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The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
RETRENChrlENT NEEDED.

The city council will soon1 be called upon to face a ratrenchment nroblem. And they cannot wrestle with it too soon, so far as the vel fare of the city is concerned.
 The trhth,oi the matter. is that ttie system, of government, is- too elaborate for a, town of this size. The salary list is too high, amount ing. we believe, to. nearly S4,O00 per month.. The town cannot stand a salary list of that dimen- siOMs. The governmental machin- cry is too complex. It needs to be simplified and expenses of main tenance reduced very materially. The conditions surrounding d com .nunity. of this kind are not such as to demand a degree of elabor- -ateness. We needieffective govern ment, economically administered. Warrants have already been issued to the amount of SlS,292.22, the greater proportion of them being for salary accounts.
 The expenses of city government have been largely met by the in come derived from the collection of poll taxes and licenses of various kinds. This source of revenue is nearly at an end until next year. The regular assessment on real and personal property has not been completed, and it is as yet impos- sible to determine what it will yield. The amount. to be deyived from the school fund for "gene ral ,nWn;cipal purposes" is also uncer. tain.
 In fact, conditions governing the municipality are all uncertain. The only certainty that we can see in, the situation is the fact that there must, be -etrenehment all along the lins. The municipal garment must be made to fit. the municipality. The local govern ment cannot be, run upon the high pressure plan, and the council will be called upon to conduct the af- fairs of the city upon an economical basis, having, of course, at all times, due regard to efficiency of service.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
s81POR1ANT. MINING DECISION.

The supreme court of Colorado recently rendered an opinion which. while good law, will also have a decided effect in litigation over mining claims elsewhere in. the United States.
 Tie case was oNe of long stand ing, and had been consistently fought in the state, federal and Land courts of the country. Many conflicting opinions were rendered in.the course of the suit, and, all parties in the legal battle waged were at one time or another in actual possession of.the ground.
 Mlla- suit. involved. the Searl placer claim near Leadville, and sometime after it had. been located a'patent was applied for, which the land. office refused to issue. On the theoyy that the refusal threw the land open to relocation, lode claims were staked on the ground and the, lode claimants took. possession and began operations. Then these claimants sought to obtain a pat .snt to their lode claims, but they were met by an adverse suit in the land office. The matter dragged along fes, some yea,s, and finally a district court judge decided in favor nj. the placer claimants, holding that their location was a valid and subsisting one at the time the lode claims were located anl that the lode claimants hal committed trespass, and therefore had &C.,
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
r1r. FOx'S New Map.

David Fox .Ir.,. (, F., has recently compiled and published an eXcellen, map. embracing the different mining districts of Northwestern Alaska, The map is very accurate. AIr. Fox himself being familiar with the topography of many of the sections which he has mapped. These include Cape Nome, Bonanza. RluF City. Chinik, Council, kusatriem, Kougarok. Port Clarence, Agiapuk and other districts. The different creeks in each district are accurately marked and every mine, and mining man in this section should have one of these maps for his guid- lucp,
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

the hour of II a. m, Wednesday, August 2l 1901. at the southwest carner of the Court House in the city of Nome. Alaska, all of the right. title and interest of the estate of said Henry O'Nell. deceased. in and to the herein after described real estate. Each tract will be sold separately to the highest and best bidder. The following is a description Of the property to be sold:
 Placer mining claim, No. ( Harris creek. ' Placer mining claim, No l. Prospectors' creek.
 Placer mining claim, ONeill's Discovery. Taylor creek.
 Placer mining claim No. ]. Kennedy creek Placer mining claim No ?. Pioneer gulch. Placer mining claim No. &. North Fork kougrock river.
 Placer mining claim No ?. Above Discovery on Queen creek
 Placer mining claim No. "A" Above Dseov- cry on Eureka creek
 Placer mining claim No. Mosquito, fork of Kennedy creek.
 Placer mining claim No Above Discovery on left fork of Harris creek.
 Also the "SincOe quartz claim on an un- named creek, about ten miles nOPth of the mouth of Kennedy creek aud about for.y miles south of the Arctic ocean.
 All of said claims are in the kougrock Min ing, District District of Alaska tha interest of said estate in said claims to be sold being an undivided one half interest.
 w. A. STERNBERG.
 Administrator of the Estate of
 Henry OiNeill Deceased. Date of first publication of this notice, July 23 1901. 5w
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

