VOLUME I
NENANA. ALASKA. APRIL 7. 1917.
NUMBER 29
MOOSE LODGE STARTED
Thirty-two Candidates Re
ceive Initiatory
. Work.
The Loyal Order of Moose have
the distinction of being the first
lodge to organize in Nenana.
On Wednesday evening the can
didates. to the number of thirty
two. were called together by Dep
uty Supreme Director Fred C.
Zickwolff at the Coliseum theater,
and the initiatory work of the de
grees conferred upon them.
Following the conferring of the
degrees, the following officers were
named to fill the various offices of
the lodge: C. D. Ross. Dictator; i
M. V. Tyler. Vice Dictator: Frank
Galvin. Past Dictator: Henry Smith.
Prelate: W. A. Coghill. Treasurer:
W. H. Smith. Secretary: Asa E.
Pittock. Sergeant at Arms: Peter
Ivison. Inner Guard: John B. Pres
ser. Outer Guard: F. B. Moore.
Trustee three years: Jas. Oldfield.
Trustee two years: A. D. Thomp
son, Trustee one year. The above
named officers will be formally in
stalled at the first regular meeting
of me local lodge on next Wednes
day evening. April 11. at the Col
iseum. The meeting will be called
to order promptly at eight oclock,
and all visiting Moose are cordial-j
ly invited to attend.
DORCAS CLUB IS
DINED SUNDAY
Seven of the members of the
Dorcas club were guests of Mr. J.
C. O'Neill at the Rust hotel last j
Sunday for dinner. Mr. O'Neill's
reputation as a host being already j
well established in the minds of
the different members of the club.!
they were looking forward with no'
small degree of pleasurable antici-.
pation to the event, and were no
whit disappointed. In fact, it is
reported that Skipper Rotch. whose
duties called him out the right-of
way a considerable distance dur-j
ing the week, worked his dogs to;
the limit of their endurance to get
back in time for the big feed, and
was sorely disappointed when he
arrived, to find that the dinner hour j
had passed. His grief was dis-1
pelled. however, when he discov
ered that in some unaccountable
manner he had miscalculated the
date, and had reached town on;
Saturday instead of Sunday even-!
ing. _
EASTER SERVICES
HELD TOMORROW
Reverend Thomas wishes to an
nounce that he will conduct Easter
services in the Marshall's office
Sunday afternoon at four oclock.
All are cordially invited to attend.
GERMAN RAIDERS
NEAR ATLANTIC COAST
NEWPORT NEWS: A GERMAN RAIDER IS OFFICIALLY REPORTED AS
HAVING BEEN SIGHTED OFF NANTUCKET THIS MORNING, AND REPORTS
FROM A NUMBER OF POINTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD INDICATE
A NUMBER OF MYSTERIOUS VESSELS TO BE PATROLING THE ENTIRE
COAST. ON THE SUPPOSITION THAT THE STRANGERS ARE ON THE WATCH
FOR AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN, ALL SHIPPING HAS BEEN WARNED TO
REMAIN IN PORT.
GERMAN CREW REFUSES TO SURRENDER
DESTROYS OWN VESSEL
WASHINGTON: The State Department is in receipt of official cable dispatches from the Commander
of the Port at the Island of Guam, giving the details of the sinking of the converted German cruiser Cor
omak in that harbor. Upon receipt of news of the declaration of war. the American naval forces ordered
the German commander to surrender his vessel. This he refus^’ ‘-o do. and almost immediately dyna
mited his vessel. Seven Germans were killed by the explosion. '■'* balance of the crew, numbering
21 officers and 321 men, were taken prisoner.
GERMANS CAPTURED IN ATTEMPT
TO LEAVE UNITED STATES
BOSTON: The patrol boat Lilly, manned by United Staie^marines. captured the yacht Sparrow
Hawk in the outer harbor this morning, and three Germans who were found aboard her were taken pris
oner. The Sparrow-Hawk was attempting to put to sea under cover of a dense fog.
