LOCAL NEWS
%TTTKK BEAK TO LEAVE FOB
BERING SEA MAY I2(h
According to information received
in Nome the Coast Guard Cutter
Bear, with Captain C. S. Cochran in
Command, expects to copie north
on or about May 12th, on her regu
lar summer trip to Bering Sea wat
j: \STKK SERVICES AT
FEDERATED CHURCH
An Easter program will be giv
en at the Federated Church on Eas
ter Day. A large choir is actively
rehearsing for this day. Miss Wal
thal will preach the Easter sermon
and the Sunday School will render
the program.
PALM SUNDAY TOMORROW
Tomorrow the Christian chyrches
o? the world will celebrate Palm Sui\
day, the da> Christ entered Jeru
salem. being the week preceeding his
cruciflcation and resurrection.
Palm Sunday is the sixth Sunday
in Lent and the first day of Holy
LARGE REINDEER HERD.
Waechter Bros. Co. owns a large
herd of reindeer about twenty miles
back of Kokrines. Headquarters
for the herders are at the Melozi Hot
Springs. These are excellent min
eral springs, with a temperature of
142 degrees. They are twenty miles
north of the village of Kokrines,
says the Nenana News of recent date.
MOOSE SOCIAL MARCH :11st
On March 21st the Loyal Order of
Moose will giv’ a public card part'-,
dance and serve refreshments (n
t.be Moose Hi'.i. Due to the death ->f
Wm. Marx the farmer date set fer
this social was changed.' Ticker-:
bought for th-i postponed affair will
be acknowledged on this evening.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGCET
make m:\snu-: trip
TO SOLOMON
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gabrielson
and Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Johanson
left Friday with their do* teams for
Solomon, where they will visit with
Mrs. Shaughncssy for several days.
Now that the days have lengthen
ed and each day is longer the white
trail is most alluring and as many
as possible are taking advantage of
the beautiful weather to get into
NOME WIRELESS TELEPHONE
IIFA Its i.OS ANGELES
Thomas Kohnnek. electrician for
the Alaska Power Co., last fall In
stalled a wireless telephone receiv
ing set and thruout the winter has
been experimenting and familiariz
ing himself with wireless telephone
adjustment and conditions.
Last Wednesday and Thursday
nights while listening in he heard
Portland very distinctly. Music on
a violin and cello were as distinct
as tho they were in the same room.
On Thursday the Los Angeles
Times broadcasting program came
thru. There w:vs difficulty in hear
ir.g all that was said for the reason
that breaks and fadeaways occurred.
Mr. Kohanek will erect a new
aerial next week and then expects
to make a record report on long dis
The receiving set owned by Ko
hanek is made by the Kennedy Com
pany of San Francisco and is a two
stage amplifier with a vacuum tube
receiver.
MASONIC SOCIAL A\l> DANCE.
The Royal Arch Masons eve an
enjoyable social and dance In the
’Masonic Temple last night.
MOOSE MEETING.
Monday March 20tli, at 8 I*. M.
Installation at f> l». M.
All Moose ami Women of Mooseheart
l.egion and friends are invited.
Refreshments am! Da nee.
Wm. Koch, Secretary.
EDWARD FO.\
The Watch Repairer.
Is now in town ami will repair your
watch if left with John Litclienberg
at Holt's Store.
EDWARD J. FOX.
VHHV AI. EQUINOX MAS < OMK—
SI MMER OX WAY.
At midnight of March 21st the sun
crossed the plane of the equator and
day and night became or same length
the world ov*rr.
As the sun travels north the hours
of daylight increase until here in
Alaska June 21st and 22nd finds
continuous daylight. After June
22nd the days slowly become shorter
until September 22nd. the autumnal
equinox again finds the day and
night of equal length. From that
date on winter slowly sinks her ta
lons until Alaska is finally in the
grip of ice and snow, cold and dark
in Nome the vernal equinox us
hered in bright days, cold nights and
a welcome relief from the etorms of
last week. From now on until sum
mer is here each day will grow long
of our hibernation and once again
act like raitional humans. Suu'shine
and fresh air will work wonders In
our individual and community die
Soon the water will run and the
birds sing; the Cheechako’s with
their guff and guile will parade our |
thoroughfare and add pep to our
sloth. Spring is here, the Vernal
Equinox and Vernal Poet have both
registered their advent.
MAIL MOVEMENTS
The delayed Kougarok mail left
Nome Monday morning in charge of
Bob Oumak.
Mail from the Outside and Alas
kan points arived in Nome Wednes
day afternoon, in charge of P. Cur
ran. Both first and other class mail
were included in this consignment.
Mail for the Outside loft Friday
Mail for Teller will leave April 1.
NOTICE IS IIKKKBV GIVEN;
that the ltegi strut ion Ihmks for the
registration of voters for the Munic
ipal anil School Board Eh*ction, to
be held April 3nl, 1923, will close
March 24th. 1023 at o'clock p. .m,
E. G R I M M.
City Clerk.
