LOCALMEWS
AN I\TKItKSTIN(<KTTK K
FROTH K Ol’TSlDK
The following profiting I titter
was received by tlmiblisher of the
Nugget in the last all from Hr. K.
1. (J-ravt m. who sending the
keley. California.
Dear Sir:- Thinkg that some of
may be. of interest the -readers of
your paper I h.i ve ddreased these
Hrooks ha® just bee received by me.
This report states tit Alaska mines
produced $20.300.0> worth of min
erals in 1923. agjst. $19.500.000
in 1922. The.tetalaluo of the min
eral output of Aln.=a since 18S0 is
$r.i 8.000.000.
On account of tfr Vxtra dry -ea
s«n there was a aligit(decline in the
production of gold. It hough Sew
ard Peninsula came Hose to her
1922 production. In fact she ex
ceeded her 1922 production by a
good margin, if the told, dredged
after the close of navigation, is
counted. This fact aould be bro*
to the attention of Ac gentleman,
In the Presidential pjrty last sum
mer. who compared Nine with Skag
way. Seward Peninsjh is credited
with a gold pToductior|<*f $1,200,000
for 1923 as against il.270.000 for
report, however, is tli- fact that,
where transportation facility* have
beam improved, the production of
minerals has increased, whereas a
decrease is reported from the more
inaccessible parts on account of the
cost of operation. This should he
the cue for the miners and mer
chants of Nome to follow* ami to
make a renewed and united effort to
have the railroad extended thru the
Koagarok to Candle and open up
the coal mines in that vicinity as
well as reducing the cost of trans
portation to the miners along the
line. That part of the country is
known to be as highly mineralized
any part of Alaska.
I fully believe that roads, carefully
mapped out. can be fend, if the peo
ple of a IB the districts will stand to
gether and wholeheartedly and un
setfpshV Vork for them.
It is not necessary to point out
that the. days of the merchants and
business men of Nome are numbered
unless the back country is given a
chamce to develop. Any student of
mineralogy. I think, will agree with
me that the creator did not distri
bute afll the minerals along the sea
coast for the convenience, of the
miners. The real wealth of the
country lies in the interior, hut in
order to get it we must have road®,
and until we get » somewhat definite
plan for road building, moneyed in
terests will be slow in making in
AJaska, of late, has been featured
on the front pages of the big dailies.
The activity of the geologists on the
navy’s oil and coal reserve will be
ot great b<*nefit to Seward Peninsula.
The abandonment of the polar
flight of the •Shenandoah.” no
doubt, was a .political expediency for
harmony in the coming elections.
In spite of this sudden move on the
part of President Coolidge. I believe
that Alaska will receive greater at
tention than in the past. He has
proven himself to be a faiT. sane,
broad and able statesman.
It is claimed by some that the oil
investigation now going on in Wash
ington will tighten and have o ten
dency to retard the development of
Alaska, but I am inclined to believe
that it will have the opposite effect.
The (proving of these, reserves by the
Government will establish the poten
tial wealth of Alaska and lead to
greater activity by others. no mat
ter how rich these reserves may be
they are valueless unless some
means are provided for the transpor
tation or their products. This would
have a salutary effect on roadbuiild
iiift, air service and shiping in gen
The Kougarok mail problem has
been taken up with the Department
and it is hoped that some remedy
will be found to improve the service.
Of former Nomeltes that. I have
obme across may be mentioned E. V.
Winiters, agent for the Pacific Diesel
Engine Oo.. in San Francisco. Dr.
.T M. Sloan. who has a home and
office <n FrnUvaJe; tte also main
ta’ns an office in Oakland. Mr. and
Mrs. Ltodbeirg have a beautiful home
here. They aw ranting on “Six
Cylindero” and are prosperous. Mr.
Lindbarg U foreman In a linoleum
factory In Oakland. Otto Van Sic
kle is conducting one of fhe finest
Grooertwrlas in Berkeley. Professor
Thompson is chief ai<l to the presi
dent of the "A-to Zed School.” a
'juidfor college hoc*•. Card Lokke,
who start* d his school career by at
tending the Kskixn<> schoofl at Mary’s
Igloo. in the Kugarok, and later in
Nora-, when* he. in his spare time.
.Mind jus delivery horse for one of
your former merchants, is now a
•’Teaching Fellow” in the history de
portment of the I’niversity of (Sall
f. rnia with a It. A. and M. A. degtve
and will soon add t.he much coveted
degree of I’h. D. Hie brother Al
bert is the proud "Daddy” of the
finest hov ever. Miss Emma Orr
< hools. Mts.
Cincinnati public
d Watson has a
San Francisco and is
National C« invito
of the country
Teapot Dome
r around w^hich
staged. Things have
id or the dome of the
that th** tempest
lifted the lid and there is dan
of a great spiM of official heads
lv. L. ORAVKM.
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(Contributed)
i Last Thursday morning a v* ry Iti
^-resting was held in the
.tf-nlofl* English Class on the ques
tion: ResotiVed - That land travel ia
ittiorc beneficial to humanity thau air
or water travel. The debate was a
jthree cornered one and the various
! Alvin Balhke. Emmerson Fromm
j.xl I>.,nald Lyle. The decision was
j rendered in favor of the land trawl
• - argued by AJvin Bahlke. Two
oilier debates are scheduled and will
Tuesday evening. 22nd t>f April,
tin* last basketball game of the year
was held in the High School Gym.
| The two ginks’ teams, the Flames
land the Sparks, in this content finish
jcd their series which resulted in. vic
tory for the Flames with a score of
18-2. The game was rather one
sided as the .score indictes, but per
haps doe to the absence of one of
the star players of the Sparks,
j Both teams played rather a good
i game of ball and wan very interest*
A few weeks ago an article ;ut»pear
e.l m this column which told of fthe
'Freshmen victory for the Spelling
championship of the High School
;und front Che tone or the article it
'also appeared as if for the school,
iThis announcement caused consider
jab1o irritation among the Eighth
'grade pupils who claimed that their
ubility as spellers tuu.l not as yet
ibeen questioned and that they
; would like a chance to prove th« m
scives better than the Freshmen. A
! challenge is now pending and no
I doubt will soon be taken up and If
• ;i'<h a match is scheduled the wln
jning team will call for the dhara
jp'onahup of Seward Peninsula.
j During the pas* week there have
-been many absentees in a!lrl> the
I roils. This is very unusual' and in
jconvbnfient because of the nearness
of the closing of the school. Most
of the smaller students are out be
et use of Chicken-pox and the. older
student wirth severe cases of La
The Eighth grade is planning on
publishing, by mimeograph, a jour
nal containing stories, essays, jokes
a* a memento of their grammar
school activities.
Five more weeks of school.
MRS. ANNA miEYGR
ENTERTAIN S FRIENDS
A very enjoyable entertainment
was given by Mrs. Anna Kean eye r to *
a number of her lady friends on ,
Wednesday afternoon ait tihe home ,
of Mrs. John Heigness, the wife of i
our genial postmaster. Mrs. Fe-j
nieyer was assisted by Mrs. Heg- |
ness. Every one present spent a
wry happy afternoon.
IX>HT—Two tripod cranks, about fl
inches long, between Sandspit and
Steadman Avenue. Finder please
return to Frank KleinsohmJdt.
MOOSE ATTENTION
Installation of Officers followed
by Social for Moose and families,
I/gionnairce and families, and Invit
ed guest*. Monday evening, April
•JH, at 9 I*. M., sharp.
W. H. KOCH.. Secty.
TOMATO PLANTS FHER
You on have nice big Tomato
plants free, till Monday oflfht. at
BaJhlke'a.
i
< 'COMMUNICATION
Nome, Alaska, April 21. 1924
I Kditor Nome Nugget.
| Nome, Alaska,
Several weeks as.* you published
Ian ofHe-bal statement issued by the
! Hoard of Trustees of the Pioneers*
Home permitting to the prisent sta
tus of the appropriation made by
the last Logis/tafture covering allow
ianoes for certain used resident* of
The phraseology used in this par
ticular circular was misleading and
evidently designed to prevent any
possible criticism of the Hoard in
its medhod of disbursing the funds
‘to .those persons eligible under tlie
Isrter, in your issue of March 29th
a ivprint of an. editorial from Strol
ler's Weekly on tb** same subject
appeared. This editorial was a de
lilievate perversion of facts, and was
an injustice to ihtxse members of the
I .< islUitu r • who were whole-heart
edly in favor of a liberal allowance
appropriation.
