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RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
The commencement exercises
of the Nome high school attract
ed a large crowd to the A. B.
hall last evening. A most in
teresting program was rendered
at the conclusion of which the
graduating class were presented
with their diplomas. The grad-;
Dating class this year consisted j
of Miss Catherine Bongard and
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HR RECORD j
The following table shows the av-1
erase temperature ror each day tor the
the following years:
1916. 1916
May i. .30
May 2 .30 28
May 3.34 23
May 4.3° *6
May 5.29 18
May 6 .27 8
May 7 .22 14
May 8. 15 6
Mav 9 . 9 12
May 11.28 32
May 12 .28 27
May 13. 26 28
Mav 14.36 28
May 15 . 37 25
May 16.36 26
May 17.36 27
May 18 .. ...... 40 33
May 19.4--- 35 26
May 20.30 32
May 21 .28 25
May 22 .31 28
May 23.30 30
May 24.27 32
May 25.30 34
COMPLETE RACE STORY.
A complete storj of the All Alas
ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by
day. with the score card wa^
printed in issue of April 1;
Nome Daily Nugget. " Extra cop
ies will be on sale at this office.
MOLLER’S
Grocery
2)1 Front Street
Phone Main 86
Messrs. Fred Haering, George
G anger and Atnandus Johansen
l'he exercises were opened with
on excellently rendered instru
mental trio, ‘‘The Angels Sere
nade" by Miss Bertha Johnson,
violin, Miss Helgi Lomen piano
and Chas. Tapp cornet, l'he
number was most pleasing and
was productive of much enthus
iastic applause. Rev. John Par
sons delivered the invocation j
and was followed by Miss Bon
gard, who gave the salutatory
address in a most effective man
ner Fred Haering delivered the |
class oration and handled hisj
subject, “Preparedness," very
ably and in approved oratorical
manner. A vocal solo, "My
Heart’s a Maying” by Hawley
Mas rendered in charming man
ner and excellent voice by Miss'
Fannie Baker. The presentation
jf the senior class pick and shov
el, to the sophomores followed.
tThis ceremony is an annual
i .nstitution and is intended to
[ convey to the soph's the neces
sity for digging in during the
succeeding year of school life.
; i he presentation address deliv
ered by Amandus Johanson of
the graduation class was impres
sive and ‘ was responded to by'
Miss Irene Young, on behalf of
the sophomores, in very appro
priate manner. The valedictory
was ably handled by Geo. Wan
ger, and was followed by a pleas
ing vocal selection, “One Fleet
ing Hour,”by Mrs J. \ Sheldon.
Mrs. Ether Birdsall Darling,
poetess and writer, displayed
some of her charming talents in
a graduation address distin
guished by a subtile impressive
ness which was further height
. ened by flashes of humor and il
lustrative anecdote. At the con
clusion of Mrs Darling’s address
^the diplomas were presented to
"the graduates by Mr. S. N. Car
„men, president of the school
tJ>oard, with a few well chosen
[remarks to each retiring student.
The program was concluded
[with a vocal solo, "Land of the
Swallrrw” by Mrs. Elsie Poteet,
[accompanied by Mrs. H. Burgh
| piano and Chas. Tapp cornet, |
I Other vocal numbers on the pro
gram were accompanied by Miss
Helen Lomen,
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NEWS NOTES !
j
Tin Dominion telegraph line'
. ..s re’ported (.own this morning,
a. ng further to the present
difficulties ■ ‘! telegraph transniis- i
Sion.
—
One year ..go today at j 30 p. >
'u. the Bear reported no miles;
N’ome Tlie vessel came tc
nchor in the roadstead at l :5s1
an the afternoon of May 29.
c.|~ teltgr. us are still ar*
g uch delayed and are
meager and uncertain. This
. rohably continue until the
;U ship gets busy.
i rating is said to be very
ght .. .present owing to the
broken trails. Some ireight is
being hauled, however, but un
it" considerable difficulties.
i iiractur Eric Johnson
tts that lie expects to bring
• one more mail before the end
.! winter service. This will
Tnbly he light and composed
•al way matter with a
ling from Yukon river
points.
ivais from the creeks today
in it sluicing is now gen
this side of the hills with
y of water on hand. Some
f the miners are reported hav~
m some difficulties with frozen
lu ps but the majority are
corking full blast.
Solomon river is running full
: water tuday_ according to long
o ance advices. The river is
| mu broken up as yet and the
, r i> merelj running over the
:ce The sea ice is reported out
’ a distance . f about two miles
..1 shore. Safety reports that
in; water has been visible
! • ut one mile out for several
lay*
"onlight water is now being
j ..livered by the water men
| a idle the work of thawing the
li ■;ributing mains in going for
. a ai d with dispatch. A section of
: dii main running along the front
j >i Barracks square was found to
bt frozen >jolid and has given
,n ■ c bother but other wise the
pipes were found in fair condi
tion and it is expected that the
water will be available to all the
houses along Front street with
in a short time.
jack Ohrem came in from Dcx
•r hill this morning and report
ed that there is nothing doing in
In- sluicing line out in that sec
don. Every one is busy, how
evei, fixing ditches and other
wise preparing for the water
which is expected any time
Ohrem says that no one has
, l« >ii,' any sluicing so far as there
: has been no more than a half
di ice head of water at any time,
id terday some water was run
ning but today there is none.
I he Chamber of Coinerce
Aas in exceptionally conscient
iou - publicity committe. The
,committee is composed of five
members, three of whom includ
ing the chairman, are connected
with the printing business. At
th last meeting of the chamber
the} handed in their resignation
with the statement that, inas
i much as thy foresaw that there
woijld be considerable printing
t" i e done in connection with the
EAGLE HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Nestor Universal.
Western Drama.
FOR THE PEACE OF BEAR
VALLEY
Rex Universal.
Featuring Phililps Smalley and
Lois Webster in
THE WEAKER SISTER.
Imp Universal.
Featuring William Shay in
THE OLD RAG DOLL.
THE AFFLICTED
GOVERNOR!
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Violin. Miss Bertha Johnson.
Piano Prcf. Bourret.
ADM. 25 cts.
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work of t-he chamber, they had
better resign as they felt that
any recouvendation for printing
made by -themselves would ap
pear very much like an attempt
».o boost their own business.
Their fexts were relieved
The exterior work on the new
hoggin building is now practi
cally completed and the first
paint has been applied to the
upper portion.
The Wonder dredge of the
Nome Consolidated Company is
reported to be- in good shape
again and is expected to com
mence operation within a short
time.
—
Several dozen fresh trout were
received from Solomon today by
Wnv Webb and furnished a con
siderable attraction when dis
played in the show window of
he Independent market. The
ish range from a foot to sixteen
>r seventeen inches in length.
Lomen brothers today com
menced the removal of stock
from the quarters next to Bar
acks square occupied for so
many years. The art stock and
photograph supplies will hereaf
ter he sold at the Lomen drug
store.
Pete Brandt arrived in town
from Dexter this morning and
confirms the reports of others
that there is little water availa
ble in that section. Sluicing
could be carried on for perhaps
an hour in some places but the
operators do not consider it
worth while and are waiting un
til the water supply is plentiful.
The students of the Nome high j
s;chool will hold the annual
, party, which for several years
nas been the closing event of the
I school year, at the Sons of the
North hall this evening. The
party is some event in the estima
tion of the student body and is
the object of fond anticipation
for weeks before the commence
ment of summer vacation
Henry Webber expects to
leave for Safety tomorrow to
make final preparations to place
the schooner Sea Wolf in the
water. The vessel has been
placed on skids and will be mov
ed about two thousand feet to a
favorable location on the water’s
edge. A large quantity of sup
plies necessary for the work were
sent down this morning by dog
team.
The closing exercises of the
Catholic parochial school were
held in St Joseph’s hall yester
day afternoon. A program con
sisting of vocal and instrumental
numbers, recitations, etc., was j
rendered by the children in en
tertaining manner and prizes
were awarded for attendance
general proficiency deportment,
and also for high averages in
several lines of study. The
names of those who have receiv
ed promotion were not announc
ed as the examination inspectors
had not concluded their labors.
The promtion cards will be is
sued today.
In a hard fought contest W. C.
McGuire, won the first prize in
the Board of Trade billiard
iRHiOiium'
TONIGHT.
Pathe Feature in 2 Reels.
SPOILED LIFE.
A Western
THE REAL THING
IN COWBOYS
A Treat.
S. & A. Comedy.
HIDA WAKES.
A Smile, A Laugh and A Tear.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. •
A Grand Matinee
2:30 Prompt Featuring
THE GAMBLERS.
5 Reels.
Usual Prices.
MRS. H. BURGH Pianist.
ADM. a$ eta.
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tournament by defeating “wiz
ard” Grigsby last night. A
crowd was on hand to see the
match and the play was follow
ed with intense interest. 1 he
match was at odds of 442 to 144
with Grigsby on the long end.
The final score was 144-409- Both
players played a rather ragged
game and .goose .eggs were the
most apparent feature, although
Grigsby livened up several times
and made runs better than thirty.
The game concludes the cham
pionship series although several
Hatches will be necessary to de
cide the lesser positions in the
semi finals. The winners of the
grand finals were as follows:
' McGuire, first, Grigjsby sec
ond, Mueller third, Fry fourth.
The prizes awarded to the win
ders in the order named were
first, gold medal, second gold
handled pocket knife, third fancy
billiard cue, fourth nugget cuff
buttons.
The Dream present a headline
attraction tonight which teems
with absorbing interest. This is
a Pathe production entitled
“Spoiled Life,” a clean full story
of love romance and heart grip
ping realism in two magnificent
acts. Capable acting, master di
rection and fine art photography
are the distinguishing features of
the prodetion. Thc plot is based
tt£on_a_true incident in the life
of Victorian Sardou, the great
French dramatist. An educa
tjonal Subject covering one of
>ur principal industries will also
be shown. Sunday afternoon, a
grand matinee at 2:30 sharp,
"The Gamblers."
.MR. BUSINESS MAN.—The
boats will soon be here; look
over your stationery and replen
ish it now by having your JOB
PRINTING done before the
spring rush commences. Phone
your orders to Main 46, Nugget
office, prompt service, reason
able prices.
COMPLETE RACE STORV,
A complete story of the All Alas
ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day b\
day, with the score card was
printed in issue of April 15,
Nome Daily Nugget. Extra cop
es will be on sale at this office.
NOW IS THE TIME, to
have your spring job printing
done—before the boats arrive,
prompt service and reasonable
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FOUND—A pair of eye glasses
near Lane’s way. Inquire at
Nugget office.
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