LOCAL NEWS
NOME LOOKS <»<MIII
TO HIIIMKK JKWKI-KRS
from Sogerstrom & Hagen the well
known Nome and Seattle jewelers*,
elates that they will Hose their
Seattle Store tJiis spring. Both
Segwrstrom and Hagen will return
to Nome on the first boat wUth a
camplou; line of goods which will
b> on display in there Nome store
opposite the Nugget office.
OUTSIDE MAIL A ft HIV US
A neither outside mail arrived at
the Nome post office Friday after
noon. The mail carrier was delay-.
#vi a day at Solomon by terrific
wi.nd storms, the worst experienced 1
JVt» Curran the mail carrier ex
pats to bring in one more outrode,
mail which is due to arrive in Nome
about May 7th. this will conclude
PICK VEC.rS HEARD FROM
In telegram to friends in Nome.
Pick Negus who is returning to
Scammon Bay. reported his arrival
at St. Michael April 24th and that
the trip was made without incident.
HARRIS ClIFEK MINER
ARRIVES IN NOME
Harry Gavin who is mining on
Harris creek in the Kougarok dis
trict. arrived in Nome this week on
IN AGAIN OUT AGAIN
Carl Stenuis mushed in from Sin
rock Rher Thursday afternoon on
Important business, returning the
«nme afternoon to bis roadhouse at
than point.
MURK SIGN OF SPRING
.1. C. Widsted dropped into the
Nugget office yesterday and inform
ed us that he had seen the first Bob
bin this Spring. This is th iiist
piece ..f good newa we have n • u 1
IH'FFY HOLDS MEETING
A mass meeting was held in 'he
Grty Hall Thursday evening, p- sid
ed over by Duffy O’Corn >r. The
meeting was fairly well attended. An
effort to try to get the Gov.rnnient
to establish a cold storage plant in
Nome for the benefit of the Natives
was discussed and we understand
•resolutions were pas- * 1 urging
JOHN REAP MAKES FAST I Itll*
John Bead of Teller, who made the
trip down last Friday on imp* rtaul
business, departed again for the i*..rt
Clarence metropolis on Sunday tak
ing back Jotters an 1 papers for *he
people of that section.
ORDER COAL NOW
Order coal now, and have it hand
led before the roads become impass
ible. $31 jfM» per ton In our' yard.
Nome Lighterage Jfc Com’l. Co.
Co gOMF li-N.a . ..
BAHLKES’
RESTAURANTj
Open from !l
7 A. M. to 7 P. M. H
..SPECIAL DINNER FROM S
5 P. M. to 7 P. M. y
Miners & Merdiants
Bank ot Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
WE PAY
iBtereat on Time CartiflcaUa
of Defoatl.
3% per unum
4% per annum
mil.14' NI'HOOIi T»>
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
Th« None public school wHl reopen
ag n m xt Monday morning after
b< i-ig closed -irco la.-t Tuesday tine
to th** large number of school oiiild
r**u who were unable to attend ac
ccrnt of the epidemic of small pox
Prof. Rynning who was laid up
v.iib ati attack of la grippe i; now
MESSENGER BOY WANTED
\\ A \TKIV-Mwwisgrr Nome Radio
Ht«tlnn July I to approximately Oct.
1.1. Must be 15 or more years of
age. Pleas** make application at
once by letter wtntituc salary e\jvct
rtl. ANDERSON.
1.4 MAL MOOSE IjODGK
(ilVUS nJiiS.WT KYKMVti
Last Monday evening the Loyal
Order of Moose. Nome Lodge No.
1413. held it* Installation of officers
tie following
Dictator.
Vice Dictator.
e installed:
Norvin W. Lewis
... Fred Cook
Robert James
Carl Here tan
. W. 1^ Koch
James W. Clark
.Jack Williams
. . . Chas. Mason
. . Felix Howold
Shortly after the installation ser
vices a pleasant evening was spent
playing cards, the following winn
ing the prizes:
First prize Mrs. W. H. Koch; sec
ond. Mrs. L. Stephanson; third.Mrs.
Jennie Hansen. Gerts. first prize.
Chas. Mason: second O. D. Ha see;
third John Man os.
FIRST BOAT FOR HOLY
<'Ross aboit m».y jo
Chas. D. Jones, sta-tes that the iir«t
boat for Holy Cross will Imvi* %’•*
SI K.HT BliAZK TODAY
Shortly before nine o'clock this
morning. and as C. J. Woofter was
on his way to work at the Court
House. while passing the home of JS.
K. Johanson at the corner of 1)
street. Mrs. Johanson ran out and
Informed him that the roof of her
home was on fire. Woofter who is
some acrobat climbed onto the roof
ai.d with the aid of a pail of water
extinguished the fire which had
started near the flue, caused it is
thought from the gathering of cre
oeote. In the meantime Mrs. An
ti nio Polet noticed the roof smok
ing and telephoned in an alarm to
the fire department which respond
ed immediately, but do to the fast
ard efficient work of Woofter the
services of the department were n<* j
necessary. A small hole in the roof „
is all the damage done.
