SNOWDRIFT
A pure, rich, creamy vegetable eooking
fat, good for all eooking.
SNOWDRIFT IS SWEET AND FRESH. SWEET AS YOU USE
THE WORD IN DESCRIBING SWEET CREAM. MUCH RICHER
THAN BUTTER BUT SO DEDICATE THAT IT DOES NOT ALTER
THE FLAVOR OF THE FOOD THAT YOU COOK WITH IT
SNOWDRIFT IS ALWAYS JUST RIGHT CONSISTENCY
THAT IS EASIEST TO USE
SNOWDRIFT IS PACKED IN AIRTIGHT CANS ALWAYS FRESH
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK
1 lb cans .40c
2 lb cans .75c
4 lb cans 1.40c
8 lb cans 2.75c
POLET
GROCERY
WEATHER CONDITIONS RECORDED BY U S WEATHER BUREAU
Report for T4 hours ending 6 a. m_ daily
Minus s sm before figures means below rero.
Bate Highest € p. m.
Tempt Barom
' Temp^ Barom
Feb. 1 3 30.15
Feb 2 .4. .... .29 90.
Feb. 3.IS 29. SI
Feb 11 . . . —12 30.00
BIG REINDEER HERD ARRIVES
some two hundred animals arrived on ;
the northern outskirts of Nome last
Mon-Lay and :s now butchered and in
outside markets <*n the Spring boats.
The work of slaughtering and dress
ng the animals occupied several days.
The deer were driven close to the
slaughter house on *he north hank of
Dry Creek by the native herders and
•were disj-ar.-hed n the open by shoot
ing with a 30-30 rifle. The carcasses
were then hurried to the slaughter,
house on hand sleds. Two white
butch* rs were ejnploved *o dress the
deer and a half do a. r. or so natives
were engage*! in hauling, herding and
During the two or three days elaps
ing l*ef->re the Utst deer were dispatch
ed. the herd was a mark*-d attraction
to town res dents and was visited by
a considerable nujmber. including most
of the local snap shot artists.
Representatives of Roman and Com
pany say the deer will form a small
part of the initial summer shipment*.
Large numbers will alro he killed at
Golovin between now and spring. Tb •
company has a Large storage plant at
that point and the bulk of the season’:
«hiy*ments will he made from there.
.>•! _*'»?.544 pounds.
FIRE DAMAGES MINER'S CABIN
verhe: t>'l stove in the cabin • Chas i
Carr on li Inton: Point. did consider- j
.ihle damage t> the interior •>f the,
structure about the noon hour Thors- '
d-'-V . Carr was not a home »*. the
time and the blaz- hod gained con
siderable headway by the time he re
turned from a trip to town. The kit
chen and bedroom of the dwelling
were considerably damaged befor- the
fire was extinguished bv the 'ity
chamical apparatus, which made the
run to the Point in good time, dis
tance considered and the added fact
that the fire sled was compelled tr.
go entirely off the regular tmil and
across the snow drifts to reach the
cabin. Carr had re'urned to the cabin
shortly before the alarm was turned
in from an alarm box on First Avenue
near the Polet residence but does no?
know just how the blaze started.
L&iooln County. Georgia, went rv mo
cratac ad Jeff Davis County. Georgia,
went Republican at the last election.
politics queer!
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TRAPPERS - TRADERS
SHIP TO
OOMfR. OOSHAW illC
Dealer in Raw Furs
NEW YORK—127 W. 27th St.
SEATTLE—ALASKA BUILDING
Ship direct to Xey York for h.ghest prices paid for Raw Furs.
Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York Market
Prices are paid on correct grading the day received. If desired, your
.shipments will be kept separate in order that our prices -may be ap
proved by you. Providing that our valuation does not prove satis
• factory, the Furs will be'returned to you. transportation charges pre
| paid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Express. Ship in a dry con
» dition. Always enclose an itemized list of contents with name and
, address. Also place duplicate list cn the outside of package or bale.
» All payments are made by check on the Seattle National Bank, or in
i any other manner desired. Special instructions, if any. to accompany
1 shipment.
SHIP YOUR FURS TO US NOW
Deputy Marsha. Eric J
ompanying him -
ti«*n as r-> his mental ••onttrion.
Deputy Johnson reported a fair Tr!"
eo nir and < ominsr but ,with general
GOVT DEER SPECIALISTS
RETURN FROM INSPECTING
REINDEER HERDS
Messrs. L. J. Palmer and H. W.
Johnson, who are engaged :n studying
the grazing and other problems of the
re.ndeer industry under the direction
of the Bureau of R: logical Survey of
the Department of Agriculture. re
turned Tuesday from •■. long mush *o
the westward, during which they vis
ited the re ndor herds, in the Port
Ch.r nee section and in the vicinity
of Cape Prince of Wales. The two
experts left here during the early part
of January by dog “earn and hav«
covered a wide area in the intern"'],
be^id^s acquiring a considerable
amount of Information and «*ntn re
gard ng the industry in th;c section
ef the peninst^ja. louring a part of
their journey they were accompanied
by Superintendent Dyfed Evans of the
Bureau of Education, who is on his
annual inspection of the Bureau of
Education stations and schools.
