LOCAL NEWS
CITY ror\( ll, HOI.IKS
KKGlT.AIt SESSION
I^ast Monday evening at eight
o'clock the city council met in reg
ular session, with all members pres
ent except Councilman Cliff Allyn.
City Clerk Grimm read the min
utes of the last regular meeting
which were approved as read.
The clerk read a communication
from li Rwert wherein he offered
to pay the city $ - '>.00 r.s taxes oti
his schooner Jewel Guard for the
year 1 !• 2. The Council refused
the offer n the grounds that the
aforesaUd \Bwert appeared before
the Equalization Hoard ladt fall
and adjusted the amount of taxes
in reference to his property which
was agreeable t.* both Ewert and
The School Hoard presented a
communication wherein they re
quested the Council for SnOu 00
whereupon a motion duly made
and seconded the request was |
The City Clerk and City Trea»- \
urer's reports! for the preceding J
meet ting were read and ordered ;
placed on tile.
The Clerk read another com-j
imindcation from A. L. Carpenter. J
making application for appoint- |
ment of school tax collector for the [
City of Nome. There being no
other applications, upon motion [
duly made. Mr. Carpenter was the |
unanimous choice of the Council j
and was so appointed.
1 egrams which have transpired be
tween the Council aud Colonel ,
' Stee.se. of the U. S. Engineer otti
fcurbor and the recent net ion of the
Council, wherein the Engineers no-!
11tied the Mayor that they would go
ahead and bring in the material
needed to build the municipal wharf ■
Councilman Bud Lehmann moved (
that Barney Land? be employed as
street sweeper and general repair j
man during the four months of ;
summer at the rate of $75 per i
month for the street sweeping. The j
motion being put and seconded, the
Council voted Unanimously in fits
Councilman Julian. Chairman of ,
the Fire Committee asked th« Coun- '
cil to approve hJs action in refer
ence to the hiring of Peter X. Pe%- j
erson as Engineer in the Fire De
partment. which was unanimously j
agreed upon by the Council. Mr.
Julian also reported that then* had .
been two fires since the last Coun-'
cil meeting but no damage had re- '
suited from either fire.
Mr. Femeyer appeared before the
Council and under New Business j
asked that the taxes on the Baiiley j
property in the rear of the Method-;
1st Mission b*' reduced. Due to the j
fact that the Council could not see !
this time the matter was dropped.
A. Polet addressed the Council. I
and made an offer to the City of j
enough property North of Lane’s I
Way. wherein the City could oped ;
a street connecting Lane’s Way i
with Third Avenue. The property j
belongs to Mrs. Hobbs, and lie ask- i
ed that certain taxes paid on the va- |
cant lot be returned and the Oify
would bo given right of way. The
Mayor appointed the finance com
mittee to investigate the matter
acd report at the next meeting.
In the matter of the taxes of the
Orland Estate the Clerk was In
structed to collect the full amount
of the taxes and rebate the penalty
and interest.
Old bills which were read at the
previous meeting, were, after re
ceiving the sanction of the Finance
Committee, ordered paid. New' bills
were read and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mayor Maynard appointed the Fi
nance. Committee to meet with the
School Board and Instructed them
to look over the heating plant in
the public school building and to as
certain if a new boiler -was needed,
also as to the amount of expendi
ture necessary if it is found neces
sary’ to install a new heating plant
and report back at the next meet
There being nothing further to
come before the Council, the meet
ing adjourned until the next reg
ular session.
NOTICE
EDWARD J. POX, the Watch and
f lock repairer, hu returned to Nome
and will devote his entire time to
Watch repair***, «tc. Leave work
nt Holts.
OIL BLANKS FOR SALE AT
NUCCET OFFICE
j< HI\IK MKIM'H.WT
PAYS \OMK VISIT
E. II. Pfaffle of Chinik. who owns
land operates stores at ('ouncil.
Dime and Chinik as well as the
!lighterage business at the latter
place, was in Nome on business a
■few days the early part of the week.
| returning to hts home at t'hinik
Wednesday morning.
•MACK" KillJOTT WKOS
Friends of John J. Elliott. Repub
jliran nominee for the Territorial
House < f Representatives, will l>e in- 1
terosted to learn that he was mar- !
t ied recently at his home sit Dime. I
Mis- Snodgrass, the school teach-I
• • • sit Hint place. Their host of
ft ends extend to them every good
•m.\< k.l \< k" DEAD
\ Native Eskimo known as j
Blackjack." died .it liis home on '
I the Sand Spit Tuesday evening. May;
i lth.. of tuberculosis.
Blackjack had been sick with the j
disease for some months and has
gradually grown weaker until the
disease finally overcame him.
It will be remembered that Black
jack was the divorced husband of!
Ada Blackjack, whose rescue last ^
summer from Wrangel Island i> fa
miliar t-> everyone in Nome.
MtliD KOH\ REVS
DIMS El. I A HOISE J
Fred .1. Rohn. era ployed a t the
\v( ek bought a house on First Ave
t]«* home.
Mr. Rohn purchased the house
from Antonio Pol**t and expats to
move from ’he Seifert Flats into his
own place.
MOOSE INITIATE
NKW HIIMIIMIS |
The Loyal Order of Moose held an ;
interostuig meeting Inst Monday !
night and a large number of Moose
attended. Several new members j
were initiated into the mysteries of
the Order and a general good time
was enjoyed by all present.
MOTHERS* I>AY FITTINGLY
(ELKltRATED l\ NOME
Lust Sunday at. the Federated
Church MotherM’ Day wills fit
ting celebrated with special ser
vices, both morning and evening.
A good sized audience turned out
and one and all enjoyed the services
immensely. In Fie evening the Fra
ternal Order at Kagfles attended in j
n body. District Attorney Fred;
Harrison. a Past Worthy President, •
of the Eagles, was introduotl to
tile audience by Rev. Mr. Mobbs. •
and gave a short but instructive ad- •
dress On Mothers’ Day and its re- ;
lation to all Eagles. Miss Cochran. |
also, gave an interesting talk on 1
Mothers' Daf which was enjoyed •
by nW. The. Reverend Ho ratio :
Mobbs also covered the same sub-j
ject which was listened to with in- :
terest by everyone present.
l>AHl.</tIST LOSES IIA H \
AT SAFETY
Charles Dahlquist, the genial pro- •
prletor of the Roadhouse at Safety, j
and the operator for the Road Com- !
mission of the ferry service at that j
place, was in town for a few days ;
early this week.
Mr. Dahlquist reports that he had j
the misfortune to lose his horse and |
dog barn by fire late last week. The ,
building also housed his black- '
smith shop—which he ascribes as •
the cause of the fire—and his gar- i
age. His Ford car was also burned, i
However, Mr. Dahlquist says that it j
might have been worse, for the barn j
v'as only a few feet distant from his
rcudhouse, and it looked for a time !
a • if the roadhouse would also eo. (
Captain Thomas A. Ross happened
to be spending the night at the
roadhouse, and as usual in case of
fire. Capt. Ross was very much on
the job aud assisted in saving all
the dogs which were in
the baru, and fighting the fire. The
fire occured about 8:45 in the even
inu •vhich was a large one. Mr.
ing. which was a laTpe one. Mr.
Dahlquist sustained considerable
loss, not the least of which was his
supply of horse and dog feed, and
his automobile, which was his only
means of communication with the
base of supplies in this city.
, Ft fit t*VLF-—'firuTnl .new ■ f.! Xc L.
Heater, medium si*e.* . .Will soil
cheap. Inquire at Maggot Office.
Nome is the out fit tag base for aI)
Alaska exploring expeditions.
(gist. HKNI>KI WON' ts
nWITLETIXG HIS BOAT
; Gust Henderson is putting the fln
• ishing touches to his gas-boat. the
I "Nome.” He is now engaged in ef
fecting the masts and expects to
^have the boat ready to put into the,
j waster by the time the ice goes out.,
j Henderson has spent his time for
! the larn four winters in building
the hull and installing the machln
I ory. 1 ho bout is a now departure
in boat construction in that the hull
is all put together with bolts, and
the linos of the hull are also differ
ent. being Henderson**, own idea.
He expects to operate the Nome in
coastwise trade this summer.
