LOCAL NEWS
Dr. Davenport, a psychologist, of
new York, was a recent arrival via
plane from Fairbanks. Mrs. Dav
enport is making a tour of Alaska
and is' enjoying Nome’s hospitality.
Oscar .Margnif . and .“others are
■busy on Dry Creek at the foot of
Dexter hill, preparatory to sluic
ing, operations as soon as water is
available.
A quantity of fresh garden true
such as head lettuce, cauliflower
and rhubarb, grown at Pilgrim
Hot Springs, was received this
• week by A. Polet and is selling j
like hot cakes.
Local fishermen are bringing to
■the Nome markets daily, silver
salmon, trout and white fish, at
prices very reasonable. Practic
ally all the fish are being caught
along the shore of Bering Sea.
The Cutter Northland after con
voying the Anyox bac kto Teller
again started on her annual trip
to Harrow Aug'. 3rd. The vessel
is probablv between Kotzebue and
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Pt. Hope today.
John tWhite who is operating
with a hydraulic on Humboldt
creek is said to have plenty cf
water and is doing fine. He has '
several men employed in his min- j
ing operations.
Clyde White who has been en
gaged in carrying on drilling op
era ions on the main Kougarok
river, preparatory to installing a
dredge, is a visitor in town this
week on business matters.
R. R. Julian, representative of
the IiOnien Commercial Go at
Baldwin, who spent the past week
in Nome on business in connection
with campany affairs, is scheduled
to leave on his return trip via NAT
plane today.
I,t. John R. Noyes, of the IT S
Engineers office, of Seattle, who
has been inspecting the harbor con
struction work here for the pa3t
two weeks, will be a passenger via
NAT plane for Fairbanks, probably
Sunday.
L. J. Burroughs who is carrying
on hydraulic mining operations on
Merrit Gulch in the Kougarok sec
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i tion. made a hurried trip to Nome
'this Week, wi'h a nice clean up, It
is reported. He has a crew of
| several men busy uncovering the
j gold metal from mother earth,
land it is h*oped he will need an
i extra car to bring down his next
I cleanup. He is expected to return
ho the Kougarok toduy.
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Otto Worm and Walter Taylor,
known as the two dashing bach
elors of the Kougarok section,
were arrivals in Nome this week
on business. They- will return
wiih a big supply of provisions and
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carry on prospecting activities. i
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Broil Lanvin arrived tHis week
from the KOugarok section, with
another cleanup, from the mining
property on Macklin creek which
he and his brother Hector are
working with a crew of men. He
is returning with more ,supplies.
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— The Steamer Victoria of the Ala
ska Line, is dive to arrive at Seat
tle. Sunday on her second south
bound voyage from Nome. The
vessel called at several cannery
stations and took on a full cargo
of canned fish for outside markets.
Pilot Hans Mirow, of the NAT,
accompanied by Ms wief will leave
Nome on his next flight for Fair
banks where the Mirows will make
^their future homo, and wl^are
Hans will be based in connection
with the company's flying activ
ities.
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j Miss Margaret Ullrich, one of
I Nome’s popular young ladies, will
Ibid good bye to her Nome friends
lin a few days when she leaves via!
plane for McGrath in the Kusko-!
kwim section, where she will take;
charge of a school for the coming
winter school period.
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The Ladies Aid of the Federated
Church were entertained at the
Cape Nome roadhouse Friday af
ternoon with Mrs. W. F. Baldwin
acting as hnstess. A number of
private cars conveyed some twenty
odd ladies, to and from the Cape.
Luncheon was served and a gener
al good time was enjoyed by all.
The new warehouse under con
struction for the Nome Harbor
LigWterage Company, is fast near
ing completion The building 5s
located ai the foot of First Ave.
West and Bridge Street and is so
constructed that . freight will be
handled by the crane edonomic
ally from the. river to the ware
house.
ARCTIC TRANSPORT CO.
