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MACKINAW COATS MACKINAW PANTS
Army and Navy Sweaters SPORT SHIRTS, Heavy Wool
SWEATER COATS WOOL SOCKS, All Weights
UNION SUITS and TWO PIECE GARMENTS
GENUINE DANIEL GREEN FELT SHOES
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WOOL BLANKETS BLANKET SHEETS COMFORTERS
SEE OUR BRUSSELS and WILTON RU6S, ALL SIZES
Bisse.I’s Vacumn Sweepers Electric Vacnam Sweepers
We Carry a Full Line of *
MINERS’and TRAPPERS’ SUPPLIES
and Can Furnish Your Outfit Complete at Special Prices
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Price* Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
STOP AT THi?
Jones Bunk House
Comfortable Warm Place
SPRING BUNKS, 50c
CANVAS BUNKS
By the Week $1.75
MRS. J. F. LYTLE, Proprietress
RUSTHOUSE
Mrs. Ed. Williams, Prop.
A and FIFTH STREETS
ROOMS AND BOARD
ROOMS 75c and $1.00
Coffee and Doughnuts 25c
DOG KENNELS
YUKON IS LONGEST
UNBRIDGED RIVER
Alaska’s big inland waterway,
Yukon river, is believed to be the
longest river on the North American
continent, if not on the globe, with
out a bridge.
The big river is over 2,100 miles
long and from where it rises, back
of Whitehorse, Y. T., to its mouth
near St. Michael, Alaska, it is nol
spanned.
Bridges are unnecessary along
the Yukon during the winter, foi
the dog and wagon trails along th<
shore cross on the ice when cross
ings are necessary. In the summei
small boats are used. At Dawsor
there is a hand propelled ferry.
SELECTIVE SERVICE REPORT
IS MADE BY LOCAL BOARD
Nenana Local Board No. 19, un
der the selective service regulations
at the request of the governor of
Alaska- has made the following re
port regarding registrants of the
Class of 1917.
Voluntary enlistments . 8
| Inductions .96
Delinquents . 27
Deserters . 2
| Uninducted neutrals .12
! Remediable group . 2
| Emergency fleet . 1
j Class 2 . 0
Class 4 ......... 9
Died . 1
Vocation . 1
Induction canceled by armistice . .1
Of class 5 there were 42 divided
as follows:
Rejected .20
Aliens claiming induction 10
Alien enemies .10
J Withdrew intention (dishonor
| roll . 2
j Total .210
There were only two of the Ne
nana registrants who to evade mili
| tary service withdrew their inten
1 tion to become citizens of the United
i States and earned the unsavory
j reputation of being placed on the
j “Dishonor Roll”. These men are
i Monrad Matheson, better known i:
i
! Charley Matson, who served as mate
I on one of the A. Y. N. boats anc
! was afterwards employed on the
' docks as foreman of truckers foi
i the A. E. C. He was called to the
I colors at Seattle and evaded ser
I vice by withdrawing his intentior
j to be a citizen of the United States
j The other is Arne Arneson.
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Pasteboard boxes lined with til
foil and lead foil have been in
vented in Denmark as substitute:
for tin containers.
HYLAND’S CIGAR STORE
C/GARS POOL TOBACCOS
Soft Drinks Candies Fresh Fruit
'Warm Comfortable Rooms
Barber Sbop in Connection
Mike Hyland, Prop.
The New
T avern Cafe
and Bakery
None Better in Alaska
If You Are Not Already Patron, Give Us an
Opportunity to Convince You
NEWS RECEIVED OF
ALASKAN SOLDIERS
Alex Fowler received a letter [
on the last mail from Nels Larson,'
j
brother of Mrs. Fowler, from Camp
Dodge, Iowa, in which he says he
had been down with an attack of
Spanish influenza and managed to
fight it successfully. Nels was pro
moted to the rank of sergeant on
the 26th of October and trans
fered to Co. B 87th infan:ry, and
is now engaged in drilling a bunch
of rookies from the farms. His
brother Nick was also transferred
to Co. B.. 87 th infantry, with the
rank of corporal. Nick, too, had
an attack of influenza.
In a postal card to O. M. Jack
son' under date of Oct. 27, Nels
Larson tells of being an inmate of
the camp hospital for eight days
with the "flu”, but at the time of
writing was feeling fine. He sends
his regards to all his friends.
Ed. Bresnahan received a letter
from his brother Bob, dated Oct.
