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MEN’S
NEW SUITS
HATS CAPS
DRESS SHOES
WORK SHOES
SUIT CASES
TRAVELING BAGS
MK>RK SHIRTS
DRESS SHIRTS
SPORT SHIRTS
SUMMER UNDERWEAR
TENNIS SHOES
RUBBER SHOE PACS
HIP BOOTS
KHAKI
COATS AND PANTS
KHAKI
LACE BREECHES
THESE ARE NEW GOODS. BIG RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM
AT THE VERY LOWEST
NEW PRICES
Fairbanks Clothing Co.
NENANA FAIRBANKS
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JOHNSON’S STORE
NEW GOODS
At Reduced Prices
General Merchandise-Outfitting
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try advertising. It usually helps.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
NEW LINE OF
Optical Goods
AT NEW PRICES
EIGHT POWER BINOCULARS
AT BARGAIN PRICES
Quartz and Reading
GLASSES
WM. TAYLOR
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
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HAULING OF ALL KINDS H
AT REASONABLE RATES H
MEET ALL TRAINS
BAGGAGE STORED 3
C. N. Christensen §
Phone No. 9
Lumber and Wood For Sale ♦$
The Clark House, Fairbanks
Fourth avenue, opp. Armory. Rooms
with or without meals. Mrs. G. W.
Hick.
WIRE CHIEF STEINMETZ
JOINS RANKS OF BENEDICTS
William C. Steinmetz, head of
: the northern division of the T. & T.
department of the Alaska Railroad,
and Miss Elizabeth Caroline Dunlap,
member of the Anchorage school
during the last two years, were unit
ed in marriage at a quiet wedding
which was solemnized at Fairbanks
on Sunday morning, May 28.
The wedding took place at the
1 Presbyterian manse, with Rev. S.
Hall Young officiating. The bride
was supported by Miss Lillian Smith
and Harry Watson acted as best
Mrs. Steinmetz came to Alaska
from Hastings. Nevada, and during
her residence of two years in An
chorage attained a high place in
educational circles and was popular
among pupils and public alike.
Mr. Steinmetz has been stationed
in Xenana most a»f the time during
i the last several years, in charge of
j the electrical work of the Alaska
! Railroad in this division and his
; friends here and in the coast divi-.
i sion are legion.
The newly-weds have gone into
> residence in the Waechter home on
upper Seebnd street, which was
purchased by Mr. Steinmetz recently
Clifford Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Smith, of Fairbanks,
and a graduate of the Fairbanks
High School, has been recommended
for the Colorado school of mines
j award for this year. His application
was the only one made for the
scholarship.
Typewriter Paper at The New*
HOTEL
NORTHERN
FAIRBANKS
Only Hot Water Heating System
in Fairbanks
Pool and Card Rooms, Cigars
Ice Cream and Soft Drinks
_CARL BERGE. Prop.
NENANA S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
• SOMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
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uuiwals WILL WEN OFFICE
TO DIRECT WORK ON COAST
Officials of Ibt Alaska Road Com
mission who jicssed through Nenana
on Sunday enroute to Fairbanks
from the coast, report that it is th<
intention of Major John C. Gotwals
engineer officer of the roadbuildinj!
organization, to open offices at An
chorage for the purpose of personal
ly directing the road building act
’vities of the commission in that
section of Alaska. Major Gotwah
arrived at Anchorage on a recem
boat from the south, accompanied b>
Captain C. S. Ward, who came to the
| Interior on Sunday enroute to the
1 Lower Yukon country.
The Eagle river road project i:
one of the pieces of work that will
be taken in hand by the commission
in the Anchorage district this sum
mer. This road, when completed, will
- give homesteaders access to a por
tion of the district now practical!}
inaccessible and will also provide
Anchorage auto enthusiasts with a
- pleasure highway.
I The Alaska Road Commission ii
endeavoring, wherever possible, tc
interest the forestry department in
road building plans initiated by the
commission. The forest service ha
a large appropriation available for
the building of roads and cooperation
in the matter of carrying out plans
will enable the road commission to
divert funds to districts outside the
jurisdiction of the forestry depart
ment.
The officials arriving from Anchor
age on Sunday, other than Captain
Ward, were Superintendent Hawley
W. Sterling and Ike P. Taylor, both
of the Fairbanks offices of the com
mission.
CONSTANCE GETS DIVORCE
LOS ANGELES, June 1—Con
stance Talmadge, movie star, has
been granted a divorce from John
Pialoglou. Xew York tobacco manu
facturer. The grounds were mental
cruelty and the suit was not con
tested.
