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XKXANA, ALASKA,SATl'Kl >AV, SEPT. 1. HUT.
GOIXG AFTER RESULTS
The Xeuaua (Commercial
club has started a campaign
which promises to assist ma
terially in the upbuilding of
Xenana. In fact, it might he
said that three campaigns have
been launched, each of which
will help to put the town on
a solid footing.
First and most important
is the effort which is being
made to interest farmers in
the small tracts of land near
the outer limits of the town,
which may he purchased from
the government on the install
ment plan, a small initial pay
ment and the balance in five
annual installments. This land,
although almost within town
and sold in a manner similar
to the town lots, is not subject
to assessment of any kind nor
is its occupation governed by
the homestead regulations. All
that the government requires
is that the land he improved
as speedily as possible.
The club also has undertak
en to interest homebuilders
in Xenana residence property,
which may now In* purchased
through the Land and Indust
rial department at the origi
nal appraised valuation, pro
viding it is shown that it is tin*
intention of the purchaser to
improve the property, without
unnecessary delay.
Tin* third matVr which has
1 tee-i) taken up by the organ
ization is that of inducing
Nenanaites depositing their
spare nioncv at flu* disbursing
office of t lie Alaskan Engi
neering commission, where* gov
ernment warrants will he is
sued for money received. Money
thus deposited is kept in local
circulation, for it is flu* inten
tion of the commission to use
the money to meet the monthly
payroll, during the winter
months, when die shipment of
cash from Fairbanks over the
trail is both dangerous and ex
pensive.
If it is true, as stated by one
of the Fairbanks papers recent
ly, that the commission is dis
tributing So.OOO monthly a
mong the merchants of the
upper town, the most pessi
mistic of our neighbors must
admit that thev are receiving
a very fair share of attention
more attention, in our opinion,
than thev should receive, in
view of the efforts which have
been and are being made to
hinder the development of Ne
uana, and the interference
from that <|iiarter with which
the commission has had to
contend.
Nothing that the Fairbanks
people can do will stop Nenana
now. They may as well for
get those unfriendly tactics
which have been resorted to in
the effort to prevent the newer
town from becoming firmly
established as a supply town.
There is a bigger and better
work to be done—a work that
will improve conditions in all
tin* towns along the line of the
railroad, Fairbanks with the
rest. And to obtain the best
and speediest results there
must Ik* cooperation. The riv
alry between towns must not
be permitted to sidetrack the
more important issues.
H. I. P.
It is to Ik* hoped that the
minds of those uneasy Fair
honksans have been set at rest
bv the statement, of Commis
sioner Tlios. Kiggs, Jr. of the
plans of the railroad builders
and thy town of Nenana. It
is to be hoped that the state
ment will put a stop to the
knocking which has been go
ing on in the upper town al
most since the first buildings
were erected in Nenana.
It would appear, from the
■ state meat of tin* commissioner,
I that some of our neighbors of
the upper town have failed to ap
preciate the importance of the
| work which is now being done
'in the Fairbanks district. In
stead of recognizing the im
mediate benefits which will
result front the construction
of the Happy spur, the work
is regarded sis sin indication that
lit is the intention of the com
i mission to sidetrack Fair
j banks—to connect that town
| with a narrow gauge truth in
j stead of extending the main
iline beyond the Tanana river.
While such a plan might be
advisable, from an economical
point of view, Fairbanksaus
have the assurance of Mr. Riggs
that the Happy spur will be
widened out in the course of
time, and made a part of the
through system. They also
have the assurance of the com
missioner that knocking will
not put a stop to the growth
of Nenana, which has been
put on the map to stay.
KEEP YOUR MONEY IN
NENANA. Exchange it at
the Commission office for an
Uncle Sam check. Good as gold
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ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
A Juneau resturant adver
tises a square meal for thirty
five cents.
Fifteen mills is the tax levy'
at Don;las this year.
Charles T. Connell, who was
sent North by tin* government
to settle the Keunicott strike,
recently returned to the States
and reports that the “trouble
at the Keunicott property has
been satisfactorily adjusted
through mediation." Harold
Johnson, spokesman for the
strikers, says that the adjust
ment was a victory for the:
company, most of the strikers
having left the valley after
their places had 1m*ou filled by
new comers. The men were out
45 days.
The Alaska Iload commis
sion will spend §20.000 on a
road between Ophir and
Takotna.
The first soft drink parlor
in Juneau opened recently by
Captain Handgun in his pool
room on Lower First Street.
The fixtures from the old Tri
angle liar were used.
According to reports which
have been received in Juneau,
a large pocket of very high
grade ore* was recently encoun
tered in the Chichagoff Mine
aud handsome returns were
realized. It is stated that for
a day and a half the mill was
kept busy milling ore which
ranged from $900 to $1,100
per ton and tin* employees were
forced to make a dean up every
hour during that time.
The Central Power plant
at Treadwell, is being dismant
led and six of the big boilers
are being taken out prepara
tory to being shipped away.
The turban, a two thousand
kilowatt machine, which weights
twenty tons, will he sent across
the Channel and installed in
the power plant of the Alaska
Juneati mine. Three boilers
will remain in the plant at
Treadwell.
Appointments to the Territor
ial Pharmacy, Dental and Med
ical boards for the next four
years' term have been made.
The Pharmacy board's member
ship has been rearranged and
Wm. Seeley and 1>. H. Christoe
have been appointed in place
Wm. Drip and Floyd E. ltyus,
of Juneau and Ketchikan respec
tively. The other hoards remain
practically the same as before.
The hoards as appointed will
consist of W. II. Seeley, Ju
neau; I). II. Christoe, Douglas;
Frank II. Dunham and Kalph
T. Kubon, Fairbanks, to com
prise the Pharmacy hoard; XV.
E. Zither of Ketchikan, and <).
J. Keating of Seward, together
with the members previously
appointed to comprise the Den
tal board. The Medical board
will consist of Dr. H. C. De
Vighne, Juneau; Dr. 15. L.
Myers, Ketchikan; Dr. J. H.
Mustard, Nome; Dr. C. W.
Welch, Council; Dr. J. H.
Homing, Seward; Dr. Adline
15. Pradley, Fairbanks; and
Dr. H. J. McCallum Fair
banks.
l lie new memoers 01 me
board of Pliannacy, Mr. Seeley
and Mr. Christoe. are popular
and capable young men and
prominent in business and so
ciety. Both are Republicans.
William Britt and Floyd Ilyns,
whom they supplant are pion
eer Alaskan druggists, and in
tiuental members of the Demo
cratic nartv.
Foal has again advanced,
this time $<1.00 per ton. Recent
ly notice was received that coal
would advance 50 cents per
ton, but when the final notify
came to the dealers in Juneau,
they found that they were forc
ed to raise $1.00 instead of 50
cents.
From now on mine run coal
will cost $11.50 delivered or
$9.50 at the bunkers. The
raise is already in effect and
applies to all coal dealers in
Juneau. This raise applies to
British Columbia coal onlv.
but domestic Washington coal
is unobtainable there on ac
count of the big demand for
it elsewhere in the States.
In a letter to his father at
Treadwell, Norman t'oryell, a
former Treadwell employee
wlm left there a year ago,
writes from Dayton, Ohio,
where he is training >n an
aviation earn]), that lie is rapid
ly mastering Ihe fascinating
art of air navigation: that he
lias made successful flight.
He holds a non-commissioned
office and is enthusiastic over
his success.
A town trustee is to he ap
pointed for Haines, following
several years of agitation hy
the residents of that town who
are anxious to secure deeds to
their property.
During the month of June
the construction forces on the
Turnanrain Arm District moved
a total 221.000 cubic yards of
material. Tin* number of men
employed daily averaged 1175:
total number of horses in use
1015.
John Rustgard recently visit
ed Anchorage in the interest
of the contest of Judge Wick
ersham.
The Anchorage Igloo of
Pioneers recently bid in the
old school house, which was
sold at auction by the Com
mission. The lodge will use the
building as a meeting place
and will also have there an
exhibit of relics gathered in
the territory, and documents
of general interest to Norther
ners. The price paid for the
structure was $(>25.
Some fiend in human form
is again poisoning logs at
Wrangell and several pels and
work dogs have been killed l>v
poison scattered about the city.
