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Editor Nugget:
As our city fathers and also
the taxpayers of Nome have
been at a loss to know how the
break occurred in the Steadman
avenue fire main, I will endeavor
to explain:
When the mains were laid the
fire hydrants were connected to
the end of a straight pipe lead
ing from an elbow out of the top
of the main. To be properly
connected, all hydrants should
be allowed frost, or, more prop
erly speaking, universal, expan
sion joints The mains and hy
drants were installed by inexper
ienced or incompetent fitters
who did not make connections to
counteract the frost. Conse
quently, when the ice gathered
solidly around the hydrant it
lifted it and, as there was no
swing joint, it naturally broke
the pipe. This same hydrant has
been again connected up the
same way, and I understand they
are all connected in this manner.
I wish to say that any time there
is an accumulation of ice around
the base of any oft he hydrants,
something is going to break. The
city mains will again be out of
commission unless this defect is
remedied.
But, we cannot expect carpen
ters to do practical 'pipe fitting,
neither can vve expect a cold
water merchant to turn out a
gin fizz
A TAXPAYER.
NOTICE
Tbe Nugget la giving its aubsuribera
more telegraph news tham any other
paper Is Alaska and will continue te
do so. Send In your name and breve
»he Nugget delivered to your home or
attlee. Do It bow.
Tha pise# to gat your job printing at
right Prices and prompt delivery la
at tha Nugget offtoe.
Uniting Cards at tbe Nugget OtBoe.
NOTICE OF CREDITORS
In the United States Commis
sioners’ Court in and for Cape
Nome Precinct, Territory of Al
aska, Second Division. In Pro
bate
In the matter of the estate of
Alexander Woodsde, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Alexander Woodside,
deceased, to the creditors of, and
to all persons having claimn
against the said deceased to ex
hibit their claims with the neces
sary vouchers within six (6)
months from the date of this no
tice to the said administrator at
his residence in Nome, Alaska.
Dated April 27, 1916.
F. R. COWDEN,
Administrator.
IN A BAD WAY
..Many an A'askan Reader Will
Feel Grateful for This In
formation
If your back gives out:
Becomes lame, weak or ach
ing;
If urinary troubles set in.
Perhaps your kidneys are in
a bad way.”
Don’t delay—use Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Here is good evidence of their
worth.
Mrs. Martha Kane, 102 Tait
•Ave., Los Ange.es, Cal., says:
"I had attacks of lumbago and
sharp pains in my back for two
years. Once I was so bad that
I fell while going down stairs,
and for some time was almost
Im'pless with my back. Doan’s
Kidney Pills acted as a tonic to
my whole system, strengthening
my kidneys and did me a great
deal of good in every way.”
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the
same that Mrs. Kane had. Fos~
ter-Milburn Co-, Prop., Buffalo,
N. Y.
j WEATHER RECORD
The following table snows the av
erage temperature ror each day for the
the following years:
1016. 1916
May 1.30 23
May 2 .30 28
May 3.34 23
May 4.30 16
May 5.29 18
May 6 .27 8
May 7 .22 14
May 8. 15 6
May 9 . 9 12
New laid eggs $1.25 per dozen
Prossers Harness shop Phone,
Black 5.
Call or ring Main 46 whan you have
job printing to be done. The Nugget
Has the most complete stock for all
occasions.
EAGLE HALL
Friday Night
Victor-Unibersal Drama.
THE BLIGHTED
SPANIARD
Rex Universal.
A Great Detective Drama.
JUST IN TIME
Featuring
Phillips Smaley and Louis j
Weber.
MAGNETIC
PERSONALITY
A Tannhouaar.
Farce Comedy.
PAS MEDICINE
Violin Selections by Miss
Bertha Jo; nson.
)LLIE ROURRET pianist
ADMI88ION, 26 o*nti
I Hipress Boots
NOW
I $8.00
I P. A. Peterson Shoe Co.
