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The Nome Nugget from Nome, Alaska • 4

Publication:
The Nome Nuggeti
Location:
Nome, Alaska
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4
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STANDING FOR A GREATER NOME We Wish To Congratulate -r -uv The Nome Nugget, the Nome merchants, and the Citizens of Nome on their fine spirit and fortitude during our recent conflagration and their energy and courage in rehabilitating our Town. 4 Our steamers Arthur J. Baldwin and For1 4 est King are now discharging a complete stack of lumber and building materials which will be available for a Bigger and Better NOME at onable prices. r. -0 We have taken the Alaska agency for sectional buildings and Will be pleased to submit quotations for atiy require-0 ment from a small cabin to largest building.

Corkanstele construction is Soundproof, Fireproof, and insulated against heat or cold. Three inches of Cork is equivalent to four feet of concrete as protection against cold and in retaining construction is cheaper and better. Mr. R. E.

Eckberg is in Nome to represent and will be pleased to discuss your building problems with you. LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO. LOCAL NEWS S. S. FOREST KING SAILS FOR SEATTLE SEVEN PASSENGERS i The S.

S. Forest King, which has been unloading cargo at Nome for the past week, sailed last night about 9 p.m., for Seattle. Passengers enroute to the states aboard the vessel were Mr. L. C.

Scott, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Louella Grant, Mrs. L. E.

Kurth, Donald Lee, John D. During, and Thos. Nakkala. This vessel is next to the last boat sailing from Nome, the Baldwin being scheduled to sail tomorrow. ARTHUR J.

BALDWIN DUE SAIL FRIDAY ENROUTE STATES The S. S. Arthur J. Baldwin of the Arctic Transport Company, is due to sail for Seattle early Friday, from Nome, according to reports from the local office. The vessel is in the roadstead discharging cargo at present.

The Lomen Commercial is busy discharging the cargo from their steamer the S. S. Baldwin. As soon as lighterage work is completed, their equipment will be hauled out of Bering Sea and placed on the ways until next spring, when after overhauling it will be in use for another season. P.

A. A. MAIL PLANE ARRIVES AT NOME REGULAR FLIGHT The Pacific Alaska Airways mail plane, Pilot Robbins, arrived Nome today from Fairbanks on regular scheduled time. Since November 1st the incoming and outgoing mail contracts are being handled by the Pacific Alaska Airways flying twice weekly from Fairbanks to Nome. Pilot Jones of the PAA left here Tuesday with the mail, having arrived Monday with the incoming consignment.

According to their advertisement their schedule calls for mail planes to leave Fairbanks at 8:30 a.m. each Monday and Thursday, this winter. ARC EQUIPMENT WORKS LATEST IN HISTORY OF NOME The Alaska Road Commission equip ment which has been used in the service of the Nome Committee of the FERA in cleaning up the debris following the fire, and in graveling new streets, worked this fall until November 6th. This is the latest it is believed that such equipment has ever functioned in the Nome district. Last year the work continued until the twenty-second of October, and that was considered late then, but this year in view of the extreme emergencies following the fire, the equipment has been busy continuously until Tuesday.

LYNN OF NAT MAKES FLIGHT TO WALES AND RETURNS Pilot John Lynn of the NAT left Tuesday for Cape Prince of Wales with Mrs. Wm. Albee who will join her husband who is school teacher at Wales. Pilot Lynn returned with Geo. Waldheim and a sick native, as passengers.

Pilot Lynn made a round trip flight to White Mountain today with Mrs. John Bogan and two babies af passengers for that place. FERA GRAVELING PROJECT ENDED FOR THIS SEASON The graveling project of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, whereby the streets in the burned area of the city were widened and straightened, and which has been going on since several weeks after the fire was ended Tuesday. The gravel trucks of the Alaska Road Commission which have been doing the work, were returned to the Commission to be plac ed in winter storage. The full project was not completed but only a few places remain in different localities where gravel must be dumped.

