FEBRUARY CONTEST
3 A Autographic Kodak
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A Round trip ticket to
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What We Give You
A Bar of Gold
Free—Value $100.00—Free
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DRAWING JUNE 25th
ALSO
A THEATER TICKET
Will be given away on April 1. This Ticket will he good every day
for two months at the Dream tb<: ter and will be given free to the
person holding the lucky chance on April 1. one chance on this
ticket will be given with each 2 5c, purchace or payment.
Drawing April 1st
Hill’s Pharmacy
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NEWS NOTES
A telephone massage flora Council
stated that yesterday morning Mr.
anti Mr.s Cole Mr. and Mrs. Polluter,
| Mrs. Thompson, Joe Bug and Mrs.
! Gar real and her brother left that place
for Nome. It was expected that they
would get here this afternoon.
Last week a natlev offered six
ptarmigan for sale. So rare are they
this season that one man immediate
ly bought four of which two were for
his own use. These he put In a
pnpti bag and cached, lie has not
seen a feather of them since though
he has searched every back yard In
town.
Andrew Olson whose thigh bone
was broken by a cave-in on the rub
murine ten days ago and who has
since been confined to hi3 bed in the
hospital, had his broken bone set last
Saturday and the limb put up iu an
| ambulatory planter of Paris cast by
Dr. Mustard assisted by Dr. Chace.
Mr. Olsen is now resting easily, and,
in spite of the fact that his thigh |
bene is broken in three places, is now ^
able to walk around on crutches in,
comfort. This demonstration of the
efficiency of up to the minute surgi
eul methods is being watched with
much interest.
Miss Oestreieh has fitted up a room j
is the rear of her store for fancy
work and a class will meet there
every Wednesday and Saturday. The
class will begin next Wednesday. Em
bioidery, crocheting and knitting will
tr taught and sewing aa well. All ,
ladies and gills are invited to this
sewing room during the hours from
2 to 1 o'clock.
In the Board of Trade billiard
tournament 0:1 Saturday night there
Were two matches which were enjoy
ed by a good-sizde crowd of specta
oes. Lewis, 12U, beat Kilroy, 11G, in
cl. s. B in 75 innings. Lewis’ average
wa s 1.60 anil Kilroy‘s 1.13.
In class C, Mueller, 115. beat Meyer,
110, in the 100th inning in a closely
ecu tested game Mueller averaged l 09
and Meyer 1.00.
Toinght there will be a catch la
classA between Wallace Smith, 275. i
and Prank Klesele, 250. These are
among the best players in the tourn
ament and are capable of giving an
exhibition well worth witnessing. The
match will commence early, it is said,
not later than 9 o'clock at any rate.
A number of matters were taken
up at the meeting yesterday after
noon of the Nome-Seward Peninsula
Chamber ot' Commerce. The most
Important action taken pertained to
raising funds for maintenance of
si hoeds. A telegram from the Fair
banks Chamber of Commerce was read
ask'ng for joint action in wiring
Delegate Wcikersham on the subject.
Alter considering the question at
.length the chamber instructed the
I si eretary to send a message to Wick
et sham asking him to put through a
measure providing school funds or
empowering the territorial legislature
to act to this end. In accordance
with instructions the secretary sent
such a telegraphic message last
night.
The matter of the Fox sylvanite
prospect in the Kougarok was left to
the committee to take what action it
saw fit.
The committee having charge of the
diamond drill proposition from Mar
I tain Strand made no report.
Thft conjunittoo appointed to inves
tigate the lighting of the school rooms
la mid winter and the advisability of
recommending closing down during
January presented an exhaustive re
port which was referred to the school
board.
The matter of difference of timo
between city time as ahowt by Hagen
and Segerstrom’s street clock and tele
giaph office time was taken up. City
time is about 12 miuntes behind tele
graph time and often there is incon
venience when a message-sender
reaches the office too late. After a
discussion the secretary was in
structed to write a letter to the city
council asking that the official city
time be chunged to coincide with that
of the telegraph office
The city council meets tonight at
the usual hour at city hall when a
number of important matters may be
brought up.
There was only second class matter
in the mail which arrived yesterday
and the same will be true of the mail
next Wednesday. Next Sunday, how
ever, there will be large batch of first
class.
From telegrams recently received by
the chamber of commerce and from
ether sources it has been learned that
tbs appropriation for the Alaska road
commission has been cut out of the
bill for military appropriations. This
action was taken in the house and it
is learned from reliable sources that
chambers of commerce of leading
towns in Alaska are now bringing in
fluence to bear on Senator Chamber
lain and other friends of Alaska to
have the item inserted in the senate.
The Alaska appropriation was cut
out it is said, on a technicality.
Today the Nome chamber acted on
the matter after a meeting of the
beard of directors by sending a tele
gram to Senator Chamberlain asking
his support. Delegate Wtekersham also
lues been communicated with. Today
a sheaf of telegrams is bieng sent to
senators on this matter from all over
Alaska.
PIONEERS.
Pioneer dance Wednesday, Febru
ary 28. Admission: Gents, $1.00;
ladies free. A good time guaranteed
to all who attend. Dancing at 9-30
sharp. Refreshments served during
the evening.
EAGLE CARD PARTY.
F. O. E. No. 75 will give a card
party to members and lady friends
following the regulra meeting Tues
day night, Febraury 27, at 9 o’clock.
HOLT’S FIRE SALE.
Will end Saturday, 24th.
Boxe3 only damgaed.
Ilipress shoe packs, white .$4.50
Hipress low packs.$2.00
IT. S. Rubber boots .$7.00
Eureka boots, black .$7.76
Nulls all sizes, per pound .5c
Bed sheets, each .50c
Butcher knives .10c
Tust pans .10c
Egg beaters .10c
Large fry pans .10c
Stove pipe, all sizes, joint.16c
l’>’ per cent off on all goods not dam
aged. This week only.
All kinds of sleigh and ski wood on
sals at Roe*' mill and shop. Also
building and mining timber.
SON8 OF THE NORTH SOCIAL|
There will be a social dance at the
Sons of he North Hull, Saturday eve
ning for members and their friends.
A good and enjoyable time is prom
ised to all who attend. Refreshments
will be served as usual. The danc
ing commences at 9:30 sharp.
COMMITTEE.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration 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 registcre in
accordance with the registration ordi
nances of the City of Nome.
Said 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.
Let tbs Nugget do your letter writ
ing by tending the Weekly Nugget to
your friends m the outside Ke too
CANDLE NEWS OF
DIVERS MATTERS
THE WORD OF THE DAY,
M\ Valentine, 1 much incline
To proffer you the gift divine,
The friendship that makes others
mine; |
Ti en come life’s weather rain or ‘
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shine.
While you're my friend, my Valen- |
line
The recent beautiful weather is be
ing taken advantage of to the full
by our citizens and considerable min
ing and prospecting is being done.
The children loo are having the time
of their lives as nature has been kind
in providing a line hill for coasting
and they often annex the services of
several friendly old (legs to pull the
sled up the long hill.
J!r. K. Weiward of the Keewtlik
.Mining Company is having freight
hauled out to their various ditch
camps for next season's operations.
Mr. L, A. Sundquist who has been
dcilng some prospecting on No. t!l
Candle is moving a large boiler and
a seif dumper onto the ground.
Mr. Win. Winnie, foreman of Mr.
A. ltydeen’s hydraulic works on Bear
creek has gone out to Bear to finish
the hauling of some freight neces
sary for next season's work. As the
severe cold in the early winter pre
cluded taking horses all the way
through, the freighting on the other
end of the trail Is being done by <log
power.
Mr. Salem Abrahamson of Bear
creek was in Candle for a few days
last week.
Judge Campbell, who has just re
turned from the Inmachuk, reports
everybody busy and that the miners
feel much encouraged by the winter’s
developments.
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Some drifting ground has been
opened up which looks prosperous and
the puystrcak shows indications of
continuity that lead lo the belief that
it can be followed both up and uown
tiie river.
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Mrs. Wentworth of the Inmaehuk,
during the absence of her husband
who, with Mr. K, s. Dimmick lias
taken u business trip to Nome, is
visiting with friends in Candle.
«
Mr. Uillis of Dcering passed through
lu re lust week on his way to Dum
creek where, with Mr. Louis Haneck,
la intends to prospe tea bench claim.
.Mr. Robert Drown who is operat
ing a saw mill which supplies the
Dime creek camp with lumber was a
visitor here lost week. On his re
turn he was accompanied by Miss
He'en Senescu.
Mr. J. Kennedy has purchased u
boiler and prospecting outfit with
which he proposed to take a look at
the bedorck on No. 15 bench Candle.
Several valuable lots of fur, prin
cipally white, red, cross fox and lynx
have been shipped by mail from here
lately. Lynx seems much more plenti
ful than formerly.
Recent letters from Kobuk report
the fur catch so far this year, to be
almost a negligible quantity. Mr. C.
Qudmandsun after a successful fur
buying trip from Teller to Candle,
proceeded northward.
Tho picture "From Rail Splitter to
President” was shown in our moving
picture theater on the eve of Lincoln’s
birthday and being well produced and
timely was much appreciated by a
capacity house.
Visiting Cards at *he Nugget Office
APPLES
Small size 15c per doz.
riedium size 20c per doz.
Large Size 25c per doz.
G. P. GOGGIN
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Come in and see the new
stock at the EMPORIUM and
get their prices.
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
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I THE NONPAREIL!
X THE BIQ STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICE. 9
X Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before x
I THE NEXT IS
I A Barn Dance I
And the big store offers g
A special for that occassion 9
PSEITY HOUSE DRESSES fiMD APRONS i
Suitable for the event |s
UNDERPRICED j
.85 Aprons .75 jj
$1.00 Aprons .85 i
$ 1.75 Dresses $ 1.50 j
$2.00 Dresses $ 1.75 |
$2.25 Dresses $2.00 i
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