LOCAL NEWS
FORMER \OM KITES TO
<H> INTO AIM TIC
Harry and Mrs. Riley returned to
Nome on the Victoria. Mr. Riley
is auditor for the Lieheg Company,
fur dealers and traders, and both
he and Mrs. Riley will sail north
on a tour of inspection of the Com
pany stations on Seward Peninsula.
The trip will be to check up the
business of each station belonging
to the company and will require
Riley will remain north until Mr.
Riley’s duties are concluded.
Al'TOMOItlliE GARAGE OPENER
ANT) DOING MSI NESS
An Automobile Garage and Re
pair Shop has been opened in the
old Fire Department building op
posite the Webb Meat Market by
Geo. Thorne. Mr. Thorne states
that no Job of repairing is too small
or too large for him to undertake.
Mr. Thorne is a very capable me
dian? and is deserving of the sup
port of the public.
NEW HOUSE FURNISHINGS
ARRIVED ON BOATS
Mr. R. B. Julian manager for the
D. E. Crowley store reports the ar
rival of the largest line of rugs
window shades and other articles
In that line that have been received
in Nome for some time. Mr. Jul
ian also states that the condition
of his fresh and perishable goods
upon receiving was the best that
it e^er has been. Mr. Julian also
received a complete line of Ford
automobile repair parts.
NEW GARAGE OPENED.
All makes anil m.nlils of nulls
mobiles repaired and reconstructed.
Work guaranteed or money refund
ed. Opposite Webbs Meat Market.
GEORGE THORNE.
A. I’OLET IS A Ill'SY MAN
According to Mr. A. Polet he has
had such a run on his »ev line of
groceries received on the first boats
that he has been forced to add an
other wagon to his delivery route in
order to meet the demands of the
public.
Mr. Polet states that at present
his store is more or less topsy turvy
on aconnt of the rush, but will be
back in ship shape condition in a
SEA WOI.F HAS
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
The Sea Wolf owned by Ira Rank
has a contract with the Govern
ment to transport coal from St.
Michael to Nome this summer, and
will make several trips under this
contract according to Mr. Rank.
Mr. Rank states that after the
Government contract of delivering
coal is completed the Sea Wolf will
handle Siberian shipments. Mr.
Rank expects a very busy season :
but states that he is ready for it
as the Sea Wolf was launched Fri
day atfernoon.
POSTOFFICE KMPIiOYEES
DO GOOD WORK
Notwithstanding the unusually
large consignment of mail on the
Bear the local postofflce force handl
ed the matter with promptness and
dispatch. With every available
foot of space filled with mail sacks
the force proceeded to wade thru
the accumulation and quickly filled
the numerous private mail boxes.
They worked all day Sunday and
by Monday night all the mail was
distributed. The public appreciates
the manner in which its mail was
handled and many words of com
mendation have been forthcoraiag
for the force.
CHURCH SERVICES.
There will be church services
held in the Federated Church. Sun
day evening at 8 o’clock. Subject:
What are the people saying about
HORATIO M. MO BBS.
CHEECHAKO BALL POSTPONED
The annual Cheechako ball will
be held in Eagle hall Sat. June
23rd. This night will be devoted
to welcoming the new arrivals and
a large crowd will no doubt attend.
The best of music will be. supplied.
\OMK-K4UGAUOK KAII.KOAD
TO IlK KKHAHILITATKO
THIS SiMMKIt
According to Mr. Robert Som
mers. Superintendent of the Alaska
Road Commission who arrived in
Nome on the steamship Victoria
from Seattle Wednesday, there will
be a complete rehabilitating of the
Government owned Railroad from
Nome to Shelton this summer.
The road will be put in condition
as a tram to be used by the public
The Government will not furnish
any equipment such as transporta
tion facilities. The public, there
fore. will have to furnish and oper
ate their own individual means of
transportation.
