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City Official Paper
NOME. ALASKA APRIL 5. 1915.
A WORD TO THE VOTERS. |
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With the dawn of another day Nome*
will again be facing an ev ent which, j
under all possible conditions, should I
be a matter of intense regard to ev ery
citizen of the town, namely the an
ni^l municipal election Tomorrow*
we will choose, for weal or woe seven
men who will preside over the civic
destinies of our city for the . oming
year. On the shoulders of those se
lected by tho people from among the
long list of candidates will he laid the
harden of civil government, with all
the attendant cares and responsibilities
ineldent to the office of councilman
The position of city councilman is
one of the highest honor, an honor
granted by the people to those in
whom they put their faith and trust to
the end that tho civil needs may lay
met in an honest, careful and intelli
gent manner. The position should not
he held lightly hy those who are
chosen, for it is one of grave responsi
bility. a task that, aside from the
honor involved in its bestowal has
little compensation or reward for the
labor done, yet those who enter into
the office should he not only fitted to
the task btit should also have a duo
regard for The high honor the soverign
people have bestowed upon them and
also a consciousness of the high trust
reposed in their integrity and ability
bv those who place them in charge of
their affairs. The councilmanie body’
is in tho nature of a manager or sup
erintendent of the peoples' business.
I'pon them fails the duty of handling
the affairs of tho community to the
beat advantage; of looking to the care
ful and economic distribution of tho
income derived from taxation; of
maintaining order and to furnishing
such public necessities and improve
ments as may be necessary to the
public weal All this requires ability,
clear insight and sound and sober
judgment The heedless, unthinking
or cloudy-minded cannot lie expected
to discharge such duties with efficiency
nor can the shiftless and incompetent
but partially meet the demands of
furnishing an efficient government
with a slender and variable Income.
Competent management is demanded
hy the people in return for tho money
invested in the city government To
the tax payer it is a business proposi
tion pure and simple. They invest their
money in the city business and expect
a return from the investment, a profit
so hi speak, in iho shape of (Ire and
pollco protection, schools, improve
ments. etc It is primarily their busi
ness for the reason that they furnish
the mone> with which it is enabled
to run To them also falls the duty
of selecting the managers who will
control the destinies and policies of
the business. That they should exm?
ciso dim care in this regard is apparent,
for. on the ability of those whom they
place in charge depends the success
or failure of the business. Thus they
• it* Primarily the responsible parties
and the future prosperity of the busi
ness. in the final analysis, rests more
upon their shoulders than upon the of
ficials selected for failure to choose
wisely, will he fraught with every pos
sibility of disaster due to mismanage
ment
Thus it is certain that in tlie selec
tion of those who wi 1 run the affairs
of a city, be it large or small, the in
vestor. the voter, should use i most
wise discretion, to the end that he may
receive a fair return for bis money m
tlie shape "f careful management of
It lie public utilities And when the iu
i come Is small and the needs large, as
Is the case in this community, there is
an added reason that those who handle
the ballot should think well of what
i he' are about before making t!Hdr
final choice As has been previously
n -inted 'if the im ome of Votne is
mall and the taxation i* high, too high
by far, and is in no sense in keeping
with justice and equity. Some pay an
j xorbitant rate and some pay but a
fraction of what is their due These
things are evils which must be eor
{rected. Pertain features of public
tilir% are demanded and these in the
• -senoe of their nature are most costly
•it there is room f* r retrenchment and
this too is .1 matt«T which should be
! Mended to The « itv can he run tin a
i man economical basis hv careful man
-eluent and the taxation can he so
isfrihuted that the income will not he
• I to** heavily on at>\ interest These
problems whose solution will de
ar. oi the men whom we will place in
' dice tomorrow, and it were well that
>\c si\e due consideration to the task
•f selecting those who are host quali
:• <1 to achieve the desired results The
business of running the citv to the best
advantage is not n matter to he left to
hazard or guesswork As all are aware
here is a prospect • >f a considerable
urtailment of the present revenues
ml this will throw a sfj I greater
nancia! problem on the shoulders of
•e common council: a problem that
st hi nret w ith b\ clear minds and
vel herds and if w* have a due regard
r our civic welfare. f(»r our odn husi
as represented by the city gov
rnment. we will place our trust in
men who are able and competent
! meet the possible emergencies.
REAL HELP FOR ALASKA.
Quite unexpectedly, hut none the
less acceptably, congress has passed
the Alaska coal leasing hill, supposed
'•> b. dead for this session, and it now
awaits tin Presidents' signature. The
measure was revived at the special in
stance of secret a r\ Lane and President
Wilson
It provides f..r immediate opening
under competitive hid of Alaska's coal
fields in tracts of forty acres or mul
tiples thereof up to 2.5fi» acres, with a
minimum myalt> of ■> cents per ton.
1 he government reserves certain aiens
for its own use from which to take coal,
if deemed advisable, for the navy and
the Alaska railroad Proceeds from
leases will he wholly applied to reim
bursing the cost of building the rail
road.
I he hill is most welcome as a step
toward the development of Alaska’s
natural resources and as ending the
tie-up from which that territory and
its people have suffered for eight years
ns the result of the acrid controversy
between the extreme "conservation
ists" and their opponents.
The case was one in which the them- 1
ies of extremists and personal contro
versies were permitted too long to ob
struct fair dealing with the people of.
Alaska and the counsels of practical
common sense. The question should
have been settled in about eight months.)
It was permitted to drag on for eight
J ears, to the injury and downright j
suffering of the pioneers of Alaska.
I’realdent Wilson and Secretary banc
fife to he commended for getting thc|
dispute to some sort of an end. They
liave deserved well of the country for
so doing, and especially of the people
of Alaska. Chicago Tribune.
HAMSHAW COMMENCES SUIT
FOR $15,000.00 DAMAGES'
SKaTTI.E—Fletcher T Hamshaw.
a mining engineer formerly of the, ^
Atlin and Tanana districts, and one of
the earlie.it locators in the Phisutin ihs
tint, has filed a suit here for $15,000.00
damages against A O. Manley. J. .1.
l’ricc, John McGinn and K J |y e« all
well known Alaskans
In his complaint Hamshaw alleges
lie was damaged by defendants, through
mistake of theirs in attaching his
hank account last Seplemher. thereby- '
greatly curtailing hi* mining nfiera
lions in the CShlsana Skngway \
nskan
j REWARD HAS NEWS
ABOUT THE RAILROAD
ll was rep. t-ted all over town ro
>' iulv that the government has put
I based the Alaska Northern, and it was
sure hard to get people to helievo
otherwise There was also much other,
Gossip hut there are two stories whieh
the Gateway ran vouch for and thee
indicate good things
line of these stories came in the
shape of a letter from a well known
man to a Seward man. In this letter
jo is stated that the gevernment rail
toad engineers, presumably Messrs.
Ikies, Riggs and Mears, havp signed i
contract with the government for 1
"services for three years at Seward "
Another hit of news comes in a letter
from a voung lawyer who is employed
i' some capacity in the United States
senate. lie says that from what he
hears lie has become desirous of eont
i - to Seward lie believes that Sew
ard is the place after what he has
heard from prominent people in Wash
ington. Seward Gateway
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CONVICTS WILL EARN !
MONEY FOR FAMILIES
•ii'J.IKT. ill A plan is being worked t
out in Father Holer I'rumbley. chap- .
lain of the penitentiary, by which means y
inmates will 1111 given an opportunity
to earn money with which to support
their wives an<l children.
Tite plan has the approval of War
den Allen, and if it is sanctioned by
tlie authorities it will enable tlie men
to form a prisoners- mutual benefit
association, in which their earnings
will lie placed in a general fund for the
relief of the most needy of their
families.
FLOUR IS CHEAP.
Bread only 6c. North Pol# Bakery
and Anvil Bakery.
NOTICE
Anyone having books or magazines
that need repairing or binding, leave
same at Moller’s store and they will
receive prompt attention. 25-6!
CANDY
Easter Novelties and Easter Eggs at
the Rose Candy Store.
WE CAN DO IT.
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livery phone Main 151 and the People’s
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is heieby given that on the
6th day of April, next, in the Council
Chamber, City Hall Building, in the
Town of Nome, Alaska, an election will
be hold for seven Councilman, at which
election the Polls will be open at 8
o'clock in the forenoon and remain
open to 6 o’clock in the afternoon of
the same day.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this the 27th
day of March, 1915.
PHILIP CORRIGAN,
City Clerk.
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LIBBY MILK. 11 CANS j,'q0
LIBB PRESERVES, PER DOZEN *275
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LIBBY ROAST VEAL, PER DOZEN $3 50
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PO LET’S
Exposition
Contest
Hirst Count April 3, 1913
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
Rowena Lewis. 17.98:,
Mrs..T. T\ .Tones.14.970 I
I felon Allan.13.GS6
Ruby Martin.10.825
Mrs. Perry .Moore.(1.S05
Carrie Stipek. 5,855
Norman Rowel.5,58.',
Kate Bongard.3,220
Mrs. Holden.2,035
Klondy Nelson.1,965 j!
Mary Fox.l.son
.Marshalie Jones.1.740
Mrs. Marv Smith.1.325
Kate Ginivin. 1,265
Mrs. Horn.1. j 00
Inez Miller. 1,075
■Isimog Bogan.i,000
Bon Brown.1,000
Mrs A. ir. Bartelett.1.000 1
Mrs Oscar Carlson..1.000
Mrs. Goss.1,000
•Tohannah Hansen.1.000
Mrs, ,T. T>. Jourden. 9 ,.1,000
Mrs A ,T. ICotterer.1,000
Mrs. Alma Nelson.1,000
Mrs. P O'Brien.1.000
w. J. ROWE j
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Sale Deposit Company
Paid-Up ( apitaj $125,000
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NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,090
(fold I hisl Inrehased
and Assayed
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