At the time of the fire Mr. Johan
son was engaged at his work and did
not arrive until later. The two
young daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Johanson are ill with small pox and
naturally the fire caused some little
O’NEILL FAMILY ILL
CUv Attorney Hugh .O’Xt-ill. and
Mrs O’Xeiil are both ill at therir
home on First Avenue -West. The
epidemic of ctolds throughout the
city finally affected them to such an
extent as to compel them td take to
their beds.
am:\ holmskn arrives
The Well known" musher, ‘ Alex
iHohnsen of Council, breezed into
jNom'e Tuesday for a short visit. Alex
expects to return to the interior |
!camp today. ■••• *
SOI. IM>\ VI,I»SO\ KXPETTED
SAIL FOR NOME HAY 5
According to information received"
in Nome by Geo. Hilfrich, one of the
owners of the craft, the vessel Don
aldson, with Capt. Allan is expected
l to leave Seattle for Nome about May
5>th., coming via the inside passage.
It wajs also learned that new engines
have been putt in the vessel and
many other important improvements
made which will not only make her
fast but also a commodious liner in
Nomte’s coastwise route. It is ex
pected that the vessel will arrive
here about June 1st., with a large
stock of fresh vegetables for A. Po
let. the grocer.
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| SUNDAY, MAY 4th. . |
CREAKED CHICKEN' |
FRESH ROAST PORK {
| Prime RJba of Beef |
| Crab Salad With lettaee j
| Corn on the Cob !
| Apple Pita U Mode I
I AT UHLXSK j
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FINAL ARRANGEMENTS [
i MADE FOR 00110116 j
I CITY DOCKS
I
I
| The .Vor.e Cily Co.inMl m l Mon
!day cvocine April 2Sth m rtwjLr
isession, with Mayor flw. 8. Mayuard
'in the chair. City Clerk Grimm call
icdthe rol! and If. * following counoil
j i;m n answered to ihoir ur.mi'H being
«all<*d: Cliff Allyn, Henry Burgh,
{C.-aa, Cavey. R. B. Julkui. Bud
j Lehmann and Wm. Si ahold; the cSty
j attorney Hugh O’Xc-il was also pve
Th** minutes of the lar.t meeting
| were road and approved.
! Councilman Julian of the firo :orn
imittee reported that he had inspect.
jed all fire hydrant gate.; and found
Itlusm all open except the one. in front
•of the fire deportment, thin he sita'ed
iis ;.lso open at the present time. Mr.
ijrlian also stated that a fire alarm
jhad been turned in from the May
; r.ard-Columbus hospital but that no
j damage resulted.
; Councilman Cav^y of the Health
Ccmmhtee reported that Dr. Welch
hod taken up the matter-of closing
the Public Schools due to the kirrre
number of children sick with Chick
en pox and also a number ill with
jLaGrippe or influenza. Mr. Cavey
stated that he had taken the matter
up with the school board and they
decided to close the public school
Coder the next order of business
new bills were read and the mayor
ordered them referred to the
[Finance Commiitteo for their consirl
Fndor the bead of new business
! Mryor Maynard read telegrams from
i Colonel Steese of the IJ. S. Engineers
Department at Juneau in reference
to the building of docks on Snake
River this summer in coopt ration
with the city of Nome, orrd answers
there to which afre r.s follows:
The first telegram received from
Col. Steese is in answer to a tele
gram from the Harbor Committee
jot th/1 Council asking for definite
, information as to whether or no the
j Engineers ..ffice would conside
j proposition to build docks in cooper
lation with the city, which is ns foll
Juneau. April If*. 1924
Reference wharf, this Commission
j will build wharf in connection with
\OHCK TO. THE PITftMC
Having purchased the Stock of
Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papr, etc.,
from the Orlaiwl Estate we will he
in a better postilion to serve our
Customers and the public than ever
! before, we will eliminate the unnec
essary expense of operating two
stores thereby saVing our customers
' from M to 50 *7r. The stock will
be moved to our Hardware Store on
Monday, April 28th. As this ven
ture require*s extra capital we will
be obliged to efiange our present
business policy making our terms in
the future as near cash as possible,
therefore, on and after May 1st,
1924 we will extend credit on a 80
day basis to accommodate our 'cus
tomers. but must insist that.all ac
counts be paid on or before the 10th
of the following month. All ac
counts not paid will be considered
closed and no mo*e credit extended
until account Is paid. Our. small
capital and business conditions out
side makes this change of policy
necessary. Thanking you for your
cooperation and all past favors, . . .
We remain yours truly,
HOLT HARDWARE,
By E. Ii. Holt, Proprietor.
E. L. HOLT
Building Paper, All Kindt
PAINTS, OIL ETC.
