LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
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The Alaska Stpuuiship Cpiiipany advises that of the freight
moving on their ships, only that showing lighterage via the
Lomen Commercial Company will be given to 11s for lightering
at Nome this seasc 11. <■
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Many of those who have dealt with us over a period of years
and who have been pleased with the service they have received
are cooperating with us by sending the following telegram:
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. r
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE YOU ARE ^HEREBY INSTRUCTED
TO DELIVER TO THE J-OAIEX COMMERCIAL COMPANY FOR
LIGHTERING AT NOME ANY AND ALL SHIPMENTS YOU MAY
CARRY FOR US WHETHER PERSONAL OR BUSINESS IN- .
CM DINC. THOSE SENT SHIPPERS ORDER
WE WILL, BE PLEASED TO SEND THE SAME
WIRE FOR YOU. USE THE ABOVE FORM AND MAIL IT
TO OUR OFFICE. OR TELEPHONE US YOU-R WISHES.
THIS IS NECESSARY TO INSURE YOUR SHIP
MENTS BEING LIGHTERED MY THE LOMHX COMMERCIAL
COMPANY.
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OUft EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCE GUAR
ANTEE THE BEST OP SERVICE, AND WK BKLIKVK YOU
Will, AGREE WITH US THAT WK ARE! WELL PREPARED
FOR TAKING CARE OF ALL KINDS OF FREIGHT IN ALL
KINDS OF WEATHER.
We feel that our past performance merits
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your continued patronage, and we respectfully
solicit your business.
ANNOUNCING
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NEW STANDARD OIL PRICES
NOW EFFECTIVE
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Gas 25 cents per gallon
BY THE BARREL:
Aviation Gas 23 cents per gallon
Ethyl Gas 22 cents per gallon
Standard Gas 20 cents per gallon
Distillate 19}£ cents per gallon
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Lomen Commercial Co.
LOCAL NEWS
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| 13. J. MoConaghy today took ov
jtr the building now occupied by
[his carpenter ahop, and all o(
113. M. Uuekley's Interests in same.
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j The Nome Chevrolet Motor Co..
I re pouts two new 1914 Chevrolets
will be brought in on the first
boats. One of them is a coupe for
; (’has \\\ Thornton aftd the oth
er is a pick-up truck for (Fred
llotH don. 1
The Alaska Road Commission,
it j undet'Stood have three new
dump trucks coming in on the
first boat. In addition,, it was re
ported, there will lie a pew' "cal”
a now pidk-up truck, and a now
ras shovel, and possibly • a new
speeder for tihe railroad. The new
dump trucks, it is understood will
be Chevrolet*, instead of Fords,
with which tyhe Commission is now
equipped.
A wire was received from G, R.
Jackson, President of the Nome
Chamber of Conierce, stating that
he would be an incoming passen
ger aboard the S. S. Victoria, but
that the sailing date was as yet
indefinite. He sold whenever the
‘boats are released it will probably
■require two or three days to load
them before they can sail.
KKPI BMCAN ('U ll
.Meeting 8 p.m;, Wednesday, at
<’lty Halt.
I<oroy M. Sullivan, President.
With roads opening up and sev
eral mining concerns going ahead
with operations the working men
around town are being taken up
and put to work steadily. The nu
merous showers tutely are pro
viding water in many cases where
it is absolutely necessary. Roses
driving forth and back between
Nome and the various camps are
being kept bttsiy transporting men
.to and fro. Altogether tt looks
like a busy season, if we only get
the. boats fn here from the stat
SI MM ART OF VTKATHKR
CONDITIONS FOB *
TMK PAST MONTH
The mean atmospheric pressure
for the month of May was 29.59
inches. The highest pressure for
the month was 30.41 inches on
tiie S2nd, and the lowest pressure
occurred on le 2nd. 29.2" inches.
The nomnal temperature for the
month was 3 4.3 degrees. The mean
temperature for the past month
was 31.7 degrees. The average
daily deficiency Tor the month as
compared with the normal waa
minus 2.6 degrees. Ait the be
ginning of the month there was
a considerable accumulated exceaa
In the temperature, on account of
the continued cold weather the ex
ceas dropped to an average daily
excess since January first, .2 de
grees.!
The highest temerature record
er during the. past month was 47
degrees above on the 2nd. The
lowest temerature recorded during
the past month was 12 above on
the 6th.
‘ /-precipitation for the past
month was near normal. The to
I MINERS AND MERCHANTS
BANK OP ALASKA
NOME, ALASKA.
Established 1004
General Banking Business
Conducted
j Checking Accounts Carried
For Those Who Prefer
! Paying By Check
(Interest Paid
On Tine Deposits
I , Gold Dust Purchased
[ We Solicit Tour Business
NOME LAUNDRY
JOB AMAROK, Prop.
AU Types of Laundry Work.
Done Cleanly and Efficiently.
Call and Get Our List of
Reasonable Prices
(Next to Dream Theatre)
Nome, Alaska.
tool amount that fell as rain or
snow during the past month was
i.7 inches. The total snowfall for
i» he month was 1.4 inches unmelt
jed. The rgeatest precipitation in
!24 hourR was .2 inches on the
12th. The greatest snowfall dur
Mng the past month was .5 Inches
Ion the 29th and 20th. The ac
j cumulated deficiency in preclpita
[tion since the first of January Is
|.2 inches.
The prevailing wind for the
(month was from the west, with an
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average hourly velocity of 8.9'
miles per hour. The maximum
i velocity fur a sustained period of j
i five minutes was 28 miles per j
hour, from the southwest on the
28th.
Only 41 percent of the possible
sunshine ■ occurred during the
i month. There were seven clear
:six partly cloudy and eighteen
cloudy days during the month of
■■May.. .1 or more percipitation oc
jcurred on 12 days. Considerable j
foggy weather occurred, during;
the middle and latter part of the
! nion/Vh. Navt|gtton ''opened May
! 21 1924.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE M'OfJET
j NAY flyng activities
Pilot Mirow who left Nome Sat
urday for the north, stopped over
night at Peering. From there he
flew to Nugget Gulch and thence
into Nome Sunday.
Yesterday pilot Mirow flew to
Solomon, met pilot Brown and
picked up his load of passeng'ena
consisting three native girls and
two native boys atnj Hew them to
Kotjsbue and Peering. He return
ed to Nome the same day.'
Pilot Brown of the N^T-fook
off this morning for Anchorage
with Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and
daughter. From there he will pro
ceed hank to his base at Fair
banks.
Pilot Ross of the NAT took off
today ror Fairbanks with ,Chas.
Flory and Mr* Lila Wood an pass
engers and express and mail.
Pilot Mirow took oft this morn
ing for Peering and Kotzebue with
three native children, two for
Peering and one for Kotzebue
iIjOST: A squirrel skin jtttrka,
with outside drill |Mirka, between
Uncolii notnl and B. Street. Find
er please notify- Nugget Offlee.
ONE WEEK SPECIAL
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CHASE & SANBORN
COFFEE
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1 lb. tratiH $ .35
2 lb. cans .70
3 lb. cans 1.00
. MEN’S WHIPCORD
SPORT COATS
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$2.50 EACH
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MEN’S KHAKI TROUSERS
GOOO QUALITY
$1.75 EACH
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STORE HOURS — 8:80 A.M. TO 6:30 PH.
POLET’S STORE
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The house of Service Quality and Low Prices
LINCOLN HOTEL
JACK DEVINE, l»KOP.
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, ROOMS BY THE DAY OR MONTH
THE NEVADA
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NOME, .ALASKA