FRESH STRAWBERRIES
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D. E. CROWLEY
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BEAR RETURNS AFTER
CRUISE FROM NORTH
Tne coast guard cutter Bear returned
to tin roadstead last evening after a
gen* ral cruise in north Bering waters
which included stops at Knuiia harbor.
Siberia. Cape Prime ot Wales. Si. Law
rence island and King and Diomede isl
ands. Practically no ice was encountered
on the Siberian coast hough St. Law
rence bay was filled with loose ice and
there was also considerable ice in Fmma
harbor. Heav\ drift ice was found art irnl
tin- cap* ami trie straits were also full
of drift. The cutter proceeded direct to
King Island after leaving Noun* and
Father Fortune was landed. The vessel
then returned to St Lawrence island. An
attempt was math* to land Mr Shields,
of the mi rent t of education, at the rein- '
deer station but the boats could not get
ashore. A stop was made at tin native :
village and the cutter afterward pro
ceeded to Si Lawrence bay but could
not get in. The vessel slopped for sev
eral hours at Kniuiii harbor and then *
proceeded ns far north as East Cape.
•Mi tin return journej stops were made
Kina and Diomede Inlands. Father
I "i t mi* was picked up at King island
nd returned to Nome. ;is did also Mr.
Shields At the Diomede islands the Hear
spoke the schooner Htubes, the supply
• sst l of Hie 1 aches <?ompan> of San
Francisco, which was «n route to the
Arctic. The Bear also sighted the Bel
1 dere. which was apparent 1\ returning
i roil» East Cape to Enema harbor. Com
ing down the American coast the Bear
was compelled to buck thirty or forty
miles of ice between Cape Prince of
Wales and King island. No stops were
i lade on the American side south of tin
< ape The Vessel passed close to Port
< 'laivnee and found the bay still tilled
with ice and apparently solidly frozen
over, rite condition «>t tJu* natives was
generally good at the points visited, al
though food was very short at the little
Diomede island during the winter.
Dream Theater
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
KSI
NEWS NOTES
I)av« Johnson, tin well known Kou
garok stor*‘keeper arrived in town.
Louis Krrickson. wiiu lias been mining
i
| on the Inmuchuk river, since last tall.
! arrived iri town night before Iasi
t he Flyer calm* up from Solomon this
morning and will leave for east coast
points tomorrow at ten a. in.
Jerry Sullivan, tin* well known Kou
garok miner, urrived in town yesterday
• •n a business trip.
The Silver Wave will leave this even
ing for St Michael's and way points
• allying the mails and passengers.
According to telephone reports from
Safety the schooner Arctic was launched
at noon today and will arrive here this
evening.
Curley Lovell returned from Dime
i ivck last night miJ reports that tint«*
arc no new developments in the m*w
Koyuk camp.
The case of Theiss vs. Match Is being
h. aid h\ Commissioner Frawley. The
suit involves tin* assignment of certain
labor accounts.
The Tampico is now at St. Michael
according to advices received by the
1‘acitic Coast Company agent. The ves
sel is not expected to arrive in Nome
for several days. The Cordova is ex
morrow.
Ni ls Swanberg is in town from Osborne
• reek for the purpose of taking Mrs.
Swanberg and the children to camp for
the summer Mr. Swanberg reports that
I his mining operations are well under
I way.
IM Anderson and Mrs A. Wheeler
w. re taken into custody by the marshal
and lodged in the federal jail on a
• barge of unlawful cohabitation. So far
it is not determined when further pro
• * dings will be taken.
Arrivals from tin* interior report that
tli* travelling is hard and in places al
most impossible except for a short time
during the night. Several persons reach
trvwn tho ««..■• ««.n —
days declare their experiences were the
hardest of their sojourn in Alaska.
The Pacific fold Storage Company re
ceived information today that the old
reliable meat bout. Kllhu Thompson left
Seattle on June Jo witli meat supplies
for Nome and river points and also the
I'aited States mail for this section. It
tints uappetis that the Thompson is
bringing two articles very much desired
l»\ tie citizens of Nome
Harry Clark came in town from Dexter
v.s'. rday and reports that winter condl
li-'i dll prevail in that section. Harry
says that there is still six or eight feet
"f snow when* he is located and summer
mining is out of the question. He says
' hat teams cannot go any further than
Connolly's claim at present as the snow
is heavy and soft on the north side of
tlie hills. In his opinion there is little
prospect that active mining will com*
tin ner for some time yet
John Kroruk and John Kubul. two na
tive youths, wen* arrested and given a
hearing before < ’mnniissioner Frawley
yesterday on the charge of having bur
glarized Hie t\ s. Mercantile Company
store during the past winter. During the
hearing both confessed that they were
the parties responsible and detailed the
methods employed in gaining entrance
and the loot obtained. They also con
fessed to other mysterious burglaries
that have occurred from lime to time
and displayed a remarkable inclination
for breaking into houses According t<»
their statements they are habitual dim
mats One of them, Eroruk, lias a crim
mal record having been before the court
on a previous occasion on a charge of
swindling the Nome Brewery by means
of forged orders for money supposed to
be due for bottles sold to the brewery.
