ISLES
THE hen who raises a flock 01 \
duckings has nothing on the do\.
or peace and the things she has been :
hatching of late.
Now they say that the reason
George Washington never told a lie ;
was because he married a widow
and knew better.
THERE are 2.750,000 miles of I
highway in the United States and
yet a lot of fellows won’t give a
little Of it up.
IF La Follette could make good
on his prediction of dollar gasoline.
the pedestrian vote would sweep
him into the White House.
He—are they very rich ?
She—I’ll say they are. They ]
still drive a 1915 car.
VEHICLES are much like men; j
they make faster headway on the!
129.250.000 per pound. And yet j
the Democrats claim the cost of
living is going up.
PHILANTHROPIST—A man who
wears his wrist watch upside down
for the benefit of other.
The French plan in the Ruhr
would work if the Germans would.
WE said we wanted nothing out
of the war. and we got even less
than that.
IT may take nine tailors to make
p man. but it doesn't take nine re
tailers to break him.
SENATOR Johnson f'ars that in
ternational Court-ship may lead to
internaional murriage.
THE charge that a Senator at
Washington was too drunk to reply
to roll-call may result in a change of
rules so that thero will be fewer
SEEMS to be nothing left for Dr
Percy Grant to do except write a
THE ex-Kaiser’s wife is apnarent
lv getting better acquainted with
him. She has gone to live In ai.
other castle.
THE King of Sweden W bis
natch in the Nee tennis tourna
jnent. After the thinrrs that other
inonarchs have lost latelv this set
back mu-st seek to them almost like
finding some a ng.
STILL, the house with the larg
est car parked in front of it may be
the one with the largest mortgage
WHS'LL get deeper rivers and har
bors all right. but we’ll have to
import the ships to float in them.
STERLING exchange is like the
prodigal son. It is arising and
going back to par.
Some people think that the way
to take life seriously is not to have
Musical Mother (to nurse)—If
habv won't go to sleep, bring her
here; I’ll sing her something.
Nurse—Oh, madam, it won’t do
any good. I have already threaten
ed her with that.
The Bible story of the creation Is
not inconsistent w'th the evolu
tionists' theory that man is descend
ed from a monkey. D’dn’t Eve
make a monkey out of Adam?
WHY shou’d the Un't^d States be
afra'd to eartlc'pste In an Interna
tional Court of Justice?
THF voun«r°r °e* in King Tut’s
dav undotib'edlv behaved «n a way
that brought blushes to the checks
of the older mumies.
SEf,RErT'AP.v h'
ordered
v change .j
703Siblt* |
ce-seek-;
seems
THK point at Issue
whether Germany is in most im
mediate need of a ruler with a firm
hand, or a firm hand with a ruler. j
IT is announced that Hussia wilt ]
permit the manufacture of liquors j
for economic reasons —the same J
reasons for which this country for
bade their manufacture
Cohen A Wagner. manufacturers'
of sausage, were extensive adver
tisers of “Rabbit Snusagbut were |
eventually brought into court for
using horse-meat in their product. •
When asked by the Judge if the!
charge of using horee-iueat in their I
rabbit sausage was true. Cohen ad
mitted using some horse-meat, th«*
Judge desiring to get at the facts,
asked what percentage of horse and 1
rabbit meat was used in its mami
at».»ut fifty-fifty.” “Just what do
you mean by fifty-fifty? " inquired ■
the Judge. "Veil, your honor, one '
horse and one rabbit.” re
■plied Mr
SK<’OM» IIAI1.V IMI'F.i: I’liAN
MISI AKKIKS AT AN<*HC>RA<JK
It is reported from Anchorage that
a plan lately launched there for the
establishing of a second daily paper
has miscarried and that the enter
prise will not be carried out. altho
the plant of the former Nenann |
News has been shipped t" Anchor- j
age with that object in view. In
stead of entering the daily field, it
is said the concern which purchased i
the Nenana plant will issue a small j
weekly paper and operaje a job j
printer}* in connection. In the |
meantime Nenana is without a news j
I»iiper and the former proprietor,
Roy Southworth. has his plant back j
on h.s hands and $1,000 paid him;
on the purchase price in the interior |
of his pants. As the outfit is now j
ir. Anchorage. Southworth. it is
said, will remain there and shortly
engage in the publication of the!
proposed weekly paper.
