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May .?1st, yve will hold a drawing for a month
ly PRi Mli M and for a chance in the (IRANI)
PREHIUM
A TICKET TO
SEATTLE AND RETURN
To be drawn for on June 1st 1917
THE JLKUARY PREMIUM WILL BE A NO. 4
VICTROLA
TO BE DRAWN FOR ON JiN. 31 ST, I9IT
Coupons wi 1 be issued with each Dollar Cash
Purchase or paid on account
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THEY ARE VERY POPULAR AT PRESENT,
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The most complete assortment of beautiful writing paper ever
j brought to Nome. At popular ptires. Come In and get a SAMFl.E
FREE and examine our stock.
We deliver the goods
Hill’s Pharmacy
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purchase or paid on account
Begin the New Year right
Order the Nome Nugget
Cost of living may be high outside
but not in Nome
Apples Apples Apples
King per box $1.75
Belleflower box 2.00
Gravenstein box 2.00
Jonathan box 2.25
ETlnit an apple a day keeps the doctor away
( oino and try them before you buy them
jpolcts Stores
NEWS NOTES
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I Number 32 wan I’hil Kesslers
pin no.
The Catholic Ladies will give a
card party on Tuesday evening.
j District Attorney Saxton to r»»
ported to be quue ill u.
A1 Winkler of Dime is again in town
having arrived Saturday evening.
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- It was reported by telephone on
Saturday that Mrs. Fulton left Can
dle for Nome with the mail carrier.
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Carl Lontcn and Seppala got back
at noon today from a run down to
Gi lovin.
The council will meet tonight in the
city clerk's office to avoid heating
the city halt, which is quite a job
when it is as cold as this.
Yesterday uft< moon the Tioneor ol
Al; ska attended in a bedy the funer
al of the late Chris Prechtel at tht
Igloo
At the Eastern Star sociul on Fri
day night one of the pleasant en
tertainment features were two selec
tions by the str.ng orchestra consist
ing of Messrs. Cowden, Fry and Nich
las.
A special meeting of the Ladies Adi,
(Sinety of the Federated church will
hr held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
n the lecture room. The annual busi
ifss meeting of the chuich is Wed
n< eday evening at 8 o’clock.
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The Sons of the North social and
dance on Saturday night wasj ex
tremely well attended. It was one
of the pleasantest dances given this
season by this organization and danc
ing was continued un'.il three o'clock
. I in the morning. A delicious supper
! was provided. It was announced that
J the next dance would take place two
weeks hence
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A surprise birthday dinner was
I given Doc Kemp on Saturday eve
I uj Airs. Kemp and a score oi
...e genial meicnun.s menus. The
| guests gathered at Airs. Neiblings
..u.m exclusively tiujuu
I eight to twelve, one long tabid was
I ocauuruily uiranged and Air. Kemp
as amen there uuer the o.hcrs ar
.iveu Wi.n Airs. Ktiup uiiuer the es
i cl oi Air. fierce ins amtuemen,
was profound but he readily tell in
.. 1.1 me */ktUS and look tile seal oi
imr.or at the head ot tlie table. A
..tie repast was enjoyed until near
midnight when Dr. mustard un behali
j ot tiie gucs.s presented Air. Kemp
! with a solid gold mutch safe set with
a i luiiioiiu a.id with a lalse side tinea
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to lioio a miniature picture. Dr.
1 xii.Siurd waxed tacetious in his re
[ murks unu said that some medical
piactilionus have declared that it a
1 ..mil is going to amount to anything
' ui will show s.gns of it by Hie lime
, he reaches forty Therefore tile doc
tor said lie would give a vial ot
cuiorofoim to Kemp u..d auvise him
Ivin a seek the seclusion of h.j
chumber and commit suicide. Doc
■ i- chip imu ivuenea ihe 58 mile post
1 und saw the point which he hugely
! enjoyed.
! After' the banquet the members of
the party adjourned to Burghs hall
where dancing was indulged in until
the wee sina' hours, which is to say
three-thirty
in addition to the guest of honor
und Airs. Kemp those present were:
Air. und Airs. Harry figeun, Air. and
mis. \v. C. AleGuue, Air. and Airs
K. C. Divifie, Air. und Airs. .1. J.
Ktenan, Air. and Airs. Henry Burgh,
Air. and Airs. O. S. Weaver,, Airs
Tom Evans, Airs. R. St idler, prs.
..iusii.ru and iNenuinan, and Alessrs.
Grant Jackson, Lawrence Kerr and
Lre Pierce.
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CATHLOIC LADIES.
A public card party and entertain
ment will be given by the Catholic
Ladies at St. Joseph's Hall next Tues
i day evening at 8 o'clock. Refrcsh
' ments. Admission 50c.
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
WELL ATTENDED AND
SUCCESSFUL
The commercial congress under
tr.i auspices of the chamber of cora
ineice on Saturday night at the Pion
eer's Igloo was attended by one hun
c.ed and thirty five men all bent on
having a good time and also talking
over various ways of helping along
t o in t titles of Seward peninsula.
At out ot small tables were distri
l utcd abcut the room and those In
attendance grouped themselves ac*
cci.ling to their fancy,
i I’resident Polet of the chamber
| el commerce called the congress to
jo’dcr urd in a strong speech show
- < d the advantages of organization.
He gave figures regarding Seattle,
Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco,
Kenosha, Wis., and Fredericksburg,
Va., to show what has been done and
can be done by concerted action of
many citizens for the benefit of all.
He then introduced C. E. Darling m
tcastmaster of the evening Fron
this time on the congress was alter
nately moved to mirth by some very
fumy stone-a or aroused to enihua
lasm by the optimistic remarks o
ones oi the other of the speakers. N<
o t was duil and the speaking wai
tLtirely impromptu but there wm
m cii a diversity of talent that nt
listener could fail to be held. Thi
unanimity on the part of the speak
ers as to the necessity of pulling to
gether along the lines already indicat
ed by the chamber of commerce wai
noticeable and the frequent hearty
appi.ijf-p shewed that those preset!
intend to buck the chamber both by
their ytsonal efforts and by then
mori >.
After Toastmaster Darling had call
ed for the refreshments consistlny
of beer, soft drinks, coffee, sand
wiches and other eatublea along witl
cigars and cigarettes and the efficlen;
corps of volunteer waiters had de
livered the goods, a toast was di uni
to the success of the chamber's ef
fects to a betterment of conditions.
Then the proceedings began witl
the reading of a Nugget dispute!
telling the result of the Bristol bay
vole so fur as it concerned the dele
gate election.
Judge Lumen was then introduced
ue told a humorous story about t
petition presented to a legislature ant
.hen prophesiedf great fish and rein
ueer exports from Nome as a resui
of the harbor and forsaw Nome at
tiie metropolis of Alaska.
Dad Williams then interestingly
gave reminiscenses of his experlencei
m Dcadwood in ’76.
Fahse spoke of the Improved mal
sei vice and told how it was beiny
done .
Mr. Hutchison rendered a medley
c* stirring airs on the piano
Mr. Lewis, recently of Texas, tolc
a rich story of a negro who was ask
ed for the loun of ten dollars. Hi
said that commercial effort must bi
founded on the good will of ail classei
of the community.
A. J Mueller told convulsing story
of the school boy who tried to fl
an unusual word into a sentence.
Dr. Graven of Kougarok aald hi
had faith la th« country aad Ulus
tinted by an apropos story.
Mr. Pull.sier was called on but
|iu\mg leit ilie hull Mr. Dilge wus
requested to act U3 a subst.tu.c uim
^ .ip .. uui.ciuud mu.alien ul a &vvid*
.mi iinn.s.er preaching his Urst ser
mon. As an encore he told a coon
entry. .
juugc Tucker told a story of how
his heart had boon touched by a
j wespiug Utils gal unu idea in scrl
| .an > e.u su.a .nut ns wus In hearty
| symputhy with the objects of the
• c.n inner or coinuierce. iA.ps.ng into
humor he said the Irish were at once
I .ue gienl.st iioUOie-inakeis and the
1 ...iA.ii.ai lun-mukers in the world.
J . lien he ag.an uealt with the bene
I ..ik of concerted action by all for the
j ...’lent of all.
, Mr. Wells was convinced that tl •
Iwrrk was along the right lines and
'referred ins.iuc.lvely to the growth
| uf n.os Angeles and the cause of it
. h'ch is boosting.
' Phil Ernst drew hope for a dry
! A.uska from the prefeience shown
' .or water wagon drinks over beer.
Pd Young said that he could add
nothing to what was being said which
were his views on affairs.
Mayor Moller grave Tony Polet
c’lriit for his two year's unremit
Png effort3 for a harbor. He added
tl at hr was a recent convert to the
or use end intended to give of his
1 tone and money to the work.
Hugh O'Neil told a rattling story
as to the similarity and dissimilarity
, cf a school-marm to a clock. He also
indulged In prophecy.
| Senator McGann spoke highly of
Judge Tucker as apubllc spirited man
whom he liked to support and said
that Hulzei- would be given his cre
(’(■"♦ials as delegate soon.
Tom Gaffney after a humorous al
lusion to the duties of his office as
booze suppressor said he approved the
work of the chamber to which he
gave credit for much that has been
none and more that will be accom
plished. He urged nil to help as “talk
is cheap but it takes money to send
tek grams.”
Mr. Mueller told what it costs to
it a member of the chamber and urg
ed that those not enrolled should Join.
Mr Dean said it is not to help the
chamber of commerce that this work
was being done but to help everybody
in the community.
!t. VV. J. Heed said that a booster
it u gooc c!t zen. The chamber of
C'ln.incice mere can be thanked for
p itt..g tht harbor proposition before
eoi.irress. The harbor will mean
much lor Nome, better service, cheap
er later and a trade that will reach
fat hundieds of miles around. It will
rifi. n mo^e fisheries.
I’rof. Thompson told of the Irish
man who was stuck for the drinks
while hunting lions in Africa, and
said he was for the betterment of
Nome in every way.
At midnight the congress broke up
with mutual congratulations on the
exering's success and many expres
slrns of the hope that at least one
more like it will be held before the
winter ends.
25c Sale 25c
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To The I rade, At
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get their prices.
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