_ Republic Army
Equipmgtvt Stores
Because of low Knces at which w:
bought surplus Army-Navy goods
from the U. S. Government, you
save money. The items mentioned
are only a few of the big number
we can furnish you. If you need
anything else in this k:r.d of goods,
we have it in our immense stock.
Lumbermen's
Skirts
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Made of heavy woolen material.
Helmet fits over the head and
close around neck, preventing shav
ings trom entering under the cloth
ing. aThe$e shirts are ideal fer
lumbermen Were used by the Navy
for lookouts Have been restored
to good-wearing condition by the
U. S. Government. Splendid for
wear and mighty cheap.
AuZi Shirts, *2“
You can hardly tell them from new
shirts costing $5.00 or even more.
These sfiirts have no holes or rips
and the U. S. Government has put
them la very good shape. Go ot).
heavy 0. D. Wool. Re-Intoned el
bows and 2 patch pockets. A
buy that you can't beat. Order 6.
»w Blankets, *5»
Weight 4J-J pounds each.
Maoe ol good
Look like new.
0. 0. Color. ,
claimed and p
G over a meat experts.
Wool Breeches, *2£,
Slightly worn, but restored to
good-wearing shape by U. S.
Government methods. A very
comfortable garment for those
who spend a good deal of
time outdoors. These are reo
ulatlon lace style and are or.s
of the best buys to be had in
our enormous stock of wear
ing apparel. Order several.
Shoes, $5^.
Built cn the Munst.: Last used
by American Soldiers Over
There." Same factory
made Army Shoes. Fine
Russet Leather that
wears like Iron. Ab
solutely new. A buy
you cannot beat.
Order from advertisement. Send
amounts shown. Satisfaction guar,
anteed. Will refund
change goods if desired.
—this paper, Dun’s, Bradstreets,
First National Bank of St. Louis.
Dealers—get our proposition, ek
J. S. Army Lumberman
Rubber Shoes
WILL OUTLAST
THREE ORDINARY
PAIRS
rhese Shoes are more
lexible and comfort
ible, too—no amount
>f twisting or bending
rill crack the pure
>ara rubber used.
Just a Made-to-Order
Shoe for Farmers,
diners and Lumber -
nen.
They stay waterproof,
or the straight
STain leather upper
8 joined to the
ubber bot
o m w i
our rows
Hitching.
These Shoes
re 12 inches in height, $3.95 Per Pair and
5 Cents for Postage. They are selling
rhoiesaie at higher prices. Send money
rder cr check to IRVING DRUCKER,
lirector of Sales, Dept. AL, 233 E. 59th ,
t., New York. N. Y.
We carry a full line of Army and Navy j
terchandise. Send for our catalog. ; i
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William O’Connor, a well known
i oldtimer of Alaska, died at the Ken
i neeott hospital at Cordova recently,
j of cancer of the stomach. He came
to Alaska in 1905 and resided at
Fairbanks for several years. He
was Labor candidate for delegate
to Congress in 1910 and afterwards
was appointed U. S. commissioner
at Chitina, "where he officiated until
the first of the present year. He
was a native of Kansas and was 71
| years old at the time of his death
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William Gerig, assistant chief en
gineer of the Alaska Railroad, who
returned to Anchorage recently, has
assumed direct charge of all work
; in the maintenance and construction
department in the territory between
Seward and Canyon, including the
Matanuska line. F. A. Hansen, en
gineer maintenance and construction
has charge of the work north of
Canyon, including the Chatanika
branch line and the construction of
the Tanana river bridge.
j A. F. Willett, a well known old
timer of this district, has purchased
the Roland property and will open
a machine and blacksmith shop.
A copy of the laws of the Ter-j
ritory of Alaska enacted by the local!
legislatures, as compiled and revised
by Attorney General John Rustgard.
in compliance with a senate concur
rent resolution adopted by the last
legislature, has been forwarded to
Speaker Andrew Xerland. at Fair
banks, with the suggestion that it
| be placed in some office where it i
| can be used and studied by the pub-:
lie and officials, with a view to en-1
couraging suggestions for correction
and amendment at the next sessfon j
of the legislature. It is the intention
; of the attorney general to suggest
a number of amendments for the!
consideration of the lawmakers.
The Swanson bay pulp mill which I
was closed down last year and re
opened this spring, has suspended |
operations again and will remain I
closed for an indefinite period. The
employes of the mill have been re
leased.
The question of advancing the j
clock one hour in order to save
daylight in the evening was recently
submitted to the employes at An
vox and the daylight saving program
carried by 412 to 219. At the mine!
the vote was against the program, j
95 to 24, but at the smelter, offices j
and library the majority was strong
ly in favor.
