LOCAL NEWS
XOMK COMMON’ nU NCII,
HOLDS SIM IA I- MKKTI\(«
The Nome Common Counc:! :net in
Special session on Monday, April 7.
f<>r the purpose of canvassing the
vote cast at the Municipal Election
or. April 1st., and installing newly
elected city officials and members of
the School Hoard, and attending to
other business that might be
brought before the council. A new
law enacted at the last session of the
Territorial Legislature directs that
all newly elected city officials and
members of the school hoard shall
b duly installed on the first Monday
following the election, and it was for
thr r. i-on that the Special Meeting
vr th ■ Council was called last. Mon
members responded to their
names at the roll call and Chairman
It. B. Julian of the Fire Committee
reported on the recent blaze at Mi
lo’s Cafe, and the Hiolo'.o-al Survey
Station. City Clerk K. Clrimm was
d’rected to address a communication
t. (’aptain Thomas A. Ross of the
United Slates Coast Guard Station
expressing the appreciation of the
City Council for the good services
performed by the Captain and his
ciew during the last year in assist
ing the City Fire Department in
fighting fires, and the prevention of
fires. Councilman R. M. Julian as
Chairman of the Fir*- Committee, ex
pressed his appreciation of the good
services rendered by various citizens
of Nome who assisted in extinguish
Councilman T. (Bud) Lehmann
reported that on April 4th.. all the
street lights were turned out. The
street lights were turned on earlier
last fall during the time the San
Francisco excursionist party was in
Nome and the contract having «x
pired with the Light Company, and
owing to the necessity of lights ear
lier in the fall, the contract was not
extended.
Various bills against the city were
read and ordered paid.
This being the time for the canvas
sing of votes and the examination of
the returns or the Municipal Elec
tion held on April 1st., this was de
clared the next order of business,
which resulted as follows: 355 bal
lots were cast; 2 spoiled; leaving
353 to be counted. Other details of
the election which were gone over at
this time were pflhltahffl fc'lhe last
issue of the Nugget.
Councilman M. O. Solherg moved
that the 23rd. Common Council ad
journ sine die. the motion being sec
onded by Councilman Burgh, and
the vote cast was unanimous in fa
The City Clerk reported to the
Council that all newly elected city
officials and members of the school
beard had tiled their oath of office
with him and Mayor Geo. S. May
nard. called to order the 24th. Com
mon Council of the City of Nome
ard the rules governing the 23rd.
Common Council were adopted for
the use of the 24th. Council.
Applications from the Nome City
Firemen were read making applica
tions l'or positions for the forthcom
ing year of Chief of the Fire Depart
ment. Felix Hownld; Engineer Util
ity Mac, John Britzius. and Fireman
Utility Man. Julius Jensen, and in
voting on the applications of the
Firemen, Councilman R. B. Julian
moved that the applications be ac
cepted. and at the roll call. Allvn
voted no; Cave.v no; Sin hold no;
Burgh yes; Julian yes; Lehmann
yes, which left the vote tied, the de
ciding vote being left to the Mayor,
who voted yes, thus carrying the
motion.
Councilman Burgh made a motion
making all City Firemen Police Offi
cers and conferring the power of a
police officer upon the Mayor and all
members of the City Council, which
which was passed by unanimous
The report of the City Clerk and
Treasurer was read which showed
a balance of money on hand in the
v City Treasury amounting to $6,995,
The Council then adjourned to
meet again in regular session on
Monday April 14th., at 8 p. m. In the
City Hall.
With the adjournment of th» oid
Council is called to tnind the fact
that some of our city fathers have
served faithfully in the offices of
Mayor and Councilmen for the list
several years, and these aervices arc
rendered the public gratis, as nc
member of the City Council of Nome
receives one cent salary in the cap
acity of Mayor or Councilmen.
Following la set ferth UpFnumbei
cf years each member of the^reeenl
Council has served a» a member ol
that body, and also a few eidellghU
present city
on the past life of our
fathers.
