LOCAL NEWS
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The press as well ns the fed
eral officials wish to express their
most sincere thanks to the officer- '
in-charge and the other compe- >
tent members of the United Slat- J
es Signal Corps of NVanfe for_ the
very efficient aud courteous man- l
ner in whlcti they have advised;
all concerned of important events,
the taking place of “ which has
aeverely crowded their regular
schedules.
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Mrs. Agnes Ross, who for the
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past live mouths has been cooking
for the Sunset Mining Co., left
Wednesday morning for Anchor
age in an NTAT plane. It is nti
derstood she plains on going out
side.
The many patrons of the North
Pole Bakery were pleased to hear
of Kenneth Rude's speedy recov
ery from an attack_at appendicit
is. He was confined to his homo
for three days hut recovered with
out the necessity of an operation.
.1 1.'•Anderson, agent for the
Lemon Commercial Company at
Teller, is a ‘ Nome visitor this
week. Also V. P, Dickson Egavik
agent for the same (ompti.hy,
arrived by plane from that point
the early part of the week, for
a few days in Nome.
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The Board oif Trade sold 2459
tickets on the Nenana Ice Pool
for this year. The predominance
of guesses were for the first week
in May. According to all avail
able reports from Nenana, the ice
appears to be holding firmly and
unless the present thaw holds
•out for sometime, it is believed
there , will be a late break-up.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUOOET OFFICE
Lyman Culver, well kuown in
Nome for the past several years,
is reported taking the steamer
leaving Seattle April 21, for Sew
ard. enroute to Teller, where it
Is understood he will become as
sociated with the Teller Lighter
age Co.
Jack Devine, well known pro
prietor of the Lincoln Hotel here,
who has been under the doctor’s
care in Seattle for some time, Is
also reported contemplating tak
ing the steamer from Seattle April '
21st for Seward, enroute- back to
Noma. He is reported to be mncli
improved, but was unable to take
his scheduled trip back east.
Ldo Seidenverg, prominent cloth
ing manhunt of Nome for many
years, was reported to have plan
ned returning to his business .here
on the s'eatner leaving Seatile,
April 21, but due to congestion
of business affairs, it is under
stood will remain another week
in Seattle, conning up on the ves
sel scheduled to leave Seattle Ap
ril 28th.
E. F. Bauer of the U. S. En
gineers stationed at Nome, re
turned from Seattle after a stay
of several months. Ife loft Seat
tle February 17lh ehroute to Sew
ard. stopping ‘"at Ketchikan and
■several other Alaskan towns, on
inspection and commercial sta
tistics. At_ Soward he reports a
now intake dam with wings was
constructed and completed at How
ell Or. under the direction of
Ed Nelson, foreman, of Nome, who
had 17 men working on the pro
ject for 17 days. The work was
completed during one of the cold
est sections *of the year, and at
present the people of Seward have
expressed confidence that the ex
isting development has definitely
removed the danger from further
floods, Mr. Bauer and Mr. Nel
son returned from that port hv
plane the early part of tile week.
NOME MACHINE $tiOP
(SUOCKSSOK TO VV. H. STl'RJKVANT)
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AUTOMOTIVE
WORK
WKUHNG,
OUR AIM
satisfied CUSTOMERS
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Prompt Attention to Ijoeal
And Out of Town, Work
MATERIAL"
STOCKED:
SHAFTING,
STEEL,
BRONZE,
BUSHING,
BABBITT.
ACCESSORIES.
BUY QUALITY COAL
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Ol)l{ LADYSMITH COAL is washed, double screened and a
hand picked. ,
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I’BH TON ( ASM *20.00. DELIVER ED 821.00
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Uur l TAH COBBLE COAL 's very desirable where q7uick i?
ignition and heat is desired.
1*ER TON CASH 822.00. DELIVERED 823.00
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OCR A.WlTRACrTE'fiD^'Is'l'he Hfflt&gZ quality hard cSS^I
obtainable, purchased under the followjng analysis;
British Thermal Units 15,000 . jgi
Fixed Carbon 84.28% • Ash 7.04%
Volatile 6.98% Moisture 1.7%
UKIl TON CASH 830.00. DELIVERED . 831.00
ORDER YOUR COAL FROM VOLETS STORES OR |
NOME HARBOR LIGHTERAGE CO. 1
Roust Airways
WHEN YOU TRAVEL, FEY IN OUR NEW
AND COMFORTABLY HEATED CABIN PLANES
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ROUST AIRWAYS
BASES AT NOME AND CANDLH
Superintendent Ross J. Kinney,
ot the Alaska Road Commission,
who has been vacationing In the
states, following the completion j
of his business trip to Juneau, *
will arrive back In Nome to start j
the season's road activities, May
1st, aoeordlng to advices j-ecelved
here.
