LOCAL NEWS
1IOAT WITH KVKNHI DK
ARRIVES FROM CAPE XOMK
Rev. Decker. Mis. Decker ami Miss
Snville. accompanied by Mr. Abra
hnmsen braved the elements Friday
and left Cap. Nome in a row boat
equipped with an evenrude motor
arriving at Nome about noon. The
party landed near the Lighterage
plant, realizing the futility of buck
ing the current of Snake river.
Rev. Decker and the ladies havo
been enjoying an outing in the wild
of Cape Nome and adjacent points.
SFIISCRIRE FOR TIIK MGGET
$1.00 I’FR MONTH.
FITTER REAR LEAVES
FOR ST. MICHAEL
The Bear, Captain C. S. Cochran
in command, left. Nome for St.
Michael Thursday noon and will at
tempt to return by Saturday so that
tiie members can attend the big free
dance to be given in the A. R. Hall
by the Clean Up Committee.
U. S. Marshal M. W. Griffith.
District Attorney Harrison and Law
rence Kerr were passengers enroute
to St Michael where they will con
duct an investigation relative to the
reported killing of an escaped Fed
eral jail prisoner. Other matters
resting in the office of the District
Attorney will no doubt be investi
gated at ftais time.
It is reported that an unusually
large number of prisoners are held
in St. Michael destined for the local
bastile until the Federal Grand Jury
convenes. **
Mail on board the Rear for St.
Michael consisted of 3 pouches and
47 sacks. Nome mail for St. Mich
ael and up river points was placed
aboard and will be delivered.
LIGHTERAGE COMPANY
DELIVERS MAIL PROMPTLY
The Nome Lighterage Company
has the contract for lightering the,
U. S. Mail aboard the Bear and
other large outside boats and has
shown its ability to promptly meet,
existing conditions. Itot having
their own launches or barges in
readiness, due to the shore ice. this
SflDENVERG
Where Quality Reigns
UTS
Spring
Styles
JOHN B.
STETSON
and Other Makes
AT
CHEAP JOHN STORi
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
MITCHELL WEISBERB, Mgr.
Company on Wednoutlay sent a dory
front Snake river on a hazardous
trip thru the surf to the Cutter Bear
and brought ashore nine pouches of
lirst class mail. On Thursday this
company chartered the Jewel Guard
ami brought ashore 31!» sacks of
second class mail, completing the
consignment for Nome.
Immediately upon landing the
mail was taken to the postoffice in
an auto truck by W. J. Bowes
team and quickly distributed by the
caimble postoffice force.
I>FI*UTY U. S. MAKSHM.
SANDFOIID HKSIGXS
Chas. Sanford. Deputy r. S. Mar
shall in the local office, tend-red his
resignation June 7th. Frank Du
fresne. former stenographer in the
office, has succeeded Mr. Sanford.
Mrs. Florence M. Decker has tem
porarily accepted the position of
stenographer vacated by Mr. Du
riKST MRHIIKH OF MOSQUITO
FLEET AFLOAT IX 1HVER
The Jewel Guard. Captain Harry
Ewart, is the first member of the
mosquito fleet to take to the water.
The boat has been launched and is
ready for its first spring trip to
Solomon and other points down the
At present Captain Ewart is an
chored in Snake River waiting for
ice conditions to clear the coast line.
The citizens of Nome are fortunate
in being able to benefit by the early
launching of this boat, in as much as
she was available to bring ashore
the largo consignment of second
class mail aboard the Bear. With
out her assistance it is likely that
the Bear would have proceeded to
St. Michael with the mail aboard, as
other conditions precluded a speedy
and safe delivery of the mail.
EAGLE OFFICERS WERE
INSTALLED TUESDAY
In the Eagle lodge rooms, last
Tuesday night, the newly elected of
ficers to preside over the destinies
of the Eagle lodg-- for the ensuing
year were installed according to the
ritual of the order. After install
ation ceremonies the members in
dulged in a pleasant smoker and
The following officers were install
Henry Gumui.
C. Hecht.
I. Scheike. .
Win. C. McGuire.
Arthur Wright.
Wm. Cameron.
- Hobley. .
R Lomen.
A. K. Johansen. .
Nonin Lewis t
becomes exofficio
Hoard of Trustees
.President
. . . Vice President
.Chaplain
. Secretary
.Conductor
.Inside Guard
. . . .Outside Guard
Trustee 2 yr. term
as past president
chairman of the
NEW AUTO TRANSFER
IS INAUGURATED
Al. Winkler has purchased the
E. L. Holt truck and will engage in
a general transfer business. City
and Creek orders will receive
prompt attention.
