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MACKINAW COATS MACKINAW PANTS
Army and Navy Sweaters SPORT SHIRTS, Heavy Wool
SWEATER COATS WOOL SOCKS, All Weights
UNION SUITS and TWO PIECE GARMENTS
GENUINE DANIEL GREEN FELT SHOES
BALL BAND ARCTICS
WOOL BLANKETS BLANKET SHEETS COMFORTERS
SEE OUR BRUSSELS and WILTON RU6S, ALL SIZES
Bisse.l’s Vacuum Sweepers Electric Vacuum Sweepers
We Carry a Full Line of
MINERS’and TRAPPERS’ SUPPLIES
and Can Furnish Your Outfit Complete at Special Prices
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
DOG FISH—8c a pound. Johnson’s
Store. 13
Sheldon-eiDson Stage Line
Carrying U. S. Mail*
For CHITINA and WAY POINTS
Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
or more any time.
C. Hi-ry Woodward, agent
Fairbanks
STenana, Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
HYLAND'S CIGAR STORE
CIGARS POOL TOBACCOS
Soft Drinks Candies Fresh Fruit
Warm Comfortable Rooms
Barber Shop in Connection
Mike Hyland, Prop.
The New
T avern Cafe
and Bakery
None Better in Alaska
If You Are Not Already Patron, Give Us an
Opportunity to Convince You
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COLISEUM
STRONG SHUBERT FEATURE AND LATE PATHE
SUNDAY’S PROGRAM
WAR SLIDES Our Boys in France
With Lecture on each slide. The slides will be shown at the
starting of the show.
Late Pathe News
Pictorial
Showing “Troop Train Wrecked” “Irish Heroes Honored” “The
Fighting 69th”, true to its traditions, New York’s famous regi
ment has distinguished itself in battle against the Boches.
“Scenes of the Boys Who took Part in the Battle.”
SHUBERT FILM CORPORATION PRESENTS
THE CLELEBRATED ACTOR, GEOF/^E BEBAN, IN
IN FIVE ROLLICKING ACTS—A PICTURE SURE TO PLEASE
THE PAWN OF FATE
Overture—“Fau»t Waltx”, introuducing “Hear Me, Norma."
Robert Joseph Diven, one of the able four-minute speakers will
address the audience tonight, on topics regarding the war.
Rev. Robert Joseph Diven, one of the able Four Minute Speakers,
will address the audience tonight
ADMISSION 50c RESERVED SEATS 75c
THE SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 O’CLOCK TONIGHT
CLUB STARTS DRIVE
FOR POWER PROJECT
The ball of greater development
and permanent prosperity for In
terior Alaska Was started rolling at a
well attended meeting of the Ne
nana Commercial club last night,
when a definite movement was
launched for the establishment of a
government owned and operated
central power plant with sufficient
capacity to supply electric energy
for the operation of the govern
ment railroad and for the varied
needs of the numerous mining dis
tricts throughout the Interior coun
try. The club will advocate the
establishment of such a plant in the
Lignite country, where there is an
inexhaustible supply of coal, so con
veniently stored by nature as to
insure a minimum of cost for min
ing, and a committee of club mem
bers will set about immediately
gathering data for presentation to
the department of the interior, thru
the Alaskan Engineering commission,
with the request that Congress be
asked to make the necessary appro
priation.
W. A. Ryan addressed the meet
ing in a most encouraging vein, in
forming the members of similar pro
jects undertaken by the government
and operated successfully in the
States. He expressed the belief
that very little opposition would be
encountered in securing a power
plant for Interior Alaska, the main
thing necessary being the proper
presentation of data supporting the
request. He pointed out that Sec
retary Lane had taken in hand the
development of Alaska- through the
construction of the government rail
road and in removing difficulties
which have hampered progress in
the North, and doubtless will assist
with the power plant project with
equal readiness when he is shown
to what extent such an enterprise
will speed the development of the
Interioor country.
Robert E. Burns, who is engaged
in the development of a coal prop
erty in the Lignite country, and
who h '- made a close study of the
possibilities of the district to the
south of Nenana, said that he had
already gathered much data which
would materially assist the club in
presenting the request for a power
plant. He expressed the belief that
such a plant would be of particular
benefit to the Kantishna and Broad
Pass districts, where there are many
promising properties awaiting the
opportunity to yield up their stores
of riches. He thought, also, that in
connection with the establishment of
o power plant, the government would
take in hand the treatment of the
coal, so as to make use of the many
by-products. He suggested the
possibility of operating the power
plant with gas taken from the coal
by the carbonizing process, and
pointed out that the establishment
of such an industry, along with the
power plant, would be a big thing
for the Interior country.
Chairman McDonald spoke of the
| many quartz properties of the Fair
banks district’ now unworked be
cause of the excessive cost of oper
ating them, chief of which is the
cost of fuel for power. These pro
perties, he thought, and practically
all of the placer outfits would use
electric power supplied to them at
reasonable cost by a government
power plant, and the result would
be the immediate resumption of min
ing throughout the Fairbanks dis
trict. The use of coal, he believed,
would help the situation some, but
nothing short of cheap electric
power would make possible the full
development of the district.
Other members of the club were
equally enthusiastic and expressed
themselves as being heartily in favor
of taking the matter up immediately.
Accordingly, a committee consisting
of W. A. Ryan, Fred’k D. Browne,
Robert. E. Burns, E. L. Laughlin
and R. G. Southworth was appointed
to secure the necessary data in sup
port of the movement and to make
the request for government aid,
through the Alaskan Eingineering
commission
One of the first steps taken by
this committee will be the presenta
tion of the power plant question
to the Fairbanks Commercial club,
with a view to securing the co
operation of that organization. Other
towns within the area that will be
served by the project will also be
asked to give their support to the
movement, and when the depart
ment of the interior is approached
for assistance, the request will have
the backing of a united Interior.
