IT PAYS
\VK CARRY THK HIGHEST (ilUI)K
OF MKIU H AMMSK OBTAINABLE.
TO TRADE
OUR Nlll'KS ARK GUARANTEED TO BK
THK IjOWKST ON SEWARD PENINSULA
THK FIRST BOATS HILL BRING
US THK FINEST LOT OF MERCHANDISE
THAT KVKH C AME TO NOME.
mite’s |
Cafe I
ii THE PLACE
FOR COOD EATS
E. L. HOLT
HARDWARE
Bitfdwsrf—Wholesale and Retail. |
See our line of Stove*. Colombia
Shovels, All Steel Picks, Wire t able
and Traps. Canvas Hose, Granite
Ware, Tin ware and Crockery ware.
HOLT'S NEW STORE
Telephone Main 11.
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
WE PAY
Interest on Time Certificates
of Deposit.
3% per annum
On 0 month deposits.
4% per annum
On 12 month deposits.
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ICE CREAM I
AT &AHLKE*S.
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FANCY CHOCOLATES
BY THE BOX
AT THE NEVADA
HENRY BURGH. Proprietor
I
EXTRA COPIES OF THE j
| NOME NUGGET
I ON SALE AT THE NEVADA.
i i
CUTICURA HEALS
SKIN TROUBLE
In Pimples On Face. Itched
So Had To Rub Them
Burned and Hurt.
“My face was a m*6S of pimp Its
and I had an unusual amount on
my forehead and chin. They were
hard and ted and later they came to
white heads. They itched so 1 would
rub them, and then they started to
burn and huit.
"I saw an advertisement for Cot -
cuia Soap and Ointment and tried
them and found thev helped me. 1
purchased more and when 1 had
used three cakes of Cuticura Soap
and one and a half boxes of Cuticura
Ointment 1 was completely healed.”
BAHLKES’
RESTAURANT
ANTICIPATE YOUR HEATING
PROBLEMS
The Ideal ARCOLA Satisfies
Your Home Needs
Consult Us for ESTIMATES
LOMEN BROS
AGENTS
LOCAL NEWS
XKW COFFEE HOUSE TO OPEN.
[ Mrs. Sather will open the Anvil
| Bakery this next week, serving the
baked Roods which have made the
North Pole famous. Mrs. Sather
will also serve her own much ap
| predated home cooking.
XKW RESTAURANT
WILL OPEN SOON
Mrs. Marie Niebling. the well
known caterer, will open her res
taurant in a few days. The entire
place has been renovated and when
thrown open to the public will pre
sent a most inviting appearance.
IIAHLKK'S PREPARES
FOR SPRING RUSH
Anticipating a heavy increase in
his restaurant business Mr. Bahlke
has rearranged his dining room and
contemplates extending the lunch
counter, to accommodate the large
crowd.
SHOE SHOP MOVED
INTO NEW QUARTERS
M. A. Domingos has moved his
shoe shop from the old location oc
cupied by his predecessor Sam Ha
mi Domingos is now located and
open for business in the east section
of the Old Yorkey building.
FORMER XOMEITE TAKES RUIDK
William R. Maloney and Mrs.
Alice Belle Campbell were married
March 17th in San Francisco. Calif.
Both bride and groom were for a
number of years residents of Alas
ka. where Mr. Maloney was Terri
torial Inspector of Mines. The cou
ple will probably make their home
in Alaska.
NEW PAPERS AND j
PERIODICALS RECEIVED |
The Lomen Drug Store is in re- i
ceipt of a large shipment of outside j
newspapers and magazines which
will be eagerly scanned by the read-!
ing public. Due to our peculiar !
mail system this section of Alaska j
each spring receives matter that
should have been delivered many |
months earlier. When the boats do j
arrive we not bnly receive the lat
est but the ancient matter as well.
Spring deliveries have begun.
