Just Received
LATEST STYLES
John B. Stetson Hats . . . $6
J. B. Smith Dress Shoes . . $9
Fine Suitcloth Overshirts . . $5
Misses’ High Top Dress Shoes - - - $4.50
Children's Dress Shoes, pair - - - - $3.75
Baby’s Black and Tan Kid Shoes - - $2.50
SIMSON’S
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
V
Will Arrive on Str. Washburn
FRIDAY, MAY 23
FRESH FRUIT
Oranges Grapefruit
Lemons Yukon Cigars
COG HILL’iS
COLISEUM BUNCH AND !
FRIENDS CELEBRATE .
FOUR NATAL DAYS
_
Mrs. L. Morrison was the capable
and charming- hostess at a novel j
banquet, held at the Morrison, on
the eevning of May 19.
The viands were the choicest pro
curable, some of which might even
have been deemed unprocurable by
a less ambitious hostess, and there >
was "not a dry moment” during
the entire evening.
The lighted candles, \aken to
gether with the effective room de
corations, made a most brilliant dis-;
play.
Covers were laid for nine, and
there were four birthday cakes with
the requisite number of candles on'
each. ,
None of the celebrants announced
their respective ages, but it was
noticeable that three of those cakes
sported an “awful” lot of candles.
There was a liberal exchange of
gifts. Those present were Messrs
Herman Rosburg. Ernst Berggren,
Joe Burns, Mace Ferris, Mr. and;
Mrs. Arthur Heimburger, Mrs. Lulu i
Morrison and Miss Ethel Morrison.'
Mrs. Joe Burns was absent, attend
ing to the wants of the May Day i
baby, her dauhter. and a basket of
goodies was despatched to them by
messenger.
All present voted they had a j
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splendid lime and were "glad they
were born” and expressed their
gratefulness to Mrs. Morrison for
furnishing the opportunity to t;c
brate the notable event.
FORT GIBBON MAILS
ARRIVE IN FAIRBANKS
The steamer Eclipse, under the
command of George Black, arrive 1
at Fairbanks late last night with
the mail from Tanana. She also
had eight passengers for the upper
town.
Captain Black stated that the
boys who had been inducted into
the service during the war and who
are now at Fort Gibbon, told him
that they expect to be discharged
at the end of this month.
MARINE BULLETIN
Washburn—Down Circle 4:30 a.
m., date.
Seattle No. 3—Down Circle 5
a. m., date.
Eclipse—At Fairbanks.
Tanana—At Tolovana, launching
barges.
Shusana—Arrived at Chena 7:40
a. m., date.
Alice M. At Nulato with mail,
19th, waiting for ice to clear.
Genuine Buhach at Fowler &
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| SPEEDY SAFE COMFORTABLE I
! LAUNCH VICTORY i
FRED DOUSE. Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Even-- Other Day
I FOR FAIRBANKS I
RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL.
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Fresh Fruit
Big Shipment Over Lake Labarge to
Arrive May 25
ALSO A LIMITED NUMBER OF
1919 WORLD ALMANACS
BIG WAR EDITION
GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY
THE TERMINAL
DEPARTMENT IS
NOT POPULAR AS
RESULT OF FLU
According to Nenana boys re
cently returned from Camp Dodge,
the action of the war department
in rushing the Alaskan contingents
to the disease-ridden Iowa canton
ment, was directly responsible fot
the death of a score of the boys
and the more or less serious illness
of more than a hundred others, who
were attacked by the flu very soon
after their arrival at Camp Dodge
The Alaskans were examined b>
army doctors at San Francisco and
pronounced in excellent health. Ir
fact, the boys were much above
the average in health and appear
ance as soldiers, and there was no:
a trace of the flu among them wher
they started east to enter the arms
camp.
When x. was learned at San Fran
cisco that it was the intention oi
the war department to encamp the
Northerners at Camp Dodge, the
Bay City doctors and others of in
fluence made vigorous protests
against exposing the boys to need
less risk. It was realized that the
boys, at that time among the health
iest in the army, might contrac!
the flu in any event, but there did
not appear to be any excuse foi
rushing them to a camp where the
epidemic had already made its ap
pearance in a severe form.
Protests were without avail, how
ever, and within a few days from
the time of their departure froir
the Pacific coast, the boys froir
healthy Alaska were in the thick oi
disease, with scores dying daih
about them. Those of the Alaskan;
who were not taken ill, were de
tailed as nurses and otherwise ex
posed to the death-dealing malady
The result was the death, withir
a short time, of a score or more
Alaskans and the illnes of manj
others, some of whom are not ye'
fully recovered and may never re
cover their former health.
