IT PAYS
WK PARKY THK HIGH ENT (ilUI)K
OF MERC'-HANUISE OIITAlX-UthR.
TO TRADE
OVR PRICES ARE GUARANTEED TO BE
THE LOWEST OX SEWARD PENINSULA
THE FIRST BOATS WILL BRING
US THE FINEST liOT OF MERCHANDISE
THAT EVER C AME TO NOME.
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THE PLACE
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E. L. HOLT
HARDWARE
See our line of Stoves, Colombia
Shovels, All Steel Picks, Wire Coble
Mi Trafi. Coavos Hose, Granite
Wore, Tin wore ond Crockery wore.
HOLT'S NEW STORE
Telephone Main 11.
Miners & Merdants
Bank o! Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
WE PAY
Interest on Time Oertilcntee
of Deposit.
3% per annum
On 0 month deposits.
4% per annum
On 12 month deposits.
NKW MKMItFH OK
NUGGET STAFF
Mr. R. C. McDowell has become,
a member of the Nugget Staff and
will assume the duties laid aside by
L. E. Weith who leaves for the
States. Mr. AJcDowell is well
known to the Nome public anti will
cover the news features of the
paper with credit to himself and
the Nugget.
VI* 'TORIA SAILS FOR
ST. MlfHAEI; ANT> GOLOVIN
According to James P. Daly the
Nome agent for the Alaska Steam
ship Co. the Victoria expects to sail
from Nome today for St. Michael
and Golovin. Returning to Nome
she will sail for Seattle not earlier
than Monday evening June 18th.
The freight steamer Latouche
will sail from Seattle between June
15th and 20th, according to present
schedule.
INDIES NEW DINING ROOM
OPENS AT MTLOH ( APR
The ladies dining room at Milo’s
Cafe was opened this week and ac
cording to the Proprietor, Mt. John
Lepri has been doing a rushing
business. Mr. Lepri states that
he had to increase bis staff of wait
ers in order to maintain the quick
and efficient service that has pre
vailed in his establishment hereto
| SUNDAY, JUNE 17th |
| CHICKEN DINNER j
ICE CREAM
AT BAHLKBTS.
FOR SALE—2K horsepower motor,
isquin at Nugget Office
IX>ST—PET CAT.
Ixwit, strayed or stolen, our pet
black Tom cat. Kindly return to
BAHLKE'S RESTAURANT
CABIN FOR SALE
Two room cabin for sale, partial
ly furnished, inquire of L. E. Ryn
Saturday Night, June 23, Eagle Hall
CHEECHAKO DANCE
ANTICIPATE YOUR HEATING
PROBLEMS
The Ideal ARCOLA Satisfies
Your Home Needs
Consult Us for ESTIMATES
LOMEN BROS
_AGENTS_
LOCAL NEWS
JOHN LIN BERG IN HOSPITAL
Mr. John Linberg is in the hos
pital this week, what his illness
may be is not known at this writing
as the Doctor had not examined
him up to this time.
SECOND AVENUE NOW
1IEING GRAVELED
Chief Howald of the Nome Fire
Department reports that Second
avenue will be graveled and repair
ed in the near future. Work on
the avenue has already begun.
NEW RESTAURANT TO OPEN
A new restaurant will be opened j
soon under the care of ^Irs. Wool- j
ridge an old time resident of Nome j
and Dime creek. The restaurant j
v ill occupy tnc *:u Iding wh°ro tne
old Gem res»aiu*an. was loc'ted be
fore, a few doors west of the Noiht
Pole Bakery.
SLEDGE ISLAND PICNIC
LATER—MAYBE
The presence of a large field of
ice in the neighborhood of Sledge
Island has precluded holding the
picnic as anticipated by the Ameri
can Legion. Later in the summer I
the postponed event may be carried |
ELITE RATH HOUSE AND
HOTEL NEWLY RENOVATED
According to Mr. Andy Box own
ex of the Elite-Hotel and Bath
House, his establishment has been
thoroughly renovated in the last
week and is now in first class shape.
Mr. Box reports every room fill
ed and could have filled more had
he, had the rooms.
BOILER INSPECTORS
MAKE ANNUAL TOUR
Government Inspectors Captain
White. S. L. Craft and W. W. Brine
arrived on the S. S. Victoria on
their annual tour of inspection of
Boilers and Hulls. The inspectors
will remain in Nome for a period of
ten days and then continue their
trip on up the Yukon.
