ALASKA
NEWSY
ITEMS
While returning from Ophir re
cently, Billy Jones, a freighter, had
an encounter with a brown bear
which came nearly proving serious.
He saw the bear on the hillside
near the road, and as was customar>
threw a few locks to scare it away.
The bear charged him and Jones
jumped :n his wagon and whipped
up his train. The bear chased him
& mile, never being more than 100
yards behind the wagon at any
A French chef employed by Jack
Olson at hi? Saupe ditch camp re
cently returned to camp for dinner
and found his cook perched high in
a tr«e yelling for help. Olson grab
bed a 22 high power and killed the
bear, and had to climb the tree to
get the cook down. The man said
he had been in the tree since early
in the morning.
Frank Doroe, publ'sher of The
Y.'hi'o Horse Star, has c’o-ed down
h's p'ant owing to little pa ronage
and taken a position Wth The Cor
dova TimeThis is the fourth pap
er to clo'o this year, times being
v.ry hard for the «?w3?apcrs.
h ad of *he Alaskan ra'lroad. n*»w
cn-ra^cd in build’rg the !nr~o sta
tion at Saint Paul, writes to friends
in A’aska that he is more than sat
i?f:ed with his position and desires
n change in affairs as h‘s salary is
pleasant.
Miss Rachel Blum and Geor
Dawson, members of the first fa
Hies of Dawson, were united !n m:
Tlage at that place recently.
It is unlawful for any person to
trespass on any fox Island In the
Territory without consent of the
owner. No landing can be made
at any other place than In sight of
tho owner’s residence or dwelling
under penalty of being arrested for
trespassing. This does not provide
that lind'ngs cannot be made in
stress of storm.
'<L
Georgia, t’be five year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Peters of
Ketchikan, was burned to death re
cently when her frock caught fire
from matches she was playing with.
Wm. Belagno, a neighbor, hearing
the child’s screams, rushed in and
beat out the flames, but too late to
John W. Smith, an Alaka old tim
er, died recently at the hospital in
Ketchikan. Smith was born in 1863
In Cheshire, England, and came to
the Territory in 1891. He was a
fisherman by trade.
W. E. Ross, who was drowned re
cently at Waterfall, was buried at
Craig, Alaska. Ross, who was 60
year's of age, had for tho past seven
(years been in charge of the Alaska
Fisheries store at Waterfall. He
fell from the dock at might and his
bodly was found on the beach the
next day. Among other effects
Ross left an otter coat worth $1000,
which he had recently made up.
T. N. Banks, Skagway agent for
the Frye-Bruhn Co., committed sui
cide recently by shooting himself
■with a shotgun, while in his rooms
above the market. Banks left a
note asking that his people not
mourn for him, as his health was
such that he was better off dead.
He left a mother, a child and a
brother in Tacoma, his wife dying
about a year ago. Banks was well
liked In Skagway.
The Petersburg city council has
started a test suit in the recent
bonding of that town to build a light
plant. Acting upon the advice of
attorneys for the town and for the
bonding company, a friendly suit
was started to determine the rights
of the city to float bonds for this
purpose.
The first shipment of material for
Cordova’s new Federal building, ar
rived there on the Nor bwestern,
some time a?o and the work la well
under way.
j. P. Anderson, who has made his
residence in Ketchikan tor some
rant has a collection ot 3.000
specimens of A’aska p’ants. flower?
ore of the lores?* In ox
He ha? 3 000 S eparate
specimens of Alaskan flowers.
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT ON
PHILIPPINES AND PORTO RICO
Wash ngton. Nov. 23-- Major fien
era-l Frank McIntyre. Chief of the
War Department Bureau of Insular
Affairs in hjs annual report, states
that although the political activities
in the Philippines anti Porto Rico
have been of marked importance in
the .! fiscal year, he believed that
•here were little justification for
reported renditions of unrest exist
ing in those territories.
He said that Porte Rico and the
Philippines had received greater
benefits from the Fnited States in
tin* last year than at any tim- in the
past, and those were more generally
appreciated. At the end or the fis
cal year ending June 30th.. the
economic conditions in the Philip
pines were declared to be progress- '
ing toward normal.
General prosperity for this period
shows a total shipment of domes- j
i :c products to be $67.1011.679!
whereof $5o.470,X70 came to the]
Tailed States. Imports of $41,776.- J
js whereof $24,106,133 was from j
the I'nited States. The sugar in - |
dustry was shown to be particular-1
!> favorablt . the total sugar exports
$26,500,000. ihif* excellent show
ing Is due to the modern mill erect
ed in recent yours and also results
from the free admission «»f sug
ar to the United States. The Reha
bilitation Currency System of the
I’hilipnines which was completed
'luring this period covered the entire
tredit for the omprovement#given to
advantageous market in the United
States for Philippine Government
Bonds and products. It Is recom
mended that Congress increase the
salaries of all Insular Officers ap
pointed by the President.
