FRESH STRAWBERRIES
AT
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NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Oestriech will place on display
Saturday an up to date line of ladles
suits anu dresses at her new store op
posite the Peterson shoe house.
A. Wittenberg, pioneer merchant of this
section, nas purchased the Kricek store
and will instull a brand new stock of
goods purchased by himself on the out
side during the winter.
There is considerable travel down the
coast at present both by boat and
Shank’s pony. The Flyer took down six
teen p tseiigiTS yvsu rdu> lor Solomon
and Council and a large number of others
who devote their energies in laboring
in the Solomon and Council districts are
expecting lo get away shortly.
A number 01 men departed for Safety
yesterday for the purpose of launching
tlie Arctic and other vessels which we re
wintered at that point. The Teddy Bear,
in which Joe Bernard made his famous
trip to the land of the blonu Eskimo, will
be overhauled preparatory to another trip
to the far north. Capt. Bernard Intends
to leave about the last of July.
The work of regrading Steadman ave
nue beyond the Catholic church has now
been completed by the joint efforts of
the autolsts and teamsters and is in ex- j
eellent condition A heavy coating of
broken rock has been laid over a bed
ding of manure and when well packed
down will form a surface almost equal to
macadam, which it virtually is Uervais
and Kent are jointly fixing up the east
end of Front street in the vicinity of the
Standard Oil plant and the roadway in
that section is now in excellent condition
as a result of their labors
The I-os Angeles Times of March 20
contains the following reference to a
former well known young lady of this
city: Announcement is made by F. M.
Kell of the engagement of his niece. Miss
Mora Parkinson of Forty third street,
to J. Young of Phoenix. Ariz.. an engineer
engaged In the reclamation department
of the Roosevelt dam Miss Parkinson
is working for a master degree at the
1 nlversity of Southern California.
Miss Parkinson was a student of the
None:* High School while here and was
very popular with the younger set. She
is a niece of A. H, Kell of this city.
John Hegness and Peter Olsen and also
several other parties contemplate start
ing into the fish packing business at
several points along the coast during the
summer. Hegness und Olson will estab
lish their plant at ChinU and will en
gage In white whaling as well as fish
ing. I’. A. Dickson has also brought
in an extensive outfit of gear and pack
ing equipment and will probably estab
lish himself in the same locality. It is
'reported that other parties will operate
from I’ort Clarence and to .-til appear
ances the fish packing industry will be
come solidly established. It is said that
there Is a constant demand and a good
price ottered for Bering tlsh products on
I the outside.
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Considerable ice is visible to the.south
| west today and may be clearly seen from
) the shore line.
The Tampico, of the Paeitie Coast line,
is reported at St. Michael discharging
irgo inr up river points.
The Alaska Lighterage tug Genevieve
has been launched and Is now assisting
in the lightering of the Umatilla. The
Silver W uve will be placed in the water
today.
The Victoria finished unloading yester
day evening and departed lui St Mich
| ael about nine o’clock. The vessel will
probably sail for the outside about Sat- |
urday night or Sunday morning
A report is current that Mr F W.
Vaille, lately superintendent of the rail
way mail service in Alaska has been
ransferred to Honolulu and his place
tilled by an eastern man.
Captain Frank Whltlam left for Port
| Safety today to bring up the Arctic
! which will at once be placed in service.
| The sailing schedule has not been com
pleted as yet anil it is not determined
what will be the initial destination.
The Umatilla is now unloading rupid
y and will sail for the outside not later
than Saturday morning. Agent Frank
O'Connor states that the vessel has no
• argo for points other than Nome and
will sail Immediately on unloading here.
Billy Thompson, the Plover bay trader,
lias sent word to Nome that he may be
expected to arrive with ids schooner,
the Trader, at any time. Thompson
states that he is after a large cargo of
goods most of which are to till special
orders.
The Cordova and Latouchc are both
discharging cargo at St Michael. The
Senator is also at that point but is ex
pected to leave within a short time. The
Senator has some cargo for Golo
vin and Solomon and will discharge at
both points before returning to Nome.
The coast guard cutter Bear will leave
this evening for St. Lawrence and King
islands and will also touch upon the
Siberian coast. Walter Shields of the
bureau of education and Father Fortune
Will sail with the vessel, the former on
ft trip of lnapection of the stations of
the bureau of education and the latter
will be dropped at King Island. The
cutter will be gone about ten days.
Information from the outside states
that the extraordinary freight rates make
the shipping of white whale skins al
most prohibitive although there is a good
market tor the same. The Industry in
| this Rodion will he little affected, how
| ever, ns it is the intention of the local
j whalemen to go right ahead us the skins
will keep until they can he profitably
sold. Ira Hank states that It Is his in
tention o hold the skins until there Is
a profit in sight. Olsen and Hegncss
nri said to have made all arrangements
to ship their catch before coming north.
A. Polet. always to the fore in the mut
ter of Innovations, has secured the ser
| viuts of one ot Nome’s popular young
I 'res to lake charge ot the coffee, con
ctlonary and dehe ite- -.t-n departments
| e.i Ids establishment Tills is Miss llolh
j Jones, and the young lady will In future
| preside over the distribution of those
j commodities, :n Die big store.
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A large number of persons departed
^ for east coast points on the Flyer this
afternoon Included In the passenger list
I were Messrs. Halla and Harvey who
i are bound for the Solomon pay streak,
Sa mand Mrs. Gaylord and four men j
for the Cusadepaga, Wm. Stellelmier for j
1 Solomon and eleven others whose names i
a cre not learned. The vessel also ear- ■
nod a considerable quantity of freight
for Safety and other points. The . Iver
i will probably make the run to Bluff
j lonmrrow, conveying Oscar Ashby and a
' large number of men for the Tupkok
Ditch ompany.
All efforts to learn as to the probable i
summer mail service have failed and 1
from present indications the Victoria will
be the only vessel carrying mail, unless !
it shall happen that some mail matter j
will be forwarded on the freight steam
* rs belonging to the same line. Mr. Fehse.
the resident mail clerk, in answer to a
communication from the Phamber of
Commerce, stated that he was not in
formed as to whether or not mail would
he dispatched on other than vessels of
the Alaska Steamship Companly. Such
advices as he had received, however, led
him to infer that tiie department might
be considering the forwarding of mail by
other lines.
The following letter from the Magnolia
Metal Company has been received by C.
J. Peterson, relative to antimony ores,
and discloses that there is a ready mar
ket for about all the ore Nome can pro
duce The letter states:
Referring to our previous correspond
• tu . on the subject of antimony ores and
• i"jMi.it»s, we call to your attention the
ta. i that vve are in the market at all
ihu. s for the purchase of antimony ores.
V* will bus cither sulphide or oxide
r< s m carload lotR or larger quantities,
• nil will make contracts with sellers for
deliveries over a long period. It may also
be that we will operate an antimony
i property under lease and bond or we will
buy outright if the propcrlty is meritous
| and the price is right.
We enclose herewith our card from
wlb< It you will see that we are smelters
; antimony and that we are therefore
using »ese ores on our own account.
We shall be glad to hear from you
whenever you have such ores to offer.
FINEST LINE OF DRESSES
and Suits ever shown in Nome will b •
on display next Saturday at Miss
()«st rc»lch’s. opposite* Peterson’s shoe
store.
11 will cost you nothing to take a look
at our new goods. A. F. Oestreieh.
It ou don’t catch a chicken, it’s your
fault -at the Cheechaco Rail. Saturday.
| MIC BUSINESS'MAN.—The
' boats will soon be here; look
lover your stationery and replen
ish it now by having your JOB
SPRINTING done before the
■spring rush commences. Phone
your orders to Main 46, Nugget
] office, prompt service, reason
able prices. 1
INFORMATION WANTED
Louis Muilerllele, of Quincy. Wash.,
seeks Information concerning his cousin.
Matt Muilerllele. or Malt Muller, supposed
to bo in Nome.
L. T. Smith, of Jamaica I’lalns. N J .
wishes to learn the whereabouts of her
brothers, Robert R. and David \\ . Liv
ingston. formerly residing In Nome.
Mrs. H \\ Gardner, of Lima, Moat ,
is seeking Mrs. Helen ... RockalVUow.
V. Iio was in Nome Some years ago Rela
tives auxlously await news
Mrs Annie Smith Hlbbs. of 'SSi Church
street, Brownsville, I’a , wishes to eon
, vey to her brother. Chas. D Smith, news
of the death ot his mother. Supposed
1 to be mining near Nome two years ago.
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BOAT BULLETIN. j
Selkirk. Slbella and Alasku In Dawson.
Dawson up Yukon Crossing 7:30 u. in.
Casca leaves Whitehorse 10:30 a m.
| Canadian leaves Whitehorse in n day j
I or so.
Vidette in Whitehorse.
Susie. Washburn and Irene down Nulu
to t>:40 p. m., 14th.
Schwntka down Rampart 5 a. m.
Tananu up Hot Springs 4 a m.
Atlas up Tolovana river midnight.
Delta at Fairbanks.
Y ukon Fairbanks.
Reliance at Gibbon.
Julia B. at St. Michael.
The very latest in
HATS AND SHIRTWAISTS
MRS. J. WANGtu.
NOTICE.
Dr Mustard’s ottlee and residence are
ttow located in the Wild Goose building,
otherwise known ns the Tin Bank
Duilding. *
SHOE REPAIRING
Have your shoes repaired NOW. lea
ther and supplies have advanced out
side sky high and are hard to procure
at any price. We are well supplied with
materials and will not advance prices
until we are compelled to. Our work is
the very best that can be done.
1*. A. PETERSON SHOE CO.
Phonographs, dressers, couches,
rocking chairs, beds and mat
resses, right price at Holt’9.
I MILO’S CAFE j
Reopens Saturday •
June 10th,
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. !
Next door to PACIFIC COED
STORAGE MARKET.
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! RESTAURANT |
|| “Cosag" j
I Opposite Hotel Sheldon j
Now Open for the Season f
Home Cooking a specialty j
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Our entire stock of Watches, Jewelery, Sterling Silverware,
Cut Glass, Clocks, Etc.,
MUST BE SOLD BY JULY 15th
The chance of a life time to buy first class goods at less than factory prices.
See our window display
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Just Received a new line of latest
SPRING HATS,
CLOAKS & SUITS
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
| THE EMPORIUM
» KRISTAN BROS, I
I Hlpress Prices
! Pacs$5.50 Boots $10.00
With the boats come the outside prices and our advice to our patrons
is to buy at present all there needs for the season as all new goods coming
in will be higher than ever before (This applies to any article made of cloth,
rubber or leather)
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co.
A. Wittenberg j
has Bought Out the |
F- J. Kricek Store
Where he will continue the
GENERAL MERCHANDISE RUSINESS
and invites the
PATRONAGE OF THE PUBLIC
SPECIAL
Lace Curtains at $1.00 per pair
Sweater Vests at 75c each
All kinds of towels and toweling
at 25% discount.
GOGGIN’S The Quality Stere.
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THE NONPAREIL I
NEW GOODS
6 We have received on the §
| Steamers Victoria and Umatilla 0
AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK f
5 Which as soon as discharged will be 6
| ON DISPLAY AND SALE AT §
!CLOSING GUT SALE)
| PRICES |
New Hats New Silks |
jj New Dresses New Dress Goods f
| New Suits New Wash Goods |
| New Waists New Skirts |
| New Laces New Embroideries
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