FINE STATIONERY
USED IN AM, YOUR CORRE
SPONDENCE, confers distinction on j
your letters while offering a sublte
flattery to the good taste of your
friends.
Hills Pharmacy
lar/p/prfWP
I Tl
The Elite Hotel and Baths
Now Open
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. ' REFITTED THROUGHOUT.
Mot and cold Baths.
Steam Baths.
Fine Large Tubs
Competent Attendance.
MASSAGE IF ORDERED. OPEN NIGHT AND DAT.
Electrlct Lighted and steam Heated Rooms at Reasonable rate* by
Day, Week or Month.
EVERT MODERN ACCOMODATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
W. R.* ANDERSON Prop.
COR. FRONT AND B ST.
'when BUYING HARDWARE, let quality be your first consldera
Son. Then look Into the matter of price. Price without quality
results In the accumulation of a lot of useless junk.. But qua
ST5 a reasonable price gives you lasting service.. We handle
quality hardware, and the price is as low as constant, or poss.
CARLETON HARDWARE TO.
■10 Front li
INTERN ATION All UNION MINE,
MIRE & SMELTER WORKERS.
Headquarters 511 Denham Buld’g.,
Denver, Colorado.
CHAS. MOYER. ERNEST MILLS,
® Hac.-Trems.
or*
President.
LOCAL 240, I. U. M. M. & S‘
The regular meeting ol the o
Mine Worker.’ Union. Local No.
JlO, ot the W. F. of M-. 1. held
every Saturday evening at 8 p. m. at
Miner’s Hall. Office hours 1 p. m.
to • p. m., 7 P- m- t0 8 p’m'
ANOFEW BEC’v. President.
JONH HOEM, Sec.-Treas.
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS.
Local'Union 1189, Carpenter, and
fotnern of America, meeU «Jery
Say at A1 Orland’a .hop Front Bt.
Carpenter’. Headquarter*, Feder
al Labor Hall,
at > p- m.
federal labor union.
Meets every Monday at 8:30 p. m
£n the F. U. U. Hall.
B. H. ANDERSON, Pres.
JENS OLSEN, Sec’y.-Trea*.
For Correctly
Fitting
m
glasses
Go to ,
Segeratrom & Hagen
Jewel eru end Optician*.
W. J. ROWE
Transfer
Eivfrj and Saddle Horses lor
Hire. Dealer In all kind*
of Limber and Building
Material.
PHONE MAIN *7.
447 FRONT STREET.
*++++++++++++
*1* When you want best
: GROCERIES
’O’ leave your orders or phone to
+
jMollers Grocery
H
i
4
4
<1
•;
H
.
^ We give best Quality, Prices,
•I* And service in Nome.
A
+ Sll FRONT STREET
. + PHONE, MAIN M.
+ + + + + +
NO. 0320.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
In the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska. June 14, 1917.
Notice is hereby given, that George
Prosser, ft citizen of the United
States, over the age of twenty-one
years, whose post office address is
Nome, Alaska, has made applica
tion before the United States Land
Office at Nome, Alaska for a United
States. Patent for the New Zealand
Mine Placer Mining Claim, situated
in the Cape Nome Recording District
Alaska, Mineral Survey No. 1194,
more particularly described in field
notes and plat of the official survey
thereof now on file in said Land
Office at Nome, Alaska as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post
4 ft. long, 4 ins. sq. set 2 ft. in
ground, with earth mound 18 ins.
high, 30 ins. base, scribed N. Z.
1-1194 on N. E. face, whence U. S.
L. M. No. 1 C. bears S-t84 deg. 25
min. W. 2030.CO ft., E. edge Anvil
Rock bears N. 13 deg. 3S min. E.
Wireless Tower bears S. 59 deg. 4 2
min. E.; (Variation from 18 deg. 17
min. E. to 23 deg. 00 min. E.);
thence N. 24 deg. 29 min. E. 1144.40
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 40 deg.
0G min. E. 10G9.00 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 46 deg. 05 min. W. 83G.10
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 57 deg.
29 min. W. 664.10 ft. to place of be
ginning, containing 18.876 acres. In
conflict with Sur. 451, Nome Town
site, 2.716 acres. Area claimed,
IS.876 acres.
Said claim is situated on the
northern boundary of Nome Town
site between Bourbon Creek and
Snake River, about % mile N. ot
Bering Sea, in Nome Recording Pre
cinct. Alaska.
Mineral Monument No. 1-C, a fir
post 8 ft. long, 6 ins. sq. set 3% ft.
in ground, painted white, with earth
and stone mound, 3 ft. high and 6
ft. base around same, scribed U. S.
L. M. No. 1 C, with letters painted
black, is situated on edge of bluft
overlooking bend in Snake River,
and 42 ft. in elevation above river,
in Latitude 64 deg. 31 min. N. and
Longitude 165 deg. 23 min. W.
Location notice is recorded in Vol.
