LOCAL NEWS
F1KK DKSTIIOYS MILO’S r.\FK
Milo's Cafe was completely des
troyed by fire last Saturday evening
a* about 9:30.
The first alarm of the fire reaching
th* Fire Mall was when an unknown
man ran up in front of the Fire Sta
and shouted “fire.”
The Department immediately re
sponded not knowing just where the
tire was located until the apparatus
was on the street, the man who re
ported the fire having disappeared
before the Depatrment were on the
street, but someone in the vicinity
of the Hall informed the Department
where the fire was located .and the
apparatus was immediately drawn
up in front of the blaze.
Great work was done by the Nome
Fire Fighters and that includes
many citizens outside of the fire de
partment. There being an inade
quate •number of firemen in the De
partment to cope with a blaze the
size of this one. many citizens re
sponded and did meritorious work.
The United States Coast Guard
crew under the capable command of
Capt. Thomas A. Ross, are to be es
pecially commended for their fear
less response to the alarm, and the
capable manner in which they sought
tc assist in extinguishing the flames.
Captain Ross has a crew of men un
der his command that are a credit to
the service they represent. Some of
the men in the station having spent
more than one winter in Nome are
familiar with conditions that exist in
f.roo tr, t’.te '1 *hat
the service which they represent not
only trains men to he good sailors,
but develops men who are capable of
responding to any emergency. The
men in the Coast Guard station are:
Captain Thomas A. Ross. Command
ing Officer. Boatswains Mate First
Class Charles Radke. Surfman No.
1. J. Pellerin. Surfman No. 3 J. C.
Rreunerman, Surfman No. 4 Charles
Prosser, Surfman No. 5 G. F. Stev
ens. Surfman No. 6 Frank Hanna
in extinguishing the fire were: Cliff
Allvn, Charles (Lucky) Peterson,
George Bond. T. (Bud) Lehmann,
Karl* Modini. W. E. partholemew,
V. Jowtyison. Ivan Schelke, cftas.
Netftouse. M. J. Walsh,. A. Pang man
Xorvin Lewis, and many others
whose names we wore unable to get.
A'I these men are to ho commended
very highly for the ready manner in
which they faced the situation, re
gardless to the danger to themselves
ns well as the inevitable result of
ruined clothing, and most everyone
was in dress clothes as there was an
entertainment under way at the Pio
neer Hall at the time of the alarm
and many came direct from the en
tertainment and started fighting the
fire. We realize that there were pos
sibly others not mentioned who did
as good work as those mentioned,
and it is not intentional on our part
that their names are not mentioned,
rf all taking part.
The members of the Fire Depart
ment deserve gtvat credit for their
part in the good work. Chief Felix
Howald handled the situation like a
veteran, and showed himself fearless
and capable in an emergency, as did
the other members of the Depart
ment. The responsibility of keep
ing the equipment in first class con
dition and seeing that all equipmenl
is at the scene of the fires rests sole
ly upon the members of the Depart
moot, and this item alone is no smal
ore. and the manner in which al
equipment responded goes to shov
that the Department has not beei
delinquent in keeping the equipmen
in first class shape.
The exact origin of the fire has no
been definitely decided and possibl;
never will be. Mrs. T. Lehmann
who resides on the East side of Mi
lo’s Caf? stated that just previous t<
the alarm she heard something tha
sounded like an explosion from th
direction of the restaurant, and Mrj
.Tack Seidenvorg. who resides on th
west side of the restaurant, state
also that she heard something tha
resembled an explosion at about th
same time that Mrs. Lhmann is sail
to have heard the same.
The estimated damages are no
known. The entire building i
which the restaurant was located i
a total loss and all, fixtures inside a
well. Jack Seidenverg, who cor
ducts a clothing store next door. Sul
fered considerable loss from wate:
but the fire Itself did i*> damage t
the cloth eg store exaept to bum th
paper from the roof. Seldenver
states that he expects to reopea fo
business very shortly and wi
•probably pr^ede the reopaaing wit
a Are sale.
