THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 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
Mrs. R. G. Southworth Circulatior
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PURCHASED NOME RAILWAY
FOR PASSENGER USE ONLY
The program of rehabilitation of
the Seward Peninsula Railroad in
cludes repairs to track and rebuild-j
ing of bridges to permit the opera-.
tion of “pupmobiles" or small cars
drawn by dogs fo: tae transports-'
tion of passengers but not for the
Operation of trains or tor heavy j
freight haulage, according to a state
ment made by Col. J. C. Gotwals,!
Engineer Officer of the Alaska Road
Commission. A heavy outlay such
as would be required t-j restore tht
the property to full railroad stan
dard is not justified by conditions!
and would not replace the water1
transportation facilities available dur
ing the open season of the year.
The continuance of the road as a.,
means of passenger transport, it was
pointed out. would lengthen the oper
ating season of the mines in the
Kotzebue Sound district materially
by giving operators and their em
ployees ingress ar.d egress by the
port of Nome, which is open to
steamer service longer than the more j
northerly ports.
Colonel Gotwals in outlining the 1
plans for rehabilitation of the road,
also gave a brief history of it. He ’
said:
“The recent purchase of the Nome
Shelton Railroad by the Territory is
at once an extension and a preserva- .
tion of the system of overland trans
portation on the Seward Peninsula. ,
"This narrow gauge railroad was
constru ted nearly 20 years ago and
serves a number of creeks in the
vicinity of Nome and is the channel
of entry to the old workings of the
Kougarok and is used to some ex- .
tent in addition for tarnsportation
from Nome to points on Kotzebue
Sound. The railroad was operated
up to 1910. After the latter date
considerable use was made of the
track for the transportation of per
sons and freight using light flatcars
or gasoline speeders. Dogs and
sometimes horses were used to draw
the flatcars. This use made of this
privately owned railroad a virtual
public road. During the high prices;
prevailing for scrap steel in the
war years a number of other rail- •
loads on the Seward Peninsula were .
torn up and shipped outside for!
scrap. This threatened fo be the1
fate of the N'ome-Shelton road. 1
Meanwhile a number of bridges on
the old road-had washed out and re-;
quest came in through a number of
years on the Alaska Road Commis
sion to repair these structures, which j
requests were rejected as the rai1-1
road wah privately owned. Finally
the road was sold out at auction
1920 and was purchased by the Pi
neer Mining Company.
“That company offered to sell *o
the Territory in accordance with a
bill passed by the Territorial Legisla
ture and finally did so with,, cer
tain additional rights granted to the ^
Territory at an adjusted price of
$24,000. The price was in any case
a nominal one and in view of the
materials incorporated in the road.
Consisting of about 5,000 tons of,
steel rails and 1,000,000 board feet i
of Douglas fir lumber in a very ex-1
cellent state of repair, or in view of1
the cost of replacing the structure;
with a wragon road of the same1
length. The main purpose directing -
the purchase was to prevent the
sc rapping of the road and then to i
permit the application of public fund |
to the repair of the same and the
replacement of the bridges. The re-!
habilitation of this road for the 1
chief service it performs that is the,
extension of the network of sum- j
mer roads and trails through the
Kougarok mining district ana final
ly to the shore of Kotzebue Sound, j
"There is no desire to do more
than to make the road excellent j
and passable for the kind of traffic i
just described—that is, bv "pupmo- j I
1
bile." This kind of traffic is oi
[Treat value in permitting operator:
to reach their claims in the Koug
arok and also in enabling opera
tors to leave Nome in the spring
and reach it in the fall for and
from Deering and Candle and othei
Kotzebue Sound points. This sor!
if traffic is very valuable in length
?ning the working season for the
ilacer operator.
"Nome will always be the first
sort open and the last closed on
he Sound Peninsula. For this rea
son this road will always perform
i'ery important service in distri
buting personnel. On the other
land there is very little chance
>f this road assuming any impor
;ar.ce as a distribution medium for
'reight as supplies in general will
dways be landed at the nearest
anding point on navigable ocean
raters and transported inland to
he mining workings.
ANCHORAGE MASONS ELECT
Anchorage Lodge No. 221, Free
ind Accepted Masons have elected
>fficers for the ensuing year: Itoy
len D. Chase Worshipful Master,
ucceeding Judge Leopold David,
fohn J. Longarrp. Senior Warden;
denry C. Dohruan, Junior Warden.
Sol Silverman, secretary, and E. E.
"’orter, treasurer, completed the list
>f elective officers. Worshipful Mas
er Chase announced the following
ippointments for the coming term:
fhaplain. Dr. E. M. Spalding; Mar
hal. J. M. Clarke; Senior Deacon,
"lay O. Scott; Junior Deacon. Holt.
>. Brabaw. jr; Senior Steward, Wm.
Sherman; Junior Steward, H. M.
'hesterman.
Real Estate
FOR SALE OR RENT
LOANS
ACCOUNTING
BOOKKEEPING
TYPEWRITING
Chas. D. LecKie
U. S. COMMISSIONER
60
— OF THE
FINEST PIGS
to select from. Two months to
two years oUL
ALL IN BEST OF HEALTH
Will lull 55 before first of year
J. L. WHITE
at OInes Station
COLISEUM ATTRACTIONS
FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
The management of the Coli
seum Theatre, has made arrange
ments with the hardshoe dancers, •
Jennie and Wilma Young, of Fair-!
banks to appear for 3 nights during
the Christmas week, the 26th, 27th. j
and the 28th of Dec. respectfully.'
The acts will be changed twice, j
The Talented girls appeared at
the Hippodrome Theatre, in Spo- j
kane. Wash, for 3 nights and also
at the Palace Hip and the Pantages j
Theatre in Seattle, at which places
they made big hits, with their spir
ited clog dancing and winning per
sonalities. that completely took the
acts out of the hands of their el
ders. There ages are nine and ten
years respectively.
This will be in addition to the
feature picture and the admission 1
for adults will be .75, children .25.!
and reserved seats $1.0(t
The management of the Coli- j
seum announces that within the
1 next two weeks, that some of the j
best pictures of the year are to
be seen.
Why miss them? The Holidays
! only come once a year!
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Tom Harrington and J. K. Hen
negar are recent arrivals in town
from the Chatanika district, where
they have been working for the Al
aska Road Commission, at the site
of the proposed Chatanika bridge.
Thev are in town for the holidays.
Ed Bartlett, who is operating the
mail stage between Chatanika and
Circle, report? That many oldtimers
are heading for Circle Hot Springs
and that all of the roadhouses along
the trail are kept busy taking care
of travelers, of whom there are
more thar. usual this winter.
Miss Margaret Thomas paid a
visit to the college this week and
j was surprised to find such a com
, ple:e educ‘::>nal institution. It com
pares very favorably, she says, with
similar institutions in the States.
DON’T FORGET—LITTLE PRICES
Hair Ribbons, Combs and Ornaments
Hosiery, Gloves and Mittens
Corsets and Handkerchiefs
Children’s Picture Books
Middy Ties and Little Toys
DORSAY CABIN SHOP
5hipFurs
Split your next shipment stir, for skin
grade for grade. Send one half to the
house you’ve been shipping to and the
other half to Fouke at once. See how
much more you get from Fouke. Let
the checks tell the story. You
A*.. will get a whole lot more for
the furs >■ u s'r ip to j- . Kf.
||J you : an be: your >tton; ~
W lar on that. “Prices don’t
mean nuthin”—it’s the grading that
counts and Fouke grading always
make* your fur check* bigger.
SHIP NOW! OrdeT traps and baits now. Send ecu*
pon below at once, for lowest prices on trapper1 sup
plies. fret free ample* NOXENT Utiiisbumar, scent)
and REMOV-A-SMEL (destroys skunk smells in
stantly*. Get free Trapper’s Pardner tbow;af ail
kinds of traps and new paste baits, came laws. Lew
to trap and trade furs. We keep you posted on fur
market all season. ALL F REE Send
came and address on coupon today to
Fur Co. bullring
ST. LOUIS. MO.
......fouke fur COMPANY—
321 Fouke Building. St. Louie, Mo.
Send me samples of NOXEXT and kLEMuV-A
SMEL. "Trapper's Pardner.’' and tap* Kwibr
poeted oc the fur market all ecaeor. All FREE
Nai
Town
State
Mens, Women’s and Children’s
WINTER WEAR
From the Best Houses
All New Goods
You will find our prices
as low as the lowest
JOHINSOIVS STORE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE OUTFITTING
New Goods Arriving on Every Train
PIONEERS NAME OFFICERS
INSTALLATION IN JANUARY
The annual election of officers
took place at the regular meeting
of N'enana, Igloo, No. 17, Pioneers
of Alaska, at Union hall last night
that being the principal order of
business. The new officers will be
installed at the next regular meet
ing on January 2. The regular
meeting night falls on the first of
the year, so it was decided at the
meeting last night to hold the ses
sion on the night following.
The officers elected were as fol
lows: President, R. C. Morris: vice
president. R. G. Southworth: Second
vice president, Frank Robinson: sec
retary. Alfred J. Ghezzi: Treasurer.
Joe O’Connor: historian, J. H. Day:
chaplain, E. A. Williams: sergeant
at arms Dan L. Carolan: doorkeeper
Anthony LeTray: trustee, one year.
Jas. M. Burrows: trustee, two years,
Ohas. O. Swanson.
Grand igloo plans will be up for
discussion at the next meeting.
FREE SHOW FOR KIDDIES
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
The management of the Coliseum
Theatre announces that one of the
best progams that can be obtained
wiH be shown Saturday night, for
"he benefit of the children w*ho will
be admitted free that night.
The show will start at seven o’
clock Saturday in order to give1
patrons plenty of time to take in
the Xmas tree.
What next? Some of the wood
saw men of Fairbanks have gone
on a strike as the result of the re
cent adoption of an ordinance re
quiring the use of mufflers. They,
claim they cannot get sufficient
power out of their engines when
they are muffled. Will Sherwin was
haled before City Magistrate Beeg
ler today for violation of the ordin
ance, and George Black has quitj
sawing pending the outcome of the
hearing In the meantime. M. C.
Smith, who has a silencer on his i
engine, is trying to keep the public
supplied with sawed wood.
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The piece of needle work which j
was donated to the Danny Stewart j
fund by Mrs. Roy Lund, will be- '■
raffled at George Perusse, to the
Value of $151.
Waffles and coffee at the Palace
of Sweets.
Machine and
Blacksmith Shop
Corners 3rd and C. Streets
General Blacksmithing
and Machine work done
HORSESHOEING
A. T. WILLETT
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
Alameda ...
Victoria
ALAMEDA
Victoria .
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
. Nov. 22
.. Dec. 2
- Dec. 13
. .Dec. 23
Scheduled
Lv. Seward
Nov. 29
Dec. 9
Dec. 20
Dec. 30
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NOTE—Trains arriving in Seward on above dates are scheduled
to connect with ships sailing South. Unless there is an unusual de
lay in Train Service, the ships will always wait for the train if
necessary.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent, Seward. Alaska Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER. CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
HAY and GRAIN
BANQUET ROOM PRIVATE BOXES
WE SERVE THE BEST ON THE MARKET
V.
SEWARD GRILL - - - HOTEL OVERLAND
HOLBEN &. STANLEY, Props.
Our Motto—Service, Quality, Cleanliness SEWARD
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Auguttiiie & Kyer Fruit Cake* for
the Holidays—at Tha Portland.
That the report of the engineers
will be favorable fur the establish
ment of a paper mill on Tom's creek
about thirty miles from Wrangel, is
considered a certainty. The mili
will have a capacity of not less than
250 tons of news print paper per
day. In connection with the paper
mill a large saw mill will be estab
lished. It is thought that work on
this large project will start immed
iately after the first of the year
MaKe Us a Visit
WHEN IN FAIRBANKS
AND LET US SHOW YOU
SOME OF OUR STOCK OF
Jmas Gifts
PHONE IN YOUR ORDERS
QMITH’C
U Gun and Hardware Store |)
MOST COMPLETE AND MODERN RESTAURANT IN ALASKA
Tavern Cafe and Bakerv
William Rodickeit Prop.
Meili 75c. and up. — — Cold Storage Plant in Connection
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
g Smokers' Supplies, Soft Drinks, Candies |
| Stationery and Fresh Fruits |
1“ POOL AND CARD TABLES
Magazines of all kinds, Rooms in Connection |
[ The Terminal |
I JOE O’CONNOR HARRY A. DAVIS |
Fruit Cake made by Au^utine Sc
Kjr^r-at The Portland.
Li^rht lunches at the Palace uf
Sweets.
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries. Fowler Sc Morris.
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
Andy’s Express
— AT —
Seward
Will Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Xenana as
follows:
8:00 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points.
Returning arrives Xenana 6:45 a
m., same days.
1:30 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika.
Arrives Xenana 12:30 p. m.. Tues
day and Friday.
Pullman sleeper charges: Lower
i berth, $4.50; upper berth, $3.5«.
i Tickets entitle holders to privi
i leges Observation car.
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghexxi
Secretary.
Joe O’Conner
President.