Mayor Geo. S. Maynard has been
•lected three times in succession as
Mayor of Nome, and previous to that
was elected twice as Council
man. thus serving the city f«>r six
years as Councilman and Mayor.
.Mayor Ma>nard came to Nome in
1900 from the Dawson country
.vhere lie spent a portion of the earl}
days mining, making the trip to the
interior over the famous Chilkoot
Pass. Since being in Nome he has
lmen engaged in mining and the
newspaper business. In the latter
j onterprise. Mayor Maynard has been
Identified as printer and Publisher,
i for many years, working on many
'[Publications as printer and in later
, van Publisher of.the Nome Nugget
having been assoicated with the lat
. ter publication when it was a daily
! paper and passing from a dally to a
; tri-weekly, and then to a weekly is
|sue. which is the publication now is
sued. The Mayor was one of the
of the City of Nome in 1900.
Cuncilman Henry Burgh is an
other old timer of Nome, having
•ome to this city in 1 900 and engag
'd in mining and business since,
('cuncilman Burgh has been serving
on the City Council of Nome for
eight years, and is one of the most
widely known men on Seward P m -
throughout Alaska that one win not ;
jfird many old timers who lay claim !
Henry Burgh, of Nome.
aid Peninsula, having been in Nome ;
since 1900. and like Councilman I
Rurgh. his friends are many and are j
been engaged in mining and business j
i.> Nome for the lost many years, ;
and has served on the council for ■
hold i> a well known old time Alas
kan from the Dawson and Fairbanks
country, having spent the early days
in the former camps when things
were booming in those localities, j
Councilman Sinhold has been in
Nome for seve ral years and is now' !
serving bis second year as a member 1
of the Nome City Council.
Councilman R. B. Julian Is a well !
known business man of Nome, and
while not an old timer of the early |
days, he succeeded in making and
retaining a large number of friends
ok Seward Peninsula since bis arriv-|
al in the Territory. Councilman Jul- j
ian is now starting on his third v^ar j
in the City Council, having been re
elected at the last election held April J
Councilman T. (Hud) Lehmann,
has spent practically his entire life j
on Seward Peninsula, coming to ;
Nome as a child, with his parents, in j
the early days. His father engaged j
ir business in Nome and is now one j
of the leading merchants of this city.
Councilman Lehmann is known to j
every old timer wrho has.made Nome 1
a stopping place since the camp was :
one of the largest in Alaska. He is j
now starting his third year as a ;
member of the Nome City Council,
having been reelected at the last el- j
ection by a large majority, leading i
the ticket for Councilman.
Councilman Cliff Allyn. who was 1
elected to the Council at the last el-j
ection. getting the second largest
number of votes for Councilman.
While not an old timer in Alaska,
he has succeeded in acquiring many
frie-nds throughout Seward Peninsu
1." Councilman Allyn who is one of
the owmers of the Allyn and Pang
man Transfer Company of Nome,
has Tor the last two years been in
business in Nome, and previous to
that time in the mining industry in
Nome and the Council district.
['OLD WAVE STRIKER NOME
A bitter cold wind from the North
sprung up last Sunday night and
continued to blow throughout Mon
day with the thermometer register
ing 12 above zero, keeping everyone
inside for the time being.
BROKEN TABLE CAUSES DEARTH
OF TELEGRAPH NEWS
Owing to the fact that the cable
between Sitka and Valdez is still
broken and liable to remain so until
the new one which is on the way to
the States from England, is laid this
summer, telegraphic communication
with the Outside is very bad and the
Nuege1 is experiencing difficulty in
ertUng enough te’egraphic news to
fill tlfc* regular space.
With the arrival of the round the
world flyers on Alaska soil at cable
offices will be taaed to their capacity
to keep communicatUm to the out
side clear, Interference fr-An that
source can be expected by the Alaska
press who rofeive their Outside news
via radte also.
LOCAL NEWS
SNOW SLIDE HOLDS IP
FIKST CLASS MAIL
According to word received from
Southeastern Alaska, there hat; oc
curred «»n the Alaska Railroad be
I tween Anchorage and Nenana a
three hundred foot snowslide, which
I is the cause of Nome receiving no
fii st class mail for the last three
weeks. Just how long it will bo un
t?l the first class mail from the out
side will he delivered is not known,
but it is vt rv probable at least one
more mail from the States will be re
ceived before the discontinuance of
the winter service.
MAIL CLOSKS FOR OUTSIDE
Mail for ill.- States will close at 5
p. m.. Saturday April 12th.
UNCLE JOHN KKKIt
ABLE TO BE OCT
Uncle John Kerr, well known old
*.r..who h been confined to the
hospital for the last two months, is
out and able to be around. Uncle
John was down town yesterday and
states that he is feeling fine, al
though a little weak from his long
stay in bed. and the illness with
which he was confined.
NOME TIH USIIW
Th.* mail in charge of Peter Cur
lr.kleet last Thursday. Only second
class Alaska mail was brought in on
and other outside mail is still being
delayed by the snowslide on the Gov
ernment Railroad between Anchor
age and Nomina. The otugoing mail
will close today at 5 p. m.
IRITAROR MK\ .ARRIVE IN NOME
J. J. McKinnon. Austin (’ary and
Tribley Poirier arrived in Nome yes
terday from the Iditarod country,
and are registered at the Elite Hotel.
Tile Iditarod men made the trip
down w*ith dog teams, arriving in [
Nome at the same time Victor An- j
tlerson did from Nenana. *
MAIL ARRIVES FROM TELLER !
Mail arrived in Nome last Monday j
Johnson, the mail carrier from the '
former city.
SUPERINTENDENT BUREAU j
EDUCATION RETURNS NOME ;
Superintendent Jean Rupert ins of
the Bureau of Education returned to
Nome yesterday from White Mount
ain, where he has been attending a
conference of reindeer men and Gov
ernment officials in regard to the
reindeer industry among the natives
o.i Seward Peninsula. Mr. Duperti
us was away for two or three weeks
and reports a very successful trip.
AUGUST VIERA SENT TO
JAIL FOR 90 DAYS
August Viera, who was found
guilty of pointing a firearm at a
person, was sentenced to serve nine
ty days in the Federal Jail, and pay
a fine of one hundred dollars, or to
serve out the fine at the rate of two
dollars a day, last Wednesday morn
ing by Federal Judge G. J. Lomen.
Attorney Hugh O’Neill submitted a
motion for A new trial without ar
gument, but the Court overruled the
motion and ordered the culprit lock
WOOFTKR-Bl'NTING DANCE
The dance given at A. B. Hall last
Saturday night by Mrs. C. J. Woofter
and Mrs. L. E. Bunting, was enjoyed
by many of Nome’s lovers of dancing
and music. The music was some of
the best that Nome has heard this
winter and everyone attending en
joyed the evening to the fullest ex
tent. While there have been larger
i attendances in the Hall, there have
j been very few dances enjoyed as
much as this event.
Mrs. Woofter, Mrs. Bunting and
Mr. Harry Gabrielson, the greatest
Jazz artists in Alaska, furnished the
music with violin, piano and saxo
phone, and even the spectators were
shimmying in their seats while the
music was going—just couldn’t help
Another feature of the evening was
that the dance was conducted as a
leap year affair, the ladles doing the
chooalng of partners in many of the
dances, and ne lady was allowed to
choose her husband for a partner
when a ladles' choice was announced.
United States Attorney Fred Harrl
son acted aa Floor Manager in a very
capable manner, and It must be sard
to the credit of the ladles <that there
vas no partiality shown by the fai:
sex during the ladies’ choice dances.
