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NEWSJOIES
**he Sons or the North will give one
■>•. '.heir tegular good limes ut their
social daiioo i n Saturday night.
J. V. Sheldon left Taylor this
morning for Noma aftar a stay of a
week in tha Kougarok camp.
There will be a meeting of the
Knight* of itobert Kuninet at Kiumot
hail on Sundi j at 1 p. in. wheu busl
ines of i. inrianee will be brought
btfore members of the society.
Tontght the weekly dance of the
Miners' Home club will be given for
members and all their friends. An
admission is charged men but the
ladles are free. The Miners' Home
Club affairs are always enjoyable.
Milton Storm of Calkins and Storm
was in town yesterday on business.
He sent out lumber, groceries and
other supplies to the Daisy claim
where they have the new shaft nearly
to bedrock.
Mike Nevlns of the Madeline claim
orme to town yesterday to arrange for
hauling a load of coal and supplies
aut to the claim there they are piling
up a good dump.
Conf-'.dt rable discussion is heard
among '.tilling nun who have quartz
interests as to the desirability of get
ting a diamond drill to prospect prop
erties. The matter of raising the
n.oiity is the problem and this will be
.hra&hed out Sunday at the Igloo.
Marshal Jordan who got back from
a trip to the Kaltag portage day be
fore yesterday met Representative
Note Coombs and Jack St. Leger at
Whaleback on the portage. He also
encountered Representative-elect Al
lan it Elim mission.
The regular weekly card social of
the Miners’ Home Club was held la3t
night and nearly a hundred who were
ptesen* passed a very enjoyable eve
lug. The winners among the ladles
were: Mrs. Wallace Smith, first; and
Mrs. Flowers second. The gentlemen
P'ire takers were Geo. Cahill first and
Lloyd Bott3 second.
Holt, the enterprisng merchant, who
suffered considerable los3 by the re
cent Are in his place now has a large
ciew of helpers moving his stock into
the Alaska Mercantile building where
four stoves have been put up to fur
nish heat for drying out the goods
that got wet. He will open for busi
ness In about a week.
The Nome Kennel Club will enlist
the services of the boys and girls
of the city in selling tickets for the
Load Show which will take place on
Monday night These youths will be
spurred to li d'vldual effort by the j
ofir of a prize of ten dollars to the j
one who it.Is the largest number of j
tickets. Seats may be reserved. It Is
stated, and t >.k<ts will be placed on
sale this alteriiror. at Rose’s candy
• t AS.
Since his return from Solomon W.
J. Rowe has been a very busy man.
Every morning he may be seen going
out of town with a string of horses
numbering from 3 Oto 36 on hl3 way
to the tundra to move boilers, holler
houses, bunk houses and cook house*
and mining equipment. Practlcaly
et rrything he has been engaged In
HAVE YOU SEEN
OUR WINDOW DISPLAY OF
ONE HUNDRED
Useful and valuable premiums that
we exchange for coupons packed in
Polet’s Freshly Roasted Coffee.
Ipolets Stores
I moving has been bound (or the sub.
! marine where an entirely new pay
stmik Is being opened up Ami worked
out, Mebes & Hansen and llcgberg
& Mebes nre the heaviest operators
there. There are now About len new
ouflts that have been moved to
places along the pay-streak. The new
pay l» In quicksand and Is quite dif
ferent from the low grade dirt that
so many people struggled with
in years gob* by.
Rohan brothers of Dexter hill were
It. tow-n yesterday bulytng coal ano
supplies for use at their diggings
where they are taking out a good sired
dump.
The departure of ships from Seattle
for Nome next spring nearly a week
earlier than usual as reevaded in the
Nugget’s tekgraphtv news today
will be good new* to many here and
will afford a tvqov of contersation
end some xpccalaitoa aa to how the
.co eouditlona w»U b* early In June.
\V. J. Howe, who has the street grad
ing contract, had teams at work yes
terday on Front street removing un
even places near the sidewalk anil
especially smoothing off the east eud
of Main street of the town! The
main traveled streets are now In ex
cellent condition both for pedestrians
and teams.
Answers to a number of wires
which were sent to Inquire regarding
the purchase of vessels of from 1,500
-o 3,000 tons burden show that the
ship situation has materially changed
within a year. It Is now possible to
buy ships of this sise on the Pacific
ccast and on the Great Lakes as well
And the prices quoted are said to be
unexpectedly low.
Henry Burgh has received a tele
gram from Bill Eddy who went out
side last fall for the benefit of his
health in which he says that he is very'1
much better. He has been winter- j
ing at San Diego and says he will
leave there on the 14th of this month
foi Juneau. It is supposed that he is
going after the clerkship of the terri
tc rial legislature.
