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RIGHT REINDEER PLAN.
It is pleasing to note, says the
Dawson News, that Yukon’s mem
ber and Bishop Stringer, who ap-!
peared before the royal commission
at Ottawa to investigate the pro
posed introduction of reindeer and
similar domesticated herds into the
Canadian Northland, oppose the
commercializing of the herds, espe
cially at this stage of the pro
cedure. They favor the Alaskan
system. Alaska some twenty years,
ago introduced reindeer, and the;
herds have multiplied wonderfully i
and have been a great source of j
service and sustenance and likewise:
wealth to whites and natives of the j
region. There seems little or no j
valid reason why similar herds |
should not be introduced into the!
Yukon Territory on plans prevail-’
ing there, at least to some extent. 1
If vast exclusive tracts of lan 1 1
he given to concerns wishing to en- ;
gage in the development of animals!
adapted to the Northland, it may be!
only a short time until Canada finds j
herself stripped of all such lands, j
Nothing would contribute more to
the discouragement of the early oc
cupation by settlers in this Northern
zone.
The time is at hand for Canada to
encourage hardy and willing people
to come North. A vast portion of
the Dominion lies north of the boun
daries of Alberta, British Columbia,
Manitoba. Ontario, and Quebec.
This vast hinterland will flourish if
the concession curse be averted.
Dr. Thompson was in Yukon when
the mining concession was the bane
of the individual miner and w'hen it
caused many a good man to leave
the country. He knows whereof he
speaks when he advises the govern
ment to avoid a policy that will lead
to the wholesale grabbing of the
grazing lands of the North.
AUTOS FOR ROAD WORK.
Approximately 24,000 motor ve
hicles intended for war purposes
have been turned over to the De
partment of Agriculture by the War
Department for distribution among
the state highway commissioners for
use in road building, allotments be
ing based on the amount of Fed
eral aid for roads which the states
receive. Already 12,000 have been
delivered to states, and the remaind
er will be distributed as fast as
railway cars can be secured for
their transportation, vJhach probably
will be two or three months. This
equipment promises to be of great
aid in carrying out the large road
building program for 1920.
SPANISH IMMIGRANTS.
The applications lor vises for
passports for American received at
the American consulate in Madrid
has, since the beginning of the year,
exceeded all recent records. Most
of the applicants come from the
province of Salamanca, some of the
smaller villages of which have been
practically depopulated owing to the
departure of these emigrants. They
are chiefly farm laborers, with a
fair sprinkling, however, of skilled
artisans, bricklayers especially being
attracted by the wages in America, i
Some of the emigrants bring their
families with them. The majority,
however, either wait until they have
prepared a home for them, or gath
er a- little fortune together and re
turn to Spain to live on the income,
increased a little by working a small
plot of land. Often, however, even
these return to the consulate for a
second vise to come across, and
when asked for how long they want j
it, invariably reply “forever.”
GIFT TO AUSTRALIA.
The flotilla of six destroyers pre
sented by the British admiralty as
a free gift to the Australian navy
has just been taken over formally
by the Australian high commission
er, Andrew Fisher, and is timed to
arrive at Sydney on Anzac Day,
April 25. They are the Tattoo,
Success, Tasmania, Stalwart, Anzac,
and Swordsman.
Mr. Fisher states that these new
vessels, all of which have left the
slips since the armistice, differ so
greatly in designa, armament, ma
neuvering speed, and range from
the destroyers already belonging to
the Australian navy that if pitted
against them not one of the earlier
vessels could live for more than a
minute or two.
Romance.
He had been reading knightly ro
mances and grew dissatisfied with
the present sordidness of the world.
He believed it to be his duty to in
ject some romance into the daily
grind.
On a rainy, muddy day he sallied
! forth to perform some knightly er
irand. He beheld a bewitching prin
jeess about to step from her limou
'sine upon the dirty pavement. Has
tening forward, he spread his fur
| coat under her dainty feet.
She looked at him in surprise,
i “Well, of all the damn fools!”
‘she exclaimed.—Smart Set.
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All He Asked.
j They were standing oustide the
! front door having a final chat after
ibis evening call.
He was leaning against the door
post talking in low,dulcet tones. She
was listening and gazing up rap
turously into his eyes. •
Suddenly she turned round. The
door had opened; and there, just in
side, stood her father clad in a
' dressing-gown.
“My dear father,” she asked,
“what Ls the matter?”
Her dear father ignored her ques
tion.
j “John,” he said, addressing the
'young man, “you know I’ve never
complained about your staying late,
and I’m not going to complain now;
but, for goodness’ sake, stop leaning
against the bell-pflsh. Other people
want some sleep, even if you don’t.”
—London Tit-Bits.
Knu Shoes—Men’s and Women’s.
Fowler & Morris.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
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SWEDEN ADOPT
STOCKHOLM. — Adoption of a
prohibition platform, by a vote of
118 to 105, and passage of a reso
lution in favor of the separation of
church and state, were two of the
decisions taken by the Swedish So
cialist Party congress, whose labors
here have just come to a close.