OIL BLANKS FOR SALE AT
NUGGET OFFICE
| OIL PIMPING EQUIPMENT
HKING INSTALLED
J . J . Keennn of the Alaska Mines
Corporation ami O. S. Weaver of
the Power Company hnve begun in
stalling the necessary equipment re
lative to the proposed pumping of,
crude oil from the steamer Victoria j
and other boats having a surplus
oil supply. A pump will be placed
under the Lighterage dock with pipe
connections running to the Power
Company Tanks and other tanks to
be constructed for the winter’s sup
ply of local crude oil. Another
pump will be placed in readiness tc
use on th<- boats from which the oil
will be pumped to an oil lighter and
brought ashore. The available
supply will be entirely contingent
upon the amount that can be spared
by the boats arriving in the Nome
harbor. As there will be no regu
lar oil boat for Nome our next win
ter's supply will have to be obtained
from the surplus carried l>y the
visiting boats. The added cost of
obtaining this oil will be slightly in
advance of the present price but not
so high as to make it prohibitive.
The heating plant. Power company.
Nome school. North Pole Bakery
and some other small users will In
this manner be protected against a
shortage that some time ago seemed
imminent.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
91.00 PER MONTH.
RECEIVES MANY INQUIRIES
RELATIVE TO NOME AND
SEWARD PENINSULA
On this mail the Nugget received
over a hundred Inquiries relative to
Nome and Seward Peninsula. Not
having the time to answer each let
ter we have taken tho data included
in the Chamber of Commerce pam
phlets and with cuts of our own
have devoted entire page four to an
exposition of the resources of Nome
and vicinity. This is a contribu
tion of the Nugget for the benefit
of Nome and it behooves our citizens
to see that copies are sent to people
on the ouside and thereby acquaint
them with the potentialaties of this
part of Alaska.
The Nugget has on its free mail
ing list many libraries and other in
stitutions in the states and people
seeing tho publications are interest
ed in tho. country and its resources.
In this respect we are doing our]
"bit" to further local interests. It
is-now up to other citizens, who
claim a deep seated interest in Alas
kan affairs, to see that the paper
receives further circulation. By
working hand in hand, forgetting j
personal grievances, all pulling to
gether. the good work will be pro
ductive of wholesome results.
WELL KNOWN QUADRUPED
1 VASES AWAY
"Nig” old and well known ho\se
belonging to W. J. Keene, died
Friday. Nig fell down about 10
days ago and injured his hip bone,
from which he never recovered.
AN VII. BAKERY
OPEN* FOR BUSINESS
MONDAY”
7a. m. to S p. m.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
MANV SHRIXERS PASS THRU SEATTLE ENROUTK SAX FRANCISCO
SEATTLE. June 9—Between noon Thursday and today one thous
and Shriners passed thru Seattle enroute to the Shriners convention
heins held in San Francisco. Most ot those passing thru Seattle came
from the south.
chinese opposing generals agree armistice
PEKING. June 10—Generals Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tso Lin. the
Manchurian war lord, have agreed on an armistice suspending hostilities.
The armistice will continue indefinitel while the two discuss a perman
ent peace.
17. s. W HEAT ( HOI' IMG GAIX OVER LAST YEAR.
WASHINGTON. June 10—The Department of Agriculture yester
day estimated that the wheat crop ot the United States will Tie eight hun
dred and fifty five bushels, a gain of sixty million bushels over last year'.
TEXAS SHERIFF REMOVED FROM OFFICE—Kl' KLUX KLAXITE
BEAUMONT. Texas. June 10—Tom Gardner, sheriff ot JefTersot
County, was found guilty of official misconduct and ordered removed fron
office. The Jury trying the case returned an instructed verdict In thi
District Court here. The charge under which Gardner was held wa
that of holding membership in the Ku Klux Klan.
DEATH OF PATROLMAN LEGATE BEING INVESTIGATED
SEATTLE. June 10—Investigation of the death of patrolman Leg
ale. by a special County Grand Jury was ordered by Judge Hull, presidin
In the Superior Court. Legate was supposed to have committed suicidt
though his widow claims he was murdered.
CUTTER BEAR
FIRST ARRIVAL
OF SEASON
The Coast Guard Cutter Bear.
Captain C. S. Cochran, arrived in
the Nome roadstead and dropped
her anchor at 3:15 Wednesday
morning. Preparations wore at
once begun to take off Captain Thos.
A. Ross of the local Coast Guard
Service and the I'nited States mail
aboard. The Coast Guard launch
was in the river and had the mis
fortune to be struck by a floating
cake of ice which stove a large hole
in her side placing her out of com
mission. A dory from the Nome
Lighterage plant was launched from
the river and with five men aboard
buffeted the surf and floating ice
bergs and succeeded in reaching the
Bear. Another boot from the Coast
Guard also made the trip to the|
Nine pouches of first class mail
were brought ashore in a trip that
made the hair of lookers on. stand
on end. The eddy at the mouth of
the river caught one of the boats
and nearly capsized it, however, the
men aboard succeeded in pulling
thru without any serious damage to
themselves or their load.
