The Nome daily nugget., 1911-05-29
HEARD ABOUT TOWN

The lighter that proved immune to
powder and dynamite while resting on
the bottom near the piling at the turn
Of Snake river has. like the leopard.
changed its spots and has now taken
up a position at the parting of the
waves Should the ice jam there at
the mouth of the river. which is quite
likely. the barge will receive some
rather rough handling. D..
Several attempts We're made to re-
move the barge. but the dynamite and
other explosives being short made the
attempt unsuccessful
Yesterday several people gathered 10
see the telephone people lower tele-
phorc POLE sixty five feet tail ana re-
place - With one forty fe-t high. TIL"
tall one was needed by Fred Weilec
the expert wireless operator at the
Board Of Trade and will soon be erect
cd to get "atuned' to all wirelsss mes
sages, and hear the new station at
Dutch Harbor when completed. A
fellow remarked that they think that
Dutchman is asleep. but he always
sleeps with both ears opened"
The Eagle saloon, known as the
popular resort for standard wet goods
to the westward of the Nugget Office,
has received a thorough overhauling.
having been repapered and painted
throughout in a manner that many of
the fellows who patronize the place are
now "sprucing up a bit" to keep in
harmony with the surroundings.
Last Saturday two small boys were
fighting over a rifle on East Front
street The gun was loaded. yet both
boys We're pulling and Juggling away at
the gun to get possession The way
that pedestrians scattered when they
saw what was doing was a caution and
it is a wonder one of the small boys
wasn't killed or manned for life in the
scufle
| Poteet and Blair are now delivering
Moonlight water to their customers
and are doing Wholesale business.
The hard water delivered for a week
or so before the spring water reached
town nearly made every house wife go
on a strike.
\ short time ago we made mention
that the Lobby was receiving it's an
nual spring cleaning up, but It turned
out to be only the cleaning up after one
of those billiard tournaments which
are pulled off up there every few
months. The place is now being COM
Ipletely overhauled and made ready for
the chechaco and Joe" is sparing no
pains to make his resort an attractive
one.
The Alaska Banking & Safe Deposit
Company did the presto change act
Saturday and are now installed i'm theip
new quarters, ready to carry on their
business, just as if they had always
been in their new quarters
The Seward Peninsula Power Com
pany are busy today moving into the
Nome Bank & Trust building from the
Office down toward the J. J. sesnon
Co. z
! The steamboat people needed the
space no doubt for they are expecting
lots Of freight this summer. and a
large number OF passengers to handle
The J. ]. Sesnon Co viii handle
nearly all the freight business this
summer, and will be agents for the
Wells Fargo Express Company which
expects to do a big business during
the open season.
The grand jury commenced their
work this afternoon and for the next
week or two people will be looking
forward TO the result OF their deilbera-
tions and see what recommendations
they will make for the welfare of the
town.
Although sluicing commenced earlier
this year than last, yet this is a back
ward season according to the miners.
Last night it froze out on the creeks
for the first time since they commenc-
ed to sluice, and even IL the weather
has been stormy the nights have been
warm and the water running. Last
night one Of the operators reported his
pipes froze out at the works
The Nome Tailoring Company To-
Gated between the two jewelry stores
on Front street. is being papered and
painted today. The place is being
treated to new suit. so as to be In
style 70 rthe spring trade