Jl'NEAl' MSIjOO OK IMONKKKS
IlKOIMi.WIZK RKCRXTI.Y
There w.is a reorganization meet
ing recently at Moose hall of .luncau
Igloo, No. Pioneers of Alaska. ar
cording to a recent issue of the Jun
eau Sunday Capital.
An effort was made to bring out all
the old members who have affiliated
since it was organized in 191:’. and
n number of new members won* tak
cn into the fold. Efforts have been
made by various Igloos to lower the
date of admission to membership
but is still remains at December 31
• 1 today there are 1 :• Igloos ■ \l
»• 1 ' -ug to Frank A Aldrich of
gani/er a* large for the order Th
gtaml Igloo is at Cordova at present
N' \i v. a r's meeting will be at Kef
\ drich ■ ■
‘Ma-ti- first vice president H. '!
I.eFevi. second vice presiden*. K.
3: Davis; secretary. Charles F Nag
le': treasurer. Emery Valentine:
hist., ri mi. A. P. Kashevarof .flap
lain. John M. Barnes: trustee, m k
Russell. W. R. Wills. Ggorge II
\\ :itney; sergeant at arms. Munlmk
C Stewart. Several of thes ■ officers
have left the territory.
Among those scheduled to taly
w re Judge Thomas M. Reed of Nome
K loo No. 1; Dr. Alfred Brooks Judge
Ja ties Wickersham and former Sen
ator Henry Roden of Fairbanks Ig
loo No. 4; U. S. District Attorney
Arthur G. Shoup of Ketchikan Tg-oo
No. 16; and Attorney General -I bn
Kustgard of Juneau Igloo No. 6
A'Mrge crowd of members of Cue
local Igloo and other Alaskan Igloos
were present. Former Senator Frank
A. Aldrich. Past Grand President
of the Pioneers, stated that much
interest is being taken in the reor
ganization of Igloo No. 6 and that
all residents of Alaska who came to
the territory prior to December "1
1900, are eligible to membership — |
Exchange.
The Daily T~Vqraph fkdletin and
Weekly Miit*, ,ec mailed.
$2.00 per motn.,- ^_
IIOII SI MMKHS TAKKS FIVK
VKAR I..RASE ON GA8TIKEAV
Claude R Erickson t<»ok charge of
i he C.astlneau hotel in 1913 with one
guest ami recently leased it to Col,
K .1 Sommers with l"i> guests, the
latter to take charge the first of the
month The present staff is to re
main. including (Hen Bartlett. the
manager for the past several years,
according to a recent issue of the
Juneau Sunday Capital.
The property i* owned jointly by
Claude R. Rricson and E. R. Jaeger.
Originally there was a small mission
house on the lots now covered by
the building After building the
lir.-t unit of the present hotel, which
now h - inn rooms, it win leased to
Harry Kane for five \ears. The lat
ter retained it or- y r and a half
and the Mr. Rricson. though no.
hotel man. to<>k charge with a view
of m.ik i it pay Glen Bartlett w <s
the hotel, including modern kitch
\va- spare.i !•> get the best furniture,
until it was considered the finest
i'he flood came alon$ and caused
blow, trom which it took time to
stands will be turned over to Colonel
Summers on a five year lease, wit
the option of renewing it another
five years. Mr. Rricson, accompan
ied by his family, will leave for a
visit outside shortly after Mr. Som
mers ta,kes charge, and will return
later to look nfter his property in
terests in Juneau.
Colonel Sommers was the surveyor
geueral of the Territory under the
former administration. He has been
a resident of Alaska a number of
years and is well known throughout
the territory, having resided in the
Nome section, for many years.—Ex
change.
MULLING FOR OIL TO START
EARLY NEXT SPRING
“Freight will be sledded over the
snow this winter for early drilling
operations next spring in the Cold
Hay oil section, as the result of fa
! vocable reports made by the geolo
gists* who have been in tin field tlys
Hummer." ealU J. W. McCorfl. JHo t»
oi' his way to San Francisco recently
acording to the Alaska Dispatch.
