LOCAL NEWS
XOMKITK VISITS NKW ZKAkWI*.
Fred Fischer. one of the owners
of the Shovel Creek I>redge at Sok»
inon. took a trip to Now Zealand
<1 urine the winter. to visit his moth
er. Fnd will 1>e in on the first
sailing of the Vie.
FORMER XOMKITKS
RESIIHNCi IN OAKIiANI>
Joe Bongard and family have pur
chased a home and are now residing
in Oakland. Calif. Miss Katherine
is employed in a large insurance of
fice in San Francisco and returns to
Oakland each evening.
X Alt IK AMBLER TRAVEIJXO
THRU CALIFORNIA
Miss Marie Ambler who is inter
ested in the Shovel Creek dredge at
Solomon, has been spending the
winter in traveling thru California.
Miss Ambler will return to Nome on
the first boat and take part in the
summer's dredging operations on
Shovel Creek.
FASTER SERVICES AT
ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH
Solemn High Mass at 11 o’clock
was largely attended and a most elo
quent sermon on the Resurrection
of Christ was preached by Rev. Fr.
Rttppert.
A choir of ten voices, under the
direction of Mrs. L. Femeyer, ren
dered Wuerth’s Mass in VC". The
day’s services were most iiopressive
t turnout.
SPECIAL OFFICER LEAVES
OV OFFICIAL TRIP
Chas. Brown Sr.. Special Officer
for Suppression of the Liquor Traffic
among the Natives, left this week on
a protracted business trip i-nto the
Candle district and Yukon country.
Julius Gustofferson with his team
of 16 dogs accompanied Mr. Brown.
The party will absent until the
spring breakup. peturnWe in time
to avoid high water and soft trails.
BUTTER SHORTAGE
TO RE RELIEVED
R. B. Julian, manager of the D. E.
Crowiley Grocery Company. Inc., has
nuide strenuous effort to obtain a
quantity of butter and thereby re
lieve the present shortage of that
important food item in Nome. Ac
cording to his advertisement run in
another column of this issue of the
Nugget our readers are informed
that Mr. Julian has succeeded in ob
taining a large shipment of butter
from St. Michael and that it will
soon arrive for local distribution.
NATIVES BRING HOME
THE BACON
On Wednesday a native from the
Standard Oil section of Nome took
a trip out on the ice hunting for
kow kow. After traveling out about
three miles he encountered a crack
in the ice and had the good fortune
to discover three large seals. Bering
an expert at the game he fired two
shots and landed two of the animals
and brought them home to replenish
hits deiploted larder, thereby reliev
ing the shortage in seal oil in our
MAIL CONGESTION
AT UNALAKLEET
ORDERED 00T
The Northwestern Chamber ol
Commerce has received the follow
ing telegram Which wiiU be of in
terest to Nomeites who are suffering
from the present mail congestion at
Unalakleet station:
Wash., D. C., Apr. 3, 1923
N. W. C. of C.
Nome, Alaska.
Regarding action of mail at Un
alakleet. An emergency service ha.‘
been authorized.
DAN SUTEIERLANT
As yet the official advice has no
reached the local office. It is quit*
likely that the Postmaster at Unal
alakleet may have received his in
struct ions.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18th
CHICKEN DINNER,
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake,
AT B A H L K"E '8
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
riTY rorxcu* will mkct
XKXT MOXU.W KVKNI.NO
The Nome OUy Council wiill meet
in regular session Monday evening.
April 9th at 8 o'clock. This wMl be
{the last regular meedng of the old
council ait which time the official re
turns of the Municipal ami Schoo*
©lection of April 3rd will be can
vassed. After the regular business
of the meeting has been transacted
adjournment will be taken untl’
Thursday April 19th. when the new-*
ly elected members will be sworn
into office.
Retiring officials are: Council
man John Idtchenberg. City Treas
urer. C. C. Crooks and School Board
Treasurer Nels Swan berg.
URKVnVKS SEARCHING
FOR JAMBS Met'I.AIN
Miss Marie M. Venott of 207
Huntington St.. New London, Conn.,
has writter Postmaster 7.. M. Brad
ford, of Juneau. Alaska, asking as
sistance in locating nor half brother.
James McClain, thought to be in
Alaska. McClain is said to be about
S3 years of age. tall and dark com*
plexioned.
He left his home in Bear River.
A nm spoils, Co.. Nova Scotia, about
20 or 24 years ago for the Klondike
and was last heard from 19 yearn
ago. The person who recetfved word
from hLm Is now deed and it Is not
known where his letters were mailed
Miss Venott did not know until r
few weeks ago he had gone to the
Klondike and is now endeavoring to
find Mm. Any information may b
sent to the above address.
LOCAL BOY A CiKMV
S. Devlot, master operator at the
Nome wireless station, is conducting
a Radio School for boys of the N'ome
High School and reports that his
students are making remarkable
progress in their work. In report
iwr the headway and enthusiasm Mr. ;
Dbviet states that: “Emerson
Fromm one of the students of the
High Srthool radio cla«s has broken
the record for acquiring the first
class radio speed in the shortest
possible time. In two months he
has reached the speed of 20 words
per minute sending and receiving.
The IT. S. army allows three months
for grownups to attain a speed of
fifteen words after which they are
placed as student operators. It
seems certain that Emerson will
master the ?.0 word expert speed be
fore tlie boats get in. His natural
talent in telegraphy is indicative of
a successful radio career. His en
thusiasm is such that he is already
classed as a “Radio Bug.” Nome
should feel proud of this boy.”
S. Devlet, Instructor.
EASTER SERVICES
FED. CHURCH
Appropriate Raster services were
held in the Federated Church Sun
day evening at 8:15. Mtos Walthall
read a short but interesting sermon
on Raster and its significance in
nature and religion.
The Masonic bodies of Nome at
tended services and the church was
filled with worshippers. many being
required to stand.
Under the supervision of Charles
W. Thornton a choir of 20 voices
sung a program of Raster music that
has seldom if ever been excelled in
Nome, the music was beautiful in its
selection and rendition. Mrs. Cur
tis Welch was the pianist accom
panying the choir. The offertory
played by Mrs. Woofter accompanied
by Miss Helen Lomen was an artis
tic and greatly enjoyed number.
The children of the Nome School
also rendered a program that Is a
great credit to Miss Newton and Miss
VanderSterre who drilled them until
their work was letter perfect. Fol
lowing Is the program as given:
Hymn No. 90 _(Chapel Hymnal)
Invocation.Miss Wal thal 1
Anthem—“The King of Love My
Shepherd Is,”. By Choir
Recitation.Brenda Hegness
Exercise.Four Primary pupils
Two Songs.By the girls
The Lattice.by Primary and
Junior Girls.
Recitation.. Bessie Bruner
The Easter Story. . . .Five Juniors
Recitation.Rutb Johansen
Two Songs...By Northern Knights
Recitation .Mildred Maynard
Awakening of the Flowers.
. Beginners, Primary pupils
Anthem, .“Oh Light Eternal”
.By the Oholr
Offertory.Selection by
.Mrs. Woofter and Mias
Helen Lomen
Sermon. Mies Walthall
T»vmn No. 93, ... (Chapel Hymnal)
Benediction..Miss Walthall
NEW POWER PLANT
ON DRY GREEK HILL
NOW COMPLETED
I*us>t Sunday the third and lam
power unit. being installed at t'he
Ilannnon Consolidated Go!d Field
Power Plant on Dry Creek hill by
the Yuba Mfg. Co.. __ was ^rlven its
trial run and proved most satisfac
Witli installation of these uaiits
completed nothing now remains bu'<
phasing out the plant and synofhron
nizing tho generators. This will be
done at a later date as the available
water supply is not sufficient for
cooling the engines when the entire
battery is run. The runs so far
made have merely been engtae test,
and after phasing and synchronizing
is accomplished a week's run of the
entire plant will be made. A large
rheostat will likely be placed on
Dry Creek and a full load thrown
into the system to successfully try
out the entire plant.
