INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
CHAHITV BAM. AT
A. U. HAM. TONIGHT
Tonight at p m. sharp a
praiseworthy public function will
take place in the hall of the A. B's
namely, a Charity Hall to replenish
the indigent fund of the City treas
ury Everybody is cordially invited
to attend, no formality will prevail,
come in your ordinary clothes and
have an extraordinarily good time.
The members of the entertain
ment committee have left nothing
undone to afford you a pleasant
evening, and the surplus funds ob
tained from this dance will be de
voted to a cause you certainly believe
in supporting. After expenses have
been paid the remainder will be
turned over to the City Treasurer
and there held in trust for the needy
in this community. If you believe
in the command. “What ye do unto
the least of these do ye also unto
me." you will attend or at least
purchase a ticket and do your bit
as you have many times before when
the cause was worthy.
SiMAbl. III.A/E IX
IJFE SAVING STATION'
For the second time in the same;
day the fire department was called.
Thursday afternoon in response to a
fire alarm from the Coast Guard j
Station in Barrack Square. Upon!
arrival of the department it was
loomed that the station guards had J
used their own extinguishers with i
efficient results and no equipment of j
the fire wagon was required
An overheated flue leading from
the kitchen to the second floor set
fire to the surrounding wood work
and caused damage amounting to
about $25.00.
MAYOR RICE ITN DERfiOES
FINAIi OPERATION
Mayor Chas. Rice who has been
confined to his residence with an in
jured arm had a relapse and it be
came necessary to perform an oper
ation on the injured member to re
lieve a puos formation.
Dr. Welch made a four inch in
cision in the arm, drained the puss
formed and after proper antisepsis
SEIDENVERG
Where Quality Reigns
Complete Outfitters
for Ladies, Men’s and
Children’s in ready
to-wear or yard goods
Out of town buyers
will ikindly drop us a
line and your needs
will be attended to
promptly
CHEAP JOHN STORE
WHOLESALE ft RETAIL
treatment was sewed up. leaving a
sufficient drainage in case or further
irritation. At last reports Air.
Rice was improving nicely and his
speedy recovery is expected.
RETURNS FROM OFFICIAL
TRll* TO ST. MICHAEL
Deputy U. S. Marshal Chav San
ford returned from St. Michatd last
Saturday after a strenuous and try
in; trip, piloted by Tlert McCarthy
rnd his fine string of .Siberian'} Mr.
Sanford was commission *•! t» • an*'
into custody a federal prisoner
hound over by the U. S. Commission
er at St. Michael, and reports a trip
full of excitement and hard mush
ing. Storms and heavy snows made
travelling a matter of slow progress
and frequent .stops were necessary,
but notwithstanding Mr. Sanford
enjoyed the trip and returns hard as
nails and fit for anything.
HOT SPRING VISITORS
RETURN TO NOME
O S Weaver and Wni. Cameron
returned Monday afternoon from a
trip to the Hot Springs where they
sojourned with their wives.
On the return trip the boys decid
ed to try the Grand Central pans and
experienced a thrilling adventure,
they first mistook a blind canyon
for the pass and after traveling for
several miles along Che narrow edge
of a crater were enabled to turn
their doc team and return to the
base of the mountain from which
they struck the main pass and cross
ed the divide.
The gentlemen will return in
March to bring home the ladies and
on that trip will give their passen
gers a real thrill by climbing thru
tills dangerous and little traveled
FIERCE WIND STORM SWEEPS
SEWARD PENINSULA
Tuesday night the cold wind from
the north veered to the south and
the thermometer cllmed to 84 above
*dro by Wednesday morning. At
tending the warm spell came a wind
of high velocity bearing on its wings
clouds of soft snow which was driven
with a force that blinded pedestrains
and found every open chink and
cranny. Windows on the Bering
aide were in danger of being blown
in and hasty measures were employ
ed to reinforce them At times it
seemed certain that the Board of
Trade would be blown in but the
high velocity subsided and no dam
age wna sustained.
Numerous smoke stacks thruout
the city suffered and the soft snow
drifted deep and heavy. Late in
the evening the wind died down and
changed back to the north freezing
the fallen snow into masses of ice.
The government weather bureau
reports a maximum velocity of 60
miles plus per hour. This nigh ve
locity was of short duration. 56 miles
was the sustained average for a con
siderable period of time.
