THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application maac April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Jjenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenar.a Printing
Company, at Fir«t and B Streets, Xenana. Alaska
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HOSPITAL SERVICE
While citizens of Xenana genera!
]y will deplore the fact that Govern
ment support is being withdraw;
from the local hospital, it shouh
not be assumed tha: Xenana is t’n<
chief sufferer in consequence of th'
closing of the institution. As a mat
ter of fact. Xenana is a very smal
part of the vast atea served by th1
hospital, particularly now that th.
season of navigation has arrived
placing Xenana in direct communi
cation by water with every sectio:
of Interior Alaska, not to mentioi
all-year ra:l connection with point
along the Alaska Railroad. Xenan.
will feel the loss keenly, but no
in proporton to outiyng section
upon whch the closing of the hospi
tal will work a great hardship.
The Xews knows something o
the circumstances in connection will
the_ closing of the hospital and i
not inclined to hold the new man
agement of the raiiroad wholly rc
£ponsib,E for the action taken. Th<
hospital would have been closed
perhaps earlier, had the old regimi
remained in charge of affairs. Bu
the fact lemains that a very r.eces
sary institution is beng rendere(
uselesr, jeopardizing the lives 01
those who might require immediate
hospital attention and involving ad
ditional risk in :he case -of those
coming long distances for medica
relief. One man was brought hun
dreds of miles over the trail las'
winter and is alive today becauss
there was a hospital at Xenana
And another man, injured withir
sight of Xenana a: a time when the
hospital was not functioning, die
becauss he was not able to stanc
the 60-mile railroad ride to the
Fairbanks hospital. One sufferei
came from a remu.e district; the
other was an employe of the Gov
ernment whose meager pay entitle':
him to the best the Governmeni
could give him in the ‘ way of hos
pital treatment. Others undoubted!;,
owe their lives to the fact that they
were able to get quick hospital ac
tion a: Xenana; auu there probably
were others whose lives were sacri
ficed because the Government wa=
not prepared to give them prope:
attention.
The Government has many rai.
; oad workers employed in and abou!
Xenana at the present time anc
probably will have during the re
mainder of the working season
The Government also has a large
force engaged in the river service
in addition to which there are many
independent river crew's operating
out of Xenana, and it will be az
unusual summer if there are not
eases during: the season requiring
emergency hospital treatment. In
, view of these facts, and the addi
tional fact that practically all of
, the lower Tanana and Yukon river
. districts are dependent upon the
Xer.ana hospital facilities for relief
, in time of physical distress, it is to
, be hoped some way will be found
, to keep the hospital open. There
must be a way around the'difficulty
and there should be no delay in
( searching it out.
THE SIXTH LEGISLATURE
The sixth Territorial Legislature
has completed its labors and ad
journed and, while it was no bet
ter or no worse than its five predee
esors. the fact remains says the
Stroller’s Weekly, that it accom
plished very little that will redound
to the actual benefit of the Terri
tory. Nor can any Territorial leg
islature bring about beneficial leg
islation for Aiaska until the Fed
eral grip on the nape of her neck
is-’released. Not until Alaska is giv
en self-government will the biennial
legislatures be other than they now
ere—a joke.
Countless memorials, worthy doc
uments. have been passed and sent
away to Washington and past re
cords will be broken if one in a dozen
of them is ever heard again from
Alaska’s legislatures are not taken
er:cu#ly at Washington, where they
are lookbd upon—tolerated—as
harmless organizations that piay at
government without being given ru
thority to accomplish much of either
good or evil.
In the legislature just adjourned
there were men of ability who, had
they been permitted, would have in
troduced constructive and beneficial
measures, the passage of which
would have meant much to Alaska.
On the other hand, there were
those whose names probably never
graced the pages of a tax book in
the Territory and who are wholly
unfitted to legislate for anything or
anybody—-narrow gauge, single track
peanut politicians, whose very-pres
ence in legislature halls is of itself
an unanswerable argument against
self-government.
Self-government believes the Jun
eau paper, is the only sal
vation for Alaska—and even that is
decidedly risky.
A baseball dance held at Anchor
age May 12 at the Elks’ hall netted
a profit into the 1923 baseball fund
of exactly $141.75. The expenses
were $123.75 and the gross re
ceipts $265.75.
Alaska Furs in Big Demand!
Mr. Fur Shipper:
We have a big demand for all kinds of Alaska furs.
