LOCAL NEWS
For Ml HEAD IN HKD
|»Y NEKJIIROR
(Jasper Jiurotovich was found
dead in his cabin in Nome on Wed
nesday afternoon by Julius Patter
son. a neighbor, who not seeing
him about the place for several
days called to see if anything was
Upon entering the cabin. Patter
son saw the man's body. lying on
the bed. partially uncovered and a
doth over his forehead as though
he had been ill and had been
treating himself not thinking it
Plenty of food, fuel and other
necessities were found in the place
which showed that Jiurotovich had
not been suffering from want. He
had been working for the Alaska
Road Commission for the past two
seasons, previous to which time he
had been doing prospecting and
mining in the interior for about j
twenty years. There are no known1
\ti inquest "as held on Thurs- :
day afternoon, by a jury consist-,
ing of Charles D. Jones. T. 1» |
Jensen. Barney Coggins W Tl ^
Tate. Mr. Mathews and Tom Oaf! ,
my. under United States Commi's
sioner Chns. W. Thornton.
The Jury made an investigation
at the cabin and from the fact Urat •
Oct. 2s had heen scratched off the
calendar, it was decided that .Tin j
rotovich had died that night. Parts:
of the body that were exposed were j
frozen. Doctor Curtis Welch made j
a thorough investigation <«t the -
body to ascertain that there were •
no wounds, and after adjourning j
to the courtroom of the U. S. Com - j
missioner’s office, where witnesses j
testified, the jury brought in the,
verdict that acute appoplexy was *
the cause of the death. Mr. Jiuro- •
tovich was reported as seen alive
last on Sunday when he passed the ;
time of day with an acquaintance
while on his way home and spoke
at the time of not feeling well.
DONALDSON* LEAVES
FOR OUTSIDE PORTS !
The Deisel boat Donaldson, ("apt. j
Alex. Allan, left Nome on Monday, j
October 27. for Seattle, with thir
teen passengers aboard, having fin- (
isbed her season's work here on |
the mail run between Nome and St.
Michael last week. The vessel will j
go down by way of the inside pass- j
age. On board are Paul Ivanofl •
with his wife and baby. Chas. j
Thomas and wife. Joseph Sigsby. j
Messrs. Adams. Buckmaster. Joe j
DeRosa. Alex Dahl. Mrs. Alex Al
lan. wife of Captain Allyn. Joe |
Miyukimi and Rassmussen. a na-j
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IHNNKH ABOARD SHIP
Sunday afternoon while the
Steamer Alameda of the Alaska
I Steamship Company's fleet was pre
j paring to pet under way for their
return trip to Seattle, a number of
snore people who went aboard with
friends and relatives were enjoy
I ably entertained and treated to a
chicken dinner which was served
j It is said 'that the officers and
I crew <»t the ship were on watch to
! see that everybody was comfort
1 able and that as the lighters were
: brought alongside the passengers
were notified that coffee was being
; served in the saloon, which was
i certainly appreciated after the
| lighter ride in th*» cold snowstorm
I that was in progress. James P.
\ Daly, local agent for the company,
• and Captain Jensen of the ship
i work of placing the passengers and
i attending to the wishes of those
| w ho needed special care, especially
j The work of discharging the car-,
I go of the ship wa • promptly done
l and a record was established for |
j so late in the season, although the I
[cold weather was not to the favor j
rip of the v« sael was the1
I shipment by the Miners and Mer- '
chants Hank of Nome of gold lntl- I
The passenger list follows ,
j Thompson. J \V. Thompson. Mrs.'
[Thompson. O. T>. Cochran. c A. j
I Turailo, .1 V McKee. O. M. Powell.;
! \V o Nicholson. E .1 Dorman. Mrs.
I Dorman Otto Halla. K F Bell
j mover. Roy Wilkes. Henry Han
nan. Gabo Lind. James Kelliher.
AI Sit ton. L R Roberts. C E
Smith. Victor Jacobson. E Sand
berg. R A Treffers. Walter W. to
kens. W E Wagner. Floyd Davis..
Mrs A Anderson. Mr. and Mrs Fax
on Lewis G A Paxton. W G Lenhart.
J H. Lake. Jahn Anderson. Otto
Olson, (‘has Erickson. Fred John
son. Chas. Halt her g. Carl Albert
son. A W Kah. W H Macaulay.
Mrs. Macaulay. Harold Anderson.