The possibilities of such a power
plant as the Commercial club will
seek to have established are prac-j
tically without limit. A plant oper
ating in the Lignite fields ^-ill b<#
capable of distributing electric
energy over a vast area by means
of transmission lines. This area
might easily include thirty thous
and square miles, a very large part
of which area is known to contain
mineral of value. The districts
served would include the Broad Pass,
Kantishna, Nenana, Fairbanks, up
per Tanana, Tolovana, Hot Springs,
a portion of the Kuskokwim, Ruby,
Tanana Rampart and Circle.
Frank Sagar, well known oldtimer >'
is going around town wearing a! *
smile that won’t come off, and the ‘
reason for it is that he received |(
a letter on the last mail which told \ *
him that he is now a granddaddy. j *
The letter also contained a very j'
little folding card with a baby pic-1(
ture on the fact of it and the word j
‘Hello”. The inside page contained j *
the following:
I’ve got no teeth, ;c
I’ve got no hair, 1
And hardly any clo’es, 1
But my folks say
That they declare
I’m sweeter than a rose.
The little boy who has caused '
Frank so much joy is named Gordon
Samuel, and was born on September
first; his parents being Mr. and Mrs.
B. C. McCoy.
Mr. McCoy is a merchant of
Portland, and his wife is Frank
Sagar’s oldest daughter.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday school will be held in the;
office building opposite the post- i
office, Sunday at 1 p. m. ■
The regular service will be held' ^
at the same place at 2 p. m., the
subject will be: “God, the Only
Cause and Creator.”
Reuaaa, Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot j
4AIL ARRIVAL FROM
FAIRBANKS UNCERTAIN
Up to a late hour this afternoon,
he postal authorities at Fairbanks
/ere unable to state definitely when
he stage will leave for Nenana
i-ith the mails. It is thought, how
ver, that Roy Lund will leave for
Jenana tomorrow morning, in which
ase he will arrive in the quaran
ine camp Monday afternoon, and
he mails for despatch will close at
he Nenana postoffice at 3 p. m.
n Monday.
The above arrangement is a ten
ative one and is subject to change,
he time of the closing of the mail
epending entirely on the time the
lail arrives in quarantine from
'airbanks.
Mrs. J. C .VanOrsdel has resigned
er position in the postoffice. She
/ill be succeeded by Miss Mildred
inderson.
RUST HOUSE
Mr*. Ed. William*, Prop.
A and FIFTH STREETS
ROOMS AND BOARD
ROOMS 7Sc and $1.00
Coffee and Doughnut* 25c
DOG KENNELS
IUSINESS OPPORTUNITY—North
Star—Mike’s Plaee. For rent,
ready for business—on most reas
onable terms. Apply R. S. Mc
Donald.
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= WALLABY COATS, Extra Special
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— FUR COLLAR, CLOTH COATS
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HART SCHAFFNER A MARX SUITS
BLUE AND BLACK SERGE SUITS
LARGE VARIETY $35 SUITS, At
OVERSHIRTS
HEAVY WASH SILK SHIRTS
GOOD GRADE SILK SHIRTS
SUITCLOTH SHIRTS. Special
FLANNEL OVERSHIRTS
SILK AND LINEN DRESS SHIRTS
UNDERWEAR
MEDLICOTT, HEAVIEST AND BEST. Suit
STANFIELD’S, MEDIUM WEIGHT, Suit
CANADIAN, BEST ALL WOOL, Suit
EALGE BRAND, BEST GRADE, Suit
MEDLICOTT, MEDIUM, Suit
WALKOVER DRESS SHOES, Pair
WALKOVER. CUSTOM GRADE, Pair
DANIEL GREEN BEST FELT SHOES
ALFRED DOLGE BEST FELT SHOES
MOCCASINS, BEST AT $5, $4 and
BEST DOWN SLEEPING ROBES
DOWN QUILTS, 6*7 Feet .
ALL WOOL BLANKETS, Single .
DOUBLE WOOL BLANKETS, 9 lb..
GLOVES and MITTS
PARKAS, BEST DRILL. WOLF TRIMMED
PARKAS, KHAKI, BEST FITTING
TURKISH TOWELS, GOOD SIZE .
FELT INSOLES, BEST WHITE
FELT INSOLES, GRAY, Pair
LEVI STRAUSS BLUE OVERALLS, Pair
LEVI STRAUSS JUMPERS, Each
$45
$35
$25
$25
$7.50
$5.00
$5.00
$2.50
$2.50
$5.50
$5.50
$7.50
$6.50
$4.50
FOOTWEAR
QUILTS and BLANKETS
$2 3.50
$15.00
$4.50
$9.50
ALL WOOOL INSIDE MITTS, Pair 25c
BEST SCOTCH WOOL MITTS, Pair $1.50
EISENDRATH MAMMOTH MITTS, Best $1.50
CARHART BEST GRADE MAMMOTH MITTS $1.50
CANVAS GLOVES, Special, 2 PAIR 25c
$4.50
$5.00
25c
50c
25c
$1.50
$2.00
$8.50
$9.50
$6.50
$4.50
$3.75
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Front Between C and D
Johnson’s Store
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PRICES REASONABLE
LOUIS JOHNSON, Prop.
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THE NEAREST TO BEER
Per Dozen $3.00
AGENTS FOR THE FAIRBANKS BEVERAGE CO. §
CHEER-O
Qts per Doz. $4 Doz. Pints $2.50 f
PORT-O
All Flavors, per Case - $3.25 I
FRESH FRUITS, CANDIES POOL, CIGARS, TOBACCO 1
THE PORTLAND
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