Messrs Ihihner and Johnson intended
to proceed along the Shi*nareff t O-ist
to the Kotzebue section, where sev
eral large deer herds are maiofSinod
by Lotnen and Company and others,
but. as they are under the necessity
of proceeding to the Kuskokwhm sec
tion before the breakup, the lateness ;
of the s-rfison made the trip Impracti- ;
cable. After looking over the various
herd? in the Wales section they let*. ;
Mr. Evans at the Cape and returned j
to Nome via Mary's Jgloo.and Hot
Springs They will leave shortly for
their headquarters at Unalakleet and
will later proceed up the Yukon and
into the Kuskokwim basin. The two
men expect to return to Washington.
D. C. about August to report on their
investigations and co.npii ? the data
they hav<- o! tained
ROWE BRINGS REMAINS
OF FROZEN MINER
W. J. Howe, head of the Rowe
Transfer Co. returned Wednesday
from a do? team trip to Teller, briny
in? down the body of the late Thomas
Ward, wha wav frozen to death on
the wintfr trail a short distance from
Teller during a blizzard which sw-p*.
over that section January S.
Mr. Howe made the journey to the
quest of Ward's relatives who desired
that the body should be brought *o
Xom for bursal. During the course
of ilia stay in the Port Clarence sec
tion. Mr. Rowe also made a trip to
the Wa rd copper properties near
American River. »o Took after the care
of the mine until arrangements can
be made for a continuation of devel
opment work. Mr. Rowe left here
Monday Jen. 31 and completed the
long trip in the excellent time of 9
days_ Trail conditions were excel
lent throughout. Some bad weathe
was encountered in the Port Clarene*
district and short layovers were nee -
e-sary at two or three points to es
cape sto:*ns. The return run from
Tellr-r was mrjje in two days. Ac
cording to Mr. Rowe, no arangenients
have been made for the final dsposi!
of Wa-d's body. W« B. Xeilly. who
's looking after the undertaking es
tablishment this winter, is away from
town and it is probable that nothing
will be done until his return which is
expected shortly.
OUR OAILY SPECIAL
Setae Men Waste A Lot/Of Time
Trying To Save It.
•FRONTIER NIGHT" TONIGHT
Tonight's the night? We turn hack'
the pages of life twenty year? and
I’ve again one of those red-hot. wide
open. rip-snorting nights, when gold
pokes wqre purses and silver dollars
were small change. This Front,er
Night is s.ngulariy appropriate t.> th?
*omtnemoration «>f_<;eorge Washing
ton and Abraham lancoln—two of the
greatest men that the world ever knew
and both b<>rn and reared on the fron
The inem9»ers of the American le
gion. working with th. same spirit
‘hat i-haj-.un-rized their work in th?
»-•' war, have gathered together
• • «■:>' e»btain.i2*! - gambling devise an*!
se tired the service- of r«.l ..Id tim. ;s
whom turning a eard and figuring
a >" to 1 bo second nature. Th~
and T*re;ik the bank.
spec a 1 induce
- one of the hot c-rner* uf the <
Through a chain of peculiui
.srtst.nces. unexplainable at
erica n legion is able
offer a most unique prize for the
vent. A real. live, blushing young
■heehako lady gr.es- to the highe-*
s'ore of the evening. When last in
•■nlewed this charming young belle
xpressed her entire willingness to
icc- pt the hand of the deadsho* of the
own. This is a rare chance that
tone of the old sourdough ‘baches’
.an .■flTord to miss. As for the mar
red men—take a chance, its FYon
Dull Monotony and Okf Man Care
have been refused uefnission to this
evening's show. If either/jf them so
much as shows himself for a mimi'e
he will be knocked galley west by a
series of vaudeville sketches reserved
for that special purpose.
All raids lead to the A. B. Hall
this evening. It’s FRONTIER NTOHT.
E. L. HOLT
Dealer in General Hardware
MINING SUPPLIES
STEAM HOSE
STEAM FITTINGS
TIN AND GRANITE WARE
WHITE ENAMELED WARE
TENTS. TARPAULINS CANVAS
CANVAS HOSE
CROCKERY WARE
LANG STOVES AND RANGES
HOLTS CASH STORE
Telephone Mein 11
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
Capital . . $100,000
Gold Dust PurMiased
and Assayed
I MEET ME f
at the I
| BOARD OF
! TRADE
*i
SPECIAL SALE
ON M. J. B. AND
F0L6ERS
COFEE
CONTINUES
ONE WEEK MORE
lib cans, each .65
21b cans, each 1 1.25
31b cans, each 1.S5
51b cans, each 3.10
D. E CROWLEF[MREIt CO.
R. B. JULIAN, Manager
Store Opens 9 a. m. and Closes 6 p. m*
Watch Our Windows
for Bargains
THE EMPORIUM kirstan bros.
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
FIRST AND UNIVERSITY STS.
ARLINGTON HOTEL
I The Home of the Pioneer.
ThisHotel is not and never hu been owned or controifiKi by Jmumm
$1.00 ONE DOLLAR ROOMS $1.00
•BI^S MEETS ALL TRAINS.
1 J. i RYAN. Pro*.
ROOT. KELLY. M*r