BANK STATEMENT
( OFFICIAL PUBLICATION )
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THp
MINER!8 AND MERCHANT* BANK OF ALASKA
Located at Nome. Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the
144h day of November, 1923.
RE8QURCES
Loans and discounts.
Loans on real estate.
Overdrafts.
United States Bonds and securities.
Other bonds and warrants.
Stocks, securities, judgments, claims , etc.
Banking: house, furniture and fixtures.
Other real estate owned.
Due from other Banks.
Checks on other banks and other cash items
Exchange for clearing house.
Cast on hand.
Expenses in excess of earnings.
Cold Bullion on Hand.
TOTAL .
LIABILITIES
$100,000.00 I
25.000.00 !
410.953.14
152.361.55
Capital stock paid in .
Surplus fund.
Reserves.
Undivided profits loss expenses paid
Dividends declared but unpaid.
Due to other banks.
Demand Deposits
Time Deposits.*.
Cashier**, and certified checks.
Notes and bills re-discounted •••••••••
Bills payable (including certificates of deposit)
for money borrowed .
$453,828.67
67.028.11
1 1.922.22
39,100.00
3,300.00
TOTAL -
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
2nd JUDICIAL DIVISION
I, G. R. JACKSON. Cashier
,«wear that the foregoing statement
$782,532.84
^of the above named bank, do solemnly .
is true to the best of my knowledge and
G. R. JACKSON, Cashier.
( Notarial Seal)
Subscribed and sworn to before me Ibis
19th day of November. 1923.
F. BOOKMAN
Notary Public in and for the Territory nt AM
My commission eiplres September 20th,
H. H. EDWARDS
JNO. J. HAMLYN,
Directors.
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NUGGET
Job Printing Department
Business Stationery
Cards, Letter Heads, Bill Heads. State*
ments. Envelopes. Legal Blanks. Un
voices. Shipping Tags. Special Blanks.
Society Stationery
Invitations, Announcements. Programs
Cards. Menus
Posters, Hand Bills
Circulars, Brochures, Booklets, Pam
phlets, Polders, Placards.
WE DELIVER YOUR
PRINTW8 ON TIME
t l (MJKTS 1*0KM CONTEST
IIKI\GS FORTH MITCH
liOCAL INTEREST
The Nugget is in receipt of a num
)er of Poems submitted by those
who are interested in the project
ind below is printed the first to be
•eceived this week. Others which
were submitted and which are not
printed in this column this week
will follow next week.
The contest will close Saturday.
December 2!)tli. that being the hist
Saturday in December and all
poems will receive publication.
Every one has certain ideas that
would be of interest to others, and
ji>w is the chance to Ret them be
The rules are very simple, below
s set forth the rules to adhere to
when submitting your lines.
Rule 1—Every one is eligible to
'ompete in the contest where ever
he Nome Nugget circulates.
Rule 2—Copy must be typewrit
en or in good plain handwriting,
he former preferred.
Rule 3—Contestants may write
>n any subjects pertaining to Alas
ka. the Nome and Seward Peninsu
la section is preferable.
The following Poem has been
submitted to the Contest Commit
WVERYONK LS MINING.
Everybody Is a Miner rio matter
where you go;
The Hammon Company’s Dredging
with good results I'm told;
And every day and night while Sun
or Moon doth shine
Everybody’s prospecting and the
world’s a busiy Mine.
Tile Nifeget. Bank and Coal Barons
are pocket hunting found;
The bootleggers run their ground
sluices in thh best of paying
ground.
The Lawyers clean up bedrock
from the day the case began.
And when the verdict’s rendered
the gold is in the pan.
So everybody's prospecting for pay
streaks near and far;
But the Hardware Merchant must
work the poor and shallow bars;
The Preacher preaches sermon*
and an odd thing to relate; j
His gold has the stamp on whau
passed o’er the plate.
So each one is a Miner, no matter |
what you say. I
Hut in the art of cleaning up. each I
has a different way;
Still at the final clean up the Un-1
dertaker will gather round.
And sink a shaft just two by s5x |
and lay you in the ground.
And here is another:
When Autumn with insistent swa\.l
Bring shorter days and mindful j
\nd wild birds chatter and flv.
And scow is seen on the highest hill, i
We people of the farther No-th. j
Cheechako or Sourdough.
Begin to talk of the last boat
And realize some friends must go j
Now see them gather at the dock.
Hundreds of them coming down. .
A happy, jolly, careless tlock,
We hate t<. have them leave the)
I
Then who is left t«» save the town.
And keep the home fires burning.
And bak-- the Sourdough golden j
And welcome their returning.
The best of us are always here. i
And follow suit from year to year, j
And keep the street lamps burning. *
If wh should cease our good refrain, i
The malamute take up the strain, j
And welcome their returning. ’
Some have gone to the earthquake |
Where fogs make your teeth to j
Some to a village on Paget Sound.
That named itself Seattle.
; My dear old Nome I love thee best. ,
I Always good and kind to me.
| At Belmont Point lay me to rest. |
! In thy golden sands by the Bering
Th>- one who penned these simple
Stili laughs at storms and loves the
And welcomes wits from other
M(y Non He Plume is
Horatio.
anothe
THK I'KOSI'M TOH.
