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NUGGET
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Interesting Item
C. D. (Sparks) Lawrence has been
transferred to Petersburg, where he
will be located permanently. Sparks
was in Petersburg formerly but was
transferred to the Wrangell station
when the office was changed from
cable to radio. Mr and Mrs. Law
rence were married in Petersburg.
Operations of the Consolidated
Mining & Smelting Company on the
extension of the Canadian North
western Railway north of Stewart,
B. C., were suspended for the year
after three and a half months of
progress. Over six months of the
line was located in the vicinity of
American Creek and approximately
one mile of heavy grading was com
pleted during that period in addition
to about one and a half miles of
clearing of the right of way.
Earl N. Ohmer, president of the
Yukon Fur Farms, Inc., of Peters
burg states that his farm has made
shipments of breeding stock to many
parts of the United States, 125
breeder mink having been sent out
since September. Six hundred pelts
IGLOO NEWS
(Special Nugget Correspondence)
Igloo, Alaska, Feb. 4
The Igloo folks rejoiced to see the
sun once more on January 12th. Due
to the nearby Saw Tooth Mountains,
there is about six weeks during
which the sun does not appear.
A delightful dinner party was giv
en on January 19th in honor of Mrs?
Marx’ birthday. The party was giv
en by her daughter and attended by
the Burkhers and Mission folks.
Mr Harry Gaven spent the week
end at Igloo.
Among the visitors to Igloo this
week were Teddy Johansen and
Peter Lee from the Kougatok, Carl
Okelesak from Salt Lake and Fred
Amaktulik from Nome.
A delicious oyster supper was serv
ed by Mrs. Burkher Sunday, Jan.
27th to her Igloo friends.
John Norbert came to Igloo for
supplies Jan. 29th. He and his fam
ily are visiting at Mary’s Mountain
and plan to go to Serpentine Springs
for a months stay.
The Igloo teachers are temporar
ily in disfavor with their pupils due
to a cod-liver oil administration pro
gram which they are trying to put
into effect for the benefit of the
children.
One of the most interesting fea
tures of the winter’s school activit
ies is the Music memory contest.
Thirty-two Victrola records have
been chosen by Mr and Mrs Burk
her. The children are learning to
5 About Alaskans
have been shipped to New York, of
; fine quality. The fur market he
says are asking |rtr ranch raised
mink instead of wild mink as they
are of better quality. Mink and
silver fox are in most demand.
A 19-year-old native girl, Nina
Spaulding, was admitted to the
Prince Rupert Hospital, suffering
from a self-inflicted knife wound in
the stomach. The police report that
in addition to attempted suicide she
murdered her nine months old baby
at Port Essington. The infant’s head
was nearly severed from its body.
The girl has been charged with
murder.
recognize each selection when play
ed and to name the composer as
well.
Taken from “Igloo Icicle” written
and published by the 4th grade:
“All of the Manual Training Class
finished their humanotones on Thurs
day. We shall expect concert from
the “snort organ” band in the near
future.”
Miss Frost made two trips to Pil
grim Springs being called to see
Mother Rose who is ill. Miss Ethel
Marx accompanied Miss Frost. We
hope Mother Rose will soon be well.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Kugzruk and two hours
latbr a baby Jjoyito Mr. & J&nd Mrs.!
Hanaka on the morning of Jan. 30. i
The Mission Nurse has been kept
quite busy treating several of the
children who have been victims of
sb called “stomach-flu.”
Miss Ethel Marx made a round
trip to Teller stopping at the Teller
Commercial Fox Ranch on her re
| turn. She reported that the man
ager, Mr Harry Bourne was busy
with the pelting. Some very fine
pelts were produced both blue and
white.
Hr C. F.
Mail the Nome Daily Nugget to
your friends, and let them know
about the re-building of Nome. ......
“Airplane Placer”
Drill
The following letter concerning
the “Airplane Placer Drill” was re
ceived from Seattle recently:
The “Airplane Placer Drill”, a Sea
ttle manufactured product, is now to,
be carried in Alaska stock by the
Northern Commercial Company and
also by A. A. Shonbeck of Anchor
age.
The first drill with complete equip-1
ment is going forward soon by the
Nome Laundry
Joe Amarok, Prop.
DRY CLEANING AND
PRESSING SUITS
PHONE MAIN 29
East of Catholic Church
Nome, Alaska.
CPPY LAUNDRY
Harry Saito, Prop.
Opposite The Bank
Clothing Pressed And
Cleaned
Laundry Work At
Reasonable Prices
TUB BATHS DAILY
10 AJM. TO 10 PJVL
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SPEED COMFORT DEPENDABILITY
FLY WITH THE MAIL
PACIFIC ALASKA
AIRWAYS INC,
OPERATING
TWICE-WEEKLY MAIL TRIPS BETWEEN
FAIRBANKS AND NOME—LEAVING NOME
8 A. M. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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RADIO EQUIPPED PLACES
Office 1st Ave. and Stedman
NOME, ALASKA.
NOME MACHINE SHOP
W. L. SLACK AND SON, PROPRIETORS
Our 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
Alaska Steamship Company. This
drill will be placed on exhibition at
thq Fairbanks store of the • North
ern Commercial Company.
The second “Airplane Placer Drill"
is soon to be forwarded to A A Shon
beck, prominent merchant of Anchor
age, who just passed through Seat
tle enroute to Washington, D. C. on
government business.
Mr. Shonbeck first heard of the
“Airplane Placer DriH” through J
K. Crowdy of the New York Alaska
Gold Dredging Co., of Nyac. Alaska
who used one of these drills Iasi
year! Although Mr Crowdy has
been using one of the early mode!
machines, his report so interested
Mr. Shonbeck that when he arrived
in Seattle, he rushed by taxi to see
a demonstration of the drill at the
C. Kirk Hillman Company.
Mr. Shonbeck states that this drill
will be a wonderful help in speeds
ing up the development of Alaska
and immediately placed his order
for a demonstrator.
The C. Kirk Hillman Company,
has installed special machinery in
cluding engine and turret lathes, two
high speed power saws, a pipe thread
ing machine, drill presses, etc. They
are also supplied with jigs, templat
es and patterns so that all parts are
interchangeable and accurate. Qual
ity is the watchword and through
quantity production the price 4s sur
prisingly low.
Firm Is Dissolved
The firm of McConaghy and Brown,
contractors and builders, which was
organized about the time of the fire,
has dissolved partnership and hen
ceforth each member wlil do busi
ness separately from the other, ac
cording to the report.
B. J. McConaghy and wife left by
plane for the states where he will
! take care of business in connection
with his spring work to commence
with the opening of the season. Mr.
McConaghy expects to fly back to
Nome.
Mr. Art Brown will conduct con
tracting and building work in his
own name from now on, and will
continue in business in Nome, along
his particular lines. He states that
with the opening of the season he ex
pects to be in a posuon to take care
of considerable contracting and build
ing.
NOME LIQUOR STORE
(Next Door To Fire Station)
COMPLETE LINE OF WINES AND LIQUORS
RANIER BEER 15 CENTS BOTTLE
ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF
CIGARS & TOBACCOS
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
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RELIABLE— —SERVICE
By Plane, by Train, by Alaska Steamship Com
pany, from Nome to Seattle, is the Fastest, Most
Comfortable, Better Serviced, way for you to go.
Fast, Commodious, steel Passenger Vessels on
Regular Scheduled Sailings, Seward to Seattle.
S. S. VICTORIA. ... FEB. 18
S. S. NORTHWESTERN. MARCH 1
S. S. VICTORIA.MARCH 11
S. S. NORTHWESTERN.MARCH 19
The Boat Train leaves Fairbanks for Seward for
each scheduled sailing of Alaska Steamship Co.
ships the day before departure from Seward for
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Jas. P. Daly, Agent.
General Agents for The Pacific Steamship Lines