SKOF
MOUSE
Clean and Comfortable
ROOMS
by the
DAY, WEEK AND MONTH
Mrs. Carl Eriksson
A particularly strong attraction
•will be shown at the Coliseum to
night—the popular and talented
j Mabel Normand in “Back to the
Woods.”
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gileher went!
; to Fairbanks today for a visit of
| several days in the upper town. i
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RUTH GOING STRONG
NEW YORK, July 2—Babe Ruth!
: knocked his twenty-eighth homer in
the first inning of the game against
j Boston here this week.
Ladies Hiking Suits
Hats, Coats, Breeches, Middies
Levi Strauss
Bib Overalls, Jumpers, Kaki
Pants, Coats, Breeches, &c.
Juan deFuca Cigars Yukon
~W. A. COGHILL
NEW GOODS
arriving on every boat
BEST QUALITY
LOW PRICES
JOHNSON’S STORE FRONT STREET
CELEBRATION BIG SUCCESS;
BEST ONE TOWN HAS HELD
A splendidly arranged program,
well executed, and ideal weather,
combined to make Nenana’s sixth
Independence Day celebration the
most enjoyable in the history of the
1 town. Much credit is due to Chair
'man Anders and the members of his
■various committees and assistants'
for the excellence of results ob
tained. There was something doing
! every minute of the three days of
! jollification and the events were of
! a higher order than usual, with a [
number of features not seen in
! Xenana previously.
The three-game series of baseball
i between Xenana and Fort Gibbon
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• was greatly enjoyed and the results
proved very satisfactory, with the
1 honors even at the finish. The teams
| were quite evenly matched but
I .here are some who believe that
! the local team should have carried
! off the honors. And it might be
l said the Gibbon boys feel the same
way about their team.
The opening game started late
on Saturday, so late in fact, that
it had to be called before the finish,
with the score standing eight to
| eight. The second game, played on
| Sunday afternoon, resulted in a
I victory for the army team, with a
j score of 12 to 10. The final game
(was played yesterday afternoon, the
home team winning with a score of
| 8 to 5.
The games were clean through
j out and the playing as good as any
witnessed in Interior Alaska in re
cent years. The games were umpired
by Ralph Dutcher, whose thorough
knowledge of baseball and fair de
cisions have given him a high rat
I locally. One of the decisions
i made by him yesterday was objected
to by the captain of the Gibbon
team, but the decision stood and it
is generally agreed that the um
; pire was right.
The celebration opened with a
free dance at Union hall and closed
last night with another hop at the
same place. Both dances were large
ly attended and greatly enjoyed.
I The music was provided by the'
j Berggren augmented orchestra, com
|posed of Prof. Ernst Berggren, Miss;
I Anne L. Mylius, Prof. Miller and
| Private Lake, and contributed great
Ily to the enjoyment of the two even
ings.
' j The feature shows at the Colis
i eum on the three nights of the cele
j bration were also much enjoyed,
; the management having selected par
j ticularly good pictures for the oc
j casion.
j The track events and races wrere
;held on A street, and consisted of
1 a great variety of attractions, with '
numerous new stunts. The events
included the usual races for child
ren and grown-ups, jumping, pie-!
eating and the rest, and, in addi-1
; tion, an automobile race, with three
• caw entered, a horse race, with
j two entries, and a kids’ tug of war,
with the town boys arrayed against
j the mission boys. Another feature
J w-as a canoe race on the river, in1
which native women from the village
competed. ,
Patriotic exercises, appropriate to
the occasion, and arranged with
greater care than usual, were held
yesterday morning, on the grand
stand on A street, with an appre
ciative audience in attendance. The
program consisted of an invocation!
by Rev. F. B. Drane; address of wel-^
come by Mayor Joe O’Connor; read-!
ing Declaration of Independence by.
Miss Dorothy B. de la Pole; oration j
of the day by E. E. Durgin; song,'
“The Star Spangled Banner” by the j
school children, directed by Miss'
de la Pole and accompanied by Miss j
Mylius.
The celebration crowd was full:
of “pep” and greatly enjoyed all j
that was provided in the way of!
entertainment. There were no dis
orders and no accidents to mar the '
pleasure of the three days. {•
Many of those who came in from j j
the camps along the line, returned 1
to their stations on thp train this I <
afternoon, the departure of some!’
of them having been speeded by an- <
nouncement of a serious washout
at Bridge 16, which threatens to
interrupt traffic between Nenana and
the end of steel.
