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The most complete assortment of beautiful writing paper ever
brought to Nome. Al popular pi ices. Come in and get a SAMPI.E
KUEE and examine our stock.
We deliver the goods
HiN’s Pharmacy
CORONA TYPEWRITTFR FREE. One chance with each 60c
purchase or paid on account.
Begin the New Year right
Order the Nome Nugget
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.
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NEWS NOTES
E. L.. Holt whose establishment was
injured by lire and water yesterday
| has Dually decided to move hi* stock
| »nto the large building formerly oc
1 cupled by the Alaska Mercantile Co.
rlie transfer began this morning.
The Sons of the North will give
-hrtr regular weekly social dance u.
their hall on Satuiday night. As al.
...o i.a>e .i.uiKau these uifairs cun
testify every one always has ti gooe
I time.
David it. Jekal has written to
I menus heie announcing the death o.
iiis Wile at Hlacervlllo, Cal., on Die
comber 15 after an illness lasitng si.
months. Mr. and Mis. Jekal formerl>
lived in Nome where they had a win
circle of acquaintances and loft abou
five years ago owing to serious i*
Health on the part of Mrs. JekaL
The secretary of the chamber of
ci mmcrce is in receipt of a letter
in.ni Havana, Cuba, from a iurgo lirm
tliere asking for information regurd
g the cuuiish industry. The Havana
Ilrnt wants samples of codilsii anu
estimates as to the cost of these tlsh
laid down at Havana including freight,
j insurance und so on.
The chamber of commerce will put
it up to the people of this community
on bunuay afternoon to decide wheth
they want to help to buy a dia
mond drill to be used in developing
ihe quartz prospects in the hinter
land. After the regular meeting of
.hr chamber there will be an open
session at 2:30 to take action in the
matter to which all are inviteu.
Three mutches were played in the
j -a nra of Trade billiard tournament
last night all of them b^ing in class
r>. Doyle H5 beat Kilroy 115 by run
ii'iig out when his opponent stood at
j it 5. Doyle's average was 1.16 and
IK Toy's 1.06. McGuire 125 then took
' oi> Kilroy 115 and ran out while Kll
roy's score stood at 112. This match
I was very even for the greater part
! of the play and for a time Kilroy
I seemed to have the better of it. Mc
Guire, however, took a brace and won
j the game. The large crowd present
• bi came very enthusiastic over some
o* the excellent shots made by both
playeis. Creamer 135 won against
Doyle 115 the laUer marking up 96.
Dust night's play was very good in
deed and was much enjoyed by the
many billiard fan3 present.
The following letter from the prin
cipal of the Tusk-gee Institute, Ala
bama is self explanatory:
December 20, 1016.
The Nome Nugget, Nome City, Al
aska:
Througn me kindnc3s of a large
number of friends in Nime, we have
' rcce’ived a contribution of $142.50 for
the Booker T. Washington memorial
fund and at the request of Mrs. A.
Carter who was instrumental fn
launching this movement in your city,
wc are writing to ask if you will not
publish in your valued columns this
expression of our gratitude and ap
pieciation for their kindness.
The tribute paid to Dr. Washington
for his useful and unselfish life have
been many and imperssive but I think
m ne have been more striking than
this expression of love and Interest
from so many tn such a faraway place.
It Is suitable testimonial that Tuske
gee’s founder was universally loved
and aumlred for hi* scrvlco to hU
ruce and to humanity. With the en
couraging support and interest of
such good friends, we shull alwayi
be able to keep the work of the Tusk
egee Institute up to the highest levt.
of usefulness. •
Yours very truly,
X. N. NEWTON, Principal.
Mall for the outside dosses tomor
row afternoon at five o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Demlng Wheeler who
,ic making a winter tour of Alaska
V dog team arrived In Nome yester
iy having made the run from Solo
.ion in fast time.
Tcnight in the Board of Trade bil
ard tourney there will be what prom
s' s to be a cruckerjack match In
i.iss A when E. F. Wells who Is
natch man, will play Harold Allan,
.50. The game should be close as both
layers are in good form. Chalr3 will
>b provided by the management so
hut all may enjoy the match In com
fort
The tlnib Is coming near for the
d> awing which will decide who will
possess the Corona typewriter offer
ed as i premium to purchasers by the
1<:1I drug store. The drawing will
lake pluce on Ftbruary 13 and only a
few days more remain for accounts
io be paid and tickets obtained which
will give the holders a chance for ill's
valuable prize. The Hill company
.ittd in stock only a few of the Corona
.ypewriters when the last boats salleo
ur.d all of them were soon sold ex
cept the one reserved as a premium.
So great is the demand for thl3 one
t^at a number of people have an
nounced that they will buy this one
of the person lucky enough to draw
it if it is for sal.e
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The malt yesterday brougth a letter
o Mr. J. P. Jones from Mrs. Jones,'
•vho with her daughter is living in
Seattle on Fourteenth avenue, which
contains a number of item of news
about Nome people. Miss Hollic'
Jones is attending the Broadway high
school. Miss Emily Cox Is working
for the Sears, Koebuck Company a.
their Seattle branch. Miss Margaret
Nash is with the Frederick A Nelson
C< inpany. Miss Katie Kohler is with
the Manning Coffee Company. Charles
Sanvlford had gone to California but
was expected back in January. Hu'icrt
Specht after a visit in Seattle went
on to St. Paul. Dan Brown and Bud
Lehmann are attending school and
specializing in mechanical drawing.