To quote from Stroller’s Weekly:
“A popular bill was enacted increas
ing pensions aud no mone y was ap
propriated to meet the increase.
More than that, not sufficient money
was appropriated to meet the pen
sion demands under former soiled
roe tacts art* as toil-own: 10 pro
vide adequately for those persona in
n»-.-.1 of assistance, ;t total of $215.
45U was appropriated, as follows:
Maintenance of Pioneers’ Home.
$98,450; Allowances for a tied resi
dents, $60,000: For relief of Iiesti
tutio.ii, $12,000; For care of depetn
d«n! children and Mothers’ Pension,
*35,000; Fort* iihi tesuee and relief
of -lost persons, $10,000.
The Legislature in 1921 appropri
ated *35.000 for allowances for a^sod
residents. which amount proved to
he $15.r.n iIcsr than the actual ex
peiwbtiuret-;. The maximum ml low
ancois tinder that appropriation! was
$12.50 per month for men and $25
The Legislature in 19 23 increased
the maximum allowance to $25.00
per month for men and $45.00 per
month for women. To meet this
increase the Legislature rained tflui
appropriation from $35,000 to $60.
000. The Ways and Means Coan
mittee set the amount at $60,000.
and after considerable disf-ussion
by the. members of the House, the
it* crease of $25,000 over the former
«!‘proprialion of 35,000 was held to
be sufficient under the new schedule.
When the Ways and Means Commit
tee ih deliiberating on the matter of
appropriations, it Ls guided to a
large extent by the members of the
various Territorial Hoards. Tn no !
other way can the Committee d«te«r- ^
mine tlie amounts necessary to ;
carry on the functions of the terri
torial government. There seems to
have b*>ein a lack of co-operation in j
this instance on the part of the ;
Hoard of Trustees of the Pioneers’ «
Home, However, we believe that
had the appropriation been judici- 1
ously expended, no great deficit j
wen3d occur, tt does not seem roa- i
-enable that the rate of derpewdoncy ;
should increase so rapidly under the
i:ew schedule, granting that under
the old schedule $35,000 was suffle
Kach Log isihtt lire Is called upon to
rmkje appropriations for tflie pay
menu of deficits in various appropri
ations made by a former legislature,
and there is little doubt but that the
(next LefTLslaiture would make an ap
I piopriation covering the present sit
; uatlon.
The law is not generally under
stood. Most -people believe it to be
an OM Age Pension Act, but i<t is
i rat her an act to provide allowances
Ifcr such persons who are in need
of financial aid. Certain require
: mentis are necessary beside age and
i residence to become eligible for an
'allowance.
maximum allowance of $25.00 per;
month for men and $45.00 per
month for women, leaving it to the
discretion of the Board of Trustee*
to decide what beneficiaries should
receive the maximum, taking into
conaiderartiLcm the actual needs, place
of residence anld earning capacity,
if any. of each beneficiary. The
Board may allow any amount not
exceeding the maximum to any cer
tain person which in its Judgment •
it would consider right and Just.
The members of the last Legisla
ture felt it a matter of duty and
Justice to provide adequately for
needy pioneers, and to that end ap
propriated $98,450 for the matotea
ance of the Pioneer*' Home and
$60,000 for those In actual need of
nesietanoe outside the Home. It 1*
felt that ft. is a matter of justice and
not charity 4fluut tffie Territory m a
whofl© should look after tihosa aged
men. and women who have' upentf tone
better part of -tatter Uvea developing
1 the aeeeuroft* ,of the., territory, and
I
who now in their declining years,
through no fault of thedr own, find
thenwelvea in need of financial asHlat
Very sincerely yours.
CHAS. W. BROWN. Jr.
JOHN A. WILSON.
Members of the Sixth Territorial
Legislature.
FASTER SERVICES IN THE
( XINGRBCJ ATION A I. f'HlIU-H
! The Easter Services in the C«»n
Igrogationa 1 Church this venr were,
| unusually beautiful and impressive.
The Sabbath School met in church
at 11 o'clock. The friend* of the
children were invited and the audi
torium was well filled. A splendid
program was haopily rendered and i
the music was pood. A picture en
Ititled "Eiuster Mom in p” displaying
the Angel and the Empty Tomb was
exhibited. This beautiful picture iB
the work of Mrs. C. L. Andrews^
She has demonstrated Chat she is an •
artist of no mean ability. i
In the evening, the Masons attend !
ed in a b<*dy. The choir sang two ^
beautiful anthems. Solos were ren-;
dervd by Miss Newton and Mbs Sa-|
ville which were highly appreciated.
The rendition of "Rock of Apes” by!
Mrs Itynminp was unusually artls- J
tic. Rev. Horatio M. Mobbs deliv
ered the sermon of the evening in ;
his usual eloquent ard able, manner, j
NOTICE OF
ItTMAKY ELECTION.
To the Electors cf the Town of!
Nome. Second Division, Territory or*
Notice i- hereby given, that pur-j
sunut to Thapter 39. Session Laws |
191 f. a Primary Election will be j
held on Tuesday, April 29. 1924. i
between the hours of 8 o'clock A. M. j
ami 7 o’clock P. M. of said day. for j
the purpose of nominating candl-i
dates of the various political parties;
of Alaska for The following offices. !
A Governor of Alaska;
A Delegate from Alaska to Ton-:
An Attorney General;
One Territorial Senator;
Four Territorial Representatives;
Two Road Commissioners;
And for the purpose of electing
the following party officials, to-wit:
A Republican National Commit -
A Deinorrtic National Committee
Two Delegates to the Republican
National Convention.
Two Alternates to the Republican
National Convention;
Six Delegates to the Democratic!
National Convention;
Six Alternates to the Democratic
National Convention;
The Common Council of Nome
having heretofore. by Ordinance
duly designated the polling place fat
said Town, the electors are hereby
notified:
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 I
duly designated polling place in and
for the Town of Nome.
TH» COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF NOME
By E. ORIMM, City Clerk
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION.
ETC, REQUIREO SY ACT OF
AUGUST 24. 1912.
it THE NOME NUGGET pub
ishei Weekly at Nome, Alaska
for April 1st, 1924.
Publisher. Geo. S. Maynard Nome.
Editor, Geo. K. Maynard. Nome
Alaska.
Managing Editor non«.
business Manager, Geo. S. Maynard,
i Nome Alaska.
Owner*: (If a corporation, give lUj
end the namee and addreeees of etock
holders holding 1 per cent or more of
total amount of stock. If not a cor
poration, give names and addresses of
individual ownere.) Geo. S. Maynard,
owner. Nome Alaska.
Known bondholders, mortgagees, and
other security holders, bolding 1 pe>
cent or more of total amount of bonds
or other securities. (If there are none
so stata) Nona
Average number of copies of each
issue of this publication sold or dis
tributed. through ths malls or other
wise. to paid subscribers during the
six months proceeding the date show?
above Is.
(This information !a required ffroi
[ daily publications only.)
CH90. 8. MAYNARD
Sworn to and enbecrlbed before m«
thu 6th «*r April, 1924.
a. oHnrM,
Notary PaMie ia MX* for tlie Torr!lor)
of Alaska. My Cooimi».I.a .Spiro
AtW*at.l4tb. llit. •
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HOSIERY
l*.-tDIMS, MISSUS AND
CHILDREN
COTTON, WOOL, SILK
AND SILK uml WOOL.
let DIES AND CHILDREN'S
RKADY TO WEAR AND
YARDAGE <iOODS.
THE BON MARCHE
JOHN B.
STETSON
HATS
IX FEI/r AND IX
GKXTIXK VALOUK8
NO IMITATIONS
IM JOHN STORE
? MAIL OKDKK8 GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION.
( The Home of Hart, Sctufiaer A Marx Clothes, uud Sfefsoa Sara. )
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Advertisement
Geo. D. Schofield
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE
‘V v . . *
for Governor
Primary Election
April 29th, 1924
Win. D. Coppernoll
OF HBWARD
CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION
Attorney General
of Alaska
on Rwinum ticket
STANDS FOR A SQUARE DEAL FOR 1U.; RELIGIOUSLY SAFE
GUARDING THE WELFARE OF THE TERRITORY
AND ITS PEOPLE.
PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL *«, I MM.
• Yosr rapport wH bo daly appreciated^
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