Just Received. 1920 Catch of the
FAMOUS GOLOVIN BAY
HERRING
This year, opening prices an* 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 Kit\of
these fat herring
GIVE us your order now to have ready for you on the last boat
and possibly join manv 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
FORMER NOMEITE WRITES FROM
SIBERIAN GOLD FIELDS
Gold, although found in spots n
valent in the ( Mintsk t i«>■ ’ ■ f Siberia
. s r> ports roa< hing here in earlier por
tin' known gold bon ring areas ar?
practically worked oht at present and
Wtitti.r/ -o Fred Mcbes from th«
this p! f. - a* Vladivi-.-tok. The o
arc thi«•• F i Amerioans here, in
cluding i\ .,i, rson. We have been
over the goNKi.-lds hero but we ar
rood as were »i»ld they were
which ire usually I pt is worked
But I will bo here (in this section)
this winter somewher* . I intended this
spring to go up the coast to Anadyr
but Anderson told me there was not
much doing up there. Kverybody
spoke well of this country so I came
Just before we got here on the
steahuer there was a bunch of bandits
hero (about 300) and they took every
thing away from the people their gold
timl furs, and also killed tl 5rty officers
and sold'ors. the crew of inr wireless
station ...u‘ some trade*-; The officers
w-_ .o of the Kolchak government They
(the bandits) also destroyed the wire
le;ss station, burned down warehouses,
offices, fishing stations and destroyed
E. L, HOLT
Dealer in General Hardware
Just received a full line of notions. '
Silverware, Cut Glass Dolls, Leather |
Goods, Etc.
Largest Complete Stock of Xmas ]
Presents in City
Every Article Useful
Prices Right. Phone Main 11
HOLTS CASH STORE
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Telephone Mein 11
j everything that came along. The Bol
■lseviki a:nl the bandits were fighting
for a long time but the bandits had
to leave and just now everything
<iuiet. I hit most of the people are
leaving the place because they expect
mse we have to take sides things
would be different. There was a
Canadian here all last white and he
iti a few of those follows himself.
Hut he gat out without a seratch. II"
| Mowery claim is getting along wi»’
set- liim it can be done. I ran speak
some Russian now and get along all
oat. Anderson sends regards. II
:• married now. got his wife here. I
could ha vi had twenty in Via livostok.
With best regards
HHUMAN QI’T-iSKRV
ALASKA NOTES
Jorgenson, city councilman at
I’etersburg, has resigned. He claims
that press of private business pre
vents him from holding the job any
It is interesting to note that the
•xports far exceed the imports of
-Alaska. The balance of trade in
favor of the territory is about $30,
000,000 per annum.
Anchorage citizens have organized .•*
comet cry association, the object being
to take over the management of the
cemetery fro mtheA la.skan enginee’’
ing commission.
Former Mayor C\ B. l'itgeraid of
Seattle visited Ketchikan the early
P^rt of this month. Mr. Fitzgerald
was on a hunting trip throughout
Southeastern Alaska.
Forest fi es in the vicinity of the
Little Salmon river near Dawson rag
ed for a considerable length of time
and burned out some of the telegraph
tine, interrupting service at times.
First Boat
will bring new line of ladies and
gents ready to wear clothing
dry goods and notions
THE EMPORIUM kirstan bros. j
LOCAL NEWS
OLD TIMER VISITS NOME
H. J. Christiansen, wide,., „nowf,
miner of the York district has been
a visitor in Nome during the past
week. Mr. Christiansen is interested
in tin mining in that locality and is
an annual contributor to the tin out
put of the York district.
NEW FAIRHAVEN
COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
K. A. KV>x. a widely known old
timer of the Candle section, has been
appointed United States Commission
er of the Uairhaven district to *Aicceed
!todnc> S. Dijnumick, who recently re
signed and proceeded to the States on
the Cordova.
JUDGE O'NEILL REAPPOINTED
U. S COMMISSIONER
Louis K. Weith has been succeeded
in the C. S. Commissionerxhip of the
Nome precinct by Hugh O’Neill, who
recently resigned to undertake duties
of special assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney during the illness ol
U. S. District Attorney .1. M. Clem
ents. Mr. Weith tendered his resig
nation Sept. 30 under an understand
ing that Judge O'Neill was to be reap
pointed when his official duties as
special prosecutor were concludes!.
Tlte reappointment >>f the latter be
en m • effective Oot«»l*er 1.
BOARD OF EC’.’A!.I2AT:CN
TO MEET OCTOBER 21
The Nome Common Council, at n
special meeting held in the City Hal!
!'Friday evening. designated October 21
as the date on which it will meet as
a Hoard of Equalization to formally
lev;""-t the municipal tax rolls and
pass upon any complaint appearing in
connection with the assessments.
