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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
F. S. RYUS, TOWNSHIP MANIAC
Err OF NENANA, AND WRIT.
ALLY MAYOR Or CITY, HAS
BEEN IN NORTH SINCE 1905.
TALKS REGARDING
FUTURE OF TOWN
DELIEk rs NENANA WILL BE
GOOD SHOP TOWN, But THAT
III WILL NOT INHERIT ERE
GROWTH OF FAIRBANKS

Although everybody in Nenana
knows Fred Ryus, townslte manager
and mayor by virtue OF his office,
as they see him busy about the
streets every day, but few know
that he is an ol4tlmer OF the North,
that he is sourdough of eleven
years standing. He mas been in
the country and around it enough
TO know conditions, 50 that when
ne speaks OF the Interior, he is
listened to by mis- sourdough friends.
And, IN talking to a representative
OF the News, ne gave mis- opinion
as to the future OF the town and
conditions, in such a way that MS
remarks are worthy the considera-
ton Of all people living in Nenana
and in the Tanana valley.
We have been asked so many
times" he said, "as to the future
Of Nenana and whether or not it
would ruin Fairbanks; and as to
whether this town would practically
close up shop after the completion
of the railroad, that we have given
the matter considerable thought and
a great deal of study.
And after this study we come
to the conclusion that Nenana and
Fairbanks may work along harmon
iously as their industries will bs
entirely different and the progress
of one means the progress of both.
"Nenana will have a payroll al
ways. There will be shops here and
men employed, which will make it
for all time good town. Of course,
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23

from a wilderness, a moose pas
ture, with nothing but lone trading
post within 90 miles of it, to a
town OF 1,200 people, and ali with
III three months, is the record of
Aenana, Alaska. Where barked six
lnalamute dogs, and rushed madly
back and forth along the river bank
III front OF the trading post on
June 10, 1915, as the railroad engi-
neers disembarked from a Tanana
river steamer, today, September "a,
are found 1920 busy people, en-
gagged in constructing a railroad,
founding town and developing the
great Interior of Alaska. Thus, has
"Nenana, the Fuel Depot of the In
terror" outstripped in rapid devel-
opment any town in Interior Alas
ka, and In the whole territory, with
the possible exception of Anchorage.
And a year from now, the bust
ness people Of the town confident
ly expect there will be a population
Of 5000 people, of which a large
portion will remain at least until the
completion of railroad construction.
History of Town.
Many years ago, James Duke es-
tablished trading post on the
south bank Of the Tanana river, at
the point that is now the town Of
Nenana. Here, for years, he con-
Quoted a trading business among the
Indians, and kept open a roadhouse
which was visited but seldom, except
~ a stray traveller over the win
ter trail from Fairbanks to lower
river points, or by a prospector
,ound FOL the hills.
After the passage of the railroad
III, authorizing the constructor 81
a railroad from the southern coas;
to Interior Alaska, and after the
Alaskan Engineering commission
had been formed with w. C. Edes
as chairman, and Thomas Riggs, Jr.
and Lieutenant Frederick Mears a:
the only other members, a party
of surveyors came to Interior Alas
ka to make a preliminary survey Of
several proposed routes. This party
was headed by Thomas Riggs, Jr.
the member of the commission u
whom was allotted charge of tn,
work in the Interior.
The first party was divided up in
to two sections, both landing at Ne
mana on June Is, 1914. One Of
these parties went to Broad pass anc
worked toward Nenana, while tn,
other went m tho cool ToJd. an
tried to locate a feasible route, di
rect from there to Fairbanks. Thes,
parties went out in the fail and re-
turned again in the spring.
After other surveys during tn.
summer Of 1915, the commission de
cided upon the route over which th,
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
|IDITAROD GIRL
HERE

Miss Lillian Smith was in Ne
mana for couple of days dur
ing the past week on her way to
Fairbanks to join her sister, Mrs.
Henry Weir. Miss Smith was in the
Fairbanks country during the early
days Of that camp, but during the
past several years has lived in
Iditarod.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
railroad is being built now.
Work Starts.

Work Start1.
One June Is, of this year, just
two years from the arrival of the
first party, another crew of men,
headed by F. H. Bailey, who, Incl
dentally, was in the first party to
arrive in 1914, arrived and that day
started the work. The actual con-
struction, however, and the day
which will be celebrated annually by
the people of Nenana as anniversary
day is July Z, the day on which the
commission started to drive piling
for the waterfront. That day marks
the commencement of the real town
of Nenana, and it will be remem-
bered as such.
Coal Next Fall
According to estimates made BY
Mr.. Riggs and Mr.. Bailey, coal
will be landed in Nenana about a
year from now, provided the COM
mission is able to get its freight
and supplies next summer and is
able to secure the men necessary
% do the work. To a representa-
tive of the News, Mr.. Riggs said
that the commission could use s.
900 tons of coal this winter II il
were available and will want a much
larger supply next year.
The coal mines, of course, viii be
operated by private parties or COM
panies, and it will depend upon them
as to whether 4or not the fuel will
be ready for shipment as soon as the
railroad is ready to receive it.
Waterfront Reserved.
At the present time, there is a
waterfront, with piles driven along
the whole length for a distance OF
approximately 1000 feet. OF this zoe
feet has been reserved for the COM
mission dock and warehouse DUP
poses and will be retained for that
purpose. The remainder of the wharf
will be leased to private parties
None of it will be sold, az the
government wishes to retain control
of the waterfront.
Telephone System.
If no private company or individ.
uals build telephone system, the
Alaskan Engineering commission viii
provide one. Mr.. Riggs stated to.
day, however, that the commission
would prefer to have this matte,
handled by private parties.
i An order has been placed for 9
big, up-to-date sawmill, which vii
be installed on the ground below
town, which has been used for .
baseball park during the past sum
mer. This will be an electrical,
operated plant. The sawdust from
the mill will be used for filling pur.
poses and for fuel for the power
plant.
The amount of lumber to be saw.
ed will depend upon the time that
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
LIGHT PLANT
To Be READY
OCTOBER 10
Construction OF Power Plant Great
ly Delayed by Lack of Mater
ial; Bert Hoiifeld Is
In Charge

According to Bert Holifield, the
electrical engineer in charge Of the
construction of the light and power
plant, it ought to be in working
order and ready to accommodate the
wants of the residents of Nenana
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-09-23
NENANkS CROVTF THE MOST
REMARKABLE IN INTERIORS; HISTORY


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

Continued OH page 81
The Denver star., 1916-07-01
ASSOCIATION NOTES.

Rev, G. w. Henry, Pueblo. who was
attending his first meeting of the AS
sociation, won for himself the adrnira-
ton and regard of the entire gather
| ing by the genial and hearty way In
which he entered into the work OF
the body His sermon showed him to
be a preacher of mighty power and a
minister of broad experience.
This was also the first attendance
of Rev. b. Alard Smith. Colorado
Springs. who gave an electrifying ser
mon to the young people. Brother
Smith is a man of exceptional train
ing. who is assured of large oppor-
tunity at the city of Pixies Peak.
Both these brethren are distinct ad-
ditions to our state work.
Mrs. Greer of Pueblo maintained
her high reputation as reader of re
markable power Her recitations.
some of which are original. called
forth tremendous applause.
The meeting will doubtless give
great impetus to the women's work.
The sisters have determined thru uni
fication of their activities to make
themselves felt and known in our
Baptist enterprise as they have never
been before.
The dominant note which ran clear
thru the meetings was the training or
the young people. This Is the most
encouraging sign to be seen. When
the Christian church becomes fully
alive to this fundamental obligation,
many problems will find solution.
Bro. Price. the pastor of Central, re
ceived many encouraging comments
on the construction work of the new
building which was in progress dur
ing the meeting. 1t is the hope OF
the messengers that on their next
visit to Denver. Central will be
housed in its beautiful new temple.
The afternoon session on Thursday
was held at the Zion church, after
which the ladies of the church enter
taiued all the messengers at luncheon,
thus relieving the overworked com
mittee a; Central church.
The Denver star., 1916-07-01

mornings session. In the afternoon
an excellent paper by Mrs. L. Brown
|of Central church, "City Rescue
Work" reading by Mrs. Greer, Pu-
eblo, and discussion of the subject,
''Africa's Call for Christ" we're fol-
lowed by the annual message of the
Superintendent of Wome9's Work.
Mrs. l.. Turner. In the evening the
Missionary Sermon" was delivered
by the nev. NJ. A. Eilonth. Canon City,
to an audience which filled every
available space in the building. Broth
er Eilonth's sermon was preceded by
a very helpful address, THE Family
Altar and Missions" by Bro. l. H.
Wallace, as on the evening before,
Bro Henderson had opened the serv-
ice with a devotional talk, THE Pow
er of Prayer"
Friday was given to the considera-
ton of business matters of the AS
sociation. The Bible study hour was
conducted by the moderator. The
field work of the Association was TAX
en- under consideration, reports being
given by the following brethren: Rev.
NJ. A. Eilonth, Canon City and Flor
ence; Rev. F. Franklin, Trinidad;
Rev. w. l.. Render, La Junta and
Rocky Ford; Rev. E. W. D. Garmon,
Lester and Walsenburg; and Rev. l..
II. Wallace, Eaton and Akron. These
reports were followed by helpful ad-
dress, Colorado for Christ" by Rev.
P. ]. Price. The reading of church
letters which followed showed sub
stantial increase, both financial and
in numbers. In the afternoon the re
ports from the Executive Board were
followed by the moderator's annual
address and the election of officers.
Those chosen for the following year
are as follows: Moderator Rev. d.
E. over, Denver; Vice-Moderator,
Rev NJ. A. Eilonth, Canon City; Cor
responding and Financial Secretary.
A. A. Waller, Denver; Recording Sec
retary, Rev. G. w. Henry, Pueblo;
Treasurer. Rev. P. J. Price. Denver:
Supt. of Sunday Schools, Rev. !. H.
Wallace, Denver; Supt. OF Young
People. Rev. F. Franklin, Trinidad;
Executive Board, Rev. B, Alard Smith.
Colorado Springs. and Rev. w. l.. Rem
der. La Junta.
Friday night, the closing session. a
great congregation heard a sermon,
Baptist Fundamentals by the mod
orator, after which the meeting was
ad journed to meet next year with the
Bethlehem Baptist church, Pueblo.
Thus the ninth annual session of the
Western Baptist Association passed
into history and was without doubt
the most harmonious and enthusiastic
meeting the organization has enjoyed.
The Denver star., 1916-07-01
Philadelphia to Entertain New
England Body June IS.
FORECAST OF TIE PROGRAM
Thirty ninth Annual Meeting of Time
Aonored Religious Organization
Gains Many Jealous Workers as Re-
suit of Extending Its Territory-Or.
Owele to Preach Annual Sermon.
BY N. BARNETT DODsoN.

by ~. bANNE DoDoON.
The thirty-ninth annual meeting of
Se New EngElnd Baptist missionary
convention will be held in the Second
Baptist church. Germantown avenue
and McFerran street, North Philadel
phia, from Thursday. June Is. to the
10Th. inclusive. The Rev. }. c. Jack
sou. d. D., is pastor of the convention
church DR.. Jackson and his commit
tee Of arrangements are putting the
finishing touches on every detail at the
Dral church for the comfortable enter
tainment of the delegates and visitors
who will attend the convention.
The Rev. W. Bishop johnson. LII. D..
Of Washington. president of the con
ventiOu. is one of the lest known and
most scholarly men Of the Baptist de
nomination in the United States. He
has done good work as an educator
The Denver star., 1916-07-01


