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The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28

glneerlng commission it is register row. The lot lies in the Nenana townsite, on the main street of the town, in a position corresponding to the position of the court house block on Cushman street, in Fair banks, figuring Turner street in Fairbanks as the western boundary of the Nenana townsite, exclusive of the government reserves, on which all engineering commission buildings, such as the residences of the officials, the club for the commissions employees. etc, will be located
 The lowest price paid for a lot during the first day of the sale was that day for $1OO,6O6 Of that amount one-third was paid down by the purchasers of the property. And according to the townsite regula tions, the purchasers of the proper ty are given five years in which to pay the other twothirds of the pur- chase price, in five yearly install ments. The highest price paid for residence lot at Nenana was $1,75O
 The business lots are 25 by 100 feet in dimensions. They are rep resented on blocks l, 2, 8, 10, Il, 12, 13, IA. 23 and 25 on the repro duction of blueprint of that DOT tion of the townsite north of Fifth street and within the town limits on the downstream side. The resi- dence lots are 50 by 14O feet in di- mansions.
 The prices received for lots at the Nenana sale were, generally speaking, about 33 per cent higher than the prices of the first lots sold at Anchorage. The highest price paid for a business lot at me first sale at Anchorage was s1,155, while the highest priced resi- dence lot brought S1,O55
 The sale was conducted by Mr Christensen from raised platform Prior to the time it started maps and blueprints of the townsite had been placed on sale at 25 cents each until the supply was practi cally exhausted when they brought 50 cents each. In his opening state ment, MT. Christensen said that the lots sold the first day were ap- praised at from $1O0 to s25O
 This lot is appraised at $250," said the auctioneer. pointing to lot 12 in block l one the large plat he had on the platform. What am I bid for it?"
 Somebody immediately bid $400. The bid was then raised to $4O5. Then a bid of $1,0OO was heard It was made by H. E. St. George, who continued to bid steadily for the property until 1t was knocked down to him at $1,600 MT St..
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28

George therefore became the first purchaser of lot at Nenana and was requested to climb upon the platform and have his picture talk en. which he did. Mrs. Elizabeth Adams oyas the first woman to pur- chase a lot, and she was also photo graphed.
 Lots 4 and in block nine were sold to Father Monroe for the Cath ollie church at the appraised valua- tion of s250 The Episcopal church authorities were sold lots and in block 21 for the appraised valua- tion of $500.
 Governor Strong has set aside the sum of S1,O0O for the establish ment of a school at Nenana. For it is thought that many of those who purchased lots will settle at the new railroad town, and that it will be but matter of short while until a school is needed
 
 It is expected that building at Nenana will commence shortly. Some of the people who contemplate go- ing into business there already have lumber on the ground with which to start construction work. Among those who will start building i'm mediately are Mrs. Maude Bishop. Mrs. Mike Cooney, Paul Lescure. Tom Smith, Ronald P. McGowan and Sylvester Howell. The latter IS to put up an amusement; hall and moving picture house on one Of the lots purchased by him. the building to be 24X90 feet in dimen- sions with 14foot ceiling. In
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28

Block 28-John Corey, Chris Gron- sand Both paid S100
 Block 33-Walter Reaburn, Tony O'Malley One of these sold for $200 and the other for $12O.
 Block 34-Jake Galatzan bought two lots, one for $180 and the other for s1OO.
 Block 38-Oscar Henderson, John Hakanson. Francis Ford The high est price was $2OO and the lowest $1OO.
 Block 54-Charles Boyer Harry Davis Albert Lamot William Law renee, Frank Doyea The highest price paid was s165 and the lowest $1OO
 Block 55-Ray Wilkes. Frederick Berger John B. Presser. Henry No reen, Howard Kinney, William Law renee, John McManus, Jess Herring ton, Dennis Carara, Fla Peterson The highest price paid was $165 and the lowest $1OO
 Block 56-Mary Delaney, S125.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28

fers of lots have already been made at Nenana. Ped Mcconnell was one of the first to transfer title to property. He sold to Hungry Mike" who will put up restaur- ant immediately. The price paid Mcconnell for his bargain as near ly as can be learned, was $25O It is understood that William Casey was offered $500 for his bargain on his purchase of a business lot
 The Citizen herewith prints a resume of the first days sales at Nenana, including a reproduction of the blue print of the townsite from the waterfront back to Fifth ave nue and from town limit to town limit up and down stream. exclud ing the government reserve. All of the purchases made during the first days sale will be found on this map. A resume of a part of the second days sales is also print ed herewith, and, although the re port is not entirely complete, some of the purchases will be found map ped.
 AS far as has been reported, the second days sales were as follows:
 Block 11-H E. St. George, Grace Perusse, Allen D. Thompson, Will liam Shajatovich, Manfor Jones. J. Lippik, Bert Hollifield, Chas. Ditt mer. Allen D. Thompson, Sylvester Howell, Daniel Karry. Alfred Chez zi, Tom Smith. The highest price in this block was 31.750 and the lowest was $66O.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28
ALL BIG GUNS ON
 MICHIGAN CONDEMNED