It $ somewhat strange that a contemporary should make such a fuss over Clarence Berry. a klon- dike mining man (with little prac- tical experience as 8, miner), and his opinions regarding this section of Alaska. Berry Is only one of a cloud of witnesses who have testi- fled against this country, and, his opinion is worth no more than that of any one of them. Hts money talks more to the purpose than does Berry himself. It shows that jackasses sometimes stumble onto great wealth, and that gives them confidence to bray longer. and louder than their long cared breth- ren. This country will survive Mir. Berry and his fleeting visit to 1t.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

quired no rights. The case went up to the supreme court on writ of error, when the decision of the lower court was affirmed.
 The real importance of the deci- sion is the establishment of the rights of mining locations, inas- much as 1t is construed as giving to valid location, many of the rights of a patent title. It was held by the court that as the as sessment work had been done every year, and as a valid location 1t was not subject to relocation at the time the lode claims were staked out.
 The effect of the Colorado su- preme courts decision will be to strengthen the possessory title to all mining locations prior to a pat ent, as the law, as laid down by the Colorado court, regards the rights of the valid locator inviolate and any interference with them as trespass.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Mineral. Application.
(Noiice for Publication.)
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 St. Michael, Alaska. July l9. 1901.

St. Michael, Alaska. July l9, 1901. { Notice is hereby given that A. N. kittilsen, whose pOStoftice address is Nome. Alaska. has made application for d United StateS patent for the placer mining claim known as No. z. above Discovery on Anvil creek, being mineral sur vey No. 42S, situate in the Nome Mining Dis trict, District of Alaska containing an area of 1908 acres and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning attcor NO |. d pine post it long. inS square. in mound of stone Scribed l42S. whence U : l. M NO ,. bears 20deg 52 min s9ii it dist. and running thence; A deg D min 330.6 it to cor No thence: n 43 deg Az min C l262.7 1t to cor No 3thence: n fl deg 43-, min 32i7 it to cor No thence: T Il deg lomin W B 1t to cor NO thence; 43 deg 5i min W l2575 1t to cor NO thence: 37 deg 3a min 33o.l it to cor No I. the place of beginning, containing an areas sof 1908 acres.
 The notice of location of this claim is record ed in the office of the recorder of the Cape Nome Mining District. at page m. volume i6. Neighborng or adjoining claims are NO 6 above discovery unSurveyeD on the W. un- known claimants on the n e, and w.
 FRANkIIN MOSES, 6w Register.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

may look like an extravagant statement, but there are others be- sides Mir. Sliscovich who share his belief. Besides the thousands of acres of placer ground. there are quartz lodges innumerable which will be giving up annually millions of gold long before a fifth of a. cen- tury has elapsed.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

Sinrock Charlie. the reindeer fling, when he died left behind him two homely squaws, and they and their numerous relatives are likely to have tribal war over the wealth that Charlie accumulated in his earthly days. In his lifetime Charlie ruled his women folks, but, now each wishes to rule the herd.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
treSpaSs.

A claim is made against the city for damage caused by tearing down a house on Second street during the progress of the fire on May 22: The city is inclined to repudiate the payment of the claim, but it seems to us that such should not be the case. If a. mans house is torn down over his head in order to save the property of others, should he be the sole loser? There is neither justice nor equity in the proposal to refuse fair compensa- tion, and nothing will ever be gained by the city in not dealing fairly with all. We don't advocate handing out the oity's money to everyone who asks it, but we do believe that just debts should be paid. And this one in question seems to be a just debt.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Administrators Sale. |.

In the United states Conn. is ,ioners Court for tue District of Alaska, SecoId Division Nome Precinct Before Hon. F. N. Stevens United States Commissioner and Ex-Oiticio Probate Judge.
 In the matter of the estate of Henry ONeil deceased.
 Under and by virtue of an order of sale made in the above entitled matter the goth day of July. 1901, l, the undersigned, the administrator of the said estate, will sell at public auction at
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

The city's salary list is entirely too great. We believe in paying good wages to efficient men, but the city has too many men to- pay. The pruning hook cannot be ap- piled too ,soon..
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Liquors For Family Use.

'The Hunter" makes speciality of furnishing families with the same high class liquors, at, popular wholesale prices, that we sell over our bar.
 Our whiskies are the Genuine Old Hunter Rye and Old Crow Bourbon, the best in the world. Only $2.5O a bottle.
 We sell the celebrated Annheuser- Busch beer. We also carry in stock imported ales, porter and wines.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Plat of the City.

Arthur Gibson. C. F., has recently completed plat of the city of Nome. The plat has been accurately compiled from surveys made principally by Mir, Gibson himself. and shows the blocks. lots, streets. alleys and principal build ings in the city.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Councilman McPhee

Councilman McPhee doesn't want to see the city council make ''meat of one and fish of another" But when it comes to paying the piper" good many of the coun- oilman's constituents may be par doned if they consider themselves neither fish, flesh nor fowl"
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

Judge Moves will probably realize in time the truth of the remark made by a wiser man, Save me from my (alleged) friends"
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

Barney Niebling has gone north to stake himself out a recording district, soft is said.. And Barney is big enough to cover a. good deal of ground
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

By the way, when is, that new school, house to, be built? And where is- it to be located2 We don't advise forcing matters, but our alleged summer season is pass ing away, and there's some money Co the credit os the school board.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Death of, Hugh Christy.

Hugh Chrsty died at the city hos ptal July 27, of hemorrhage of the lungs. Christy was born in Canada and was 5S years of age. A sister, Mrs. Donald Urquart, lives at, Uxbridge, Ont. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at Lange' undertaking parlors, Front street, by Rev. William Davies, of the Congregational church, the body being inferred in the city cemetery.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

In an interview published els where in this pal CT Mir. Sliscov; ch says that in t"enty years North western Alaska will be pr, ducing more gold than the rest of the world combined. On its face, this
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

Those big finds in the Bluestone country ought to convince even klondiker that there's something more than soapstone and moon shine in that section.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

It may. have been noticed that Siberian ex ploitation schemes have fallen into state of innocuous desuetude in the United States.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

The iceman's smile is not a cheerful one these days. This statement needs no explanation.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

"'The Goldsmith of Nome and Other Verse;" by Sam C. Durham. For sale at all drug stores and news stands. Price. S2.OO.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

Perhaps we may have some warm weather next winter by way of compensation.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02

Myron M. Parker President c. J. Bell, Vice President
 Ward Thoron. Treasurer Cabell Whitehead Genl Manager ;. H. Merrill, Cashier
 C. N. Everett, Assistant, Cashier
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-27
Plead Guilty.

The preliminary trial of the young
burglar who was brought to this city
today by Sheriff Wallis, took place in
Justice Sweney's court room this after
noon.
He was not given prelimir ary hearing
with the other members of the gang, as
he had intimated to Sheriff Wallis that
he desired to plead guilty.
Assistant District Attorney Sternberg
appeared for the state.
After the complaint was read he was
asked his name and gave it as Nicholas
w. Carter. and he plead guilty TO all the
counts OF the complaint, charging MIN
with burglarizing the store OF A. N
Anderson last Saturday night.
His bond was fixed at $500, in default
OF which he was remanded to Jail to
await the next term OF district court.
Carter is mere boy and should be
under parental restraint yet. He is
about eighteen years Of age and has a
very innocent face.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-27
A FARMERS TRUST.

Phillips, the corn broker, who
recently made millions out OF cor
ner on the said cereal is reported
to have changed his tactics. He
is now resting on his oars, and is
evidently indulging in pipe dreams.
He wants to pose as philanthroP>
ist. a retormer He can aft Ird it..
He has made his fortune. He has
nothing else to do. He wants to
form a farmers trust That is all,
nothing more. He wants to per>
suade the farmers to do the very
thing that all good democratic tarN
mers are objecting to other men
doing. Here is his scheme, or
rather Just part of the scheme:
Phillips wants to have a farmers $
bank organized with capital OF
SIS 100000 or S5o,ooo,ooo. the
stock to be sold among the farmers
in $40 shares and in blocks of not
less than ten. This bank would
loan money on corn within few
cents of the market price. thus en-
abling him to meet his current ex>
penses and carry his crop one, two
or even three years, until it could
be sold at a profit. Still another
method whereby Mr.. Phillips thinks
the farmers can get ahead OF the
board OF trade bears and keep up
the price OF corn is for them to get
together and form an organization
which would be able to buy 5o,-
100000 bushels of corn futures
This, he claims. would be enough
to spoil all bear raids.and hold the
price at 4oc.-Aspen Democrat.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-27
Burglar Captured.