and author and is rounding out his
thirt fifth year as pastor OF the Sec
, oud baptist church in Washington.
DR.. Johnson was chairman of the
committee on enlargement of the ter
ritory of the convention four years
ago. which perfected plans which were
adopted by the conventions session at
Orange. n. j.. extending the scope of
the organization to Virginia. Mary
land and the District of Columbia. AS
a result of the enlargement the con-
vention has taken on greater activity
and is In position to do more effective
educational. home and foreign mission
work.
The extension of the jurisdiction OF
the convention has brought to the fore
many able. well educated young min
listers. who are cooperating with those
brilliant. constructive pioneers who
have brought the work Of the denomi-
nation in the northern and New Eng
land states up from weak and halt
ing position to responsiveness. power
and influence. The District of Colum-
bia and Pennsylvania will send large
delegations to the coming meeting, and
there will also be able representatives
from Virginia.
The schedule OF the sessions of
the convention. as decided upon by
the board of managers and sent out
by the corresponding secretary. Rev.
William A. Harrod. Ph. D., is as fol-
lows: Thursday. June 10. o'clock p.
n. convention called to order by Pres
.ident johnson. devotional service and
appointment of committees. At $50
the annual sermon will be preached by
the Rev. Or. J. II. Dwelle OF Braddock
Pa, with whom will be associated the
Rev. W. W. Ryan. D. D.. of West
Newton. Mass. In the evening after
devotional services the educational fea
lures of the conventions work will be
presented by the Rev J. c. Love. u.
-. Of Montclnir. y. ! D.: Professor Il. c.
Wood of Lynchburg. Va: William A.
Credit. IL D., OF Philadelphia; w
j. Winston d. D.. of Baltimore. and
Miss N. II. Burroughs. A NJ. of Wash,
nEton.
On Friday. June Ii. at O'Clock p. M.
the doctrinal sermon will be preached
by the Rev. DR.. ID. s. Klurh of New
Haven. Conn. whose alternate is the
Rev. A. d. Jones of Elizabeth. y. J.
AZ The evening session the Rev. W. A
TAYLOR. u. n. of Washington will de
liver the missionary address, His as
sociate will be the Rev. l. III. Reed of
Bolte. Ind. The workin. periods of
the convention will be taxed 10 the
limit: therefore all claims of whatever
sort should he presented 70 the Secre-
tary before or not later than the open
inG day of the meeting.
The pulpitS of the local churches will
be supplied with the visiting clergy
men on Sunday. June is, At the con
vcntion church the morning sermon Is
to be preached by the Rev. j. a. White
of Trenton. y. j.. who viii he assisted
In the srrvice by the, Rev. l.. W. Royn-
ton Of Providence. r. |. In the after.
noon thu Rev. j. w. Eroots If HrcaiS.
iyn and the Rev. Il. r. Harris nf Nor
wich. Conn. will have Charge OF the
services. aud at night the Eev. J. +.
Robinson of Sleeps head Ray. y. Y.
and the Rev. L.. 4. Hurdle will coi,,iurf
the exercises
The Denver star., 1916-07-01
MONEY TO LOAN
ChattelS


FURNITURE
MACHINES, RANGES. TEAMS CATTLE cHATTELs.
PLEMENTS, STORE FIXTURES COME LANDS, LOTS
IN POSSESSION;
VERY SECRET, CLERKS
PHONE MAIN
HOURS N.
The Denver star., 1916-07-01

Keep off the date, July 4th, at East
Turner Hall, by the Glover Leaf Club.
Admission 35 cents. Tickets on sale
at Elite Drug Store. Levern Baxter.
President.
The Denver star., 1916-07-01
TO RID CHILD OF WORMS.

