The Nome nugget., 1928-06-02
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE NEWS BRIEFS
Especial Nugget Correspondence)

Superintendent C. NJ, Garber call ed at Mountain Village School House March 14th to 18th. He re- ports future plans to make all rein
 ai herds on the Yukon into one o.- two large herds. By organiza- tion into companies it will enable the owners to be organized so as to sell meat to cannery or ship 1t to Seattle. It will require but one mark for the entire herd, and in sure against unfair methods of in crease and decrease of reindeer. Scientific methods and greater econ omy will be practiced.
 The N. c. Co.,, has purchased the barge Erie" at Andreafsky to use this summer. Paul Kozenilifok has been employed to repair it for use on the river. Mir. Fitzhue of Old Hamilton is overseeing the job. He reports the N. C. Co. will have q new boat on the river this summer.
 Mir. Sickles reports hearing the
 
 Bureau of Education talks of Mir. Jonothan Wagner the past four Fri day nights. These talks came over KOMO at Seattle and came in loud and clear.
 Mountain Village people talk of developing a landing field so that airplanes could land in case of sick ness or injury
 Mir. and Mrs. Wilson returned from Unalakleet where they attend ed conference of their church workers. MT. Wilson leaves for Hooper Bay On missionary tour and will return here before the breakup.
 Mrs. Frances Sickles and daneh- ter Evelyn. government teachers, will go to Seattle on the first Vic toria where Miss Evelyn will under go an operation for appendicitis They plan to return on the August Victoria.
 Father LaChessi passed down riv-
 
 CT to the Akulurak Mission from Holy Cross. Father DeLong passed I'D river for Holy Cross after mak- ing a journey to the kuskokwim river and around the coast.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Marsh ar rived at Mountain Village from Mar shall to visit with Mir. and Mrs, W. Sheppard While here Mrs. Marsh had birthday celebration at the school house given by the teacher, Mrs. Sickles. The table was set for nine with birthday eats follow ed by a large angel food cake and delicious ice cream. Mrs. Marsh received several very appropriate gifts. The evening was given over to music and to playing 500. All reported having a jolly good time.
 Marshal Johnson passed through here on April 4th with a prisoner bound over to the Nome Grand Jury. This was the second man to be taken to Nome from here for trial.
 George Sheppard from the N. D. Sheppard coast station is visiting here for a few days. He reports that fur has been scarce this win ter.
 George Peterson from the lower country was here buying supplies and freighting dog feed. He re- ports little fur and no dog feed in his section.
 Pete Jerkerson has charge of a prisoner who took sick al his place enroute to Marshall. Pneumonia set in and Pete reports the prison CT is improving. MT. Jerkerson has made several upriver trips with prisoners or witnesses for Marshall.
 Aleck Kozeinekcff and Mary Ana ken, both of Andreafsky, were mar ried at Mountain Village by Mir. Wilson on March 9th. 1928. They were married in the mission church after which dinner was served at Mir. Wilson's house.
 This village lost three of its men all in the early part of life, who died the latter part of March. The flu of year ago left them in poor l.