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j We now have some more of these well known eggs in stock. Shlpi«ed to jjj
jjj us direct from the ranch. Every egg guaranteed. iVe agree to replace H
H every Holly hurst egg purchased from us and found to oe bad, by two good
ones. j
Also now In siook the Famous Uoiden State Butter, put up In pickle, jjj
and dry pack. \
D. E. CROWLEY
NEWS NOTES
AI Braten expects to get away for
Marshal City today with his launch,!
the Beachcomber. The Ham will also
probably leave for the Koyuk some
time during the day.
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Three ardent fishermen, Messrs.
Burgh, Hall and Dr. Bayne, departed
for i'llgrim river this morning to put
in a few days whipping the waters for
that famous trout stream.
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Snake river is at present a busy '
looking scene with four vessels and a
number of launches tied up to the
hanks. The larger vessels are the Be- |
hnda. Ham, l kiawak and the Norah,
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Deputy Marshal Terrill and Dr. I
Itatnsay have gone to Solomon in con- 1
nection with the sale of the dredge of
the Moxico-Montana Mining Company
on Solomon river.
Senator Thomas McCann and Martin
Ravenkilde arrived In town from Jess
creek yesterday on business. They
report that mining is going forward
nicely in that section and everybody
busy taking out the root of evil.
In a letter received by Nome friends
Ward Kstey writes that he is noting in
the capacitl of disbursing officer for
the Alaska road commission at Ruby
but may come to Nome later on if noth
ing develops when the work of the
commission is concluded for the sea
son in that district.
It is announced that the primary
object of the present trip of the
schooner Sea Wolf is not to trade as
has been reported but to tiring down
a full cargo of coal from the Lisburne
section for local consumnrinn Whiu
en route the schooner will also meet
the Challenge which is en route to
llu> far north on a trading trip.
The feature to he shown at the |
Dream tonight "The Walls of Jericho”
live parts, has Kdmund Brcese and
beautiful Claire Whiting in the lead
ing roles. The play of the same name
played for one year continuously in
New York city, The settings and
gowns are gorgeous and the story
very interesting from start to finish.
Remember this is not a religious pic
lure, but is classed as a western anil
society drama, of the highest class.
Kveryone appearing in the cast are
stars of Broadway.
Mrs. George Maynard and daughter
came close to becoming the victims of
a peculiar accident on Steadman ave
nue last evening when a loose horse
struck and knocked them down and
all hut fell upon them with the full
weight of its body. While attempt
ing io pass a team, the horse, to which
was attached a long chain, turned onto
the sidewalk on which Mrs. Maynard
and her daugfitef stood. The chain
somehow became entangled around
loose board in sidewalk throwing the
animal across the walk and striking
down Mrs. Maynard and the child.
That the animal did not land upon
them in its fall is considered a mir
acle by those who witnessed the inci
dent. Fortunately neither Mrs. May
nard or the little girl sustained other
injuries than severe bruises and are
aide to ho about today.
The Victoria is expected to return
from St. Michael some time tomorrow
and will probably leave during the
late afternoon or evening. No word
was received from the steamer up to
mid afternoon and. as usual, ttic time
of sailing is not certain.
After proceeding half way to the
Arctic ocean, the schooner Teddy Bear
which left here Sunday morning in
command of Joe Bernard, became dis
\ allied during an intense storm oft Cape
Spencer and was picked up by the
Arctic and returned here early this
morning. During the height of the
storm the vessel shipped her rudder
in some way and further progress was
out of the question. Soon after ar
rival here Ihe liltlo schooner was tow
ed to Safely where she will he beached
and the damage repaired. Afterward
Papt. Bernard will again set sail for
the Coronation Gulf section.
The name of Leo Wittenberg was
inadvertantly left out of the article
detailing the sailing and itinerary of
tho good shiii Challenge published in
yesterday’s issue of the Nugget. Mr.
.’Wittenberg is sailing in charge of tlie
| expedition and is also master of the
vessel and will guide its destinies to
the far off waters of Bank's Lund with
Ihe favor of fate and the weather gods.
It was also erroneously stated that
James Crawford was in charge of Ihe
engineering department whereas it is
Otto Binder who will look after the
coughing gas engine during Ihe voy
age. The others aboard the vessel are
James Crawford, Peter Loekertson,
mu mumier, Giistaf Mustek, Pipsuk,
I a native, Mrs. Pipsuk, who is seam
1 stress for the expedition, a child of
tile Piusuk family and Fred, a native.
Albert Matson will leave Tuesday
morning for the fishing camp on Pil
grim river. Will leave every Tuesday
and Friday for the camp. Information
can be secured at Streeton’s office.
SUPPOSED GERMAN SUBMARINE
FOUND TO BE AMERICAN
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Tugs which
were sent out to the vicinity of Fish
er’s island to investigate the report
that a suubmarine with her decks
awash had been sighted in that vi
cinity yesterday, reported today that
i lie supposed German diver was an
American vessel engaged in cruising.
CALLAO RETURNS TO PORT.
Pacific News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.—The
hark Callao, for which sea going tugs
have been industriously searching for
the past twenty four hours following
tlie receipt of wireless messages from
the vessel stating that the crew had
mutinied, returned quietly into port
last evening under her own sail.
Tiie Nugget Is giving ua subscribers
more telegraph news than any other
paper in Alaska and will continue to
do so. Send In your name and have
lie Nugget delivered to your home or
itftre Do It now
COUNCIL WILL ESTABLISH
MUNICIPAL PUMPING
PLANT
Like that famous personage of old,
who burnt his bridges behind him,
the city council determined to cut
loose from the power company for
good and all in the matter of pumping
water at last night’s session and pass
ed a motion to notify the company
that their services would not bo need
ed in that branch of city service after
the first day of November And like
the immortal Caesar, they faltered not
as they crossed their Rubicon and de
cided to go It on their own resources.
And it was all done so nice and
smooth that one “news nose” in the
audience seemingly did not catch the
the drift of what they were at and
thought they had made up their minds
to sign up with the company. At
least that is what the evidence indi
cates. Under the circumustances he
is hardly to be blamed that he did
not get It, for tt was really almost
unbelievable. But it is done.
Strengthened by the statement of
Councilman Boss that he had found
that he could get enough money to
establish a city plant, the city dads
faced the firing line like heroes and
it was “off with the old and on with
the new" without a moment's hesita
tion.
The council is now definitely com
mitted to the policy of “paddle your
own canoe" with respect to city pump
ing. All of the members were present,
except the absent Thompson, when
Mayor Blake announced that the meet
ing come to order and business was
carried through on the swift and easy
plan throughout.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing being duly read and approved, the
city attorney reported that he had in
terviewed one Blackwell relative to
his failure to pay an itinerant mer
chants license for conducting a fur
trading establishment and curio store
and had given the gentleman an ex
tension of time so that he might place
the matter before his associate, I* I,.
Bane when the latter arrives here.
Councilman McAllister reporting for
the fire and water committee said that
there was nothing to report ns the
eouneilmen had witnessed the test of
the fire engine and knew the results.
Bills in the sum of $114,70 were
read by the clerk and labor bills were
ordered paid under a suspension of the
rules on motion of Councilman Burgh.
Additional bills approved by the
finance committee and totaling $304.14
were read and ordered paid on motion
of Councilman Rose.
t'nder the head of new business the
mayor remarked that the power com
pany should be notified relative to a
further extension of the pumping
contract. Rose wanted to know if it
was the desire to continue the con
tract.
Boss remarked that he had made a
personal investigation of the possibili
ties of raising the necessary money
and had found that the business men
would lend their support. A small
discussion ensued. Then Ross, girded
up his loins, figuratively "spit on his
hands” and commenced to make his
tory.
In the midst of intense silence brok
en only by the rattling gurgle of a
pipe in the mouth of a spectator, he
moved that the council notify the
power company that their pumping
services would not be required after
the first of November. The motion
was seconded instantly by McAllister
and the fearsome deed was done. With
one snoop or t no axe Ross had severed
the last rope and the ship was em
barked on the sea of promise. All
voted aye on roll call. Councilman
Boss then offered the opinion that the
city should purchase a sixty or eighty
horse power gas engine and establish
a regular pumping plant as there was
little question about getting the money
and he believed that the city should
start light by putting in a plant that
could be ultimately made to include
a lighting and heating plant if it was
so desired. Mayor Blake said that
he figured the council should act as a
committee of the whole and all assist
in raising the needed funds. Ross
remarked that time was short and the
council must make up its mind what
was needed and get it.
McAllister remarked that as Ross
found it so easy to get the money he
thought the council should leave it io
him to go ahead and arrange matters.
The mayor said that the council should
all act together and not leave if to
any one member alone. Hose suggest
ed that the council had best wire out
for prices in the event that they could
not be ascertained in Nome. The
mayor accepted the suggestion but
thought that much of the necessary
information might be obtained here.
That was all there was to it and the
council turned to other matters.
Councilman Hose wanted to know
if the clerk had done anything toward
collecting rentals from persons occu
pying property which had been pur
chased by the city at the delinquent
tax sales. Clerk Grimm remarked that
he had not. The city attorney rose to
remark that he could save Judge
Grimm some embarrassment in that
matter by stating that owing to the
fact that the city does not possess full
title until after the redemption period
has passed he thought it better to lay
the collection of rentals over as the
city would have no recourse for re
fusal to pay except by expensive eject
ment procedings.
Councilman McAllister reported that
the foot of I .a no's way is in bad condi
tion and thought the city should take
action to fix the approaches from the
beach. The mayor directed the mat
ter to the attention of Councilman Po
teet of the street committee.
The mayor then announced that
Manager McConnell of the power com
pany had phoned that his company
was willing to renew the lighting con
tract on the former terms but no ac
tion was taken.
The council then adjourned on mo
tion of Hose.
ALASKA RETURNS WITH SOUTHERN
PARTY OF STEFANSSON EXPEDITION
After more than three years spent
the wilderness of the Arctic, the
trim little schooner Alaska, one of the
ships of the now world famous ex
plorer, Viihljalinur Stefansson, drop
ped anchor in the harhor, shortly bef
ore five a. nt. today bringing the first
definite news of Explorer Stefansson
and the new land he has discovered
far to the north of the shores of .North
America.
Aboard the Alaska were the mem
bers of what has been designated, the
southern branch of tho expedition,
which departed from Nome during the
second week in July, 1913, en route
to Herschel island and the Coronation
Gulf region under the leadership of
Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson, a noted ex
plorer and scientist.
All of the little party returned with
the exception of Daniel Blue, Who
perished from disease at Ballly island
during the month of May, 1915. The
bronzed and hardy looking crew
aboard tne Alaska are Dr. Rudolph
M. Anderson, explorer anil scientist;
J. J. O’Neill, geologist; John R. Cox,
surveyor; D. Jennis, phrenologist; J.
Johanssen, oceanographer: and ento
mologist; Mr. Wilkins, photographer,
and two other one of whom is the
steward and the other the engineer.
The schooner is under command of
C'apt. Sweeny, who joined the expedi
tion while it was in Arctic waters. i
The several members of the little '
band are all in good physical condi- |
tion and express themselves as hav- ■
ing thoroughly enjoyed their long ex
perience in the Arctic despite the many
hardships encountered in a land so re
mote from clviliation. Most of the time
since the spring of 1914 the party has
been in quarters established at Bern
ard Harbor on Coronation Gulf, far
to the east of the Mackeznie and in one
of the lest known sections of the
habitable earth.
Dr. Anderson, the noted leader of lh«
expedition was in the section before
having been associated with Stefans
son during an earlier trip of the ex
plorer some vears ago.
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According to the statements of those
aboard the vessel, Stefansson will not
return to civilization during the pres
ent season but will continue his work
of exploration on the newly discovered
hind north of Prince Patrick I-and.
The last man of the party to see Stef
ansson was Mr. Wilkins, the official
photographer of the expedition, who
was one of those who departed from
the ill fated Kraluk shortly before
that vessel was carried away in the
grip of the northern ice pack in the
fall of 1913 to be later crushed near
Herald Island. Mr. Wilkins was with
Stefansson last winter at Banks Land,
having rejoined the explorer last year.
After spending some time with tho
Stefansson party Mr. Wilkins made
the trip to Coronation Gulf over the
ice and rejoined the Anderson party
where he remained until the present.
The Alaska party has been exceed
ingly busy during their stay and has
conducted extensive investigations
along the coast line bordering Cnion
and Dolphin straits and in the Cor
onation Gulf region.
The hulk of the scientific work of
the expedition has been carried on by
this branch nnd much valuable scien
tific information has been gained
from the frozen and barren reaches
of the north.
The first winter after leaving Nome
the Alaska party spent at Manning
Point near Camden bay after having
failed to find a passage through the
heavy ice to the eastward. The fol
lowing spring Dr. Anderson proceeded
to the east und reached Coronation
Gulf during the summer of 1914.
Quarters were established at Bern
ard Harbor and became the buse for
the work of the expedition. The sum
mer and winter of 1915 were spent in j
various scientific labors in and around
Coronation Gulf and the party depart- ]
ed for Bering sea on the 13th day of t
June of the present year. The pas- \
sage southward was beset by no dif
ficulties. Although traveling in the
track of the Teddy Bear and Challenge
the Anderson party saw nothing of
those vessels.
Mr. Wilkins learned from Stefans
son that the new land may be de
scribed as a second Greenland. Up
to the time of leaving after his mem- J
orable Journey across the frozen polar i
sea with Storker Storkerson and Ole j
Anderson, who is now in Nome, Stef- i
ansson traced about two hundred j
miles of shore line on the new land J
and found high mountains. t
Mr. Wilkins says that it was the j
Intention of Stefansson to return to <
the new land last spring and con- j
tinue his work of exploration. The I
Alaska brings about thirty tons of
specimens gathered during the years
spent in the north, in addition to a
mass tf data of inestimable value in a
seieaiii'.j sense. This will be unloaded
here and later shipped to Ottawa
where the final results of the expedi
tion will be summarized and com
pleted. The Alaska will remain here.
After discharging the cargo the ves
sel will proceed to Safety where she
will be beached. Most of the party
will proceed to the outside but it is
posible that Dr. Anderson, the leader,
may return to the north to continue
his investigations.
WEATHER REHORT.
August 14, lOlti.
Temperature—Max., 6(5; min. 40.
Barometer— 29.559 inches.
Weather- -Cloudy.
Wind SE., (J miles per hour.
You can Veep your friends outsidu
posted hy having the Nugget mailed
them for 50 cents per month.
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WE HAVE IT.
Wo don’t specialize in any one particular brand or blond of ooffeo,
but wo carry a splendid assortin'nl of tlie best brands on (lie mar
ket. We believe that any one of the following brands will satisfy
your desire for good coffee. HILLS IIItOS., M. J. R., SCHILLINGS,
KOLGERS, MAXIMUM AND GOLB SHIELD. The above brands
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