Don't scold the fretful, nervous
child. Often it's due to worms. Get
rid of these by giving one-half to one
lozenge Kickapoo Worm Killer. a lax.
alive worm candy. Give only plain,
nourishing food. lots OF outdoor eN
erciso and put to bed early. Watch
stools and continue giving kickapoo
Worm I.ozenges. They will positively
remove the worms. CSC. at druggists
The Denver star., 1916-07-01
Five Points
Hardware Co.:
and !Tinshop

Everything in Hardware, Paints.
Oils, and Glass at right prices
Also Furnace work. Cutting and
all kind. Of Tin and Sheet Metal
work at Reasonable prices
2o43 Wsiton 81
phcos Chamoa 2o7A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
COLLEGE LEAGUE
Many Topekans Sign Up for support
of G. o. p. Nominee.

The Hughes National College
league, 81 Fifth avenue, New York,
is. receiving enrollments by the tens
of thousands in response to the quar-
ter of a million letters sent to the
alumni of all the colleges in the United
States.
The work of organizing branches in
all states and most of the important
cities is being actively carried on I'M
der the direction of Langdon P.~Mar-
vim, an overSeer of Harvard university
and Samuel ]. Reid, jr., secretary of
the Princeton club of New York.
Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio
is president of the league, and George
Brokaw Compton is its national cam
paign manager.
The clerical force is overwhelmed
with the avalanche of enrollments
from all parts of the country, but
those tabulated so far from this city
are:
Edwin E. Brookens, organizer for
Kansas; George. Marshall Crawford,
Morris A. Willard. ]. E. Morgan. Ny
Stricken, D. E. Palmer, Milton C.
Blanchard, L. NJ Wood, Harry B.
March, H. w. Oxard, Maham H. Haig
Thomas Amory Lee. Charles A Ma
gaw, E. G. Gibson, NJ F. Laycock, S.
n. Hakes, Milton P. Miller, NJ. D.,
Chester Woodward, Dale P. Miller. J.
NJ. Mcfarland, Matthew Murray Mil
Ter, Charles w. Smith, Joseph T. Love-
well, IRWIN Snattinger, G. w. w. Yates,
D. NJ. Gather. William Chalmers
Ralston, w. H. Greider. NJ. D., Aston
w. Dana, DIR. Samuel Graves Stewart
Morris A. Willard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
UNLOADED IN TIME
Brother of Man Killed at Danger
Point" Narrowly Escapes Death.

Glenn Boley was thrown from his
motorcycle Sunday afternoon at the
intersection of Seventeenth street and
Central Park avenue narrowly escap
ing death at the same place where his
brother, Ralph Boley, was killed in
street car-Duegy collision September
IL This makes a total of five acct
dents for the intersection which has
been labeled by the neighborhood
Danger Point" Three of the acct
dents have occurred in the last two
weeks.
Boley, who lives five miles south
west of Topeka, was riding south on
Central Park avenue. AS he attempted
to make the jog between Central
Park avenue and Lincoln street his
machine skidded On the rain-wet pave
ment and climbed the curb, passed
over sidewalk and damned against a
tree.
Boley parted company with his ma
chine before it hit the tree and es-
capped with a few bruises. Altho the
rods on each side of the axle of the
front wheel were broken Boley mount
ed his machine and continued on his
way at a fast clip.
Glenn Bo1ey is the brother of Ralph
Boley, who was killed September IL,
when n buggy in which he was riding
was hit by a street car at the same
intersection in which Sundays acct
dent occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
PROGRAM OUT
KeIIog-Haine Party First in Popular
Entertainment Course.