Last evening just as this paper was
going to press word was received from
Glenwood Springs that the young burg
lar, who had escaped when the others
were captured last Sunday. had been
secured at Glenwood Springs by Sheriff
Ware.
Immediately upon receipt of the tele-
gram announcing the fact OF the capture
Sheriff Wallis LETT for Glenwood- Springs
to bring the man back
Sheriff Wallis and his prisoner arrived
in the city on Rio Grande train No. 3
today and the young fellow was soon be-
hind the bars with his pals caught last
Sunday.
That all the men who have been
caught are novices at the work goes
without the saying. They showed that
they were very crude to attempt to sell
the jewelry stolen in town OF this slze'
where the opportunity for escape is
small.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-27
WAS A GOOD MAN.

The Leadvile News Reporter
says that the death of that remark
able old man, Father Dyer, who
just passed away at the ripe old
age of SO years and 3 months, IN
Denver, recalls the good old days
OF Colorado. and Leadville especial>
ly, when money was flush and few
people thought of the grand and
noble work Of the preacher.
Father Dyer was man who
braved the dangers OF early days in
Colorado. Being bred and born in
the sunny south where that gallant
leader of democracy once lived,
General Andrew Jackson, and be-
ing inspired by the lofty ambitions
OF these men only in a different
channel, viz to bring fallen sinners
to God, he set out FIR Colorado.
He crossed the plains, he endured
hardships, he fought the red skins
for God and humanity, and subdued
the devil in his vocation.
Those who have known Father
Dyer, the evangelist, will revere his
name, and in generations to come
when the people look back over
the history of Leadvile and Colo>
RADIO. they will say, "He was good
man."
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-27

Most for your money at The Bazaar.
Rubber tired buggies at Platt& Paynes.
Try The Progress. Next to Hardys.
Second hand wheels, cheap, at Vans.
See Plat & Payne for up-todate rigs.
Fine cherry pitters cheap at The
Bazaar.
"Cleaniness is Next to Godiiness.
Try the Star Laundry.
Every home need, Globe Cabinet.
Agents are now in city.
Rubber tired buggies and fast driving
horses at Platt & Payne's.
Full line of fancy groceries at The
Progress. Fruits in season.
Hire your turnouts from Bedwell and
get the best there is in the city.
Everybody rubbers at Platt & Payne's
new rubber-tired buggies and fancy
driving horses.
Rev. James F. Walker will occupy the
pulpit Of the Congregational church
during Rev. Bayieys absence.
On account of the circus Saturday
night the concert by the Modern Wood
men band has been postponed until next
Monday night July LIST.
The two years old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Alva James died at noon today
Of dysentery. The child will be buried
tomorrow afternoon at the Loback Gem
etery. Undertaken Gourley has charge
OF the funeral
The city Jail has been crowded with
tram y, brobght in through the police
drag net. There were eight or ten run
in last night and this morning and the
police OF the city seem to be alive to the
fact that the people demand that these
hob2es, who are menace to the COM
munity, should be made to work. Six
men were released at noon. Two OF
them had worked out their tines three
we're sick and one WAS lame. lmmedi-
ately after dinner a gang Of four was
sent out to work on the streets, in charge
OF Charles Arnett. Truman ketchum,
another special officer has gang OF
seven working out fines
Charles F. Caswell, John j. Lunlsden,
and Under Sheriff George h. Barton re-
turned this morning on the delayed mar
row gauge train from Lake City where
they were for the purpose Of defending
as attorney and witnesses, the suit OF
the Hotchkiss Mountain gold mining
company. against the Hiawassa gold
mining company, the latter made up
principally OF Grand junction people. A
verdict against the Hiawassa company
was returned by the jury in the case
This afternoon, however. Mr.. Barton re-
ceived dispatch from Charles ID. Hayt,
saying that Judge Stevens had set aside
the verdict of the jury on several
grounds amoDg them being the fact OF
the apparent venality and conduct OF
the jury. Mr.. Barton and his friends
are feeling quite jubilant over the action
OF Judge Stevens. Ldge Hayt was for
merly on the supreme bench and was
the attorney for the Hiawassa people.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-27

The Grand valley fruit crop will
be immense this season.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03
SCRIPTURAL FARMING.

