NEWS NOTES
Alaska Day tomorrow.
Since the departure of the Jewel
Cunrd and Amy day before yesterday
shipping has been practically sus
pended along the water front The
native schooner Ham came up from
Safety yesterday but will make no
further voyages this season. The
schooner proceeded to the sandspit
shortly after arrival and will be haul- !
ed up for the winter.
October 18. designated as Alaska I
Day. is a legal holiday in the territory
and will probably l*o celebrated in \
her of Western states. The day is
said to he celebrated to some extent
in the more southerly sections of the
territory but up to the present N'omc
has been loo busy with its own de
vices to accord 1 lie territory's individ
ual holiday more than passing atten
tion.
The Belleview Brothers dredge on
Diy Creek was practically completed
. few days ago and will be placed in
past summer to replace the one de
stroyed bv fire during the spring of
1918 while in course of construction.
The last essential parts of the big
btit no attempt was made to operate
owing to the freczeup.
The Cordova is still at Golovin, ac
cording to advices from the steamer
panv It is expected' that the last of
the Golovin cargo will he* landed by
midnight tonight and the vessel will
then return to St. Michael to finish
unloading at that point. Agent Car
roll states that the St. Michael work
will probably keep the Cordova there
about twelve hours, after which she
will return to Nome. Final departure
for the States is expected about Sun
day night.
The natives and also many owners
of dog teams are rejoicing over the
arrival of the annual run of tom cod,
which strikes the Nome coast about
this time every year. The waters
with the fish during the past few flays
and Immense amounts have been
caught by both whites and natives.
day Several parties are paid to
have caught sixty sacks in tho course
of a few hours a day or two ago.
John Hancock. District School Tax
attempting to re-establish the govern
ment night school conducted here dur
ing the past tw’o years under the act
lias already secured the names of suf
11 cent prospective pupils to make ap
plication to the district judge and ex
wit hin a short time if no hitch occurs.
ate night school for adults at intervals
for several years, will probably eon
writing and other elementary studies
suitable for the foreign born citizen
a nee with the English language and
sor of a handsome new gold watch
his Masonic friends at a party held in
Saturday. The well know n old tinier
had attained tho ripe age of seventy
years on that day. The party was
Snaps At
HOLT CASH STORE
Motor Cycle . $ 75.00
1 Steam Laundry, complete ... 200.00
Second Hand Lumber per M. . . .50.00
Doors, Windows all prices.
Mining Boilers, complete, reasonable.
Trunks, Suit Cases etc, cheap
Furniture, Beds, Mstresses, very cheap
Mining Outfits, Dredge supplies
HOLT is there wiUi the GOODS
tn ordinary social function and Mr
ifTuir was in 'progress that it was glv
?n in his honor. Those who were
prosent say the gifts were presented
it srpamCh intervals and were a j
great surprise to their recipient. Mr.
Burroughs has served the local M;i
tude for his services ns well as an
expression of the high personal regard
in which he is held by Ids fellow
Mi Sain Magids of Candle, who is
to the outside, reports that during the
past siimnit r he operated a commer
cial fish salt cry at Kotzebue. The es
plnnt of that character In the
Kotzebue section and in expected to
<lo a thriving business in the future
During the past summer tlie pack was
small owing to lack of help resulting
from tlie* failure of the native residents
of the river sections to come down to
the coast as usual. evidently lie
cause of a fear of the influenza. De-t
spite the indicated handicap- the plant
packed ;• total of -tn barrels of sal
mon The fish were abundant and of
excellent quality but the lack of help
says the outlook for the plant is
bright in every way and it will probab
lyadd substantially to the fish output
of the district when conditions are
more favorable than during the past
Tho Common Council look drastic
action regarding tho vastly decreased
as a Board of Equalization Wednesday
evening by boosting some ..f tho per
il believed to be the actual taxable
value of property on the. date of as- |
sessment. $2£.000 was added to the
taxable value of the* property of one
several others were increased by the |
lddition <*f sums ranging rn.m $10,000
:•! $11,000. The couneilmanic addi-|
lions are said to have been made on j
three years. It is stated that a num- j
her of tlx* I nisi ness firms agreed to!
this proposal before the assessment!
period but failed to make returns in
')thers came through in gentlemanly
the same returns as last year in re
sponse to the view that tlx* benefits of
price. The couneil will hold another
session this evening and listen to the
howl its elevating operations is sure
Owing to the receipt of advices from
Seattle Intimating that the Alaska
;>f the steamer Victoria, the Nome
panv headquarters October 11 stating;
that it is a matter of vital necessity
that all Nome freight should be handl
send another boat with coal and other
age and assure Nome of ample suppl
ies for winter.
send any other steamer in place of the
Victoria. The message said the only
which carries only about half the
quantity of cargo carried by the Vic
toria. and which would, furthermore,
be obliged by its small oil carrying
capacity to come to Nome via La
I BABY'S FACE JUST
ASREDASFIRE
With Pimples. Itched and
Burned. Cuticura Heals.
