NEWS NOTES
A number of Nomeitcs, including
sovornl ladies. departed on .. trip to
Folk dancing by twolve children of
the City. Indoor Picnic Saturday.
l-awivmv Kerr departed f..i , vac
ation in tin Solomon section Friday
afternoon, making the trip down to
the coast with Mail Carriet Hnrrv
\ limit weight consignment of both
!'|s‘ second class mail arrived at
the l'ost office yesterday afternoon in
charge of carrier l.ongiey.
Postmaster Walsh reports the re
< t by yesterday's mail «'f a quanti
< r income t..\ blanks, which, will he
' ii'.;!•!<' to the t.-.v paying1 public.
\ad\ »Mson and llans Samuelson
< \i « . • to dope.: t f. r the Yukon fishing
camp of I.ouis Holmgren todav to
t ke advantage of the early run *.f
fish. Holmgren's e*mps is !•> . ted at
<*!d Hamilton, alvut fortj miles from
the northern mouth of : -.o Yukon
Hrown, daughter
influenza epidem
of Mi's. W. H Hrown
ither llupert The
A go - ■ sired crowd attendee! the
U Miners
Hoa. s .• •.ink.> evening and
\ol tV.o cheerful hospit
■ ' f he well known organization
> n;v: tntomient P> f-.-.l Kv <
i'\v on i f first stage of
iplaied ;our of inspection of
- - : ■ ' t •. to > - oft
«'•••• •U's Kagie. the p ule of Council
perl '
s
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- . . T! .> . muftis the retvurkaMe
11 -
>v« i.r.. : last .
V.: K.coattvl w-.s we:'. sus-i
.. ; V. r.vaehout I he I'A * h e i - -r see u - ■
!■; > Ai; Mr. Jon. s the Council
. c-. sols 1tin s.-.-or*d
- -o -- > •;*. record to; Alask
S s Itk
• t: • • t hern solves are
- iv <•:' vast v* *. .> c :ng to
■ • i ho doors a: • <.}* r.«i on the pro
;o« :o-5 t*i ; r*.; . . m-.: v’l efforts to
• -.i--. the oor.templa; a-rts fc-.ve failed.
.. •grv- ‘ t:,-- s.'.'ivs
. - : . ' g *n is
f .. ter to please ovrr>- old
. r. he Itv.rr e : ivCii.i r* t1 ;
t roc .. lr. .-.odit.cn, the ladies stale|
th: : .* r. v has ice o earn .-.ad cake arc'
••. r or' : other . < frvsh-ner.ts ie]
.:.-.d---a AlUr.dar.ts :n*y feast *oj
- oir g-ht U - a nominal
Li oSs TVras . f-r. ek aad anollw n*t.'
. • e f the- \Vi>s v.' . ce arrived from
Holts* Cash Stare
SPRING SALE
-HATS—HATS—HATS"
Bf'i Stetson None Seller.. S5.0C
Best L one* on . . .....
Best Imperial Hats.
Besi Derby
Best Work Hats
Largest Stock irs City
HOLT'S
T«i*p*>eaa «ib K ,
H if? 8 S
th< Dope settlement late yosterd t>
afternoon after a remarkably fast trip
tlown the nu.st. I tut three clays were
consumed in making the journey, the
trails being in exeel lent condition.
They report that the general health
conditions at the W. les settlement arc
Suod. and there has been no sign of a
recurrence of the recent epidemic.
Reports are current to the effect that
a man named Anson probably lost his
life during a blizzard along the east
coast some weeks details of the
alleged tragedy air few, the report**
Indian tin sc that Arson. who is probab
ly Cap! Vna Nome,
started out on a dog sled journey it
the I -owe Yukon section and failed to
search jvtrties are s id to have been
sent out but failed to locate any sign
of the missing mushcr
"ur former well known townsman]
v i. Heebc declan > in a fall issue of!
a Se.ittie paper that ::11 this old stuff!
a! >• t the “hardships" and perils of!
life tin Northland is all bunk.
l**i ’* > he is generally known here.!
States last
fn'i The trip was the first in twenty
>«.;•> the- effete Outside. During
his >•. * in Seattle the former Nomeitc]
w. - .pparenlly v< :y busy placing the!
ban on the ‘"hardship** stuff and!
knocked the favorite and romantic
>• -f the Alaskan about his trials]
and privations all to smithereens.!
IV. -e declared to one reporter that
not .*nly is the talk ..Knit hardships in!