The ship's carpenter from the
Bear later came ashore and will
repair the damage to the Coast
Guard launch.
Capt. Thos. A Koss. Keeper oi me
Nome Coast Guard Station, who has
spent the winter in the states with
his family was a returning passen
ger on the Bear and brought ashore
some delicious fresh fruit for him
self and friends.
As the ice conditions were pre
carious the launch from the Bear did
not attempt to come ashore and ail
communication with her was held
by local boats.
On Thursday afternoon the Jewel
Guard. Capt. Harry Ewart, was com
missioned by the No^'rLighterage
Company to take ofT the second class
mail consisting of 319 sacks. When
the Jewel Guard left she had aboard
several citizens who had business
on the Bear and about 3:30 p. m.
the entire mail for Nome was landed
in Snake River harbor from which
point it was speedily taken to the
j»ostoffice for distribution.
With Lieutenant Commander C.
S. Cochran on the bridge the old
reliable Bear sailed from San Fran
cisco May 2nd for Seattle from
which port she left for Unalaska on
May 16th. Arriving at Unalaska
on May 27th she took aboard coal
and other supplies and on June 3rd
left for Nome arriving here June
7th at 3:15 a. m.
Thruout the entire voyage across
the Pacific the vessel was retarded
by a heavy head sea and strong
Nome did -not have the pleasure
of meeting the genial Commander
or his officers due to the fact that
the boat was required to proceed
to St. Michael with the U. S. Mail,
and Federal officials on government
business. Commander Cochran,
officers of the Bear and the crew
have been extended a cordial invita
tion to attend the dance in the A.
A. Hall tonight and if possible the
Bt-ar will return to Nome in time
to participate.
Following is the personnel of the
officers in charge of the Bear:
Lieutenant Commander, Claude
S. Cochran; Lieutenant, Stanley V.
Parker; Lieutenants (J. G.) Floyd
J Sexton. Clement J. Todd. Henry
Coyle; Lieutenant (J. G. E.) Her4
bert N. Perham;Acting Asst. Surg..
L. B. Sturdevant. U. S. P. H. S.
Boatswain, H. B. Berg; Gunner, F.
M. Meals; Machinist W. D. Hop
kins; Carpenter. W. O. Weaver.
The total crew aboard consists
of 68 men:
On board are 10 coolie dogs sent
by the government to be distributed
among the reindeer men of the Pen
insula and will form the nucleus
of a new breed of dogs for the
reindeer industry.
M I LOS C AF E
OPEN ALL NIGHT
AFTER MONDAY JUNE 12
BEAK ARRIVES ST. MIKES
Tho Cutter Bear arrived at St. ,
Michael 5:30 a. m. today. ,
“HOW 1 CAN MAKE THE HIGH- '
WAYS MOKE SAFE."
(By Kenneth Blanchard. Seventh ^
Grade Skagway Public School.)
Note: The following essay was |
awarded first place in the Territorial
essay contest on the subject, “How (
I Can Make the Highways More ^
Safe/' Inconel place} vfas warded ,
to Douglas Gray of the eighth grade,
Douglas public school and third to
Inga Hanson of the eighth grade, (
Ketchikan public school. Other
pupils whose essays were favorably
considered were Marian Ganty, of
Skagway. and Margaret Patching,
of Ketchikan. The judges were
John W. Troy, Editor of the "Alas
ka Daily Empire;’’ E. J. White, Ed
itor of "Stroller’s Weekly;’’ and
John H. Dunn. Clerk of the U. S.
District Court for the First Judicial
Division. Twenty-five essays were
submitted by the various schools.
This essay contest was conducted
under the auspices of the ‘‘Highway
&nd Highway Transport Education
Committee.” Washington. D. C..
which will award prizes to the above
mentioned winners as follows:
First prize—Gold Medal and $15.
Second prize—Silver Medal and
Third prizes—-Bronze Medal and |
The winning essay which appears ,
below has been forwarded to Wash- (
ington. D. C., and will be entered ^
in the National Contest.)
‘‘The highways of today are places ,
of accident and death. Many ptd- ^
pie are apt to put the blame on the
driver, but oftentimes it is the fault
of the *pedestrains. In every Seat
tle paper we read of many auto ac
cidents which might have been
avoided. If- each one of us would ^
do so methyl g to make the highways
more safe, there would bp a big im
provement.
“I can make the highways more ‘
safe by stopping myself from runn
ing out into the street when an auto ;
is coming. I should not hang on ,
the back of vehicles, or stand on
weak runners, as this is the cause
of many accidents. I can keep off
the car tracks when playing. I can
wait until the street-car stops be
fore getting on and maybe smaller
children might follow my example.
