NEWSJTES
The last overland mail of the pres
ent season destined for the States will
close Monday April 7th. according to
an announcement made "by Postmast
er Walsh today. The hour of closing
has not been definitely decided at
present and will be announced later.
The social given by the Ladies Al
tar Society of St. Joseph’s Chuch in
the parochial school room Monday ev
ening was easily the largest social
gathering held in Nome during the
present winter. Progressive whist was
the principal diversion and twenty
prizes were awarded to ten leading
contestants in the male and female
divisions a collation was served dur
ing the evening with a wide range of
delectable refreshments represented.
Everyone had an enjoyable evening.
The first prizes were awarded to Mrs
X. O. Flowers and Mr. <! Cahill, The
remaining prizes were annezed by the
following. Mrs Thos. A. Itoss. Mrs
Jas. I toss. Mis Wanger. Mrs L. Erick
son. Mrs E. A. Williams. Miss Helen
Stipek. Miss Mamie Kelly and Mrs
(’has Leseher. Messrs A. Polet John
Campbell, Harold Nielsen. W. C. Me
(luire, Harry Jones. Ed. Moran, C-lene
Dougherty, Coleman (iritlln and John
Hegnoss.
Mr J. J. Walsh has boon appointed
Divisional Chairman of the Woman’s
Diberty Doan Committee of the Sec
ond Division and will have the direct
ion of the woman’s end of the forth
coming Victory Doan campaign. Mrs
Walsh has been advised of her ap
pointment through a telegram from
Mrs Thos .1. Donohoe. Territorial
Chairman of the Woman’s Diberty
Doan Committee, received Monday.
Mrs Donohoe states in her message
that tlie Women's Diberty Doan Com
mitter for the territory has arranged
with Governor Riggs to co-operate
with the Council’s of National Defense
and the banks for the furtherance of
tin* campaign. Mrs Walsh is empow
ered to appoint committees in each
community in this Division to secure
sales of bonds and otherwise assume
general direction of the campaign
work of the women sales workers.
Mrs Donohoe’s message also announc
ed that workers will be rewarded for
their efforts by the Treasury Depart
ment by being presented with medals
made from captured German cannon.
The medals will be awarded to all vol
unteer workers during the Victory
Doan drive. The trophies are described
bv Mrs Donohoe as being about the
size of a half dollar. On one side
they are embossed with a view of the
Treasury Building at Washington, D.
C. and the reverse side will be in sc rib •
ed with the name of the recipient
Mrs Donohoe states that she ?st,i>'-it03
that fifty medals will he required for
award in this divison at the close of
the drive, and requests that the names
of the lady workers who vo’unteer be
forwarded to her by wire.
As reported in a previous issue.
Northwestern Alaska had at least one
representative on the battle lines of
Europe in the person "f George Sag
gnk, a native Eskimo who fought un
der the banner of freedom during the
period of intense fighting which pre
ceded the German capitulation. The
story of George’s experiences is told
in the following extracts from letters
received by bis relatives who arc re
sidents of the St. Michael district. His
references to army life and the exper
iences encountered in the bloody strug
gle are told in bis own quaint manner
of expression and without alteration
of any character. According to Pe
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Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.5.00
Drill Parkas .3.50
Overalls or Jumpers.2.50
Silk Shirts .350
Stetson Hats, bsst.5.00
Undtrwear, wool.250
Shoe Packs.5.00
Necklits, Good.J25
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I puty .Marshal Barney O'lJeilly of Jst
'.Michael, who obtained the missives
' from the boy’s relatives, Saggak was
born on the Buekland Uiver, lived at
Kcewallik for a short time and moved
to St. Michael with his parents some
time between 1900 and 1902. While
in St. Michael he worked about the ar
my post as a servant in the homes ol
the officers. Later he went Outside
with (’apt Farnsworth, one of the post
officers.
