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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The Diamond Oil cos well in II.
3-5 ls reported to have reached
depth of 1870 feet No oil sand has
been found since the l3OOfcct mark
was left The well will be drilled
TO depth of 1000 feet At a depth
of 1900 feet strata of sand twen-
ty-fiye feet in thickness was en-
Countcrcd 1t produced "A fine grade
of oil and the owners believe that
II fifty or a seyenty-ilyo barrel well
can be developed from this sand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Officers to be chosen at some Iu-
ture date.
Directors-L p Anderson, c. L.
Anderson Moran Scott, II. C. Pot
teri. w. G. w. Vernon, J. A. Bivens,
T. A. Thurmond, Ed Sandlin and
Don Lacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

f. G. Kuhlman Of the Producers
company was here from Tulsa this
week and spent two days in the field.
He returned to Tulsa last night. RE
stated that he was well pleased with
the prospects Of the Carter county
pool and said many kind words for
Ardmcre and her people,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

$50 last night ana will probably
be brought in today This well has
a good supply of gas. When today
is gone Sankey will have worked
eight days on this well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Because Jack Dillon Of Indianarolis
.ould not make tn, weight to neet
Jimmy Clabhy, of Milwaukee, in a
twcnty-round bout at the Pacific \.
c. Of Vernon, Cal, tomorrow, Tom
McCarey, matchmaker Of the club
has called off the bout McCarey
will try to induce George Chip, who
Knocked out Frank Klaus, to take
on Clabby for the middleweight
championship title.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
State National Bank.

OFFICERS to be chosen later.
Directors-C. T. Barringer Byron
Drew, Harold Wallace, G. A. Ramsey,
w. l.. Green, w. NJ. Gwynn, F. c.
Carr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
Ardmore National Bank.


p. c. Dings, president J. NJ. Baird,
yice-president, e. E. Chivers, cash
ier
Directors-Roy NJ. Johnson, Il. f.
Chivers, J. NJ. Baird, J. b. Spragins,
d. C. Fitzgerald, p. C. Dings, E.
Lowensten, J. +. McCarty, J. NJ.
Miller.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

W r Wn'tson who Is working
on a bridge near Wilson six Mules
from the big gas we'll in the Heald-
ton field, says his sleep was disturb
ed night before last by the roar of
the well which has been wasting gas
at an enormous rate for several days.
One of the oil men stated that if the
gas was allowed to escape from the
field that there would be no more
gushers brought in and the same oil
man said that report would be
made of the conditions to the state
oil and gas inspector,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Gunboat Smith, flushed by his vic
terry over Arthur Pelkey, is threat.
c1iug TO 80 to Paris in an effort 10
force alex Johnson into match.
Coast critics who saw the New
Years Day mill are not SLOW In
saving that Johnson would eat Gdn-
uJr alive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Many railroads are retrenching be.
cause of the contraction in freight
traffic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Der of the Giant OH company, was
in the city this moming Mr.. Rob
bcrson says that great activity pre-.
wallis in the field His company
has large holdings in township >
south and west.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The Chicago, s.. Louis < New Or
leans Is the name Of proposed new
road lust incorporated in Alabama,
with headquarters in birmingham
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

H. NJ Mcqueen of riushWg. Pa,
who is member of the Giant oil
company arrived in the city yes
tcrday and will be here for a time,
He was accompanied by some par
ties from New York who will prob
ably acquire some interests in the
field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

II. SteiuberGer. an operator In the
Tulsa field. Is mere lie is interest
cl with c. 4. Smith In some acre
age property in sections 10, and
s, and there people will drill their
own lands MIR Stcinoerger has
eight strings Of tools OF his own
AMI AT this time two strings are
idle. He may bring his own tools
here MIR. Steinbergrr says this field
has the carmarks Of good one,
but ne states he has seen So many
fall down that he does not get oN-
cited over oil fields
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The Ty'a state has made a new
location IN section S, west of Air
inpron 10. : A contract for the r.g
has been let.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Find opportunities In the want ads
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Hardy on company's we'll is re-
portcd to be drilling at depth OF
about $50 feet \ showing of oil was
found at 45O feet The formations
are said to be looking favorable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
OIL and GAS NEWS