Mrs. Jones wrote that she had vla'ted
the Gilmores, Schofields, Taggarts
and Mrs. Lilly, mother of Frank Lilly.
The following highly important
news appeared in a San Francisco pa
per under heavy head lines the lead
of which was "Daring Dog Driver
Files with Mall." It Is one of many
illustrations of the statement that one
must go outs'de to get the news 01
Alaska.
San r raacisco, Wednesday, Dec. ?0.- -
A. A ."Scotty" Allan, thrice winner
of the All-Alaska Sweepstakes with
Mrs. C. E. Darling’s team of dogs,
has established a new record for
speed travel in the far north by mak
ing the trip from Nome to Valdes and
tuck again—a journey that with dogs
and good luck takes about eighty
days—in a Uttle ut.e than tea days.
tie made the trip in what he calls
an "aero-sled." The news of hi*
achievement was brought here by a
steamship man who was in Nome foi
1 the start and finish of Scotty's scoot.
Allan took Mrs. Darling’s dogs to
Europe to be used by the forces 01
the entente allies. On his way back
lq Nome he purchased an engine an
1 pi ('puller which, when he got to Nome,
ne installed on a sled. After several
.rial trips be announced that he
c< uld take the mall from Nome to
values—1,100 miles—In six days.
Nome laughed. Scotty started, how
ever, November 1 and was In Valdes
seventy two hours later. Me wa»
ov ck iu Nonas November 11.
His machine was described as n
combination hydroplane, airplane ani
sled.
DIAMONi* r..w... ..... „KY"
AT THE DREAM
Chapter 23.—“The Double Cross.’’
Alter meeting with Esther, Arthui
collapses. Luke Lovell sees the coach
and-four in the road. He clambers on
behind and receives a cruel cut front
tlie coachman’s whip. The smart tally
ho rattles on, and Arthur Is asslstoi
.nto his palatial home. The tragedy
of the circus has lead to a sheriff s
seizure. The Diamond from the Skj
is diiiLV' icd to be the chief asset ot
die disorganized circus. The gleam
ing jewel is recovered from one Sun
uey who had seised It during the
ex Itement following the tragedy,
'the diamond Is to be auctioned oil.
Seusational scenes follow one another
until th very last exposure. Tomor
row night "Destiny Skein" a three
reel masterpiece.
They ~do say, that the Read 6hew
will be Bern* elasty affair.
MARSHAL JORDAN
CATCHES MAIL THIEF
WANTED FOR YEAR
United States Marshal Jordan git
beck' fast night from a trip by dog
u.am to the Kaltag portage. It is un
.a.i stood that he went out to get a
man who was wanted on a charge ol
ribbing the United States mall of
seme furs. It is said that the robbery
-onk place about a year ago last No
vember or Decemberfl. A native named
Uligak had already been taken in‘<>
custody by Marshal Jordan for hav
ing received the skins from the mall
rebber and sold them to the North
ern Commercial Company at St.
V.'chael. On information supposed to
aive been furnished by this native
the marshal made the trip to the
portage to find the ex-mall carrier
whose name Is Roy A. Buck. It !s
•fid that the native gave Informa
tion to the effect that Buck vas ovet
in that neighborhood engaged In t.raD
plng. The marshal found Mm acme
s'.mewhere thereabouts and brought
him to the federal Jail here where ho
is being held for the grand Jury, rt
was rumored on the street today that
Buck has confessed to the theft of
the fur3 and exonerated Uligak the
native.
The theft first became known when
three parcels supposed to contain
stten red fox skins each were receiv
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CITY DOG POUND.
Black bitch will be solc^at the ex
piration of ten days if not claimed by
owner.
W. R. HAYS, Poundma3tnr.
New laid eggs at Proaaer'a Harness
Shoo. S’.OO oer dozen. Phono Black *
ed by the consignee through the malls
ar.fl on being opened were found to
contain only blocks of wood and
s'raw. Complaint was at once made
to the postoffice department and the
federal machinery was put In mo
tion with the result that the culprit
hu3 finally been captured.
Kennel Club Road Show next Mon
day evening will be “tome” show.
SONS OF THE NORTH SOCIAL.
There will be a Social Dance at the
Sons of the North Hall, Saturday eye
ing for members and their friends.
A good and enjoyable time le promised
tc all who attend. Refreshments will
be served as usual.
COMMITTEE.
All kinds of sleigh and aki wood on
sale at Roe*’ mill and shop. Aloe
building and mining timber.
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Groceries ::
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Another Big Apple Sale
TWENTY FIVE CENTS
Worth of GOOD MERCHANDISE given away with each box of ap
ples sold.
EVERY BOX OF APPLES ARE GUARANTEED
Come in NOW, see the apples, place your order, and make your
FREE SELECTION
Of the twenty five cent value3, now on display in our front street win
dow.
G. P. QOGQIN " ^
Come in and see the new
stock at the EMPORIUM and
get their prices.
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
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