22, from Camp Dodge, and learned
1 for the first time that he had been
a sufferer from the “flu” for quite |
a spell. Bob had only been dis- i
; charged from the hospital on Oct.
j 21. He says that upon his arrival
back in barracks from the hospital
he was dumfounded at the number
of deaths that had occurred among
the members of his company. Con
tinuing his letter, he says: "TJe
following boys of our company who
have succumbed to the disease and
who you know are: Harold Ander
son, John Nye. Nick Gustiff, Mike
Meagher, Roy Douse, Roy Esgate
Ralph Tennant, Charles Dienert,
Lawrence Morency, Roy Ketchum,
Russel Lovelace, Joe Gustafson,
Fred Wick, Alex Zaboff and Mike
Saroff- besides three of the regu
lars from the Fort Gibbon garrison.
At that there are twenty-five .boys
in the hosptital still, and some of
them are not expected to pull
through. This is only the total 10
date from Company B, the other
companies from Alaska suffered
fully as badly as we did."
Arild Slippern, writing to his
father J. A. Slippern, from Camp
Dodge, under date of October 19,
tells of the varied experiences met
with enroute to Frisco, of their de
parture from Frisco and arrival at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, in which he
says:
Took us four (jays to reach here
from San Francisco, and when we
arrived the camp was under quar
antine—it had been under quaran
tine even before we left Frisco.
Well, it wasn’t long before our
Alaska huskies, used to pure air,
got the Spanish influenza and were
taken sick. Harold Andreson and
Roy Douse were about the first.
I had been here about four days
i! when I felt too sick to drill. Hardly
expected to be sent to the hospital,
i but that is where they sent all of
! us that had a fever. I had 102,
but felt perk enough They kept
• me in a week and I have been back
; three days now, and it feels mighty
good to get back too and get a
square meal under your belt. At
the hospital it was soup, and more
soup. Well, most of us are back
now, but a lot have passed away.
' and there will probably be a few
more pay the toll. ,
i “It sure was a shame to bring
a thousand healthy troops into a
i pest camp like this. Every night
! twenty-four of us were sent to the
' hospital to act as orderlies and wait
on the sick men. There were only
two of our first squad who were
not taken down with the “flu” and
there were only 20 of our entire
company of 188 men, who did not
go to the hospital.”
Writing to Frank Doner from
Camp Dodge, under date of Oct
22, Grady Sumerlin, who is mes.=
j sergeant of Co. B., 14th infantry,
has the following to say regarding
conditions in Camp Dodge:
“We had a nice time in Frisco
and had a pretty good trip on the
train, but when we landed in Camj
Dodge we sure got in bad. It is
a pretty desolate looking place her*
at this time of the year- and as
soon as we lit, the boys began tt
take down with the “flu”.
“Anderson and myself were abou
the first to take down, and o
course you know the result. Harols
only lasted a few days, and his
death was sure a shock to the whole
company. I was pretty sick for
four days, had a fever of 104 de
crees for one or two days. Mike
Meagher proved to be a real hero
and the .possessor of a brave and
noble heart.
“The boys were all anxious to get
into condition for service “over
there, and all reported for drill the
second day we were here, though
a number of them should have been
in the hospital. On the second day
of drill they began to fall out of
ranks and report to the hospital.
As the days rolled by they fell out
faster and went on sick report, and
in a few days there were 160 out
of a total of 188 of Co. B. in the
hospital. It was here that Meagher
showed his worth and courage. He
waited on the boys as they took
down with the dreaded disease long
after he should have been in the
hospital, and was a source of com
fort and cheer to all who went be
fore him, and when he finally gave
in and went on sick report, his
fever was raging at 104 degrees.
He smiled as he left the barracks
and remarked that he would be
back in a few days. He was brave
and fought hard to the last- but his
fever ran up to such a temperature
that no human being could with
stand, and the poor boy was forced
to make the supreme and final sac
rifice only two days after being
in the hospital.
“Excuse me if I seem to paint
the scene a little darker than it
should be. but to make it short, we
are all dowmhearted; nineteen of out
little company have paid the price
and there are still about forty ir
the hospital with a slim chance of
coming out. Jack Fallon, Smoky
Phillips, the lad who barbered at
Jamieson's shop, Billy Mellish and
a few others are very, very bad.
“Dick Ward has gone to the En
gineer Officers’ Training school and
we have just had news that a bunch
of our boys are to be transferred
to another outfit tomorrow, and
among them are Art Denny* and
Ralph Darling.
“Most of the company will go ou1
on the target range in a few day:
for three weeks’ instruction in th(
art of killing. 1 have been out twc
days, made pretty good scores anc
like it fine.” .