NOME REPUBLICAN CLUB
ELECTS NEW Ol'lCEItS
The Nome Republican Club he'd
its bi-monthly meeting on Sunday
afternoon with District Attorney W.
Fred Hartiscr in the chair
Fifty members of the club wer? in
attendance.
Election of officers for the ensu
iug year was in order and the club
elected C. D. Jones, president; Al.
Nicholson, vice president; William
Webb, second vice president; G. R.
Jackson, treasurer; J. J- Stokes,
secretary and A. N. Kittilsen and
Al. Winkler members of the execu
tive committee.
A committee that had been named
at the previous meeting to secure
legislative material reported Fred
M. Ayer and E. L. Holt as candi
dates for the long and short sena
torial terms respectively and Mrs,
Kathryn Kittilsen. Al.Winkler. Chas
Kennedy and R- Raelson as candi
dates for the Houae.
After turning over the president
of the club to Mr. Jones, ex-presi
dent Harrison addressed the mem
bers thanking them for the pasi
honors and consideration extended
CENTER CKBEK DREDGE
SINKS, SNAKE RIVE!
The Center Creek Dredge, operat
ed by Andy Anderson on Snak<
river, last Sunday began to sink li
the pit in which it was placed foi
the winter. At the present time 1
is uncertain what caused the boa
to fill with water. There is th«
possibility that a seam has sprunj
and then the overflow may bo tin
cause of the da matte. Late Thurs
day a large pump watt installed and ,
efforts to raise the vessel was begun.
One end of the hull is submerged
four feet while Just a nmall portion
of the other end is above water.
The depth of the water under the
boat is from thirteen to twenty feet.
If pumping proves futile and the
dredge sinks completely It is prob
| able a total loss will result. River
t ice is holding the boat fast «t the
present time and there is hope that
floating will bo accomplished.
The boats power plant consists of
two high power diesel engines and
if water once gets into the cylinders
and freezes the engines will he ruin
Andy Anderson left for the out
side on the last boat and left the
dredge in charge of his nephew Har
old Anderson. Grant Jackson and
J. J. Keenan are rendering all as
sistance possible to see that the
nroperty is saved.
Everybody welcome, A. B. Hall Hat.
Charity Ball, Benefit City Relief.
BEAN'S, BI NS AND BEEll—
FRONTIER NIGHT A SUCCESS
Last Saturday night Nome turned
out in force and the largest crowd of
the social season gathered in Eagle
Hall to celebrate Frontier Night,
given under the auspices of the
local post of the American Legion.
It would be hard to designate
which portion of the entertainment
was the most popular—the dancing
or the gambling and roadhouse, all
enjoyed a heavy patronage.
In the gambling games faro, roul
ette. black jack, craps and other
features were scarcely opened when
the old timers gathered around the
layout to engage their one time fav
orite in battle. The chechaco ele
ment, to whom all these were new,
patronized liberally every game,
some winning, some losing. The
ladies especially took a strong lik
ing to the crap game and many ex
pressions of delight were heard
when the dice rolled their way.
The old timers stacked up against
the faro game and roulette Wheel
enjoying themselves as they did in
the real old days, even though the
money was phony.
In spite of her inexperience Miss
Bertha Carlson annexed the first
prize while Mrs. I)r. Welch and Mrs.
R. W. J. Reed followed in the order
named. Wm. Webb took first prize
for the men, Arthur Eide second
and Fred Deemer third prize
The shooting gallery proved a con
tinuous source of amusement and
there were many exceptionally high
scores registered. Miss Miller and
Mrs. Ayer took first and second
prize while F. Howald and Fred
Rohen annexed the prizes for the
As the crowd grew' tired of gambl
ing. dancing was enjoyed to the
music of Harry Gabrielson. Wattaey
Orchestra and the Moose Orchestra.
Even though the games were well
patronized the dance floor was at
all times filled with whirling couples
who Immediately after each dance
returned to the particular game of
their fancy, and there listened to the
siren calls of Spagetti Dan and Bill
McGuire, and indulged in hilarious
laughter over the artistic and uni-1
que posters drawn by Elmer Reed.