So far the Government has not
compiled any rules or traffic regu
lations. the question of who has
the right of way will be left entirely
up to the public. Mr. Sommers ex
pects no complications in that direc
tion however, as the people of Al
aska have in the past held the high
est regard for the other fellow’s
The only rule that the Road Com
mission will enforce will be that no
load exceeding; two tons gross will
be allowed to pass over the road,
as that will be the capacity of the
roads endurance after its comple-1
Mr. Sommers states that the work
of placing the Railroad in condition
for travel will begin at Nome and
continue oG to Shelton, and it is
the desire of the Department to
complete this work at *he earliest
possible moment.
The Commission has brought ma
terial sufficient to rebuild the bridge
across Nome river with him firom
the States.
The government turned over to
the Alaska Road Commission one
hundred and forty five thousand j
feet of lumber to be used in the re- !
building of the railroad, this lum-!
her is at St. Michael and will be J
brousrht to Nome by the steamer
Mr. Sommers stated that the
wagon road work would consist of
repairing and general upkeep of
roads already built.
There will he some repair work
on the south esat corner of the
iettv and also at the foot of D street
by the harbor department.
So far the only other plans for
harbor work are the completion of
contracts not yet finished from last
Mr. Sommers will remain for the
summer and all work for the Alas
ka Road Commission will be un
der his supervision, upon his de- i
parture for thp States Charles Jones j
will assume the duties of Superin
tendent of the Road Commission,
which he has held before.
OLD TIMER RETURNS TO NOME
AFTER ABSENCE OF YEARS.
Among many well known old j
ford was Milton Luther an old time 1
mining man from thn Port Clarence j
and York Mining district.
Mr. Luther is on hi9 way back j
to that district after an absence of j
a few years to take over the Dobson |
dredge which he will move from the )
American river to Windy creek. ;
Mr. Luther states that he has
brought with him from the outside j
a caterpillar tractor to be used in j
his operations on Windy creek. Mr. I
Luther expects to remain in Alaska J
indefinatelv and promises to keep
the Nugget informed of mining ac- J
tivities in his district.
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR RETURNS
TO NOME STATION
R. W. J. Reed. Collector of Cus- j
toms in the Port of Nome, accom
panied by Mrs. Reed returned on
the Victoria after spending the win
ter in the States and Juneau. Mr.
Reed after leaving Nome last fall
returned to Juneau and remained
on duty there in the Customs Office
until March 1st. returning to Cali
foruia where he remained until
sailing for Nome. Mrs. Reed spent
her time between the Oregon home
of her son and her own home in
California. George Reed, well
known son of R. W. J.. is Special
Agent for the Standard Oil Com
pany in Oregon.
Mr. Reed states that Joe Sheldon
is at Long Beach, engaged in selling
automobiles.
laundry notice
KITTY’S LAUNDRY is now open
for business. Special attention
given to Silks and Wollcns. Foot
of Steadman Avenue.
MRS. WANGER
Will place her new stock of Hats,
Millinery, Dresses, Notions, etc., on
sale in a few days at the old location
Opposite the V. S. Court House.. ..
OLD FACES AND NEW 4
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Mrs. Frank Preston returned af
ter two years sojourn in California.
Otto Olson will, with his partners,
operate the Bangor dredge on Anvil
Fay Delzene is again a familiar
face in Nome after an absence of
Chas. Xuessler will reenter the
employ of the Hamilton Co. on the
Little Creek, hydraulic operations.
J. W. Seaerstrom was a passenger
on the Buford and is now at his old
stand. the Segerstrom & Hagen
Jewelry Store.
L. R. Morris spent the winter in
California and returns to his old
position with the Alaska Mines Com
Capt. Peter Baioe. well known
miner of Center Creek returns to
Nome full of enthusiasm and deter
mination to proceed with his opera
Chas. H. Milot has resumed his
duties with the Nome Lighterage
Company, after a winter's stay in
the states, principally Chicago.
B. W. Quigley arrived on the Bu
ford and will proceed to his placer
mining operations on Big Hurrah
creek in the Solomon district, where
he employs a crew of ten men.