NEWS NOTES
Seattle papers of February 26
and 28 and Valdez, Cordova and
Skagway papers as late as March
30 came to hand on yesterday’s
mail
The many friends of the Cole
family are receiving belated invi
tations to the wedding of Miss
Birdie Theresa Altman and Ar*
thus Cole. The nuptials occurred
on April 26 in the Hotel Alexan
dria, Los Angeles, Cal.
Messrs. Jack Ohrem and Pete
Brandt are 011 their way back to
Nome, according to long distance
reports from tiot Springs this
morning, it is also reported that
a party consisting of Captain
Martin, Henry Burgh and Harry
Uiley arrived at the springs this
morning Mr. Hunnicut, the
school teacher at Mary's Igloo
is also stopping at the springs.
Fd Pfaffle, . the well known
Council merchant, arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon accom
panied by Mrs. Nelson who has
been on a visit to Council. Mr.
L’iafde reports that things are
commencing to liven up in Coun
cil in anticipation of the com
mencement of summer activities.
Much freighting is going on and
every one is getting busy. The
various dredges are laying in
quantities of supplies and busi
ness is generally brisk.
The work of ditching and
draining on the back streets is
proceeding briskly under the di
rection of Street foreman Harry
Kelling. A considerable num
ber of men are employed. It is
understood that the street com
mittee have adopted the rule
than individuals will not be em
ployed more than two days
straight running so that the large
number of idle men may all have
a chance to secure a little of the
city dinero.
City Health Officer Dr. Chace
is today displaying a beautiful
hand wrought badge, emblematic
of his official position, which was
presented to him by his numer
ous friends yesterday afternoon.
The badge is in the form of a
star surmounted by a richly
enameled circle bearing the in
scription “Health Officer, Nome,
1916.” The star proper is deeply
incrusted with small nuggets and
the whole effect is most pleasing,
The badge is the work of A. J.
Mueller and is a beautiful exam
ple of the goldsmith’s art.
It looked for a time yesterday
that the breakup had landed in
Nome with a jump and the sud
den accession of warm weather
sent the snow flying at a most
amazing rate. In the lower sec
tion of town the ground com
menced to appear in several
places and the hifge drifts on
back streets sunk with a rapid
ity that would startle any one
but the prosaic sourdough.
Three or four days more of such
weather and Nome will shed its
winter overcoat for sure.
As is usual about this time of
the year, both the housewife and
the business man are allowing
their thoughts to linger on the
necssity for cleaning up and a
vast deal of polishing and fur
bishing is already under way
Many of the business houses are
receiving the attentions of the
paper hanger and decorator and
a brief inspection of the resi
dence district will disclose that
lace curtains are down and rugs
and carpets are commencing to
appear on the clothes lines.
As usual about this time in the
spring, the Valdez-Sitka cable
has commenced to act up. A re
port from Valdez at 9:06 this
morning notified all relays that
the cable was, to quote the mes
sage, "interrupted,” which means
that the dinged old thing is bust
ed again and all business subject
to delays. As a consequence the
telegraphic news in today’s issue
is largely made up of matter re
ceived too late for publication
yesterday.
At the Dream tonight. The
Adventures of Kathlvn, eighth
episode- Ilmballah is the very
prince of resourceful villains.
Col. Hare and his daughter
Kathlyn have no soorter escaped
his clutches, than Winnie, the
young daughter, left in Californ
ia, has been lured to Allaha by a
cablegram and falls into Uin'bal
lah> hands. He informed her
that her father and sister have
died and now insists on placing
her upon the throne. Kathlyn
and her associates learning of
this latest alarming development
hasten back to Allaha intent
upon her rescue. Two select
and class .numbers conclude the
show. Tomorrow night a great
Pathe production. Mad Love,”
in two parts.
The first game of the finals in
the Board of Trade billiard
tournament between W. C. Mc
Guire, winner of the first place
in the B class and A. J. Mueller,
the victor in class C, attracted a
large crowd last evening and the
play was watched with great in
terest throughout. Under the
new handicaps McGuire played
144 to his opponents no but won
easily by a score of 144 to 82.
Tomorrow, May 12, is the day
fixed by the postal authorities
for opening the bids for the pro
osed aerial mail service in Alas
ka. In a.great sense it w’ill be
an eventful day for Alaska and
one that may ultimately have a
far reaching effect on the world.
