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Mrs. Carl Eriksson
Miss Elsie C. Jasmann, of Aber
deen, Wn., was among the arrivals
on the steamer Yukon this morning,
enroute to Fairbanks, where she will
- spend the summer.
Mrs. George Harris, formerly of:
Seattle, arrived in Nenana this.
morning on her way to Fairbanks
i to join her husband, who is en
gaged in mining on Goldstream.
Deputy Marshal Bill Butler came
. in from Healy yesterday and return
ed to his station this morning.
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Hats, Coats, Breeches, Middies
Levi Strauss
Bib Overalls, Jumpers, Kaki
Pants, Coats, Breeches, &c.
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arriving on every boat
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Lieut J. M. Tatum and the mem
bers of his Fort Gibbon ball team,
who went to Fairbanks after the
Fourth of July series in Nenana,
returned to town at an early hour
ithis morning, enroute back to the
army post. The team went to Fair
banks by train on Tuesday and re
turned on the Sam Heeter power
i boat, on which they are making the
j trip back to Gibbon. Three games
, were played in the upper town, the
; first on Tuesday night and two yes
! terday. The first game was a tie
j of one to one, in seven innings;
| the second game lasted ten innihgs,
j Gibbon winning with a score of
five to four; the third game, played
last night, was called in the seventh
inning, the score being two to
nothing in favor of the army play
ers. The team left for the post after
a short stay in port.
Lieut. John M. Tatum, 21st. In
fantry, who accompanied the Fort
Gibbon ball players up river as man
ager and member of the team, has
asked The News “to express our ap
preciation of the hospitable treat
ment that the Fort Gibbon baseball
j team received while in Nenana.
: Every one of us is leaving with a
kindly feeling for the open-hearted
[town with the ‘fighting’ ball team.”
Miss Gladys Hunt, of Los Angeles,
was among the passengers arriving
in Nenana this morning on the
steamer Yukon, having made the
trip North to become the bride of
Mr. Sam Godfrey, prominent "mining
1 man of the Tolovana district. An
I nouncement of her engagement was
| made by Miss Hunt aBoard the
j steamer, and the marriage is to
j take place at Fairbanks in the very
near future. Mr. Godfrey came down
i from Fairbanks several days ago
to await the arrival of his bride-to
be.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kalbach
i and son, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, ar
j rived in Nenana this morning on
'the steamer Yukon. They are tour
i ing Alaska and plan to return to
] the coast by way of Fairbanks and
! the Richardson trail. Mr. Kalbach
j visited the Alaska coast many years
' ago and, in coming back at this
' time, is gratifying a long-felt de
! sire to see more of the country. He
j is making a close study of conditions
as he finds them and hopes to be able
; to give the territory some helpful
| publicity upon his return to the
j States. Mr. Kalbach is interested in
the lumber industry in Iowa.
Reports from out the line indicate
t that bank erosion at Bridge 16 is
'still in progress, but that the situa
! tion is not much worse than it was
| when last reported in the columns
j of The News. The track has been
i shifted to a point where it is safe
| for the time being.*
Papers which have reached The
j News from various Alaskan towns,
i containing the programs for the
'Fourth, furnish convincing proof
! that the Nenana celebration was one
1 of the most elaborate in the terri
!tory.
Father Monroe will arrive in town
'from Fairbanks on tomorrow’s train,
I on his regular monthly visit. He an
! nounces that services and instruc-!
tions for children will be held at
the usual hours. He will be here un
til Tuesday noon.
Federal Mine Inspector B. W.
Dwyer was in town this week, en
route to Fairbanks from the Kan- j
tishna district, where he spent a
week or more looking over the re-,
gion. He made the trip out with J. i
G. Moore, and left for Fairbanks
yesterday morning.
Charles Ingersoll is taking two j
recent arrivals into the Kantishna!
• district with a rr oving picture outfit, j
jThey started down river yesterday!
i and plan to ■‘pend several wee .s in J
the Ka-tishna h’lls, taking “close
ups” of in-iGse, caribou and mount
ain sheep.
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In spite of the mosquitos, of
: which there is a very large crop this
| summer, the arrivals on the Yukon
| declare that they like Alaska and
| enjoyed the trip immensely.
R. H. Fitch, of Whitehorse, was
among the passengers arriving on
the steamer Yukon this morning. He
: is enroute to Fairbanks.
Joe Wilson, fuel agent of the
White Pass, arrived in Nenana this
morning on his first trip of the
season to the Upper Tanana. He
expects to go to Fairbanks tomor
row for a brief stay.
Messrs. J. Power and L. B. Nor
ris, of New York, were among the
arrivals on the steamer Yukon this
morning. They plan to spend sever
al days in Nenana.
