Northern Commercial Co.
Alaska's Largest Ontfitters
ANDERSON BROS. & NERLAND
JUST RECEIVED ON THE LAST BOATS
A FULL LINE OF
ROOFING PAPER
ALL THE BEST GRADES FOR THIS COUNTRY
A FULL LINE OF
NEW AMMUNITION
HARDWARE " ALL r;Ng3 AT 1916 PRICES
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NENANA GREETS GOVERNOR;
VISIT IS MUCH ENJOYED
Escorted by a committee of citi
j zens of Xenana headed by Mayor
j O’Connor, and by Col. F. Mears and
i Fred'k D. Browne, of the Alaskan
j Engineering Commission, Governor
j Scott C. Bone and Secretary of
j Alaska Carl Thiele arrived from
Fairbanks by special train Saturday
, noon and spent the afternoon look
; ing over the town and getting
i acquainted with Xenanaites. The
I officials returned to the upper town
1 by special train, leaving shortly be
fore six, and on Sunday they were
j on their way back to the coast by
j way of the Richardson trail, their
plan being to connect with a steamer
i due at Cordova on Saturday.
The governor and Sen eta -y Thiele
were met at the dock by the Cooney
auto, gaily decorate! in white and
j gold, and taken to the Cooney hotel,
where a brief informal »>...*epti< n wrs
held, and then to rne Tavern Cafe,
where an elaborate luncheon was
served, covers being laid for 25.
The private dining room at the
cafe, where the luncheon was served
presented a beautiful appearance,
with floral decorations in profusion,
and the luncheon was more in the
nature of a banquet., served in
t seven courses.
After the luncheon, the governor
and Secretary Thiele were shown
about town and later in the after
j noon a public reception was held
(at Union hall, for which occasion
a brief and pleasing program had
been arranged by Miss Dorothy B.
de la Pole, the chief feature of
which was the singing of a specially
| written song of welcome.
Governor Bone, Secretary Thiele,
I Colonel Mears and Mayor O’Connor
• occupied places on the platform and
; the governor was tirst to address the
; large audience, after a Drief intro
ductory speech by the mayor. He
| assured the people of Xenana, as
! he had assured others elsewhere in
the Xorthland since his arrival in
the territory to assume his duties
as governor, that President Harding
and Secretary of the Interior Fall,
and in fact, almost everyone at
! Warshington, are deeply interested
i in Alaska and determined to remove
: me many oosxacies wmen are retaru
i ing development A real Alaskan
j policy is taking form, Coe said, and
the time is not far off when results
j will be apparent. Regarding the
I Government railroad, he said the
interest in the project is such at
Washington that very little, if any,
opposition will be encountered in se
curing sufficient funds for the com
pletion of the trunkline, after the
gap has been closed between Hurri
cane Gulch and Healy. The govern
or spoke of having attended a con
ference at the capital, at which
plans for the completion of the rail
road were discussed, as well as oth.'r
matters pertaining to the bettermt? it
of conditions in Alaska, and the dis
cussion had convinced him of the
sincerity with which Alaskan affairs
are being considered at Washington
Governor Bone referred feelingly
to the cordial manner in which the
people of Alaska had received him
and he referred particularly to the
warmth of Nenana’s welcome.
Secretary Thiele was next intro
duced and he spoke briefly and en
tertainingly regarding the activities
of Governor Bone, prior to trs ap
pointment as chief executive of the
territory. He told of the governor’s j
many years of work at Washington !
as editor of two of the capital’s;
leading papers, and of his connec
tion later with the Seattle Post-In
telligencer, where he was brought
into close touch with the problems of
Alaska. During the late presidential j
campaign, the governor directed the
publicity work for the Republican
party.
Colonel Mears brought the speak
ing to a close with a review of the j
work of the Alaskan Engineering j
Commission and an outline of plans ■
for the fu' re. He said the work i
was moving along steadily and that
it might be possible, under favor
able weather cond tions, to close the
Broad Pass gap during the winter,
thus making through traffic possibl. ;
between Nenana and Seward. He
pointed out, however, that extreme
weather and a heavy snowfall would
delay the work, but he thought it
very likely that at least 40 miles of
rails could be laid without difficulty,
in any case, which would leave a
gap of only about 30 miles.
