CHRISTMAS TREES
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D. E. CROWLEY
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| WEATHER RECORD |
The following shows the coldest pe
riod during the 24 hours of each day for
1914 and 1915.
1914. 1915
December 1.26 —11
December 2 26 —12
December 2 . . 24 —14
December l .... 24 —18
December 5 26 —16
December 6 ... 22 —14
December 7 22 —14
December 8 18 —16
December. 9 21 —18
December 10.32 —11
December 11..,28 —13
December 12 .28 —16
December 13 19 —5
December 14 . . 20 —2
December 15.26 —IS
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Roof Garden. December 18
Outside mall closes Mondays at t p.
m.
Outslds mall due to arrive Fridays.
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Rye and ths Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskySt Die
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 per cent, by U. S.
government by the bottle or gallon.
NOTICE.
The place to get your Job printing at
-ight Prlcea and prompt delivery le
it the Nugget office.
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will ic’r-ve your indigestion. Many
u '»• in ti ls town have used them
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Butler. Miuro & Co.
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I A BEAUTIFUL CUT GLASS PUNCH BOWL §
| VALUE EIGHTY DOLLARS 8
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One chance given with each 50c purchase §
Or payment on account g
Drawing takes place Lincoln’s birthday 8
XMAS SUGGESTIONS |
Imported and domestic clear Havana Cigars 2
I In boxes of 10, 12, 25 or 50 cigars g
Especially selected for our holiday trade 8
We have an elegant variety of these 5
Host acceptable of gifts for gentlemen 5
| Hill’s Pharmacy §
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THE CHRISTMAS SPINE IS III IKE UR
With each one dollar cash purchases or on payment of acoountsone
ticket given which entitles holder to a chance in prize contest which
closes December 31.
I First prize $15 in Merchandise. Anything in our Store. Drawing
January 7.
Accounts settled on or before January 6 entitles payee *0 tickets
in this contest.
Wo have just unpacked and are now on display our new line of
Fancy China, Cut Glass, Silver Deposit, Brass Ware, and Rogers
Bros. Silver Ware, beautiful set of Table Linen. Many other appro
priate and useful articles. The pleasure is enhanced tenfold if one
chooses with taste and good judgment from an up-to-date stock of
! Goods. Toys, Games and Book for the Children at 1-2 price to close
out. Shop early while assortments are complete.
YOU’RE NOT HARO TO FIT
You may think so and pay $50 to
$60 to a tailor Don’t doit; it isn’t
good business.
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX
clothes give you everything you're
looking for-— quality, style and all
-—at one-half the price.
HKK OUR *30.00 AND *30.00 VALUER TODAY
GEO. E. LOMEN & CO.
The Home o' Hart, Sch ifTr.er A- Alrux Clothes B
With every ll.n> iso purchase w> p!ve von a ticket $p.,t.0o \i
trola Drawing at Aksul* Carnival
j NEWS NOTES
Harry Bloomfield is on his way up
the coast from Solomon and will prob
ably arrive this afternoon or evening
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Mr. John Dean who was injured
yesterday by a passing dog team 1* re
i ported to be doing nicely and will
I probably suffer no 111 effects. From all
I appearances he will be about again
within a d..y or so.
Fred and Mrs. Ayer started out for
Candle this morning and will stay la
the northern city over the holidays.
The cuse of Boss and Brandt a s,
l'oby Keen was Anally' disposed of to
day by the Arst named parties taking
over the property.
A big bunch of Solomonites arrived
in town from the down coast town
yesterday evening und this morning
including Steigelmler who contrary to
expectations brought up a load of dy
namite instead of Christmas trees
Harry Kay and wife who will remain
over for the holidays and Mrs. and
Mrs. Scott. Others to come up were
John Oswald from the Casadepaga and
Mr. Kenney from Solomon.