They were bound over to the grand jury
Thomas Gaffney, special agent for the
suppression of tlie liquor traffic among
the natives, left town last night with
the intention of making an exhaustive
tour of the district under his jurisdiction.
He expects to bo absent for some time
and will probably take in points to the
• ast and south ns iar as the Yukon.
“The Blindness of Virtue." a six part
drama produced bv the “Big Pour" will
be the bill at the Dream tonight. Miss
Edna Mayo, one of America's foremost
stars, makes her first appearance to the
Nome public. It is a strong drama and
has packed houses throughout the Knifed
States, it deals with the sex problem, in
regards to raising young girls in ignor
ance and has been approved by the clergy
of the states.
'i’hc Nome Chamber of Commerce is
making preparations for holding a big
smoker and reunion of tin* commercial
and mining interests of the peninsula on
Wednesday evening next, at tin* quarters
in the Igloo. It is the intention to make
tiie affair one that will afford the various
interests an opportunity to meet and
talk things over and if as successful as
anticipated will protyibly become a regu
lar institution in connection with tin*
work of tin- chamber. Invitations will
no issued to various persons prominent
in mining and commercial lines to ad
dress the meeting on topics connected
with the chamber activities.
Furnished rooms. No. 2»> First avenue.
BOAT BUIA-ETIN
Delta at Nulato.
Alaska sails from Gibbon for Dawson
today.
Davis. Jacobs and Henchley at Gibbon.
liazeihurst at Tanana.
Egbert no report from Dawson.
Whitehorse and Casca down Circle, 3:30
p m 22nd.
Yukon hi Eagle, 22nd.
Schwatka up Kotlik 20th.
Reliance down Nulato. 2lst.
Susie at St. Michael.
Tatiana up Rampart 21st
Julia H. up Kotlik lHth.
Dust pan, 10c; egg heaters, 10c. 22-inch
lire shovel. 10c; rat traps. 10c; 0-inch
I stove pipe dampers. 10c; good pad lock.
10c ibis Week only at Holt’s.
NOTICE.
Dr. Mustard’s office and residence are
now located in the Wild Goose building,
otherwise known as the Tin Rank
building.
SHOE REPAIRING
Have your shoes repaired NOW. Ecu
th<*r and supplies have advanced out
side sky high and are hard to procure
at any price. We are well supplied with
materials and will not advance prices
until we are compelled to. Our work is
the very best that can be done.
R. A. PETERSON SHOE CO.
Dont Spend Any More Money
Por repairs, on that
old worn out
When you can buy a new Waltham, Elgin or Hamilton Watch
at less than factory cost, in ladies or Men’s sizes.
See our window display
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■ Dm aXjUII fall —
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS—STORE CLOSES JULY I6TN.
Store building and fixtures for sale.
Just Received a new line of latest
SPRING HATS,
CLOAKS & SUITS
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
A STRAIGHT LINE
Is tin* shortest distance between two given points and Is the
DIRECT ROUTE BETWEEN QUALITY AND BIUCE SATISFACTION.
Our personal attention Is devoted t«» the buying and selecting of quality
in merchandise. This enables you to purchase better goods at lower
prices.
If you intend buying an out ill . itber for the home or camp, we invite
you to inspect the quality of our goods aiul get our prices before placing
an order.
GOGGIN'S The Quality Store.
I WISH TO ANNOUNCE
That I have opened up a Wholesah ilroeery in the Ames l.uilding With a |
full line of fresh and first elass goods at light pri< • | handle no second |
nand fire sale goods or odd lots loit goods that are fresh, pure and whole- ;
some.
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CONRAD FREEDING
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Hipress Prices
Pacs $5.50 Boots $10.00
With the boats eome the outside prices and oui adviee (o our patrons
is to buy at present all there needs for the season as all new goods roming
in will be higher than ever before iThis applies to any article made of cloth,
rubber or leather)
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co.
lB5gB'._.iUi aLi—-i.-g££5:..-=frr—.,i ":?sawsy
MEN'S ANoloY'S CLOTHING
At prices that all can afford
a new suit.
New line of mens shoes and
furnishings.
Call and look over our large
stock.
Everything at right prices.
A. Wittenberg
General Merchandise
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I THE NONPAREIL |
| CLOSING OUT SALE|
| NOW GOING ON 1
| TNE BIG RUSH FOR BARGAINS |
g Still continues. New goods have been g
e received by the last boats and are now 2
ON SALE I
I AT SACRIFICE PRICES f
§ new dresses new Waists New Coats 1
1 $20.00 $ 2.00 $12.00 I
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