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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23

great commercial value, being now
one-third water. The government
may be trusted to look to this,
however, and every little bit of new
business will help; The only thing
we must avoid is overplaying our
possibilities and fooling ourselves.
We do not need to care or worry
how much outsiders fool themselves
or how great they make Nenana look
to themselves, but we must keep our
heads on our shoulders. We will
be here all the time history is a
making, and will really know what
is what if we really try to. It
will be good enough for all of US,
if we play the game as best and
as sensibly as We can-if others
come as others may and set into the
game and Immediately start to shoot
the limit out of sight and reason,
they needn't blame US if they lose
or if it doesn't come the way they
make it look. 1t won't be our fault
There shouldn't be a "knocker"
in Nenana. The town can't afford
them, and they should be discourag-
we are and what we are going to
be, we of Nenana, and we don't want
to think that we are or are going
to be greater than we are. We are
good enough, at the worst.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
THE FUTURE OF NENANA.

We believe that we can look as
far into the future as can anyone
else. Nobody knows what will hap
pen next year, but We Of Nenana
know better what to expect from
Nenana next year than do the people
Of any other part of Alaska, unless
Anchorage be the exception, know
about what will happen 70 the sei1
sections in the way of prosperity.
Nenana has q bright future and
the people here expect to win rich
20 and success at marvellous speed,
We among the number. AT the same
time it is well not to overrate the
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
NENANA COMMERCIAL CLUB Is
ORGANIZED AND WILL PLAY
IMPORTANT PART IN HIS
TORY OF THE TOWN.
BURNS TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN OF CLUB
"NENANA, INTERIORS FUEL
DEPOT" is THE SLOGAN OF
THE CLUB; PERMANENT OR
GANIZATION LATER.

Like all live towns Of the United
States, and especially Alaska, Ne
mana has a chamber of commerce,
the official name of which is THE
Nenana Commercial Club" AS yet,
the permanent organization has not
been perfected but it will be with
in the next few weeks, and the
residents of the town will be expect
ed to turn in and do its part in
boosting the welfare of all. At
present Commissioner Robert E.
Burns is the temporary chairman of
the club and is one Of the moving
spirits in launching this part Of
the municipal spirit.
For several years, Fairbanks has
had one of the most progressive
commercial organizations in the
North, and as a result the town
has gained many benefits that it
would not have obtained otherwise
The same has applied in other Alas
kan towns. but TO a lesser degree.
In addition to boosting the IN
dustries and welfare fNenana,
the commercial club will take
prominent part in seeing that all
visitors of note are properly en-
tertained, and those who are re-
sponsible for its inception request
earnestly that it be given the hearty
support of the business people and
other residents.
"Nenana, Interiors Fuel Depot"
is the slogan of the club and prob
ably will be accepted after the
permanent officers have been chos-
en-.
To a representative of the News,
Commissioner Burns stated that
among other things, the club would
start Immediately to use its influence
to better transportation conditions,
TO obtain the best possible rates for
the merchants.
1t will also investigate, as fai
as possible, the conditions in the
country surrounding the town of
Nenana, with a view to assisting
in the development. The club will
also work in conjunction with the
townsite manager and will serve as
an official organization, represent
ne the citizens, with which the in
dustrial department of the Alaskan
Engineering commission may deal.
In the near future, the club will
publish some literature descriptive
of the country and advising pros
pective settlers as to the true con-
dit ons of the district
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
COMMISSIONER RIGGS.

Commissioner Riggs, the Interior
representative of the Alaska Railway
Commission, Is loyal Nenanaite,
and is on the job all the time.
He sees in Nenana a town that will
be IN part a monument TO himself.
and his heart is with Nenana in
every way. If he can help us to it,
there is nothing too good for Ne
mana. Congress puts limit upon
his potlaching for ue, and he can
not exceed that limit. He is goin.,
as far as he can, and is simply one
of us-a roughneck commissioner
who won't wear white collar when
Mrs. Riggs isn't around, and who
does not feel that he is better than
the men who are helping him to
build this railway, whether those
men are working with a shovel or
a pan.
We ought TO give all our loyalty
to Commissioner Tom Riggs and
look upon him as our best friend.
for that is just what he is trying
to be.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
ON OUR WAY.