The herd of reindeer en route from
Kotzebue have reached as far as
Chace's roadhouse on Nome river av
oiding to advices received today, it
lu-s been decided that the deer will be
quartered on Anvil creek until such
time us they are slaughtered. Tht
herd will all be turned into meat sup
plies for the district with the exception
of such of the animals as hate been
trained for sledding. These will be
kept alive however as well trained
deer are considered rather too val
uable to slaughter
Two suits were Aled in the district
court by o. D. Oocliran as counsel for
the plaintiff one of them being en
titled John Sundbaek vs, the Grecian -
Alaska Gold Dredging Company, the
other, M. J. Fitzgerald against the same
defendant. The suits are what ure!
legally known as adverse proceeding!
and involve certain properties for
which talent have been asked 1
by the detandtns. A number j
of other parties are interested on the)
side of the plaintiffs although the
ases are died in the names of indivi
duals.
According to information received by
iriends in the city, Tom Sletteland, j
who formerly resided in Nome was i
drowned some time ago in the Snoho
mish river Washington. It is stated
that Sletteland had the distinguished
nonor of being the only man in the
government service in the Philippines
during the Spanish war who was
awarded a medal of honor by the gov
ernment. Sletteland won this token
of the government's appreciation
through performing a very daring feat
in rescuing a wounded comrade from
a position of the greatest danger while
under lire from both his own and the
enemy lines.
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The seventh episode of the Million i
Dollar Mystery at the Dream last night]
was enjoyed by a large and enthusias
tic audience. The big mystery is grow
ing more complicated in each install
ment. The eighth episode "The Wiles
of a Woman," will be shown tonight.
In this episode, Norton, the reporter
falls a victim to the machinations of
the plotters who cast him into the man
hole of a sewer on a crowded city
thoroughfare. The Journey of the vic
tim's body through the devious chan
nels of the underground sewers is
graphically shown and furnishes u dis
play of motion photography graphic
and unusual. Sunday, by request first
six numbers of the Mystery will be
shown in continuous order commencing
at 2 sharp. Usual prices will prevail,
A crowded house greeted Mrs. Es
ther Blrdsall Darling, the noted au
thoress ,«uid poem writer at St.
Joseph’s hall last night and her elo
quent descriptions of the ancient city
of Constantinople and the life, cus
toms and architectural wonders of the
Balkan states were listened to with
rapt attention. Mrs. Darling's lecture
was couched In a particularly happy
vein and was filled with a wealth of
detail acquired by a comprehensive
personal study of the subject during
an extended trip through the soctions
covered in her address. The lecture
was in the nature of a benefit for the
Catholic Literary Club, Music was
funi8hed at intervals during the eve
ning by Messrs. Peterson nnd Berg
gren and formed a pleasant addition
to the program
Watch Your Children
Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear some
thing distasteful. They will like Itexall
Orderlies—a mild laxative that tastes
like sugar. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Butler, Mauro A Co.
Eric Johnson with the mail left Safe
ty at 11:30 this morning und will ar
rive sometime during the late after
noon. From all accounts the consign
! meat carried Includes no outside mail.
Telephone reports say that he amount
' carried Wits very small.
Solomon reports say that about a
1 tiulf dozen additional prospecting out
fits have commenced operations In the
vicinity of the Halla and Harvey strike
during the past week or ten days. Sev
eral of the outfits working at that
j point expect to reach bedrock within
I the next day or two. Should they also
he on the pay It will Indicate that
there is a rather extensive body of the
iay dirt According to some inform
ation the pay on the ground operated
by Halla is of considerable extent but
s not what may be considered at all
rich. The gold is said to be very tine
and the profitable working of thel
ground Is altogether dependant on the'
volume of operation.
Calling cards printed at Nugget ctflce.
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| WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS
KEPT SECRET
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—Washing
ton society is completely in the dark
concerning the forthcoming wedding
of the president and Mrs. Galt. Abso
lutely nut one lota of detail concerning
the arrangements have been made
t public beyond that the hour will be
' nine In the evening and that the presi
dent will be unattended. There is nat
urally a vast deal of speculation going
on but the couple are keeping practie
illy everything from all but their clos
est friends.
A Waterman'« "Ideal” Fountain Pen
makes an ideal Christmas gift. Lomen
Bros.
TRAIN BANDITS
SECURE SMALL LOUT
A. P. A. Service.
MENA. Ark., Dec I i A Kansu (
City southern passenger tra.n was held
up near this town by several masked j
men at an early hour this morning j
and the robbers secured a snla' j
amount of loot bv dynamiting the siT
in the express car.
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DECLARES COAST
AT MERCY OF JAPS
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. It.—"The Pa
cific coast Is at the mercy of thirty
thousand well trained J'pinese ve
erans who are already in California
and are In perfect position to mobilize
at a moment's notice. An Instant aftei
a declaration of war by Japan they
would constitute a perfectly organized
fighting machine." Senator Works
startled the senate today with this
announcement during the course of nn
address on the preparedness question.
The senator declared that information
to this effect was laid before the war
department some time ago but no at
tention has been paid.
MAURY DIGGS MARRIES
FORMER ACCUSER
A. P. A. Service.
OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—Maury I. Diggs
the San KTanciscoan who achieved
national repute some years ago
through an alleged violation of the
white slave act, was quietly marrlsd
this morning to Miss Martha Warring
ton with whom he took the trip tc
Reno which formed the basis of hh
conviction for white slavery.
Kim MILLION UVES
COSUM WAR
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Dec. 16.—The destruction
of life at the end of the second year
of war will have reached the enor
mous total of twenty millions, Is the
declaration of Prof. Lewis C. Harkes
made during an address at the annual
meeting of the Itoyal Institute Sani
tarium today.
The speaker declared that the pres
ent year of the great struggle would
cost twice as many lives as have been
heretofore sacrificed while death from
sickness, lack of proper nourishment,
fear, worry, and other causes of like
nature Induced by the war have and
will claim many additional thousands.
Coupled with these losses will be the
tremendous falling off in the number
of lives annually brought Into the
world under normal conditions, all of
which losses will bo directly chargea
ble to the account of war.
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskys, Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced t0 90 per cent, by U. 8.
government by the bottle or gallon.
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RETREATING ALLIES
ARE SAFE
A. *» A. Service.
PARIS. Dec. 16.—Paris is today re
Joiclng at the announcement that the
allied forces in the Balkans reached
Salonika today and are now beyond
ill danger of being cut off by the in
vading German columns reported pene
truting Greece by way of the Vardai
river pass. Late dispatches say thai
(lie vanguard of the French and Ger
man armies appeared in the rear of
the town late this afternoon and the
remainder of the forces are rapidly
converging on the town. As the re
ports do not refer to any military at
tions it is presumed that the allies
have succeeded in eluding the Ger
mans.
NEW LAW AFFECTS
MANY RAILROADS
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Thirty eight
railroad owned steamships valued at
twenty-five million will be withdrawn
from traffic on the great lakes toda.\
unless purchased by some persons
having no connection with railways.
According to the dictates of the law
restricting the operation of railroads j
owned vessels the owners must prove
they have no connection with a rail
mad company or they will not be al
lowed to operate. ..
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CHRISTMAS SWEETS
Should he the best that money can buy. We have made a special ef
fort to put on the market a fine selection of
HOME MADE CHOCOLATES AND HARD GOODS.
Come early and select from oui stock of fancy Boxes and Baskets
Tou will be sure to find something that will u t your taste and purse
SUITABLE PRESENTS FOR YOUR FRIENDS IN OUTLYING
CAMPS.
Mall orders will receive special attei Ion. Leave your orders for
Candy canes and Baskets. Salted Almoi , After Dinner Mints and
Ice Cream. We will give a 10 p-r cent, discount on all Cash Pur
chases of $5.00 or more until January 1.
ROSE CANDY STORE
PHONE MAIN 61. FREE CITY -DELIVERY.
, Agency for Orange Bloosom Chocolates, Augustine & Kyer’s Vlc
| torias and Butter Crisp.
AT NO OTHER TIME 1
IS OUR STOCK OF §
FHIX HOSE :
as completcas now i
90c TO $2.00 1
Special prices |<r t<x j
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co. |
THE NONPAREIL]
NOME’S POPULAR DRY GOOD HOUSE I
SHE;
! BEGINS TOMORROW]
I Continues for 10 days |
I Everything Reduced I
See Circulars for Prices jj
I Store Open Evenings during Sale 1