LOCAL NEWS
IM'IIMKXT- Itl.AZK XT MISSION
On.- -night. recently Miss Walthal
of the Methodist Mission smelled
smoke in the building and as the
hour was late she made a personal
investigation. Upon entering tho
children’s bedroom she discovered
that one of the hoys had placed a
lighted candle under the bed. sett
ing fire to the mattress. Being
discovered before the fire had made
any progress tf was quickly ex
The slight tire in itself has little
significance, but a moments reflec
tion will reveal a serious condi
tion of affairs.
Between the hours of midnight
and 8 a. m. there is no telephone
between thpse hours must depend
for relief npon personal communi
cation with the physician, fire sta
tion. or tho nearest alarm box.
What would have happened if the
matron had failed to discover the
incipient blaze in this particular in
stance? The hour is late, no tele
phone communication with the fire
department, no fire alarm box near
er than Polet's residence. 2 blocks
distant. The answer is the Missi'».»
would burn and God alone knows
how many little children would
have perished.
The persons in charge of th*' Mis
sion and Hospital have petitioned
the City Council to install an Harm
box i-n the immediate r.< ighborhood
for future proteetin.
Thr Fire Commitf-e has
5hc mat-er under consideration and
it P" posed to move
Box No. 4 2 from tli
Tyane's Way and Third
Hobbs Building corner
Seornd Ave.. in front
si- r. and Hospital.
rganization and seek
degree of efficiency in t
Tepartment, the city w
and stati >u them at o
points and attempt in e
reduce the fire hazard.
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May 13<th being Mothers Day the
4th and 5th grades. Miss Goffs
r<rom. cave a little entertainment
for their mothers on Friday after
noon at 2:30. The propram was
as follows:
History of Mothers Day.
.Bessie Bruner
Presentation of Carnation Books to
Mothers.
Sayings of Great Men.
Alaska My Alaska.Song
Reading. Margaret Rowe
Folk Dances. "T see you" "Howdy
Do my Partner.
Piano Solo.Mary Walsh
Reoitationi. Madaline Calkins
Vocal Solo.Wilfred Neily
accompanied by Margaret Ulrich.
Piano Solo.Margaret Rowe
Reading Lesson (Rohi-nhoodt.
. . . .dramatized, by 4th Grade
Group of Songs. 4th and 5th grades
Recitation.. . . .T. J. Fromm
Recitation.Wilfred Neily
Piano Solo. . .Charlotte Swanberp
Thursday afternoon May 17th.
the High School students and teach
ers had their pictures taken.
About the school building one
can easily see signs of spring. The
sidewalk is clear in several spots
and already hopscotch and marbles
are being played at noon and recess
hours by the lower grade pupils.
The Sophomore Class has begun
gathering material for a school
paper, however, it will not be pub
lished? only typewritten copies will
be given out to members of High
School and teachers.
Monday afternoon several photo
graphers appeared on the school
grounds to. snap pictures of the
girls basket ball teams.
Junior Debate.
After much preparation on the
part of the Junior Class a very in
teresting debate was given Monday
afternoon, May 7. The question 1
as stated was: Resolved that all
Tariff rates should be settled by a'
National Commtesion. The boys,
Donald Lyle. Alvin Bahlke and j
Jack Hamlyn had the affirmative j
and the girls, Kristie Sather, Emily
Polet and Una SPtton the negative
side of the question.
The topic is a popular and very
broad one which needed much
study on the part of the speakers
#for' them to he able to handle it
■n tell gently. The Jrtudents were
well prepared and showed a great
improvement over their debate of
the week before. The members of
the Sophomore class. acting as
Judges, rendered their decision 2-1
in favor of the affirmative.
Friday afternoon the 4th and nth
grades. Miss (Toff’s room, held a
picnic on the beach at the mouth of
Snake River. The occasion was
the result of a spelling contest in
which the 4th grade proved the
winners, the 5th grade providing
the entertainment for both classes.
Sixteen pupils attended and a
lunch of sandwiches, grape juice
and peanuts was served under the
supervision of Miss Goff. The par
ty was held between the hours of '
2:110 and 4:00 o’clock.
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Monday evening. May 14—1923
the Nome Common Council met in
regular session with all members
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Commit
tee reports were called for and
made. The Street Committee re
porting that a man is employed
opening the city drains and ir
every manner relieving the frozen
drains. The Harbor committer
reported that engineer Smith had
stated that the north revetment
will be extended as soon as the
boats arrive with material, and that j
when the piling is driven the city
will make arrangements to build a
temporary platform to accomodatr
the loading and unloading of small
boats. at the foot of D streert.
At the previous meeting it was
moved and seconded that the mat
ter of hiring of members for the
Fire Department be laid on the
•table. A*t *the meeting of May 14th
chairman Julian of the Fire Com
mittee moved that the motion be
taken from the table and given fur
ther consideration. Accordingly I
the motion was placed before the
council. Mr. Julian having tho
floor on the motion, stated that the
Incumbent members of the Fire De
partment refused . to modify their
applications fo conform with the
rffsoliition unanimously passed at
the first meeting of the newly or
ganized council. Chairman JulLan
then stated that he had received
four aplicatlons conforming with
the resolution and read the names
of Matt Collins, applicant for Fire
Chief. Felix Howald for Chief, John
Britzuis as Engineer and Utility
and Utility man. Tt was then mov
ed an»l seconded that the names of
Felix Howald as Chief. John Britz
uis and Charles Carr as Utility men
b" selected to fill the vacancies
caused by failure of others to con
form with the resolution. The mo
tion was put and upon roll call the
CALL FOR BIDS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that tin* (iovflrw»r of Alaska will, in
conformity with the provisions of
Chapter 47, of the Laws of Alaska
for 102:i, enter into contracts with
owners or charterers of vessels of
American register as follows:
(1) For operation of vessels as a
common carrier of freight and pas
sengers from Nome to Kotzebue and
/ return, touching each way at Teller,
Wales, fleering and Keewalik, and
making regular stated round trips
of not less tlian once each two (2)
weeks during the season when navi
gation is open in such waters.
(2) For the operation of vessel
as a common carrier of, freight and
passengers from Nome to St. Michael
aiid return, touching same way at
Solomon, Rluff, Chinik, and Unalafc
leet and make regular stated round
trips not teas than once each week
during the season when navigation
is open in the aforementioned wat
ers. Each vessel must have a cargo
rapacity of not less than fifty (BO)
tons lender deck and passenger cap
acity of not less than twenty (20)
persons, loaded draft not to exceed
six (0) feet and maximum speed of
not less than seven (7) knots an
hour.. . The contract will be for two
seasons, the seasons of 1023 and
1024. A sum not to exceed live
thousand (05,04)0) dollars will be
paid for each season for the vessel
on the Nome-Kotzebue route and a
sum not to excis'd three thousand
five hundred (93.500) dollars will
be paid for each season for the ves
sel of the Nome St. Michael route.
Bids or offers to operate such ves
sels will be received by mail or wire
at the Governor’s office at Juneau,
Alaska, up to 12' o’clock Meridian
June 1, 1023, at wtiich hour all bids
received will be opened. Each bid
must state the size, speed and accom
modation of the vessels over the re
quirements above sot out, together
with the subsidy demand.
The passenger accomodations must
ln> approved by the United States
Steamboat Inspection Service. The
Governor Intends to let the contract
to the lowest and best bidden, but he
reserve the right to reject any and
all bids.
As soon as a bid is accepted a writ
ten contract will be entered Into,
embodying the conditions and pro*
visions of the bid accepted.
Bach bid nmst be accompanied by
a surety bond to the Territory of
Alaska in the sum of one thousand
dollars, conditioned upon the failure
of performance by the bidder of the
terms of his bid.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, May
10th, 19S1S
SOOTT C. BONE,
Governor of Alaska.
following vote was polled: Burch, |
yes; Cavey yea; Lehmann yea; Sin - ;
hold no; Solbt rg passed. The mo- j
tion carried and the mayor declared j
Felix Ilowald Chief of the Nome
Fire Department. John Britfzus en-j
Kineer and Utility man and Chas.
Carr fireman and Utility man duly !
elected.
Tho Fire and Water Committee
was instructed to make the chance
in .personnel as soon a« convenient
to all parties concerned.
