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Sharp County record., 1903-09-18
P0UGEKEEPSE

Joe Ale1lucE mas aIleI q ne"
room 70 his dwelling.
George Morgan and Miss JaFe
HeJI5cE were married on the 3gtn
Of August.
WI. StandU goes 70 Cave City
to take advantage Of the bes,
school IN this county.
l[7. T0Hver Of Quiuuan spent 2
week in our town recently, the
guest Of ". o. Ts55Ies.
y. L. Edwards has bough.
John Morgan's farm near the
Jones MI. On Strawberry.
Tom B. Watkins Drove n his
iareshine machine last week and
reports about q d thousand 5usu-
sl Tun.
Uncle Bill Norris nov r-les n
G. sew buggy and IS N an sx-
.sa1sd visit in Jackson county
among relatives and friends.
4. D. Taylor mas put n a new
boiler &, the Ben Barnes gin and
other Improvements to the same,
and ia q few days viii be ready
to gin or grind
Mrs. Missouri Simpson is put,
ting in some nice ard substantial
improvements on her dwelling
house IN town, which add COM
for. 20 herself and beauty 70 the
town.
George freeman ana wife are
now engaged in the ,ong tine
.rlsd business Of trying 10 na,lr-
aI.ze 2 young american at their
bone. George don't seem 70 en-
joy the fun.
We had a fine rain on the 11th
that revived all living things veFy
much. although our cotton crop
IS cut short one-half. There will
enough be made to pay some man
70 clean up his gin and look Ike
he wanted 70 handle what vas
made,
The 9Th Sunday meeting as
programmed in the RECORD vas
not very well attended by the
preachers on account Of 50 much
sickness. Those in attendance
were R. B. Bellany. G. ". But
Ter, ]. l. Brown, &. B. Martin,
Landon Balm, J. c. Dyston, y.
H. Hulett and 7. H. Wigs, The
discussions were very instructive
and called together large crowds
.of attentive listeners. Ths best
.of feeling and behavior prevailed.
Health in this part is anything
but good. The doctor now sleeps
in his saddle and cannot I'LL the
calls. But there seems to be
some cause for so much ailment,
The camp meeting has been in
full blast at Calamine this week,
the Baptist just closed a meeting
at Little Springs last week, the
big picnic at Ash Flat recently
and so or for the last month. Sc
there enters a considerable de-
gree Of exposure to aid the natur-
al malarial afiectations Of air that
we breathe,
Sharp County record., 1903-09-18

Alfred HutchinsCn's barn was
burned at Mountain Home one
dav last week. His little daugh-
-sr vas playing in the structure
with matches-that tells i.
Sharp County record., 1903-09-18

Visit Bray's barber shop for
a shave. haircut, silge, snam-
boo or tonic.
Sharp County record., 1903-09-18
EgTrZ ! C.Gdii-ts.

Last Fridays Little Rock Ga
zetto said:
Ex-RePresertaGve Thos. l..
Her-n OF SLarp county, one o.
the best known men in Arkansas,
is in the city f,c q few days,
Mr.. Herrn, when & member Of
the house, was considered the
prince of parlimentarians and
debaters. He has not been in
politics for the past four years.
but he informed h-s friends yes-
terday that he will enter the race
for prosecuting attorney Of the
Sixteenth Judicial circuit.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
NUMBERING
 THE PEOPLE
A Census of Nome Now Under Way by the Police Force
 of the Town.

It can scarcely be expected that the police force will have the time at their disposal to make an accurate census of the people of Nome. It is stated, however, that the attempt is being made, though progress is slow.
 "The idea of taking census after the close of navigation is a good one," said a citizen yesterday, and the city coun- cil could do no better than appoint a couple of capable men to perform the work. It could be done thoroughly in two weeks. The police force neces- sarily cannot be expected to do satisfac- tory work. They are paid for protect ing lives and property, not for counting the noses of the people of Nome. The cost of taking an accurate census would not amount to more than $50, but, of course, the city council has not that sum to spare-for such purpose-so the town may run riot while the police number the people,"
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
A CAT Q
 NINE TAILS In Evidence on a Triple
 Creek Claim. FOUR MEN ARRESTED The Laymen on No. Charged by William Armstrong With
 Assault.
FOUR MEN ARRESTED