The “Nome" is lying on the bank
of Snake River along with the rest
of the mosquito fleet, which is the
bush st pflace in town. The boats
are all being put in shape for the
coming season, and ore passing
during tin* daytime is reminded of
a real shipyard. Boatm-mi are pre
dicting an early breaku . and so the
boats are being rushed to comple-!
lion so that none of the brief navi--!
.i.U'K wii.ija.hr nntxKn
Jack Williams had the misfor- !
tune to get a painful burn about the j
chin ..nfl throat from a back-firo of 1
<•11. uhiel finite an oil-burner on
i., < of the Hamilton drills. Jack 1
rano* in Thursday and had the burn .
ilresM-d. and while it is quite pain- t
ful, he say* he will be all right (
r a f*«w days, and in the meantime. I
will enjoy a few days rest at home'
with his family.
1m:h REST\l CANT. SOON open**
John Manus and “Fresh Killed”
Jehu I.epri. are busily engaged in
flxin.u up the olrl Arctic Bakery lo- i
will 1 reopen the Milo Cafe within '
the coufse of a few days. It is an- j
derstood that the concern will be (
under the same management with :
the reverse english. a-s Jol.n Manos I
will be the proprietor and John Le- ■
pri will be the Chef. Manos says i
that after the concern gets into full
swing "fresh killed” meats and fish j
(codfisii ami lut fisk included) wil* '
continue to tie the endeavor of the '
ADA KliACKJ.irK IS
111 IN HOSPITAL
1.0 NON Hfli NORTH t’Ot'NTRV
Native Alaska Woman who Won
Renown while Miiroooid on Deso
late Wrangell Island becomes
Homesick.
The Far North country is again
filling Aila Blackjack, native AI- .
askan. who probably experienced
the greatest series of adventures of !
any woman while marooned on des- \
olate Wrangell Island, off the north !
ccm>it of Siberia. with a remnant of
the relief expedition sponsored by
Steffanson. the noted explorer.
Ada, with her 7-year old aon. Ben,!
is in the City Hospital suffering 1
firm a severe attack of J.onsilitis,
and apparently without a friend .
Itoan whom tfolaco and comfort
might be forthcoming. She applied
for admission herself, after an ill
ness of two days at her apartments,
li04 Columbia Street. Ben also is
It was only after she became ill
that Ada longed for her native
country. Following her return from
iCalifornia a week ago. where she
had gone on a vacation of a month,
:she started Ben to his classes at ;
j Central School nearby. with the
intention of remaining in Seattle.
■Now. shie says, she wants to go back.
“Mr. Stefans.son will help me.”
juke sobbed. "He told me to ask
'for anything I must have. I don’t
j know' whether I will have enough to
[go back or not, but I so want to go.
I ‘‘I did not go into the 'movies’ in
j California at all. b\it I went there
because I wanted to travel. That
! climate was not good for me and
j we have not been feeling well since
we made the trip.”
| Ada Blackjack is twenty-five years
j old anid pretty. She speaks excell
ent English. She is under the per
sonal care of Mrs. May Loomis, the
! hospital superintendent.—Exchange
i 2 T.b set. I. . Fa4, ET E
j NOTICE
I Ail copy for changing advertise,
j inentM In Weekly Nugget meat be In
j the printers hands not later than
‘THURSDAY NOON, to Insure in
j scrthitu.
FOR HAU&-—Quantity of heavy
wrapping paper suitable for laying
under rugs and carpets, also old
newspapers. For sale Art Nugget
ft eta a day will give you tbs Dally
Bulletin and Weekly Nugget.
KRTrilNM FROM MOKK
IWJUnXCTO RWKIVKD
The <>nly precincts which have not
I been heard from are Kl&nn. Shug
jnak. Fortuna Ledge, Willow Creek
,ard Stuyahok. an<d it is n«»t expect
ed fhore will be over fifty votes
least in these precincts.
Since the last Issue of the Nugget
election returns have been received
from Caudle. Dee ring, Kotzebue,
and Tayilor which gives the various
candidates the following totals to
Republican Party
*Goo. I). Schofield .
i Emery Valentine.