Diitcd Nome, Alaska, March 14,1023
LADIES
| HATS, SUITS, COATS
AND DRESSES
| AT MODERATE PRICES.
ARE WE SHORT?
I SHOULD SAY NOT,
GET A KUPPKMIEIMKR
SUIT FOR FASTER.
THEY ARK AlilfWOOI.
A.\l> HAM) TAILORED
WE HAVE ENOUGH WEARING
APPAREL AND DRY GOODS
TO SUPPLY THE ENTIRE TOWN
Save Time and Money
By Trading Direct With Our Store
WE HAVE WHAT YOU WHIfTWHEN YOU WANT IT
Most Complete Lines of
Clothing, Yard Goods and Footwear
For Men, Women and Children
CHEAP JOHN’S STORE
(The house of Quality, Style and Service)
j CROSS KTT SHOES
Makes life’s walk easy,
j FOR MEN. WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Mall Orders given prompt Attention
M. WEISBEF'
I GET A STETSON
j HAT FOR EASTER.
| FELT OR
I GENUINE VAIXHJR.
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BORDEN MARATHON
RACK HASTKIt SUN DA A'
Pursuant to an arrangement be
tween the Nome Kennel Club and
John Bordon. in 1916. whereby the
Nome Kennel Club is to feature each
year a race to be styled the “JOHN
BORDON CUP” Marathon Dog Race.
Easter Sunday. April 1st, has been
agreed upon by the Nome Kennel
Club for the 1923 Bordon Classic.
The distance to be covered by this
race will be the regulation maTathon
distance of 26 miles 385 yards, over
the usual Cape Nome course, and the
awards for the winner of the race
will be the beautiful and massive
silver cup presented by John Bordon
for use in this race, which cup is on
display at Loinon Brothers Drug
The conditions under which the
race of April 1st will bo run are the
usual ones governing this event.
Under the agreement with Mr. Bor
don. before the largo cup becomes
t1te individual property of any racer,
it must have been won three times,
but not necessarily consecutively. A
smaller clip is also presented to the
winner and- this cup becomes his
property as soon as the race In won.
A small cup Is sent yearly by Mr.
Bordon, and he has recently wired
officials of the Nome Kennel Club
that the 1923 cup has been forward
ed from Chicago. The original big
cup was won by Fred Ayer, and Mr.
Bordon sent a duplicate for future
races. Wm. C. McGuire won the
first race for the second largo cup
in last year’s race.
At least eight entries are expected
tor the 1923 race. The names of
the racers will be announced next
Saturday, as will also tlio names of
the timekeepers. As this i« the
feature race of the year, great in
terest is being manifested, and a new
record is probable as a result of the
race April 1st.
According to the conditions gov
erning the Bordon Marathon Race
the race must be run on April 1st. or
as soon thereafter as the trail con
ditions permit. Tt is stipulated that
trail conditions s'hould he perfect,
but as perfection is seldom or never
attained the best possible conditions
are selected by the Kennel Club
officials.
The judges for the race will he:
J J. Keenan. G. R. Jackson and Wm.
Entries close on March 29th at R
P. M. and drawing for place will
take place on the same date at the
M. & M. bank.
SEWARD DAY CELEBRATION
FRIDAY, MARCH 30tli
March 30th has been set aside by
Alaskans as Seward Day. in com
memoration of the wise Secretary of
State who had the foresight to real
ize that Alaska is a potential treas
ure house and not an “Ice Box,” Wil
liam Henry Seward.
W’illiam Henry Seward was born
in Florida, Orange County. ,N. Y.,
May 16, 1801 and died at Auburn.
N. Y., Oct. 10, 1872. At the age of
21 years was ad i fitted to the bar
and thruout his life was active in
American politics. He was a noted
statesman and served bis country in
many difficult situations.
From 1861 to 1S69 he was Secre
tary of State and during his incum
bency of the* secretaryship of State
he averted serious complications
with Great Britain by his prudence
and skill in the negotiations over
the "Trent Affair: prevailed upon
the French government to withdraw
its troops from Mexico; and in 1867
concluded the negotiations with Rus
sia for the cession of Alaska. It Is
with his act of 1867 that Alaskans
are more essentially interested, for
i* gave to the free people of the Un
ited State*? their last and biggest !
frontier.
In conum eon oration of this noted
statesman, the Alaskan Pioneers,
there being none more fitted than
they to celebrate this day, have ar
ranged a program in keeping with
the great spirit of Alaska and will
tfbserve the day with the following
•program. to be given in the Pioneer
Igloo on the evening of March 30th.
PROGRAM.
t—Selection by the Nome Orchestra
2—Hail Alaska, hv the Northern
. . . .Knights and andience.
■?,—Dialogue—Nome School children
4— Poem. "Alaska Forget-Me-Not."
by P. P. Robt. James.
5— Address. Life of Seward.
by Supt. L. FJ Rynning.
