NEWSJOTES
Come on Boys! Now is the timo
to “remove the thorns and create har
mony''—by voting for JONES. Advt.
The whereabouts of the good ship
Hear still remains an unsolved mys
tery and the question of when she will
arrive with the big batch of Spring
mail is still on the knees of the gods—
as Dooley said.
Although considerable broken ice
is visible in the offing, the absence of
large floes during the past three days
indicates that the heavy ice pack has
departed on its annual pilgrimmage to
the Arctic and will probably be seen
no more along this section of the Ber
ing coast. The remaining ice is ap
parently from the eastward and is
drifting steadily in the direction of
the Arctic.
Don't be misled by the political
jobbites that organized labor is not
supporting Jo.NKS for delegate- read
the telegrams printed elsewhere in this
issue, especially tin* telegram from
\iiehorage. Kmif sod. Advt.
Advices reaching Postmaster Walsh
announce that the mail dispatch leav
ing Nome on March 24 departed from
Cordova enroute to Seattle on May 11.
The report suggests that the dispatch
made remarkably slow progress to the
coast, as its departure from Cordova
was forty seven days after the date of
dispatch from Nome. It is known,
however, that the consignment reach
ed Tananu in excellent time. From
that point on the mails are usually as
regular as clockwork, hence it appears
that the mail probably arrived on the
coast in good season but was prevent
ed from continuing to Seattle until
some time after arrival by the scar
city of boats on the Southeastern Ala
ska run this winter.
If the office of delegate was ap
pointive Jones would never ho seated
in congress. Advt.
Owing to the present breakdown in
cable communication and the result
ant delay in the arrival of telegrams,
the Nugget is unable to issue at the
usual hour at present without a con
siderable curtailment in the volume of
outside news matter. The wires ar
rive late in the afternoon and render
it practically impossible to issue at the
usual time. As this situation will
probably continue until the cable is
again in order, we request the indul
gence of our readers for such delays ns
may appear.
A telegram from the Council of
Defense Victory Loan committe at j
Marshall reaching Chairman CJalcn I
l'rye*of the local drive committee yes
terday, reports that the little settle
ment of Andreafsky on the Yukon1
contributed the sum of three hundred!
dollars to the Victory Loan. Owing j
to the isolation of Andreafsky the sub- i
scription did not arrive at Marshall
until long after'the close of the drive.
The subscription was tendered by
three residents of the Yukon settle
ment.
A vote for Jones will be a vote
against federal officials Interfering in
local as well as territorial politics.
Adv.
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It is u well known fact that WOMKN
helped to make the world safe for
democracy—they will help to make
Alaska safe for democracy by voting
for .1. L. Jones at the special election
.Inno 3rd. Advt.
A letter reaching John Atkoma, a
local native hoy during the winter re
veals the presence of si ill another
Eskimo of the Nome section in the
National Army forces during the war
period. The letter in question was
written by a native lad known as Har
old. and reveals through his quaint id
iom that the writer was deeply desir
ous that more of his Eskimo brethren
should attest their patriotic feeling for
the I'nited States by joining the army,
and. as he expresses "bo known as
civilized people with America.” The
letter was written at C.atun, in the
Panama Canal Zone, September 28th.,
1018 and voices the views of the writer
in Hu' following quaint manner:
"I am at Army and I like it. I
have been in army three months now.
I don’t know wether I bo in battle
field. I was lonesome ever since you
left States in first of June. You must
do your bit John, llemcmbcr we was
nice treating (ie. had nice treatment
from.) from l.'ncle Sam. lT. S. A.
when we at (in) States. I don’t
know when I’ll he in Alaska again.
Was no way to help my country but
to light quick as possible. I hope
voti are enjoying (the company of)
your people again. T have not forget
you John l>ut remember you and will
(continue) too if 1 don’t fall (in) army.
I am please to stay ns long as war last.
Then I wanted to see my (people)
could he known civilized people with
A merica.
Pait it is pretty hot for Eskimo
down here. Army is all right up
thoro( farther North) and to train and
go over at winter time. I don’t b©.
lieve you could make (stand) it down
Panama. Warm, hotter than you
never did feel or smell. They are
treating me good in Army and 1 hope
all (Eskimo) will start for States to
join. From your host Friend
Harold, Eskimo.
Co. A, 33rd. Infantry.
Arrivals from Sunset say that noted
charac ter, (Jus Holtz, has turned farm
er and is highly enthusiastic over the
Sunset section as a future granary for
the people of Alaska. (Jus is said t6
believe that a new era of prosperity
is dawning for Alaska through the de
velopment of the latent agricultural
resources and lias resolved to start the
ball rolling In this section by raising
grain. JIc has commenced to plant
outs and avers that wheat can be eas
ily grown in tho salubrious clime and
soil of Sunset and other localities. Mr.
Holtz also anticipates the arrival of the
musk ox from the wilds of tho Arctic
j and views tho oat growing possibilit
ies of the district as essential to the
proper development of the proposed
musk ox propagation. When the
musk oxen arrive Gus plans to be in
a position to provide them with an ad
equate supply of oats.
Nome has already gone over the top
for Jones—the Machine gang leaders
have said so by conceding this divi
sion to Jones yesterday. Advt.
The Lindohcrg faming tug Orion is
in readiness for inv.ih’ng and may
take to the water ‘oda \. The Ala
ska is also expected to take her
Spring hath within the next day or
two. The launch Defiance has been
overhauled and painted and is in read
iness for launching but will not be
placed in the water until later. The
schooner Belinda is another vessel
ready for launching. The Belinda
was recently purchased by Seattle
parties for a contemplated trip to the
Siberian coast and the date of launch
ing has not been fixed.
The schooner Jewel Guard was the
first vessel of the mosquito fleet to he
launched this year and is already on
its way to St. Lawrence Island in
search of trade. The schooner, spick
and span after its Spring overhauling
and resplondant in a new coat of paint,
slid down the ways from a point on
the beach near the fire plant yester
day. Joe Felkel, the fur trader, is in
charge of the expedition to St. Law
rence anti expects to pick up consider
-ahle valuable trade unless the whaler
Herman has heat him to the island.
f>wing to possible danger that the in
fluenza might he carried to the native
population, the crew of the schooner
were subjected to an examination by
Health Officer Dr. Neuman before de
parture for the island. The crews of
all the other trading vessels will also
ho required to undergo medical in
spection to prevent contagion being
carried to the natives in the districts
untouched by the influenza last win-1
ter. The precaution is considered
necessary in view of the fact that it j
is not known just how long the influ
enza germs remain in the system after!
infection and may he transmitted to
persons who have not contracted the*
disease.
Fred Harrison j
ATTORNEY AT LAW. j
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Phane Main 113.
Rooms 9-10.Wild Gooss Building
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