The assessment roils were turned
over to the council during the session
merits during the past week. Tn 1 -
firm the assessments an mereh.rn
The Hoti-d of Equalization meeting
Ms scheduled to mm/mom-c at s n. m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO FETE NOTED VISITORS
•luring ta. past thrn years has made
him one of our most widely -.known
summer visitors, will he chief guest rf
'-•■ill to he held li.v the Northwestern
Alaska Chamber of Cotnmerce Mon
day evening. The function is intend
ed primarily as a testimonial of the
r-gard and esteem in which Mr. Car
penter is held by the citizens of Nome
and a token of gratitude for his efforts
and labors in their behalf. It is al
so intended as a welcome to Colonel
John C. (iotwals, head of th** Alaska
Road Commission, and a farewell to
at her distinguished visitors and emi
ment citizens who are departing on
♦he lait boats. The- banquet will be
held »t Odd F*l-'.v% Hall commencing
at fi.30 p. m. followed by a’dance in
\. H. Hall Immediately after the ban
quet and will he participated in by
representatives of every line of busi
ness and industry in this locality.
W. J. ROWE LOSES
PORTION OF FINGER
\V. J. Rowe. h :i(l of the Rowe
Transfer Co., was the victim of a
i ainful accident which involved th •
process of moving the Rowe dredge
on Snake River into winter quarters.
While endeavoring to move the dredge
by means of wire cables attached to a
donkey engine on shore, Mr. Rowe at
tempted to assist aperations by re
mmlng a i»dn attached to a shackle.
In some way his hand slipped and the
end of the finder was caught In such
manner as to Instantly sever the finger
midway between the end and the first
Join-t. The accident happened so
quickly that Mr. Rowe felt no pain
until some time afterward and for a
few moments was not aware of his
loss. The Injured member was dress
ed by Pr. Welch and is healing nicely.
WA'JTFP—Information rf Warbur
*.on «1 Warren. Inst heard of at Au
berry. California. In 1912. when he
propped returning to Alaska. Ad
dress C. Warren. Warrenpolnt, Clon
t&rtf. Co. Dublin. Ireland.
The Nome Nugget delivered bv car
rier or mulled. Per Month ll.M
VICTORIA ARRIVE8 ON
LAST TRIP OF SEASON
The xt« unship Victoria concluded
her hist north liound trip of the season
to Bering Sea Monday morning aftei
a stormy voyage across the North Pa
cific and lower Bering Sea, which de
layed her arrival several hours beyond
the usual period of passage. Adverse
weather followed the vessel even intc
port and the bulb of her passenger*
were no more than landed before wind
and surf prevented further discharge
until Thursday afternoon. The sud
den rise of the surf prevented land
ing the mail during the same interval
and two or three pasronjers who did
not care to attempt the trip to she
by launch also remained aboard while
the blow lasted.
The Victoria brought a full cargo ol
freight including 200 tons of coal tc
supplement the winter suoplv, and n
large dispatch of mail. A portion ol
the cargo is destined fr St Michael
and Golovin and the steamer will pro
ceed to those ports before leaving or
her, last voyage of the year from thl*
The Victoria’s final departure i.‘
' speeded about October 1"». severa'
weeks earlier than is usually the case,
(•'ollowing is the list of passengers car
ried on the incoming trip.
Col .1 C Gotwals, August Nostal. Mr*
A N Kittleson, Clare Ottoson, France*
Floss. Mrs Thus Ross. Mrs G S May
nary. Mildred Maynard. Mrs J Tiffany
Mrs II Grant. Marlon Campbell. Mis*
W Olson, \V H Valentine. Mrs \V II
Webb. Mary A Cochran, Mrs W A
Hulzhelmer. Catherine Halzheimer
Mrs .1 B Ross. Mrs J .1 Keenan. TT C
Neilson. John Deremus. S Warren.
CORDOVA SAILS WITH LARGE
PASSENGER LIST
ed finn the Arctic* coast Sunday last
ami sailed for Seattle on her last trip
of the year from this jairt «m Friday
afternoon. Oaring her trip into the
Arctic the Cordova discharged car go
I at all of the more important jmint*
I on Kotzebue Sound and also spent
j some time at Teller. On her way bac><
! district and also brought down a con
I <.f whom were bound for the Outside.
' On leaving for Seattle, the vessel
much before the Victoria unless the
j Following is the passeng-r list:
| C L Peck. Mrs A C Krunnnre. Airs
; N' V .Johnson. Mrs Margaret Orifflth
I II Parsons, Margaret Ouiler. Mrs K
j Saville, John Madsen. John Oarvil?r,
T M Reed Wfn Jens Madsen, C I*
Boyle. Mary Maples. S H Cathart. T
A Peterson. Airs T A Peterson. Mrs
A Reid, Ooldie Reid. Fred Reid. Daniel
Reid, H Birich, A1 Lindeberg. Mrs
Anna Nicholson, Mrs K TXivey, f! P
Campbell, Mrs F Ferguson, Afrs A F
Hedmliel:. T: P Pi* uniek. Mrs H FrPs
H Fries, J S O’Leary, .1 J O’Leary.
