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The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ROOM FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS.

Seward peninsula seems to be an attractive spot. The influx of people this year promises to be greater than for the past two years. Particularly why this should be so we do not know. While the develop ment of this section has been steady, has been rapid. Climatic conditions forbid this Yet the worth of the peninsula promising gold producer is being steadily recognized This section has pro gresscd steadily since its first year of existence gold producer. It has withstood the consequent ces of a disastrous boom and survived. The country not to blame for the boom of the spring of 19O0 but 1t got it just the same But the faith of the men who knew the country never wavered It has con- tnued steadily to increase it's production of gold, and people in "the states' seem to have realized that there must be something substantial this section We are told the highest authority that more min ing supplies of all kinds will be brought to Nome this season than ever before in its history. This means that vastly work will be done than ever before New fields will be exploited and more gold will be produced.
 We we'll afford to welcome the man with capi- tai as well as the man with the inclination and the ability to work, but this is not country for those who expect to profit by any other means than legitimate toll. To the man who is ready and willing to work the country, offers excellent inducements. To the lazy and shiftess, the adventurer it is mighty good country to get out of.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
POWERS OF A GRAND JURY.

The visatorial powers of grand juries are defined by Section 2l of the Criminal Code of Alaska fol- lows: ---
 See. 2l. That in addition to the power and duty above prescribed, the grand jury shall have power and it is their duty to inquire:
 First.-lnto the condition and management of every public prison in the District; and
 Second-Into the condition and management of the offices pertaining to the courts of justice in the District
 Mir. Hills following in the last body of that kind went much farther than the law and showed desire to pry into and make itself obnoxiousy oifcious by examining not only the offices of the government not mentioned in the quoted statute but also the munich pal offices, sanitary and moral conditions existent in Nome, While appearing to be well advised as to vio aons of the law, it failed to indct any of the law breakers. The hot air" they ndulged in when favorite under discussion only emphasized their malignance when they assailed their enemies That they in constant secret communication with the judge and alleged District Attorney McGnn will not be doubted or denied by anyone, their messages were handed to the judge and read by him while he was sitting on the bench trying cases. Just where in the law the judge finds his warrant for carrying on such communications, is mystery. Under the code their only times of communication with the judge is when they find 'true bills" or "not true bls," and when they make the final report of their examination of the offices mentioned in the code
 The body as created by the law, is supposed to conduct its operations secretly, not the judge being allowed to share their secrets. It appears, how ever, that Judge Moore did, at times, know what going on, and it that he used that knowledge when he attempted to remove federal official ap pointed by the president, removable only by him. To place grand jury in the keeping of an arb- trary, bgoted and prejudccd judge the thing the law-inaking power meant not to do. The report of the Hill end of the grand jury shows this stact of facts To attempt to muzzle the half of this jury which tried to do what fair is an additional proof of his Honors unairness and he cannot escape this charge by technicaty qubbling. The eleven members protesting against the Hill report en- titled to be heard, whether they were strictly speak ing, regular irregular in the manner of giving uterance to their ideas and this goes long way to- ward sustaining Acting District Attorney Geo. Grigs- by's charge that part of the jury fixed by de- signing persons for purpose. The department of
 justice should give this matter earnest consider ation
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. 1l4.

Ordinance No. ll4--CrcatinX the office of health officer for the city of Nome, and defining his duties.
 Be # ordained and enacted by the common
 section l. There K hereby created the office ol health omcer of the city of Nome, who shall receive for his compensation such salary us may be allowed by the common council.
 section 9 2 It shall be the duty of the health omccr to exercise Q general supervision over the sanitary condition of the city; to see that aiI ordinances relating to the public health are enforced: to take ull needful measures to iSolatc ana suppress contagious and infectious diseuseS: statistics of al births and deaths in the cif( of Nome; to take charge and control of nll ccme- tertes of the city. and to keep m aCcuyate and detailed record of all burinls made therein: to issue burial permits on the certificate of the nt- tending physician of the deceased, or on the ccr. t1hcate 0f the coroner and 1t shnll be unlawful for uny person to make any burial In any of the cemeteries of the city. or elsewhere in the city of Nome. without permit from the health ofi cer, first had and obtained.
 Section 3. It shall be the duty of every phvsi. ctin m the city of Nome to report in detail. us prescribed by blanks to be furnished bY the nealtn odcer. every birth and death coming anaer ms or their observation and practice, also to report forthwith to the health officer iii cases of infectious or contagious disease which he or tney may De called on to attend.
 section |. Any person violating any of the pEoVislons or this ordinance shall be punished Dy Dy me of not less than ten dollars, nor more in the city jail not less than Ave days. nor more ,s.. snnn ntty days or by both npe and imprison. ment, in the discretion of heeourt.
 ', Passed by the common council of the city of No"c on the 10th day of June: 1898; ., nm President of the council and ex-oaicio Mayor.
 Attest: RoBT. T. CHEaxUr.
 Aity Clerk
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. ll2,

An ordinance making gambling a miSde- meanor and fixing the penalty therefor
 Be it ordained and enacted by the common council of the city of Nome us follows:
 Section 1. That each and every person who shall deal, play or carry on open or cause to be opened or who shall conduct, either owner, proprietor or employee V neither for hire or not. any game of faro monte, roulette. rouge-et- poker, draw poker brag. bluff. thaw, crapps or any banking or other game played with cards, dice. or any other device whether the same shall be played for money checks, credit, or any other representative of value, shall be guilty of Il misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by q fine of not more than fifty dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the city jail until such fine and costs paid at the rate of one day for every two dollars of such fine and costs.
 Nome, on the 18th day of June. 1905
 JOHN RUSTGARD, President of the council and cx-Officio Mayor. Attest: ROBT. T. CHESNUT
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

traversed they have made study of its needs and the conditions and if fortune favors another line of railroad will be in operation in this section before the close of the year.
 The starting point. according to present arrange ments is to be at Solomon City. We could we'll wish that it were from Nome instead but we feel assured that the logic of the situation will certainly compel the company in the very near future to extend its line to Nome In the meantime the people of this section will welcome the building of any kind of q road which has for its object the opening up of the peninsula so that it's well known mineral resources may be made available.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

President Roosevelt got up out of his bed in order to deliver a half minute address to Seattle assem- blaze which had gotten together in order to banquet him. The presi- dent probably made mistake by so doing, for he had just finished an excellent speech made to Alas kans, and the Seattle spirit" should have been satisfied. Alaska and the Klondike have made Seattle
 2 what it is.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Judge Moore has taken the most inopportune time for his vacation :; in fact he has taken the only time when the presence of judge is seriously demanded. During the time of his contemplated excursion the whole mining industry is to be placed at the mercy of every vil- lain, rascal and hold-up who has the nerve to ply his vocation and the outcome may be riot and blood shed, for men will not sit quietly by and see their claims worked out by snipers and jumpers, when the strong arm of the law has been taken away on account of the de- sire of the judge to visit the out side. It would be we'll for the judge to bid us good bye when he goes, as his further usefulness in this community is a dubious prob lem.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT.

TIE NUGGET some two or three months ago printed an article relating to the organization of company whose avowed purpose it was stated the building of a number Of railroads to connect various portions of Seward peninsula. There have been so many fake companies organized to "operae' in Alaska, that it is small wonder that the news received little ere dence. However it has developed into fact. The company does not appear to be built solely on paper Indeed if we correctly informed it proposes to do business comprehensive scale; it has the capital and its promoters know the country therefore they are not building in the dark.
 The building of the Solomon River and Council City railroad will, we assured begin within q ehort time. The contractor is already here, and so are the gincers; the supplies expected daily The gentlemen at the head of the proposition as we have said, arc who know the country to be
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

In the handing out of favors by the clerk of the court the "Watson family" seem to come in for fair share. Two of them-father and son-wera on the grand jury, the son also being janitor of the clerks office at the same time, while the father operated the clerks mines; the other son was given a job as bailiff during the Jolley trial. This is not exactly case of nepotism. but apparently it is case of If you'll scratch my back, Ill scratch vours."
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. lOO.

Be it ordained and enacted by the common council of the city of Nome that Ordinance No 100, entitled An ordinance to provide for q sal ary fund.- be amended so aS to read as follows Section l. All cash now on hand in the general fund and one half of all monies hereafter re- ceived by the City Treasurer shall be kept sep arate and apart from other funds of the city and be called the salary fund.- The said fund shall be paid out on warrantS drawn for salaries of city officers and employers upon said fund; pro- vided, however. that the common council may from time to time direct by motion made at d regular meeting of said council that portion of said salary fund be set aside for other purposes. Passed by the common council of the city of Nome on the 18th day of June 1903.
 JOHN RUSTGARD, President of the council and ex-ofiicio Mayor. Attest: RoBT. T. CHESTNUT.
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

We'll, Col. Grigsby seems to Le doing business at the old stand, notwithstanding the predictions of Judge Moore's organs that he would never return to Alaska in an off cial capacity. And Judge Moore's "district attorney" quietly stepped down and out, notwithstanding the fact that he had been duly Zap pointed"-by Judge Moore.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
firm or corporation shall create or maintain the

firm or corporation shall create or maintain the same.
 Section i2. That undressed dead animals be, ing or lying in the City of Nome namely any horse, mule or jack, or any COW, goat calf sheep, dog or swine nrc hereby declared hui sances injurious to health and any person own ing. possessing or controlling such dead animal or any person who shall knowingly place such dead animal Tn any part of the city shall remove the same to the place designated by the health officer.
 Section l3 That vicious or mad dogs or dogs bitten by hydrophobc dogs are hereby declared nuisances, nnd no person shall own or keep any mad dogs or dogs bitten by hydrophoDic dos. or allow the same to go upon any street high way or public place of the city. Every person owning, possessing or having charge or any mad or hydrophobic dog shall Kill, or cause 10 De killed. any such dog which has gone mad or given symptoms of hydrophobia No person shall permit allow or suffer any vicious dog owned or kept by him 10 go unmuz4h upon any street, alley, highway or public place Tn tne City of Nome.
 Section IA. That 1t shull be the duty of the health officer upon receiving information or ob. taining knowledge of the existence of any thing or things herein declared to be nuisanceS to notify the person or persons committing, creut- ing. keeping or maintaining the same to remove or cause the same to be removed within twenty four hours or such other req onabe time as may be determined by the health officer after such notice has been duly given and if the same be not removed by such person within the time prescribed in such notice, it shall be the duty of the health officer to remove or cause to be re- nOVeu Sucn nulSunce OT uulSuHCeS uHu ull COSlS and expenses of such removal shall be paid by the persons committing, creating, keeping or maintaining such nuisance or nuisances.
 Section l5. That any person or corporation vii plating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined in the sum not less than 5000, and not more than $i0000 or imprisoned in the city jail not less than one day nor more than fifty days. or may be punished by both fine and Imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
 Passed by the common council of the. city of Nome the 18th day of June. 1903.
 JOHN RUsTGARD. President of the council and ex. .oflico Mayor. Attest: RoBT. T. CHESTNUT.
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. ll3.

An ordinance relative to bawdy houses and penalty for setting up or maintaining the same. Be 1t ordained and enacted by the common council of the city of Nome as follows Section ]. That if any person shall keep. own. lease or let. any house or room for the purpose of prostitution, fOrnication, or lewdneSS; or any house or room, shall be guilty of a misdemcanor and shall be punished by fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars. or by Imprisonment in the city jail not less than five nor more than twenty-five days or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Passed by the common council of the city of Nome on the 18th day of June, l003
 JOHN RUsTGARD, President of the council and ex-ofiicio Mayor. Attest: RoBT. T. CHEsNUT,
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

We have known not a few judges of courts of all kinds, most of whom were worthy of the name. They were dignified, honorable men, and would no more think of demeaning themselves by playing the part of petty spies, intimidators and. worse, than they would think of commit ting hari kari.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. no.

An ordinance defining vagrancy and fixing the penalty therefor.
 Be it ordained and enacted by the common council of the city of Nome as follows: Section 1. That all idle or diSsolute persons who have no visible means of living or lawful occupation or employment by which to earn a found begging means of support in public places or from house to house, or who shall procure u child or children so to do; all persons who live in houses of i,l-repute. shall be deemed vagrants, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the city jail not less than five nor more than twenty-five days or both in the discretion of the court
 Passed by the common council of the city of Nome, on the 10th day of June, 1903
 JOHN RUSTGARD. President of the council and ex-oifcio Mayor. Attest: RoBT. T. CHEsNUT.
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

No man or coterie of men can set himself or themselves up as autocrats in Alaska. This great commonwealth is the last place on earth for the establishment of an autocracy. Those misguided people who think differently would be better employed in learning some- thing of the country. its people and conditions.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Several months since THE NUG- GET predicted that this year would witness the beginning of an era of railroad building. And THE NUG- GET was right, and, we may say with much modesty, as it usually is, on all matters affecting the well fare of this section, because it knows the people and the conditions and is loyal to their interests.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

have made the investments which it has. As the head and front of a big corporation he has been en- terprising, courageous and liberal, and even the example that he has set has been contagious. His faith has been exemplifed by his works and they will speak for themselves.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Mir. Charles D. Lane, the veteran miner who is again in Nome, expresses renewed confidence, if that necessary, in this section of Alaska. Mir. Lanes opinion always counts. He is ! man who never n- dulges in 'hot air. He is by far too practical for that When he has>passed his opinion on mining proposition 1t is taken seriously. We gather from the tenor of his remarks that this section of Alaska Hooks good to hirn;' else his company would not
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. III.

An ordinance fixing the penalty for conducting a business without license.
 Section |. Any person, firm or corporation, who shall open up, conduct, or attempt to con duct, carry on or manage any business for which license is provided by the city of Nome with out first applying for and obtaining license for be guilty of Q misdemcanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by 6 fine not to ex- in the city jail not to exceed ninety days Passed by the common council of the city of Nome, on the 18th day of June, l903 JOHN RUSTGARD, President of the council and ex-Officio Mayor. Attest: RoBT. T. CHEsNUT.
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Well, the people of Nome scarcely expected to see such an influx of sour doughs and chechakoes, but you're right welcome gentlemen, one and all. This is a big country, and itonly needs willing hearts and ready hands to make it produce.
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tainly not Uncle Sam, and equally certainly Tot Judge Moore.

Jag Book-"Well, I did my best to put it all over your enemies"
 'McGonagain-"Yes, you did so d-d well that you put it all over your friends. Pass the assofG- tida."
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Judge Moore's subsidized organs must be at loss to tell how it all happened. There are "paid or gans" and unpaid boomerangs,' Judge Moore.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

The Oregon will carry outseveral federal officials, but they will scarcely constitute "happy family"
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Col. Grigsby has returned and Judge Moore's district attorney" has stepped down and out.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17

Ajax asks: "Who will pay the salary of Judge Moore's "district attorney? We give it up. Ger
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
PHYSICIANS
RR. E. M. RINTNGER

Office and Residence, White Drug Store. Of flee hours to and to 9 p. m, Calls answered promptly day or night Telephone No. 1.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.

The NOME NUGGET hereby guarantees circulation double the combined circulation of all other papers published in Northwestern Alaska. Adve tising contracts
 will be made subject to this guarantee.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-05-10
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ri eorresponsal de Sci Heraldo
Espsf1ols en- este pueblo, y en- unaa
notas que public6 en- aicho per'6 lice,
ns0tG al amigo dom Rafae. Maria L6'
PEE. dieiendo que en- In Ig' ssia de
esss psrfoquia han ealsbrsdo hon
ras fdnebres por el dsseanso eieroo
dc On alma; y afiaae do paso one el
eitaao amigo falleci6 en- Esp d !.
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tampoeo. sVivito y coleando. se
halla, lleno de sslus. midiando telas
en- la casa de J O:.tiz y G ,mps MIA
de que es empleado y ds.mintieudo
asf al informante eAreopsgita. S sn.
roma que hA qusrido atentAr contra
su vida.
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el inofsnsivo Rafael sl fnc,ito y pom
dorado eorrespousal del simp&tieo
s'Haraldo Espsno."?
Di. ICON qaisn has cor pfandido &
Rafael, ilustre ciuasdano?
Dsia 6 un lado esa marera de in
formar, no sea eosa que el die me
nos pensado te ssalgsn. los que has
mat&ao eu lstras de mold
Carolina, Mayo 8 de 1908.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-05-10
Cr0nica

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de gompstir ma, 8 menos con los
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