FOUND—A bundle of bedding or
clothing was found on th# Snake
River trail by Jack Gale, owner can
have same by paying for this advt.
E. L. HOLT
Dealer In General Hardware
MINING SUPPLIES
STEAM HOSE
STEAM FITTINGS
TIN AND GRANITE WARE
WHITE ENAMELED WARE
TENTS. TARPAUUNS CANVAS
CANVAS HOSE
CROCKERY WARE
LANG STOVES AND RANGES
HOLTS CASH STORE
Telephone M.Vin 11
Miners & Merdunts
Bulk of Aloski
NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000,
Gold Dust Purchased |
IMEETME I
at the Ij
I BOARD OF |
! TRADE
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NEW ADMINISTRATION TO
RETAIN EFFICIENT MARSHAL'S
AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S
Washington, Mch. II—In on inter
view with Washington press corre
spondents regarding the policy of the
new administration with respect to ap
pointments under the Judiciary De
partment, Attorney General Daugherty
authorized the following statement.
"This is our idea, that United States
Marshals and Distrist Attorneys, if
they are doing their work satisfactor
ily, should be allowed to serve out
Lheir terms."
FALL PLANNING STUDY OF
ALASKA ON GROUND
*n invitation of Governor Diggs ex
tended l>y Maurice D. Leehy of the
Shipping Board to visit Alaska tills
summer. Secretary of the Interior. Al
bert rt. Fall said: "l Intend to visit
Alaska certainly this summer, unless!
something happens that will make it
humanly impossible. Thus my visit
will depend on the work ahead of me.
">no of the things I have set down on
my program is to make a study of
conditions in the Territory and on the
SOLDIER CONFESSES
SLAYING TACOMA MAN
Tacoma. Mob. 10—Sergeant Chas.
VI. Hamlin has confessed to the slay
ing of Brakeman Charles W Bardon.
who was shot in a holdup here three
lays ago. According to the police.
Hamlin has made a clean breast of
she affair, freely admitting his re
sponsibility for Hard on’s death.
I shot Pardon." he said, "she- him
■hree times when he put his hand to
his hip pocket instead of putting <t
up as he wjls ordered. 1 gave the man
BVery chance to do wihat he was or
CANADI AN.U. S. TRAVELERS TO
PAY EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES
Ottawa. Mch. 10—After March 15.
an additional amount to cover the dif
ference in value between Canadian and
United Suites money must be paid by |
persons purchasing tickets in t*he TV.- j
it was announced here today. j
SURRENDER OF
PETROGRAD DEMANDED
BY REVOLUTIONARIES ;
London, Mch. 11—“The revolution-1
ary authorities at the fortress of Kron
stadt. the great guns of which com.
mand the city, have sent an ultimatum
to the Soviet authorities in Petrograd
demanding the surrender of the city
before March -5,” it is asserted in an
Abo, Finland, dispatch to the London
Times today.
Wholesale arrests and executions of
workmen by the Soviet government
are also said to have occurred at
Raw Furs Wanted
Alliance. Neb.. July 16. 1920.
Wells^Bros. & Co..
to know that the 100 rats"' that°I
shipped you. and for which you paid
nv- $200.00, that these nits were
shipped to one of the most promi
nent fur houses in the United States
at Chicago, and they offered 50 cents
apiece for them. They were order
ed to be returned, and were return
ed to Nebmska . 1 thought it was
right to tell you this, because where
one firm pays 300 per cent more for
an article than another firm in the
same fcine of business, and that one
firm claiming to be one of the larg
est houses in the United States.
You are quite right in calling your
selves THE OLD SQUARE DEAL
FUR HOUSE of Fort Wayne, as
you certainly do give a square deal.
I have not only received a square
deal on this shipment but on a great
many other shipments.
If any one doubts this statement
they can write to me for confirma
tion enclosing postage, and j will
affirm it.
With m.v kindest personal re
gards. I remain
HARVEY MYERS.
P/O. Box 410. Alliance, Neb.
BANK OF ALASKA
Wrangell, Alaska
• April 28. 1920.
A. M. White Company,
Dear Sirs:
Referring to your letter of the
21st inst.. it is true that we ship
ped about *30,000.00 furs thro ugh
the bank to Weil Bros, this season.
The principal reason we shipped
this amount to them was because
they handled our business satisfac
torin.v and paid a fair price for the
We did receive a Weil circular
and you deserve credit for this.
However, we shipped to several
other houses which did not mail us
any advertising matter. The rea
son Weil got the big end of our
business was because he treated us
Yours very truly,
«. W. UPSHAW.
