S. VICTORIA rll.WCiKS
S.\ll,l\(. I>ATK TO \Ki. (till
Local Agent James I*. Daly, of
the Mask.. Steamship Company, an
i. ounce] this mornmsj that the sail
ii. n date . I the next Victoria front
Seattle t•• Nome will J>e August 6th.
instead of August 2nd.
11KSSIK 1>RY CRKKK
imiiHii: rhino rki’Airki*
The Alaska Road Commission
ate at present repairing the Bessie
Dry Creek bridge, the work being
accomplished with out interferrin^
NOME TO HAVE NEW
POSTMASTER SEPT FIICST
According to information bre»■/.
ii K around town Mr. A1 Winkler
v ill take over the duties of Post
on:.ster of the Nome post office on
UKTCHEM* I.K.WKS FOR NORTH
W. W. Getchell, Deputy l\ S.
Marshal, left for the North on th
Silver Wave, headed for the Kou
garok district on routine business
connected with the United States
Marshal’s office.
MRS. FIHWliKV . OFT AGAIN
The many friends of Mrs. James
Frawley were delighted to see her
down street la<t Thursday •and
were very glad to know that sh*
is rapidly recovering from her re
cent illness, which for a time, had
her many friends badly worried.
SMKTT IN HOSPITAL
WITH BROKEN LEG
While working at the Hamilton
power plant this week J. C. Smett
had the misfortune to have his leg
broken, he was taken to the hos
pital where he* is now recovering
SCHOOL TAX NOTICE
A penalty of $2.00 will la* added
A. L.I CARPENTER.
MAIL NOTH E
.Mails for East coast points. St.
Mirha* I and tht* Outside will close
Si-turda) July 26th at 5 p. m.
• Ma.ls for Tigara. Wainwright and
l(.it Bd row will le sent north on
tit Bureau «*t Education motorship
lexer now due in Nome from St.
I KKII.HTI K NEBESNA SAILED
I BOM SEATTLE 4I LV 24tli
The Alaska S. S. Company’s t'reig
•. r Nebe>ua. left Seattle for Nome
w Hi a full cargo Thursday. July
_• ,th ami i* due to arrive in Nome
about August nth. according to a
statement made h\ the local agent.
NEW «'ASHIEIt FOB
NOME B A BIO STATION
Mr Joseph P. Merris former C.ap
t.iin s gnal Corps and one of the
A - in e fighters who has been in
.large ,,f the Radio Station at
v« rvik. Alaska, ha- been transfer
red to the Nome Radio Station as
THiKPHONK COMP\NY
I..\VS NEW CARI.E
Tin Alaska Telephone and Tele
graph Company under the able ser
v;,«»s -.i Thomas Kohanek, has just
. . niph't.'d the laying of a new sec
tion of cable in Lane’s Way. which
will now civ. the Telephone pat
• n„ a much bettor service than has
been enjoyed for some time past.
NfGIIT MESSAGES GOING
THIloniH AGAIN O K
Sergeant Amlermn. Officer in
Charge at the Radi • Station, re
ports that Night Messages are
gjcain being routtid straight thru
without interruption. Previously
for a short time messages were
b« ing routed by boat from Seward
to Juneau, thence were put on the
cable for transmission to Seattle.
( I T PRICES
| ON COATS. H ATS and DRESSES.
MRS. J. \Y ANGER,
Opposite Court House
KISHOI* HOWE TO PREACH
AGAIN SI'N DAY NIGHT
Gishop Rowe is still with us and
*11 preach tomorrow evening in
the Congregational Church at eight
o’clock. This will probably be the
Inst opportunity we shall hear the
I.ishop ns he expects to go north
on the Bear upon her return from
Mils. IIOI) SAIIGKNT LEAVES
HOSPITAL TODAY
The many friends of Mrs. Hod
Sargent will be pleased t.. hear
that she has recover' d , from her
recent illness to such extent that
will enable her to leave the hospital
for her home on Steadman avenue
PLEASE ItKMOYK THU MAIL
FROM YOUIl I*. O. BOV
Those who have postoffice boxes
are requested to take the mail out
of them so as not to hinder the dis
tribution of the remainder of the
newspaper mail received from the
SKA WOU IIKTI'IINS
AKTKIl SUCCESSFUL TRIP
The gas schooner Sea Wolf. Ira
Hank captain, returned to Nome at
«): 2a.m. Tuesday after a success
ful trading trip along the North
MAItTIN STIJ.AND VISITS XOMK
Martin Strand, the well known
[old time prospector and miner, now
Ivorking for the Hammon Company
on the Ditch Line was an arrival
iii Nome Monday on business.