He apparently staid in the employ
of that official until he was drafted in
February 1913. as he remarks in one
of his letters about being on the Mex
ican border, where he became to some
extent familiar with field service. In
March 1918 lie was in training at
Camp Lewis as a private in Co. 37,
loth.. Battalion. 160th.. Depot Brigade,
from whence his progress toward lhe
firing lines is traced In the accom
panying extracts from his letters. His
messages home breathe the loft
iest spirit of patriotism and willing
ness to serve his country and his
pride in being of service is apparent
throughout. As he says in a touch
ing passage to his sister and mother
written in the (plaint English-Eskimo
vcnacular, "I am trying just my best”,
doubtless meaning tlfut he was trying
to lx* a good soldier and a credit to the
uniform In* wore and the flag he
fought for with honor t<» himself and
j his race. Even when writing from, as
j he* expresses if. “under the firing
line." after untold hardships and dan
| gei s which had swept into the great
oblivion many of his comrades, his
I letters hear the same tone of patriotic
[sentiment. His first missive is dated
at Camp Lewis June 13th., I91S.
1 think I am going to Franco next
20th. of this month. I don’t have to
go if I don’t want to go but 1 want
to go to see the France. I mm not a
bit afraid to fight the German. I may
not have to fight at all at that, just
pray for me hard so our Lord can help
me. I never did like the soldiers be
fore but now I am ready to go fight
the German. After war over I'll be
home with you all the time, 1 will send
you all the cards where I have been
and over at France and my picture
with uniform. If 1 do get killed
Mother will get Ten Thousand Dollars
from Government from my insurance,
it cost me 6.60 cent each month.
From Camp Merrit, New Jersey. June
30th. he writes:
Here I am only 20 miles from
New York City. I like this Camp Mer
rit better than Camp Lewis Washing
ton we, was on the road . I days and
S hours from Camp Lewis Washington
I certainly enjoyed my trip we had
lots of fun on the way on the train.
We stop at Minasota States at the
Lake for one hour swim. And big
cities we stop and red cross give us
cakes, gums, candy, a cigarettes, vig
or let us go down town, wo never
leave train. My little sister do not
worry about me just because I am in
the army now I just as happy every, I
have nice little prayer hook and my
rosary and am very happy I am try
ing just my best, tomorrow is Sunday
and I'll be praying for all our folks.
Tell mother be good little Lady and
be happy. If nothing happen to me, af
ter this war is over I'll see you both.
There is doctor inspect us every day
we take our clothes off for inspection
and see if there i s any sickness on
In July he landed in England with the
316th., Engineers, Co. A. and was
somewhere in France on July 26th,
where he writes: .
But train did not stop
in town she stops 4 or 5 miles away
from town, I can see great big church -
ers and the ("censored"). I never did
see heavy rain as I did in England.
The weather'll now just fine just like
in Alaska summer weather, I go out to
swimming in little river every after
noon and washing my clothes, T never
did much stone washing before. I have
to do it altho I just enjoy to doing it.
I certainly enjoyed my good health
out here so far. I never did get sick
crossing Atlantic Ocean, but I’m sorry
to say that I didn’t enjoy my food on
the way out to France. There was
some beautiful country I certainly will
be very glad to go back to States ag
ain if nothing happens to me in
France
Somewhere in France Aug 25 he f*ays:
Sunday afternoon lying In the grass
writing letters, everything thing Is
just fine with me now I have some a
quite experience in France now I will
tell you all about it after I go bade.
I expert to go home sometime I have
a proud place to fill and you know
now 1 will do this honorably and
bravely. Tho weather it is now we
have just tine, the country looks flno
hut |onesomc place. The French
people cannot understand Fnglish.
Just a few days ago 1 took some wash
ing to French woman and ask her if
she can wash my clothes and she said
something in French hut I did not un
derstand what she said, but I make a
signs with my hands wash and also
she make a signs, bring it. And last
night I went over there her house and
stand front of her and I give her good
big smile, and she give my laundry.
Again somewhere in France Sept. 5th.
He laments not being able to send pin
and photo to mother and continues:
And now I ain in under the fir
trenches and we can hear all the big
artillery firing days and nights over
us, aeroplanes flying ours and enemys
fighting all the time and German drip
little gas on our side a few nights ago
but don’t amount very much. And I
certainly like to see German lost the
game, and we are all the American
boys anxious to go over the top and
give a good punching to German. The
weather here is getting colder all the
time and raining all the time. And
we have little hardships on the way
from New York out here to front line
trenches but it is not new experience
to me in army life as I have been
with army people five years and bad
some experience, and I bad some of it
in Mexico in 191«.
I receive a letter , irom .uajor u«ne«u
<’. S. Farnsworth and he was appoint
ed .Major General week before last,
and he was Commander 159th Brigade,
Camp Bee Pittsburg Virginia and he
•said that he was very much surprise
that T am now soldier boy. -
Somewhere in France Oct. 9th.
Feeling tine and was at the front
line under the firing line and came
back just fine and danty, and lost a
few men from our Company, and we
may not see the front lino again. We
are just now anxious to go back home
and have our Christmas dinner at
home. We have been moving a lot for
tin* past three weeks, the weather has
been ruining very much. And I have
now plenty to toll you. Stories about
front and France when I get back
home.
But ho did sec the front line again and
saw it good and hard as his next two
letters show. His detac hment had been I
moved into Belgium from where he
writes under date of Nov. 5th. Some
where in Belgium:
Just come from the front lino and
am all light and 1 hope we will be
sent back to the United States some
time this winter, Belgium weather is
just like Alaska in the fall, and the
country very well populated but all
shot down and good many fine build •
ings all shot down in pieces, and Ger
man hail been stolen all they had in
the stores and thats all is now in their
farms, all the vegetables. And all the
Belgium people was very glad to see
the Americans come and help them
The Armistice was declared before he
wrote his last letter but after com
menting on the prospect of no more
fighting and again wishing to be home
for his Christ mass dinner he says, un
der date of Nov. 29th., Macken
Belgium:
Was at the front in Belgium twice
and 9 days at the France front, and I
was hite by high explosive shell
through my gas mask, but stop out
side of my coat, and I was very luck
not got hurt, and (“censored”) or
("boys censored") were l.urt all ar
ound me and my Corple was hurt and
the boy lay alongside of me he lost
his right arm. vWe certaingly had
very hard time ot it not much sleep
and cold rain nights, and all the big
artillery shell fires and machine gun
fires flying all over us. And march
ing days and nights we do eertainly
have some war experience at the front
line in France and Belgium. When
we*was at Belgium front line artillery
shell fires I was cooking flap jack out
of Belgium flour which it has been
left in the house and sour milk, I mix
it up and started to cook it and it was
three of us in the house. And the
German start shelling us before we get
through, and when big high explosive
shell strike to the house and broke all
the windows down and I ran down to
the basement and I stay down there
for while, and we lost our first offi
cer there and 4 others men and our
flap jacks and I am now very glad
that great war Is over.
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NOTICE
All persons having money due then
for wages or supplies furnished dur
i.'j :it? epidemic are requester to cal
at the Bureau of Education office an«
sign necessary vouchers before Salur
day, March 29, 1919.
For amounts due during quarantine
of Victoria passengers call at Dr
Neuman's offices
Signed: Dyfed Evans.
Acting Supt. Bureau of Education
Northwest District
Get the habit don’t bother writing
to your friends outside—send then
the dally or weekly Nuggst. Think i
ever, then ssnn us your address.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Owing to the Dickson \Hotel bein j
moved away from Dickson, Mrs
Shaughnessy is having the old Stcig
elmier Road House thoroughly renova
ted and refurnished and will be ready
to accomodate the public in a few days
Meals $1.00; Beds 75cts; Bunks 50 ets.
Good accomodations for dogs.
MRS SHAUGHNESSY
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and their families and ladies friends
are ocrdially invited to attend an April
Fool party April first Masonic Temple.
Admission Ladies 50c. Gentlemen
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