The boys who have returned tc
A1 ’-'3 are not so bittter in theii
complaints of treatment received a;
they might reasonably be. unde!
the circumstances. But they woulc
like to know why they were com
pelled to go to Camp Dodge wher
it was well known that they woulc
be exposed to the epidemic ther:
and that they could not be giver
the proper attention if taken fit
In fact, they attribute the hist
mortality of the camp largely v
the scarcity of nurses and inabilit;.
of the hospital staff to care foi
the number of cases which de
veloped. The camp, they say, wai
literally swamped by the flu for i
time, and that it was more a matte!
of good luck than medical attentior
that enabled any of the Northerner:
to escape.
RESULTS ACHIEVED
BY LOCAL WORKERS
In according the honor to whoir
honor is due, in the recent Victor}
Loan drive, the figures given below
show that the ladies’ committee
ably assisted by the two boy scouts
have once again put Nenana ovet
the top, where she rightly belongs
and have helped to earn the further
honor of having an honor flag.
The flag has already been ship
ped, and probably will be received
through the mail shoitly. After il
has been duly reecived, a day wtl
probably be set apart for raising
it on the staff at the foot of A
street, with appropriate ceremonies
as is customary in other towns oi
any consequence.
The results achieved by the work
ers, individually, are as follows:
Miss Mildred Anderson ..$2t',35<
Mrs. Car! Schmidt . 8,70f
Mrs. J. J. Kestly . . fi,35(
Mrs. R. S. McDonald . 3,85(
Scout Norman Russell . 3,001
Scout* Sam Ivey . 2,00f
Total ...$53,25<
Nenana’s quota . 30,lo(
Oversubscribed .:.$23,101
Parties who left for Honolulu anc
Southern California to spend th<
winter are now sorry they did no'
remain in Alaska and enjoy a rea
Lee county, Florida, winter.
MEXICAN MS
ON BORDER ARE
READY_F0R BiZ
' LAREDO, Tex.—Whether Mexi
can cities along the border will be
come oases for “international drink
ers" when America adopts prohi
bition in July has not been deter
mines, despite some leanings in this
‘direction.
A movement recently was started
to have passport restrictions re
moved, throw open the international
bridge and run week-end excursion
trains into Mexico. It was proposed
to establish big gambling houses,
| cockpits, bull-rings and pretentious
drinking emporiums. American
business men vigorously protested
on the ground that the trains pass
ing through American towns would
bring only a reputation for law
: lessness.
The Mexican government has not
indicated its attitude in the matter
and seems disposed to let the liquor
problem solve itself. Local officials
are represented as not wishing to
deny their citizens profits that Am
erican prohibition might bring.
Mexican eantineros have thrived
in the year that Texas cities have
been dry under the Texas military
zone law. Passport regulations per
mit persons living within ten miles
of the border to pass from one
country to the other on a local per
mit. Many American residents visit
| Mexican towns daily to obtain
liquor. American authorities have
; prevented smuggling of liquor into
the United States.
i Medical authorities predict that
unrestricted border traffic would
have a serious effect on the army's
I campaign against disease.
| All suspicious visitors from Mex
ico are searched by customs of
: Seers for contraband liquor. As a
' result of this strict supervision,
'mescal, a highly intoxicating Mexi
can drink that formerly sold for 50
'cents a quart, now brings $10 a
i quart here when obtainable from
! illegal dealers.
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT
—
For the week ending May 17,
there were 347 employees on the
payrolls of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, showing an increase
of 70 employes as against the num
ber employed during the preceding
week. There were also 150 station
1 men or contractors, and 26 station
men laborers, showing an increase
: of 57 stationmen for the period
J under review.
The forces of the A. E. C. were
distributed as follows:
Camp 1, general 40
Camp 1, electric 9
.Camp 1, corral .. 4
Camp 1, construction . 35
Camp 1, store. 27
Hospital 10
Town site . 2
Section 1 9
Sections 2 and 3 ... 16
j Section 4 8
‘Sections 5 and 6 29
| Surfacing Camp N'o. 2 68
,Camp 415 9
Camp 423 8
Camp 432 10
Camp 440 8
Camp 449 . 12
Nenana total 304
Fairbanks office 8
Tanana Valley R. R. 26
Camp 454 9
Fairbanks total 4 3
Total for division 347
i The distribution of the forces for
the entire division is as follows:
Supervision . 2
Engineering forces 30
Telephone operators 4
Hospital staff . 8
Superintendence . 7
Power plant force . 7
Foremen and sub-foremen.22
; Clerical force . 33
Blacksmiths . 2
Carpenters . 11
Hostlers . 6
Cooks, messhouse help .29
Teamsters, packers 12
Linemen .‘. 2
Laborers . 116
Machinists, mechanics .10
! Crane and piledriver crews 11
Locomotive crews . 3
i Conductors, brakemen . 8
I Janitors, wa tollmen .19
I -
j Total ..-.347
;
SHOTGUNS and Shotgun Airmail*
nitioB—new stock jnst opened, at
Anderson Bros & Norland.