Miss FI oner O’Leary. Augusta O’Learv.
Miiss Selma Nelson. H S Whittnrd.
Miss E. Bryant. Or A Heimlick, E E
Hogstrom. E E Pierce, Harry Dobson.
Afrs H Dobson. Iver Johnson, Paul
Garvin ler, Henel Gnrvleler. Helen
Johnson, James Reed. P Poison. Chas
! O’Lea ry. J C Solwol, Susie Teeplemnn.
T<ouis T^.ve**saler.
CUTTER BEAR GONE FOR GOOD
cording to reliable information is now
at Unalaska ,and will not again ap
pear in this section of Bering Sea dur
I cutter left here for St Lawrence Is
land something over two weeks ago
[With th • intention of landing the gov
ernment school teachers, Mr. and Mrs
Burn, but appears not to have done so
owing to stormy weather. •They are
reliably stated to be at Dutch Ilarbo •
or Unalaska with no prospect of get
ting back to their station unless an
other vessel can be secured to bring
them there. Efforts to have them re
turned by the Bear are said to have
failed decisively.
early a period Is a subject of con
siderable adverse criticism. In view
of the fact that the period of open
navigation Is far from ended and the
stormiest and most hazardous part
of the season Is at hand. It appears
that that the duty of the venerable
Bear to safeguard shipping Is being
honored more In the breach than in
observance.
A five passenger louring ear for solo,
In good condition. Inquire Nugget
Don’t Wait
To Long
But get busy and look into tlie matter about plac
ing your order for your winter supplies. You remem
ber one of the old sayings that have been handed down
from generation to generation is that the early b.'id
catches th- worm. We have a good stock of the very
best groceries the market contains. And there is not
a merchant in this town that will be in a position to sell
goods for less money than we are going to sell them.
We offer special inducements to those who place
D. mm GROCERY CO.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
All taxpayers will please take notice
that the Assessment Roll of the City
of Norm* for the year 1920 is completed
and in the hands of the City Clerk of
said City and open for the inspection
>f the public
You are further notified that pur
suant to resolution duly pa^^d by the
Common Council of said City, the
| said Common Council will it a< a
Board of Equalization on Thursday,
Oct. 21st 1920, at 8 o’clock p. m. of
said day. and at such times thereafter
as said Council may by resolution de
termine, to examine (lie said assess
ment Roll and to correct all errors in
i valuation, description or quantity of
| lands, hits and other property, and to
! transact such other and further busi
| ne-s as may properly come before said
E. GRIMM,
TO THE PUBLIC
As I am going outside for the winter
I wish to thank the People of Nome
and vicinity for their most liberal
Patronage in the past and hope to
merit a large portion in the future.
My Hardware Store during my ab
sence will be under the able manage,
ment of Mr John Letchenberg who
is authorized to pay all bills and col
lect all accounts due me. I wish you
all a pleasant and prosperous winter
Signed E. L. HOLT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The undersigned wishes to state
emphatically that reports to the effect
that he has withdrawn from the contest
for legislative honors are untrue. I
have not withdrawn as a candidate,
neither do I intend to do so, regard
less of any reports to the contrary.
I am in the race to its final conclu
Sigued: A. J Mueller.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Prnhat-- Four! in and for the
Division. Dfi.striet of Alaska.
PA If.A I'HKDI-'I'.rOKS. dee.-used.
Notice is hereby Riven that the un
dei-slgned. having b- en dulv appoint'-:
Administrator of the estate of PA l’"LA
FLKDKIUCKS, deceased. Notice is
further Riven that all persons having
claims against the estate of the said
det-eased, are reguesbed to present
them -with proper vouchers within six
months from the date of this notice
to the undersigned administrator at
Ms office in St .Michael in said Pre
cinct. Ddstrk-t of Alaska.
Dated as St Michael. Alaska, tills
30th day of September, 1920.
FRANK P. "WILLIAMS
Administrator of the estate of
Paula Fredericks, deceased.
Publish—Oct. 9. 1fi. 23. 30. 1920.
WE TAKE PRIDE
IN ANNOUNCING
THAT OUR STOCK
CONSISTS OF NOTHING BUT THE
VERY HIGHEST GRADES
OF MERCHANDISE, SUCH AS
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Munsing-Wear Underwear
Ball-Hand Sox & Rubber Footwear
Wilson Bros. Furnishings
Swilt Premium Bacon and Ham
Hills Bros. Coffee
Golden State Butter, etc.
OUR ,CON8TANT AIM IS TO DELIVER A BETTER CLASS
OF COMMODITIES AND MEET ALL PRICES QUOTED BY OTHER
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