OltlO.X TO Tlt.XOK IN AIM 'Tl<
The Orion, with a crew of Pete
Itrandt. John Olson and (Jus Mas
sik. lias outfitted for a two years’
trading trip in Northern Alaska
and the Arctic. The Or.on sailed
; from Nome on her long trip Tues
jday night.
».\(;||»S TO TKAHK IN SIIIKRJA
j Sam Magids has chartered the
j.Motorship Nome for a trading trip
!to Siberia. The Nome was built by
jat d is owned by C.Us Hendrickson,
'at d Aarnout Castel is her engineer.
The vessel is loaded with a cargr
Jot supplies for tin- Co-operatives,
the Nome sailed at 11:00 a. ni. on
, Tuesday, July 22.
CONTRACT I.KT FOK I'LlCIXG
SCHOOL IUTI.MNG O K
The contract for installing the
new boiler and putting the Nome
Public School buiiriini; in excellent
shape has been let to N. B. Nelson.
Work will commence soon and the
job will be fully completed long be
fore the Fall term opens i-n Septem
SILVKK WAVK LKAVKS
FOR 1*01 NTS NORTH
The Motorship Silver Wave of
‘the Lomen Reindeer Trading
i Corporation fleet. Captain John
lltogness. Master, left at 2:05 a. m.
• Tuesday on her second Northern
voyage, with freight, mail and 3
1 passengers, as follows: \V. W. Get
jel.ell. for Teller; Hank Fries and
I Mi. Armstrong, for Deering.
i BEAR MAIL IS X EARLY
ALL IirSTKIBl’TKD
i The postofflce force has nearly
| completed the distribution of the
I delayed mail which arrived on the
Cutter Bear. The postoffice offic
ii ils are to be congratulated <»n the
I excellent service given the public.
, and had those who rent boxes
In en more prompt in emptying them
• the work of distributing the mail
(would have been accomplished
much more rapidly.
AMV LKAVKS FOR WAIXWRIGHT
WITH GEOLOGISTS
The Motorship Amy. owned by
M A. Winkler and skippered by
Tuny Nicholas with “Gasoline Red”
Earle as engineer, left last Satur
day evening at six o’clock for
Wainwriglu with W. T. Foran of
the United States Geological Sur
vi y and party of four assistants,
fer their summer’s, work in the
i*. int Barrow Naval Petroleum Re
•niCK" XKGVS IX XOMK
OX IH'SIXKSS TRIP
R. ,i. Negus, the well known old
j timer who is operating, a trading
(station in the Scammon Bay and
I Hooper Bay district, is in Nome for
1 c few days on business connected
^ with his trading post. Mr. Negus
| expects to leave for St. Michael
shortly where he will put his tw<>
; power boats in commission, load
'them with supplies and then re
MAII; IIOAT IK>XAI.D8t)\
IX AXI> OUT AiiAIN
The Mail boat Donaldson arrived
• Monday. July 21st.. from St. Mich
jn* I with mail, freight and six pas
s« ngers. as follows: Mr. \Vetz)«v
i Postal Inspector from NVnana. Geo.
j A-henfelter. John, a Native. R. J.
■ Negus. Miss Edith Stewart and
} Miss Leta Hustend. two Chicago
school teachers. The Donaldson
d'scharged her passengers and car
j go and returned to St. Michael the
j SC me evening.
CHICAGO TKACHFJtN VISITING
NOME FKTRXIiS
Miss Edith Stewart and Miss
Leta Hustend. two Chicago school
teachers, arrived 'on the M. S.S
Donaldson from St. Michael. to
spend their summer vacation in
Nome. The two young ladies came
in via the Government Railroad,
thence down the Yukon River.
