NEWS NOTES
Hoad Commissioner l>an Jones loft
on a trip of inspection to the Council
anti Solomon districts yesterday.
The party of Nnmeltes which de
p irled foi the Safety section on Friday
to enjoy a spell of fishing returned
this morning after having had a most
enjoyable outing.
The tug Wave, of the Qoiovin Ray
Lightt rage Company arrived in the
roadstead front Chieik early this
morning with Chester, the Chinik
storekeeper an.l Chits. Workman
aboard.
A wireless bulletin issued by the
radio this morning reported that the
steamer Northwestern would t-e at
t'nnmak I'ass at noon today. Accord
ing to this information the steamer
should arrive hen Thursday evening
or Friday morning at ihe latest.
The native schooner Emily, which
was lately the victim of an unfortun
ate expericnvi tluring the stormy pe
riod just passed, tried to get out of
the liter this morning but got caught
on the bar and was compelled to re
turn until the water is higher.
Cp to noon today* nothing had been
heanl of the overdue l*.n< schooner
Great Bear. As the cutter sort ice hits
prcLihly sent a vessel lo hnd the
missing ship by this time, something
will prothtldy Is* learned within the
nexl few days.
Tin Flyer departed foi Solomon ami
tray points shortly after two this af
ternoon with a large quantity of
frt igiu for Cape Nome. Safety anil
Solomon and . number "f passengers,
ineluding Mrs. Charles Thompson
who is en route to join her husband
at Council. Mrs. Turner, for Solomon,
and Harry Hi ley who is going to Safe
ty with bis dog team.
A large number of children depart
ed in autos th * morning on the com
munity picnic under ihe management
of fthe Lida s Aid Society* of the
Federated church. The children were,
in !Oa«y cases, accompanied by their
TOoit • rs 1 the party w. - quite large
Tie |scr,■<* gr -uads selected are n the
neighborhood if the Ress>*- iwacb.
north of town.
The Arc:... left jraqrtor for a trip
to the north which w.K extend to tbe
I hesrueie isU&i. Wales sad way peeElm.
Th* Vi ss». i cuaf r,.r,* |> ss- rgerx. ,r. -
S tF rg Js.rm*. Mr. -tockwelL
Father Post. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin, the
gov * -nrn*n: tea* hers at Wales and Mr
si mi Mrs. Ides, the school teachers on
the Ibomede islands. In addition to a
Urge .quantity of freight for private
parties the vessel will distribute sup
plies to the various government sta
tions. Th** Arctic will return in time
lo leave for St. Michael on the 25th
with a good sipil party for Marshall
City.
Tomorrow is the last day on which
those who aspire to political honors
can file their petitions and secure a
place on the official ballot at the com
ing i lections. I p to the present time
a total of sixteen candidates have sig
nified their intention of joining in the
rat* through filing their jxlition iu the
i Tfio of Judge Adams.
Those in the field for representa
tives so far, are; Nate Coombs. J. p.
Uai> Andy Anderson, Chas. J> Jones.
\ . A. Juian. T. M. Reed. Phil Corrigan
and Michael Toottg and A. A Allan.
The would be senators are Martin
Mow. .*. Then. MeeUnn and John Sund
PRICES AGAIN REDUCED
ON FORD AOTOMOOILES
CHASSIS PRICE IS NOW 1325.00
RUNABOUT PRICE IS NOW 345.00
TOURING PRICE IS NOW 360.00
F. O. B DETROIT
PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW
Aldskd Lighterage & Commercial (o.
hack. Two petitions arc on flic for the
office of attorney general, the same
lieing those of Ge«. B. Grigsby and
j Iloo. D. Schofield. For road commis
sioner there a re two candidates in
j iin< with, one still in prospect. These
| .ns 1! Gihney and \\ J. Ilowe. Johu
\. Wilson will also run hut has not
filed his petition.
Judg' Adams has a lift received noti
fication from th< clerk of the court
at Fairbanks stating that the petition
of James Wicker-sham has been filed
in that offi". No notice of the candt
dat > of Mi Sulser has so far been
received.
V putty of Dime creek miners, con- ^
sisting of James Canos. A1 Johnson.
Jack Nass. John I’eterson. Curley
Isaac a ■ H • i g and John i >1
son arrived from the Koyuk this uf- J
ternoon and will remain in the city
for a week or ten days. They report I
thi Dim* creek sta tion looking up and
express tht lielitf that the camp is
worth sticking with for a while.