HARD TIMES BENEFIT
DAITC E
For Hot Springs Orphans
Large Eagle Hall
Saturday, December 1st
Doors open promptly at 8:30. flusic starts 9 P. M.
Many interesting events will take
place, dancing will be in progress thru
out the evening. Refreshments of the
best'will be served. Do not forget the
Door Prize among other prizes to be
awarded.
The “ALASKA CHICKEN” will be there
Your dollar will be appreciated dy the
Kiddies at Hot Springs Orphanage.
Come in everyday clothes.
Admission $1.00
Also Gives you a chance to win $20 gold piece
(AJ>VERTISIN(» FOR THK BENEFIT OF HOT SPRINGS ORPHANS IS DONATED 11V THE NOME NUGGET.)
DECEMBER 1923
IFIRE ALARM SIGNALS
BOX liOCATlOX
12 .Standard Oil Company
13 .Cold plant. Bast
J 4-.Alaska Lighterage Co.
15.Opposite Recorders Office
! 21.Cor. Steadman. 2nd area.
j 21.Cor. B st. and 1st ave.
i . Catholic Church
j 31..Polot's Residence
132. Fire stat|on
' 41.Opposite Webb’s Market
j 12. Methodist- Mission
j 3 ..Fire Out
(J nel|s.Shut Down
7 Bells.Turn on Water!
FOR SALE.
New and uptodate legal form* for
°r«iof of Annual Assessment Wort
il-o Oil Location blanks, Deed blank;
| For fiener.nl use, Special and General
j power of Attorney forms. Placer »nr
| =it Nuqqet Office. Price 15 cents eacr.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. j
i To Cabell Whitehead. E. E. Alles. I
f’. G. Cowden, Chss. Thompson. |
A. Schneider, S. K. Rocks, and j
John Hums, your and each «.f
Vou ar* hereby notified that the
j undersigned has expended during
* ich of the years of 1907. 1910. |
! 1111. 1912. 1 91 4. 1915. 1910. 1920.!
j 1921 and 1922. the sum of One!
I Hundred Dollars, in Labor and Im
| provements upon that certain pla
j he!net BENCH NO. 5. BELOW
i OOODLUCK. situated on the left
| limit «.f Anv 1 Creek, opposite placer
i-n the Cape Nome Minins District
and Precinct, Territory of Alaska;
the location certificate or notice of
j which said claim is of record in the
office of the recorder of said .mining
district and precinct, in Vol. 2, at
Pago 22 4. of the records of loca
i tions of said mining district and
precinct.
That said labor and improvements
were performed and made upon
said mining claim during each of
said years for the purpose of hold
ing the same under the provisions
.•f the laws of the United States and
of the Territory of Alaska, concern -
annUa* >®bor upon mining
And if within ninety days after
•he service of this notice unon you
by the publication hereof for t*he
p«ir:od of ninety days, you or either
l of you fail. refuse or neglect to
j contribute your proportion of such
| expenditure as a co-owner with the
undersigned, your interest in said
I mining ctaJtn wiPl become the pro
; perty of the subscriber, your co
owner. who has made tne required
expenditure necessary to hold said
claim under said laws.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
Pioneer Mining and Ditch
Company. Co-Owner.
By E. J. GORMAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. 10. 17. 24. Dec. 1. 8.
|15. 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5. 12,
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To JOHN A. DEXTER, and to his
executors. adminisf itors, heirs,
and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hun
dred dollars ($100.00) In work,
labor’, and improvements upon "No.
4 SPECIMEN GULCH," or the
"KESTER” Placer Mining Claim.
, the location certificate of which is
[recorded in Vol. 3. Page 48, of the
| Records of the Cape Nome Record
ing Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
the recording precinct in which said
I claim is situated, for each of the
years 1910, 1911, 1912. 1913. 1914.
1915, 1917, 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922
-23. in order to hold said claim un
der the provisions of Section 2324.
Revised Statutes of the United
States of America; this being the
amount required to hold said claim
for each of the years above enum
erated. And if within ninety (90)
days from the service of this -notice
upon you. you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such ex
penditure as co-owner, your inter
est dn said claim will become the
property V>f the subscriber under
said Section 2324.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, Mi is 3rd
day of November. 1923.
Pioneer Mining and Ditch
Company. Co-Owner.
By E. J. GORMAN, Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. 10. 17. 24. Dec. 1. 8.
15, 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5, 12.
19, 26, 1924.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Guy B. Brubaker and Blanche
McGrath, you and each of your
heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns:
You. and each of you, are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
' co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred ($100.00)
dollars during the year ending July
1. 1923. for labor and improvements
on and for the benefit of the JAUN
TTA BENCH PLACER MINING
CLAIM, situated on the Left Limit
of Dry Creek, opposite No. 13 Be
low Discovery, in the Cape Nome
Mining and Recording iDstrlet,
Territory of Alaska, notice of loca
tion whereof to recorded In Book
91. att page 425, in the records of
•Bid recording district.
That said ’work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2324. of the Re
viand Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, for
the purpo.se of holding said claim.
' And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure according to your sever
al Interests in said claim, to. Uie un
dersigned co-owner with you there
in, withd-n ninety days after the ser
vice of this notice on you by publi
cation thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned, its provided
by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
P. S. PoweJl and Geo. W. Dutton,
Trustees for Nome Dredging Trust,
By E. J. GOPAfAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. 10, 17. 24. Dee. 1. 8,
15, 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5, 12.
NOTICE OF FORFEIT!THE.
To Nels Swlson. P: V. Davis. VVm.
A. Gilmore, you and each of your
heirs, executors, administrators
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred (? 100.00- dol
lars during the year ending July 1,
1923. for labor and improvements
on and for the benefit of GOLD
DUST BENCH Placer Mining Claim,
situated on the Left Limit of Dry
Creek, in the Cape Nome Mining
and Recording District. Territory of
Alaska, notice of location whereof
is recorded in Book 10. at Page 8G,
of the records of said Recording
District.
That said work was performed as
provided'by Sec. 2324. of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, for
the purpose of holding 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
undersigned, co-owner with you
therein, within ninety days after the
service of this notice on you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited
and vest in the undersigned, as pro
v'ded by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November, 1922.
F. S. Powell and Geo. W. Dutton.
Trustees for Nome Dredging Trust,
Ry E. J. GORMAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. lo. 17. 2 1. Dec. 1. 8,
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
r<i Mary E. Searl, C. G. Cowden and
Wm. A. Gilmore, you and each of
your heirs, executors, administra
tors and assigns:
You and each of 'you are hereby
notified that nhe undersigned, as
:o-owner therein, has expended the
*um of One Hundred ($100.00- dol
ars during the year ending July 1,
1923, for labor and improvements
>nand for the benefit of LUCKY
rWO BENCH Placer Mining Claim,
situated on the Left Limit of Dry
Creek, second tenr, in the Capt
Nome Mining and recording district,
rerritory of Alaska, notice of loca
tion whereof Is recorded in Book 86.
at page 34. of the records of said
Recording District.
That said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 23 24. of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, fpr
the purpose of holding 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
undersigned, oo-owner with you
therein, within ninety days after the
■^ervioe of this notice on you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest In
said claim will become forfeited
ird vest- Hi the undersigned, as pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November. 1923.
F. S. Powell and Geo. W. Dutton.
Trustees for Nome Dredging Trust.
Co-Owner.
By E. J. GORMAN. Agent.
Publish Nov. 3. 10. 17. 24. Dec. 1. 8.
15. 22. 29. 1923. and Jan. 5. 12.
19. 26. 1924.
NOTICK OF FORFEITURE.
To Peter Johnson, E. Ongman, V.
A. GralTam, Mary Newcomer and
Dan Kelly, your and each of your
heirs, administrators, successors
and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred ($100.00- dol
lars during the year ending July 1.
1923, for labor and improvements
upon and for the benefit of the
BONANZA ASSOCIATION Placer
Mining Claim, situated immediately
North of the shore of Bering Sea.
and in the East end of the city or
town of Nome, in the Cape Nome
Recording District and Precdnct.
Territory of Alaska. The original
location of which claim is recorded
in Vol. 111. at Page 339. of the
records of locations in the office of
the recorder of said precinct.
That said labor and improvements
were made and performed in the
development of said claim and in
the performance of the annual labor
required by Section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the United States and
legislation supplemental thereto, in
order to hold said claim.
And you and each of you are
hereby required to contribute to the
undersigned co-owners your propor
tion of such expenditure according
to your respective interests in said
mining flaim, within ninety day*
after the service of this netloe upon
you by publication thereof, or your
j interest in said mining oiaim will
j become forfeited to and vest In the
undersigned co-owners who hav^
made such expenditure.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November, 192$.
P. S. Powutfl and Geo. W. Dutton,
Trustee* for Nome Dredging Trait.
• By B. J/ GORMAN. Agent.
Pubhsh Nor. 3. 1ft, 17. 24. Dhe. 1. 8,
IS. 22. 29. 1923. &. 12.
19. 2$. 1924.