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The Nome Daily
NUGGET
Interesting Item«
Ed. Sarvela, blacksmith for the
Chichagof Mining Company, is re
ported missing, and a search is be
ing made for him. On the evening
of December 17, Mr Sarvela pulled
across the bay in a small skiff to
make arrangements for painting
and preparing his gasboat for the
winter. The wind was blowing
hard, and when he failed to appear
at camp the next day a search re
vealed the skiff swamped, with oars
missing and painter trailing. Bad
weather has prevented further ef
forts at search.
Peter Nielsen of Sanak regards
the fish traps as responsible for the
decreasing number of codfish. He
says the traps on the mainland
catch many hake, the principal food
of the codfish, thereby starving
them out.
Martin Mickles died at Seward
'recently from a paralytic stroke.
Deceased was born in Germany and
was 45 years of age. He was a
member of the U S army and had
served through the World War, sta
tioned at Alaska posts.
The codfish business at Unga for
the year 1934 was good and the
business is now in the hands of the
independent fishermen.
One person was drowned and
much property damaged in a Taku
wind which whipped Gastineau
Channel recently. The storm was
one of the worst in the history of
the town, chimneys being blown
down, windows broken and roofs
torn off. Two buildings were drop
ped to the beach from the wharf
approach in Douglas and porches
blown away. The roof of the Odd
Fellows Hall was damaged and the
power lines broken plunging the
town into darkness and stopping all
oil burning heating plants until ten
o’clock the next day. The Douglas
school was dismissed because of a
water shortage, and the ferry sche
dule was disrupted.,
Word has been received from Flat
that Oscar Keturi, an old timer of
that region, had passed away at his
home in Palo Alto California. De
ceased was a resident of Flat until
recently when he made his home in
California, coming North each year
to work on the dredges at Flat. His
daughter, Gertrude, aged 23, a teac
her at Fort Rukon, ended her life
shortly after the death of her father
Henry Wells, owner of the gas
boat Foxy Bill is in the hospital at
' Petersburg, suffering from burns
which he rceived from an explo
sion. He had been cutting wood
near the narrows, and when he
i About Alaskans
arose to build a fire an explosion
occurred, which blew the deck off
the boat, and burnt it to the water's
edge.
Deputy U S Marshal Bogue, who
investigated the rumor that a man
and a woman had been torn to
pieces by wolves while sleeping in
their tent at Craig, reported that he
found a man and woman alright.
They nad no knowledge of the story
but informed the marshal they had
seen 22 wolves in one nack and had
shot three. The animals are gang
ing up into large bands with great
destruction of game,
Earl Sorenson got six months in
the Federal jail at Wrangell recent
ly for making and selling liquor to
minor students at the Wrangell In
stitute.
Roy Thompson a pioneer Ketchi
kan merchant, died in Seattle last
week. lie is survived by his widow
in Ketchikan, a sister in Seattle and
a brother in Juneau.
The American Game Conference
voted down the proposal to declare
a one-year moratorium on duck
shooting in the United States. The
conference voted to allow the Unit
ed States biological survey to de
termine the length of the 1935 sea
son.
The new school building at Craig,
built last summer, caught fire re
cently from an overheated stove
and was totally destroyed. The fire
which started between the walls
spread with extreme rapidity and
as the water pipes were frozen, no
thing was saved. The old school
building immediately in front of
the new one, was also destroyed.
No one was injured in the fire,
which happened early in the morn
ing before school hours.
The big bad wolf met his doom at
Ketchikan recently. John F Wei-e.
formerly of Tacoma and H J Mc
Kool, formerly of San Male,,, Cali
fornia, were driving on the high
way on the outskirts of the town
The auto turned a sharp corner, hit
Mr. Wolf and knocked him into a
ditch. McKool then killed the wolf
by beating it on the head with a
rock. Thev will claim the $15.00
« '
bounty
.A light snowfall greeted Wrangell
recently, the ninth day of the city's
being without water. Instead of
hauling water only for the hospital
and city hall, trucks have been plac
ed in service and are now hauling
water from the creeks and distrib
uting it to everyone. A tierce of
water costs $1.50, but small boys
Any Silk Or Wool
Dresses $5.00
JACK
SEIDENVERG
Nome Laundry
Joe Amarok, Prop.
DRY CLEANING AND
PRESSING SUITS
PHONE MAIN 29
East of Catholic Church
Nome, Alaska.
CITY LAUNDRY
Harry Saito, Prop.
Opposite The Bank
Clothing Pressed And
Cleaned
Laundry Work At
Reasonable Prices
TUB BATHS DAILY
10 AJVL TO 10 PM.
Cavev's Bakery
OPEN FROM 6 A.M. TO 1 A.M.
GOOD CUP OF COFFEE
BEST PASTRY IN NOME
Good Meals
FOR ALL KINDS OF
CARPENTER WORK
BUILDING or CONTRACTING
SEE
Hans Petersen
Corner Finn Alley & 1st. Avc.
Industrial Workers
Of Alaska
Meet Every First
Thursday of each Month
Nome, Alaska
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Oui* Aim—Satisfied Customers
BOILER, MARINE, TRACTOR, ACETLYNE AND
ELECTRIC WELDING
MATERIAL STOCKED : SHAFTING, STEEL, BRONZE,
BUSHING, BABBITT, ACCESSORIES.
Prompt Attention to Local and Out of Town Work
Telephone Black 110
hauled in wash boilers for only 10
cents. The public schools which
were closed during the water short
age, have been re-opened. The
wash rooms are supplied by barrels
of water hauled by city trucks.
About $200 was taken in at the
President's ball at Ketchikan.
With a regular enrollment of 10!)
the Alaska College has an attend
ance of 250, it is reported.
Funeral services for Miss Florence
Anna Christian were held in Fair
banks recently, the large church
being filled to capacity with friends
of the deceased.
Harry I. fitaser and family of An
chorage are now loading at Tempo,
Arizona, where they went for the
benefit of Bruce, a son. They will
remain until May
Four Anchorage men drew ninety
days in jail for helping -themselves
to their neighbors' wood. Several
sticks of wood wire marked and
found in the accused men s wood
box.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that by or
der of the Probate Court in and for
the Cape Nome Precinct, Alaska,
the undersigned has been appointed
Administrator of the estate of ETTA
LUELLA HOWARD deceased. All
persons having claims against said
estate should present them with pro
per vouchers attached, within six
months from the date of the first
publication hereof, to the undersign
ed administrator at Nome, Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, February
6, 1935.
, JENNIE POLSON,
Administrator
LEROY M SULLIVAN
Attorney for Administrator
Publish February 7, 14. 21. 23, lnja
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NOME LIQUOR STORE ;
(Next Door To Fire Station)
COMPLETE LINE OF WINES AND LIQUORS
IIANIER BEER 15 CENTS BOTTLE
ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF
CIGARS & TOBACCOS
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
IBERING SEA SCHEDULE
SAILING FROM SEATTLE
S. S. DELLVVOOD May 25th
S. S. DERBLAY May 29th
S. S. VICTORIA June 1st
S. S. DELLVVOOD July 2rd
S. S. DERBLAY Aug. 14th
S. S. DELLVVOOD SEPT. 11th
S. S. VICTORIA .Oct. 9th
The Victoria and Dellwood on their voyages will
call at Nome, St. Michael, Golovin and Bonanza.
Th^ Derblay will call on her voyages at Nome, St.
Michael, Golovin, Bonanza, Unalakleet, Teller,
Cape Prince of Wales, Shishmaref. Deering, Kee
walik, Kotzebue, St. Lawrence Island, and other
ports where business warrants.
Jas. P. Daly, Agent.