m NOTES
Celebrate the Victory Loan at Barn
Dance.
•Mil'll to the gra title it ion of the eye
which appreciates cleanliness, the
street department yesterday undertook
a preliminary cleanup of Front Street
by sweeping up the unsightly winter’s
accumulation of dirt left by the de
parting snow. The street sweeping
machine was sent over the main stem
yesterday afternoon and effected a
considerable improvement in appear
■ iiH'i'H in addition to relieving the ped
estrian of the necessity of wading over
..n oozy hod of filth when crossing tin*
thoroughfare. Save for a few small
spots the snow has disappeared from
the main streets in the downtown dis
Fnd« r the direction of Farmer Hi
Neil son and his assistants. Eagle Hail
is being turned into a replica of a well
ordered barn in readiness for tlie big
Engle Earn Dance tomorrow evening.
Hales of hay disposed in profusion al
ong the wide floor will provide com
fortable seating space and Hi has
gathered up all the harnesses and
hung them up on the wall and moved
the sorrel’s stall over onto one side so
that the boys an’ girls will have plenty
of room to hoof it. The spring wag
gin is also put out of the way and Ili
has hung the coilin’ all over with flags
and things to make it look pretty.
Looks mighty invitin', accordin’ to Si
I’eterson, w!i ■ k.uked in this mornin,’
Si says if the folks don't have a ripp
snortin’ ’11110 in them sui roundin's. i'«
their own fault, by Heck!
Nome is over the top. Responding
to the government loan call with the
same generosity evidenced in the
Fourth Loan and Red Cross drives, the
old town jumped over its quota mark
early yesterday ; fternoon with a total
subscribed of more than one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars—
more than five thousand dollars above
the quota asked. So far as known the
district is the first of the Alaska divi
sions to attain its quota and may also
possess the distinction of being one of
the first districts of the whole 1,’nited
States to complete its quota. The glml
news was wired to Governor Riggs by
chairman Galen Frye and a response
was received this morning conveying
the governor's heartiest congratulat
ions for tlie splendid work and an
nouncing that an Honor Flag has been
forwarded to Nome and Peering. The
news was also flashed to the Associa
ted Press and by today it is probably
known over the whole country that
Nome is no less backward in the pres
ent drive than before. The achieve
ment reflects great eerdit on the Vict
ory Loan committee headed by Mr.
Frye. At the beginning of the cam
paign there were few who believed
that the district would be able to
roach the full quota and many accept
ed the view that if half the quota was
raised it would be doing exceedingly
well. However, the rose.Its obtained
from the outside districts and the ach
ievement.*; of the lady workers of
Nome convinced the committee sever
al days ago that the district would go
over the top and resulted in redoubled
efforts to fill the quota as speedily as
possible. Although we are well over
tlie top. the committee is keeping up
its labors and expects that a good
many more thousand will be added to
the total by patriotic citizens before
the drive \ closes tomorrow night. The
subscription of $120,100 was obtained
from a total of 3SG subscribers. Forty
four Candle residents subscribed $12,
750. Council's subscription was $11,
Holts’ Cash Store
S P R I NG SALE
‘HATS—HATS—HATS"
Best Stetson None Belter.$5.0(
Best London .4.00
Best Imperial Hats.2.50
Best Derby .2.50
Best Work Hats.2.25
Largest Stock in City
BUY AT
HOLT’S
Telephono Ma*n 96
obt lined from 45 subscribers.
Ihiring subscribers numbering 22
contributed $6,650. Punk-klect bought
$11,150 worth nf bonds and 28 St.
Mich i I residents added a total of
$7.<mm». Dime creek reports $3,500
from 'd subscribers and isolated Tel
ler dc\doped four patriots who sub
seriii. .1 $700. The total contributed
1>> Nome was $ 5 5.S 0 0. The
thanks and congratulations of the
community are due to the Industrious
tm-inlu is of the committee in this and
other sections. Nome lias made a
splendid record in the face of exceed
in'.; adverse conditions ancl may well
fed proud tint she has accomplished
all ml more than was expected of her.
Tl ■ Doan drive committee announ
ces the receipt of the following ad
diti mal subscriptions since the Dis
trict went over the top yesterday.
Dandle $1,000; Peering $1,600; St.