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Thi Detain will repeat the sensation
-f filtndt m New York" tonight This
wonderful production showing the
evils of that great city, with its cab
lets has a strong moral. It is one
f th* most interesting dramas ei > r
set n in Nome, and the r.ight scene of
Nt w York city is worth the price of
admission alone Fania Mannoff as
the chorus girl, and Florence Reed as
tli« wife" created suite a stir at last
night's show The studio scene with
its "model." "Maxima cabaret,"
New York hy Klectnc Ught.'' “Del
inonico's " are jus’, a few of the in- (
ter* sting scents *i this great picture.!
Don't miss it.
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ADMIRALTY BELIEVES
GERMAN BATTLESHIP SUNK
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Interest onal Nevus Service.
1/tNDoN Aug 22 The admiralty
ns .innounml that there is every
rt son to Itelieve that a German bat- ,
•it ship was torpedoed and sunk in the*.
V rth «t n Saturday Ltst during a
rt- onni <unce of the German high se.,s
fit- t • r " t H- .g.'laAd t-igtit
WEATHER REPORT.
August 21.
T» t*r, jrs-—M.X.. »k: reus, *2.
Karoiine’er—2» "k .r>< ra-s
Wesiltoer—Partly c lt*uc y
W,nd—S', i nLue* per hour.
i*r»-c ;ati'.uon—tit .nrh_
YUKON MARINE.
August 22. 3Mt.
Susie up KoUik. i a. «n.. tlsl
| SihilLi at Gthboo.
Jacobs. Davis. Haxe-ihuret «sd
Bench ley at Gibhon.
IVUta down Yiircle. Mlh.
Reliance at Nulato fit-l to St. Mich
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Yukon up Circle 21sL
Julia H. down I'ulato 20th.
Tanana down Cbena.
Sarah at St. Michael.
Alaska at Dawson.
Schwatka up Meloxi. 21st.
Kellv up Tolovana 11 a. m.. 21st.
No reports from Dawson.
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Sensation of ths ysar—"New York."
at ths Dream theater tonight.
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FUNERAL NOTICE
Thu Funeral of the late Mrs.Ouunet
will be hekt at St. Joseph's Church.
We dne-sday morning a’ nine o'clock.
Sensation of the year—"New York.”
at the Dream theater tonight.
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
MIDNIGHT SESSION
Although the present city council
have not been noted for the punctuali
ty of its sessions}, the regular Monday
night attendants on councilmanlc de
liberations were not a little surprised
when the city dads hied into their
seals nearly an hour Ivehind the desig
nated hour last night. And they were
still more surprised when, at the close
of the roll call. Councilman Hose
moved that the reading of the minutes
la* dispensed with, la-cause of the
necessity of concluding certain un
named delita-rations. Before anyone
had tune to second the motion.council
man Burgh arose and stated that the
council should decide on certain mat
ters and he thought it was advisable
to lay the reading of the minutes over
uutil eleven p. m. Mayor Blake re
marked that tt would not take a great
while to read the minutes and the
council could then adjourn until a
later hour. Counciilinan Hose then
withdrew his motion and the reading
proceeded. At the conclusion, the min
utes were duly approved and the coun
cil ftlesi out. Eleven o’clock came hut
the council chamber still remained
shrouded in profound darkness. From
beneath the drawn blinds of the clerk's
office came sundry glimmers of light
hut otherwise the city hall was as
dark as the proverbial tomb. But it
required no surreptitious eavesdrop
ping to determine that iher was some
thing doing in the office. l»ull mur
murse that occasionally ruse to strains
of gusty vehemence l» w la led through
tl’a enclosing gias of the w ,n vvs and
drew the attention of midnight kviter
ers who peeked under the lowered
blinds, only to see the city ‘ ids en
gaged in 1 irsh debate. That things
were going fast . nd furious w. - indi
cated by the occasional rise of the
.'Otincilmante voice as everybody com
menced to talk at once. Occasionally
[he debate would die down for a mo
ment and thm. like the rumblings of
i distant storm, would rise md swell
until the window pane-s vibrated,
hjeven thirty came hut still no lights
ihuiu in the council chamber. By this
lime the little crowd before the city
(lull, most of whom had kept their
ye glued to the narrow crack under
ihe window shade, commenced to
iw indie away emitting sundry muffled
grow ls which sounded like, ■They'll he
it it all night." At eleven thirty
live, there was nobody left but the
rv|*orters and two or thm others. As
the council still showed little sign
of moving, some of these adjourned
to the North Pole for a cup of
m.duiibt cheer while otbei* decided to |
mter the council chamber and wait in 1
the dark.
At eleven forty five, clerk Grimm
suddenly appeared at the door of the
tmstd cburnt w aM a moment later
the tights £iJsti»s3 »p annucir*' ,tg to
the ».. • asg wa’cfcws that tin conned,
... y.-rK to s.irut : • •» rtu.nee et *_
As tb* mi tot i format! tie* had ■•oea. evm
clwo*c. a. to ejar .er s.-.t.tg. the oounc-i
got oiiwis to business i igbt >«•,
City Attsmey Cf.'iein reported that he
has not *asen further action is 1 h;
cas of the Blackwell and Bane fur
and curio store in the matter of a
hoenac as Ur. Bane had not arrveu.
He also i—ported that he had consulted
with the U) clerk regard r.g furnish
itig 11 iination to tw - -.usatans
who did • . t posse** enough t„ p.tr
ch.se lived to the outside and had
etontnii i.d-df that the city give as
sistance.
None of the standing committees
had anything to report and the order
of business proceeded to the reading
of claims and accounts. Bill totaling
*1&1.2* were read by the clerk but no
action was taken.
Bills approved by the finance com
mittee in the sum of *17.So were read
and ordered paid on motion of Burgh.
I'nder the head of new business the
mayor remarked that he had seen to
the setting of the stakes defining the
boundaries of the Moose plot in the
cry Cemetery and gave details con
cerning their location.
Councilman Poteet opined that the
approaches to the west end of the Dry
creek bridge needed attention and he
thought the city should provide luui
tier for a continuation of the bulk
•read in as much as he had secured
a promise of Chas. Mik>t. manager for
W. J. Rowe, that he would provide a
team and driver to assist in the work,
without cost to the city unless the
»o»fc was prolonged and also thought
be could secure donation* of ail the
labor needed. About throe thousand
feet of I umbel was needed. The sug
gestion was discussed for a few mo
ments and it was finally so ordered.
Poteet also referred to a r rangemeata
made with the owner of a lot on third
avenue relative to a right of way for
la city drain alul said that the owner
I had agreed provided his lsli taxes
1 were remitted. Ilia motion to remit
•■aid taxes was passed.
The council then took up tlie matter
that had been the cause of the extra
ordinary manifestation of councilman
ic activity—the pumping plant. For
this vexing and long considered pro
blem was the reason for the midnight
session, the gusty debates in tin
clerk's office and the lest of the
si range and unusual happenings of the
evening. Kittle do the bulk of Nome's
sturdy people realize what a weighty
pro|>osi!ion this is! Think what it
means to have a problem of this char- I
Uter on hand—one that takes months]
to resold .iinl causes provoking trials ’
and long deliberations and weighty I
discussions and hard feelings and a
dozen and one other vexing and un
desirable things, lattle did the people
of this fair city know what they had
imposed upon the shoulders of their
faithful servants when they saddled
them with that gigantic problem of
pruviuing stream of aqua punt to
right the tire demon! How many oi j
Nome's citizens realized when they re- 1
tired to their downy couches to sleep |
the sleep of the good and Just, last
night, that their faithful servitors
must hold midnight sessions and
worry and wrangle and disturb their 1
grey matter in order that safety may
spread her sheltering wing over their
goods and chattels? Mighty few, we
rvvkon ’ But it does all of those
things, this woeful problem. Think
what it means, peepul. to have to stay
..way from your downq couch and the
dreamy delights of slumber, all on ac
count of a derned old pumping plant!
It's a shame. To be sure you have !
given the council all summer to do it
in. but you can guess what a real
tough old proposition it is by the fact
that the council must still stay up
o’ nights to make up its mind as to
w hat should be done.
Councilman Boss started the ball
rolling by saying that in as much as
the city- had no funds to be employed
on a pumping plant he realized that
it was time to get in and dig as the
time was getting short. He had,
therefore, devoted much of his time
during the past week to investigating
what could be done. He had talked
with the business men relative to
securing the needed fund and was
assured that it would be forthcoming.
He had also secured a set of specifica
tions and also a plan for a pumping
plant which he believed would be ade
quate to the city needs. He figured
that such a plant could be constructed
for A seventy five horse-power
g •» ibg.be of the latest design would
om approximately »:.«•0. a two step.
