Kotzebue
(Special Nugget Correspondence)
April 25
Mrs. Bill Graham who was oper
ated on last week Is recovering
fast.
Mrs. Helen Nordlind from Can
del was operated on last week
and Dr.. R.E, Smith claims she
will be up within a few days.
' Jim Cross from Kiana is a visit
or here. Mr. Cross says that he
is going to Candle in a ferw days
to do some mining over there.
UjS. marshall Geo. Wagner left
this morning for Kiana on a bus
iness trip.
Hugo ©ctobart, the well known
fox fanner was a visitor here last
evening. Mr. Bckhart came down
on a business trip.
Mr. Varnell, a fur trader at
Noatak was down here a few days
ago to attend some business af
fairs. Mr. Varnell says tha.
every body at Noatak village ars
well and are busy getting ready
to move to their spring camps
along the coast to hunt seals
(this spring.
Mr. Panison, a prospector from \
the Kolbuk regioD arrived here
last night. Mr. Paulson is on his
way to Deering to work in a
mining camp. I
John Nelson from Kotzebue who
went out to hunt seals, day be-1
fore yesterday came home with
eighteen, last nlgiht. Many of
the natives are also out bunting.
Native® from outlying villages
who had been here for medical
attention and also for Easter ser
vices went back to their homes
last Monday.
April 26
There was a little excitement
this morning when the Govern
ment. school teacher, Mrs. A.J.
Reed rang the Are alarm. Every
body from all direction® ran to
the school building. The boys
had the fire out in a hurry. The
fire was caused by a spark from
the stove pipe.
Pilot Haps Miroiw of the NAT
arrived here yesterday afternoon
with District Attorney Sullivan
and U. S. marshall Jone® from
Nome. Pilot Mirow left the same
afternoon for P\ Hope and came
back the same evening.
Pilot Mirow left early this
morning with Mrs. R.E. Smit-h for
Fairbanks and Nome. He came
hack this afternoon with Raven
Sheldon, James Wello, Burton
Sours. Prank Ramoth and George
Onalik who were art Teller attend
ing the Reindeer Convention held
there. Pilot Mirow left again
this afternoon for Pt. Barrow with
Mr. Sullivan and Chas. Jones to
get two insane native®.
April 27
pilot. Hans Mirow of * the NAT
arrived here this afternoon from
Pit. Barrow with the two insane
natives.
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MIDNIGHT SlT.\ —
Nome, Alaska.
He—Darling, do you think you
could*~’manage to live on $20 a.
week?
She—"-Yes, a week.-'but not much
longer.
1st Girl—If you loved a rich
man and a poor man, which one
would you marry?
2nd Girl—I’d marry the rich
man and be good to the poor.
Houseiwife—If you love work,
why don’t you find it?
Tramp—You ought to know
Madam, that love Is blind.
Teacher—Who was Mars, Flora?
Flapper Flo—Oh, I know I can
answer that one. Ho was sec
retary of war in Jupiter’s admin
istration.
Angus—The other njght 1 bad
to f.o through the woods past the
^place where that man was murd
ered, But I wajked backwards
1 he whole w^y.
Sandy—What was that for
Angus—'You poor fish, I did it
so 1 could see if anything was com
Ing up behind me.
“Wiho is your famdly doctor ”
”1 can’t tell you."
"Why not? Don’t you know his
name?”
“Well, Dr. Carver used to be our
family doctor, but now mother
goes to a stomach specialist, fath
er goes to a heart specialist, imy
sister goes to a throat specialist,
■my brother goes to a lung speclal
dst and I’m taking treatments
from an osteopath."
Lightning struck the store of
Ole Olson, while two men were
slitting on the porch telling stories.
One of the men was knocked com
pletely out. The other wae par
tially stunned and hardly knew
what had hit him. Springing to
his feet, he cried: “Leggo o’ me,
Mirandy! I'm coming right along.”
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Teacher—'Do you think George
Washington could have pitched a
dollar across the Rappahannock
river, as he is said to have done?
Bright Pupil—I dunno. It says
in our history that Washington
pitched his camp across the Dela
ware river when the British were
pursuing him.
He—A lot of girls are going to be
made unhappy when I marry.
She—Wky, I didn’t know you
were a polygamist.
Mrs. Tellit—Those people down
the street who had the twins are
having a hard time to choose
names for them.
Mrs. iNaytber—I would suggest
Hugh and Cry.
Teacher—What is a polygon?
Pupil—>A parrot that has es
caped.
An old negro was taking a civil
service examination for the pos
ition for rural mail carrier. One
of the questions asked was: “How
far is it from the earth to the
sun “ /
The old darkey looked frighten
ed and. exclaimed: "Bf you-all is
gwinter putt me on that route, Isa
resignin’ befo’ I begins.”
i Pat Murphy-—Hello. Is this the
Better Busineee Bureau?
B. B. B. —Yes.
Pat Murphy—Well "bow’d you
! like to come down and make
ours a little better?
I An A. P. writer says that Ifres
idem Roosevelt is a good poker
player. He’ll need all his skill
when he sits in with that Europ
ean bunch.
Dumb Dora—-I don't see how
football players get clean.
Ditto—Silly, what do you sup
pose the scrub teams are for?
Peewit—I got a $4 - bill this
morning.
Nitwit—Get Out! There’s no
such bill
Peewit-—-I wish you could make
my tailor believe that.
Absolute knowledge I have none.
But niy aunt's washerwoman’s sis
ter’s sob,
Heard a policeman on his beat
Sa/ito a laborer on the street.
