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.
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cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in i
this paper and also all the local news published herein.
If Senator Cummins is correctly
quoted in the Washi.ii'tco dispatch
which was reprinted.in the Tuesday
issue of The News, he should, and
undoubtedly will receive the hearty
support of Alaskans in his campaign
for the betterment of conditions in
the territory. The senator appears
to have a fairly clear vision of
things Alaskan and, in the opinion
of The News, he has hit upon the
right solution of one at our great
est problems—a Government-own
ed steamship line to operate in con
nection with the Government rail
road.
The News has always advocated
a Government-owned steamship line,
believing that in no other way could
the Government railroad be made
a real benefit to the territory. And
we are still of that belief, notwith
standing the fact that the con
struction of the railroad, under Gov
ernment supervision, has been very
much of a disappointment, through
loss of time and the extravagant use
of funds. It does not follow, ne
cessarily that the Government can
not make a success of the operation
of its railroad or of the operation
of a line of steamships, to connect
with the railroad, and we are sure
Alaskans would like very much to
have a demonstration, along the
lines suggested by Senator Cummins.
Much of the wealth taken from
Interior Alaska mines during the
past twenty years has been paid to
the privately-owned transportation
companies, either in the form of
freightage charges or passenger
fares, and the fact that .Inter
ior Alaska development is now at
a standstill is due very largely to
the excessive cost of importing
needed supplies and equipment, and
there is the prospect of still higher
freightage charges and curtailment
of service.
Government service all the way
appears to be the only solution, pro
viding the Government will adopt
a liberal policy toward the terri
tory. Otherwise there can be no
revival of activities and no tonnage.
Senator Cummings appears to
understand the situation dearly and
to be sincerely desirous of helping
Alaska back on to its feet. But he
must have help to do it. Alaskans
•can help by getting behind the
senator and indicating that they ap
preciate what he is trying to do for
them.
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While The News is not particular
ly impatient to have the Democrats
•ousted from office in the Fourth
division, we believe the division will
be benefitted materially by an an
nouncement of the names of those
who are to fill the more important
positions under the Harding admin
istration. Such an announcement
would speed the burial of the fac
tional tomahawk and permit a re
sumption of normal conditions—im
possible with so many aspirants for
office struggling for recognition at
Washington, and supporters expect
ant and partisan.
The News has its favorites, natur
ally, but we are not permitting the
many-sided contest to interfere with
business or with friendships We
believe it is the right of any man j
to seek appointment, and when the.
spoils have been distributed, we will
rally to the support of the victors
and try to help them to make a
success of their office-holding, re
gardless of previous affiliation. And
the division will be the better for it
if others will do likewise. There is
really no occasion for bitter feeling
now, nor should there be after the
awards have been made. The en
tire territory is too needful of co
operative effort to permit of petty
squabbles.
The action of the state department
in demanding of Mexico that steps
be taken to apprehend those respons
I ible for the death of three Ameri
cans recently, sounds like the initia
tion of new methods in dealing with
i our southern neighbor. Here’s hop
! ing.
I
ARMY POST BOXERS STAGE
INTERESTING RING BATTLES
! An interesting boxing card was
! enjoyed recently by the folks of the
i army post at Tanana. Six good bouts
! were witnessed.
! The first contest was between
Midget Vincent and Joe Chappell,
' who boxed four rounds to a draw.
| The second set-to saw two fast
j lightweights, Kid Lake and Jack Loy
' er, give an exhibition of fancy bo\
jing. This also was declared a draw,
. after four rounds of fast work.
| Jack Rendel and Kid Dutch slam
i med each other around the ring for
, four rounds, and at the end both
| men were practically out on their
! feet, and the decision of a draw by
Referee Bowlby was well received.
The fourth bout saw Jack Dodd
and Young Shirley throw science
: to the winds, to see who could
knock the most holes in the air. Af
ter six rounds of hard slugging,
Dodd was given the decision.
Kid Dawson and Guy Krause,
formerly of Nenana, furnished a
fast eight-round go, which was de
clared a draw. Krause, as usual, put
up an exhibition of clever boxing.
