NOW READY
Opening Display and Sale
OF THE BEST STOCK OF
Men’s Clothing and Furnishings
IN NENANA
THE ENTIRE STOCK OF THE
GOOD CLOTHES STORE
is now combined with SIMSON’S STOCK—
making it without a doubt the largest and best
selected stock of Men’s Clothing and Furnish*
ings in Nenana. And the prices have been
lowered in many instances—none raised.
Good Hand-Tailored Suits, $39 up
SI M SON’S
DEPARTMENT STORE
SIBERIA LOOKS GOOD
TO FORMER ALASKAN
Lieut. Jim Momb, former Alas
kan, was in Seattle a short time
ago, returning from Siberia, where
he spent some months as a mem
ber of the American military force
occupying that section. He expects
to give up his commission in the
regular army as soon as he reports
to the war department at Wash
ington.
Lieut. Momb says Siberia offers
great attraction for those seeking
fur, minerals and fisheries. He be
lieves if a stable government is as
sured many Americans will go to
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
w
ithat country. Momb intends, on
his retirement, to engage in the
! brokerage business in China.
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JUST RECEIVED — All Color.
'Knitting Yarn, at Sim.on’i.
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! Kodak Supplie.—fresh stock—just
| unpacked at Thompson's Drug Store.
j Sam Godfrey, Tolovana mining
'man, came down from Fairbanks on
; the gascar today and will leave here
for Brooks aboard the steamer Carl
i White when that craft arrives from
■ Fairbanks tonight.
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Tennis Shoes fo- Boys, Men and
[Women. Fowler & Morris.
Venana, Where Kails and Rivers Meet
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WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
Anderson Bros. & Nerland
We A'e Overstocked With
BEDS, SPRINGS, MATTRESSES
Sash, Doors, Building Material of All Kinds
HARDWARE, GRANITEWARE, ETC. *
Will Be Sold at
| Bedrock Prices Until Further Notice
..Hlltntf
Middle Fork Roadhouse
16 Miles South of Summit
JACOBSON, DAHL & MITCHELL
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRAIL
j KENNEL ROOM FOR .75 DOGS
Bevo Beer
$3 per dozen
The Portland
NENANA STAMPS—25o per 100; $2 per 1.000
KANIiSKNA ROAD
10 BE REPAIRED;
CASH AVAILABLE
“You can tell the people of the
Kantishna district, Xenana and all
other interested sections that im
mediate steps will be taken by the
jAlaska Road commission to put the
Roosvelt-lloose wagon road, in the
Kantishna, in condition for traffic.
The work will be undertaken this
season, with funds that are now
available, and while we do not
promise that the repairs will be
completed this summer, the road !
surely will be ready for next sea
json’s traffic. And you can state,
j further, that the money we plan to ,
spend on this project at this time
will not interfere in any way with
our plans for the construction of a
trunk line road into the Kantishna
I district as soon as funds are made
available for such an undertaking.”
Thus spoke Lieut.-Col. John C.
Gotwals, engineer officer of the
Alaska Road commission, to a rep
resentative of ' The Xenana News,
following a conference with mem
bers of the Xenana Commercial
club yesterday afternoon. Col. Got
wals came to Interior Alaska espe
cially to investigate the Kantishna
road needs, arriving in Xenana yes
terday aboard the steamer Alaska,
in company with Territorial Sur
veyor-General Robert J. Sommers
land Territorial Road Commissioner
j Robert E. Sheldon, both of whom
jare thoroughly familiar with In
ferior road needs and conditions in
general.
| In a talk made to the members
;of the local club, who have been
jvery active in advocating: road work
i in the Kantishna and other dis
tricts (tributary to Xenana, Col. Go:
wals stated that the Alaska Road
commission had outlined a general
road program for Alaska, covering
a period of years, and would ask
Congress, through the war depart
ment, for a substantial annual ap
propriation sufficient to carry on
the work. He intimated that an
effort would be made to secure a
million dollars yearly, but stated
jthat he was not at liberty at this
,time to go into details regarding the
proposed program.
He said that during the sixteen
'years the Alaska Road commission
pas been in existence it has ex
pended the sum of five million dol
lars and constructed upwards of a
!thousand miles of wagon roads, in
addition to many miles of trails. He
believes, however, that the time has
icome for the commission to get on
a new basis, with a particular view
to the construction of roads for
the use of trucks—feeder highways,
he called them—which will serve
jboth the railroad, now under con
struction, and the Interior water
'ways, which will always be used for
•the movement of freight.