The work Of building rig was
begun today for the Desada Oil com
pany in the northeast of the north.
east of section 16-4-3.
The Ardhoma oil company w.ll be
drilling at once south of Humble
No in section 8.
Rig timbers are on the ground
for Ardhoma No, >. GOO feet west of
the Twin state we'll in section s.
Rig timbcrs were placed on
the ground today for a
we'll to be drilled by the Producers
oil company. This location is 400
feet west of the 1911 well IN 32-
3-3, which Is considered the best vel
in the field The fee of this land
is owned by Mrs. Nancy Dawson
a widow and the chances are that
her royalties will be sufficient to
keep the wolf from the door all her
life and to provide her with many
Injuries she may desire. The Pro
ducers' company never attempted
to do any operating rntil the werr
forced to drill offset wells. The lPll
..t .....,,g. aAn F..,t ,F t...i, 1ip,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

!: New Orleans, La, Jan. IA. ::
): The weather forecast for ::
g: Oklahoma for tonight and !:
!: Thursday is fair; colder to- .
): night in the western portion. ::
n :: {. {: 8: .: {. :; I. I: :: {; u :. :! u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The Bess Tucker well was dyna-
mited yesterday to dislodge the lost
tools from the mud and the driller
hopes to get them out of the way
when hooks made for that purpose
arrived He thinks the well can be
saved, but the Twin State people,
who let the contract, are of the
opinion that the well is lost.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

, :: :; 3: :: 8. !. :; {: II :; :; (: &"
: CHUM BOsS SPORTING ::
: TALK. ::
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The raaNinc was at depth o.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

w. Il. Cochran of Wynnewood ar
rived here yesterday and left this
morning to visit the fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

G. S. Bays is in the city from
Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
RAILROADS. DOWN SOUTH.
Soric OF the Lines That Are Doing EN-
pnndinE In These Days of

An era of prosperity is upon most
of the railways that penetrate the land
of the South. The Southern Hallway
is reported To have ordered 5000 tons
of rails from the Illinois Steel Com
pany. 1000 tons from the Cambria
steel Company. 1000 tons from the
Pittsburgh steel Company and 500 tons
from tho Carm"sin Steel Company. max :
ing a total OF 10000 tons OF rails or
dered by the road. which includes the
$4,000 tons previously reported award :
cd to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company.
The. Kanawha and West Virginia
hallway is reported to have arranged
for an equipment trust to purchase
about 400 new cars.
The Kanawha and Michigan Rail-
way, according to report from Hunt
ington, w. Va, has ordered seven loco
motives. fye steel passenger cars and
l,160 drop bottom gondola ears OF
nifty tons capacity. -
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad has ordered 1000
tons Of rails from the Pennsylvania
Steel Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
ELECTRIC POWER GROWTH.
AND HOW 1T CAME ABOUT
Some Idens rs tn How Modern InNcn-
-tiOns HIVE Come To the Front In
short Dccuut..

One 81 the features OF the bulletins
on the central station industry In Tho
United States i'll 1907, 1907 and 1917
is ,he growth shown in the use OF cleo
trio power by various Industries. ,
TIN figures as given are for current
furnished by central commercial sta
,ioiis, and do not include that generate
IN isolated plants owned by the fac
Graf as has been the expansion in tho
use OF electricity for lighting. the in
has been ever more rapid. 1t is to the
power field that tie central station in =
..dustl'y. Is looking. for its great future
growth. as the increase in current used
for lighting is now more nearly APP
proaching the ratio of growth III popu-
lauon. with due regard TO the incrca sc
in Use OF electric light. where. by its
Flower cost il displaccs other forms Of
iartiticial illumination.
In the ten years from 1902 to 1913
there Was an increase of 23a.' per cent
IN income of central stations OF 800
per cent In output of stations apd OF
Sl3 n"r cont in electrical horsepower
sold. In 100: there was i%>,occ horse
power used>fn motors, while in 1907
this mad Increased to l.6l?.o2t horse
power. Even with THIS large increase
OF more than 80 per. cent in the hvc
p"wsS used by factories Of the conn
trN MAS less than onc-ffth OF their
total consumption. :
More than onc-half Of the electric
power employed in industries in 1912
WAS in the twelve North Central states.
In these States here was am increase
OF Z37 per ccni N income of central
stations from l9u2 To 1912, aud OF -
per cent from 1907 to 1912. while in
tho ten years there was an increase of
207 per cent in output, and in the five
years OF 30 per cent. The amount OF
horse uowcr used in Industries Increased
500 per cent from ,:O2 to 1912. and 1877
per cent FROM 1907 to lol2. In 1909
there was but 2.5."1s horsepower Of
electric energy sold TO manufacturers.
while i'll 1907 there MAS N>,Ni6 horse
power, and in 1912, 2.ii2.".i horse
power. This section OF the country
had one half tlc income. one third the
output and sold more than one III
the horsepower OF all central station
companies of the United States
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
NOTES
FROM DUUkEVILLI;

Burkeville, Va, August THE Hay
okah District School Board has recent
~ purchased the Wilson Hotel Build
ng of Mrs u. w. Wilson. THIS prop
rty adjoins the Tiaytokah Agricultural
High School property. and Will be used
Us school dormitor, to take care
f students who are too far from the
chool to attend daily. In this build
Dg Will be conducted co-operativ.
boarding department where students
an board at actual cost PRINCIPAL j.
d. Harris Is now busy preparing FOR
he opening of tho school on September
s. Students VIII he able to board in
his dormitory at cost not to exceed
100 per session. Tuition will be free
Yesterday this section WAS visited by
severe hailstorm, which damaged to-
bacco and other crops ~considcra bly
he tobacco crop IS late. and not ut
IL promising.
The Farmers Warehouse is now
nder construction, and will be ready
Tor use October !. y bright tobacco
market will be opened here this fall.
Il. w. Hayes, from the Department
( Agriculture at Washington. who Is
n expert on hog cholera. has located
ere, and will work throughout the
tate aiding the farmers to eradicate
hat dreaded and fatal disease among
no hogs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02

Il. 6. Dun & Co.'S special Richmond
trade report TO the Industrial Section
reads as follows:
AT this season of the year. crop and
weather conditions arc the subject of
much comment, on account Of the di-
rect relations they bear to trade Re-
ports covering the State show that the
weather has been hot and dry for the
most part, and corn and tobacco have
been held back to some extent In the
Tidewatcr section. however. heavy
rains have fallen. accompanied By
;hundcrstorIns. and some damage was
done to growing crops by hail, but this
was more than offset by the beneficial
effects resulting from the moisture
Fruits are in good condition and the
railroads entering the apple producing
sections arc making preparations for
handling the largest crop in years
Good prices are expected. last year
having been a short one In connection
with most orchard products.
conditions vary copSfdcra bly, in re-
gard to tobacco. but the dry weather
of May and June Will have an adverse
effect on the crop, undoubtedly. par
ticuiariy the dark leaf. In some sec
tons only 30 to 60 per cent of the
amount planted is expected To he
saved but as n considerable larger
acreage WAS planted This year than
last. owing to the high prices received
FOR the leaf in the markets last season,
the loss of part OF the crop can be
easily sustained.
'Midsummcr quictncss exists In most
Wholesale and retail lines, though sales
are reported up to average for the
season. and good crops are expected
To have favorable effect by fall
Collections continue fair to slow
Local wholesalers anticipate good re-
suits from a 'Eettcr Acquaintance
Week. to be held here, beginning An
gust TO- and a large nunbts of coun-
Try merchants arc crpcc<d Iii the
lichnond market during that period
richmond bank clcarinss for the
week ending July -, 1914, amounted
To S1,0iS,022. against 3G,SG5.0GS for the
sinne WoCk last vcnr.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
DOlNGS DOWN IN DIXIE:
VERY MUCH DEVELOPMENT
In the Reports the Two NirEinias and
che Cnvolinas show tp
ell

