TANANAITES
ENTERTAIN
Many Pretty Informal Given Dur
ing the Holidays.
With its characteristic hospitality,
Tanana threw wide open its doors dur
ing the holidays, and many dinner par
ties and informal gatherings were held.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Munroentertained
a number of friends at dinner Christmas
evening. An elaborate repast of eight
courses was served to the guests who
punctuated the meal with numerous
witty remarks, in which all joined, in
cluding Mr. Munro, the host.
After the dinner the evening was
passed by playing of games and telling
stories. The crowning feat was accom
plished by Jules Marion, who essayed
to tell with cards the name of E. O. Pie
per’s future wife.
Under the direction of Mr. Marion,
Pieper, with painstaking earnestness,
placed the cards in a half circle on the
floor. They had to be “just so,” and
after the victim had worked so hard that
his face had become as red as a beet he j
was finally told by the fortune teller |
that his future wife’s name would be j
Mrs. Eduard Oskar Pieper.
Besides those mentioned, Miss Muir- ;
head, Miss Heeter and Messrs. De Baun
and Stamm were present.
Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. George
Yautier visited them on Christmas and
enjoyed the miniature tree which Mr.
Yautier had placed on the table amid
the good things. The couple greatly
missed their children, who are outside
attending school.
The Christmas party for the post chil
dren was given at the residence of Major
Farnsworth, Christmas morning, by Mrs.
Farnsworth, Mrs. Bosardand Mrs. Har
ris. In the evening the officers and
their wives gathered at the same place
and were presented with amusing gifts.
The mighty hunters of the post were
each given toy guns. It is said that the
result of their last hunt was a wounded
caribou calf which one officer held while
the other shot it.
A Christmas tree dressed up like a
man greeted the guests at a celebration
given by the post bachelors at their
quarters. Collars, cuffs, dice and other
articles were used to complete the illu
sion. A single candle burned at its top,
emblematic of liberty enlightening the
world.
“Scotty” Kay and wife entertained a
number of friends after the celebration
at the A. B. hall, Christmas eve.
Mrs. Tilly and Mrs. Dabney gave a
small dinner Christmas day. Those
present were Messrs. Dehn, Lundin and
Leske.
Special Christmas dinners were pre
pared at the various post messes. The
companys’ cooks and their assistants,
Capt. Tebo of the signal corps, McDill,
the civilian corps chef, and the others,
each spread dinners before their men,
heartily enjoyed by all.
The Catholic church was crowded
when the midnight high mass, Christ
mas, began. Father Ferron was greatly
pleased by the large attendance, and the
ceremony made a deep impression upon
all. Special sacred music was rendered.
As Archdeacon Stuck arrived from the
Koyukuk Thursday night last week, the
holy communion at St. James’ chapel
was held Christmas morning. Sunday
school was held in the afternoon, and
evening prayer and services at 8 p. m.
All were well attended. Monday Miss
Langdon gave a Christmas fete at the
chapel for her Sunday school class.
The natives at the Mission had their
Christmas exercises Saturday afternoon,
each one being remembered by Santa
Claus, who appeared in the form of B.
B. Mozee.
Americans Caught.
Toronto, Dec, 29—Hundreds of Amer
ican shareholders in the Farmer’s bank
which failed last week, are heavy losers.
| Unique Christmas Gift. I
L. Snepp, tlie post cabinetmaker, made j
j to order a unique Christmas gift, which
j indicated the great skill of the old sour
dough.
It consists of a miniature log cabin, i
and through its window could he seen a
table, chairs, bunks and other furniture.
Nearby the cabin is a shaft, windlass,
rocker, and string of sluice boxes. The
gulch supplying the water is burnt in !
; the wood. Every detail of a typical Al-1
| askan miner’s equipment is represented.
Mr. Snepp has made a number of these |
creations, which were taken outside and !
greatly admired.
Stores Closed Monday.
As New Year’s falls on Sunday, the
stores in Tanana will observe the day
Monday. This will be the case all over
the United States. Last Monday the
same custom was followed in regard to
Christmas day.
s The Oldest Alaskan
— PROSPECTOR ?-,
I
Who is the prospector and miner who lias been in
Alaska the longest?
How long has he been here and how old is he? Is
he still engaged in active mining? Has he struck it rich
or, like most of the hardy pioneers of the north, have
others reaped the benefits of his hard-earned labor?
The Yukon Valley News wants to know. It will
present a year’s subscription to the paper—absolutely
free—to the man, woman or child who finds the oldest
prospector for us.
If several send in answers describing the same man,
the one writing the best article will be given the prize,
the winner to be selected by three impartial judges.
The prospector himself is eligible to write for this
contest. It makes no difference in what part of Alaska
he is.
This contest will continue for a reasonable length of
time. Now, get busy and look around for your prize
winner.
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SCOTTY KAY’S
DAY NURSERY
Infants Find Quiet Yelling Place
While Mamas are at Hall.
“Scotty” Kay’s home is fast becoming
popular as a day, or rather evening,
nursery.
Whenever there are any doings at the
A. B. hall the mothers find it very con
venient to leave their youngsters near
them, so they are placing them in Kay’s
nursery.
Christmas eve the Vachon’s and the
Ellegood’s left their infants at Scotty’s.
J. E. Ellegood acted as nurse fora while
and then Scotty took up the noble work.
If the business keeps up Scotty threat
ens to charge nursery fees, issuing bag
gage checks as receipts.
Do you feel embarrassed because he
gave you a Christmas present and you
neglected to give him one? If so, it is
not too late for a New Year’s gift. See
Bemis, the jeweler, about it.
MORE NEWS
FROM TOFTY
R. C. Morris Will Keep People In
formed About Hot Springs.
R. C. Morris, the Cache creek resi
dent, has consented to act as the Tofty
correspondent of the Yukon Valley News.
Mr. Morris is well versed in mining
lore, and knows everyone in the district.
For this reason his contributions will be
of great value to the readers.
He is the man who wrote that poem
about the Hot Springs paper, displaying
considerable literary ability as well as
keen observation.
The Hot Springs people are at present
without a real newspaper and the Yukon
Valley News is tilling that demand. The
News contains live news hot from the
wire, and has no space for warmed-up
items taken from papers several weeks
old.
If you have any news tell Morris
about it.
SANTA GLAUS
’MEMBERED US
News is the Recipient of Many
Gifts From Friends.
The friends of the News filled its office
to overflowing with Christinas cheer by
coining in person, offering many returns
of the day and by presenting us with
numerous gifts.
Mr. C. A. Munro appeared with a box
of choice Hoffman House smokes and
a large bottle of Hermitage rye guaran
teed to be mellowed with age. The
whole News force joined in and drank to
the health of the genial N. C. manager.
Probably no present is more appre
ciated than one wrought by woman’s
hand. For this reason the fat mince pie
—pronounced to be even better than
those mother used to make—that Mrs.
Robinson presented us, was devoured
most “voraciously.”
Mrs. Dabney, who takes particular
pleasure in making others happy, gave
us a beautiful laundry bag and a hand
kerchief; while Frank Smith, the A. B.
enthusiast, sent several stockings of
candy, oranges and nuts to those of the
News force who were unable to attend
the Christmas tree celebration.
TABLE OF DISTANCES
FROM
Black’s Hotel, Tanana
ON LOWER YUKON RIVER
MILES
Old Station.; 15
Gold Mountain Trading Post. 80
Kalland’s. ......... 30
Birches. 53
Portage Roadhouse. 64
Carlines. 71
Mouse Point Trading Post. 85
Kokrines. 92
Jessies... . 107
Melozi Portage. 119
Melozi. 180
Lewis Trading Post. 188
Stockman’s. 145
Louden. 16'J
Bishop Mountain. 186
Koyukuk. 198
Nulato. 216
From Nulato—
Kaiyuh. 25
Lake Shore Roadhouse. 45
Summit Cabin. 50
All Right Roudhouse.. ... 85
Diskaket .. 105
Sim Solomon . 142
Cutoff Roadhouse. 172
Dikeman. . . 196
Iditarod City. 220
By Lewis’ Trail—
No. 1 Roadhouse, Lewis Trail. 19
No. 2 Roadhouse, Lewis Trail. 36
No. 3 Roadhouse, Lewis Trail. 53
Glazier Tent. 65
Tent and Roadhouse. 85
Village. 97
Diskaket. 105
ON TANANA RIVER
Long Lake. 14
Fish Lake. "6
Sullivan City. 37
Hot Springs ... ’ i
Lav ins. 60
Tolovana. 74
Minto. 94
Goldstream. 114
Ohio. 131
Fairbanks. 160
DISTANCES FROM ’
NORDALE HflTFI ^banks
TO CORDOVA
By let’s. 18
Sulchaket (Munson’s). 40
Little Delta. 60
Sullivan’s. 83
Gordon’s. 99
Donnelly’s.115
Rapids Roadhouse.127
Millers. 140
Casey’s Cache. .142
Yost’s.152
Paxton’s. .172
Meier’s.188
Our Home. 196
Sourdough.207
Gulkana.232
Dry Creek.242
Tazlina(.250
Copper Center. .258
Willow Creek. 267
Chitina.806
Cordova.440