I can obey the traffic rules; lean
look to the left and then to the right
when crossing a street in the United
States and look in the opposite di
rections in Canada. I can watch
the traffic police with their stop or
go signals, keep to the right of the
road, observe speed rules, stop be
hind a street-car which has stopped,
go slow near school-houses. keep
out of the safety zone, and obey all
other traffic rules as well.
"If I am driving a car. I should
have tire-chains on wet days. If I
were driving a car I should not try
to beat the train across the tracks.
“Speeding is the cause of many
accidents. Last year, as we were
driving to Tacoma, we met a speed
j ing auto which was wrecked in pass
ing us. This accident was caused
by too much speed.
"I can help old people across
streets and I can distribute safety
pamphlets at different homes.
"Skidding is one of the main
causes of accidents. Drivers should
always have tire-chains on wet days.
"All drunken men should be kept
off highways. They may be driving
a car. or trying to, and get wrecked.
"Dogs should be kept off roads,
as they make some drivers nervous,
and sometimes the result is an acci
dent. All these conditions could be
improved if each person would make
this his motto; ‘I will Watch Out
For Myself.’
“Hereafter. I shall not go out in
to the street when autos are coming.
I shall keep away from car tracks.
I shall help old people cross the
streets and try to keep people out of
the way of skidding autos. I shall
obey traffic rules, try to keep drunk
en men off of the streets, and keep
dogs away from the streets. I shall1
not hang on to moving vehicles and
I shall try to keep other boys from
doing the same. If I, and everybody
else will do all we can to improve
these conditions, it is bound to lm
o-ove the highways of today."—
From the Alaska Schgpl St&ftln.
NADER HERMAN
ARRIVES NOME
JUNE 8TH.
The Liebes ♦ Company trading
chooner Herman. Capt. Peterson,
reived in the Nome roadstead on
'hursday at 9 a. in., being the sec
nd boat of the season.
This trader left San Francisco
Lpril 25 and has been cruising
mong the Aleutian Islands. St.
i&wrence Island and others in south
western waters, where she conducts
. large trading business. Capt.
*eterson made this port on a call
f mercy, having aboard the wife of
he St. Lawrence Bureau of Educa
ion teacher, who was taken to the
ilaynard-Columbus hospital.
After landing the patient the Her
nan left for Siberian points for a
urther trading cruise.
Captain Peterson Is renowned
hruout the north for his kindly and
imely assistance. Many times he
ias gone far out of his course to as
ist or rescue some wrecked or lao
Bted person in distress. Big heart*
d. unassuming and always cheerful
Captain Peterson has won his place
n the grateful hearts of Northem
iIRL‘8 STATEMENT WILL
HELP NOME
Many women will profit by the
ollowing statement of one of their
ex: “I was afraid to eat on ac
ount of stomach trouble. Even
ice did not agree. After taking
Ldler-i-ka I can eat anything.” Ad
er-i-ka acts on Both upper and low
t bowel, removing foul matter
rhich poisoned stomach. EXCEL
LENT for gas on the stomach or
our stomach. Guards against ap
tendicitis. It bHnga out poisonous
natter you never thought was in
our system. Lomen Brothers,
iruggists. Advertisement
YOURS TO PLRABE
Patronize the NOME TAILORING
COMPANY. Why? Because they
lo the best work and are the only
rtoneer tailors in Nome.
All kinds of far garments made
ind repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Ladies and Gentlemen’s cleaning
ind pressing and repairing at Nome
railoring Company.
We make alterations. We ap
>reciate your patrongae
Yours to please.
.NOME TAILORING COMPANY.
Opposite Nugget Office.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this opportunity of
hanking the people of Seward Pen
nsula for the Indorsement given mo
it the Primary (flection. . My en
lenror has been at all time* to
represent the best interest* of tha
r«rr*tory, and with your support
will continue to do my duty.
DAN SUTHERLAND,
Delegate From Alaska.
Dated Seattle, Wash., May 10, IMS.
WE ARB AT YOUR SERVICE !
Any items of interest to the com
munity if given or telephonec to the
Nugget will be given publicity and
will be appreciated at all times.
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yet? If it suits you. pass it on or
mall it to some&idr who might be
come Interested in this part of Alaska.
The mineral is here but it taken
men and capital to get it out. In
terest your best friends by subscrib
ing to the paper for them. We will
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
U. 8. Army Lumberman
Rubber Shoes
THREE ORDINARY
o—no amount
Para rubber used.
Just a Made-to-Or
They stay waterproof,
for the straight
grain leather upper
stitching.
ThMe Shoes
•r« 12 inches In height, $3.95 Per Pair and
2B Cents for Postage. Thgy are selling
wholesale at higher prices. Send money
order or check to IRVING DRUCKER,
Director of Sales. Dept. AL, 238 E. 59th
merchandise. Send for eur catalog.