Disliking publicitv the po'son
e» is keeping his identify from
the press.
Anchorage is celebrating its
second birthday July 10. and
arrangements were then made
to make tin* celebration an an
nual event.
Potmaster Wood, recruiting
officer at Anchorage, has enlist
ed eleven men in that city for
service in various branches of
the IT. S. Army.
Some promising prospects
are reported to have been un
covered on the benches of Nug
get, Peters and (’ache creek
Fpon the arrival of the
steamship Ravilla at Juneau
recently from the south, long
shoremen refused to unload
her unless they were paid Toe
per hour. The company refused
to pay this wage and the crew
unloaded the ship.
Sylvester < 'bailee of the
Society of Friends, arrived in
Nome recently to take charge
of a mission at Kotzebue
Sound. He reports that about
1 r>00 Indians have become con
verts of his church in that re
gion.
(Jeorge Anderson, who has
been prominent in Willow
('reek mining operations, clos
ed a big deal recently when he
procured a bond and lease on
the Arch group of claims from
Lanbner, l.artliolf and associ
ates on Archangel creek for
$30,000.
Frank O’Shea, a work train
conductor on the Matannska
branch of tin* government rail
road, bad his jaw broken by
a piece of flying rock from a
blast. Shea was about 3.">0 feet
distant from the shot when it
exploded.
The Land and Industrial De
partment of the Alaska Engi
neering commission • heard
from the Land Office at Juneau
recently that ten applicatoins
for homesteads along the line
of the government railroad had
been granted during the month
of May.
Wm. h. Smith
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
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RASERALL PLAYERS
TO STAY AT HOME
As the result of the refusal
of the Fairbanks Labor Day
committee to make a place for
the proposed hall game on
the Monday program of sports,
the Xeuana team will not •>«»
t(» the upper town for tin* holi
day. Had it been possible to
make satisfactory arrangements
with the program committee,
the local players would have
made the trip up river on the
commission launch Sunflower
tomorrow, arriving in ample
time and in good condition for
a game on Monday. The Fair
hanksans insisted, however, on
a game Sunday or not at all.
CONTRACT IS LET
TO CLEAR RESERVE
The contract for clearing the
school reserve was let this
afternoon by Townsite Man
ager Kyus and the work of
preparing the ground for tin
new school will start during
the coming week.
GROUND IS MROKEN
My tonight i lie excavation
for the basement of the new
Presbyterian church will have
been completed, in readiness
for the foundation timbers.
Tin* work of constructing the
building will be started with
in a few days, the committee
now being engaged in preparing
tin* specifications, preparatory
to calling for bids.
Dr. A. A. Kenison, eyesight
specialist connected with the
E. A. Safer establishment, of
Fairbanks, arrived in Xenana
on the steamer Tanana this
afternoon and will spend sev
eral days here attending to
locifl eye needs. Dr. Kenison
has the reputation of being the
best optician who has ever
visited Interior Alaska.
The steamers Seattle No. !]
and Tanana were in port to
day. both having come from the
lower river with St. Michael
ael barges in tow. The Tana
na left for Fairbanks during
tin* afternoon, having on board
as passengers. Judge E.
Munnell, t’lerk of Uourt J. E.
mil jo s.i.Mpu.MU .i.)i[jo pun jj.uq,)
court party who are returning
to the upper town from Ruby
and Iditarod.
W. Edes, chairman of
the Alaskan Engineering com
mission. A. Christensen, man
ager of the Land and Indus
trial department and Chief
Mridge Engineer \V. Fogei
strom left Fairbanks for the
coast yesterday morning.
Arild Slippern and Andrew
Anderson left for Minto lake
today on a hunting trip.
Fred Craig, the well known
Chatanika operator, arrived
from the upper town on Tues
day and is so favorably im
pressed with the outlook here
that he is thinking seriously
of locating in Xenana. with ills
family.
Mrs. J. A. Slippern went to
Fairbanks on the steamer Ta
nana this afternoon, to be ab
sent a week of more. She will
be joined later in the week by
Miss. Thora Slippern, who is
planning to leave for the up
per town on Wednesday.
Miss I>(‘iilitIi Fredrick made
a brief visit in Nenana dur
ing tin* week. She was the guest
of Mrs. II. S. Love during her
stay.
Lon Domett is a recent ar
rival from the Tolovana dis
trict, where hi* was engaged
in ininimr for a number of
seasons, lie says that the Tolo
vana, like other mining districts
of the Interior, has been hard
hit by the advance in the cost
of provisions and mining ma
chinery.
Alfred Ghezzi is a recent ar
rival in town from ('lmtanika.
Mrs. Joe Swetz spent a
couple of days at Wood River
during the earlier part of the
week, where she was the guest
of Mrs. Carl Schmidt.
NENANA BEANERY
Cold Lunches, Hot Tamales
Chile Beans
SERVED 10 A. M. TO 2 A. M.
Tom Monagon
Skipper Douse, of the launch
Si wash, announces that he lias
prepared his craft for fall traf
fic. by installing electric lights,
part of the e<|uipinent being a
powerful searchlight for use
(luting the dark nights.
Dr. M. K. Smith ret unit'd
to Xenana on Wednesday. He
wjis called to Fairbanks on
professional business.
.Mrs. Hob Warren was a
passenger for the Tolovana on
llie Carl Whitt* launch leav ing
Xenana on Wednesday.
Mrs. Win. Laudwchr was
among the out-of-town visitors
in Xenana during the week,
having come in from Hailey
station.
Attorney Milwee came down
from Fairbanks on the Peer
less Thursday on a brief visit.
Some exceptionally fine
samples of native products are
being shown at the Terminal,
consisting of potatoes, turnips
and carrots grown by H. O.
Hidden of Chena.
A1 .Johnson, the Fairbanks
photographer, spent several
days in Xenana and along tin*
right-of-way during the past
week, taking pictures for the
commission.
Itev. Monroe will hold ser
vices tomorrow morning at
5>:-»0, in the New York block,
immediately hack of the Arctic
Cigar store. Services also will
he held at the same place on
Monday morning at six.
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XOTCE TO CIU’DITOKS
In jirohate court, Territory
of Alaska, Xeuana precinct.
James Duke, decnsed.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has been ap
pointed by above named court
executrix of the estate of
James Duke deceased. All per
sons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified and
required to present them with
the proper vouchers within six
months after the date of this
notice to the undersigned execu
trix at her place of business
in tin* town of Nenana, Alaska.
Dated at Nenana, Alaska, Julv
U3, 11)17.
NOTICE OF UK A LKSTATI
A Ft'TON.
In the Comissioner's court
for the district of Alaska, Four
th Judicial division, Xenana
precinct, before lion. Robert
E. Burns, (’ommissionef.
In the matter of the estate
of Emil lioatsch, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of an order of the
Probate Court of Xenana Pre
cinct, Fourth Judicial Division
Territory of Alaska, made the
7th day of August, 1917, in the
matter of the estate of Emil
lioatsch, deceased, the under
signed. the adminisi rat or of
the said estate, will sell at
public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, gold coin of
the United States, and subject
to confirmation by said Pro
bate Court, on Monday, the
tenth dav of September, 1917.
at two o'clock P. M., at the of
fice of the United States Com
misioner for said precinct, in
the town of Xenana. Alaska,
all the right, title, interest, and
estate of the said Emil lioatsch
at the time of his death, and
all the right, title, and interest
that the estate has by the oper
sCion of the law or otherwise,
acquired other than or in addi
tion to that of the said Emil
11 >atseh, at the time of his
death, in and to all that certain
lo\ piece, or parcel of land
situate, lying, and being in the
said town of Xenana, Xenana
Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
and bounded and described as
follows, to-wit: Lot Number
Fourteen (14), in Block Num
ber Twenty-one (21), in the
Townsite of Xenana, Territory
of Alaska, together with the
cabin or dweling situate there
on.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash, gold coin of the United
States, ten per cent of the pur
chase money to be paid to the
auctioneer on the day of sale,
balance on confirmation of sale
by said Probate Court. Deed at
expense of purchaser.
A. I). Thompson, administra
tor of Emil Roatsch, deceased.
First Publication, Aug. 11,1917
Last Publication Scot. 8,1917