We would have been with you
before if we could have made it,
but we couldn't. We would be with
you stronger in plant and invest
ment today if We were not so fan
away from the printing material
shops of the Outside, but we are
here strong enough to help some
and get through the first xinter, and
in the spring we can grow as great
as conditions merit.
Every town wants and needs
newspaper, and there are plenty
newspapers always ready to sup
ply the demand, or to be created
as soon as the excuse offers. Ne
mana will have other newspapers in
time, but We are here first and it
is q safe bet that no other news
paper will try to split this field with
US until such time as the field Of
fers better grazing than il does
today. We are here 10 go through
your first winter with you and share
IN whatever good or bad it offers,
and winter time nowhere in In
terror Alaska offers much to news
papers. However, there is no ques-
ton in our minds but that we will
And the people of Nenana as loyal
TO US as We are TO them and as
generous in their patronage as we
deserve or as the people can be,
which is all we ask.
There's no use in our starting out
with a long line of apologies for
imperfections. We are forced by lack
Of accommodations and office room
TO have this issue printed in Fair
banks, but next issue will be print
ed from our own Office in Nenana.
At the start we may have TO draw
occasionally upon the better mechan-
ical facilities of Fairbanks TO help
rs out, but this viii last no long
er than necessary, for We can do
all our own work in our own town
and office. .~.~..: T.
We think well Of Nenana and us
people and want them to think well
Of US. We are prepared to earn
by hard work and honest efforts the
good will and loyalty Of the people
here. incidentally we might men,
ton that so long as our work meets
with the approval of the people of
Nenana we don't care much what
the people of other sections of Alas
ka think of Us. We will be for
Nenana first, last and all the time.
for other camps in Alaska can new
er amount to much-they are too
far away from Nenana for that.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23

The News is indebted for assist
ance in getting out its first issue
to Edward G. Morrissey, city editor
of the Fairbanks News Miner, who
acted in the same capacity for this,
the initial issue of the Nenana
News, the first newspaper published
in Nenana, Alaska.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23

Prof. c. c. Georgeson, head of the
agricultural experimental stations in
Alaska, has been granted the de-
gree of Doctor of Science by the
University of Alaska.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23

James Vim, one of the first resi-
dents of Juneau, died in that city
recently at the age of rs years.
For the past year he has been COM
pletely paralyzed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
Terrible Mishap.

Bess-Isn't it just awful about
Clara?
Jess-Why, what's the trouble?
Bess-You know how she used to
hang on Dicks every word?
Jess-Yes.
Boswell, the other day he
broke it.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23

sale. Inc way they went one would .
think that it is only a matter Of
a day or two until Nenans rivals
Greater New York-we know better
than that. Had the boomers been
content to hold their prices down
to what the Railway Commission ex-
pected for the lots, every man in
Nenana would own a lot or more to-
day and there would be a solid
basis of value to every lot owned
here. We hope that every lot in
Nenana is worth from $4,000 to
$4,000, but we can't make ourselves
believe that they are; nor can we
make ourselves believe that Nenana
is going to be benefited by any
boom methods. Either Nenana is a
sensible business proposition, or it
is not; unless some sense is con-
sidered in property valuations and
the upbuilding of Nenana, foolish
days are coming to US, and no
Nenanaite wants to see them come.
Nenana can see into the future
for at least three years, barrlns
foolish action upon the part Of our
people or accident which cannot now
be foreseen. There will be three
years of railway and shop construc-
ton working from Nenana, and We
can see what that will mean Ev-
cry branch of business can find room
and excuse in Nenana during that
time, but it will be foolish to cause
three places of the same kind of
business to grow where none grew
before and where there is no bust
ness excuse for the existence of
more than one place Of business
in that class. A multiplicity of
business houses of the same class
do not create business-the workmen
ana residents of a town furnish the
demand and the business houses sup
ply the demand-whereyer the sup
ply exceeds the demand, there is
SLOW movement of goods from the
unnecessary extra business houses.
As many houses of kind as wish
70 come will be welcome, because
there is no way to keep them away,
but the incoming business houses
which add TO number of their
class which needs and demands no
increase in numbers need expect
no sympathy from Nenana if they
do not get rich quickly.
This winter will be quieter than
next winter will be, Next year, if
all goes well and Congress votes
the money expected and the labor
supply offers there will be probably
$500 men on the railroad payrolls
at Nenana, including the heads Of de-
partments and clerks, and all win
De paid in Nenana and spend some
Of their money here. The wages will
not be the highest ever paid in the
North, but they will be all that
the Commissioner can obtain from
the Government from the workers.
If We are lucky all those who are
not perfectly satisfied to work for
the wages the Government will pay
here will keep away from Nenana,
and there will be nothing but q con-
tended payroll and prosperity here,
and we look for that. Next winter
there will be more work done in
Nenana than there will be this win.
ter-trouble among the steyedores
On the Outside and inability to get
supplies here during the season of
navigation will shorten the work
that would have been done this win
ter had more supplies been obtain
able during the season. Natural
conditions will mean natural results
IN Nenana, just as they do else
where-all We have TO do is consider
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23


On the Outside and inability to get
supplies here during the season of
navigation will shorten the work
that would have been done this win
ter had more supplies been obtain
able during the season. Natural
conditions will mean natural results
IN Nenana, just as they do else
where-all We have TO do is consider
tn ngs from logical standpoint and
expect nothing greater than has ev-
er been advertised from Nenana
by responsible authorities.
What Nenana may look to as 4
feeder aside from direct railway
connections remains for time to de-
termine. We can never be a great
manufacturing center, for there Is
nothing here to manufacture that
re can see The railway may de-
velop mining ground that we know
not of, and will bring the Nenana
coal 10 market, although it is a
coal that will have to be treated
by a simple process before it is Of
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
Suburban News

ton. Ont. where she was called by
the illness OF both her parents.
Mrs. ~. B. Br,tton has gone to
Grayling To Join Capt. II. r. Britton,
Of the signal corps.
Milton Horner. OF Los Angeles. Cal.
IL guest Of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry r. Horner. OF Cherry Hill
lie II enroute 20 New York city.
Miss Esther Cline, of College pl
viii leave Monday for Albion, where
she has "A position AS commercial
teacher In the city high school.
Andrew Patton has sold lot In
Ann Arhor To Mrs. Louise T.. Bellows
Mrs Gertrude Erwin. or College
pl. Is moving To Detroit. To make heI
home with her daughter, Miss Chris
tine. who is "A supervisor OF physical
culture in several Of the city high
schools
Mrs. Frank KintiRh. OF Flint and
Mrs Julia Parker, % Detroit. are WIS.,
ting Mrs. Ed. Thumm erroutc {,
their homes after an outing at Sill
yer lake.
Potter Sabin. OF Chicago. AT the in
stigation OF Rev William Heilman
pastor OF 81. ,Luke's Episcopal church
- taking q religious census OF tn,
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
BIRMINGHAM

The Presbyterian Missionary So
cicty VIII meet Wednesday afternoon
Sept g. at the home OF Miss Susie
Trow bridge, on Martin-st.
Rev. Peter Mckay. will speak Sun
day IN the First Baptist church on
Wtliits-st
Tho Troy school. Will open Monday
with Miss Hazel Boise. Of Rochester
Mich. as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dahlman and
son. have been on a trip to Grand
Rapids.
Miss Lucy Purdy has gone to New
York city to visit Rev. and Mrs. Paul
Livingston.
Miss Ellen sherman, Miss Kittie
sherman, OF Worthwhile and Mrs. Lew
is sherman. of Pennington. are guests
at the home OF Mrs. Walter Nichols.
on pterce-st
Mrs Emmerson Bcardslee. OF Red
ford, is a guest at the home Of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Wrenwick Me-
Kinney. on Purdy-st.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage OF Miss Ninfred Young, of
Birmingham and Alma Hass. of Ber-
Mrs Minnie Mcclellan, OF Ann Ar
Dor, Is visiting at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Herbinson. in Troy.
The birmingham schools will open
Clarence Nliet. as superintendent:
high school principal, Lillian G.
StauCh. Mathematics Miss Mary
Coach; English: Joseph Hayden and
Comber. Science. O. G. Cobb
The Evangelistic Band, OF the First
Baptist church, will conduct the
morning and evening services Sunday
Mr.. aud Mrs Nern Fish and son
Martin, of Detroit, arc visiting at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs w II. Wilkin-
son, on Southneld-Ave.
hpan a q
marriage OF Dufheld Bigelow, Of
birmingham, and Miss Alice Jones.
OF Pennington.
Mr. and Mrs. oliver Phillips. have
Bert Rowland who was arrested
Aug. % by deputy sheriff George
stephenson. "A complaint being made
by his wife. Marian Rowland. on q
charge OF assault and battery. plead
ed guilty Thursday afternoon in JUS
tice \. W Campbells court and was
let OF on suspended sentence by pay
ing S435 costs.
Mrs. Catherine Lintz made n com
plant Friday morning against her
husband. John. on a charge OF being
drunk and disorderly; He was ar.
rested by George Stephenson and had
Justice Campbell, pleaded guilty and
was put on probation for two years
by paying t395 costs.
All stores will be closed here Mon
Mrs John Miller. OF the West-rd.. IS
recovering from "A recent operation
in Harper hospital. Detroit.
Silas Wattles, OF Clawssn, who has
been very III. Is able to be out again
Miss Blanche Lowery is visiting
relatives in Detroit.
The infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Schneider. Of Troy. is
very III with cholera infantum
Mr. and Mrs Theron Smith and Mr.
aud Mrs. Tunia Miner have returned
from an auto trip 10 Atlantic city.
Charles r. Jones is building house
In Resident park
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
Has Father the Legal
Right to Have His Loose
Friends Meet His Child?
By MARY K. WALTER
Copyright. 1915. by NJ. r. walter

That same day Mrs r. went
straight TO u broker and Put up he.
home for sale She settled all her
financial afsir5 and packed her
household effects Tor shipping 4
few days later. without a word 10
Mr. b., she went away with Dorothy
That Is how she has come t. make
their home IN IN ,Xclusiye Al burb
OF this city, two thousand miles
from where DIrothy's father lives
and has his business Not for sore
time does she intend to let him
know where they have gone.
Here this woman, sorely tired by
circumstance. intends 10 keep In
her little daughter mini an affec.
tionate memory Of her father "a tn,
sort OF parent he should have been
But she Is thankful she has been
ablo 20 brinc her cut OF the sphere
OF HE influence. II ignorance of the
course NJ his lifc and far from dan.
ger OF it, communicating her or
blighting her future
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
PHILOMATHIC
CLUB OPENS IT'S
EIGHTEENTH YEAR

Sunday evening marks the inaug.
uration of the eighteenth year OF the
Philomsthic Debating club. The
club was organized in 1898 by a
group OF students OF Central high
school. and during the last IL years
has earned for itself. through hard
and earnest work. a place among
the premier organizations OF It's
kind, not only in Detroit, but also
in Michigan.
Officers for the coming term are
Chas Rubiner, speaker: Emil Roth.
man, clerk; Sam Sternberg, assist
ant clerk, and Jack Lightstone,
sergeant.atarm
The Philomaihic expects this year
10 outshine all previous terms in tie
quality and quantity OF its debaters.
Besides the third annual oratorical
contest. which is held early In De-
cember. two or more dual debates
will be staged Challenges are be-
ing issued TO several OF the states
leading high school and Independent
debating clubs.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
BULL MOOSE
BADGE BAIT
FOR BULLHEAD

CANTERBURY, Conn. Sept -
when a FISH which is eagerly fshed
for by an experienced fisherman
scorns some very tasty bait and de.
liberately buttons himself onto a
hsh line. fishing ceases TO be a
sport That's legcrdemain The cir.
cumstancc transpired here recently,
and the Winsted papers can please
copy. II they have any inclination
10 do so.
Lee n Norman and party Of
Plainheld fishermen went 10 the
eastern part of town and pulled in
bullheads until arms ached They
used every worm they had and final.
ly used apple cores. prunes. ham and
cabbage Everything went; the
FISH were just naturally hungry and
even the plaincst food would do
Finally Mr. Norman threw over
his line with a pickle on II and n
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive but.
ton as sinker. \ three and "a half
pound bullhoad buttoned himself
onto the line Joe Lenore, who
has lived here for 81 years and
knows practically everything. says
the fish was no bullhead It's a bull
moose. And It's descendants prob.
ably will have buttons down the
back. just TO be fashionable
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
WYANDOTTE To
SAVE PAVING
Tearing Up of Streets Must
Stop, Declares
Mayor

THE tearing up of municipal paw
ing, for gas, water and other public
utilities connections and repairs,
must stop said Mayor Lambert. IN
IL a ruinous system, as the paving
can never be repaired to its former
strength and durability, and the ex-
pense is needless. The best method
is 10 put in water gas, sewer and
other connections before the paving
is laid, thus avoiding breakage OF
the road-bed.'
In this manner, the mayor
summed UP the pavement situation
in Wyandottc, where more than
$3.50, 900 is being spent for street i'm
provements this year The chief
Official and his staff of commission
ers and aides are trying TO hit upon
system, whereby the paving, now
being repaired. can he made more
durable. Investigation toward this
end Ia now in progress.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
Builders and Traders Exchange To
Hold Annual Tiger Day, Thursday

The Builders Traders Exchange will be the of the Detroit
TENDER Frank rendered the invitation the members In
boosting Of the Detroit
section will tickets will be comp
menay to the members OF the Exchange Arrangements are being
automobile
will enven
The ball
Walter Fritsch
the
and led BY band
made a pennant winning noise a the
II expected that thousand Of tho members will be at
Mr. Nayin's kind by tall and roofing
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
MT. CLEMENS

Robert Shanahan, OF this city, and
Miss Anna Denewith, OF Macomh,
were married az st Peters Catholic
church here. early Thursday morning.
They will make Mt. Clemens their
home
John J sherman. OF this city. has
purchased property on the lake shore
with 75 feet shore-llne frontage and
contract viii he let Monday for a
new au-brick, two story. modern
summer home The site IL situated
about six miles south OF the Lake
William Bradley. n farm hand. en-
ployed At the Hcnning farm, in elm
ton township, was arrested by the
police. Friday. accused Of the larceny
81 gold watch and chain from
Charles Greh local tailor In JUS
tice court he admitted his guilt. and
Was sertenced 10 three months in
IT Q o'clock this morning at st.
Peters church. Rev. Father Ryan
united IN marriage Miss Clara Char
heenHau and Mr.. Frank Lewis, both
Clemens three years ago from Eng
land ard has since been at the River
side golf links as instructor. The
bride is one ~ the city's most popu-
lar young ladies.
At o'clock this evening. nj the
home ~ Mrs Julia Rollenson. Csss-
ave. will occur thG, marriage 81 her
German church. Will ofhcinte While
Mr. Card viii retain his position with
tho Ford Motor Co, Detroit. the
couple will make their home here.
st Marys parochial school Will
open for the fall term Tuesday. Of
next week, with sister Leonora. for
merry with the Jackson school. In
charge She viii hr assisted by Is
other competent Instructors. In the
music department Sister Marian. here
for several years. has been transfer
red to Pontiac. and sister Annita, 81
Monroe. viii take her place.
Playing with a 22-ralihro rifle.
Thursday afternoon. with q number
Of other boys. at his home I'm clinton
township Frederick House.. nine
years old. was shot, the bullet lodR-
Ing I'm the pelvic cavity. The youth
~ now at the Washington sanitarium
here. ana Il ~ feared he may not re-
cover. Infection has developed, and
his temperature IL far above normal.
shortly after tho accident
The Detroit times., 1916-09-02
YPSILAN'TI

Miss Marian Ainsworth went 90
Ann Arbor Friday and entered the
University OF Michigan Training
NJ. ana Mrs. william Miller and
Mr. and Mrs. n. J. Nen motored to-
day TO Lansing.
Fred weinmann returned Friday
from an eastern trip. which Included
Boston. Washington and New YORK.
Mr. and Mrs \ y. Burd will leave
today for ilicksville, ohio. whore they
have been called by tho death OF
their grandson. aged FIVE. son 81 Mr..
and Mrs Arlington Burd. lie was
injured several weeks ego by fall
ing woodpile.
Dc Loye Jameson and his class OF
boys In the cherry Hill sunday school
spent Friday on Belle Isle.
Miss Mabel McGuiness. we'll
known Normal graduate, IL enroute
To her school duties IN Colorado
Springs. after n vacation spent i'm the
home OF her mother. Mrs John Nc
Rev ! c Cook. OF rvart. has been
visiting hts brother. Rev Albert z.
Cook. OF Forest-ave
Mrs. \. Marks is on the sick list
Justice NJ r Stadtmiller on Friday
paid over to tho city treasurer. VIII
liam knight N.140 In nnos. costs
and tees Tor the month Of August.
James w. Clark. set for trial, FRIDAY,
was postponed 60 sept. ~ The ac--
ton was brought To recover ALLEGED
rent for building owned by Brewer
George q. Weber OF Highland
Park. who was sandbngged and rob
bed 81 his Cadillac car Thursday
evening near the Charles Leverett
farm. by three foreigners came 20
the cltv FRIDAY and got hts machine.
which had been abandoned on Ellis
st He was suffering from a badly
cut head and ear
Mrs. Goddard and prof Mary Cod
dsrd are visiting in Ann Arbor.
Forty Ypsllanti colorod residents
and taxpayers, headed by Rev. J. q.
Derrick. NJ the second Baptist church.
have Med with Prosecuting Attorney
Lehman n protest against segregation
NJ colored pupils In the city Of Npsi-
lanti. ana lnvesti CATION is asked. The
matter has been placed with 4 T..
Ksrlcr. state superintendent, " public
Instruction.
Mira Patrick Carroll. AGED -. died
Friday In the home on Niles-st IN
which she has lived 81 years She IL
survived by her husband and slN
children Mrs Thomas Charlton
| George. Edward Walter and Frank
| Of Detroit. and John. ~ Ynsiiantl
| Miss Ellen kishlar Is entertaining
Miss Josephine Bisckwood. ~ Detroit
| Mrs Clarence w. Smith. OF Neil
| rosd-st. left this morning for nut'