! Dan A. Sutherland .... .
Wm. I). Coppernoll ..
John Rustigard.
Arthur Frame.
John W. Frame.
George Sexton.
R. E. Robert son .
John H. Dunn .
Arthur G. Shoup.
Lulu J. Welch.
J/ hn .1 Elliot* ... . .
Chas. F. Rice ..
Ri« arcl N. Sundquist
Democratic Party
Fiauk A. Boyle .
Thomas P. Ashby.
J. .! Connors .
G*s>. B. Grigsby .
Simon Hellenthal .
James McOloakey.
AJIen Shat tuck .
John W. Troy.
. his Jncobsgaard . . . .
FA milA \ KS UKTI'RXS
Fairbanks. Alaska. May 15th. — j
With the following yet to b<‘ h<*?ud !
from representing not more Ihnn
one hundred and fifty votes. Koy-j
ukuk. Chandlar. Forty Mile. Kan-j
tfchr.a. Long and Poonnan arc (hei
only u n re ported precincts in th«!
Fourth Division. Following is the I
standing of the candidates in this
Division to date:
Donohue
■ I
He 1 lent ha 3 .
McCloskey .
Slaat tuck .
The telegram also states that
Smith is elected Senator and the
following persons for Representa
tives: Ross. Moody. Johnson, and j
i’OHDOVA RETURNS
Cordova. May 14—The following
returns includes ' practically all
precincts except Latouche and the
Andhora&e section in the Third
division: Rustgard 533, Copper
noil 475. Cole 276. Schofield 54.
Valentine 157, Dawes 279, Sexton
556. Steel 658.
Dates! reports received from An
. charge state that Arthur Franu?
has carried the Third division by
five hundred votes.
TVPBWRrWRtt RIB BO VS
on able at (He Nagget oflkw, also a
supply of typewriter paper.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL TAX.
Notice la hereby given that pur
suant to an Act of the legislature
, of the Territory of Alaska, approved
. May 1st, 1019, Entitled “At Act to
( impose a tax upon male persons In
I the Territory of Alaaka for School
’ purposes etc.,** there was imposed
I and levied upon each male person in
’ the Territory of Alaska, excepting
Soldiers, Sailors in the United States
Navy or Revenae Cutter Service,
Volunteer Firemen, Paupers. Insane
Persons, or Territorial charges,
within the Territory of Alaska o»* th»
waters thereof, over the see of 21
years and under tip a:ro of 50 years,
an annual tax of five (95.00) dollars.
That said tax is now due and the
same will become delinquent on
August 6th; after thick a >enaHy
of 92.00 will be added.
A. I/. CARPENTER,
• School Tax Collector.
Office, City Clerk's Office.
THE LEO SEffiENVERG STORES
HOLE
PROOF
HOSIERY
LADIES, MISSES A \ D
nm,DRK\
COTTON, WOOL. SILK
AXD SILK and WOOL.
LADIES AND CHILDREN'S
IULIDY TO WEAK AND
YARDAGE (JOODS.
M BOH MARCHE
JONN B.
STETSON
HATS
I
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IN FELT A\l) IN'
CJK.MTVK V.VIGOURS
VO IMITATIONS
MAIL OKORKS GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION.
( The Hooio of Hart, Scltaffnrr A Mari: Clothes, and Stetson Hats. )
WHOLES \I,H.
TH<‘pt»i»nn Main 41.
M. WHI0BKRG, MjUMKtr.
RKTAIL.
CITY i OM.M11 TfcKS:
Kinamr and Budding
H. S. Burch and Charles Cavey.
Fir** and !*<><ice
R. R. Julian and Bud Lehmann,
Jttm't.i, All»-js Mitd l iftlitN i
Bud Lehmann and H. S. Burgh !
HmIUi and RHI.f
Charles Cavey and Hi ST .Vllyn. j
l*w, On! nance ami Printing !
Cliff Altyn aud William Sin ho Id. ^
Harbor ('niinn'ltfr
S. II. Burgh. R. B. J man, and !
Chaa. Carey.
FOR MAUI—Oliver typewriter,.!
$15.00. Will In*, sold to Hr*t buyer!
for ra.Mb. Cora** quirk. Nugget Of
NOTH’K OF FIRST MKKTI.MJ
OF (W1MTOIW
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Second Division.
IX BANKRirPTCY.
In the Matter I
of John Lepri, » In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt. )
To the Creditors of John Lepri.
of .Vome in the Second Division and
Territory aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 28th day of April,
1024. the said John Lepri was duly
adjudicated bankrupt, and that the
first meeting of his creditors will
be held at the City Clerk’s office
ir the City Hall. Nome. Alaska, on
Thursday, tile 29th day of May.
1S24. at two o'clock in the after
noon. at which time the said credi
tors may attend, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may pro
■perly come before said meeting.
E. GRIMM.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated May 17th. 1924.
VOTW K OF FTXM, »HnUWI»T,
I*i the United States Commissioner's
Court for the Precinct of Cape
Nome, Second Division. Territory
of Alaska.
IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the Estate of
SAM HAMAI. Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
Wm. Sinhold, the Administrator of
the Estate of Sam IJatnai. Deceased,
has rendered and presented for set
tlement. and filed in said Court, his
Pinal Account of his administration
of said estate; and that Monday the
2ist day. .of July, 1924, at 2 o’clock
P. M., at the Court room of said
Court in Nome, Alaska, has been
duly appointed by the Judge of said
Court for the settlement of said ac
count, at which time and place any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file exceptions in writ
ing to the said'Final Account, and
contest the same.
This order Is. directed to be pub
lished four consecutive weeks in The
Nome Nugget at Nome, Alaska.
WM. SINHOLD,
Administrator.
Publish May 17, 24, 31, June 7,
aid 14. 1924.
ATTENTION SHOOTRKN
Tin*re has bfon constdarable fom
pla-int ugain.st younc boys and others
discharging tiro arms within the city
limits. This is uot •uly a violation
•f law bat is extremely dangerous.
A ay person apprehmded while so
doing will be severely dealt with.
• . . . CHIEF OF POLICE. .
FOR SALK—Xo. 10 Rtiningtoa
visihle tj-pwriter, going at $23.90.
• ' ttood bargin'n. Inquire at Nnggot.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Ij» t^e United States Commissioner's •• •
Court for the Precinct of Capa
Nome. Second Division. Territory
of Alaska.
IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the) Estate of
MOLLIE DEXTER. Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
EL L. RANGE, the Administrator of
the Estate of MOLLtE DEXTER,
Deceased, has rendered and pre
sented for settlement, and filed la
said Court, his Float Aceoant of hia
administration of said estate; and.
that Monday the 21st day of July,
1S24. at 2 o'clock P. W.. at the
Court room of said Court in Nome,
Alaska, has b«**.n duly appointed by
the Judge of said Court for the set
tlement of said account, at which/
Lime and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file
exceptions in writing to the said
Final Account, and content the same.
This order is directed to be pub
lished four su<x*e.sfllve weeks in The
Nome Nugget at Nome. Alaska.
EL L. RANGE.
Administrator.
Publish May 17. 24. 31. June 7,
|and 14, 1924.
NOTICE OF FINAL HPmJWKVT.
It; the United States Commissioner's
Court for the Noalak-Kobnk Pre
cinct, Second Division. Territory
of Alaska.
IN PROBATE
In the matter of the Estate of
WALTER E. KOEN, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
Tom Berryman, the Administrator
of the Estate of Walter E. Koen, \
Deceased, has rendered and present
ed for settlement, and filed in said
Court, his Pinal Account of his ad
ministration of said estate; 'and
that Tuesday the 30th day of Sep
tember, 1924, at 2 o’clock P. M., at
the Court Room of said Court in
Kiana. Alaska, has been duly ap
| pointed by the Judge of said Court
I for the settlement of said account,
I at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file exceptions In writing to the
jsir'd F«nal Account, and content the
j Thin ortfer’is directed to be pub
lished four consecutive weeks in The
,Nonie Nugget at Nome. Alaska.
- ; < TOM.'*
Administrator,
Bv Geo. L. Stanley,
Attorney for Tom Berryman.
Publish May 17, 24, 11,
and 14. 1924.