V ice - President.
(this is a reproduction of a letter
to our advertising agent in Alaska)
The proof of the puddiner is in the eating. The above letters
are the .proof that we pay more for your furs.
The oldest Fur House in existence in the United States.
Fifty years under the same management.
Any bank will tell you that we are good. Write for prices
—or, better still, ship your furs to us now.
THE OLD SQUARE DEAL HOUSE
WEIL BROS. & CO., Inc.
Fort Wayne, Ind., U. S. A.
324-340 E Columbia St
Oranionba
Zystebak and Petro
FRENCH DICKERING FOR
LEAGUE RECOGNITION
Paris. Mch. 10—It was stated at
the French Foreign Office today that
negotiations are under way between
the French Hmlbassy at Washington
and the State Department in an effort
to Induce President Harding to favor
acceptance of a modified league of Nn
CONFLiCTING REPORTS FROM
PETROGRAD TODAY
London, Mch. 10—Reports from
Russia regarding the anti-Soviet
movement there continue conflict:ng
today and the exact situation is still
clouded. A Reuter dispatch from
Helsingfors says the Russian agency
‘here declares that the fate of Petro
grad is still in the bolorce. The dis
patch says the insurgents have taken
part of the city, which is under artil
lery fire from Kronstadt, and «hat it
also is being shelled by a Bolshe.’iki
battaLon at Boulkova.
A message to the London Times
from Abo. Finland, states that the re
ports received there indicated tha* the
whole of Russia is in a ferment.
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PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYEES
APPEAL TO HARDING
Omaha. Nob. Mch. 10—President
Harding has been appealed to by rep
resentatives of the packing house em
ployees hope with a request that he
try to prevent the pi-oposed wage re
ductions announced by the meat pack
ers to become effective March 14.
SPECIAL SESSION
SET FOR APRIL 4
Washington, Mch. 10—The forth
coming special session of Congress will
meet April 4, chairman Fordney of the
House Ways and Means Committee
announced today following a confer
ence with President Harding,
PANAMA REFUSES RECOGNITION
OF TERRITORY AWARD
Washington. Mch. 10—The reply of
Panama to the American note demand
ing suspension of hostilities between
herself and Costa Rica announced that
the Panamanian forces arc being with
drawn fro mthe Coto Territory but
that Panama will not recognize the
award of Coto territory to Costa Rica
made by Chief Justice White, accord
mnoupoe
GERMAN REDS
URGING REVOLUTION!
Berlin. Mch. 11—The overthrow of
the German government, followed by
the establishment of a proletariat gov
ernment allied with Russia was openly
preached to the workers of Berlin in
the Uustgarten last night. The red
flag was carried by members of the
throng and the 'International” was
roared by the ten thousand in attend,
ance before the speakers took the
stand to declare that ‘the capitalists,
through the London proceedings, have
desired to sentence us to hunger and
slaughter."
TONG MEN KILL
CHINK BY MISTAKE
Seattle. Mch. 9—"We killed him by
mistake. Very Sorry." this was the
message an official of the Hop Sing
Tong telephoned to an official of the
ring Bing Tong tonight after the kill,
ing of Chow Duck Bew within a half
block of the police station here.
WAGE CUT FOR
ALASKA FISHERMEN
San Francisco, Mch. 9—A new
scale of pay for Alaska Fishermen is
under negotiation between the rep • »
sentatives of the Fishermen’s ITnion
and the- solm >n packers. The packers
recently notified the union that the
wage scale would be cut from 3 cer. s
to 6% cents a pound this year, with
1150 as wages for the voyage.
COL. HARVEY SLATED FOR
BRITISH AMBASSADORSHIP
Washington. Mch. 10—Although
'he announcement will not be made
until other diplomatic posts are filled.
Polonel Harvey has been named and1
has accepted the post of Ambassador
to Great Britain under the new ad
ministration. according to those in
slose touch with government circles.
JAPS SHUN RELATIONS
WITH SOVIETS
Tokio. Mch. 10—Foreign Minister
Fchida. In addressing the House rtf
Peers today, said Japan, ‘following th-*
policy of other great world powers.”
has not made any effort to open diplo
matic negotiations with ♦!:« Soviet
jovernment in Moscow.
CLOTHING PRICES
NOW ARE TUMBLING
(From Dawson News)
Montreal—Clothing is now In the
downward trend, stated several prom
inent dealers this 'morning while the
manager of a large departmental store
said they h:id 4,000 $29 overcoats in
st«)Ck. the average price of which
would have been $55 last year.
