NEWS^ NOTES
The Odd Fellows lodge will Install a
new array of officers at the weekly
session at Odd Fellows Hall this
evening.
Tlie Senator will arrive about two
o'clock tomorrow nftejnoon, unless de
layed by unforseen obstacles. Reports
from the steamfr shortly before noon
today announced her position at 270
miles from Nome.
According to advices reaching the
radio station this morning, the Incom
ing Victoria was about half way across
. the North Pacific last night. A bulle
tin issued by the radio announces that
the steamer was 867 miles from Cape
Flattery at 8 p. m. last evening.
The city council has approved the
1 »onds offered by Clarence Higgs, re
cently appointed School Tax Collector,
and has officially confirmed his ap
pointment. The bonds, amounting to
were provided by T), K. Crow
ley and 'Chas. Cavey.
The Nome Chamber of Commerce is
in receipt of a large number of copies
of “The Nation's Business." the en
lightening publication Issued bv the
Chamber of Commerce of tin United
Stales, which are open to the members
of the Chamber at the Polet Sture.
The installation of the machinery on
the ltowe dredge in Snake river is
proceeding as rapidly as can be ex
pected but the dredge will probably
not ho. ready to operate for some time.
As the bull was stripped previous to
being transported from Hastings
creek to Snake river, it has been ne
cessary to reinstall practically the en
tire machinery equipment.
Arrivals from the Dime section re
port that mining is still greatly re
tarded in that locality and little work
is being done as a result of the labor
strike. The workers are maintaining
their demand for a wage of six dol
lars and board. Sutton is said to be
working a crew of men at the increas
ed scale hut the remainder of the
operators are either suspended or, as
in the majority of Instances, doing
their own work, it is reported that
Sutton has exceptionally good ground
in sight.
The Golovin Trading and Trans
portation Co. schooner Arctic Chief ar
rived from Dime creek and Golovin
Thursday with a passenger list of ten
persons, including Frank Shaw. Mrs.
Joe Bongard, Alias Irene Bongard.
Mollie Dexter. John Cass and Chas.:
Aloon. After discharging her passen
gers 1 he schooner proceeded to Crip
ple river, where quantity of cargo
was landed. Harry Chester, commo
dore of the company fleet, piloted the
schooner on her voyage and expects
to get away on another trip tomorrow.
With a view t<» deciding on the best
location for the proposed city docks
along the Snake River harbor basin,
the Harbor committee’s of the Cham
ber of Commerce and city council held
a joint discussion with War Depart
ment Engineer TO. E. Carpenter, Wed
nesday evening.
The dockage question was discussed
from many angles and the committee’s
also made a tour of the various sites
along the river. The committee’s are
expected to make recommendations re
garding the question in the near
future. •
Arrivals on the first fleet report that
a whale meat cannery has been estab
lished at Akutan .and is engaged in
putting up choice portions of whale
flesh for consumption. The concern
in said to be titled The Akutan Can
ning Company. *
Recent advices announce that the
steamer Senator is in Bering Sea but
lias put Into Akutan to discharge cargo.
A radio from the ship’s master to the
local agency of the Pacific Const Co.
Wednesday announced that the steam
JUST
RECEIVED
A FULL LINE OF LIGHT AND
HEAVY HARDWARE, TRUNKS,
SUITCASES, TENTS ETC. ON FIRST
BOATS.
Bring the Cash
HOLT CASH STORE
er would stop at Akutan but gave no
111 nr of her object In visiting that port
or the length of her stay.
Visible evidence of the remarkable
Ice conditions prevailing on Bering
Sea this rummer was provided many
Nomeltes Wednesday afternoon when
lee appeared along the southern hori
zon as far as the eye could see. The
field was apparently pas^ig from east
to west and remained in sight during
a large |»nrt of the afternoon and
wrcu'tng. Reports from the westward
(Jndjieate that the ice is still vcr£
thick in the upper end of Bering Sea
and the straits appear practically
blockaded. The present extrnordl^
nary conditions, ns well as those of
last year, are causing an immense
amount of speculation regarding the
possible cause hut no one appears able
to arrive ;-.t a satisfactory conclusion.
The presence of the lee jack along the
Nome exist in July was never before
kjiovvn until last year.
Customs Collector It. \V. .1. Reed is
in receipt of an official letter from the
llureau of Navigation of the Depart
ment of Commerce announcing the
adopting <>f a new ruling requiring the
owners of all undocumented motor
vessels over lti feet in length to make
application for a number therefor.
Vessels which must bo numbered in
clude all vessels propelled in whole or
in part by machinery, owned In the
Cnited Stales, except vessels register
ed. enrolled or licensed in the Custom
house;' public vessels and vessels not
exceeding 1^ feet in length.
Attention is also called to the fed
eral tax imposed under the act of Oc
tober 23. 1917,. upon the use of yachts,
pleasure boats, power boats and sail
ing boats of over five tons net and
motor boats with fixed engines.
The tax applies to such boats as
are not used exclusively for trade or
the national defense, or those not
built in accordance with plans and
specifications approved by the navy
department. Owners of vessels in
cluded in the designated classifications
may obtain tax blanks and number ap
plication.^ from the Custom Mouse.
The schooner Arctic returned from
its first trip of the year to the west
ward yesterday, bringing five passen
gers from the Teller section. The
trip extended as far to the westward
as Wales, with stops at the various
settlements between Teller and Cape
Prince of Wales. Skipper Tra Rank
reports that the freighter Cordova
was just commencing to unload at:
Lost Iiivcr at the time his vessel left, j
After discharging at T^ost River, the
freighter waa scheduled to proceed to
Teller. afr. Rank states tint ice is
still prevalent in Port Clarence and!
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.ilso the Wales coast. The Arctic'
proceeded as far as Wales village and
found Rorlng Strait choked with heavy
ice, soino of which was thirty or forty]
feet thick. Mr. Rank says there Is]
little prospect of getting through to
the Arctic at present. No ice was
encountered on the return trip from!
Port Clarence. The schooner brot,
down the following passengers from]
Teller and other points: Geo. D.
Schofield,Harry Pigeon, Harry Dobson.
Christ Goodyear and one other. The'
next trip of the Arctic will be to St.
Michael, leaving this afternoon.
The Russian schooner Flyer return
ed Wednesday from a trip to the Si
berian trading stations of her owners,
the Karloff brothers, where the vessel
deposited a considerable quantity of
freight taken from this port some days
ago. The schooner is loading for an-]
other voyage and Is expected to got
away shortly. • 1
In pursuance of his recent endeavori
to secure early distribution of the in-,
fiuenza relief appropriation granted,
by the Territorial legislature, Mayor
Holt has addressed a telegram tdl
Governor Higgs requesting him to;
wire the money to Nome as soon as
apportioned, so that it may he distrib
uted as soon as possible. The Mayor's
message also expresses the apprecia
tion of the people of Nome for the as
sistance rendered by the governor in
securing the appropriation and in ar
ranging for Its distribution. The
message reads ns follows:
‘‘People here appreciate your efforts
in securing money for influenza epi
demic relief. Request money he
wired here. Will pay expenses.’’
In this connection it should he stat
ed that Mayor Holt has shown com
mendable public spirit in wiring the
governor at his own expense in
effort to hasten the apportionment of
the appropriation to those entitled to
;ir. It is regrettable, however, that
many of the vouchers ]>ertnining to
labor and services rendered should
have'been sent to Juneau in such
shape that they cannot he paid as soon
as those of the inerchantllc concerns.
But for this unfortunate eventuality,
it is probable that everyone holding
claims would l»e specdly reimbursed.*
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
AT THIS OFFICE UP TO
5 p. m. JULY 31st.
Post Office, Nome. Alaska July 9. 1919.
For the performance of the service
described below:
Carrying the l\ S. Mails from Golo-I
vln to Council. 35 miles and back from
November 15th. 1919 to May 15. 1920.
one round trip in November and one
round trip in May. and two round trips
per month from December (inclusive)
to April (inclusive), by a schedule sat
isfactory to Hie Department of not to
•xceeil 2 days running time each way,
•a rrying not to exceed 400 pounds of
nail a single trip each way.
