OCAL NEWS
IXMING OF LAST MAILS
FOll THK Ol'TSIDK |
. Mails closing Tuesday. March 25 ,
ill be the last this season to carry
gistry and parcel post destined for
je Outside. ATter that date, lip
i, and including dispatch of April
>nd. only letters in their usual and
'dta*rv form, second class matter
circulars will be carried. After
pril 22nd all mails for the Outside '
ill be held at Nome to go forward |
^ the visual summer servkc.
JOHN HEGNESS. P. M i
rai RIJl AN CLUB KNDOHHKS
t SCHOFFKLD FOR GOVERNOR '
L The Nome Republican Club at a
pry enthusiastic meeting which was ;
:tended by a large number of inem- i
t»rs. last Monday evening, endorsed I
adge Geo. 1). Schofield for Gover- |
hr of Alaska, and M. A. Winkler of I
lomc for Postmaster of Nome. i
Postmaster John Hegness has in- J
ffrmod the Republican Club that he !
ill tender his resignation to take j
[fleet at the end of the Fiscal Year, j
1 The Republicans are taking a live- :
* interest in the coming election and j
^cording u reports are confident of
Victory for the Elephant.
lOW K RKTITWH TO
a \OMK FROM CASA
William (Billy) Rowe. Nome’s
Capable transfer man. returned to
ome from the Casa de Paga. where
e. with a large force of men and
horses. has been engaged during the
’inter in moving the Peck dredge
-om Boulder Creek by way of Can
non Creek to the main waters or the
*asa de Paga River.
" Billy states that very cold weather
•as encountered during tho time he
*ias engaged on the Casa, but after
*iany trying weeks of weather,
/bioh at times dropped as low as 40
Agrees below zero, the work was
‘ccomplLshed and the men and teams
eturned to Nome.
Leonard skppala dpe
TO ARRIVE TODAY
‘ According to word received in
lome by E. J. Gorman, Leonard Sep
ala, the Ilammon Company’s driver
due to arrive in Nome about 3 p.
i. today. Seppaln has a passenger
/ho is said to be an Engineer coming
o Nome to inspect the engines in
he Hammon Consolidated Gold
Melds Power House on Dry Creek.
It was also reported that a lady
assenger from Anchorage was ac
ompaning the party with another
og team following «n the heels of
he Siberian dogs of Seppala.
86 REGISTER FOIL
MtTXKTPAL KI/ECTIOV
One hundred and eighty six voters
ave registered at the City Clerk’s
tffice in the City Hall todate, with
ply one week left to register the
|oters of the city of Nome are re
peated by the City Clerk to com°
a and register as early as possible
nd avoid causing a rush at the last
1A1L CONTRAC TS
ARE AWARDED
, Seattle, Wash. — James A Pehse.
/ho was chief clerk of the railway
tail service at Nome from 1913 to
|917, is now clerk of the executive
ection of the U. S. Railway Mail
ervice in .Seattle, and is in direct
barge of the Alaska desk.
Mr. Pehse says that service has
een authorized for the continuance
f mail contracts under former con
-actor for the coming season, in
ortbwestern Alaska. The service
■om St. Michael via Unalakleet and
olovin to Nome and return, once a
eek, in connection with the Yukon
ver mail steamers, has been award
3. The service starts June 1 and
ids October 31. All mail offered
ill be carried. This is intended as
direct connection bctweeji Seattle
a Nenana and St. Michael to Nome,
aptain Alexander Allen, the con
actor, intends to use either the ga»
>at Donaldson or Tug Keyes.
Service will be continued between ;
aly Cross and Iditarod, in connec
>n with mails arriving at Holy
oss from Nenana, by the Yukon
rer route. The service will begin
out May 23rd., and continue un
October 15th,, carrying all mail
itter offered. The service compre
nds one round trip in May, four
ind trips rn June, July. August
i September, and one round trio
October. This contract has been
arded to the Ira Wood Tranapor
ion Company, of Iditarod, the for
r contractor.
fkokiui. (XM in .\niv itikh
On last Monday morning at 11:00
o'clock the Petit Jury which report
ed for duty in the Federal Court,
was empanelled, but owing to the
pressing business before the Grand
Jury which necessarily diverted the
attention of United States Attorney
Fred Harrison, there was no work
ready for the Petit Jury and the
members were excused from d#y to
day until the trial of cases pending,
could be reached. Following are the
names of the Petit Jurors empanel
Petit Jurors.
