NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
NEW CONSIGNMENT
Green Tomatoes
Fresh Parsnips
Fresh Carrots
Fresh Beets
Fresh Celery
Outside Potatoes
Native Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
California Onions
Cabbage
FRESH EGGS
Apples Pears Oranges Lemons
Grape Frnit Grapes
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
Cigars — Tobaccos =- Candies
Soft Drinks — Poo/
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Furnished Rooms For Rent
HARRY DAVIS FRANK TAYLOR
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BLOCK HOUSE FORTS
ALONG MEXICAN RAILROADS
MEXICO CITY.—Block houses, f
constructed of reinforced concrete.
and large enough to hold 60 men,
are the war department’s latest pro
ject for putting an end to bandit |
attacks on trains. The plan now I
under consideration is to build these
miniature forts at points along the
railways commanding exposed por
tions of the track and tunnels.. The
recent recrudesence of bandit at
tacks, especially on the roads from
the capital to Vera Cruz and Tam
pico, has spurred the government
to action. One of the most recent
feats of the bandits was to cut the
water, light and power supply of the
capital for nearly ten hours
Notice
In spite of all you have heart
to the contrary, you must wear youi
quarantine ribbon on the hat or cap
To wear it elsewhere will subjec
i’ou to a fine, which will be rigidlj
jxacted.
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTh
NOTICE
Arrangements have been mad<
with D. Blankfield to move all wood
;ies and other cut timbers from th<
Paul Leseure homestead for the
)enefit of creditors. Anyone inter
’ering will be prosecuted according
:o law.
L. E. WARD,
Trustee.
A Satisfied Customer
IS OUR BEST ADVERTISEMENT
QUALITY
WATCHES
PRICE
Co With Oar
CLOCKS
SERVICE
JEWELRY
Tells the Time in the Dark
$3 Alann ClocKs—Small and Large
We Hare a Line of Safety Razor*, Blades, Sharpeners and
Strop*. Best Flashlight at $2-.. Refills and Repairs.
Wm. TAYLOR
JEWELER
Wtr«Q
Phone 84
Front Between C and D
Johnson's Store
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PRICES REASONABLE
LOUIS JOHNSON, Prop.
HYLAND'S CIGAR STORE
CIGARS POOL TOBACCOS
Soft Drinks Candies Fresh Fruit
Warm Comfortable Rooms
Berber Shop in Connection
Mike Hyland, Prop.
BIG BRIDGE IS
BEING SIPPED
jj OF ALL MATERIAL
Operations were commenced last
! week by a gang of men organized
I for that purpose, with the work of
| dismantling the big 1300 foot trestle
across Lost Slough, near the A. E.
C. camp at 20-mile, and a very large
quantity of guard rails, stringers
l and ties will be recovered for use
I farther along the line.
The salvage material for the
present, will be stored near camp 9
! and out of reach of the flood waters,
j to be freighted over to the D line,
i for conveyance to the point where
j it will be used, later on.
! Lost Slough is reported to be
j overflowing and will probably gla
i cier up the surrounding country, as
j before, in course of time,
j A considerable stretch of the com
■ pleted roadbed in the immediate
neighborhood of the Lost Slough
I bridge, with a large quantity of ties
1 and three hundred rails still remain
i to be salvaged. This section of the
road was completely covered by the
’ flood waters from Lost Slough, and
| salvage operations were consequently
rendered impossible,
j The gang sent out some time ago
j to recover all the available material
; along the old roadbed and to take
up as much of the rails and ties
' as possible, were not able to ap
i proach near enough to salvage this
section of the road at that time,
i and consequently, the salvaging of
the remaining rails and ties was
put off for a more convenient
season.
It was the intention of the A. E.
C. officials to commence these oper
ations immediately after the freeze
' up from the 20 mile end of the
road, but the overflowing of Lost
Slough so early in the season has
necessitated a postponment of these
i plans.
During last summer’s floods the
roadbed in the neighborhood of the
big trestle was submerged to a con
■ sideral .e depth and salvage opera
tions were not possible, and during
the winter the country was badly
glaciercd, a heavy coat of ice, sev
eral feet in thickness covering the
rails. It is quite possible that no
attempt to recover the rails and ties
will be made until next fall, when
the level of the water in the river
and slough is at its lowest ebb.
ENGLAND TO START
NATIONAL RESTAURANTS
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j LONDON.—The national restaur
ant here, which was established to
; expose the profiteers, is not only
i self-supporting, but is making a
i good profit, according to Alderman
! C. F. Spencer, its director. Caterers
; had charged that the enterprise was
, able to supply good food at reason
; able prices only because it had gov
i emment aid.
i After deducting rent, manage
I ment charges and all other expenses
: the restaurant has been clearing
i about $350 a week or 70 per cent:
; a year on its capital. |
! Meals sold for 13 cents yield a,
, net profit of about two cents; Com !
! menting on this the Manchester
Guardian observes. “It is thus be
yond quesion that, even at war!
prices, excellent food in sufficient
quantities can be sold at prices with- j
in the reach of everyone, with a ■
sound profit left over.”
The British Food Controller thus1
j is encouraged in his policy of open- •
! ing national restaurants in other!
big cities.
at the Front but
the millions oF
women (r children
behind our lines
WASIX NOTHING
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ORDER IS ISSUED
STOPPING TRAVEL
DURING EPIDEMIC
Commissioner R. S. McDonald re
ceived a telegram on Saturday after
noon from Judge Bunnell of tht
Fourth Judicial division, indicating
that travel from one precinct to an
other during the prevalence of the
influenza epidemic is prohibited, anc
directing the commissioner to take
steps to see that the order is obeyed
applying to everybody in the terri
applyig to everybody in the terri
tory refers more particularly to the
Indians, who are, as a general rule
always on the move, especially dur
ing the winter season.
