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AN. INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
Published dally except Sunday by
NOME PUEV.IEHINQ CO
E. C. DIVINE
GEO. S- MAYNARD
iS01.ii OWNERS AND PUBUSHBHd
NOME, ALASKA, AUGUST 2, 1916.
Whutever may be the virtues of
the present council it is lamentably
apparent that there is a most re
markable absence of business method
in the handling of many of the most
imiioiiant matters coming before the
body and requiring, it would seem, ilu
most earnest and undivided attention,
in fact it appears from the outstand
ing evidences that, in some cases, the
council totally disregards anything
approximating businesslike procedure.
With all due respect to the council
as individuals, it -musl lie said, and
n ilerated if necessary, that, as a par
liamentary body, it has so far dis
tinguished itself in no way so much
by a most remarkable "display of
vacillating qualities in dealing with
Ha most vital public matters.
A more glaring example of complete
1 a ilu re to observe even the mosl ele
mentary rules of business procedure
could hardly be furnished than lias
been displayed by the council in the
li.nulling oi' llie water question. Other
examples of failure to comply with
ordinary business rules may also be
cited, notably the mess in which the
city is Involved over the auditor's
bill. We might also mention a most
lamentable lack of business capacity
oisplayeil in the handling of other
malters, but it is neither the intention
or desire to attempt to indict the
council lor all of its faults. We do
not believe in linding fault with every
error or have not the slightest inclin
ation to jump onto every little irreg
ularity which may develop.
The pumping mutter, is, however,
one that is of loo singular importance
in lie overlooked. Also it is the most
prominent of the eouncilmanic fiasco's
and in addition is one that is very
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*ty. The matter of furnishing an
adequate supply of water for fire
protection is by all (Kids the most im
portant with which the council tuts
had to deal during its term of office,
it has been discussing and consider
ing the matter for months and should
lie thoroughly familiar with every
phase and feature of the question of
making proper provisions long ago.
Every detail of the needs and pos
sibilities should long ere this have
been absorbed and digested. After
studying on the matter for months
the council should have been fully
satisfied as to the feasibility or fu
tility of attempting to establish a tnu
nicipal plant or of the necessity for
providing other means of securing
the necessary water. There has been
enough deliberating and discussing to
have solved the most profound prob
lems of the universe. Every feature
of the water question should have
I 'cell perfectly familiar to the coun
cilmen long before the expiration of
the contract with the power company,
let we find that when the contract is
practically terminated, at the very
eleventh hour of its existence, that
they had neither definite idea con
cerning the proposed municipal plant
nor an understanding with the con
cern on which the city must depend
for its water supply in lieu of a
pumping establishment of its own. i
W ith the termination of the old con- ■
tract we find that there is neither
agreement, or understanding, either
on the part of the council or the pow
er company and absolutely not one
provision of a binding nature for the
safeguarding of the property unit pos
sibly the lives of the citizens of the
community. In the dying moments of
the old contract the council is com
pelled i argue and hem and haw
about what shall be done about the
most v , I matter that is placed un
der its Jurisdiction and control. We
find also that after the pumping con
tract is terminated that the city is
dependent solely- on the courtesy of
tile power company for whatever ade
quate fire protection is provided while
9 ,fle council is making up its mind
whftt it wants to do. And this after
weeks and months of consideration of
"'hat is liy all odds the most vital of
all matters affecting the security and
welfare of the community. in the
midst of all its palavering, its star
chamber and back door meetings
concerning the pumping plant, which
l here was little hope and much leas
prospect of establishing, save in the
event of congressional assistance, the
council did not lake even the ordi
nary business precautions necessary
to insure a continuance of the exist
i■ ■ gg
mg contract on whtoh so much de
pended until hut two or three hours
before its expiration. Perusal of the
proposals submitted by the company
disclose that they were prepared and
delivered on June 21, ten days before
the termination of the old agreement,
yet we ttnd the council taking abso
lutely no /action thereon until ten
days after they were presented and
so close to the expiration of the ef
icctive agreement that there was
scarcely time to draw up a new con
tract had the council or the company
been inclined to insist on the letter
of business rules. The council may
consider that this is a proper way
of conducting its business but the
people do not. Had the company been
it all antagonistic or inclined to let
ihe city look after its own lire pro
oction, the citizens of Nome would
uve found themselves practically de
void of adequate lire protection for no
other reason than that the council
neglected to observe proper business
methods in the conduct of the city
business. Giving the council all pos
sible credit for good intention it must
still be said that its methods are, in
many respects, reprehensible in the
extreme.
A BRICKBAT OR A BOUQUET?
(Forty-ninth Star, Valdez.)
We are in receipt of the following
letter from a prominent business man
>f Juneau wlio has long been u sub
scriber to our paper:
"Yours of recent date to hand. In
closed find $2.50. 1 would suggest for
your peace of mind that with this
money you buy a rope and bang your
self. as you will have more luck re
I'orming hell than you will in re
.orming the lawyers of Alaskn.”
We don't just catch the idea ad
vanced by. the writer. Does he mean
that if we were to shuffle off this
mortal coil by the rope route that we
.vould go to hell? Or does he mean
lo say that in trying to reform law
yers we are only singing psalms to
lead mules? Or does he intend to
convey both the idea that all news
paper men go to hell and that lawyers
never reform?
If this writer and old subscriber
bus conceived the idea that we are
.lying to "reform" the lawyers of
Alaska he mistakes our mission. It.
has been our purpose to get as many
if them as we can in the penitentiary,
ho common people.
Thanks, brother, for the rope money. I
ili fore we use it, however, we want to
iwiit just one more lawyer; then
'good-bye, world—howdy do, hades?”
i'es, like Jacob of old, we will then be i
.cudy to die.
ALASKA
JTES
(From our Exchanges.)
S. E. Porter, discoverer of the Pueb
lo copper mines near Whitehorse, died
recently near the head waters of the
Stewart river, where he was prospect
ing.
A seven year old boy, Will Ivoso
has been missing for two months
from the home of his father at San
nak. It is supposed the boy has lost
his life by drowning.
Fiishermen at Forester Island
southeastern Alaska, are demanding
$1 each for every salmon caught, with
the result that the buyers have quit
taking the fish.
The strike of the men of the light
house tender Kukui, which occurred
recently at Seward, has been settled
ind the vessel has proceeded on tier
way to the westward.
Otto Poehlmann, the popular city
clerk of Seward, was elected assessor
of the city for this year by the city
council last night. He will receive
$300 for the work.
Major James E. Chase, a well
known mining man and pioneer of
Alaska, died at the Arctic club In Se
ittle recently. Major Chase was a
veteran of the civil war.
The Fairbanks city council has
[Kissed an ordinance forbidding dogs
o run at large and has appointed a
poundmaster whose duty it is to gath
*r in all stray animals.
While searching the bottom of
Qastineuu chennel for the body of
William Christie, Diver Stagger,
brought to the surface several speci
mens of red, pink and white coral.
The original plat of the town of
Anchorage on which Government
Agent Christensen marked"web'
as It was made ts to be given ns a
present to the Anchorttge Chamber of
Commerce.
The Daily Times says the contro
versy between the trustees of the An
chorage Athletic Association and the
three baseball teams is becoming ri
diculous und if not settled soon will
spoil the sport.
C. L,. Morris of whom it is said he
made the Seward peninsula look like
the planet Mars because of the ditches
he built, is now at Juneuu. He is
interested in copper properties on
Chichagof island.
It. J. Wier, engineer in charge of
lhe Seward division of the govern
ment railroad states that work is al
ready in progress to connect the main
line of the road with the Alaska
Northern at Kern creek.
At the republican convention in
Chicago some one stole the Alaska
standard while Shackleford and Gil
more were out to "See a man," and
marched around with it in the dem
onstration for Cummins.
The territory of Alaska has start
ed suit against Dr. W. P. Ballaine, of
Petersburg to collect $121 alleged due
as license money and penalty for the
term from July 1, 1915, when the law
went into effect to June 1, 1916.
A. C. McNeil and C. N. McDonald,
who were in charge of the construc
tion of the ice breaker at the Miles
glacier bridge on the Copper river
road, has finished their work. The
construction work is estimated to
have cast $40,000.
'y Captain Wallace J.angley, of the
river steamer Tara, was presented
with r. 1 eautiful set of ivory cuff links,
scarf pin and tie rlarp by the chil
dren ana mo i.e, , of children of Fa'r
ban tu f i his ,,j ,ny acts of kindness
to chi'dren.
