MISINFORMATION
ABOUT THE NORTH
In the New York Times every,
Sunday one full page is devoted j
to questions and answers. Sub
scribers may write and ask any
question they wish to, and if the
editors are not able to answei
the matters are referred to some
one who is in position to cover
the subject. Recently, the fol
lowing question and answer ap
peared :
Children in Alaska
Mrs. T. L. Evans—I heard in
a lecturer recently that “two out
of every three children born in
Alaska are actually burned alive
at the stake at the present day."
This surely must be a mistake'
Can you give me any informa
tion?
The following statement, in re
plv to your question, is made by
T. F. A. Strong, territorial gov-1
.nor of Alaska: “While there
I oe 51 much that is foolish
nd altogether misleading written
nd printed about Alaska and Al
ika conditions and its people,
he above stands pre-eminent!\
-i a masterpiece of fiction. Oi
mrse, I assume that the chil
ren ‘burned alive at the stake at
be present day’ are of the Indian
race, and that white fathers and
mothers of Alaska are not charg
.1 with such heinous crimes, inas
nicli as the latter will compare
favorably, in all respects, with
hose of the rest of the I’nited
States; and, in so far as our In
dian fathers and mothers are con
cerned, no baser libel has ever
been perpetrated when it is said
d they destroy their children
by fire or other means. During
residence of more than eighteen
ears in Alaska, I have never
known of, or heard of an Indian
■hild having been killed by its
people or tribe- Indeed, on the
outrary, the devotion of Indian
arents to their offsnring admits
f no ciuestion. In former years!
"'ronr the Indians, the aged a*id
;decrepit were sometimes given
profit ; n»»trVtr*rnf* >
was practiced to some extent, and
•nav still he secretly followed in
-emote districts, but at no time
have the Indians of Alaska been
-harged with killing their chil
dren. How such a gruesome
tory can be given credence I am
unable to understand.”—News
Miner.
The citizens of Nulato of whom
tneie a*e ten, exclusive of na
tives, liave appealed to tne rair
Laiih.s limes tor relief trom i
conuitton vviucn has long existec
in tne territory, out wu»cn, lor
tunateiy in tne present case, b
not so serious as tne N uiatoite.1
have neen leu to believe
'1 he residents ol tne Yukoi
settlement nave learned of tlu
deatn ol a man who died of star
vation in the wilds of the Koyu
kuK and they are under the im
piession tnat they cannot expeci
assistance from the government
to give the unfortunate prospec
Alaska Merchants Exchange
of Seattle, will take your order foi
any ol the following merchants
E. VV. Williams, boots ant
shoes.
H. J. Miller Co., flour products
Morris & Co., packers and pro
visions.
And different lines of good.1
such as eggs and cheese; smokec
meats and packing-house pro
ducts.
Alaska Merchants Exchange
310 Maritime bldf. Seattle, \V ash
NOTICE.
In the U- S. Commissioner’.!
court for the territory of Alaska,
Second Judicial Division, Cape
Nome Precinct. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
M. D. Samuels, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that J.A.
Bachelder, the administrator of
the above named estate, has filed
his final account as such admin
istrator, and that Friday, the x6th
day of June, 1916, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. m., at the office of tin
Probate Court in Nome, Alaska
has been fixed as the time and
place for the hearing of said ac
count and the objections thereto
if any.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, thi:
13th day of April ,19x6.
J. A. BACHELDER,
Administrator
April 13 ,20, 27, May 4.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the United States Commis
sioner’s Court in and for Cap j
Nome Precinct,Territory of Alas
ka, Second Division. In Probatt.
In the matter of the estate o:
Per Aug. Peterson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by th ■
undersigned, the special admin
istrator of the estate of Per Aug.
Peterson, deceased, to the credi
tors of, and to all persons having
claims against the said deceased
to exhibit their claims with th *
necessary vouchers within si::
(6) months from the date of thi <
notice to the said special admin
istrator at his residence in Norm,
Alaska.
Dated April 13, 1916.
FRED W. PETERSON,
Special Aministrator.
April 13 jo, 27, May 4
tor a decent burial. The protest
received by the Times is as fol
lows :
"Nulato, Alaska, Mar. 9, 1916.
"Times, Fairbanks, Alaska.
"Prospector found starved to
death two hundieu miles up Koy
ukuk river by natives. Letter
found in cabin states his partner
started for assistance, not been
heard from, possible perished as
this happened last December, face
corpse partly eaten by mice, mar
shal office unable render assist
ance lack of funds, no reflection
on marshal, government expects
citizen Nulato raise funds bury
the man; citizens Nulato consist
largely natives who are destitute
hemselves only ten white resi
dents h •re ; we a-e willing to help
aise funds but the principle don’t
anneal to us and we protest
—■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■’— -
against such treatment of men
•v ho help develop Alaska.
“..NULATO CITIZENS.
BIG1 GUN SILENCES
Several things give away the
position of a big gun when it is
ared, the two chief being the
ioise and the smoke. Thanks to
imokeless powder, however, the
atter has practically been done
away with. The silencing of a
b e gun is a more difficult prob
•m and though in the case of
rides and small-arms the report
can be made almost negligible,
the gigantic rush of gasses when
big shell is fired prevents a
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a BOUT your magazines and newspapers
not arriving from the outside, when
it is possible for every one in Nome to
subscribe for the Nome Daily Nugget
which furnishes the latest telegraph
news as well as local happenings.
You do not even have to go to the
postoffice; you can have the paper
delivered to your home or office every
day day before supper is served
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SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE
YQUR HOME INDUSTRIES
DOLLARS spent outside go out of cir
culation and never return here again.
Dollars spent with your home mer
chants makes for Home Prosperity.
complete silencing.
A silencer which the French
are using is so effective that no
sound of tiring can be heard over
a greater distance than a hundred
yards or so. Silencer is attached
to the muzzle of the gun As the
shell leaves the-gun a'small shut
ter springs up and prevents the
explosive gases escaping in the
usual way. It is the sudden fierce
rush of gas which causes the
hang! when a gun is fired. The
gas passes out through the two
C hannels with nothing like the
nsli that is caused in the ordi
nary way. It is impossible to
stop the gases escaping altogeth
er, for the pressure is so terrific
that the eun would be blown to
pieces.—-Ex.
LAUNCH ALERT
SINKS IN 100
FATHOMS
The launch Alert of Ketchikan1
with Ahx men on hoard was
.jwainped in Behm canal off Point!
.viva recently. The party were
searching for another party which
are believed to have been drown
ed. The Alert was caught in a
..torm and the waves striking her
^roadside caused her to list so!
-hat the water poured in through
an open portlight, until the en-J
gine stopped. The only escape
ton the six men aboard was by a
small row boat which the launch
was towing.
Captain Steers, of the Alert,
displayed his heroism by insisting
on tlie other five, who were all
married men, taking the row boat j
.vhen it was seen that she would;
swamp with all six of he entered
it. He took a little flat bottomed
,kiff hut had no sooner entered!
t than it was thrown into the
lir by a giant wave, and capsized.
The other men had great difficul
ty in rescuing him, hut he still
preferred to take his chances in
the water to capsizing the other
oat, and finally struggled ashore.!
The Alert sank in one hundred |
athoms of water. The people of
Ketchikan presented Capt. Steers
with a gold watch for thinking!
first of the party when he so Hero
icallv risked his own life to assure j
the balance of the party a better
chance of getting to shore in safe
ty.—Valdez Miner.
The Family Paper la the Nome
Juily Nugget.
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SPRING MEDICNE
A good spring tonic taken at this time of the year is of f
great benefit to everybody.
Among the simple and efficient spring medicines the fol
lowing are recommended: j
CASCARA BARK.
SASSAFRAS BARK.
: SULPHUR AND CREAM OF TARTAR
Also
APARIENT POWDER.
Which contains Sulphur, cream of Tartar and other valua
ble ingredients.
SOLD ONLY BY US.
HILL’S PHARMACY
Hioress Boots
1NOW
$8.00
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co. j