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Old Baldy, winner of the All Alas-'
ka Sweepstakes three times, and win
r.er of scores of other races at j
other times, died at Berkeley, Ca., i
recently, at the home of his owner. ,
Mrs. C. E. Darling, former promi- \
nent dog racing fan of the Nome
country.
All buildings within the reserve
strip along the international boun
dary between the United States and
Canada, extending through the town ,
of Hyder, must be removed, accord- ;
ing to orders issued recently by Dis- j
trict Attorney Shoup and transmit-1
ted to the people of Hyder by Com- i
missioner Frame.
The members of the party taken j
Outside on Sunday by Marshal Bert j
Stevens included Henry Butke, Bozo j
\ ucetich and George Kordich, in-M
sane prisoners, and I. J. Stere, well j ]
known oldtimer who suffered a 1
stroke of paralysis recently at Healv I
and who is being taken Outside by j
the federal government. I
The White Pass has built a dock j
and warehouse at Mayo to accom- j
modate the traffic at that place. A j
total of more than three thousand j
tons of ore was at the landing on j
March 15, ready for shipment to |
the Tacoma smelter by way of St. |
Michael, and hauling from the mines j
continued until the trail went to |
fieces shortly before the breakup. |
Four outfits, the Yukon Gold, the •
Bradley company, the Silver King |
ind the Hollenback, were shipping. *
Henry Roden, one of the early- ;
lay residents of Chena and a former
Fairbanks lawyer, has presented the
Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines with a history of
Captain Charles Francis Hall’s two
ast polar expeditions. The work was
published more than forty years
igo under authority of the United
States government and covers the
expeditions of 1864-69 and 1871-73.
W. H. McPhee, well known old
imer of Fairbanks who went Out
ride some time ago to consult with
in eye specialist, has had a cataract
■emoved and is hopeful of recover
ng his sight as the result of further
reatment. He is in San Francisco.
Straight and Lace Leg
Trousers
Boys and Youths
Overalls
Wire Netting - Screen Door Fixtures
New Stock
Oranges - - Lemons - - Apples - - Bananas
Cabbage, Wax Onions, Tomatoes, Onion Sets
Eden Electric Washing Machine
Second Hand
$95.00
NORTHERN COMMERCi/uTcO.
Of Alaska
Mrs. W. H. Gilcher went to Fair
banks this afternoon for a visit of
several days.
Typewriter Paper at The New»
WHAT IS MEANT BY
GOOD FORM?
It can be achieved by adopting
the following rules:
Wear Munsingwear; Warner Bro-.
Corsets; Corsellettes or Camisoles.
Add to 'the foregoing a one-piece
dress, skirt or blouse manufactured
by The Gertrude Dress Company,
in silks, satins, Pirot twills or serg
es, and you have attained to the
very last word in Good Form.
Mrs. D'Orsay, Agent
THE D ORSAY TAILOR SHOP
Phone 14-Third and A Streets
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY
VESSEL
ALAMEDA
NORTHWESTERN
ALAMEDA
NORTHWESTERN
SPEED
Lv. Seattle
May 17
May 27
June 7
June 17
Ar. Seward
May 23
June 3
June 13
June 23
SERVICE
Ar. Ach’g-e
May 24
June 1 1
The Northwestern and Alameda in above schedule call at Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, Fort Liscum, Latouche
ard Seward, both north and southbound. The Alameda also calls
at Anchorag, For Reserva*! wis rr Genera Information apply to
a. h. McDonald, ACe«t. ptor.* 39. anchorage, alaska
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Mosquito Head & Bed Nets
Carhartt’s Overalls
LADIES HIKING SUITS
Boy’s Corduroy Pants,
Overalls, Shirts, Shoes
W. A. COGHILL
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Smokers’ Supplies, Soft Drinks, Candies
Stationery and Fresh Fruits
POOL AND CARD TABLES
[ Magazines of all kinds, Rooms in Connection
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The Terminal
I JOE O’CONNOR HARRY A. DAVIS
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Mt. McKinley Park Hotel
Situated on the Government Railroad at the Entrance to
MOUNT M’KINLEY NATIONAL PARK
COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATIONS—RATES REASONABLE
MAGN1FICANT SCENERY—BIG GAME HUNTING
ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED—PHONE CONNECTIONS
TOURISTS’ HEADQUARTERS—GUIDES FURNISHED
Parties can be furnished with pack horses to a limited extent, ar
rangements for which must be made in advance
Moose, Caribou, Mountain Sheep and Bear in Season, can be found
Within easy distance of the Hotel
MEALS SERVED MAURICE MOR1NO, Proprietor
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