PHILADELPHIA thor ough examination, naval board of investigation appointed by Sec retary Daniels has decided that all the twelve-inch guns of the battle ship Michigan are defective, and has ordered them removed, it is stated at the Philadelphia navy yard.
 While at target practice off Guam tanamo, Cuba, some weeks ago, two of the Michigan's big guns cracked after firing comparatively few shots. It was decided not to take chances with the rest. and the war vessel was ordered to Philadelphia
 The dreadnaught North Dakota, which has been lying idle in the back channel of the local navy yard for the past five months, be cause. though comparatively new vessel, her engines were found de fective, is being repaired. Men have been working on the engines for some time and they were re gently given test.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28
JACOBS PAYS VISIT.

The government boat General Ja- cobs arrived in this city about six o'clock Friday evening, bringing the supplies for the government tele- graph station here and also all the supplies for the radio in Fairbanks Some twentyseven tons of freight for the Fairbanks offices was un loaded while the Jacobs was here. The boat left early Sunday morn ing for the stations on the upper Panama, as 1t has all the supplies for these stations also. The boys of the Fairbanks station were kept busy for couple of days checking the freight and preparing 1t for re shipment.
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
DISSATISFIED WITH YOUR LOT
Then Pay Visit to Madison Square
Park at Night, New Yorker
Advises.

Il advise all those who are dissatis.
fed with their lot in life and those
who are apparently better situated,
to take seat in one Of the parks here
some night and merely observe" a
reflective man said the other day, &C.
cording to New York letter in the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. 1T makes a man
bed to sleep in and roof over his
head, il nothing else.
Il was walking through Madison
Square park the other night and
watched the poor devils on the
benches. Some were typical down.
Nest Of them Strengthened up at the
sound Of an ominous foctstep. A pc
liceman swung around the corner and
walked along tho benches. Wherever
he found a man with his head fallen
forward on his breast he stirred him
to life by a prod in the ribs with his
stick. If the man failed to respond
the representative Of law and order
sharply whacked him on the soles of
his feet, causing the sleeper to start
up suddenly and rub his feet together
with a haste that would have been
funny if it had not been so pitiful.
The policeman passed on.
Some of the bench occupants ap,
parently strove to keep awake. But
their heads nodded, their eyes closed
and again sleep came upon them.
Again appeared the restless police
man, poking each man impartially.
wonder what is the idea Of keeping
big, strong policeman who ought
to be out catching sticl-up men at
such a business? Why not let the
Door devils Sleep"
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
KEEP BROOD MARES WORKING
Ordinary Farm Work Will Not Hun
Then--Turn Them Out in Field j.
Every Pleasant Day.

Pregnant mares can be worked ad.
vantageously right up to foaling time.
says writer. Work should not be too
heavy, but ordinary farm work will
not hurt them. Successful colt raisers
nearly always work their mares and
seldom have trouble with either mare
O. colt.
II you have no work, turn them out
in field every nice day. Always be
very quiet and gentle with a mare in
foal. In bad weather she is better Off
in the stable.
Fancy feeding is not necessary.
Feeding and watering should be quite
regular. A horse fed regularly and
fully will seldom eat too much. The
best hay for brood mares is mixed
clover and timothy. Avoid all DAM
aged food. Some wheat bran and oats
may be fed, even though the cost is
high. Cut down on corn as foaling
time approaches.
After the colt is fOaled the mare
should not be worked for about ten
days, and then lightly for a couple Of
weeks. Care should be taken not to
overwork or overhead her, as this will
cause the milk to be bad and may
cause collie or indigestion in the colt.
1t is best to leave the colt in the barn
while it's mother is at work.
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18