Chifcigo-—Men’s clothing for Im
mediate delivery was offered buyers
today at prices 10 to 50 per cent be
low Jwcsent wholesale prices. Good'
for spring and summer delivery were
shown at prices 10 to 38 1-3 per cent
under those of a year ago. and men’s
shirts and similar articles wer shown
at greatly reduced prices at the open
ing of the thirteenth semi-annual buy
ing convention of the United National
Clothiers. The convention is being
attended by retail clothing dealers
from 17 middle western states and has
taken the form of a huge display of
made-up garments.
“The public is not buying; manu
facturers and dealers are overstocked."
said W. I.. Mohr, treasurer and gen
eral manager of the association, re
cently. “The prices must cotne down.
We have passed the peak in high
prices of wearing apparel. Men’s
clothing will be considerably cheaper
from now on; the retailer can afford
to sell at less, for his costs are becom
ing lower.
“Here are some men’s shirts," he
*iid, indicating an exhibition, “which
wholesaled at $45 a dozen a few r.cnths
ago. Now hey are off-ed at $16.50
;i dozen. Here are two thousand suits
offered at $16.50, suits that ordinarily
wholesale nt $45.50. The age of ex
travagance has passed, and rather titan
let the goods rot on the shelves, the
manufacturers are getting what they
ran out of them."
Rochester, X. Y.—A reduction of
33 1-3 per cent in the wholesale price
of clothing is announced by one of
Rochester's largest clothing manufac
turers. The reduction is effective
from November 1, and applies to suits
and overcoats.
It is said the -reduction, which is In
addition to the usual cash discount of
7 per cent, represents a cut from $33,
the opening fall wholesale price to
approximately $20.
ARE YOU A SUBSCRIBER?
T never smoke my neighbor’s pipe
or chew Ills wad of gum, or try to
fill my larder with his new seawroe
buck gum; my own suspenders keep
m.v pants just where they ought to be,
so I can feel that all nruy friends have
no! a thing on me. I love my next
door neighbor as much as he deserves;
I've stood for many, many things
within this yale of laughter, but shel
ter and protect nue from the small
pernicious grafter, who. scared to risk
a nick or dime, will spend an hour or
two, just hanging ’round when I read
the News and grab it when I’m thru.
That self same duck will wander then
into some giUled joint and squander
quick five bucks or so—I hope you
get nmy point.
It’s a small, small town in which I
live and I have always thought: if it's
good enough in which to live it’s
woi-thy of support. The world is wide,
the days are long, the sea Is always
wet and if I grow too mean to live—
J»y (Josh! I'll up and get!—Exchange.
No need to worry about the wash
woman not showing up on wash day if
you own a Cataract electric washer.
Pays for itself in a short time. Inquire
Nugget office for particular*
SUMMONS FOR ^PUBLICATION
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Second Division
JOHN DONOVAN.
Plaintiff,
SARAH DONOVAN.
Defendant.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
To SARAH DONOVAN, defendant
named.
GREETING
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to aprpear and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff on file In the
Office of the Clerk of said Court in
the City of Nome. Second Division,
Territory of Alaska, witthln thirty (30)
days from the date of the bust publi
cation of this summons, that is to
say. thirty days from the. 2nd day of
April, 1921, or judgment for want
thereof will be taken against vou: and
van are hereby notified that if you
fail to answer said complaint the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded therein, to-wit:—•
This action is brought by the afore?
said plaintiff against you to disolve the
1 Kinds of matrimony heretofore and
now existing between plaintiff and de
fendant. on the gorund of desertion.
The dtute of the order for the publi
cation of this summons is the 19th
day of February. 1921; the date of the
first nubllcation hereof is the 19th dav
of February. 1921. and the date of the
last, rubrication 5s Apnil 2nd. 1921.
WITNESS the HON. WM. A.
HOLZHEIMEK. Judge of the District
Court for the Territory of Akudca
Second Division, and the seal of said
court hereunto affixed at Nome. Alas
ka. this 19th day of February. 1921.
THOS. McGANN
Clerk of the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska. Secdnd,
Division
(REAL) W, C. McGUIRE
Deputy Clerk.
H Setter Sene
Merchants,
Business and
Professional
Men of
NOME
Your Attention
is invited to the
work that the
Chamber of
Commerce
is doing.
Investigating and
inquiries freely,
frankly answered.
NOME needs its Chamber of
Commerce. Every business man
and woman in the city should
BE A MEMBER
Come in with the present
membership and help
share the responsibility
of making NOME
IGGER
ETTER
U3IER