At L Adams. Martin Strand. .1 W
Johansen. Jos Weaver. M Mc
Leod. E. E. Gilbert. Hurt Eakan.
John Bell. A H Nuland. .Mrs. John j
Williams. Walter Williams. Fred |
Ayer. Mrs. Ayer. Allan Lee. Rich-J
ard Lee. Mrs. Lee. Richard Lee. I
Jr.. Ira 1). Orton. Geo. D. Sc ho- !
field. Harry Hagan. J F Math j
ews, Otto Moras. Mrs John Heg
ness, Hrenda Ilegness. R Horsfell
Geo. Connelly. Mrs. L W. Manilla
Miss Helen Lumen, Paul Degun.
Gus Degan, John Hagar, if A1
Buckley, Chas. -Mi lot, Mrs. Sam
.wal.saguw E E Pearce, John Lurnpe
nave Runyon, T. McCann, Norman
t. i.avine, Lewis Erlcksen, Arthur
M. Hansen. Geo. Bodes. Mrs. Dora
AlUlur, Win. Cangmun, .Margaret j
Lee, Geo. .Manilla, Lowell .Morgan,
Chas Butler, Gerhart Twoedahl,
Oscar Swan, James Binon, Peter
Edin, Die Hoyd, Ernest Buckmast
er, A Johnston, W A Jones, Peter
Sibley. 11 A Anderson. Wm Hepp.
Chas. Eckstein, Chas. Nielson, Mrs.
D. L. Hofer, Margaret Holer, Hel
en Hofer, J W Burgess, Mrs. Jaa.
Lillie. J. J. Hamlyn, J. C. Fleet.
Chas. C. Laisson. A1 Lowe, Ed
Anderson, Kirk. Emil Johnson, J.
S. Seares, Gus Nelson, Frank Hall,
Cy Hester. May Ambler, R E Cap
ers, Fay Delzene, Mrs. Anna Carl
son. Sam Smith, James Frawley,
J J Cole, Barney Rolando. Gilbert
Russell, Chas Duckman, J J Shar
on. </. P. Cooke, Ed DuProck, And
j rew White. C W Bigelow, Colman
I Griffith. F. H. Lynde, Carl Lind
blad, Norman Webb. M Connelly,
D A Spalding. John Dandson,
Juanita Williams, Herny Bern, J
Glassner. A. N. Kittilsen, Chris:
Hansen, A Sampson, Rev. N. F.
Hoijer. N J Butler, John Valney,
J Lillie, H. K. Edwards, A Nord
ale, G Swanson, E Swanberg, Gus
Johnson, Harry Chester, John
Guayle, F Kahn. C Elken, Geo.
Geamalis. Axel Johnson, S. And
erson, Geo Mahla, C Quickstad, V
Johnson. Wm Pangman, Leo Seid
< enverg, H. F. Lisson, L R Mans, A
H Kell, Dan Melley, Andrew Pet
erson, Harry Knox, Peter John
son, E Pierson. Ed Iloven. J Dav
is, Simon Sahlin. Ben Gillette, Vic
tor Anderson, Ada Blackjack,
Dennet Blackjack. Mrs. Geo. S.
Maynard, Mildred Maynard, Louis
Stevenson, G Lublin, G W Lablin,
Gus Hoff, A Cordavado. Harold
j Ericksen, Louis Jacobson A Grade
; F A Smith, L Matella, Geo Peter
| son. W E Roberts, Sam Larsqn,
| C W Christensen, Earl Ellison,
j j F Blackball, A N Garrod.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
NEXT TUESDAY IS
ELECTION DAY
Next Tuesday. November 4, Is
the date of the election and many
| followers of political affairs are
• getting warmed up for the day.
I While the 'Nugget does not see that
it is its duty to tell the people of
Nome and the district in general
who they should vote for, it does
seem that the people should know
who is in the race and what they
stand for, and in view of the fact
that there are so many new people
in the town this year, we will try
to introduce the various candidates
and leave the choosing to the in
dividual voters.
For Governor, one man has been
named in the person of Cash Cole,
a Juneau man, who is identified
with the Republican ticket.
Pan A. Sutherland, present in
cumbent. is running for re-election
as Delegate to Congress. Mr. Suth
erland is a former Nomeite and is
now on his third term in the office.'
Frank A. Hoyle. Democrat, is al-1
so in the race for Delegate to (
connected with tin
Land Office at tha
Anchorage.
