NEWSJTES
Owing to the fact that Decoration
Day falls on the. succeeding day. Fri
day. I ho School Board has decided to
close the Nome Public School term on
Thursday, May 29th, this year. The
••lose of the school period will be mark
ed by the usual exercises, for which
preparations . re now going forward.
is published elsewhere in the present
issue of the Nugget.
Pete Carlson, miner and storekeep
er. and owner of the old 500 Grocery
. n the Sandspit. is actively engaged in
si miner mining in the vicinity of his ]
establishment near th • farther end of j
tin* spit, tin* beach sands, which were j
formerly heavily impregnated with
beach dust, being the abject of bis at
tentions. Carlson recently purchased
u Inch has not been subject to repeated
mining in earlier years and is .reported
i hieving f. ir returns from hi.; invest
ments through the dust extracted.
A committee of tli- Alaska’s Pion
observation of Decoration Day with the
intention of conducting a general dec
oration of the graves of all Alaska
Pioneers. About forty former mem
bers of the organization are sleeping
their last sleep in the local cemeteries
and the committee expects to do lion
ora tire gram offerings and appropri
ate ceremonies. The committee is
headed by Robert .lames and is said
to be working in co-operation a shnil
organizntion.
.■f Alaska has completed preparations
for holding the announced double en
tertainment to the ladies "f the city
ami the gemral public on Saturday.
The entertainment offered to the ladies
will he he’d at the Pioneer Igloo dur
less of whether they are members of
program will include cards and a del- :
ii ions lunch. An admission price of t
mg at 9:30 p. m. on the same day, the <
organizati >n will hold a public dance i
to which tin* general public is invited. 1
Ladies rfill be admitted free and gen
sum of fifty cents.
(lame Warden M. <». Solberg lias
been investigating tl»o reported distri
bution of poisoned bait in the Dexter
section and in convinced that some
miscreant, or other has been guilty of
the reprehensible practice in that loc
ality, presumably for the purpose of ,
killing foxes. Warden Solberg was
not able to locate the person or persons
responsible but obtained a number of
clews which may lead to the ulti- ■
mate apprehension of the offenders.
He says that four foxes have been
found dead, in the Dexter section, all
apparently from the effects of poison,
within the past few weeks and two
dogs have also died from the sanv ■
STEAM HEAT NOTICE
For the four summer months, June.
July, August and September the Wild
Goose Mining & Trading Company will
furnish steam heat to their customers
at a reduction of one-third of the win
ter charge. The twenty-four hour
service wifi l>e continued during the
summer.
Holts' Cash Store
SPRING SALE
“HATS—HATS—HATS"
Best Stetson None Better.$5.(X
Best London .4.09 ,
Best Imperial Hats.2.50 '
Best Derby .2.50
Best Work Hats.2.25 .
Largos! Stock in City
BUY AT
H OLTS
Telephono Ma?n 96. <|
Parties arriving from the hills ro
;.ort that the warm weather has dried
In- nearby roads and most of them
ire in fine shape for travelling. It is
<ald that one ran travel from Nome to
the foot of Dexter hill via the Hesslo
ond without "•uvuntoring more thin
lwo or throe muddy spots along the cn
ire distance.
M. W. Orifhith. veal t-st.- to broker,
not.il > public and I • .•!. of the <'. (>.
’. cohorts, has csV1 limited lira and
sumptous offices in one of the buildings
tearly opposite the Dream Theatre and
vill look after realty matters, politics,
•t«\ from that point of vantage along
In- main stem during tin- coining sum
The Inst mail of the closed season
'ram points outside the district arrived
n Nome yesterday in charge of car
der Langley. The dispatch contained
ittle mail from the States but included
he mails from points as far to the
lorthwa’d as Point Harrow. The con
signment arrived shortly v.P.er I p. m.'
uni practically one day b. hind the us- |
la! time ■ f arrival, owi.ig to the bid;
dat*‘ of the trails at the present time,
'airier Longley reported a rather hard
rip along his section of the. route.
lire* nt telegraphio reports from
him .hi ;'nm muring that the Juneau
daily IM- i -Ph. one of tl. oldest and
»est known newspapers in the Ter*,
•itory. .ad retired from the daily
leld and is continuing as a weekly
mldie.ition. are somewhat discounted
•y the arrival of a telegram which in
licates that tile Dispat h is still a
laily publication, despite the published
•eports to the contrary. Ti>e message
dainly refers to the Dispatch as a daily
mblication. If correct, tlie reports re
cently sent out by that blatant mouth
>iece of the Democratic machine, the
I tinea u Empire, stating that the Dis
latdi had retired from the daily field,
vere apparently animated by a desire
m the part of the machine gang to dis
credit the Dispatch or injure its pres
ige and influence in the territory. The
dispatch has been a consistent and vig
mins op pose r of the machine gang and
lieir manipulations and has been a
eritible thorn in the side of the tin
lorn politicians who direct the aetivit
os of tin* iiviuitous machine organiza
ion. lienee if the Dispatch is still a
laily publication, tlie Empire announ
ement provides another fine example
o the ]mbli<c of the reprehensible
•ractices countenanced by machine
Despite the recurrent rumors re
ran! ing a grand rush to Nome this
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CLARENCE RIGGS
Spring, it is learned that the steamer |
\ ietorla, will mako only two trips to
Nome during the coming open season
if present contemplations of the Ala
ska Steamship company hold good.