At all strenuous functions care of
the inner man is one of the prime
requisites and on this evening there
was ample opportunity to feed fam
ished features. Beans. Buns and
Beer (minus the kick), coffee, sand
wiches and other good things to eat
were dispensed by a capable corps of
assistants under the capable manage
ment of George Hobloy. Compared
with outside prices eatables were a
trifle high. $400.00 for coffee an;
$250.00 for a bottle of beer and oth
ers at proportionate prices but the
bunch were good sports and paid the
money without a kick, even came
back for more.
The way some of our staid mem
bers of society did claw the green
cloth was a caution, sure the bar
riers were down and every body let
her rip. At one time it was thought
necessary to send in a riot call, a
run on Spagetti Dan’- game became
so intense that Dan was almost
speechless, almost but not quite.
During the run on the crap game
messengers were sent to the bank
to replenish the roll and before the
first messenger reached home an
other was on the way for more
money, this happened so often that
even the bank went broke and found
1 it necessary to issue sight drafts.
The lady winner of the evening
cached in $120,000, enough to afford
her a trip to the outsido this sum
In the ticket selling contest Mrs.
Gabrielson won first and Miss Chris
tie Sather second prize.
The personnel of the general com
mittee is a* follows: Chairman,
Frank Dufresne; Games, Creighton
Hecht; Dancing. Harry Gabrielaon;
Hanking, Mitchell Weisberg; Shoot
ing Gallery. Leo A. God bey; Refresh
ments, George Hobloy.
When the evening's festivities
were at an end the pleasure seekers
wended their way homeward voting
the American Legion royal enter
tainers and the Frontier Night a
howling success.
Can the Army and Navy come back?
March Kleventh will tell
BANGOR CREEK DREDGE ^
LANDED AT ANVIL CREEK
After weeks of heartbreaking
struggle against the elements, with
storm after storm to undo the work
of days of preparation; fighting with
the storm king of an unusually blus
tery winter, the Bangor dredge was
finally spotted in her final resting
place on Anvil Creek.
Last Wednesday afternoon at
12:30 W. J. Rowe with 46 head of
horses landed the Bangor dredge on
Anvil Creek where dredging opera
tions will be undertaken by J. J.
Cole and Chas. Mitchell, co-owners
of the boat. Rowe started at 8:30
a. m. Wednesday to make the Anal
pull for Anvil and with but two
minor stops landed the hull at 12:30
p. m.. a remarkable pull considering
the conditions prevailing.
For weeks trail has been broken
and prepared for hauling and each
time the storms obliterated the work
done but Anally the propitious mo
ment arrived and with all set the
move began and was successfully
accomplished. Rowe will be about
a week gathering together his scat
tered gear and equipment and mov
ing into town the various buildings
required In the operations Just con
cluded.
This moving Job completes one of,
the most difficult undertakings of
! the season and Mr. Row? is to be
congratulated upon its suecesatul
accomplishment.
To prove to the outside vorld that
Nome Is alive and up on fts toes a
moving picture was tak-j i of the,
scene by Harry Phillips our local
Thomas Ince. Harry reestved word
that the pull would be made and
hurried to the scene with hia ma
chine, arriving jUBt in time to get
his tdetures. Several views were
taken fiom different anglas and will
show c; early the entire operation.
Fortunately the w'eather wa-« fairly
mild and Harry say< that the results
will be satisfactory.
PRIMARY ELECTION
CANDIDATES FILE
Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock was
the last hour at which the candi-1
dates on the regular democratic and ]
republican tickets could file for the j
coming Primary Election to be held
April 25th. 1922.
With the exception of one candi
date for the office of Delegate to
Congress the democrats pat no tic*
ket In the field while the republi
cans filed a complete ticket.
Deducting from the actions of
some of our Nome politicians the
coming Primary Election will be a
tame affair. Subterranean rumbl
ings anl perceptable ripples on the
surface of the political waters indi
cate that many independent candi
dates will appear before the people
in the general election in the fall,
and create not only interest, but
excitemeut and an opposition of no
mean force and weight.
Regular party candidates are as
follows:
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For Delegate to Congress.
DRAYTON, THOMAS B.
GALEN, JAMES L.
SUTHERLAND, DAN A.
For Territorial Senator (Long term)
AYER. FRED M.
For Territorial Senator (Short term)
HOLT, E. L.
