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The Alaska Citizen .ISHEP WEEKLY BY j HARMON CASKEY Prop CITIZEN BLOCK FAIRBANKS, •. ■. : - -. Mattel Maj 14 1*1" a' tlie postoffice at Fair Alaska, under the Act of Mai.> 3 1879 ) :^;j z..u J, ujyjjLi)\ k: GENERAL OFFICES 1 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE FRINCIPAL CITIES SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year (In advance) $1<*!>l* Six Months (In Advance) 5 i>0 three Months (In Advance) 2 f.n One Month . 100 ^ ' t * t * * i i (i«; °r, MONDAY Phone 2G2 Phone ONLY fair When the Nenana townsite was platt* '1 and tin* lots laid out. a .ablation was placed on each, be low which none was to be sold. It may be supposed that if the gov « nr ;ent had merely realized this a!nation at the sale. or. at best, a slight increase it would have been perfectly satisfied Hut in many l anc. • lot - wi re sold tor six or • ‘.mi time." as much as the reserve i 1:• pr. -t tr intention is that riot i la dii'i.u of the purchase price < t th*' lot" i" to be expended for the n • fn ot the new town In* .- • ol tin* * litire sum received is b»* co\» i«*d into the I’nit* d States treasury Alains’ each lot on ea h side of the street. it was sold, was as • d tit sum of ten dollars a< a (harm* for the clearing, or brush in. of tin* street in front of it. and when it is remembered that this means twenty dollars for every twenty five feet, it will be seen that a very fair price for the work don« was received by the govern nt. Later very heavy assess ments for era ding, sidewalks, a • w.-r ">."t**m and fire protection will have to be made, and they will fall ln*avil\ ««n the lot owners. It would seem to he entirely fair that the government should apply a considerable proportion of the money received in excess of the reserve price from the sale of the lots toward tie* betterment of the town. If a concerted effort in this direction, taking the form of a pe tition were made by the Nenanans. it miaht possibly bring results It is. at any rate, worth trying. OUR NEW SISTER. I'nder tie- most propitious condi tions the town of Nenana during the [list week was created, and achieved within a few hours the promise of a remarkably healthy growth. There is good reason to expect that its future is assured and that Fairbanks is to have a neighbor of goodly proportions, with whom its illations are to be of tie .leati 't importance. Iiy every rule i f common sense these relations should be of the most friendly nature, and none, with the excep tion of a few disgruntled irrespon sibles would care to see them oth erwise Fnfortunately. however, it cannot he denied that there exists an ani mosity against Fairbanks in the minds of some few of the residents of the new town. This bitterness of : -cling is being given expression on every occasion, with the evident hope of stirring up a jealousy be tween the two towns. It is hardly likely that it will have much effect, for the vindictiveness and the irre sponsibility of the detractors is ap parent . The fact that Nenana is on the map will be a help to Fairbanks, rather than a hindrance, as some of the local pessimists maintain. The new town can take away from this district absolutely nothing from which benefit Is derived, and it will afford a market for much that is produced here. Nenana is being built because of Fairbanks. Had it not been for Fairbanks there would have been no Nenana. for there would have been no railroad. In pondering this proposition, it might be well to remember that a river tioes not usually rise higher than its source. Essentially a “government'’ town, Nenana should not lack for influ ence to advance her interests, but circumstances may arise which might be shaped to better purpose through the aid of a friendly neigh bor. Always that help, to the ex tent that Fairbanks can afford it, will be at the disposal of her new sister. IT WAS OUR MISTAKE. It costs one and one-half cents per word for the telegraphed items which are seen in the newspapers of Fairbanks. Consequently the Out side correspondents of the papers are instructed to send the news in as few words as possible. But at that, such sending sometimes is a detriment to the newspaper in which it is printed, which is evidenced by an article appearing last week j in The ('itUrn and which we hasten to correct Ihe article in question appeared on the iron! page of this paper and was entitled Wickersham is \t tarki-d by a Seattle Newspaper.” If was as follows: SKATTLK. Aug CO The lead g edd irit.l in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer this morning was devoted to a dis ussion of Delegate Wickersham. of Alas ka ami ids efforts in the inter est of Alaska The P I