These decisions, however, were
overshadowed by internal party up
heavals which lasted throughout the
congress, much to the joy of the
Bolshevist and other extremist fac
tions, as well as of rival political
parties.
During the economic crisis, profit
eering reared its head in Sweden,
and several leading Socialists were
alleged to have been connected with
companies accused of making exces
sive profits. Whereupon a cry was
raised to read them all out of the
party.
Hjalmar Branting, ex-minister of
finance and a leading Socialist, de
fended G. Kallman, formerly chair
man of the ways and means eom
mitte; Varner Ryden, formerly min
ister of education; Herman Lind
quist, president of the Second cham
ber, nd Senator C. G. Magnusson,
burgomaster of Stockholm, in re
spect to certain charges brought
against them.
Last November, Kallen, Ryden,
and also the Liberal minister, Axel
Schotte, resigned their offices. Now,
in consequence of the action taken
by the congress, Ryden gives up his
seat in the senate, and Burgomaster
Magnusson, although popular with
all classes in Stockholm, retires and
will no longer sit on the numerous
municipal committees of which he
was a prominent and active mem
ber. He will also lay down his sen
atorship.
Herman Lindquist alone weather
ed the storm. He was chairman of
a company called the Arbeterbra
ensle, which imported coal and coke
from Germany during the war thru
Parvus, the German Socialist finan
cier. Branting succeeded in having
Lindquist retain his seat as presi
dent of the Second chamber.
The Socialists are sure of retain
ing their numerical superiority in
parliament at least until after the
general election next October.
Women’s Hosiery, all kinds, re
markably cheap. Fowler & Morris.
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Report of the Franklin K. Lane
school for the month ended April
2, 1920:
Number of pupils enrolled, 36.
Number of days taught, 20.
Number of days attendance, 699.5.
Number of days absent, 20.5.
Number of times tardy, 7.
Number of pupils not absent or
tardy, 25.
Average daily attendance, 34.97.
Percent of attendance, 97.13.
Percent of punctuality, 99.49.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Grade 1: Frank Major, Donald
Fowler, Julia Martin.
Grade 2: George Berglund, Gene
vieve Oldfield, William Siverly, Noel
Schaeffer.
Grade 3: Ethel Morrison, Lena
Herington, Charlie Berglund, Robert
Major, J. H. Russell, Jr.
Grade 4: Margaret Schaeffer,
Louis Schmidt, John Oldfield.
Grade 4 A: Olga Martin, Alfred
Schaeffer, Robert Patterson.
Grade 7: Kenneth McLean, Hilda
Martin, Muriel Russell.
Grade 9 (Freshmen): Edgar
Brooker.
Grade 10 (Sophomores): Mar
garet Southworth.
The following pupils, having a
general average of 90 percent or
above and an average of 90 percent
or above in deportment, are on the
WANT ADS
BUNCH OK SEVEN KEYS found.
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
FOUND—Bunch of keys. Inquire
at Central Cafe.
FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping, I
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also!
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part-j
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable;
locality. Inquire News office. tf;
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in •!
come. No cash required. Inquire ■
at Arctic.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS
OF MONTH, AT 8:00 P. M.
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Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nath,
Secretary. President.
Board of School Directors
Nenana Public School
Nenana. March 8, 1920. |
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the laws of Alas- j
ka, notice is hereby given that the !
regular annual election will be held |
in the town of Nenana,
Tuesday, April 6, 1920,
for the purpose of electing three
school directors to serve two years,
to fill the vacancies caused by the
expiration of the terms of Robert
Joseph Diven. J. A. Slippern, and J. J
H. Scott.
The names of candidates must be '
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in the hands of the Clerk of the
School Board not later than 5 .p. m., i
March 22, 1920.
The polling place will be located j
in the fire hall, adjoining the town
site office. Polls will be open from j
8 a. m. until 7 p. m. on the day |
and dot* of election. j
J. H. SCOTT,
Clerk of School Board.1
Approved: j
I ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEN.
President.
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honor roll:
; Grade 1: Frank Major, Donald
! Fowler.
j Grade 2: George Berglund, Gene
vieve Oldfield, William Siverly.
J Grade 3: Charles Berglund, Ethel
j Morrison, Robert Major.
| Grade 4: John Oldfield,
j Grade 7: Kenneth McLean, Ger
aldine Patterson,
j Grade 9: Edgar Brooker.
I Grade 10: Melville Cooney, Mar
garet Southworth, Valentine Ander
son.
| Pupils having 100 percent every
|day in spelling: Margaret Russell,
jJean Russell, Geraldine Patterson,
Ethel Morrison, George Berglund.
LUELLA SHAFFER,
Principal.
Hsnana. Alaska’s Interior rnel Depot
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NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn-In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietress.
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DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from ^
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building.
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south ieave
the foot cf A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m.
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m :
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
Daring the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in ail sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA