NEWS NOTES
MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The next mail for the Outside will
he despatched on the S. 8. Senator
due to arrive here tomorrow morning.
Mails for Teller, York, Wales, Can
dle, Deerlng, Kotzebue, etc., will leave
when the Schooner Arctic returns
from St. Michael.
The Pioneer Women are making
preparations to hold a social at the
Pioneer Igloo Friday evening. July 18,
at 8 p. m.
Mr J. W. Gardner, Agent of the De
partment of Justice, is at present in
Nome checking up the accounts of the
several local offices under the jurisdic
tion of that branch of the federal gov
ernment. Mr Gardner arrived on the
Senator.
Jafet Llndeberg. head of the Pioneer
Mining Company and the foremost
figure in the mining development of
this section of the territory, returned
on the Victoria last night and will re
sume his customary summer supervi
sion of tlie company activities. Mrs
Idndeberg accompanied her husband.
The Miners and Merchants Hank has
removed from its former quarters at
the corner of Front Street and Bar
rack's Square to the hanking offices
formerly occupied by the Alaska Hank
ing and Safe Deposit Company in the
Wild Goose building. The change of
location occurred Tuesday.
A portion of the influenza relief fundi
appropriated by the Territory lias been!
wired to Nome by Governor Higgs ini
response to a. recent telegraphic request
by Mayor Holt, and is being disbursed
through the Miners & Merchants Hank.
The money covers a portion of the re
lief vouchers presented by local mer
chants only and does not apply to any
of the labor hills.
The Senator is expected to get away,
from St. Michael some time today and
will arrive here sometime tomorrow
morning in the event of no delays
being encountered. The vessel car
ries a small quantity of cargo for Solo
mon which will be deposited on the
way over. Agent Krull states that
tiie steamer will remain here only a
few hours after arriv. I. A consider
able number of local people are book
ed for passage on the outbound trip.
The Anncovik River dredge of the
American Dredging Company will he
placed on (Sold Kim in tie- Rlnestone
section during the present Nuimmer.
The boat will be installed on ground
owned by .1. .1. O'Leary, the I tut to
druggist and mining man. which has
been under operation by hydraulic
methods during the pest year or two.
Several men, one of whom is a relative
of Mr O'Leary arrived on the Victoria
• yesterday enroute to the At icovik sec
tion to commence the work of removing
the dredge to its new location. Mr.
O'Leary is expected on the next run of
The Nome schooner Sea Wolf. Com
modore A. Wittenberg in command
and with Sam Wittenberg and four
others composing her crew and super
cargo. arrived In the roadsted this
morning after wintering at Juneau.
The schooner visited the Siberian
coast while enroute here and managed
to pick up a valuable cargo of furs as
a result of trading operations along
the Russian side of Rering Sea. The
trip from the outside was marked hy
no untoward incident and was made in'
fairly good time. Wittenberg senior
expresses himself as well pleased to be
back in Nome once more and says it is
like gel ting “hack home."
Owing to a break in the huge pipe
which carries water from the ditch line
situated high up on the side of Anvil
Mountain, to the company workings
in the Little Creek section, the Pioneer
Mining company was compelled to sus
pended its hydraulic operations in that
locality during the past day or two.
The bursted pipe normally .carries a
huge volume of water in supplying the
WAKE UP WAKE UP
Snaps At
HOLT CASH STORE
1 motor cyclo. $75.00
1 Victrola with 100 Records
. 604)0
200 feet 8 inch Hydraulic Host
. $ 754)0
Ico Crum Frsozors good. 2.00
Singer Sowing Machines. 15.00
Playar Piano.200.QQ
Washing Machines with motor 30.00
HOLT 8ELL8 EVERYTHING
several elevators usually operated on
Little Creek and had been considerably
weakened by the presrure sustained In
past seasons. As a result, the pipe gave
way when a heavy head of water was
turned In a day or two ago. The com
pany was operating only one elevator
at the time or the damage to the pipe
would probably have proved a costly
accident.
Acting Superintendent Dyfed Et'ans
of tho Bureau of Education departed
Monday on the Bear on a tour of in
spection of the various Bureau of Ed
ucation schools and stations in the
northern districts. Following ills re
turn to Nome the tour will probably be
extended to include visits to the sta
tions in the districts east of Nome.
Before departure Mr. Evans stated he
expects to devote about six weeks or
two months to visiting tho bureau es
tablishments.
Work «h tho Snake Iliver harbor
construction is proceeding rapidly tin*
Ider the direction of Engineer E. L.
fCarpentcr. of the War Department.
The jet i \ construction along the east
hank <>f the river channel is making
good progress and at present extends
approximately two hundred feet be
yond the shore lln*- The revetment
work, un ier contract to .Messrs. Guin
an and Ames, the Glacier Creek dredge
operators, is also making good head
way. Tin* ordinary piling work on
this portion of the construction Is fin
ished and the contractors are at pres
ent driving the sheet piling which will
line the entire length of the revetment
when completed. The pile driving
work on the jetty has been somewhat
handicapped by the presence of large,
hard objects supposed to tie either
rocks or debris thrown along tho east
hank of tho river in the dftys when the
locality was used as a city dumping
ground.
The Alaska Steamship Co. liner Vic
toria, Capt. Warner, arrived In the
rondstod at x p. m. last night after
undergoing the remarkable experience
of being held up by the ice pack while
on a second seasonal tifp to Bering sea
ports. The Ice was encountered only
a short distance off the Nome coast
and was accompanied by a dense fog
which delayed the- vessel for several
hours. The pack was well broken up,
however, and the steamer found no
great difficulty in making her way
through. In addition to a consider
able quantity of cargo for Nome, St.
Michael and Ft. Davis. including
ieleven hundred tons of coal for the
latter point, tin* Victoria brought a
total of fifty two passengers, ten of
whom were destined for St. Michael
and Yukon points. Owing to the
storm along the coast last night, the
steamer remained only siil.icu • »;1> long
enough to discharge '.no* Nom.. < n
gers and take on a few addition 1 ones
bound from Nome to St. Mleh • ' The
first class mail consignment, con. is.ing
of three sacks, was also landed. I’he
vessel then proceeded to St. Michael to
discharge her up liver cargo. She is
expected to return here within the next
two or three days in the event of
weather conditions remaining favor
able at St. Michael.
Among the Nome passengers were a
number of well known people, includ
ing Jafet Lindoherg, president of the
Pioneer Mining Company. Mrs. Idnde
berg. W. H. Cutler. A. I>. Andrews.
Lee Hed. F. W. Ulrich. Fk E. Powell,
and T. M. Reed.
Colonel C. L. Sturdevant. head of
the Seattle office of the War Depart
mefnt Engineering Board and one of
Nome's most able assistants in secur
ing the Snake River harbor construc
tion this summer, was also among the
number landing. Col. Sturdevant is
here to inspect the harbor work now In
progress under the direction of Junior
Engineer E. L. Carpenter.
Following is the complete list of
new arrivals:
L. Morris, J W McGuire, J A Mar-1
quis. Cl F Hausler. Wm. Brad berry, J
Sullivan. E Kuhn, M P Lohse, E. T.
McIntyre J R Hoare. W E Case, Paul
Banks. A D Andrews, J Madsen, Mrs
J Madsen, Col, C I. Sturdevant. Wm
C Belzo, Geo. Holmes, S P Linn. R P
Carr, A V Dedrick, Miss M Maple. Miss
N Maple. E A Young, F W Ulrich, Mr
and Mrs Jafet Lindeberg. Cloudo York,
R Tracy. Chas Winnerllng. A Trovace,
Theodore Stevenson, W II Cutler, T
M Reed, E E Powell. Lee Hed, C E
Nelson, Pete Bayne, Jho Linberg, A
Johnson, P Morrison and Wm Sheehan.
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Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
MAIN 113.
Rooms 9-10
Wild Gooso Building
LATOUCHE LEAVES SEATTLE JULY 2Slh.
Special to (ho Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, July 15—The, freight steamer Latoucho Is scheduled to
•ill for Bering Sea July 28. The Alaska Steamship Company, owner of the
freighter, has announced that this will be the Inst steamer carrying perishable
freight for Interior Alaska points via St. Michael.
EIGHT KILLED IN ITALIAN LABOR STRIKES.
Special to The Nugget by The'Associated Press.
HOME, July 15—Strike disorders in various parts of Italy yesterday
resulted in the death of eight persous and the wounding of thirty others.
A majority of the deaths occurred in riots at Lucera. Two anarchists
were killed during the course of a radical disturbance at Geitoa.
