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NENANA. ALASKA. JUNE 16. 1917.
NUMBER 39
, BENEFIT BALL GAME
ENTERTAINS MANY
After five innings of air-tight
baseball, during which the outcome
was at no time certain, the much
* talked-of ball game between the
Nenana businessmen and the Com
mission department-heads team
was called on account of—it re
fused to get dark enough to give
the umpires a reasonable excuse,
so they called it because of the
apprehension which was taking root
in the breasts of the gladiators
that the supply of arnica would not
be ample to go round. The final
score stood 13 to 13. but such
commonplace things as numerals
cannot convey any idea of the bril
liant plays with which each inning
was replete, and which, in addition J
to the pitch on the seats, held the
* fans spellbound.
It would make too long a story
to enumerate the many dashing
plays, dazzling catches and smash
ing drives which marked each
moment of play. Suffice to say
that should such tactics of oftense
and defense, attack and counter
attack as were employed in the
game be adopted by Uncle Sam
in the prosecution of the war in
* Europe, the outcome is certain to
be as it should, and the kindly
ministrations of those Angels of
Mercy who labor under the legend
of the blood-red cross would be no
longer needed, nor would the starv
ing babes of Belgium be calling to
us for food to keep within their
bodies the smallest spark of life—
and Hope!
The much-talked-of ball game
is over: but not forgotteu. The
spirit of charity which prompted
it cannot die. Its glow will linger
on and on in our hearts, linger
long after the material effect of the
mite we have donated shall have
been forgotten.
The receipts of the game are
reported as totaling $196.25.
NENANA WILL HAVE
MEAT MARKET SOON
One of the more important real
estate transfers of the week was
the sale of the Fred Major corner,
^ at Second and Market, to 0. A.
Waechter. who plans to erect a
building thereon immediately and
open a first-class meat market.
The building, for which plans are
now being prepared, will be 25 x
40. fronting on Market.
This property was purchased
7 originally by B. E. Holifield, to
gether with the adjoining lot, and
/ was sold to Fred Major during the
% winter at a substantial advance.
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS ,
ARE OVERSUBSCRIBED
WASHINGTON: The Secretary of the Treasury announced this;
morning that the total amount of subscriptions to the Liberty Loan,
which closed last night, will exceed the original amount of the loan by
more than a billion dollars. It was also announced that there would
probably not be another sale before next fall.
JUNEAU DEMOCRATS
INDORSE THOS. RIGGS
JUNEAU: At a well attended meeting of the Juneau Democratic
club last night a resolution was passed with but one dissenting vote to
forward a telegram to Washington endorsing Thomas Riggs, Jr., for,
Governor of Alaska to succeed Governor Strong, and Sommers for
Survey or- Gener al.
BIG CROWD COMING FOR BALL GAME
__ _ . _ _
Advices received from Fairbanks this afternoon indicate that
many businessmen and baseball fans wHl make the trip down riv
er tonight to attend the ball game which is to be played here
tomorrow afternoon bet weed the local and Fairbanks nines.
At least seven launches are coming, the first to leave being
the Nita, which is scheduled to sail at five. A second boat will
start down at seven and from that hour until morning departures
will de frequent.
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LON RICHARDS DEAD;
TO BE BURIED HERE
Alonzo D. Richards, well known
Fairbanks carpenter who Came to
Nenana about five weeks ago, died
at the Commission hospital yester
day afternoon, cause of death being
cancer of the liver and stomach.
The deceased was born in Canada
January 7, 1862. but was a citizen
of the United States at the time of
his death. He was a member of
the Pioneers, which organization
has instructed that he be buried
here. The funeral will be held as
soon as arrangements are com
pleted.
ANTHONY LEARNS
SON IS WOUNDED
Charles D. Anthony, well-known
carpenter of Nenana, is in receipt
of a telegram from the officer in
charge of the records at Ottawa,
informing him of the serious injury
of his son, who was recently wound
ed during an engagement on the
Western front. The wire stated
that the injury consisted of severe
gunshot wounds in the arm and
that young Anthony had been re
moved fo one of the general hos
pitals for treatment. Further de
tails are to be forwarded by the
Canadian officer as soon as re
ceived from Europe. Young An
thony went to the war zone with a
Canadian regiment.