.Mr. McCord said the geologists
feund an anticline formation with
three structures of a closed in form,
such as are found in the oil fields
outside, and have already telegraph
ed a favo-able report.
While to the westward he arrang
ed lor 17 head of horses to be taken
to the government farm on Kodiak
island to be used thi •• wint< r. when
supplies are landed at Cold Hay to
get the freight to the oil fields.
Others arriving from the oil sec
tion were L. C. Dishes, of the Associ
ated Oil Company, and Duncan Mc
Closkey. geologist for the Southern
Pacific, and Messrs.Moffatt and Caps,
government geologists, who were in
tin field this summer.
.lames Wood, of the Associated Oil
Company and K. D. Nolan, of the
General Oi! Company, are still in the
f• l.i and will come out later.
Mr McCord declares that with
dtilhng operations he believes that
the value of the Cold Bay oil fields
v\i! !> demonstrated next summer.
w. < . t. r. srpi*oiiTi\u
.1. 11. MARSHALL FOR
I’HOHIIlITK>X DIRECTOR
Th> \V. C. T. r. and other prohi
bition forces have centered on John
I'.. Marshall of Juneau for prohibi-,
lion director for Alaska, according
to advices from Washington says the
Alaska Dispatch.
The appointment of a prohibition
enforcement officer for Alaska has
been hanging fire for some weeks.
Charles E. Herron, Alaska newspa
per publisher, had assurances of the
appointment some weeks ago. but it
is claimed Herron did not want the
appointment until he had time to
ascertain if a certain deal in which
he was interested would materialize,
ft is not known if Herron withdrew
his application. „
J. C. McBride, republican national
committeeman for Alaska, was urg
ing his brother-in-law. Harry Fisher,
for the appointment. It is claimed
he later urged L. L. Harding of Ju
neau for the appointment. Harding
was formerly city editor of the Alas
ka Dispatch at Juneau, and is at
present clerk in the office of Gever-,
There had been some talk of giv
ing the C. S. marshals in Alaska ad
ditional help for prohibition enforce
ment. and not naming a special offi
PltlSHTIMI* CAl'HKS OF DEATH
(VnKui lluirau's Sunuiwr) of Mortal
ity Statistic*. 1020. ,, ,
Washington. D. <\. Oct. 22. 1921 —
The Department of Commerce an
nounce* that tho Census Bureau's
annual report on mortality statistics,
which will he issued shortly, shows
1.142.578 deaths as having occurred
in 1920 within the death registration
area of continental United States,
representing a death rate of 13.1 per
1.000 population as compared with
12.9 in 1919. which was the lowest
rate recorded in any year since the
registration area was established in
The death registration area (ex
clusive of r e Territory of Hawaii)
In 1920 comprised 3 4 states, the
District or Columbia and 16 registra
tion cities in nonregistration states,
with a total estimated population on
July 1st .d 87.486.713. or 82.2 per
cent of tl estimated population of
the United States. The state of Ne
braska was added to the registration
area in 1920, so that at present the
only states not in the area are Ala:
bama. Arizona, Arkansas. Georgia.
Idaho. Iowa. Nevada. New Mexico.
North Dakota. Oklahoma. South Da
kota. Texas. West Virginia, and Wyo
ming. The figures for the territory
of Hawaii will appear in the report,
hut they re not included in this
summary
The death rate from pneumonia
increased from 123.5 per 100,000 in
1919 to 137.3 In 1920. For chronic
diseases of the heart the rate in
creased from 131.0 to 141.9; for
cancer, from 80.5 to 83. Some of
the other diseases for which the rate
Increased are whooping cough, mea
sles, cerebral hemarrhage. congenital
debility and malformations, puer
peral fever, scarlet fever, and ap
pendicitis. The fatalaties caused by
automobile accidents and injuries
show an increase from 9.4 per 100,
000 in 1919 to 10.4 in 1920.
A marked decrease is shown in the
death rate from tuberculosis, which
was 114 2 in 1920 as compared with
125.6 in 1919; also in the death rate
from influenza. 71.0 in 1920 as
against 98.8 the year before. The
death rate from suicide from 11.4 in
1919 to 10.2 in 1920. There was a
decline also in the rate for typhoid
fever and in that for accidental
drowning.
HUrt jour preparation* now for (he
Annual Raffle Masquerade Ball
larsf Raffle Hall.
Saturday, December lOth, 1021.
Are YOU a Subscriber Mr. Reader ?
NOTH'K TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner'*
Court for the Precinct of Cape
Nome. Territory of Alaska.
IN PROBATE:
In the matter of the Estate of
CHARLES WAGENER. deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that .the undersigned has been ap
pointed administrator of the estate of
CHARLES WAGENER. deceased, by
the above entitled court.
All persons having claims against
said est.ite are hereby notitied to
present the same, duly verified as re
quired by lav, to the undersigned
administrator, at Nome,Alaska, with
in six month-*, from the date .*f this
Dated this :26th day of Nov.. 192 i.
CHRIS XEIRUHR.
Administrator or-the Estate
of Charles Wagoner, deceased
Publish Nov. 26. Dec. 3. 10, 17. 3 92..
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Olaf Erikson and A. E. Carlson,
your heirs, legal representatives
and assigns:
You are each hereby notified that the
undersigned has caused to be ex
pended in labor and improvements
on and for the benefit of the FOR
SELLS association placer mining
claim in the Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District, Alaska, (notice
of location of which is recorded in
Book 118 at page 431 of the records
of said recording district,) the sum
of One Hundred Dollars, each year,
during the years 1911, 1912, 1913,
1914, 1915, 1916, and 1920, in eom
tpliance with the requirements of
section 2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States and supplemental leg
islation, in order to hold said claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to your sev
eral interests in said claim to the un
dersigned coowner with you therein
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you by the publi
cation thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned as provided
by the said statute.
Dated at Nome, Alaska this 26th
day of August, 1921.
PIONEER MINING &
DITCH COMPANY.
By C. L. JOHNSON.
General Manager.
Publish—Sept. 3, 10. 17. 24. Oct
i 1, 8. 15, 22. 29, Nov. 5. 12. 19.
1 26. 1921
OIL BLANKS
Procure your Oil Prospecting
blanks at the Nugget Offlee. New
est nnd up-to-date forms.
NOTIC E OF FORFBimiK
To E. Ongman and Peter Johnson
and your heirs and legal repre
sentatives:
. You and each of you are herebv
notified that the undersigned as co
owner therein, has expended the sum
of one hundred dollars during the
year 1920, in labor and improve
ments on and for the benefit of the
Fionanza association placer mining
claim. In the Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District. Alaska, (notice
of location whereof is recorded in
Book 111 at page 3.19 of the re
cords of the said recording district.il
in the performance of annual labor
required by section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the I'nited States and
Supplemental legislation. In order to
hold said claim .
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to your sev
eral interests in shid claim to the un
dersigned coowner with you therein
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you by the publi
cation thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned as provided
by the said statute.
E. E. 1*0WELL.
Co-owner.
Publish—Sept. 3. 10. 17. 24. Oct
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To.Nels Segelson. P. V. Davis and
Wm. A. Gilmore and your heirs
and legal representatives:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned as co
owner therein. has expended the sum
of one hundred dollars each year,
during the years 1912. 1913. 1914,
1915, 1916 and 1920. in labor and
improvements on and for the bene
fit of the GOLD DUST placer min
ing claim, on the left limit of Dry
Tree*, in the Cape Nome Recording
District. Alaska, (notice of location
whereof is recorded in Book 10, at
page 68, of the records of said re
cording district, in the performance
of the annua! labor required by sec
tion 2326 Revised Statutes of the*
United States and supplemental leg
islation, in order to hold said claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to your sev
eral interests in said claim to the un
dersigned coowner with you thereto
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you by the publi
cation thereof, or- your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned as provided
by the said statute.
E. E. POWELL,
Publish—Sept. 3. 10. 17. 24. Oct
L 8. 15. 22. 29. Nov. !>. 12, 19,
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