Four miners, Sam Samson, Hilmar Hansen, A. Steinburger and w. Schlfe, were arrested yesterday on No. l below on Triple creek, Nome river and brought to town, where they gave bail in sl00 each. The examina- tion of the men is set for Monday next at 10 o'clock in the United States com missioner's court.
 The complaining witness is William Armstrong, who alleges that he was the victim of an assault. He claims No. l below himself, and he alleges, it is said, that seven men clad in buckram seized him and hurled him from the claim: then he returned and they again laid violent hands upon him. Then he hastened to town for a war rant.
 The men arrested are laymen on No. 1 below, the lease having been given them by Springsteen X Hester. The laymen. it is said have worked the claim for year past, and lately have found good pay. Armstrong of late, it is alleged, has kept watchful eye on the workers, travelling between Otter and Triple creeks in a ''house on skids." Friday, Armstrong made demonstration against the men in pos session, so it is also alleged, and they showed him q cato -nine-tails, which they intimated they would use on him if he in any way interfered with them. It is stated that the cat was not used, however. Armstrong then came to town. swore out warrant. and Deputy Marshals Cody and Anderson went down to Tripple creek and brought the men to town.
 Armstrong lays claim to the ground by virtue of an alleged location made in the winter of 1901. Springsteen & Hester bought the claim in the spring of 1902 from Clark and Maynard and Fred Kirschman. The claim, it is said is valuable one.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
IN SESSION
 10 MINUTES
Only One Attorney Present in Court This MOrning--Judg.
 ment Entered.

The district court met this morning at 9:30, but was only in session 10 min utes, Ira D. Orton being the only at torney present.
 Judgment was entered for the de- fendant in the case of the Alaska X Chicago Commercial Company vs. N. B. Solner, appealed to the circuit court, the judgment of the lower court having been affirmed.
 In the matter of filing certain instru- men.s in Kougarok precinct it was di- rected that instruments recorded by the precinct recorder between the 18th and 25th of April last be recorded, dur Ing that time the office of recorder having become vacant by the death of the incumbent, Lars Gunderson.
 The trial of jury cases will be taken up next Thursday morning.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
THE WINTER
 MAIL SCHEDULE
The First Mail of the Season Will Leave for Outside TOmOr.
 row Morning, Nov. 1.

The first overland mail of the winter schedule for Seattle and the outside will close this afternoon at o'clock, and it will be started to it's destination early tomorrow morning by Calkins x Co.,. the contractors. R. Fl. Grifis will be the first carrier, and he will take a dog team, although not flake Of snow has fallen in this vicinity so far this fall. It is expected, however, that snow will be found to the eastward. The mail which will go out tomorrow morning will be light one, as many people took advantage of the sailing of the schooner Zenith on Wednesday night for the south, to send out mail.
 Carrier Griftis will go as far as Isaac s point, where he will be met by R. H. Humber, who is again in charge of the route between Unalaklik and Isaac's.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
Found in Various Sec.
 tiOnS of Peninsula.
THE PuREST GOLD
Comes From Iron and Oregon Creeks, the BaseSt From
 Candle and Inmachuk.

"The best gold that know of in this section comes from part of Oregon creek, from Iron creek and Bonanza creek, Norton bay" said Assayer R. F.. Trengove, of the Bank of Cape Nome, the other day.
 Oregon creek dust assays Sl9 25, and Iron creek and Bonanza creek about the same, Some high grade gold also comes from Ruby creek in the Casade- poga country.
 "The prettiest gold ever saw, how ever, came from some place on the Koyukuk. It. was brought to Nome last summer by a young man whose name have forgotten. There were l29 ounces and it was all nuggets. The smallest piece in the lot was worth at least 8. It was such beautiful lot of the yellow metal that l felt it was shame to assay it. It was done with the exception of three handsome mug gets which were bought by Walter Soderberg, of the Hot Asir Co. The gold assayed Sl9. D to the ounce.
 "The lowest grade gold in these parts comes from Candle creek and some places on the Inmachuk. Candle creek gold is worth only from Sl5 to $l5.50 per ounce, to buy outright; Inma chuk dust runs from sl4.50 to $l7.50, while Hannum creek gold, in the same section, assays $lS.50. There seems to be no accounting for the difference in values of gold taken from different places on the same creek. The reason that the gold assays less is known, of course, baser metals being present. but why base metals should be found in gold taken from one portion of creek and not in another, is somewhat strange. to say the least.
 "Another strange thing is the huctu- ating values of beach gold. The first year 1 made our first assays of beach gold, they ran from SlS.30 to SlS.50 an ounce: the second year the assays showed values of SIS to $lS.25, and the third year from $l7.50 to 3l7.15. It would seem that each succeeding year the sea washes up or concentrates finer gold, and it does not assay as high as in the early years when the beach was first worked"
 Some gold is still being received at the local banks, and yesterday Mir. Trengove turned out a number of fine bricks from gold received since the close of navigation.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
SIGNS OF A
 COLD WINTER
Magnificent Display of Northern Lights" Witnessed
 Last Evening.

One of the finest displays of the aurora horeais or the "Northern lights witnessed in this section since the starting of Nome, was seen last night about o'clock. The centre of the Armament for a short time was clothed in beautiful wreaths and drap- cries, of the hue of the rainbow, as the aurora borealis shot hither and thither with startling dstinctness. The dis play of Northern lights so early in the season betokens, say the wise ones "a very cold wnter.'
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
Caught a Young Fox.

The other evening Mrs. A. l.. Staples, of the Central school, heard noise in the shed attached to her house on Fourth avenue. Making an investiga- tion, she found a red fox, which had got into the shed, but could not get out The fox was captured and pre- sented to Herbert Lowe, son of Deputy Marshal Lowe.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
Halloween Party.

At the regular meeting of the Ke- goayah Kozga club, held at the club room on Steadman avenue Wednesday afternoon, it was decided to give an Halloween party at the club rooms from II D m. to l d. m. Saturday night, October 3l. Pumpkin pie, doughnuts, ginger bread, cider, apples and hot coffee, such as your mother used to make, will be served.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31

continued: "More individual miners are at work this winter than ever be- fore. Many are working the ground for all it is worth; others are prospect ing. Some of the ground now being worked has been proved; some has not, but the owners will know more about it before next spring.
 "This is what the mining corpora tions will be forced to do for their own protection. They will have to prospect their new ground during the winter season, because they will find it to their pecuniary interest to do so. Why? Because supplies can be laid down at the remoter points much cheaper in winter than in summer, and because labor can be employed at a lower rate; besides winter is the best season for prospecting. You can then get down to bedrock with small likeli- hood of being troubled by water, and thus you are enabled to more thor oughly explore your ground.
 How many reports do you always hear about summer prospectors being unable to get down to bedrock on ac- count of water These are few of the reasons why I think that winter mining and prospecting will largely increase hereafter. The force of ne cessity will bring recognition of it's practicability."
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
For the Tubuk

NJ. Dowd, United States comm ssi0ner and recorder for Norton bay district, left yesterday for his headquarters, Bouldercreek, Tubuktolik river. Quite a number of men will prospect in that section thls winter. Mr. Dowd is d pioneer of this section, and, though he talks little concerning the Norton bay country, he evinces his faith by staying with it.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
WINTER
 MINING And Prospecting Will Increase Hereafter. TRE REASONS G!vEA An Experienced Mining Man Says That the Winter Season
 Is Better.
TEE REASONS G!vEA

Speaking of mining operations in this section in winter. J. D. Leedy, the well known mining man. the other day discoursed substantially as follows:
 'The big fellows will soon be doing in winter what the little fellows are doing now" By big and little fellows, Mir. Leedy meant the mining com panies and the individual miners. He
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
Get the Right Time.

Tomorrow the fire gongs about the city will strike the hour of l2, noon, and every day thereafter. L. w. Suter, city official timekseper, is making the necessary connections with the electric clocks in his business house.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
Notice.

Mrs. Loda Frazier Hays, recently of Chicago, has located in Nome and opened voice culture studio in the Staples block, room $, corner First avenue and B street. Voices examined daily, free of charge, from to 1 p. m.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31

Suter, the Jeweler, has just arrived from New York and Chicago markets with the finest line of up-to .date jew elry, cut glass and sterling silver ware ever shown in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
Notice

Mir. c. E. Hoxsie has purchased the interest of Mir. J. B. Murphy in the Eldorado saloon, and will collect all bills due and pay all outstanding ac- counts of the above firm.
 J. B. MURPHY. Nome, Oct. 24, 1903.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31

If you want to have your claim sur veyed and plated go and see Otto Halla, He will charge you from sl0 up, according to location of claim. You can see him at any time at Eul's, Front street.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
From Soup to Nuts.