John Lepri. the proprietor of th
cafe which was destroyed, state
that about fifteen minutes prerloti
to the alarm he left the cafe and
went to Lescher’s Barber Shop and
when he returned the entire inside of
the cafe was in flames. This points
to the possibility of spontaneous
combustion being the cause of the
tire, possibly the stove having been
banked with coal, and the kitchen
having grease spilled In places be
came ignited immediately and
spread to the front of the establish
ment. are some of the opinions as to
the origin of the fire.
nioi.<x;i<\\\ sntVKY man
KKTITWS TO NOMK
Lawrence II. Palmer, who is in
!charge of the local Biological Sur
j vev Station, and who has been on an
• 'tied trip to the Burklaml river
! district. returned to None- during
jthe week, having completed the trip
Mr. Palmer states that while on the
| trip, which was made with dogs and
j. < ding the reindeer on a grain ra
tion. and the results obtained were
vi ry satisfactory. The* Biological
i Agent stated tliat the reindeer is
- milar to a horse in respect to feed
ling. that is. when a horse is worked
j steadily a grain ration is necessary
•besides the feed of hay. The same
j applies to the reindeer in the matter
i of feeding grain when worked, in
stead of a steady ration or reindeer
Mr. Palmer states that the rein
!deer has to be broken to eat grain
(before good results can he obtained,
land as this trip has proven the grain
j fed animal is far superior to those
jfed .solely on a diet of moss.
PIONFKKS «IVK rAM» PAKTY
The Pioneers of Alaska. Igloo No.
' I. gave another card party last Wed
1 nesday evening after the regular
j meeting of the Igloo, which was on
of the parties of the series which nas
been going o-n all winter.
! The winners were as follows:
Ladi**»s. Mrs. C. Welch. Mrs. Ada
Arthurs and Mrs. Fred M. Ayer.
I Ueiilli men, Krwi M. Ayer. T. L.
jK re turner and .lack Peterson.
(MltD OF API'RWIATIO V
Wo. the undersigned, wish u. ex
jpress our heartrelt thanks to our
•mainy friends for the services ren
dered in assisting u«= to remove onr
istock of dry go$ds 4oni the store
liist Saturday night during th« fire
j, Milo’s Cafe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Seidenvirg.
HOWK MOVKS CABIN FROM
\OM>: TO Sl’BMAKINF
, Using twenty horses, William j
j Rowe, the man who can move any-!
I thing that is not anchored down,
land sometimes moves even the an
chored things, moved a two-room J
|cabin from Nome during the week to .
the recently acquired Halpin prop-!
!erty. about five miles up the Sub
'itKMIDKH i« YEARS IN ARCTIC . .
TRADER HAS FORTUNE IX FIT!
| ( ;i|>t. C. Klengliei-g, Accompanied by
i Native Hoiis, Conies Out of Far
North, Making 4,©00-Mil«* Journey
i With a fortune iu white fox skins,
obtained from native traders in the
remote districts of the Arctic. Capt
aHi C. Klengberg. trader in the far
North for the last thirty-five years,
accompanied by his two native sons,
Andrew, 19 and Jorgen 16. arrived
in Seattle recently after a journey
by gas-boat, steamship and railroad
of nearly 4.000 miles.
Captain Klengberg went from Vic
toria Land by gas boat, far to the
eastward in the Arctic, to Herschel
Island, then to the mouth of the
Firth River, where he began a mush
by dogteam to Fairbanks via Fort
Yukon. From Fairbanks Captain
. Klengberg and his two sons went by
* train over the Alaska Railroad to
* Seward, where they boarded the S. S.
: Victoria for Seattle.
* It has been sixteen years since
. Captain Klengberg has been out of
* the Arctic and at Fairbanks his two
i sons, born in the far north, saw their
: first automobile, airplane and rail
! road train. Jorgen was born in Vic
l toria Land and Andrew at Point Bar
row, the northermost tip of Alaska,
t First to greet Captain Klengberg
> when he arrived at Pier 2, in Seattle
? was M. J. Friedman of San Francisco
s an old friend who had not see® the
-1 Arctic trader for sixteen years. Mr.
- ' Friedman is a representative of H.
, Llebes A Co., ftir dealers of San
> Franeisco.