AR4 X)LA HEATERS
ON FIRST BOATS
Lomen Brothers, local agents for
the Areola Heating System, an
nounce that several plants will ar
rive on the first boats and be in
stalled immediately. The follow
ing residences will instal plahts:
John Hegness. Ralph Lomen and U.
S. Commissioner Chas. Thornton.
Nels Swanberg is giving serious
consideration to the installing of a
plant in his new residence.
BUREAU EDUCATION SCHOOL
CI/JNEI) FOR SUMMER
The Bureau of Education School j
for Eskimos has closed for the sum
mer and the instructors, Miss Lucy ;
VanderSterre and her brother Peter, >
are waiting for the arrival of the
first boats. Miss VanderSterre,
plans a trip to the states while Peter I
will remain in Nome during the
summer.
FRESH ICE CREAM DAILY
After the arfival of the first cargo
carrying boats Milo’s Cafe will serve
fresh ice cream daily. An electric
freezer will be'installed and the
delicacy can be obtained thruout
the day. The new upstairs dining
room Is about completed and but
finishing touches remain. The new
addition consists of three separate
sections and will be open to the
public. _
GOLDEN GATE HOTEL
IS REDECORATED
.lamps Swartzel. the gonial pro
prietor of the Golden Gate Hotel, is
i-n the midst of a general redecor
ating period. New paper, paint and
varnish will brighten the rooms and
the lobby. As soon as the painter
is able the front of the hotel will
receive several coats of paint.
CHEAP JOHN STORE EMPORIUM
COMPLETED
The Ladies Emporium. Leo Pei
denverg's addition to his main a*ore.
is now completed and stock is bein':
moved from across the street. I p
.■n arrival of the ♦irst boat a .*om
•dote new line of Ladies and Ch*!'i
ren’s wearing apparel will be placed
on display.
MANY OLD TIMERS
RETURNING TO NOME
The lists of the Buford and Vic-1
toria contain the names of many
former Nomeites. Some return each
summer and their names appear as
a matter of course, while others
have been absent for a long period
of time. The return of some of
these old time residents gives rise
to conjecture as to their purpose
and future activities.
CLEAN UP AND DECORATING
PROGRESSING
II IS a Pleasure 10 witness ne
general spirit of cleanup that per
vades the community. Unsightly j
piles of rubbish are being gathered j
and removed and each day the
streets and yards are improving in
appearance.
Numerous residences are being
jacked up and leveled and the sight
of new paint and varnish is be
coming quite general. The firm
of C. K. Larsen is rushed beyond
capacity and the employees are
working night and day to prepare
for the arrival of the boats.
HEAVY <«XHlflNMKNT
OF MAIL OX BEAR
Mail received on the Hear amount
ed to approximately 400 sacks of
first and second class matter. Of
course much of this huge ship
ment is destined for outlying
sections, but nev^r-the-iess. the
quantity for local distribution is
tremendous and will keep the local
office force busy for several days.
By 2 p. m. Friday all first class mat
ter had been distrbuted and work
was begun on the other class mat
ter. Our local poatofflce force is to
be complimented on its expeditious
handling of this extraordinary large
first shipment of local mail.
Approximately 700 sacks of mail
will have been received when the
Victoria delivers her portion. The
Buford carries no mail under con
tract as the Victoria has the con
tract for this trip at least. Added
to this large amount of mail Unala
kleet also has a large quantity of
cold storage mail, left over after the
maximum amount of winter con
tract matter had been delivered.
The Donaldson likely will deliver
the matter from Unalakleet.
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+ SCHOOL NOTES. ♦
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Friday afternoon graduation ex
ercises were held in the Nome pub
lic school. A large number of par
ents and friends were present.
Miss Una Sltton was graduated
from the High School, being the
only graduate for several years.
Four boys. Charles Becker. An
drew Sather. Robert Lyle and Albin
Polet were graduated from the 8th
grade to the High School. E. E.
Crlmm delivered the graduation ad
RBMOVE YOUR MAIL PROMPTLY
FROM POST OFFICE BOXES.
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC
It Pays to Wait and Save Money
WK ARE SHIPPING HI ON THE FHW BOATS A COMFMTF
USE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHOES, WEARING AP
PAREL AND DRY GOODS, ' ALSO A COMPLETE LINE FOR OUR
MEN’S FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.
JACK SEHENVERt
urn
SALE
Clean Up Week
LM1* OUR WINDOWS
HOI ML MES
A.POLET
ITTTKR (IRAK ARRIVES—
FIRST BOAT OF SEASON
At eleven p. m. Thursday the old
reliable Coast Guard Cutter Bear,
Commander C. S. Cochran, arrive^ i
it*, the Nome roadstead and dropped |
her anchor, being: the first boat of :
the 1923 season to arrive.
Aboard the Cutter was 400 sacks !
of mail for Nome and the outlying
sections, an unusually large con
signment.
Thru the courtesy of the Com
mander fresh eggs, fruit and other
supplies were released to the var
ious merchants of Nome and the
public is thereby enabled to enjoy
a change in diet that comes as a
great relief from the restricted
menu of the past months.
PERSONNEL OF CUTTER BEAR
Captain C. S. Cochran has been
promoted to Commander of the
Bear and as a consequence his Jun
ior officers have also stepped up in
rank. The present personnel of the
ranking members of the Bear is as
follows:
Commander.
Lieut. Commander
Lieut. Comdr. . . .
Lieutenant.
Lieutenant .
Lieutenant .
Surgeon .
Boatswain .
Gunner.
Carpenter.
Machinist.
Pay .Clerk.
.C. S. Cochran
. . .S. V. Parker
. . . P. B. Baton
...F. J. Sexton
_C. J. Todd
. . .Henry Coyle
. B. Sturdevant
. . .F. M. Meals
.O. W. Weaver
.F. W. Hopkins
. . ,G. W. Miller
AGENT JULIAN SELLS
) C. F. RICE A TRACTOR
R. B. Julian, local agent of the
Ford products, has sold a Fordson
Tractor to C. F. Rice, to be shipped
tc Teller on the Latouche.
Both the tractor and purchaser.
C. F. Rice, will arrive in Nome on
the freighter Latouche.
FOR SALE—2H horsepower motor,
inquire at Nugget Office
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
DKKIH.K WHEELS FOR
HAM MON COMPANY
The Mammon machine shop on
Front street is completing a set of
huge wheels to be used on one of
the large drills now working on the
company ground.
The particular drill was construct
ed during the winter by the mach
ine shop employees and is equipped
with a 12 h.p. Hercules engine
which will provide power for the
drilling operations and also enable
the machine to move under Its own
power.
The new set of wheels are enorm
ous structures and will soon be
placed in commission. Following
dimensions will give one an idea of
Diameter of wheels 4 inches.
Surface width 4 feet four inches.
Axle 14 feet long with a dia
meter of 5 and 5-8 inches.
The wheels are hollow, construct
ed from 4x6 Inch timbers and are
braced within with iron rods one
inch wide' and one half inch thick.
The axle is made from steel cas
ing filled with concrete reinforced
with a heavy steel rail. With the
exception of the gear plate the en
tire rig was constructed in Nome by
local workmen and is a credit to
their ability.
NO A BROPliA XES
ABOARD NOME BOATS
The Nugget received a telegram
ffrom Seattle stating that there are
no aeroplanes aboard either the Bu
ford or Victoria.
The Buford has about two hun
dred tons of trivial dredging appar
atus, principally for the Hammon
Company. Andrew Anderson and
others. The Victoria has a lot of
dredge parts for J. J. Cole, Jack
Mathews of 'feller, the Wild Goose
Company, Oglesby and others, also
three horses an automobile, piling
for the Lighterage Company and
three hundred tons of coal. Seven
ty tons of the Victoria cargo are
consigned to the lower Yukon. Be
sides the dredging material mention
ed the ftuford has three automobiles
and a large consignment of local
merchandise. _