M. O. Solherg, Nome.
Chas. Oavey. Noma.
Ed. Flohn, Nome.
Peter X. Peterson. Nome.
W. H. Webb, Nome.
S. H. Burgh, Nome.
Andrew Mattson, Solotnon.
Al. Nicholson. Nome.
Fred Ayer, Nome.
Mrs. W. H. Koch, Nome.
Wm. Arthurs, Nome.
John Manos, Nome.
Otto Mills, Nome.
Carl Brill, Nome.
Don Miller. Nome.
Henry Shultz. Nome.
Mrs. W. E. Gerhart, Nome.
John F. Herbert, Candle.
Gertrude L**ther. Nome.
Fred Diemer, Nome.
Pete Yeager, Dime.
G. F. Hi If rich, Nome.
Brie Johnson. Cooocil.
Joe Phillips, Nome.
Charles Can-, who was indicted
last week on two charges, that of
selling liquor, and having liquor in
his possession, changed his plea of
not guilty to guilty, and was sen
tenced by the Court to pay a fine of
$200.00. Carr paid the fine and was
discharged.
In the case of the United States vs.
August Viera, who was indicted last
week on a charge of pointing a fire
arm at a person. Hugh O’Neill, bis
attorney, interposed a motion to
quash the indictment but the motion
was overruled by Judge G. J. Lomen.
and Viera plead not guilty, and his
case was set for trial at 10:00 a. m..
Monday. March 24th.. next.
On Tuesday the Grand Jury re
turned an indictment against John
Peter Kass on a charge of having
intoxicating liquor in his possession.
A True Bill. Another indictment
was brought in the same day against
John Jacob Topolcky on a charge of
The same day. another indictment
was returned against L. D. Berry
and Dan Smith on a charge of manu
facturing intoxicating liquor.
On Wednesday in Federal Judge
G. J. Lomen’s Court. Berry and
Smith were arraigned and entered
pleas of not guilty, and their cases
were sot for Monday next at 10:00
The case of Peter Cass on the
charge of perjury, and the case on
the charge of having liquor in his
possession, were both set for next
Monday, as was also the Topolsky
case, both defendants entering pleas
On Thursday the Grand Jury
brought in three indictments against
Edward E. Pearce, one on a charge
of obtaining money by false pre
tenses. and two for obtaining prop
erty by false pretenses.
On Friday. Pearce was arraigned
and entered pleas of not guilty to
all three indictments, and his cases
were set for Monday morning at 10
All cases thus far have been set
for Monday morning at ten a. m..
at which time they will be set for'a
definite date.
The Grand Jury spent most of the
day Friday in inspecting the Federal
Buildings, and finishing up details.
Rumors on the street yesterday were
that the Grand Jury would probably
finish their work today and turn in
their recommendations.
A large number of out of town wit
nesses have been discharged and are
leaving for their respective homes.
PIONEER CARD PARTY AND
DANCE LAST SATURDAY*
The Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No.
1. of Nome, gave a. Card Party and
Dance last Saturday evening in the
Pioneer Igloo, which was attended
by a large crowd of enthusiastic
card players and dancers. The win
ners of the card games were as fol
Mrs. H. Hansen, Mrs. L. Stephan
*e-n and Mrs. H. G. GabrieUon.
Gentlemen winning prizes were, P.
3. Rogers. M. A. Winkler and James
Hougby.
ATTENTION READERS
With the arrival of the large con
lignment of excess mall last Monday
he Postoffice boxes in the Nome Poet
Jffice ap* filled to capacity. The
Postmaster requests that the boxes
te emptied immediately in order
hat the laat mail can be cleaned up. j
LOCAL NEWS
—
;<iOY. IIOXE CALLS FOR BIDS
LOCAL SHIP sriSHIOV
Conforming with the provisions of
the Decker Ship Subsidy Bill, Gov
ernor Bone baa authorized publica
tion !n the Nome Nugget for Bids
for boats to travel the Noine-Kotze
bue and Notne-St. Michael routes.
The conditions governing these
routes will be seen elsewhere in this
issue, under the heading. “Call For
The Nome-Kotzebue route will in
clude stops, both ways at Teller,
Wales, Deering and Keewalik. The
A'ome-St. Michael route requires
stops, both ways at Solomon. Bluff,
Chinik and Unalakleet.
Boats on both routes are to be
common carriers of freight and pas
sengers and must be approved by
the 17. S Steamboat Inspection Ser
For further and detailed informa
tion read the Call For Bids.
E. COKE HILL OX
WAY TO CALIFORNIA
E. Coke Hill and wife, of Fair
banks. Alaska, arrived in town Sun
day. and left on the Northwestern
for California to spend the remain
icier of the winter, returning to Fa'r
banks in the spring. Mr. Hill has
the Government contract for carry
ing r. S. Mail between Kenan a and
Flat, but has turned it over to T. .?.
DeVane of Ruby until his return.
Mr. Hill believes that the good old
|dog team and sled will carry the
mails for some time yet in the inter
ior despite the new airplane being
put on by the Postoffice Department.
“I am not a candidate for any office
ill .Alaska,” said Mr. Hill, “but am
going out to feast my eyes on the
=unshine and pulchritude at Long
Beach.”
Before leaving McGrath January
3 Karl Thiele made arrangements to
]have a hangar built for the Post Ot
j fice Department for the landing of
(the airplane.
A few years back Swede Jimmy
had a little barber shop in Garland
where he cut hair and shaved at
night, after he was through his day’s
work In the saw mill up Punky Hol
low. Swede Jimmy’s hands were
lovely for barbering, they were as
smooth and soft as a blacksmith’s
Jimmy used to light the smoky old
oil lamp in his shop about seven
thirty, from then on the loafers
would sit with their chairs tilted
l:ack against the wall smoking corn
|cake tobacco till the little room was
a fog of choking blue smoke. They
I told filthy stories as men somehow
always do in very small barber shops
and some large ones. And they en
joyed watching the tortures of the
man in the chair. Jimmy was prob
ably the worst barber in the United j
States; it would be sad to think that
were the awfullest ever known. The
boys used to say a man could rule to
Chicago and back on one of Jimmy’s
razors and suffer no injury. He
should have been a politician, he had
such a wonderful pull. But he was
the only barber In towrn. Yott had
either to go to him or drive to
Youngsville, seven miles.- r Swede
Jimmy was too big and heavy fisted
and lacking in humor to joke with
much. His victims twitched,-squirm
ed. winced but suffered in grimacing
silence. Bnt old Pat McAllister was
afraid of no man and had a way of
speaking his mind. One night old
Pat dropped in for a shave. McAl
lister's beard looked and felt like a
rusty wire scrub brush. Jimmy pick*
o.i out his worst razor and went to
work. Jimmy didn’t mind tough!
beards; why should he, he had a !
strong arm. After he had operated
awhile ho said to old Pat, “Aye ban
give you good yob, eh?”
"Well, I dunno,” growled McAllis
ter, “If you’re tryin’ to shave me
you’re doin’ a darn poor job—but if
you're tryin’ to skin me you’re doin’
a good one.”
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M. E BEEBE
for
Councilman
Mu.cip*l BlecUoa, April I.1IM
AX ARCTIC MISSIONARY
On Christmas Eve, an Eskimo run- '
ner, after driving his dogteam sev-]
enty-two miles in two days through j
the drifts of the Arct 'mews. J
"ini.shed” into Xom , Alaska. lie j
had tragic news to tell. He reported
that the Jesuit missionary, whose,
name was beloved thorughout the
Territory, the Rev. F. J. Ruppert. of
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Nome,
had been found frozen in death, not
far from the orphanage at Hot j
Springs, Alaska. The brave priest !
had evidently lost his way. and his :
dog-team frightened, either by the i
storm, or by stampeding reindeer, |
had scattered und left him. Only ]
"Mink," the leader of the team, had
remained by the side of his master,
when the searching party sent out
after the frightened and returning
dog-team had given the alarm at the
Mission, discovered the body of the
priestly "Santa Claus." and tried to
carry it away, the faithful animal,
that had kept its lonely vigil by the
?oad. fought furiously, as only the
dogs of that far-northern breed can
fight, and had to be captdred.
Father Ruppert was on an errand
‘ Christian charity and mercy. In
splendid keeping with his sacred
calling and the nobility of hia char
acter. when he met his death in the
lonely spaces of the Alaskan Sahara.
On his well-stocked sled he was car
rying supplies of candies, apples, or
anges and other Christmas gifts to
the orphans and to the Sisters that
watch over them, at Hot Springs, by
the Pilgrim River, north of Nome.
Like his elder brethren of the (’ana-1
dian Missions, Marquette, Brebeuf, J
Jogues, like the Jesuit Bishop. Fa-1
ther Raphael Crimont, the present j
Vicar-Apostolic of Alaska, and the j
devoted and romantic Father Bar
num. Father Ruppert had often
braved the frozen wastes and the
swirling snow-storm. But he had
seldom set out on a journey that so
much appealed to his imagination
and his heart. He was going to play
"Santa Claus," to the poor and the
orphan. A priest of Him who said:
"Suffer the little children to come
unto me." he knew that he could
perform no more Christ-like task at
Christmas time, than to teach by
word and example, the grace and
beauty of the charity of Christ. But
the fierce winds blew, the snow’ fell
and the ribbon-like trail soon was
lost in the uncharted desert. The
Jesuit knew that his last hour had
come, and with a prayer on his lips,
he laid down to die. His hands were
not to present the Yule gifts to the
children he loved. But to them-and
to the Christ-King he would make
them know and love, he offered the
gift of Magi. He presented the gold,
the frankincense and the myrrh of
a life sacrificed for the cause of
Christ, and for those, the helpless
and the poor, who are the dearest to ;
His Heart/ Our press is filled with
the unseemly wrangles of men., who
call themselves doctors of theology
and at the same time flout the Div- j
inity of Christ, and the authority of I
the Church of which they still dare |
to call themselves the ministers. A j
true priest of God, Father Ruppert. j
faithful to the teachings of the
C hurch, stirred to the depth of bis
knightly soul, and by his love of the
God-Man.- whose birth he was pre
paring to celebrate lovingly arid fer
vently with the little ones of His
flock, yields up his Itfe on the snpw
mantied- and frozen fields of Alaska.
— Reprinted from January 5. ‘$>24 j
America.- <•••.
FRANK COTTER BUYS AN
INTEREST ALASKA WEEKLY
Frank Cotter, a former SewajNl
resident and well known. Alaskan,
who recently returned from the Ori
ent to Seattle, has purchased the in
terests of jChas. E. Herron, in the A!
aska Weekly at .Seattle, and will en
gage in the newspaper game.
S cts a day will t
Bulletin and Weekly
E. L. HOLT
Building Paper, All Kinds
PAINTS, OIL BTC.
OCT GLASS
SILVERWARE
ELECTRICAL GOODS
ALARM CLOCKS
PYREX WARE
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
You do not need to order your
goods from Mail Order houses as we
will have 10 and 25 cent Counters
next Spring at Outside Prices.
Holt sells everything except Gro
ceries, Dry Goods and Drugs.
HOLT’S N1W STORK
Hardware—WboinMM aafl RmtmB
TMflm Mata U.
*•
LENTEN SEASON SPECIALS
(THIRD SECTION.)
per pound,
per pound
per pound
Black Cod, per kit $8.50
lmporU'd Awhovini, per kll (0.00
Tiuipiw and Hound*. per kit, $4.00
Turn* PinIi (White) per dot'll $1.25
Cuvier, per dozen $4.20
Kippered Smirk*, per dozen $1.00 2 t
White Star Sardine* per doun $2.00 per
Blue Jacket Sardian*, per dozen $1.25 2 .
I'olar (Jueen Sardine*, per dozen $2.00 per
.Norway Macke ml.
Yukon Smoked Salmon. *Ileed in one pound can*,
urn.25ctn
an.20c ts
per pound 2.V-U
... .each 75ct*
POtET’S STORE
CALL FOR RIDS
NOTICK IS HRRKBY (iIVKN.
that the Governor of Alaska will, in
conformity with the provision- of
Chapter 47, of the Laws of Alaska
for 192:1, enter into contracts with
owners or charterers of vessels of
American register as follows:
(f) For operation of Teasels as a
common carrier of freight and pas
sengers from Nome to Kotzebue and
return, touching each wav at Tell *r,
Wales, Dcering and fieewalik, and
making regular staled round «rips
of not l««ss than once each two |2»
weeks during the season when hav:*
gation is open in such waters.
(2) For the operation of vessel as
i> common carrier for freight and
passengers from Nome to S* Michael
and return, touching same way at
Solomon, Bluff, Cbinik and Unala
kleet und make regular stated round
trips not leas than once each week
during the seaaon when navigation
is open in the aforementioned! wat
ers. Karh vessel must have a cargo
rapacity of not less than fifty (50)
tons under deck and passenger cap
acity of not less than twenty (20)
persons, loaded draft not to exceed
six (6) feet, and maximum s|»eed of
not less than seven (7) knots an
hour. The contract will be for the
open navigation season of 1024. A j
sum not to exceed five thousand ■
($5,000) dollars will he paid for the j
season for the yos«el on the Nome-'
Kotzebue route aud a sum not to ex
r«M*d three thousand live hundird
(tS,SOO) dollars will be paid for the
season for the vessel on the Nome*
St. Michael route..
Rids or offers to operate such ves
sels will be received by mail or wire
nt the Governor's office at Juneau,
Alaska, up to 12 o'clock Meridian,
May 1, 1024, nt which hour all bids
received will bn opened. Each bid
must state the size, speed and ac
commodation of the vessels over the
requirements above set out, together
with the subsidy demand.
The passenger accomodations must
be approves! by the I'nlted States
Steamboat Inspection Service.. The
Governor intends to let the contract
to the lowest and best bidder, hut he
reserves the right to reject any and
nil bids.
As soon as a bid Is accoptn] a writ
ten contract will be entered Into,
embodying the conditions and pro
visions of the hid accepted.
Kach bid must be* accompanied by
n surety bond to the Territory’ of Al
aska in the sum of one thousand dol
lars, conditioned upon the failure of
performance by the bidder of the
terms of his hid.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, March
1Sth„ 1024.
STOTT C. DONE,
Governor of Alaska.
Nome is the outfltiug base for uil
Alaska exploring expeditions.
VBW PRICES
FORD
AUTOMOBILES
' ' DELIVERED IN SOME
Ford Runabout Car
Ford Touring Car
Ford Coupe Car
Ford Sedan Car
(WITH 2 DOORS)
Ford Sedan Car
(WITH 4 DOORS)
ALL THE ABOVE OARS HAVE SELF STARTERS)
AND DEMOUNTABLE RIMS.
THE ABOVE PIECES ARE THE LOWEST EVER QUOTED
IN THE HISTORY OF THE FORD MOTOR CO. )
OIVR US TOUR ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY ON FIRST BOAT
THE 0. E. CROWLEY BROCERY CO. IRC.
R. B. JULIAN Manager
STORE OPENS NINE A. M. CLOSES SIX P. M.
$575.Q0
$606.50
$757.50
$830.00
$925.00