Special
MID-SUMMER
PRICES
In Our
Men’s Department
Hand-Tailored Suits.$39
Separate Trousers.$5
Canvas Shoes ._.$3.50
Fine Dress Shoes.$9.50
Dress Shirts.$2.50
B. V. D. Unions.$1.50
Lisle Sox.50c
Cotton Sox .25c
Extra Special Low Prices
on Our Stock of
Trunks and Suitcases
Good Suitcases .$9.50
Large Trunks .$19.50
SIMSON’S
(Silk Hats at $1.75)
KNU SHOES cut tie high cost of
•hoe*. Fowler St Morrii.
Heuu, the Gateway to KcXlnley
Hationa] Park.
ALL KINDS OF
BEEF
PORK
MUTTON
CHICKENS
Boneless
Boiled Ham
BACON
BUTTER
Waechter Bros.
The present season is without
j doubt the driest ever experienced in
:the Tolovana district, at least since
| the commencement of mining opera
Itions there, declared Frank Fontas,
well-known Tolovana mining man,
upon his arrival in Nenana this
morning, direct from the Tolovana
diggings. He made the trip by the
river route, accompanying Tom Mc
jKinnon and several others in the
McKinnon launch Old Crow.
“We have a ditch over there sev
eral miles long,” explained the old
! timer, “and it is so dry that it is
I beginning to crack and blow away,
j Can’t even get enough water for our
! boiler and we are compelled to go
[ clear across the valley for water for
domestic use. Mining under such
j circumstances is out of the ques
! tion, and there will be no relief
! until rain comes.”
Mr. Fontas has a lot of pay dirt
on the dump, waiting to be put
through the boxes. He came in
over the trail early this season,
hoping to find sufficient water for
sluicing, and he has been waiting
around ever since, with nothing to
do. He expected to have the work
done within a few weeks after his
arrival on the ground, but now it
looks as though he would be com
pelled to spend the entire season in
the district.
The shortage of water has worked
a great hardship on the whole dis
trict. Operations are at a stand
still and the season so far advanced
that the lost time cannot be made
up now, even if water should be
plentiful during the fall.
The drought also has affected the
Tolovana river, which is so low at
present that the party had difficulty
getting away from the logjam. They
dragged bottom frequently and Mr.
McKinnon spent much of the time
beneath the boat, digging the mud
i and snags out of the propeller.
Those who made the trip out, in
addition to the two mining men,
were William Mahan, live Brooks
merchant; Earl Cameron, and Mas
cot George Bergman.
JUST RECEIVED — All Color.
Knitting Yarn, at Simeon’..
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Anderson Bros. & Nerland
We Are Over*tocked With
BEDS, SPRINGS, MATTRESSES
Sash, Doors, Building Material of All Kinds
HARDWARE, GRANITEWARE, ETC.
Will Be Sold at
Bedrock Prices Until Further Notice
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Middle Fork Roadhouse
16 Miles South of Summit
JACOBSON, DAHL & MITCHELL
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRAIL
KENNEL ROOM FOR 75 DOGS
...
Bevo Beer
$3 per dozen
The Portland
NENANA STAMPS—25c per 100; $2 per 1,000
SPECIAL AGENT
MAKING ROUNDS
TO CURB GRAFT
“There is no reason why the
people of Interior Alaska should
i not know why I am here,” said R.
J A. Darling, special agent in charge,
j department of justice, bureau of
investigation, to a representative of
The Xews, yesterday, as he was
leaving for Xorth Xenana on his
way to Fairbanks, after a brief stay
in Xenana. “There is nothing se
cret about my mission,” he con
tinued. “In fact, a little publicity
I frequently helps the bureau to ob
tain those results for which it is
striving.”
Mr. Darling then went on to ex
plain that he had been sent to In
terior Alaska to make an investiga
tion of stocks carried by local mer
chants and to ascertain if the prices
charged by them are fair, as mea
sured by bureau standards. It is
I recognized by the bureau, he said,
Ithat merchants are compelled to do
business under unusual conditions
in Interior Alaska, but there is a
; limit beyond which they must not
jgo, even in this country. The Gov
ernment does not intend that there
'shall be profiteering in Alaska, nor
the accumulation of stocks beyond
the requirements of a single season
—hoarding, as it is termed in de
partment circles.
During the brief time that Mr.
Darling was in Xenana, he made a
[survey of local stocks and investi
j gated prices, giving particular heed
! to provision and feed prices. The
! results of the investigation, how
jever, were not made known to The
/Xews.
Mr. Darling stated that his arrival
in a district frequently had the im
mediate effect of sending prices
down and increasing the size of
parcels.
Mr. Darling is one of four spe
cial agents who recently arrived in
Alaska, one for each d?v?s5on, and
they will remain in t’.v1 Territory
jfor at least a year, watching prices
land attending to such special mat
iters as may require their attention.
LADIES’ HATS
Shipment of latest style Ladies’
Hats just received from New York.
Simson’s.
i Tennis Shoes fo>- Boys, Men and
i Women. Fowler & Morris.
A SNAP, IF SOLD AT ONCE.
Gasboat “Bunny,” with Ferro en
i gine.
1 34-inch Lang Range.
3 Bed Springs.
I Morris Chair, 2 Rockers.
1 Counter Scale, etc.
See J. A. SLIPPERN.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
Of Your Letters
Let Us
' toth
LOW PRICED
SECOND
SHEETS
News Office
Expensive
A FURNACE
WITHOUT PIPES
T
W registi
R the h<
Think of it! Stands in the
cellar directly under one
register and pours neat up through
the house. Warms to the farthest
comer—keeps the same tempera
ture all over the house.
Original Patented PlpdeasRmaoa
Saves Fuel. Caloric owners art ta>
In* from one-third to one-half of their
former fuel bills. Burns coal, eok%
wood or gas.
Maintains a natural air circulation
throughout the house—keens the homo
both warm and ventilated. Installed
in one day. Small expense. Doesn't
require the attention and care of other
heating systems.
Guaranteed to satisfy yon or we taka
It back. Come In and see for r-If
W. A. C0GH1LL
Rust Houss
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
A large shipment of explosive,
which arrived for the Alaskan En
gineering commission this week, was
loaded on cars today and a consid
erable portion of it will be rushed
to the end of steel for immediate
use in the canyon. The remainder
will be stored temporarily on a sid
ing at the old dragline camp, to be
moved to the end of steel when
through traffic is resumed later in
the season.
LADIES’ HATS
Shipment of latest style Ladies’
Hats just received from New York.
Simson’s.
FRESH RANCH EGGS, $1.50 DOZ.
Poultry Dressed to Order.
A. G. JOHNSON
Front and E Streets.
THE OLD CURIOSITY SH^P
May have what you a**e looking for.
SECOND-HAND GOODS BOUGHT
AND SOLD.
NORTH OF NENANA HOUSE.
Calling Cards printed to order on
short notice at the News Office.
Sell Your
Furs in
Nenana
Most Buyers.
Highest Prices.
Quickest Returns.
Why Risk
the Dangers of j
Long Shipments
and Longer Delays
when you can
get the top
market price in
Nenana as soon as
you part with your
catch?
NO TROUBLE
NO DELAY
NO ANXIETY
NO LOSSES
SAFETY
DEPOSIT
BOXES
Northern Commercial Co.
ALASKA’S LARGEST OUTFITTERS
GENERAL OUTFITTING
Groceries, Men's Clothing
QUALITY GOODS
JOHNSON’S STORE Front Street
ICE CREAM-Refreshing Drinks
BILLY GAGNON UNION HALL BUILDING
Nenaria Sheet Metal Works
HEATING AND PLUMBING
STOVES OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER
SHEET METAL WORK A SPECIALTY.
PAUL PALFY, Proprietor. MARKET STREET
KIIRtSaiUiUiltiU!"'
THE NEW RAILROAD
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
POOL AND PAN
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
BARBER SHOP AND BATHS
ROOMS IN CONNECTION. BILLY THOMAS
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YOU’LL FIND HIM AT
THe Terminal
IF HE IS IN TOWN. SOONER OR LATER THEY ALL DROP
IN AND JOIN THE BUNCH.
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FRESH CANDY IN FANCY BOXES
COMING ON FIRST BOAT
COLD DRINKS SMOKERS' SUPPLIES
Clean, .Warm, Comfortable Rooms
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JOE O’CONNOR MARTIN NASH
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