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Just Received
LATEST STYLES
John B. Stetson Hats . . . $6
J. B. Smith Dress Shoes . . $9
Fine Suitcloth Overshirts . . $5
Misses’ High Top Dress Shoes - - - $4.50
Children’s Dress Shoes, pair - - - • $3.75
Baby’s Black and Tan Kid Shoes ■* - $2.50
SIMSON’S
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
Will Arrive on Str. Washburn
FRIDAY, MAY 23
FRESH FRUIT
Oranges Grapefruit
Lemons Yukon Cigars
COGHILL’5
A letter received by his brother,
Dick Wood, of the First National
bank of Fairbanks, on the last trail,
from Frank Wood, indicate? that he
expects to be discharged ftom the
army soon and that he will then
make tracks for the North and try
to get to Fairbanks as soon as
possible.
Frank joined the army som^ time
ago and had been serving in France
with the combat divisions until the
signing of the armistice. He was
then transferred to gay "Paree",
where he has been doing duty as
one of the guards around the build
ing in which the peace conference
is held.
The news of his intended early
return is hailed with great satis
faction in Fairbanks, especially by
the baseball fans, who rely very
considerably on his part in the
team work to defeat Nenana again
this season.
SHOTGUNS and Shotgun Ammu*
nitio11—new stock just opened, at
Anderson Bros & Nerland.
Dr. Kenison, the optician, left
this morning for Fairbanks on the
launch Victory.
ACADEMY DANCE
] VERY SUCCESSFUL
! About twenty-five couples too':
| the floor at the dance held by the
j Xenana Dancing Academy, under
! the direction of Mrs. Belle Camp
j 'bell, last Saturday night, at Union
; Hall, and a most enjoyable time
| was spent. Ordinarily the academy
I dances are concluded at about mid
! night, but in deference to the wish
j es of the crowd it was prolonged
until about two o’clock, at which
; time the dancers dispersed.
1 The dance will be repeated next
! Saturday, May 24. at the usual time
and place, and a good time is
: promised all those who will attend.
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* MARINE BULLETIN *
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Washburn—Down Fortymile 5
a. m., for Fairbanks.
Seattle No. 3—Down Fortymile
8 a. m., for St. Michael.
Tanana—At Tolovana, launching
barges.
Shusana—Up Xenana for Fair
banks, 10:30 a. m.
Alice M.—Down Nulato with
mail, 7 a. m.
Victory—Up Xenana, 9 a. m.
| SPEEDY
SAFE
COMFORTABLE
LAUNCH VICTORY
FRED DOUSE, Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Every Other Dav
FOR FAIRBANKS
E RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL.
Fresh Fruit
Big Shipment Over Lake Labarge to
Arrive May 25
ALSO A LIMITED NUMBER OF
1919 WORLD ALMANACS
BIG WAR EDITION
GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY
THE TERMINAL
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BALLAINE TELLS
SECRETARY LANE
HOW TO PROCEED
John E. Bailaine, to whom is
•red i ted the biggest railroad fail
ire in the territory, and who late
y has had a great deal to S3y
ibout the Government railroad and
idvice to offer to the Alaskan En
gineering Commission. recently
mailed on Secretary Lane, at Washi
ngton, for the purpose of present
ing details of alleged waste and
mismanagement in connection with
:he big government enterprise in
Alaska.
“As a result of that interview."
Bailaine later explained to a repre
sentative of the Seattle P.-I., "1
left with the secretary a written
statement giving a program of con
structive suggestions.” And for the
“information of the public, as a
possible help in shaping a course
of action,” the unsuccessful pro
moter of the old Alaska Central
railroad, induced the Seattle paper
to publish the suggested program
in its entirely, of which the follow
ing are the nine principa1 “points”:
"1. Immediate steps should be
taken to develop traffic for the Al
aska railroad on a comprehensive
scale, in the same practical way
that all new railroads have done in
pioneer countries, in charge of men
of broad vision and proved capaci
ty, rather than under the care of a
and office clerk. This should in
clude the building of a central
aydro-electric power plant at a cost
of about SI,000,00, with feed
vires along the railroad to furnish
power and light for the railroad
>nd the tributary towns and mines,
making possible all-year mining op
erations at low cost, which in turn
would provide markets for an ag
ricultural population and open the
way for rapid and substantial
growth.
“2. The Matanuska coal fields
should be developed in good faith
ander the present coal-leasing law,
if not by private companies, then
by *he government direct through
the railroad management or other
agency. Put a big sized coal min
ing man on the job. Don’t blams
the coal-leasing law for failure to
produce results when you place its
Execution in the hands of a land
office clerk who has no knowledge
of coal mining or any other busi
ness.
“3. All transportation charges
on the Alaska railroad should be
reduced to the =an.e basis as in
Oregon and Washington.
”4. The railroad from Seward
to the Interior should be complet
ed and put into operation and not
longer held back by deliberate neg
lect to complete some sections.
”5. No railroad money should be
spent for any purpose north of the
Tanana river until the main line is
completed from the coast to the
Tanana river.
“6. The $967,295 a year listed
for salaries to officers and othei
supernumeraries should be reduced
to not more than $150,000, and the
dierence of $817,295 should be
added to the $305,455 listed foi
wages to laborers, making possible
the employment of a largely in
creased labor force.
“7. Congress this session should
be asked for $5,000,000 more than
the $4,002,380 that has been requi
sitioned, as a productive and use
ful means of absorbing the fasl
increasing supply of surplus labor
It would hasten the completion ol
the railroad and tneerby the open
ing of Alaska as a field of oppor
tunity for otherwise idle men.
“8. Immediate preparation:
should be begun for appropriation*
by the next Congress, not only t<
complete the main line now unde:
construction, but to build needec
branches and feeders, including th<
Kuskokwim branch.
“9. There should be an immed:
ate cleaning out of incompetent:
and supernumeraries and a radica
reorganization under capable man
agement such as will make th<
Alaska railroad a benefit to Alaska
a credit to the principle of gov
ernment building of railroads :r
Alaska, and an agency of real ser
vice to the people of the Unitec
States.”
SPRING IS RENOVATING TIME
Add to the life of ■ suit or list—
improve your appearance at smal
expanse, by taking your work t<
MRS. D'ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOI
GERMAN PEOPLE
NEAR STARVATION
SAYS NENANAITE
Charles F. Ingersoll, former Ne- j
nanaite. who joined the army by I
'voluntary induction, is now serving I
with the army of occupation at '
Coblenz, Germany.
Writing to Frank Taylor, of the
Arctic, from Coblenz, under date'
of March 30, he says:
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1
“Received your letter some days j
ago; it took two months and 20 j
days to reach here. It had to chase j
me all over France, as we were on i
the move until after the armistice’
was signed. We were stationed j
at St. Dizier for two months, thence |
moved to Metz, and from there to
the Rhine. Don't kick because yon j
did not get to join the army and
come overseas, for we have had
hell from every angle.
“The first taste of it was on
the Toul front. Here I had charge'
of a truck convoy and had to be on
the road every night without lights,
just back of the lines. Fritz was
shelling everything, but did not
me. I had to get back to Toul in
the daytime, and there Heine was
seen every day with his bombing
planes, and sleep was out of the
question.
i “The day before the armistice
. was signed they got a big Hun'
plane over Toul. It was a great |
(sight to see him fall from a dis
tance of 5000 feet and smash up,
1 the pilot and observer being killed
instantly.
j “We have had it tough and it is
not over yet. If the Huns sign
the peace terms everything will
be O. K., but if not, it means more
war and the boys on the Rhine
■will be the first in. as we will
have to advance farther into Ger
many and you can easily see what
j that means. We stay over here
' some time yet. But if this scrap
, is settled in April or May, I will
■ be back in Xenana next fall.
“My pay is $51.60 as sergeant,
but I am recommended for pro
motion to sergeant first class, and
will then draw $61.- This is not
much, as everything you buy is
high and your money does not last
long. However, I am willing t3
stay over here and scrap it out
until everything is made safe at
home.
i "I am here on the Rhine and can
see how the Hun lives at home, and.
believe me, they cannot last two |
months longer without help, as they '
are on the brink of starvation.
One of my detachment just re-!
turned from Berlin, where he had
been on convoy with rations to our (
boys in Berlin, and he says that
they have very little food. Men,
women and children are seen on
the streets, dressed up in the best
of clothes but they have nothing;
to eat but spuds and not as many
of them as they want either. I
can’t see how they can help them- I
: selves, but you can’t trust a Hun,
and you never can tell what he is
going to try to pull off next.
“By the time this reaches you
something will have happened, so
: if I am still lucky enough to get
home, will tell you all about the j
trip. Give my regards to all the
boys.”
Genuine BuhacH at Fowler &
The Lester Evil.
i “Why didn’t you stop when I
signaled you?” inquired the officer.
“Well,” replied Mr. Chuggins, “it
had taken me two hours to get this
old flivver started, and it seemed a
shame to stop her merely to avoid
a little thing like being arrested.”—
Washington Star.
An epidemic of strange character
prevailed among the natives at
Herschel island during the winter.
There were very few deaths. The
epidemic had disappeared before the
letters from Herschel island were
written.
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Black and Green.
