Yukon Valley News
(Successor to Tanana Leader)
ALBERT G. STAMM.Published
Subscription.—One year, £10; six months,
$5; one month, £1; single copies, 25 cents.
Advertising.—Rates on application. Right
reserved to reject any advertisement.
Application for entry as second-class mat
ter' at the post office at Tanana, Alaska,
pending.
FIRE PROTECTION
The placing of fire buckets along th
water front insures some degree of fire
protection to Tanana.
Heretofore tire city has been helpless
in case of fire. Fortunately Tanana has
never been visited by a conflagration.
In case it had, what would have been
the result? In a short time the whole
town could have been laid waste. Once
a fire became started it would be diffi
cult to check the flames.
A canvass of the city shows that a
large number of the business places
have not even hand chemicals, which
are so effective. The city has absolutely
no fire organization — not even a volun
teer department. The smallest village
outside has at least a volunteer brigade.
•' It is high time that the people realize
the situation. A volunteer department
should be organized at once. The News
is ready to take the matter up and it is
sure every citizen will be ready to co
operate.
Next spring it is hoped the proposed
electric light plant will be installed.
Then a standing pressure can be main
tained at the pumphouse and a stream
of water directed on any building in
town within a short time. Until then
the city must be content with the buck
ets along the waterfront.
Ample fire protection will reduce the
high insurance rates under which the
merchants are now groaning. It means
safety to everyone. It is an absolute
necessity. _
Jack Cavanaugh delivers ice to your door
at reasonable prices. Light express. Prompt
service.
Goodbye Hobble Skirt.
New York, Oct. 26.—The head of a
London dressmaking house says the
Louis XV dress will replace the “hob
ble” skirt. It has the band around the
bottom like the hobble, but won’t make
women fall.
The tailor says the worst dressed
women in the world are in St. Louis and
the Lest in New York, London and
Paris. _
Quick shaves, quick haircuts at Nu.-s
baum's. _
Aged 40, Never Kissed.
New York, Oct. 26.—Olliii Hill, aged
40, secretary Carnegie Safe Deposit Co.,
who claims never to have been kissed,
was married today to Martha Brown,
daughter of Mrs. Slater Brown, Seattle.
Regulate your watches with the time
kept by George Bemis. It is always
correct.
Only batli tubs in town at the Gibbon
Barber Shop. Open day and night.
HAD JOLLY
GOOD TIME
Sergt. and Mrs. Kinzer Royally En
tertain Whist Club.
The Two Cake whist club met Satur
day night at the home of Sergt. and Mrs.
Kinzer, “Non-com” row. The club, just
budding, was christened Saturday, as
Mrs. Kinzer furnished two instead of
the one cake required.
Eight hands round were played, every
body wondering what the prizes would
be. They were not disappointed. Miss
Henrietta Schroeder received a hand
some souvenir spoon. Capt. Tebo, sig
nal corps culinarian, won a beautiful
stick pin of unique design.
Mrs. II. E. Simpson landed the lady’s
booby prize, a box of pills, with direc
tions, “Use before and after until ef
fect.”
The cub reporter of the News won a
halftone photograph of twins, with the
motto, “May all your troubles belittle
ones.” He had attempted to ring up
several extra fares on his score card, but
was caught in the act by Mrs. Kinzer,
who was on the watch for just such
tricks.
Sergt. Warren was an also ran.
During the evening Dr. McGinnis sang
a heavy ballad about some spearmint
gum. Joe Shaw warbled several times,
doing a great deal of “hahaing.” The
doctor and Billy DeBaun then appeared
in an eccentric ballet.
Sergt. Kinzer Heard.
S.rgt. Kinzer furnished food for seri
ous thought by his classic renditions on
the piano, with phonograph accompani
ment. Tom Tolbert in the intermis
sions passed around the word that his
birthday occurs Sat., Nov. 5. He
brought along invitations with the in
scription, “Your presents requested.”
When Mrs. Kinzer showed signs of
' sleepiness it occurred to everybody that
they “must be going.” This was after
all the refreshments were consumed.
Besides those mentioned, the follow
ing were present: Mr. and Mrs. Woods.
Mr. Simpson, Teddy Shaw, Miss De
Ette, Mr. and Mrs. Win. iravis, Mrs.
Warren, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Patterson,
and Signal Corpser McLeod. The club
thus far has met at Mrs. Warren’s, Mrs.
Woods’, Mrs. Simpson’s and Mrs. Kin
zer’s.
TANANA PERSONALS.
Jailor Leake says the News’ editor’s
father was his family physician hack in
Minnesota. We immediately landed
him as a subscriber for old time’s sake.
Notice! The time-honored custom of
accepting cabbage and other vegetables
in payment for subscriptions is hereby
abolished by the News. Beer checks on
any Tanana “booze emporium” will
still be received, however, without dis
count.
Geo. Vautier shot a real prairie chick
en this week. They seem to be scarce
in Alaska.
“Happy” is Free.
J. O. Stevens, of Tanana, known as
“Happy,” was acquitted at Fairbanks
by the jury. He was accused of giving
liquor to Maria Oats. Maria returned
home Wednesday.
Nussbaum’s Barbershop is the best in
town.
THE TANANA RESTADRANT
Best Meals in the Camp
Short Orders at All Hours
Best of everything on the Market. Service unexcelled in the North
Fresh and Delicious Bread, Pies and Pastries Always on Hand
BIG CONTEST
ON THE LAKE
Arc You Goin£ to See the Fun?
Better Kot Miss It.
A grand snow-slioveling contest oe
| curs on the “big lake” northeast of
| town Saturday at 2 p. m. Everybody
will be there and you’d better come to
j watch the fun.
Shovels, brooms, small drags, and a
; large snow plow—a 10-man-power one—
' will be on the show grounds ready for
; action.
There will be whiskbrooms and feath
i erdusters for the ladies,
j Sergt. A. L. Sliehane will superintend
tlie job; in fact the party is his own
idea. At times he himself will wield a
I No. 2 to “speed ’em up.”
The name of the winner of the contest
| will be published next week. Every
! participant will be entitled to have his
i name pasted up in Tanana’s hall of
| fame.
Slieshane wants the most conspicuous
niche in the hall, however, lie is in
communication with a Seattle tomb
! stone maker, dickering on the price of a
life-sized monument.
He intends having the follow ing “epi
thetic” emblazoned in letters of gold
across the forehead of his likeness:
“Here lies one w ho, one who”—that’s
as far as the inspiration has gone.
TANANA PERSONALS
The palmy day? of gambling in Tanana
are called to mind by a sign posted in
the News office. It was resurrected from
the old Leader office, next to the North
ern, -where Chas. Myers and his partner
several years ran a faro game, roulette
wheel and other attractions. The sign
was painted bv Pete Claveau for Myers,
j who was afterward shot in Goldfield,
Nev. It reads thus:
Black Jack Rules
Deal alone or go in with the dealer.
Black jack pays 50 cents, deal passes.
The snowfall brought out many dog
owners who are running their teams,
whipping them into shape. Among
them was Supt. Handles, who made
j some flying trips. The animals are still
frisky, frequently stopping to take a
; chew at one another.
O. T. Thoreson is helping out at Rod
J man’s store. The first thing he sold a
I shirt for $.”>.50 and punched out $5:> on
: the cash register. Dieterich has been
trying ever since to catch up with tli
! machine.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Rodumn were ill
this week, confined to their residence.
Everybody is admiring the fine work
| George Patterson did in planing off the
fir floor of the new A. B. hall.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Volney Richmond and Charles Grimm,
and to all persons claiming by, through or
under them:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the undersigned has expended not less
than one hundred dollurs in labor and im
provements during each of the years 1908
and 1909 upon placer . mining claims known
! end recorded as No. One Above Discovery,
No. One Below Discovery. Discovery, and
Adjoining Fraction, locally known as the
Gold Bench Group, situate on the South
Fork of the Koyukuk river, in the Koyuhuk
; Mining District, Alaska; that such expendi
tures were made for the purpose of holding
said claims under the provisions of Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, and such labor and improvements
constituted the annual assessment work
hi on said claims for each of said years.
; You and each of you are further notified
i that if within ninety days after the date of
the last publication of this notice you fail
I and refuse to contribute your i roportion of
j said expenditures as co-owners, and pay the
costs of this advertisement, your interest in
said claims will become the property of the
undersigned, under said Section 2324.
CARL FRANK.
Date of first publication Sept. 22,1910.
Date of last publication Dec. 22, 1910.
Catholic Church
Every Sunday, mass ami sermon at 10:30
a. m. At 7:30 p. m. special service for the
soldiers. Short instruction and benediction
of the Bl. Sacrament.
All are cordially invited.
H. FERRON, S. J., Pastor.
St. James’ Mission
Sunday school 3:30 p. m. Evening service
7:30 p. m. until further notice.
DR. LOOMIS,
Lay Reader in Charge.
| ARMOUR’S
STAR HAMS
Price Cut to 20 Cents
a pound
But Not by the Crate
This Great Bargain
Only for a short period
TANANA
j COMMERCIAL CO
Since Willy of the Golden North, has
changed places with Alex he has been
showing off his new suit—overalls and
jumper. Tie looks like a locomotive en
gineer. He always carries a hammer as
a weapon of defence against thugs.
The cabbage story in last week’s News
should have read MO pounds all the way
through. The mistake was not the
foreman’s. The managing editor, proof
reader and printer’s devil are each
blaming the other for the “bull.”