editorial runs, in part, as follows: "The money of the Alaska bureau of the Seattle chamber of commerce ha- been unsel fishly expended in the interests of Alaska The work of Will Parry member of t he federal trade commission, and former member of the Alaska bureau, and of the port commission of this city, lias performed Wick ersham's work in the interests of Maska with the co-operation of Secretary of the Interior Lane "Not until tills campaign has this fact been questioned Now tin- Alaskan aspirant for con gress a town lot promoter for Seward, who stands to profit handsomely by the development of Alaska, bursts in print with tlie preposterous claim that but for his campaign for Alaska ev erything would have been lost II'1 is an agent of tile octopus, i who. by issuing fake propagan da. is trying to bamboozle the intelligent electorate His very methods render him palpably un fit for the p : t nil Of .!• ' _ it from Alaska " The message we received last Sunday we thought, was clear to 1 'he point The paper had not been l out five minutes, however, before we were “called down" by Henry ; T Hay about the article in question, j \nd at tlie same time Mr Ray in I formed us that lie would bring us an article by John E. Railaine. of Seward who is a candidate for ! congress from the State of Wash ington. which article in itself states that the Post Intelligencer refused to publish it And he brought the article to this office on Monday. Immediately thereafter we wired our Seattle correspondent asking for an explanation of his wire His ■n’v wa>: “Pest Intelligencer praised Wickersham’s efforts to help Mas 'a tut without mentioning names attacked Railaine who is gunning for congress here, and who is at tempting to appropriate the credit ’tie Wi-kersham.'' The original wire contained no mention of Tlallaine's nattip. Rut the explanation contained in the re cent wire received from our corre spondent is indicative of the fact that thp Seward town lo' promoter is trying to steal tiip credit due Delegate Wickersham and Will Par ry. the Seattle Chamber of Com merce man for their good work as regards the territory in general. It is also very evident that 'lie Pos' Intelligencer is fighting Tlallaine's candidacy. Therefore, with the knowledge of our mistake, we tender this apology House Lining at Peoples. FOR GOVERNOR'S REPORT. City Clerk John J. Iluckley has wired the total assessment of Fair banks for the year 1915 to Governor Strong in response to a wire sent here from the governor’s office re questing the information for the governor's annual report. The total assessment of Fairbanks was $2 - 856,733.99. It is expected to be even larger this year. Yukon Is Coming With Passengers Advices received here from Daw son are to the effect that the pala li cl steamer Yukon, of the Ameri can Yukon Navigation company, sail ed front Dawson Friday evening with passengers and freight for Fair banks. There are two barge loads of freight, one of which goes to Nenana, The other is for Fair banks, and is made up of small bunches of freight for Fairbanks shippers. The passenger list of the Yukon is as follows: Mrs. F. P. Graham, F. de Journel, Mrs. Edna Arnold. J. S. Vance, Mrs. H. Johnson and child. Stella Schoen burg, W. F. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs, \V. Reap and child, Mrs. G. Noyes and children, R. E. Jones, Theresa Johnson, Miss Mary Gustafson, Geo. Walter Evans, Mrs. A. Hammond. Mrs. L Johnstone. For Nenana—Mrs. P. H. Hall, Mrs. Frank Spira. For Ruby—N. P. Johnson. A. D. Williams. For Tanana— Mrs. 13. Marion. MAN CARRIES EGGS TO SHOW HE'S SOBER Captain Alex Alexander, who once told Judge Beach that he found a bottle of whisky floating in with the tide, and, believing that it was a gift from on high, he sat down and consumed the contents, was yesterday again arrested on the charge of being intoxicated. Among the articles found In the skipper’s pockets were two hen's eggs. Capt. Alexander said he carried these as proof that he was sober, it being his contention that no intoxicated man could carry eggs about his per son without breaking them.—Bel lingham Herald. ARRIVES RERE; SENIOR MEMBER OF ALASKAN ENGINEERING COMMISSION IS VISITING INTERIOR Chairman VV C Edes, of the A1 askan Engineering commission, ar rived in Fairbanks Friday night from the coast, by way of the Frame automobile line. He is accompanied on his visit by Mrs Edes Both are now at Nenana. having gone down from Fairbanks yesterday af ternoon in the Engineering eommis -ion's launch. Hibson Girl, with Com missioner Thomas Itiggs, Jr. Commissioner Edes states that work is progressing nicely on the coast About it 200 men are in the employ of the commission there Rails have been laid toward the c al fields from Anchorage for a distance of 10 miles out of Mata nuska junction Work is also pro s --ing on tin line of road which will connect the government line with the Alaska Northern, and grad ing work is being done beyonu Malanuska junction, or where the line to the coal fields branches off, on the main line. Col. Edes expresses the opinion that trains will be running from Fairbanks to the coast in 1919. He says, however, that that fact is contingent upon labor conditions and upon the appropriations made by congress. But he has no fear oi the appropriations, and says that a possible change in admlnistra tions after the election will have no effect W'hatever on the construc tion work on the Alaska railroad. Many people think that Col. Edes’ visit to the interior at this time means that the transfer of the Tan ana Valley Railroad to the govern ment is about to take place. The commissioner says that such is not a fact, but that, while he is here, he will probably take a trip over the railroad, in order that he may know its condition, in the event that the government eventually de cides to make the purchase. Commissioner Edes says that east ern people are now taking a great interest in Alaska. Inquiries are continually being received by the Engineering commission from peo ple who wish to settle on land here, and it was for that reason that the land and industrial division of the ri. emission was created and Mr A. Christensen, an experienced land man, placed at its head. And tn that regard Commissioner Edes is delighted to find that the people of the interior raise all kinds of garden truck. The Matanuska valley, on the coast, he says, is very fertile, and could be made to produce, but the people of the coast towns persist in sending to Seattle for practically everything, Instead of raising it themselves. Mail Due Here About Tuesday Word received in Fairbanks is u> tlie effect that the incoming au , toniobile mail stage has had another breakdown. Which means a delay of several more days in the mail. It is probable, however, that it will reach Fairbanks Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Another mail is supposed to have left Valdez on Saturday, and it is thought prob : able that they will come in together. LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF Alex Simson arrived in town Fri ! day night on the Frame stage from ! the coast. It is understood that he intends to go into business in the east, and that he will not be here more than two or three months, or just long enough to settle up his business affairs. Excavation work for the pier of the road commission bridge across the Chena river, on the Fairbanks side, has been commenced. The lumber for the pier work is not yet forthcoming. Tom O’Brien, a resident of Daw son, known throughout the north, died Friday of liver trouble, accord ing a word received here. J. R. Montgomery, alleged to be a deserter from the United States army, has been arrested at Ruby on the charges of desertion, for gery and embezzlement. He will probably be brought here for trial. The geological survey men who have been testing the coal in the Nenana coal fields will soon leave for the Outside, according to word received here. Judge Charles E. Bunnell has gone to Eagle for a trip, and will not be home for about two weeks. A big crowd of Fairbanksans ar rived home from Nenana Saturday night on the power boat Dan. All kinds of typewriter supplies— Ribbons, erasers, paper, carbon, etc. Rubber bands, rulers, and every thing carried in a stationery store. —The Citizen. STEAMBOAT BULLETIN Ala>ka. with 2 barge-, up Gibbon lor Fairbanks 6 1' M 26th Henchley at Gibbon. Delta down Nulato L’.'.th Hazelhurst at Gibbon. Jacobs down Fairbanks 4 A M Kelly at Cbena Minneapolis at Cbena. Reliance at Nulato Sarah, with 2 barges, up Kotlit: J'lth. Schwatka down Gibbon 7 A. M Shushanna down Ncnana 2sth for l Springs. Slbilla tip Rampart 11 IV M Jilt:. Susie, with sl\ barges, at Kaltuu ipbound. Tanana, with 2 barges, up Nc nana 2 I’ M 26th. Uashburn up Holy Cross for Dike man. 25th. Yukon down Eagle 1 A M. Flowers Wanted by the Fair Committee The committee in charge of the decorations tor the Tanana Valley fair has requested the people of the city to keep their flowers from getting frosted, if possible, in order that they may be used in the deco rating. Flowers always make up the greater part of the decorations for the Annual fair, and it is hoped that tliis year, with the abundance of flowers at hand, the hall can he made more beautiful than ever be fore. Doors and Windows at Peoples. A FEW PARTIES OF PAST WEEK Mrs. E. A. Suter was hostess at a Heart party Saturday afternoon at her