LOCAL NEWS
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R. M Meier, foghtcrly of Con net
died recently in Seattlp. accord
ing to ;r buter-received- hv frelndt
in Nome.
The next sailing of the S. S
Victoria for Nome from Seattle
will he Sept fitly and the last sail
inv of the season of the Vic fron
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- Seattle or Nome, will he Oct. tith
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The Freighter Porblay of f h,
Alaska Idue. 'is scheduled to sai
• on her second voya'go ofvthe «^tea
ron from Seattle to Nome. Golo
vin. St. Mich|el. Teller, Peering
Keewalik and Kotzehite. August
12th.
Tie sfeanier Arthur J. Baldwin
of ill.- Antic Transport 00., ' i?
scheduled to sail on ! her secoij^l
rovage of the season from Seattle
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♦ o Nome and other northern points
AuguM 1uth. due to being delayed
enrouto. with a hig cargo of can
ned salmon from. Hawks Bav
Mrs. V. F, Milligan, represent
ing the X. Y„. Life Insurance Co.,
who “returned to Nome this sum
mer. after spending the winter in
Seattle, has taken up her residence
next door east' from the Piiaeer
Igloo. Mrs. Milligan will he glad
to talk insurance to those inter
esfed at any timp.
Lieutenant John U Noyes, of
the Seattle office of the T'.S. Army
Engineers, who arrived via plane
last Mondav from Fairbanks, is
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here in connection with the Snake
River Harbor project. Lieut. Noy
es , is liO’ a stronger here and Is
much interested in the harbor
proVct and the welfare of this
section of Alaska which the har
bor is in’ended to serve and bene
fit. After a short stay he will re
turn to other -parts of Alaska,
where the engineers have other
projects under way
x Among the arrivals in Nome on
the last' trip of the Victoria from
the ootside were Chas. D. Brower
accompanied by his. two charming
daughters, who shortly after their
arrival here departed on the Cut
ter - Northland enroute to their
home at Barrow, where the young
ladies were horn. Miss Jennie M.
Brower spent 12 years in Calif
ornia, eomiplefing her education in
several branches; she is a grad
uate <if Berkeley University;- shi
s also a grad,uati-nurse-a4i(l spec
Hialtees in surgery and public health,
j .Miss Jennie volunteered at Long
Biach after the recent earthquake
land her services were greatly val-!
lied. Her younger sister Miss j
Maria, is also returning home af-j
ter spending a short time in Cal-!
!;fornia.
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Ira IV Orton, one of Nome’s
iegal lights, returned to Nome on
the last Vie, after spending the
v inter in Seatt le,,
* W ll Koch, secretary' of the to- J
i a'i ‘Moose Lodge, is making, a.
round trip to the States to have
some, dental, nvork done.
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Miss Phyllis Crooks.y;- charming !
daughter, of Mrs. C. C. "Crooks.!
j Proprietress of the Surprise Store,
'is making a round trip to. Seattle
on the Victoria, combining busi-1
ness with pleasure. »
^ Mrs. (' M. Aliyn. wit > of C.S.
Deputy Marshal Aliyn. was an
outgoing passenger on the Victoria
and* after a short stay in Seattle
will return to her home here.
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Mrs. G. K. Jackson, wife of the .
president of the Miners and Mer- i
chants Bank of Nome, was a re-j
turning passenger on the recent1
trip of ithe Victoria from Seattle,!
after spending a few months vac- j
cation with relatives in Seattle.
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<;. F. Davis, a mining engineer
of prominence, was an arrival on
'. the 'last Victoria from tlie State3. j
Mr. Davis is connected with Baron j
Kveidlamle-r's mining operations in |
this section, and is busv and right i
on the job
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j Boil) Wells, well known old time
| Kougarok mining man, was an out
I going passenger on the Victoria.
1 Bob is suffering from the effects
of a stroke and his friends hope
he will be more comfortable in his
j now location,'
[ Leigh and Phyllis Robinson, the
youthful son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Robinson, super
intendant of the Nome office of
Indian Affairs.** departed on the
Victoria for the States, where they
will complete their education.
Mrs. L. D. Goodrich and (lau
ghter 'Janet, were outgoing pass^
engers on the Victoria. Mrs.
(Goodrich was the very efficient
teacher of the Golovin school for
ARCTIC TRANSPORT CO.
Announces
S. S. ARTHIII! J. BALDWIN
Sailing from Seattle j
AUGUST 10th
Calling at all Ports from
St. Michael to Kotzebue
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Your Freight Offerings
Will be Appreciated
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NOME, ALASKA.
SEATTLE OFFICE—827 OOLMAN BUILDING
the past few years, but owing to
iter.heat'h it was deemed nee
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iss.rv to go outside.
Mrs. Kdnu Christofferson, writer,
romancer and the only woman t<»
make a Sdlo flight over Nonttf, was
an outgoing passenger-on the Vie.
the jgxpVcts to return oil t lie last
y tag for Nome and spend the
winter in Nortlew ‘stert, Alaska
and probably Siberia.
Arriving via NAT plane piloted
by Chester Brown Ft'Iilay 'after
noon. wag A. V. Cordnvado; Stand
ish O' Sullivan from Fairbanks,
• •:t<(’has Rottsi' of the Biological
Survey, front Unalakleet, The
August Homborger. carpenter,
miner and old smirda'agh of Nome
returned on the Vir from a winter
vacation ip the s'ates. He lias
hopes t hat activities will soon
com nienc'e on his quartz property
ii few ikiles back of Nome.
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Staiulish O'Sullivan, known froth i
one end of Alaska to the other ;
and then some, was a returning
passenger to Nome via plane Fri- \
day from Fairbanks. He has never
missed a stampede and don’t in
tend to. hut we understand he is
enroute to Kotzebue and Pt. Hope
but if there is a stampede in that
section we are not in on it Good
luck Standish.
A. V. Cordovadd the w el 1 known j
Inmachuk mining man. who was I
injured while enroute to Fair-.j
banks from Valdez. ,by helping to!
lift the fuselage of a plane, and
who has 'been in the hospital at
Fairbanks ever since, arrived Fri
day via plane to look after his
mining interests. Mr. Cordoyado,
while much better, is stilt in a
Serious condition, and may never
entirely recover from his injuries.
T. K. Chang of Swatow. China,
manufacturer and exporter of high
class linens and laces; connected
with the American Legation for
10 years at Hongkong, with agen
cies and offices in New york, was
an arrival c>n the Victoria from
Seattle. lie hopes to develop a
new industry by importing rein
deer meat and by-products dir
ect from Alaska to China. Mr.
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BANKING NOTES
We Purchase Gold Dust at Assay
Value less ^ cost of handling.
W« 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 yon to sure.
We Solicit Your Account.
MINERS AND MEROHNTS BANK
OF ALASKA
Capital ....f100,000.00
/ Surplus.. 28,000.00
Chans went '"ia plane to several
of the herds on Seward Peninsula
and attended a round up and
'marking of reindeer near Kotze
bue and is greatly enthused with
I the industry. He left via plane
during the week for, Fairbanks en
route to Now York, ana will make
a trip around the world via I/on
don. Paris and the, Mediterranean
hack to China, and will return
to \onie via plane next kpring be
fore the opening of navigation.
NOTICE—
Capt. Sohrintsr who runs the
Cape Nome Tavern wl". serve
Boston baked pork and bears and
brown bread every Saturday night
and baked beans and brown bread
and hot cake0! and maple syrup
Sunday mornings.
Pig and Wbis’Ie is Cap’s spec
ialty.
Cap Verves' theni 1001 on a plate.
Come on ind go to Can’s for
pig and whittle.
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