A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop
We Strive to Please
EVERYTHING THE BEST
Tavern Cafe and Bakery
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Mrs. William Taylor and littl
daughter Merne returned to tow:
from Healy on yesterday’s train.
SLATER’S DAIRY
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SWEET MILK
Fresh Sweet Buttermilk
Fresh Churned Butter
Phone 139 W
FAIRBANKS, ALASkA
U. S. GRILL
First Class
Restaurant
Second Avenue
Fairbanks
HOTEL
NORTHERN
FAIRBANKS
Only Hot Water Heating System
in Fairbanks
Pool and Card Rooms, Cigars
Ice Cream and Soft Drinks
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CARL BERGE, Prop.
j WINNER OF 1921 ICE POOL
1 WILL GET SUBSTANTIAL SUM
The winner of the 1921 Nenana
ice pool will get a very substantial
sum—providing there is only one
winner. The ice pool committee,
which is composed of A. St. J. Mc
Auley, Martin Nash, E. J. Cronin
and Alf Ekeland, reports that a
total of 6,674 tickets were sold
and that the amount of money in
the pool, after all expenses have
been deducted, will be something
more than $6,400. The expenses in
clude printing, mechanical work in
connection with the timing arrange
ment and clerical work in connec
tion with the listing of tickets. The
listing will be completed tonight,
after which it will be possible to
announce the exact amount in the
pool, as it is 'the intention of the
committee to pay all bills before
the money is deposited with the
N. C. company. The tickets and
one of the official lists also will be
turned over to the N. C. company,
and another list will be placed in
the safe at the postoffice, to be kept
there until the ice moves.
The listing of tickets, which i;
being done this year for the first
time, is intended as a safeguard
j and to facilitate the work of de
termining the winner A glance at
the list, when the ice moves, wil
show instantly who the lucky guessei
is, and the tickets are so arrangei
that the winning one can be foum
guickly.
The listing has disclosed manj
amusing and some disappointing
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Facts About Merchant Tailoring
CUSTOM TAILORED CLOTHES are made to your individual
measurement and are sewed and made by hand. The shape is
worked into the garment. Custom Tailored Clotlns are economical
becaus¥~they wear 'loijgerv look better and cost no more. Well
dressed men have their clothes custom-tailor-made, selected from
the guaranteed line of all pure wool fabrics.
LET US TAKE YOUR MEASURE WHEN IN FAIRBANKS
LAMM & CO., CHICAGO-IRVING & CO, SEATTLE
OR WE WILL MAKE YOUR SUIT IN FAIRBANKS
T. BERG. Tailor
Opposite Nordal Hotel Fairbanks, Alaska
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EQUIPMENT SERVICE
NOBDALE HOTEL
THE LARGEST HOTEL IN INTERIOR ALASKA
MAKE THE NORDALE YOUR HOME WHILE
VISITING FAIRBANKS
THE E. H. MACK Co.
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Successors to St. George Realty Co*, and St. George & Cathcart
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Real Estate, Fire and Life Insurance, Public Accountant
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
List Your Property with Us, For Sale or Rent
Notary Public, Collections, Bonding Company, Rents Collected
features in connection with the
contest. Several tickets were filled
in with the date and minute, but
do not show who the guessers are.
One guesser marked a “3” in the
month column of his ticket and
another guessed that the ice would
move in the early part of April,
several of his tickets being marked
the fourth month. One or two pick
ed April “31” and some forgot to
indicate whether they wanted the >
ice to move in the forenoon or the j
afternoon. The Red Cross Drue
store, of Fairbanks, had one ticket
marked that way. Another guesser
' marked both a. m. and p. m., just
! to make sure that his guess would
be on the right side of the day. j
Altogether there are about 25 j
tickets which are disqualified be-1
cause of improper marking, which j
is not many considering the number i
of tickets listed.
j May 7 was a popular day among
the guessers and should the river j
: ice move on that day, it will find
the minutes of every hour fairly
well covered and with many of the
minutes covered by numerous guess
el's. May C, 8 and 9 are also big
days, as indicated by the list and
there are many guesses on the
tenth and eleventh. But in spite of
the heavy guessing on certain days,
there are numerous minutes in/those
days which escaped notice altogether
while others of the minutes are piled
high with guesses. Even as late as
May 11, more than a score of
guessers picked the eleventh hour
and eleventh minute.
The work of installing the official
clock in the powerhouse was com
pleted this week. The timepiece is
the chronometer belonging to the
Taylor Jewelry store, and it has
been carefully tested and put in
perfect condition for the particular
work required of it. When the ice
moves in the river, the chronometer
will be stopped automatically, the
commission whistle will blow, also
automatically, and the committee
will first visit the power house to
ascertain the official time of the
breakup and then refer to the list
to determine the winner or winners
of the pool.
Pete Schmidt’s horse and wagon
and one of the commission teams
broke through the ice while cross
ing the river near the mission on
Tuesday. The. ice which gave way
under the weight of the teams was
not the main river ice, however,
being merely the crust of an over
flow, with about three feet of water
between it and the heavy ice below.
No damage resulted, but Pete and
several others received a partial
ducking before the teams were ex
tricated. The presence of the water
is attributed to the solid ridge of
snow which extends across the river
where the track extension lay during
the winter, and which acts as a dam
on top of the main river ice.
Elmer Larsen came in from Healy
yesterday.
See The New* for Carbon paper.
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WINTER ROSES IN ALASKA
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(Dedicated to Mr». A--)
The town was in Alaska when April snows were slush
Not such bad weather overhead, but heavy on the musfh.