Marie Ambler. Mrs. Wonlrich and
Mrs. Alexson. after a winter’s tra
vel thru the states, have returned
to resume activities in the Nome
Andy Anderson, president of the
Center Creek dredge, operating on
Snake river, returned on the Bu
ford and will begin dredging oper
ations immediately. Andy brought
with him a new Ford truck.
D. Proto-papas, owner of exten
sive mining properties on Sunset
and Shepherd Creeks, arrived on
the Victoria. Mr. Protopapas is
local representative of the Interna
tional News Service.
Carl Lomen, president of the Lo
men Company, returned after sev
eral years absence. Carl spent
many months in Washington and
New York in the interests of the
large reindeer industry controlled
by the Lomen Company.
Geo. Thom a * and A C. Stewart
of the GoHen Ore CVmrany, oper
ating on Lould r Creek, ate famil
iar faces imoug the arrivals and are
a.ready r tin* harness Their crew
of men left for the mine Friday
morning.
Mrs. Ralph Lomen. Miss Rose
mary and Jerry Lomen arrived af
ter a winter’s pleasant visit in Can
ada and the states and are now
at home in their First avenue resi
dence. which has been completely
remodeled during their absence.
L. Stevenson, superintendent of
Hydraulic mininfe for the Hammon
Company, was aboard the Bufford
an returns to take active charge of
hydraulic mining on Little Creek.
Mr. Stevenson has just passed thru
a siege of sickness that nearly cost
him his life, but is now recovered
and anxious to begin participation
in mining affairs.
E. L. Holt, rotund as ever, Nome's
hardware merchant was a passen
ger on the Buford and reports a de
lightful sojourn in the states. Holt
shipped in a large consignment of
shelf and heavy hardware. He
says that with all the allurements
of the south the north is good
enough for him.
Fred M. Ayer. Chas. Brown Jr.. E.
Raelson and, James P. Daly, four
members of1 the Second Division
delegation to the Alaska Legisla
ture are again in Nome, pursuing
their former vocations. Richard
Decker the fifth member from Nome
will return later in the summer.
Mrs. Ayer accompanied her fcus
H. R. Edwards, wife and family
of three children returned to Nome
on the Buford and occupy apart
ments in the Hammon Co. building
on First avenue. Mr. Edwards as
General Superintendent of the Ham
mon Consolidated Gold Fields Im
mediately became active in pursuit
of his duties.
CHEECHAKO DANCE
Saturday Night, June S8, Eagle Hall
O. M. Powell returns to Nome to
look after his mining interests.
A. H. Kah has left his California
yinch for the summer and will be
a familiar fare in the Miners & Mer
chants Bank.
Chas. and Mrs. Dankert of the
Kotzebue Lighterage Co. armed
on the Victoria and will sail for
Teller at the first opportunity.
J. F. Mathews, dredge operator
I on the Kougarok River, arrived on
the Vic and wijl proceed north as
soon as weather conditions permit.
Sam Gaylord. the Casadepaga
hydraulic miner arrived on the Vic
and will proceed to Solomon and
open his summer camp.
Ivan Ackley, wife and child re
turned on the Vic after a year's ab
sence from Nome. Mr. Ackley has
reentered the Radio service and will
be associated with the city tele
graph office.
James H. Anderson, who a year
ago received his discharge from the
army, has returned to Nome to take
charge of the Local Radio station,
relieving R. C. Sergeant who will
leave Nome this summer.
James P. Daly returns to Nome
as Nome Agent for the Alaska S. S.
Company, vice R. A. Cat roll who
is new the Nome agent for the Alas
ka Siberian Navigation Company,
owners of the Buford.