SHIP PROMPTLY all the furs you can and get the benefit
of the High Prices we. are now paying. We will remit for
furs by cash, draft or money order—whichever way you
desire—and send remittance the SAME DAY your shipment
is received. Try us out with your next shipment.
Fouke Fur Co.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALAVAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
ENGINEERS REACH ALASKA
TO INVESTIGATE YAKATAGA
With two engineers who are to;
make a final examination of Yaki
taga Beach oil claims M. J. Sulli
van passed through Juneau recently
enroute to Yakutat, taking the gas
boat Rolfe from there to the claims.
While in Juneau, Mr. Sliivan told
local people interested in the ground
that he is confident drills will be
landed at the Beach by July 15.
The engineers accompanying Mr.
Sullivan are Frank Friedle and L. T.
Ruhle. They represent Montana and
Portland capitalists, who recently
signed contracts to develop twleve
claims in the Yakataga field. The
claims are situated in a district on
which Government geologists have
made favorable reports and which
are generally considered by oil en
gineers acquainted with Alaska oil
conditions to be among the most
promising in the Territory from a
development standpoint.
ARCTIC EXPLORER BECOMES
HONORARY MEMBER PIONEERS
The pioneers of Xome gathered
in speciaLsession early in April to
confer upon Captain Roald Amund
sen honorary membership in the
Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo Xo. 1.
Bo.h men and women Pioneers were
present at this happy event and the
Igloo was filled to overflowing.
As Captain Amundsen was spend
ing has last week in Xome before
starting on his long overland trip
to Wainwright, from which place he
will begin his transpolar flight, this
occasion as one of more than usual
significance.
Judge G. J. Lomen made the
speech of presentation, representing
the Pioneers, while Mrs. Thomas
Lyle responded for the Women Pio
neers. A. Polet gave a short talk
and Past President Robert James
recited the poem “The Alaska For-;
get-Me-Xot, by special request.
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J. E. Wilson, veteran prospector'
and trapper, arrived in Anchorage
recently from the Interior, bring-'
:ng with him the hide of a large
spe.'men of Alaska wildcat. Mr.
Wilson calls the species “Susitna
leopard,’’ and tells an interesting
story of a terrific hand-to-hand
struggle with the ferocious animal
declaring it was only through the
remarkably quick presence of Jjis.
partner’s mind, who beat the wild
cat into unconsciounsness with the j
aid of a slab of Matanuska timber
chat he escaped with his life.
S. Devlet, master operator at t'r. 1
.\jme wireiess station, is conducting
a Radio School for boys of ih
Xome High School ar.d reports that
h.s students are making remarkable
progress in their work. In report
ing the headway and enthusiasm Mr.
Leriet states that: “Emerson Fromm j
one of the i,adepts of Vhe. H:gh}
School ciass ha; b. ... re«. „r J ^
for acquiring the firri class radio
speca an the shortv t possible time, j
In two months he has reached the I
speed of dO words per minute send- ;
ir.g and receiving.
Manager Harry Gabrielson of the
Xome Lighterage Company, has re
ceived a telegram stating that the
Alaska Steamship Company will
send forward a freighter during the j
month of June instead of July as
previously planned. The freighter
will leave Seattle between June 15th
and 20th for Bering Sea and Kotze
bue Sound ports.
H. L. Rowley of the Douglas High
School faculty left for the Outside
recently to begin a lecture tour of
the States under the auspices of the
Alaska Steamship Company. After
spending a short time in Seattle he
will leave for San Frncisco nd from
there go to Washington.
The badges awarded as the result
of the recent Inter-School Meet re
quired 102 different forms, there be
ing that number of winners in the
events where but three of the con
testants were given badges and not
including such groups as basketball
teams.
GARSIDE BUILDING BOUGHT
TO HOUSE MUSEUM—LIBRARY
Negotiations for the purchase of
the Garside property at Juneau
were completed recently by the Ter
ritory contract for the sale being
signed and final arrangements for
the transfer of title completed. The
purchase price is $15,000. Lloyd
Hill, from whom the property was
purchased has been given until July
15 to make the necessary repairs to
the building before the Territory
takes possession.
Arrangements for the removal of
the small building on the back por
tion of the lot have been made ac
cording to Governor Bone. It will be
moved immediately without cost to
the Territory.
Plans for alterations to the main
building are now being made. The
entire upper floor will be cut up
into office rooms, partitions in some
instances being moved and office
rooms and storerooms built for the
Territorial officials.
Packing of the Museum collec
tions now in the A. B. Building is
under way and will probably be in
the new rooms by June 1. says the
Empire. The Library will be moved
from the executive office building as
soon as space is ready to accomo
date it. The offices will not be ready
for occupancy for several weeks la
ter.
The transfer of Harry G. does
from the Game Warden service to
the U. S. Marshal's force in the
Third Division was announced re
cently by Gov. Scott. C. Bone. Mr.
Cloes has been selected to be De
puty L. S. Marshal at Cordova, suc
ceeding Warren Taylor, resigned,
and will take office in a short time.
Trial of damage suit for alleged
personal injuiries was started in the
U. S. District Court at Juneau re
cently in which Paddy Brady. Indian
about 35 years old, is asking for
$5,400 from the Alaska Juneau
Gold Mining Company, Brady claims
he was rendered blind from debris
getting into his eyes from the ore
sorting belt in the local mill.
The empty building on East Front
Street Nome, owned by the Saunder
Sisters was badly damaged during
the Spring thru the roof caving it:
from the heavy snow. Being lower
than the adjoining building snow
has been accumulating thruout the
w-inter until finally the weigh: be
came too great for the frail struc
ture.
No one very much resents a scold
ing for being extravagant.
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS
Office of the Municipal Clerk of
the City of Xenana Alaska April 5,
1923.
Notice is bere-by given that the
assessment books of the taxable
property in the City of Nenana Al
aska for the year 1223 are now ir.
the hands of the City Clerk at hi?
office in the Telephone Exchange
Building. All unpaid taxes as shown
by the revised assessment books will
become delinquent at 12:01 a. m.
on the 1st day of June 1923 after
which date a penalty of 10'^ will
be added together with interest at
the rate of 12'- per annum from
date of Delinquency until paid.
B. TUXISON
Municipal Clerk
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
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In the probate court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth Division,
Nenana, Precinct.
In the matter of the Estate of
Clara Allred, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned bas filed his final Ac
count as Administrator of the above
entitled estate, and has petitioned for
distribution, and >he Court has fixed
Friday June 29th, 1923 at the hour
of 2:00 p. m. of said day, at the
Court room of said Court in Ne
nana, Alaska as the time and place
for hearing same, and any persons
naving any objection thereto should
file same on or before said date.
E. T. SULLIVAN
Administrator
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFET} SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
Lv. Seattle Lv. Seward Lv. Anch.
VICTORIA May 19 May 26
ALAMEDA .... May 26 June 1 June 2
NORTHWESTERN.June 2 June 9
ALASKA June 9 June 15 June 16
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD.
Agent, Seward, Alaska Agent, Ancfaurage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Rcmco Redwood Stave
WATER & MINING TANKS SILOS HYDRAULIC PIPE
EXPLOSIVES FEED
Write us for information
See Mel Cooney for postcards
of the breakup.
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—
Group of three claims (placer) on
Glacier Creek. Kantishna district.
Nos. 17.1S ami ly. iN'o. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
Coarse gold. Automatic dam, boxes,
tools, complete camp outfit. For
furthers particulars inquire at News
Office.
FOR SALE—Two first-clasi pack ’
horses, known as Kennedy stock.
Black weighs 1200. gray 1350. In
quire of Anthony Letray.
FOR SALE—3 room residence furn
nished—Cheap—Inquire News Office
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
feed and supplies WHOLESALE.,
Write for free priceli-t. Peoples
Grocery. 701 Olive St. Seattle.”
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY*
RUBBER!
Baby's and Ladies Rubbers; rub
ber tea-aprons in blue, green and
light gray—pockets and butterfly,
pockets, the dainty fiuted ruffles
are made secure with rubber ce- j
ment. Childrens ventilated pants,.
are pure white and protective, as j
well as sanitary. j ■
THE D'ORSAY SHOP
ORDER YOUR
COALf
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
PHONE YOUR ORDERS
„ TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
i
Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
Teddy Heacock, former Anchorage
reight clerk at the ocean dock, is
lown at Sunrise on a survey party
forking for the summer.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHF.DULE
f H E ALASKA RAILROAD
rrains leave and arrive Xenana as
follows:
i 1 -35 p. m. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives Xenana 11:20
i. m. same days.
5:15 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Xenana 5:00 p. m. Tues
day and Friday.
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William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi R. C. Morris.
Secretary. president.
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager