INTERESTING LOCAL DEWS ITEMS
YKSKKL PIMH l KKn FOR
twvK lisiuknk coal mim:
According to information receiv
ed in the last mail from J. B. Ross
the statement is made that L. C.
Stringer, who has been active with
Charles McIntosh, in financing the
Cape Lishurne Coal project. has
interested capital and purchased a
50ft ton boat at the cost of $67,500.
This boat draws seven feet five in
* he< of water when loaded and when
the Nome harbor is properly dredg
ed will be able to enter the river
and discharge its cargo.
Date of sailing for Bering Sea will
be about May 25th. the boat will be
loaded with a full mining equip
ment and facilities for loading and
unloading a coal cargo, and will be
able to supply Nome With coal this
Mr. Stringer is reported as hav
ing met with discouraging condi
tions upon his arrival in Portland;
the particular man who had promis
ed to finance his project died and
disarranged all plans for immediate
activities. Undaunted Mr. Stringer
immediately interested other finan
ciers with the result that the new
boat and equipment was purchased,
being the first step toward develop
ing this feasible coal mining pro
With the advent of this boat and
the inauguration of the new policy
os outlined by Stringer, the coal
situation in Nome and vicinity as
sumes a more encouraging aspect.
Tf Mr. Stringer makes the proper
showing he will find many Nomeites
ready to assist him in the further
financing of his proposition, if he
will accept Nome help.
SOliOMONITK ISITIM* IN NOMl
Andy Nylen, manager of the Shovel
Creek dredge is in Nome visiting
friends and transacting business
relative to his dredging interests.
Xylen and partners on Shovel
Creek are overhauling the dredge
jw-eparatory to next summerr. work.
his ear close to the politi
cal Vro«*nd and may determine to
enter the fall race for Representa
tive from this Division.
According to Mr. Nylen there has
SEIDENVERG
Where Quality Reigns
Complete Outfitters
for Ladies, Men’s and
Children’s in ready
to-wear or yard goods
Out of town buyers
will kindly drop us a
line and your needs
will be attended to
promptly
CHEAP JOHN STORE
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
MITCHELL WEI8BERH, Mgr.
been more than the usual fall of
snow in the Solomon district 'and
consequently there will be less frost
to combat when the spring dredging
season opens.
Mr. Oglesby on Solomon river and
Mr. Johnson of the Ivers-Johnson
dredge on Big Hurrah are merely
marking time waiting for spring
operations. Mr. and Mrs. Johansen
spent two pleasant weeks with the
Shovel creek people and enjoyed
themselves immensely while afford
ing Nylen and partners a pleasant
diversion from the monotony of the
winter lonesomeness.
Mr. Nylen will remain for a few
days before returning to the dredge.
AIIATK THE NUISANCE
.Many people attend the moving
picture show to relax and obtain an
evening's enjoyment of thf> silent
drama. How frequently at a most
crucial point in the development of
the plot those present are drawn
from their absortion by the raucous
laughter of some one with a highly
developed sense of perverted humor;
this is becoming a nuisance in our
local theatre and the management
took the initial step this week to
abate such demonstrations.
In all other towns boasting a thea
tre undue demonstrations are pro
hibited and in some cases the dis
turbers are evicted and it is high
time that Nome adopt the same plan
It is mortifying to take a lady and
have some one indulge in salacious!
jests that would cause n harlot to
blush. Even tho there are no
children or women present all men
don’t care to have such interpreta
tions voiced in the present manner.
Some people are in a more serious j
mood than others and their feelings
are entitled to consideratioti. Loud
voiced badanage is bad enough but
silly asinine laughter is objection
HERMAN QUK8KEY WHITES
I.ETTKR FROM SIBERIA
It. VV. J. Reed i« in receipt of a
letter from Vladivostok. •Siberia in
which Herman Queskey writes un
der date of December 10. 1921. Mr.
Queskey, who is an old time Nome
miner, left here about three years
apo for the Siberian country and
has experienced many exciting
He had just arrived in Vladivostok
after a six months stay in Kamchat
ka intending to winter there and
later go to Harbin.
In the course of the letter he says
that the Russians are absolutely
ruining themselves thru everlasting
fighting among themselves, and he
does not see* or understand how
they live. There is no work there
and the town fs full of people altho
there are no strikes or other dis
orders except of a political nature;
there are many beggars. Generals
and other army officers, while only a
few Americans are in this part of
the country. Uncle Sam keeps a
cruiser, the Albany, stationed here.
