THE WATCHWORD
We propose to
holdup the ’
Volume of
Business even at the sacrifice
of a tittle profit Therefore at a
loss to ourselves we will give
away a
UNITED STATES
Worth $100.00 dollars and then some,
One chance with every $1.00
purchase or paid on account
Hills Pharmacy
We deliver the goods
OJM2ANOTD LABOR.
INTER NATIONAL UNION MINK,
UTI.I. & SMELTER WORKERS,
Headquarters 511 Denham Buld’g.,
Denver, Colorado,
(HAS.* MOYER. ERNEST MILLS,
£* President. Sec.-Treaa.
LOCAL 240, I. U. M. M. & S. W.
The regular meeting ol the Nome
Mine' Workers’ Union, Local No.
S40, of the W. F. of M.. la held
•very Saturday evening at 8 p. m. at
Miner’s Hall. Office hours 1 p. m.
|o « p. m.',. 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
MARTIN KENNELLY, Pres.
AL. BRATEN, See.-Treas.
oarpent«bs_aSd jOinehs.
LoeaTUnlcn 178*. Sarpenteri and
folaera, of America, meeta every Fri
day at Al Orland’a ahop Front St.
at t p
Carpenter’s Headquarter*, Feder
al> Labor Hall.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Advertisers will please note that
all changes In standing Advertise
ment must lie received in this office
before fl p. m. for the following
morning’s issue.. No excegtion will
l>e made to this rule.
for Correctly
fitting
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So to
Segerstrom & Hajjjen
Jfcwelerc ud Optlciul.
W. J. ROWE
Transfer
Littery and Saddle Horsea (or
Hire. Dealer In all klnda
of Iiemlier and Halldlng
Material.
PHONE MAIN 87.
847 FRONT STREET.
Why worry
About wash day
THAT'S OUR BUSINESS.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
BOSTON
STEAM LAUNDRY
444 Front St. Pbone Main 53
CHAS. W. REED
Machinist and
Blacksmith
Gasoline Engines, Hoists
Boilers, Pipe and Pipe
Fittings.
NO. 5 FRONT ST.
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BEEF, MUTTON, PORK,
POULTRY, HAMS, BACON,
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Every line is first class.
Get our prices.
Pacific Cold
Storage Co.
PHONE WROTE 17.
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
AND TOWN TOPICS
Doiit forget to be at iho City
Hall at 8 p. m. tonight (minus the
fog-horn.)
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Mail for the States will close at
: 5 p. m. today.
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Charlie Redding returned yest
erday from Oregon creek.
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Arthur Weight dropped i:i from
Mountain creek, to attend tho
darco held Saturday right*
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PIONEER IGLOO HOTEL for
nice warm Rooms. SOc. per night.
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The Ladie3 of the Mooseheart
Legion will give a fiipic at Eagle
Hall on the evening of February
33r.d.
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Fur garments .made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
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The outside mail which arrived
yesterday consisted entirely of se
cond class matter. The usual
amount of local first arrived.
Ferguson and jobnsop e?pcct to
reach bedrock in two more thaws,
on the Laira Bench. They art sink
ing it working shaft for i'rawley
[and Warsing.
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Everybody en(joi^*i themselves;
at the Miners Heme Club on Satur
day night. The dancej given v.nder
the auspices of this club have al
wa; s been uoted for their convi
vality.
(t was stated at the last local
Democratic meeting held in the
City Hall In November, that the|
election of Officers for the Wood-!
row Wilson Democratic club of
Nome will be held on February 7th
19*8. No announcement to this ef
fect has as yet been published.
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The Ladies of the Mooscheart
Legion of Nome, will give a unique
sort of an entertainment in the
shape of a Picnic at Eagle Hall on
the evening of February 23rd. Full
announcement will be made later.
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Anything in the line of job wort
Wie acknowledge receipt * of sev
eral intellectual clippings from a
subscriber, the articles deal with
modern economic questions, entit
led “Uncle Sam and Brother
Jonathan". We will publish a dif
ferent articie in each ss3ue. of the
Worker of the conversation which
I accurred between Sam and John,
until our present supply is exhaust
ed. I
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Ma is an insurgent;
Pa is standing' pat;
Sister's n Progressive;
I’m a Democrat;
Sandy is a Sooialist;
Janey wants to vote;
Buster isn’t anything—
Buster's just a goat.
There, are three mining outfits
operating in the vicinity of Monroe
ville. Otto Olson s hoisting pay
dirt, and using a uelfdunper at
the “Villc”, the dump is increasing
I very rapidly. Godfried Johnson,
IGabe Lind and John Egbert are pil
j ing up a dump of paydirt east of
' Olson’s camp, they are using a tri
pod. Charlie Carlson, John Wagner
and Chris Anderson are also using
a tripod to assist them in elevating
to the surface the left-overs, from
around the old workings on a
| claim between Monroeville and
i Little creek.
