LOCAL NEWS
It A l>IO MAX TO
RKTI'KX TO XOMR
Ivan Ackley, wife anrl baby daugh
ter. will return to Nome on the Vic
toral. Mr. Ackley was formerly an
operator in the Nome Sipnal Corps
and obtained his discharge, leaving
for the outside. Mrs. Ackley is a
well known Nome lady, having lived
here many years with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown Sr.
Ivan has reinlisted and will again
become a member c^f the local Signal
DECORATION RAY TO HK
OBSERVED IN N'OMK
Wednesday May 30th. MAY DAY.
or DECORATION DAY. will be ob
served in Nome. The American Le
gion will have charge of the publie
services, to be held on Barrack
Square.
The Lesion will issue a program
and the entire services will be un
der the auspices of the Nome Post.
The propram will consist of songs
by the school children and the pub
lic. patriotic selections by the Nome
Brass Band and an address by a
legion member.
CLEAN’ rr YOUR
PLACE OF BUSINESS
Having in the past few weeks ex
horted our citizens to get busy and
clean up their homes‘and business
houses so to be Toady for the new
get has taken a dose of its own |
medicine and is now emerging from
the hands of the decorator and th<»
C. .1. Peterson, the paper hanger j
and paintpr. has transformed the j
appearance nr our office to such an j
extent that we hardly know oursel- '
ves. With the valuable assistance
of Joe Earl, old presses and cases
have been moved and shifted and
other unsightly objects removed or
We feel that thru the good work
manship of the two above mentioned
artisans our place of business has
boon made a pleasanter frlac** to
work and affords a more pleasing
appearance to our patrons.
NOMKITES SEE SMOKE
There is a persistent rumor afloat
thru the streets that the Donaldson.
Allan & Hilfrich's boat, has reached
Nome and is cruisingg about some
where on the outer edge of the ice
In Bering Sea.
Mr. Hilfrich states that he has -no
knowledge of the boat having left
Cordova, her port of sailing. To
set at rest this and other rumors
a telegram has been sent to Cordova
asking for information regarding
the boat and an answer is hourly
expected.
It was the intention of Mr. Allan
to leave Cordova for Nome with a
cargo of fresh supplies for the local
market. If he has succeeded in
doing this, and arrives before the
Tegular big boats, the people of
Nome will be able to satisfy their
longing for fresh eggs, fruit and
vegetables, the shipment of which
i> consigned to A. Polet.
We are unable to find anyone
who can positively say that the
boat is in the vicinity of Nome, but
of course, at this time of the year,
one can hear many a-nd diversified
rumors regarding boats and other
DREDGE MOVING OUTFIT
RETURNS FROM CASADEPAGA
W. J. Rowe returned to Nome
Thursday evening with his moving
outfit, consisting of 28 horses and
eq uipment.
Due to the fact that Solomon river
broke up three weeks earlier than
was expected, all operations wer-3
forced to discontinue before the
dredge was hauled to its new loca
tion. The break up made it im
possible for necessary horse feed
being freighted from Solomon to
the Casadepaga, a distance of 35
Mr. Rowe stated that while the
dredge was not entirely moved the
job will be completed either this
summer or early next winter.
Thruout the winter unusual weather
conditions hampered operations
severely. Repeated snow storms
necessitated the performing of the
same dead work over and over.
The job presented no mechanical
difficulties worth mentioning, it was
the adverse weather conditions that
prevented completion of the work.
>nnwor • motor.
SAY AMIMWKN’S PLANK IS
AXTigi'ATKI) Wli 1NSAPE
Harry Phillips. Ih«» movie man. is
in receipt of a telegram asking for
information and also making the
statement that a Berlin dispatch re
ports a dangerous situation. The |
telegram from Berlin states that the
Junker Aeroplane Factory report-^,
that Amundsen's plane is antiquated i
and was sold him on the misrepre- j
sentation that it was a new Ameri- \
can plane. It is further stated tha*
the Hermans are attempting to or
ganize an expedition front Spitzber- \
gen to relieve Amundsen if he fails
to arrive there within a reasonable
If Amundsen failed to give his
plane a severe tryout before attempt 1
Ing nis flight across the polar wastes
grave fear is entertained that his j
flight will result disastrously. I
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The Nome Public School will
close June 8th.
James Keenan and Win. Cameron |
returned from an Ispection tour of I
the Alaska Mines ditch system.
