NEWS*
The nexjt instil for Solomon an«l
Council City will close at the post
office tomorrow morning sit 10 a. in.
The Nome Common Council will
meet tonight. The session will be in
the nature of n deferred meeting owing
to the last regular meeting night hav
ing fallen on Labor Day.
The Post Office Department has des
ignated the official abbreviation of the
word "California" as “Calif.”, accord
ing to a recent circular announcement
transmitted to the postmasters of the
union. The new form of abbreviation
has been In vogue for some time and
Is said to have been necessitat'd by
the frequent resemblance between
"Col.,”, the abbreviation for Colorado,
and "Cal." when written in long hand
by careless or hasty writers.
Malres-cs, Stoves and Beds at Ihe
Surprise Store.
Up to the tinv- of going to press
nothing had been heard from the in
coming freighter Cordova. The last
reports from the steamer gave her
position as forty miles north <«f I'nl
mak Pass Wednesday evening. The
vessel was expected to reach St .Mich
ael yesterday afternoon or evening
but nothing Is known whether she
reached port on time or not. Local
agent Carrol says the quantity of
freight carried for St Michael is not
large and the work of discharging will
probably not require more than one
day’s time. The steamer will then
come to Nome and later visit Teller
and points on Kotzebue Sound.
A considerable number attended the
lecture on economics given at the
Dream Theatre by Rruce Rogers Sun
day afternoon and were well repaid
for their attendance by hearing prob
ably the most comprehensive elucida
tion of the economic factors of tin
present day that lias been given In
Nnrrte. Mr. Rogers has made a life
long study of economics and handled
his subject in a manner disclosing In
timate knowledge of every phase of
the economic situation of America and
tlip world. The address was schol ir|v
throughout and provided much inter
esting enlightenment on the . otne
what obscure subjects of pri • . value
and profit and what they me:.-, in the
every d < life of each <-f u« Mr.
Rogers w 5| enlarge on the v.. Ions
topics broadly touched ■ >.. yervnl.iy In
a lecture to he given la»er.
It is rumored that a deal has been
effected whereby the Wild Goose ditch
and water system has been leased to
the Alaska Mines Corporation for use
in connection with the dredging oper
ations of the latter company on its pro
perties in the Wonder creek wet ion.
It is understood that the water provid
ed by the ditch will he used primarily
for the purpose of thawing frozen
ground, of which the company posses
ses a large area in that locality. Ex
periments with the new form of thaw
ing by means of cold water under
pressure have demonstrated that the
method can he employed with results
which in many instances are fully
equal to those achieved by the old
process of steam thawing and far less
costly. Fred Ayer, manager of the
Wild Goose company, has tried the new
method with excellent results In con
nection with the dredge operations of
his company at Council and stated re
cently that his experiments Indicated
that the cold water method could he
effectively employed in underground
mining and will ultimately work a rev
, olutlon in the mining industry in this
section.
Coal by the sack. Pearl Oil by the
bottle or caw at 8LIRPRISE STORE.
Snaps At
HOLT CASH STORE
Motor Cycle . % 75.00
1 Steam Laundry, complete ... 200.00
Second Hand Lumber per M. . . .50.00
Doors, Windows all price*.
Mining Boilers, complete, reasonable.1
.Trunk*, Suit Cases etc, cheap
Furniture, Bed*, Matr***en, very cheap
Mining Outfits, Dredge suppllei
HOLT Is thsre with the QOOD8
John TTegnoHs. skipper of the Hal
l»ln tug Mettle 15. has installed two |
shore lights on the Orantlcy ha*bo. ]
[■oast which will doubtless prov.- of •
considerable benefit to navigators who'
are compelled to enter end leave
Orantlcy harbor during the night. One
of the lights has been placed at the
eml of l’olnt Siw»neer, directly at the
entrance to the bay and the other Is
located near the Orantlcy harbor
channel on the mast of the old Dewey,
wrecked some years afro. The lightH
will serve to guide the night faring
mariner both into Port Clarence Bay
to Teller and Rost River. Owing to
the absence of lights, pilots have fre
quently found It a difficult matter to
locate the entrance to Port Clarence in
the past and the Installation of these
shore marks by Mr. Tlegnesa will fill
a long felt want that would probably
have been long since supplied by our
benefielent government If someone had
developed sufficient ^initiative to seek
its attention. This paper has several
times railed attention to the need for
navigation safeguards along this
stormswoep coast but the absence «>f
response has Indicated that the men
who inann the coasting fleet of which
we love to boast at comnicn i.il club
banquets can drown or be banged for
Ill a telegram to Miss Emma Urr,
principal of the Nome public school,
Territorial School StipetinU mlant Hen
derson announces his appointment as
Territorial Director of the celebration
of Constitution Day, September 17th,
and asks that the local school take
charge of the celebration arrangements
Mr. Henderson suggests a public
meeting on the evening of the designat
ed day and that the school provide
part of the program, such as songs,
patriotic recitations, etc., and secure a
speaker or speakers who will present
the salient features of the American
constitution, its adoption and its func
tion as an Interpreter of American
Ideals.