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Anything In the line of Job wort
NOTICE.
The Modlnl's B. of T. Restau
rant will close for a few days in
order to make some remodelling so
that the place can be run more eco
nomical and will also arrange to
run furnished rooms in connection.
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The Industrial Worker is pleased
to announce to the many friends
of Mrs. G. J. Lomen, that 3he is
convalescing. She has been confined
to her bed during the past ten days
: and under the skilful care of Dr.
I Neuman. The lady will be up and
I around again within the nest few
days.
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By Wednesday evening over 600
invitations will have been issued
to citizens of Nome, by the local
Order of Eagles, Aerie No, 75, ex
tending a hearty welcome to all.
to attend the 17th Anniversary
Ball of the aforesaid order which
will be held in the Eagle Hall on
Wednesday throning, February 6th.
The Mother Lodge of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles was organized 20
years ago In Seattle, and the Nome
Lodge was organized in July 1900.
This affair is being looked forward
too as one of the principal events
of the season.
Members are r.ot required to pre
sent a written Invitation when en
tering the Ball room on Wednesday
nest.
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: The Ross. Miller Transfer Co.
with a dredge moving crow, con
sisting of a crew of men, rigging,
' horses and feed, pulled out for
! Hobson creek this morning.
They will proceed to remove the
remaining section of the big hull
from the '..loutli of Hobson where
it now is, to the mouth of Dexter,
at which place the big excavator
will bo rc-a3sembled under the
skillful management of Contractor
Hugh Pearson of Council city. Mr.
Pearson arrived from Council Sat
urday evening and accompanied the
transfer outfit as far as the mouth
of Dexter, where he will remain for
a while overhauling the machinery
etc., preparatory to installation.
| The dredge moving crew consisted
of Billy Lehman, Geo Hoffman,
Leo Kent, Harry Osborn, Jolliff and
Milton Roper.
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Several Nomeites will journey to
Igloo Hot Springs two weeks hence
for a week’s vacation at the baths,
and the Annual Reindeer Fair
which will be held there, Feb. 18th
to 24th under the auspices of the
Bureau of Education.
They will meet friends from the
Kuugarok, Candle, Council and
other places, and about a hundred
enthusiastic Eskimo reindeer men
from all parts of the Seward Penin
sula. These herders will come down
with the picked sled deer of the
25,000 on the Peninsula, and they
vow that all racing records this
year will be broken.
“Parkie and White” the famous
Igloo reindeer who dashed off ten
miles in 27.20 la3t year are in bet
ter form than ever, and fast ani
mals are coming from other places
to dispute their rule as Speed
Kings.
The deer racing is only part of
the varied program that will keep
the visitors on their toes during the
eventful week. There will lie’ a
series of lassoing contests to last
several days, snow shoeing, high
kicking, archery, Ipanee (old time)
fire making contests, and mane
other exhibitions of Eskimo dex
terity.
“Workingmen unite, and
resist the abrogation of
the eight hour law”
The Dawson Hotel
(Includes THE DAWSON, GREEN TUBE and THE UNOOLN)
Finest Rooms In Nome
HOMELIKE AND COMFORTABLE QUARTERS FOR TRANS
IENT OR PERMANENT GUESTS.
BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH.
BARNEY GIBNKY ..Proprietor.
Plain and decorative
pai nting and paper
hanging
T
GLAZING
A
SIGN PAINTING
GLASS, PAINTS,
OILS AND
VARNISH
WALLPAPER
A
MOULDING.
PHONE MAIN 171
EstebElhed Jane, 1900
Alaska Banking and
Safe Deposit Co. <
Aathortaad Qiflttl 9105,000
Paid Dp Capital $50,000.
A General Banking Buiino
Transected
EXPERIENCE
Teaches you that
The Right Place to Go
For the Right Goods
Always at the Right Prices
Cheap John Store
TKL. MAIN
ONI PRION TO ALL
TRAPPERS AND TRADERS
You don’t have to send your Furs Outside and wait six months
for your money, not as long as we have instructions to pay yon
TOP PRICES FOR SKINS
RIGHT HERE IN ALASKA
Drop is a line whenever you have a hunch of MINK, LYNX OR
FOX SKINS on hand and we will came around to see you
John Felkel
Nome, Alaska
RESIDENCE, 116 » STREET. '
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Milo’s Cafe
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
NEXT DOOR TO PACIFIC COLD
STORAGE COMPANY
Kjpmss and General Delivery.
See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar
Store.
GET THE «EWS RIGHT. READ
THE WORKER.
WE CAN IK) IT.
Peoples Idunur; wash ever) tiling
except the Baby.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop,