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DO YOU USE SOAP?
WELL IF YOU DON'T YOU SHOULD.
THIS WEEK IS SOAP WEEK WITH US.
Lenox Soap.6 bars 25c
FeU Naptha Soap.4 bars 25c
I Ivory Soap, small size.4 bars 25c
Fairy Soap, lu.g* in .8 bar* 86a
H B* sco Soap . ... .4 bar* 250
jj Uiandpa's Tar Soap. ..4 bar* 26c
91 Borax Soap . 8 bars 25c
I d. E. CROWLEY GROC. CO.
On the last da\ of each month from now till
May 31st, we will hold a drawing for a month
ly PRi ML M and for a chance in the GRAM)
PRtniUM
A TICKET TO
SEATTLE AND RETURN
j To be drawn for on June 1st 1917
THE JANUARY PREMIUM WILL BE A NU. 4
VICTROLA
TU BE DRAWN FUR UN JAN. 31 ST, 1917
Coupons will be issued with each Dollar Cash
Purchase or paid on account
Lomen Bros.
THREE 5 I ORI S
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Overland Mail
Twice-a-Week
now-a-days
WRITE OFTEN TO YOUR FRIENDS ON THE OUTSIDE.—USE
Correspondence Cards
THEY ARE VERY POPULAR AT PRESENT,
FINE FOR SHORT LETTERS
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 TYFEWRITTFR FREE. One chance with each 50c
purchase or paid on account. i
Begin the New Year right
Order the Nome Nugget
r
Cost of living may be high outside
but not in Nome
Apples Apples Apples
King per box $1.75 ~
Belief lower box 2.00
Gravenstein box 2.00
Jonathan box 2.25
E l hot an apple a day keeps the doctor away
t ome and try them before you buy them
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Ipolcts Stores
NEWS NOTES
George McLean who came down
I from igloo a few days ago on a busi
ness trip expects lo return tomorrow.
Today’s fine weather was almost
too good to last. Those who watch
j the barometer say it U very high aim
tore bod lea more cold.
'
Bob Westland and Carl Hlreaxn
' have taken coal and supplies lo uie
" Caribou claim on Dexter hill when,
i they will pui down a prospect hole.
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: The Nome branch of the W. C. T.
I . will hold its regular meeting to
morrow afternoon at the Federated
| church at 2:3 Oo'clock.
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Th< Fraternal Older of Bugles wil.
■ i11! unite nit : nnivfcisuiy of the b.rti
o' ihf org.tr ixaucp on rety-uuiy C win.
urp-.e so* t of entertainment or dunce.
Murray, Sullivan and Kelley were
1 n town \P3 < rd.iv :tf,er n load ol
lumber which Is taken to Indicate thut
wicj are nmk.iig ge.U piogitss id
piling up a dump.
Mr. J. J. McDonald, owner of the
K:rg mountain quartz claims had a
cm bin moved ytsierday to his resi
dence on Third avenue. The second
hr use will be added to his present ]
abode to give more room.
_
H .C, Idling has received the con- ,
ir-tct foi bu.lding the two cells in the
basement of the lire house and the j
contract for moving the lire bell from *
the old station to the new one.
Albert Matson unU Charles Rarson
■ i.e propuring lor active operations
jii number 5 Center creek. They have
incved the boiler and boiler house on
tnnt cla.m to the place where a new
slnii. Is ;o be sunk.
Representative Nate Coorab3 *ex
pects to leave Council on his trip
1 .o Juneau on January 23.lt is under
I stood to be his present plun to take
the trail to Seward rather than the
j route via Gibbon and Fairbanks to
| Cordova, Jack St. Lfger will go with
I aim for a trip outside.
I A letter in the last mail states that
' S. J. Bakke, former postmaster here,
has his family Installed in the Rose
Manor apartments in San Francisco.
■ They are all enjoying the California
climate and having a glorious time
t ■ i ing the sights. But, the letter
states, with all the enjoyment of their
ole they have a hankering for dear j
old Nome. They expect to come back
in the spring.
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Mr. A. C. Stewart, manager of the
Columbia Mining Company of Sledge
creek, has been in town the p-tst
.wo days buying supplies and some
3,000 feet of lumber for the company's
ledge creek ground where he says
d< spite the intense cold and bliz- i
airds they have worked every day and
made good progress.
_
R. I. Sommers, formerly of the road
commission staff here, writes from
laitbanks where he is the superin
tendent, of the road commls3lon’s
werk. He says that the Fourth di
vision made the best showing for
Sulzer of any of the Alaska divisions
in that It reduced Wlckersham's tre
mendous majority over Bunnel of two
years ago to less than zero this elec
tion Sommers says, as an old Nome
lte, that he felt ashamed of the small
ivote in the Second division for Sul
ci. The road commission, he con
.inues, spent $160,000 in the Fourth
(Milloa last year and U now bmld
! mg b 800-foot stael span bridge. H«
notes Ward Estay, formerly of Nome,
s row In churge of the roud com- •
.nisi ion’s work at Ituby where he will
he all this winter and next summer.
i
I ifeorge Wagner and Sydney lloore.
j i.ct of Nome, are now working fo.
J .he N. C. Company at Fairbanks.
Dan Jones, road commissioner fo.
his section, is on his way back from ,
Marshall und reached St. Michael thi 1
aorning according to a message re
i ceived this morning.
A letter has been received from )
i.ss Alice Feterson who wishes to I) j
. < meinbered to all her Nome friend.
At the time of writing she was a j
lie Hillcrest farm, a few miles from
.'uncouvcr, Wash., but intended U
.euve soon for Vallejo, Cal., stopping
If at J'oi.lund and Sun Fruncisco ei.
• cute.
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Few who have seen Dr. Chuci
about town lately would suspect tha.
