Spruce Cr. Dredge
Was Purchased
By Piersen
Announcement was made today
of the sale of the dredge by the
Spruce Creek Dredging Company,
Tolbert Scott. Fred & Bill Jones.
The dredge which they have op
erated for several years at Spruce
creek, has been dismantled and
transported to the beach of Ber
ing Sea. ready for freighting next
spring to the Council section.
Hugh Pierson and associates
purchased the dredge and allied
equipment, it was declared. A
report heard earlier this summer
indicated that R. K. Dent and
Pierson might possibly construct
another dredge near Council, prp
suniably on Aggie creek. With
this deal, it is believed that the
former Spruce creek dredge will
take the place of the one referred
to earlier.
Mr. Scott and the Jones Broth
ers have no definite plans to an
nounce at this time.
$10.00 paid in advance will
give you the Nome Daily
Nugget for six months, A
saving of $2.00. Do it now !
NO SALES TAX IN
NOME
Dress Up Before You Go Aboard
OUR PRICES ARE EVEN LOWER
THAN OUTSIDE & OUR STOCK
IS THE LATEST AND MOST UP
TODATE.
It is no trouble for us to show you our line of
shoes and clothing for Men. Women, or
Children.
GIVE US A CALL
-LEST YOU FORGET
Remember Your Friends With A
Native Arteraft Souvenir
From Nome.
POLET’S
STORES
NEWS ITEMS
The regular meeting of the
Nome Cty Council was postponed
last evening indefinitely, due to
the rush of business in connection
with the arrival and departure of
the last boat from Nome.
B. G. Baker, a new arrival on
the Baranof, it was announced
today, will assume charge of the
uptodate butcher shop at Polet’s
Branch Store, which, is under the
management of Alvin Polet.
Miss Retta Armstrong, arriving
on the last Baranof. it is under
stood. is to assume a position as
a nurse at the Maynard Colum
! bus hospital, joining the compe
! tent staff of that institution, un
' der the charge of Miss Emily Mor
I gan.
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Father John Concannon, who
arrived on the Baranof yesterday,
took charge of the Catholc church
here. Father Concannon several
years ago was stationed at Nome.
He is taking charge while Father
LaFortune is spending the winter
on King Island, and Father Cun
ningham is spending the winteT
on Little Diomede Island, in cha
j rge of church work at the two
! points.
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Miss Lorraine Perry and Nor
1 man Rolando, youngest son of
i Barney Rolando, were united in
matrimony last evening at 9 p.m.
by U. S. Commissioner C. C. Tan
1 ner. Miss Perry arrived on the
! S. S. Baranof yesterday afternoon
ifrom Seattle.
Bridesmaid was Miss Margaret
Miller and Geo. B. Madsen was
best man. The newlyweds ex
pect to make their home at Nome
this winter.
The local office of the Alaska
Line definitely set Thursday af
ternoon as the time of departure*
for the S. S. Baranof from Nome;
for Seattle on her last voyage of i
the season.
It was expected the vessel would
be completely discharged by Wed
nesday evening and depart for
Golovin. It will return immed
iately to Nome, load passengers
and a gold shipment, and sail for
Seattle sometime Thursday after
noon, said the office.
Emil B. Fisher, wife and family,
who arrived on the S. S. Baranof
yesterday from Seattle.will hence
forth make their home in Nome.
Mr. Fisher assumes the position
of principal of the office of Indian
Affairs school at Nome, being va
cated by V. R. Farrell, who has
been transferred to Juneau.
The Fishers come from the Ship
rock School on the reservation in
the States.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrell who have
been in charge of the school here
LOMEIN COMMERCIAL CO.
—• AN
UNBEATABLE
■awag&TA*.._
PAIR
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ALLIS CHALMERS TRACTORS
AND
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C KIRK HILLMAN
AIRPLANE PLACER DRILLS
DO THE WORK
QUICKLY—EFFICIENTLY
AND ECONOMICALLY
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
during the past several years,will
be leaving on the M.S. North Star
for Juneau. Mr. Farrell will as
sume the position of Supervisor
of Native Arts and Crafts under
the Office of Indian Affairs, with
headquarters in the Territorial
capital. His work, he expects,
will carry him to many sections
of the Territory.