The main bout of the evening,
between Harry Saxson and Joe Mc
Clellan, was a humdinger from start
to finish. Saxson hails from Frisco,
and surprised the crowd by his
speed and hard hitting. This was
for the middleweight title of the
post, and was the second meeting
of the two men, McClellan having
lost the first bout a few months
ago, at which time he claimed he
was not in condition.
In the first round Saxson led
with left to head, shifted quick and
; landed left and right to body, with
| out a return. He followed this with
j three fast lefts to head, and dazed
| Mac with a right cross to the head.
Mac covered up and was all in when
the gong sounded.
From the second to the sixth,
Saxson had things pretty much his
own way. He was all over McClellan,
landing left and right hooks and
lightning uppercuts at will, but he
could not get a decisive blow across,
on account of Mac’s constant bold
ing and covering up.
The seventh round was action
from the start, Mac coming out of
his corner and clipping Rowe with
a wicked right to the head. But
Rowe danced out of danger, and
kept shooting Mac’s head back with
fast lefts and lightning- shifts to
the heart. The bell found botn boys
in the middle of the ring, slugging
at each other.
'
After this round, it was all Sax
son until the end, and McClellan
was in bad shape many times. With
holding and clinching, however, he
managed to hang on until the tenth
round, when Rowe landed a hard
right to the head, ducked Mac’s
counter, and surprised the crowd
by dropping Mac with a left to the
jaw. He took the full count and got
up rather wobbly, but Saxson did
not follow up his advantage, giving
Mac a chance to finish. It was the
fastest bout witnessed at the post
since the early days, and the de-"
i
cision was received with cheers.
Saxson was seconded by Jimmy
Kroll, of Chicago, and Jack Wolf,'
of Memphis. McClellan was support
ed by Shark Taylor, of New York,
and L. Spellbrink, of Nenana.
Saxson’s name is Harry Rowe,
former Nenana ballplayer, and he
is the fastest big man seen in post
circles in many years. ;
PROSPECTORS USING AUTOS
IN SEARCH FOR PAYSTREAKS
The “tin Lizzie” has succeeded
the pack horse, poling boat and mala
mute in numerous section? of the
North, according to John E. Bar
rett, one of the best known pros
pectors of the Copper river sec
tion. Writing to the Alaska Dis
patch, the oldtimer says:
“Owing to the numerous stretches
of wagon roads throughout Alaska.
I prospectors are now beginning to
plan a new way of prospecting in
Alaska: which is the automobile. A
prospector can start out with a good
outfit in an auto and prospect 50
miles on either side of a wagon
road, with no hardship. The writer
has been prospecting for two years
using a one-fcon truck as a base of
supplies. Autos have all the boats
and horses cheated a thousand ways
for comfort when it comes to travel
j ing and speed.
J “All the prospector needs is roads
! and trails in Alaska, and if Uncle
Sam will do more road building in
Alaska he can sit back and watch
Alaska grow.
“Automobile men in Alaska are
I planning to go to Seattle to book
j some of the tourists who are making
boat trips to Alaska this summer
for side trips from Cordova and
Valdez to Circle and the Yukon
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the laws of Alaska
notice is hereby given that the regu
lar annual election will be held in
the town of Nenana,
TUESDAY, APRIL S, 1921
for the purpose of electing two
School Directors, to serve one year,
to fill the vacancies caused by the
resignation of Grace M. Oldfield
and Robert Joseph Diven; and two
Directors to serve two years, to fill
the vacancies caused by the expira
tion of the terms of Fred Major
and Carl Schmidt.
The names of the candidates must
be in the hands of the Clerk of
School Board not later than 12
o’clock, noon, April X, 1921.
The polling place will be located
in the Fire Hall. Polls will be open
from 8 a. m„ until 7 p. m., on day
and date of election.
Clerk of School Board
J. H. Scott
Approved:
Robert Joseph Diven,
President.
Date of first publication Mar. 5-21
COAL
1_Ly .
From Healy River Coal Mine
will save you from one-third to
one-half on your fuel bill.
2-ton lots, a ton 8.50
Special rate* on carload lots
Deliveries, Tutsdays and Fridays
Order from
Dr. J. R. Bowen, Agt
Bowen Bldg. Phone S4 Green
section, a trip of about 500 miles.'