MASS MEETING
Property owners and residents
generally are requested to attend
a mass meeting to be held at the
Coliseum Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of organizing a school
district and making plans for the
establishment of a school in Ne
nana. The meeting will be called
to order at 2:30. Thos, Riggs, Jr.
Member A. E. C.
Mrs. J. A. Slippern arrived Thursday
from Ruby to join her husband here.
Their daughter, Thora, who is still in
Ruby, will follow about the first of Tuly.
and they will make their home in Xenana
in the frture. _
Mrs. Robert Lavery, and cVildren,
Miss Houck are reported to have left the
upper town on the Xita this afternoon.
Edward G. Morrissey of the News-Miner
is alsoa passenger.
SUMMER service
BEGINS JUNE 19th
—
Commencing June 19. the sum
mer mail service between Nenana
and the Outside, via Fairbanks
| and the Valdez trail, becomes op
erative. and the first mail to be
dispatched under the new sched
ule will leave here tomorrow
morning to connect with the out
going Fairbanks mail. The sum
mer schedule applies to first class
mail only.
EXPRESS COMPANY
TO HANDLE BILLS
Local Agent C. P. Hickok, of
Wells Fargo & Co., has issued a
notice to shippers informing them
of the fact that his company is
prepared to handle bills of lading
on C. 0. D. shipments to Nenana.
In view of the fact that there is
no bank in Nenana at present, this
arrangement, it is pointed out,
will save shippers considerable
time.
BUILDING PERMITS
SHOW STEADY GAIN
The number of building permits
issued by the townsite office since
the sale of lots last fall tells a
story of steady growth, each month
adding considerably to the value
of real property in Nenana. Sep
tember ol last year holds the rec
ord. with permits representing a
total valuation of S64.625. Octob
er comes next, with permits ag
gregating $21,700. and the present
month has already climbed into
third place, with a total of $17,650
up to yesterday afternoon. These
figures do not represent the real
value of the buildings constructed,
because of the fact that the per
mits are based on figures given
into the townsite office before the
buildings are erected. In most
cases the cost exceeds the earlier
estimates.
The monthly record, as shown
at the townsite office, up to June
15, is as follows;
August. 1916.
September
October
November
March, 1917
April
May
June 15th
Total
$15,850
65,625
21.700
1.075
800
8.750
5.900
17,650
$136,350
STEAMER WASHBURN
BRINGS BIG CROWD
The steamer Wasliburti reached Nenana
at an early hour Thursday morning from
the lower riv er, having left Jditarod June
4. The steamer proceeded to Fairbanks
where she is scheduled to pick up Judge
Bunnell and the members of the court
party who are to spend the summer in
the lower river country holding court.
The Washburn brought a load of horse
feed for the Alaskan Engineering com
mission and the following passengers tor
Nenana: Mrs. J. A. Slippern, C. I.
Thompson, t'.us Anderson, Alex Stuart,
Mrs. W. O. Tate, W. O. Tate, Chas.
Barg man, Tom Tryland, Thomas I.aconi,
F. Sammallv, D. Mantyalow, S. Antonie,
John Magnetto, Chas. Yost, Geo. Mitch
ell, J. B. Brown, J. F, Robert, P. Torres,
G. Brown, M. Maher, Bee Foster, Alfred
Johnson, Fat Stapleton, F. Jayotte, E.
L. IJavis, K. Garlow, S. F. Quinlan, V.
Zaro, W. K. Leonard, W. M. Kglar, H.
C. Lowe, John Christopheson, V. Valen
tine, Fat Welsh, Andrew, J. Smith, Mrs.
W. J. Vachon.
“THE VAMPIRE” IS
SUNDAY OFFERING
The Coliseum management announces
the 5-reel Metro feature, “The Vampire,”
with the famous Russian dramatic star,
M me. Petrova, in the leading role, as
the attraction for tomorrow evening. The
storv portrays the life of a woman who,
betrayed by a man in her youth, turns
betrayer, hoping to find balm for her
aching heart by deliberately breaking the
hearts and ruining the lives <4 all with
whom she comes in contact. How she
succeeds, and how, when she considers
herself immune from any emotion, she
finds that love has broken dow n her bar
rier of cynicism ami hate; and liow she
sacrifices her life to save her beloved
make a story of intense interest and
a climax of more than the usual thrill.