0 Captain Klengberg operates two
f. gasboats in the Arctic and makee his
r1 headquarter!! in Victoria Land, tt
1 i?. estimated that the white foe skins
i he brought with him on the Victoria
are valued at from $€0,000 to $100,
dnbscrlbe MOW for the S€u*gt»l
! LOCAL NEWS
ROHX WINS nOKDKN MARATHON
E(1 Itohn won the Gordon Mara
thon race which wasrun last Wed
nesday morning starting at 8 a. m.
There were five entrants in all and
the time of the racers was as fol
Thomas Kohanok leaving Nome
at 8:00 A. M.. sharp, driving a
mixed team belonging to O. S. Weav
er and A1 Carey, returned at 10-11
37. making the distance in 2 hours
11 minutes and 37 seconds, finishing
Ed Kohn left the scratch at S:10.
driving six of his own team and re
turned at 10-15-48-115, making the
distance in 2 hours 5 minutes and
4S-1 5 seconds, finishing first.
Leonard Seppal i was rhe third to
get away, leaving the scratch at
S:20. driving his own team and re
turned at 10-27-Hi-15, making the
distance in two hours seven, minutes
forty six and four fifths seconds, fin
i-hing second.
#Charlie Calkins was the fourth to
leave the scratch, starting at S:30.
driving H. Neily's team. He return
ed at 11-26-14. making the distance
it, two hours fifty six minutes and
forty six seconds, finishing fourth.
Charlie (Lucky) Peterson failed
to live up to his nont de plume and
experienced hard luck by losing a
dog, and was nnabie to get the dog
to follow him across the finishing
scratch, therefore his time, which
would have given him third place,
bad he not been disqualified for los
ing the dog. \v#s declared unofficial.
Peterson was driving Fred Ayer’s
team and made the distance in two
hours eleven minutes and fifteen sec
Seppala had some hard luck also,
having one of his dogs get loose
front the team, he had to secure the
dog o-n tin sled and was forced to
practically hold the dog all the way
back from Hastings Creek.
The Judges of the race were J. J.
Hainlyn. II. CL Gabrielson aud Geo.
S. Maynard.
The Timekeepers of the race were
K. T. Forsling and Norvin Lewis.
Starter. Mitchell Weisberg.
The day was an Ideal one for th<
race, the temperature being just
about right with a mild northeaster
ly wind fanning the cheeks of the
drivers and teams.
THE JOHN HORIIKX
MARATHON (TP RACK
John Bordon. the noted Chicago
sportsman and donor of the “John
Bordon Cup." while on a hunting
trip to the Arctic Ocean during the
summer of 1916 aboard his palatial
yacht "Great Bear." was wrecked on
Pinnacle Island, a small rock prom
intory which stands sentinel in Ber
ing Sea midway between Unimak
Pass and Nome, at which port he ar
rived some few days after his mis
fortune.
He spent considerable time in
Nome that summer and during his
stay evinced a lively interest in O’Ur
gieat sport, and a few days before
leaving he generously offered to do
nate a massive silver loving cup.
with as many smaller cups as would
be necessary to hold a race annually
under the auspices of the Nome Ken
nel Club, under the following condi
tions. which were readily accepted:
The race to be known as the "John
Bordon Marathon;" the distance to
be the regular marathon race course
of twenty six miles, three hundred
and eighty-five yards, and to be run.
if possible, under conditions most
ideal for making fast time. No par
ticular date was set—trail and wea
ther conditions to be the guide. Each
jvear the winner of the speed classic
to be presented with one of the
j smaller trophies and the huge silver
I cup to become the property of the
I team owner whose team wins the an
nual contest, three times.
The first race was run February
’22. 1917 and was won by Senator
j Fred M. Ayer's team piloted by hhn
■self, as was likewise the Bord >n
Marathon of February 9. 1918.