Midi:.cl $1,000; Nome $300. St. Mich
I a el reported that expeetions are held
I of -oing over the top by tilling the $8,
j r.'tu iaota before tomorrow. The ad
iditioiial subscriptions, amounting to
j:D|.l)un. bring the total bond sales of the
jilistii. t to $124,000—nearly $10,000 ab
ove the district quota.
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I She had a little waist
i Where nature made it grow
I Many arms will go to waist
; For to the Barn Dance she will go
1 As reported in undetailed mar mcr in
in': last issue, the coroner’s jury en
gag- I Wednesday and Thursday in as
certaining tin- causes leading to the
dc. tii of Albert .1. Peterson returned
a verdict "f death by accident after
listening t.. the testimony given by
.Mr- I Jessie linker, in whose home the
unfortunate affair occurred. Mrs
IJak-r testified that she followed the
occupation of practical nurse during
the winter. She met Peterson at St.
.Michael while on her way to Nome
..nd became friendly with him. l^ater,
witness stated, the deceased developed
an id' m attitude toward herself and
bee.iint extremely jealous of other
male fi i.-mls who frequented her soci
|«i>. on several occasions he struck
her and threatened her life if she did
not refrain from accepting the attent
ions of others. Site finally told him
site eared nothing for him and re
quested that lie leave her alone. He
persisted, however, and frequently ap
peared at her residence. His visits at
tines terminated in abusive conduct
toward her’self. Mrs Baker said she
was afraid of him and feared that he
would attempt her life. She said she
failed to inform the authorities owing
to a dislike of creating scandal. On
tin* day of the encounter In which Pet
erson's head was injured, the deceased
appeared at her residence and found
her in the act of dressing for the street
He demanded that she come to his
cabin and on being refused seized her
coat and an arctic overshoe and car
ried them away. Having no coat, wit
ness remained at home hoping ho
would repent his action and return the
garments. Witness had locked him
outside the shed door by bolting the
door and also placed padlocks on the
kitchen and front doors to prevent him
gaining entrance. Ilofore departing
with the coat, he demanded re-admis
sion in an angry and threatening man
ner but was refused. A short time
later lie returned to the shed door anti
broke it in. Witness said he remain
ed quiet for a time after obtaining en
trance and she thought he would leave
the garments at the kitchen door and
depart. Hearing no noise from the
shed, she started stirring the fire, be
lieving that he had left the coat and
gone away. She said that while she
was in the act of stirring the fire with
tire poker and had the stove door op
en, Peterson crashed through the pad
locked kitchen door, carrying away a
portion of the upper and side casing,
presumably by the weight of his body.
Witness stated that Peterson was wild
with rage and she felt her last hour
had come when he dashed through the
broken doorway and seized her by the
throat. She admitted that she still
held the poker in her hand when at
tacked but declared she was too
frightened to think of using it as a
weapon of defense. Peterson launch
ed his attack without saying a word
and. still holding her by the throat,
forced her back down on the bed,
which was a pace or two away from
whore she was standing. She felt the
weight of his body strike her as she
lay prostrate and felt a sharp blow on
the face. What occurred for several
minutes witness was unable to state.
t:
Tho next thing she realized was a
chocking sensation at her throat nnd
heard Teterson demand that she stop
screaming. Witness said she did not
know whether she was making an out
cry or not. Another period of mental
blankness came over her and when
she again came to her senses she was
leaning over the coal bucket vomiting.
Peterson was standing nearby. As
witness glanced at him she saw that
his eye was Injured and also discov
ered that she had considerable blood
on her face and breast. Peterson's
eye was swollen and bleeding freely.
Witness told him his eye was injured
and he asserted that it was nothing
and she should not get excited about
it. Witness said she feared that the
injury was bad and urged him to see
Dr. Neuman. Peterson refused sever
al times, declaring that the injury am
ounted to nothing. Witness finally
procured water and inedicinals and
dressed the eye. covering it with a pad
of cotton and gauze. Peterson still
insisted that the injury was slight but
finally went away. Witness learned
later that he went to Dr. Neuman, who
was sick at the time and advised him
to consult Dr. Burson. Mrs Baker
said she did not see him return to his
cabin, which is situated immediately
in the rear of her own residence, and
Anally decided to ask one of the neigh
bors to go to his cabin and see how he
was. Not finding the neighbor sought,
she returned to her own domicile. On
the. way she noticed that large quan
tities of smoke were emanating from
the stacks on Peterson’s cabin. The
shed door was also open. Witness
decided to look in and see if Peterson
was there. She found him lying on
the bed, where he had apparently fal
len, in an unconscious condition. She
then sought assistance and telephoned
for Dr. Kittelson. During the several
succeeding days she nursed the injur
ed man. Under examination by Dis
trict Attorney G. J. Lomen, she stilted
that she found the poker lying on the
bed after the assault was over and
Peterson gone. She declared she did
not strike the deceased and realized
effective blow. In first being quest
ioned she told Marshal Jordan that
Peterson’s injury was due to a blow
from a stick of kindling wood. She
had also advised Peterson to tell the
same story before he left her residence
Witness said she told the wood story
in the belief that if Peterson was not
seriously injured, the easiest way out
was the best and tie desired to avoid
scandal. She said she knew that if
the injury turned out serious she
would have to tell the truth anyway.
When Informed by Dr. Burson that
Peterson’s injuries were extremely
serious and perhaps fatal, she told
Marshal Jordan the whole story. She
believed that she still held the poker
in her hand when thrown on the bed,
but was not aware that she had used
it as a weapon, being too frightened.
Although he had abused her she had
no desire to Injure the deceased and
had no inclination to strike him with
the poker when attacked. Dr. Neu
man testified that the injury to Pet
erson’s skull could have been caused
by the deceased falling on the point of
the poker held in Mrs Baker’s hand
while she lay on the bed in Peterson’s
grasp. The dull point of the poker
penetrated through the upper eyelid
and broke the upper surface of the
eye socket under the arch. A splinter
from the fracture bearing against the
brain had created Inflamation and
formed an abcess which produced de
terioration of the brain tissue and
brought about progressive paralysis.
Dr. Neuman testified that Peterson
could not be considered mentally res
ponsible during the period following
injury. The hospital nurses also stated
that Peterson was far from rational
and was unable to express a single
sentence clearly. Dr. Burson related
during the first day of the hearing
that he had sought to have Peterson
tell of the manner in which he was In
jured. Peterson shook his head in the
affirmative, Indicating that this was
his belief. Dr. Burson considered
that Peterson was aware of what he
was doing during the period after in
jury, although he was unable to ex
press himself In words. After a
short deliberation the jury returned a
verdict to the effect that the deceased
came to his death through injuries
sustained by falling on a blunt point
ed instrument, to wit, a poker, held in
the hands of Mrs Bessie Baker and
that In the opinion of the jury death
was due to accident.
WILSON APPEALS TO PEOPLE OF AMERICA
IN BEHALF OF VICTORY LOAN.
Special lo The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pi«»
WASHINGTON. May 0—President Wilson has issued nn appeal In
the people of America to make the Victory Loan a great popular thanks
Offering for the blessings of peace, as well as a help to the government la
meeting the Immense demand for revenues resulting front the war.
OVER THREE BILLIONS OF VICTORY LOAN SUBSCRIBED.
Special to The Nome Nugget hy The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. May 9—The Treasury announced today that reports
from tlie various Federal Reserve Bank districts place the total subscription
to the Victory Loan over the three billion dollar mark.
12tli District Total Over Hundred Fifty Three Million
SAN FRANCISCO. May 8—Via Seattle May 9—The unofficial total of
the 12th District based on telegraphic reports from the various banks to the
Citizen Manager is one hundred and fifty three million, eight hundred and
seventeen thousand, three hundred ami fifty dollars, obtained from four hun
dred and sixty six thousand five hundred ninety three subscribers.
Official Federal Reserve bank figures for Sun Francisco total one
million, four hundred thirty two thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
MHM6 TOMHH wl¥
With every cash sale or cash receipt we will issue a casli register
slip with amount of the transaction printed thereon... Every cent on
these slips counts one vote.
Every Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock the boy or girl having
the largest vote will be awarded one of our boy proof indestructible
SAM-E-KAR'S FREE
All slips must be dated of the week of the contest, in other
words a new contest starts on every Monday morning.
Votes will he counted or posted every day at 2:30 P. M. except
Saturday when the final count far the week will take place.
No one will be allowed to contest but once if winner.
Purchases from other grocers not allowed to be counted
Mr. Jas. M. Streeten has kindly consented to set as judge
in the contest.
A. POLET
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC. *
Phone Main 113.
Rooms 9-10.Wild Goosa Building
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