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^ Bay* the Dawson News:
Now that Alaska has shed the
days of dance halls and settled doyrn
'to staid civilization and marbled
?«?ialSways and elevators and
everythin’; it is ao longer fashion
able to give people nicknames. Old
timers readily recall those in use a
. .-.hort time ago:
There was Posthole Pete, who got
I his name by an incident in Montana.
, He was set at .work digging P9®*
^todies when Montana WM.-stllt a big
grange country, and the owner told
>Pete to keep busy an go straight
^r-head until he returned. The owner
forgot all about Pete until- he hap
polled by on the range and observed
a man still digging posthole*
straight across the State.
Th£re was ^Thiskey Dick. T»|e
Gamblers Ghost. The Rampart Spi
der. King Oscar. The Big Chief.
Hootol taka' Dan. and th«k Sweet Pm
Girl ahd Coal dit Johnnie.
There was the Seventy Mile Kid. a
big ski Jumper from Chicago, who
got his name from the Seventy Mile
River. He is now in charge of the
National Park at Mount McKinley,
and is the right man for the job as
be knows that mountain better than
anyone living. • It was ■•Seventy
Mile'’ who piloted Archdeacon Stunk
to the top.
There was the Malamute Kid. and
he was a dog mushcr and a good
SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK!
We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must have all kinds for quick
sale at present high prices. Money sent same day ship
ment comes in—cash, draft or money order, whichever
you want. ACT NOW—if you have one skin or a
hundred. Ship to us at once.
RiukeRirDl
iS.ESiiijf ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
8UITS MADE TO ORDER FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN’S CLEANING.
PRESSING AND REPAIRING
MODERN METHODb AND PROMPT SERVICE
Nome Tailoring Co
Opposite Nugget Office
Nom*, Alaska
BY TRADING AT
JACK SEIDENVERG’S
YOU ARE SURE TO GET
NEW GLEAN STOCK AND
ONE PRICE TO ALL
one Ue\)aaa
Finest line of Soft Drinks,
Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco
Meet your friends at the Nevada
ooooptwppooooooooonctooq—oooooooooooooooooo
Nome Sheet Metal Works
Wm. SINHOLO. Pros.
TIN, 8HEET IRON AND
COPPER WORK E8PECIALTY
Patented Super-Heaters
OPPOSITE DREAM THEATRE
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 1 Oc loaf straight
CH&S. CAYEY, Prop.
on*'; the Step and a Half Kid, named
after the rlV'er* by that name. The
In and Out Kid. the Yellow Kid, the
Two-bit Kid, the Ping Pong Kid and
the Going Kid. The Going Kid was
the son of Prank Goyne. the old
Fairbanks News Circulator and won
his name on account of the fact that!
be could make a dog team do any
thing but sing grand opera. He won
a lot of races in the North and after
| wards In Canada, and was drowned
| a few years ago up In western Can
I ada while driving his racing team.
| Old timers of the Dawson vintage
j will recall Sweet Marie, the Dutch
(Kid. the Oregon Mare, the Utah
j Filley, the Dawson Nightengale and;
i-I lot more of the six-cylinder bunch, i
Then there was the Outlaw Swede !
named not because he was an outlaw
or anything like that, but just be-1
cause he had a great reverence for !
Jesse James and the Younger Boys. '
Billy, the Horse, was another well |
known oldi timer. Billy got his j
name while freighting on the K<»y
ukuk River and Ihe natives gave j
| him the name because he used a
horse to tow his poling boat. !
There was Jimmy the Bear. Cari-|
bou St. Clair, Moose Anderson and j
Pull Council, all named after ani-|
mals by friends.
There was Long Shorty, the only ,
man in the world who knew how to j
properly dry King Salmon. Long,
Shorty has gone to his reward, but j
the favored few who used to takej
the “bilek” along for a trail lunch j
J will never forget him or the secret i
i that passed with him.
| And Pop Corn Jimmie, named for j
• the reason that he always had a bowl j
| of pop corn on the end of the mahog-;
I any. Pop. too. is gone, but when his j
name is recalled, many an Alaskan ,
will treat themselves to a remtnis-1
FOR SALK—r, room house and!
j large cache in connection, iin|uire at J
Nugget Office.
Nome is the outfltiiig tow* for aM
Alaska exploring expedition*
notice of application
! FOR PATENT.
(M. S. No. 1346. M. A. No. 0610
' IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
! OFFICE. AT NOME. ALASKA.
I February 11th, 1924.
NOTICE IS HERERY OIVEN. that
Christina Gibney. whose* post office
address is Nome. Alaska, has made
application before the United States
Land Office at Nome. Alaska, for a
United States Patent for placer
claim known and described as M.
COLLINS on Tripple Creek. said
claim being situate on the left limit
of Tripplo Creek. adjoining Dis
covery Claim on said creek, am!
about 5 miles north of the mouth
of Nome River, in Cape Nome Re
cording District. Second Division.