baltimore Md. August l.--Awons
ti'> Southern industrial and o,hrr de-
vclormental enterprises reported in
RECORD are the following:'
Houston Dock and development Com :
pany.. Houston, Tex, was incorpora, cd
wtth capital stock OF $4,000 to build
docks, etc.
Zig e'nory Coal Company. iino~vilic.
Tenn, Vas Incorporated with capital
stock Of $4,000
Jamark Cotton, Mills, Salisbury. y. q.
was .inooipora ted with authorized cap;
tai stock Of 100000 10 manufacture
cotton good. etc
w r. iohrson Corporation. Mont
gon,cry. w. Va. was Incorporated with
capital stock of $4o".ooo to develop
coal mines mt Crescent.
Circle ore Company. Glen Wilton
Va. was Incorporated with capital
stock of sl0o,vo0 to develop iron ore
deposits. etc.
e l.. Robinson Ice and Cold Storag
Corporation. Winchester. Va. viii erect
addition 10 cold storage plant "a.
Charles Town, w. Va: iN0X12o feet
FIVE stores hrcproof; cost about $50
600
keystone Drainage District. co,npris
ing parts of mississippi. Craighcad and
i'OiHSclt Counties. STR., plans. TO re
claim 400 square miles and handle wa
tcrs from Little River Drainage Dis
trict.
iSl ORC Mining Company. Hemp. "
g.. was Incorporated with capital stock
Of s300.000 to develop gold deposits.
Dwensboro Ditcher and Grader Com
pany. Owensboro. Ky, was incorporated
with capital stock Of $4,000 TO man
ufacturc ditchers and graders.
Universal Cement PRODUCTS Company,
High Point \ G.. was Incorporated
with capital stock Of sl25.00U TO manu-.
iacturc cement products.
Duncan Mills. ireenvillc. 5, g.. in
creased capital stock from $1,000 900
to Sl.'a0.0oo.
Zen I.cvey Candy Company Louis
villo. Ky. was Incorporated with CAPT
tai stock Of $4,000 to manufacture
candy. etc.
Gin Gera Bottling Company. of North
Carolipa. Raleigh. y. c.. was incor-
porated with capital stock of 500 :
eco TO build bottling plant.
1eIrapitc Block and TILE Manufacture
ing Company, Charleston. w. Va, WAS
Incorporated with s5O:ooo capital stock
To .nanifacturo tile. etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
The Double House.

The fifth column philosopher Of the
Indianapolis News, from whom n great
deal Of wisdom may be extracted.
writes on II very interesting subject as
follws:
The double house is a strange affair.
As an economical theory. 1t Is reason
able. and as fact, it is persistent
Nevertheless. 1t is. strange affair. The
house is. In itself, strange Those of
us who are possessed by the foolish
mania for looking into new houses
have been impressed with the strange
ness Of the empty double. with It's
Alice Through the Looking Glass sort
Of arrangement. Twin hreplaccs stand
back 10 back. Twin stairways climb
up opposite walls. There are twin
pantrics. twin sinks and so on through
the house To the twin clothes posts in
the. back yard. the twin coal bins in
the basement. twin closets and twin
bathtubs upstairs and twin cubby-
holes In the attic.
4 double house is ridiculous in its
likencsscs when II Is empty, but 1t is
pathetic in Its differences when 1t is
occupied. One side Is polished and
scrubbed and cared for. while the twin
CONTINUED On Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
Gold Going East.

New York, August I.--Additional
gold 10 the amount OF S36a0.000 was
engaged for export to Europe. About
s7.Q00.000 will be shipped by the
Oceanic, including engagements pre-
viously announced. The total on the
present movement amounts to s42.?50.-
900.
The following banking houses made
the additional consignments: Guaranty
Trust Co, 100000: kiddcr, Peabody
Co. S150,Q00; total, S3,65O.00O. 8.
SHIPMENTS since the beginning OF the
year aggregate s122.750.000. OF this
amount $32.8b0.000 has been sent 10
London, 100000 to Berlin and the
balance TO Paris.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
Largest Coal Pier in the World.
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ny FRANK s. NyoODSON.
Industrial Editor.

