Nenana Steam Laundry
OUR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE DL ^ *7£
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST rUOIie ID
J. F. BENNETT. GEORGE RICH
BLANKEIELD EXPRESS
CONNECTING WITH FAIRBANKS TRAIN.
PASSENGERS BAGGAGE MAIL
Clean Dry Wood for Sale Hauling of All Kinds
OFFICE AT THE TERMINAL.
Prompt Reliable Satisfactory
STOVES OF ANY KIND MADE TO ORDER
All Workmanship Guaranteed Pertaining to Heating or Plumbing.
The Nenana Sheet Metal Works stree?
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F armers
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Trappers
Tourists
The Nenana district offers oppor
tunities for prospecting, farming, and
trapping that are unequaled in any
other section of Alaska.
Gold placers of known value, close
to Nenana, are producing annually sub
stantial amounts, and there are scores
of streams within the district on which
little or no prospecting has been done.
These streams, until a short time ago
almost inaccessible, are now easily
reached by means of the new Govern
ment Railroad, and undoubtedly soon
will be the scene of much mining ac
tivity.
Farming in the Nenana district has
the advantage of a growing season fully
ten days longer than that of any other
section of Interior Alaska. There is
much desirable land in the district open
to homesteaders, and marketing possi
bilities are being expanded steadily.
Fur-bearing animals of the Nenana
and adjacent districts are noted for the
fine quality of their fur, and trappers
annually bring large numbers of pelts
to Nenana and receive for them higher
prices than are obtained for the average
furs of other districts.
Game of all kinds abounds in the
Nenana district, there are scores of
trout streams easy of access, and the
scenic wonders of the district are un
surpassed. The district is the natural
gateway to Mt. McKinley National
Park, and close to Nenana may be
viewed the largest coal ledges in the
world.
Detailed information regarding the
resources and possibilities of the Ne
nana district may be obtained from the
Nenana
Commercial
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The ladies of NenSlna and their
escorts will be the honored guests
tonight of Nenana igloo, No. 17,
Pioneers of Alaska, at a jolly social
session which will follow the regu
lar business meeting of the oldtim
ers at Union hall. The fun will
start promptly at 9:30, and a va
riety of entertainment is promised,
concluding with an informal dance.
Immediately following the con
clusion of the business meeting,
Pete Schmidt’s bantams will give an
exhibition of juvenile boxing. The
boys—Kenneth McLean and Carl
Schmidt—already have appeared in
public on several occasions, but the
match tonight promises to be the
best thus far staged.
I The second event of the evening
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will be a professional exhibition by
Joe O’Connor and A1 Johnson, both
past masters in the art of self-de
fense.
After the boxing exhibitions, the
floor will be cleared for dancing,
and refreshments will be served.
The recently elected officers ■will
be installed during the business ses
sion, with George Markus, past pres
ident of Fairbanks igloo, acting as
installing officer. Other business to
' come before the meeting will be
the reading of the secretary’s report
to the grand igloo.
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Fresh Groceries, Fancy and Sta
ple. Fowler St Morris.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
DEMAND WAGE INCREASE
! PARIS.—Dissatisfied with the sal
ary they are receiving, which they
claim is lower than that of tht
street sweepers in Paris, the jus
tices of the peace have addressed a
memorandum to the minister of jus
tice asking’ for a substantial in
crease. Failure of the government
, to comply will bring about a strike
the representatives of law and or
der say. The minister of justice i:
examining the claims of the justice;
of the peace and will give his de
eision after he has disposed in con
sultation with the minister of laboi
of the various strikes now in prog
ress.
Henana. Where Balia and Blears Mee
WS.S.
"RU. SWINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
'UNITED' STATES
GOVERNMENT
YOU
CAN
BUY
WAR
SAVINGS
STAMPS
NOW
I
ITINERANTS FILL
MEXICAN CAPITAL;
SELL EVERYTHING
MEXICO CITY. — Conditions in
the republic, which have crowded a |
million persons into Mexico City, or,
more than 300,000 above its nor- j
mal population, have greatly in
creased the number of itinerant
merchants, who set up shop where
their whim wills. It is impossible
to find a street in the city where '
some vendor has not set up a stall.
A person desiring- to outfit a house
can buy almost everything needed
without placing foot within a reg
ular shop. Let a prospective buyer
merely hint that he is in the mar
ket for something, and be is im
mediately besieged by a crowd of
energetic salesmen who dilate in
machine-gun Spanish on the worth
of their wares.
