THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana. Alaska,
for encry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March S, 1879.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana. Alaska.
R. G. Southworth — — — — Editor and Manager
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ANCHARAGE SHRINE CLUB
PLANNING INTERIOR TRIP
The Anchorage Shrine Club is;
contemplating making a pilgrimage
to N'enana and Fairbanks sometime j
during the coming summer, for
which arrangements are now being
made. The excursion will number
many Anchorage Shriners and will i
include a full set of officers of j
Nile Temple, Order of the Mystic
Shrine, of Seattle, who are making j
the trip North for the purpose of
initiating classes in Anchorage and
Fairbanks, the latter class includ
ing Masons of N'enana in its ranks.
The definite date of the excursion;
will be made known later on.
In this connection, the following
sketch of the origin of the Ancient
Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine i
is published for the benefit of read
ers of The News:
The Order of the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine was founded by the
Mohammedan Kalif Alee, the son-!
in-law of the prophet Mohammed, in
the City of Mecca, Arabia, in the
year Hejira 25 (A. D_ 656).
It was originally organized as an
inquisition for the purpose of sup- ,
pressing lawlessness and violence j
and the disregard of human rights,!
which at that time ran riot in I
Arabia, threatening to undermine.
and destroy civil society, and with j
which the laws and courts as then.
administered were unable to cope, j
These conditions were brought ab^ut J
by and due to the hatreds engender-1
ed, thirst for revenge, and general
demoralization incident to the re
ligious wars with which the country
ha dso long been disiracted.
To protect the weak and the op
pressed and enforce obedience to
the laws, was the mission of the
Order. In doing this, it would ap
prehend, judge and punish criminals
even -within the hour, and thus
strike terror to the hearts of evil
doers.
The fundamental tenets to which
the Order is devoted are Truth,
Justice, Religious Toleration and
Charity.
The Order spread very rapidly,
and its temples were soon estab
lished in all the great centers of
population in the countries of the
Far East. It numbered among its
members many of the most emi
nent men of learning and of social
and political influence, and thus be
came a great power for good wher
ever it was established. The Order
having been founded by Moslems,
its rites, ceremonies arid emblem
naturally partake of the beautiful
imagery peculiar to the Oriental
nation from which it emanates, but
it does not teach or require a be
lief in the Mohammedan religion—
the Christian and the Jew being ad
mitted on a perfect equaliiy with
the Moslem, thus exemplifying one
of its principal tenet>—religious
toleration
The authority to establish the
order in North America was con
ferred on Dr. Walter M. Fleming,
33 degree, by Rizk Allah Hasseon
Elfendee, who was duly authorized
to do so. Dr. Fleming, with a few
other Nobles, founded Mecca Tem-|
pic, in the City of New York, in the
rear 1872, since which time the
C'rdcr has bsd a phenomenal growth ,
in this country.
While the Order was originally!
designed as an inquisition to wreak,
swift punishment on the criminal
: lasses and secure justice to the'
oppressed, yet in a country like
•he United States, where justice is j
denied to no one who has a just;
tause, an organization which as
sumed the exercise of such powers
[could nctonly be unlawful, “iut con
trary to the spirit of American in
stitutions; hence as practiced in
Vorth America, everything -avor
ng of judicial or inquisitional pow
?rs has been eliminated but the
splendor and magmSeance of its
Oriental rites and ceremonies are
strictly adhered to.
The social feature of the Order,
*’hich probably constitutes one of
the principal attractions and a-'ord?
ts members a degree «f enjoyment
;vhich cannot be attained in any
>ther organization, is doubtless >i,e
)f the principal causes o ' its rapid
rrowth.
The membership of the order is
imited to Knights Templars and 32
legree Scottish Rite Masons.
John E. Anderson, of the Mt. Mc
Kinley Gold Placers. Inc., arrived
n N'enana at noon on Tuesday on ;
i business trip. His cabin is situat
ed at the northeast end of the
leautiful Wonder Lake, and from it
in unrivaled view of the lake, with
Wt. McKinley looming large in the
jackground, can be obtained. On!
ery clear days the reflection of the j
)ig mountain on the waters of the
ake can be seen. Mr. Anderson will j
eave for his home after a brief j
;tay in town.
Herman Magnuson was a return- j
ng passenger on the train from'
Fairbanks yesterday.
Nenana Market
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WILD ROSE LARD — DARIGOLD BUTTER
YUKON KING SALMON—HAM and BACON
FINNAN HADDIE—FRESH OYSTERS
FOWL — TURKEYS — GEESE j
VEAL. PORK AND MUTTON
REDUCED PRICES
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Waechter Bros. Co. b. w. Miller [I
Come to
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS
FAMOUS FOR CURING RHEUMATISM—STOMACH TROUBLES
Good Accommodations for Health and Rest
New Bath House and Sweat Rooms. — Private Cabins for Ladies
Plenty of Fresh Eggs and Chickens
All Vegetables Used are Raised and Canned on the Springs Farm
Phone Connection with Circle City. - Four Mails a Month
Rates $3.50 per Day, Including Meals, Baths and Lodging
For Transportation Communicate with John Palm, Chatanika, or
Wire OTTO MEYER, Circle
CLUB NAMES COMMITTEES
TO BOOST TOWN INTERESTS!
—
The member&nip of tne Nenana j
Commercial Club and others inter-!
ested in the welfare of the city, J
gathered in force at Union hall last
night in response to the notice ap
pearing in The News on Tuesday, j
Dr. J. R. Bowen, president of the j
organization, called the meeting to j
order, with Bob Tous^aint acting as
secretary. i
The question of the transfer of
the army post from Fort Gibbon to
Nenana. and the opposition to this
move by the commanding officer at
Anchorage, were gone into in de-;
tail and, after the secretary had!
read all communications bearing on
the subject, together with the re- j
commendations made by the post
quartermaster at Fort Gibbon, the j
committee appointed to look after
the matter was highly compliment
ed by the club and was empowered
to continue its labors along the j
lines followed, in co-operation with
the secretary, until the desired re
sults are obtained.
The secretary was instructed to
communicate by wire with Lieut.
Stetson and ascertain the present
status of the proposed transfer of
troops, in order that appropriate
action may he taker, by ‘he com
mittee.
The secretary read a letter from
Col. Mears relative ;■> ths visit of!
C. G. Jennings, who had been re
quested by the chairman of the1
Alaskan Engineering Commission
to look into the freight situation in
the Interior, with a request that the
Xenana Commercial Club .s.-iss the
matter freely with Mr. Jennings
with a view to arriving at an agree
ment which would bo of mutual I
benefit to the railroad and to ship-1
pers. A committee compose'* of
Alex Fowler, Herman Anderson, L.
Anderson, Louis Johnson and Toej
Fischer was appointed to act with
the secretary, taking up the matter
through the proper channels vwth
the railroad officials, with a "ew to1
having desirable changes made. This :
committee also was empowered to j
go thoroughly into the question of!
freight rates, from Seattle to N'e- j
nana, and points on the Tanana and*
Yukon rivers, for which Nenana is!
the logical distributing point.
The coming ceremony of driving
the golden spike, commemorative of
the linking of the coast and the In
terior by rail, was discussed at some
length and it was the sense of the
meeting that Interior Alaska should
be well represented in the pageant;
to be staged on that occasion at
McKinley Park. The secretary was
instructed to communicate with the!
Fairbanks Commercial Club and in- j
viie its co-operation in the proposed j
celebration.
it is expected tnat an excursion ;;
train from Anchorage and one from ! ■
Nenana and Fairbanks will be run'!
to McKinley Park and it is just pos : ’
sible that the visitors from the coastj ■
will have an opportunity to com-j
plete the journey to the northern
end of the line before returning to
Anchorage. It is understood that the
local Pioneers have offered to sup
ply the golden spike on condition
that it is returned to the igloo after
the ceremony, to be held by the
oldtimers as a so-uvenir of the oc
casion. The secretary was instruct
ed to communicate with the Alaskan ]
Engineering Commission and to in- j
dorse this plan on behalf of the
club. Herman Anderson was ap
pointed a committee of ne to pre
pare a suitable banner to be used
at the moving picture scenes to be
taken at the spike driving cere
mony.
It being the sense of the meeting :
that the club be reorganized, the^
move having been indorsed at a!
previous meeting, the sum of $2.001
was collected from those present, as;
dues, to be used in defraying the |
expenses of the organization.
Orville Decker, who recently re- j
signed his post with the A. E. C.,J
left for the Outside yesterday.
NEW LINE OF
Optical Goods
AT NEW PRICES
EIGHT POWER BINOCULARS
AT BARGAIN PRICES
Quartz and Reading
GLASSES
WATCHES
JEWELRY j
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
WANT ADS
LOST—C-uff ling, with initials “M.
J. C.” on nigh*. of Moose mask
ball. Finder please return to Mike
Cooney, at Cooney hotel.
m-- '____—
FOUND—Lady’s coral cameo ring.
Owner can recover same by call
ing at The News office.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
$10.00 per year — Si 00 per month
Inquire Mr*. H. A. William*
Plain Sewing—Mr*. Stump, on B
street, near News office.
CARD OF THANKS
We deriie to return our ; metre
thanks in appreciation for the ten-)
tier kindness and assistance shown |
by our friends in N'enana and else
where ir. our late bereavement.
J. H. MILES
LOWELLA ROSBURG'
SALMON SALMON SALMON
Our Best No-labe! 10.10 13 lb. ca.
Salmon bellies, 80-140 ib. ‘>bl. 20c.
Salted Red salmon, 80 lb. bbl. 17c.
Smoked Table salmon. HOc per lb.
Dog salmon in 100 lb bales, 15c lb.
Freight prepaid on all rasn orders.
H. J. EMARD,
Anchorage, Alaska.
NOTICE PROPERTY OWNERS
I HAVE GREAT DEMAND
FOR CABINS
Furnitbed and UnfurnUhed
List Your Property with Me
Make Your Investment Pay
DO IT NOW
CHARLES D. LECK1E
U. S. Commiuioner
For Sale —
Very Cheap
I
Riley
Creek
Restaurant
Inquire on Premises
Jack Donnelly
I Real Estate I
FOR SALE OR RENT
LOANS
ACCOUNTING
BOOKKEEPING
TYPEWRITING
Chfts. D. LecKie
U. S. COMMISSIONER
STORAGE
WARM and COLD
Wm. C. Heinz
Andy D. Swingen
Sacemon to
Casey’s Warehouse
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From the Mine of the
Broad Pass
Coal & Development
Company
$3i50
a ton
F. 0. B. cars at Lignite
$4.50 at Nenana
$6 at Fairbanks
and Creek Points. Deliveries
abont November 15
TOBACCO PRICES
TUXEDO, PRINCE ALBERT, LUCKY STRIKE.
(Re.dy Rubbed and Sliced), OLD ENGLISH
Five Package* for $1.00
VELVET AND HIAWATHA
PEERLESS TOBACCO
PLUG TOBACCO
WESTOVER, MASTER WORKMAN. BOOT JACK
SIECK 2
STAR AND CLIMAX, pre plug
COPENHAGEN SNUFF. *i* ounce
JUAN DE FUCA YUKONS, LOVERA. ^JPTIMOS
GIRARDS. CHANCELLORS, Etc
ALL BRANDS OF CIGARETTES—PACKAGE
EDGEWORTH.
CURVE CUT
3 for 50c
2 for 25c
, PIPER HEID
Plug. for $1.25
$1.00
50c
, CUESTA-REY
OR CARTON
W. A. COGHILL
C, C. Heid
(Successor to R. S. McDonald)
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MAGAZINE AGENCY
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Local Train Schedule
department of the interior
AUlkan Engineering CommiMion
Trains leave and arrive Nonana a.*
follows:
2:00 p. m., Sunday and Wednesday
for Healy, McKinley Park. Ta!
keetna, Wasfila. Anchorage and
Seward. Arrives N'enana 11:50 a
m.. Sunday and Thursday.
2:00 p. m., Sunday. Wednesday and
Saturday for Healy, McKinley
Park. Arrives N'enana 11:50 a. m
Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
2:00 p. ro_, Sunday and Thursday
for Dunbar. Fairbanks, Chatamka
Arrives N'enana 12:10 p. m., S«r
day and Wednesday.
Smokers’ Supplies, Soft Drinks. Candies
Stationery and Fresh Fruits
POOL AND CARD TABLES
Magazines of all kinds. Rooms in Connection
The Terminal
JOE O’CONNOR
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HARRY A. DAVIS
Trappers T raders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alula Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
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Central Cafe
WE PUT THE “O” IN THE DOUGHNUT.
AND THE “B” IN THE BUTTER AND BREAD.
WE CURE ACHES IN THE WAIST WITH OUR CAKES.
AND THE PAIN IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD
Rush=on=John That’s Him
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Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop- — — New Location on A Street