Midsummer Specials
High-Grade Summer Suits .S25
Single Pants, Light Wool, pair .S 5
Silk Hats, Cool and Dressy .SI .50
B. V. D. Style Union Suits.S2.00 and. $1.00
Sport Shirts, Short and Long Sleeves.$2.50
Tan Shoes, Freeman, Lace and Button.$8.50
Panamas, Extra Special, up from .$4.50
Garden Hats at, each .50c
Silk Lisle Sox, Special, pair .50c
Unseen Suspenders, pair .$1.00
Soft Silk Collars, each .25c
Ladies’ Panamas .$6.50
House Dresses, each .$2.23
Summer Underwear, each .75c
CHILDREN’S SHOES—JUST RECEIVED
SIMSON’S
SOURDOUGH HORSE
GETS RACE MONEY
According u> arrivals from the
Tolovana district, the town oi
Brooks was the scene of an unusu
ally lively Fourth of July celebra
tion, with very substantia! prizes
and a lot of money circulating ir
the form of wagers on the various
events.
The big event of the celebratior
was a horse race, with the twc
sourdough horses, Montana and To
klat, and two new horses entered,
with considerable money bet on th(
outcome. The race was won b\
Montana, owned by George Wheel
er, the Tolovana mining man.
A new horse, said to have beei
brought up from Ruby for a kill
ing, was heavily backed by hi:
owners and others familiar with th<
circumstances, but there was n<
lack of money to back the buck
skin. In fact, one man came for
ward with $1,500 just as the rac-i
was started, eager to bet on Mon
tana, but the backers of the “dark'
horse refused to cover it. Severa
thousand dollars changed hands o:
the race.
Both Montana and Toklat hav
been running in Fourth of Jul
races in Interior Alaska for man
years, and have won considerabl
money for their various owners
Toklat is now owned by “Gus” Gus
tafson, the Brooks merchant. Mon
tana, now owned by George Wheel
er, formerly belonged to John Cig
|netti, of Vault.
F-esk garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
FAIRBANKSANS MUST
CLEAN UP PROPERTY
Owners of property in the burned
district of Fairbanks, much of which
is still very much in the condition
in which the recent fire left it, must
! remove the remaining debris before
the first of August, according to a
decision reached last night by the
Fairbanks town council.
Instructions have been issued to
Chief of Police Elmer Sanderlin to
notify the offending property own
ers to get busy at once, and it is
expected that considerable improve
ment will follow.
FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL
SCAN CELEBRATION BILLS
j The members of the finance com
mitte of the Fourth of July celebra
■ tion will meet at the office of Com
• missioned R. S. McDonald tonight
at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of
1 preparing the celebration bills for
i presentation to the Commercial club
: on Friday evening.
i' There is much important business
:,to transact, and all members, of the
7 committee are urged to be on hand.
; i The members of this committee are
. :H. B. Joseph, R. I. Waechter, Joe
-j Fisher, and M. A. Schaeffer.
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1 SPEEDY SAFE COMFORTABLE 1
I LAUNCH VICTORY i
FRED DOUSE, Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Every Other Day
| FOR FAIRBANKS I
| RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL,
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§ JUST RECEIVED ON STEAMER ALASKA |
A SHIPMENT OF .
( Fresh Imperial Candy f
I Dipped Brazil Nuts In Cream )
1 Fruit, Nut, and Milk Chocolates 1
IN HALF, ONE AND TWO POUND BOXES 1
I THE PORTLAND I
1 THE BIG PLACE I
| FRESH FRUIT ICE CREAM |
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OWNERS OF KID
READY 10 RACE
FOR BIG PURSE
As a result of the showing made j
by Fred Douse’s launch Victory in j
the Fourth of July handicap race,
there is considerable talk of a spe
cial race between that boat and the
Anderson boat, Fairbanks Kid, and
backers of the two boats are nowj
trying to bring the owners together i
with the object of arranging a j
match.
Herman and Louis Anderson, own
ers of the Kid, have announced
their willingness to %nter the boat
in such a race. In fact, they have
requested The News to say for them
that they are ready to race the
Douse boat for any size side bet. at j
any time within the next few
weeks, from Xenana to Fairbanks -
or an equal distance over the course
in front of Xenana. The offer is!
in reality a challenge.
Whether or not Mr. Douse will
consider the Anderson proposition
■will not be known definitely until j
the arrival of the Victory from the !
upper town this afternoon, but it
is hoped that some kind of a match
can be arranged, for it is regarded j
as certain that such a race would
stimulate interest greatly in events
of that character and encourage
other owners of motorboats to get
into the racing game, with the pos
sibility of a big regatta on Labor
day.
The broad expanse of water front
ing Xenana, with an unobstructed
'■ iew of the river for more than a
mile up and down stream, gives
Xenana a decided advantage as a
racing center, an advantage that
should not be overlooked by boat
men and the community generally.
The future is full of racing possi-1
bilities.
The Cascade Laundry has plenty
of hot soft water at all times. New
hath rooms, fully equipped and san
itary, with special rooms for ladies.
You get -ebate with $2.50 laundry,
which applies on hath, or pay 50c
per bath.
IDEAL WATER HEATERS
INSTALLED FOR BATHS
Two Idea] coal burning water
heaters, the most complete and mod
ern plants of the kind in Central
Alaska, have been installed by two
of Xenana's leading hotels — the
Southern and the Cooney—and are
now in daily use, providing an
abundance of hot water for baths
and for all other purposes. The
capacity of the boilers is practically
unlimited, they are economical in
the consumption of fuel, and they
require very little space.