Dist. Atty. Harrison. Hud Leh
mann. Tom Kohanek and Al. Wink
ler, have braved the elements with
their gas buggys and are now busy
skidding thru the streets.
The North Pole Bakery oven has
been repaired and is now perform
ing duty, at the old stand.
Storm doors and windows have
been removed from'7 the Federal
Marshal M. W. Griffith is greatly
improved in health and is now able
to be up and about.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
TWIX DUKINiK LAUNOHING
AT UTTliK CIIKKH
Superintendent P. K. Morse of thf
Yuba Mfg. Co. plans to launch both
o: the steel dredges on Little Creek
during the first week of June.
Weather conditions will govern
the date of this launching. Supt
Morse announces that as soon as the
date is decided upon he will notify
the public thru the Nugget or Hulle
As this-launching is unique a gala
day will be made of the event. The
occasion will vie with regular ship
yard launchings, there will be the
launchi-ng. sponsors, a christening
and other attendant features.
Never before in the history of Al
aska have two dredges of this or any
other size been constructed during
the winter season and the Yuba Mfg.
Compa-ny is proud of its achieve
The public of Nome is invited to
attend this launching.
The place is Little Creek.
The time is in the near future.
CITY WIU. XOT PAY EXPENSE
OF CITY ( I/KAMT
It has been the custom, for sev
eral years, for the City of Nome to
gratuitously haul away the winter’s
accumulation of garbage thruout the
city limits. This privilege has been
abused by numerous citizens, in fact
the abuse has become notorious.
Quite a number of residents de
liberately ignore scavanger service
during the winter months and wait
until spring clean tip and then have
the city haul away their accumula
ti»n of garbage. Yards and streets
are cluttered with articles that
should be kept in barrels or cans
and periodically removed.
Not only is this method reprehen
sible from the standpoint of general
appearance, but is an imposition up
on tax payers. The tax payers of
the community should not be forced
payers, spent for a service that pro
perly should be assessed against the
AM. FOR BIDS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
thnt tin* (tOTcrm'r of AIumIui will, in
conformity with the provisions of
(1»pter 47, of the I-aws of .Alaska
for IOSI, enter into contracts with
owners or charterers of v<**sels of
American register as follows:
(1) For operation of vessels as :\
rotmnon carrier of freight and pas
sengers from Nome to Kotzebue and
return, touching each way at Teller,
Wales, Ileering and Kcewallk, and
making regular stated round trips
of not less than once each two (2)
weeks during the season when navi
gation is open in such waters.
(2) For the operation of vessel
as a common carrier of freight and
passengers ftswn Nome to St. Michael
and return, touching same way at
Solomon, Bluff, Chinik, and Unalak
leet and make regular stated round
trips not lees than once each week
during die season when navigation
is open in the aforementioned wat
ers. Each vessel must have a cargo
rapacity of not less than fifty (50)
tons under deck and passenger cap
acity of not less than twenty (20)
persons, loaded draft not to exceed
six (0) feet and maximum speed of
not loss than seven (7) knots an
hour.. . The contract will be for two
seasons, the seasons of 1023 and
1024. A sum not to exceed live
thousand ($5,000) dollars will be
paid for each season for the vessel
on the Nome-Kotzebue route and a
sum not to exce<*d three thousand
five hundred ($3,500) dollars will
1m? paid for each season for the ves
sel of the Nome St. Michael route.
Bids or offers to operate such ves
sels will be received by mail or wire
at die Governor’s office at Juneau,
Alaska, up to 12 o'clock Meridian
June 1, 1023, at which hour all bids
received will be opened. Each bid
must state die size, speed and accom
modation of the vessels over the re
quirements alMive set out, together
with the subsidy demand.
The passenger accomodations must
be approved by the United States
Steamboat Inspection Service. The
Governor intends to let the contract
to the lowest and best bidder, but lie
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
As soon as a bid is accepted a writ
ten contract will be entered into,
embodying die conditions and pro
visions of the bid accepted.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a surety bond to the Territory of
Alaska in the sum of one thousand
dollars, conditioned upon the failure
of performance by the bidder of the
terms of his bid.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, May
10th, 1028.
SOOTT C. BONE,
This spring the city policy will be
reversed. There is an ordinance re
quiring that residents -within the
city limits refrain from dumping re
fuse into the streets and alleys. The
ordnance also requires that yards
and outbuildings be kept in a sani
tary condition.