UNDER TWO FLAGS”
AT COLISEUM TOMORROW
The management of the Coliseun
announce that it will, at the re
quest of their patrons, repeat th<
famous six-reel play which \va:
shown on the night of Thanksgivinj
to a large and appreciative audience
tomorrow night.
The play is based on Ouida’s
famous novel entitled “Under Tw<
Flags” and depicts the life storj
of a titled Englisman, an officer oi
high rank in one of the most ex
elusive English regiments, who ii
forced by stress of circumstance!
to be a fugitive from his own coun
try and enlist in a French regi
ment stationed in Algeria.
Theda Bara is seen to advantag<
as “Cigarette”, who plays a mos
important part in the scheme. Hei
unrequited love of Bertie Ceceil, t<
save whom she sacrifices her life, i
a strong feature of the entire play
The play is well worth seeing, a
any one who saw it on Thanks
giving night will testify. Featur
' prices will prevail for this show
* namely admission fifty cents, am
two-bits extra for reserved seats
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NOTICE
See the issue of December 3 fo
particulars, mail your suggestion
to the Contest Committee, Nenan
; Commercial club, win a prize an
help boost Nenana.
Charles R. Crawford, writing fro
Latouche, states that he will giv
the proceeds of the first thousan
feet of lumber from his sawm:
at Latouche to the Red Cross. T1
price of the lumber is $35 per 1
for rough, and $60 for clear.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—A
I The News Office.
OVERCOATS
The essential qualities in a pood overcoat are few; style, fit,
quality and price. It is not often that you find the first
three combined at the right price. The overcoats we handle
combine all good qualities—and the prices are right. Come
to the store and convince yourself whatever we have said
in favor of our Overcoats are facts. Buy, or look,—you
are welcome.
EXTRA SPECIAL LOW PRICES ARE IN FORCE NOW
Our Stock Reducing Sale
IS STILL GOING ON RIGHT ALONG
$25 Values Now Selling at $15
$35 Values Now Selling at $25
COON COATS (Pieced Fur) . $25
BEAVER CLOTH COATS- Satin Quilted, with Large
Beaver Collars, at $45
BEST GRADE MARMOT LINED COATS $95
CLOTH OVERCOATS, with Fur Collar. . $35
THE HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES
i
SIMSON’S
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
\m IIIIM " *
Phone 84 Front Between C and D
Johnson’s Store
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PRICES REASONABLE LOUIS JOHNSON, Prop.
j RECEIPT OF BINOCULARS
ACKNOWLEDGED BY NAVY
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i I
j In response to a request published
by the United States navy depart- i
ment for telescopes, binoculars and
other glasses, Alf Ekeland, of the
Portland, sent a fine pair of binocu
lars which he had and on the last
mail received the following letter,
! which conveys to him the thanks of
! the navy department for his patri
otic action:
' Washington- D. C., Oct. 17, 1918
Mr. Alf Ekeland,
Nenana, Alaska.
"Dear Sir:—At the request of the
j assistant secretary of the navy, who
| is now away from Washington, I
wish to express to you his appre
ciation and that of the department,
j of your generous and patriotic re
sponse to the navy’s call for binocu
lars, telescopes and spy-glasses.
"The glases furnished by you will
be very useful in the prosecution
of nava' operations until victory is
j won.
I “At the termination of the war
I every effort will be made to return
’ | them to you, when it is hoped that
j you will feel compensated for any
j evidence of wear by the knowledge
that you have supplied “Eyes for
the Navy” during a very trying
period.
“Very respectfully,
“C F. MAGUIRE,”
By direction of the assistant sec
retary of the navy.
A Boston inventor’s automatic
foot measuring device is said to fit
a man with shoes accurately in less
than one minute.
J
NOTICE
The N'enana Knitting: eluli wilt
hold their next regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. R. J. Diven at
the Presbyterian manse, at two
o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
All members of the club ami
those interested in the work are
cordially invited to be present.
Anchorage businessmen have i ; -
traded for a launch service between
Anchorage and Seldovia. Six round
trips are to be made under the
present arrangement, which involves
the expenditure of $300 for the
service.
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butsed” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and eicinity; one hundred
and fift? at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska. j
THE NEAREST TO BEER
Per Dozen $3.00
| AGENTS FOR THE FAIRBANKS BEVERAGE CO. §
CHEER-O
| Qts. per Doz. $4 Doz. Pints $2.50 |
PORT-O
1 All Flavors, per Case
$3.25 |
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THE PORTLAND
JACKSON A EKELAND, T pt.