After the speaking had been con
cluded, the governor remained in
the hall until he had met everyone
of the large assemblage, i i’d then
hurried away to the ferry and to
North Nenana .where the special
was waiting to take him to Fair
banks. Haste was necessitated by an
engagement to address a public
meeting arranged by the Fairbanks
lodge of the Loyal Or^er of Moose,
of which organization the governor
is a member. He visited Mooseheart
on his way to the Pacific coast and
had promised to tell the Fairbanks
■paps' about the big institution.
One of the features arranged in
honor of the visitors was a large
arch of welcome, placed on A street
directly in front of the Southern
building. The arch was designed by
Herman Anderson and erected by
Charles Bergman, and it presented a
most attractive appearance, in its
covering of greens. Across the upper
part of the arch was the word wel
come, in large lettering, and in a
panel at each side, were the Nenana
slogans, with brief reference to thy
town's outstanding features. The
plan is to keep the arch as a per
manent institution.
Governor Bone announced that he
would visit Anchorage within a few
weeks and would then make a trip
out along the line, to the end of
steel. It is doubtful, however, if he
will visit the Interior again before
next summer, although it is probable
that Secretary Thiele will return
within two or three weeks.
The governor found many in Ne
nana and Fairbanks whom he had
met before, on the occasion of bi«
trip to Interior Alaska in 1913, as
a member of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce excursion party. Secre
tary Thiele also was kept busy re
newing old acquaintances. He found
many oldtime friends here whom he
knew in the Fairbanks district and
in the lower river country. He has
been a resident of Interior Alaska
for many years, first at Fairbanks,
later at Iditarod and still later at
Aniak, in the Kuskokwim district,
where he was engaged in the mer
cantile business.
Mr. and Mrs. 1-Yank A. Davis, j;
and X. E. Vance and son Gordon,
all of Columbus, Ohio, arrived in
Xenana last week on the steamer
Alaska and are guests at the Cooney
hotel. They plan to leave for the
Kantishna district tomorrow morn- i
ing, by way of the Government rail
road and the Highway Pass route,
escorted by Woodbury Abbey.
Messrs. Davis and Vance are inter
ested in the Mt. McKinley Gold
Placers, and the object of their
trip is to look over the holdings of
the company.
Messrs. Bigelow, Humphrey and
Hartford, and Miss E. E. Bigelow,
who arrived in Xenana from the
States during the early summer,
left for the coast last Friday, by
way of Fairbanks. The three men
made a trip into the Totatlanika
during their stay here, to investi
gate the Hughes holdings, but very
little is known regarding their plans.
W. F. Thompson, editor and man-i “
ager of the Fairbanks Xews-Miner,!
was among the visitors in Xenana 1
on Saturday, having made the trip j
with the Governor’s party It was'
his first visit here since 1916.
Mark Manson and a number of
other members of the Carlisle can
nery outfit, were in Xenana for a
brief time today, on their way to
Fairbanks from the lower Yukon.
J. C. Van Orsdel, who arrived
from the Kantishna several days
igo on business in connection with
lis company, started on the return
trip to the district this afternoon.
Mrs. F. D. Browne returned to
Sen .na today from Fairbanks, after
m absence of several days.
H
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EXTRA SPECIAL
WE ARE NOW SELLING
OUR HIGHEST PRICED SUITS, THE BEST IN
THE STORE, GENUINE HART SCHAFFNER &
MARX. AND OUR OWN BEST HAND-TAILOR
ED SUITS, VALUES UP TO $60.00,
AT $35 EACH
\\ e 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.
\N e 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 SOLI)
$39.50 WILL NOW BE SOLD AT
AS HIGH AS
(See Our Show Windows)
. Here are a few selling-out prices on
Men’s Furnishings
Best Grade Hats, including Stetsons .$ -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.. 12’’c
Work Overshirts, now .75
$3.50 Tennis Shoes, now . 2.00
Silk Handkerchiefs .50
Canvas Gloves, pair. ’2’*c
25c. White Handkerchiefs . 12^0
$2.00 Money Belts, at . 75
SI MSOM’S
Sale ends Sept. 1
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