THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
‘ WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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CENSUS RETURNS.
Announcement of the population
of practically all cities of the coun
try by May or June and the total
population of the entire country in
September or October is the ex
pectation of the director of the cen
sus, Sam L. Rogers.
Population statistics of some of
the cities probably will be completed
by March or earlier. Washington,
D. C., is expected to be the first, as
it was in the thirteenth census, in
1910. In that year it was taken
April 15, and announced June 24.
Rhode Island’s population in 1910 j
was announced first of the states on j
July 21. New York city’s popula-i
tion was announced September 2, j
Boston’s September 14, and Chica- j
go’s September 18.
The center of population, Bloom- j
ington, Indiana, was announced ]
June 17, and the country’s total!
population was made public Decern-;
ber 10.
“The enumeration is in progress
throughout the entire country,” said
Mr. Rogers to an Associated Press j
correspondent at Washington re- j
eentiy. “Advices from the super
visors indicate that during the first
week of the work ac ieast 70,000
enumerators were started.
“We find that in some districts it
will be necessary to postpone the
enumeration because of wqather
conditions. There has been no op
position to furnishing the informa
tion requested by the enumerators.
“The supervisors report the com
pletion of the enumeration in many
districts, and as rapidly as the enu
merators turn in their portfolios
they are being examined in the of
fice of the supervisor and are being
put in shape to come to Washington.
The supervisors have been instruct
ed to send the schedules as rapidly
as consignments can be made ready.
“We are now organizing a force
of clerks who will be equipped to
examine the schedules as rapidly as
they are received from the super
visors. These clerks will make a
preliminary count of the population.
This preliminary count will be made
public as rapidly as the totals for
the cities and the minor civil divi
sions are obtained. The population
of the cities will be announced first.
We hope that the total population
of the country will be known in
September or October of this year,
and the population of the cities
should all be announced by May or
June.”
The snow tractor recently pur
chased by the Premier mine at
Hydcr to be used in breaking trails
for the ore trains arrived recently,
and is said to be an unqualified
success. The tractor is manufac
tured by the Standard Snow Motor
company and is a Spokane product.
It is propelled by two cigar-shaped
cylinders, which are fitted with
spiral cleats. In front of the ma
chine is a pair of runners to steer
v/itl.
Seward recently suffered an eight
days’ eclipse of light and power,
owing to the pipes of the power
plant becoming frozen.
THE PLAY’S THE THING.
A flourish trumpets, let the welkin
ring!
For Hamlet said: “The play’s the
thing!"
And Date and Eames have taken to
the Thespian game;
They’ll be niched with Booth and
Barrett in the halls of fame.
“Full many a flower,” that's now
unnoticed and unseen,
May make a hit upon the stage or
screen.
I see a little maiden sitting at her
typo yet.
With the voice and figure of a star
soubrette.
Our “Leading Lights" are yet too
shy,
Not being accustomed to the public
eye;
But they’ll improve with time and
kindly talk:
We waddle and creep before we
walk.
Our comedians are already made—
We can pick them from the peanut
trade.
Bring on your drama, tragedy or
farce:
What saith that fool of Hagar’s off
spring? “A horse, my kingdom
for a horse!”
Buffoonery, comedy, and some rough
stuff;
Cinderella’s slipper, or “Lay on,
McDuff!”
A comedy by Dick Morris would be
crisp and natty,
Or something pure and pensive by
soulful Hattie.
If I should choose, the plot would
hinge
On the old guy’s downfall, and the
chicken’s “Sweet rivinge.”
Bring on the drama with scarce a
month between—
’Twill rest our eyes from the ever
lasting screen.
Pioneer No. 8, North of 64°.
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT
.Engineers and Contractors, 344.. 3
jTrail crew, Riley creek, 347. 12
i Engineers and Contractors, 350 . 0
I Engineers and Contractors, 356 17
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Engineers and Contractors, Healy 77
(Sections 1-7 south, 411-358. 17
^Telephone construction, 358. 8
! Total Nenana South.143
I Nenana—
General . 48
Electric . 5
(Corral . 7
Construction . 51
Store . 25
.Hospital . 13
Townsite . 2
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Nenana Total .151
Terminal, 412 . 5
i Sections 1-6 North, 412-460. If
Sawmill, 429 . 11
Total Nenana North . 32
jTanana Valley R. R. 71
Division Total . 71
Woodbury’s Facial Soap and othei
standard toilet soaps. Fowler &
Morris.
PHILADELPHIA.— Thirteen tor
pedo boat destroyers of the United
States navy here have been sold to
be scrapped.
The vessels are the Stewart, Hull,
Lawrence, Paul Jones, Berry, Pre
ble, Truxtum, Bainbridge, Barry,
Dale, Decatur, Worden, and Whip
ple and are in the basin of the
Philadelphia navy yard.
All the destroyers before the war.
[were units of the Asiatic, Pacific,
land Atlantic fleets. During the war
jthey were in active service. The De
icatur, it is reported, won two serv
ice chevrons.
This is the largest fleet ever pur
chased from the navy by a private
concern. The ships were construct
ed between 1901 and 1906 and cost
[the Government approximately $250,
1000 each. The purchase price in the
jpresent sale has not been announced,
but it is understood it runs into
several hundreds thousand dollars.
The purchasers will have the ves
sels transported to their property
at Bridesburg, Pa., near here, on
the Delaware river, where they will
be dismantled.
B. C. coal retails at $18 per ton
at Skagway.
E. A. Graham of Cordova will in
stall a floating cannery on the Eyak
river the coming season.
The home and fishing gear of
Thomas Monohan at Simpson bay
were destroyed by fire recently.
The railway commission at Fair
banks has installed a Delco lighting
system in the commission building,
on account of the unreliability of
the city’s juice—at any rate, that
is what a coast paper says.
The Shands roadhouse, at the
mouth of Stewart river, which has
been a conspicuous landmark ever
since the days of ’98, was totally
destroyed by fire recently.
—
Capt. A. E. Lathrop, the Alaskan
theatrical magnate, writes from Se
attle that every boat for the next
six trips is sold out and that travel
to Alaska will be unprecedented this
summer.
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The Alaska Union Fisheries now
claims to have 135 shareholders.
A. Hego, a Japanese hotel man in
Seattle, is establishing a fox farm
in Japan, and 20 live foxes were1
purchased at Katalla for shipment
across the Pacific. Two of the flock
died during the storm off Cape
Spencer when the Alaska, on which
they were passengers, and the others
were very seasick. It was believed
when the Alaska left Ketchikan go
ing south that two more would die
before the vessel reached Seattle.
Louis Kempfer, a widely-known
oldtime resident of Nome, died at
Geneva, Switzerland, November 9,
! 1918, of influenza, according to
word received at Nome. He was one
of the first to take part in the great
gold rush and was proprietor of the
old Hub saloon, one of the famous
resorts of the stampede period. He
returned to Switzerland shortly be
fore the outbreak of the war and
(mobilized in the Swiss army. He
j attempted to get discharged in order
| to return to the United States, but
was unsuccessful. -
Instructions to begin work imme
■diately on the Unicorn group at
iHyder were received there recently
from the owner, J. R. McDonald,
who is in New York. It is stated
that diamond drilling will be carried
:0n this summer. The crew of men
I who started for the mine were
compelled to return to Ilyder on
| account of the deep snows and ina
bility to freight in their supplies.
WANT ADS
TWO TENTS FOR SALE—One lOx J
12, and one 12x14. Inquire News, i
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THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
TWO GOOD DOGS for sale. Inquire
for S. E. Gardner, at Cooneys.
WELL-FURNISHED two-room cabin,
with good water and large cache,
for sale cheap. Inquire News
office. tf
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WANTED—Position by woman as
cook in camp. Inquire at News
office.
WANTED TO BUY—Two or three;
good dogs. Must be cheap. In
quire at Terminal.
FOUND—Bunch of keys. Inquire
at Central Cafe.
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FOR RENT—-Suite of three rooms, |
suitable for light housekeeping,'
with heat and light and hot and j
cold water in connection. Also1
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable t
locality. Inquire News office. tf'
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully j
equipped and with established in - (
come. No cash required. Inquire ■
at Arctic. j
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner j
can recover by calling at News J
office and paying for this adver-;
tisement.
MEXICAN REVOLUTIONS
HURT SOUTH’S BOYHOOD
JL'AREZ, Mex.-—Among the things
that the Mexican revolutions have
damaged is the boyhood of the coun- j
try. Juarez is full of urchins, or-1
phaned by the various political up- |
heavals that Mexico has undergone |
during the past decade.
So troublesome to the peace of j
the town have these become that I
the police recently rounded up 20 j
of them in an effort to put an end '
to a wave of petty thieves and beg- j
Ring.
AUSTRALIANS SEARCH
"FOR PAPUAN OIL BED
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MELBOURNE. — The Australian
government has been trying since
1915 to find oil in paying quanti
ties in Papua (British New Guinea),
but thus far the English expert in
charge of the work has obtained
only about 3,000 gallons.
Dog Harness and Shoe Findings.
Fowler & Morris.
Nenana, Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only tbe moat reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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Groceries, Clothing and Footwear
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
All Necessities for Trail and Camp
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE
Just Gome in and Sit Down and Look Sot.
MRS. A. B. EAS fERLY, Proprietre«s.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Price* Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER
Secretary Dictator
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
|chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
(the station agent, whose office is in
■ the employment office, on the ground >
I floor of the Genera! Office Building.
i Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
'at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
I Tickets will be on sale at any
; time during office hours, and can be
: purchased in sufficient time before
■ the departure of the trains.
! Regular trains for the south leave
! the foot of A street on Wednesdays
; and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
; Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
I Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
; 1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
|subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m ;
I arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m.
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 5:3# p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar- .
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
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