JUVENAL BIRTHDAY
PARTI' SATURDAY
Little Miss Gertrude (sister) Jo
hansen was the hostess at a delight
ful party give.i .r. horor of her 4th
birthday last Saturday.
Eleven laaaies aim -
in the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. E. K. Johansen and enjoyed
themselves with original and inter
esting games after which they sat
down to a feast of goodies spread
for their delectation.
After the fu nof the day was end- j
ed the juvenile guests returned,
home voting their hostess a charm
ing entertainer and her mamma a
real good pal.
Those present were: Gertrude
Jullen, Helen Baldwin, Bessie Bru
ner, Brenda Hegness, Rosemary Lo
men. Mildred Maynard, Ruth Johan
sen, Gertrude Johansen, Jerry Lo
men. Ginger Lomen and Bobby
Baldwin.
ARCTIC HARE DIBS PROM
OVER CIVILIZATION
The pet captive Alaaltan hare of
Milos Cafe died early in the week
from too much civilisation. Char
acteristic of wild animals removed
from their natural conditions of life
this unusual demonstration of do
mesticity culminated in the decease
of the poor Hare. Visitors fed him
candy and everything obtainable
and he quickly succtfmbed to the
artificial surroundings.
John Lepri, manager of the cafe
will leave for Hobson creek for r
few days outing and he hopes tc
snare another hare and again try
the experiment of domesticating one
I of these animals. John states that
in event that he captures anothe
I likely subject for domesticity he will
I adopt different methods and keer
1 the animal alive. If possible he
will procure a pair and attempt t*
raise hares for the market, if such
thing can be done, at any rate the
attempt will be made and great in
terest will surround the experiment.
COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY
The regular bi-monthly meeting
of the Nome City Council was called
to order Monday night by Mayor
Rice with all members present.
After the regular routine business
of the meeting had been conducted
several new matters were presented
that caused some ripple of excite
A rumor was current about Nome
to the effect that the funeral of Jos
eph Fleet had not been conducted
in a manner followed by civilized
members of society. An investiga
tion was set on foot, the cemetery j
vault was entered and the coffin
found nailed town tight. Using a
pick the investigators removed the
top of the coffin and found the
corpse NAKED with only an old coat
thrown over the remains. The bur
ial agreement called for A DECENT
BURIAL and sufficient money was
available to furnish such last uad
rites over the remains of an old Al
askan. Th£ facts above stated were
corrooorated by those present at the
\oult and there is no fiction or fancy
about ‘he brutal affair. The chan
man r the Health Committee told
his f'dlo v Councilmen that h-* would
not pass the bill of the undertake*
who so viciously v'elated his a<rr.
mont and all canons of civil./.a'.;oa
a id ffnimon decency. Thu cih<r
members of h? Crm cil als» tC"V
the same stand an* it a bill is pre*
sen>cd it will not he pa d by ti.e city
There is no ‘jhitulory law *' a< cat:
go farther in this matter, the oonv
mon law has its remedy but Nome
people are a class that ^Jjserve the
statutes and do not indulge in direct
action. If this barbarous condi
tion had arisen in some other com
munity than Nome, a different story
might be written.
On account of the Chautauqua
meeting held in the Public School.
Council adjourned to meet again
Monday night March 20. At this
time members of the School Board
and Professor Collins will be asked
to be present and give the Counci’
an outline of what the budget for
the coming school year will consist
There is iu the city treasury a I
balance of $5295.00 according to re
ports read and filed.
In case of fire a bell rings in the
office of the Local Telephone Com
pany and they will immediately no
tify the volunteer fire boys from the
Life Saving Station. At the present
time there is no other way in which
the valuable services of the Barrack
Square boys can be readily obtained,
as there is no direct alarm .connec
tion with the station. Manager
Weaver has volunteered this service
free and it has been accepted with
fhanks by the City and the Life Sav
ing Station boys.
VERNAL EQUINOX.
(By John Wilson)
Thai the winter is wearing awnv
rapidly is presagea uy me w-*
we are close to a natural dividing
line of the seasons—the Vernal
Equinox. In milder climes than
Nome, the spring equinox has always
been considered the harbinger of
spring, when all nature awakens to
the thri'l of .lie warm sun beams
And win douMs that -vtn an «nd
Nome the first faint signs of spring
are perceptible, e*en if the effusion#
of the spring bard and the melodious
croaking of the frog is not heard in
the land. The long, mild days and
the gloriouB sunshine indicate that
the cold season will soon be in the
limbo of the past.