Miss Orr intends to carry out the
request as far as practicable and
should be granted the necessary as
sistance to make the celebration one
in whieli the whole population can
participate. The American constitu
tion is one of the greatest documents
ever promulgated t>\ man in the *ln
t rest of hutn.-.nity and is worthy of
tin- highest re gard and veneration, es
pecially by those who live under Its
l i iu llcient protection and share in the
liberties It guarantees to all who re
side within its sphere of influence.
The day should be observed with a
celebration at least comparable to the
annual Fourth of July celebration and
it- a manner which will permit all to
participate.
The Nome public school "reopened
today with an enrollment of seventy
pupil. . Principal Emma Orr expects
that a number of other children who
are still on the creeks will enroll later.
A number of those commencing the
••nurse are expected to go Outside
later on but tbe prospects are that the
attendance during the winter will bo
very close to that of last year. In
accordance with the practice inang
uarted during an earlier season, the
children were all subjected to a med
ical examination by Dr Welch previous
to being enrolled. Save for one or two
instances of minor eoir.plaiints, ‘the
pupils were all found In excellent con
dition. Following the enrollment the
pupils were dismissed and will com
mence their school labors In earnest
tomorrow.
The teaching staff which will have
scholastic direction of Nome's young
hopefuls during the forthcoming term
are Miss Orr, Principal, AJIss .Tllshop,
Miss Moore, Miss Grantham, Mrs Kin
ney and Miss Minnchan. Miss Hishop
I will teach the high school and 7th and
18th grade classes. Miss Moore will be
Know The Joy Of.
A Beantfol Complexion
Hair And Hands
They may be yours if you make the
Cuticura Trio your every-day toilet
preparations. The Soap cleanses,
purifies and beautifies,the Ointment
softens, soothes and heals redness,
roughness, pimples, dandruff, etc.,
the Talcum powders and perfumes, j
NOTES OF THE ST MICHAEL
A KUSKOKWIM SECTIONS
(TIk* following notes relative to*
events in the Lower Yukon und Kus
kokwim sections were transmitted to
the Nugget by telegraph from St.
.Michael yesterday. Ed.)
ST MICHAEL, Sept. 6—Reports
reaching St Michael from the Kus
kokwim section recently say a man j
nnined Nelson dropped dead suddenly |
on the Arnlak river, a tributary to the
Kuskokwltn. The deceased was a re
cent arrival from Seattle and is said
to have been a prospector. He wnrf
minus his left leg below the knee.
The quicksilver ovens recently in
stalled at the Omick cinnabar mine on
the Kuskokwini are now in operation,
according to recent advices from that
section. The ovens are installed on
the l'arl% cinnabar property and are
said to have a capacity of four hun
dicd tanks of quicksilver annually.
\ search <>f the baggage of various
passengers a riving at St Michael from
iqi river points a day or two ago re
vealed over eighty beaver skins In the
baggage of a man named Henry
Miller hailing from Russian mission.
As" the catching of beaver is forbidden
the discovery resulted In Miller being
hailed before the lpw officials for ex
amination. He claims that the skins
arc not his but were shipped in his |
baggage by a well known fur trader j
in tin* vicinity of Russian mission, j
Miller declared that he knew nothing ^
of the contents of the trunk and under
took charge of it merely for accomoda
tion. Owing to the plausibility of his
story Miller iv’as not arrested and no
other arrests In connection with the
affair have so far occurred.
Considerable anxiety Is felt here
over the nonarrival of K. I*. Bradley,
the trader, who recently left St Mich
ael with the trading schooners Jessie
and Hazel bound on a trading expedi
tion to Nelson leland. The schooners,
both of which belong to F. I*. Williams
the local trader, left for the Island
three weeks ago and were expected
back within two weeks.
J. P. Flannigan, of Council City,
arrived In St Michael today on the
Seattle No. 3 after a trip up the
river. Mr Flannigan was minus some
of his avoirdupois but in the best of
health Me intends to leave for Conn
ell as soon as possible.
The schdoner Agulliatt. belonging
to the Northern Commercial Company,
has had a twenty home power Im
proved Allan engine installed and will
leave on a trading trip to Nunivak
Island in a day, or two. The expedi
tion will lie In charge of trader Carl
Mrs Ost. of Kim, is establishing a
new mission at New Hamilton'on the
lower Yukon. As there is a catholic
mission nitondy located there, local
people look to ace a war between the
catholic mission and the newly estab
lished one within a short time. •
KOLCHAK RECOVERING FROM RECENT REVERSES
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 8—Advices from eastern Russia Indicate that
General Kolchak, commander of the antl-BolshcvIki forces in Siberia, is
displaying signs <>f recovering from his recent reverses in the Omsk region,
probably through receiving some of the munition supplies sent to him by the
Allies from the I'nited States and elsewhere. *•
According to the reports. Kolchak has begun a new offensive against
the Kolsheviki In western Siberia. No details are obtainable regarding
the success of the new movement.
Kate advices from Archangel report that the IirijJlsh forces arei
evacuating the city, leaving the defense to the Archangel Russians.
THE NEW RAINIER BEVERAGE ON DRAUGHT AT THE NEVADA
physical culture ami domestic science '
■ d the 7th and 8th grades. Miss!
<'.rantham. who was teacher of the
<•'•un. ll school last year, will direct the
work or the 'll, and 6th grades and
teach the commercial course. Mrs
Kinney will he in charge of the 3rd
. nd !th grade ml teach basket weav
ing in all the grades. Miss Minnehnn
who succeeds Miss l,yng mi the teach
luff staff, will have charge of the pri
mary grades and klndegnrten for pupils
• <f five years of age. Principal Miss
<>it will teach penmanship and spell
ing in all grades and also coach the
deficient or backward pupils in all
grades who need special attention.
A f/ir hours in the hoarding house
tun by Marshal Jordan hack of the
court house served to convince George
Holmes* a local resident today that
‘he newly inaugurated school tax law
was not a regulation to he honored in
the breach rather than In the obser
vance. Holmes, who hears the not
nnslgniflcant nickname of "Hardluck".
sought to evade the $2 penalty Im
posed by the law for failure to pay
the tax within the prescribed period,
fie told Tax Collector Clarence Higgs
that he was wiling to pay the 65 tax
hut "It was nix on the penalty stuff."
After vainly striving to convince the
recalcitrant Mr Holmes that his nick
name would become in the nature of
a sad reality If he did not come thru.
Higgs laid a complaint before Com
missioner O'Neill which brought the
hardluck gentleman before the stern
bar of Justice. Holmes flatly refused
to pay the pennlty and ‘sassed" the
Judge In a way which failed to
provoke swift retribution only because
of the forl*enranee of the Commis
sioner. After listening to his argu
ments, Judge O'Neill set the hearing
[for tomorrow afternoon and asked
Holmes If he wanted to furnish ball or
go to Jail pending the adjustment ofi
ids case. Still defiant, Holmes In -1
formed the Judge, "sure he would go
| to Jail", rather than stand for such |
iar. imposlton. The judge took him at I
his word and the obdurate Mr Holmes!
(soon found himself the guest of Unde'
I Ham. After a few hours In durance!
I vile, George found, however, thAt the|
outlook wns far gloomier than he had
anticipated and sent out an 8. O. 8. |
On appearing before the Commissioner I
n second time this afternoon, he said j
not a word when the judge imposed the
67 tax and pennlty required by law1
and an addltonal (IS to teach thej
lesson that the law Is tho law and It j
doesn't pay to iponkey with'It unless'
one is looking for all kinds of trouble.1
The fine «m paid and ,George retired, j
If not sadder and wiser at least aqa* j
vlnced that his nondoplume is no mis
nomer.
Como In and aee what a Dollar will
buy at THE SURPRISE STORE j
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
The best guarantee you can have for
n successful Issue of your clothes Is to
patronize an ohl established house; a
house that wants you to come back and
he their permanent patron.
Much a house Is the Nj.me Tailoring
Co. ft
We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and repair
ing. We make suits to order. We ap
preciate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Opposite Nugget Office.
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phene Red 12
Trips mads to following places by
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil,
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar
ine, Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Rates Reasonable.
THE NOME WEEKLY NUGGET
SOets. per Month.
COCO COLA served at tha
ARCTIC BAKERY
ANYONE
Knowing of the whereabouts of John
Schiller, write his brother In law
Tl. F. OVEftBECK, Administrator
601 Cltlaens Bldg.
Cleveland, Ohio.
INFORMATION WANTED
Concerning the whereabouts or
relative to John James O’Brien, aged
65 years. Distracted relatives seek
Information regardless of whether he
Is dead or alive. Was a member of
Tanana Igloo No. 13, Pioneers of Al
aska In 1916 and followed occupation
of miner and prospector. Last re
ported killed In this section In 1917.
Mined and prospected In Dawson,
Knik and Tolovana and Is said to
be the owner of valuable mining
property near Knlk and Anchorage.
Anyone having knowledge concerning
him will confer a favor by notifying,
his wife, Mrs J. J. O’Brien, care Nome
Pioneer Igloo, or Nome Nugget.
UNITED STATES POSTOFFICE
Nome, Alaska, Aug. 29th 1919.
Healed proposals will be received
at this office up to September Sth, 1919,
1 p. m. for the performance of the
service described- below:
Carylng the Uplted Ktuto* Malls
from Nome, by Solomon, and Cb-lovln,
to ITnalakleet. Alaska, about 215 miles
and back, once a week from November
16th, 1919, (o May 2nd, 1920. Ircluslve, a
total of twenty four round tripe, by
a schedule satisfactory to Depart
ment of not to exceed 6 d*y.* running
time each way, carrying-not to exceed
600 pounds of ntall a slngl.- trip each
Mftf.
JOHN J. WALSH
Posfthaster.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartments and tran
sient rooms hy day, week or month.
Also use of club rooms by hotel guests.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor. x
Classified Ads.
All Classified Ads Must bo Paid for
in Ad vans*.
| WANT APS
LOST
FOR SALE—Prospecting Outfit, 22 f* ;
dory with 3 h. p. Kobin engine, in
first eluss condition, for «■•!« :if n
reasonable figure. Inquire at Nug
get Office. (P) 9-8 3t
HELP WAITED.
WAITRESS WANT El I- — Apply at the
Nugget Office.
WANTED
WANTED—Will pay cash for email or
large quantifies of Quicksilver sec
Holt.
OIL Ul'SINKSS. the World’s great
est business opportunity for thousands
of people; very little money needed,
our plants as safe as any business
la the world; Write us today—Amer
lr an SM iirltl. ii K>. 3523 N. flrand Av*.
Sf Louis, Mo. -
The new Rainier Beverage on
draught at tk Nevada.
Moonlight Wator Baths at the Elite
Bath House.
JOB PRINTING
NOME NUGGET OFFICE
Those Sourdought Hotcakex with
coffee for 25c at Arctic Bakerv.
NOTICE !
Have you sent your friends a ropy
of the edition of th«* Nugget contain
ing the account of the future possibili
ties of Nome and Reward peninsula.
CHICHESTER SPILLS
J fitk IiJIhI Aik >«r Unidil fur A
Em fxurt, sealwl with Blue RINei.V/
■ yean known at Best, Safest. Always krl'.at.le
~ SOU) BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK I
NOW
OPEN
| INDEPENDENT
l MEAT MARKET
+ " i
i ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
f UPON ARRIVAL OF FIRST BOATS
T I
4* BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL I
4f AND POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER. _ .
" ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE
« 10thi OF EACH MONTH (
4* I
^ WM. WEBB.Prop. ^
The New
Rainier Beverage
on Draught at the
A fuN line of
LADIES HATS, COATS, DRESSES ETC
ON ALL BOATS
THE EMPORIUM KIR8TAN BROS,
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVSY, Prop.