The Nome nugget., 1929-02-16
NOME KENNEL CLUB DOINGS.

A meeting of the Board of Di- rectors of the Nome Kennel Club was held at the City Hall on Feb. 18th. with the President of the club MT. A. Polet in the chair. the other members of the Board pres ent being Mrs. Paul Potter, Fred Mebes, and Luther Dunbar, secre- tary. Besides the members of the board there were a few other members and others interested in the sport of dog racing present.
 The president submitted a ten tative race program for the com ing season. which. while being con- sidered very good one. the Board did not care to take any action toward adopting same in view of the fact that new Board would soon be elected and it was considered the better plan to let this new Board adopt the program. However, by way of starting mat ters right it was decided to hold a Burden race on February 22nd over the Loop Course. open to all whites, and the following officials were elected to attend to the de- tails of the race. Judges, Thos.D. Jensen, Talbert Scott, and Otto Olsen. Starter. Miss Helen Erik. Marshal, Jack Dowd. Time Keep CTS. Bill Segerstrom and Paul Pot ter.
 The prizes which will go to the winning drivers in this race will be s25,O0 first, s15.oO second and s1O.o0 third Each of the winn- ing burdens will be given a free annual membership in the club and a club pin or button. The time of holding the race as well as other details will be advertised in the local paper later.
 The city clerk M. Jacobsgaard who was present called the atten- tion of the meeting to an adver- tisement appearing in the Bulletin relative to the killing, by order of the Council. of all dogs found loose on the streets within certain hours. On motion duly carried the president appointed Messrs. J. J. Keenan. Fred Mebes and Bob Toussaint committee to inter- view the Mayor of Nome and to look into the legality of the city's right to destroy dogs at will.
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 Pursuant to a call issued by the president as advertised in these columns meeting of the Club was held at the City Hall on the even ing of February 18th, at which there was quite a large attendance. The meeting was called to order shortly after P. M. by President Polet with Bob Toussaint acting as secretary.
 The following were then placed in nomination for directors of the Nome Kennel Club for the ensuing year. J. J. 'Keenan, Al Carey, c. F Rice. Fred Rohn, Chas.D. Jones. W. J. Rowe, o. s. Weaver, Harry Phillips, Pete Olsen, Hans M Han sen, Mrs. George Hellerich, Bob Toussaint, B. w. Nelly, Ben Mozee, Leonard Smith. George Olsen, Lars Rynning and Chas Milot.
 The election of the Board will take place at the City Hall on Tuesday night, February 26th, at 8 o'clock, and of the above nomi- nees five will be elected: presi- dent and secretary to be appointed from among those elected.
 The committee appointed at the previous meeting to look into the stray dog proposition. through it's chairman, reported that the Mayor had been duly interviewed in re- gard to the matter. The commit tee also looked into the Ordinances and found that Ordinance No. 13O passed January 18th. 1904, pro- vided for the impounding of all stray Horses. Mules. Goats and cattle and that Ordinance No. 133 passed January 18th of the same year was intended to amend the first mentioned ordinance to in clude stray dogs. also providing for impounding them. in the cus- tomary nopnor hnf did not oiro