Great credit is due Supt. P. E.
Morse and his assistants is complet
ing installation of this important
plant in such record time. The ereiw
consisting of five men began initial
Installation the latter part of Nov
ember and first part of December
and on April 1st completed their
major installation work. The re
maining adjustment is merely detail
work attending all mechanical pro
jects and will be completed in a few
■hours. The crew under Engineer
Hofer have been transferred to Lilt
tle Creek w'here they will immedt*
ately begin to wire the two big dred
ges and install! the electric machin
ery. This work will require about
five weeks time to complete and then
all will be ready for digging. Mr.
Norrick will remain at the Dry
Creek plant until the old crew re
turns for the final run.
The Dry Creek squad have demon
strated thedT ability and capacity for
hard and quick woTk and their re
moval to Little Creek will no doubt
inject a new spirit of competition
into the Little Creek camp.
SUNDAY. APRIL 18th
CHICKEN DINNER,
Frosh Strawberry Shortnikc,
AT » A H L K E ’S
HORDEX RACE INDEFINITE!A
I *OSTPON ED AGAIN
The outstanding condition govern
ing the Borden Marathon Race ii«
that the trail be “pood and fast”.
This means that weather conditions
be as near ideal as possible, so that
the contending teams will make a
fast ruu. At present trail condi
tions are such that a team may be
come lost in fog or soft snow storm.
The mild wither of the last week
has raised havoc with the trail, soft
snow has covered the old beaten
runway to such an extent, that
record time is next to impossible.
The officers of the Kennel Club
have decided that the race will not
be run until conditions Justify,
therefore, the date as set for Sunday
Atpril 8t.h has been postponed until
Tuesday April 10th. Entries close
and drawing for place will be held
in the M. & M. bank at 5 p. m.
If a period of bright days and cold
nights overtakes us before the real
breakup comes this race will be held
this spring, otherwise, rather than
contend with a heavy trail and ad
verse running conditions, the race
will be postponed until next year.
A letter has been received by the
Kennel Club from Mr. Borden stat
ing that the Annual Borden Cup for
this Marathon race was forwarded
by Express on Peb. 20th, which
means that it will not arrive until
opening of navigation.
N ORTHERN K N IGHTS
DINNER HOSTS TONIGHT
The Northern Knights of Nome
wiP give a dinner and program in
j the Parsonage of the Federated
[ Church tonight. The dinner gueets
| -will be the parents of the members.
The hours set for the feast are
I fTom six to eight p. m. after which
! a prepared program will be rendered
—
EIWARI) FOX
The Watch Repairer.
Is now in town and will repair youi
watch if left with John Litchenberfl
ut Holt's Store.
EDWARD J. FOX.
RHBEKAH DANCE SATURDAY.
Midnight Sun Dodge of Rebeknhi
will give a dance in the Odd Felloevi
Hall the evening of April 7th, ai
0:80 o'clock. Music will be fum*sh
ed by the Gubrtelsou-Wooft/'r Or
chestm. Adm. men $1. Ladies fr«
Vine m-~
LOCAL NEWS
LKXTKX SEASON T E It MIN A TED.
Easter Sunday ended the forty
days of Len.t and the day celebrating
the Resurrection of the Christ Hi
I nature and man, was fittingly ob
served in the churches of Nomeu,
! The vernal equlnorial period of
J the year has come and nature 1*
slowly gathering her forces and re
sponding to the softening influence
of the sun. As the sun mounts
higher Into the heavens the drear,
bleak daya of winter are lengthening
into the brighter days of an awaken
ing nature. Spring with us in this
part of Alaska comes all too slowly,
but the barren wastes of snow will
gradually disappear until by the
time the first boats arrive continu
ous daylight and a benignant gun
will have driven away the mental
and physical fogs, storm clouds and
drifts in our community.
BERING 8EA FREIGHTER
TO 8AH. EARLIER
THAN PLANNED
! Manager Harry Gabrielson of the
Nome Lighterage Company, has re
ceived a telegram stating that the
Alaska Steamship Company will
send forward a freighter during the
month of June instead of July as
previously planned. The freighter
will leave Seattle between June* 15th
and 20th for Bering Sea and Kotze
bue Sound ports.
While Mr. Gabrielson has receiv
ed no further information regarding
the sailing of the Victoria for Nome
on June 9th, the Chamber of Com
merce is in receipt of a telegram
stating that the original sailing date
[ of June 9th has been changed to
j June 7th, two days earlier than
i previously announced.
MAIL MOVEMENTS
Thp weekly mail from the Outside
arrived Wednesday noon in change
of PeJter Curran. A full consign
ment of first and second class mat
ter was received.
Joe DeRosie arrived from Teller
tnday with the mail from the upper
country. Joe also brought back
some ham and bacon which he will •
dispose of to local purchasers.
No definite date has as yet been j
set for the last overland mail to the *
States. As was announced by the j
postmaster last week there wi!' be j
j no more registered matter, parcel j
j post or furs sent out over the trail i
I this winter.
NOTICE OP SPECIAL MEETING
Pioneers and Pioneer Ladles are
requested to attend a Special Meet
ing Saturday. April 7th, 8 p. m.
JOHN HANCOCK.
Acting President.
PIONEER WOMEN’S DANCE
The Pioneer Wooten will give a
dance in the Igloo, Saturday April
14th, at 8:80 p. m. Good music and
light refreshments.
Admission Men ft. Ladies free.
Subscribe for the Nugget and get
a Nugget Calendar free.
LATE TELEGRAPH
NEWS TO DAY
B K E V I T I K 8.
BALTIMORE, April 7—The Baltimore Sun has been purchased by
Wm. Hears* from Frank Munsey.
NEW YORK, April 7—The engagement of Gloria Gould, 17, whose
father George is at the point of death in France, to Henry A. Bishop a
Yale student, was announced.
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 7—Horace Boise, contender for presi
dential nomination at the democratic national convention In 1896, died
at his home here. He was 96 years old.
SEATTLE, April 7—Meibrayne Wiley, 17, was ran down by am
auto track and dragged a mile. He died within a few minutes after the
truck was stopped.
CAIRO, April 7—Lord Carnarvon’s body will be returned to Eng
land for burial.
HELENA. April 7—Nine inched of snqrw fell within the peat 36
PONT A BBLGANA, April 7—Twenty two earthquake shocks were
felt in the Azores within the last two days.
BUCHAREST, April 7—Premier Bratiano tendered his resignation
and the king has accepted it.
WASHINGTON, April 7—Sec. Weeks issued a statement defending
the army and preparations being made for defense against Pacific and
Communist organizations.
GENEVA, April 7—An international narcotic fleet is operating: off
the Canadian coast and landing: narcotics for shipment into the United
States. The Dominion government has otifiod the secretariat of the
League of Nations.
RATON, N. M., April 7—Chief of Police Oscar Davis was shot and
killed by an autoist on whose running board he was standing while at
tempting an arrest.
LONDON. April 7 Judge Gary, the steel magnate, sailed for home
liAHOK TRIAL JURY DISMISSED BY COURT
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., April 7—The jury in the case of William Z.
Poster, labor leader, charged with violating the syndicalism law reported
a disagreement after two days deliberation and were dismissed. The jury
stood six for conviction and six for acquittal.
WOMEN VICTTIMS OF VIOLENCE
NEW YORK, April 7—Mite Bessie McMason of Buffalo and Mrs.
Irene Brandino of Jersey CBty were found murdered along an isolated
roadside on Staiten Island. Police believe they were, murdered elsewhere
and the bodies thrown from an automobile.
HRITLSH BOAT RIJNS ASHORE ON ATLANTIC
BOSTON. April 7—The British steamship Comptiers, a freighter
of 2200 tons, ran ashore on Cape Cod. near Nausett, today in a heavy
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HERRING per pound 4cts. Per ton $60.00
BLUBBER per pound 8 cents
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