CUTTER BEAR ARRIVES
FROM ST. LAWRENCE ISIAND
The Cutter Bear arrived in Nome
Wednesday from St. Lawrence Is
land bringing a few native passen
gers, among the passengers was a |
native woman who is to undergo a ,
minor operation at the hospital. No ;
ice was encountered on the trip up '
or back according to Commander j
Cochran.
LIGHTERAGE COMPANY
DRIVES RTVER PILING
The Nome Lighterage Company
has driven a number of heavy piling
in Snake River on the Spit side of
the upper basin and will use them
for lighter moorings. The com
pany finds the shelter of the Snake
river harbor a most desirable place
during storms as well as other
HAMMON POWER PLANT
NOW IN OPERATION
The Hammon Co. power plant on
Dry Creek hill has been operating
for the pest week, with one of the
three large engines running. Pow
er is being supplied to the dredges
on Little Creek where the finishing
touches are be made on the mam
moth gold diggers. Now that the
power plant is operating all work on
the dredges is being done with
electricity. Spuds, ladders and buc
ket lines are being placed and early
in July the boats are expected to
begin their season’s dredging oper
SUB8CR1BE FOR THE NUGGET £
IlHi SHIPMENT OF
NEW (JOODH RKi'KIVKI)
According to Mr. Thorulf Leh
mann, the Lehmann stores have re
ceived a new complete line of both
groceries and ladies ready to wear
clothing. Mr. Lehmann states that
his stock of S. & W. goods this!
year excell any that have been re-j
ceived in Nome before. Mr. Leh-1
mann not only received a large I
stock of canned goods from the S.
& W. people btit has a stock of j
everything that those people handle.
N KW Ti >\V I Mi i OM PA N V
ENTERS FIELD
Mr. C. C. Daniels who has taken
charge of the Motor Boat Defiance
announces that he is ready for busi
ness his boat is in the water and
been overhauled, and he is now
ready to undertake any job of tow
ing or transportating.
Mr. Daniels is doing business
under the name of "The Indepen
dent Towing Company.
ENGINE BURNS OUT BEARING
The engine in the power house of
the Alaska Pdwer Company used
for generating electricity for the
Suction Dredge suffered the burn
ing out of a bearing, which necessi
tated the shutting down of the par
ticular engine and the consequent
suspension of work on the dredge.
A new bearing was cast and turn
ed by Chas. Becker and the engine
resumed running Thursday.
BATHING IN THK
ARCTIC WATERS
Tuesday morn ins: two of the Coast
Guard boys decided that a dip in
the briny deep would be just the
thins: and accordingly donned their
bathing suits and went in bathing
in Bering Sea in front of t;he Coast
Guard Station. Chicago and New
Yorlt have nothing on us in the line
of hard boiled swimmers. As a
stunt the boys were there, but the
experience don't compare favorably
with Palm Beach or Miami.
HON MAftCHTC NOW
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Mr. Mitchell Weisberg, manager
of the Leo Seidenverg stores an
nounces the opening of the Bon
Marche Emporium. According to
Mr. Weisberg he has on display at
the Bon Marche an assortment of
ladies wearing apparel that cannot
be excelled this side of Seattle.
The store is now under the capable
care of Mrs. Jordan.
BROTHER CARROLL
RETURNS TO NOME
R. A. Carroll has severed his
connections with the Alaska Steam
ship company and returned to Nome
on the Buford as the Nome agent
for the Alaska-Siberian Navigation
Company. Brother has opened a
down town office in the Kimball
htap'lding formerly jocciupied by J.
M. Streeten, and his smiling count
enance land Jovial greetings are
again a familiar sight and sound to
his many friends.
HARBOR DREDGE
BEGAN OPERATION
The Keenan suction dredge on
Snake river began working on the
channel gravels to be removed from
the Snake River harbor, but was
forced to remain idle for several
days due to an accident in the
Power Company’s plant. The
dredge started Monday morning
and was progressing nicely when
the aforementioned accident caused
them to delay work.
According to Engineer Smith a
small undredged section remains,
along the east Jetty and after re
moval of this the dredge will work
on the bar along the west Jetty,
farther up stream.
gherchako dance
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THEfPOBUC
It Pays to Wait and Save Money
WK ARE SHIPPING IN ON THE FIRST BOATS A OOMPUITF
LINE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S SHOES, WEARING AP
PAREL AND DRY GOODS. ALSO A COMPLETE LINE FOR OUR
MEN'S FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.