■ •bout a week ugo he was under the
surgeon's knife for nearly an hou.
.or a trouble that might have proveu
serious hud it not been taken in time. .
Since then the doctor has been doing
about half duty but will soon be
under his usual full head of steam
again.
At the card social which followed
' the regular meeting of the Kagles
last night a tine session was enjuyeu
by the members and /lady friends
wt.o enjoy whist as a pastime. The
wlrners were: Laules, Mrs. Lmdberg
lust, 46 Mrs. flowers, second, 4U;
•uis. Lavy, booby, 7. Gentlemen:
Mr. Johnson, tirsi, 40; Herman John
son, second, 33; aipi Andy Anderson,
boobyj 10,
The election canvassing board ot j
which Governor Strong is chairman,
uud which will make an official count
of the votes cast during me recent
election will meet sometime in leb
-uaiy at Juneau. The board desires
m have the returns trom all precmcis
m, if possible, before it begins its
labors. In case, however, that the j
returns 'from any pieciacl should
come in late they would still be
counted if the custom of two years
ago be followed.
It is the plun of some of the Kou- 1
gurok men who searched in vain for !
the body of the late Conrad Fre.d- I
mg to make another uitempt soon.
They are confident that Feeding ten
exhausted somewhere near the springs
to which he apparently tried to re
min. Ills tracks were found as near
as halt a mile to the cabin where he
I ..nd ieil bis wife. Their next search
will be a different sort. They pro
pose to turn their dogs loose and let
'. ..am nose uuout the country in the
expectation that the intelligent ani
mals will tind what is being scarclieu
tor.
iKrstun Brothers of the Emporium
were among those who last (all sent
ihe Nugget Mining Kdilion to people
on the outside wi.h a view to help
ing Nome in a number of ways. They
sent one copy to the well known
bouse of H. Liebes ec Co. who nave
doing business in Alaska for 61) years
in return they got a letter in which
gicat praise was given for the enter
pi ise shown by locul people us shown
by the muguzine. The senior member
of the lii m assured lvirsoin brothers
j that his house will bring influence to
] bear to further the needs of this
community.
The Ladles' Aid Society of the Fed
erated church entertained yesterday
in honor of those who assisted at
the bazaar In December. About for
ty ladles were present. During the
afternoon games were played In the
lecture room, and at 4 o’clock a de
licious lunch was served by the en- i
tcrtaining committee In the parlors i
of the parsonuge. The committee
consisted of Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Altlmus.
Mis. Hewete and Mrs. Kelilng. Af- {
ter the luncheon It was announced I
that the society will have an all day
meeting Tuesday, February 6. to go
some sewing for the Davison children.
'» f »-e~e~e-«e»-e~e~i.e Ints—ems
Reindeer
Meat Market
Now open In California Bu'ld
ing next to Lewis.
i
From Cape Prince of Wales.
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MEAT WHOLESALE AND
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RETAIL
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ADMIRAL DEWEY
DIES AFTER LONG
SERVICE IN NAVY
nternational News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Admiral
>owey died here yesterday at his
esidence. A severe Httack of pneu
aonia was the cause of his death.
George Dewey was born in Mod
eller, Vt., December 26, 1837. H
,»ok a degree in Norwich universitv
a 1854. He graduated from the
nited States naval academy in 1858
Per a Mediterranean cruise on tin
earn frigate Wabash he returned 'n
SP1 to take an active part in the
ivll war where he 3erved with great
istinctlon considering his youth and
s low rank. At the close of the war
c cruised in manly w'aters. In 1872,
c became a commander; in 1884, a
:aptain; and in 1896 a commodore.
When President McKinley foresaw
rouble brewing in the Philippines he
sked Secretary of the Navy Dong
o appoint u safe man to command the |
Asiatic squadron. On May 1, 1989, j
Commodore Dewey with his flppt of
small cruisers fouglit the battle of
Manilla buy In which he destroyed
leven of the Spanish ships and cap
tured the rest of the hostile fleet,
immediately he was promoted to a
■ ear admiral und thanked by resolu
tion of congress. In 1899 he was pro
motcd to admiral of the navy. Since
1900 he has been president of the
general navy board.
In 1807 Dewey married Susie Good
win of New Hampshire, who died in
1872. He remained a widower until
1899 when he married Mr3. Mildred
(McLean) Hazcn of Washington.
NOTICE TO MASONS.
The Order tof the Eastern Stiar
will entertain on Friday evening at 9
o clock at the Masonic Temple. All
Masons families and their Indy
ft lends invited.
New laid eggs at Prosssr'a Harness
Shoo. SV00 D«r dozsn. Phone Black •>.
5c Sale of Canned Goods
Fruits and Vegetables
| ^|12 DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SELECT FROM.
You pay twenty flve cents for one can. hen you may select one
can from the remaining eleven brands.
FOR 5c
g. p. goggin ::.r~us
Come in and see the new
stock at the EMPORIUM and
get their prices.
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
Uir I#until We must satisfy
Wt KNOW yyr?rahr
WE WILL DO THAT IN
PRICE—QUALITY-SERVICE
TRY US
Moller’s Grocery
211 Front Street Phone Main 86
| TOMORROW
5 THE FIRST THING LOOK FOR OUR CIRCULARS FOR IMPORT*
3 ANT DETAILS OF OUR
1 ANNUAL WHITE CARNIVAL (
§ MONDAY MORNING AT 9:00 j
§ THE GREAT WHITE SALE OPENS j?
| AND EARLY PURCHASERS WILL HAvi A rn'CST CCmPLXTX 8
O SELECTION I
! BIGGER AND GREATER BARGAINS
X WILL BE OFFERED THAN EVER BEFORE. j!|
| SALES DAYS
8 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday iji
THE NONPAREIL
5 THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICE. ‘