The bonds of E. E. Grimm. City
Clerk and Arthur Wright, treasur
er. were presented and duly ap
proved by the Council.
Numerous Nome citizens were
| present at this meeting and the
mayor asked any present to speak,
if they had anything to bring before
the council. Thos. A. Ross of the
Coast Guard Service addressed the
body stating that inas mnch as the
members of the Coast Guard were
auxiliary members of the Fire De
partment of the Cfty he deemed it
advisable that some alarm system
be established at the station so that j
the Coast Guard boys would be im
mediately notified of a fire and the
approximate location. As the boys
are willing to assfcrt in all fire calls
It is no more than right that the
city enable them to function with
out unnecessary inconvience. This
matter also wats left to the Fire
and Water Comittee for solution.
There being no further business
before the Council adjournment
was made to May 28th at §:30 p.m.
4 cts a day will bring the Weeklj
FIRE DEPARTMENT
NOW ON WHEEL**
Thief Howald and his crew made
the change from sled to wagon
Friday afternoon. The Fire De
partment is now in its summer rig.
As soon as snow disappears along
the water mains, water will be
turned into the system and kejit
there until the fall freeze up.
Friday’s engine test showed two
minutes time ii^ starting.
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ALARM SIGNALS
liOCATION
..Standard Oil Company
Cold Storage plant. Bast
. . . Alaska Lighterage Co.
Opposite Recorders Office
Cor. Steadman. 2ud aves.
. . .Cor. B at. and 1st ave.
. Catholic Church
Polet’s Residence
. Fire Station
Opposite Webb’s Market
>r. 3rd are. and Lane Way
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♦ IX AND ABOUT TOWN ♦
Captain Swanson arrived from
Dime (’reek last Sunday and is now
engaged in repairing his gas sch
ooner the Xokutak.
Mrs. W. J. Rowe arrived Monday
from Solomon and will remain in
Nome for the summer. While feel
ing keenly the loss of her roadhouse
at Bonanza. Mrs. Rowe takes the
philosophical view that it might
have been worse.
Ira Itank has a crew of ship car
penters working on the Sea Wolf
and Teddy Bear. Extensive re
pairs aill be made on both vessels.
James Keenan has a crew of men
working on the harbor suction
Drilling operations on the sab
marine are progressing rapidly, ft
though moving the drills is done
under difficulty as the warm spoil
has caused the snow to soften and
FANCY CHOCOLATES
BY THE BOX
AT THE NEVADA
HENRY BURGH, Proprietor
WE ARE MOM
Reductions on Everything
In our Store
To the Ladies qt Nome
and Surrounding Country
TAKE NOTICE
THAT OUR NEW STORK NOW IN PRO
GRESS OF ALTERATION FOR LADIES AND
CHILDREN'S READY TO WEAR AND YARD
GOODS, WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT JUNE FIRST.
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST
BOATS WE WILL RECEIVE ENOUGH MER
CHANDISE TO SUPPLY YOUR MANY WANTS—
WITH A LARGE VARIETY OF THE BEST MER
CHANDISE THE MARKETS PRODUCE FOR
YOU TO MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS FROM. IT
WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO HUNT
ALL OVER TOWN OR SEND OUTSIDE.
FOR THE MEN
l*KT NO MAN SAY THAT UK (S BEING
NKGLBITKD—WE ARK SEPARATING THE
RADIKS DEPARTMENT, IN ORDER TO HAVE
MORE ROOM FOR OUR MEN PATRONS. OUR
PRESENT I/NATION WILL UNDERGO CER
TAIN ALTERATIONS. WITH A GREATER
ASSORTMENT OP NEW AND UP-TO-DATE
MKRCHANDfeK THAN THIS STORE HAS EVER
CARRIED BEFORE.
WE WILL MAKE IT THE SHOPPING
CENTER FOR NOME AND FOR THE PEOPLE
VISITING OUR CITY.
A Visit to Our New Store will
Save You Both Time and Money
CHEAP JOHN’S STORE
(The house of Quality, Style and Service)
M. WEISBERG, MANAGER
-traouuu AMD KHTAn.— MAH. OBHM OIVMH PERSONAL ATTENTfOK.