residence on Fifth avenue. Prizes were won by Mrs. H ft. Par kin and Mrs. \Y. F Whitely. Dainty refreshments were served. Miss Hazel Wattles helping the hostess in tlie serving. Those present were: Mrs. .1 E. Clark. Mrs F. R Clark. Mrs. (’. H Clegg, Mrs. J. H. Caskey, Mrs. R. N. Hoyt, Mrs. A. R. Heilig. Mrs. Reed Heilig, Mrs. F. B. Hall. Mrs. H. C. Kelly, Mrs. W. A. Lovejoy. Mrs. J. A. Sutherland. Miss Florence Smith, Mrs. H. M. Merritt, Mrs. R R. Myers, Mrs. H. E. Pratt. Mrs E. R Peoples, Mrs. H. B. Parkin, Mrs. P. Vachon, Mrs. P. S. Whitney, Mrs. W. F. Whitely, Miss Hazel Wattles. it was Mrs. M. J. Chamberlain’s birthday Thursday afternoor last, and several friends prepared a sur prise for her by dropping in on het and bringing their serving. They also carried with them a number of beautiful gifts. When luncheon was served a magnificent birthday oako. beautifully decorated and with the customary candles, was brought out by Mrs. E. Wickersham. Mrs. Chamberlain’s daughter. Among those present, in addition to Mrs. Chamberlain and Mrs. Wickersham, were Mrs. G. G. Bruce, Mrs. J. J. Buckley, Mrs. H. A. Day, Mrs. D. Driscoll, Mrs. J. H. Handley, Mrs. J. H. Groves. Mrs. .1. G. Moore. Mrs. S. H. Stewart, Mrs. S. Sea. Mrs. J. A. Healey entertained at Bridge last Thursday evening, and a merry time was enjoyed by all present. Prizes were won by Mrs. D. J. Lowery, Mrs. J. H. Caskey and Mrs. F. Lewis. Those present were Mrs. J. J, Buckley, Mrs. Cas key, Miss C. C. Held, Mrs. J H. Groves, Mrs. J. C. Kellum, Mrs. F Lewis, Mrs. 0. J. Lowery. Mis. Mur ray Smith, Mis S. II. Stewart, Mrs. G. Smith, Mrs. A. .1. Williams, Mrs. F Wickersham. Mrs. D. J Lowery entertained a few ladies at bridge last Wednes day evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. Wickersham, Mrs. Healey and Mrs. A. J. Williams. Those present were Mrs. J. H. Groves, Mrs. J. A. Healey, Miss C. C. Held, Miss M. Keenan, Mrs. P. .1 Riekert, Mrs. A. J Williams, Mrs. E. Wickersham. A delightful surprise was perpe trated upon Miss Clara Heid Sat urday evening by the members of the Saturday Evening Bridge club, of which Miss lipid was formerly a member. The event was in the nature of a farewell party to Miss Heid. who goes away soon after the first of September. The first part of the evening was devoted to bridge, at which prizes were won by Mrs Burt Johnson and Mrs. J. A. Healey. Following that a guessing contest was won by Mrs. Healey and a special prize was awarded Mrs. W. D. Nealey. The guests had taken very dainty refreshments as part of the sur prise, and after partaking of these the evening was brought to a jolly close by a game called “A Trip in an Airship." Those present were Mrs. Alex. Carey, Mrs. Thos. Dundon. Mrs. J H. Groves, Miss Heid, Mrs. Healey, Mrs. F. Lewis. Mrs. D. J. Lowery, Mrs. Burt Johnson, Mrs. P. J. Rick ert, Mrs. W. D. Nealey, Mrs. E. Wlckersham, Mrs. A. J Williams PEOPLE SHOW NENANA LOT SALE WILL AD VERTISE THE INTERIOR ON THE OUTSIDE. The people of interior Alaska have shown their faith in their country their works, according to Com missioner Thomas Riggs For. while the the commissioner considers that in most instances the price paid for lots at the recent sale at Ne nana was entirely too high, the < high prices paid are indicative of the fa t that those who made the j purchases of the lots are showing their intention to develop the coun I try, and are giving a lesson to skep tics of the OuLside. And Commis sioner Riggs also thinks that in terior Alaska rould not have bet ] ter advertising. He also says that i the Alaskan Engineering commis ! sion, as a whole, appreciates the j spirit with which the buying was I done at Nenana. Commissioner Riggs is of the opinion that Nenana will never be j a big town. It will be a good town as long as the railroad is under I construction, but after that time | he expects to see it dwindle to a coal shipping town of between 500 and 700 people. The pay roll of I the Engineering commission will make it good during the time that actual construction work is going ; on. And regarding Fairbanks Mr. Riggs j said: “If it hadn’t been for Fair banks there wouldn’t be any Ne nana." Baseball Game Is Planned for Fair exponents of the great national game in Fairbanks are trying to ar range a baseball game between Ne nana and Fairbanks, the same to be played during the Tanana Valley fair. It is planned to have two games, if possible; one on Sunday. September 3, and the other on La hot day. It is understood that the Nenana boys have signified a will ingness to come up for a game, as they wish to attend the big fair and dance anyhow. CONFIDENTIAL TALE OF THE FIRST PRINT. One day when Asurbanipal obtain ed an inspiration, he found he could