Advices to this effect have been re- ,
ceived by tJrant Jackson from Joe I
Sheldon, cashier of the Alaska bank,
during the past day or two. Report*
that anywhere from five to twelve
thousand persons will flock Nome want |
during the coming summer have been
circulated during the past week but
are hardly worth the attention they ap
peal- to be attracting, even from peop
le who are otherwise quite sensible in
their appraisement ,of things. It is
possible that a good many thousand
persons may journey to Alaska this ■
summer, but that more than an ex
tremely small percentage will come to
Nome is highly unlikely. In the op
inion of those who are not inclined to
let imagination run away with their
good judgement, the volume of the al
legedly forthcoming rush to Nome can
probably be gauged very closely by
summing up the number of persons the
Victoria and Senator are permitted to
carry under normal traffic conditions.
As the number is approximately six
hundred and fifty.it is probable that the
“grand rush" here will comprise about
that number of people. About two
hundred of these will probably go to
St. Michael and the Yukon. Another
hundred or so will be scattered among
the various district communities out
side* of Nome, leaving Nome's portion
rue «ireel c ommmo oi me « ny
Council headed l>y Chairman Tarnut- j
zer has I'cen actively engaged during
the past few days in looking after the
city thoroughfares and placing them in
readiness for summer traffic. Repairs
have been made by the street contract- |
or at several points and the snow
drifts which had survived the breakup
period have been broken up and re
moved along upper Steadman Avenue. ^
That thoroughfare is now in readiness
for .every form of traffic.
The closing exorcises of the Nome
Public Sc heol w ill be held Thursday ^
and will be participated in by the? en
tile school. A well balanced program
nf literary, vocal and instrumental
numbers has been prepared and will
follow the Right h Grade graduation
exercises, scheduled to commence at
the school gymnasium at 1:30 p. m.
The Nome School board lias issued an
invitation to the public to attend the
exorcises and it is hoped that everyone
who can will be present and witness
the accomplishments of the pupils.
The Eighth Grade class, which will
graduate into the high school, is com
posed of the following pupils. Helen
Alexson, Alta Brown, Helga Hegness,
Catherine Holzhciinor, Pna Sitton and
Carl Stevenson. The program to he
rendered follows: j
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EIGHT GRADE GRADUATION,
OF
NOME PUBLIC SCHOOL
Gymnasium, 1.30 P. M. May 29, 1919
CLASS
ALEXSON HELEN HEGNESS HELGA
BROWN ALTA HOLZHEIMER CATHERINE
SITTON I N A
STEVENSON CARL
PROGRAMME.
Song—America My Country . Maetzold
Song—Santa Lucia .Neapolitan Boat Song
SCHOOL
Salutation- Parody . “As You Take It.”
HELGA HEGNESSo
America’s Creed .William Tyler
SCHOOL.
Follow the Flag.F. Marburg
SIX BOYS
Piano Solo.FRANCIS ROSS
Ribbon Dance . Eight Girls
Recitation—America For Ale.Henry Van Dyke
ADA ARTHURS
Vocal Solo—What Robbin Told.Fanny Knowlton
ARTHUR JOHNSON
I’lay—Diamonds and Toads . .. Nineteen Pupils
Recitation—The Red Cross Spirit Speaks.J. Finley
KATHRYN BRUNER
Song—The Swing.ROBERT L. STEVENSON
Song—The Light Bird.Anna L. Page
SCHOOL
Bird’s Nest—.AI. Noyes
HELEN RIGGS.
Wjitches Sketch.Grammar School Girls
Decoration Day..VICTORIA ANDERSON
Flower Drill .Fourteen Girls
Prophesy.CATHERINE HOLZHEIMER
Farewell Address.CARL STEVENSON
Presentation of Diplomas .PROF. EDGAR GRIMM
Song—Star Spangled Banner.School.
NEW FORM PLACER LOCATION CERTIFICATES NOW READY
(Revised and corrected May 1. 1918. and for sale by the NOME NUGGET.) - <
Keep your dollars circulating in Nome—Order your job printing done in Nome.
COMMENCING 1H APRIL 21
I With every cash sale or cash receipt we will issue a casli register
slip with amount of the transaction printed thereon... Every cent on
these slips counts one volt*.
Every Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock the boy or girl having
the largest vote will be awarded one of our boy proof indestructible
SAM-E-KAR’S FREE
All slips must l»e dated of the week of tin* contest, in other
words a new contest starts on every Monday morning.
Votes will he counted or posted every day at 2:30 P. M. except
Saturday when the final count for the week will take place.
No one will be allowed to contest but once if winner.
Purchases from other grocers not allowed to be counted
Mr. Jas. M. Streoten has kindly consented to act as judge
in the contest.
A. POLET
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Phane Main 113.
looms 9-10, ....Wild Goose Building
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