1st Alaska Stamp
A description of the new Alas
ka commorative postage stamp,
being placed on sale November
12th at Juneau, Alaska, was con
tained in a Post Office Depart
ment bulletin, recently received
by U. S. Postmaster Guy E. Mish.
It is 0.84x1.44 inches, in the
horizontal style, in purple color
ing. The stamp depicts Mt. Mc
Kinley in the background, and in
the foreground is a view of the
present development of Alaska as
compared to its original state.
Postmaster Mish declared he
had wired requesting that a sup
ply of the Alaska stamps be sent
into the Nome office to be placed
on sale here. When Nome can
expect the supply, is unknown at
this time. ,
Airplane News
Returning from Taylor aboard
a Wien Alaska Airlines plane,
pilot Sig Wien, were Jerry Car
roll and one other, as passengers
today.
Passengers to Anchorage today
aboard a Mirow Air Service plane
piloted by Hans Mirow, were:
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tweet and
three children, C. W. Cash, and
Mr. DeLong. The plane will re
turn tomorrow.
Gard Kennedy. Ralph Lister &
Weather Bureau man Thomas
Hayward were passengers to Tin
City this morning with a MAS
plane, piloted by Jack Herman.
Messrs Lister and Hayward made
the round trip.
Returning from a flight to Coun
cil in a MAS plane, pilot Jefferd,
were Frank Shaw & Gus Rosen.
A native was a passenger from
Nome to Solomon.
CHAS. CAVEY
Has Opened A Liquor Store
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Been.
FRONT ST. NOME.
Wferth a trip to our
store to see
K«®AK Bantam embodies
m* ideas. Small as the
palm of die hand—y«i modern
fiotahaog method* give pm 2*4
* 4-iach pictures a* re* ton able
cam; With Sam, last Kodak
laamigmtt lens (/<.)) H cost*
mmtf $10.00, or $$J00 wfcb
capable Doublet leamj
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The Potter Studio
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fly with
PACIFIC ALASKA AIRWAYS INC
Summer Schedule:
NOME TO FAIRBANKS-THURSDAY f. M.
FAIRBANKS TO JUNEAU-SUNDAYS, AJM.
Radio-Equipped Lockheed Electros
SEATTLE NOW WITHIN FIVE DAYS TRAVELING
TIME OF NOME
dream theatre
IOO% TALKING PICTURES
MANAGEMENT C.H.CODC Crr-^—f
T-^-i7aKthjLSt MoVhuK&tihm 7fuaOH 2* U.S7rS~~*
TONIGHT .
ONE SHOW _ 8 P. M.
ROSE OF THE RANCHO
WITH
GLADYS SWARTHOUT JOHN BOLES
HOWARD WILLIAMS
This is something new. An outdoor action romance
with music and the latest MetropoUtan Opera songbird
to come to the screen. Gladys Swarthout is
Absolutely Marvelous
ALSO
Paramount News
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And—SWITZERLAND”
ONE SHOW 8 P. M.
ADM. ADULTS 75cts (Including Tax) Children 25ctt
Special Show Wednesday 7:30 P. M.
LITTLE AMERICA
ADMIRAL BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE
Scenes all filmed at South Pole-Regular Admission
I
n*s Nevada
DINE—WINE-DANCE
SERVICE OUR MOTTO
TOM CLONINGER
BERING SEA ROUTE—1937
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S. S. BARANOF
SAILING FROM NOME
Thursday, October 28th
(Weather Permitting)
SOUTHWESTERN ROUTE
Leave Dae Leave ( Due
Steamer Seattle Seward Seward Seattle
Alaska Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Oct. 29 Nov. 4
Yukon Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 5 Nov. 11
Alaska Nov. 6 Nov. 12 Nov. 12 Nov. 18
Yukon Nov. 13 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 25
Alaska Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 Dec. 2
Yukon Nov. 27 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 9
(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice)
Joe Harnisfa, Agent
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