; a resident of
United States
place and at
for the office !
from tliis Division. They are: Mrs. I
Lulu J. Welch, wife of Dr. Curtis
Welch. Nome physician and stir- ■
geon. .Mrs. Welch is running on.
the Republican ticket. She is well
and favorably known in Nome, be
ing an accomplished nurse. and
prominently connected for years
with the* work of the Red Cross as
well as having assisted her hus
band professionally in his most
stubborn cases. Marius Jacobs
gaard. Democrat, is also running
for the Territorial Senate, and is
the only Democrat to appear on
the ticket from this Division. Mr.
Jacobsgaard is also woll known
here, having previously been in
races for political honors, and at
present employed with the D. E.
Crowley Grocery Company of this
city. (’has. W. Brown. Jr., is the
third seeker for Senatorial honors.
Mr. Brown is well known here and
has been connected with mining in
this section ail his life. Mr. Brown
served one term in the Territorial
House of Representatives and one
for re-election. Mr. Brown is an:
Independent candidate.
For Territorial Representative
four are to be elected and there
are eight candidates in the field.
Taken from the ticket alphabetic
ally, they are as follows: J. A.
Chklester of Peering. Independent,
is a prominent mining man of that
section; John .7. Elliott of Hay
cock, Republican, is the present U.
S. Commissioner at that place and
is interested in mining in that dis
trict; Thos. D. Jensen of Nome, i*
a well known miner of Jess Creek
and is running on the Republi
can; Andy Nylen, connected with
the Shovel Creek Dredge near Sol
omon. Independent, is well known,
having run for that office in the
past; E. B. O’Connor, of Nome is
running Independent, and has run
for the legislature in former years;
Chas. F. Rice of Nome, Republican,
is a prominent contractor and a
former Mayor of Nome; Richard N.
Sundquist of Candle. Republican,
is connected with mining activities
near his home with his father and
is a veteran of the great war; and
A. F. Wright. Independent of Nome
ho is connected with the Ham
on Consolidated Gold Fields.
The results of the election will
be published in the next issue of
the Nugget.
It is the duty of every citizen to
take part in the elections and a
large representation is expected at
the polls.
CORDOVA EXPECTED
IN NOME TOMORROW
The steamship Cordova ot the
Alaska Steamship Company's fleet
left Dutch Harbor at 7 a. m.,
Thursday, according to wireless re
ports. and is expected to reach
Nome sometime Sunday. There is
about five hundred tons of cargo
to be worked here.
+ F. J. HOELSCKER ♦
+ DENTIST ♦
4* Permanently - Located ut ♦
4> Cor. Front Ht. & Inane’s Way ♦
* Adjoining Hoard of Trade ♦
+ Modern Up-to-date Equipment ♦
♦ Opens this Week ♦
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IN AND OUT OF TOWN 4
Pete Curran, tlie genial proprie
tor of the Solomon Roadhouse and
the Norae-Unalaklect mall contract
or, was in town this week making
arrangements for starting dog
teams' on the mail service over
land about November 17th.
Richard N. Sundquiet of Candle,
Republican Candidate for Territor
ial Representative, arrived over the
trail on Monday evening. If the
sailing date of the Cordova does
not interfere with his staying over
for the election, he will probably
sail for the outside this trip.
Emil I'ostcriUN and T. T. Spur
lock. arrived this week from Inma
chuk where they have been inter
esting themselves in mining optra
tions for the season.
Tin- marriage of John Christen
sen to Miss Adeline Androu took
place at the U. S. Commissioner’s
office on Wednesday evening.
Andy Nylon of Shovel Creek,
near Solomon, is in Nome prepar
ing to sail on tlie Cordova for the
States. Ife says that for the con
venience of the people of Solomon
lu» has decided to take the post
mastersliip there". The appoint
ment is expected to bo here about
the first of February.
\\ H ATH HR BUREAU IS
MOVED TO NEW QUARTERS
The equipment of the I\ S. Wea
ther Bureau was moved this week
from the Bank Building to the Bu
reau of Education Building and
Mrs. .Jean Dupertius succeeds Dick
Morris as head of the institution.
The work of installing the appar
atus was done by Joan Dupertius.
FUNERAL FOR JOHNSON
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
The funeral for John Johnson,
who was frozen to death after hav
ing fallen through the ice on Safe
ty Lagoon last week, will be held
tomorrow, under the auspices of
Anvil Lodge No. 140, F. & A. M.