For Territorial Representative
KITTILSEN, KATHRYN
KENNEDY. J. C.
RAELSON, E.
WINKLER, M. A.
DEMOCR^I BALLOT
For Delegate to Congress.
WHITE, E. J. ((Stroller)
NEW SENATOR FROM IOWA TAKES OATH OF OFFICE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25—Chas. A. Raw a on. newly appointed
senator from Iowa, was yesterdfcy sworn in and will assume hia duties.
Rawson Is a former Republican National Committeeman and takes tbe seat
vacated by Senator Kenyon, resigned.
DAN A. SUTHERLAND
Announces his candidacy for
DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
(To succeed himself)
VOTE FOR HIM AT
PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL 26
MODERN EDUCATIONAIi
FEATURE INAUGURATED
IN NOME SCHOOL
We are in receipt of a questionaire
submitted by the Principal of our
Public School, Mr. Collins, who in
conformity with a policy adopted by
all modern schools has appended
this educational feature to the regu
lar school curriculum. The purpose
of the questionaire is to teach the
school children World History thru
the medium of Current Events tran
spiring thruout the world and as an
educational feature has greater po
tential value than many pet sub»ects
taught by various instructors.
In the States it is obligatory on
the part of students to familiarise
themselves with local, national add
international current events and ex
aminations are frequently held and
given the same relative grade marks
as Latin Mathematics and kindred
subjects. The source of the Infor
mation obtained and from which
the questionaire is taken is the
daily newspaper and in NOme the
Nome Nugget is taken as the index
of Current events.
It is obvious to any person of in
telligence that a knowledge of world
happenings is a requisite in the dd
ucation of the rising generation and
that an unprejudiced, loyal citiseo
ship cannot be attained or lived un
less one Is possessed of the know
ledge of what the rest of the world
thinks and does. We approve the
questionaire policy of Mr. Collins
and feel that with the intelligent co
operation of instructors and parents
of the children will result in an in
creased interest in affairs of every
day life and make the present school
method an important factor in the
general educational system.
We print in full the questionaire
submitted:
Current Events for Week February
11th to 18th for use with the
Nome Weekly Nugget.
1_Who is the author ot the state
ment “The Arms Conference is a
Dismal Failure? On what con
clusions did he base his statement*
2—Who struck a “Ten Dollar
Pan?" Where? How far la It from
S—What is the law relating to fur
bearing animals?
4— Who attempted to Hy from
Dmaha to Frisco? What is the dit
5— What is a “Ship Subsidy?"
S—What was the President’s re
ply to the demand ot the Senate ttet
he submit record of oecret Tp«e
"7—A headline reads—“Agriculture
Bloc will continue activity." What
does this mean?
g—What great newspaper man
champions Alaska for Alaskans?
9_What is the rumor eminating
from Washington regarding the de
fense* of the Philippines?
10—Who is author of the state
ment that the “Arms Conference
was not an American Diplomatic Vic
7l—What statement did Lloyd
George make on occasion of Bal
four's return to England from the
Conference?
12— Harding favors a Sales Tax
for Bonus revenues. Explain.
13— What was the subject of the
leading editorial for the week end
ing February 18th?
14—Mention two merchants
whose advertisements appear in the
15— a number of notices of for
feiture appear in the issue. What
is a “Notice of Forfeiture?”
16— Mention three local events
appearing in the issue.
17— What distinguishfed person
ages plan a trip to Alaska during
the summer of 1922?
18— What great genius celebrat
ed his birthday during the week?
19— Who is the author of the
statement “Alaska’s Star is in the
Ascendant?”
2,0—iWhat did John Roberson,
leader of the Labor Party of Eng
land. say about the Royal family of
that country?
21_The International Court of
Juatice was formally opened during
the week, with Queen Wllhelmtna
ot Holland in attendance. Where
does the Court meet?
22— The only hank in Nome, The
Miners and Merchants Bank of
Alaska, la a regular advertiser In
your paper. What la the advertiied
Capital Stock?
23— la your School mentioned rn
its columns? If not why not*
24— Who prints your lor.il pnpor?
35 —Has U second class mailing
privileges? What Is meant by sec
ond class mailing privileges?
Aid. BALL PIAYBRS REPORT
SAGLE HALL TUESDAY »:00 p. m.
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