r ]
/ The Nome Nugget
/ Geo. S. Maynard, Editor and Publisher
Published every evening except Sunday by the NOME PUB
LISHING COMPANY Front Street Nome, Alaska.
_ _ — sr|lS(nuI,TION rates
Delivered by carrier in Nome, Little Creek, and Sunset Creek,
for $2.00 per month. _*-i_—_'•_»■’_ ;__L*_, ■_• ’’
By mail postage paid outside of Nome and vicinity, $1.50
per month.
Subscribers will confer a favor If they will promptly notify
the Office of any failure -or irregularity in the delivery of their
papers. - *
Entered in the Po-t Office in Nome as Second Class matter
>1 KMItEK OK ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated I’re^s is exclusively entitled to the use for
repulblication oif all news dispatches credited to it or not other
wise credited In this paper and also the local news published
herein. _-rJ-_ _ . ____
FIRST ISSI'K OK DA1IA
imsim.ays uytkst
\ HAN’S AMI AOVKRTISKMKNTS
Today The Nome Nugget .issues
its first edition of a Daily for the
first time jn twelve years. The
publication of such a newspaper la
due almost entirely to the com
mendable spirit manifested by th?
business organizations of Nome, in
coming forward with the necessary
advertising support, to make such
an edition possible.
Tlie attitude of the business
people of Nome is, and always
'has beon for progressive ideals.
With the current influx in trade
and the loosening of economic ten
sion, the fact is apparent that
business as a whole^ will increase
this spring and summer. Aecord
[ing to present indications Nome
, mid Northwestern Alaska can safe
ly expeat an added increase in
'ail lines of business during next
winter and the following summer;
I '
i which brings forth the saying that
J "Now is the time to climb on the
band wagon!”
I Prepare yourself and your busl
ines* for improved conditions. Don't
! remain stagnant when the rest of
! Alaska and the nation are doing
[everything in their power to bring
jabout a rejuvenation Of economic
land social welfare.
The Nugget is prepared at ill
times to stand firmly and square
ly for the good and welfare of the
City of Nome, the people of Nome,
and the citizens of the Second
Division. Our policy of conducting
an Independent newspaper, devot
THE NEVADA
NOME, ALASKA
■ ..«- --- - - - ■ -
ZXXXXXXXXXXGGCOGGGGGCGCCCCCCZJ3C05CGCGCCCGCCCCGCGCCGa2GCZXXXXXXXXXXXXOOQQCGGQGOOOCGQCaCG&
‘
TRY THE
»
DRUG STORE |
FIRST
Lomen Bros. Drug Store
| NOME, AlaASKA
■■■
I NOME MACHINE SHOP 1
(SUCCESSOR TO W. H. 8TURTKVANT)
W. ,1i. sH<'K & S. li. CROSBY. PROPS.
I BOILER,
MARINE,
TRACTOR,
AUTOMOTIVE
WORK _
WELDING.
j SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
Prompt. Attention to Local
A ad Out of Town Work
MATKK1AD
STOCKED:
SHAFTING,
STEED,
BRONZE,
BUSHING,
BABBITT,
A(X ESSORIE8. y
«r
Roust Airways
MEMBER OF THE ALASKA
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION ' ,
WHEN YOU TRAVEL, FLY IN OUR NEW
AND COMFORTABLY HEATED CABIN PLANES
** * ■’
FOU RATES, ANY PtACH, ANY TIME
CAIiL THE
• m « .
ROUST AIRWAYS
BASES AT NOME AND CANDLE
ed to the greatest good and great
est amount of development, tor the
greatest majority of the people,
will stand henceforth. We propone
at no time to express partiality
with the social, economic. political,
ft private interests of individuals,
i.ner do wo .staid squarely and
determinedly for the development
-of this section as a whole and the
people in it, furnishing them with
the latests news, telegraph and
local, so as to influence them In
the development of their own re
• urces and the good of the ter
ritory in , which they live. Wi
take our stand openly and.unafraid
relying on the people of the coun
try, so as to continue furnishing
them a newspaper according t >
their Interests; be it for* world
nows, or locally about "John. Brown
killing his horse.”
At least 95 percent of the busi
ness houses of Nome are included
in the paper. This is the largest
representation of business concerns
in the Nome Nugget for many
years, and we wish at this time
to publicly express our apprecia
tion for the support given, to
make the publication of the Daily
Nugget possible.
Knowing our stand on policy,
publicly, as you do now, are you
going to Stand beside us and bring
about beititer conditions, more de
velopment and ^greater business, or
are you going to continue "harp
in” on how tough things are? Don’t
be a keeker. Be a boOter. Help
your town and territory grow,
through the leadership of a dailv
newspaper, and you indirectly as
sist yourself In everything you do!
The bo men Commercial Co to
day launched the tug “'•Dayton”,
and according to Information and
the company’s expectations, the
tug "Genevieve” and several barg
es wlU be launched within a day
or two, preparing for the arrival
of the first boats.
Although no word has been re
ceived from t.he ('oast 'Guard cut
lb •-.’“.Northland”, it is believed she
will probably sail from Tina leak a
today, June 1st, for Nome.
June 1st has usually been the
dale when she entered on her
nortbren Bering Sea patrol. If the
Northland leaves there today some
word of her is expected tomorrow.
3
SERIOUS DRAUGHT IN
MIDDLE WEST
' illy The Associa’el 1 its?)
KANSAS CITY,. May 31, A blaz
ing sun mocked the water-hungry
wheatlands, which is bringing about
the condemning of a million cat
tle to premature slaughter, and
the burning down of another mil
lion bushels of wheat,
Temperatures hit 106 degrees.
The government announced that
the cattle would he slaughtered to
relieve the farmers in Minnesota,
the Dakotas, and Texas, where
feed shortages prevail.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SAbE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE
_________ __
i
pdka ■
i
*
r I
ft
Lighterage
Freight-Towing-Shipping
SHELL OIL PHODUCTS
Gasoline, Kerosene, Oils and Grease
NOME HARBOR LIGHTERAGE CO.
DREAM THEATRE
ONH SHOW FRIDAY, JUNK I AT 7sSO
TONIGHT
“FAIR WARNING’
■ ■ ■ - • -v
WITH
I . '
Louise Huntington & George 0,Elion
I
ALSO
BON VOYAGE
r
WITH
j , '
Edgar Kennedy
I ^ t ’ v
I ' • •- , 1 1‘ ■ : ‘ •
Admission 55 cents including tax
I • ~ V. » -
1 t
*
w
■ : i.-.■
K' ‘ • .
‘
i l.v ■;'
■*
;; v -i^j
y»• •*- •• .
■■■■—■■■ . -..t-.xbjj.
[Jtfxnthtm,&l -tyixtoxzT (tmttjmxtg
and
(Alas^tt folspium* A &elziprny\x (j]>.
LIGHT. POWER Am? HLBOTRIOAL NOTPUBS
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
ED. GROSS
Ttm, pbM ko> mmA Oop*~ W#rk A Spotty