—
| An old colored man was burn
ing dead grass when a “wise guy”
'stopped and said: “You’re foolish
• to do that, Uncle Eb; it will make
I the meadow as black as you are.”
“Don’t worry ’bout dat, sah,” re
1 sponded Uncle Eb. “Dat grass will
» grow out an’ be as green as you
’•is.”—Boston Transcript.
A Fine Assortment of
HIGH-GRADE GANDIES, BY THE BOX, BY
THE PACKAGE. AND OTHERWISE.
CHEWING GUM —ALL KINDS.
Before and After
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REFRESHING DRINKS. ICE CREAM,
CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
POOL, PAN AND SOLO.
THE ARCTIC
Davis & Taylor Rooms in Connection
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STEAMER SHUSANA !
LEFT THIS MORN
' The steamer Shusana, which was
the first boat of the season to ar
rive in Xenana. sailed this morn
ing on the return trip to Fair
banks.
She took about ten tons of freignt
for the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission. which included a boiler
and hoist for the stiff-legged der
rick at Chena. She also took a
little freight consigned to the up
per town by local merchants.
The passengers on board, bound
for Fairbanks, were W. J. Lynn,
Peter Anderson, Victor Nick, Harry I
Owen. Fred LaPlant, who will work;
on Billy Lynn’s grading contract,
and a few others whose names were
not available.
It is expected that the Shusana
will return from Fairbanks in a
few days.
FORMER FAIRBANKSAN
DIES IN LOS ANGELES
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A clipping from a Los Angeles
paper, received in the last mail by
W. H. Gilcher, tells of the passing
of A1 Kelso, a well-known former
resident of Fairbanks. Death oc- i
curred at the California hospital.,
Los Angeles, early in March, fol
lowing a long illness.
After leaving the North, Kelso .
engaged in the saloon business in
the Southern California metropolis,
and, at the time he was taken ill,
was doing a flourishing business, a
force of five bartenders being nec
essary to wait on the thirsty pa-'
trons of the place.
He is survived by a widow and
one son.
SMALL BOAT LEAVES FOR
THE LOWER YUKON RIVER
The poling-boat Nancy Hanks left
Xenana this afternoon, bound for
the lower Yukon river, with four
men, three dogs and a light camp
ing outfit and supplies on board.
Those leaving on the boat were
Gus Schubert, Frank Brust, Ed Nel
son, and A. X. Grant. They will j
make their way down river in lei- :
surely fashion, stopping at Tolovana,
Hot Springs, Tanana, and Ruby on
the way down.
Mr. Grant will disembark at Ruby,
but the others will keep going until |
the mouth of the river is reached,!
where they probably will be en
gaged in fishing for the Carlisle
Packing company.
The city jail at Ketchikan caught
fire at fix o’clock on March 20
and a Japanese prisoner was burned
to death. The jail w’as badly
burned. The Japanese was p'aced
in the jail at 4 o’clock on the morn
ing of the ffoth and it is believed
he set the jail on fire.
Went na—The Gateway to McXisloy
National Put.‘
RED CROSS 10
SELL ALL YARN
_ »
Announcement is made by the
ocal Red Cross branch that all the
'arn remaining on hand will be
old at cost, commencing from to
norrow and lasting until the stock
s exhausted. Those wishing to
purchase some of this wool are
nvited to apply to Mrs. F. D.
drowne, between the hours of :!
ind 3 p. m. *
Both sweater wool and sock wool
vill be on sale, also a quantity of
leedles for knitting sweaters ar. I
FOcks.
Sweater wool will be sold at S3
ter pound, and sock wool at $2.75
ter pound; sweater needles at 25
:ents a pair, and sock needles at
25 cents per set. The wool is of
:he best quality and can be readilv
nade into fine warm sweaters, ^
socks, caps, shawls, etc., and in
tumerable suggestions as to the
tses it can be put to will be found
n the current magazines.
Those who may wish to acquire
•ome of this woo! are advised t >
rpplv early to avoid disappoint
tient.
JILLS AGAINST RED CROSS
TO BE SENT TO SECRETARY *
All those having bills against th'*
ocal Red Cross branch, in connee
:ion with the dance and enterain
■nent given in honor of the re
:urned soldiers, on Saturday, May
II, are requested to send them in
:o the secretary, Mrs. Walter
Tould, as soon as possible, for pay
nent.
The bills should be mailed to . 4
Mrs. Gould, who will take action
mmediately on receipt of them.
Rasmus Enge was elected mayor
)f Petersburg at the April 1 election, f
ind L. C Berg. L. J. Israelson,
Peter Horgenson, Erick N'ess, Jacob
"Itness, and Chris Tveten, council
nen.
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
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