THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, nnder the Act of March 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska" — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska
R. G. Southworth — — — - Editor and Manager
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this paper and also all the local news published herein
Not having seen a copy of ihe
resolution introduced by the senator j
from Oregon who is trying to in- j
duce Congress to suspend ie annual j
labor requirement until 1911, The
News is not in position to take the :
senator to task for his action; but
inasmuch as all previous resolutions
of that character acted upon by
CongTess have included Alaska with
in their provisions, it is reasonable
to assume that the Oregon senator’s
resolution does likewise. It is a way
the national lawmakers have of in
cluding Alaska in most of the un-;
desirable legislation and excluding
the Territory from most of the de-j
sirable legislation.
The News and the great majority
of Alaskans prefer to have Con-!
gress let the assessment law alone
insofar as it applies to Alaska. Too
many times already have there been j
shiftings back and forth and the
action of Congress so delayed that j
owners of property in the remote
regions either had done their work !
before learning of the suspension
or did not have time to do it after
learning of a suspension of a sus
pension. There has been more con
fusion than benefit and further ac-:
tion by Congress will only add to
the complication of things and fur
ther jeopardize titles.
The News takes the view tit at
mining property in Alas&a, or in'
any other part of the country, if it
is worth holding at all, is worth rep
resenting. Development is what the
Northern country needs and the re
quirement for doing assessment
work has a strong tendency to stim
ulate development.
One of the things the new Coun
cil must consider, and consider
promptly, is the drainage of the
surface water which has accumulat
ed in all parts of the city. .And fol
lowing that should come a general
cleanup, with due consideration for
the opening of alleys and the re
moval of brush from unoccupied
property. In all of this work, prop
erty owners should lend a helping
hand. It is a community business,
as much the duty of the individual
as the council.
PROHIBITION LAW IS JOKE
ASSERTS RECENT ARRIVAL
In spite of all the money that is
being spent by Unde Sara to en
force the Eighteenth amendment,
the entire country, from ‘re West
coast to the Atlantic, appears to be
very wide open, according to O.
M. Jackson, former pioneer business
man of Xenana. who etureed on
Sunday from an extended stay in
the States. And in his opinion, the
whole trouble lies in the fact that
the illicit traffic is giver, encourage
ment by grafting officials, of whom
there appear to be almost as many
as there are bootleggers. By way
of illustration, he cites the case of
one man. a former resident of the
Interior, who had occasion to make
several contributions to the Seattle
police. In one instance, he left his
car at the curb and when he re
turned. he found two policemen
seated* in the machine awaiting his
return. They had the goods on him
for he had carelessly left one bot
tle of booze in the car. The officers
directed him to drive to the near
est police station. He obeyed, but
instead of taking him into the sta
tion. they ordered him to drive
around the block and, on the w'av
around, asked him how much money
he had. He had a little over $100
with him and told them so, but they
were not satisfied and ordered him
to drive to the station again. This
operation was repeated until they
had circled the block seven times,
at the end of which time the former
Alaskan stopped his machine and
told his captors to take his money,
the bottle of booze and his car and
let him go. After some little delib
ation, they took $100 and the booze
and. let him go witih the ear and
some small change.
It is no trouble, Mr. Jackson says,
to obtain good liquor in any part
of the country and, in mo3t of the
cities visited by him. regular bar
are maintained where one may get
any kind of a drink. Good whisky
sells for fifty cents a drink and
mixed drinks are six bits. Frisco is
a very damp city and, while he was
there, booze was one of the three
principal topics of conversation. The
other two were oil and Arbuckle.
Mr. Jackson saw a lot of oldtimers
in his travels—so many that tie
cannot recall all of them. He met
a few in Southern California, more
in San Francisco and still more in
Seattle. He recalls one evening at
the Atwood, in Seattle, when the
lobby was full of sourdoughs. The
hotel is headquarters for Alaskans.
R. S. McDonald was met there.
He was staying at the hotel, wait
ing for passage on a steamer sail
ing North. Claude Kelly, former
clerk of court at Fairbanks, wa:
also there, having come over from
Tacoma to see some of the oldtim
ers. He does not think he will b«
able to stand it Outside more thar
a year longer. Dutch Blankfield and
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Anchorage
Alatka ;
Wholesale Grocers
Hay, Crain. Feed
Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionery
Fruit, Produce, Stationery
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Local Representative i
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BEEF, PORK, VEAL and MUTTON
WILD ROSE LARD, 10 lb*. $2.75 BUTTER, 50 e. lb.
SALT YUKON KING SALMON, 20c lb.
DELICIOUS HAM, 45c lb. DELICIOUS BACON, 60c lb.
PREMIUM HAM. 50c. lb. PREMIUM BACON, 65c lb.
ALL KINDS OF FOWL — — REDUCED PRICES
Waechter Bros. Co. b. w. Miller
Eq Lund, both formerly of >»enana.
have a clothing store on First ave
nue. Tom Rockwell has one of the
best barber shops in Seattle. It is
located in the White building on
Union. George Butler is still in
business in Seattle and doing well.
Louis Spitz was met in San Fran
cisco, being at that time on his
way to Reno. A1 Murpoy, former
Fairbanks ditch man, is in San
Francisco, where he is in the real .
estate business. Leroy Tozier, it
was reported, intended to return
to Alaska at an early date. Mrs.
Belle Campbell is also in San Fran
cisco. She has recovered the use
of one eye, but will have to under
go another operation before her
sight will be fully restored.