VILLISTA-GERMAN PLOT UNEARTHED
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
NOGALES: United States Secret Service agents here have captured a shipment of 14.000 rounds of
ammunition, consigned to Villista headquarters in Mexico. The shipment originated in Lower California
and was financed by a Pro-German organization in that state.
ALL MAIL TO GERMANY BEING HELD UP
WASHINGTON: Orders have been issued to all Port Officers to seize all mail matter originating in
the United states, which is destined to points in the German Empire.
MASONS PLAN TO
ORGANIZE LODGE
All members of the order of
Free and Accepted Masons are
earnestly requested to attend a
get-together meeting to be held at
the office of The Nenana News on
Monday evening. April 9. at 7:30
oclock sharp. The purpose of the
meeting will be to discuss the feas
ibility of organizing the craft in
Nenana, and of effecting a temp
orary organization to attend to the
details appertaining thereto. All
members of the order are earnest
ly requested to attend.
EASTER MONDAY
BALL AT COLISEUM
The management of the Colise
um announces that they will hold
an Easter Monday ball in the Col
iseum on Monday evening. April1
9. and extends a cordial invitation
to the dancing public of Nenana to
attend. The floor will be in first
class condition, and every effort
will be made by the management
to insure ail who attend a most
enjoyable evening. A charge of
two bits will be made for spectat
ors. and the usual charge of $1.00
will be made to gentlemen desir
ing to dance.
TERMINAL POOL
HALL RE-OPENS
j After being closed for ihe better
I part of two weeks, during which
! time extensive alterations and im
: provements have been made, the
Terminal pool hall re-opened for
business on Thursday evening.
In addition to remodeling the
front and the main floor of the
building, the upper half of the
structure has been raised two feet,
and a number of comfortable, well
lighted and ventilated rooms have
been provided, which will be of
fered to the public for rental. The
space between the first floor ceil
ing and the floor of the second
story has been filled with sawdust,
which serves as a very effective
non-conductor of sound.
The front of the building has
been remodeled to provide a stair
way to the second floor, opening
directly on A street. The work
of alteration has been done under
the direction of the firm of Gulli
ford. Caichpole & Koon, contract
ors. and the store front was built
by J. A. Slipnem.
NEW WAGE SCHEDULE
General Increase To Be
come Effective On
Monday.
According lo a circular issued by
jThos. Riggs. Jr., of the Alaskan
i Engineering commission, on April
5. a new wage schedule affecting
all classes of work on the govern
ment railroad will go into effect
; Monday. April 9.
A review of the schedule shows
; a general increase in wages and
salaries, and is being met with
expressions of gratification on all
I .
I sides.
A circular issued the same day
i relative to mess house service in
this Division announces that the
charge for meals on and after April
9 will be at the rate of $1.25 a
day instead of Sl.CO as heretofore.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEETING SUNDAY
Secretary Robert E. Burns has
issued a call to the members of
the Nenana Commercial club to
attend a meeting of that body at
j his offices tomorrow. Sunday, aft
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attendance is urged, as the secre
tary is in receipt of an important
, communication from Governor, J.
F. A. Strong, which will be up ipr
discussion.
BUD SAUM BACK \
FROM KANTISHNA \
Bud Sauni. who went into the
Kantishna country a fortnite ago
with a load of supplies, returned
to town Thursday nite to get the
balance of his equipment, and will
leave in a few days to prospect
some property in which he is int
j erested there.
He says that he found the new
trail across to the Kantishna in
very bad shape, presumably due
to the lateness of the season, and
recommends that anyone traveling
that way steer clear of it. Bud is
an oldtimer in the business of get
ting around in the hills, and he
says that in all his experience he
has never negotiated a harder
stretch of trail that that which was
cleared by the Lloyd party during
the early part of the winter.
FATHER MONROE TO
HOLD SERVICES
According to telegraphic advic
es received from Fairbanks Thurs
day, the Reverend Father Monrce
will hold religious services in Ne
nana on Sunday. April 15, provid
ing the trail is in such condition
at that time as to make it possible
for him to get thru from the upper
town. Details will appear in next
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