LOCAL NEWS
R. B. Julian spent the summer
months in the States attending to
pressing business matters and re
. turned on the last sailing of the
The Coast Guard Cutter Haida
B left Nome Thursday Oct. 26th at
1:10 p. m. From Nome she will
proceed to Dutch Harbor and then
to Seattle.
The Nokatak. Sea Wolf, Teddy
Bear and Jewel Guard still remain
in the water, but will bo placed in
winter quarters as soon as high
c water comes.
Mrs. Guy Mlsh returned to Nome j
te Join her husband who la employ
ed by the Yuba Mfg. Co. The |
many friends of Mrs. Mish are glad
i to welcome her return.
E. E. Conklin, sent in by the Seat
tle Hardware Company to Install
the heating plant In the nejr hospi
tal, completed his work in record
time. He and his assistants made
the complete installation before the
Victoria left.
Mrs. G. R. Jackson returned to {
Nome on the last trip of the Vic
toria, after having spent the sum-j
mer in the States. While most of
her trip was confined to the Pacific
coast she took a side trip back to
Montana before returning to Nome.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Weaver spent
the summer months along the At
lantic coast returning to their Nome
home on the last Victoria. They
combined business with pleasure,
spending their time in the big in
dustrial centers of the East.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Taylor, former
residents of Nome were returning i
passengers on the Vic. Mr. Tayloa;
has accepted a position of Deputy,
Marshal under Marshal M. W. Grif
fith. taking the place vacated by
Mrs. Richard Decker.
Jack Gale left for the Outside on
the Coast Guard Cutter Haida. Mr. |
Gale while employed by the Yuba
Mfg. Co. suffered a stroke of paraly-]
sfs and was taken to the hospital.!
It was decided to send him to thej
State* and thru courtesy of the
Captain of the Halda he was taken
aboard. He will be under care of
the ship's doctor and upon arrival
at Seattle will he taken in charge
b> the Eagle lodge No. 1.
Airs. Al. Pangman is numbered
among the new residents of Nome.
She arrived on the last boat uud
joins her husband, who spent the
summer mining at jCoundll. The
Pangmans' have acquired the resi
dence of Win. Pangman and are
now at home to their Mends.
Miss Rertha Saville. Superinten
dent of the Maynard-Columbus hos
pital. returned from the states.
With her came Miss Julia Berg.
Miss Edna Murry both graduate
nurses, and Miss Ross and Miss
McCleary who will take up work
in the Methodist Mission.
Geo. H. Thomas, the Boulder
Creek hydraulic operator who left
on this Victoria, stated that he will
return in the spring prepared to en
gage in more extensive mining
along the left limit of Snake river
and tributary creeka. His season’s
work was highly profitable.
W. F. Baldwin, superintendent in
charge of the Methodist Alission.
did not leave on the last Victoria
as he intended, instead he will go
over the trail after the first of the
year. Mr. Baldwin deemed it nec
essary to remain in Nome until the
new hospital is completed and occu
pied by the hospital corps.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gorman have
moved from the Hammon Building
(formerly the Pioneer Building) to
apartments in the Kiesele Flats.
Mr. Gorman will have charge of
the Hammon Consolidated Gold
Fields affairs during the absence of
H. R. Edwards, the general superin
tendent.
Dr. J. W. Bayne. Nome'e well
known dentist, returned on the Vic.
from a summer's visit on hi9 fruit
ranch at Yakima. Wash.
The Doctor states that due to the
railroad strike the fruit growers of
the Pacific coast suffered a tremen
dous loss, thru their inability to
tecure rail transportation for the
fruit. In many instances the grow
ers left the fruit on the trees, rather
than sell them at the 16# price of
fered by commission men.
Some growers had picked their
fruit, but ns they were offered less
than the cost of production they
dumped the product rather than
submit to a deliberate vqueese.
Mrs. C. J. Woof ter (better known
to Nomeites as Klondy Nelson) re
turns to onr city as the wife of the
courteous Deputy Clerk of Court.
C. J. Wbofter. Mrs. Woofter has
not forsaken her music since mar
riage. instead has carried her mus
ical work much farther than before
Nome’s people will take great pleas
i ure" listening to the strains of her
, beloved violin when ahe recovers
from her recent trip and illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ayer arrived
Ic Nome this week from their sea
son’s stay In the Council district.
Mr. Ayer is manager of the Wild
Goose dredges, which he operated
successfully this season.
Mrs. Ayer was a passenger on the
outgoing Victoria to the States
where she will spend the winter.
Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. McGuire and
daughter. Valerie, were pashengers
on the Victoria for the Outside.
The McGuires will stay in Seattle
for several months and then repair
to St. Paul, where they will make
their permanent residence.
Albtfn Poison purchased the Mc
Guire property and has taken pos
session.
V. A. Julien and family left on
this Victoria for the 8tates where
they will make their home. Mr.
Julien has disposed of his mining
interests to A. H. Moore and will
discontinue mining in this section
for the present.
Mr. Moore will return to Nome in
the Spring and continue active min
ing operations on Osborne creek.
Rev. Richard Decker, pastor of
the Congregational Church at Nome j
was an outgoing passenger on the
Victoria accompanied by hia wife, j
Before leaving, Mr. Decker secur-j
ed from the College of Bishops of |
the Methodist-Episcopal Church, a
year’s leave of absence, and Intends
to return to his pastotate next
spring. j
i The freighter Culburra, Captain j
[John O’Brien in charge, sailed for!
San Francisco, Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 26th at 6:40. Several Nome
people were able to procure passage
to the States. White not provided
with passenger accomodations. Gapt
O'Brien extended the cojirtesy of
the ship to those who cared to avail
themselves 'of the opportunity. A
II. Kell, Captain Tobin and others
whose names were not obtainable. I
Aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
Haida were the following passen
gers: O. D. Cochran. J. Gale and
John Thatcher for the States; Vic
tor Jacobsen and Tony Grisco for
Unalaska; Ole Ansen for Cold Bay:
five native for False Pass and J.
Johnson and three other white.
The Haida will proceed to False
Pass. Unalaska the Seal Islands and
then to the States.
Mrs. J. J. Hamlyn and J. J. Ham
lyn Jr., are recent arrivals from
the States, coming from San Fran
cisco, their h6me.
Mr. Jno. J. Hamlyn. president of
the Miners ft Merchants Bank, ar
rived earlier in the season with Mr.
W. P. Hammon and sent for his
family to arrive on the last Victoria.
The Hamlyns' will occupy apart
ments in the Kiesele Flats. The
Nugget bids welcome to these our
new arrivals and hopes that Nome
will prove to them a pleasant place
to reside.
The Nome Lighterage wharf still
contains a Urge amount of horse
feed and a very small amount of
other undelivered local freight. As
soon as all freight is removed the
wharf will be closed for the win
Workmen have begun to remove
the wharf extension, pulling back
to the main section. Lighters will
be removed from fheir moorings
and they and the tugs placed in
winter quarters.
In a few days all activity will
cease for the season and the close
of navigation will again have arriv
RK8IGNS DEPUTY
MARSHAUUDr
Frank Dufresne, for many months
a deputy marshal in the Nome mar
shals office resigned his position
the resignation to take effect Nov.
1st. Due to Other business matter?
Mr. Dufresne severed his connec
tion with the Office at an earlier j
date, leaving the employ of the
marshal last Monday morning. Mr,
Dufresne has been appointed to t£ej
position of Far Inspector under the1
Bureau of Agriculture.
PIONEER POTLATCH
WAR WHEAT SUCCESS
The Pioneers of Alaska a|iin
proved their boast of being second
to none In Nome as entertainers.
At 2:8t p. ra. Saturday a parade
of old timers left the Pioneer Halt,
proceeding down Pront street to
Steadman avenue, to the Goldeu
Gate Hotel, then back to Front
street and returned to the Pioneer
Igloo. Those ' who participated
were in truth "Old Timers", altho
many of the real old timers failed
to appear. All In all the parad?
was representative of the Pioneers
In the evening big Eagle Hall
was the scene of one of Nome's
most successful annual Potlatchee.
held under the auspices of the Pio
neers of Alaska.
Between three and four hundred
people gathered together for the
purpose of being entertained ft the
last general social gathering befote
the close of navigation took many
visitors to the States.
The program as herewith print
ed consisted of numbers that were
highly entertaining and evinced
real musical and oratorical talent.
P*OGRAMIt
"When the Dew is on tike Hear.**
By Miss Jessie NawhwL Mto. LE
Rynsiing, Mr. Peter Van der Sterre,
Mr. L. E. Hymning.
I—Solo—_ Mr. Arthur Brook er
3—Recitation—“The Spell of the
.Mr. C. W. Scarborough
4—Solo—.Life Is A Song,
.By Miss Jessie Newton
&—Moving Picture -.
.by CudMhsk show on.
Various booths offered induce
ments to hungry and thirsty souls
and were presided over by ladies
w^o spent many hours preparing for
the entertainment. 1
After the rendition of the pro
gram daucing was enjoyed until a
late hour, a five piece orch«ritra
rendered dulcet strains for the de
votees of terpsichore.
Toward the later part of the even r
ing the Queen voting contest be
came quite spirited and when the
votes were counted the honor fell
to Miss Kristie Sayther. a real sour
dough, to preside as queen of the
Potlatch.
In token of appreciation the
queen was invested with her iusig
nfa, a handsome old ivory and told
LaVattiere. A. Polet, as Master Of
Ceremonies, made an appropriate
presentation speech, and so ended
another enjoyable and successful
annual Pioneer Potlatch.
CANDIDATE COCHRAN TO
SPEND WINTER IN STATER
Mr. O. D. Cochmn, Nome's well
known attorney and candidate for
Long Term Senator from the Second
Division, delayed hia trip to the
States until the sailing of the Halda
enabling him to conclude pressing
business matters that were unfinish
ed at the time of the Tktorla sail
ing. Mrs. Cqchrsn tooh passage on
the Victoria and will meet O. D. at
Seattle. From that polet they will
go to San Francisco for the winter
where be will be bnsy attending to
matters in connection with the Pio
neer Mining Company’s affairs.
O. D. Is the local representative
of the Pioneer Mining Sc Ditch Co.
and has been busy the entire sum
mer winding up the affairs of that
company, which now removes from
many active years of mining opera
tions in this section of Seward Pen
The many friends of the Cochran’s
wish them a pleasant winter’s so
journ in the States. It is Mr. Coch
ran’s intention to tetuirii to Nome
in the spring and Continue his ex
tensive law practice.
The Cochran residence has been
rented for the winter by Mr. and
Mrs. E. K. Johansen.
+ By A. L. C A fi t ENTER
+ Also Expert Tuning and
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Repairing.
PHONE MAIN t».
FOR LADIES
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IN READY
TO WEAR
Important Announcement
For Careful Buyers
COMPLETE
OUTFITS
FOR
CHILDREN
There has been certain agitation by irresponsible
individuals about selling Merchandise at outside
prices, or half price, or paying the consumer to carry
the goods away
LET THESE FEW WORDS of ours be always
impressed upon your mind when shopping, that no
Merchant gives anything away. What you really want
is the best quality of Merchandise, at the lowest pos
sible price. We have these things always In our store
for sale to careful buyers.
Prom now on we want you to
know that Cheap John Store will
UNDERSELL
any legitimate Clothing House in
the City of Nome.
We invite comparison of Prices
on Standard Merchandise.
MRS. JOORDAN
Is at your Service
in our
Dry G'lods Dept.
CHEAP IOHN STORE
ONE PRICE TO ALL
M. WEI6BERQ
MENS
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Clothing
Stetson Hats
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