The evening was an enjoyable one
aud we hope that in the near future
we will be allowed to enjoy anothei
dance with the same musicians per
forming. The writer asked one gen
tleman if he enjoyed himself, and the
reply was: "If I'd had any bettei
time I could not have stov.. it.”
And that tells in a few words how
practically everyone felt at the finish
<•.' the entertainment.
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
To the Electors of the Town of
Nome, Second Division. Territory <>r
Notice is hereby given, that pur
suant to Chapter 39. Session Laws
of Alaska. 1919, approved May 3.
1919, a Primary Election will be
hi Id on Tuesday, April 29. 1924,
between the hours of 8 o'clock A. M.
and 7 o'clock P. M. of said day, for
the purpose of nominating candi
dates of the various political parties
or Alaska for thr following offices,
A Governor of Alaska;
A Delegate from Alaska to Co-n
An Attorney General;
One Territorial Senator;
Pour Territorial Representatives;
And for the purpose of electing
tl«e foil.-wing party officials, to-wit:
A Republican National Commit
Two Delegates to the Republican
Two Alternates to the Republican
National Convention:
Six Delegates to the Democratic ]
Six Alternates to the Democratic
The Common Council of Nome
having heretofore.t by Ordinance
inly designated the polling place in
laid Town, the electors are hereby
That all duly qualified voters ro
liding within the Town of Nome will
rote at City Hall Building, located
>n Front Street in and upon Lot 11
if Block 20. which is owned by the
"Mty of Nome, the same being the
luly designated polling place in and
or the Town of Nome.
THB COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF NOME
By E. GRIMM. City Clerk |
ITATEM*NT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION.
ETC* REQUIRED BY ACT OF
AUGUST 24. 1912.
A THE NOME NUGGET pub
iahed Weekly at Nome, Alaska
'or April 1st, 1924.
lhiblisher. Geo. S. Maynard Nome.
Editor, Geo. S. Maynard, Nome
Managing Editor none.
Business Manager. Goo. S. Maynard.
Some Alaska.
Owners: (If a corporation, give Ur
ind the names and addressee of stock
lolders holding 1 per cent or more of
otal amount of stock. If not a cor
relation, give names and addresses of
ndivldual owners.) Geo. S. Maynard,
iwner. Nome Alaska.
Known bondholders, mortgagees, and
tther security holders, holding 1 per
tent er more of total amount of bonds,
»r other securities. (If there are none,
re state.) Nona
Average number of coplos of oach
Issue of this publication sold or die*
trlbuted. through the malls or other
wise. to paid subscribers during the
six months preoeeding the date shown
(This Information is required fron.
daily publications only.)
GBO. S. MATNARB
Sworn to and subscribed before ms
this 5th day of April. 1924.
E. GRIMM.
Notary Public In and for the Territory
of Alaska. My Commission expires
Au*uat*14th, 1*JT.
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LOCATION
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.Cor. 3rd. Ave. A Lanes Way
.Cor. B at and 1st aye.
. Catholic Church
. Polot's Residence
. Fire Station
.Neai Belmont Point Bridge
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THE LEO SEIDENVERG STORES
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STETSON
HATS
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GRM'INK VALOURS
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CHEAP JOHN STORE
MAIL OliDKKS OIVKX PRHSOXAL ATTRXTIOX.
( The Home of Hurt, Schailner & Marx Clothes, and Stetson Hats. )
WHOLESALE. Telephone Main 4». RETAIL.
M. WKI8BBRG, Manager.
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Geo. D. Schofield
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE
for Governor
Primary Election
April 29th, 1924
Wn. D. Coppcnudl
OF 8IWARD
CAXMDATfl FOR NOMXMATIOX
Attorney General
of Alaska
ON REPUBLICAN TICKET
STANDS FOR A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL; RELIGIOUSLY SAFE
OUARDINQ THE WELFARE OF THE TERRITORY
AND ITS PEOPLE.
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