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The weather Just now Is a matter
oi especial concern to many who are
interested in the Borden Marathon
which Is scheduled for Monday next
pi cvldlng conditions on that day shall
piove to be ideal. It is too unsettled
at present to be particularly reassur
ing. Mild weather and flurries of
snow are likely to turn Into anything
i* Is said by some. Others who are
supposed to be weatherwise declare
that It is more than likely that Mon
day will be an ideal day. They say
they can smell in the air a cold snap
which will mean clear weather end
net much wind. The committee, con
sisting of Messrs. Perrlne, Cole and
McCloy, believe the scriptural saying,
“sufficient unto the day Is the evil
thereof,” and are awaiting the dawn
of Lincoln’s birthday with equanimity.
In the meantime the dog owners are
exercising their strings each After
his own method. Some have gone over
the 26-mlIe course several times.
O'hers do not favor too hard runs for
their animals and send them along
ot.ly 15 miles or so dally. One thing
Is certain and that is that at least
six teams are going strong and It will
take a good guesser to pick the win
ner who shall be first to have his
nr.me inscvrlbed on the Borden cup.
Entries close today and Ahe drawing
for position will be made tomorrow.
A crowd numbering over a hun
dred billiard devotees was brought to
gether last night In the Board of
Trade parlors to witnesse the match
in clasB A between E. P. Wells, 300,
who Is scratch man in the tourna
ment now In progress and Harold Al
lan, 250, who Is a rising young player
o* ability. The spectators were shown
some excellent playing whloh was
gitatly enjoyed. Wells Is a new com
er and his gams hsd not been guaghed
at Its true value by many of the
fans who expected Allan to give him
n hard match. The result was other
wise. however, for Wells won handily
innking his 300 while Allan stopped
at 157. It required 72 innings for
Wells to run out, and his average
therefore is 4.01. His highest run was
which was made in bis last in
ning and carried him out. His next
beat runs were 27, 25 and 17. Allan
hsd an average of 2.01 and his best
runs were 14, 13 and 10. Hla friends
say that he seemed nervous and did
net play up to form. Ho himself de
clares that he made about his usual
average and did as well ns he ex
pi cted.
Prom a spectators standpoint Wells
wot* because he Is an expert cue art
ist. He waa cool, exact and a master
a* getting them In position. To his
skill was added a number of line set
ups. On the other hand the luck
was against Allan quite consistently
throughout the game.
As Wells drew near the finish and
mede billiard after billiard on bis run
o* ,17 the excitement ran high. When
the marker announced ‘.he end of the
match with Welle winner there wni a
an at buret of applause.
Oolla and Baby Dolla at tho Road
Show.
Monday, Eagla Hall, Road Show.
FAIRBANKS OLD-TIMER
KILLED BY CRASHING
TREE IN WOOD CAMP
FAIRBANKS Feb. Joe Hand
bury was killed in a togging camp
up the river yesterday morning by
a fulling tree. He was engaged in
ctlting down a tree in a difficult posi
tion and was pinned under neath when
it crushed to the ground. His part
uers heard his first cry of pain which
was also his last and rushed to his
assistance. Before they could removo
the tree he had breathed his final
bieath.
Handbury was an old timer who has
b< cn In the Fairbanks country from |
ih« early days of the camp and was
highly esteemed.
His body was brought to town by
his partners and will bo given burial
Kennsi Club Road 8how next Mon
day evening will be “some” show.
MINERS HOME CLUB.
Weekly dance tonight, Friday, for
members and all their friends. Ad
mission 60 cents. Ladies free.
ATTENTION EMMETE.
All members of the Knights of Rob
ert Emmet are requested to attend a
meeting in the Emmet Hall, Sunday,
Febraury 11, at 1 p. m. Business jf
importance. SECRETARY.
Yon should keep posted on the war
and international and local news of
the day by subscribing for the Nome
Rnllv Nugget, ft.00 per month.
here following a funeral under the
auspices of local lodges to which he
belongs.
The deceased was unmarried and
hsa preferred during his stay in this
region the life of a woodsmen, hunter
trapper and prospector to employment
in the mines or in the city.
SONS OF THE NORTH 80CIAL.
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There will be a Social Dance at the
Sons of the North Hall, Saturday eve*
lng for members and their friends.
A good and enjoyable time is promised
to all who attend. Refreshments will
be served as usual.
COMMITTEE.
All kinds of sleigh and ski weed mi
sate at Roe*' mill and shop. Alee
building and mining timber.
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