They are visiting with Miss Stew
lart. of the Methodist Mission staff.
A.DOKFSOX (iKTS JAUj
SENTENCE FOR BATTERY
Karl Adolfson came into town
1. st Saturday ni.cht and looked up
on the wine when 'twas red—or if
nut red. made Karl see red. for he
proceeded to get embroiled in a
fight with one "Sourdough Hans"
whom lie treated with uncommon
harshness. He was brorfrht into
Judge Thornton’s Court for trial
and sentenced to serve DO days in
the Federal Jail and to pay a fine
S< HOOVER HOLMES
AT KOTZEBUE
The schooner Holmes. Captain
i I'.acklund in command, is now at
| Kotzebue and is engaged in unload
ing supplies at that place. Among
the supplies is the equipment for a
new U. S. Signal Corps Radio Sta
tion which will be immediately 'In
stalled by Mr. Dean, who up to re
el ntly was connected with the
I Nome Radio Station. Capt. Buck
j land of the Holmes has the contract
JOHN GROSS IlKCOMKS riTBEW
John Gross tin* proprietor of the
well known Kane House at Coun
Hl cfty. came to Nome the early
part of the week"*for the purpose
rf being admitted ‘ to Citizenship.
His hearing was had in the District
•Court before Judar* G. ‘J. Gomel*
en Wednesday, and he ^as admitt
ed to Citizenship.
Gross reports that there is very
little mining going on in the Coun
cil district due to the shortage of ,
water. He will leave’ for Council
shortly where he work, his claim
(1TY OF NOME TO SAIL
FOR NOME SEPT 1st
Word received in Nome from
A H. Moore, head of the Alaska
Development Company, states that
the new vessel, the City of Nome,
has been delayed in Europe and
will not be able to sail for Nom©
uutil about Sept. 1st. It is also
reported that the vessel will bring
a large cargo of coal to Nome at
prices much lower than prevailed
The Alaska Development Com
pany’s Osborne Creek dredge is re
ported to he working steadily. A
crew of eight men are employed.
IWHTAli INSPECTOR WETZJjER
ARRIVES IX NOME
Mr. Wetzler, the Postoffice In
spector for this Division of Alaska,
with headquarters at Nenana. is in
Nr. me making the annual inspec
tion of the local postofflce. Mr.
Wetzles is well known in Alaska,
having been stationed at Skagway
for a number of years as Chief
Clerk for the Railway Mail Ser
vice. from which position he was
promoted to the position of Postal
VVBA MEG. COMPANY
MAKING GOOD HEADWAY
WITH NEW DREDGE
■ The work of constructing the new
Id edge for the Mammon Consoli
dated Gold Fields by the Yuba Mfg.
| Company is progressing rapidly
'aider the able management of E.
j A. Weeks the Superintendent. The
construction of the hull is practic
] ally completed and it is planned to
(launch it in about two or throo
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SACRIFICE SALE
Of Ladies and Misses Wearing Apparel, The Largest Sale In History Of Nome
DRESSES, COATS, HATS and SKIRTS
Will Be Sold At Less Than Cost For
WEAR THE BEST CLOTHES
MONEY CAN BUY
HART
Schaffner & Marx Suits
with two pairs of trousers
to each Suit
Crossett Shoes Makes life
walk Easy.
John. B. Stetson hats an<]
other leading Brands of
Merchandise
AT
Cheap John's Store
The best for the least money
CASH ONLY
AT I HIS SALE
i Take advantage and get two garments for the price of one
1 ' j
Full lines of
Warners and Nemo Corsets!
Munsing Underwear and |
Hole proof hosiery
Saxonit Silk and
Woolen Sweaters
The Prices
Tell the Story
Silk Dresses as low as $12.75
Skirts as low as $ 4.75
Coats as low as $ 13.75
Hats as low as $ 3.75
Complete lines of ladies
Furnishings Drygoods and footwear
It pays to trade at the
The Bon Marche
Telephone Main 49.
M. WEISBBRG. Manager.
WHOLESALE.
RETAIL.