To be exact, the sun “crosses the
equator next Monday, March 20, at
10:49 p. m. The earth is then at
that point in its orbit where the
plane of the equator passes through
the sun. The sun is directly over
head at the equator and day and
night are equal all over the earth
This is slightly modified by the re
fraction of light, which causes the
sun to appear above the horizon a
little more than 12 hours of the 24.
At Nome the sun rises at 6:02 a. m.
and sets at 6:18 p. m., and the sun’s
height at noon is 25% degrees. The
days gain 6 min. and 40 seconds
daily. At the North Pole the sun is
lust appearing over the edge of the
horizon, while at the south pole the
six month* night In just beginning.
Twilight, which is also due to re
traction, considerably lengthens the
day. It is considered to begin or
end when the sun is 16 degrees b«v
i low the horizon. At Nome there i»
no _real darkness between April 9
and September 3.
The date of Easter is regulated by
the equinox and the moon's phases.
It occurs on the first Sunday follow
ing the first full moon after the
equinox. Fall moon occurs on April
11, and Easter falls on the followinr
Sunday, April 16.
PRIZE TO BE GIVEN TO
CORRECT ANSWER*
TO QUESTIONNAIRE
Many of our subscribers have
shown their approval and apprecia
tion of the QUESTIONNAIRE ON
CURRENT EVENTS submitted to
the children of the Nome Public
School and' published in the Weekly
Nugget. The study of this question
naire is an education in itself, enabl
ing the student to familiarize him
self with world and local affairs; it
is a live subject and will no doubt
create a great deal of interest.
To show our appreciation of the
support given this matter we will
offer to our SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
WEEKLY NUGGET and to all
School Children a beautiful set of
MARK TWAIN’S Works in TEN
VOLUMES, valued at $30.00
The one submitting the greatest
number of correct answers to (he
Questionnaire will be awarded the
The contest began with the issue
of Saturday March 11th.
The last set of questions will be sub
mitted May 27th, the last week of
school, and the contest Is open to
all residents of Nome and all outly
ing districts who are subscribers,
or may become subscribers during
this period.
The answers will be checked by
Superintendent Collins of the Nome
Public School, the author of the
questions.
To make it perfectly plain to our
readers we will state that the contest
is open to ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN
and to grown up SUBSCRIBERS to
the WEEKLY NUGGET.
Address all communications to
the Nome, Nugget, Nome, Alaska.
If you are noi a subscriber become
one immediately and enter this in
teresting educational contest. The
subscription price of the Nome
Weekly Nugget is $1.00 per month.
CURRENT HISTORY j
For uw with the Nome Weekly '
Nugget lor week ending March ilth. ^
The Weekly Questionnaire for j
pupils of the Nome Public School, as
prepared by Prof. T. Collins, is as
follows:
1— “Democrats oppose House Gag
Rule.” Explain.
2— Where is President Harding
spending a short vacation?
3— What declaration did Senator
Robinson make regarding the Pour
Power Treaty? What is the Four
Power Treaty?
4— What Senator is the adminis
tration treaty leader?
5— "Klu Klux Klan” warns news
papers.” What is the Klu Klux
6«—Why is the French press at
ta king the U. S. A.?
7— Marshal Joffre will visit the
peace arch at Blaine Washington
The peace arch was erected in com
memoration of what event?
8— What conference will open in
Genoa on April 10th?
9— What will be the earnings of
the Alaska Railroad this year?
tttes $350,000,000 for the develop
ment of Irrigation projects and re
clamation. What Is a reclamation
project? ^
11—We have been reading of many
bills and, have noted that most or
all of them bear peculiar names.
How does a bill before Congress get
its name?
12— "Soldiers of Fortune Lose
American Cltlsenship.” What is a
Soldier of fortune?
13— Secy*, Fallj characterises his
opponents in the Department of
Agriculture as "paralysing Conser
vationalists.” Why Is the Secretary
now at odds with the Agriculture
Department?
14— What suggestion has Presi
dent Harding made to the coal min'
ers and operators?
15— Who is chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee?
16— Who is Lord Oeddes?
17— Who is Comptroller of the
Treasury? What are the duties of
the Comptroller?
18— —What is meant by "froser
credit”?
