The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-10-14
Among the Builders

nearing completion and adds materially
to the appearance of that section of the
town wherein it is situated The lower
floor, facing A street, is already finished
and is occupied by Perusse & Taylor,
who began moving in their stock Fri
day. The upper floor, which is divided
into Office rooms, will be ready for &C.
cupaucy soon and so will the store
room OIL the main floor facing Second
street.
Work on the other Simson building
on the corner of Second and A streets
is also being rushed anil by the end of
another week the roof should be COM
pleted. This will be two-story build
ing also, occupying two lots.
The Cooney building, which was NOV
ed from the waterfront, is now perma-
nently settled in its new location on the
east side of A street, above the Coliseum.
Throughout its several days journey
across the town the building was flied
to its capacity with dodgers and the
mercantile business of the firm went OH
uninterrupted
The work OF finishing the exterior of
the Coliseum building is progressing
steadily. The front of the building
now presents an attractive appearance,
especially on show nights when the
lights are on, and the sides will be
boarded up as soon as the necessary ma
terial can be secured.
The Thompson building, next above
the Coliseum, will be ready to move
into within few days, This is a two
story structure, with large storeroom
on the ground floor and Office rooms on
the upper. Gagnon's drug store will
occupy the lower portion.
The building owned by Coghill &,
Lescure on A street, near the corner of
Second, is rapidly nearing completion.
The ground floor will be occupied by the
owners with a stock of general mer-
chandise and pool rooms in connection.
A lunch counter will also be placed in
the rear. The upstairs portion will be
set apart for lodgings. .---.~
The Nenana Trading Company has
begun the erection of log building
next to the Simson building, near Sec
ond street. Two of the walls are now
in place and the root, doubtless, will be
on within few days.
Work on the Jail building on Market
street next to the Commissioners Office
is progressing rapidly but it is doubtful
if it will be ready for occupancy before
the end of another week. 1t is being
built of peeled logs.
The telegraph Office at the corner of
Market and Second will be completed
within few days. 1t is frame build
ing with much the appearance of a cot
tage and is designed to accommodate the
future as we'll as the present needs of
the town.
The Rappolt Bakery building on A
street is practically completed and pre-
sents most attractive appearance with a
large store room in front. The bake
ovens are housed in a specially con-
structed building in the rear.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
foundation of two-story frame building
at the corner of Boulevard and A street.
The work is being done by N. O. Ode
gard who has taken a five-year lease on
the property from Joe Morrow. The
building will be 24x50 feet in size and
two stories in height if sufficient materi-
al can be obtained, otherwise it will be
necessary to limit the work ON the Sec
ond story.
Harry Hoer!er is building a frame
house on his lot on A street, just above
Second. 1t is his intention to rent the
building when completed.
Curley Benson and his partner
Dutch" have leased the Joe Roberts
building on the corner of Second and a
streets, and will open a restaurant there