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
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET’'
Published Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printlr.j
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska
R. G. Southworth — —- — — Editor and Manager
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INCORPORATION
One of the reasons why 'incor
poration appeals to The News is
because it means home rule for
Nenana—the opportunity for those
who reside in Nenana to enjoy the
fullest measure of local self gov
ernment; the opportunity to acquire
control of public utilities, and the
opportunity to make of Nenana a
solid, prosperous business center.
Towns, like families, business con
cerns and governments, need a
head for efficient functioning, and
incorporation will provide a head
for Nenana, without which there
can be no material forward move
ment.. Without incorporation, the
town will drift or stand still.
Incorporation will insure the con
tinued operation of the public utili
ties, with very necessary and effi
cient fire protection and almost
equally essential street lights. There
is no assurance that street lighting
and water for fire protection will
continue to be provided under the
present arrangement
Incorporation does not mean that
property owners will be burdened
with high taxes. There is a limit,
under the law, beyond which the
tax levy may not go and The News
believes the cost of running the
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town can be kept so low that no
one will be reluctant to contribute
his proportion to it. It should be
worth a little something, even to
the smallest property owner, to be
able to participate, in that manner,
in t’neupbuilding of his continuity.
And the man or woman who has no
property interests, will find Nenana,
incorporated, a more desirable place
of residence than N’enana, unincor
porated.
The X'ews is not a ware that there
is serious opposition to incorpora
tion, but the election held at An
chorage a few months ago develop
ed the fact that there was a great
deal of opposition there, and in
corporation carried by a very small
margin. A large number of residents
were reluctant ;o assume the re
sponsibilities of town management
after having been under the juris
diction of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission for so long; but now.
after a considerable period of home
rule, there are few, if any, who
would give up incorporation.
If incorporation has worked out
satisfactorily in Anchorage, it will
prove equally beneficial here, where
the promise of permanent dev elop
ment is greater than that of any
other section of Alaska.
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Smokers’ Supplies, Soft Drinks, Candies
Stationery and Fresh Fruits
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POOL AND CARD TABLES
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CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
POOL AND PAN
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
BARBER SHOP AND BATHS
ROOMS IN CONNECTION. BILLY THOMAS
PUBLIC UTILITIES STATEMENT
SHOWS DEFICIT FOR MONTH
The Nenana public utilities, which
are being operated by the Healy
River Coal Corporation, under a
joint agreement between the Town
of Nenana. the Alaskan Engineerine
Commission and the coal company,
have thus far failed to pay the cost
of operation, according to Managei
R. S. Donaldson, who is looking
after the affairs of the power and
telephone plants, in addition to his
duties as manager of the coal com
pany. Mr. Donaldson has furnished
The News with a statement for the
month of September, and explains
that the deficit shown would not
have occurred had the company re
ceived even a small income from
the town for furnishing street lights
and water for fire protection, both
of which services thus far have been
supplied free of charge pending the
incorporation of the town. Mr. Don
aldson explains further that the de
ficit has not been prorated for the
reason that the company hopes later
to absorb the loss in increased in
come.
The statement follows:
Expenditures
(Power plant expense $ 162.95
Power plant wages . 1,125.00
Telephone salary expense 710.00
Office expense . 1.84
General expense 113.37
Power plant coal 2,115.55
Repair materia! acct. 53.78
Telephonal rental expense 97.00
Freight on coal . 328.69
Total $4708.IS
Revenue
'City electric bills .$1,303.05
City telephone bills 331.50
Charge tolls . 151.35
Cash tolls 52.85
City water bills 214.50
Steam heat (City) . 70.00
Street light maintenance 6.32
A. E. C. bills .. 2.321.96
Total --- $4.4ol.oJ
Total Expenditure $4,708.18
Total Revenue 4.451.53
Net deficit .$ 256.65
STEAMER SAILINGS
Agent A. H. McDonald, of the
1 Alaska Steamship Company, ha? ad
vised The News of the sailings of
' the vessels of that company from
Seward as follows:
The Northwestern leaves Seat"*
October 27 and will be the last ship
of that company to Anchorage. The
I Northwestern should sail south from
Sewaid November 6.
The November and December
schedule of sailings from Seattle is:
Alameda, Nov. 8; Northwestern.
Nov. 19; Victoria. \*ov. 30; North
western, Dec. 10; Victoria. Dec. 21;
Northwestern, Dec. 31.
The Victoria goes by the outride
route and does not stop at Juneau
or Ketchikan.
In the above sailings, the North
western will sail south from Seward
in about six days after leaving
Seattle and the Victoria in about
five days.
The Admiral Watson, of the
Pacific Steamship Company, is billed
to leave Seattle on October 23, and
should arrive at Anchorage on Oct
ober 31.
Six one-piece dresses in serge, pri
cot and ladies* cloth-embroideried.
pleated or plain. Medium sizes.
Priced at $25. Worth double.
MRS. D’ORSAY'S TAILOR SHOP
Next to Coliseum
Home Restaurant
In Quality of Goods and Quickness
of Service We Lead and all
Others Follow
Fourth Avenue—Next Moose Hall
J. E. TERRILL
Fairbanks Telephone 93B
Can you im cgr.e aSOUVENIR of the NORTH- hat will be
more
acceptable to your friends outside at Christmas than a copy of
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FOR SALE AT THE
PORTLAND and the TERMINAL
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
MEET AFTER 50 YEARS
The following clipping, from a
Jersey paper, reached The News on
yesterday’s mail, from Delegate Dan
Sutherland:
After a separation of fifty years
1 a joyful reunion was had Thursday
J evening at the home of Mrs. Dora
Milz, 38 Manhatan avenue. Jersey
(City, when her brother. C. H. Heins,
was welcomed by her, her sister,
Mrs. H. Haensel of 930 Willow ave
nue. Hoboken, and another brother,
William Heins of 11 1-2 Rutgers ave
nue. Jersey City. They parted in
Bremen, Germany, when Mrs. Milz
'was fifteen and her brother seven
|teen.
Neither heard of the other until
' twenty years ago. when the brother,
i who was in the gold fields of Alas
; ka. ieamed that one of his sisters re
' sided in Jersey City.
Heins wrote a letter with only the
name and the city. It reached Mrs.
Milz. and ever since they have been
communicating. For the past four
years the brother has been suffering
with cataracts over both eyes and
only recently became totally blind.
He has come to New York for an
operation which the doctors say will
I be a success.
Early Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
Milz received a telegram stating that
! her brother would arrive at 8:15
: o'clock that evening at the Pennsyl
vania Station, New York. No de
I scription was known and Mrs. Milz
; arranged with the station master to
. page him. He was overjoyed when
his sister took him in her arms, and
I a happy scene was enacted.
Harry Heinz went East from Ne
! nana, but nothing has been heard
here relative to the result of the
; operation.
DIVISIONS TO BE MERGED
ON GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
There is a report :n circulation in !
'Commission circles to the effect that;
! a genera! reorganization of Com-1
1 mission forces and working condi- ]
! tions on the first of November, with
! both ends of the Government rail
| road merged into one division, the
; general headquarters of which will
! be at Anchorage. It is understood
j that after that date or very soon
afterward, all trains operating on
j this end of the railroad, as well as
j on the Anchorage end. will be di
| reeled from Anchorage, wages on
j the entire sysatem will be made uni
form and the cost of meals and
supplies placed on a common level.. I
It is understood that that the rate I
for board in this division will be |
cut to $1.50 per day, which is the J
j rate now prevailing on the coast. j
There is also some talk of a change |
| in the train schedule between Ne-1
i nana and the end of steel, so as to i
‘provide a one-day trip between Fair-i
: banks and Riley, but no orders have
been issued to that effect and it is
i not known how soon the change is
: to be made.
FOUR CANDIDATES RETIRE:
ONLY SEVEN LEFT NOW !
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Of the eighteen whose name?!
were proposed as candidates for j
•the town council on Friday night.;
1 only seven remain to carry the cor- >
test to the polls. Seven of those
j nominated withdrew at the public
meeting and four others have since
i requested The News to take their |
i names from the list. The four mak- j
i ing the request were A. D. Tbom;>- j
Ison, Tony O’Malley. Louis John-j
son and Herman Anderson, lack of
time being the chief reason assigned. I
Mr. Anderson offered as his reason!
that he plans to go Outside during
the winter.
Those whose names still remain
on the ticket are Tom Smith, M. J.
Cooney. R. G. Southworth, Charles
Bergman. W. A. Coghill, William
Rodigkeit and J. H. Flower.
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro- 1
ceries. Fowler & Morris.
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GEN. MDSE
Pigs and Pork at Cost1
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OVERSHIRTS
SWEATERS
and
PARKAS
— at —
PRE-WAR PRICES
EGGS
That will Stand Up like a
Rubber Ball
J. L. White
DOME, ALASKA
LATEST PRICES -- QUALITY OF GOODS
KEEP WITH THE TIMES BY TRYING OUR
ENGLISH BREAKFAST BULK TEA AT
NO. 2 ORINGTON JAMS
COMRADE COFFEE
YUKON SILVER SALMON
50c. THE POUND
50c THE CAN
3 Pound* for $1.25
25c Per Can
Wa Specialize In Outfitting
FOWLER & MORRIS
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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
WANT ADS
LOST—Hamilton watch. Gold-filled
case. Finder please leave at Ghez
zie’s store.
LOST AT HEALY—Pocketbook con
taining money and raffll ticket
on center piece. Reward for re
turn to P. H. Crowley.
SALESMEN—To represent One
hundred and thirty-seven House
hold Necessities sold direct to the i
consumer. Real opportunity to
build a business of your own.
Write City Sales Department of
J. R. Watkins Company, No. 63
Bluxome Street. San Francisco.
WANTED — Second hand electric
washing machine. Must be reason-J
able and in good condition. In
quire at News Office.
THREE CANARIES FOR~SALE—
Inquire at The New? Office.
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WALLACE B, CALDERHEAD
Engraving
Watchmaking
Jeweler
HEALY.,' - - - ALASKA
CHOP SUE Y
Fresh Chicken
NOODLES
at
Northern Cafe
Geo. Tanaka, Prop.
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Coal
From the Mine of the
Broad Pass
Coal & Development
Company
$&50
a ton
F. 0. B. cars at Lignite
$4.50 at Nenana
$6 at Fairbanks
and Creek Points. Deliveries
about November 15
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HOTEL
NORTHERN
FAIRBANKS
Onlr Hot Water Heating Sy.tem
in Fairbanka
Pool and Card Room,, Cigar*
Ice Cream and Soft Drink*
CARL BERGE, Prop.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
designing and native
jewelry a specialty *
WM. TAYLOR
Pioneers of Alaska
-Nenana Igloo Xo. 17
r.p^ETS AT UN,ON hall
FIRST MONDAY EACH MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
' Siting Members A] wavs
Welcome.
Frank Rourke
Secretary.
^*eo- S. Smith
President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commu,Ion
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject £J
change without notice;
LLA\k XEXAXA for Heal, on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Xenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. an
Returning leaves Xenana at 1:30
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY *
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU,
Secretary Dictator