“My baby was fourteen months old
when she broke out with pimples on
and, if opened, made sore
eruptions that were more
‘V like water blisters. The
/ breaking out itched and
.. burned so that she lost
1 sleep, and her cbeffca were
jum ■■ reu as me. i
“I saw an advertisement for Cuti
cura Soap and Ointment and sent for
a free sample. Then I bought more,
and her foe was healed." (Signed) j
Mrs. R. P Buck, Clarion, Iowa.
Beautify your akin by daily use of
Cuticura Soap,Ointment and Talcum.
;
supply of fuel for such a long Journey.
Itu-I.uy impossible for Ihr vessel to
reacli Nome earlier than the Victoria.
which also gave the assurance tlmt
the Victoria will he rushed as much ns
Elsewhere in the present Issue of
the Nugget will be found an advertls
ment which may he the advance her
ald of the early inauguration of aerial
transportation between Nome and
other parts of the territory ns well as
the far away States. The advertls
Alnskn Aircraft Transportation Com
pany of Seattle, designated on its
stationery as "The White Star Eine."
and of which Jns .1. Holman, of Seat
In its communication to this paper
the company states that it is the in
Xorthem districts of the territory "in
February. The company is already
freight deliveries thereafter and be
lieves that it will he possible to oper
ate to the satisfaction of both con
The passenger rate will probably be
do* will he the headquarters for Alas
ka .nd the main hanger shops and
trio bases will l.e established later as
The object of the company In In
is to obtain an idea of the amount of
road or steamship terminals, thereby
enabling the company to get an esti
mate- of the quantity and length of
prospective freight hauls from which
may he definitely estimated the plane
kno ' leclge whic h will enable the com
tle district.
supplying the data requested.
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year ago. when I did have a spell with
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WANT ADS
LOST
LOST—Man's gold rimmed eye
glasses, double lens, . snap metal
ease, lost between Fagle hall and
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WANTED—A HUSBAND
Respectable lady of 35. brown hair
and blue eyes, would like to corre
spond with a good clean man of means
Address,
A. M. JOHNSTON,
fill West Vino street.
Chippewa Falls. Wis.
A charming widow, light hair and
light complexion, hazel-brown eyes, 5
feet 5 Inches tall, 44 years of age and
weighs If.o pounds, wishes, to marry
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mrs. ruth McNamara,
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A remarkably pretty girl, natural
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542 East 191 street.
* Rronx, N. Y. City. V. S. A.
(Can prove excellent character.)
FOR SALE
For SALE—Art ^Garland hardcoal
base burner in good condition. In
quire at Nugget office. mtf
FOR SALE—Good kitchen range and
three soft coal heaters. Inquire at
Nugget office. Ztf
FOR SALE—Five room house and
large cache, unfurnished. In good
condition. Inquire Nugget office, mlf
FOR SALE—My lender, Jerry, best
trained work dog in Alaska. Good
city freighter and for children,worth
$35. For quick sale $25, with har
ness. My Remington rifle, 22 calibre
long or short, $15.00. See Robert
Rogers, at Glue Pot Cigar store.
S.S. VICTORIA
LEAVES SEATTLE
Oct. 20
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
R. A. Carroll agent, Nome
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartments and tran
sient rooms l»y day, week or month.
Also use of club rooms by hotel guests.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
NOTICE
Notice !s hereby given that the as
sessment roll of real and personal pro
perty of the City of Nome, for the year,
1919, has been turned over to the City
Clerk and is now open for inspection
by the public.
That by r<*solution of the Common
Council, the Common Council will sit
as a Board of Equalization October
14th, 1919, at 9 o'clock p. m. and exam
ine the assessment roll and correct all
errors In valuation, dt'scription or
quantity of lands, lots and other pro
perty.
E. GRIMM,
City Clerk.
Dated Nome, Alaska October 8, 1919
FOR $ALE.
OR RENT; 2 four room houses, fur
nished; at Mrs. Wanger’s Ladies Fur
nishings, 2nd. Ave., Opp. Court House
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phone Red 12
Trips made to following places by
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil,
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar
ine, Fort Davie, Cunningham.
Ratos Reasonable.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
The best guarantee you can have for
a successful Issue of your clothes Is to
patronize an old established house: a
house that wants you to come back and
be their permanent patron.
Such a (louse is the Nome Tailoring
c°.
We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and repair
ing. We make suits to order. We ap
preciate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Opposite Nugget Office.
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JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
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OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
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INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
UPDN ARRIVAL OF FIRST BOAT8
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL
ANT POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER.
ALL BI'.LS MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE
• 10th. OF EACH MONTH
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NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
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