NEWSJtOTES
The Halpln company tug Hcttie B
arrived from Lost River yesterday to
load a cargo of supplies for the tin
The schooner Ukiwak proceeded to
King Island with three passengers day
before yesterday. The schooner will
be the first vessel to touch at the Is
land this year.
The next mail for the States will he
lng cargo and It was expected that the
vessel would get away for Nome late
Nome on the Victoria after an absence
of several years, a portion <>f which
ington and other localities. Sir. Mc
Intyre is associated with the ifnlpin
company and will join the company
forces at Lost River during the open
Charles McKay, the well known old
timer of this section, is reported by
recent arrivals from the states to
have joined the ranks of the Bene
dicts during the course of his soj
ourn in Seattle last winter. The
bride is said to have been a fair widow
resident of the Spirit c ity. The cou
ple are residing in one of the suburban
The Russian gas boat Flyer return
ed from a voyage t.. Siberia night be
fore last and will leave for another
till, to the Karloff brothers trading
Owing to the high surf along the
"ffing only a short time after arrival
departing for the shelter of Safetyj
harbor a few hours after her return. '
The mail schooner Arctic returned
Horn St. Michael early yesterday,!
morning, bringing mail, freight and
passengers. The vessel will load for
the first trip «.f the season to Kotze
the weather i>ermits loading. Recent
reports from the westward indicate
that ice conditions in the vicinity of
Bering Strait are considerably imU
proved and navigation to Arctic points
Pave Dunbar, dean of the corps of
Alaska in their morcharftile migra
tions. returned on the Senator last
night and will remain some time In
usual summer tour <>f the interior and
there is an appreciable improvement
points included in his itinerary and
lation at the important centers.
Jens Madsen, one of Nome's well
known mining operators, who mined
on Center creek, Jess creek and the
Submarine and who was also one of
the early and successful miners in
Dime, returned on the Victoria after
an absence of more than two years
spent in visiting ills relatives in Den
mark. Mr. Madsen brought with him
one of the fair daughters of his home
country as a. bride. They will take
up their residence in "Dime, where Mr.
Madsen has large mining interests.
Local friends of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Potter Whittren. are sad over the re
cently received announcement that
Mrs. Whittren died at San Diego a
short time ago. News of the sad
event was received by Mrs.. O. D.
Cochran on the last mail. The de
ceased lady resided in Nome with her
husband for several years and enjoyed
the respect and friendship of n major
ity of the residents of that period.
During later years, Mrs. Whittren be
came an Invalid and her death is the
culmination of a long period of suffer
ing. __
WAKE UP WAKE UP
Snaps At
HOLT CASH STORE
1 motor cyclo. $75.00
.1 Victrola with 100 Record*
. 60.00
200 feet 8 inch Hydraulic Hoi*
. $.75.00
Ice Cream Freezers good. 2.00
Singer Sewing Machines. 15.00
Player Piano.200.00
Washing Machines with motor 30.00
HOLT SELLS EVERYTHING
A full imge advertisement of the
Peerless lee Cream Company printed
in the Sacramento He© of June ISth,
hears at its head the locally well
known countenances of Mr. and Mrs.
\Vm. Hosking. who departed for the
states some years ago. The couple
are the proprietors of the ice cream
company, which recently removed into
new and enlarged quarters and invited
the entire population of Sacramento to
enjoy its house wanning, for which
jnax music and dancing was provided
and frozen dainties were served gra
tuitously to the guests from mid-after
noon to midnight.
Round for the scenes of his child
hood on the far away Azore Islands
and happy in the thought of once more
seeing the dear old mother who sur
vives despite extremely advanced
years, M. A. Domingos, a well known
old time resident and miner of the
Nome and Teller districts, will depart
on the outgoing fleet for his home at
Santo Antonio, San Gorgas. Azore Is
lands. Mr. Domingos Is not forsak
ing Alaska, however, and contempla
tes returning to this section, whore he
holds valuable mining Interests in the
Tin City district.
Territorial Senator James I’. Heck
man arrived in Nome front St. Michael
on the Admiral line steamer Senator
last night and will spend a \Veek or
two in the city. The senator is on
a vacation trip which has been de
voted largely to seeing the interior
sections of the territory via the Yu
kon route. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Heckman, who like the senator
has greatly enjoyed the experience of
journeying down the great Yukon. At
the close of their visit here the couple
will return to Ketchikan by the river
route. Senator Heckman is one of the
leading merchants of the southeastern
section of the territory and president
of the J. It. Heckman company, as
well as vice president of the Miners
and Merchants Raffk.of Ketchikan.
The Senator returned from St.
Michael and Golovin yesterday even
ing and departed for the States shortly
before !<• |». in. last night. Nineteen
passengers were brought over from St.