! Leonard Seppala carried off first
. honors in the race of May 1. 1919,
and in this event set the remarkable
record, which still stands, of 1 hour
150 minutes and 25 seconds, a speed
of 14 *4 miles per hour. On April
127. 1920 Senator Ayer came hack
and for the third time carried off
‘ first honors and thus became the
j owner of the large “John Bordon
j This would have ended this great
speed class)* and the annual Mara
than would have become a memory
but for the generosity aid ftaa sport
ing spirit displayed by the noted
Chicagoan. When he was atfHsed
of the final winning at his trophy he
Immediately wired congratulation*
;o the hardy winner and offefe! tc
I
replace the cup. and his letter re
newing his generous offer stated:
"I should like very much to give
your Club another cup similar tc
the one I presented you in 1910
and which was won for the third
time by the same person, thus be
coming his property.” ••••••
"I have watched your races with
a great deal of interest and should
like to have you feel that the race
tor my cup will be. at least during
my life time, a permanent feature
The first race for the new "John
Kordon Cup” was won on April 20.
1922 by W. (\ McGuire, and on April
10. 1023 Leonard Seppala carried ofT
first honors in the second race for
the new trophy.
STREET LIGHTS DISCONTINUED
The Street Committee of thf* City
Council annor.nce that owing to the
street lighting contract coming to
an end the lights were discontinued
mail closks Saturday
Outgoing mail will close at five
m. Saturday, according to an
otinrement by the postmaster.
SMMjO—'Remove the CAUSE
Lotion with the Smilo Cream on sale
til Lonien’s. recommended by the
I Venial Hygienest. Anubcl Fromm.
SHWARU WAV CELEBRATION
INTERRUPTED BY HUE
The Seward Ray celebration which
was being staged at the Pioneer Ig
loo last Saturday evening was inter
rupted by the fire at. Milo’s Cafe.
time of the alarm and was soon
emptied as most of the audience re
paired to the scene of the fire.
After the fire was extinguished a
large portion of the audience re
turned t<» the Igloo and a dance was
parted which last*d until the early
THAT JAZZ MUSIC
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Dance to be given at the A. B.
Hall next Saturday night, will have
r»al jazz music, furnished by Mrs.
Woofter. Mrs. Bunting and Harry
Oabrielson. Doors open at 0:00
kirk damages flue
AT BIOLOGICAL SURVEYj
. The Nome Fire Depart men t re-j
sponded to an alarm turned in from
the Biological Survey Station on j
Steadman Avenue last Thursday be* j
tween eleven.and twelve o'clock, a.
m. The fire originated from the
stove pipe, according to observations
made of the damages. The only
damage done was a slight damage
to the roof which was necessary in
order to put the fire out.
The Nome Fire Department as
sisted by the members of the United
States Coast Guard Station, and
other citizens, extinguished the fire
immediately.
ANCHORAGE BUSINESS MEN
PRINT SIjOGANS ON THEIR
STATIONERY TO ADVERTISE
Anchorage business men recently
decided that one of the best ways to
advertise Alaska in general, and the
Alaska railroad and Anchorage in
particular, was to adopt slogans.
At length they came to the conclus
ions that the slogans. “On the Alas
ka Railroad.” and the "‘McKinley
Park Route” would be the most eff
ective and many of the business men
j agreed to use these slogans on tehir
j stationery.
! HIGHEST AND LOWEST
! POINTS IN THE WORLD
1 The maximum difference of eleva
1 tion of land in the United States is
! 14.777 feet, according to the Geolo
gical Survey, of the Department of
the Interior. Mount Whitney, the
highest point, is 14,501 feet above
sea level, and a point In Death Val
ley is 276 feet below sea level. These
two points, which are both in Cali
fornia. are less than 00 miles apart.
This difference is small, however, as
compared with the figures for Asia.
Mount Everest rises 29.002 feet
above sea level, whereas the shores
of the Dead Sea are 1,290 feet below
sea level, a total difference in land
heights of 30,292 feet. Mount Ever
est haa never been climbed.
The greatest ocean depth yet
found is 32.088 feet, at a point about
40 miles north of the Island of Min
danao, in the Philippine Is'ards The
ocean bottom at this point is there
fore more than 11H miles below the
summit of Mount Everest.
The difference in the land, heights,
in Europe is about 15.888 feet.
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REPUBLICAN
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for Governor
Primary Election
April 29th, 1924
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