The Nome daily nugget., 1911-06-09
HEARD ABOUT TOWN

Gene Rose was the first to reach the Corwin yesterday morning and he was followed by several others in a short time
 The street committee are having the streets flushed today with salt water. washing down the planked streets so as to have them in a neat condition by the time the Umatilla Senator and Victoria arrives which will be most any time after today.
 Tom Ross had his launch placed in the water yesterday morning. The boat looks swell riding in the stin water off the life saving station. Tom will soon catch 'em coming and goin' with his two dollar smile. Marshal Lee arrived with an insane prisoner from St Michael yesterday named Ed Berglund, having lost his mind like many other poor fellows up North trying to make a homestake. taking too many risks at exposure than nature would stand.
 Bert Schusman has resigned his po- sition with the Northwestern Commer- cial Company and from now on until the close of navigation Bert will be m the employ of Uncle sam up at the local postoffice.
 Many inquiries were made yesterCay afternoon of the Nusgct te the Radiator taEo Gct was to rr ,.ulled off ,a.- even ng. but the Great MoguI being out of reach. that Is c,nhned on the petit jury up at the district court vye could not get close enough to him tp say, Lend me your ear" it was out of the question to print the desired information.
 A. w Johnson, who was member of the high school corps during the winter has accepted a position in the local postoffice for the open season The postoffice is allowed two extra clerks during the summer season and the men have already been engaged SO as to help handle the Corwin mail with dis patch
 All the working men interviewed from the Corwin claim that times are so dull out in the states that Alaska will be secured from end to end by men looking for work. They expect to see all the camps over burdened with men so they will be a drug on the market for the demand for labor on the Pacific coast Is almost an unknown quantity. Word was brought in on the Corwin that Captain William Whistler an old timer here in Nome and fellow who has been lawing over a rich claim out on the tundra, died in Victoria this spring and his body was taken to Ta- coma. Wash, and buried along side of his wife. who passed away a few years ago in that city.
 | Mir. Whistler was we'll known here in Nome and had many friends as well as enemies on account of SO much liti- gation. Those who knew the captain well claim he had a great big heart in him.
 l Last night a baby boy was born to Mir. and Mrs. Baldig on Belmont point. Both mother and child are doing well under the care Of Dr. Sloan.
 Purser R. McCarrell of the corwin is ashore having arrived with the van Of the passengers yesterday He says the Corwin had no hole stove in her by the ice as reported only a blade Of the propeller was sprung | Owing to the Womans' Exchange not being abole to secure the proper edi- bles from the Corwin now miles or the coast they have postponed their open ing day to Monday instead of Sunday as announced yesterday.
 Mrs. Jekel received a telegram from Dave stating he was then leaving Idit- Iarod for new strike over on the Kus- kokwim side of the divide. which was attracting considerable attention at the present time.
 Art Gibson received letter from A. c. Blake, who is. or was in Mexico J al the time, stating he would arrive fin Nome sometime in June or July