118 Page 316, records Cape Nome
Recording District, Alaska.
The adjoining claims are on the
north, Alma Association, unsur
vcyed; on south, Sur. No. 451, Nome
: Townsite; on east and west, claims
unknown and unsurveyed.
There are no conflicting claims
except as stated above.
O. A. ADAMS.
• Register.
Date of first publ., June 15, 1917.
Date of last publ., Aug. 16, 1917.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class work ana pronpt
delivery ph me Main W1 and tba
People’s Steam Laundry «U1 e*U
and get your laundry.
W. I. WILLIAMSOP Prep,
^ Anything in the Une of Job wort
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
AND TOWN TOPICS
Mammoth machinery for the Al
aska Mines Corporation is now being
unloaded from the Wainwright.
Geo Reed and Mrs. Reed will be
passengers to the Outside on the
Victoria.
A Auto Cycle, ’cost $323.00, will
sell for $133.00, good condition.
See HOLT for everything.
The local sch iol board announces
that the Public Schools win open
on September 10 for the ensuing
term.
Yesterday the Wild Goose heating
plant had completed the work of
enclosing the mains, reaching the
lire house yesterday afternoon. Heat
conservation was the reason for this
rather expensive piece of work.
We are using Moonlight water in
the Elite Bath House.
It is said to be likely that the
School Board may authorize an ele
mentary course in manual training
during the coming school year as a
change cf importance in the present
curriculum.
On the Cape Nome Road. W. R.
Hays has removed all the slide from
the road bed ard It is at present
in fair condition for travel. Some
overhanging dirt and rock on the
slope alone remains to be moved.
Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Rooms $2.00
& $3.00 per week and up. 30 cents
per night. Housekeeping Apart
ments.
Yesterday Chester shipped on his
launch his engines which the
M'Lean shops have been overhauling
and repairing for his Niukluk boat.
The engines were taken on in Snake
river yesterday afternoon from the
shops.
Fred Vincent who is employed on
tho Bourbon dredge had a finger
smashed while at work yesterday.
The tip only was crushed and after
being dressed by Hr. Chaco, it was
seen that the bones were uninujred.
He may be incapacitated from work
for several days.
For the best 50c. Dinner in Nome
go to the Hoard of Trade Hunch
Counter.
Arrivals from Council state that
the Divisional Road Commission has
put the corduroy road from the
Niukluk to Fox river in first class
condition and that they are at
present working towards the Skoo
kum divide. The whole road between
Council and East Forks will be over
hauled.
* * •
Because of the unavoidable ab
sence of one of their leading wit
nesses on the request of the De
fendants. tiie case of the American
Manganese Steel Co. versus the Al
aska Consolidated and others v. as
postponed until September 1 in the
District Court yesterday.
Second Hand Humber and galv
Sheets for sale cheap at HOl.T'S.
Mr. VV. R. Miller who has been
stenographer and elerk to the res
trict Attorney will be a passenger
to the outside on the Victoria. Mr.
Miller proceeding to Oklahoma
where his mother at the present
time resides He intends to return
to Alaska about the future of which
there is no man more enthusiastic
He has always been interested in
many features of Alaska life.
The Rowe teams which went out to
Oregon on Sunday returned yester
day after being four days and a
half on a trip usually takes them
about two days. Unusually heavy
rains made the trails exceptionally
heavy and impeded travel consider
ably. The teams brought in engines
from Captain Sundback. Oregon
creek and from Downing and Cor
nell. Penny river for repairs.
A recent letter from Marshal City
says that the discovery of pay on
lower Willcw where drills have lo
cated some rich ground will per
ceptibly increase the life of that
camp. M'Donnell and Berg sold
nine claims on Lower Willow to
Edwards and Marsh the considera
tion being 1100.000 a cash payment
down and the balance on short
time notes. The pay however is lo
cated in wet and thawed ground and
will be difficult to work except by
dredging and Is no poor man’s
proposition, so it is no use stamped
ing.
• • •
4 H. P. Boiler, nearly new, com
plete with headers, points etc. We
have (he goods at HOLT'S.
FOR SALE.
Ford touring car. Apply this office
Lane’s Way has been planked as
far as the old plank timbers avail
able would permit, the Council de
ciding against the purchase of suffi
cient lumber to carry out the plank
ing to its former extent, that is to
the second Avenue junction. The
planking stops short just at the
end of the Eni Club buiding, but a
planked side walk has been laid
which is just as good, while heavy
gravel will be placed on the street.
8. S. SILVER WAVE.
The mail schooner Silver Wave
will sail today at 1:30 P. M. for
St. Michaels and all way points. For
freight or passage apply to the
THE ALASKA LIGHTERAGE and
COMMERCIAL CO., Agents.
Freight for this trip will be re
ceived up to 12 o’clock today.
« * •
Mr. L. D Henderson, the terri
torial Commissioner of Education
who is at present in Nome, will prob
ably leave cn the Silver Wave t'or St.
Michaels. t-n route to inspect the
schools of tin interior. Mr. Hender
son who was superintendent of the
Ju; eau school system before he was
appointed because of his brilliant
record as Principal in the capital
by the Governor, has Quite an exten
sive district to go over and finds
that some of the school precincts
are rather hard to reach. While in
Nome he held examinations for
teachers certificates. Miss Catherine
Bongard and Sam Wittenberg taking
the examinations. Both will prob
ably receive appointments in the
Second Division on satisfying the
Commissioner of their ability and
duly receiving certificates. Juneau
is the largest of the schools in the
Territory, that city having issued a
bonded loan for $75,000 to erect
magnificent school buildings suit
able to the growing needs of the
capital. Alt' borage probably comes
next in the size of the school at
tendance.
Take your Punch and Dinner at
the Board of Trade Lunch Counter,
only 50c.
Bringing a story of unusual
storms, all he way from Kotzebue
to Nome the Silver Wave came from
behind Sli dgo Island where it had
been am-bored in the lee of the
storm for the past twenty four hours
at noon estorday and started for
Nome where it dropped anchor
about 3:JO P. M. It was Friday last
when the ioat left Kecwalik and it
was then Mowing a living gale with
heavy sc s running. They were
storm bound 2 4 hours at Kotzebue
as it was but they bucked the fury
of the gai • and remained four or
five hours back ot Corwin Point un
til daylight when they buffetted
their way through the straits and
passed the Cape. They left the Cajie
at four o', oek in the morning and
[ did not reach Teller until one
o’clock tin following morning fight
ing their wav steadily through a
seething gale and very heavy seas,
stopping at no place on the way
down until they reached Teller. They
started out front Grantley Harbor
with the gale blowing with un
abated fury and continued to buck
it until they ran into Tishou where
they lay to for another spell of 24
hours. From there they went to the
lee of Sledge Island where they re
mained another 24 hours until they
started for Nome. On board were
MUs H. Hunnicutt, A. Harlem, A.
Garbin, John Ltzcnberg front Kotze
bue and Frank Miller and Tom
Gaffney tront Teller. The Silver
Wave will leave for St Michaels and
way poii'.ts today.
• • • •
Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Rooms 5(>c
and np. I.arge Reading Room for
guests. Mist. Jno Monohan, Prop.
VICTORIA AT ST. MIKK'S.
The Alaska Steamship Go’s Vic
toria is still unloading at St.
Michaels, but according to radio
advices received in the company’s
offices here, the steamer will finish
discharging there today at two this
afternoon and will leave at once for
Nome. This should bring the \ ic’
here about midnight tonight and it
will therefore sail for the Outside
tomorrow morning. The hour of de
parture has not yet been sot.
MAIL CLOSES.
The mail for down the coast
points and the interior will close
this afternono. The Outside mail
will close . th is after-noon.
* * * *
Save money on Furniture, hard
ware, Gents Furnishings. Trunks
and Suit cases, Stove and Ranges a
HOLT'S.
Miners Supplies
At
the EMPORIUM
Kristan Bros.
| WATER |
5 BOGAN & WESTEXHAVEB jg
Formerly A. D. PoCeet.
PHONE RED 124.
| WATER |
I* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4*
*• 4*
{. 4*
t 4*
f 4
t 4*
* D. E. Crowley *
4*
4*
4*
4*
4*
4*
4* 4* 4* 4* 4" 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4*
Miners and Merchants Bank
Nome, Aiaska
j Capital $100,000.00
| Workingmen’s Accounts Solicited.
-rw rr-rr-r ( ni JrrnjBji.-j-i" ~rrj,ri—
FREE FREE FREE
GOLD WATCH
14 Karat l(i Jewel Elgin Movment.
One chance with each 50c Cash purchase or payment on account
DRAWING SEPTEMBER 1st 1017.
Cheap John Store
TEE. MAIN 48. ONE PRICE TO ALL
:*»*»!«#******** *■* K»W»1U —*-mm
..
Established June, 1900
Alaska Banking and
Safe Deposit Co.
Authorized Capital •128,000
Paid Up Capital $50,000.
A General Banking Business
Transacted
Nome Scavenger
Company
All Orders Receive]
Prompt Attentiou
Office Opposite Sheldon Hotel
ED. BREDESOX - - Prop.
50c, AND UP. You're sure of satisfaction in the world's most
popular pipe—THK VjJSLMNtiTOX. (The Universal Pipe). <ioo<i
pipes and good pipe values are here at BOc. and up; also cigars,
cigarrettes, smoking tobacco and oilier things smokers want.
YORKEY’S
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK,
POULTRY, HAMS, BACON,
AND EGGS.
Every line is first class.
Get our prices.
Pacific Cold
Storage Co.
PHONE WHITE 17.
Milo’s
Cafe
OFIB DA* AND N1(1 HI
Next door to Pxcllt Cold
, 1tar«|«.