THE ARCTIC TRANSPORT CO.
ANNOUNCES
S. S. ARTHUR J. RALDWIN
SAILING FROM SEATTLE
MAT 22 JULY 20 OCTOBER 2
Contacting all ports from Norrie to St. Michael
M. S. SIERRA
SAILING FROM SEATTLE
JUNE 6 AUGUST 30
Contacting all Torts as far North
As Kotzebue.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Tuesday, April 2lth, pilot Mli*
bw •(■! . the MAT took off uod re
turned. having as passengers for
|that place Lloyd L Hoot, Mr. Val
jlat. Marlin Corliss. and Frank
' Redwood. - <
Wednesday morning pilot Mir
Jow flew to Momma with M, J,
Walsh as u passenger enropte to.
nt Hht frits.
Thursday. April 5fith. pilot Mir
ow relumed from Nenana with
R -ss .1 Kinney and wife, and John
Treiehh r as passengers for Nomd.
John Swelgler was taken from Me
nann (o Ruhy.
Thursday, pilot Chester Brown
of the MAT arrived at Monte from
Fail'll sinks 'with Mr. O’Meiil. Mrs. i
jArthur M. (fhambeiTatn. Peter An*
Idcrson and Tin O'Shea,
Friday. Pilot Mirow made a round
I trip flight to the Koutrarok tak
ing to Shelton Harvey Grant, Kin-'
ii Lattrin and Mrs. Lind;
Mirow took off again the same
day enroute to Golovin ami Coun
cil with a native girl for Golo
vin returning there after being at
the hospital here, amt Henry Gtimmi
.for Council.
j Pilot Brown of the MAT took
off Friday for Fairbanks 1» the
Bella non plane of the company, 1
, Stationed at that point.
FIRST MEETING NEW ' COUNCIL
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The 114th Common Council of
Monte met last Monday evening '
tot the City Hull in regular ses
sion to dispone of the customary
duties and matters, of new. husi- j
ness.
The meeting wa- called to or-}
der by the new mayor. Dr. ltex
F. Swart*, with the tollowing '
lOounciiineu tu their respective
chairs; Kvuest Baisigtr Harry Hag-;
en, Alvin Polet. A-tbiu Poison. An- ^
drew Suther and K<1. Seldenverg. ;
Tho minutes of the preceding ,
meeting Were read and approved.
The first order of new business
was to take a vote on the applies- .
lions received for positions in the j
Nome Fire 1 department. Conrad >
Tenney’s application to succeed
htat|self as ohief. wua received and i
his appointment confirmed.
Considerable discussion and sub
sequent argument resulted over j
the receipt of trwo applications for ,
driver of the department team. !
George Marshall and Kd Ullrich* j
son tendered their applications for ;
the driver’s position. Marshall to !
sucoeed hiuslelf. Due to the dlf- J
(Acuity of arriving at a proper meth
od of voting on both applications,
the selection of a -driver was de- t
is.ved for some time. Following j
several votes on mlotions for each
of the applicants, a Anal vote was
declared is favor of Kd Ullrloh
«on. -There being three votes for
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Marshall sad a like number for
Ullrlchson, It devolved uiwin the
mayor to cast his ballot, which he
did tn 'favor of Ullrichsou.
Following the selection of the
driver Tor the department tham,
Peter X. Peterson was chosen as
engineer.
Further new business was call
•■(I for and M. J. Walsh, City Clerk,
responded--and- stated the nature
of his schedule visit to Juneau.
i,i the interests of the territorial
board of education. He stated he
expected to be absent from his
duties as City Clerk. for about
three -weeks. Several members of
the council expressed their opin
ions and sentiments ns regards to
the construction of u new school
rt Nome and it was finally de
cided, and a statement given by
the mayor .oh (behalf of the coun
cil, that Mr. Walsh should take
tile opportunity while on- his trip
through Alasku. to visit and make
investigations and "observations of
other schools p-hlch have been
constructed'recently, and then make
a report to this council upon his
return to Nome.
It was reported at the meeting
that plans for the new building
had been drawn by Mr. Heller
ich and had already been trans
mitted to Juneau where the of
ficial approval will be forthcoming,
la the event the plans are OK’d.
Another regular meeting of the
council will take place two weeks
froit^ -last Monday, namely Mon
day evening. May 7th.
Considerably Interest was evok
ed In ’ the conduct of the \ new
council which took up its regular
duties last Monday, by the evident
attendance by the public at large.
The large chambers vVere aim opt
completely filled and standing room
only was available.
Mrs. Arthur Chamberlain aik
baby arrived Nome this week bj
Plane from the states. They are
er.route back to their home al
Deering. •
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Superintendent Rnss J. Kinney
of the Nome offltte of this Alaska
Road Commission, and. Mrs.. Kin
ney were arpivqls v.ia plans from
Full hanks, after spending som£
lima vaoailonlug in the states:
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J, J. (TLearv. arrived imck in
Nome Thursday, from Grttd Run,
fn the Teller section, after de
livering a load of supplies to his
mining -claim. He plans to re
turn again in’ about a week with
his family:
John TreicHler. cashier for the
Mammon (fniisollddted Gotd Fields
at Nome, was a retnrsing pass
enger iiy plane, after having spent
the winter in sorrtherrtxCaliforfiiu.
on his vacation.
Word lurs been received from
the local 'post office that the last
overland ntalT to arrive at Nome
for this season, is due here April
Sbth. There will be no further
outgoing (Tog team mail from now
on.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Howe,, pop
ular and well known business
woman of Nome, was an' incom
ing passenger by airplane from
the states this week. Mrs. Howe
will now take over personaHy the
mianagemenf of her apparel shop
and Rtndios, a half-page adver
tisement or which appears/' on
page fire.
Clinton Gray, linotype operator
of the Nome Nugget was a return
ing passenger from Fairbanks, this
week, via plane, after taking ex
aminations at that place, qualify
ing for ‘first alternative for Anna
polis. Donald 1/1 nek who origitfaily
was first alternative whs disquali
fied from taking the examinations
and Clinton Gray now takes his
place. *
Chena slough went out last ev
ening. at Fairbanks, according to
information "received in Nome to
day.
Ou his flight north the other
day, Pilot Whaley of the Roust
Airways, had as passongeTs. E<1
j EleLdon and. Hr. HextroV Ou his
I return he Stopped at TelLer and
j Miss. Anna Bernhard was a pats*
leaser to Nome.
At the anniversary party nf thg
1. 0, 0. F.t local lodge last even
. ving In. the Odd Fellow hall, the
following were winners at card
games: ^
j Mrs. »W. J. Rha'e,. .Vllss Grace
; Swauberg, and Mrs. Bookman, con
j eolation.
Foy tlyh gentlemen. John. H. Ol
jann. G. Q, Lind., and Jas. Haley,
j consolation.
j A fuff well dinner was given to
I several prominent Nomoltea by
'Prof./Otto Schmidt last Saturday
j evening at the local, hospital, out
;o* rospect to the many kind deeds
[tendered himself as well ;.g the
'rest ofy the Russian relief expedi
tion including Prof. George UBha
; fcoft geographer, and Pilot Maur
; Ice Slepnev. Those present were
Judge Lester O. Gore, District
Attorney Hugh O'Neill, Captain
Thos. A. Hops of- the local CoaBt
Guard station, L. E. Winship,
Officer in Charge of the U. S,
Radio Station, Thos. 1). Jensen,
Clerk of the District Court and.
acting president of the Chamber
of Commerce, Dr. Rex F. Swart*,
Alfred J. Lomen manager of the
Lomen Commercial Co., Mechan
ician Armistead, C. Z. Shullit lo
cal Russian interpreter,, and G.eo„
S. Maynard representing the local
newspaper, and correspondent tor
the Associated Press, and Tass, Bur
eau, New York. A very delight
ful dinner was served mwl every
one present responded to toasts,
suitable to. the occasion. *
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t'AR!> OK THANKS
'Eli*- undersigned wishes to Ol
l»re»* ills sim-ere apprrriatha to
the pubKr ofReiaM awl the pup
It- of Nome generally, amt par
ticularly to Hr. Rex K. Sw a^p,
and .Whs Morgan ami her- rfMbt
staff a* the Hospital, for the ser
vice* vemlered him ihtrlag Mi 01
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Profeir.gr INI* Sehaiidt,
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