! The colonel is a firm believer in
Uhe value of truck roads. In France,
during the war, he said, it had been
'demonstrated that supplies could be
jmoved more cheaply and quickly
pver short distances by truck than
(by railroad, through elimination of
handling at each end of the haul.
|And he believes truck roads in Alas-,
; ka are the great need of the coun
try, connecting with the Govern
ment trunk line railroad and with
the various rivers.
The colonel believes the Kantish
na should have a truck road, con-1
necting jvith the railroad, but he 1
says that it is impossible to in- j
augurate work on such a project
until ample funds are available to
carry it through to completion. Sueh
a road, he told the club, would cost j
at least $75,000. In speaking of j
the project, he said that he would
welcome suggestions as to route and
the needs of other sections.
His attention was called to the
Bonnifield and Totatlanika districts,
both of which are within a short
distance of the railroad, but with
out connecting roads. And he prom
ised to look into the matter imme
Tobacco Prices
AT
W. A. Coghill’s
Velvet .6 tins SI
Edgeworth,
Ready Rubbed, 5 tins $1
Prince Albert.5 tins $1
Tuxedo .5 tins SI
English Curve
Cut .5 tins SI
Twin Oaks .5 tins $1
Dill’s Best.5 tins $1
Lucky Strike.5 tins $1
Peerless .2 tins 25c
PLUG TOBACCO
Climax, plug.50c ;
Piper Heidsieck .50c
Star . $1
Spear Head.75c j
Master Work
man .2 for S1.25 i
Westover.2 for SI.25
Bootjack .50c
CIGARETTES
Imperials, 3 Pkgs. for 25c
London Life,
Egyptienne Straights,
Turkish Trophies,
Murads, Milo.3 for 50c
Bull Durham 3 for 50c
Hoffman House 25c pkg.
Steel King Stogies, 50
in box.$1.50
diately.
W. R. Taylor, Kantishna mining
man, suggested that the $10,000
now available for use in the Kan
tishna be expended on the Roose
velt-Moose road, as a means of giv
ing immediate relief to the district.
He also discussed several routes
from the railroad into the district.
He said that he preferred the Lig
nite route for a permanent road,
and pointed out that gravel could
be obtained all along the route for
grading purposes.
Road Commissioner R. E. Sheldon
addressed the club, describing hfs
trip into the Kantishna recently for
the purpose of looking over sug
gested routes. Mr. Sheldon recom
mended the expenditure of $10,(100
on the Roosevelt road for immedi
ate relief and W'as largely instru
mental in' interesting the Alaska
Road commission in the project, aft
er having been informed by the
Governor that there were no terri
torial funds available for the work.
Surveyor-General Sommers, who
is a member of the territorial road
commission, explained the working
of the road funds and the manner
in which the Territory and the Alas
ka Road commission are co-operating
in road work. Mr. Sommers, prior
to his appointment as surveyor-gen
eral, was attached to the Federal
Road commission, having charge of
the work in Interior Alaska. He
explained that the Territory had
been able to allot only $47,000 for
road work in the Fourth division
this year, and that it had been
necessary to divide it among a num
ber of projects, some of which are
being assisted by the Federal fund.
One of these is the Kuskokwim
project, where the Territory is
spending $8,000 and the Alaska
Road commission $12,000.
J. H. Scott called Col. Gotwals’
attention to the delay in mining
operations in the Kantishna because
of the inability of operators to haul
freight over the Roosevelt road.
He urged immediate action to put
the road in good condition.
Col. Gotwals informed the club
that no work is being done by the
commission this year in the Chand
lar, and none is contemplated.
The visitors left for Fairbanks
today and may remain in the In
terior for several days. They came
in by way of Dawson and will re
turn to the coast by way of the
Richardson trail. They were joined
at Hot Springs by Road Commis
sioner Sheldon. *
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GENERAL OUTFITTING
Groceries, Men’s Clothing
QUALITY GOODS
JOHNSON'S STORE Front Street
ICE CREAM-Refreshing Drinks I
BILLY GAGNON UNION HALL BUILDING |
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
HEATING AND PLUMBING
STOVES OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER
SHEET METAL WORK A SPECIALTY.
PAUL PALFY, Proprietor. MARKET STREET
THE NEW RAILROAD
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
POOL AND PAN
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
BARBER SHOP AND BATHS
ROOMS IN CONNECTION. BILLY THOMAS j
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IF HE IS IN TOWN. SOONER OR LATER THEY ALL DROP
IN AND JOIN THE BUNCH.
FRESH CANDY IN FANCY BOXES
COMING ON FIRST BOAT
COLD DRINKS SMOKERS’ SUPPLIES
Clean, Warm, Comfortable Rooms
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