The celebration committee con
sisted of Chairman J. L. Anders,
Treasurer Martin Nash, Joe Fischer,
Mayor Joe O’Connor and Jack Don
nolly. They had numerous assist
ants and the hearty cooperation of
all.
BROWNE ISSUES NOTICE;
MAY TURN OFF LIGHTS
Under date of July 3, Engineer in
1 Charge Browne served notice on the
Xenana public that all public serv
ices now being supplied the town of
Xenana by the Alaskan Engineering
Commission probably will be discon
tinued on the first of August, be
cause they “are no longer required
for purposes of railroad construc
| tion and operation.”
The notice came as a great sur
! prise to the people of Xenana, in
j view of the fact that Chairman
Mears not long ago, when the mat
ter of closing down the power plant
| was first mentioned, promised to
: give the town ample notice before
taking any definite action. He under
stood that it would take time to
make independent arrangements for
; light and water, and it was generally
. believed that he would keep his
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word.
The notice, ■which is dated at
Healy, reads as follows:
J “In view of the fact that the
' electric light plant, the water sup
■ ply and the telephone exchange at
' Xenana are no longer required for
1 purposes of railroad construction
' and operation, the Alaskan En
j gineering commission expects to dis
: continue the operation of these
plants on and after August 1, 1921.
The Commission will be pleased
' to consider proposals looking to the
; continuance of these services by
i
private parties, by some arrange
ment which will not burden its ap
propriation which is available for
railroad purposes only.”
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COMMERCIAL CLUB CALLS
MEETING FOR THURSDAY
A special and important meeting
of the N’enana Commercial club
has been called for Thursday night
of this week, to consider matters
of great import to the town. The
call is issued by President J. R.
Bowen, and it is requested that all
members of the organization be on
hand.
The meeting will be held at the
quarters of the organization in the
Union building, starting at eight
o’clock.
VISITING DENTISTS ARRIVE; .
OPEN OFFICES AT COONEY
Drs. Carver and Mellor, members
of a well-known Seattle dental fir^ j
who visit the Yukon valley annuany,
arrived in Xenana from Healy last
week, on their way down the river, j
and have opened offices temporarily
at the Cooney hotel. They expect
to be here about a week.
It has been the custom of the j
doctors to make the trip down the
Yukon river from Whitehorse, but
the near-completion of the Govern
ment railroad has made it possible
for them to come in by way of
Seward and Anchorage, and thence,
down the Tanana and up the Yukon,
thus eliminating the long voyage
out by way of Nome.
The offices at the Cooney, al
though only temporary, are equipped
to handle all kinds of work in the
most approved manner. Drs. Carver
and Mellor have treated a large
number of persons in Interior Alas
ka during the years they have visit
ed the North, and the fact that
they return to the same places every
season is evidence of the regard in
which they are held.
Telegraphic communication with
the Outside world has been sot e
what demoralized aring the past :
several days, owing to a break in i
the cable. Practically all the mes
sages appea.-ing in today’s issue of
The l' -ws were consideraoiy delay
ed enroute. 1
Stn II It MKWi.i fmrtiirtl.Y. il if, I
EXTRA SPECIAL
STARTING TOMORROW, WE WILL SELL
OUR HIGHEST PRICED SUITS, THE BEST IN
THE STORE, GENUINE HART SCHAFFNER &
MARX AND OUR OW~N BEST HAND-TAILOR
ED SUITS, VALUES UP TO $60.00,
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.
We 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.
Whatever goods remain unsold by September 1,
will be shipped to Anchorage.
SUITS THAT HAVE SOLD AS HIGH AS
$39.50 WILL NOW BE SOLD AT
EACH
$20
(See Our Show Windows)
Here are a few selling-out prices on
Men’s Furnishings
Best Grade Hats, including Stetsons.$ 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.6.75
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. !2'*c
Work Overshirts, now .75
$3.50 Tennis Shoes, now . 2.00
Silk Handkerchiefs .50
Canvas Gloves, pair ... ?21'*c
25c. White Handkerchiefs . 12^c
$2.00 Money Belts, at .75
SI MSON’S
Sale ends Sept. 1
Healy River Roadhouse
- A. A. Lyden
HEALY
Sam Stevovich
FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS
BROOKER’S CAFE IN CONNECTION
Mrs. Ed. Brooker
TAVERN
CAFE
and
BAKERY
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SWEETBREADS HEAD CHEESE >‘
BOILED HAM SPARERIBS t
SPRINGERS FOWL FISH i
Everything in Seaton
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THAT FRUIT IS HERE
Oranges
Grapefruit
Lemons
Apples
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