-Mask., pure bunk but vehemently as-'
seit.il that beside life on the Outside!
existence here is -.tuple and common-j
plate and utterly a void of dangers!
and hardships. By way of proving his;
assertion h«- tnfoi u.cd the reporters'
that h« ... d encountered more perils;
a .ring his short sh.v in Seattle than
'
rxlins Northeast*
\
n ■ • l -
loss >:. '.ion but has so far K'en unsuc
: Nav\ IVrtn.ent having
given ..Vers ih-.t r.o co:ni«erv;..;| in tor
se s n the St.
efforts nvi.ii 1 •> :: s lV.jx-r. however,
S
r:»->: to. the higher ials of the gov-,
pi s
I c sed to i re the St
'.otic s:..:. —. u-Vises :h .* i ff rts
-
. - - - th Anadyr f
mv. • • -rfc ;r.d:c..:ing t: .-t j*errnis
s;..r, .s 1-v.. been given :nc.ng
ar. :• ■» ntmerci i ir:> r. ■ur>e. In the
\
in t«*n, h w ith some ‘5r. .1 or person
who :s to enlighten us regarding
the ex...: , r-urior.s ■. n th- Hass-sn
A t iogram from U. W. Baxter of the
- ■ • • •'
mess..ci - f the Nome OhambiT ri
ijaest.r.g a reduction in freight r.it-s
follows the lead of the Pacific Coast
Co . .re of re. ent receipt by setting
up the pic., f increased costs of op
era t_. r. as n exous- for imposing an
extra dollar -a the hugely inflated
freight tolas Utwecn Seattle and
N • • The Baxter message was
sea: April 9th _ the : .ter.--ss of dispatch
rx.au something of a criterion regard
ing the .v.htade f the- company to
. the Nome request for a little
me.-, y. the company evidently caring
so little at cat a complaint from Nome
th.:: even the eamaxa courtesy of an
enrl> reply was not granted. The
steamship head has the grace to ‘Beg
pan:on" for waiting an even forty;
days to;ore- replying. probatory with;
the idea that it is necessary to throw,
a bene to th, dog to keep him from let.
mg. and then goes on state: *We
are r.-^aking a very slight advance of;
per ton in some Bering Sea rates.
Greatly increased -costs of operation;
which did not reach -as until last fall:
make- it imposslbiie to make redactions.
and Justify even greater increases,
thiiri we are making.*’
at sa pov-UF L«w s*
n«rtv esxiblisii<*«5 k&rae ol *i>e jwntff i
evvaple on T'irsr AvKsne Ween Satc.’-j
day ere-n-ng. Hiss Ceai 1-ami > atac H-*
Max House wore united in the matri
monial bond by Federal Judge Holz
lietmer. The wedding was quiet, only
the intimate friends of the young
couple being present. Following the
uromony a wedding supper was serv
ed. The Nugget joins with the many
friends of the newlyweds in wishing
them bon voyage across the matri
monial seas.
NOTES FROM THE
EAST COAST DISTRICT
The following interesting nates are
t tilled from a letter written to the
Nugget April 1 by our correspondent
at Fnalakleet.
l-'ire caused by a defective flue
started a small Maze in the home of K.
Bradley a few da.s agj <*u. was «x
tinguished before it had gained much
headway through the prompt use of
hand fire extinguishers, snowballs and
much profanity.
Five discharged soldiers from St.
Michael passed through here March 23
Jh*. Kaiulall, also arrives! from the vil
lage of Elm on the same day. He re
turned here on the 27th. and left for
Nulato a couple of days later. He at
tended many minor cases In this loc
ality but found a healthy state of
affairs, generally speaking.
John Somers, former mail contract
or across the l’ortage. passed through
business trip to St. Michael.
N. Hilton and party from Ft. Dav
is Kissed through the town March
2$tli. V. Jacobsen (Scurvy Kid) and
a man named Hyan headed across the
l\>rtage on the following day. bound
for Somewhere.
- with a passenger from Candle. He
laid i-ver he-e one day pending the ar
riw.’. of news from Nome and depart
ed this morning for Haycock, where
he 'ill pick up Dr. Fromm and con
'• him to Candle and afterward to
:st .Michael if conditions permit.
