The Nome daily nugget., 1911-05-10
PERSONAL NOTES

Tom McGrath and wife are In Seat tie, stopping at a rooming house on Twelfth avenue. Both Tom and his wife are in good health. McGrath has formed a copartnership with old man King and Collen Murray. The two former will leave for Valdez to go on a prospecting trip for quartz and palcer and Collen Murray will put up the price of an outfit.
 Lawrence Kerr is in Seattle and is seriously thinking of accepting a posi- tion in Vancouver, E. C. Lawrence can't get used to the small wage paid to stenographers out in the states. The top prices being s75 per month. But the majority receive much lower wages.
 Paul Denhart is rustling around in Seattle looking after his many invest ments, and is too busy to think of coming North. He is developing into quite businessman.
 Mrs Eugene Chilberg is developing into an expert auto driver She can be seen daily driving her car at the speed limit. with the heir of their family tucked away on the back seat with his bottle, and the clang, clang of her bell as she turns a corner startles many pedestrian.
 Tom Nixon is now a full Hedge rancher in Idaho. where he owns sev- eral large tracts of fine wheat land and quite a little city property in the neighboring towns.
 Tom White is reported in Frisco looking after the office business of Fink & White. Tom wants to return North on the first boat and the sailing of the Umatilla June may prove too great temptation to withstand. but he is supposed to hold down the office while Fink travels and looks after the Alaska business of the firm.
 Mrs. Fanny Helpin. who owns the Merchants cafe. writes that Seattle Is a dead one She and her husband have sold out their business in that city for they were tired of working for the landlord.
 Ira Boynton is now the owner of a fine home in the heart of the Apple Kingdom. and is contented with his new home. He is doing some contracting but has taken lots of pride in building up his home during the past winter.
 Jim Daly is anxiously waiting for the first boat to leave Seattle. He hasn't found such nice pickings around Seattle as he did last winter doing de- tective work for the district attorneys office in Nome so is willing to return North where conditions are more fav- orabln.
 Judge shepard. is being little busi- ness. but the firm may dissolve or close office for the summer. on account of A. J. Daly going to the Iditarod where he has an interest with T. J. Nestor.
 Jefries, the attorney. k making Portland his home and several Nome ties have made that city. their place of residence. Sam Sampson is interested in real estate in the vicinity of Port land. and owns a fine hotel with health springs in connection.
 Bard. sometimes known as Billie" Is now d full Hedge saloon man. having purchased out the interest of his part ner. Mir Coply. He is always ready te welcome Alaskans with the glad hand and winning smile and will talk for hours about the North and how he struck it rich on the famous third beach line.
 Ben Finnigan who has spent several seasons in Nome k now doing a first class business in Portland. being the western agent for the DeFoe Paint Manufactures of Chicago. Rut often inquiries of Nomeites about his friends in the North, but is more than satis- lied with the business he is now de Neloping in his home town.
 Mrs A. Hayden. at one time con nected with the local postoffice. is now visiting in California In a letter re cently received she was enjoying Tiff. down ai Long Beach outside of Los An geies' and didn't know whether she would return 10 Nome this summer or not.