LOCAL NEWS
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The outgoing passenger list of
the Victoria will appear next week,
following the departure of the
steamer for Seattle.
Ice eonditioas at Si. Michaei is
delaying the Victoria unloading'at
ti»j:i port and her sailing time from
\ -is problematical. f-:
The theechaoco ball held last
Wednesday evening at Eagle Hall
was well attended and much eo
,x> fby*d by those present. The snap
j^pjifciu*ic furnished by, the or chest
said to W the best ever.
jbtber Budde is in receipt bf a
letter from C-P- Boyne of ttnal
' aklret announcing the sad news
•«&wthe ^deathHof wifb. She was
stricken with apoplexy and died
in less than four hours on May
22.
T N Henry. a‘ special agent of
the department of bureau of invest
iration under the department of
Justice: arrived via plane from
Fairbanks this week on special bu«i
new* and expects to leave by plane j
the forepart of the week cm his re ’
, turn- trip to r-ateh the next out-*
going boat from Seward.
"Scandal Sheet.” appearing at
the Lircatn Theatre. Tuesday, June
2h. with Geo. Bancroft. Kay Fran
cis and Clrve Brooke is a story of
a newspaper that made its money
by blackmailing prominent society
^people until the editor fell is Iotc
with a -ocietr girl, then all his
ideis changed for the better.
With he arrival this week of
the Steamers Victoria. Derblay.
Baldwin and coast guard cotter
Northland. Nome has takes on a
aew lease on life as is usual on
th«- opening of navigation. .The
'“"'ueea* her has been ideal for land
ing of freight, and the bunts Com’l
Co and the Nome Harbor Lighter
age Co hare been bu»F with tugs
and lighters bringing thousands of
ions of cargo ashore. The Engin
eers TVpt. also received a fug and
barge and other equipment for
the improving of Snake River har
bor. The new lighterage company
is bringing in and handling fr fight
over the revetment with its new
cat-hoist, the first of is kind in
Nome.
Ovirig Lo the large .volume of
telegraph new* received oar local
space has been rut down, consid
erably, Next week we will endea
vor to gire a summary of mining
actifitioa thruoat thi# section.
Steamboat Iaspectors Captains
White and Craft' adfompaaied by
their secretary Mr. Trane, arrived
today on the Carter Northland.
Laving been transferred from the
cutter Shoshone near Cape Roman
roff. The Northland left again
for Golovin, thw afternoon.
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H I*. Stull returne 1 ,o Nome ru
plane this week from Deering. where
he has been engaged in extensive
n-ioing oprations for - ears and
pt»i%s that he has finally uncover
ed food pay dirt. He ah blocked
out enoaght ground tor contin
ue! ns work next winter aad will
ose a self dumper. The shaft is
SO feet deep. Mr. Stull will be a
passenger to the state* on the
Victoria, bis partner having died
fec-nily, but expects to return in
August to make plans for winter
operation.
tTTV COUNCIL. MHICTs
Tli** Nome Common Council con
vened in regular session on June
l*:h
Ail members of the Council were
present except Councilman Ernest
Italslser.
The matter of recommending
wharfage sites to Loinen Commer
cial Co. and A. Poiet at Nome
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ftarbor was the principal subject
for discussion.
After thoroughly investigating
the claims of both likhterage com
panies relatire to the^space requir
ed by each company, the Council
vo'ed to . recommend to the U.S.
Engineers office that A. Polet be
granted 3 ft© fee; of space for
wharf site, commencing at east lim_
it of Bridge Street and running
eastward; and that the Lomer.
C mmereal company be granted
2*5... feet of space for wharf site,
nbutt'nr Polet* site and running
westward; and also recommended
;• rant 'tie Lomeo Commercial Co a
mooring site along south jetty.
Alfred L men. speaking for his
corporation, thanked the Council
for its recommendation and Mr.
Pidet d:d lik*wiee In behalf of his
company. Both Mr. Lomen and
Mr. Polet assured the Council that
• heir respective sites would be open
for us- t<> independent boat owners
at any time their barges were not
(Continued oa Pare Five)
NEW COAL
PRICES
Effective upon arrival of S. *S. Halil win
LADYSMITH *23.00
UTAH ..,. 3t.3S
CARBONADO .... .... 22.50
CARBONADO ANTHRACITE ....
.. 83.00
CHINESE ANTHRACITE *0410
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THE TIMES DEMAND LOWERING OF PRICES,
TO AID RHCON8TRUCTION
WATCH FOR REDUCTIONS IN COAL, OIL. LUMBER, HAY AND
GRAIN, AND OTHER ITEMS WHICH WE HANDLE.