CIG SHIPMENT EXPLOSIVES FOR ALASKA RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, July 15—The steamer Annyox sailed from Seattle today
loaded with a one hundred ton cargo of explosives for the Alaska Railroad
Commission at Anchorage.
SECOND REGULARS SCHEDULED TO RETURN HOME SOON.
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. July 15—The \V|Ur Department announces that the
Second Army Division (Regular) has been assigned for early return from
France, leaving only the First and Third Army Divisions still assigned to
active duty overseas.
Keep your dollars circulating in Nome—Order your job printing done in Nome.
<>le Tallness, a well known old timer
jf this district who was formerly en
gaged in mining on the Submarine
"each line, was reported in long dis
tance advices from Solomon last night
to have committed suicide at Big
Hi|rraji. Salomon River, some time
night before last. According to the
neager information reaching Commis
sioner O'Neill last night, the body was
Surfman L. K Ashton of the local
Coast Guard, whose hospital cxper
fotiml yesterday. Death is said to have
resulting from hanging.
Local friends of the suieide say he
spent the past winter in the States
returning to Nome on the first fleet.
Liter he went to Big Hurrah and was
•mployed by a mining concern at that
>oint. Commissioner O'Neil departed
for Solomon by team last evening to
investigate the case, t’p to the pres
ent nothing has been heard from the
commissioner.
Tallness was well known to many
here and was employed for some time
ijy Senator .James Frawley in mining
operations.
iencc and knowledge of medicines en
abled him to perform ’ exceedingly
meritous services in the, care of the
stricken natives during the influenza
epidemic last winter, is in receipt of a
much prized letter of commendation
from Commander K. I*. Berthlcf, head
of the Coast Guard Service, for his
services and heroism during that trying
period. The recommendation, reads in
its essential parts as follows.
“It appears from the evidence sub
mitted that you. entirely unmindful of
your own welfare and safety, worked
indefatiguahly fora period approximat
ing four months in the care of the sick
ind dying in Nome and at other places
io the northward, and that you were
instrumental in saving many lives due
to your knowledge of nursing and med
ical practice.
“Your conduct amidst the harrow
ing scenes of suffering and death, as
described in the reports, reflects the
highest credit upon you personally and
cannot hut add to the reputation of the
Coast Guard as a humanitarian agency.
“Your services have my warmest
commendation.
(Signed) K. 1*. Berthlof.
Commodore Commandsnt.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartments and tran
sient rooms by day, weak or month,
Also use of club rooms by hotel guests,
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
Those Sourdought Hotcakes wltf
coffee for 25c at Arctic Bakory.
Classified Ads.
All CUmiIM Ad, Muit b* Paid »*
In Advance
| WANT ADS
INFORMATION WANTED
Edward Fahey, who formerly had a
hotel at Dawson, and is believed tc
he in Alaska, will hear of somcthini
to his advantage if he will commun
icate with C.- White Mortimer, At
torney at Law, 904 Internationa!
Bank Building, Los, Angeles, Cal’f
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SALESMEN WANTED—We want
high class salesmen, men or women
Exceptional oil \o\ proposltlon-*
Big commissions and others art
making big money.
W. H. S ART AIN
San Antonio, Texas.
HELP WANTEO.
WANTED—A gb6d engineer am'
wlnchman at once to operate Unloi
Construction dredge. Inquire at Nug
get Office.
I SCHOOL TAXES NOW DUE
The undersigned has established
headquarters in the City Clerks Office.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
C. A. RIGGS
School Tax Collector.
PIONEER WOMEN’S SOCIAL.
The Pioneer Women will hold a
social at Pioneer Igloo at eight o’clock
p. m., next Friday evening.
WARRANT CALL
Notice is hereby given that City
Warrants up to and including War*
rant No. 344 will be paid on presen-'
tation at the Miners and Merchants
Bank.
G. R. JACKSON
City Treasurer!
DOG CATCHER WANTED.
Owing to the owners of dogs not
taking notice of the Ordinance govern
ing the hours in which dogs arc
not allowed to run loose thru
out the city, the Police Com
mittee has decided to advertise for a
Dog Catcher.. . No one need apply for
the position wlio^ls not a sharp shooter
and absolutely sure of his aim,
whether, said dogs should he on
the run or asleep on the sidewalks.
Address all communication! to the
City Clerk’s office.'
NOTICE OF SCHOOL TAX
. .Notice is hereby given that pur
suant to an act of the Legislature ef
the Territory of Alaska, approved May
1st, 1919. Entitled^“An Act to im
pose a tax upon male parsons in the
Territory of Alaska for School purposes
ate.,” .there wat imposed and levied
upon eaeli male person in the Territory
of Alaska, excepting Soldiers, Sailors in
the United States Navy or Revenue
Cutter Service, Volunteer Firemen,
Paupers, Insane Persons, or Territorial
chargee, within the Territory of Alaska
or the waters thereof, over the age of
twenty one years and under the age of
fifty years, an annual tax of five ($5.00)
dollars.
That said tax is now duo and the
same will become delinquent on Aug
ust 4th. All persons subject to said
tax'*re hereby warned to pay the same,
and that in ease of failure to pay said
tax the penalties provided for by said
act will bo imposed.
Dated at Nome, Alaelca, this 14tfi
day of July, 1919.
C. A. RIGG8,
8chool Tax Collector
for Nome, Alaska.
♦ FORTUNES ARE BEING MADE 4
♦ IN TEXA8 OIL. 4
♦ 4
♦ 97 percent of all the companies 4
♦ are successful—we’ve never 4
♦ recommended a company that 4
♦ didn’t .prove an excellent invest- 4
4 ment for the Investors. 4
♦ Fowler Farm paid $22,500 for 4
♦ every $100 invested; Marine - 4
4 paid $1,750 for every $100; 4
♦ Burk-Waggoner paid $3,833.33 4
♦ for every $100. 4
♦ 4
♦ WE ARE RECOMMENDING 4
♦ THREE EXCELLENT 4
4* STOCKS* 4
4 Twin Gusher at $1 JO a share. 4
4 Merchants and Travellers at 4
4 ,$10.00 a share. 4
4 E. B. Hycr Oil Company at 4
4 $1.00 a share. 4
4 4
4 Write for Information concern- 4
4 ing thq now southwestern oil 4
4 fields. 4
4 4
4 MoINTOSH A COMPANY, 4
4 The Big Brokers of Texas, 4
4 Herald Bldg., El Paso', Texas 4
l*ost Office, Nome. Alaska July 9. 1919. j
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED,
AT THIS OFFICE UP TO ;
5 p. m. JULY 31st.
For the performance <>f the service
described below: I
Carrying the C. S. Mails from <»olo-j
vln to Council, 35 miles and back from)
November 15th, 1919 to May 15, 1920.
one round trip In November and onej
round trip In May, and two round tripsj
per month from Drtember (inclusive)
to April (Inclusive), by a schedule sat
isfactory to the Department of not to
exceed 2 days running time each way.
carrying not to exceed 400 pounds of
mall a single trip each way.
POSTMAST i:U.
Moonlight Wator Baths at the Elite j
Bath House.
The new Rainier Beverage on
draught at the Nevada.
COCO COLA served at Hie
ARCTIC BAKERY
¥ FOR SALE. ♦
¥ l two room and kitchen cabin. ♦
¥ 2 four room houses all In good ♦
¥ condition. nicely furnished. ♦
¥ Call at MRS. J. WANGER'S ♦
¥ Ladies Furnishings ♦
¥ Opp. Court Houne. ♦
BACK AT THE OLD STAND
The Nome Tailoring Co. has reopen*
id under former management and is
prepared to do cleaning, repairing and
pressing in a way to Insure satisfact
ion. No work too large or email to re*
ceive prompt and efficient attention.
Orders taken for tailored suits.
NOME TAILORING CO
Next Door to Segerstrom and Hagen
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phone Red 12
Trips made to following places by
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil,
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar
inc, Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Rates Reasonable.
I The New g
Rainier Beverage |
on Draught at the 8
ftevcidci f
LADIES HATS, COATS, DRESSES E1C
ON FIRST BOATS
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JUST ARRIVED ON S. S. VICTORIA X
$5.00 HATS at.$3.50 g
12.50 RUBBER COATS al .* > 7.50 X
30.00 RUBBER COAT3 (Slip Op). 20.00 g
1.00 TIES at . 75c Q
. .50c TIES at. 25c X
FULL LINE OF JOHN B. STETSON HATS, FLORSHEIM AND X
CROSSETT HIGH GRADE SHOES. 5
LOWEST PRICES IN tOWN. g
CHEAP JOHN STOREf
LEO. SEIDENVERG. Phone Main 48. g
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN .