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SIMSON’S
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Nenana House
Under New Management
Q._why is the NENANA HOUSE like a dog sitting on
a cake of ice? A.—Because it’s so dog gone nice.
Mrs. A. B. Easterly, Proprietress
MEXICO REACHING OUT
FOR FOREIGN BUSINESS
MEXICO CITY—The department
of industry, commerce and labor
has ordered the establishment of
twenty-three commercial exhibits
in North, South and Central Amer
ica and Europe and has appointed
four commercial agents who will
be stationed in St. Louis, New Or
leans and San Francisco and Bar
celona, Spain. The exhibits will be
housed as adjuncts of the Mexican |
consulates in San Francisco, New
Orleans, Tampa, New York, Los
Angeles, Philadelphia and in Cen
tral and South American and Eu
ropean cities, including Havana and
Lima.
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MEXICANS RECOGNIZE
NEW HUN GOVERNMENT
MEXICO CITY.—Senor Garzi
Perez, under secretary of foreigr
relations, is quoted by the news
paper Excelsior as saying that tht
Mexican government has recognizee
the new Ebert government in Ger
many. Xo official announcement ti
that effect has been made.
PASSEN6ERS WANTED
The Malamute Kid. who arrivet
in town from Fairbanks with the
mail today, is prepared to leave fo:
the upper town just as soon as h<
can get a passenger or two for tht
trip.
He reports that the river trail i:
in good condition and that a fas
trip can be easily made.
Grayling and Salmon Nets, al
sizes, at Anderson Bros & Nerland
George Kern arrived in town to
day on the Malamute Kid’s doj
stage.
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WFIEID HAS
NASIV ACCIDENT
Dutch Blankfield, who arrived
yesterday morning from Fairban.es
driving in a new team of horses
which he had purchased at the up
per town, nearly lost them by drown
I ing, in making the river crossing.
| The accident occurred at a point
I on the well defined trail on the
| river ice about fiftteen feet from
j the shore near the Lehr mill, where
! one of the A. E. C. wagons broke
' through on Saturday, and although
no warning sign had been put up
i there, two poles stuck in an upright
position near where the ice gave
way, with a log across on the ice,
were placed at the spot to serve
as a warning.
Dutch Blankfield was not aware
of the fact that the place was
dangerous and evidently did not see
the poles and log, as he drove straight
into the hole, his large team being
almost completely immersed, onl>
the horses’ heads being above water
Fred Douse, who was engaged ir
repairing his boat the Victory, see
ing the plight Dutch was in, quic-kl>
got hold of some rope that hap
pened to be handy and rushed tc
the rescue. Douse sawed off the
wagon tongue to release the horses
and with the help of several othei
men who gathered shortly after
wards, managed to haul the horse;
out of the water. The animals es
caped with a few cuts about the
feet, but otherwise none the worse
for their immersion in the iej
- waters of the Tanana river.
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SMALL CROWD AI
The Nenana Dancing Aeadem;
dance was held, as advertised, or
Saturday night at the Union Hall
but owing to a counter attraction1
in the way of a dance got up at thi
last minute by .a party of younj
people, the attendance at the hal
was not quite as large as it other
wise might have been.
About a dozen couples attended
however, and a very enjoyable tim<
was spent, beginning shortly aftei
the close of the picture show anc
I ending at midnight.
The next dance to be given hi
the Dancing Academy will be dull
advertised later. A date will b<
chosen when it will not clash wit!
any social function of its kind
SFR1NG IS RENOVATING TIME
Add to the life of a suit or hat—
improve your appearance at tmal
expense, by taking your work t<
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To the Public:
The following letters in the Ne
nana postoffice uncalled for, montl
ending March 31, 1919.
Mention' letter being advertise!
^hen you call for same.
R. S. MCDONALD,
Postmaster
Burns, Archie.
DeEemmermen, Joseph.
Doughty, P.
Frank, Justin.
Goodwill, James
| Krm, Yuk
Koska, W.
Meder, Wm. F.
I Ott, Andrew
Parker, A. M.
Sam, Johnny
Swanbeck, John
Pellisson, Arnoux
Spies, Mike
Wandstd, L.
Gagoff, G. 2
Tamoff, Sam
Tuloff, Alex
Inau—Tks gateway to to~Ttxlr
Vatloaal hrk.
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ICE DOPESIERS
AUERS BEITING
Commencing last Friday, a cold
wind began to blow and the nights
turned quite cold and frosty. Over
coats which had been discarded with
the coming of the warm sunshine,
were in evidence again and those
who had figured on an early break
up seem to have been disappointed
The'various ice pools have profited
to some extent by the change in
the betting, due to the weather, and
for the past few days many ch inges
have been registered in the timt
and date when the ice will go out.
This is now the all absorbing topic.
At midnight tomorrow night, the
b:g ice pool will be closed and every
one who wants to are invited tc
register their be‘s on the breakup
before htat tim°
As the one topic of interest thru
out Alaska wherever the great river:
of the country flow is at the pres
ent time the breaking up of the
ice in the rivers, it will be recalled
what a prominent part in the historv
of the country this event has al
ways played. For spectacular dis
play. for sheer novelty and varied
beauty of the unusual, the breakup
ranks perhaps closer to the heart;
of the Alaskans than any similai
natural event to the people of anj
land. The peculiar existing con
ditions of the North whereby th,
simple going out of the river ic<
heralds once again, after lorn
months of isolation, the renewal oi
trade relations with the Outside
world, the assurance of better mat
| service, the importation of lonp
absent delicacies, fresher sources o:
amusement in the shape of books
magazines and moving picture films
and freer travel, all these thing:
have yearly added a significance t(
the occurrence outside of its spec
. taeuiar appeal. And in true pro
portion to its -'benefits to the ift
habitants has the idea of somehov
fittingly celebrating the breakup
become a habit. This perhaps ex
plains the extent to which it ha:
become a sporting event
The people of more favorei
regions indulge after their owr
fashion in a greater variety o:
sports. All over the States thi
opening of the baseball season ex
erts an irresistable appeal to th(
followers of that game. Othe:
sports have their classics: the Ken
tueky Derby, the Futurity, the Har
vard-Vale football game, the tenni:
and golf championships. Sport foi
its own sake is an inherent attributi
of all English speaking people. Th,
evidences of this have persistenth
followed the white man even up
into the Arctic Circle. As a re
suit the Alaskans have had the run
r.ing of the Nome dog races, till
Alaska Sweepstakes. But even tha
’event has not gained the following
as has the custom originated m thi
palmy days of Dawson, of p tuns
your judgement against the othei
fellow’s in guessing the moment oi
the spring breakup To men not ir
he country and who never will bi
it has been this and such like even*:
that have cast an enduring glarr.oui
around the name of Alaska ant
have built for this countiy unmis
takable atmosphere of its own.
Rex Beach, in his novel, “Thi
Iron Trail”, used the breakup oi
the Copper River as the setting fo:
the climax of that gripping story
In that instance the reputation
i likewise the life happiness, of hi
i chief character, an engineer am
"bridge builder depended on th<
Ability of his bridge to stand th>
j terrific stress and battering of thi
| huge ice cakes. How well the;
! builded Che bridge is evidenced to
day in the fact that it still stands
Jack London many times used th
moving ice as a background for hi
Alaskan stories. The bigness of th
meaning of the event cannot fail t
appeal to anyone with a spark o
"romance in their makup. And ii
the vernacular of the oldtimer o
the country, this event draws th
line between himself and the cht
chacos. Anyone who has been i:
the country long enough to witnes
r the going out of the ice is a soui
dough.
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FRENCH BOXING BOUT
PARIS.—‘All records for attend
ance at a boxing program were
shattered recently in the little city
of Le Mans in France when 23,500
spectaators gathered to watch the
contests arranged by the Knights
. jf Columbus.
The ring was set in an open
square in the heart of the French
city and so great was the interest
, taken by the French residents that
more than 9,000 of the natives gath
ered to watch the fighters. Ve
hicles of every description were
. seen hear the square, the French
peasant* having driven for miles to
watch the affair which drew, it
is said, the largest crowd ever in
attendance at a boxing show in Eu
rope.
FIRST CLASS MAIL
ARRIVED TODAY
, The Malamute Kid arrived in
town this afternoon from Fairbanks
: with two sacks of first class mail.
He expects to leave for Fairbanks
■ with. the mail on the return trip in
a day or so, provided he can ‘ get
• one or two pasengers.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
DISTANCE TABLE
NENANA TO TALKEETNA
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Talkeetna is the end of steel on
■; the coast division.
From Nenana to No. Miles
1 Xenana Crossing (by rail).43
Lignite . 52
Riley Creek . 70
Jack River .90
Broad Pass Summit.110
Sullivan's . 128
Indian River .162
:Dead Horse . 182
Talkeetna .202
The distances given are approxi
mate.
Prospector* and Contractors ?
Now is the time to have that tar*
i paulin, tent or bag made for the
; seasons outfit... Bed and hat nets
a-e now readv. at small cost at
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OLDTIMERS RETURN
FROM THE STATES
Late on Saturday evening A1 Mc
Daniels and Felix Seppi, two mining
men of the Interior, arrived in Fair
banks, mushing in over the trail.
McDaniels will remain in the dis
trict, while Seppi, who has some
mining ground in the Tolovana
country, expects to leave for that
camp in a few days.
SHOTGUNS and Shotgun Ammu
nition—new stock just opened, at
Anderson Bros & Norland.
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150 PEOPLE
The Greatest Play in American
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also shown with this picture
DON’T FORGET THE DATE
THURSDAY NIGHT
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