MONEY TALKS
There is no sentiment in business.
Investigate prices, then buy where you can buy
* cheapest, consistent with quality.
Under our plan forty percent of your TRAVEL
ING DOLLARS come home to roost.
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Can you beat this?
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THROUGH OUR IMiAN you pay ONLY COOT. You pay the price
swuml from mill, cannery or wholesale house, you pay us a 5# service
charge, and you pay freight and lighterage. .We make NO CHARGE for
our WARM AND CORD STORAGE service.
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. FIGURE IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE
OUR PLAN SERVES THE GREATEST GOOD
TO THE GREATEST NUMRER
Our new PAY ONLY COST service hits met a popular need. We
have supplied just the information and assistance you all desired. Our
co-oprrat ion in storage facilities made it possible for families to btly in if
much greater quantities tlia„ they could otherwise handle. That this
service is appreciated was evidenced by the increased order* that poured
in, upon our making Arrangements to open our warm anil cold storage
for the winter.
WE BELIEVE
IN LIVING AND LETTING LIVE
OI K PLAN PERMITS YOU TO LIVE. t
WHEN WE CAN ADOPT A MORE GENEROUS
ONE THAT PERMITS US TO LIVE
WE WILL DO SO
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Nome citizens who have availed themselves of
OUR PAY COST SERVICE
realize that they are paying only for their own
goods; they are not paying the old accounts of
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others.
Mr S«m Taggart baa brought to our organization hit* years
of experience in meat buying, and will assist in this branch of
the business in Seattle. No purt of Mr. Taggart's trip will In*
charged to our customers; this is just an additional service
„ which will assure yon of lowest prices and best quality of meat.
Mr. Taggart will return on the last boat to further assist you.
If you are one of the few who have not yet taken
advantage of our splendid offer, see us at once.
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LONEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
NOME, ALASKA
SfDORES AT BALDWIN. CANDLE, EGAVIK, GOLOVIN, NUNlVAK AND TELLER
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LOCAL NEWS
Walter Taylor who was sunt-i
moned to act as a petit juror will
return to the Kotigarok to contin
ue his mining operations:
/> -jMrs.4 Carlson, the wife of the
|4tore and roadhouse keeper at
Taylor Creek, came to Nome for
a visit and will return soon.
Paul Rasmus a prospector and
trapper from the Kotigarok dis
trict has been a visitor in Nome
for a week or ten days. He re
turned Sunday morning, the 17th.
He will trap fur during the com
ing winter.
Miss Eileen Walsh, charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Walsh, was a passenger on the
NAT plane to Fairbanks Thurs
day. She plans attending the
Alaska College where she will
complete her secretarial training.
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Jack Skain has purchased min
ing property and equipment form
erly owned by the late George
Anker, deceased on Dewey Creek
from the administrator, and- will
proceed with active mining as the
ground prospects very satisfactor
ily.
M. S. New York of the Lyng
Nav. Co. sailed ,for St. Michael
and way ports Friday at 4:00 p.m.
j with mail freight and the follow
ing passengers: Ed Allen and Mr.
Ichidick for Hluff^ Mrs. Toni Pow
erjj, Mr. and Mrs A. Sambo and
children for Unalakleet and James
Andrews for St. Michael.
Nels Swanberg who is operat
ing a hydraulic plant on Osborne
Creek, came into Nome during tli<»
early part of the week. He said
that things were quite satisfactory
and that he had a full head of
water. He had met with a rather
painful accident as a large chunk
of frozen earth fell from the face
of the pit and struck him on the
leg causing a bad bruise.
Koss Kinney, superintendent of
the Alaska Road Commission for
the Second Division, has been busy
with building the road bed of the
rail spur that Is being construct
ed to -connect the rail road with
the Snake River harbor. He ex
pects to have the road bed com
pleted so as to be ready for the
rails and ties on the arrival of
the steamer Victoria.
district corner notes
Monday morning It. Merrill ap
peared with his attorney, Hugh
OiNeiil and withdrew his demurr
er and motion tu quash indict
ment which had been foumj again
st him by the grand Jury and
plead guilty to one count of the
indictment and not guilty to the
other. The court thereon senten
ced him to three years in the U.
S. penitentiary at McNeills Is
land. On motion of District At
torney Leroy Sullivan the other
c unt against him was dismissed.
39 responded to the roll call of
special venire in the case of U. S.
vs. Charley Frank. The special
venire was exhausted Tuesday af
ternoon with the government 'hav
ing used 5 peremptory challenges
and the Defendent 9,. Another
special venire was thereupon or
dered drawn consisting of 77
names returnable 2 p.m., Sept. 21.
The Court appointed five Mar
riage Commissioners for areas
where U- S. Oounmissoners were
not available to perform the nec
essary rites. Two were appointed
for the Yukon River areas, one
for King Island, one for Shismareff
and one for Shungnak. Senator
Lomen had an act passed by the
last Territorial Legislature to
make marriage easier.
The special venire for the Frank
case lasted until noon Friday
when • It was exhausted with the
government having used 7 pre
emptory challenges and the de- *
fendant 12. This leaves the gov
ernment , and 3 more premptory
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challenges and the Defendent 8.
Another special venire was ordered
to be drawn oi^ Monday morning
ut 9:30.
On’Saturday morning the case
of Stangroom vs. Anderson was
dismissed It having been settled
out of Court.
GOLD ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Miners and Merchants Hank
Is now prepared to purchase gold
from miners or mine operators
for sale by the Secretary of the
Treasury at «n advanced price.
Preliminary rash settlements
will be made at the old rate and
final settlement when final returns
are received by the hank.
ARCTIC TRANSPORT CO.
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Announces
& S. ARTHUR J. BA1DWIII
Sailing from Seattle
OCTOBER 2nd
Calling at all Ports from
Unalakleet to Teller.
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Your Freight Offerings
Will be Appreciated
WIRE OUT YOUR LAST MINUTE REQUISITIONS
JUKIK M (1
NOME, ALASKA.
SEATTLE OFFICE—827 OOLMAN BUILDING >
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