Nenana Steam Laundry
OUR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE ni mn
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST' IllOIie 10
J. F. BENNETT.
GEORGE RICH
BLAINKEIELD EXPRESS
CONNECTING WITH FAIRBANKS TRAIN.
PASSENGERS BAGGAGE MAIL
CImb Dry Wood for Sale Hauling of All Kinds
OFFICE AT THE TERMINAL.
Prompt Reliable Satisfactory
STOVES OF ANY KIND MADE TO ORDER
All Workmanship Guaranteed Pertaining to Heating or Plumbing.
The Nenana Sheet Metal Works "tree?
Prospectors
F armers
Trappers
T ourists
The Nenana district offers oppor
tunities for prospecting, fanning, and
trapping that are unequaled in any
other section of Alaska.
Gold placers of known value, close
to Nenana, are producing annually sub
stantial amounts, and there are scores
of streams within the district on which
little or no prospecting has been done.
These sfc^nms, until a short time ago
reached by means of the new Govem
will be the scene of much mining ac
tivity.
Farming in the Nenana district has
the advantage of a growing season fully
ten days longer than that of any other
section of Interior Alaska. There is
much desirable land in the district open
to homesteaders, and marketing possi
bilities are being expanded steadily.
almost
are now easily
ment Railroad, and undoubtedly soon
Fur-bearing animals of the Nenana
and adjacent districts are noted for the
fine quality of their fur, and trappers
annually bring large numbers of pelts
to Nenana and receive for them higher
prices than are obtained for the average
furs of other districts.
Game of all kinds abounds in the
Nenana district, there are scores of
trout streams easy of access, and the
scenic wonders of the district are un
surpassed. The district is the natural
gateway to Mt. McKinley National
Park, and close to Nenana may be
viewed the largest coal ledges in the
world.
Detailed information regarding the
resources and possibilities of the Ne
nana district may be obtained from the
Nenana
Commercial
Club
SALE OF TRACTS
By LOTTERY HAS
UNUSUAL ENDING
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—All persons
who tiled applications for tracts of
the 10,000 acres of government land
which was to have been disposed of
by lottery here on December 23
will be enabled to have just what
they wanted without “drawing
straws” for the desirable portions,
this condition being due to the fact
that there were not enough applica
tions filed to cause any contests.
With the stockmen busy trying
to save their herds from total ex
termination during the stormy sea
son, and with a lack of understand
| ing on the part of many persons as
j to the procedure to be followed, not
as many responses were received as
had been expected. Applications
; were received for approximately
: 5,000 acres, each bidder being held
to a maximum of 160 acres. The
'state land board will meet soon to
determine whether the remainder of
i
the tract shall be disposed of by
; lottery, and it is likely that the
plan will be given another trial,
j All persons taking this land must
j agree to pay at the rate of not less
'than $15 an acre for it. After the
jland has been thoroughly advertised
'throughout the state, it will be as
signed by lot. The numbers of all
| applicants will be placed in a re
Iceptacle and the board members
;will draw one out at a time, the
applications being given new num
! bers as they are drawn. In view
of the fact that the price of land
1 scrip is now worth from $17 to $25
!an acre, the price fixed by the state
! seems unusually attractive.
| This is the first time in the his
tory of the state that the lottery
method has been used in disposing
. of public lands. It is also the first
j time that the state has fixed the
| acreage at so small an area.
See J. A. Slipperp for new rate*
| on subscriptions and renewals of all
leading magazines and periodicals.
Club rates on application.
COSTLY FRISCO BARS
BRING SMALL SUMS
, SAN FRANCISCO.—Eleven years
|ago, J. J. Wilson, proprietor of the
| once famous Nevada cafe at Kearny
and Post streets here, paid $25,000
! for the handsome bar and back bar
of his establishment. The other day
iit was sold at auction for $165.
Similarly, the bar of the old Rich
elieu, Kearny, Geary and Market
streets, was auctioned recently for
$210. It cost $6,000.
Other sales of bars here are re
ported, the $16,000 mahogany bar
of the College Inn bringing $315
;and the $2,500 bar of the Odeon
■ cafe bringing 200.
Banana, Where Balia and Rivera Beet
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News Office
CASH PIENTIFUL
I
Tom Smith, of the Southern ho
tel, is in receipt of a letter from
John Demos, in which the former
Nenanaite, who is now in Ranger,
Texas, writes that things are boom
ing in the ,Lone Star state.
“Just a few lines,” he says, “to
let you know how this burg looks
to me. To start with, there is a
lot of money here. Dawson and
Fairbanks are pikers alongside of
this layout. For instance, your
building would bring $200,000 here
easily, and the chances are there
would be a couple of shooting af
fairs in the mad rush to buy it at
that price. You can sell anything—
a lot of buyers.
