FRESH STRAWBERRIES
In cold storage
10c per box
Orders must he placed in forenoon, for afternoon deliver)
0. E. CROWLEY GROC. CO.
1 — : -■ 1 ■ .B.'in'^-asaa
Lomen
Has the
GOODS
And Murphy is with
us to sell them
Lomen Bros.
April Premium Contest now on
What We Give You
A Bar of Gold
Free—Value $100.00—Free
One chance on this pure gold will be given with EACH 50c PUR
CHASE or payment on account.
DRAWING JUNE 25th
Post Cards of the
Ladies Dog Race
On Sale Now
Hill’s Pharmacy
Wo deliver the Goods.
Begin the New Year right
Order the Nome Nugget
CONSIDER
That a glass of our freshly made apple cider
contain more food and medicinal value than any
thing else you can buy in the city.
You are invited to witness the making of our
cider it is made while you wait.
Ipolets Stores
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NEWS ROTES
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I
| Jack Murphy and Louis Kurth of
i Candle will return to the Kotzebue
i center in a few days where they will
' raise a company for active service on
the European continent. The corps will
| In* dubbed the “Kobuk Hangers" and
i will take their own entrenching tools
along.
Jake Kristen overran his schedule
! and arrived in the city last night. On
his trip through the Buekland, Can
dle and Beering country. Jakeasqulr
1 • b the finest bunch of fur seen for
t many a day. On the return trip ho
covered Unalakleet, Norton bay and
1 the coast settlements and gathered up
[ more material for the adornment of
! the fair sex. He managed to get one
black fox, many cross foxes quite a
load of white and red fox, together
! with many lynx. The whole conslgn
i ment were shipped through the mall
I to tlie fur house of If. Tdebes & Co.,
! nf San Francisco.
I In the case of Carl Anderson who
j was charged with robbery the grand
j jury returned "no true bill" yester
j day afternoon and the accused was
■ discharged. O. A. Eundberg, a Candle
I miner, was the complaining witness.
| In Septmher last Eundberg’s trunk
| in his office was forced open and
I gold dust the amount of $450 taken
i therefrom. A few days later gold
: dust close to that amount was
[ found in a room in the Smith hotel
| in Candle and was claimed by An
dt rson who stated that it was his
own. He was arrested with the fore
going result.
Vrr.ugned for sentence before the
lion. Judge J. It. Tucker in the dis
trict court this morning were the fol
lowing prisoners: Hoy Buck, August
Vieria, Robert Clark, Eeloopuk, Nicho
las Anthony and Katongan.
Buck who pleaded guilty of rob
bing the United States mail was sen
tenced to the federal prison for one
year. Veria, for selling liquor to a
native got off with six months in
the local bastile. Nicholas Anthony
an^l Kelookpuk charged with rape
were sent to the penitentiary for three
years and Katongan, for stealing a
reindeer was awarded twelve months
to think it over. Robert Clarke, a
Kokub native charged with stealing a
black fox skin will also take a Va
cation for a year.
The most novel prize offered by a
business house to its customers is
that which Hill’s drug store hangs
up to its patrons for the month of
April and May .
It is a "bank account", nad
means that a substantial sum of
money is deposited at one of the local
banks and the holder of the winning
number in the monthly drawing will
receive the hank book from the insti
tution where the money is on deposit.
As a premium from a business house
I this is the most unique ever offered
. in Nome. Times are hard, and the
j "inazumn" is the most acceptable of
all things. It beats the game of giv
ing Coronas, thermos bottles and such
like as the holder of the lucky num
ber can purchase whatever they most
care for.
Tickets for this drawing will be pre
sented with every twenty five cent
purchase.
On the receipt of the war declara
tion this morning the mayor and city
Council took immediate action and
i showed their spirit of patriotism by
requesting the citizens of Nome to
display our national emblem on all
buildings both private and public. To
day our city looks like the glorious
(Fourth. Withall the seriousness of
the situation is depicted on every face.
The movement to organize started
by the city of Fairbanks will be taken
up here in Nome and at least one
company of "Sourdoughs" troops from'
this city will be on hand when the i
country calls on her lust frontier.
The Rainier Brewery Co. of San
Francisco wired the amount of $20
to Russ Dowlnng, their contribution
to the Ail-Alaska Sweepstakes fund. ;
The queen contest goes on, war or no
war, the following Is the count at 1
'o'clock this afternoon:,
Mies Jennie Stromberg .14C0 '
Miss Ruby Martin .1370
Hrs. Tom Shaughnessy.1200
Mrs. l.ouis Stevenson . 600
, Mrs. Nate Coombs. 420
j Miss Jean Crowley. 400
NOTICE.
Nome, Alaska, April 6 1917.
Fellow Citizens of Nome:
War with Germany was declared to- '
day by congress.
Let us display our loyalty to the
nation and evidence our concurrence
in the action of President Wilson by
displaying the national colors on pub
lic and private buildings.
H. II. MOLLKR, Mayor of Nome.
ADVENTURES OF
J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD!
The grand climax, the last episode
of the popular comedy is on for to
night, two complete instalments. Brief
outline: At their hotel in New York
the Warden girls look longingly to
a nice little miniature cottage. Wal
ingford offers to si'll it to Violet for
one dollar, providing that site take
the contents also. Assenting, she
takes from the house a clay image of
Daw. And then the expressman brings
Daw in with a lag around his nock.
Violet and Daw we leave in a state
(Of rapture while Wallingford, the
Daw’s star boarder goes forth to sell
the billposting right to the north pole.
No show tomorrow night an account
of Kennel Club cabaret.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
The United States now being
at war with Germany and mat
ters of vital importance oc
curring hourly throughout the
United States, wo have, in con
junction with the Industrial
Worker requested the various
I)ress dispatch services of the
United States to give us a full
and complete telegraph service.
This will mean considerable ex
pense and under the extraor
dinary conditions now prevail
ing we consider our subscribers
entitled to this extra service.
RIVER BOAT
SINKS; MANY
LIVES LOST
In’ernatlonal News Service.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va„ April G.
—Report has been received here of
the sinking of a river boat last night
the name was not given.
It states that many were drown
ed, as most of the passengers were
asleep la their berths when the boat
went down.
CABNET CONVENES TO
TAKE UP PROBLEMS
International Newt Service.
WASHINGTON, April 0.—A cab
inet convenes this afternoon to take
up matter of Importance.
Following on the heels of the dec
laration of war President Wilson
called a special meeting of his cab
let to settle matters that have been
hnnging firfle pending the decision of
n gross.
Now that the die is cast, the presi
dent is (rushing orders setting the
machinery of war in action.
Vital matters will be handled quick
ly by this body, as most of those
under discussion have alreday been
thoroughly thrashed out, and as fast
as decisions are reached orders will
be issued from the chamber.
Subaoribe Tor the Nome Nugget
Advertise In Tha Noma Nugget
i
LATIN AMERICA TO
WAR WITH GERMANY
International News Service
WASHINGTON, April 0. A dis
patch of the official press bureuu
states that the president of the re
public of Cuba declares that a state
of war ,-xists between his country
and Germany.
he dispatch states that it is but
a matter of hours before his leRisla
live hotly will adopt the same* course
as that taken by the Tailed States,
and that at present his country is in
i state of war with Germany.
It is the opinion of the department
here that many of the l^ttin Ameri
can republics will declare war against
Germany “in the interests of human
ity.”
SECRET SERVICE MEN
ARREST MANY SPIES
International News Service
WASHINGTON, April 6,—Several
hum)red men, known secret agents of
the German government scottered
throughout the country, were cjiiietly
arrested hy the secret sin ice men
shortly after the war proclamation to
day.
Many were in possession of docu
ments from the imperial German gov- j
eminent lie contents of which cannot
be made known to the press.
Considerable activity along these
lines prevails in the principal cities
and many arrests are being made by f
the officers. I‘aliened of plots are be
ing uncovered revealing plans to suit
all conditions; demonstrating the re
markable efficiency of the German sys
tem of espionage.
HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN
HELD AT BERLIN
international News Service.
THE HAGUE, April (!. Woril
reached here toda ythat the author
ties at Berlin have placed under ar
rest hundreds of Americans.
The report states that the advices
are from an authentic source, and
that the names of many of those who
are held are given .
They lire probably being held as
spies but no word has leached here
to this effect.
CAPT. FREITZEN SENTENCED
EIGHTEEN MONTHS
International News Service.
NEW YORK, April 6.—-Captain
Ere it zi-:i ,a (Jermatl, has been sen
li need here 1,0 ley, to eighteen months
in Atlantic prison.
lie was arrested for having enter
ed into a military enterprise in hav
ing conspired to destroy the Welland
Canal.
Have you got your ticket? Don't
take a chance on standing room only.
They're going like hot cakes.
TOWELS TOWELS
We have the largest stock, and the heat assortment of towels in
Alaska.
IF VOL' NEED TOWELS
bUY THEM THIS WEEK.
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
P. S.—See our grocery adv. in Worker.
G. P. GOGGIN —
EASTER SALE
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
April 5th 6th 7th
25 % DISCOUNT
THE EMPORIUM
KRI5TAN BROS,
I THE NONPAREIL]
g THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICE. j
{ GOSSARD AND NEMO
g These two names signify the best in J [
CORSETS
| Comfort, style and wearing j
| service. A trio any woman may j!
g have in her corsets if it is a j|j
1 “Qossard” or “Nemo”
| Front Lace Back Lace 1
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