] seven i pump which had been used
• *-* newts could be secured for
ans the tost of a building and
I *Jht uadi. lUrtrou of the plant, would.
i.aao-c. bg u. the plan under consider
ation, tost more.
The city lot could he turned over »o
h trustee for the security of those
who would advance the money. He
■ stated with assurance^ that if the
! ouncil saw fit to adopt the plat, tue
'piaot erulu le started right away.
Some cur>ii1< .able discussion tc'owea
i»ut was terminated by a motion of
j Councnn; .n Bi.fh that the prrqaisi
tion offered to Boss be accepted, the
city lot le- turned over to ih de-ig
Dated trustee and the city to bind it
self to pay the sum of $575 per month
with interest thereon, not to exceed
one per cem per month, until the plant
was paid for.
The motion also included an order
to the city attorney to make an agree
ment with the trustee to turn over
the city lot to the municipality as soon
as final payments were made.
Councilman McAlllister thought the
Boss pian a good one and that it
should lie accepted. Mayor Blake ob
jected to the building, which is owned
by Boss, and located opposite the Pio
neer Mining Co., stating that he did
not think it a proper building anyway.
Another r<..sou for his objection was
that rngimer Knox had agreed to sub
mit pL as and specifications for a
plant ind he thought the council
should wait untiil it was seen what
he would provide the plant for.
The motion was seconded by Bose
with the mayor sail objecting to the
Bow proposal. The mayor asked the
j City attorney as to the legality of
*u b proceedure and was assured that
the City attorney would nee that every -
(thing «u regular and in legal form
Hi iiso gave the council some good
advice as to the inadvisability of de
laying much .oagei. He — ta the
council had bees discussing the matter
for three months and. appeared to him
should nave made up their mma.
to what was needed. He personally
thought the council shot.Id accept the
I toss proposition and would see that
the city was protected in the matter.
If the mayor wanted to get other plans
there was still a week during which
they might he obtained, as the mayor
had a week in which to veto the reso
lution offered and he could secure
subsitute plans to present to the coun
cil during the interval. At tiie con
clusion of his remarks he pertinently
reminded his honor that what was
need was action. The mayor again
reiterated that statement that he did
not believe the Boss building was de
sirable but finally called for a vole
on the Burgh resolution. All of the
council voted aye. The mayor said
no when it came to him. The motion
to adjourn was then offered by Burgh
■sind the seance ended at twelve fif
teen.
ovrcRRTOf'Krcn.
»
rn the public.
We have just finished stnek laklng.
and Itnil mat *••<" are heavily overstocked
so are making enormous reductions in
Hardware-as niuen as ub per cent In
certain lines. Notwithstanding immense
..-a oulslde, especially In Hard
ware and Metal Hoods, we are still sell
ing on tne basis of goods purchased the
past two or three years.
\Ve w4ll sell for easli only at these
priees, and lor a llmlle. lime, until w«>
i.Hiig our slock down to the require"
ments of the ramp.
II you nave an ordi i to he filled, |(.|
us llgure on li; we c.m save you money
We have proved It to others, we ran
prove It to you.
GAUGING AMI CGAN COMPANY
Chickens, r,Oc per pound: eggs 7r,c p r
dozen. George Prosser, phone B’e. k r..
ON EVERY BOAT
Our Seattle office selects and ships to us a fresh supply of such
well known goods as
ARMOURS STAR HAMS & BACON,
CHERRY CREAMERY BUTTER,
CHERRY RANCH EGGS & PETILUMA EGGS.
Our prices are right at all times on these goods. |
p. S:—Just a few days more will we sell LIBBY’S MILK at $3.90cts
per case.
Q. P. GOGGIN »
Just received on S. 5. Umatilla
a new line of
LADIES DRESS SKIRTS
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
A TALK ABOUT BUTTER AND EGGS
In buying butter and eggs there are just two things which have
weight with the ocnsumer price and quality. Poor butter and eggs
are expensive at any price. For a good article everybody it willing
to pay a fair price. Our qualities are not merely fair, they are ab
solutely the best.
GIVE OUR BUTTER AND EGGS A TRIAL.
Moller’s Grocery
211 Front Street Phone Main 86
PHOENIX HOSIERY
I Until the arrival of our next shipment of
| Phoenix Hose our prices remain as formerlv;
K .90 1.15 1.50 2.00
1 You can still buy a box of four assorted ||
I colors for $3.25.
I Nineteen colors and shades to select from j
I_P. A. Peterson Shoe Co. |
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