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LITTLE SHOP
MISS J. O’BRYAN |
THREE-HOUR DANCE
A three-hour dance, with the best
music obtaintable in town, is the at
traction scheduler! for tomorrow
night at Union hall, according to
an announcement made today by
the management of the Union build
ing.
The dance will start about 10
o’clock and continue until one, for
which there will be a nominal
charge of $1 for men. The ladies,
as usual, w-ill be admitted free.
The announcement of the dance
comes in response to the urgent ap
peal of a considerable number of
local dancers, who fear that they
will get out of practice if another
week slips by without a party, and
the indications are that a big crow-d
will be on hand to trip the light
fantastic.
Prof. Berggren will supply the
music.
Assistant District Attorney Harry
E. Pratt left Fairbanks for the
States this morning, to be absent
about two months. He expects to
be accompanied by Mrs. Pratt when
he returns over the trail later in
the season.
F'eib garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
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Tommy Jones, pioneer resident of
Xenana, who has been in the States
for some time past, returned to
town yesterday afternoon, having
come in by way of the Broad Pass
trail. *
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The latest advices received at
Fairbanks from the Iditarod district
are to the effect that court will ad
journ at Flat about August 18,
upon the conclusion of the Huber
trial, which is now in progress.
The Johnson launch Peerless is
scheduled to sail for Fairbanks to
morrow morning.
LET ALBERT DO IT
Launch Margaret ready to ferry
you across or take you up or down
the river. Special rates to berry pick
ets. Leave word at Fowler Sl Morris.
FRESH KILLED BEEF
JUST ARRIVED
FRESH FROZEN
MUTTON PORK LOINS
FOWL BROILERS
Swift’s Premium Ham,
Bacon, and
Bradner’s Dry Pack Butter
WAECHTER BROS. CO.
LAWMAKERS NOT
ABLE TO LEAVE;
OTHERS COMING
Engineer in Charge Fred'k D. j
Browne is in receipt of official ad- j
vices from Seattle announcing the |
'abandonment of the congressional
junket to Alaska. The information j
was contained in a telegram re
ceived this morning from Purchas-!
ing Agent Dole, who was instructed
from Washington to advise the en- i
gineers in charge of the three divi- ^
sions of the Alaskan railroad of the
change of plans of the congression-!
al committee.
The wire from Major Dole does
not contain any explanation, and
Mr. Browne has no idea why the
trip to Alaskan was canceled, unless
it was made necessary by the devel
opment of urgent business at the
national capital.
According to the original plans,
the congressional party was to have
left Washington last Saturday, and
Seattle yesterday for the North.
Their intention was to make a brief
stay in the Anchorage and Seward
divisions and then come overland
to the Interior by way of the Broad
Pass trail. They were scheduled to
reach Indian River about August 17,
and would have arrived in Xenana
a few days later.
After all these arrangements had
been made, the departure from
Washington was postponed for a
week at the urgent request of Presi
dent Wilson, who desired to present
I important legislation for immediate
j consideration. This legislation, pre
j sumably, has so engrossed the *law
i makers that they do not feel now
'that they can leave the capital until
ithe questions have been disposed of.
Substitutes Coming.
j Late this afternoon, Mr. Browne
(received a second wire, advising him
jthat a party of railroad engineers,
(executives and others, headed by
[Assistant Secretary of the Interior
jJohn W. Hallowell, would come to
i Alaska in place of the congression
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ial committee. They are scheduled
jto leave Washington on Saturday
[night and will come north on the
j steamer Alameda, leaving Seattle
jAugust 14.
I The visitors will go to Seward
jand Anchorage, but Mr. Browne
jdoes not believe they will make the
j trip over the Broad Pass trail. If
]thev visit the Interior at all, thev
.'will come in by boat, in which event
jit will be late in the season before
'they arrive.
The party is made up of the fol
lowing: Assistant Secretary Hallo
well and wife; Colonel Frederick
Mears, former commissioner, his
wife and four children; Alfred H.
[Brooks, former head of the geo
logical survey; Colonel George T.
Slade, of the Northern Pacific; S.
iM. Felton, president of the Chicago
Great Western; W. R. Budd, of
the Great Northern, and George H.
; Gamble, who was in Nenana last
iyear with W. H. Ryan.
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Carl White, up Tolovana river,
7 th.
Reliance, up McCarty, 5th.
