The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-23

song ringing clear"
Three hundred and nifty strong at
tended the Radiators NTH annual ban
quet last Saturday evening for the
purpose OF cxemplifying the good Eel
luwship which exists between men Of
the North and 10 convince skeptics that
the population of Nome remains un-
changed despite the fact that the
squirrel river and lditarod strikes haze
entiCed over four hundred miners from
The camp OF Nome" with all due
apologies to a certain Seattle newspa
per-
And good fellowship prevailed the
evening long. Miner and merchant.
banker and shovel man. sitting side by
side at the long tables. covered with
the dainties OF the season. exchanged
yarns, smoked the Others cigars and
agreed that they were having the time
~ their lives
Can YOU picture three hundred and
nifty men erresenting every walk
IN life, participating in such a glorious
AFFAIR
II was a sigh indeed Six long tables.
hsaped high with good things to eat
ana drink. surrounded by q sea OF
faces. old and young. tanned and griz
zled by the cutting winds Of the North.
and all apparently happy Then upon
this picture would appear an array of
subdued light lending pleasantly to the
glorious effect
At o'clock sharp ,hc banquet began.
Toastmastcr Wilhelm \ Gilmore led
the assembled men to the banquet hall.
where the Nome orchestra was render
lnE an overture when All found seats
th overture ceased and the Nome auin-
trtte commenced the entertainment of
tho evening hS singing the Radiator
song At the request of Elmer Reed
member Of IN" quintctte. the guests
Joined in the chorus which wound M
with "Thercn be- hot time in this
I'D town tonight"
While the chorus was being repeated
by thu throng. for the third time. an
explosion was heard the sound emery
ing from behind the curtain OF rho
Eagle stage. But the guests believed
that this was but an efrecte belonging
to the song Little did they realize
"aat had happened. 80 quiet were
those Who notified the officials Of IN.
accident However later in tho even
ing Il was learned that Georcr Stott
VII" had volunteered his services for
the evening. had been seiously burned
about the neck and head by a pr.ma-
ihr" explosion of some tiashlight now
der. with which the pictures Of tho
evening were 10 be taken. II was
purely accidental Some one had stem
led On the rubber tubing which was
connected TO the fiashlight pan. ana the
forced air set the explosive of, with
the disastrous results which followed
Stott WAS rushed To- the hospital
where his injuries wer,. attended He
viii not lose hi ,.yssicht bur his face
"iIi smart with no burns Tor some
time
No' until the elose Of the banquet
"as the nature Of stotts injuries learn
I'd, and majority believed that the
AFFAIR was bat a rriae.
Following m, conclusion ~ the Ra.
tiator song Or J II Mustard gave
serious talk on some History-Mostlv
trWri,,eu"
Then after this educational authurst
came Advice for 1911
William McManus president and
chief moguI OF the club. was g;,il:. o.
che so-callyd advice H. administered
the advice" in goodly potions and
doubtless an present viii prom, ~ tn
little fellows heated speech.
Then a melody 10y the Bruner club.
Needless 20 Ssy that the boys were
wen warmed Up 10 their work hy this
time and What they offered in song