AOCAL NEWS
EAGI.K K.UjL I 'OMMISSION
_ TO ENTERTAIN
!A The Eagle Hall Commission an~
no unco that on March 15th. 1 !• 2 4
there will b«* ;in entertainment at
n4h«? Larue Eagle Hall, which will be
aigiven nnil r the auspices «»f the
A'Commission. Details will be puhlish
b HOSPITAL NOTES
n The hospital is v.-rv near being
a filled this week w h patient■»
those confined there this week ar>
Mrs. C. F. Jannsen, Mr? li. C. Mr
iv Dowell and baby. E. •'<:sl t c. John
■ Walsh. F>d Simes, an i Chert Fet
ed to be doing very well and some
of the patients expect to leave 'he
r' hospital for their homes soon,
i Mrs. Hrunell who had been con
h fined to the hospital for the past two
3 weeks with an attack of pneumonia ,
tt l as improved to such an extent that ;
t she was removed to her home dur- i
» irg the week where she is fastly re- 1
ATTENTION MOOSE
► There will be a Class initiation
followed by a Card Party. Danes
and Luncheon, all Legionaries and
tlieir families, aad all Alims- llvir 1
families and lady friends are cordial
ly invitinl to attend on Monday even
\\ . II. KOCH, Sccy.
FRED AIKUKS LEAVES N'OAIE
H>l{ COrXCIL DISTRICT
Fre<l Mebes left Nome during the (
week f-r Council. Mr. Mebes. it is
said has an option on a portion of
mining ground and a dredge at
Council, and he is making the trip
to that place for the purpose of
•starling drilling on the property.
O. S. WEAVER AND AY IKK
MAKE TRIP TO GOLOVIN*
O. S. Weaver and wife left Nome
Friday morning for a trip down the
coast to Solomon and Golovin. They
expect to he gone for about ten days,
the trip is being made hr dog team,
and the niushers should have line
♦ tails at this time owing to the
warm spell which has been followed
vith the cold snap for the last two
BOB OBI.'iK IjF.AVKm ON >L\1T/
Tltir TO KOKGAROK
Hob Oumauk left Nome yesterday
f i! Taylor Creek with a consign
ment of mail for the latter place
'■!!•! way points. Bob says the
tr.ils between Nome and Taylor are
fine shape now and seed time
>an be made all the way.
OSCAR I'UTKit.HON BAYS
NOMK A VISIT
Mr. Oscar Peterson, the dashing
y.ning truck driver for the Ham
inn Consolidated Gold Fields, call
,il at the Nugget Office while in town
this week and states that he expects
to be in town for some time as the
work of truck driving in Nome du*
ii.g the winter months Is a tittle toj ,
i -uch even for such a capable young
Why not show that you ar<- a pro
gressive citizen, and place your
ii.tuie ,,n the Nugget’s subscription
list, you are enabled to get news at
least six weeks earlier from the out
side than is possible to obtain It In
;<iiy other way. besides you will be
tin n assisting in keeping up an
enterprise here in our own « ommun
KKRNANIMVS TAKK ABART.MKNT
IN SBIFKRT IUTI.IHNG
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Fernando,
Nome’s newly weds, have taken
apartments in the Seifert Flats,
which is owned by the Hammon
C. nsolidated Gold Fields.
KlHMKIt NOMK (ilKI.S ON
STA1>U’M HONOR ItOIJ,
Judge G. A Adams .>f Nome has
received a communication from his
family, who are on the outside, and
the communication makes known
that the two daughters of Judge
Adams have been placed on the
Timor Roll of the Stadium Hijfrh
School at Tacoma. Washington.
The two young ladies, the Misses
Aoson and Lucile Adams were two
or ninety one High School student*
•o be placed on the Honor Roll for
gaining a high percentage in their
examinations at the close of the first
half of the Fall semester. Both
young ladies averaged 92.fi each in
You can still get the best and
cleanest Reindeer meat that ever
came to Nome by the whole or half
cateass for 10 cents per pound at
Carleton’s Hardware Building.
LOCAL NEWS
INFORMATION VVANTKD
Does any one know of the where
abouts of G. O. Cloniins, formerly of
Putte, Montana, height 5 ft. 11 in
••hes, weight 175. has two toes miss
inn on his loft foot and a sear on his
neck which resembles a birthmark.
He served in the world war. Any
information in regards the above
party will be greatly appreciated by
Ciias. Sakris. 724. K. Adam Street.
Springfield, Illinois.
Does any one in Nome know of
the whereabouts of William Story,
last heard from on September 11,
1P15 in Seattle when he declared
that he was on his way to Nome.
Story was born June 2f«. IKS 2 in
any information about this person
will be greatly appreciated by the
Prudential Insurance Company of
America. Newark. N. J.
Al,. OKLWII I’ASSKS AWAY
Al. Orlattd. Nome's undertaker.
d:ed at the Maynard-Columbus hos
pi.ul in Nome last Tuesday morning
about 11:30. Death was said to
have resulted from Pernicious Ene
ma according to our adivers. Orland
had been confined to the hospital for
some time previous to his death,
ard altho coming as a shock to
many, his death was n<-t unexpected
generally. Burial will take place
Sunday, the Mason.c and P'on»«r
lodges of Nome participating. r>s yet
ro further details of the coming
funeral have been made known.
MHi HACK Wild*
TAKE 1*1,ACK SOON
A dog race is being contemplated
f r Sunday Jan. 2«th. Details of the
coining race are lacking at this time,
hi f President Hamlyn of the Nome
Kennel Club states that details will
he forth coming in a few days.
C. .1. WOOFTER MARKS
TRIP TO SOLOMON
C. .1. Woofter. deputy clerk in the
Federal Clerk's Office at Nome is
enjoying a ten day vacation and
himself and family are spending a
few days in Solomon. Woofter and
family left Nome Thursday morning
by dog team for Solomon.
7AHTQ1S SSOW
BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
AT A. B. HALL
Saturday January 26,1924
BENEFIT OF
NOME BRANCH JUNIOR RED CROSS
A High Class Show
By High Class Talent
Doors Open 8 P. M. Curtain 9. P. M.
Children 25c
ADM. Adults 50cts
| ARRIVES V%
N'OMK FROM < ASA
Wm, J. Rowe who has been busy
: moving the Perk dredge on the Casa
j dcpaga arrived in Nome during the
I week and after spending one day re
; turned to the Casa. Rowe states
; that the dredge is now about one
i half mile from the location desired
and had it not been for the warm
i weather and overflows the job of
moving the dredge would have been
completed. With the present cold
! s -ap no more overflows should be
I encountered and the dredge will
possibly be at the desired location
SENATOR AYER AND WIFE
to visit t orxtu
Senator Fred Ayer and wife left
Nome during the week for Council
where they will spend 10 days. The
Senator and his wife are making the
trip with their fast dog team.
( IIARLES >1 IliOT IS
MAKING TRIP EAST
A letter from Charles Milot. the
book keeper for the Nome Lighter
age & Commercial Co. during the
summer months in Nome, states that
that young man is making a trip to
•he East by the way of California.
Charles states that the Buford made ;
a very nice trip out and but for a
small amount of fog which was en
countered. the trip would have
BUFORD REBUILT FOR
TRIP TO SOUTH SEAS
The Alaskan Siberian Navigation j
Company steamer Buford, which |
was on the Nome run last year has j
been rebuilt and is making the j
South Sea Island excursion trip un- j
der the command of Capt. John
O’Brien, who is well known to all
residents of the Seward Peninsula
A letter from San Francisco states
that Captain O'Brien will possibly
command the Buford on her Nome
San Francisco runs next summer. j
A N PERSON -IOH NSON WEDDING
A letter from Seattle dated Nov.
2th. 1923. states that Harold An-1
derson. who is well known in Nome,
and Miss Lillian Johnson, who was
in Nome during the last summer,
have been married and are residing
in San Francisco. Miss Johnson
while in Nome was employed as wait
ress at Milo’s Cafe and al£o at Mrs.
Neihling’s during the summer
months last year.
MRS. SHAUGHNESSY
ON WAY TO FLORIDA
A post card received from Mrs.
Thomas Shaughnessy. who is 'well
known to all old timers throughout
Northern Alaska, states that she
\ as leaving Roseburg. Oregon, on
December 7th. for an automobile
trip through Florida.
MISS COLLIER SENDS MESSAGE
Til FRIENDS IN NOME
Miss Gladys Collier, the charming
young stenographer who was* em-1
ployed in the Miners and Merchants |
Bank last summer, wired friends in
Nome recently and stated that the !
South Sea Island excursion on the I
steamer Buford, of which she 13
making the trip as Secretary, has i
been postponed until February 7th. '
Miss Collier states that she has been
very busy since arriving in San j
Francisco, but regardless of her ;
busy moments. the "Call of the j
North” is strong with her and she 1
very often pines for the winter/ |
breezes of the far north Miss Coi- I
Her also sends her best regards to
all of her Nome friends.
FOR SALE-1-*1! room house and
large cache in connection, inqnire at
Nugget Office.
E. L. HOLT
RAMROO SKII POLES
SKI SHOES
SNOW SHOVELS
CHILDREN’S SLEDS
YUKON SLEDS
DOG WEBB
SNAPS, RINGS, ETC.
FOUR STRAND ROPE
DOG AND SLED BELLS
EVERYTHING AT
HOLT’S NrBW STERE
HARDWARE
Hardware—Wholesale aad Retail
Telephone Meta 11.
SPECIAL
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
DELICIOUS APPLES
PER BOX $5.00
PER DOZEN 50cts.
and upwards according* to size
There are only a limited number
of boxes of these delicious Delicious
apples left, it is advisable to purchase
now all you will need as there will be
no more of this variety of apples avail
able for another year.
POLET’lT store
I.ATKST INFORMATION FROM
INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICE
The following statement is issued
by Collector of Internal Revenue of
the District of Washington.
Forms 1099 and 1096 for filing
returns of information are available
today at the office of Collector of
Internal Revenue at Tacoma. Wash
ington and the branch offices at
Seattle and Spokane.
The early release will be of aid to
firms, corporations and businesses
employing large forces, said Collec
tor Burns Poe. which annually are
required to report to the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue at Wash
ington payments of $1,000 or more
made during the preceding calendar
A sepaAito return of information for
each employee whose salary for 1923
was $1,000.00 or more is required
of employers on Form 1099. Form
1096 on which must be shown the
number of separate returns, serves
as a letter of transmittal.
Banks and similar organizations
are required to report interest paid
or credited to a depositor if the total
during the year equalled or exceed
ed $1,000. Information returns are
carefully checked with individual
returns. If in a taxpayer's individ
ual returns a payment reported on
an information return is omitted,
action by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue follows.
Copies of the forms will be s«nt
tc those who filed similar returns
for 1922. The filing period is from
January 1 to March 15, 1924.
Notire is Jiereby given that the
Assessment Roll of the City of Nome,
for the year 1028 has been examin
«d, approved and completed and
that the said tax levy has been made
bv the Common Council, and all per
sons owning real and personal pro
perty within the <*ty of Nome and
described in said Assessment Roll,
shall forthwith pay the amount of
money as assessed against the pro
perty described in said roll, or
against such person, to the assessor
and cxolHcio tax collector at his
office in said city.
E. GRIMM.
City Clerk and Ex-Officio
Tux Collector,
Dated Dec. 20, 1023.
I Newly Renovated
Hot and Cold Baths
ELITE BATH HOUSE
1 Day and Night. Try Them Ont. !
WATCH REP A IKING
Leave your Watches, and <'locks
at Holt’s Hardware Store, they will
be cleaned and repaired promptly
at a reasonable price. Mail orders
will receive prompt attention. All
work guaranteed.
EDWARD J. FOX.
was asked by a Proprietor of a store (the only one in town) of a
circus advertising man. who wanted him to contract for space on
either side of the elephant to be used for advertising in the parade.
Said the Proprietor: “I have been here twenty years. There
isp’t a man, woman or child in these parts that does not know
where I am. what I sell and how I do business. The advertising
man answered promptly, “What is that building across the street?
“That is the Methodist Episcopal Church.”
"How long has it been there?”
“Oh. I don't know—seventy-five years, probably.”
“And yet,” said the advertising man, “they ring the church
ball every Sunday morning.”
Watch this space next week
especially the school children
TIE B. E. CROWLEY CROCEBY CO. IRC.
R. B. JULIAN Manager
STORE OPENS NINE A. M. OUMKH SI* P. **.