Mr. Johnson had been a member of
the Masonic Order for years and
held his membership in San Fran
\ CROC L A MATI'IN
TERRITORY OF ALASKA \
Office of the Governor. Juneau
The .week of November Seven
teenth to twenty-third, this year j
oi our. Lord. nineteen hundred
twenty four, has been set aside
as National Education Week when
the Nation, through its citizenry
will concentrate its attention upon i
the schools and dedicate itself]
anew to the great task of univer-]
sal education. In upholding the,
principle of self-government by a1
free people knowledge Is an ines-l
capable prerequisite. Children of
today are citizens of tomorrow.
Education is essential to the dis
charge of the duties, respousibi
ties and obligations of citizenship.
Citizenship that would be use
ful and true to American ideals
and devoted to the Republic, must
be an enlightened citizenship.
Home-building, character-building,
community-building. Nation build
ing are founded in citizenship and
have their basis in the school.
Alaska, a country of homeB and
children, bravely working out its
own destiny, alert to the meaning
and worth of citizenship. ever
watchful and generous in provid
ing for its educational needs, takes
just pride in its schools, which are
contributing so largely to the pro
gress and permanent upbuilding
of the Territory.
THEREFORE. I. Scott C. Bone.
Governor of Alaska, earnestly urge
and enjoin all citizens of Alaska
to give heed to
NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
by joining in its observance and
giving helpful aid and recognition
to the work of the schools. Thus
will appreciation be shown and
citizenship at its best, promote of
the Territory’s welfare, be made
manifest.
GIVEN under my hand and
the Seal of the Territory of
Alaska, in Juneau, this fourth
day of October, in *the year of
our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-four. and
of the Independence of the Unit
ed States of America, the one
hundred and forty-ninth.
SCOTT C. BONE
Governor of Alaska.
By the Governor:
KARL THEILE
Ex-Officio Secretary of Alaska.
STUPENDOUS
REDUCTIONS
in
COATS. HATS
AND DRESSES
Entire Stock of Ladies Trimmed
hats at
1
Price
This is LESS than
Wholesale Prices
THE BON MARCHE
M. WEISBERG, Mgr.
WHOI KSALK. Telephone Main 49. RETAIL.
MAIL OKUEK8 GIVEN I'KIWONAL ATTENTION.
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral for the late Cas
per Jlurotovlch will take place at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church on
Monday November 3rd at ' 10:00
MASTER MASONS
Meet at the Temple, at 1:00 P.
M.. Sunday, November second, to
conduct the funeral of our de
ceased Brother John Morenols
Johnson.
FRED J. norR DON
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BANK STATEMENT
( OFFICIAL PUBLICATION )
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
MINERS AND MERCHANTS RANK OF ALASKA
LoMtsd at Nome. Territory of Almlu, at the cloee of business on the
25th day of October, 1924.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ... t
Loans on real estate. .
Overdrafts.
United States Bonds and securities.
Other bonds and warrants.
Stocks, securities, judgments, claims .
Banking house, furniture and fixtures .
Other real estate owned .. ..
Due from other Bonks...
Checks on other banks and other cash items .
Exchange for clearing house..
I Cash on hand..
Expenses in excess of earnings.
Gold Bullion on Hand ..
352.889.60
25,800.00
101.000.00
4,100.00
347,565.08
93.532.80
51,330.06
LIABILITIES
8100.t00.40
7.067.52
667,048.18
185,663.29
Capital stock paid in . .
8urplu« fund.
Reserves.
Undivided profits less expenses paid .. .
Dividends declared but unpaid.
Due to otter hanks.
Demand Deposits. .
Time Deposits..
Cashier's and certified checks.
Notes and bills re-diaeeunUd.
Bills payable (Including certificates of deposit).
for money borrowed ..
TOTAL.. 984,768.93
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
TERRITORY OF ALASKA V»*
2nd JUDICIAL DTVI8ION |
I, O. R. JACKSON, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement I* true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. O R. JACKBON. Cashier.
( Notarial Seal)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
28th day of October. 1924.
C. J. WOOFTER.
'Deputy Clerk of the District Court
Territory of Alaska. Second Division
Correct Attest :
M. L. SUMMERS.
F. BOOKMAN.
Directors.
( ADVERTISEMENT)