For the woman devoted to out-of-
doors a sports coat model, like that
shown in the picture, is a good choice
for early season wear as street coat.
At the end OF the season it will owe
her nothing, for she will have had it
always with her. Coats Of this char
acter are shown in great variety and
they differ little from regulation sports
coats. They are more quiet in color
and some what more trim as rule.
Not all the models designed for
street wear are in quiet colors. The
citron shades are much in evidence
where smartly dressed women con-
gregate The checked coat is a ia
yorite for both street and sports wear
and is really classed according to the
size of it's checks-if they are big 1t
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18

A suit for the street and general
utility is made in q manner that ap-
peals to young women and justifies
their judgment It is new in cut and
very smart looking and it looks we'll
in any Of the Notwithstanding the
novel weavcs-tha have been used for
this seasons suits.
The skirt is not a new model, but is
cut fuller than usual with deep, in
verified plaits that extend to the waist
line. These are its only distinguishing
features. The coat is novelty, sim
ply and cleverly cut, with raglan
sleeves and very full body. At the
front a wide overlap terminates at
the bust line. The coat fastens here
with a half dozen large white bone but
tons. Similar rows provide the deco
rative feature at the front and back
and on the slevees. There is a turn
ever collar of the material and cuffs
similar 20 it with a plating let in at
he hack of each. AS in nearly al!
..-hcr tailored suits an extra collar ard
IFS OF white organdie, which are de-
,cnabje recognize the advent OF SUM
rc-tiIlc.
White piqUe, white satin, embroid-
red bat<c.e and lace appear in collars
md c.rss with the various dark colors
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
GOOD AS FORAGE CROP
Growing of Field Pea OF Special
Interest to Farmer.
Climatic Requirements Of Plant Limit
Its Successful Production as Sum-
mer Crop to Northern States
and Canada.
(By H. N. VINALL.)

VBy II. N. V1N<ALHJ
The field pea is an annual plant
with slender stems two to four feet
high, which stands erect only where
there are other plants to which they
can cling. The plants seldom have
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
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is Of the sports sort. while very small
checks are about as conservative as
the more trying black.
For the young woman the coat pic
tured is model that it would be hard
to improve upon. 1t is reinforced at
the front with a deep square yoke
which improves it's lines, giving them a
straight direction at the middle front
with a generous flare at the sides and
back 1t buttons to one side and has
q collar high enough to be chic and
becoming and so constructed that it
can be. turned back away from the
neck when SO desired.
Big patch pockets are furnished
with a plat at the middle fastened
with a button. The buttons at the
front are set on in groups, and two
buttons finish the oddly cut cuffs.
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18

1t was nothing to be a duke in
Mountphalia, Ned Vernon told Miss
Hazel Bridges the first time he was in
troduced to her, and he begged her not
to be awed at the pretentious title.
Call me MIR. Vernon, plain Ameri-
can that" he pleaded, with a laugh.
Cor better-Ned."
Hazel flushed at the idea Of such IA
mliarity. She could not be on her
dignity, however, with the bright spirit
at her side, ingenious, sham hater, a
beauty lover-and he showed it on the
occasion vividly-who quite won her
heart.
you see," explained Ned, my ia
Their did some rare diplomatic work
for the prince of the little Bavarian
kingdom here and he was given a
dukedom-all but the dom Duke he
was, but no perquisites or property.
He nearly starved and when he died
he left me hollow title. It hangs to
me with the students here-'Duke Ed
ward I'm glad when I can leave it
and the memory behind me. I've made
enough to educate myself and get
back to real civilization. suppose
youth be going home to the United
States, too, after this term. If you
ever meet me on American soil, prom
Use that you won't trail in the royal
highness featured"
Hazel promised, with her happy
nirtfful smile, little dreaming that
within two months war would leap
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
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| Have the seeds been tested? Il
pays.
Burning vegetation, where possible,
will destroy many insects.
A wellfltted seed bed means that
the crop is half cultivated.
Nothing will fatten a COW or steer
more quickly than alfalfa hay and
corn.
Alfalfa makes dairying profitable. It
is useless to SOW alfalfa on undrained
soils.
To get good garden crop we must
have good seed, good soil and goo-
cultivation.
Alfalfa hay and silage is the best
kind of rough feed for fattening all
classes Of cattle.
Sow all waste land in pasture
grasses of some kind. 1t will pay far
better than remaining idle for SO many
years.
Barley is better nurse crop for
clover than Oats-it does not shade
tho ground so heavily and comes off
earlier.
Roll the winter wheat to compact
the soil around the roots, fill up the
earthcracks and make a dust mulch.
1t pays.
Every up-to-Gate farm should have
small flock of sheep to furnish an
economical and healthful meat supply
for the table.
The average farm garden may be
made to pay handsome profit il the
owner understands how to get the
money from it.
Take an inventory of the farm. Keep
a cash book and a ledger. Don't un'
dertake elaborate cost systems except
as an experiment.
In starting the new tractor mako
sure that all oil holes, wells, pumps.
grease cups, etc, are cleaned and filled
with the right lubricant.
A farm garden Is necessity. It
affords a wholesome supply Of food.
besides being a hcaIthful occupation
and fascinating as well.
Every farm home should be home
where the neighbors like to congregate
for a good time, and where they will
feel assured of warm welcome.
= n
Tillage aids in the growth of the
nitrifying bacteria and these are what
make the plant foods into such forms
% TO DO available to the growing crops
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
Where to, for goodness sake?"
Back to the old home"
"WThy, John!"

Where to, for goodness sake?"
Back to the old home"
"Why, John!"
mot word now" directed Bridges
with a decisive wave Of his hand.
Cant you see through milestone
with hole in it? I'm poor, don't you
understand--poor! poor! poor!" and
there was vengeful, gloating satisfac.
ton in the emphatic repetition.
IL think l see, JOHN faltered
Mrs. Bridges, "but, oh! what tearing
up.'
worth it, if it scares away this
scamp of a duke!" declared her hus-
band. ooh! I'll make it real to the
public-to Hazel and this precious
sprig OF nobility of hers. Poverty,
bowling, grinding pauperism! Now
then-no sentiment. Well furnish up
the Old house just as bare and unin-
viting as it can be done. AS to the
meals, no fatted calf, wife! Give his
ludship genuine workhouse diet. 1t
will take some of the grand notions
out of him.
So the plot was laid. The new neigh
bors of the Bridges pitied their Sud
den fall from affluence" The old ones
back at the home town commiserated
them for making costly splurge only
to come back to even more humble and
restricted surroundings than before.
And one day bride and groom ar
rived. At the sight of the sunny happy
face of winsome Hazel, the mother
broke down and the fathers heart soft
ened. To the duke, however, the moth
er was distant and tho father fairly
uncivil.
Duke Edward" however, broke the
ice of severity, despite his gloomy re-
ception. He praised the meals, he was
like some high chevalier in his respect
for Mrs. Bridges, in his love for Hazel.
Early the next morning he strolled out
side to join his father-in-law on the
porch.
Mr. Bridges" he began in his brisk
animated way, "HaZel was telling me
that you had over two hundred acres
in your place here"
ooh, yes, such as it isl growled tho
old man. "Not much good without
capital to work it."
"Why," enthused Duke Edward,
there you are mistaken! I'm up on
soils and you've got the right sort
here"
What do you know about it?''
queried Mr.. Bridges charity.
ooh, my principal course at one time
was scientific farming. It would just
delight me to join you In good hard
work, making this wilderness blossom
like the rose. Say, won't you let me
try it-father?"
John Bridges WINGED. Then the bar
rier broke down. The duke had disap
pcared. The hopeful, helpful real man
had become manifest.
Heard your daughter had married 4
prince or something like that, Bridges, >
| observed a neighbor to her father q
| few days later.
That's right" assented the proud
father-in-law-"a prince of good fel
low!"
Then he went home with & happy
smile on his face. He started whist};n.
as he saw his son-in-law out in the
fields in true farmer garb, hoe in hard
Hazel fluttering near by.
Il say, son." he called out as ks
passed them by, we're going to move
back to our real home tomorrow" and
then he told where it was and why
they had left it.
you're the right sort!" declared the
bluff old fellow heartily, "and reckon
smart enough to hold a good business
if start you in at it with the capital
hey? Call the scientific farming quits
and let's all settle down to enjoy life
| together!"
Copyright, 1916, by w. G. Chapman)
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
Savage and Wrathful.