Announces
i \ ARTHUR J. BALDWIN
Sailing from Seattle
AUGUST 8th
Calling at all Ports from
St. Michael to Kotzebue
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Your Freight Offerings
Will be Appreciated
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SEATTLE OFFICE—827 OOL^tAN BUILDING
An NAT plane is scheduled to
make a flight-no TJeerFhg'tcF *brlng^
back A. V. Cordovado, Keith Rob
lerts, James J. Keenan. James
[ Frawley and deputy marshal Cre
i mer, who are in attendance at the
sale of the Cordovado mining eq
! uipment. Just what disposal of
the property was made August 2
will jirobahly not be known until
teh-plane returns to Nome with its
■ passengers.
The Hudson' Bay supply ship.
Anyone, which met with an acci
dent in the Arctic Ocean near Icy
Cape, recently and Which was con
voyed to Teller by^tlie Gutter
Northland, left Teller Aug. 3rd,
enroute to Vancouver, B. 0. The
vessel which is a thousand ton
craft, had her No; 2 hatch stove
in by ice while enroute to Hersche
Island. A temporary patch was
placed over the.hole and after ar
rival at Teller a collision mat was
obtained from the Northland and
placed over the damaged hull and
he vessel began her voyage to her
home port.
Alvin Polet, assisant general
manager of the Polet Stores, will
be an outgoing passenger on the
next NAT plane for Fairbanks, en
route to Valdez. Alvin, shortly
after his arrival at Valdez, will be
come a benedict, by taking unto
himself a beautiful bride in the
person of Miss Mary Douise Meals,
distinguished daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Meals, who for years
have been residents and ‘nterested
in the business life of Valdez. Fol
lowing the wedding the young
married couple will take the steam
er for Seattle where they will
spend their honeymoon, returning
to Nome on the September sail
ing of the Victoria accompanied
by Alvin’s mother.
As a result of an auto accident
Thursday night, Gabe Johnson is
in the hospital with a couple of
broken ribs and the driver David
Bourdon, has an injured knee,
both, however, are improving nice
ly. It appears that while round
ing the curve just before coming
to the bridge at Cunningham
creek, the accelerator stuck and
the speed of 'the car was such
that it was impossible for him to
make the center of the bridge
which is narrow, and hit the rail
ing. two wheels straddling the
bridge, thus making a complete
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„ BANKING NOTES
We Purchase Gold Dust ait Assay
Value less cost of handling.
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We Rent Safe Deposit Boxes.
We Transfer Money by Mall
or Telegraph.
We Pay Interest on Time Deposits
at the rate of 8% per annum.
A Bank Account Encourages
and helps you to aare.
We Solicit four Account.
MINERS AND MERCOXNTS BANK
OP ALASKA
Capital._.8100,000.00
| Surplus _ 98,000.00
u past in the creek bed below a
distance of about eight reel.
Yotung Bourdon showed hia pluck
'by cradling out of the door and
after dragging Johnson out took
the car cushions and laid him on
them. He then hiked with his
hum leg several miles to Fort Da
vis wheer he awoke A1 Braten and
with his auto truck they went
back to the scene of the wreck
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and brought Johnson to the hospit
al. “Bourdon after having his
knee and leg bandaged walked to
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FOK HA I JO—A new small size
high guide callin'i with half a
dozen films. Hell cheap for cash.
Inquire Nugget Office.
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FOK SAI.K—A I temblor 7 tube
electric radio; two pair of skiia
and a 00 gallon witer tank. Ir
quii'c Nugget Office. ..
NOME HARBOR LIGHTERAGE CO.
FUEL LIGHTERAGE
COAL, OILS, TOWING, SHIPPING
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NoHaLiCo
WE ARE RECEIVING DAILY
LOCAL PRODUCTS
PILGRIM SPRINGS
Cauliflower
Rhubarb
Head Lettuce
UNALAKLEET
Head Lettuce
TELLER
Kippered Salmon
YUK0|
Smoked King Salmon
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As the season advances we
will be receiving more new local
products.
Vye gow buy and sell
local green goods
POLEH STORE
The House of Service Quality and Low Prices *