The Nome daily nugget., 1912-08-17
SEEN AND HEARD.

Now that the shriners have arriv- ed and they have at least two weeks ahead of them to get acquainted, and see the sight there will be no great rush about killing them with kindness. without a breathing spell in between This evening we expect to see these weary pilgrims (Meteor weary) attend the play at Eagle Hall. and when that flash light Is taken. the numerous fezs to be seen scattered here and there about the hall should lend somewhat of the Oriental, to this Occidental land of ours.
 Well We forced the alient to au'f publishing the untruth about the so- clalist being second. The people tax. ing his so-caled sheet would not sand for it. we are informed they to.l him The Nugget was right. every time ard did its best to make you come aci"s' with a hundred several times to make you put up or eat crow. Now you have had to eat crow. so often. you had better offer to wager of hundred dollars that Krauczunas Is second. oi keep still if your figures are wrong. foi the Nugget has delivered t',e goods SO often and proved that yru were wrong. we have to accept that paper as authority-hence nothing was pub lished this morning about the socialis; being second.
 ]. J. McGrath, for several years the efficient editor of the N lgget arrived from Ruby yesterday. to acs s,pt posi- ton upon this paper. for the winter at least. MT. McGrath needs no intro duction to the public of Nome he Isl an old sourdough, a good newspaper man. a rustler after news. and his long speciality Is local events. a fea.. ture the public hankers for In a papd during the winter as well as ot'r, seasons
 Commencing next month the public will again have the pleasure of read ing the breezy and interesting news served to them from the pen of Nc. Grath. and the Nugget congratu,a'e' the people. as well as the town. for it proves this paper as we'll as the peopl, are progressive.
 The mail for Nome Is held up over at St. Michael. awaiting the pleasure of the steamship company. in dis charging its freight at that port. But then we are lucky to even have al freight boat bring the mail for the passenger steamers are few and faI between this summer.
 We are to have a grand jury to look into matters. Did we hear some per- son say maintaining a black list. and boycotting was againts the law and g crime?
 The Bon Voyage case Is again upon the boards, 1t Is now a case of trying to save something from the wreck. and there appears to be more attorneys watching the wreckage than clients or owners to the property.
 Judge Lyons Is making a favorable impression with the lawyers. and they commence to understand why the cir suit court of appeals upholds so many of his decisions. He Is law student. and appears to be as well versed in the doctrine of the law as any judge we have had in Alaska.
 Eagle Hall will be we'll crowded to- night. and a mighty good play will be witnessed. Both Miss May Roberts and MT. Gillard will be seen at their best. with ample support.
 Another familiar landmark has pass ed away in Williams. the engineer. the old fellow with the wooden leg. as we used to call him. but with a great big heart, and as fine a mechanic as ev-r came to town. Nomeites will miss this familiar character during the