It Is also understood that con
siderable new equipment has been
ordered for„the Alaska Road Com
mission, to be delivered on the
first boats arriving in the spring.
The new "order is reported to in
clude one new Caterpillar, a new
gas shovel, and several new (lump
trucks. It is believed this new
equipment will apply to the big
airplane field under construction
at Nome, as well as to' the exten
sion of the Kongarok tram road.
The funeral of Carl Herelatq,
long remembered sourdough of
litis section, was hold in the Ked
eiuted Church at 2 p.m., Thurs
day under the auspice? of the
Loyal Order of . Moose. With a
few words from the pastor and
appropriate singing by the choir,
Ito services were turned over to
Hie Moose rituals.
Carl Hereiam was born in Seat
tle in 1S78 and came north in
the early days, spending most of
ibis life in this section. Ilia, many
friends grieve bis (leath, being
greatly shocked at his sudden de
mise.
Those acting as pall-bearers
v.'e"e* Charles Cal/kins, Os£ar Lay,
Julius Patterson, \ Louis Nashen
, wring, Edwin Hoven and Tolbert
Scott. ,-N
Ittullo Station Hours <7lian
The puiblic is to be informed
that the closing hours at the local
office of the U. S. Signal Corps,
will be extended from the present
time of 5 p.m., to 6 p.m.
Xdiin-ites »Hecl Itel inning
Reports from the outside men
tion several prominent business
men and residents of Nome re
turning soon from Seattle and oth
er sections of the states.
A. Polet, well known business
and individual enterpriser is re
ported to have ii|ado arrangements
to leave for Nome from Seattle,
April 21st, after having spent
considerable time outside in the
i interests of business.
< bl'RT ITEMS
A motion was made in open
court, before Judge tester 0.
fiore, to admit O'. C. Tanner, to
ha Nome Bar Association. to
practice law in Alaska. The mat
ter was referred to the If. S. At
torney and a report will be made
next Friday.
District Attorney O'Neill has
biet appointed , rttember of the
Territorial board o<f bar examin
es to apply to the Second Divi
sion and he will have Mr. Tan
ner's application to consider.
A motion ,was duly made and
allowed, permanently disbarring
one. T. V. Thomas, a resident of
Nome, several years ago. His dis
barment carries a penalty of for
ever being prohibited, from;, .pract
icing law in. the territory-of Alaska.
Pader Berg, who was charged
with attempt to commit assault
with a dangerous weapon, was ar
raigned In the Commissioner’s
court Friday afternoon, but waiv
ed preliminary hearing, and was
bound over to the Grand Jury on
$1,000 dollars bail.
Business licking lip
Everywhere Alaska
Date arrivals from the states,
who travelled through Alaska dur
ing the past month or two, re
port business conditions improv
ing at a steady rate, with pro
spects off an energetic year, par
ticularly favorable.
Evident signs of spring with
the resultant pick-up in business
appears to ‘be not the only cause
for such belief. In southwestern
Alaska particularly are Indications
that business is definitely on the
up-grade in Alaska; canneries
which have r^pained closed dur
ing the past afwt*i years, are pre
paring to start operation as soon
as the season opens. •
With the influx of miners, pro
jectors, fishermen and others, In
creasing steadily the past several
weeks. It appears that consider
able activity Is going on all over
Alaska ln many fields of enter
prise, particularly mining, which
has shown „ the greatest Increase
of all. ' ,
Jack Hammer, lighterage sup
erintendent of the Lomen Com
morclal Co., is reported to be tak
ing the steamer leaving Seattle
April 21st, for Seward, enroute
to Nome, to place the lighterage
equipment of that company in con
dition for a busy season, with the
opening of navigation.
GRAHAM jOFFKKH HIS
assistance: in rksci'k
In their efforts to facilitate the
rescue of the marooned Russians,
through the offer of assistance by
William R. Graham of Nome, sev
eral telegrams were exchanged by
the Northwestern Alaska Chamber
of Commerce and Delegate Dim
ond in Washington.
A wire requesting the reinstate
ment of Mr. Graham and his plane
as licensed under the Department
of Commerce, so that he could
make the flight to Siberia, after
lie had offered the use of Ills
plane and services free, was sent
to Washington. A reply was re
ceived almost Immediately stating
that the matter ifad been taken 1
lip with the department and that
they had eonimnuieati d with In
spector Hrewtser now in Alaska
to inspect the plane and report
as soon as possible. No difficulty
was expressed by .Mr. Diinond fn
securing the necessary .licenses.
The Kusian Embassy also ex
pressed their appreciation of the <
offer of assistance.
Alfred^ J. Romeo, manager of
the Rom en Commercial Company
at Nome, through communications
with the Standard Oil Company, as
their agem here, advised that
all gas and nil for the propose*
work would be furnished with
out charge,
IIA IIIIOIl IMPROVEMENT
PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR
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Plans for the coming season
are under way for dredging tlui
marine ways on the west side or
Hie entrance to Dry Creek. • for
winter storage of two dump scows,
a dredge and a tugboat. This
work will be done during the
month of August.
For the fore-part and balance
of the season, the crew will de
vote their time entirely To dredg
ing the Snake Itiver bailor to a
depth of eight feet, according to
the original plans for improve
ment. A double crow will operate
the dredge during the mouth of
.June and July.
All The material removed from
the harbor will be damped let the
sea about one mile to the west
of the jetty entrance.
A new project for making an
anchorage basin near the entrance
of Dry Creek will be started this
season, and will entail the excava
tion of approximatly twenty-two
thousand cubit' yards of material.
JOHN AND LIONEL HARRY,MORE
TOGETHER FOR FIRST
TIME IN “ARSljX E
LIPIN"
John amt Lionel Barrymore
make theij- lirst screen appearan
ce together in “Arsene Lupin”,
colorful French mystery drama,
which will be shown at the
Bream Theatre Tuesday * evening.
.The picture., £a$qjl .<?n thO/Par
Is stage success by Maurice Le
lilanc und Francis de Croisset,
depicts the entertaining career of
a debonair mastoer thief who is
B-ailed ny an lmrlacab.e detective
through the gay salons of Paris
with interesting details of the
Apache underworld thrown In for
good ’measure. John Barrymore
plays the thief and his brother,
Lionel, the detective. Karen Mor
ley. John Miljan and TuMy Mar
shall also have important roles.
Film High Spots
Highlights of the production are
the clever theft of Jewels from
a magnificent chateau, the out
witting of detectives at a unique
birthday party which Is’ said to
have entailed the use of the
largest cake ever contrived for
screen purposes, a dramatic scene
in which Miss Morley is compro
mised, but ventures to lose her
honor In order to protect the at
tractive theJf, the audacious theft
of the famous painting “Mona
Lisa" from the Louvre executed
by John Barrymore with the help!
of an ingenious disguise, the de- '
tcctlve's grim choice of deciding
between the safety of his daught
er or capture of the thief, and
the escape of the latter by way
of the Seine River.
The picture was directed by
Tuck Oonway, who last scored
with the Joan Crawford hit re
cently, “Paid”, and who is aald
to . have lightened the dramatic
interludes of the Barrymore co
starring vehicle with a large share
of amusing comedy moments.
I j.Alt (IKK PAPER THIS AVKKk
The Nugget has shifted this
week from v six page-live column
eiae tfc bIx page-six columns.
Due to much activity and pick
up in business conditions during
the past month, and the fact that
spring work is beiag carried on
In almost every line of businoHS.
the news question has done much
to bring about the change. From
Hie reports from other section* of j
• lie territory during Ihe past mon
th, business appears to be on the j
up-climb in the Nome section an
well as other vicinities.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUOGBT OFFICE
VOTE FOR
OSCAR 6. OLSON
Of Cordova
CANDIDATE FOR
NOMINATION
Territorial
\ Treasurer
On ,The
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
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DREAM THEATRE
TWO SHOWS SUNDAY, APRIL Irt 7:16 and 9PM
DON’T RET ON WOMEN
WITH " / ,
EDMUND I/OWE AND JEANETTE MACDONALD
ALSO
FOX MOVIE TONE NEWS
Admission 55 cents including tag
ONE SHOW TUESDAY, APRIL 17 AT 8 PM
JOHN & LIONEL BARRYMORE
IN
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“Arsene Lupin”
ALSO
", BENEATH SOUTHERN /CROSS
AND
NEWS REEL
Admission 75 cents including tax
ONE SHOW FRIDAY, APRIL 30 AT 7:30 PM
“THE SEA WOLF”
WITH
MILTON SILLS
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RATTLE KOVAL WITH « HAS. -GLEASON '
Admission 55 cents including tax
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ONE SHOW SATURDAY, APRIL 31 AT 7:30 PM
“DIRIGIBLE”
WITH
JAl'K HOLT, FAY WRAY. AND RALPH GRAVES
—ALSO—
JI NGLE JAM ...... A TOM AND JERRY
Admission 55 cents including tax.
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«*y licensed Mechanics, and flown
by Experienced Alaskan Pilots
Passengers Protected by RigM
Inspection of Equipment and
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