REM1NISISCENSES C) F D A YS
WHEN PRINTING PLANTS
FLOATED ON RAFTS
The following interesting loi
ter was received by The Gate
way in the last mail from the
Interior whip his self-explana
tory :
McKinley Park, Dec., 25, Edit
or Gateway; I read with much
interest the interview in the is
sue of December 9 with Ohauri
cey Boyer of Kodiak, about ed
itors and printing- plants in;
Alaska.
Fraternal Orders
Tht* American Legion
SEWARD POST NO. 5
Mwts first and third
Wednesdays
At K P. M .-Harriman Bldg.
Post Commander Adjutam.
Leonard r. J.
Hopkins Chitberg
Seward Chapter No. 10. Order
Eastern Star
Meets the second
and fourth Mondays
of each month in
McMullen’s Bldg., at
8 p. m. Visiting mem
bers always welcome
Mrs. Emma Banbury, W. M., Mrs.
Marttne Johansen. Secretary.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IGLOO
NO. 9.
Oal M. Brosius, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Seward Lodge No. 1425. L. O. O
M. Meets every
first and third
Fridays of
month at 8 p.
m. at I. Q. O.
F. Hall. All wel
come. Peter N.
Anderson, Di
rector. M. A. Horner, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO.
6-A I. O. O. F.
Meets the first
and third Mon
d a y s of each
month in I. O. O.
F. Hall at 8 p. m.
Visiting members
are always welcome. Margarete
Lechner, N. G., Ludvig Larsson,
Secretary.
Ressurection Lodge No. A-7, I. O.
O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
8 p. m. in Odd Fellows’-5*^0
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Gerhard Johnsen, N. G., Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 219, F. and
A. ML
Jl Stated communications
first and third Tuesdays
each month. V Is i t i n g
brethem welcome. Elwyn Swet
mann, W. M., Harold Painter, Sec.
ROADHOUSE
PORTAGE
Hates Seversen, Prop.
Pioneer Trader - Fur Buyer
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
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After the passing of George
Arbuckle, whose last work was
the printing of the Iditarod Pio- 1
neer, t h e administrator, with j
good intentions and not much j
knowledge, sent the No. 8 Mill'
(Merg) outside and set the es
tate back about $400. The Wash
ington hand-press, two jobbers,
and much material are at Ida a- ■
rod or what is left of it. Mr. Ar
buckle, known locally as “Buck," j
took his outfit to Iditarod from i
Chena (pronounced S he-no-a;
very long a) and began publish
ing early in 1910. Paper was I
made up and ready to go to!
press Friday night and run off j
Saturday morning. “Buck’s” first I
editor was a young man who j
posed as a lawyer, but was soon j
fired for trying to hold down two !
jobs at once—writing editorials j
and trying to dry up t he booze,
supply by consumption.
Major J. F. Strong landed at '
Iditarod with his printing plant'
about July. 1810. He h: d been i
printing the Katalla Herald un
til the Iditarod boom. Traffic
on the Iditarod river was hand
led mostly by gasoline craft and
was badly jammed, so that the
Major had quite a job getting
his plant landed.
As soon as it was landed Maj
or Strong employed the writer S
to help him set up the stands1
and lay the cases and get ready
for publication.
As the publication day of
“Buck’s” Pioneer was Saturday,
Major decided to issue Tuesday,
and as we got started late the
first two issues were brought
out between Sunday and Tues
day.
The new paper was the same
size as the Katalla Herald had
been, and when I put the old
head ’ on the galley to remake
it, I asked the Major, who was j
sticking type, what he was go- j
ing to call the new infant? He j
studied for a minute, then said j
as he always liked the name of I
Nugget, he would call it the!
Iditarod Nugget.
Probably nothing in any paper'
in the North has been talked and
written about as much as the
motto of the Iditarod Nugget.
This is the first time I have ever
told how the motto happened.
When I got down to the motto I
asked the Major what it would 1
bet1 His reply was; “I don’t know, j
Duke, make up one yourseelf.” j
As Iditarod was then a city of
tents and to fill the space I set
up; “Out of the Moss and Uig
gerheads Arose Iditarod.” When!
the Major read the galley proof i
of the head he laughed, and
said; “that’s fine, we will let it
go at that,” but he changed the
last word, so it was run in the j
paper; “Out of the Moss and
Niggerheads Arose an Inland
Empire.”
After that whenever “Buck”
referred to the Nugget he would
LEem NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS- !
KA, THIRD DIVISION, SEW
ARD PRECINCT, AT SEWARD, j
In the Matter of the Estate of
MARTIN S. BANBURY, Deceased.
Notice to Creditors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, Executrix of
the Estate of Martin S. Banbury,
deceased, to the creditors of, and
all persons having claims against,
the said deceased, to exhibit I
them, with the necessary vouch- !
ers, within six months after the i
first publication of this notice,
to the said Executrix, at her
residence, in the Town of Seward,!
Alaska, being on Adams Street,
near Second Avenue, in said j
Town, the same being the place!
of business for transaction for
said estate.
Dated, Seward, Alaska, this
19th day of December, 1930.
Emma M. Banbury,
Executrix of the Estate of j
Martin S. Banbury, Deceas- !
ed.
First Publication December 20,
1930, Last Publication January 17,
1931.
. ..Publication dates: Dec. 20, 27,!
1930; Jan. 3, 10, 17, 1931.
call it the “Niggerhead Empire.”
Many wi( rd stories have been
printed about the origin of the
motto, and less accurate the
wording of it.
After the Nugget suspended
publication, the plant, with the
exception of the Washington
hand-press, was shipped back
to Seattle.
The late W F. Thompson, of
the Fairbanks News Miner, was
a brilliant writer, but because of
necessity, his stories were of a
local nature, and outsiders could
not understand ' them; he was
less famous that lie deserved
to be.
D. E. Stubbs.
Hazen J. Fuller has been ap
pointed assistant custodian en
gineman ot the Juneau Capitol
building, reports the Empire.
Phone f o r Hoir Hick’s Danish
Ice Cream and we will deliver
Candy Cottage.
CONVENING DATES
The next Grand Igloo Conven
tion of the Pioneers Alaska will
be held at Juneau, February 25,
1931, and will probably last for
three days, ending just prior to
the legislature convening, March
1. The legislature will probably
take the first 3 days to organize
before the session starts in earn
est.
JUST StECIKVBD, a URESFI
SHIPMENT OF HAAS GANDX.
The Alaska Shop.
CHOP SUEY AND NOODLES.
Phone Madison 107, Mr. and Mrs. 1
Wm. E. Fraser, 2nd and Railroad
Ave. You'll like 'em.
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EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR
1931 SALES DATES
January 27
March 17
May 19
July 14
September 15
November 17
February 17
April 14
June 16
August 18
October 20
December 15
Special Sales Held on Request of Shippers.
Advances Will be Made as Usual When request
ed. Transferred by Telegraph if Detired.
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so long, costs so little or
does so much for you.
Promotes good health when used
regularly after every meal.
It cleanses teeth and throat,
sweetens mouth and breath, and
strengthens the gums.
Your health is aided
while your pleas.
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HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL
SPECIAL NEW YEAR DINNER
$1.50 PER PLATE
Menu
Cocktail—Fresh Petersburg Shrimp
Soup—Cream of Sugar Corn
Fish Starter—Anchovie on Toast
Salad—Fruit Salad
Sweet Entree—Apple Fritters, Nutmeg Sauce
Choice of one Roast—
Roast Suckling Pig, Sweet Potato Dressing
Stuffed Young Tom Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Stuffed Domestic Goose, Baked Apple
Stuffed Domestic Duck, Apple Butter
Mashed Potatoes and Sugar Cora
Hot Mince Pie or Plum Pudding and Vanilla
Sauce or Pumpkin Pie.
Nuts and Raisins
Tea and Coffee
Make your reservations in advance. Start the New Year
right by letting your wife rest and come to the
SEWARD GRILL
for your dinner. January 1, 1931.