The program for the Popular En-
tertainment course, which is being run
by the union of the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor societies of the
city, has been announced.
The opening number will be the
Kellog-Haines Singing party, October
Is, giving numbers from popular
operas. All programs will be rendered
in English, and the scenes from the
various operas will be rendered in
costume.
The feature of the course is Evan
Williams, the Welch tenor, who will
appear some time in November.
Montraville Wood, with lectures and
demonstrations of the latest inventions
and scientific discoveries, is the third
attraction
A novelty on the course is the lee
ture on THE European War and the
Orient by Ng Poon Chow the famous
Chinese Journalist and statesman.
The Schildkret's Hungarian orches-
ira has been heard in Topeka before,
and was included on the present pro-
gram following a number of requests.
The Schuman Quintette, directed
by Carl Lampert, closes the course
Interpretative analyses of the different
numbers played by the quintette fea-
lures this attraction.
More than LOO tickets have been
pledged to date for the course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
TURKS HELP INVADERS
Rush Reinforcements North to Bulgar-
Germans in Rumania.

London, Sept 25.-Large bodies of
Turkish troops are moving north
ward thru Bulgaria to join the Ger
mans and Bulgarians now engaged in
heavy fighting with the Russians and
Rumanians in Dobrudja. Several
Turkish detachments have been in ac-
ton against the Rumanians but the
reinforcements were summoned to re-
place Bulgarian troops shifted to the
Macedonian front.
The Turkish regiments are COM
posed almost exclusively of veterans
of the Dardanelles campaign.
After several days of fierce fight
ing, much of which occurred in the
open, the Dobrudja battle has settled
down to trench warfare with first one
side and then the other attempting to
break the enemys lines. Field Mar
shall Mackensen's army, after appar-
emily unsuccessful attempts to break
the Russo Rumanian front has taken
up strong positions south of the Con-
stanza railway from which the Teu-
tons are emerging for attacks
Bucharest dispatch today reported
that the retreating Teutons made an
unsuccessful effort to draw the Ru-
manians into a trap but the German
thanking operations were defeated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
O-BAN REVIVES
COLOR GLANDS
Darkens Gray Hair Naturally

Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer is no
dye, but acts on the roots, making hair
and scalp healthy and restoring the
color glands of the hair. So if your
hair is gray, faded, bleached, prema-
turely gray, brittle or falling. apply O.
Ban Hair Color Restorer Gas directed
on bottle), to hair and scalp. In a
short time all your gray hair will be
restored to an even delicate, dark
shade and entire head of hair will be-
come soft, fluffy, long, thick and of
such an even beautiful dark color no
one could tell you had applied Q-Ban.
Also stops dandruff and falling hair,
leaving your hair fascinating and
abundant without even a trace of gray.
Sold on a money-back guarantee. so
cents for a big bottle at Brunt-M Martin
Drug Store, 729 Kansas Ave, Topeka,
Kan, Telephone 52S. Out-of-town
folks supplied by mail.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
BERNSTORFF'S RETURN
German Ambassador and Wife Back
in Washington For Winter.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
accompanied by the Countess Won
Bernstorff. has returned to Washing
ton and re-opened the German en-
bassy for the winter. Members of the
embassy staff preceded them, trans
ferring the office of the embassy
from Rye, N. Y.
The Countess Won Bernstorff left
Washington before the war started to
spend a short time with her son who
is an officer in the German army. She
was unwilling to risk the dangers of
sailing after German shipping was tied
up by the war and only recently felt
it safe to return to this country
1t is unlikely that the countess will
take an active part socially in Wash
ington this coming season since the
war has placed the diplomatic set in
rivalry and created such embarrass-
ments that the diplomatic circle has
done little entertaining and has at
tended nothing but informal affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
GIRL SUES FLYER
FOR NOT. TAKING
HER ON AIR TRIP

New York, Sept 25.-James c., bet
ter known as Bud" Mars, today is
the first aviator to be sued for not
taking person up in the air.
Pearl Palmer is the plak&sA&f. In
papers served today she cl-.ims S1O,-
900 damages, alleging that Mars
promised to take her on a flight and
that his failure to do so caused her
loss, humiliation and embarrassment
Miss Palmer is posing for a statue to
be known as 1.-The Hydro Maid" and
to be used as an emblem by the New
York Flying Yacht club.