THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO S. MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager.
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Weather Today
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(by U.S. Weather Bureau)
Fairbanks reported a max
imum temperature of forty
degrees above zero yester
day. Airways weather was
generally poor over west
ern part of the Nome-Fair
banks airways with consid
erable snow and fog reduc
ing ceilings and visibilities
while the eastern section
was good.
Airways conditions at 7
A. M. were as follows:
Nome snowing 18 above
Solomon cloudy 16 above
Golovin cloudy 17 above
Nulato cloudy 27 above
Kaltag snowing 27 above
Unalakleet foggy 20 above
Ruby clear 25 above
Flat, foggy 27 above
Fairbanks clear 14 obove
Kotzebue snowing 18 above
Hot Springs clear 16 above
Tanana clear 23 above.
NOTICE
Those desiring to send
packages to the Pilgrim
Springs Mission are reques
ted to leave same either at
the office of the Nome Air
ways or at the parsonage of
the Catholic church. Used
ice skates, no matter what
condition they are in, will
also be appreciated by the
children.
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NEW LOCATION
(Opposite The Dream Theatre)
ARCTIC BEER PARLOR
AND CARD ROOM
Between Pioneer Drug Store And Dream Theatre
Jack Solomon, Prop.
Death Alaskan
Pioneer Recalls
Funeral Pyre
(Continued From Pago Onel
of the man’s eccentricities
which were fanciful and
sounded too much so, but
they went to the place
where the man was suppos
ed to be living.
Inquiring in the neigh
borhood they could find nr;
trace of a possible sanitar
ium patient, nor anything
that would indicate one had
even been there. Their
next step, naturally, was to
look up the youth v/ho re
ported the circumstances,
to question him further and
to make certain that he
had not been suffering
from illusions.
He was questioned but
the only odd part about
him seemed to be his story
—and he stuck to it. even
to every detail. A second
investigation followed.
The officers found Ben
nett at work on a wood
pile. He told officers that he
had 36 cords of wood to get
cut before winter set in.
Planned Funeral Pyre
Twenty cords of the
wood was to furnish heat
for his cabin, which they
found to be an immaculate
ly clean and tidy place, and
16 cords of the wood was to
be stowed within the house
to furnish fuel for his fun
eral pyre.
He showed officers his
place, especially a large
box of kindling that was
| “bone dry’’ and stacked
around a large candle at
the base of which was pil
ed loose paper. Around the
box of kindling he had be
jgun to pile the wood he
| was cutting—a part of the
16 cords.
The house itself is about
large enough to contain 16
cords of wood and is con
structed of extra heavy ma
terial, including 3-by-12
planking on the inside. This
the tenant explained, was
to keep the heat of his pyre
within the cabin so that it
would be sure to do a thor
ough job when the right
time came.
At the time that he felt
that he was nearing death
he planned to strike a mat
ch to the candle which
would burn for 12 hours be
fore getting to the paper to
start the fire. He was sure
that it would take 12 hours:
he’d tested another like it.
Appeared Natural
Seeing it all, the officers
were amazed. The man was
perfectly frank and appar
ently thought that every
thing was quite in order.
He knew that his callers
were officers but went
ahead explaining his plan
unperturbed, in fact he ask
(Continued on Page Three,
NOTICE TO
DOG OWNERS
Commencing Friday, De
cember 20th, the city ordin
ance requiring that all dogs
he tied up during the day
time within the city, will
he rigidly upheld. Stray
dogs found loose on the
streets will he either killed
or impounded according to
the ordinance. This partic
ularly is drawn to the atten
tion of dog owners, in view
of the contemplated Com
munity Xmas activities dur
ing which time reindeer
will be brought to town
and driven about the streets
hitched to sleds.
W. W. LAWS,
Chief of Police
REINDEER
JOY RIDES!!
Transportation of Freight
And Passengers to Outly
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ANNOUNCEMENT
THE INTEREST OF C. M. ALLYN IN THE
| NOME MOTOR COMPANY, HAS BEEN
PURCHASED BY H. F. HARPER
(All Indebtedness Incurred By This Partnership Will Be
Assumed By The Nome Motor Company)
NOME MOTOR CO
HAGEN’S
Jeweler & Optician
“FOR GIFTS THAT LAST”
Watches, Jewelry, Silverware.
Hand Painted China.
Candle Sticks, Water Pitchers,
Cocktail Sets, Vegetable Dishes,
Bon Bon Dishes.
Second Avenue, NOME, ALASKA
HAVE YOU TRIED
COMAX COAL ?
COMAX COAL is produced by the Vancouv
er Island Coals Limited, producers also of the fam
ous Ladysmith Coal. We brought in a sample sup
ply of COMAX COAL on the recommendation of
Mr. II. R. Plommer, General Manager, who visit
ed Nome last summer.
After investigating local conditions Mr. Plom
mer advised the introduction of COMAX COAL
on the ground of Economy and Efficiency. He pro
duced facts showing considerable saving compar
ed with oil burning. COMAX COAL is extremely
high in heating value, and because of its strong
coke qualities, is long-lasting. It is not recommend
ed that this coal should be used except in those
places where a healthy draft is available, and in
this regard it should not be inferred because the
draft is on the fire, that the fire is burning to
waste. Of course, if the heat is not required there
is no purpose in exciting a fierce fire, but if requir
ed the more of the oxygen from the atmosphere
that can be consumed with the coal, the better
the results.
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