Application made April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for en.ry as second class mail matter, ander the Act of March 3. 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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Company, at First and Bystreets. Nenana. Alaska.
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THE OUTLOOK IS GOOD
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As The News sees it. the outlook j
for Interior Alaska is brighter than j
it has been for a number of years.
The period of stagnation, brought!
about by the war and high prices,!
appears to be about at an end, and
from now on the development of
the Northland should make strides.
For some time past the steamers
have been coming North with full
passenger lists and there are indi
cations that the travel will break
all records before the season is!
well advanced. Not all of these ar- j
rivals, it' is true, will come to In-:
terior Alaska, but many of them j
will. Some are already here and the ;
report is that many are following!
them over the trail, bringing with j
them the promise of full crews for
the railroad, the wagon road com-:
mission and the mines, many of
which will be operated as soon as
labor is available and the cost of
supplies restored to near-normal
levels, which should be very soon
after the opening of navigation. ■
With work in \i^rht foxt ail who ar;
rive, and indications u>f a heavy
tourist travel in addition, the sum
mer should be a prosperous one,
with enough money in circulation
to fill the hills with prospectors in
the winter to follow. The summer
will be a starter or. the road to
prosperity and permanent develop
ment and it is certain that the
linking of the rails on the Govern
ment railroad, e3rly next winter,
will give impetus to the forward
movement.
The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion now has funds available to
complete the railroad. All that is
needed is men to do the work. The
Alaska Road commission has ample
funds to begin work on a rather
elaborate progrom of road building,
with the assurance that additional
funds will be appropriated during
the special session of Congress. And
many men will be needed for that
work, at the going wages of the
districts in which work is undertak
en. There will be increased coal
mining activities along the Govern
ment railroad during the summer,
the operation of newly-installed hy
draulic plants in .several Interior
districts, opencut work on many
properties, work on the farms dur
ing the planting and harvesting
seasons, fishing on the lower Yukon
and considerable work along the
rivers, enough in all to keep many
men occupied at good wages during
the entire summer.
And for a very large part of
this activity, Nenana will be the
point of distribution, with rails
and rivers radiating in all directions
for both labor and supplies. It is
not a bad outlook for summer, and
if the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion will fulfill its promise to bridge
the gap in the railroad during Jan
uary or thereabouts, the winter will
take care of itself.
Governor Riggs and the other
members of the territorial board of
education are to be congratulated
for having retained in the service af
the territory for another two years
Lester D. Henderson, territorial
commissioner of education, whose
reappointment was announced at
Juneau during the past month. The!
News is not aware of the politics •
of Mr. Henderson and we are free j
to state that we do not care. He j
has made good in the office which ]
he holds and we do not believe the j
office is one which should be bandied
about at the whim of party leaders.
The territory needs the best it can
get in the way of education and it
is worthy of note that progress in
this direction has been rapid under
the capable direction of Mr. Hen
derson. A change at this time might
seriously have impaired the efficiency
of the school work. The retention
of the present commissioner assures
increased efficiency.
In the departure of Robert Joseph
Diven from Xenana. the community
loses a valued citizen. The editor
of The News, during a long resi
dence in Alaska, has seen many
ministers come and go, but not one
is recalled who served his community
and his church, with* greater loyalty
I and zeal than has our own Mr.
Diven, and it is with sincerest re
gret that his going is recorded.
More ministers like him would make
a better church; more citizens of
. his stamp a better community.
England is just like most other
: countries. It has waited for the
[coal mines to close before bestir
ring itselt to adjust the differences
between the miners and the coal
! barons.
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GILCHERS LOCATE IN UTAH
! AFTER VACATION IN SOUTH
After spending an enjoyable win
der in California, mostly in the
| Los Angeles section of the state,
• Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilcher, former
; well known residents of Nenana and
i Fairbanks, has located permanently
•in Utah, where Mr. Gilcher will be
j associated with Frank Noyes in a
' big ranching proposition. Their ad
dress is Cedar City.
“We have been traveling some,
] since we have been out,” Mr. Gilch
!er says, in a letter to The Nevis,
| from \ enice, where they enjoyed
! several weeks just prior to their
j start for Utah. “I was looking at
jthe speedometer today and it read
i 3,600 miles, and the big end of this
j was touring. Made two trips to
j San Diego, and to Imeprial Valley,
jand—yes, we crossed the line into
; Mexico, just for fun an’ everything.
