Application made April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
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FOR A SQUARE DEAL
The attention of The News
has been called to a recent
reorganization of working
forces in the telephone ex
change building, resulting in
what is regarded on all sides
as a grave injustice to one of
the women members of the
hello staff.
The News, ordinarily, does
not concern itself with such
matters, assuming that those
charged with the responsibil
ity of filling positions in the
various departments are cap-j
able of making selections in
a just and impartial manner.!
But the telephone case!
seems to be one in which!
a very competent and deserv-j
ing woman has got the worst!
of it.
The News feels that it has!
the privilege of criticising
the action taken in this par
ticular case because of the
fact that the telephone de
partment is more of o public
institution than are some of
the other departments of the
commission—such as those,
for instance, which are de
voted exclusively to railroad
business. In addition to con
tributing liberally to the sup
port of the telephone depart
ment by the payment of tax
es which find their way into
the treasury of the nation,
Nenanaites also contribute
directly to the support of the
department as telephone sub
scribers, and therefore are
within their rights in de
manding a full measure of
fair treatment for those em
ployed in the department.
The News hopes that it
will not be necessary to re
fer again to this very un
fortunate incident—that im
mediate steps will be taken
to restore the department to
good standing in the com
munity.
It must not be said of our
town that a deserving and
competent woman resident,
dependent upon her own
toil for support, has been per
mitted to suffer through un
fair distribution of employ
ment in a department in
which the town has more
than a passive interest.
An auto stage left Fair
banks for the coast this week
with Dr. E. W. Nelson and
Miss Nellie Stephens as pas
sengers.
C. S. Crider Wells Fargo
express auditor, came down
from Fairbanks yesterday.
S. Benning, of the supply
department of the Alaskan
Engineering commission, is
a recent arrival from the
coast division.
There will be an important
meeting of the flu committee
at the fire hall on Tuesday
evening.
AVIATORS DEPART ON
HOMEWARD JOURNEY
The squadron of four army
airplanes which arrived at
Fairbanks several days ago
from Nome, on the home
ward flight to Minaola field,
took off for Dawson yesteday
morning, getting away from
the upper town at 10:55 and
arriving at Dawson during
the early afternoon.
Three of the planes were
in Fairbanks for several days
prior to the arrival of Capt.
Street, who was detained at
Nome by unfavorable flying
weather. And during their
stay they were given freedom
of the city in the fullest
sense of the word. They were
danced and dined and other
wise entertained and, upon
their departure for Dawson
yesterday, each was present
ed with a generous sample of
placer gold, as a souvenir of
their visit. The presentation
was made by Attorney Ce;il
H. Clegg, on behalf of ;he
miners of the district.
Reminders of the stay in
Fairbanks also adorned their
planes, in the forms of ar
tistic decorations which were
painted gratuitously by In
terior Alaska's leading artist,
Herman Anderson, of Ne
nana. On one of the plants
he painted a large golden
heart, on another, a river
scene, with Mt. McKinley in
the distance, and on a third
he reproduced a Pioneer but
ton. The black wolf on Ca it.
Street’s plane was enlarged.
There was a large crowd
on hand to see the pathfind
ers get away and the specta
tors had the pleasure of see
ing the machines circle about
the town, flying low, as if
reluctant to leave. Pilot Kirk->
Patrick, as usual did the prin-!
cipal performing, swooping'
;down upon the crowd witn
an abandon that made many
duck their heads.
Questioned by a represent
ative of The Nenana News,
Capt. Street explained that
his squadron did not visit j
Nenana because of the long
detour involved, and because
of rainclouds which skirted
ithe course both on the flight
ito Nome and on the return
•trip. |
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! Engineer in Charge Fred’k
D. Browne will arrive in
itown this evening from his
headquarters at the end of
steel.
.
; Advices received from the
upper town this afternoon
state that Delegate Grigsby
will be in Nenana during the
coming week. He has just ar
rived in Fairbanks from the
coast.
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I Ben Williams has severed
his connection with the A. E.
E. and will leave for the Out
side by way of Broad Pass.
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The steamer Carl White,
which broke a wheel shaft
recently while enroute to Ne
nana from the Kantishna, is
again in commission, being
at present enroute down river
to pick up a barge which
was left behind when the
steamer became partially dis
abled.
Ampng those arriving on
the gascar from Fairbanks
today were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Phillips Miss Luella
Shaffer, W. L. Packer, R. S.
Donaldson. B. L. Benning,
Roy Hershberger, Fred Mc
Guire, W. B. Raeburn, Will
Sherwin, Frank Teufel, Ben
Williams, Rev. F. B. Drane,
Robert Joseph Diven. Mrs.
Dave Fairburn was a pas
senger as far as Dunbars.
Frank Murphy, Frank
Doner and Woodbury Abbey
came down from Fairbanks
yesterday afternoon on a
speeder.
Misses Edmunds and Shu
^man, Fairbanks schoolteach
ers who spent the summer in
.Nenana in the employ of the
Alaskan Engineering com
imission, returned to the up
per town this week to pre
pare for the re-opening of
'school.
The Campfire Girls, of the
:upper town are on their an
nual outing at Birch lake.
Three automobil loads of
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girls left Fairbanks this aft
ernoon ond three more cars
are scheduled to get away
in the morning. The camp
ing party will include about
30 girls, two of whom, Gene
and Margaret Russell, belong
in Nenana. ;
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Miss Margaret O’Connor
has accepted a position with
the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, in the Nenana
offices.
The army aviators reached
Dawson yesterday afternoon
at 2:34, having made the hop
from Fairbanks in two and a
quarter hours.
It is reported in Fairbanks
(that Captain Street may re
turn to Interior Alaska to
take charge of an aerial sta
tion which the Government
is planning to establish in the
upper town.
! Oscar Weber, of Fairbanks
was host at an enjoyable stag
party at his bachelor quart
ers last night, the guests be
.ing a number of Nenana vis
itors, including W. L. Packer
!R. S. Donaldson, Roy Hersh
berger, Fred McGuire. D. L.
Benning. The Fairbanksans
present were: R. E. Sheldon,
jj. G. K. Toussaint, Thos. A.
Marquam and the host.
: Having a few thousaud straw
, berry plants more than I
need, I will sell them at $1
per doz; or $7 per 100. Two
; year-old plants, 25c. each,
i Positively no more sold
| after September 15.
John Scharle, Fairbanks
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CLOSING OUT SALE
as I wish to leave on one of the late boats
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Equipment for sale at
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Also Residence, Cabin
and Two Lots
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W. H. GILCHER
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Na»h,
Secretary. President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at North N'enana.
Tickets will be on sale at ny
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
j The following change of schedule
I between Nortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
!change without notice:
I Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
j arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
I Leave North N'enana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
nana and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
for Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
INENANA LODGE No. 1193
L 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER. ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.