Territory of Alaska, and designated
by the United States Surveyor Gen
eral of said Territory, as Mineral
Survey No. 1346; the exterior boun
daries of said claim, according to
the of!irial plat and field notes now
on file in said I^amd Office, with mag
netic variations front 19 deg. 00
min. E. to 19 deg. 30 min. E. being
Reginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with the original S. W. location
corner and Cor. No. .5 of No. 1
below on Tripple. Creek, a granite
boulder 8 ius. dia. and 12 ins.
out of ground, chiseled It 1346
C. B. and 6 1170 1 B. whence
U. S. L. M. No. 1145 bears S. 56
deg. 58 min E. 996.40 ft: thence
N. 3 deg. 08 min. E. (Var. 19
deg. 00 min. E.» 1181.00 ft. to
Cor. No. 2. a fir post. 4 ins. sq.
scribed 2 1346 C B; thence N. 72
deg. 09 min. E. (Var. 19 deg. 18
min. E.) 1228.30 ft. to Cor. No.
3. & fir post scribed 3 1346 C B:
thenoe 8. 1 deg. 43 min. W. (Var.
.19 deg. 18 rain. E.) 11S4.00 ft.
to Cor. No. 4, a fir post scribed 4
1346 C B; thence S. 72 dog. 45
min. W. (Var. 19 deg. 30 min. E.)
1254.80 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning; containing an
area of 31.673 acres. Notice of
Location of said claim is recorded
in Vol. 109 page 467 records of
said Cape Nome District afore
me aajoinrns claims ««
north, east and south are unsur
veyed and claimants unknown;
on the west. Discovery claim on
Tripple Creek, and on the south
west. No. 1 below Discovery on
Tripple Creek.
U. S. L. M. No. 1145 to which
this claim is tied is a limestone
rock 30x22x5 ins. set 18 ins. in
the ground, marked U. S. L. M.
No. 1145, and is located in lati
tude 64 deg. 32 min. N. Longi
tude 165 deg. 15 inin. W. on
the left limit of Tripple Creek,
about 5 miles north of the mouth
of Nome River.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Register
Publish. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8. 15,
*2, 29, April 5, 12. 1924
• l 'i
MR fUOOULATIOVfl FOB THIRD
• ' DISTRICT OF ALASKA FOR
Marten. Land Otter. Mink, and
Wt-asel. Nov. 16th lo March Slat.
Muskrat. May let to Jus* 19th.
Lynx. Fox. Dec. l*t to March 3let
Heaver, Sea Otter. Closed Season.
Bear (black, glacier, cinnamon),
wolf, wolverine, squirrel. marmot,
(wh'stlerl Snowshoo and Arctic
Har**, are unprotected.
Three changes are noteworthy in
FIRST—The fox season has been
advanced to December 1st. and ex
tended to March 31st. This t* to
prevent the great influx of unprime
skins nto the hands of the traders
during the early days of the open
sfnson. We estimate that the mon
ey value of the fox catch can be
increased more than 10c£ by giv
ing the animals 1G days more to
mature before trapping.
The advisability of prescribing
different open seasons for whi'e fox
and red fox was discussed, but the
habits and ranees of the two species
or** roo closely associated to illow
SWON’D—The change ip the
iutiskrur season i* radical atid. we
believe, efficacious.
i n** ions midwinter season is no*
wanted either by trappers or trad- j
ers. It lends to a destruction of
houses and runawnvs that would I
certainly exterminate the rat if long ;
continued. The forty days open ;
season at the breakup give- the I
hunter a chance to select and -hoot j
the finest rats at a time when their 1
pelage has reached Its highest j
point of excellence.
THIRD--The season is closed or.
Beaver. The trapper forced this
issue upon himself by a wholesale
destruction of beaver houses during
the two vpars open season eran-ted.
FRANK DUFRESKK.
lT.S. Fur Warden. Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture.
HVIWIt IIAIIjV Hl'SrKM>S
The Hyder Miner has suspended
publication as a daily and will be
run the rest of the winter as a week
ly. The editor says costs for tele
graphic service and expenses are in
4 cfs •, dny will bring the Weekly
WATCH RKPAIRIXO
l.eave yoitr Watchis, and Clocks
at Holt’s Hardware Wtnre, they will
be cleaned and repaired promptly
ai a reasonable price. Mail order
will reoeive prompt attention. AM
work guaranteed.
KI»WARI> •». FOX.
SECOND DIVISION H HIDING
NI2WORML COMMITTEE NAMED
The Honorable Judge G. J. Lomen
ns chairman of teb National Associ
ation for the Second Division has ;ip
pointed a committee t«» arrange for
and receive subscriptions of which
Mr. A. Polet is Secretary.
