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O IT II P O Ii
The attitude of the Nome Nugget in the present primary campaign
will be that of entire indifference concerning the result of the election.
There is not a singly reason why we should assist the candidacy of any
of the several aspirants and we intend to hold ourselves aloof from the
contest.
Our columns are open on an enual footing to the three Republican
candidates for delegate and all other candidates. We hold no brief for
any of them . It is a matter of no concern to us which candidate secures
the nomination. We are conducting an independent paper with no
political affiliation. We reserve the right at all times to voice our
sentiments through our editorial column upon the merit of any candidate
or policy. Our editorial column cannot be bought or controlled by any
political faction. It is reserved exclusively for our own use. and we
shall not hesitate to express our opinion therein without fear or favor.
“GIVE MK A CHANCE TO THINK ! "
All right. r
That chance ia now. . ^
Daring the time that you are doing the thinking, go over in your
mind the many thin'gs your homo town paper has done—is doing—is
willing to do—will continue to do—FOR YOUR HOME TOWN.
Think about it. seriously.
Think .whether or not you have stood loyally by at all times when
the community’s champion has needed financial and moral support.
Think whether or not you have' always done your duty by the
town’s best friend.
Think how much .better your home town paper could do if e,ach
citizen were as loyal to it as. it-is to them.
Think of some one lar away who would enjoy the weekly visit from
the old h'ortie tovfrn paper, then hand in a subscription for that faraway
“Subscribe for Your Home Town Paper.”
TERRITORIAL SUPREME COURT.
With legislation pending for the more, efficient administration of
Alaskan affairs by the coordination of the various bureaus dealing with
the development of the territory there is one other reform needed in the
territory.
The process of appeals from the territorial courts at the present
time is so expensive that ordinary litigants cannot afford to carry an
appeal to the Court of Appeals at San Francisco. The thiag Alaska needs
is a territorial supreme court located in the territory to which appeals will
lie in all territorial matters.
The formation of such a court was considered at the last meeting
of the Alaska Bar Association of the Third division at. Valdez. The mem
bers of the bar were unanimously in favor of the creation of such a court—
and a committee was appointed to work out some plan whereby it could be
accomplished.
It ought not to be a difficult matter to impress the necessity of such
a court upon the department of justice at Washington and secure its
cooperation for the passage of a bill through congress creating a Supreme
Court for the Territory of Alaska—Seward Gateway.
A I’AN Dl DATE WHO DOESN’T HATE HIMSELF.
In a recent issue of the Fairbanks News-Miner the following com
ment is printed on one of the candidates for Delegate to Congress:
Thomas B. Drayton, of Seward, believes in publicity. And the right
kind is undoubtedly helpful, even to the man who is running for Delegate
to Congress. His second installment is now in the mails going to every
section of the Territory, but we don't like to even seem as tho we were try
ing to dispel his fond dream that he is the chosen Moses to lead the people
of Alaska from the wilderness of depression. He has a lot of fine
principles in his lengthy platform and he seemingly believes that he is
the one man annointed in the Territory to right all our wrongs.
We are in receipt of an extended mimeograph letter from Tom
Drayton of Seward, whose “bug" this year is that there is a crying demand
-for him to represent Alaska in Congress, altho he is doing all the crying
about it. Tom writes us that we will receive many such letters from
him this season, which, of course, we are in no way to blame for. After
reading his effusion in question, we were able to deduct from it simply that
Tom doesn’t hate himself, or see himself as others see him.
P. 3:—The Nome Nugget stands for School buildings and facilities
sufficient to guarantee youth its heritage, an education; and the nation,
batter citisenship.
Ol’KNINU ri* ALASKA.
Legislation has been approved by Senate and House, subject only
to minor Senate amendments in which the companion chamber jh expected
to concur promptly .which will open for entry a considerable amount of
choice Alaska farm land.
The legislation provides for agricultural entry on coal lands in the
territory. The new law merely applies to the. Northland the same regula
tions obtaining in the United States, under which surface patents may
be issued to locators on properties that have been identified as underlaid
with mineral deposits.
There thus will be opend to settlers large area.- which hitherto had
been closed to them because of suspicion that they poKeeRsed mineral
content. To that extent, the new measure will expedite settlement of
Northern homesteads.
The legislation—and any other that open* up Alaskan agricultural
lands to practical farmers—must be welcomed by all real friends of the
Territory.—Seattle Times.
WHAT AILS ALASKA ?
President Harding Is to visit Alaska, it is announced, an honor to
the Territory without precedent. Praises be it even the announcement
serves to awaken interest In the region and stimulate concern in Congress
over the proposed legislation for administrative reforms.
Alaska, admitted to be the most jealousy cherished and assertedly
the most sadly neglected possession of the people of the United States, is
by way of coming into its own. according to Scott C. Hone, the newly ap-'
pointed governor, who after six months' experience in office, has returned to,
Washington on official business He is bringing to President Harding and
to the committees on territories of the House and Senate, as well as to
Secretary Fall of the Interior Department, a fund of information and
suggestion, the result of observation, which should be valuable. Alaska
has lost 10,000 population in a decade, but the future is brighter. This
year will witness the opening of the railroad from the coast to the interior, j
What ails Alaska? Governor Bone asserts that the most urgent
need i« a "co-ordinated and simplified system of administration” to replace
the bureaucratic government. The Governor asks for centralization of
authority and responsibility. He maintains that the bureaucratic govern
ment. long fastened upon the Territory, has spelled delay, decay and lost
population.
Fortunately, the Territory has friends in high places at Washing
ton. from President Harding. Secretary Fall. Senator New. chairman of
the Senate Committee on Territories; Representative Curry, chairman of
the House committee, and clown the line of executive, legislative and ad
Governor Bone is on the spot, the will in Congress to do is extant.
The friends of Alaska throughout the country can reasonably expect prompt
action from Congress.—Washington Star.
KEEPING OUT OF POLITICS.
Again the American Legion has proved that it meant what it said
when, in framing its constitution, declared that the organization should stay
clear of national and partisan politics. This time the honor Ihust go
more or less individually to Colonel Hanford MacNider, the National Com
mander, who has refused to. be considered as a candidate to succeed Sena
tor KeDyon as Senator from Iowa.
He bases his refusal on the ground that to accept such a candidacy
would constitues a desertion of the men with whom he fought in France.
In that the question of the candidacy was practically the same as appoint
ment, it was a tempting offer to the head of the Legion.
Much has been learned from the experience of the G. A. It. by
the American Legion . Just so long as it keeps from the stigma of partisan
politics will it be an effective organization for former service men
Should it become entangled—and just such matters as the acceptance of
a Senatorship by its leader would lead toward lhat—its power will be
lessened greatly.
Of course it is written into the Legion’s constitution that no mem
ber .-nay hold public office and office in the organization at the same time,
but should high positions become recognized as stepping-stones to public
office, then partisan politics would undermine the foundations of the
service men’s organization. -Buffalo Express.
THK IMONRKR
The pioneer seldom receives the reward that he earns. He dis
covers, usually at great sacrifice to himself, the richest of undeveloped
countries and, when the hidden wealth is proclaimed to the world, others
come in and profit by his explorations. As a rule, he passes away before
his prophecies are entirely fulfilled and is remembered by monuments or
distinctions, often in the form of cities and counties named after him.
While the visible rewards bestowed upon the pioneer are usually very
inadequate, he has what money cannot buy—the satisfaction that comes
with The consciousness of service rendered. This is really the richest
reward that anyone can earn.
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WRIT OF KIJKTION
WHERE AH, the Honorable John
Sundbark who wm (Ib1/ tfcttcd Ter
rttorkl Hmalor for tbe Neeond IHrl
sfoi of Urn Territory of Alaaka at (the
General Iflrrtkm MM od the 2nd
day of NurtoMt, 1920, haw resigned
hfn offer aw socb wutor aod thereby
the «aid oSce baa become vaeant, it
to ordered that at the gown) elee
dto to be held on Tncwday, the 7th
of Novtabet, IffB, one terri
torial hcaalor be elected In and tor
the h*M Second XMrlMon of the T«
rftory Of AJpftlufe fit 111 the racabci
0 created for tfto tnrtflml tertw of
two year*. a»d Ant at the Primary
Ktncttan to be b*M on Taecday, the
2Stt> tffcy of April, IMS, ranrfWatee
by the «wal political parties in the
nM Second KMvfftlon be nominated
for the KaJd off«.
hated at. the Grrersdr'i OIBre in
Janean, Alaska, fhl* 14tl» day of
January, Ifttt.
HCOTT i BONE,
Governor. j
NOTH* OP ELECTION
T™ I lie Kin torn of tlie Town of Nome
Second Division. Territory of Alaska
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that pursuant to Chapter 39. Session
Laws of Alaska. 1919. Approved
May 3. 1919. entitled. "An Act to
Provide for the Holding of Primary
Elections in the Territory of Alaska,
to Fix the Time and Manner oc
Holding Same, to Prescribe the
Oualifi cat ions of Candidates to he
Nominated at Such Elections, to
Designate the Manner of Filing and
Authenticating their Candidacy
etc .” and in conformity therewith
a Primary Election will be held on I
Tuesday. April 25th. 1922. between)
the hours of 8 o’clock A. M. and 7
o’clock P. M. of said day. for the
purpose of nominating candidates of
the various political parties of Alas
ka for the following offices, to-wit:
One Delegate from Alaska to Con*
One Territorial Senator for th<
full term of four years;
One Territorial Senator for the
unexpired term of two years;
Four Representatives to Legisla
Two Divisional Road Commission
having heretofore, by ordinance
duly designated the polling place in
said Town, the electors are hereby
That all duly qualified voters re
siding within the Town of Nome will
vote at City Hall building, located
on Front Street in and upon Lot 11
of Block 20. which is owned by the
City of Nome, the same being the
duly designated polling place in and'
for the Town of Nome.
THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF NOME
By E GRIMM.
City Clerk.
| Dated this 15th day of March. 1922.
£ L. E. WK1TH *
S NOTARY PUBLIC »
W AT NUGGET OFFICE *
! MINERAL APPLICATION
NO. 05:14
U. S. LAND OFFICE,
NOME. ALASKA.
March 27th. 1322.
NOTICE IS IIEKEBT GIVB.V,
that. Alexander Z. Watson, whose
post office address is 39 W. Adams
Street, Chicago, III., bar, through
James AJ. Streeteu. bis authorized
agent, whose address is Nome, Al
aska, made application before the
United States Land Office at. Nome.
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for the May Association placer min
ing claim, situate on aud along the
L. L. of Anvil Creek ami worth of
Shake RfV©r ft* the Cap* Nome Min
ing and Recording District, Terri
tory of Ala "k». and designated by
the United Stales Surveyor General
of Alaska a.s Mineral Suivey No.
1285: the exterior boundaries of
which claim, according to the plat
and ficnl roles of *aid survey, liow
on file ?n said land office (with a
variation of from 17 dee. 13 mie.
E. to 19 deg. 42 min. E.) being
a.-: follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. whence
U. S. L. M. No. 13 bears N. 59
deg. 47 min. E.. 7.1 ft., thence
N. 30 deg. 30 rain. W., 1997.1 ft.
to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 89 deg.
44 min. E.. 424.9 ft. to Cor. No.
3; thence N. 17 deg. 4 4 min. E..
517.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S.
81 deg. 11 rain. E.. 906.4 ft. to
Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No.
3. Sur. No. 741. No. 15 Below on
Little Creek; thence S. 21 deg. 19
rain. E. 653.7 ft. to Cor. No. 6;
thence S. S6 deg. 24 min. E.. 747.
ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence S. 81 dog.
2 min. E.. 138S.9 ft. to Cor. No.
8; thence N. 69 deg. 4 min. E..
1299 8 ft. to Cor. No. 9; thence
N. 67 deg. 4 min. E.. 870 ft. to
Cor. No. 10; thence S. 54 deg. 41
min. W., 1647.7 ft. to Cor. NO.
11; thence S. 2 deg. 37 min. E.
347.5 ft. to Cor. No. 12; thence
S. 26 deg. 32 min. W.. 614 ft. to
Cor. No. 13; thence S. 67 deg. 12
min. W.. 843.8 ft. to Cor. No. 14;
thence N. 86 deg. 10 min. W.
2459.6 ft. to Cor. No. 1, place of
beginning, containing an area of
152.678 acres.
The adjoining claims are; on the
N.. Nos. 12. 13 and 14 Below on
Little. Creek. Survey No. 742, and
No. 15 Below on Little Creek. Sur
vey No. 7 41. and Snyder Group No.
2 Tundra, Survey Nb. 740; on the
the Dover Association. Survey
No. 1284; on the east and west
claims unknown and unsurveyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 13 is a fir post
in earth mound, situate on the divide
between Little Creek and Snake
River, about 1-'£ miles northwest of
the Town of Nome. Latitude 64
deg. 32 min. N. Longitude 165
JOHN 3UNDBACK,
Publish April 1, S. 15. 22. 29. May
••WAN’THIV—Petition by exper
iouced bookkeeper and stenogra
pher. Addrett* Hafcel Oxemler.
Box 17J*, Havre, Montana, V. S. A.”
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TOftBTH K K X O W
Spit on your hands, get a good hold on the Seward Peninsula
bonds of affiliation, and pull 'em up closer. A chain may be
only as strong as its weakest link. BUT WITHOUT A CHAIN
THEHK IS NO STICK NOTH AT ALL.. .Even a ptarmigan fend
a timber wolf knoty there is power in E Pluribns Unum.
For a long time the different localities of this District have
been backsliding into little hermit villages; there has been a
frightful lack of co-ordination. We have pulled at Congres
sional influence from every point on the compass, with the re
sult. that we haven't gotten anywhere. We have been like
some dog teams we all know of: ■Geeing" and ••Hawing’*
when the command was Straight Ahead.
The NUGGET wants a weekly news letter from every settle
ment in the District. It wants to print your activities, social
and otherwise, and it wants the feelings and expressions of
your community on the big Issues confronting us all. It
wants your support by subscription. A larger paper means a
better paper. Buy it: read it, and send us your suggestions
as to how to better it. We would like to be a perfect mirror
of the Peninsula’s thoughts and desires. This will require
teamwork.
Just laying back there in >our cabin, grumbling and growl
ing to yourself wont help any. Clear, constructive criticism,
though, when given the light of day may accomplish wonders.
Get together. Appoint someone in your community as cor
respondent and let the World know you haven't hibernated for
the winter. We might suggest that your local school teach
ers be interested in writing up your activities. and we will
make substantial remuneration for their litemry labors.
Let’s show them we are interested in ouraelves.