Charles, well known lo
a! newspaper man and who re
ently disposed of the Sitka Tribune '
s now in Skagway, where he has i
issumed the editorial and business
nanageraent of the Alaskan which
ippears three times each week. Mr.
lharles went to Stairway two
reeks ago and immediately on his
irrival Mrs. L. S. Keller, owner
if the Alaskan, arranged with him
o take charge of it. Editor Hunt,
rho has been operating the Alaskan
ince February of thi3 year, went
outh on the Princess Mary recently
S. S. DELROSA
Will Mil from Seattle far
SEWARD and ANCHORAGE
JULY 1
Carrying general thipoueti and
expiotivee. Wire in your order#
Alaska S. S. Co.
A. H. McDonald, Agent
Anchorage Ala#ka
Capt. W. C. Dubriel, superinten
lent of the U. S. Lighthouse, Ser
vice for Alastta, has just received
ivord that an allotment has been
nade for the construction of a new
og and signal station at Cape
Spencer, which when completed will
■ost $175,000.
Tavern Cafe
Bakery and Meat Market
Mutten, Veal, Pork, Beef, Pork Tenderloins, Brains
Sweet Breads, Sausage of all kinds Head Cheese
Ham, Bacon, Ducks, Chickens, Turkeyi Oysters
Fish of all Kinds
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THERE IS ALWAYS A RUSH—ON—JOHN
Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — Now Location on A Street