On the last da> of each month from now till
May .51st, we will holt' a drawing for a month
ly PRi.Mli M and for a chance in the GRAND
PREHIUM
A TICKET TO
SEATTLE AND RETURN
To be drawn for on June 1st 1917
THE JJNU4RY PREMIUM WILL BE 4 NO. 4
VICTROLA
TO BE CR4WK FOR ON JIN. 31 ST, 1917
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Coupons will he issutd with each Dollar Cash
Purchase or paid on account
Lomen Bros.
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WRITE OFTEN TO YOUR FRIENDS ON THE OUTSIDE.—USE
Correspondence Cards
THEY ARE VERY POPULAR AT PRESENT,
FINE FOR SHORT LETTERS j
The most complete assortment of beautiful writing paper ever
brought to Nome. At popular pi ires. Come In and get a SAMPLE
FREE and examine our stock.
We deliver the goods
Hill’s Pharmacy
CORONA TYPEtVRITTFR FREE. One chance with each 50c
purchase or paid on account.
Begin the New Year right
Order the Nome Nugget
~ BUY A DOZEN ~~
There is clams tliat are clams ami there is clams that
are clams that are not clams.
We have now on sale what is known as lleliance
dress* (1 clams. I h< so clams are whole cleaned and every
hit clams put up in the In st clear and white clam juice, can
he used as otlnr clams hut in addition the host clam cock
tail can he prepared out of them.
5 CANS FOR Sl.00
PER DOZEN S2.25
Ipolcts Stores
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NEWS NOTES
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The social dance of the Minei'3
Home Chid takes place tonight.
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News was received today by tele
' Jhone that Mrs. Conrad b reeding and
; her little daughter left Taylor this
| inoi n.ng lor Nome.
■T. V. Sheldon left Taylor this morn
ng on his way back to Nome. It is
said that he is bringing a pussengesr
with him. Possibly it is Mrs. breed
ing who with her daughter are stated
lo 1 ave started for town this morning.
People who are ligurlng on seeing
' The Diamond irum the Sky” all in a
lump or in two or three lumps are
doomed to disappointment as the
Pi earn management stat.s emphati
cally that the serial presentation will
oe the only one given.
;
The committee of Eagles having]
charge of the anniversary celebration]
which is to be given on February u ]
held a meeting yesterday and dee d d|
to make the anair invitational. Each;
member of the order will hav« the
privilege of giving in names of friends
whom he wants invited. It is said
that idans are afoot to make the event
a great success.
Just a3 the bill carrying an appro
priation for our harbor project is pass
ing on to the senate for approval it is]
pertinent to note that united effert on |
the part of many local merchants last'
fall in sending N'ugg t special editions
tr influential jieople outside has
brought rcsult3 that are sure to be to
Nome's advantage. As an illustration
Doc Kemp of the Nonpareil has ri -
v ivc 1 a litter from Krunstadtor
Brothers of Chicago in which the
manager sa\s in reply to Kemps’ let
ter sent with the edition that he u.
or.cp had a peisonal interview with
Si nator .lames Hamilton Lewis in
itlerenc* to the desired improvements.
•j»ii'ttor Lewis assured him that he
•vi uld give thf matter his personal
, nent.on and inlluence when It comes
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I u.. The manager further says that
j it was his intention to keep in touch
with Senator l ewis on this subject,
'it is well in view of Nome’s need o.
^ i harbor :.nd good roads that ou. 1
I merehant3 s. u!d have enlisted so
many stiong business houses anu
lluough them such inlluen..ul public/
ia i .s he’ator Lewis und others]
whose names l.a.e been mentioned in.
iliis eolu: in Tom t.me to time.
TELLEAS AND MELISANDE”
AT DREAM TONICH .
Maurice Materlinck s famous .tile |
gmy, "1'elleus und Mel.sanue," will b i
shown at the Dream tonight. The j
play is screened in throe magnificen I
at ts and the principal roles are in- !
leipretcd by an all star cast. Thu !
sj'endiU picture is the very first Ma
terlinck subject ever filmed and is :
lecognize.l as the crowning literary I
effort of his career. The poem-pla. j
writes criticism und should be seen j
by all motion picture lovers. Sun- j
day night a feature show.
EAGLES ATTENTION.
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All Eagles are requested to hand in
ur soon -as possible to the secretary
the name or couple they wish to in
vite to the seventeenth anniversary
ball and entertainment on February
6. Members are limited to one invi
tation. COMMITTEE.
The Nome Bowling Club’s alleys are
row open from noon to midnight.
CANDLE NEWS, AND
ACCOUNT OF HOW .
JOHNSON MET DEATH
Special Correspondence.
CANDLE, Jan. 17.—Candle has ex
perienced one of the most protracted
;old spells in the history of the camp,
hough happily the low temperatures
prevailing were accompanied by no
.’erv severe storm.
The heavy southerly winds prevail
ng last week have, as usual, raised
the water in Kotzebue 3ound, caus
ing the Keewalik river and the lagoon
to be flooded to such an extent as to
preclude the possibility of freighting
coal that is much needed in our min
ing operations. However, as so many
suspended operations during the holi
days and late extremely cold weathn,
the loss to the miners is not extensive.
Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth of Old
Glory, Inmachuk, who have b en visit
ing friends at Kiana arrived he-i
Sunday evening. They experience
very severe weather cn the return
Joruney which occupied six davs, i
trip that is usually accomplished h
two. On account of the overflows the
wi re obliged to make a detour arounu
Buekland bay. At the mouth of the
Keewalik river Mr. Wentworth broke
thtcugh the thin surface ice but as
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they made Candle In a few minutes he
was nothing the worse for this cold
foot bath. Mr. and Airs. Wentworth
will spend a few days with their
Candle friends before proceeding to
Deering.
Air. Lovell of Dime creek accompan
ied by a native arrived here yester
day evening. There is a fair (rail
iroin here to Dime, as considerable
supplies are being taken from time
to time to the new camp by way of
.he head of the Keewaiik river, ana
• ■ere is a good coain in the tiinbei
an Quartz creek about midway be
-"cen hero and Dime which makes
. most c«-n.en.enl shopping place to.
hise taking the trip, which usual! j
ci upies two days.
An otherwise very enjoyable holi
.d.v season was sauly marred by a
.•igedy that nearly proved a double
muster. Air. Kmil Johnson, an old
.ni tespected Citizen of our camp
wl o hud a lease on Jump creek an.,
as LiK.ng ca.e of his and his Dan
is ouiiii lo prevent its freezing, be
-aine * uemented and arming hinisch
with a s.ngie bai reled sho.gun pro
ceeded up Candle creek.
on the way he called at No. is
beach to see a iriena and requestcu
tiie loan of some money lo tight some
mi-gmury lawsu.t. ins friend agre.d
v<* and me money but said it was in
iOwn.
ne then told this friend he was ga
my up to Palteison creek to gel more
money, on accompanying Mr. Joiin
-*wll to die door ms Ineud uiscoveieu
■ ■e dad a sdo.gun outside with wine.,
ae said lie hoped lo gel a few buua.
-.fiu-Aig to smy all night he ien
-or la-iersou. At once ins friend
.unified ms tirst neighbors of tin
mans iiuiiucinution and as there wu.
a slight giuund storm on and the
.v earner was very cold besides its be
...g evident that all wa3 not well inen
-ally with a man hunting birds ir.
ueh weather at ten o'clock at night,
specially as the ptarmigan have long
-go forsaken us, he was followed by
tour men.
On arriving at a camp having a
-elephone the boys telephoned Alt',
uundberg to see if Air. Johnson had
arrived at Patterson. Air. Lundberg
at once went out to his neighbors,
Mi, Kronquist and found Mr. John
son had arrived and was looking for
more money and an attorney to fight
his lawsuit.
Afr. Lundberg informed him that he
would go home to his camp and tele
phone his anxious friends that Mr.
Johnson was safe. After Mr. Lund
| berg started Johnson went out, get his
, shotgun and caught up with Lundberg,
who turned round on hearing foot
steps, and received the contents o.
the barrel over the heart. As John
son was reloading Lundberg ran to.
home and a second shot failed te
. ,ach him. Thereupon it is suppos
ed Mr. Johnson fiit<^ two more shots
at his own head, one going high anu
one, probably tue second, bieairrng hs*
jaw. After lying in the snow a short
.ime he returned to Kromjuist’s and
-ell inside the door. Mr. Kronquis.
-t once went down to Mr. Lundberg s
and sent for Dr. Welch and Depu.j
Marshal Humber. By this time .
.umber of people had arrived and a.,
nothing much could be done for John
on. Mi. Lunuberg’s injuric3 were in
. est gated. h or.unanly Mr. Lun.„
berg wor e heavy clothing so om.
luee grains of shot took effect bu
..is clo.h.ng was fairly riddled wii..
..hot. No uunger to Mr. Lundberg i
n.ieipaied aim he is surely to be con
0.ululated ’ on gett.ng away with hi.
life. A3 Johnson had told the twi
fi lends of whom he wished to borrow
..tonuy, one of whom he wanted to act
s his attorney, that he expected to
oe arrested next day, and that p oplc
.vere tiling ulndavits dga.nst hint in
-tome it is supposed that he suspected
nii.t Mr. Lundberg had gone to tele
phone for the marshal and that he
concluded to stop him with the shot
gun.
Mr. Johnson was removed at once
o our r.ospital in Candle where every
thing that our kindly and efficient
doctor and nurse could do was done
I or him but he passed away about 2
1> .m. the following day. While In
.he hospital he knew his friends and
appeared rational, apparently under
standing all that was 3aid to him, bu'
never was able to speak.
The sad affair has cast a gloom over
lie community. He never so far as
I .mown had any trouble with any man
! .n the camp and always avoided any
'acrimonious dlscuislbn of any sub
ject; in tact a more peaceable man
| could hardly be tnbt with. What
kneliness, what discouragement, or
lespalr jio fatally effected otir old
'ricnd we may not know, as his nat
irel retiring taciturnity concealed It
| aost effectively from his most inti*
! mate friends.
That uds Anal development assum
J jd a form so entirely foreign to tho
aitural proclivities of the kindly gen
erous peaceable soul we all knew so
well, serves but to excite our pity for
the violence of his affliction, und to
most effectively exclude from our
minds the possibility of attributing to
our real and responsible friend the
conseqpences of this said accurrence.
Nit even from Mr. Lundberg who
eirertnlned the most friendly feelings
for him 19 any word of resentment
he," rd.
So once again have the vast ox
pansos »uid sinister silence of tho
north sapped the human reason even
as the biting oiast so often saps the
vitality of the strongest among us
and we fall before the intangbile
jfoires of the still and Inexorable
nc’th.
Our Front Street Wind»\v is filled with
First Class Men handise, which we are offering
To The I rade, At
TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER ARTICLE
Q. P. GOGGIN -:r_~r
Come in and see the new
stock at the EMPORIUM and
get their prices.
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
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W C RiRU W y>>ur trade
WE WILL DU THAT IN
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