Norman Koon is working for an
oil company near Oakland. Hunter
Scales, Frank Wood and Joe Mor-1
rf>w. all formerly in the employ of
Fairbanks banks, are now working j
in San Francisco bank- and appar-'
ently well satisfied. Former Terri
torial Mine Inspectory Maloney is
also in San Francisco. E. R. Peoples
is reported to have given up his
coal land proposition and is now
devoting his time to the fur busi
ness in Seattle.
Conditions in Seattle are bad,:
Mr. Jackson says. And he attributes
it largely to the fact that taxes and ;
rents are too high. The Seattle tax
rate is Stfc per cent this year. The;
high rents have forced many con
cerns to seek new and smaller ‘
quarters and a considerable number
have quit business altogether.
The Portland fair. Mr. Jackson
learned, is very much up in the air j
right now. One of the leading busi- \
ness men of that city is now tour- j
ing Europe for the purpose of as-;
certaining sentiment abroad regard- j
ing the proposed fair, and it will j
depend upon his repoit whether or j
not the plans are carried out. The;
fair talk attracted quite a number j
of people to Portland early in the,
year, but the boom is waning at i
present.
All boats coming to Alaska at!
present, Mr. Jackson says, are sold {
out far in advance. The heavy trav- j
: el is due very largely to a revival {
of the Alaska fishing industry, which j
is taking on large proportions this
year. About 75 per cent of the can
! neries will operate this year, as
against ten per cent last season.
The oil fields of the North are at
tracting considerable attention and
I there is promise of real develop
ment during the summer. Drilling
i operations are to be started in the
Cold Bay district at an early date.
Mr. Jackson went East in time to
take in the World series and re
turned to the Pacific coast before
the cold weather set in. He spent
most of the "winter in California.
He plans to leave for Fairbanks on
Thursday and may engaging in
mining in that district.
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NOTICE TO MASONS
The regular monthly meeting of
title Nenana Masonic Club will be
held at the home of Oscar Rothen
burg at 8 P. M.. Wednesday, April j
12, 1922.
Visiting Masons are cordially in
vited. OSCAR ROTHENBURG,.
President
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Large, brittle Grand Rapid* Let
tuce at Major’*. Fir»t St. Phone
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as i
follows:
2:00 p. m., Sunday and Wednesday
for Healy, McKinley Park, Tal
keetna, W'asilla, Anchorage and
Seward. Arrives Nenana 11:50 a
m., Sunday and Thursday.
•2:00 p. m.. Sunday, Wednesday end
) Saturday for Healy, McKinley
i Park. Arrives Nenana 11:50 a- m
Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
2:00 p- m., Sunday and Thursday
for Dunbar, Fairbanks, Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 12:10 p. m., Sun
day and Wednesday.
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Real Estate!
FOR SALE OR RENT
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Donald L. McGinnis
Clothier and Haberdasher
Personal Attention Given Mail Orders
Anchorage ----- Alaska
WANT ADS
FOR SALE —Three room cabin,
partly furnished. Large basement.
Inquire News Office.
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HOUSE FOR SALE—House and all
of Block 49—Good soil and above
high water of 1918. Price o., ap
plication. 4. II SCOTT;
FOUND—Two keys attached to
string. Owner can have them by;
calling at News Office and paying j
for ad.
FOR SALE—Five good work dogs,
with harness and sleigh. Apply at
News Office.
FOR SALE—Fur coat. Mrs. Wapch
FOUND—Eversharp pencil. Owner
can have by calling at News office
and identifying.
FOR SALE—Six cases of 72 gaso
line. Alfred J. Ghezzi.
FOR SALE—Monarch cook range,
9x12 rug, Westinghouse electric
iron, large heater. Inquire Pete
Wrenstedt.
FOR SALE—Laundry on Market
St. Good proposition for right
party. Inquire Jones’ Bunk
house. John Leppik. tf
FOR SALE—Several spring dresses
juat received. Good styles. Mrs.
Langstrom.
PROSPEROUS plumbing, heating
and sheet metal business for sale.
$6000.00 cash. Sanitary Plumb
ing C-o., Juneau, Alaska.
LOST—Blue serge dress during Col
iseum fire. Mrs. Margaret Hanot.
NOTICE
Franklin K. Lane school will re
main closed until about Monday.
April 24. Notice will be given later
of the exact date of reopening.
A. B. PHILLIPS, Supt.
STORAGE
WARM and COLD
Wm. C. Heinz
Andy D. Swinges
Succasaoi-s to
Casey’s Warehouse
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and 6 Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictator
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANL
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
Feed of all Kinds
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
Agent - - Giant Powder Co.
YOU CAN BANK ON THE
HOTEL SEWARD
Senrd, AUilu, for Service
WE MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME — REASONABLE RATES
NELSON. DAHL & GAGNON W. C. GAGNON. M«r.
THE E. H. MACK Co.
Successor* to St. George Realty Co., and St. George & Cathcart
FAIRBANKS. ALASKA
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Notary Public, Collections, Bonding Company, Rents Collected
Nenana Steam Laundry
OUR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE ni ^ 7Q
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST lUOne iO
GEORGE RICH, Proprietor
Central Cafe
FOR A HOT GRIDDLE CAKE OR A SCONE.
JAVA COFFEE, OR TEA FROM CELON.
JUICY MEATS. FRESH AND RARE—
FROM BEEF DOWN TO BEAR—
YOU’LL GET IT IN STYLE—
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Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street