This work will probably be carried on next spring. The offices of the Nome Committee of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration have been moved from the gymnasium of the Nome Public School to the second floor of the Alaska Road CommiaSion office building, located next to the ARC garage on First Avenue. WATCH FOR THE NEW BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF NOME YOUNG ALLYN GIRL IS INJURED WHILE PLAYING SWINGS Young Marvel Allyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.

M. Allyn, was Injured yesterday afternoon while playing in the city playground. The little girl was taken to the Maynard-Calumbus Hospital in an unconscious condition, as the result fo having struck the back of her head on the wooden slide along side the swings. Upon investigation by Doctor Rex F. Swartz, it was found that the little girl haJ sustained a fractured skull.

Her condition this morning was slightly improved, after having been unconscious for about four hours yesterday. MIROW AIR SERVICE MAKES NORTHERN PLANE FLIGHTS Pilot Hans Mirow of the Mirow Air Service left Monday with Mrs. R. B. Julian for Baldwin, Chas.

Maxwell for Kotzebue. He returned Tuesday from Kotzebue with Thos. Killuk and Bert Eagen, to Nome. He made another round trip yesterday to Teller, returning with Mr. Ralph Lomen and J.

I. Anderson. Pilot Mirow made a round trip flight to Golovin this morning, returning with Andrew Conrad, John Fagerstrom and Leslie Ernest as passengers. The men are reported to have come to Nome for emnloyment. WHALEY OF ROUST COMPANY FLIES TO CANDLE RETURNS Pilot Frank Whaley of the Roust Airways who flew to Candle Tuesday, returned about noon yesterday from there, having as passengers, Harry Nakamura, Mrs.

Scott, Tom Roust, president of the Boust Airways, and another. Pilot Whaley left again yesterday afternoon for Koyuk with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brandt as passengers. Subscribe for The Nome Daily Per Month by carrier.

$1.50 Per by Mall Kidnapper Of June Robles Is Jail Arizona (By The Associated Press) TUSCON, Nov. 8, Oscar H.Hobinson, a dance operator, was arrested and tocUy charged with the kidnapping of six-yeal-old June Robles, April 2filh. Bond has been set at fifty thougf and dollars, which he was unable to obtain, and he was placed In Jail. Experts said that the handwriting on the ransom notes, demanding fifteen thousand dollars, was identical with his. The Trinidad government has prohibited the importation of coin operated gambling machines or games.

LIGHTERAGE BOATS BEING PULLED OUT FORrTHE WINTER Lgihterage equipment of the Nome Harbor Lighterage is being taken out of Snake River Harbor and placed on marine ways on Belmont Point, for winter storage, after having been in constant use during the past six months. Lighters and tugs will be overhauled in. condition this winter, work next season. The marine equipment of the U. S.

Engineers Department was hauled up on the government several days ago, for winter storage. The equipment includes barges, a tug, and a dredge. The work done this year included tfie of a channel at 'the entrance to Snake River, digging out the channel between the revetments, and the digging of an anchorage basin further up the river. General repair and harbor work occur! deconsiderable time during the past season. BOARD OF TRADE NOW OPEN 3 Door West of Telephone Office H.

R. PHILLIPS, Prop. GREATER NOME LOOMING UP WE ARE NOT CONTEMPLATING ERECTING OUR STORE THIS WINTER FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS'? ARE COMFORTABLY SITUATED IN OUR WAREHOUSE AND CAN OPERATE THIS WINTER VERY ECONOMICALLY. DID NOT WISH TO UTILIZE LABOR THAT WAS SO ESSENTIAL TOOTHERS IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO FUNCTION THIS WINTER. BUILDING WE WISH TO ASCERTAIN.

THE PRACTICABILITY OF ERECTING A CON' CRETE FIREPROOF BUILDING. We are about settled and many diverse lines are displayed as well as the facilities permit. As We have all our stock vdry handy we will be able to maintain the excellent service we only at reduced costs which will reflect in the low selling -t WE WISH TO ADD OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND PRAISE TO EVERYONE IN NOME FOB TT COURAGEOUS SPIRIT DURING THESE TRYING'DAVS AND TO Tip MERCHANTS FOR THEIR LOYALTY AND OPTIMISM WHICH WILL BRING FORTH A GREATER NOME. L'.

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