forth from the shadows and drive them
like fugitives from the peaceful burg
where he was studying engineering
and she music.
It was amid the first clangor of arms
that Ned Vernon said: 81 love you!
It was when alarm bells announcing
invasion were hoarsely warning the
people. that they were married, IN
haste-neyer to repent at leisure, how
ever. It was to the dread echo of dis
tant cannon that they caught the last
train for Paris.
It was at the gay capital that the
sour-visaged, crabbedsouled precep-
tress, Madame Roscoff, left them, feel
ing it her duty to cable to the humble
little village of Merton, nesting among
the peaceful hills of Vermont, to plain,
honest John Bridges, Hazels father,
the brief words:
your daughter has married duke
and is on her way home with him"
John Bridges was a wealthy man.
He and his wife lived in handsome
mansion They had moved from Sum-
merdale, fifty miles distant, never tell
ing Hazel, anticipating pleasant sur
prise for her when she came home.
When JOHN Bridges read the cable
gram Mrs. Bridges tainted dead away.
married TO duke!" gasped her hus-
band. Il never thought a daughter OF
mine would disgrace me by taking a
foreign noodle head for husband.''
Mrs. Bridges wept, declared her
heart was broken. She had read in the
newspapers about titled misery until
she had created a positive bugbear in
her mind.
Her husband was grumpy and rest
less for day or two, then savage and
wra;hful. He frightened up at the
end Of the week, coming into the eie-
gantly furnished parlor, to which he
had not yet become accustomed.
Nancy" he announced, with grim
chuckle, "I've found a way out"
"Out OF what?' questioned his wife
desolately, for she was still mourning
over her daughters mesalliance, as she
called it.
THAT duke" responded Mr.. Bridges.
His wife groaned. Size wrung her
hands.
You know, and know, and every
body knows that these foreign princes
never marry except for money" con-
tinued MI. Bridges.
yes, John" assented his wife woe
fully.
I've got some money" pursued her
husband, "but-he isn't going to get
it! I've Planned it all out. I'm going
TO put that luke through a course OF
sprouts that will either wear him out
and send him shopping back to 'Yur-
rup' post haste, or make a man OF
him.
But il he deserts our dar1ing!"
She's brought it on herself, hahn
s1e?" shifted Bridges, land good rid
ance to bad rubbish, hey? Get ready
to move, Nancy"
Get ready to novel" repeated Mrs.
Bridges. marveling.
Right away"
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
CLEAN UP ALL IDLE CORNERS
ton Easier All Summer-irprove
Waste Places.

When blowing this spring, don't go
around The quilted spots or the bushy
corners or the stumps. Take the tAuo
to clean them as you 60
It will make the work Of cultivation
easier all summer and give you a
chance to put the idle land to work
Or to begin the Improvement of the
waste places. Nothing spo;ls the looks
of farm more than pa hy, ragged
fields.
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18

used just now for street wear. In
collars and revers and collars and
cuffs there are occasional suits in
which white broadcloth courageousy
faces the chance of losing it's creamy
Wilderness and being thrown into the
discard But washable stuffs are pref
ter, more delicate. and more popular,
and the tailored suit, either in wool
or silk, is immensely enhanced by
their freshness.
Other tailored suits, cut on lines with
which we are now familiar, can claim
the distinction Of originality in certain
details of their finishing. One of these
has what are known as saddlebag
pockets of formidable size set onto
the skirt. In their silk-braided deco
ration, fancy silk lining and finishing
the inspiration Of Spanish ideas is evil
dent. The coat is cut with a square
opening at the front, has scalloped and
braided revers and a little low-cut
vestee. The neck is finished with q
soft ruHe of lace and a soft chemt
settle of lace appears above the vestee
The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18

Showing Characteristics Of Stem and
Leaf, and Succession of Bloom and
Pods.
moro than three stalks and very often
only one or two The heritage is pale
green with whitish bloom on tho
surface. Each leaf bears usually two
or three pairs of leaflets and is ter
minated by a slender, branched ten
drill The hanging pods are about three
inches long, each containing five to
nine nearly round seeds.
The garden pea is cultivated pri.
marily as a green vegetable, or as
grain crop for human food; the field
pea is grown for hay or for grain to
feed to animals.
A cool growing season is essential
for the field pea. High temperatures
are much more injurious than frosts,
which are disastrous to the crop only
when they occur just at the period
when the pods sre setting. These eli
matte requirements OF the field pea
summer crop to the northern states
and Canada and to high attitudes in
the mountains OF our western states,
1t may, however, be grown with profit
as winter crop in the southern states.
It's moisture requirements are less I'M
pOrtant than those Of temperature, but
other things being equal, it does best
where the rainfall Is fairly abundant.
A 15-inch rainfall in western Canada
is sufficient to produce a good crop.
while 20 inches OF rain in Kansas, Ne
braska or Colorado is inadequate.
It is a common practice in some
localities to harvest the crop by pas
turing with hogs or sheep. This 10
done more largely in Colorado than in