Michael and a total of twenty one
Nomeites were included in the list of
those taking passage to Seattle. Fol
lowing is the complete list. A Her
bert, Sam Dipple, H. L. Raker. M. A.
Doll, Gus Dumas. S A Madgewick, Mrs.
Madgewick, T .1 Dolan. I. Wolfe, A!
Lester. L L Tyler, Mrs K A Willfhms,
Mrs N L McLean,#Mrs K K Johansen,
R J O’Riclly. Mrs T Slater. Gus Roltz,
A Shau-hncssy. F Wesslnger and W
Nielson.
The Senator carried a quantity
of local freight and a I :rio dispatch of
mail.
preparing to give a banquet in honor
of the visiting army officer some time
within the next few days. The func
tion will l»o hold at the l.*»g Cabin on
a date to be determined. The cater
ing functions have been delegated to
that accomplished culinary artist*
George Moil ini, insuring that the han
quet will be the last word in the line
of delectable things* to eat. The ban
quet will l*e attended by practically
every business man in the community,
ns well as a number of promli^nt
visitors. It is expected that Col. Mor
rison. who is on a tour of inspection
[>f the army posts In the Interior will
irrive in time to he present.
Sourdoughs of the Nome stampede
luring '99 and 1900 are to he given an
jpportunlty of earing some easy
nonoy by Monte M. Kntterjohn. a
California motion picture producer.
\ccording to announcements made in
■'an Francisco. Seattle and Portland, I
Ivc hundred dollars in cash aw'ardsj
ire to he given for letters detailing the1
nost memorable incidents of the great:
Monte rush. The incidents, may con
era any happening that appeals to
lhe sourdough as memorable.
Mr. Kntterjohn who croated the
thotoplnys, “Carmen of jhe Klondike."
ind “The Flame of the Yukon,” is
toon to undertake the production of
his most pretentious Alaskan photo
■story and desires, to employ actual in
•idents of the gold mad days of, Nome
a-hen picturing liis new film play.
"Any man who was in Nome during
99 and 1900 may supply the desired
incident.” says Mr. Kntterjohn. "I
mi seeking the sourdough's individual
ipinion of what was memorable. The
incident may he deep with pathos, or
rib-tickling in Its funniness; tense
with virile action or joyous in Its rom
ance. One person may think a cer
tain incident memorable, while an ut
terly different matter appeals to some
me else. Actual names and dates are
desired, though these will not he di
vulged. Style and manner of writ
ing will not influence the decision of
awards. Kvery letter received will he
seriously considered whether written
in ink or with pencil, despite length or
brevity, and on any kind of paper.
High sounding words will have no
value. The incident is the thing, and
almost any sourdough is likely to fur
nish just what is wanted.”
The total award of five hundred dol
lars will be distributed as follows;
For the incident deemed most suitable.
$200.00; second. $100.00; third. $50.00;
KNOW IT WELL
Familiar Feature* Well Known to
Hundreds of Nome Citizens.
A familiar burden in many a li<une,
The burden of a “bad back."
A lame, a weak or an aching back
often tells you of kidney Ills.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Here is good testimony to prove
their merits:
Mrs. M. P. I^iwrence, 755 Van Cou
ver Ave.t Portland, Ore., says: “I
have recommended Doan’s Kidney
Pills to any number of people. When
I was in St. Louis I was in poor
health because of kidney trouble.
Backache and dizzy spells bothered
me and I was annoyed a great deal by
the way my kidneys acted. My hands
and feet swelled dreadmully. My
back ached and I was .miserable In
every way. I started using Doan’s
Kidney Pills and after I had used
about seven boxes, my back and kid
neys were strong and I haven’t suffer
ed that way since."
Price 60c at all dealers. Don’J simply
ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s
Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs.
^Lawrence had. Foster-Mllburn Co.,
Mfgs., Buffalo. N. Y.
Classified Ads.
All Classified Ads Must bs Paid far
in Advance.
mi WANT ADS
INFORMATION WANTED
Edward Fahey, who formerly had a
hotel at Dawson, and is believed to
be in Alaska, will hear of somethin!
to his advantage if he will common*
icate with C. White Mortimer, At
torney at Law, 904 International
flank Building. Los, Angeles, Cal’f.
SALESMEN WANTED—We wanl
high class salesmen, men or woman.
Exceptional oil lot proposition—
Big commissions and - others are
making big money.
W. H. SARTAIN
San Antonio, Texas.
HELP WANTED.
WANTED—A good Engineer dnd
wlnchman at once to operate Union
Construction dredge. Inquire at Nug
get Office.
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and payment* -of fJO.OO each for the
next fifteen al-counts of memorable
event*. Where the* letter Is accom
panicel hy picture* and photograph*,
five dollar* each will be paid for their
use. These picture* and photographs
will he returned, unharmed. The only
stipulation is that all letters should be
mailed from Alaska before August 20,
1919, and uddressed to Monte M. Kat
terjohn, Waldorf Bldg., Venice. Cali
fornia.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartments and tran*
sisnt rooms by day, week or month.
Also use of club rooms by hotel guesta.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
ALWAYS IN STYLE.
If you have your suits cleaned and
pressed hy us. we will make them
look like now.
We do dryor gasoline cleaning.
We do steam cleaning.
We make suits to order.
We make alterations.
We clean and make and repair furs.
We dr. cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for Ladles and Gentlemen.
WV* guarantee all work and our
prices are reasonably.
First class workmanship.
Come and see us. we will give you
our prices before we do your work.
We appreciate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Opposite Nugget Office.
+++++++++44444444
4 FOR SALE. 4
4 1 two room and kitchen cabin. 4
4 2 four room houses all in good 4
4 condition, nicely furnished. 4
4 Call at MRS. J. WANGER’S 4
4 Ladits Furnishings 4
4 Opp. Court IToune. 4
44444444444444444
SCHOOL TAXES NOW DUE
The undersigned hat established
headquarters in ^he City Clerks Office.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
C. A. RIGGS
School T*x Collector.
PIONEER WOMEN’S SOCIAL.
The Pioneer Women will hold a
social at Pioneer Igloo at eight o’clocl
p* m., next Friday evening.
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phone Red 12
Trips made to following places bj
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar'
ine. Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Rates Reasonable.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL TAX
. . Notice is hereby given that pur
suant to an act of the Legislature *1
the Territory of Alaska, approved Ma)
1st, 1919. Entitled—“An Act to im
pose a tax upon male persons in tin
Territory of Alaska for School purpose*
etc.,’’ .there was imposed and levioc
upon each male parson in the Territory
of Alaska, sxcapting Soldiers, Sailors it
the United States Navy or Ravenui
Cutter Service, Volunteer Firemen
Paupers, Insane Persons, or Torritoria
charges, within the Territory of Alaska
or the waters thereof, over tha ago o
twenty one years and under the ago o
fifty years, an annual tax of Five C$5.00!
dollars.
That said tax is now duo and thi
same will become delinquent on Aug
ust 4th. All parsons subject to sail
tax are hereby warned to pay the asms
and that in case of failure to pay nail
tax the penalties provided for by sail
act will ba fmpoaad.
■Dated at Noma, Alaska, thla 14tl
day of July, 1919.
C. A. RIGGS,
8ehool Tax Collector
for Nome, Alaska.
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♦ ment for the investors.
♦ Fowler Farm paid $22,500 for
♦ every $100 invested; Marine
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♦ • for every $100.
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A Twin Gusher at $1.90 a share.
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Report and price list, issued at every change in the Pur Market.
It ia sometliing more than merely “something to read." It ia the advts
r or. friend and sign post to the right road to reliable market information
,-nd accurate marketquoUtions. “®t?r <*hnh»rl t^tiurr" is received by
It -iilreds of thousands of trappers and r'nr shippers all over North
, /. n. rioa. Never was a serious misstatements of facts published in
' wkf *l|ah»rl £l|lpprr" and this character of accuracy and reliability
. is demonstrated that such information is ab-olutely essential to the i
■ressful trapper and Fur shipper. You should read dlbr #l|iib«rt
»i|ipp»f—we want your name on our mailing list.
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15*17 W. AUSTIN AVE - CHICAGO. U S A. J
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The New
Rainier Beverage
on Draught at the
fiemcla
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A full line of
LADIES HATS, COATS, DRESSES ETC
ON FIRST BOATS
THE EMPORIUM K1RSTAN BROS.
>oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooa
DOWN WITH WAR PRICES
JUST. AIJfclVED ON S. S. VICTORIA
$ 5.00 HATS at.$ 3.50
12.50 RUBBER COATS at. 7.50
30.00 RUBBER COATS (Slip On).20.00
1.00 TIES at .75c
. .50c TIES at. 25c
FULL LINE OF JOHN B. STETSON HATS, FLORSHEIM AND
CROSSETT HIGH GRADE SHOES.
LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN.
CHEAP JOHN STORE
LEO. SEIDENVERG. Phone Main 48.
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
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INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
ALL KIND8 OF FRE8H MEAT8
- UPON ARRIVAL OF FIRST BOATS
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL i
AMD POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BETTER. ,
ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE *
10th. OF EACH MONTH ’
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WM. WEBB..Prop. ,