Seattle No. 3 and Washburn, at
Holy Cross, 7th.
Alaska, up Gibbon, 10 a. m., 7th,
last report.
Sibilla, at Gibbon.
Kelly, up Gibbon, 7:30 p. m., 7th.
Jacobs, at Louden, 9 a. m. today.
Yukon, down Ft. Yukon, 7:15
p. m., 7th.
Tanana, at Fairbanks. #
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Dawson, leaves Whitehorse to
night.
Selkirk, left Dawson, midnight,
7th.
Davis, at St. Michael.
Julia B, down Kokrines, 11 p. m.,
7th.
TAXPAYERS ARE
ORGANIZING FOR
TOWN REFORMS
A representative gathering of tax
payers and businessmen met in the
old Xenana club quarters in the Bow
en building last night for the purpose
of discussing plans for securing a
more equitable distribution of prop
erty costs in Xenana and for the
righting of wrongs charged against
the Land and Industrial department
of the Alaskan Engineering com
mission, as originally constituted.
A petition setting forth the griev
ances of property owners, which had
been prepared in advance of the
meeting, was read and discussed at
length, and finally referred to a
committee of five for slight altera
tion and amendment, along lines
suggested at the meeting, the plan
being to have the petition ready for
submission to the congressional com
mittee when that body reached Xe
nana.
The announcement today of the
abandonment of the congressional
visit may necessitate a change of
plans on the part of the taxpayers,
but it probably will not have the j
effect of checking the movement j
altogether, inasmuch as a good start j
has been made. If it is not possible 1
to deal directly with a congressional j
committee, the desired relief doubt-!
less will be sought through other j
channels. This matter, however, will j
be decided at a meeting to be held j
next Wednesday evening, at which J
time all property owners and tax-!
payers of the town will be invited .
to be present. The meeting will be ’
held in the Bowen building, com
mencing at 7:30, and a special com
mittee, appointed last night for that
purpose, will see to it that the prop
erty owners are well represented.
The meeting last night was open
ed by Walter Scott, framer of the
petition, which he prepared at the
request of a number of Xenana
property owners. After the peti
tion had been read and discussed, a
temporary organization was effected,,
with R. G. Southworth acting as
chairman and Alex Fowler as sec
retary.
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The committee appointed to pre-1
pare the petition for final consid- :
eration consists of Walter Scott, Dr.
J. R. Bowen, Wm. Coutts, W. H. 1
Gilcher, and Tom Smith.
Mrs. M. J Cooney, Wm. Thomas. :
Wm. Rodigkeit, John Ketooroky, and I
Joe Fischer were appointed to see ;
that there is a large attendance of :
property owners and taxpayers at;
the next meeting.
Fr«b garden seed*, just arrived.
Fowler Sc Morri*.
A live advertisement brings bust* j
ness. A newspaper needs advertis
ers. A town needs a newspaper. 1
clean suits, coats, hats—do a good
business—I advertise.
D’ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Streets.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
Skof House
Second and Market Sts,
NOW OPEN UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT.
GLEAN AND COMFORTABLE
MODERATE RATES
MRS. JAMES LAVIN
SAFE COMFORTABLE CAREFUL OPERATION
Launch Peerless, (or Fairbanks
EVERY TWO DAYS. MAKE RESERVATIONS AT PORTLAND
Calling Cards printed to order on
short notice at the News Office.
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OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
I JUST RECEIVED ON STEAMER ALASKA |
A SHIPMENT OF
( Fresh Imperial Candy |
| Dipped Brazil Nuts In Cream |
I Fruit, Nut, and Milk Chocolates I ‘
IN HALF, ONE AND TWO POUND BOXES
I THE PORTLAND I
THE BIG PEACE
| FRESH FRUIT ICE- CREAM §
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Like Success
Our Goods are Right. Our Prices are
Right
Watch and Jewelry Repairing, Engraving
Wm. TAYLOR
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I LAUNCH VICTORY
| FRED DOUSE, Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Even, Other Day
FOR FAIRBANKS
RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL.
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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
Imperial Gandy Co.’s Choicest Sweets
IN FANCY PACKAGES AND BULK.
ALL THE LEADING BRANDS OF
CIGARS and TOBACCOS
THE HOME OF QUALITY GOODS.
NENANA’S POPULAR BILLIARD PARLOR
THE TERMINAL
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ANDY HOEY
HARRY DAVIS
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