POSTMASTER. **
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that on the
111 .lay .it SpjVt ember 1318, Chi.rloa L.
Ross and Grace E. Ross, his wife, con
veyed and assigned to the undersigned
certain real and personal property sit
uated in the Territory of Alaska, Sec
ond Division in trust, to apply the pro
ceeds thereof in payment of the debts
of said Charles .L. Ross and Grace E.
Ross then existing ratably and without
any preference or preferences what
ever except as to such debts as may
have legal priority.
All creditors of said Charles L. Ross
and Grace E. Ross, entitled to payment
from said property and its proceeds in
my hands are herby notified to present
their claims duly, verified to the un
dersigned at the office of the Wild
Goose Mining and Trading Company
in Nome, Alaska.
Dated Nome, Alaska, July 11th. 1919.
G. R. JACKSON,
Published July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1. 1919.
m STOP THAT ffiHE S
Don’t worry and complain about a
bad back. Got rid of that pain and
lameness! Use Doan’s Kidnay Pills
Many Noma people have used thorn
and know haw affective they arc.
Hera’s a typical caco.
Rupert, Larimer, painter, 811 E.
Grace Ave., Spokane Wash., says:
“most painters have some trouble
with their kidneys. I had always had
good, sound, healthy kidneys until a
year ago, when T did have a spell with
them. Every muscle in my back
ached and it was about all I could do
to straighten up after I bent over. My
kidneys were weak and caused me
considerable annoyance. A friend
working with me advised me to try
Doan’s Kidney Pills. After I had
taken one box, I felt like a different
man, for all the trouble had left.’’
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy-—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Larimer had. Fostcr-Milburn
Co, Mfgrs, Bnflhlo, N. T.
The case of F. Umphrey and Fred
Harrison versus Chris Betsch and Joe
1-. Jean. Involving title to claim No. 5
above discovery on Willow Creek In
the Marshal district, Is at present oc
cupying the attention of the District
Court. Attorney Fred Harrison, who
is himself one of the plaintiff's. Is rep
resenting his own side of the legal
controversy. The defendants aro
represented by Attorney O. D. Coch
ran. The case attracted considerable
attention here on the occasion of Its
first hearing before Judge Tucker sev
eral years ago. The present trial Is,
the result of an order of the Circuit
Court of Appeals remanding the case
for rehearing.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartments and tran
sient rooms by day, week or month.
Also use of club rooms by hotel guests.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
ATTENTION U O. O. M.
Regular semi-monthly mooting of
the Loyal Order of Moose^will be held
Sunday afternoofi at 2 p. m. sharp. All
members are cordially invited to at
tend.
ROBERT JAMES, Dictator.
BRITISH HOT AFTER
LOST AMERICAN TRADE
Associated Press Service.
MEXICO CITY. (By Mail)—Brit
ish merchants have begun their cam
paign to reconquer their old trade
markets in Mexico and obtain new
ones. The general offices of the Nat
ional Hallways have received notice
that a freighter has sailed from Liv
erpool laden with British merchandise
for Mexico. The voyage will be in the
nature of an exploration. It is also
announced that American companies
are rushing plans to put Into commis
sion a number of steamers for service
between Pacific const ports of the ITn
itBf States and Mexico. Japanese in
terests also are preparing to establish
lines with west coast Mexican ports.
ORDINANCE NO. 254.
An Ordinaqce Providing for the Col
lection of a Tax Upon Male Persons
Within the Municipality of Nome,
in the Territory of Alaska, for
School Purposes and Providing for
the Appointment Of a School Tax
Collector Within said Municipality
as provided for by an Act of the
legislature of the Territory of Al
aska, Approved May 1, 1919, and
Entitled "An Act To Impose A Tax
Upon Male Persons In The Territory
Of Alaska For School Purposes,
Providing Means For Its Collection,
And Declaring An Emergency.”
Be it Ordained and Enacted by the
Common Council of tho City of
Nome :
SECTION 1. That pursuant to an
in Act of the Legislature of the Terri
tory of Alaska, approved May 1, 1919,
and entitled “an Act to impose a tax
upon male persons in the Territory of
Alaska for School Purposes, providing
means for its collection, and declaring
an emergency," there is hereby created
and established the office of School
Tax Collector for tho said City of
Nome.
SECTION 2. That tho Common
Council of said City of Nome shall,
after the passage of this Act, desig
nate and appoint a competent person
as School Tax Collector who shall per
form the duties and receive the com
pensation provided for In said Act of
the Legislature of the Territory of
Alaska.
SECTION 3. That said School Tax
Collector so appointed khaU hold'office
until the first day of April, 1920, and
until his successor is appointed ai\d
qualified.
SECTION 4. Tha,t the Common
Council of -said City of Nome shall nt
its first regular meeting prior to the
first day of April 1920, and each year
thereafter, appoint and designate a
competent person as School Tax Col
lector, who shall perform the duties
hereinbefore prescribed.
SECTION 5. That each School Tax
Collector shall, before entering upon
the duties of said office, execute a
bond to the Territory of Alaska, in
the penal sum of One Thousand dol
lars, conditioned upon the faithful per
formance of the duties of such office,
and for the payment to the Treasurer
of the Territory of Alaska, of tfll
monies collected by him under the
provisions of said Act of the Legisla
ture, which said bond shall be ap
proved by the Common Council of the
City of Nome, and filed with the
Treasurer of the Territory of Alaska.
SECTION S. An emergency Is here
by declared to exist, and this ordin
ance shall take effect from and after
its passage:
Passed by the Common Council of
the City of Nome, on this 7th day of
July, 1919!
E. L. llOLT,
Mayor.
Attest:
E. 'GRIMM,
City Clerk.
HUNS DESTROYED 32
U. S. OBSERVATION BALLOONS]
Associated Press Service.
COBLENZ. (By Mail) —Thirty-two
.American observation balloons were
destroyed in the war, most of them by
German aviators. One fatality res
ulted, the balloonists's parachute
catching Are from sparks from the
burning balloon. Each balloon cost
$8,000, and the expense for Inflation
about $350 for gas.
Anti-aircraft guns used to protect
observation balloons accounted for I
German aviators, in each case the en
ergy flying machine being brought
dowo after the aviator had set fire to
the American balloon with Incendiary
bullets.
Moonlight Water Baths at the Elite j
Bath House.
Tho now Rainier Beverage on
draught at the Nevada.
COCO COLA served at the
ARCTIC BAKERY
BACK AT THE OLD STAND
The Nome Tailoring Co. has reopen,
ed under former management and is
prepared to do cleaning, repairing and
pressing in a way to insure satisfact
ion. No work too large or small to re
ceive prompt and efficient attention.
Orders taken for tailored suits.
NOME TAILORING CO
Next Door to Sjgerstrom and Hagen
-o
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phone Red 12
Trips made to following places bv^
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil.
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar
ine, Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Rates Reasonable.
JUST RECEIVED.
Up to date line of hats, dresses,
shirt-waists, - sport skirts and ladies
furnishings at:
MRS WANGER’S
Second Ave., opposite Court House.
I The New
Rainier Beoerage
on Draught at the
ftevada
A full line of
LADIES HATS, COATS, DRESSES ETC
ON FIRST BOATS
THE EMPOBH1M CIRSTAN fBROS. j
lOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH
I DOWN WITH WAR PRICES \
JUST ARRIVED ON S. S. VICTORIA <
$ 5.00 HATS at.% 3.50 S
12.50 RUBBER COATS al. 7.50 C
30.00 RUBBER COATS (Slip On). 20.00 i
1.00 TIES at .75c f
. .50c TIES at .* ---'. 26c |
FULL LINE OF JOHN B. STETSON HATS, FLORSHEIM AND ?
CROSSETT HIGH GRADE SHOES. j
t LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN. ?
CHEAP JOHN STORE
LEO. SEIDENVERG. Phone Main 48. J
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
INDEPENDENT i
MEAT MARKET j
ALL KINDS OF FRE8H MEATS
UPON ARRIVAL OF FIRST BO AT8 4
4
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL 4
AND POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER. j
ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON OR. BEFORE THE
10th. OF EACH MONTH 4
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WM. WEBB.. ..