LOCAL NEWS
M.VII. MOVKMKNTS
Outside mail in charge of Peter,
Curran arrived in Nome Wednesday ;
afternoon. Mail fo-r the outside 1
closed at the regular time Thursday {
afternoon at 5 o'clock. No first '
class outside mail was included ir (
Joe 1H Rosie arrived Thursday .
evening with the mail from Teller.
Mail for the KougaroV closes,
Mail for Teller will leave March :
M>MK KKVNKIi CU B
HOLD .WM .4I, MKKTING j
Pursuant to published notice the
members of the Nome Kennel Club
met in the offices of the Alaska j
Mines Corporatfon at 7 o’clock p. j
m.. Febmary 7. 1923. for the regu-J
lar annual meeting of the members i
of said club.
The minutes of the last special
meeting of the Kennel Club mem
bers held on January lfi. 1923.
•were read and approved. Where
upon. Mr. Hamlyn. president pro
t«m. declared it to be in order to
elect a board of directors' for th>»
ensuing year.
Messrs. James1 J. Kpenan. O. S.
Weaver. J. J. Hamlyn. (J. R. Jack
s' n and E. Gorman, were nominated
and unanimously elected to act as
directors of the Nome Kennel Club
for the ensuing year.
President Hamlyn discussed th
Vjiro,posed ‘‘Cheechako Race, and
also urged upon thp’club the neces
sity of securing new members, and. I
after motion duly made and carried, j
that a committee of three be ap- |
pointed to constitute a membership
committee, the President appointed
■Messrs. Jackson. Keenan and Gab
rielson to he said committee.
A general discussion then took
place covering nearly every phas
of the dog racing sport. Thor'*
being no fifrther business to come
before the meeting, it was. on mo
tion duly made and carried adjourn
ed to meet at the call of the Presi
ROAI> sri’KRIXTKSDFNT
I.KAVKS ON A TOI'K
OF INSI»K< TION
Supt. CVns. I), .hint s of the Alas
hn Rond Commission left this nvorn
!"ic on a tour of inspection down
ihi* roast. He will visit Unalakleet.
Kaltug aid St. Mirhupl.
'Trail staking alone the route
from Xomr to Kaltae will bo the
fr<at duty accomplished. As there
is no trail hotweon Kaltug and Holy
Cross, res Wonts in that -section of
‘ho country have requested that th?
Road Commission <*stab3ish a trail
for their convwnlonce. Mr. Jones
will thoroughly Investigate the var
ious requests and the feasibility of
the relief ask.-d for and report to
•lie Road Commission accordingly.
As the milage to be covered is con
siderable Mr. Jones will likely be
absent from Nome for about 4X
Roadhouses, shelter cabins and
the gemeral condition of the trails
Hll be investigated by Mr Jones
and his findings incorporated in bis
reiKirt to the Department.
If. H. MARSHA I/S SALK
surcEsspnJiY (omiaded
The United States Marshal held a
public auction sale at the front
Jour of the U. S. Jail Wednesday
The articles offered to the high
est bidder included food stuffs, oil.
»iil burners and a pressure tank
with pump and burner, being per
sonal property seized by the Mar
shal's office after a search of houses
an the Submarine last summer.
Spirited bidding followed the var
iants offerings and were knocked
iowin to T. I/ehmonn. Chas. Lewis
ind other individuals. The pro
’eeds from the sale were highly
satisfactory to government officials
ind will no doubt offset, by a big
mil incidental expenses of the pro
Various liquors and other articles
a ere seized at the same time but
heir nature p eoluded offering
hem for sale and accordingly, on
he same daj.-. th-^v wpre destroyed
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EAGLES' CELEBRATION
KVJOVUh HY lll(i CROW I1
I Tuesdav evening the small Eagk
| Hall war Riled with a pleasure lov
ing crowd that taxed the capacity
of the hall. Twenty card tables
v. ere . filled by players and a great
number were required to sPt out un
til the floor was cleared for danc
ing, in all about 150 people were
Henry Cumin, as President of 1h**
! Eaglea, rendered a shorn speech of
| welcome and the card names then
begun. In his speech President
| (iunvm ajinoumced that the Ragles
i will give a. series of tro|Vhy ‘can!
games. In which both men and worn
1 en will participate. The first game
cf the series U> begin on Feb. 26lh
and followed by two others on Mar
13th and 27th respectively. Eagles,
their invited friends and all ladies
are requested to be present.
The card game winners were as
follows: Ladies—Mrs. H. Grant,
Mrs. A. C. Thomenn and Miss Lucy
VanderSterre. Mem—Ivan Scheike}
Charles Larsen ajid Harry Chester.
Cards were enjoyed until 10:30
and then followed a few short dan
ces after which the crowd was in
vited to a sumptous lunch served
In the Club room on the first floor.
Two sittings were necessary to ac
commodate the crowd, but the re
ft eshment committee under J. To
pohski was equal to the occasion.
After lunch the crowd returned to
the dance hall and dancing was in
dulged in until about 1:30 a. m.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Curtis
Welch, Ira Rank. A. S. Anderson
and R. B. Julian. Thruout the
evening the enthusiastic partici
pants enjoyed themselves to a sur
feit and all left with pleasant
,memories of the good time afforded
The Committee respotvdble for
the success of the entertainment
consisted of John Britzius. William
Anderson. A. Hermansen and Jake
Topolski.
sary of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles and was observed thruout
fail to read wliat lx*lvniaiin
CLEARANCE
«= A T T7
A 25 CASH DISCOUNT
On Ladies Mats, Coats, Dresses,
Blouses, Separate Skirts and
Evening Gowns
Take advantage of this Clearance
Sale as it means less than
Wholesale Prices.
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ON MEN’S WEAR
SALE STARTS MONDAY FEB. 5
CHEAP JOHN
(The house of Quality, St vie and Service)
M. WEiocik «G
MOON EH FART liKGION TO GIVE
ST. VALENTINE PARTY
On Wednesday Feb. 14th. STt
Valentine's Day, the Ladies of Moose
Heart Legion will give a combina
tion card party and dance. The
afternoon will be devoted to card
playing and will be for ladies only.
A lunch will be served and each
lady charged the nominal sutn of
fifty cents.
In the evening the ladies will give
a danee to which the public is in
j vited, admission being $1.00 for
The ladies have a reputation as
.ntertafoiers to maintain and will
exert every effort to Impress upon
their guests the full force of Mooso
beart hospitality.
CATHOLIC liAIMKS TO
GIVE CAIII> PARTY
The Cattholic ladies will give It
ra.rd pavty in St. Joseph’s HaJl Wed
nesday evening at 8:30 o'clock, to
which the public is invited. A gen
eral admission of 50 cents will be
charged. The ladies have the rep
utation of being royal entertainer*
and a pleasant evening’s amuse
ment is promised.
Whist will be played after which
a dainty lunch will be served. Tha
ladies have provided a beautiful
selection of prizes to be awarded
to the successful players. Special
attention is called to the hour of
beginning, playing will start prom
ptly at 8:30 and concluded in time
for all to enjoy the lunch and re
turn home at a reasonable hour.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11th
CHICKEN DINNC.R
ICE CREAM AND CAKE
AT—DAHLKE’S
TRAVELERS HAVE
TOUCH MUSHING
B. FI. Adams is in receipt of a
telegram from John A. Wilson sent
from Nulato on Feb. 7th in which
Mr. Wilson states that mushing has
been decidedly tough for himself
and Senator Brown.
They arrived at Nulato on Fob. 7
a distance of 330 miles from Nome
and made the trip without accident,
but experienced hard going a,11 the
way. The night of their arrival it
snowed and rained heavily. Along
the route the trail was obliterated
by tihe soft, deep snow and snow
shoeing was necessary to proceed.
The men believe that the route
beyond will prove easier traveling
amd Mr. Wilson states that they
will get out in time if they have to
swim. Gum boots and flickers
were required thruout the trip.
WILSON AND BROWN
ARRIVE AT RUBY
The Nugget is in receipt of the j
following telegram:
Ruby, Alaska. Feb. 9.
NUGGET. Nome.
. Arrived here today, weather mild
but colder, trails fair. EJxpeet to be
In Nenana Feb. 16'th. Met. Peter
Berg east of Koyukuk, returning to
Nome on Feb. Tth.
WILSON and BROWN. .
FUNERAL NOTICE.
The funeral of Frank O’Connor
will take place Monday at IO A. M.
from St. Joseph’s Church.
NOME BRASS BAND ON
WAY TO ORGANIZATION
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock a
* representative gathering of musi
cians held a meeting in the City hall
for the purpose of organising a
Nome Braas Band. Ten different
instruments were represented and
plans were discussed for orgaulza
No definite action was taken at
this time as the meeting was merely
to ascertain the possibilities of or
ganizing a band; to gather together
the necessary instruments and pos
sible players.
Next Wednesday evening another
meeting will be held in the same
place at which time officers will be
elected, an instructor selected and
organization completed.
Those present expressed great
enthusiasm and pledged themselves
to enter into and carry out the ten
tative plans for a representative
Catholic Ladies Card Party.
The Catholic Ladies will hold a
Card Party in the St. Joseph’s Hall
on Feb. 12th at 8 p. m. Admission
00 cte. The PUBLIC Is invited.
Pioneer Social and Ifcuice
Cards, Dance and Refreshments,
Feb. 10th, 8:80 p. m. Pioneers,
Social members are requested
to attend. Non members, admis
sion $1.00, ladles free.
COMMITTEE
V UTOiRY HON’D HOLDERS v
—CASH YOUR HON l>S
Nome has many persons possess
ed of Victory Libe<rty Loan Notes,
or Honda, and they will profit by
scrutinizing this article carefully.
In view of the. fact that Interest
cease* on December 15th, 1922 on
the 4% percent Victory Liberty
Loaui Notes (bearing the distin
guishing letters, A. R, C. D. E, or F
prefixed to their serial numbers.)
the Treasury Department has issu
ed a call for redemption.
After December 15th, 1922 the
bonds no longer bear Interest and
bearers of these bomds should los"
no time in presenting them for re
demption.
Owners can also exchange thes^
Victory Notes for the new issue of
4 Vfc percent Treasury Notes, serle i
(’-19 25, dated December 15. 1923
amd maturing June 15. 1925; or
they can convert the redemption
proceeds of thefr Victory Notes into
the 1923 series of five-year Treas
ury Savings Certificates, issued in
denominations of $25. $100 and
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INST AM.S OFFICERS
On Wednesday eventing Feb. 7th
the Mirim ig hi Sun Lodge of Rebek
ahs held their amnuaJ installation of
officers in the Odd Fellows Hall.
Following is the personnel of the
newly installed officers:
Ellen J. Weaver.N. G.
Marion Waldheim.V. O.
Ada Arthurs.Secretary
Ida Lehmann.Treasurer
Alice Jourdan.Chaplain
Jennie Polsen.Conductor
Mary Polet.
Charlotte Swan berg.
Fred Mebes.
Thomas Kohannek..
AlUn Polsen.
CThfis. Mason.
. Inside Guard
Outside Guard
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