Just Received. 1920 Catch of the
FAMOUS GOLOVIN BAY
HERRING
Tliis year, opening prices are lower than ever before, buy your
THOSE going outside REMEMBER that the best gift, and very
acceptable at that, you can take out of this country is a Keg or Ki(\of
these fat herring
GIVE us your order now to have ready for you on the last boat
and possibly join many little orders in one to overcome the minimum
steamship charge. Do it now.
Full Barrel . $20.00
Two-thirds Barrel . $15.00
One-third Barrel.$ 8.50
Retail. 4 for.. $ .25
A GROCERY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
ESTABLISHED 1900
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
SET FOR OCTOBER 9
The proposed benefit for the May
nary-Columbus hospital and Methodist
Children's home will take the form of
an elaborate entertainment and dance
to be held on the evening of Saturday
October 9, according to announce
ments during the week by representa
tives of the general committee selected
by the City Council committee ap
pointed last week.
The general comtmittee met Monday
evening and prepared a general outline ]
of arrangements and selected the fol
lowing citizens to head the various
sub committees, the full personnel of
which will be announced later.
Chairman, General Committee. A.
I’olet: Finance Committee, George It.
Goshaw; Entertainment Commute-*. ,
Elmer Reed: Donee Comm. Jafet Ian- j
deberg; Publicity Comm. M. W. Grif-J
fith: Refreshment Comm.Chns Rice. i
The committee placed the price of]
odmisaion at $1 and place*] the dis
posal of tickets in the hands of the
lady members of the committee. Thrt j
well known entertainment director, I
Elmer Reed, will have full charge of I
the entertainment end of the program
and will be assisted by Ha^ry Gabriei
son, whose presence on the committee
Is an additional guarantee that the
entertainment will he equal to all ex
pectations.
The committee has also adopted s
novel plan to assist the children’s home
by securing individual and collective
E. L. HOLT
GENERAL HARDWARE
A full line of Lang and Moores
Merritt Stoves and Ranges just re
ceived. Buy one and save it in Fuel.
Lang Pacific Ex Large Family |
Range . $125 00
Lang Arctic Large Family
Range . $115.00
Lang Bering Med. Large Family
Range . $65.00
Lang Plain Alaska 19-41 Large
Camp . $65.00
Lang Plain Alaska 16-34 Range $50.00
Lang 12-29 Cabin Size.$37.50
Moores Merr;tt With V/arming
Oven . $60.00
Moores Merritt No. Warming
Oven . $50.00
I X L Heaters enroute. See Window
Display. Phone Main 11.
HOLTS CASH STORE
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Telephone Mein 11
child inmates for periods of :i monUt
or more at the rate of 47 cents per diem
for each child. This is the actual
cost of maintenance as represented in !
food, clothing and medical treatment,
without including salaries to attend
ants. or other overhead costs. Each1
to provide for the care of a child will
become a "foster parent” for the period
of the pledge and will be made aware
of the name of the particular child to
whom their subscription Is allotted.
There are 59 children in the institu
tion at present and it is believed that
month. The proposal was first broach
ed at the committee’s initial meeting
Monday and resulted in twelve pledges
being immediately given, the subscrib-l
ers being .members of the committee.
It is also planned to place donation
boxes in the various business houses.
The entire proceeds of the enter
tainment will he devoted to the up
keep of the hospital and maintenance
of the home and everyone should as- I
sist the project by contributing rill i
they can possibly spare. The hos
pital is an institution of the utmost
value to the community and is entitled
to all the assistance that can be given.
The children’s home is equally com
mendable and the appeal for Its sup
port .Should ftrd a ready response from
everyone who appreciates its highly
charitable chameter. Considered sole
ly from the material view point both
institutions are of considerable valuo
to the community and especially the
business element. The local expen
ditures for supplies used by them
the coal eonsumed runs from 125 to
200 tons. .Wither the hospital or
home has heretofore had any assis
tance from the community, aside from
a few donations by individuals, and no
one may devote their snare funds to
a more worthy or commendable pur
SIGNAL CORPS LOCATE
RETURNING AVIATORS
The locate n of the returning Alas-I
ka Plying Expedition airplanes was
ascertained yesterday by the Signal
Corps Staff os follows: Planes N »'s |
1. 2, and 3 .ire at Telegraph Creek. I
near Cilenora. B c. plane No. I l
was repo-ie1 at Ft George. B. C.
September 20th. The reason fo- their'
long delay since leaving Whit* Horse,
is not explained.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
First Boat
will bring new line of ladies and
gents ready to wear clothing
dry goods and notions
THE EMPORIUM »°s.
LOCAL NEWS
FIRST SNOW HERALDS
WINTER’S APPROACH
King Winter shook bis hoary coat
over Nome Wednesday night, for the
first time since taking his departure
Inst spring. Thursday morning found
Nome's environs and also the sur
rounding landscape covered with a
shining coat of the beautiful an inch
or so in depth. The snow fall was
pre<*eded Wednesday afternoon by a
heavy fall of rain, accompanied by an
occasional down pour of hail.
PURKEYPILE ACQUITTED
OF ASSAULT CHARGE
I. W. Purkeypije, who was recently
indicted by the Grand Jury on a
charge of assault with a dangerous
jury in the District Court Thursday,
at the conclusion of a three day’s trial
in which acting assistant district at
Kovernment and C,. J. Lomen the de
fendant. The jury was out only a
STORM CASTS
SCHOONER ASHORE
tempestuous moods Wednesday and
after a hat'd struggle to escape the
surf. The Coast Guard crew .assist
ed those aboard the schooner in every
way possible but the heavy south
wind was too strong: and gradually
forced the vessel to the beach, where
she landed without material damage.
WINTER COAL SUPPLY ARRIVES
Nome’s winter store of coal has
been coming ashore from the freight
steamer Ketchikan since Tuesday and
the greater part is already landed. The
steamer returned from St Michael
Tuesday morning and, aside from a
delay of one day due to the storm
Wednesday, has discharged steadily
during the intervening period. The
Ketchikan’s cargo comprised some
thing over 1.000 tons, which is consid
ered ample to carry the camp through
the closed period under ordinary con
ditions. A further supply is also ex
pected on the return of the Victoria.
The coal baron's have announced
that the price will be $45 per ton in
the yards after October 12th, thus
making it incumbent on those who
wish to wive money to secure their
supply before that date.
BERNARD CURIOS
ATTRACT ATTENTION
The collection of strange curios and
relics brought from the tend of the
so called “blo-nd Eskimo” by trader
Joe Bernard has been on display in
the Kimhall building during the past
week and hns attracted wide atten
tion. Tn addition to an aboriginal
aroma of decidedly large proportions,
the collection comprises a wide range
of articles from strangely fashioned
hunting implements and household
i.t nsils to clothing and sleds. Prac
tically everything in the line of tools,
implements and apparel used by the
quaint and odorous Kokmollk tribe Is
represented in the collection, which
also includes numerous musk ox, cari
bou. polar bear, wolf and other ani
mal skins, as well as a large number
of -bird skins collected by Bernard
during his two year stay at Taylor i
Island In the Coronation flulf section.
BODY OF DROWNED NATIVE
GIRL RECOVERED
The body of a native girl about
twelve years of age was found on the
bench east of Peluk Creek Thursday,
by undertaker Al Orlnnd The remains
were later identified as those of Daisy
Koonokpeyak who. with another nativy?
child known as Diana Keyaksuk. was
drowned in Snake RJver on the evening
of September 13.
The body was lying at the water*
edge and apparently had been cast up
by the storm Wednesday. Lying a
short distance away another badly, de
composed body was found. This was
at first believed to the the remains of
Diana Keyaksuk but was later found
to be that of a seal. The corpse of the
child was much disfigured and had
been attacked by sea gulls. The re
mains were buried by the Coast Guard
a short distance from the point where
they were found.
MRS. E. L. CARPENTER ILL
Mry. E. L. Carpenter, wife of En
p'n*cr Carpenter, constructor in
charge of the Snake Rive harbor is
-opo*-?ed to have been rrthee ill for
•1*e P'*rt wrev o* ten days, but is con
■ jlfsclrg rap'd’.*- s j» Trent.
ALASKA BACK FROM SIBERIA
The trading schooner Alaska, Chas.
Wechmnn. master, returned Thursday
from a trip along the Siberian coast.
Arrivals on the sc.hoon r report that
the Arctic ice was coming through
Bering Strait in considerable quanti
ties at the time they deported for the
ALLEGED ANTI.PROHIBITION
ACT VIOLATOR ARRESTED
Jas. Hogan was arrested Thursday
by representatives of the Marshal's of
fice on a charge of violating the prohi
bition law. Hogan appeared before
U. S. Commissioner Louis Weith
Thursday afternoon and entered a plea
of not guilty. Hearing was set for
2 p. in. Monday afternoon. Hogan
in the meantime was released under
bonds of $500.00.
BROWN BEAR NUMEROUS
IN THE HILLS
Arrival* from the hills report that i
considerable number of brown bear
have been seen in the hills during the
animals are said to have been sighted
others in the Salmon Irfike section. A
hunting trip in the latter district/
S S. BEAR WILL NOT
CARRY PASSENGERS
Efforts made by Governor ’ Riggs to
enlist departmental assistance in the
local transportation situation, through
securing authorization for the Bear to
take out a number of passengers, have
failed and those who intend leaving will
have to depend on the regular car
riers. A wire from the governor
reaching the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday said the Secretary of the
Treasury had advised him that it was
not practicable to use the Bear for
transportation of dredge workers. In
an earlier telegram the governor also
announced that the Alaska Steamship
Company is contemplating getting the
Victoria away from Nome earlier than
October fifteenth if mining has sus
pended and people are willing to la eve.
The message says:
“Alaska Steamslhp Company, advis
es Victoria will sail northbound Sept
tesniber 23, leaving Nome October 15th
unless fuel supply necessitates leaving
earlier or in case mining operations
have suspended and people want to
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ASKS MORE COAL
The Chamber of Commerce Is ad
verse to taking chances on the devel
opment of another coal famine next
winter and has requested the head of-'
flees of the Alaska lighterage Co to
forward two hundred additional tons
of cool on the Victoria, in accordance
with a recent telegraphic offer of the
company to send that amount If It Is
needed.
The company message, received
September 17th, stated that 1.000 tons
had been shipped on the Ketchikan,
b\jt only 400 tons had been spoken for
here, in spite of the company request
to place orders, and no more would be
shipped unless needed. The message
said spice was available on the Vic
toria for 200 tons and requested in
formation if it would be required.
In reply the Chamber of Commerce
acting cn the report of its coal com
mittee, informed the company that the
extra amount was needed and requested
its shipment. The company was fur
ther advised that the people would be
urged to purchase their full winter re
quirements and the Chamber would
endeavor to dispose of the amount left
over to the city or otherwise.
MAGUIRE CASE CONTINUED
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Insanity, allegedly evidenced in sev
eral Instances among members of his
mother’s fcundly. was the basis of rep
resentations made on behalf of James
Wallis Maguire, the 19 year old slayer
of Rev. Jas. Hoare. former Point Hope
missionary, which resulted In the case
being continued until next August dur
ing the Monday morning session of thp
District Court.
The defendant’s attorney's. O. R.
Cochran and Ira D. Orton, presented
an affidavit signed by .1. H. Maguire,
fnther of the boy, alleging that several
cases of insanity (have developed in
the family of the hoy's mother and
■casting doubt upon the mental sta
bility of the youthful defendant him
self. The attorney's contended that
circumstances prevented presentation
of evidence bearing on this ouestion
and asked that the case be continued
until proper witness can he obtained.
The government entering no objection
the case was set for further bearin'.?
August 22, 1921. When called upon to
answer to the grand Jury Indictment
charging him with first degree murder
Maguire entered a plea of not guilty.
ITS GETTING COLD NOW!
Your children may need new
UNDERWEAR
We have a good line of union
suits to offer at the
following prices
AGE 4 Per suit . $1 75
AGE 6 Per suit . 1 90
AGE 8 Per suit . 2 00
AGE 10 Per suit . 2.15
AGE 12 Pev suit . 2.25
AGE 14 Per suit. 2.35
AGE 16 Per suit . 2 50
P. S:—You will be interested in watching this Space, because we art*
going to change our advertisement each week, and the NUGGET
is going to stand back of us with a guarantee that we will do just
what we say we will. We hope to give such individual service
as will make each patron a permanent customer.
D. E CRM GROCERY CO.
R. B. JULIAN, Manager.
SPEEDY WINTER MAIL
SERVICE PREDICTED
A wide Improvement in the winter
mail service between Nome and the |
States is presaged in a report turned .
in by the Mail Committee of the j
Chamber of Commerce at the last i
meeting of that body.
The committee, reported that there J
in an excellent prospect that the time i
of mail deliveries to Nome next winter
will be shortened by about three!
weeks as a result of the awarding ofj
a new mail contract between Nona - . 1
and the lower coast.
The government it appears, has
cancelled the Brower contract and
awarded a new contract to the Alaska
Railroad Commission under th1 direc
tion of which the government roalroa 1
is being constructed between Nenana I
and Seward. Under the new arrange-'
ments the mails will be routed via
Seward to the rail head north of An- !
c borage. From that point it w.U be J
carried by team to Nenann or to rad |
head on the Nenana extension of the
railroad line where the latter section |
of the road is open. The new mute1
will cover a lessor distance th .n the |
old route over the Valdes trcil arid cun '
be covered in much faster time owing j
to the railroad, which now extends t-»
a point considerably north o» Anchor- \
From this data pe. tabling to tlie
change received by the committee, the
members expect that the first overland'
mail from the states will aivv? during
November and will be followed by
others at weekly intervals during the
winter |>eriod.
VICTORIA SAILS VIA LADYSMITH
Seattle, Sept. 23—The Bering Sea
lines Victoria sailed for Nome today
via Ladysmith, where the vessel will
take on two hundred tons of coal. De
parture was 10 o’clock. The passen
ger list numbers 85 of which 58 are
soldiers bound for Ft. St Michael.
Following is the complete list.
"Mrs A N Kdttilsen, Col John C
fSotwjiIs. Mrs Thos A Boss, Frances
Boss, Clara Ottoson, Mrs Geo S May
nard, Mildred Maynard, W H Valen
tine, Mrs WTm Webb, Mary A Cochran,
Mrs W A Holzhedmer, Caitheiine Hoiz
helmer, Mrs J J Keenan. Mrs H Grant,
Mrs J A Henderson, Marion Campbell,
Sol Warren. Agnes NojrtdahJ, Mrs J
Tiffany, John Binge, T H Barnhill, IT
Engrlehaird, John Berrenes.
For St Michael: C H Moore and
wife, FVnnces Moore, Stanley Nelson
and 58 soldiers.
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral of the lata J. A. Braun
will taka place tomorrow (Sunday)
one p. m. from tha Undertaking Par
lore on 8teadman Avenue.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per month SI.00.
Everybody Wants
“Lower Prices”
THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO GET LOWER PRICES
IN CLOTHES. “BUY GOOD ONES.” THE “LOWER PRICE”
IS IN THE LONGER WEAR—NOT IN THE PRICE TICKET.
HART SCHAFFNER A MARX CLOTHES ARE ”GOOD
CLOTHES. THEY COST ONLY A FEW DOLLARS MORE
THAN ORDINARY CLOTHES; THEY LAST MUCH LONGER—
THAT MAKES THE PRICE LOW FOR YOU.
WE HAVE JU8T RECEIVED A LARGE VARIETY OF
HART, SCHAFFNER A MARX CLOTHES FOR FALL AND WIN
TER. AND WE OFFER THEM AT A SMALLER MARGIN OF
PROFIT THAN EVER.
IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, IT WILL PAY YOU TO
BUY YOUR CLOTHE8 FROM US BEFORE LEAVING. IT
MEANS QUITE A LITTLE SAVING TO YOU.
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