The boiler at the Southern is
burning coal from the Lynn mine,
and both boiler and fuel are prov
ing highly satisfactory.
The heaters were shipped into the
country and installed by W. H.
Gileher, properietor of the Tanana
Sheet Metal works.
XTanana. W^ere Kail* and Kiver* Meet
IN REPORTED |
LOST IN WILDS
RETURN ALIVE
!
According to information received
today by Marshal Erwin, at Fair
banks, the Kingston brothers, who
were believed to have been mur
dered by Indians in the Arctic re- j
erions, and for whom a search was
instituted some time ago, by both
American and Canadian authorities,1
have made their appearance at Fort j
Yukon, safe and sound, where they
learned, for the first time, that men j
had been sent out in search of
them.
The brothers state that they have
been on the Arctic side of the Firth
river.
Deputy Marshal Spencer is now
in the Chandlar country looking for ;
the men. and Canadian police, sent;
out from Rampart House, are
searching the country in that direc
tion. A large sum of money has ’
been spent in conducting the search.
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Frcst garden seed*, ju»t arrived.
Fowler Sc Morri*.
HIGHEST OF YEAR
i
Rains throughout the valley and
warm weather in the glacial moun
tain regions to the south, where'
the Tanana river heads, have com-1
bined to boost the water level in
front of N'enana to the highest
point reached this season, the gauge
at the A.-Y. Y. dock registering 3.47
this morning, a rise of five inches
since yesterday. The water is fully
a foot higher than it was a year
ago at this time. Glacial silt, for
which the Tanana is famed, has be
gun to make its appearance in quan
tity, and the surface of the river
has been well covered with foam
throughout the day, indicating a
steady rise.
The only inconvenience resulting
from the high water is that experi
enced by owners of cellars, w’ho
have been compelled to remove
stocks from deep basements. The
water in the basements keeps ac
curate tab on the river level, ris-,
ing and falling with the stream.
Once thawed, the loose gravel un
derlying the town permits of the
free movement of the water from
the river.
The present water level, although
higher than usual, does not threaten
the inundation of any portion of'
the town, and it is expected that
there will be a drop within the next
day or two. The river must rise.
six feet or more before the street ^
level is reached, which would be a
most unusual stage of water at this
time of the year.
sdLDIER BOYS EXPECT
TO GET RELIEF SOON
A number of Uncle Sam’s sol
diers who are doing special guard
duty in N'enana have reason to be
lieve that they will be relieved at
an early date and given their dis
charge from the army, which is
very much desired by them, as they
enlisted for the duration of the war
only. They entered the service in
the States in the fall of 1917 and
were assigned to duty at Fort Gib
bon, from which place they were
later transferred to Nenana.
Their reason for believing that
they are soon to be released is The
fact that they have been listed as
casuals, indicated on checks recent
ly received by them. This casual
list includes Claude Bruder, Flurey
L. Morris, R. Russell, John M. Mc
i
Intosh, and Roby C. Osborne. The
other members of the guard, Ser
geant Dayton, Corporal (Dooley)
Galvin, Frank Lopsides, and Dewey
Covington, are regulars.
NEW GOODS
Will Arrive on the Next Two Boats
New Swift’s Bacon
New Swift’s Hams
New Breakfast Foods
New Reliance Fruits and Vegetables
New S. & W. Fruits and Vegetables
New Puyallup Berries
New Lunch Goods of AH Kinds
Enchiladas
Liver Paste
Deviled Ham
Deviled Meat
Sliced Beef
Sliced Bacon
Summer Sausage
Anchovies in Oil
Anchovy Paste
India Relish
Chutney Sauce
Mushroom Catsup
(Bulk) Horseradish
Walnut Catsup
Walnut Pickles
Findon Haddock
Smoked Beef
COGHILL’5
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Andrew Saboff left for Fairbanks
yesterday on a brief business visit.
Knut Koland, who has a grad
ng contract on the Nenana-Fair
janks line, was in town yesterday
jn business.
Frank Spira, property owner of
N'enana, has made application at
Fairbanks for first citizenship pa
pers. He was born in Germany and
arrived in the United States nearly
forty years ago.
Dr. R. R. Myers, local dentist,
who is making the rounds of the
Interior camps, was at Circle a short
time ago, and reports indicate that
he found considerable business there.
READY! READY!
For cleaning your suits? Sure. Al
ways ready. Bring ’em in. Charges
and work are both right—at
MRS. D’ORSAY’S
TAILOR SHOP
Thi-d and A Streets.
Calling Card* printed to order on
sho~t notice at the News Office.
RUST HOUSE
REOPENED UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT OF
MRS. C. CLAUSEN
ROOMS BY THE DAY, WEEK
OR MONTH.
Clean, Quiet, Comfortable.
FOURTH STREET NEAR A
Skof House
Second and Nfcket Sts.
NOW OPEN UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT.
CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE
MODERATE RATES
MRS. JAMES LAVJN
For Sale
HORSESHOE CAFE
BROOKS
The Only Fully Equipped
Restaurant In Brooks
Open and Doing Business
Owner Leaving For Outside
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Price* Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
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DRINK
DISTILLED WATER
LIMITED AMOUNT IN
EXTRA LARGE BOTTLES
25c a Bottle
$2.50 a Dozen