not spread at ail his thoughts for publication. This made him grieve with all his might through many a long Assyrian night. He offered prizes far and wide through all his jurisdiction for any scheme that might provide a way to spread his fiction. The writing i hug was in his bean and you all know what that should mean. The advertising did not pull. Not one of all the sages could raise a thought beneath his wool for making printed pages. Though they could read lhe stars on sight, this was a task beyond their might. It gave the king a royal pip. It got upon his liver. To save his health he took a trip along the Tigris river. He stepped into some mud one day and saw his footprint in the elay. His Majesty stood still and spied his masterpiece pictorial. ' If I can print my foot," he cried, “why not an editorial?” That moment his Assyrian nob invented the first print ing job. He had no Linotype or Hoe to do things in a hurry; but while this made his business slow, it also saved some worry He never had to tax his brains to catch the early morning trains. There was no speaking tube to yell, demanding early matter. He waited for his thoughts to jell and did not let them scatter. Once in a while he wrote a stick and had it moulded in a brick. It make a library so stout that it defied all ravage. No vandal could tear pages out to wrap up fish or cabbage. And though a book remained unread, it still might get into one’s head.—The Line O’ Type News. STEEL PUT IN OATS TO KILL WAR HORSES LONDON.—The war office has Is sued an order directing cavalry of fi'ers to have examined carefully ev ery bushel of oats used for the feed ing of their horses. This order is explained by the morning newspapers as being due to the discovery that several con signments of oats from the United States contained little pieces of steel, shaped and colored like oats, which, if swallowed by a horse, would be almost certain to kill the animal. BONNET FRAMES FOR VASES. A discarded wire bonnet frame can be bent to any desired shape and fitted in the mouth of a jar diniere or wide vase, forming just the support that certain long stem med flowers need to keep them In graceful positions. Tonight at Thorne’s A William Fox production of marked distinction, by Georges Ohnet. A picturization of brilliant power tr The greatest cast ever assembled, headed by the Star of “ON TRIAL,” Frederick Perry Admission 50c ONLo"i.a'pAI ARE CLOSER Thursday. August 24, saw the ex piration of the 75 days’ time before election day which, according to territorial law, is the time limit for filing petitions for the nomina tion of persons desiring to become ■■'Uididates for elective positions. The following are the names ol tin candidates who tiled their petitions with the clerk of court, together with the names of the tickets on which they are running: For Delegate To Congress. Lewis, Lena Morrow, (Socialist > Sulzer. Charles A. (Democrat.) VVickersham, James. (VVickersham.) For Attorney General of Alaska. Cobb. John II. (VVickersham.) Grigsby, George is (Democrat ) Schofield, George D. (Republican.) For Territorial Senator. McCabe, Dan S. (Socialist.) McGowan, Thomas A. (Democrat.) Sutherland. Dan A. (VVickersham.) For Territorial Representative. Bean, Z. C. (Socialist.) Burns, William T. (Democrat.) Collins, Ernest B. (VVickersham.) Dunn, John VV. (Democrat.) Green, Joe K. (Independent.) Hess, Luther C. (Democrat.) Hughey, George VV. (Socialist.) Kilgore, A. M. (Democrat.) Dodger. George W (Independent.) Monohan. (' M (Socialist.) Norland, Andrew. (Wickersham i Snow. C K (Independent ) Vimil. W. A (Wickershain.) Webster. Daniel. (Wickersham.) Westenvik. I*ar' (Soc.alist ) For Territorial Road Overseer. Jensen (Independent.) Ross. H H (Wickersham.) Sabin. M. R (Independent.) Steil. Peter (Independent PIONEER WOMEN OF ALASKA. Igloo No. 2., Pioneer Women ol Alaska, will hold its regular meet ing on Saturday evening. Septem her 2. at Odd Fellows' hull on First avenue. Following the business ses sion. a short program will he given after which the refreshment com mittee will serve a tasty luncheon. All members are requested to be present Sectional Post Binders for Loose Leaf sheets at The Citizen. PAINLESS DENTISTRY Dr. 4. G. 4T4MI4N OPIN I OR Bl SIMSS Rooms 8 and 12 Horseshoe Huilding All WORK <T ARAM III) MACK S. SMITH ALDEN L. WILBUR Plumber and Fitter Sheet Metal Worker “STOVE Oil Tank Heaters and Furnaces. Cast Top Yukon Stoves--all sizes. Ranges and Cole’s Airtight Heat ers. Also Complete Line of Plumbing Fixtures. theS. cfc W.SIIOI* Corner Second and Lacy Streets PHONE 178 B Leave Nordale for Fairbanks Creek 10:00 A. M. and Chatanika 4 P. M. Daily (marquette) Sale at_^/ THE GLOBE BAR JOHN MOE, Prop.