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Nenana, Alaska
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(Formerly The Shaw House)
IS NOW OPEN UNDER
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Fairbanks, Alaska
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NENANA LODGE Ne. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictator
ALEX FOWLER. ALF EKELANU
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
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News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Steil, Correspondent
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Emil Pozzi, proprietor of the In
ternational Cigar Store who was ta
ken into custody last week on a
charge of violating the dry law,
and who later entered a plea of
guilty before Commissioner Boyd,
was up for sentence yesterday morn
ing and fined the sum of $750 and
costs. The raid on his place yielded
{about 1,700 bottles of home brew,
some of which is said to exceeded
i the kick limit by forty per cent.
The mail arriving from the coast
on Tuesday was handled with dis
patch by the postoffice force, all the
letters being in the boxes by nine
o’clock.
The Fairbanks Commercial Club
will hold a meeting tomorrow night.
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The town has rather a deserted
' appearance as the result of the de
parture of the Anchorage excursion
ists.
It is estimated that the autos of
the Fairbanks district consumed gas
oline to the value of approximately
$80,000 last year. The consumption
it is believed, will be even greater
this season as there will be many
I more cars in use.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Schooling
came up from Xenana for the Elks
; celebration and for a visit with
their numerous friends in Fairbanks.
j Ed Famey. business man of Olnes
I who was in town this week reports
j that there are about fifteen plants
t in operation on Dome creek this
I winter and that there will be several
. additions before sluicing starts. Con
| siderable prospecting is in progress.
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! Pedestrians are loud in their com
! plaint regarding snow conditions on
| the bridge. The snow is piled high
j where the foot path used to be. and
; has become so slippery as to be dan
gerous.
The city council held a meeting
j on Tuesday night but only routine
business was transacted.
Among the recent arrivals in
town are H. Faulkner, O. J. Corn
wall, C. G. Jones. F. A. Hansen.
C. H. Chapin, Henry Crook. J. J.
Kestly, J. A. Palmer, Frank Rogers.
There is considerable agitation in
; Fairbanks for an excursion to Xe
! nana to view- the completed bridge
i over the Tanana river. It is be
| lieved a large number will make the
j trip if an excursion is arranged af
: ter the return of milder weather.
The X. C. is setting a good ex
j ample by removing the snow drifts
| remaining after the recent storm.
Fairbanks thermometers register
ed 52 degrees below zero at four
o’clock this morning and it was 42
below at noon today.
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J. Johnson has returned to Fair
banks from a trip to the States as
a member of the marshal’s party
which took several prisoners Outside.
It is reported here that Marshal
Bert Stevens has made arrangements
in the East for the purchase of a
, gold dredge for use on Goldstream.
Reports from Southern California
state that all of the following well
known former residents of Interior
Alaska are now on the road to pros
perity in the south: Howard Merritt,
Joseph E. Clark. John Moe, Dr. H.
J. McCallum, Jerry Paulson, John
Metzgar, Joe Miller. Pete Buchholz
Billy Kingston, Tex Mcllroy, George
Pennington, Bert Day, and Dr.
Holmes.
Mrs. Jeanie Shaffer is a visitor
&\n town from the Twelvemile dis
! irict.
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Such satisfactory results have at
tended the use of Suntrana coa! at
I the Detention hospital, that coal
burners are to be installed at the
federal jail immediately.
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O. J. Cornwall, traveling- man, is
a recent arrival in Fairbanks.
There is considerable talk here
of the installation of a hydro-elec
tric plant on the Tanana river at
Bates rapids, just across the island
from Fairbanks, the distance being
not over three miles. It is claimed
10,000 horsepower can be develop
' ed there easily.
Assistant Auditor Palmer went
: to Chatanika today on official busi
ness. He will leave for the coast
itomorrew.
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Dave Fairbum, who has been sta
i tioned at the local depot and freight
| office of the Alaska Railroad dur
j ing the last year has been trans
' ferred to Anchorage and will leave
' for the coast shortly to take up his
1 new duties.
j Frank Miller left for Dome creek
today to resume his prospecting.
Mike Gillis left for Circle Hot
i Springs today to spend a month or
two at the popular health resort.
, John Michley, well known oldtim
er, returned from the States on the
i last train and says he is glad to
get back. He will try to get into
I the mining game again.
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FAMOUS FOR THE CURE OF
RHEUMATISM, CATARRH, STOMACH ANI)
EYE TROUBLE
Plenty of Home-grown Vegetables, Chickens, Eggs
and Fresh Milk. All Popular Brands of Tobacco
Cigars and Cigarettes for sale
RATES: $3.50 PER DAY
Including Meals, Bed and All Bath Privileges
For Transportation, see Ed. Bartlett. Circle Mail
Stage Leaving Chatanika every Friday connects
With Hot Springs Conveyance at Central House
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HICKORY RIPPED OUT TO ORDER
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TELEPHONE 44 Green NENANA
I T. A. Cameron and wife, who ar
| lived from the lower river district
j several days afro, will return to Ne
' r.ana from Fairbanks tomorrow.
! John Michley, who arrived from
the States on the Tuesday train.
Ienroute to Fairbanks, reports hav
ing seen Pete Schmidt in Seattle
| and says the oldtimer of X'enana ap
i peared to be having the time of
I his life.
BRIDGE IS SWUNG
The Tanana river steel bridge
was swung yesterday and is now
resting on the concrete piers, un
| supported by false work. The false
j work is being cleared away as rapid
| ly possible and the final riveting
j is being rushed to completion.
FUR IMPORTS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 25—
The value of fur imports for the
first nine months of last year, com
pared with the corresponding per
! *od of the previous year, showed an
increase of 162 per cent, according
! to announcement made by the de
• partment of commerce.
BANDITS GET $50,000
NEW ^ ORK Jan. 25—Two mes
sengers of the Municipal Bank were
' held up by four bandits in the Flat
bush section of Brooklyn yesterday
; and relieved of $50,000, The bandits
| escaped.
MRS. HARDING IMPROVING
WASHINGTON. D C. Jan. 25—
j Mrs. Harding continues to improve
j steadily. She has abandoned he'
| wheel chair and now moves about
j unassisted. She and the President
j are planning to leave for Florida
! early in March.
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BORAH WANTS CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 25
Senator Borah has announced that
j it is his intention to renew his pro
| posal for a world economic confer
; ence He will offer a resolution next
j Monday requesting the President to
call such a conference.
C. A. Smith is a guest at the
Southern hotel.