With th** Pick and Pan.
The Rood old Pioneer
And toothsome Means.
And th* lovely Ptarmigan
Who follows the course of the Km
On it’s .inward Northern flight.
Who never fags, never lags
And rolls n his sleeping ha-’
•iuliM-rilM* NOW for the Nome .Nugget
\TTi:\TlO\ MOOSK
The Moose Will hold a meeting j
Monday November 2IHh. Imtia-j
lions will take place and refresh-!
ments and a smoker will be had
*fter the meeting.
\v. ii. h<h■»!,
\K\\ MNOTYI'K OI-KIWTOB <>n|
THK MIMillT
I dn not mean to say just what
:he headline implies, that is. that
here is a new linotype operator on
he Nugget, but rather, the linotype
operator In question is new on the
Nugget.
J. Woofter. the congenial Dep
uty Clerk from the Court House in
Nome is spending his evenings set
ting type on the linotype machine
for the Nugget for the last few days. |
Brother Woofter is a very cap
aide man at the Merganthaler. hav
.1.- had considerable experience on
various papers in Southeastern Al
aska. until the work interfered with
his eyesight to su<*h an extent that
he was forced to discontinue the
Although not having done any
\.ork on th** linotype machine for
four years. It was only a matter of
a couple of h-.urs until he had the
Nugget's No 3 performing to his
touch in a manner that said: “He
knew his stuff."
ft***************
fi JOHN A. WILSON *
* U.S. MINERAL SURVEYOR #
* Nome, Alaska. *
********* *******
MASK BAH
GIVEN BY THE
Eagle Hall Commission
Best Fancy Dressed. Lady
Best Fancy Dressed,Gent
Best Sustained Character, Lady
Best Sustained Character Gent
Best Original Character. Lady
Best Original Character, Gent
Best Comical Character, Lady
Best Comical Character, Gent
Special Prizes for the most amusing and original
couples and groups.
Judges will be elected by the MASKERS by ballot.
SATURDAY NOV. 24th
ADMISSION
‘Maskers
II $1.00
Spectators
50cts.
LOCAL NEWS
XKW MI5K \l.\lt.M ItOXKS IN-^
STAM.KD THIS UKKK
Twn new f re alarm boxes have
been installed during rh** week.one
box which i- N'limber 2:’. has been
installer! at the corner #>f Lanes
ported to be in f ne working order.
The other box. which i • Number 23,
was installed at the foot of 1st.
Avenue near the Belmont Point
bridge and is also said be in
working order.
Demonstrations have ben made to
tarn in an alarm from the boxes.
The Fire Department states that
anyone desiring to receive instruc
tions regard >ng turning in an alarm
■■an do s<> by calling at the Fire Hall
and seeing the Ch ef ..f the Fire De
partment or any of the firemen
Rationed there.
>111,o s ItKST.-H'HAXT To <il\ K
AWAY XMAS C’.AKK
John Lepri. the capable manager
of Milo's Cafe announces that he
has a large $30 cake which he ex
pects to give away for a Christmas
i;:ft to some lucky person who pat
ronizes his place of business.
The cake in question will be given
to the lucky person who draws the
lucky number corresponding to a
number drawn from a box. John
has tickets printed which have two
numbers of*the same denomination
printed on them. Kveryone who
purchases $1.00 worth of food from
th- Mt'o Cafe will lv- presented with
i.j:* ,,f these tickets, one of the
numbers on the ticket will be de
posited in a box at the restaurant,
the other number being retained by
the purchaser. At the close of tho
distribution of tickets, which will be
just before Christmas, the drawing
of a number from the box will take
place and the person who holds the
number coresponding to the number
drawn will be declared the winner
of the delicious cake.
MAW PRIZES WILL BE AWARD
KI> AT MASK BALL
The Eagle Hall
awarded the mask.
Mask Ball tonight.
rises which have
will be donated:
turkey, donated by W. 1! Webb,
one picture, donated by Lomen Bros,
ter. basket delicacietf. donated by
Best original lady character, salt
and pepper shakers, donated by E.
ter. knit coat, donated by L. Seiden
Best comical lady character,
knives and forks, donated by Olaf
Bent comical gentleman charac
ter. clock, donated bv R. B. Julian.
First special prize, one pair silk
I socks, donated by Jack Seidenverg.
Second special prize, .me pair
shoe trees, donated by T. Lehmann.
Third special prize, one pair slip
pers, donated by Ira Rank.
Fourth special prize, one carton
tobacco and pipe, donated by Carl
Heriem.
The Eagle Hall Commission will
procure other prizes if judges de
cide to award same to groups or
Bands of entertainers.
THE BLESSED HOPE.
(Contributed)
O’ little while, earth’s fighting
O' little while her tears
O' little while the power
of Jehovah;
Shall turn this darkness
to Millennial Day.
O' little while, the ills that now
Shall to the memories of the
past belong;
e. :
O' little while, the love
that once redeemed them
Shall change their weeping
I into grateful song. ___
1
O' little while 'tis ever
drawing nearer ;
The brighter dawning of A
Jhat glorious day.
9 Praise God the light
) Is hourly growing clearer
Sh'ning more and moga untb
the gjerfuc'. day.