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26, 1)07, at the post office at Nome,1
Alaska, uader the Act of Congress of '•
March 1878.
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NOME, ALASKA, MAY 25 ,1917.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR BIT?
Just one month ago today the mayor
of the city called a meeting of the
ciizcns for the purpose of organizing
a Home Guard. In answer to that call
many attended arid some twenty live
members enrolled for active work.
These men did not take any obliga
tion but agreed to get together and
take a course of military training.
At the time of organization it was
decided that three hours a week be
devoted to drill. The time was set—
one hour every alternate night—and
the good work proceeded apace.
On the first drill night all of the
members who had signed the roll were
in attendance. Under the instruction
and guidance of non-commissioned of
ficers of the regular army, they buckled
too, faced the music, carried them
selves creditably and left the drill
hall with a certain self satisfaction—
that they were doing their duty as
citizens of the United States.
Realizing the importance of the un- j
dertaklng from all points, others de- '
tided to answer the call and at each
successive drill new material made its
appearance until the original twenty
five have more than doubled in num
ber and the Home Guards of this city
are today nearer sixty than fifty in
number.
Each and every member has derived
considerable material physical benefit
from the training and instruction Im
parled by the military instructors who
have been most patient tn their moth
ods of instruction. Practically all arc
now washing that the Home Guard
could lie a permanent Institution.
Much good has resulted In the or
ganization. Its members are glad that
i they have been active in the matter,
still, It is with regrets that we state,
there are many young full-blooded
men In the community who have not
answered the call. Some unquestiona
bly are handicapped in the matter
of time and could not avail themselves
of the opportunity offered. Others—
'tis sad to state—looked on the matter
as more or less of a joke.
It is indeed far from being a joke.
There Is not a town or village in the
United States today which has not its
Home Guard! There Is not a town
in Alaska today which does not fall
in line with the proposition! Fair
banks in fact was the first to take
action in the matter. They organized
and enrolled a company of men twen
ty four hours before war with Ger
many was declared, and they guar
anteed a military contingent of five
hundred men for service when called
on by the government.
What the outcome of this awful war
will be God only knows. It is thcre
| fore up to every able-bodied Amerl
j can who has the love of his country
I at heart—and all good citizens have
1 —to be prepared to serve the United
j States when called upon. With that
object in view why not plan to be
ready when called on. Get in and
spend a few hours drilhng when you
have the time available to help the
cause along. Everybody 'should be
doing their “bit" right now! Why not
you?
MT. M'KINLEY NATIONAL PARK.
j la giving its approval to the bill
for the establishment of Mt. McKinley
I national park, congress has empow
' ered the administration to set aside
permanently a vast tract of land in
Alaska which some day will be rec
ognized as America’s greatest scenic
attraction. The action of the national
lawmakers is in line with a policy
which was inaugurated by the federal
government forty five years ago, when
Yellowstone national park was created,
and which has resulted since that time
in preserving for public use sixteen
reservations, with a total area of more
than five million acres.
Jit. McKinley national park will at
tract many tourists to Alaska when
it is known that the district has been
made accessible by improved trans
portation facilities. Within a couple
of years trains will puss within forty
five miles of Americas highest moun
tain, and tlie government undoubted
ly will erect hotels and provide other
accommodations as a means of stim
ulating travel to interior Alaska. This
has been the policy in the case of most
of the other national parks, and it will
be doubly necessary in Alaska to pro
vide these comforts, because of the
remoteness of Mt. McKinley national
park and the sparsely settled country
through which the tourists will have
to pass in order to reach the great
mountain.
Statistics recently published by the
government show that more than three
hundred and fifty thousand tourists
visited national parks during the past
season, and doubtless Alaska will re
ceive a very generous share of this
travel when it is known that the in
terior country can be reached quickly
and in comfort, such as tourists de
mand.
ANTI TRUST LEGISLATION.
Trusts! Anti-trust legisaltion re
ceives general approval when it hand
icaps big business, but It is a differ
ent story altogether when it is found
that the same laws prohflblt small
business combinations. The potato
growers of Maine, the poultry dealers
of New York, and small business men
in nearly every state have found anti
11 ust laws invoked against them. The
Texas legislature has enacted anti
trust legislation of an extreme sort,
as the merchants of San Antonio have
discovered. A number of these mer
chants propostd a plan of co-operative
buying and resale at uniform prices,
the latter to be made possible by a
common advertising agent, who would
place all advertising for all firms In
the proposed combine. The attorney
generals’ department held that this
constituted a combine In restraint of
free trade under the Texas anti-trust
statutes. The people of San Antonio
.will accordingly be deprived of the
benefits that might have accrued to
them through an economical method of
co-operative buying and advertising.
Anti-trust laws do not always operate
in the Interest of the people. Their
principal purpose Is to give demo
gngues a talking point on wh\ch to
seek public office.
NOTICE.
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livery phone Main 151 and the Pco- '
pi<-’s laundry will send and get your
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop, j
Eggs $1.00 a dozen at Prossor's
' Harness Shop. Phone Black 5.
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Elite Bath House.
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sixty pounds. Return to Fred Ayer,
owner.
COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES
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Following mb the lowest recorder*
temperatures for this year und last
on the days leaignated. The minus
sign before a number means below
i iero.
U. S. Weather Bureau.
1916 1917
' May 1 . 23 22
May 2 . 28 30
! May 3 . 23 22
May 4 . 16 6
May 5 . 18 4
May 6 . 8 8
May 7.14 12
May 8 .6 12
May 9.12 14
May 10.21 20
May 11 .32 28
May 13. 28 32
May 12 . 32 28
j May 14.28 28
[ May 15. 25 33
\ May 16. 26 .U
May 17 . 35 34
| May 18. 33 38
May 19;.'. 26 30
May 20 . 30 25
May 21 . 2 33
May 22 . 28 38
May 23 . 30 34
May 24 . 30 34
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Qasollne Engines, Hoist*
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LEWI8 HUNTER RYE AND
ATHERTON BOURBON
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FULL LINE OF MINING SUP
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310 Front St. Phone Tlaln 11
FRESH KILLED PORK
Saturday
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White 17.
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NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, aUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
ILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR ■
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN IN6REABE0
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
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Established June 1900
Alaska Bialnaj in
Sale Deposit (wnpany
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Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOMB. ALASKA
Capital - • $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
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