19— .Why was the arms embargo
pgainst Mexico lifted?
20— Washington State paid out
todate the sum of twelve million
forty five thousand dollars in Sold
iers* Bonus. What is this per. tap
HT. PATRICK*# DAY
CARD PARTY AND
DANCE PIONEER#' IGLOO
The ladle* of Pioneer Igloo gave
a pleasant card party Friday after
noon, St. Patrick’s Day. In honor
of Ireland’s patron saint the hall
was beautifully decorated and the
score cards were embellished with
the appropriate emblem—the Sham
rock. After the card games a delic
ious luncheon was served. There
were no men present, the ladles
showing their complete emancipa
tion by holding a star session.
Twenty two prizes were awarded
the successful winners of the card
In the evening the ladies gave a
public dance which was attended by
a large crowd and danced to the
excellent music provided by the
Pioneer orchestra.
Members of the Committees hav
ing charge of the two functions were
Mrs. E. E. Grimm, Mrs. T. Lehmann,
Mrs. Rose Lescher, Mrs. Charles
Lescher. Mrs. Monahan.
LOCAI* POLITICIANS
Will find it to their advantage to
have their political cards and other
campaign literature printed at once
and thereby reach the outlying dis
tricts before the winter mails close
and tra '3 break up.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month St.00
LENTEN specials
at poijts muKK
MALT FBiK
'Gi I vin Salmon Bellies per fix. .25c
Siberian Salmon Bellies per Ux. .20c
Golovin Herring ttarg") each . . .05c
Stock Fish per lb.35c
.Tongues ami Sounds per lb.. . ..25c
con fish
Whole Cod .per lb. 17 Vie
Black Cod .per lb. 20o
Middles Boneless .per lb. 30c
, CANNED FISH
Clams (whole) per do*.13.05
3 cans for .11.00
Clams (Dressed) per do*..13.05
3 cans for .$1.00
OYSTERS
Duchess, per dim. $2J5* 5 cana $1
Riviera, per dos. 04.50. per can
SARDINES
Booth's lb tins do*. 98*25; 2 cans
S.AW.AuNaturel doz.2.40. 2 cans
Blue Jackets do*.91 *25. 2 cans
SALMON
Libby Alaska Red (tall).
per do*. $4.25.2 cans 75c
Rosedale Alaska (medium flat)....
per do*. $3.50. . . .3 cans $1.00
Happy Vale (Pink .
per dOz. $2.15s. . .5 cans $1.00
.White Cross (pink).
per do*. $1.75-3 cans .50e
AT POLETS
III? I
BENEFIT
CHILDREN hTmOSEHEW
DREAM THEATRE
Thursday March 23,1922
8:00 P. -M. SHARP.
There are at Mooseheert 1200 Orphan Children
Mid also 100 widowed Mothers. At the prewont date
there are 130 Deaf, Blind and maimed Soldiers' which
hare received training for self support, and at present
there are 70 receiving instruction.
PROGRAMME
Address, by.Brother Ralph Lomen
Patriotic Songs and Flag Drill,
. Margaret Rowe
. Fred Gibson
“O Bill Behave"
Selection.
. Ctaas. H. Jones
A Health Loseon.
Naughty Betty.
Her Mother.
The Maid.
Imp of Indigestion. . .
Fairy Queen.
Dr. Toothbrush.
Blueberry .
Cranberry.
Oregon Apple.
California Orange
Carnation Cream
Cream of Wheat.
Spirit of Home Work
Fairy Land.
Fairy Land.
Sand Man.
. By Schocl Children
. . Rose Mary Lomen
... Mildred Maynard
.Clara Otterson
_ Wilford Neilly
.Gertrude Julien
.Bessie Bruner
. . . .Helen Baldwin
.Valerie McGuire
.... Margaret Ullrich
.Carl Bilby
.... Madeline Calkin
.Grace Swnnborg
.Mary Walsh
.Ida Martin
.... Gertrude Becker
Chhrlotte Swan berg
.Margaret Rowe
.... Raymond Haering
.. Roy Thomas
.Joe Walsh
Guitar Solo.Geo. Mshla
Accompanied by Arthur Bide
Mooseheart Service (9 p. m.).
.Margaret Rowe
Hon. James Bogan
Photo Play
."She Loved Him Plenty”
MUSICIAN..MISS UNA SITTON,
Dance at Hunter Hall following the Bntertalnment.
Adults $1.00 Children 25.c