JACK SEIDEHVERG
WITH THE S S. VICTORIA
AND S. S. BUFORS
WE WILL RECEIVE THE UWi^T AND MOST COMPLETE
STOCK OF GROCERIES IX NOME.
WE DEAL EXCLUSIVELY IX
GROCERIES
WHOLESALE - RETAIL
OUR ENTIRE ATTEXTIOX IS DEVOTED TO GIVE YOU JUST
WHAT YOU WANT, WHKX YOU WANT IT, AT ALL TIMES
WE GUARANTEE OUR PRICES TO BE THE IjOWKST IX NOME
CONSISTENT WITH QUALITY.
PRACTKTS ECONOMY, OBTAIN SATISFACTION BY TRADING AT
A.P0LET
BARNEY GIBXEY
RETURNS HOME
Barney Gibney has returned home
front an extended siege in the hospi
tal and is now feeling much improv
ed in health. His many friends are
glad to welcome his return home
and recovery from an attack that
threatned his life.
CASA DREDGE TO BE
MOVED THIS SUMMER
C. L. Peck, owner of the Casade
paga dredge, arrived on the Buford
and stated that his dredge. which
W. J. Rowe was unable to entirely
move to its destnation.. will be mov
ed this summer and every effort
made to complete assembling by
MRS. ROTHACHER NOT I>EAD .
According to a lengthy article in
the Alaska Dispatch, printed in I
Seattle, Mrs. Norman Rothacher of |
the Iditarod died with influenza i
during the month of April. A
telegram sent to Mr. Rothacher by
Thomas Lyle, father of Mrs. Roth
acher, was answered stating that
the article was 'false and that Mrs.
Rothacher and family are in the
best of health.
SAM HAMAI PASSES ON
Sam Hamai, the Fhilipino lad
whoconducted a shoe repair shop on
Front street, died June 12th in the
hospital, after several weeks illness.
The deceased was afTlicted with a
valvular heart disease.
Wm. Sin hold was appointed ad
ministrator of the estate left by the
deceased. The funeral will be held
Tuesday at 10 a. m. from the Fed
erated church.
CHICKEN DINNER
EAT YOUR SUNDAY CHICKEN
DINNER AT MILOS CAFE.
FANCY CHOCOLATES
BY THE BOX
AT THE NEVADA
HENRY BURGH, Proprietor
LKADINU ATTORNEY
RETURNS TO NOME
O. D. Cochran, Nome’s leading at
torney, returned to Nome on the
Victoria after spending the winter
in the states. O. D. and Mrs. Coch
ran remainedfn Seattle a large por
tion of the winter and then motor
ed thru Californa, combining busi
ness with sightseeing.
Mr. Cochran, as the Nugget and
his many other friends asserted he
would, returned to Nome to resume
his law practice, and now occupies
his former offices in the Albright
Building. Mrs. Cochran was de
tained by sickness and will return
on the next boat.
VICTORIA COMPLETES HER
FIRST TRIP TO NOME
The Alaska Steamship Company’s
liner Victoria arrived in Nome June
13th at at 2 P. M., being the first
passenger and freight vessel to en
ter the port of Nome for the season
of 1923. Captain Ohas. S. Davis,
the courteous master of the ship,
dropped anchor in the roadstead
and turned loose the familiar sound
of the siren, which started the mal
amute chorus.
According to passengers aboard
the new service inaugurated by the
steamship company is excellent,
every want of the passengers being
promptly supplied.
Mr. James P. Daly is Nome agent
for the Alaska S. S. Co. and has his
headquarters in the Nome Lighter
age Company office. Mr. Daly stat
ed that his company will make
special effort to please Nome ship
pers and travelers on this old timer
of the Bering Sea run.
The following personnel controls
the Victoria:
Chas. S. Davis.. .
F*. MacGinnis,. .
C. Oeiser.
E. Troughton,
_Chief Mate
.Chief Engineer
. Chief Steward
. . Chief Ft. Clk.
8 p. m.
MOOSE MEETING
S. S. BUFORD AND VICTORIA
ARB BRINGING US ONB OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COM
PLBTE STOCK OP FANCY AND 8TAFIA GROCERIES, BUTTER,
EGGS, HAM, BACON, FRESH HKJITB amd VEGETABLES, DRY
GOODS, HARDWARE, UNOLBUMN, CARPETS, RUGS, BED
STEADS, SPRINGS, MATTRESSES mad AUTOMOBILES EVER
SHEWED TO NOME.
TIE B.!E. CROWLEY MOOEIY 60. 116.
R. B. JULIAN Manager