Donohoe and Lyng In
Rivalry for Head of
Democrat Committee
One of the questions that is
worrying Democrats new and
that must be answered at their
Territorial convention in Juneau
January ifi, is: Who shall succeed
Dr. Aubrey C. Carter as chair
man of the Democratic Territor
ial Committee?
The two persons most frequent
ly mentioned for the place are
Thomas M. Donohue, lawyer,
with offices in Anchorage, and
Howard Lyng of Nome.
Mr. Donohue, as well as his
late father, Thomas M. Donohue;
Sr., was associated with Delegate j
Anthony J. Dimond, now dele- j
gate in Congress, in the practice j
of law when the firm had offices
at Valdez and Cordova.
Mr. Lyng is engaged in the
mining business on the Seward
Peninsula. He "is a member of the1
Alaska Pub ic Welfare Board
and is a member of the House of
the Territorial legislature. He
was speaker of the House at the
last session
Dr. Carter, before leaving Fair
banks a few months ago to take
advanced studies ir. the medical
school at the University of Penn
sylvania in Philadelphia, p’ann
edto resign the chairmanship of
Central Committee and to let the,1
other committee members elect!
an acting chairman. However, he
was dissuaded from this action
by prominent Democrats on the
. unci that the time was brief
miil the convening of the Terri
| torial convention, which would
elect a permanent chairman.
The chairman of the central
committee is its only member
chosen by the convention. The
six eon other members are—four
from each division —named by
Democrats in the respective divi
sions.
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SOURDOUGH STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
Write to your friends and rela
ives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a bip
tick out of it.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
Mary Maynard, has been appoint
ed by the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct Territory
of Alaska, Administratrix of the
estate of George S. Maynard, de
ceased and all persons having
claims against the said estate arc
required to present tire same
with proper vouchers, within six
months from the date of this no
tice, to the undersigned admin
itratrix in the city of Nome,
Territory of Alaska.
Dated this 23rd day of Oct
ober, 1939.
Mary Maynard
Administratrix of the Estate
of George S. Maynard. Deceased
Publish Oct, 23 30 Nov 6 13
SEEKS CUSTODY OF SON
Mrs. Helene Fort" cue Reynolds, former New York society girl
now a Hollywood film actress, is shown with her sen, Richard
Roa:.d Reynolds, 2, after she filed s: it at Fos Angeles against J. i
Louis Reynods of Richmond, Va , seeking exclusive custody of the
boy, whose custody they were to share under a R-.-;»o divorce decree.
Mrs. Reynolds in her suit charged her ex-husband was behind in
payments to her under a property settlement and that he has neg
lected the boy and is not a fi person o have charge of him. Under
he name of Helene Whitney, Mrs. Reynolds has just completed her
first movie role in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
FIRST IN THE COAST GUARD R E S E RV E—1This trim 4 5-f oot cabin cruiser Bo jostc
is the first private craft in Boston area to fly the flag of the Coast Guard Reserve. The ere. ov.ncd
by Albert O. Hughes of the Boston Yacht clu'*. will be used for roast guard c uty when the regular
coast guard craft arc away on navy a ;siginn:nts in coastal waters.
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FISH RIVER FORTS
—
By Geo. J. Gale
Box 03, Golconda, Ntv.
In 1923 I had the opportunity
to visit the ruins of the old forts
located at the forks of the Neuk
luk and Fish Rivers. The number
of things our party found there
were of historical interest. Such
as arrow and spear heads. It al
so convinced us that an actual
battle had taken place between
the Yukon Indians and the Fish
River Eskimos.
Athough this old fort is cover
ed with grass and moss it can
still be seen.
Upon returning from the forts
to White Mountain. I heard the
story told by Old Mr. Blind Man.
a bind White Mountain Eskimo.
A few Eskimo families lived on
the upper Fsh River which was
an excellent game and fish coun
try, and the Indians from the
Yukon knew about it.
One day, two of the Eskimo
youths upon returning from a
long hunt from the northwest re
turned home only to find that the
old men and boys had been kill
ed while he women and girls
were all gone. The desirable
girls to become wives and slaves
of the Indians while the others
would be tortured for the In
dians’ pleasure.
The youths snowshoed down
the river to the other villages
and spread the news of their
tribe’s plight. They soon gather
'd a small force at the forks of
‘he river and prepared for a bat
tie as they knew that success
would soon bring the Indians
back over the heighth of land on
another raid.
The Eskimos lingered at the
forks making more bows and ar
rows. They made the heads of
heir war arrows as thin as pos
sible so that it would break eas
ily once having entered a man's
flesh and break off and remain
there.
- By the next summer both sides
were ready. The Indians had got
:en wind of the fort that w3s
being built so they figured on
aapuring it by surprise.
One night the Indians paddled
down the river and camped near
the Eskimo fort. They could see
the Eskimo's fire acros the river.
These Indian were very strong.'
handy fellows and had practical
ly no fear of the smaller Eski
mos.
One of the Indian scouts wad
ad the river. He saw that the Es
kimos could be taken by surprise
so he gave an animal call which
was the signal to come and at
tack. As he signalled that the Es
kimos were asleep, the Indians!
were practically up to their I
necks in the water when the
battle started. As the Eskimos
had spied this lone Indian & by
stuffing their babies mouths with
moss so that they coud no! cry
the whole Eskimo tr be shammed
sleep until they were informed
by their scout that the Indians
were near the island in the deep
water. Then with a savage yell,,
the Eskimos poured arrow after
arrow out among the dark forms
in the water. None of the invad
ers reached the little fort cm the
island.
The Indians gradually gave
up the idea of hunting in the
Fish River country and finally
took up their abode in the south.
The Indians and Eskimos still
have a certain fear of each other.
MLNTNG MAN’S \V1*T.
0IC5 OF PNEUMONIA
Mrs. J. J. McKinnon, well
known pioneer rr Ant of Al
aska succumbed to pn. irnonia at
3'.. Joseph’s hosoital at Fair
banks {lie morning of November
10th, following an il ness of two
weeks.
Mrs.' McKinnon came North
from Washington stale in 1912,
urriv.ng in Dawson. She was ii
Itidarod in 1917.
She and Mr. McKinnon were
married February 22, 1919, at
Hamilton. They made their home
in Flat in 1920 and were in Nome
in 1924. They camt to Fairbanks
in 1927.
Mrs. McKinnon is survived by
her husband, who is dredgemas
ter for the Berry Dredging Com
pany in the Circle district; by a
son, William now in the gro
cery department of t! e Northern
Commercial Department at Fair
banks and five brothers.
Mrs. McKinnon was a member
of the Nome Igloo of the Pio
neers of Alaska. of Rebekah
Lodge No. 3-A of Nome and of
the Order of Eastern Star at
Sedro-Woolley, Washington.
Newspaper advertising
-vill develop new business
for vou.
PROVEN TOYS WANTED
Anyone having broken toys,
children's playthings, sleds, ski is,
bicycles, ‘.ri-c; cles and elc., wish
ing to donate them for the bene
fit of less fortunate chfldrtn are
requested to communicate with
Harry Egbert, engineer at the
Fire Department, who is arrang
ing under the sponsorship of the
Nome Volunteer Fire Depart
ment to repair and provide for
distribution at Christmas time,j
numerous children’s gifts along
this line.
How Mining Claims can bt
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, ir
pamphlet form, for sale at Thf
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
I OR SALE
One naif l(f>. 110-v>lt A.C.
motor and new Magic Chef
M ono stove with gnage and
Fiamo. Inquire Harry J. Nelson.
SKEPTICAL—"if the
Japanese plans succeed I doubt
very much whether there will i>e
any business for Americans in
( iiina," said Admiral Harry K.
Vari.r'.l (above), retiring com
mand, r of the lb S. Asiatic fleet,
in a speech at San Francisco.
ALL'S FAIR EVEN IN W A R—Despite the war, Italy continues to build for her 1942 inter
national fair at Rome. II Duce recently inspected progress on above exposition site.
S THE GYPSY IN H! M—For every stare Charles Wcodwell, 48, gave Krcadway when
he paused in Manhattan while on an overland trip to Florida for the winter, Broadway stared right
back. Undaunted by the glare of New York’s brightest street, Mr. YYoodwell took in the sights, lie
said lie’s from Chicago, is going to Key West, aad has traveled 40,000 miles in four years.