“Rents are awful high, store
rooms renting for from $500 to
$1,500 per month. This is the busi
est place I ever saw. Business and
money everywhere you turn. Open
gambling with the coin on the table
—no checks used. Grub prices the
same as in Alaska, with 75 percent
added. Rooms like those of yours
in the Southern from $3 to $5 per i
night. For baths you use your,
pocket handkerchief—they have no
tubs.
i “The drinking water is bum, but
outside of that the climate is not
so bad. The Tavern cafe would
bring from $50,000 to $75,000 easy
and no questions asked. If you
wanted to buy the lease on a place
like the Silver Moon, it would cost
you from $6,000 to $8,000.
“Excitement every day. Lots of
shooting. Open season every day.
'A week ago today there were seven
shot up, without five deaths. Hardly
a day without someone getting it,
and the guy who does the shooting
generally gets out on $500 to $2,000
bail. And yet, if you steal a horse
jor a loaf of bread you get killed or
ten years. If you kill a man and
make a good clean job of it, you go
free.
"I have seen many Alaskans down
here, including John McGinn, Frank
' Manley, Lou Colbert, the Hudson
boys, Henry Riley, Jim McIntosh,
Tom Hickey, the Hill sisters, Vie
Fleischman, and S. H. Milwee. Also
saw George Irvine of Juneau and
many more. Andy Hoey is here
manipulating oil stock. He has a
NEW
CENTRAL CAFE
FIRST CLASS
in Every Respect
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* JOHN KETOOROKY
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CANYON
ROADHOUSE
(Formerly Devi*’)
FIRST STOPPING PLACE
BEYOND END OF STEEL
BARN AND DOG KENNELS
Mr*. Clare Allred James Trainer
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
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COLISEUM
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG ARTCRAFT FEATURE AND LATE
PATHE NEWS FOR PROGRAM TONIGHT.
PATHE NEWS—PICTORIAL
THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR EYES
Showing: “500 Deri! Dog, Parade,” “Flying Circu, Thrill,.” An
aerial circu, i« part of thrilling air carnival where over a dozen
plane, do loop,, tail ,pra, and noae dive* at one time.
Arteraft Picture, Preient,
AMERICA’S GREATEST EXPONENT OF THE SMILE
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
IN HIS OWN STORY
“Down to Earth”
A FIVE-ACT CONGENIAL ROLE IN COMEDY OF
OUTDOORS AND SIMPLE LIFE.
A PICTURE SURE TO PLEASE.
MUSIC-VIOLIN, PIANO AND DRUMS
General Admission 50 cents Reserved Seats 75c
SOLDIERS AND CHILDREN 25c.
SHOW STARTS AT EIGHT O’CLOCK.
pood start and should make a barrel!
of money. He is rustling to beat i
the band."
See J. A. Slippern for new rates
on subscriptions and renewals of all
leading magazines and periodicals.
Club rates on application.
TYPEWRITER PAPER IS
ON SALE BY THE NEWS
A shipment of typewriter paper,
of the standard American brand,
has just been unpacked at The News
office, where it is on sale by the
box or in any other quantity desired.
The sizes include both legal and
letter and the weights range from
the lightest to heavy.
The paper was bought right and
is being sold at a close margin of
profit.
The News also has unprinted en- j
velopes for sale by the box and by j
the package—all sizes, from bareni-!
al to legal, white and colored, and
bond and wove.
If Comfort, Economy and the
Envi'onmenU of Home
Appeal to You,
STOP AT THE
MONTANA
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH.
MRS. BERT JOHNSON
Proprietress
ARCTIC BATH HOUSE
stands alone in par-excellence of
service and sanita-y convenience.
Turkish, Steam, Shower
or Plain Baths, at
MODERATE RATES.
Rooms for Dressing and Resting
in Connection. Also Rooms for
Rent, Transient or Permanent.
Mr. and Mrs. Heim burger
Proprietors.
SKOF HOUSE
That’s the Place
GOOD BARN FOR HORSES
IN CONNECTION.
Second and Market Sts.
MRS. JAMES LAVIN
Chop Suey, Noodles
AND 1
Home-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA, Prop.
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WOOD
Sawing
ICE and EXPRESS
CYRIELE VERHAEGHE
OFFICF AT
THE TERMINAL
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the moat reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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1 Miners and Prospectors! |
| NOTICE OF CHAN6E OF RECORDING PRECINCTS j
2 According to a recently issued Court Order by |
| Judge Chas. E. Bunnell, the Nenana Mining and Re- |
| cording District has been enlarged to take in the Bon- =
| nifield and Totatlanika Districts.
| Miners and Prospectors of these districts will be §
| enabled by this change to do their recording and |
| transact other business at Nenana, which is within =
| easy reach of their mining activities. |
1 NENANA COMMERCIAL CLUB. I
s . 2
a J. R- Bowen, President. R. J. Diven, Secretary. §
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