“We made a trip to San Fran
cisco, up the coast, and back thru
. the valley, with numerous side trips.
| Saw quite a bunch of Alaskans jn
i San Francisco, including Mr. and
l Mrs. R. C. W’ood, Mr. and Mrs.
! Leroy Tozier, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
i McKinnon, Frank Wood, Frank Man
; ley, Frank Berry, Hunter Scales,
Bob Menzie, “Kippy” Boerner, Ira
W’ood, Dave Mntchler, George Ray,
Pat O’Connor, Mrs. Irene Hocker
and numerous others. From Frisco
we made a trip through Petaluma to
Santa Rosa, meeting “Pink WTiisk
ers” Bruning and Charles Dittmer
at the latter place. On our way
home we went via Oakland, Mar
tinez and Napa, staying over night
at the last-named place with Billy
Casey. He has a fine hotel and a
very good business, with Charles
Gasgoyne and Bill Kenyon helping
him run the place. Paid a visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rhoads, also at
Napa. They have a beautiful ranch
near the city. Reed Harris and wife
nee Daphne Moody, live within eight
miles of Napa, on a dairy ranch.
From Napa we went to Sacramen
to and thence to Stockton, where
we met Leslie Drury, former Fair
banks assayer. He is foreman of the
drafting room at the big Holt works.
We left Stockton at noon and were
in Fresno for the night. Took a
side trip to Visalia and came on
through Bakersfield and stopped
within fifty miles of Los Angeles
that night, in the mountains. There
was snow on the side of the road—
in fact, the day we arrived at
Stockton, we were right behind a
snow storm. We met A1 Raap at
Martinez.
“We intended making a trip into
Texas, but Frank Manley discourag
ed us.
“Emil Hartwick, who worked at
the Tavern Cafe, in Nenana, now
has a little cafe in San Diego. The
Heacock boys and father and mother
are also there, Art being employed
on the San Diego Union, Len in a
joiners shop, and the father running
a jitney. Pete Buchholz is working
i for the Hardy Meat company and
j his son, Thaggard, is there also.
Also met Bert Moores, Mrs. Masters,
Matt Ryan and a number of others.
! “Went down to see Bert Smith
the other day. He is working for
the company that acquired the Ahl
burg patent fruit stamping device.
The brewer who was with the old
Arctic brewery, in Fairbanks, is
with the same outfit.
"The Alaskans in Los Angeles
are planning to hold a reunion on
Monday and we are going in to
get a line on the oldtimers.
"We have been in this so-called
civilization for almost five months
and we both are dead tired of this
roaming around. We will certainly
be happy when we get settled again.
| You can talk of your big cities buc
! give me the woods or a small town
j for mine. Lots of excitement, shows
j and other attractions in the cities,
j but that all gets tiresome in time—
j too long in the North for us.
"We see the Kierluffs quite often.
■ Elmer Deiser is attending the Los
! Angeles branch of the University
| of California. Ernest Foster is solie
' iting for a cement company, at Long
Beach and, like many others, longs
for the North.
“Everything is on the downward
trend here. It is said the average
decline in both clothing and pro
visions is over 35 per cent from war
days.”
OLDTIMERS MEET MONDAY;
REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION
Nenana igloo, No. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska, will hold its regular month
ly meeting at Union hall on Monday
evening, commencing at eight. The
usual routing business will be trans
acted and, in addition, there will be
considerable special business up for
consideration and all members of the
igloo are urged to be on hand to
take part in the proceedings.
Members of other igloos are al
ways welcome at the meetings of
the local organization.
COAL
F'on Healy River Coal Mine
will tave you from one—third to
one-half on your fuel bill.
| 2-ton lots, a ton 8.50
Special rates on carload lots
Deliveries, Tutsday* and Fridays
Order from
Dr. J. R. Bowen, Agt
Bowen Bldg. Phone 54 Green
The federal authorities were re
cently forced to intervene at Auk
bay to save the life of an alleged
witch, whom the natives accused of
casting a spell over a nine-year-old
boy, causing him to steal various
articlejs. The witch was taken from
the village and sent to a native
school in Oregon.
The Ketchikan igloo of Pionee-s
claims a membership of more than
250.
Ketchikan Elks recently paid ar.
official visit to Wrangell, where they
were royally entertained.
A lodge of the Yukon Order of
Pioneers was organized recently at
Mayo, on the upper Stewart river,
with a charter membership of 25.