Sunday is the busiest day for
these merchants. They foregather
principally in the plazas, spread
their goods about them and pa
tiently wait for customers. Their
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^umbers are augmented by men and
! women, boys and girls, ail of them
selling candies, fruits, shoestrings, ■
pottery, tobacco, drinks, bright-col-1
ored ribbons, shoe, hats, dogs, cats,
gophers, and the dozens of varieties
of food of which chili is the most
important component. The plazas
present an animated appearance.
i Bands are playing, whistles are
blowing, newsboys call their editions,
a man with a wheel of chance be
seeches the credulous to try their
luck, a boy with a huge basket bal
anced on his head offers sweetmeats
at five centavos each, and follow
ing him comes a seller of ice cream
with his frozen dainties tucked away
in a container which he juggles per
ilously on his head, but never loses
glorious sun which gives no hint of
brooding problems of existence.
It is a happy life the native leads
on Sunday when with a few cen
tavos he may fill his stomach with
sweets, bask in the warm sunshine
and listen to music furnished by a
Mexican band, than which there is
.no better in any land.
A man from the United States.
■ who, on a recent Sunday morning,
took a seat in the plaza, within a
few minutes had his shoes shined,
his nails manicured, his breakfast
! served, his morning newspapers de
■ livered, his measure taken for a
suit of clothes, and was offered an
assortment of diamonds and opals
at a bargain. He concluded that
there may be more modern methods
of conducting business, but there
certainly is none more picturesque
than that employed by the outdoor
merchant.
Woodbury’s Facial Soap and other
standa-d toilet soaps. Fowler &
Morris.
COLISEUM
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG PARAMOUNT- FEATURE AND
SCREAMING MACK SENNETT COMEDY
FOR PROGRAM TONIGHT.
Adolph Zukor Present*
THE EXQUISITE EMOTIONAL STAR
BILLIE BURKE
SUPPORTED BY AN ALL-STAR CAST. IN I
-IN
“THe Mysterious
Miss Terry**
By Gelett Burgess.
IN FIVE ABSORBING ACTS. *
Paramount-Mack Sennett Comedies P-esent*
POLLY MORAN, BEN TURPIN, SLIM SUMMERVILLE
AND ETHEL TEARE, IN
“ROPING HER ROMEO”
IN TWO POSITIVE SCREAMING ACTS.
THE PICTURES THAT WEKt THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE THEM.
MUSIC-VIOLIN, PIANO AND DRUMS
General Admission 50 cents Reserved Seats 75c
SOLDIERS AND CHILDREN 25c.
SHOW STARTS AT EIGHT O’CLOCK
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GOTHAM’S BOHEMIA
COSTLY PLACE NQWi
NEW YORK. — Add Greenwich
Village to the spots of “atmosphere" ,
that are no more. Like the Bow- 1
ery and the old downtown residen
tial district, the Bohemia of the i
metropolis is about extinct.
Unconventional people still reside;
in the vicinity of Washington
Square, but those who knew it in
the old days tall the present resi
dents posers.
Struggling young geniuses, living
in poverty in cheerless attics or
stable studios, no more evade in
sistent landladies by the back stair
way. They don’t because the same !
attics and stables now lease for I
anywhere from $1,500 to $3,BOO a
year, security demanded. The Bo
hemian restaurants are commercial
ized. There is no credit, and prices
range with eating places in the
White Light district.
In MacDougal alley and Washng
ton mews, where men and women
once sacrificed all bodily comfort?
for art, limousines ’ and town cars
now stand without Nurses care
for children. Fresh paint and mod
ern conveniences are everywhere.
Only geniuses who have arrived can
now afford a residence in New
York’s Bohemia.
LONDON FOG LAMPS
TO PENETRATE MIST
LONDON. — London is planning
new measures against the dense
fogs which, several times each win
ter. seriously interfere with street
traffic and cause many traffic acci- j
dents. Men equipped with fog-|
penetrating lamps are to be sta-!
tioned at points about the city
where traffic is most congested.
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Calling Cards printed to order on 1
short notice at the News Office.
SKOF HOUSE
That’s the Place
GOOD BARN FOR HORSES
IN CONNECTION.
Second and Market Sts.
MRS. JAMES LAVIN
Chop Suey, Noodles
AND
Home-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA, Prop.
WOOD
Sawing
ICE and EXPRESS
CYRIELE VERHAEGHE
OFFICE AT
THE TERMINAL
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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1 Miners and Prospectors! f
I NOTICE OF CHANGE OF 0EC0R0IN6 PRECINCTS I
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| According to a recently issued Court Order by |
| Judge Chas. E. Bunnell, the Nenana Mining and Re- |
| cording District has been enlarged to take in the Bon- =
| nifield and Totatlanika Districts. |
| Miners and Prospectors of these districts will be I
| enabled by this change to do their recording and |
| transact other business at Nenana, which is within §
| easy reach of their mining activities. I
| NENANA COMMERCIAL CLUB. |
| J. R. Bowen, President. R. J. Diven, Secretary. |
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