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EX-CONVICT ARRESTED
FOR BRUTAL MURDER
A. P. A. Service
PORTLAND, May 19—Ben
nett Thompson, an ex-convict,
was arrested here today on sus
' picion of being connected with
the murder of Miss Helen John
son in her home near Sherwood
yesterday.
Thompson was held under a
vagrancy charge pending further
investigation- The dead body of
Miss Johnson was discovered in
her home yesterday morning by
neighbors. The remains were
covered with bruises and other
wise mutilated indicating a des
perate struggle. The house in
which the dead woman lived was
ransacked by the murderers indi*
eating that robbery was behind
the murder. The police allege
the possession of evidence show
ing that Thompson was in Sher
wood a short time preceding the
murder.
Tha Family Paper la tba X.jms
Dally N ug|«t.
ALASKA MADE GAVEL
WILL OPEN REP.
CONVENTION
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May 19.—Chair
man Hilles of the republican na
tional committee, has notified
\Vm': A. Gilmore of the Alaska
delegation to the Chicago con
vention, of his acceptance of a
gravel made of Alaska Mastodan
task with which Hilles as tern
porary chairman, will open the
convention. The gavel was for
warded to Hilles by the Alaska
delegation some time ago with
the request that he employ it in
opening the convention.
The Family Paper la the Nome
Daily Nuneet
OLD TIMER RE
TURNING TO NOME
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May 18.—After
years of absence from the north -
land, Joe Warren, a former Al
askan, known from the Canadian
Yukon to Bering sea, has yield
ed to the call of the wild and will
return to Nome again to try his
luck at the mining game. War
ren has announced his intention
of sailing on the first trip of the
steamer Victoria and will engage
i the search for the elusive pay
streak.
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Csmody
THE COOK QUESTION.
and •
ADVENTURES OF
_MR. PIIIFFLES.
Violin Selections by Miss
Bertha Joi iisoo.
)LLIE BOURRET pianist
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NEWS NOTES
Sam Bassett and family wil
leave immediately for the Koir
garok to remain during the sum
mer.
Bert McCarthy returned tt
Solomon river last night and will
probably continue there for th«
balance of the season.
Frank Middaugh is reported to
have the Hobson creek dredge in
good shape again and will com
mence active operations within a
short time. Additional men were
sent out to the big machine last
night.
Proprietor Ed Tarnutzer of the
Board of Trade barber shop got
busy last night and today his
place is shining with pristine
splendor as a result oi a new coat
of wall paper and a general dec
orating process
1'aking advantage ot the gen
eral hardening of the trails due
to the freeze last night Barney
Cogging returned to Dexter with
a quantity of hose for use during
the sluicing period. Barney has
out a dump of goodly proportions
which is said to contain high
values.
Chris Gudmundson returned
from a business trip to Wales
yesterday. He teports traveling
bad and the trails completely cut
away in places. Open water was
visible at many points along the
coast and the straits were open
opposite Wales. Many cranes
and geese were seen around
Grantley harbor and Chris re
ports that the prospectors in that
section are living high.
The Miners arc rejoicing in the
unexpected lowering of the price
of gum boots to the comparative
ly low figure of seven dollars,
which same is the price demand
ed by the Peterson Shoe Com
pany. The dealers have been cut
ting and slashing prices for some
time and the present price is
three dollars lower than that de
manded last fall.
The funeral of the late Arthur
C. Austin was held at Fort Davis
this afternoon. The deceased,
who was a member of the com
pany stationed there at present,
died several days ago after an ill
ness of about a week- It is re
ported that he suddenly collapse1*
supposedly from heart failure,
while shoveling snow. He
was at once taken to the post
hospital but continued to sink
steadily until the end.
A slight freeze occurred again
last night but apparently had but
little effect as far as diminishing
the quantity of running water
visible around town. This morn
ing the drains were gurgling mer
rily. Reports from the creeks,
however, say that no water is
running. A number of ponds are
filling at various points which
will afford sufficient water to
sluice and a number of outfits are
reported making preparations to
commence hauling the auriferous
with a day or two.
Tonight at Eagle hall moving
picture show Miss Marguarita
Fisher with Robert Leonard will
appear on the screen in a splendia
photoplay entitled “His Old
! Fashioned Dad. Robert Leon*
ard’s work as "Swede Larson
I will be remembered by the movie -
i patrons. “The Fraud That Fail
|ed.” “The Doctor's Sacrifice”
and “The Cook Question” 3,000
feet of film, will also be shown. |
Miss Bertha Johnson and Prof. |
Bourret wili furnish music ■
throughout the evening. The first j
show starting at 7 p. m. sharp.
On next Sunday night by special
I request “As Fate Willed” featur
ing “Handsome Jack" J. Warren
1 Kerrigan, will be repeated besides
3,000 feet of new film making one
of the best programs seen this
winter. Watch for further an*
! nouncements.
A cable received by Walter
Sh elds, superintendent of the
bureau of education, from Mr.
Lopp, states that the schooner
LYlmes will sail for Bering \va
ttrs on May 25 with supplies for
t’* bureau of education. The
Holmes will be in command of
b.ptain Becklund,* who was here 1
of previous occasions. Mr. Shields
states that the schooner will not
Sxop at Nome but will proceed
direct to St. Lawrence island and
afterward to the several stations
along the upper coast.
Dancing at the Dream tonight.
A three reel feature produced by
the Kalern company and exhibit
ed under the caption of “Motion
Picture Dancing Lessons." If
, you are a dancer, see these les
j sons and you will not regret it.
| You will learn something. The
lessons are screened by the
world’s foremost exponents of
1 terpsichorean culture. Miss Joan
I Sawyer and Mr. Wallace Mc
| Cutcheon, instructors of the fa
mous 400 at the New York roof
gardens. The numbers embrace
, the Cabaret tango, the Trick tan
jgo, the Turkey trot, the Maxixe,
the Flesitation and many others
Appropriate music will be ren
dered by Mrs. FI. Burgh through
out the lessons. Two carefully
selected attractions are added to
j the program, making five reels in
all. IV. lights only. Usual
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Billy McCurdy arrived in town
yesterday from the American riv
er where he has been employed in
freighting and prospecting for j
Walsh together with seven
others, the majority of whom
have been employed all winter.
McCurdy says that something
like 180 tons of supplies and ma
terial for use during the summer
i on the dredge and on other min-i
ing operations in which Walsh is
I interested was freighted from the
landing at the mouth of Agiapuk ;
and, in addition, some sixty or ’
seventy holes were sunk on
ground near the dredge. The
prospecting besides being exten
sive was thoroughly done. Holes
w'ere sunk in some instances only
fifteen feet apart and there was
little opportunity for the elusive
paystreak to remain hidden. He
save that the American river
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MEN’S !
NEW SPRING HATS
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
;ountry has a much more sum
mery appearance than the Nome
section and the season is much
earlier. Water from the over
flows is running in most of the
creeks and much bare ground is
visible. Ward is reported to have
shipped down a considerable
quantity of copper ore from his
property in the Windy creek sec
lion which will be forwarded to
lie outside for treatment. Ward
The following table snows the av
<rage temperature ror each day for the
lie following years:
1916 1916
May i.30 33
May 2 .30 28
May 3.34 23
May 4.30 16
May 5.29 18
May 6 .27 *8
May 7 .22 14
May 8. 15 6
May 9 . 9 12
May 11.28 32
May 12 .28 27
May 13. '26 28
May 14.36 28
IS . 37 25
May 16.36 26
May 17 ..3627
lias been at work on the copper
practically all winter and has out
a large amount of ore. McCurdy
states that he heard that some
of tlie ore encountered this win
ter is very good grade and will
run close of $200 a ton at prevail
ing prices. McCurdy expects to
return to American river as soon
as navigation is open.
DREAM THEATRE
\ TONIGHT.
S REELS. s REELS
A BIG SHOW
A Feature Novelty.*
MOTION PICTURE
DANCING LESSONS
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Drama.
THE MAN OF HIM. •
A Fun Test.
A QUARTER BACK.
Two nights only. Don’t
Miss This Show.
MRS. H. BURGH, Pianiat.
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