E. L. Booth returned to his sta- ‘
i
tion at Camp 317 this morning,
after a brief visit in town.
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Examiner of Accounts R. H.
Barndollar, who made a trip to
Nenana recently to discuss the
question of incorporation, as official;
representative of Col. Mears, was
at Camp 334 last night on his
way back to Anchorage.
Prof. J. M. Aldrich, Government
entomologist, who was in Nenana
several days ago, is now completing
his collection of insects in the Can
yon district, and expects to leave
for Washinton within the next few
days.
STEAMER YUKON TO BE SCENE
OF WEDDING THIS EVENING
The social hall of the steamer
Yukon will the scene this evening
of an unusually pretty and novel
wedding, when Miss Margaret Wag
ner, just arrived from Monroe, Wn.,
will become the bride of Mr. Claude
Collins, of the Kantishna district.
The guests will be the passengers
who arrived on the steamer this
morning, and a few intimate Ne
nana friends of Mr. Collins. The
ceremony will be performed at
8:30, by U. S. Commissioner R. S.
McDonald, with Miss Wilma Carlson
in attendance as bridesmaid, and
Mr. Edward Richardson supporting
the groom.
The social hall of the steamer
has been beautifully decorated for
the occasion, with old blue drapery
and wild iris,. The bride will be
gowned in a navy blue crepe after
noon dress, with small hat to match.
ENGINEERING PARTY DINES
FRIENDS IN HONOR OF 4TH
Resident Engineer Roy Hershberg
er and the members of his party,
including Holly Ashby, Willard Han
sen, Kenneth Stone, Mr. Evans and
others, entertained at Camp 327
this week in honor of Independence
Day, the affair taking the form of
a dance and supper.
The guests of the evening were:
Mr. and Mrs. Billy McDonough,
Mrs. Julia Watson, Miss Alma Wat
son, Mrs. Berlin, Mrs. Anderson,
Mrs. Soderland, Mrs. Lepi, and
Messrs. Holke, Erikson, Huston Mills
Peter Grandison and a number of
other boyg located in that vicinity.
The supper, a very elaborate af
; fair, was prepared by Steward Jess
I:
Brown, formerly in charge, at Ne
The steamer Reliance arrived in
port this morning from the Kan
j tishna, having completed the work
of moving the Aitken silver ore
from Roosevelt landing to the mouth
: of the Kantishna. The Reliance will
make a trip to Fairbanks with the
| upper river cargo of the steamer
! Yukon.
The Fourth of July was cele
brated on board the steamer Yukon,
with such snorts as races and danc
ing and a balloon ascension. The
celebration took place near Rampart.
The News makes a specialty of
quality printing at moderate prices.
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EXTRA SPECIAL
STARTING TOMORROW, WE WILL SELL
OUR HIGHEST PRICED SUITS, THE BEST IN
THE STORE, GENUINE HART SCHAFFNER &
MARX, AND OUR OWN BEST HAND-TAILOR
ED SUITS, VALUES UP TO $60.00,
AT $35 EACH
We will say right here, without fear of contra
diction by anyone, that there are no better Ready
made Suits in Alaska, than the ones we are offering
you today.
W e have our Reason for cutting prices.
Our time here is limited. We will close our store
on September 1st., and before that time we must turn
most of our stock into cash. And to accomplish this
we realize we must forget about profits.
WTiatever goods remain unsold by September 1,
will be shipped to Anchorage.
SUITS THAT HAVE SOLI) AS HIGH AS
$39.50 WILL NOW BE SOLD AT
(See Our Show Windows)
Here are a few selling-out prices on
Men’s Furnishings
Best Grade Hats, including Stetsons. $ 4.00
$15 Raincoats, Selling-Out Price . 7.50
Gillette Safety Razors. 4.00
$7.50 Silk Overshirts, at .3.50
Best Dress Shoes, English Last.0.75
Leather Covered Suitcases . 12.50
$6.50 Tourist Sets, at . 2.50
Jersey Sweaters, gray . 1.50
B. V. D. Style Union Suits . 1.00
Kum-Apart Cuff Buttons.25
Bathing Trunks, blue .50
$1.00 Waiters’ Aprons, now.50
Best Cloth Caps at . 1.00
Cashmerette- Sox, pair .25
Lisle Sox, black and brown .25
Cotton Sox. pair. 12l^c
Work Overshirts, now .75
$3.50 Tennis Shoes, now . 2.00
Silk Handkerchiefs .50
Canvas Gloves, pair. 12-^c
25c. White Handkerchiefs . 12’^c
$2.00 Money Belts, at . 75
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Sale ends Sept. 1
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