The letters recently appearing in
t: • Nugget front George Saggnk, the
Kskimo who served with the Americ
an fortes in France, have created a
lively interest among the Kskimo of
I r.daklik as the lad s father lives here
and also many of Sagguk's personal
friends. The natives are exceedingly
proud of the fact that one of their race
served with honor among the men who
died that Democracy might live.
Joe Fclkel. the fur buyer, arrived
here « n the 4th. and left for St. Mich
ael. where he * xpects to meet Carlson,
the far buyer of the X. C. Co. Cari
s.-r. recently returned from the Kusk
eikwim section where he spent some
time i-uying furs for his company .Carl
son brings the welcome! news that the
;r.f:u. nza stopped at Hooper Bay anJ
that • nly twenty deaths occurred in
ad rr those already noted.
Ch::st Gudmundsun, who passed thru
ht-re March 1 on his way to annex all
the furs produced in the Kuskokwim
this winter, is reported by Carlson to
h..' - tv.. : hod Nelson Island abend of
himself and at last accounts was
. eking down the coast and doing
wed. Furs arc plentiful in this sect
•: n this winter.
A persistent but unconfirmed report
is rife along the Kuskokwim to the ef
effe.: that .. resident of that section
recently lulled his partner, but where
or how cannot be learned at present.
Joe Relleoew arrived here on March
Z e:.route to the big Outside. He de
parted ;.n the following day. Capt
Cumminss of St. Michael, arrived from
X .me Ma ch 5 and the following
rr -.ruing saw him heading for ?t
s. Goodrich, who is prospecting os
:hriver, -was with us for a. short
time. Lata- he and Bradley may go
to the Bcmasilla ■where the sew strike
Hans losses left 3tarch f* for the
Kayak reindeer herd which be wiO
rotjna up and introduce it to its larg
er brother domiciled by Eyiiuk- The
herd of L/omen Brothers is growing.
The erudite successor of oar old friend
Thtis. Gaffney arrived on the 15th. and
alt er a thorough investigation of the
whites and Eskimo left for St- Michael
Marshal Jordan arrived on the lith
ane departed for St. Michael two days
Frank Shaw was a. recent arrival
from Bonanza, on his way to St_ Mich
ael Later he returned and left for
Bonanza cm March —1. J®fca C. IT*
FtossL of Council City, passed throng
bore on a far buying trip to the Rnby
section.
O- T. Weinard arrived from Seattle
cm way to an March Ifith.
Age betray* itself earliest in en
largement and stiffening of the waist
and hips. Bowling tends toward the
retention of suppleness and grace and
—is a fascinating pastime.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Owing to the Dickson Hotel being
moved from Dickson, Mrs. Shaughnessy
has thoroughly renovated and refur
nished the former Steigelmier road
house and is ready to accomodate the
traveling public... Every effort has
been made to provide a homelike at
mosphere aud the acme of cleanliness
and comfort. Good accomodations
have also lieen provided for dogs.
Rates: Meals $1.00; Beds 75cts;
Bunks 50cts.
INDOOR PICNIC
Women of Mooseheart Chapter No.
78 will hold an Indoor Picnic and
Dance at Eagle Hall Saturday evening
April 19th. Admission gentlemen $1.
ladies free. Refreshments, including
coffe, cake and Ice cream. wi|‘ I r
served at tho nominal charge of 25
cents per service. Especial attract
ions for children and a general good
time for all guaranteed.
Lost—Between Cape Nome and
Nome, a skin vest containing Ceeby
nite compass in gold case; a gold
chain with large nugget fob with pick
and shovel design attached. Finder
p'ease return to Nugget office cr H. S.
Subscribe Now for the Nuggn
Wagner Annies
Fully ripened and fully flavored.
Good for cooking and for eating.
This will be your last opportunity
this season to purchase low priced
We have only a few boxes left of
this variety of Apples.
Buy A Box
ANY SIZE PER BOX $ 3.50
LARGE SIZES 2 dozen*! for 75c
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A. POLET
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Phone Main 113.
Roomt 9-10, . . .Wild Coo— BulMing
IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO
EAT
AT THE ARCTIC BAKERY
THAN TO COOK AT HOME i«
DONT FORGET
YOUR SPRINO COATS
DI^MEE
WE HAVE*THEM
EMPORIUM
KRI9TAN BROS.
NORTH POLE BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
ARCTIC BAKERY
AND CANDY STORE
The home of sweets and
a good place te eat
GOOD BREAD
Pies, Cakes, Pastry
Fresh Ice Cream Daily.
CARLPORATH, PROP.