J. E. Farrell is president, Oscar Le
tourneau vice president, Frank Cars
callen, secretary-treasurer. Jack
Turney chaplain, G. Turgeon, ward
en and Alexander Nicol warden.
The Skagway town council has
contracted to pay the Home Power
company the sum of $1,250 annually
for street lighting.
OVER-THE-ICE EGGS. $1.25 a
dozen at Fowler & Morrii.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the matter of the Estate of
Erick Sahlin, deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Account
Notice is hereby given that Her
man Magnuson, the administrator
of the estate of Erick Sahlin, de
ceased, has rendered and presented
for settlement, and filed in said
Court, his final account of his ad
ministration of said Estate; and that
Friday, the 20th. day of May, 1921,
at two o’clock, p. m., at the Court
room of said Court, at Nenana,
Nenana precinct. Territory of Alaska
has been duly appointed by the Pro
bate Judge of said Court, for thi
settlement of said account, at which
time and place any person inter
ested in said Estate may appear anc
file exceptions in writing to tht
said account, and contest the same
i Dated this 19th. day of March
1921. HERMAN MAGNUSON
Administrator of the Estate o
Erick Sahlin. deceased.
First Publication March 19, 1921
Let me be your tailor;
For I’m here to stay.
Drop in with your work
I’m not going away.
I believe in Nenana;
A snug little town
Four years I have lived here,
ril not turn her down.
HARRIET D’ORSAY’S
TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Phone 32 Green
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying1 with the laws of Alaska
notice is hereby given that the regu
lar annual election will be held in
the town of Nenana,
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1921
for the purpose of electing two
School Directors, to serve one year,
to fill the vacancies caused by the
resignation of Grace M. Oldfield
and Robert Joseph Diven; and two
Directors to sene two years, to fill
the vacancies caused by the expira
tion of the terms of Fred Major
and Carl Schmidt.
The names of the candidates must
be in the hands of the Clerk of
School Board not later than 12
o’clock, noon, April 1, 1921.
The polling place will be located
in the Fire Hall. Polls will be open
from 8 a. m., until 7 p. m., on day
and date of election.
Clerk of School Board
S J. H. Scott
' Approved:
Robert Joseph Diven,
President.
Date of first publication Mar. 5-21
WOOD
ALL KINDS
DELIVERED
ON SHORT NOTICE
Wood Sawing
A. B. FUNK
Leave Order* at Terminal
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
OUTFITTING
Groceries and Provisions
Clothing, Hardware, Notions
FOWLER & MORRIS
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
SDMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
CONDUCTING
COONEY STAGE LINE
• (Bonded Carrier)
OPERATING FROM STEEL TO STEEL
Connecting with All Boats and Trains
PASSENGERS — FREIGHT — PERISHABLES
Make Arrangements at Cooney Hotel
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Alameda, southbound, calls atj
LoTouche, Valdez, Cordova. Juneau,
Ketchikan. Northwestern, same ports.
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Coast Train Schedule
Train leaves Gold Creek fori
Anchorage on Sunday and Thurs-,
day at 1:00 P. M.
Train leaves Deadhorse for An
chorage on Tuesday and Friday. |
Train leaves Anchorage for Sew
ard on Wednesday and Saturday at.
9:00 A. M.
Train leaves Chickaloon for An-'
chorage, via Eska on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30
Nenana Train Schedule
Trains leave Nenana for the end
of steel four times a week—on i
Monday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
wanTads
FOR SALE CHEAP—Best garde.i m i
Nenana. Six acres, with four un
der cultivation; well manured,
plowed and ready to plant. Also
i 2-room house, good cellar, good
water, electric lights. Barn and
shed; three tons hay, ten sacks
of oats; horse and wagon, plow,
harrows cultivator, shovel plow:
two tons seed potatoes; all kinds
of tools. Must go Outside.
William Smyth
WANTED—Five or seven-dog team
and 10 or 12-foot sled, both to be
in good condition. Phone or write
Charles Bates, Camp 313, care A.
E. C.
DOCS FOR SALE—Inquire at the
Rust House. 3t
FOUND . .Purse containing small sum
of money. Owner can recover by
calling at News office.
When other method* fail, try an
advertisement in The Nenana News
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Secretary. President.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject to
change without notice:
LEAVE NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30
p. m.
| NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
I MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
At 8:00 P. M. •
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU
Secretary , Dictator.