Mr. George Gilmore. of Wartben
Ga, recently delivered a practical lee
ture on farming To the farmers of Lau.
rels county, that State. He said that
to uccessiully farm one must experi.
ment with his land and determine ;ust
What it needs in the way Of fertilizers
and then TO provide that fertilizer. In
hi' opinion the secret Of successful
farming Is 70 pillow deep, fertilize heav-
lily and cultivate fast. After he thinks
he has worked his crop enough he gives
1t another good working. Frequently
he had plowed his cotton one week and
picked II the next. In dry weather he
found 1t very advantageous to work his
crop often. A good rule, he SAID. Is to
work the fastest when the dust flies
the thlckest.
Tins Is good scriptural farming. II
Is a accordance with the parable of
the sower to which we recently di.
ree'ed the attention Of our farmer
iriends.-AH0nta Constitution.
This is just as applicable to Virginia
b 70 Georgia
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03

Lord Wolsely, the commander Of
the English army has reti ed to "A coun-
try home where he il enjoying farm
life TO the fullest extent. His wife, too,
is happy in her dairy, happier than
ever in any drawing rooom Of London.
And yet some folks are foolish enough
to look on farm life as stupid and unin-
viting. Some farm life is, and some
city life is hades on earth, but the hap
piest people | meet with are breathing
the pure air Of the wide open country
places, and looking "thro' nature up to
natures God"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1901.
THE GUBERNATORIAL CONVENTION,

The Democratic State Committee
met in Richmond on Thursday of last
week, and agreed upon Norfolk as the
place, and the Nth of August as the
time for nominating a State ticket.
Toe body Will be a large one, composed
OF we'll nigh 1900 members, and this
III ans confusion.
dessrs. Swanson and Montague are
bJfn pleased and with equal vehe-
N nee are claiming, or their friends are
cIa ming for them, "frst-blood. We
dol't appreciate just how this can be
so. but so II is said and so we must be-
lieye. Both can hardly win at Norfolk,
though il is iutimated that in the event
OF u Swanson victory we Will have two
Governors; Martin-SwansOn. Only
one will draw pay, however.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03

"A Pittsburg Doctor presented a bill,
Tor professional services, against the
estate of a dead man, amounting to
$4,000, and when the executors hes
ltated to pay it, threatened to bring
suit for S74S,OO0. This beats the Gas
field guage. BE it said to the credit of
the noble profession, that it is the ex-
ception and not the rule for doctors to
be mean and mercenarv.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03

If any candidate won a primary VIC
tory in the location Of the Convention
ii must have been Col. Marshall, but
the fact is that eating oysters in the
month Of August will not materially
affect the political proclivities Of the
average Virginian.
50 far as we remember too N0rfclk's
brandy is all right, and VIII not make
a man desert friend.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03

Some Of the Richmond newspapers
are constantly harping on the abundant
supply OF money in circulation. and
yet those same papers publish a li.t If
hlchmono colleges and churches which
nave been advertised for sale on ac-
count Of unpaid taxes. And Rich.
monis Delinquent real estate LIST is
iorniidabiy long. We ask once more
are most men dishonest or is money
really scarce? We prefer to believe
the later. '''e
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03

From all indications the Swa,son
peol g are determined To wage a ~.
OF determination against their ener,; 90
La A. .aleu uhoiiiclally that those Stale
Ne STn.'' . VINO are known to favor M
L ~ - ue nave been warned that their
~ 49, EIil come OF if they do moi
"eh' 'helr ways very speedily.
p, ~. above is an extract from tho
hichmond letter in the VIrglrian'pii lue
ana We have copied 1t for the nurpns .ao -;
saying that the game of "iaking -
i poll'lcai heads' is not 50 one-sided So
; 'nOse VINO are making those threats
lm"Slne.-NortoH Ledger. ''''"'
II Is about time the people were pet.
Ting "real mad" Such ip.oIan.
should meet with stern rebuke.