Just Received
A SMALL SELECTION OF
Wash Dresses and SKirts
A Few Sport Suit* in Cotton. * Few White Wool Skirt*, Se-fe
and Gabardine for Midtummer Wear. White Canva* Pump*,
the Workmanthip Equal to the Finett Kid, a Few Sport Style*
Among Them
Coats, Hats and All Ready-to-Wear
AT SPECIAL PRICES
FOR THE HOME We Have Sheets, Pillow Slips, Curtains
and Curtain Scrims.
THE
LITTLE SHOP
MISS J. O'BRYAN
•YlY*V« iTY Ti
I
fc
A Fine Assortment of
HIGH-GRADE CANDIES. BY THE BOX, BY
THE PACKAGE. AND OTHERWISE.
CHEWING GUM —ALL KINDS.
Before and After
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REFRESHING DRINKS, ICE CREAM.
CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
POOL, PAN AND SOLO.
TH E ARCf ic
Davis & Tavlor
Rooms in Connection
SATURDAY, MAY 24
The closing- exercises of the
'Franklin K. Lane school will be held
at the Nenana Labor Union hall on
I Saturday evening. May 24th.
The exercises will commence at ,
j 8:30 o'clock, and will consist of a
| program of very interesting num
. bers. for the rendering of which the
pupils are being carefully prepared.
Admission to the exercises will
be by tickets, which are on sale at
■ -SO cents each. The money derived
from the sale of tickets, after de
ducting the cost of the necessary
'expenses in connection with the en
! tertainment, is to be applied toward
the school library, and it is to be
hoped that Nenanaites will support
the movement strongly and thereby
aid the school library.
Entertainments given previously in ,
Nenana by the school children have
always been of a very high order
and thoroughly enjoyable from ev
ery point of view. The teachers
of the school are devoting much j
'time and taking extra pains in the!
preparation of the pupils for the
coming exercises, and that it will
be of the usual high order, and, if j
possible, excel all previous enter-1
tainments, is a safe bet.
Academy Dance Follows.
Immediately after the conclusion
of the closing exercises, and just ;
as soon as the hall can be cleared
for the purpose, the Nenana Danc
ing Academy dance will be on, and
the children of a larger growth,
who may so desire, will be given j
the opportunity to have a dance or I
so.
Admission to the dance, for gen- j
tlemen, will be SI, the ladies, as!
usual, being admitted free of,
charge.
Ketchikan igloo No. 16, Pioneer* ;
of Alaska, comprising about 300 or j
more members, has petitioned for a
herd of reindeer for the southeast-j
era part of the territory.
BIG BEAR WAS KILLED
YESTERDAY AT LIGNITE
Word was received late yesterd • y
evening that a big black bear had
been killed near the mouth of Lig
nite creek, sometime yesterday af
ternoon by Berg, a prospector of the
Lignite district.
It would appear that Berg took
Jack Singleton’s airlales out on a
hunt in the neighborohod of tne
mouth of Lignite creek, and the
two dogs soon made bruin break
cover and enabled the hunter to
despatch him.
The bear is said to be a ver •
big one, with a beautiful coat of
fur. The hide now adorns the out
side wall of Singleton’s roadhouse,
until thoroughly cured and dried.
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
ENJOYS SPECIAL GAME
The members of the Tuesday
Bridge club were entertained last *
night by Miss Elizabeth MacCrae,
the gathering being in the nature
of a special or post-series meeting.
There were the usual four tables,
the play terminating about mid
night with a very enjoyable lunch- *
eon. Mrs. Fred’k D. Browne was
awarded the prize for high score.
Birth Announcement Cards at the
News Office.
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
For Sale
HORSESHOE CAEE
Tke Only Fully Equipped
Restaurant In Brooks
Open and Doin( Business
Owner Learinf For Outside
/
Get Acquainted
If You Can’t Boost
Don't Knock
TAVERN CAFE & BAKERY
WHERE THE LIVE ONES LIVE
WM. RODIGKEIT : : : Proprietor