CUT GLASS
SILVERWARE
ELECTRICAL GOODS
ALARM CLOCKS
PYREX WARE
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
Yon do not need to order your
goods from Mail Order houses as we
will hare 10 and SB cent Counters
ant Spring at Outside Prices.
Holt sells everything except Gro
ceries, Dry Goods and Dru^i.
wwntoa At
IOIT'1 »l» ITOR ■
TWnltu Kate tt.
Revetment Extension FOR ACTUAL
'COST, funds to cover being deposit-»
Jed our credit and expended on regu- j
Iai vouchers. Advise dimensions of !
dock in order that Sommers may I
prepare bill of material to be .hijpp- i
jet' in with onr own supplies. Advise
,ort.side limit of cost involved.
Signed: STEESE.
The following reply was sent to
•.1 unoa-u after the Harbor Coirunitte
and Mayor Maynard had thorough
ly considered the matter;
Nome, April 22, 1924
! Steese, Juneau. Alaska.
1 Mayor n^iaenf information cost
|lo build dock twenty four foet wide
: entire ten eh proposed Extension of
| Revetment. Also aska what is lenght
iof proposed extension. Will advise ;
[limit of cost on receipt of this infor- !
I motion.
To which the following telegram
[was received and whicii was acted
[upon by the Council:
Juneau, April 26. 1924!
Yours of the twenty necond—Re-!
ivitment will be extended one hun
dred and fifty feet, changing direc
tion about sixty foot beyond existing
[revetment, the remaining ninety
’feet being •parallel to revetment on
opposite side of river. Cost of dock
1160 feet long and 24feet wide estf
;mated eight hundred forty dollars
'material in Seattle. Nine hundred
j forty dollars freighting and handling
I at Nome, eleven hundred twenty
i dollars for labor. Total twenty
I tone hundred dollars. For a smaller
.'dock figure eighty five cents per
!square foot or twenty dollars per
!lineal foot. 24 feet wide. Advise r.«
j soon as possible that outside mater
Iinis may be purchased.
Signed: STEESE
Mayor Maynard called for discus
sion on the subject by the Harbor
|Committee and members of the
Council and after thoroughly going
into the subject Councilman Julian
made a motion which was unanim
ously passed by the council that the
sum of $3500 be appropriated for
tb» construction of the dock as plan
ned by the U. S. Engineers Commis
sion in cooperation with the ofty of
Nome, this being the outside limit of
the cost of the proposed dock. The
Harbor Committee was instructed
b> the Mayor to. inform Col. Steese
of the Council’s action by wire imi
j mediately, thus insitring the building
of the city dock this summer.
Councilman Bud Lehmann of the
Street Committee moved that the
city purchase 4000 feet of street
planking, and after considerable
discussion on the subject of future
policy of the council in reference to
[planking and graveling the streets,
it was agreed to order this amount
of planking tq, help keep the present
planking in condition until such time
hs file city could make proper ar
rangements for the new’ policy of
street improvements which the
city expects to accomplish by gravel
ing in the future, thereby, instead
of sending thousands of dollars out
of the city for ’um’ber. the money
Will be spent in the city by graveling
the. streets..
Special police power was conferred
upon J.ames Clark for special duty
In and about the premises of the
Dream Theater.
Nothing further coming before the
bedy the council adjourned until
the next regular meeting.
WHITE MOUNTAIN TRAFTER
VISITS NOME THIS WEEK
Chas. Flagerstrom. the White
Mountain trapper and trader, arriv
ed In Nome this week. Mr. Fager
strom is having some dental work
done while here, and as soon as thin
is completed, will return to his sta
GEM RESTAURANT
Opposite Vnjreet OOce
MRS. OLIVER FLOWERS
A OOOD PLACE
Dinner Served fra 11 A. M.
Open Aram 7 m- m. to 10 p. m.
RELIANCE MEATS OF
FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT
Per case $9.00
Per dozen $4.50
6 cans for $2.25
READY FOR SERVICE
Use as you would fresh grapefruit.
Add a bit ‘of sugar or a pinch of salt if
you like
RELIANCE FLORIDA GRAPE
FRUIT is produced and packed in
the world's greatest grapefruit country.
Only ripe fruit of the best varieties,
is utilized. The outer meat is separated
from the outer membranes and rind
before packing
POLET’S STORE
Scflcrstrom &. Ijagcn
.UTH KLKRH and OPTICIANS.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We wish to make known to the
public that we are closing our Seattle
Store and that we will both conic to
Nome on the first steamer with a full
and complete line of jew'elry and etc.
Segcrstrom & fjagcn
JKWHLKRS and OPTICIANS.
• NOME, SEATTLE,
Opposite Nugget Office. 5th Are. opp. Fredrick 4k Nelson
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY Of
GINGHAM
NOW SELLING AT
221l2 cts
Per Yard
THE D. i. CROWLEY CROCEftY 00. IM.
R. B. JULIAN Manager
muonm imi i.il » n»w h.