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Th© IJndeherg Ashing tug Orion Is
expected to get away for Golovin today
with Mr Lindeberg. Carl J. Lomen and
others as passengers. The vessel will
also carry a quantity of freight for
Frank Shaw, the Bonanza creek min
ing operator.
As the steamer Victoria is sched
t’ied to depart for Seattle almost im
rr.tdiately after her return from St.
Michael, postal officials consider it
advisable that outgoing mail matter
he deposited in the postoffiec not Inter
than tomorrow night.
The ItiKsian trader Flyer returned
from the Siberian const yesterday
evening, nfter discharging a cargo of
supplies at the Anadyr trading station
or the Karloff Brothers. The vessel
will re turn to Siberia with another
large cargo tonight or tomorrow.
An enjoyable social dance was held i
Kagle Hall Saturday evening under!
the auspices of the Ragle lodge The!
function was attended by a large 1
crowd of dance lovers and continued'
until the early hours of Sunday morn-1
ing.
The power schooner White Moun-;
trdn departed for the Teller section'
today with a heavy load of freight i
and about twenty men. a majority of
whom are to he employed on the |
dredge operations contemplated by Pr !
A. 1). Andrews
The Halpin tug H-ttie B. is ex.'-ect-j
eo to get away for I>ost liiver this)
afternoon cr everting. The vessel will!
carry a number of passengers and a*
good sized cargo of supp'.i*-s for the
tin mine operations the Halpin
company. Mr J. F. Halpin. head of
the company, will probably »•© among
the number taking pasage.
The Golovin Transportation and
Trading Company schooner Arctic j
Chief arrived fr--m Golovin las? night
with a quantity of freight and three
passengers, in addition to mail. After
landing her passengers, the schooner
proceeded to Sinrnck to land a cargo
consignment. The vessel returned to
port today and is loading for a re
turn trip to Golovin and Dime landing.
The schooner White Mountain ar
rived from Chinik following the sub
sidence of the storm yesterday. The
Siberian trading schooner Trader,
owned and operated by Capt. Hilly I
Thompson, the Rupert. Hetty R.. j
Standard. Herman and other vessels
also arrived in the roadstead. A ma- I
Jority of the vessels ca'mo from Sledge
Island, to which they fled earlier in :
the week to escape the storm.
The storm of the past three days
forced a complete tie-up of all ship
ping along this section of the r«*ast
and compelled practically cyerv vessel
to seek shelter at Safety or behind
Sledge Island. During the height of
the storm the Victoria was the only
vessel in the offing. The high water
and strong surf also caused a delay of
the harbor construction activities, the
work on the revetments being entirely
suspended for several days.
The annual election of the local
chapter of the lied Cross will l.e held
at Red Cross headquarters in City
Hall at 8 p. m.. Tuesday evening. The
election should be participated in by
all public spirited citizens who*are
members of the organization. All
who responded to y*e "Christmas Roll
Call” or have paid one dollar or more
as dues are considered members. It
is hoped by the officials that they will
attend the meeting and assist in se
lecting the officials for the succeeding
A thunder storm of such violence
as to awaken many residents from
their early morning slumbers, occur
red today. The unusual phenomena
twas accompanied by considerable
lightning, and a heavy down pour of
rain lasting about a half hour or so.
Although thunder storms have been
WAKE UP WAKE UP
Snaps At
HOLT CASH STORE
1 motor cycle. $75.00 j
1 Victrola with 100 Records
.. //.. . *.. 60.00
200 feet 8 inch Hydraulic Hose
. $ 754)0
I co Cream Freezers good. 2.00
Singer Sewing Machines. 15.00
Player Piano . 2004)0
Washing Machines with motor 30.00
HOLT 8ELL8 EVERYTHING
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cportad as occurring at intervals in
he Interior sections this summer, the
weather disturbance last nighl was
he first of this character to occur
n this locality and was also the first
hunder storm occuring here in years,
t is said that last night's thunder
itorm is the third that has occurred
i< re In twenty years.
Packing on overly large Jag and an
immense amount of enthusiasm.
Robert Dickson. lal*orer. a recent ar
rival from the YuRon section, was
fathered into the toils of the law*
n.ursday evening and was remanded
:o the custody of the Marshal for a
>eriod of thirty days by Fommissionei
DNeil Friday. 'Scotty" as the cul
prit is known to his intimates was,
mjoying a most convivial time when.
rounded up by the strong arm of the
law while disporting himself on the1
main stem. The officials failed to
rtfcit any information regarding where
tie procured th»* oh-be-Joyful beverage
which led to his incarceration.
Following the cancellation of the
F». Davis coal delivery order by the
government in connection with the or
der to abandon Ft Davis, the coal
ytmaining aboard the Victoria was
ordered delivered at St Michael and
resulted in the dispatch of tne sb-amer
to that port shortly before noon yes-,
terday. Owing to the storm only about
l?f> t<*ns of the cargo originally destin
ed for Ft Davis fwas landed.
The Victoria is expected to return
sometime Tuesday night if weather
condition.- remain favorable and de
porture for Seattle is expected t-> <vmr
K-metime Wednesday morning As j
a result of the change in coa! cor.*.gn
meet coupled with the stormy weather,
the Victoria has been put to long I
ind costly delay e th- present trip;
to Turing Sea. Present prospects ia
lieate that the steamer will have teen,
here approximately twelve hyj
The trad:r.g schooner J«w*f •'la.' - *1
with trader Joe Feikei ahc.. rd. re-;
turned Sunday from a trading etn^i-,
tion along the Siberian rocut. The j
voyage was* successful and approxi
mately seven tons ..f furs, skins and;
whalebone were- secured. The srhoo* el
trader! along the coast from An: dyi
to East Cape and encounter.-,! no dif
ficulties. aside from a little htflS
weather .luring the latter days of the
trip. Mr Felkel says the Swenson.
Hibbard trading schooner Belvedere
was at Anadyr when he reached that
port and is scheduled to come to Nome
in a few days. The first Russian
mail bo it was expected to arrive at
Anadyr within :» few days at the time
of the Jewel Ou.ird's visit. The ves
sel was expected to bring the first of
ficial news concerning the form of
government that v 'll prevail in the
Anadyr district and abo the fVials
who have charge of gov. rnnienh ! . -
ii\ ities in that section.
The Nome coastwise schooner;
I'kiawak. Capt. Henry Meuller. . was j
wrecked some time last week on th<
bleak western coast near CapeJPrincej
nt Wales, according to reports hrough*
down by the cutter Bear which re
turned from the Arctic this afternoon.
The schooner went ashore during the
recent storm and Is said t«» have
sustained some damage, although it
is believed she can l.e repaired and
floated. No lives were lost. The
ichooner was bound for the Arctic on
i walrus hunting expedition and car
ried four or five men. two of whom
ivere returned to Nome by the Bear.
The cutter also reported another
marine accident involving the schooner
?asco. of San Francisco, bearer of the
*
Siberian coast la-low East Cape, tlie
Rear picked up two men from the
Casco, who stated they had been
placed ashore some days before. After
their landing a storm arose which
prevented them returning to the Casco.
1-iter that vessel lost h#r anchor and
was blown to sea. leaving the men to
fare as best they coukl. The men
said they had seen nothing of the
Casco afterwards. The Bear arrived
before the men had suffered extreme
hardships. loiter the Bear picked up
the report that the Casco was storm
bound behind one of the rocky capes
in the vicinity of East Cape.
Much to the disgruntlement of the
local business world and the citizens
of the town generally, the War Depart
ment has decided to aKnndon the mili
tary post at Fort Davis immediately.
Announcement to this efTect was made
by the post officials Friday, following
the receipt of instructions from the de
partment to remove all troops and
supplies to Ft St Michael as soon as
arrangements can l*e concluded. The
older is the result of recommendations
recently made by General Morrison, of
the Western army .iepartnient. who
arrived on the last Victoria and is at
present either on the steamef or -t
S: Michael *Jener.;« Morrison is
said to have made no investigation of
the possible r.eed for maintaining
troops at N-me .nd cor suited no one
here regarding his intention, unless. :!
we e one federal official on whom he
. -led during the half hour or so he
spent in Nome. It is currently report
that he the official referred
here an l s «. : . to h. ve received a
negative re?.!v. The official in ques
tion is said *o deny that <Iener.il M »*
risort roasmfted about the troops
ir. any manner. Regardless of -he
-.3 of this rumor. 1: ppears that
the army ywnrnander acted without1
ming one iota concerning the views
of a <:»gJ- -r, fide resident of Nome,
i* even <ai<l that he sent in recom
mendation for the abandonment of Ft
Deris be-f- re he arrived in Nome Af
ter an hour or two ashore. General
Morrison returned the Victoria, then
disehargir.tr coal at Ft Davis, and stay
ed alxKtrd the steamer until she de
IKirted for St Michael yesterday noon
to land the remainder of the coal cargo
at the St. Michael post. Ft. Davis of
ficials state that Instructions from the
War Department order all the goods
ami supplies at Ft Davis shipped »o
St Michael. Most of the troops now
at the post are scheduled to go to th«
outside in the near future and those
who will remain in Alaska will alsr
he sent to St Michael, aside from two
or Ihree men who will remain at Ft
Davis as caretakers. The live stock
belonging at the imst will prohnldy be
sold.
Th<- closing down of the post will be
; severe blew to the municipality and
the order has created intense Indlgna
th< view that Nome is practically the
only center in this part of Alaska
which needs military protection!; >f
any is needed at all. The general
contention is that if troops are main
tain In this section at all and are here
to nerve any purpose whatsoever,
Nome is the point at which they
should !>e located, both because of Its
commercial importance and also be
cause of the fact that it is situated
close to foreign and possibly hostile
shores. The retention of troops at
Ft Dnvis also possesses another value
40 the community by reason of the
commercial returns derived from the
business of the post. I^ocal business
men assert that the actual monetary
loss to the community involved ill the
abandonment of Ft Davis will amount
to close to five thousand dollars
monthly. If Nome’s rather limited re
•curces. especially during the winter
period, are taken* into consideration,
it is easily appreciated that the post
represents a most important source of
revenue. The main point, however,
is that if the troops are sent here for
the purpose of providing protection.
Nome, as the most important com
mercial ami gold production center of
the district.is assuredly the community
where government protection is need
ed. if such protection Li needed at all.
The Chamber of Commerce is up in
arm* at the government decision and
has addressed telegrams to Delegate
Grigsby. Judge Wickershnm and Sec
retary McPherson, who is in close
touch with the Washington congres
sional delegation, as well a* a number
of other influential persons who might
be ia a position to induce the depart
ment to reconsider its action. There
is also talk of holding a mass meeting
for the purpose of making a general
'public protest against the removal of
the t’xwps
The contemplated abandonment of
the p«s: is the culmination of a long
train of efforts in that direction. The
department once before ordered the
post abandoned but later changed its
decision following a protest by the
people of the city. Several local par
ties say the N. C. Company of St
Michael, has been an industrious
worker toward having the troops as
signed to the district retained at St
Michael, where the N. C. Company
practically controls |the commercial,
situation and derives a large revenue
from the troops.
_
The Harbor Committees of the
Nome Chaml»er of Commerce and City
council met Sunday to discuss the
proposed city dock installation on the
Snake river harbor basin. Following
the recent conferences with the gov
ernment engineers engaged on the
harbor construction, the committee's
decided that the most available site
for the d«»ck is along the high point
of land between the mouth of Dry
Cieek and Bridge street. This
view was also held by Col. Sturdo
vant. The proposal to place the dock
at the inner end of the revetment along
the east bank of the river on River
Street was found to bo blocked by gov
ernment restrictions. Col. Sturdevant
told the committee that the attach
ment of the dock to the revement
would pot only he objected to by the
government, but if permitted would
make the city liable for any expense
resulting from damage to the revet
ment. It was pointed out to the com
mittee that the dock would serve the
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
* i
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
£-»*************<*<»****<*‘***4>‘l
| INDEPENDENT t
t MEAT MARKET f
1 ALL KINDS OF FRE8H MEATS 1
J UPON ARRIVAL OF FIRST BOATS
f BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL *
f AND POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER. £
T - ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE
J lOtli. OF each MONTH T
f WM. WEBB..i....Pf*p. J
public interest fully as well If situated •
ar the site farther up the channel and
could be constructed at less expense^
I kith Col. Sturdcvnnt and Engineer
Carpenter recommended the last men-'
tioned site as the best, considered from
the standpoint of utility, expense of
construction and maintenance and
freedom from danger of damage !*>
Ice or flood. The War Department of
ficials also prepared plans and speci
fications for a dock suitable for the
city's needs, in addition to offering
other much appreciated assistance.
The site selected extends from a point
on the river hank about midway be
tween Bridge Street and the end of
the Dry Creek bridge for a distance
Df seventy five feet along the dredged
basin and will have approaches from
First A\enue and Diver Street.
SCHOOL TAXES NOW DUE
The undersigned hat established
headquarters in the City Clerks Office.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
C. A. RIGGS
School Tax Collector.
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY
By virtue of a Tax- Warrant, is
sued by the Clerk of the City of Nome.
Territory of Alaska, on the 10th day
•f July. 1919. against the hereinafter
Isscribed personal property, to re
cover the delinquent taxes due to said
'ity of Nome, upon said personal pro
perty- for the year 191S. in the sum of
Fifteen IXdlars. together with pen
dty. interest and costs In the sum of
rwo and 77-100 Dollars, and accru
ng interest and costs.
I. the undersigned Chief of Police
'or the slid City of Nome, have seized,
evied upon and distrained the All
owing described personal property
issessed to L I-. Lane. the owner
-r reputed owner thereof, to-wit:
1 Dredge called the Buffalo, situat
'd on Snake Diver at the foot of First
Vvenue. in said Citf.
And notice is hereby given that on
Saturday the 9th day of August. 1919.
it two o’clock p. m. of said day at the
place where .said dredge is situated
fit the foot of First Avenue in said
City of Nome. I will sell the above
lescribed personal property at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash.
Dated this 26 day of July. 1919.
JAMES HAUGHEY
Chief of Police. City of Nome.
Alaska.
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY
By virtue of a Tax Warrant, is
sued by the Clerk of the Cltv of Nome,
Territory **f Alaska, on the Iftth d:iy
of July. 1919, against the hereinafter
described personal property, to re
cover the delinquent taxes due to said
City of Nome, upon said personal pro
perty for the year 1918, in the sum of
Thirty Dollars, together with pen
alty. interest and costs in the sum of
Four and 35-100 Dollars, and accru
ing interest and costs.
I. the undersigned Chief of Police
for the said City of Nome, have seized,
levied upon and distrained the fol-n
lowing described personal property
assessed to A. M. Johnston the ow'ner
or reputed owner thereof, to-wit:
1 Dredge, situated on Snake Diver
on the Sand Spit in an Id City.
And notice is hereby given that on,
Saturday the 9th day of August, 1919.
at three o'clock p. m. of said day nt the)
place where said dredge is situated
>n Snake Diver, on the Sand Spit. ;
in said City of Nome. I will sell the I
ibove described personal property at |
public auction to the highest bidder I
for cash.
Dnted this 26 day of July. 1919. i
JAMES HAUGHEY
Chief of Police. City of Nome.
Alaska.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartment* and tran
sient room# by day, week or nfcnlh.
Also use of club rooms by hotel guests.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
EAGLES ATTENTION
The regular meeting of Nomo Aerie
No. 75 F. O. E. will be held at eight ,
o'clock Tuesday night. July 29. Vis
iting Eagles Welcome. «
CHAS. THOMAS. Sect'y.
RED CROSS MEETING
Annual Election of Officers, at City
Hall, 8:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 29th.
Full attendance desired
MARY F. POLET, Pres.
AUTO FOR MIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phone Red 12
Trips made to following places by
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil,
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar
ine. Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Raters Reasonable.
Moonlight Water Baths at thn Elite
Bath Housa.
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FOR SALE. ♦
1 two room anti kitchen dnbin. ♦
2 four room houses nil in goo«l ♦
condition, nicely furnished. ♦
Call at MRS. J. WANGER'S ♦
Ladies Furnishings ♦
Opp. Court llour-.e. ♦
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NOTICE
. . Party who borrowed letter contain
ing versos writtsn by my mother will
kindly return same to Nugget Office.
* M. E. BEEBE.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL TAX
..Notice is hereby given that pur
suant to an act of the Legislature of
the Territory of Alaska, approvad May
1st. 1919. - Entitled—“An Act to im
pose a tax upon male porsons in the
Territory of Alaska for School purposes
etc.," .there was imposed and lavieef
upon each male person in the Territory
of Alaska, excepting Soldiers, Sailors In
the United States Navy or Ravenue
Cutter Service, Volunteer Firemen,
Paupers, Insane Persona, or TsrHtorial
charges, within the Torritory of Alaska
or tho waters thereof, ovor the age of
twonty ono years and under the age of
fifty years, an annual tax of five ($5.00)
dollars.
That said tax is now duo and the
same will become delinquent on Aug
ust 4th. All persons subject to said
tax are hereby warnsd to pay th* same,
and that jn casa of failure to pay said
tax the penalties provided for by said
act will be Imposed.
Dated at Noms, Alaska, this 14th
day of July, 1919.
C. A. RIGGS,
8ehool Tax Collactor
far Nome, Alaska.
i The New
1 Rainier Beoer
l -on Draught at the