A dame came to my window, she waved a red, red rose
And walked into my cabin on tippy-tippy toes.
The rose did nod a welcome, as toward me she outheld it;
I kissed her cheek—“For me,” I cried, “No,— but I’ll let you
smell it!”
“A house-rose for your neightbor,” she thus explained to me,
That she was taking this one, where she had given three!
I would I had not kissed her, this dame within my door
Each time that I recall it my very lips feel sore!
She bared my heart—to stab it, she had no tact at all.
She kept her rose, went on her way,—she also kept her gall.
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Today Where came a lady, one who had heard this tale,
Her name is Compensation, one never known to fail.
She brought to me a paper, and laid it gently down;
With Mercury Wings her feet were shod—methinks she wore a
crown.
Was gone ere I could thank her—or know what she had brought,
I opened up that paper, and lo! the rose I’d sought,)
With petals tlhat wore fairer, and coloring more rare,
Oh, healing balm of Gilead, was ever rose so fair?
Sweet rose in far Alaska, and that in winter time
Without one thorn or blemish, the Indies doth outshine!
For roses in the Southlands may cloy upon the sense,
While roses on a casket—or roses on a fence,
Are far beyond the grasping—just so,—and quite as dense.
But my rose lives forever—kind deeds can never fade—
Bright Lady Compensation, Sun of tfhe Northland Shade!
—By H. M. D.
SENATOR NELSON OPPOSES
KNOX PEACE RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28—|
The first attack in the senate on the
Knox peace resolution came from
Senator Knut Nelson, of Minnesota,
chairman of the senate judiciary
committee. He charged that the re
solution is “unusual, halting, equi- j
vocating and only a partial ami
piecemeal work.” The opposition of
the senator has shattered the hopes
of senate leaders for a solid Repub
lican backing for the measure.
Late this afternoon, the senate
reached an informal agreement to
vote on the resolution on Saturday.
The resolution was favorably re
ported by the foreign relations com
mittee over the opposition of sever
al Democratic members, who have
indicated that they will carry their
fight to the floor of the senate
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School has been dismissed for the
balance of the week, owing to the
illness of Principal Dorothy B. de la
Pole, who is a patient at the Gov
ernment hospital, receiving treat
ment for an attack of the grippe.
The lost time will be made up at
the end of the term if necessary.
Major E. R. McFarland, chief of
the T. & T. department of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, ar
rived in town on today’s train from
the coast. The major has a force of
men at Healy who will work toward
Nenana from that point on line
improvements.
Officers for the ensuing year were
installed at a meeting of Nenana
lodge, No. 1193, Loyal Order of
Moose, on Monday evening, and the
ceremony was followed by an en
joyable smoker. Hereafter the lodge
will meet once a month.
David T. Davis, arrested at Healy
by Deputy Marshal Billy Butler, on
a charge of having liquor in his
possession, pleaded guilty before U.
S. Commissioner R. S. McDonald
this morning and was fined $100
and costs.
W. L. Packer, formerly ot the
j A. E. C. forces in the Northern
I division, was in Washington, D. C.,
\ on March 25, and expected to leave
for Ohio in a few days.
| Mrs. W. H. Gilcher, formerly of
j Nenana, is visiting with relatives in
| Arkansas.
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Deputy Marshal Billy Butler is a
! visitor in town from Healy, having
arrived yesterday.
Miss Alma Watson,, who has been
under treatment at the Government
hospital, went out the line this morn
ing to join her mother.
Hal Rost went out the line this
morning to enter the employ of the
commission at Healy.
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HOLIDAY CANDY IN BOXES AND BULK
PIPES, CIGARET HOLDERS, POUCHES
FOUNTAIN PENS, PENCILS, INK
HIGH GRADE CLEAR HAVANA CIGARS
LEADING BRANDS OF CIGARETS
FAMOUS BUDWEISER BEER
The Portland
NENANA STAMPS—25c per 100; $2 per 1,000
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TONIGHT
“ALIMONY”
THE TIE THAT BURNS
A PHOTO DRAMA OF POWER AND PATHOS
Written by an Old Court Reporter to Expose the
Divorce Traffic of Blackmailing Lawyers
S E V E N—REELS—S EVEN
SPECIAL FEATURE
SLACK WIRE COMEDIAN
WILL EXHIBIT AFTER REGULAR SHOW
Music by Prof. R. F. Wolf—Violin and Piano
ADMISSION $1 Kids and Soldiers 50c.
WAR TAX INCLUDED.
SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 O’CLOCK.
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PATHE NEWS—PICTORIAL
PARAMOUNT-BURTON HOLMES
TRAVELOGUE
CHARLIE CHAPLIN and FATTY ARBUCKl.E
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THE SAVING OF YOUNG
ANDERSON
A Short Story by Henery Owen, in “Adventure”
MUSIC —VIOLIN AND PIANO
ADMISSION, 50c. - - - RESERVED, 75c
SOLDIERS AND CHILDREN, 25e
WAR TAX INCLUDED.
SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 O’CLOCK.
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Healy River Roadhouse
A. A. Lyden HEALY Sam Stevovich |
FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS
BROOKER’S CAFE IN CONNECTION
Mrs. Ed. Brooker
Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street
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! Col. Jas. G. Steese, head of the
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Alaska Road commission, left for
the coast yesterday, enroute to his
headquarters a>t Juneau.
Jack Appleton, who has been
working for the commission on the
Anchorage end, arrived in Nenana
on yesterday’s train.