AND COMPARE WITH PKXCE CUTS
IN OTHER <OM MODI TIES
DEVELPOMENT OF NORTHWESTERN ALASKA DEPENDS
UPON LOWER PRICES. w«Tff " ~—
-i HIGHEST POSSIBLE WAGE STANDARDS
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
SEATTLE, NOME
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' Kotzebue
pecv*] Nugget Correspondence)
June 13
We hadL» very exciting day last
Sunday. All the people of Kot
zebue gathered in front of the Per
guson Brae, store when U.S. Mar
shall Geo. Wagner won the Kot
zebue Ice pool. Mr Whgner was
very generous to everyone and gave
everybody a treat. Mr. Wagner
wouldn’t have won the Ice Pool it
1t wasn’t for his "Lucky Goat."
He certainly will win the Nenana
Ice Pool wheu his can and his
gold fishes come;. Ypu know that
Mr. Wagner has a goat for his
mascot, which Mr^- Dowd gave him
and that goat follow* him all thej
time, and everyone says that its
the lucky go: t that made him win.
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Smith started
the Ice Pool here and everyone
sure did have lots of fun when the
ice started to go.
Tom Berryman, the well known j
trader and four native hoys who j
were out in their spring camps on !
the Kobnk River came down this
morning amongst the ice. Tom
Berryman’s boat is the fir* one t>
cMue dosfn Mhis spring. He re
ports lots of ice in the Kobuk lake
yet.
Mr. Ernest Kirinby is still a
visitor in our town Mr. Krlnby
isn't doing much business here
because most of the people are
away in their spring camps. As
soon as navigation opens they will
come back. Mr. Krinby expects to j
go hack to Nome as soon as pos
sible.
Mrs. U.K. Smith gave a surprise,
party for Mr. F.R. Ferguson, her i
father. U was Mr. Ferguson's 68 j
th birthday. Those present were !
Messers Xlortender. Dowd Krinby,
Todhunter. Carey. Warren Fergu
'son and Father Concannon. Every
’one enjoyed the dinner party very
much. In the evening they sat
around and told some Sourdough'
stories and amused themselves and
had some good laughs. Everyone
wished Mr. Ferguson many more
birthdays and many happy returns
of the day
Pilot Hans Mirow of the NAT.
arrived with Mrs. Patterson, man
ager of the Kotzebue Fur and
Trading Company and Mrs. Boris
Magids.
Pilot Mirow is leaving with Mrs. ,
Geesel! and baby Buddy and Patsy
and Jerry Bunting and Mr. Ernest
Krinby. Mrs. Gessell and baby
and Patsy and Jerry Bunting are
all enroute to the States on the
Victoria. Everyone wish them a
ve«y pleasant trip.
Angeline Davidovics
Big opportunity for little money.
Five claims in a row. six to eight
feet to bed rock. Thaw'ed ground
125 feet wide. Plenty of water,
spring at head of. the creek. In
quire at Nugget Office for part
iculars.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE.
MU. S. FROMM
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BANKNOTES
W« Pore base Gold Dust at Assay
Value lees cost of handling.
W* Rent Safe Deposit Boxes.
We Transfer Money by Mail
c-“~~- 4 "I111*
We Pay Intereat on Time Deposits
at the rate of 8% per annum.
A Bank Acoonat Encourages
and helps yon to save.
We Solicit Your Account.
MINERS AND MERGHNTS BANK
OF ALASKA
Capital_J_4100.000.00
Surplus.. 88,000.00 ^
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For other .IrpUne MtlvIUM I®'**
under tit T«l#*r»Pb ■uX®1*" d*f‘ |
jf the w»Jl
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Mi ll** HI»B* FOR MOmS DAILY
W'LLBTIM AMD WEJKLV XUO
<;HT—RKAD THH MEW* FIRST.
Every Month In the Year
* 1933 Auction Sale Dates
Sept, 26
June 20 Oct. 24
' July 25 Nov. v 21
Aug. 2S Dec. 21
i KPK4TAL SALES HELD
OX REQUEST OF SHIPPERS
Advances will be made as usual when re
quested. Transferred by telegraph if
desired.
Tin- Heal He Fur
KxrhaiM>r has al-i
way* deuaon«t rated
to the satisfaction
of all their shipper*
that it ran and
doe* sell fur* in
a manner superior \
to anyone else. Our
monthly auction
sale* are recogniz
ed by buyers of raw
fora as die l»e*t
source from which
to provide the wor
ld market* with
their requirements
of fine Alaska furs.
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