One can outrun the mosquitos in ^
an auto and an auto bear hunt is
wonderful.
,
“Many of the roadhouse keepers
on the Fairbanks road are now fix
ing up their places for the accom
modation of tourists who will be
delighted with the scenery of the
Copper river valley; also some of the
hotel keepers at McCarthy are pre
paring for tourist traffic, automo
biles being available there.
“There is much for the tourist to
see on the Copper River & North
western railway, such as Mount
Blackburn, Mount Reynolds, Mount
Regal, all of which are very high;
also the great Kennecott, Miles and
Childs glaciers, and the famous Ken
necott mines, where perpendicular
cliffs of limestone are seen from one
to three thousand feet high.
“Alaskans who intend to return
and who can come, should bring tin
lizzies up with them now. as the
Alaska Road commission is certainly
building good roads as fast as they
can get funds to build with. Also
tourists could ship their cars up and
make many side trips into the in
terior.”
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•? CANYON NOTES «
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Deputy Marshal Bill Butler, who
received his appointment several
days ago at Fairbanks, arrived at
Healy yesterday to represent the de
partment of justice in the Canyon
district.
i _
i Col. and Mrs. Mears arrived at
Healy early yesterday afternoon
: from Anchorage. They will be the
guests of Engineer in Charge and
Mrs. F. D. Browne during their
stay at the end of steel.
J. J. Longacre, who is with the
new coal cleaning plant in the Mat
anuska district, has arrived at Healy
! to look over some machinery.
i W. E. Terrill, veteran freighter,
, has arrived at the end of steel with
; two loads of eggs for the Northern
.Commercial company.
j
Let me be your tailor;
i For I’m here to stay.
Drop in with your work
| I’m not going away.
I believe in Nenana;
j A snug little town
Four years I have lived here,
1*11 not turn her down.
HARRIET D’ORSAY’S
TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Phone 32 Green
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ALL KINDS
DELIVERED
ON SHORT NOTICE
Wood Sawing
A. B. PUNK
Leave Orders at Terminal
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
OUTFITTING
Groceries and Provisions
Clothing, Hardware, Notions
FOWLER & MORRIS
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
CONDUCTING
COONEY STAGE LINE
< (BohM Carrier)
OPERATING FROM STEEL TO STEEL
Connecting with All Boat, and Trains
PASSENGERS — FREIGHT — PERISHABLES
Make Arrangements at Cooney Hotel
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Northwestern .April 8
Alameda, southbound, calls at
LoTouche, Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, I
Ketchikan. Northwestern, same ports.
Coast Train Schedule
Train leaves Gold Creek for
Anchorage on Sunday and Thurs
day at 1:00 P. M.
Train leaves Deadhorse for An- j
chorage on Tuesday and Friday. |
Train leaves Anchorage for Sew
ard on Wednesday and Saturday at
9:00 A. M.
Train leaves C'hickaloon for An
chorage, via Eska on Tuesday,!
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30!
A. M.
Nenana Train Schedule
Trains leave Nenana for the end
of steel four times a week—on j
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and [
Saturday.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE CHEAP—Best garden :n
Nenana. Six acres, with four un
der cultivation; well manured,
plowed and ready to plant. Also
2-room house, good cellar, good
water, electric lights. Barn and
shed; three tons hay, ten sacks
of oats; horse and wagon, plow,
harrow, cultivator, shovel plow:
two tons seed potatoes; all kinds
of tools. Must go Outside.
William Smyth
WANTED—Five or seven-dog team
and 10 or 12-foot sled, both to be
in good condition. Phone or write
Charles Bates, Camp 313, care A.
E. C.
DOGS FOR SALE—Inquire at the
Rust House. 3t
FOUND....Purse containing small sum
of money. Owner can recover by
calling at News office.
When other methods fail, trjr an
advertisement in The Nenana News
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only thesmost reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
If Comfort, Economy and Ik*
Environment* of Home
Appeal to Yon,
STOP AT THE
MONTANA
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Seeratary. President.
Department of the Interior I
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject to
change without notice:
LEAVE NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30
p. m.
NENANA LODGE* No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU
Secretary Dictator. i
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