AH contributions purely voluntary.
No solicitations will be made of
anyone, ir was reir Dy me Associa
tion that there were marvy Ameri
cann who would like to feel that they
had an opportunity of tangibly
showing their respect to our late
President and appreciation of his
memory by contributing to such a
Memorial, so this method was taken
of permitting them to do so. Con
tributions can be made to Mr. Polet
who will transmit the names of all
donors so that certificates of mem
bership in the Association can be
mailed to them.
The Harding Memorial Association
ir- incorporated under the laws of
Ohio. The incorporators are twenty
six in number, and at the present
tune constitute the Association.
The Association was incorporated
for the purpose of erecting a mem
orial to Warren Gamaliel Harding.
Twenty-ninth President of the Unit
ed States.
incorporate
authority to:
(A) Erect and maintain in per
petuity, at Marion, Ohio, a mauso
leum wherein to place the remains of
the late president Harding and of
Florence Kling Harding. his widow,
when she shall have parsed away;
and hold it in perpetuity, by deed,
gift or purchase, the necessary real
estate on which to lay out roads,
ways, places and parks for its proper
improvement and beautification;
(B> Acquire the home of the late
Warren Gamaliel Harding, on Mt.
Vernon Avenue, in the citiy of Mar
ion. Ohio, and such other property
in: is deemed necessary for conver
sion into a shrine whore in all per
sonal effects, books, speeches, me
mento* end belongings of the late
President of t.he United States may
bo preserved in affectionate memory
and understanding, and to which all
people may go for inspiration;
(C) Endow a Warren Gamaliel
Harding Chair of Diplomacy and
Functions of Government in connec
tion with some existing University: I
(I>» Hold property, reel and per
sonal. for the purpose of perpetuat
ing said places mentioned abov«.
MAII. AItlMVMS FlUttt (HTSinU
Outside mail arrived in Nome last
M nday afternoon 111 charge of Pete
Curran. .!r.. and th< outgoing mail
closed at Timm on the following day.
and left Norn*- Wednesday morning
for the outtiide.
! ••i: \ISK KM A TON"
AT FKOVTIKR NKiHT
THIS KVKVINO
I Mere words ran nor begin to tell
l what there is to teli about the Fron
; tier Night entertainment this even
| ing at the lartre Eagle hall given nn
! der the auspices of the Anutrican
Legion of Nome, the boys from the
I-egion post have been working
every day for the last two week*
getting things ready for the big
night. And now everything Ls in
teadinesis for the grand celebration.
The admission ticket will entitle
the holder to 1000 Bucks which ran
lie used in the many rliff* rent games
of chance during th»- evening. The
American Legion boys wish to make
the event it success and they believe
ti<at t-. do so everything should be
entered into in a sporting spirit,
therefore in order to win a prize the
person holding the larger amount of
money must state to the Banker at
the time of counting, that the sum
being counted was won or bought
from the American Legion Bank, by
the party competing for the prize.
sporting basis and every <me will
have an equal' chance t.. win the
There will be eats that will make
even a dyspeptic forget his ailments,
and fancy drinks that ■will makr*
everyone glad that prohibition ia
here. The blackjack dealers will
see that all bets are covered at thwir
tables and the Roulette will bo
rolling for those wishing to make
high and low bets.
Barney Google will have the fam
ous racehorse “Spark Plug" there
and it is rumored that Mutt and Jeff
are expecting to enter their new
horse "Aspirin” in tihe finals.
There is a brand new stunt being
offered the sporting «• lenient in the
form of an American Legion Lottery
drawling, this is one of the most in
teresting games played, the drawing
of the lottery will be conducted on
the lines of the old Chinese lottery.
A chance to win 25000 Bucks Ln
American Legion Money at one
drawing will be given in this game.
A membership drive was staged
by members of the Legion during
the last week and many new mem
bers taken in Jo the organization.
The evening promise fo be one of
the mo«t enjoyable spent in Nome
this season. The doors will lx- open
at 9 P. M. and the games will be
started immediately at the opening
of the doors, dancing will start at
10 P. M. sharp.
Notice to Advertiser*.
Hcrcd'iT no change* Oir stand
ing advertisements W'll he a* • ■ epfed
later than l|iursda> noon • ;w !> week
MU MET
AMERICAN A LEGION
Saturday February 16th.
AT LARGE EAGLE HALL
Dancing
Big Eats
Fancy Drinks
- V. ! I
Craps
Lottery
Race Horses j
Roulette
Faro
Blackjack
A BIG SHOOTING GALLERY
GRAND PRIZES TO LUCKY WINNERS
1000 BUCKS WITH THE Sl.00 ADMISSION
Come on you Sourdough ’n Cheechako break th’
Bank —Sky’s th’ limit ’n ther’ a’nt no Skv
theTbig night
DONT MISS IT