Ira Orton returned to resume his j
law practice and has leased the |
apartments above the Niebling res
taurant where he will have both his j
office and living quarters. J. J. ;
Cole, of the Bangor dredge, will I
share the apartments with Orton. |
SHIPMKNT OF NK\V CARS
ARKIVH IX NOMKI
A shipment of new cars arrived j
with the first boats and the proud .
owners are busy getting acquainted j
with the mysteries of operating;
The Mammon Co. received two
Dodge touring cars. O. S. Weaver
received a dodge Coupe which is the
only one of its kind in Nome. Dr.
Curtis Welch and George S. May
nard received each a Ford Coupe
which are also the only Ford Coupes
in Nome. Frank Dut'resne drew a
Ford Roadster, and Andy Anderson
received a truck to be used in con
nection with his work on the dredge
on Snake river. R. B. Julian who
is the Nome agent for Ford auto
mobiles was on hand when the cars
arrived on the dock and rendered
valuabel assistance to the new own- |
HEAD OF STEAMSHIP
COMPANY VISITS NOME
F. H. Knickerbocker. General j
Manager of the Alaska Steamship I
Company, is a round trip passen- j
ger on the Victoria.
Mr. Knickerbocker, who but re
cently became identified with the
company, has at this time taken
the opportunity to visit Nome and
investigate shipping conditions.
Feeling that perhaps Nomeites were
justified in complaints regarding j
service and accomodations Mr.
Knickerbocker will personally look j
into matters that are of vital con
cern to his company* and the gen |
eral public. According to Mr. j
Knickerbocker it is the policy of his
company to give the best possible |
service to the public patronizing the
vessels pf the company.
The last sailing of the Victoria,
last fall resulted in many com
plaints coming to the notice of the
manager and immediately action
was taken to ''make corrections.
Numerous employees on the Vic
toria had violated the Company
policy and brought it into disrepute
causing no little dissatisfaction on
the part of the public.
Mr. Knickerbocker assures us
that patrons of the Alaska S. S. Co.
need have no fear regarding future
treatment.' Every precaution will
be taken to afford strictly up to date
service In every branch of the com
pany's operations in Alaska, as well
as elsewhere.
The Victoria has been for many
years on the Nome run and will re
main in the field as a caterer to
shippers and travelers to the Sew
ard Peninsula section of Alaska.
Mr. Knickerbocker Is making a
personal visit to Nome merchants
assuring them that their business
will be appreciated and handled
with the greatest dispatch, extend
ing to them the full service of his
company.
CABIN FOR SALE
Four room cabin, completely fur
nished, Inquire at Nugget Office.. .
We Sell for Less
Watch our windows
for special bargains this
coming week, before we
move our Dry Goods
Department across the
street.
Cheap John’s Store
M. WKISKKKiG. Manager, j
WHOLESALE. RETAIL.
’ MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION.
SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK!
We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must have all kinds for quick
sale at present high prices. Money sent same day ship
ment comes in—cash, draft or money order, whichever
you want. ACT NOW—-if you have one skin or a
hundred. Ship to us at once.
Riuke Fur Dl
sussss ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
Put the Spark ofLife
into the Food You Eat
Most foods are * ‘dead ’’ because in process
ing:, boiling and milling we have stripped
them of their delicate life-giving elements
and minerals needed by the body. That is
why we civilized men are so low in endur
ance and vitality. Vegex supplies certain
elements that are lacking from other foods.
Food vitamins stimulate and keep the
life process at its height. Without vi
tamins we cannot live. Vegex is the rich
est known food in Vitamin B and supplies
all vital mineral salts.
Vegex contains no meat, yet it has the
rich satisfying flavor of choice meats and
mushrooms. Its hunger hormone stimulates
appetite and aids digestion. ' Use Vegex as
you would tea or coffee for breakfast, lunch
and dinner. Use it to give flavor and bal
ance to other foods.
Dissolves instantly in hot water or milk.
Makes a delicious, wonderfully stimulat
ing drink.
Vtgvebmddin handyjanandeonoontont
ewbo form. At draggioto and grocon.
A. POLET
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR FOR ALASKA FOR AIJ,
VITAMIN FOOD CO. PRODUCTS.