Hot merchants lunch served at the Board of Trade from II a. m. to D. m., nd from 10 p. m. to 6. m.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31
THE|CEPACK
Table Showing Time of
 Arrival Since 1899.

The present fall has been peculiar, sence of storms of any kind, and the ice made it's appearance fully three weeks earlier than for five years past. The following table shows the time of the arrival of ice in Boring sea during the past five seasons:
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31

Our meats are strictly first class: big stocks just received. Pacihc Cold Stor age company.
The Nome nugget., 1903-10-31

Received by $. s. St Paul. large shipment of Hills Bros fancy butter in 1 and 2-lb. cans, at GogginS'
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-21
LOCAL BREWTIES.

william McDermid, of 22s North Twenty
sixth street, South Omaha, was arrested
last night on a charge of dlsorderly con-
duct In the Third ward.
The trip to Lincoln announced for sun
day, April 26. by the Pla~ttdeutscher Verein,
has been declared on on account OF a mis-
mittee and the railroad company.
A son, the second in eighteen months,
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Flynn
at the county Jail yesterday, thereby
proving not only that Mr.. Flynn is willing
to do what he can for the city directory,
but also that 1t is a cold day when the
county commissioners can nip Off the nu-
merical strength of the sheriff's force.
Lester Shroufe OF $500 North Sixteenth
street and George Williams, living at 1896
Ogden street, were arrested yesterday even
ing on suspicion Of being tine persons WIN
entered the grocery store OF Moses Ro-
bevenovitz at Sixteenth and Ogden streets
Sunday night. They confessed on examina-
ton and were charged with burglary. The
prisoners, who are 15-year-old boys. se-
cured So in cash and some tobacco.
Tom Davis of Corning, Mo, was arrested
last, night by Detectives Heitfeld and Dona-
hoe. who think that he Is a bogus check
worker. The officers were informed by a
man that he had eigned a check for a
stranger who said that his right hand was
injured so that he could not sign his name.
Afterwards the man became suspicious of
the transaction and hunted up the ON
GERS, and the arrest followed The check.
which was said TO Ia been for SIS. could
not be found on the prisoner.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-21
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Spends a Busy Evening with
Routine Work.
LICENSE is NOT YET FIXED
Ordinances StIII in Hands of the
Judiciary Committee, which Has
Further Time In which to
Make It's Report.

Contrary to expectations. the city coun-
Gil at It's meeting last night did not take
any action on the two ordinances pertain
ing to the granting Of liquor licenses in
South Omaha. The judiciary committee ad-
mitted that It was not prepared to make
any report on either the individual license
question or the occupation tax problem.
A petition was, read asking the council
to call a special election for the voting Of
bonds for a sewer from Twentieth and N
streets to the river, the cost of the sewer
not to exceed $35, 000.
The committee appointed to look into the
overlap asked for more time and this was
granted. A report will be expected from
this committee about April 81.
An ordinance providing for permanent
sidewalks all over the city or rather in the
territory mentioned in The Bee a few days
ago. was introduced and went to the ju-
dietary committee. II is the intention Of
the city authorities to lay permanent walks
on ali streets from Thirteenth street on
the east to Thirty-third on the west, and
from A street to Wyman street on the
south.
An old frame shack in the rear Of the
city hall building was ordered condemned.
This building will be torn down by the
city authorities as soon as the regulations
will permit after the usual notice.
An ordinance was introduced compelling
the laying OF curb lines on a lumber of
streets where improvements are to be
made this summer.
A petition for the grading Of an alley
between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets from e TO F streets was read and
placed on file.
City Attorney Murdoch suggested that
he could settle the Swigert damage claim
for 500 and the attorney was directed to
go ahead and make a settlement. as q
suit for 81, 900 damages has been filed.
Some business Of minor Importance was
transacted and then the council adjourned
for one week.
Two Petitions out for city Hall.
Judge Breen headed a petition Monday,
which was largely signed, asking the city
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-21
CENTRAL PARK REPUBLICANS
Enthusiastic Rally I'm Sixth Ward,
where Candidates Are Loudly
Cheered.

The Central Park Republican club held
n very enthusiastic campaign rally at 1926
Saratoga street last night. 1t was the
first meeting Of the city campaign for that
distant portion OF the big Sixth ward and
q splendid example for future meetings.
b rally was bubhling over with enthusi-
asm for the republican ticket, beginning
with Mayor Moores and going down the list.
J. ID. Daley. president Of the club, pre-
sided at the meeting. while Edward F.
Morearty, w. ]. Hunter, republican nomi-
nee for comptroller; Edward d. Evans, re"
publican nominee for council from the
Sixth ward, and Councilman H. B. zim-
man, nominee for reelection from the
Third ward, all spoke.
Mr.. Morearty entered into an interesting
review of Mayor Moores' two administra-
tions as chief executive Of the city and
dehed successful contradiction of the as
sertion that he had made a strong ofacial
from q business standpoint. / n passing
Mr.. Morearty observed that the men who
were opposing Mayor Moores from within
his own party were those who had some
special petty grievances or grudges, but
who were unable to give any substantial
grounds for their resistance. He said
1t IN becomes these ants to call them.
selves republicans when they transgress
one OF the fundamental principles Of tbs
republican party In refusing to abide by
the voice OF the majority, the will of tht
people as expressed at the primaries and
In the convention where Mayor Moores wa
honestly renominated. They have gone on
MSors Piek %so ulRs a maR to TO f SRPos NTH may yS,
populists simply in order 20 crafty his
and his factions r%evengeful feelings. Wha'
claim has Benson TO populismg What claim
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-21

council to call a special election for the
voting Of bonds in the sum of $35 900 for
the purchase OF the present high school
building at Twenty-hfth and L streets,
OF the amount of bonds to be Issued $25 900
is to go for the property and 10000 Is to
be reserved for remodeling the building and
placing 1t in shape to be used for a city
hall and fire and police department head
quarters.
Another petition was being circulated by
Colonel J.. B. Watkins. This petition calls
for the voting Of bonds to the amount OF
$50, 900 for the erection OF a city hall.
Watkins wants TO sell his property at
Twenty-ffth and o streets to the city and
have a Arst class modern building erected.
Both sites are considered desirable and
there will naturally be a contest over the
location should the council and the mayor
call a special election for bonds to be is
sued for this purpose.
Attorney Sutton Of the school board
stated that the members Of the Board OF
Education had q right to sell school prop
erty at any regular meeting provided two
thirds of the members voted In favor OF the
proposition.
As the city's lease on the building now
occupied expires on December / steps are
to be taken to provide other and more
commodious quarters as. soon as possible.
No board Meeting.
Quite a crowd Of people, Taxpayers
league members principally, were disap-
pointed last night because there was no
quorum Of the Board OF Education. The
usual delegation was on hand, but only
four members showed up. These were:
Lott, Loechner, Kubat and Schroeder. MIL
Ter, the president is still on the sick list
and It looks now as II the month might
go by without another meeting.
Stole sunday Dinners.
Saturday night sneak thieves raided the
refrigerators of four residents in the north
ern portion of the city and carried away
all OF the Sunday food supplies. On ac-
count of the raid four families were COM
PEELED to take their dinners at local hotels.
In every instance where the refrigerators
were tempered with they were located on
back porches or in a position easily ac-
cessible to thieves. While the thefts were
reported to the police no arrests have been
made. as those who stole the provender
left no clue.
Magic City Gossip.
w. P. McDevitt has returned from a TRIP
to O'NeIll Neb.
L. r. Etter has sold out his interest in
his cigar store TO II. II. Hudleson-
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
Burgher, 3sS South Eighteenth street.
John f. Schults has returned from a two
weeks stay at his farm near Arcadia, Val
ley county, Neb.
J. A, Cavers has gone to Portland fol
ten days. He has business interests In tina
section of the country.
st. Martins auxiliary will meet Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. A. i. Lott
Twenty-second and II streets.
The annual dance of the Ancient Order
OF Hibernians will be held at the city hal
building on Wednesday evening. April p.
Henry Sherman stated yesterday that hs
would leave on Thursday for Prescott
Ariz., where he expects to go into business
The South Omaha Cavalry troop drilled
two platoons on the streets last night. Sew