ALASKA
NEWSY
ITEMS
<\ T. Moore, who hat* been employ
ed as linotype operator on the Cor
dova Times since last fall, has re- j
turned to the States with his family. I
Miss Katherine Wilson, formerly |
ot the Times staff at Cordova, is
making a trip over the Richardson
road, and thence to Seward, where
she will take ship for Kodiak, after- '
ward returning to San Francisco,
where she will write a novel on Al- j
While hunting recently in the1
Chisana district a guide found a
>oung sln*ej> partly consumed in an
eagle’s nest. Out of curiosity the 1
guide weighed the uneaten portion I
of the lamb and found it weighed \
3 4 lbs. It had been carried for ■
miles by the eagle and placed in the i
top of a tail tree.
The Cordova Game Club recently 1
held a meeting for the purpose of!
devising means sfor placing deer on
the islands in Prince William Sound.
It was also proposed to stock Hin
chinbrook and Montague Islands
with Elk. Various phases of wild
life protection were discussed be
fore adjournment.
Peter Moses, an Old Crow Indian,
(no relation to the popular bever
age). lately arrived in Dawson from
the Arctic coast where he conducts
a trading post and brought with
bun a story that all the muskrats
on the Old Crow and Upper Porcu
pine country have died and that the
Indians in these sections will have
a hard time to exist the comi-ng
; winter, as the rats have meant both
j food and revenue. A few years ago
the measles played havoc with the
Jndiaiis of the Arctic coast and last
winter there was a scarcity of game.
Many Indians died of starvation.
Bill McDonald. a former Klon
dyker. for the past ten years a trap
per and trader near the month of
the McKenzie, lately shot and kill
ed himself near Fort McPherson.
He was endeavoring to pull a loaded !
riflle from a pack at the time. The !
bullet penetrated the heart.
At Wrangell recently a tractor •
driven by Fred Lewis skidded and 1
turned upside down. pinning the
driver underneath. The driver’s j
injuries were confined to a few
scratches and numerous bruises, the
machine being undamaged.
Percy Thornton arrived in McCar
thy recently from the Chisana dis- j
triot with a gold nugget about the |
size of an egg. valued at about j
He reports the season badly ham- •
pered by a shortage of water. !
Cutlet Mott, a young lad of 13
years of age. whose father and party
are being guided by Capt. Hubriok,
killed a brown bear with a 22-cali
bre rifle recently. The lad is a fine |
shot. Captain Hubrick states. j
Engineer Longacre. of the Alas- j
ka Road Commission, who recently
returned to Chitna from a trip thru j
the Kotsina district north of Strelna I
reports seeing 50 bears and fully as j
many sheep on the trip.
Cabel C.orser, for many years su- j
perintendent of the Copper River \
Railroad, with his family, left on J
the str. Alaska for Los Angeles, re- j
cently. where they will make their
home in the future.
WILL SELL CHEAP !
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I-OCATION
• ..Standard Oil Company
• Cold Storage plant. East
. . . Alaska Lighterage Co.
.Opposite Recorders Office
.Cor. Steadman, 2nd aves.
...Cor. R st. and 1st are.
. Catholic Church
. Polet’s Residence
. Fire Station
Opposite Webb’s Market
. Methodist Mission
.Fire Out
....Shut Down
.Turn on Water
FOR SALE.
New and uptodate legal forms for
Proof of Annual Assessment Wor*<
,,s® Oil Location blanks. Deed blank?
for general use. Special end General
Power of Attorney forma. Placer and
Quartz Location forme now on sale
at Nugqet Office. Price 1S cents eacr
or $1.00 per dozen.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Cabe.ll Whitehead. E. E. Ailes.
C. G. Cowden,. ( has. Thompson,
A. Schneider. S. K. Rocks, and
John Hums, your and each of
your heirs, executors, administra
tors and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended during
each of the years of 1907, 1910,
1911, 1912, 1914, 1915. 1910, 1920.
1921 and 1922. the sum of One
Hundred Dollars, in Labor and Im
provements upon that pertain pla
cer mining claim known as and'
being BENCH NO. 5. BELOW
OOODLUCK. situated on the left
limit of Anvil Creek, opposite placer
claim No. 1. below, on naid creek,
in the Cape Nome Mining District
und Precinct. Territory of Alaska:
the location certificate or notice of
which said claim Is of record in the
office of th»- recorder of said mining
district and precinct, in Vol. 2. at
Page 224. of the record? of loca
tions of said mining district and
precinct.
That sa d labor and improvements
were performed and made upon
said mining claim during each of
said years for the purpose of hold
ing the same under the provisions
ef the laws of the United States aod
of the Territory of Alaska, concern
ing annual labor upon mining
And if within ninety days after
the service of this notice upon you
by the publication hereof for (the
period of ninety days, you or either
of you fall. refuse or neglect to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner with the
undersigned, your interest in said
mining claim wifi become the pro
perty of the subscriber,, your co
owner. who has made tno required
expenditure necessary to hold said
claim under said laws.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
Pioneer Mining and T^teh
Companv. Go-Owner.
Bv E. J. GORMAN. Agint.
Publish Nov. 3. 10. 17. 24. Dec. 1. J».
15. 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5. 12.
19. 26. 1924.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To JOHN A. DEXTER. and to his
executors. admlni*t>* «tor3, heirs,
and assigns:
You are hereby notified that th.-’'
undersigned, has expended one hun
dred dollars ($100.00) in. work,
labor, and improvements upon “No.
1 4 SPECIMEN GULCH.” or the
| “KESTER” Placer Mining Claim.
| the location certificate of which is
recorded in Vol. 3, Pace 48. of the
Records of the Cape Nome Record
ing Precinct. Territory of Alaska,
the recording precinct in which said
claim is situated, for each of the
years 1910, 1911. 1912. 191?., 1914.
1915, 1917, 1920-21. 1921-22, 1922.
-23, in order to hold said claim un
der the provisions of Section 2324.
Revised Statutes of the United
States of America; this being the
amount required to hold said claim
for each of the years above enum
erated. And if within ninety (90)
days from the service of this notice
upon you, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such ex
penditure as co-owner, your inter
est in said claim will become the
property V*f the subscriber under
said Section 2324.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
Pioneer Mining and Ditch
Company. Co-Owner.
By E. J. GORMAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. 10, 17. 24. Dec. 1. 8.
15, 22. 29, 1923. and Jan. 5. 12,
19. 26, 1924.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Guy B. Brubaker and Blanche
McGrath, you and each of your
heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns:
You, and each pf you. are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
_ of One Hundred ($100.00)
dollars during the year ending July
1. 1923; Tot labor and improvements
on ami for the benefit of the JAUN
ITA BENCH PLACER MINING
CLAIM, ‘-•ituated on the Left Limit
of Dry Creek, opposite No. 13 Be
low Discovery, In the Cape Nome
Mining and Recording iDstrict.
Territory of Alaska, notice of loca
tion whereof * recorded In Book
91. at page 42??, tn thp records of
said recording district.
That said work wm performed os
provided by Sec. 2324, of the Re
vised Statutes of the United 8tates
and supplemental legislation, for
the purport' of holding said claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure according to youT sever
al interests in said claim, to the un
dersigned co-owner with you there
in. within ninety days after the ser
vice of this notice on you by publi
cation thereof, or your interest In
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned, as provided
by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
F. S. Powell and Geo. W. Dutton,
Trustees for Nome Dredging Trust,
By E. J. GOP MAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. 10, 1J. 24, Dec. 1. 8,
t6. 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5. 12.
19. 26, 1924.
notice of fokfevtuhe.
To Nels Secrotson, p. V. Davis, Wm.
A. Gilmore, you and each of your
heirs, executors. administrators
and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that tihe undersign'd, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred ($100.00- dol
lars during the year ending July 1,
1923, for labor and improvementH
on and for the benefit of GOLD
DUST BENCH Placer Mining Claim,
situated on th#> Le«ft Limit of Dry
Creek, in the Cap© Nome Mining
and Recording District. Territory of
Alaska, notice of location whereof
Is recorded in 4 Book 10, at Page 86,
of the records of said Recording
District.
That said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2324. of t/h© Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation. for
the purpose of holding said claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure accord tog to your sev
eral interests in said claim, to the
undersigned, co-owner with you
therein, within ninety days after the
service qf this notice on you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited
and vest in the undersigned, as pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
F. S. Powell and Geo. W. Dutton,
Trustees for Nome Dredging Trust,
Co-Owner.
By K. J. GORMAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3, 10. 17, 24. Dec. 1. 8.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Mary E. Snarl. C. G. Cowden and
Win. A. Gilmore, you and each of
your theirs, executors, administra
tors and assigns:
You and each "f 'you are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
.jum of One Hundred <$100.00- dol
lars during the year ending July 1,
102?.. for labor and improvements
onand for the benefit of LUCKY
TWO BENCH Placer Mining Claim,
situated on1 the Ceft Limit of Dry
Creek. .second teir. in the Capt
Nome Mining and recording district.
Territory of Alaska, notice of loca
tion whereof is recorded in Book 80,
at page 24. of the records of said
Recording District.
That said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2224. of the. Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, for
the purpose of holding said claim.
And you. are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure according to your sev
eral interests in said claim, to the
undersign^!, co-owner with you
therecn. within ninety days after the
service of this notice on you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited
nrd vest in the undersigned, as pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
dav of November. 1922.
F. S. Powell and Geo. W. Dutton.
Trustees for Nome Dredging Trust.
Co-Owner.
By E. J. GORMAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 2. 10. 17. 24. Dec. 1. 8.
15. 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5, 12,
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Peter Johnson. E. Ongman, V.
A. Graffam. Mary Newcomer and
Dan Kelly, your and each of your
heirs, administrators, successors
and assigns:
You and ejtch of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred ($100.00- dol
lars during the year ending July 1,
1923. for labor and Improvements
upon and for the benefit of'the
BONANZA ASSOCIATION Placer
Mining Claim, situated immediately
North of the shore of Bering Sea.
and in the East end of the city or
town of Nome, in the Cape Nome
Recording District and Precinct,
Territory of Alaska. The original
location of which claim is recorded
in Vol. 111. at Page 339. of the
records of locations in the office of
the recorder of said precinct.
That said labor and improvements
were made and performed in the
development of said claim and in
the performance of the annual labor
required by Section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the United S.tates and
legislation supplemental thereto. In
order to hold said claim.
And you and each of yon are
hereby required to contribute to the
undersigned co-owners your propor
tion of such expenditure according
to your respective interests In said
mining claim, within ninety days
after the service of this notice upon
you by publication thereof, or your
interest in said mining claim ,w!ll
become forfeited to and rest In the
undersigned co-owners who have
made such expenditure.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, -this 3rd
day of November, 1021.
P. S. Powell and Geo. W. Dutton.
Trustees for Noroe Dredging Trust,
Co-Owner.
By B. J. GORMAN. Ages*
Publish Nov. 3, 10. 17. 24. Dec. 1. J.
15. 22. 29, 1923. and Jan. 12’