POLET SAYS
150 YEARS OF COFFEE DRINKING HAS DEMONSTRATED
THAT COFFEE IS THE MOST BENEFICIAL, DELIGHTFUL AND
REFRESHING OF ALL BEVERAGES.
THE FRESHER THE ROAST THE BETTER.
Polets Coffee is Roasted Daily
THE PRICE OF GREEN COFFEES HAVE BEEN STEADILY
ADVANCING FOR THE LAST YEAR BUT POLET’S COFFEE IS
STILL SELLING AT THE SAME PRICE AS LONG AS THE STOCK
ON HAND LASTS
UNLESS PRICE DECLINES SOON HE WILL ALSO HAVE TO
ADVANCE HIS PRICE WHEN HIS NEW SUPPLY ARRIVES.
CUPONS FOR PRIZES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR
THE PRESENT.
COFFEE IN ANY QUANTITY, PRICE PER POUND 50c
50 cts.
A GROCERY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
ESTABLISHED 1900
First Boat
will bring new line of ladies and j
gents ready to wear clothing
dry goods and notions
THE EMPORIUM ««*taN .ros
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf straight
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
W. J. ROWE
TRANSFER AND FREIGHTING
Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
Horses For Sale
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JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
THE NOME NUGGET
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$1.00 PER Month
LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS
DISTRICT ATT’Y CONVALESCING
I District Attorney J. M. Clements is
convalescing rapidly from his recent
| operation and is expected to he able
to resume his duties within a brief
SCHOOL SUP'T HOLDS
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS
Exainlnations for Territorial school
teaching certificates were held last
week by Territorial School Superin
tendent lister D. Henderson, who has
spent several weeks in Nome looking
after Territorial school affairs.
The sole applicant taking the ex
amination was Miss. Irene Bongard.
who successfully conducted the school
at Dime Creek during the past year.
Miss Bongard passed the examination
successfully and will again have
charge of the Dime school.
NOMEITES RETURN
ON VICTORIA
Among the- considerable number of
passengers arrivin'; on the Vi< toria
were several well <nown p.-ople who
tl an the customary winter period.
Included in the number i- Mires Cir
rie Stipek. wh> has been away from
the dty for several years and is re
turning to take charge of the Teller
school; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Berg: E.
K. Powell of the Alaska Mines Co:
Mrs. Dave Kristan and sons; Mrs. A.
B. .Miller: Sam Magids, of Candle and
Chas. Johnson, funnier manager of the
Pioneer Mining Comjiany.
David Kristan, of the Emporium ac
companied his family on the trip and
expe<rts to remain next winter. Uni
ted States Marshal E. It. Jordan re- I
turned after a short visit to the coast. .
Richard Clements, son of District At
torney J. M. Clements, and Miss. I
Frances Bishop were also returning I
pilgrims after brief stays in the i
VICTORIA SCHEDULED
TO RETURN TOMORROW
The latent reports from the steamer
Victoria, now at St Michael, are to the
effect that he vessel will reurn to
Nome tomorrow. According to dgent
Carroll, the steamer will discharge
hero in about ten hours or so.
The following have engaged passage
up to the time of goln;r to press.
Mrs A l> Campbell, E A Jorgenson.
Mrs K A Jorgenson, Hnrry Corbin, E
W Burroughs, Mrs L Stephanscn, Mrs
Z Belching, Miss A Belching. E B
Leddy, Mrs A C Dilg. J F McQueen, A1
Christ, C AWinnerling Miss M Win
nerWng, P D Olson A FMelntosh.Mrs
E F McIntosh, Mrs < * Fosso, O Fosso,
Leonard Sullegouk Paul Fosso. Mrs I
A Bacheldi-r, Miss Marion B;; • uder,
11 I' Worcester. Sam Stein Mrs .1 II
Parsons, Mrs D B Street. M H Arc
Clement. S A Whistler, F D Baker.
Airs F P Baker. M M Itavenkikle. A Z
Watson. Airs A Z Watson. G F (’oats
C H French, Louis Levy. Carl A Stor
how. M D Voronetz, A Wink. P E Dun
bar. Lester I) Henderson, J CJ Andree.
W A Webb. Mrs Bella Powers. S J
Calderhead. Mii= Kitty Thornton. W
H Pearson, Charley CJordon, Thos Gori
don, Chsis D Brower, F W PI rich. Miss
Walthall, Miss D S Campbell, D B
Campbell w?fe and son, J C Brown. .T
Lee. H J Seevt, Anna Stern, Mrs Alice
Bursik. Aliss Clare Oefstos, Harry
Oefstos, Thresa Eseholt, bla Escholt, S
S. Wjvrren, Mrs F A Nicholson, F D
Vincent. Airs Ida Huff, Andrew Box.
T, oo Kraft, S A! C.avlord, A G Waldo.
M Bonne, H Hansen, K Sundback. ATrs
F B Groves. G F Howe, James H Con- ,
dit. Mrs E B Stralton. Delbert E Bep
logle. Mrs D E Beplogle, Mrs E A
Fourth Pioneer Semi Monthly Dance
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 4th.
Held at Pioneer Igloo Hall
ADM. $1.00 LADIES FREE
EVERYBODY INVITED
E. L. HOLT
GENERAL HARDWARE
SPECIALS
Why ship goods from the Outside
We guarantee to Sell Goods at Out
side R« tail Prices, Freight Added.
Va in Best Flexible Cable per foot 10c
% in Best Flexible Cable per foot 13'/£o
Zz in Best Flexible Cable per foot 15c
H in Best Flexible Cable per foot 20c
% in Best Flexible Cable per foot 22/zC
Pure Manilla Rope All Sixes lb.. ■ .40c
Speoial Price By The Coil
QUALITY AND PRICES RIGHT AT
HOLTS CASH STORE
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Telephone Main If
BRITISH MINING ENGINEERS
VISITING NOME
Norman Stines and S. Weiss, of
London, England, arrived in Nome on
I he Victoria and are engaged in look
ing over the holdings of the Alaska
Mines Corporation. Both are widely
experiences! engineers. Mr. Stines is
it mining engineer and his companion
belongs to the mechanical engineering
The former has for many years l»een
engaged in mining in Siberia, where
he was connected with the Tenskoi
Bold Mining Co., a large mining con
cern operating in the Lena River gold
STORM DRIVES
SCHOONER ASHORE
Caught in the grip of surf and wind
this morning the power schooner^Jer
dyr, with a party of three men who
ter prospecting on the Siberian coast,
was cast ashore a short distance to
the westward today. The schoone
arrived from St Michael dur.ing the
the roadstead but after a short period
commenced to drag her anchor. With
in a brief time the vessel was in the
surf and progressing rapidly shore
ward. Those aboard realizing the fu
tility of attempting to beat their way
against the wind and Snrushing seas,
finally slipped the anchor chain and
headed for shore. The schooner
landed safely and her passengers lost
no time in scrambling a-shore with the
help of the Const Guard crew. At
last accounts the vessel was resting
easily and apparently undamaged.
Two lighters belonging to the Al
aska Lighterage Co were also dniven
ashore a mile or two to the westward
during the morning. With the ex
ception of one trading schooner be
longing to a Seattle firm, all vessels
left the harbor before midday.
ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT
DEBT WITH GUN I
As a result of an attempt to collect
an alleged gamtiling debt with the aid
of a -evolver, Sunday night. John
Long laborer a spring ir.iva! from
Seattle is confined in th' federal jaif
and J. W. Purkeypole, who he allege*!
owed him the money, is unde- bonds
of $1,500 to appea * before the Clrand
The two men were arrested Wed
nesday by representatives of the
marshal's office on complaints emanat
ing from the District Attorney’s office,
charging assault with a dangerous
weapon. At a hearing held in the
District <’ourt Thursday, the two men
told conflicting stories regarding the
episode. Prom their testimony it ap
peared that Long went to the house oc
supied by I’urkeypole and demanded
the amount of the alleged debt. $3.’.
He admitted lie carried a revolver to
assist in making his alleged debtor to
"come through."
Long claimed I’urkeypole offered to
pay part of the money but refused to
pay the full amount claimed. After
some harangueing over the matter
Purkeypole was alleged to have giv
en his opponent the slip by bolting
thru a doorway. Both lesft the house
by different entrances and encountered
each other in the street in the vicinity
of the Pioneer Igloo. Long had fur
ther augmented his arsenal by seizing
a rifle found in Purkeypole’s home.
On .meeting, the two men were said
by several witnesses to have stood for
some time flourishing revolvers at
each other, meanwhile mutually shout
ing "why don’t you shoot?" Someone
finally interceded and after some
palavering Purkeypole agreed to pay
the money on the spot. This done the
combatants stowed their arms and fad
ed into the night.
WILLIAM PANGMAN SUSTAINS
CRUSHED HAND
Wm. Pnngman, was the victim of
a painful accident in which he sus
tained n -badly crushed and lacerated
hand Tuesday morning while at work
on the Nome River dredfre operated
by J. J. Cole, Dr. KIttleson and
others near the mouth of Dexter Creek.
The Injured member was caught In a
sheave In such manner as to tear th® ;
flesh of the fingers almost from the J
hones. Pangman Is said to have in- J
advertantly grasped a cable running,
thru the sheave at the moment the j
winch to which the cable was attach
ed was set In motion. Before he could
release his hold the ht^nd wn* drawn j
Into the sheave. The injured man re- j
tnined suffledemf presence of mind to;
signal the engineer to stop before his.
fingers were tom off, with the result,
that no hones were broken. |
Pnngnwn wns bu-rled Into town lin-|
mediately and the Injured band was
dressed by Dr. Welch.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
REOPENS SEPT. 7
The 1920-21 term of the Nome Pub
lic School will connivence Monday
13. The reason Riven by the
Board for selecting Tuesday Instead of
the preceding Monday lies in the fact
that -Monday, Sept. *». is Labor Hay.
The Board announced Friday that all
children who will reach their sixth
year by January 1st will be accepted
for enrollment as pupils. The person
nel! of the teaching staff this year will
be as follows:
Miss Helen S. Moore, Principal
Miss Nonna Hnlbach
Miss Grace Grantham
Miss Etwmn Juth
Miss Nora Minnehan
Mrs. A. B. Miller.
Albert Chagnon has been selected to
officiate as ianitor.
Mrs McLi.ien, who was elected same
time ago to direct the work of the
third and fourth grades and hul ac
cepted the position, recently tendered
her resignation because of unexpected
conditions arising which nece* Plated
her going to Siberia for the winter.
Coming almost on the eve of the be
ginning of the term. Mrs. McLiren's
action placed the School "Board in a
serious predicament. No substitute
was available, and the lateness of the
season precluded all prospect of ob
taining another teacher from the
States in time for the school opening.
The difficulty was solved, however, by
the arrival of Mrs. A. B. Miller on
the last trip of the Victoria. Mrs.
Miller previously assisted the Board op
a similar occasion and steps were at
once taken to induce her to once more
save a bad situation and she was fin
ally prevailed upon to accept the va
cant position. As at present consti
tuted the teaching staff is made up of
three meml>ers of last year’s force.
Miss Moore, thep rlncipal, wrho suc
ceeds Miss Emfcna Orr In that position.
Miss Grantham and Miss Minnehan,
and three new teachers Miss Halback,
Miss Juth and Mrs .Miller.
WILL TEACH ENGLISH
TO SIBERIANS
Mrs. McLaren. who recently resign
ed from the teaching stuff of the Nome
Public School to join her husband on
the Siberian Coast, is said by represen
tatives of the School Board to be con
templating an attempt to establish a
school for the study of English at Ana
dyr during the winter.
Before departing for the Russian
coast, Mrs. .McLaren procured a con
siderable number of text books for
that purpose. Many of the Russian
traders are said to Ive greatly desirous
of learning English to facilitate their
trade operations with Americans,
hence Mrs. McLaren will probably
find a prolific field for her services.
The Nome-Xibcrfan trade is growing
steadily and Mrs. Mcl^iren’s aUetnpla
to inculcate a knowledge of English
among the Russians may have a most
beneficial effect In bringing about a
better understanding between the Si
berians and Americans and improving
HARBOR WORK SHOWS
GOOD PROGRESS
As a result of excellent progress
luring the past week the work of re
building; the damaged portion of the
Snake ftiver harbor construction is
fast approaching its final stages. Tin
new revetment work has been com
pleted and Engineer Carpenter is now
directing his energies to rebuilding the
destroyed portion of t«he Jetty. When
this is c*<mpleted the damage created
by the remarkable high water late
last fall will Ih» fully repaired.
Owing to the extension of the re
vetment along the east river bank, the
jetty will he considerably shorter than
before as a result of this summer’s op
erations. The undamaged section ot
the jetty has been greatly strengthen
ed by means of heavy cable passing
from one side to another through the
hollow Interior, lading the piles to
gether in such manner that there ap
pears little prospect of further damage
by water action save through the dis
truction of the entire jetty. The re
vetment work has In-en done In
substantial manner and 1 lie
general among those who have watch
ed operations that if the present
structure does not stand, nothing in
the line of timber work will do so.
The heavy 10x14 piling has been driv
en from ten to twelve or more feet in
to solid hardpan below the surface
sands and is bolted to cross timbers
of equal size. Twelve Inch timber
braces have also been installed behind
the revetment wall to further support
that structure. To the eyes of the
layman, at least, there appears little
likelihood that It can be destroyed by
anything short of dynamite.
Cement foundations for the range
j light which will mark the channel at
night were installed during the past
week a few feet north of the roadway
along River street. Four largo ce
ment blocks; have been laid in the
earth and will support a frame work
of timber 21 feet high on which the
light will he placed. The light will
he located opposite the center of the
channel, and will enable incoming ves
sels to enter on the darkest nights
The light and construction materials
to he used in its installation were pro
vided by he Lighthouse Bureau of the
’•epartment of Pommerce, the timber
materials being shipped in cut and
shaped in readiness for immediate
erection. Another range light will be
placed close to the river revetment
and the two lights will be In ranee
i b t.h’e center of the channel. The
rear light will show a white light,
while th" one in front will he red.
MISSING PEOPLE
Information wanted of Karl Horath.
miner, age 43; last heard from while
working on dam at Cuchionberry
ranch, Victorville, Calif ; went to Al
aska, in 1911; grey-hlue eyes, light
brown hair, medium size. Aged
mother and sister will kindly thank
for any information. Anna Horath,
Warwick, Orange County, N. Y.
FRESH AUGUSTINE A KYER
CHOCOLATES AT
ARCTIC CANDY STORE
FRESH REINDEER STEAKS AND
CHOPS AT NOME RESTAURANT
Everybody Wants
“Lower Prices”
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GET LOWER PRICES
IN CLOTHES. “BUY GOOD ONES.” THE “LOWER PRICE”
IS IN THE LONGER WEAR—NOT IN THE PRjCE TICKET.
HART SCHAFFNER A MARX CLOTHES ARE "GOOD
CLOTHES. THEY COST ONLY A FEW DOLLARS MORE
THAN ORDINARY CLOTHES; THEY LAST MUCH LONGER—
THAT MAKES THE PRICE LOW FOR YOU.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE VARIETY OF
HART, SCHlAFFNER A MARX CLOTHES FOR FALL AND WIN
TER. AND WE OFFER THEM AT A SMALLER MARGIN OF
PROFIT THAN EVER.
IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, IT WILL PAY YOU TO
BUY YOUR CLOTHES FROM US BEFORE LEAVING. IT
MEAN8 QUITE A LITTLE SAVING TO YOU.
Cborulf Icbmann