That he had a letter Just last
week
Written in the finest Greek
From a Chinese coolie in Tim
buCtoo,
Who said that the Cubans in Cuba
knew
f a colored man in Texas Town
Who got it straight from a circus
clown.
That a man In Klondyke heard the
news
From a gang of South American
Jews,
And someone far In Borneo,
Who hear a man who claimed to
know
A swell society jfemale fake,
Whose mother-in-law will under
take
To prove that her husband’s sis
ter’s niece
Has stated in a printed piece.
That she has a son who has a
friend
Who knows when the depression
is going to end.
CANDLE |
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I Special Nugget Correspondence.)
April 14
Pilot Chester Brown arrived at
noon today with mail and a pas
senger. The passenger was Mr.
R.A. Sundquist's brother who is
the first in from the outside. We
understand he is assissting Mr. .
Sundqulat in his mining opera
tions on Candle Creek.
The Keowalik Mining Co. is !
opening up already and a few of ,
the early birds are at work. Swan j
son and Nordllnd are also at I
they’re comps getting things ship
shape. They will no doubt move j
their families up next month.
Cast Sunday, Bill Graham ar- j
rived with Mrs. (Doc) Smith and |
stayed over to meet some of the
Candlei'tes. A dance was given,
and did not come up to standard
as a big dance had been given
■the night before. However, we
hope they enjoyed themselves.
They left next morning. Graham
made another trip over bringing
Captain Nelson, John Lepri and
a few more passengers en route to
■Nome. Mr. Julian of Lomen Co.
was Included. A sudden blow sent
them back so they had to wait
until the next morning. However
they finally got away. * This after
noon Pilot Graham arrived and
stopped just long enougn to pics
up a passenger for Nome. He
may stop at Kotzertme en route.
dandle boasts at one of the
finest and cleanest road houses.
Thoonas Roust, who’s . wife Just
'Passed on, Is still doing very. nice
ly. We’re glad he didn’t leave
the camp.
Chas. Everen is expecting to
move his family ont to Quartz
creek .and R. N. Sundqulst and
wife will return to assist his father
ifor the summer. We’re hoping a
few new strickee will be made so
we can help Uncle Sam gather the
Gold. I don’t think old fcnan de
pression will catch ns napping.
.* H. N.
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MEN FOR FIRE DEPT.
The 33rd Council met In regular
session Monday evening with Mayor
Bd. Tarnutzer in the chair. Upon
roll call all members answered
present to their names. The min
jutes of the proceeding meeting
was read by city ^clerk Walsh% and
upon motion ordered filed.
Under reports of Committees,
the Fire and water committee re
ported that the‘Jail needs reuova'
ing, and that the chemical had
been changed to wheels.
I The Finance and Building Cum
jmittee said the city hall needs
papering.
Aiecouns against the city were
read and referred to the Finanr;
committee.*
Under new 'business the applica
tion of A. Polet for a wharf site
was discussed and a committee
iapjjointed to report -at ne.\. m< •
ing.
The couucii' iter considers
voting on applicants for the to
department, decided on the follow
ing: Conrad Yenney, Chief; Peter
X. Peterson, engineer; and G. M
Marshall driver of chemical wagoji_
Poison stated that the public
school wa„s in need of repairs and ‘
asked that a ’ committee be ap
pointed to confer with the school
boaTd.
One of the largest audiences in
many years packed the city hall
to show their Interest in city af
fairs.
BUSINESS REVIVAL ALL OVER
NEW YORK, April 28, (AP) —
From Wall Street where stock?
perked up, to the Pacific North
west where t'he lumber man’s axe
is swinging more busily, better
business and re-employment is re
ported. In many sections of the
nation, commerce and industry in
the past mon;b experienced one ,*
of the most striking revivals In
recent years. The sfharp percent
age of gains reflect of course the
extremely low levels of the March
hanking crisis, nevertheless, some
lines are approaching or actually
crossed the levels of this period
last year. Much of the improve
ment has been ^gainst normal
seasonal trends.
“ PUSSYFOOT” JOHNSON
FALLING DOWN
LEWESTOfN, Idaho, April 28,
(AiP)—'"Pussyfoot” Johnson, the
noted dry leader, aged seventy-one
Was unable to finish an address,
due to fatigue. His condition was
not serious.
"Hi!” roared the constable.
"You can’t swin there!”
"I know I can’i!” shouted the
unlucky boatman. "Help! Help!”
He that falls in love with him
self will flnd~.no rival.
_i■■ ■ —-—■ i. •
Hotel Man,' knocking at guest’s
door—You told me to call you at
six o’clock but I didn’t wake up
myself, d wanted to tell you that
it’s eight o’clock now and the
train’s gone, so you can sleep as
long as you like.
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DOG OWNERS ATTENTION
Al. Braten’s Summer I>og Kennels
at (Fort Davis, will be open May
first for the care of dog* at 93.50
per month. Inqnire at Fourth and „
Steadman Avenue.
A PROPOSITION
Party having one thousand dol
lars who wants to go placer mining
on bench claim near Dahl creek, In
Kougarok, can have satisfactory lay
with owner.. Winter and summer
diggings.. Drifting hnd taking oat
four feet of pay gravels under 80
feet of frozen gravel... Mighty good.
Begin at once with boiler, etc. Work
ers only. Conditions favorable
every way. ..Writ or inqnire, ad
dress.
“Dahl Bench Cl^iim, care of the
Nome Nugget. I. .... . ..
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