As soon as the ice and snow dis
appears from the ground it is the
duty' of every one in the City limits
to get busy and gather their winter's
accumulation of garbage and RE
MOVE IT THEMSELVES. OR PAY
THE SCAVANOER TO PERFORM
TH ESBRVICE.
The City will not perform the
service gratuitously. Mayor Maynard
asserted, and if necessary the city
will see that the refuse is removed
and will make the occupants of the
buildings or the property owners
pay the bill.
HE A COOD ALASKA X A YD
HAVE THE PTARMIGAN
Crown ups and small boys with
rifles are pursuing a policy that is
reprehensible and dangerous. Dur
ing the warm spell of last week
numerous persons and parties have
gone out on the tundra and into the
foothills and killed ptarmigan.
Everyone knows that the Ptarmi
gan killing season is closed, the
mating season is at hand and the
birds are as tame as barnyard fowl.
To hunt them at this time of the
year means the ultimate destruction
of hundreds.
Federal Came Warden DuFresne
learned that certain high school
boys had been hunting with their
I small rifles and were killing the
prohibited game birds. Instead of
I having the boys brought before the
, U S. Commissioner, as was his right
he paid a visit to the school and
made a talk before the pupils. He
clearly showed them what destruc
tion of animals or birds during the
mating season meant in the final
analysis and enlisted their best ef
forts to not only themselves refrain
from further violation, but to act
as scouts in preventing or reporting
further violations.
FANCY OHOTOIATES
BY THE BOX
AT THE NEVADA
HEM’.V lU lUiH, Proprietor
lUtoM SIGNALS
LOCATION
.Standard Oil Company
. . .Cold Storage plant. East
.Alaska Lighterage Co.
. . Opposite Recorders Office
. . .Cor. Steadman, 2nd aves.
.Cor. B st. and 1st ave.
. Catholic Church
. Polet’s Residence
. Fire Station
. .Opposite Webb's Market
Cor. 3rd ave. and Lane Way
•> Balls.Fire Out
Bells.Shut Down
J Bells.Turn on Water
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WANTED
THItKK DOUNCTERS
UTILITY men
TO WALK IX FRONT OF STORK
AXI) STOP EVERY WOMAN PASS
ING BY AND TELL THEM ABOUT
THE LADIES AND CHILDREN'S
GOODS AND THE RIB TOP STOCK
IXGS. AND ONE THAT CAN PULL
THE GENTS FROM THE OUTSIDE
IN. WE BELIEVE THERE IS ONE
BORN EVERY MINUTE AND TEH
MOST OF THEM LIVE.
QUALIFICATIONS:
GET THE LIVE ONES.
PRINCIPLE, CHARACTER. NOR
SELF RESPECT NOT NECESSARY
APPLY AT ONCE
Adibi'ss all communications to
Postoflire Box No. 444
Nome, Alaska.
WE m MOWING
Reductions on Everything
In our Store
To the Ladies of Nome
and Surrounding Country
TAKE NOTICE
THAT OUR NEW STOKE NOW IN PRO
GRESS OF ALTERATION FOR LAltlES AND
CHILDREN'S READY TO WEAK AND YARD
GOODS. WDX BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT JUNE FIRST.
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THK FIRST
BOATS WE WILL RECEIVE ENOUGH MER
CHANDISE TO SUPPLY YOUR MANY WANTS—
WITH A LARGE VARIETY OF THE BEST MER
CHANDISE THE MARKETS PRODUCE FOR
YOU TO MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS FROM. IT
WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO HUNT
ALL OVER TOWN OR SEND OUTSIDE.
FOR THE MEN
LET NO MAN SAY THAT HE IS BEING
NKGIjBCTKD—WE ARE SKI* A RATING THE
LADIES DEPARTMENT, IN OlUliai TO HAVE
MORE ROOM FOR OUR MEN PATRONS. OUR
PRESENT LOCATION WILL UNDERGO CER
TAIN AI/THRATIONH. WITH A GREATER
ASSORTMENT OF NEW AND UP-TO-DATE
MERCHANDISE THAN THIS STORE HAS EVER
CARRIED BEFORE.
WE W’ILL MAKE IT THE SHOPPING
CENTER FOR NOME AND FOR THE PEOPLE
VISITING OUR CITY.
A Visit to Our New Store will
Save You Both Time and Money
CHEAP JOHN’S STORE
(The house of Quality, Style and Service)
M. WEISBERG, MANAGER
—WHOUMM AND RETAIL— MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION.