THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffiee at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March o. 18* 9.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. S&uthworth...Editor and Manager
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VOTE
Electors of Xenana will be given
the opportunity on Tuesday to cast
their votes for three directors of
the Xenana school board. There
are but three candidates for the
three places to be filled and their
election therefore, is made certain
in advance, regardless of the num
ber of votes that may be cast on
election day In the absence of
an opposition ticket, the election be
comes merely a matter of form, to
meet the requiremnts of the law
governing school elections.
But the fact that votes in quan
tity are not required to insure the
election of the candidates who have
consented to devote their time to
school affairs during the terms of
office for which they are to be
elected, should not lessen public in
terest in the balloting. 'The im
portance of school districts in
Alaska is judged very largely by
the showing made by voters on
election day.
The major portion of the funds
for the support of the Franklin K.
Lane school in Xenana are provided
by the territory. At frequent in
tervals our school board must rend
er an accounting to the territorial
commissioner of education and it
is upon his recommendation that
ninds are granted to our district.
Request for funds are considered
carefully and those districts making
the best showing on election day
insure for themselves highest rating
at the territorial capital. A large
vote is an endorsement. It show-s
that parents and taxpayers are in
terested in the school, for the sup
port of which the territory is ex
pected to contribute liberally.
In addition to securing favorable
consideration at Juneau, a large
vote is also a splendid advertise
ment for a town. It shows that there
is interest in local affairs—that the
town is alive. It is advertising that
costs only the expenditure of a
little effort, and insures the biggest
possible results. It is worth having
at any price, and it is to be hoped
that when the votes are counted on
Tuesday night, it will be found that
not a single citizen of Xenana has
failed to do his or her duty to the
school and to the town Let us not
have any slacking.
Dawson has started a movement
to secure trophies of the great war
that can be placed in a permanent
building or park of that town.
Other towns in Canada are to se
cure =uch things, and Yukon, which
w'thoUt a doubt did more than its
share in the recent unpleasantness,
thinks if anyone gets these things
they should be in on it. They have
taken the matter up with Capt.
Black, who is now in London, and
asked him to attend to it. They
have asked for German light ma
chine guns, standards or gas alarm
hoi ns. If they get a gas alarm
horn they will use it for a fire
alarm.
Judge Weber, of Wrangell, has
not had a case of a wedding this
year
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The abandoned line of the gov
ernment railroad south of Xenana,
which penetrates a region traversed
by streams prolific with fish, and
covered largely by lakes and
marshy lands where water fowl
gather in large numbers during the
summer season, will continue to be
of use to the people of Xenana
despite the fact that the track is
now being salvaged and removed
for use elsewhere. When the work
of abandonment by the Commission
has been completed, there will still
remain a very serviceable grade
and sufficient of the bridges to per
mit of their partial reconstruction
without great difficulty, and it is
the intention of Xenanaites to take
this work in hand immediately, so
as to have the bridges ready for
use when the fishing season opens.
United States Commissioner R
S. McDonald and a number of other
enthusiastic diciples of Isaac Walton
started a movement early this
week, and additional support was
promised by members of the Com
mercial club, when the plans were
made known last night at the weekly
session of that organization. About
a dozen men thus far have prom
ised to make the trip out the old
line tomorrow to assist in the re
construction of the first bridge
sufficiently to permit of the passage
over of mushers. The trip to the
end of steel on the old line will
be made on hand cars, and addi
tional accommodations will be pro
vided if there are more volunteers
than can ride on the two cars.
It is planned to use poles for
the stringers that will be needed
and the=e. it is understood, can be
cut close to the places where needed.
Arrangements already have been
made for all th° tools that will be
required for the work. The start
will be made from the foot of A
street tomorrow morning.
Julius creek is regarded as one
of the best fishing streams in the
Interior country, and it is predicted
that the old grade will be much
traveled by local anglers during the
coming summer. Good fishing also
is to he found at Fish creek. Julius
creek is sightly more than four
miles from town and the distance to
Fish creek about three miles. Be
i yond these streams there are a
j number of lakes where ducks a
i bound throughout the season, the
! combined attractions of the region
Iheing sufficient, it is believed, to
encourage the organization of a
local rod and gun club.
Nenana Gardens will have Fresh
Lettuce on sale tomorrow.
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Prospectors and Ccntr»ctnrs 1
; Now is the t»me to have that tar
paulin, tent or hag made for the
seasons outfit... Bed and hat nets
a-e now readv. at small cost at
MRS. D’ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP,
Third and A Streets.
rnmrn list
AMERICAN SLAV SOGJETY
Of NENANA
Johseph Kern
Alik G. Hanaeff
John A. Ketooroky
Geo. Tuts
Andrew Smith
John Sablak
Alik Medoff
Paul Popovich
Alik Adoff
Guss Gussoff
Bill Timoff
Sam Batagoff
Geo. Malkievich
Geo. Zelik
Alik Kalisoff
Tom Saroff
Dan Hanoff
Alik Agoff
Alik Azoff
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George Bojanich, who has re
cently been discharged from the
army, returned to Nenana yester
day from the end of stee! with his
dog team, having arrived there with
four other returning soldiers who
will arrive in town on the train
tonight.
Two others, Frank Teufel and
•lohn Larson, were left behind at
Talkeetna when the boys pulled
out. They were going to follow
in about an hour's time, but as they
had a slightly heavier load, did not
think they could keep up with his
party. George thinks they will also
arrive on this evening’s train
George Bojanich entered the
service by voluntary induction and
was stationed at Camp Dodge. Iowa.
He was there during the terrible
ilu epidemic and was down with the
disease for two weeks. He was
afterwards transferred to Camp
Grant. Illinois.
Hi speaks in high praise of the
army and of the treatment accorded
him while in the service; while the
Red Cross, he says, is the finest
institution and the best organized
:n the whole world.
Mr. Bojanich is a prospector and
miner and may go back to the
Koyukuk country, which he left to
fight for Uncle Sam. to resume his
activities in searching for the gold. I
L. C. ISABEL!
BARBER
Shop in Portland Building
Now Open for Business with
Full Line of Requisites
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the genera! office
Duilding, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will he on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at 7 a. m.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE.—Three room log cabin,
furnished; good garden; well. In
quire at News office.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday school will be held in
the old commissioner's office build
ing, opposite the postoffice, Sunday
at 1 p. m. .
The regular service will be held
at the same place at two o’clock.
The subject will be "Reality”
Nenana Gardens will have Freth
Lettuce on sale tomorrow.
CLOSING OUT
Our Large Stock of Furniture, Rugs,
Beds, Bedding. etc. Anderson
Bros. & Norland.
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Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
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Reservations at Cooney Hotel
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
Brown, Jess
Berggren. Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J E.
Ball. I. B
Brown. Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, W I.
Calderhead, R. \v
Campbell. X. ,j
Coghill, w. a.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B.
Finlayson, K A.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. J{
foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Ghezzi, Alfred
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill. L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gileher, W. H.
Hyland. Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
oonnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. f.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. YV
Palfy. Paul
Packer, YYr. L.
Ryan, YV. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, YVm
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry X.
Stol, Mels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, I. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, .1. H.
Sellander, C. J. /
Stone, A J.
Schmidt. Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
Southworth, R G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
YYroods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.