A TREAT
Libbys Mammoth Size
Green Peeled
ASPARAGUS
per can 50c
THIS ASPARAGUS IS PACKED IN LIBBY’S CALIFOR
NIA CANNERY LOCATED IN THE BEST ASPARAGUS GROWING
SECTION IN THE WORLD AND IS PACKED IMMEDIATELY AF
TER BEING CUT. THEREBY RETAINING ITS NATURAL DELI
CACY AND FLAVOR
POLET
GROCERY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ESTABLISHED 1900
fiicft’s Bakery
and Resturant
ANNOUNCEMENT
We have decided to keep open for business day and night, and
want the public to know and feel that they are welcome to come in
and inspect otir • stai-L'shment and try our deli' ioijs coffee, which is
made frmn tin- best quality coft’e - to be found in the market..
< *ur own bakery ovens have been stafi t*^! for the • xpross
r«ason to please our customers and the public in general. Wo have
been selling hundreds of loafs of bread, cakes, cookies, doughnuts and
pies without any advertising.
It would be a pleasure and also .»n educa'ion for -every house
wife to visit our baketry. Wo will supply you with any kind of
bread or pastries and guarantee that every loaf of thread you buy from
us will stay fresh and inodst longer than any other make in Nome.
fticon arid Co.
Proprietors
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Nome Sheet Metal Works
Wm. SINHOLD, Prop.
TIN, SHEET IRON AND *-•** * " '
COPPER WORK ESPECIALTY
Patented Super-Heaters
OPPOSITE DREAM THEATRE
Arctic Bakeru, Candu Store;
and Ice Cream Parlor
j
THE HOME OF SWEET8 AND A GOOD PLACE TO EAT. \
GOOD BREAD, PA8TRY, CAKES, AND PIES. J
HOME MADE CANDY AND AUGUSTINE A KEYER’S CHOCOLATES
WE SERVE MEALS FROM 7 A. M. TO 9 P. M.
SPECIALTY—OUR SOURDOUGH HOT CAKES
FRESH ICE CREAM DAILY
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CARL PORATH, Proprietor.
LOCAL NEWS
KOUGAROKERS VISIT CITY
George Mcl«ajn ami Fred Johnson,
well known residents of the Kougnrok
section, iirrived from ‘he interior Wed
nesday on a business trip.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CLEMENTS
IMPROVING RAPIDLY
District Attorney J. M. Dements,
in -4th ssages to local friends from his
home in Helena, Montana, announces
that Ms health is now much improved
and hoi s confidently looking forw.i1
to a return to the local duties to which
he devoted himself with such high ef
ficiency and circumspection during the
past two years. He expoets to rot urn
via the September sailing of the Vic
Judge Dements states thn* his
health is not only improving but that
the improvement appears to he steady
and permanent, all of which will he
good news to his numerous friends
'COAST BUSINESS
VISITS CITY
Mr. F. T. Fischer,. representing
th ’ Fischer Brothers drove ry Company
of Seattle, way a recent visitor
in the city. Mr. Fischer is no strang
er to Nome, having visited the city
«evernl times during the famous gold
rush period.
MARSHAL JORDAN
RETURNS FROM STATES
T'ni'ed States Marshal K. It. Jordan
.vas iuinong the number >if local peopl ■
Other prominent sourdough’s in
cluded among the arrivals weiv K K
Powell, Mrs. L. Stephanson of Teller
\V. H. Cutler, T. ML Heed, Jas. Belli
view. Mrs. R. W. J. Reed, Hiuvry
Dobson. Barney Rolando and W. R.
Rnckmnster.
TRADER THOMPSON
IN FROM SIBERIA
Tli i Russian schooner Trader, Capt.
Billy Thompson, arrived in port Tc*>
Kmmi Harbor. Siberia last night and
will load supplies for Capt. T > -rr p
The present voyage is tlie first that
Capi. Thompson has made to Nome this
year and will probably be followed by
another later in the season.
<’.ipt. Thompson reports that every
thing was i|tijet in his locality last
LATOUCHE DISCHARGING
LOCAL CARGO
The Alaska Steamship Company's
freight steamer I .a touche has been dis
charging local cargo in the roadstead
during the past two on- three days,
following her return from St Michael
on Mon (Lay.
Owing to continued stormy weather
the vessel could land no cargo follow
ing her first arrival from Seattle last
week. After lying idle at anchor for
several days, the steamer departed for
the Yukon port, where u large quantity
of up river freight was landed. Stormy
Weather again kept the vessel tied up
for several days following her return
The La touche is scheduled to make
one more trip to Bering Sea this sea
son, with Teller and Kotzebue Sound
ports as her main objectives. The
voyage in question is planned to start
from Seattle about August 1.
CASA DREDGE PURCHASED
BY NEW COMERS
The Moody Mining Company d red re
in the Casadepaga semtion, has-been
purchased by the Walters and O'Brien
Mining Company and will be operated
by that concern in the future.
J. S. Barker, a representative of
the new owners, arrived on the Vic
toria f»rom Marysville,, California and
will carry on development work on the
properties controlled by the company
in the Casa section during the present
season. Considerable systematic
drilling has already been done with a
view to extensive dredging operation)
next supuner.
BAHLKES’
RESTAURANT
& Open from W
fi 6 A. M to 8 P. M. S
* ..SPECIAL DINNER FROM W
5 5 P M to 8 P. M. S
FSSSSSSW'fiSKKifi'fiKS
REV CONDIT TO PREACH
SUNDAY EVENING
IV James II. Condit, Supt. of the
work of the Presbyterian missions in
tlie territory of Alaska will orcnpv
the pulpit at the Federat-ed Church
Sunday evening.
ROAD COMMISSION
RECEIVES CATERPILLAR
A big < nterpilh.r truck ccnsigned t.
the Alaska Hoad Commission, arrived
on the I^atouche. The maehine wdl
he employed on hieal road operations
and is expected to gr.-ntlv facilita'e
tin* work of tli ■ commission.
NEW MANAGEMENT
FOR ESK'MO HOME
Miss Clara Blodgett and Miss CJenc
vieve Stowe both of whom arrived or
the Victoria, will take charge of the
Kskimo Children’s Home, succeeding
Miss Ada Hogan, who has been in
charge of the institution during the
Miss Hogan will leave on the Vic
toria to visit he- home in IVtro--,
SEA WOLF BACK
FROM ARCTIC COAST
The mail schooner See Wolf 'return
ed Wednesday from her first trip of
the present season to the Kotzebue
Sound seel ion bringing several pass
engers from coastal points and tin
northern mails. The vessel encountered
no i«-i• difficulties and the voyage was
without special event.
Ira Hank, operator of the schooner,
reports that everything is very «iuie‘
up north, with litti mining activity of
any kind. The miners i>f the Candle
section were waiting for rain and Kot
zebue for the summer fish run to
stan-t. Very little rain had fallen up
to the time of the Sea Wolf’s depar
ture. The passengers brought down
by the schooner were William Gall t
gher, from Kotzebue and Jos Kennedy
and Bert McCarthy from Teller.
After loading a faic sized cargo, the
Sea Wolf departed for St Michael
Wednesday evening with nine passen
LEGISLATIVE CHIEF’S
ARE REMEMBERED
I During n lull inthe proceedings of
’lie territorial legislature on the last
day of the session, the members of
both houses gave thmir chief execu
tive's remembrance gifts, according to
a Southeastern Alaska journal.
In the house Itepresentative .1. II.
Murray presented Speaker Andrew
Norland wish a. gold watch. In the
senate Senator K. B. Collins placed
on the finger of President John Sund
back a beautiful MnsonM* emblem, the
■ring being set with diamonds. The
presentation speeches were neatly
worded and the thanks of the recipients
were expressions of gratitude.
ASSOCIATED PRESS INTERESTED
IN NOME SECTION
In ;i telegram to this paper, the An
reports sent out by this paper re
garding the Amundsen expedition and
says the news was the most important
that has ‘‘broke” in the western di
WORLD’S NORTHERNMOST
MISSION HOSPITAL TO
OPEN AT* BARROW
Dr. James H. Condit, Supt. of
Presbyterian Missions in Alaska, ar
rived on the Victoria enmoute- to Point
Barrow. With him is Miss Flore-nee
Dakin who is also going to Barrow to
take the ]>os4tion of nurse in the new
hospital which the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions has built there dur
ing the past winter. According to
word by last mail the structure is near
completion and will be ready for oc
cupancy early in the summer. To
have charge of the work Dr. H. F.
Greist and wife will be transferred
from Capo Prince of Wales, where
they have been stationed the past
Dr. Condit goes north to Inspect
t^e new building and taJte it over for
his .Board and also to install the new
workers in thoiri post tons. He expects
to return on the Bear and will bring
out with him Mr. and Mrs. Brown,
the former being *he carpenter who
•has had charge of the construction
The Point Barrow mission is the
northernmost mission station on the
American Continent, if not the world
and with its new hospital -equipment
will -render a -much needed service in
that remote northern place.
An YOU a Subacribar Mr. ftaadf-' ?
DRV GOODS
AND
NOTIONS
On Next
VICTORIA
D E. CROWLEY GROCERY CO.
R B. JULIAN, Manager
Store Opens 8 a. m. anti Closes 6 p. m.
OVERDUE SCHOONER
RAM LOCATED
The coasting: schooner Ham, con
cerning the whereabouts of which
some anxiety has been felt owing to
1mling long delayed, has finally been
located.
News that the schooner is safe was
brought to Nome Tuesday night by
the mail schooner- Sea Wolf Accord
ing to l.ra llank. owner of the latter
vessel, the I tarn made a trip up ‘In
counts for her long absence. The Hunt
had not returned to Teller up to the
time of the Sea Wolf’s d. pa.Cuiv from
BRANDIES PARTY TO HUNT
WILD GAME IN ALASKA
H John. Ilrnndses. a department
store magnate of Omaha and Chicago
arrived onthe last Victoria enroute to
the interioi of Alaska on a hunting
expedition. Mr. Brandies will lie ac
companied on the trip by James V.
Bursik. A number of guides will h«T
hired at St Michael and along the Y,u
kon and the party will then proceed up
the Kantislina and work its way to th*1
coast. Mir Brandies contemplates ar
riving in Omaha about the middle otj
September.
JAMES BURSIK LEAVES
* FOR OUTSIDE
Jas. Buo-sik, widely known old time
resident and business man. departed
Wednesday night on the Victoria en
route to the Outside via the Yukon,
with the expectation of not again re
turning to Nome. Mr. Bursik is
making the trip out in company with
Mr. K. J. Brandies, a millionaire bus
iness man of Chicago, who arrived
here on th»* last trip of the Victoria
on a tour of Alaska. The latter is an
ardent sportsman and ds said to be
intent on hunting big game in the
southeastern sections of the territory
before ireturnig to th<ei States. Mr.
Bursik expects to accompany him *o
the states and will become the man
ager of a large department store own
ed by the Brandies interests in Omaha.
MRS. JAMES CLARK
JOINS GREAT MAJORITY
Mrs Bessie Clark, wife of James
W. CUuk of the Dream Theatre, pass^
ed away in San Francisco at 5 a. m.
Friday morning, according to a tele
gram from relatives reaching the be-;
leaved husband .yesterday afternoon. ;
The message conveying the sad j
news gave no Indication of the cause
of her demise and Mir. Clark believes
death must have occurred suddenly .is j
he had not been informed that hi-»
wife was seriously ill.
The deceased was well known lo
cally, having resided in the city during
the winter of 1919-20 and. the follow
ing summer. afte- coming here as n
bride, in the fall of 1919. She was the
possessor of a distinctly pleasing per
sonality and manj' accomplishments
and enjoyed the highest regard of a
large number of local people, to whom
the news of her untimely passing In
the fulitide of life and vigor is a mat-''
ler of keen regret. -
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Dealer in General Hardware
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