Willie Ami r.-.nn, a small boy of
Wrangell, fuu .ti a can of powder and
while experimenting with it lit a
match to see if it would burn. It iid
The wti lj can i«nloded with the re
sult that *.e sis', ined painful burns
about (*- bauds and face.
The Douglas city ordlnace making
•' a misdemeanor to take booze into
the restricted district will be tested
out in the district' court by Krank
Costinoble, who was recently fined
$40 by the city magistrate for deliv
ering whisky to the district.
Jack I.eaeh and Dick Thorsen have
purchased Ncy 13 below Cleary creek
from I’ete Maloney for $35,000. Home
years ago Maloney bought the claim
for $8,000 payable on bedrock, and
has cleaned up a nice sum on the
property before selling.
Charles Gravel, who claimed to be
a Belgian, while in a state of inebria
lion, cussed the king, the flag, the
police force and the people of Great
Britain generally, at Whitehorse, and
as a result drew a fine of $100 and
six months imprisonment at hard la
bor.
Wm. Hare, employed in the ware
houses of the Alaska Engineering
Commission at Anchorage, was ar
rest's! for purloining small amounts
of merchandise from the goods ship
ped to merchants at that place.
James E. Estes has been appointed
a deputy United States marshal by
flurry Bishop of Yakutat, in place of
Albert E. Lucy who resigned in order
to accept a position with the Libby
Xt McNeil cannery people.
A report from Brooks states that
"Bud” Boer and Henry Crook have
drifted across their ground 4or a dis
tance of 130 feet and that pay aver
aging $4 to the foot has been found
for the greater part of that distance.
I . S. Grant, Jr., son of the famous
general and former president of the
United States with his wife is tour
ing southeastern Alaska, and will go
through to Dawson.
The Grand theater at Ketchikan
gave a benefit entertainment for the
relief of Mrs. Alfred BootR and chil
dren. Mr. Boots was a wireless op
erator at Ketchikan and died sudden
ly recently from some mysterious ail
ment.
William Britt of Juneau, vioc con
sul for Norway, is making inquiries
for Hartvik Olsen, Kallhus. Lars Val
demar Larsen and Mnrtin Westby.
Information concerning these men
should be sent to Mr. Britt at Ju
neau.
The United States deputy marshal
at Circle reports that tungsten ore
running 71 per cent has been found
in the tailings from the sluice boxes.
One of the operators has collected
1,500 pounds which he will ship tQ the
outside.
Arrangements are being made b>
Manager Andrew Christensen of the
United States railroad land depart
ment for the survey of all land held
by the railroad along the water front
of Seward so thu it can be leased for
commercial purposes.
Lena Morrow Lewis, the socialist
candidate for delegate to congress
from Alaska, will make a campaign
at Fairbanks and ending at Anchor
age.
Fairbanks ball players recently gave
a benefit game for Leslie Bennett, a
former player, who is seriously ill. for
the purpose of raising a fund to send
him to the outside for treatment.
George Mallott, William O. Leak,
and H. Williams have taken a crew
of men to their mine about twenty
miles south of Juneau and will op
erate the mine on an extensive scale.
C. Huelsdonk arrived in Seward re
cently bringing several handsome
samples of antimony wihch he dis
covered in the vicinity of Katmal. He
found a large ledge about fifty feet
from tide water.
Arnett and Walter Keddle are. still
looking for the “Lost Cabin mine”
back of Kay point. This is Arnett's
seventh year in those hills, and all
the gold he has found would not
make a tin can.
G. M. Frippe, associated with J.
C. Harper, both of Seattle, is making
arrangements to operate a group of
silver lead claims, on Little Windy
Arm, on the east side of the lower
. nd of laike Bennett.
J. P. Bose was found guilty of per
jury in the district court at Fair
banks. He was a government wit
ness in one of the rape cases there
and committed the perjury while on
the stand.
ELECTION CAROS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
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Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office end Residence.
OVER HILL'S PHARMACY.
Office hours: 2-5 and 7-8 p. m.
Phone Main 7.
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Now Open for the Season
Home Cooking a specialty
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To date we have had
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or the
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Alaska Banking and
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AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....$125,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50,000
A General Banking Bceineae Tran
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MOONLIGHT WATER!
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12 buckets for $i.oo. ■
(« cents per barrel. }
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WATER DELIVERY. 1
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NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
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Commercial Agent, AGENTS.
Pront St. and Steadman Ave. At 1:lock