6— America.By the audience.
7— Dance.
The Pioneers will be assisted by
the Nome High School and the North
ern Knights. Tho general public is
.Invited to attend, there will be -no
admission charged and after the
program the hall will - be thrown
open to the dancers who may care
to enjoy themselves further.
NATIVE REINDEER TO BE
PliAOED OV OUTSIDE MARKET
Superintendent J. DupertuiS of
;ithe Bureau of Education arrived
Monday evening from St. Michael,
where he has been on Bureau busi
ness. When Mr. Dupertuis I^ft
Nome on his tour of inspection Mrs.
Dupertuis and Jean Jr., accompan
ied his as far as Whiite Mountain,
where they remained until Mr. Du
pertuis returned from St. Michael.
After stopping for a short time at
White Mountain Mr. Dupertuis and
family returned t<o Nome.
Mr. Dupertuis stated that the
Bureau boat the schooner Boxer will
leave Seattle early in May f »r Ber
ing Sea. The Boxer will leave Seat
tle on its second trip for the Arctic j
about July 5th. She is a boat of j
400 ton burden and wiiH he devoted
ito -taking 1n supplies to the various
bureau stations thru out the Second
Dtrlbton. On the last trip in the
Fall to the States the Boxer will
take out reindeer carcasses killed
by the natives.
On hoard the Bureau boat there is
cold storage space for 100 tons of
meat, which means approximately
1200 deer carcasses. The Bureau
has decided to find an outlet for
deer meat raised and controlled by
the natives coming under its juris
diction and the entrance of the
Boxer into the shipping of meat
business will be the first attempt of
the Bureau to place rekleer meat on
the Outside market. Mr. Lopp is
quoted as saying that he can readily
dispose of the meat that the Bureau
stations send on the Boxer.
White, or Independent owners of
deer will not have access to this
i means of placing their meat on the
market aa the venture is entirely
confined to natives and the govern
ment. At the present time Eskimos
are not able to difapose of their
deer in quainitlties large enough to
bring returns commensurate with
the number of animals controlled
or the time and expense involved in
keeping the herds intuct. If Mr.
Lapp's venture proves as successful
as he anticipates, the native, the
people for whom the deer industry
was first created, will see the dawn
of a new era for their own develop
ment and prosperity.
BUSINESS CLOSER ACCOUNT
FtMiO SHORTAGE
The Whistle Cafe and Bakery
closed its doors this week. Accord
ing to a sign placed on the door the
establishment was forced to close
because supplies were unattainable
and also that the proprietors were
in need of a rest. The restaurant
will open June 1st for the summer's
business.
Potatoes, eiggs, butter and mMk
are rapidly becoming scarce articles
'in Nome. Most of the stores are en
tirely out of the articles mentioned
while the stores that s-tlll have them
are dealing them out in small quan
tities so that no one can procure
mort» than actual needs require.
Chas. Cavey, proprietor of the
North Pole Bakery, ships Ills own
supplies and hist fall ordered more
than the usual amount, and yet the
demand exceeded hiis expectations.
John Lopri, of Milo's Cafe, sent a
wire to Noorvik and expects sevens
hundred pounds of butter to arrive
in the near future.
According to several merchants
there are numerous citizens Who
have been buying various staples in
larger quantities than their torn
needs require and have accordingly
accumulated a surplus, while othera
not indulging in this method, have
reached the point where they are
unable to procure their Tequire
l*ATH-OIiOGI8T LEAVES
COAST GtlAKR SERVICE
R. C. McDowell, the gendal Arte
mus Ward and capable member of
the Coast Guard Crew, applied for
and received his honorable discharge
from the service. .Word was receiv
ed this week from Washington that
the application of Mr. McDowell
had been approved by the Depart
ment. McDowell will at once
begin work with the Yuba Mfg. Co.
at Little Creek, becoming a member
of the carpenter crew.
Mr. McDowell was formerly on
the Ran VrSncNcn Examiner, being
employed as a city reporter. One
day. tired of city life, he happened
across an alluring Navy poster call
ing for volunteers and Mac fell. He
came to Nome on the Coast Guard
Cutter Haide and was transferred
to the Nome Coast Guard station last
fall. Since his association with the
local Coast Guard McDowell has
taken an active part in the theatri
cal and newspaper game. His en
deavors in the production of the
Benefit Play was a hugh success and
hfs humorous contributions to the
Nugget have been most favorably
received. We have Mr. McDowell’s
word that he will supply our read
ers with characteristic reports of
Little Creek happenings In the very
SUNDAY, MARCH 20,
CHICKEN DINNER
AT—RAHLKE’B
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A limited amount of Herring and Blabber far dog feed » on hand, wlU aeU at following prices while it lasts)
HERRING p6r pound 4cts. Per ton $60.00
BLUBBER per pound 8cents
W. H. CAMERON
FRONT STREET, ' *■■, AlidUKd.