According, to the last advices the
postmaster general was very op
timistic over the prospect for the
establishment of a comprehen
sive air service. Le? us hope
that his optimism is justified.
Judge J. F- Hobbes received
official certification of his ap
pointment to the exalted position
of Alaska representative of the
grand worthy president of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, un
der the title of deputy grand
president. According to the offi
cial certificate the jurisdiction of
the new deputy grand is known
as district No. 1 and comprises
all that portion of Alaska lying
north of the sixtieth parraled of
latitude. The appointment is
one of great honor and is con
ferred only on those who have
reached the degrei of past
worthy president x>f the order.
The outside mail arrived early
this morning in charge of Carrier
Johnson who denounces in un
qualified terms the report reach
ing town yesterday to the effect
that the mail was at Solomon
before noon. Mr. Johnson says
that although he himself was at
Solomon at that time, the mail
did not arrive there until three
o’clock in the afternoon as his
ways bills, on file at the postof
fice, will show. Concerning the
reason why the mail was not
brought through yesterday, Mr.
Johnson says that owing to the
present state of the trails trav
eling in the daytime is much
harder than at night and, as a
consequence carriers are work
ing between night and morning.
He says that in any event, the
implied criticism was unjust as
the consignment, was not due
here until next Saturday if the
mail schedule was accurately fol
lowed. He avers that if those
who are so prone to remark the
deficiencies of the mail service
knew a little something about
the difficulties encountered they
would hardly be so free wfth un
studied criticism. To all of which
the Nugget heartily ' subscribes,
as it personally knows that, what
ever may be the faults of the mail
service, they are hardly chargea
ble to Mr. Johnson, than whom
there is no more competent anu
conscientious man in the service.
If they were all as dependable as
Mr. Johnson we would doubtless
have little to complain of
GUNNER GETS
BIG REWARD
By A. P. A. Service.
PAklS, May io.—A reward
of $20,000 has been conferred by
the French government upon a
gunner who recently brought
down a Zeppelin flying over his
station.
For fleet ota*e work and prompt de
livery phono Matn 181 and the People**
Steam Laundry will aond and gat your
laundry.
W. 4. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
MEN'S I
NEW SPRING HATS \
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
ALWAYS IN STYLE.
If you have your suit pressed.
We will make them look like
cleared and repaired by us—
new
We do dry or gasoline cleaning.
We do steam cleaning.
We make suits to order
We make alterations.
We make and repairs furs.
We do cleaning, pressing and
repairing for Ladies and Gentle
men.
We guarantee all work and our
prices are reasonable
First class workmanship.
Come and see us, we will give
you our prices before we do your
work.
We appreciate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Between Segerstrom & Hagen &
Zehner’s Jewelry Stores.
MOLLER'S
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211 Front Street
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COMPLETE RACE STORY.
A complete story of the All Alas
ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by
day. with the score card was
printed in issue of April 15
Nome Daily Nugget. Extra cop
ies will be on sale at this office.
DREAM THEATRE
TONIGHT.
KATHLYN NIGHX,
ANIMAL NIGHT.
SERIAL NIGHT.
ADVENTURE OF
KATHLYN f'
Eighth Episode.
THE CRUEL CROWN
A Kalem Headliner.
UNDER DESPERATE [j
SPUR.
A Roaring Travesty.
CONTENTS OF THE
SUIT CASE.
A Dandy.
Comady
FRIDAY NIGHT.
An All 8tar Show. Dont' Mias It.
MAD LOVE,
a Parts 2
MRS. H. BURGH, Piantat.
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SPECIAL OFFERING
This week a large assortment of
SCRIMS AT 15cts
Per yard, also assorted sizes, colors and patterns in small
rugs from 50 cents to $2.50- Carpets by the yard to close
out at cost, these are live bargains, come in and look them
over. l
OUR FURNITURE
Is moving rapidly as we are closing this out for much le99
than it can be bought for at wholesale prices. All new, noth
ing second hand.
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