By reason of their ignorance o
the nature of the epidemic now pre
vailing it is felt that their frei
movements from place to place anc
possible contact with diseased per
sons, constitute a grave menace ti
the public health and safety.
In terms of the telegram, Com
missioner McDonald has taken th>
matter up with the Indian counci
and has issued the following mani
Nenana, Alaska, Nov. 9, 1918
To the Members of the Counci
of the Native Village, at Nenana
Alaska.
Your attention is called to ai
order that has been issued by th<
Assistant Commissioner of Healtl
for the Fourth Judicial Divisioi
which directs that there must bi
no travel from one village to an
other during the continuance o
the influenza epidemic and unti
further notification.
This order will be rigidly en
forced, first, because it is the law
and, secondly, because it has beei
issued for the protection of ever;
man, woman and child in our com
munity. It applies to white peopl
equally as to natives, and the persoi
who breaks this rule, and thereby
endangers other people, is not onl;
dishonorable, but criminal.
The Board of Health of Nenana
and Mr. Frederick D. Browne, en
gineer in charge of the Alaskar
Engineering Commission, are doinp
everything possible to prevent thi:
sickness from coming to Nenana, anc
Judge Bunnell, who sends this ordei
to me to be communicated to you
feels quite sure that your honorabh
council will give him all the help
you can to insure of its enforce
ment.
You have no doubt heard that
there is much sickness among the
natives at Nome and other places
on the coast. It is probable that
this distressful condition arose be
cause steps were not taken in time
to effectively quarantine those
places. If this sickness should come
to Nenana everything possible will
be done to help those who suffer,
but it will not come if your people
and the white residents will obey
the instructions given them by the
authorities. It is far better to put
up with some slight inconvenience
now than suffer the sorrows and
sickness which will surely come if
we are not careful.
r. s. McDonald,
(Seal) United States Commissioner
in and for the Territory of
Alaska, Nenana Precinct.
AMERICAN DAIRYMEN
TO BE SENT ABROAD
NEW YORK.—That the milk and
fresh vegetable supplies of American
military hospitals in England and
France may be increased and im
proved, the American Red Cross will
despatch a detachment of expert
American dairymen and market gard
nerers to Europe, it is announced
Lieutenant H. L. Frost, of the
Bureau of Hospital Farms and Gard
ens, who has been located for some
time at American Red Cross head
quarters in Paris, is on his way
to this country to take charge of
the mission.
So long as the boys are at the
front, difficulties are to be subdued,
impossibilities to be trampled down.
There is work for every person
to do in this war—food is ammuni
tion, are you wasting it?
Stock Reducing
SALE PRICES
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£▼**7 item mentioned below U worthy of your i^rioua
consideration—because every item quoted bere is backed up
by the foods in the store.
Many othey equally as food values will be found here.
Every day we are addinf costumers to our list who are
surprised at the prices we are quotinf.
In these days, when nearly all merchant are takinf ad
▼*®tafe of the war situation, it will be a relief for you to
know that there is at least one store in this community that
has not raised prices, but actually lowered them on mai^
items, as the foMovs/inf list proret. Buy or look—you are
welcome.
Hart Schaffner & Marx OQK %
SUITS & OVERCOATS uvu'Lv
Overcoats with Fur Collars
Satin Quilted Overcoats
Best Fur Lined Overcoats
Coon Coats, dark color
$35
65
95
95
All Wool Mackinaw Coats $8.50
$6 Moccasins, pair 4.00
Levy Strauss Overalls, pair 1.50
$6.50 Suitcloth Flannel Overshirts 4.50
Carhartt and Eisendrath Mammoth Mitts 1.50
Monarch President Suspenders .50
Canvas Gloves, 2 pair for .25
Medlicott Underwear, suit 4.50
STANFIELD UNDERWEAR, Suit $5.50
WHITE SCOTCH WOOL MITTS. Pair..Sl.EO
GOOD GRADE FELT SHOES, All Size......$*.C0
FELT SLIPPERS AND COMFYS, Pair . _.„$1.E0
DOWN COMFORTERS, Large Size. _...S15.00
ARROW COLLARS, Entire Stock.3 for EOc
HANDERCHIEFS, Red. White, Blue.....2 for 25e
Read the above list over again and make «uro to come to our
.tore a. >oon a. po.iible to get your winter outfit.
SIMSON
Store Open Every Night Until 10 O'clock
COOLIES GET BIG PAY
WHILE IN FRANCE
LONDON.—The Allies have em
ployed 50,000 Chinese behind the
fighting lines in France, principally
for road and railway building, black
smith and carpentry work. Although
China declared war on the Central
Powers almost a year ago, the
Chinese are made to understand
that when transported to France,
they will not be used in the fighting
lines.
Coolies are paid about $13.50
a month and pay for other laborers
ranges upward to about $27 a
month for skilled men. In addition
they are given $250, a fabulous
sum for coolies, as a bonus for em
barking for France, $75 in case of
injury and $150 is given to the next
of kin in case of death.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—At
News Office.
COLORED PREACHER HAS
TWELVE SONS IN ARMY
RAYVILLE, La.—Twelve sons in
active service is the record of R. H.
Windslow. a negro preacher of this
parish. Eight sons enlisted before
the enactment of the selective serv
ice law and the other four are in
the National army. Two of the sol
diers are twins, the last three trip
lets.
Because of the remarkable record
plans are under way for a public
demonstration for Mr. Windslow.
He already has received a con
gratulatory letter from President
Wilson. Mr. Windslow conducts a
Red Cross auxiliary.
NOTICE
A special meeting of the Nenana
Club will be held at the club rooms
at 7:30 p m., today at which thtf#
two committees will report.
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COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works