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NEWS NOTES
Cassen and Heppala have had a
Ir.ige cabin moved out to their ground
on Hock creek where they have nay
a: a depth of about 30 feet.
Otto Mills was brought in yester
day from Specimen gulch and taken
to Holy Cross hospital. He Is ill with
Intestinal trouble of some sort Dr.
Mustard is treating him.
Messrs. Garret and A. E. Hanson
left for Council this morning. Mrs.
Taylor who has been visiting in Nome
for some time went along us a passen
ger.
Tonight the i’ioneers will celebrate
their mniversary at the Igloo by a
dance, card playing and refreshments.
1' oneers and their lady friends will
La- present
According to a telegram Just re
ctived Scotty Allan will reach Fair
banks today His coming is anticipat
ed there by the people as he is famed
as a dog driver. If he reuches Fair
banks at noon he will have mad** the
journey in 19 days.
Seven thousand live hundred feet of
lumber was recently sent out to the
Flat creek dredge to be used in the
ei :.su action of a cook house and bunk
house in preparation for lurge sum
im r operations The work there is in
cluu'ge of Billy Ewing and Mart
I’uwell.
The Moose social dance last night
night was a very pleasant affair. Ow
ing u> tin entertainment of the Dream
which was not concluded until lu
o'clock the crowd did not arrive ear
ly The attendance was Just right
fcr the capacity of the hull. Music
was furnished by Miss Johnson, vio
lin, and l'rof. Petersen, piuno. The
.V ine Howling Club's trophy which
w won by the Moose team was
presented to the order ut the regular
mt eling which preceded the dance and
was on exhibition during the evening.
A newspaper clipping dated St. I’aul
Janaury t’O stated that the longest
dog race in tiie world would be held
th i following week. The race was to
in- held from Winnipeg to St. Paul
over what is known as the Pembina
trail a distance of 476 miles, which
tiie dispatch calls attention to. is
longer than the Notne-Candle course
for die famous All-Alaska sweep
t'.kes.
The race was suggested by Louis j
V\ Hill, the railroad magnate and was
hi Id under the auspices of the St-1
I’aul Outdoor Carnival committee. It
was expected to be made an anuual
event.
Fourteen teams had already been
ettered. They represented chiofly
Manitoba and Hudson Bay breeds. The
diivcrs were to Include Indians, Ice
landers and possibly several Alaskans.
There was standing room only last
night in the Dream theater at the
entertainment for the benefit of the
Catholic school. The program began
with a motion picture and was fol
lowed by two violin solos by Miss
Johnson with Mrs. Burgh playing the
;u mompanlment on the piano. Mr.
Clifford Deakln sang "Don't Bite the
Hand That Feeds You" and was en
cored.
Mrs. Darling then gave an enter
taining and Instructive address on the
Hawaiian islands. She sketched
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| I ueitly the hstoiy of the islands since
their discovery<• by Kuroopans, gave n
concise account of their resources, and
a description of their physical char
acteristics. She touched upon social
cc-loins and tile last days of kitigiy
rule which site participated in as a
girl. Her personal experiences illus
! ti lted happily many parts of the ud
d*css. A number, of stereoptlcan views
assisted in taking the listener to the
! country she described. She was heart
! il) applauded.
Mrs. Frank Foiec sang "A Little
Cliey Home in the West." with such
: effect that she was encored and re
[ spaonded with “A Clirlie was lust
i -Mode to Love."
Hr. IL _H. Sharpe then gave un in
fciinal and instructive address on
leprosy and particularly the leper
colony on one of the islands. He ex
plained tlic universality of the dis
ease and that it is now practically
under control being chieily prevnl nl
in the tropics although cases exist in
Iceland and Norway, lie explained
the nature of tlie disease and methods
I of treatment which are similar to tu
buculosis. He paid u tribtue to Father
Ikiiuicu. The tulher's marble inuiiu
iiv nt was depicted on the screen tuiu
the doctor suid that lie had establish
ed an even more permanent monu
ment in the minds of men. Sterejp
ticon views showed the nature of the
tno forms of leprosy and the Island
cilouy. Hr. Sharpe's lecture was brief
but was full of facts not of common
ki owledge.
Mi. Hcakin then sung a song de
si riptive of Irelund and responded with
an encore "If 1 Knock the L out of
Out of Kelly" which contained local
hits at Frank Kiesele and Con Kelly
which provoked merriment.
'lhe Alaska Highterage and Com
mercial Company's ofticc and c >ul
I yuitfs will be closed on Thursday,
February 22, which is Washington's
birthday.
Three matches were played in the
Hoard of Trade billiard tournament
yesterday, la the afternoon there was
a game in class H between Modim.
76, und Grant, loo, which was won by |
Me dint in 86 Innings with Grant reg- j
is’ering 78.
U> the evening a class C. match :
was played between Mish, * 95, and
Oluem, 115, which required 90 in
nings to conclude. Mish ran out while
Gl't cm stood at 93. Mish's average
was 1.05 und Ohrcm's 1.03.
Then came a class A match be
tween Hoy Wells, 200, and Klesele, I
2f0. This match was a disapoint- .
ment to Kiesele's many admriers for j
he did not play up to form while on
the other hud Wells acquitted himselt
very well. It took 99 ijinings for
Wells to make hia two hundred which
gave him aa average of 2.02. Kiesele's
uverage was 1.79 inasmuch as he
si oied only 178. He ia a finished cue
man and will give a better account
of himself in other matches in the
oyinion of his friends.
Uanight at 8:30 Hoyle, 115, will play
Borland, 115, in class B. Following this
irotch Hilly, 180, and Allan, 250, will
clash cues in class A.
HEAVY CANNONADING.
International News Service.
HARIS, Feb. 20.—It is oH'iciully -n- i
nounced that heavy cannonading is in i
pi ogress between the Oise und Ai.rne |
r«» ers.
Office and Residenoe of J. F. McAl
lister, freighter and transfer, Elite
Baths. Phono Red 197.
All kinds of slaigh and ski wood on
salo at Roa*’ mill and ahop. Also
building and mining timber.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istiatlon books of the City of Nome,
Alaska, are now open at the office of
the City Clerk of said City of Nome,
where all electors may rcglstere !n
accordance with the registration ordi
nances of the City of Nome.
Suld registration books will remain
open until and including the fourth
Saturday In March, 1917.
Notice is further given that all
electors to vote at the Municipal and
School Board election to be held April
3r, 1917, will be required to register
in order to vote at said election.
E GRIMM.
City Clerk.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
taxes on real and personal property
will be delinquent on March 1st, 1917.
Penalty and Interest will be added on
said taxes not paid on or prior to said
date.
E. GRIMM,
City Clerk.
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CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING
The council meeting was held last
night at seven o'clock in City Clerk
Gr'turn's ollice, all being present with
Major Mollci in the chair. The min
utes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
A letter from Mr Shaughnessy of
Si.Union relative to some scales was
rt id and was laid over for further
consideration.
Announcement was made that the
registration books would be opened on
Wtdneaduy. Councilman Wesley of the
finance committee reported that the
Ixll was up and cells ready for oc
cupants and that the uld Jail had bet
ter be left where it is until spring
when it can be dismantled to advan
t: gr.
Councilman McAllister of the eum
mf.ee. on tire and watei reported that
tl i pumping plant is in perfect con
dition.
The steam whistle over the Wild
Cause heating plant was discussed. It
was stated that blasts can be blown
to indicate the box number without
using too much steam. Some of the
councllmen favored having merely a
certain number of toots to indicate
a fire in the east end of the town and
a certain number for the west end as
most people don't know the box num
bets anyway. Announcement will be
made, as to what method will be
adopted
Councilman l'oteet explained that
the lights on the steeple of the Cath
olic church were not kept burning on
h■ ch t moonlight nighti because Fath
er Post deemed them unnecessary on
.still nights
I nder tne neuu u( claims against
the city. Charles Ttoss presented two
b'Ms totalling $2,0G2.G1 for material and
labor put In on the new pumping
pi: at with the explanation that 'he
b P was not presented sooner be
turn ii was agreed among the' mem
bers of the council at several infor
mal meetings that the bill should be
di ’ayed until there were funds In the
. tuasury.
Mayor -Moller inquired into the au
thorization for the changes in the
plans of the lire plant that made
this labor and material necessary. He
old not question that both labor and
material were put in but asked if
they had been ordered in public meet
j mg.
He was answered in part by Messrs,
i Boss, McAllister, Hose and Burgh who
| explained how the Hie plant was start
ed and how a change in the plans
I war decided on after the plant was
liist authorized by the council at a
C0Ft of eight thousand dollars
Mayor Moller appointed Councilmen
lYteet and Wesley to investigate the
items enumerated in t(ie bills with
IK help of Mr. Welling and make a
report before further uction is taken
in the matter.
] Councilman McAllister stated that
| U ere is a long trestle belonging to the
I railroad company that might be
I
1 bought and put up> for use of the
j Sandspltters. This mutter was re
ft tied to the street committee.
Mayor Moller stated that he hud
i ordered a warrant drawn for $575 as
j monthly payment on the tire house
and asked that his action be rutitied
i by the council. This was done.
Bills that had been passed on by
the finance committee were ordered
! p: id and new bills were read.
City Clerk Grimm 'reported that
’ taxes are coming in very slowly,
i
Notices of he near approach of tiro
date when taxes will become delin
quent, and of the opening of the books
for registration were ordered printed
In the official paper. Whereupon the
mi etlng adjounred for one week.
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