This column is open to contribn-
tors who have something. to sHy OF
suggestive mature, and who nre
willing 10 mike hints and suEgcs-
lions looking to the better dcvclop-
nirnt of the good old states of Nir-
Sinin, West Virginia und North
Carolina, nnG who cnn hold their
supScstionS down In any one issue
to from 800 to 200 words. Such COM
municutions, addressed To the In
dustrinl Editor, will receive prompt
attention..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
MANY GOOD THINGS
AT PORT RICHMOND
West Point, and It's Splendid
Suburban Addition-Thc At
fractions They Offer.
SOMETHING NEW THAT'S GOOD
Fine Place on the Pamunkey
River That Is in Close Touch
to Richmond.
SOMETHING NEW THAT'S GOOD


\ West Point, Va, August Along
a.. .u -, nate,
front which hkirts chesapeake pa
ana us tributaries thcre IL no. lille
more pleasing IMAM INC casteris H'o
or mo iatnuhhcE h'Ncr 'uA'
"est Point.
INC river curves III EIent
westerly, ana me banks arc n's ",,
covered WIN mas Wv
tccs. c,, ~
several years ago son" y'n ' ,,,e
pa I To,.i ,", nyc,. , GOO acrcs
ola Taylor tra"t "' orv, H,o'V 49,
running across '>'h1 o".'.'
Dr., IT, 49, w., pin, ana con.
49, 80, Jus. In, an.,,,ir,
lii.',' W. :" ,Ss ~. 49,, ~ ~,
So, T,e ,.,d ~, mo- M,t,,no,i s,d.
1,u ,ra,, ~, ,,i,;,l.I ;,," az, and
tc,.acre io,. .,d ,h.uc are being sold
havn ,to,y cove t., work in nc nsw
49,, .,ai ,,,',u W., pain,
,, r.t $50. ,,,h 80; ,,r.,;,
ooio,,. u,uid h.,yn ,,rnya,I quite
80 o,,o.nn.,or ia some ~ our mod
a., >.tr.ir;., ,,,,o ,h;,,lk /, i'm,
/ ons,,iin a. me INC az, ,osx ,h,n
ono .crcs or Inn :ut FIN no, writ.
irc an MAJ suhi ~ and yin taEc
80 no u,or. az J,nv a, n,tuih.r
ti,n,
IT,. call thts settlement bort I;icI-
norh vii moi ,.,, nraIn how the
FLY. doun bcr, ga, to calling all tht-
rogio, pnrt picLn,nr
|cni:ar THINGS nt.rWE:N
| TiIISE rV,u uIyt:us
! 7, ia Tho pa.rurkcv side Of thiy won
Id.rfni dcvcloninent that I want 10 toll
hovt tho Ola po,ninion Industrial
Cornor,+ion which il tb. nwucr OF
III. nroncr,y .nnreci.,iuv ia bc3ut,
nnf rharr, ~ Ir.,,,on and a.. tnnpN
neculInr ,dy,ntn.-.s us a vh-c,ass
r..idon,t,I sor,inr has lnId !, ON
"a ith n special view to the exclusive
mes. and convenience of the residents
| II ,s = subdiyisio,, 10 itself. and GATED
Euclid Heients after the renowned al
lotr,cnt OF that name. IN cleveland.
10
Euclid Boulevard. q 100 f"o, drive.
leads on the county road about 4 mil.
above West Point and crossiu-; the
Southern Nailwny tracks at IN" uc"
Euclid Heights station, sweeps in
broad curve to the westward. follow
Hing the contour Of the river shore. 500
q feet hack from the bank. and betwccI
this drive and The river are some %
the handsomcst countr! nonc .!tc.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24
NEWS FROM
 D|OMEDE ISLANDS

The bureau of education at Nome, has just received a letter from the teacher on Diomede island. Last year at different times several natives and white men crossed from Dioluede to the mainland over the ice, but this year no one was able to cross on ac- count of ice conditions. The teacher reports that things went well on the island with the exception of the usual shortage of flour etc, in the spring. The main items of interest are from Big Diomede island. This island is Russian territory and. while only three miles from the American island where there Is a government school, is little effected by civilization.
 Some Nome people will remember the old blind wltcn doctor who was arrested some year0 ago and put in jail for ten days. he used to present a pictureque figure as he stood on the
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24
CONGRESS- AUTHORIZES
 SALE 2 EMPHASIZES

ships should be used ip the construc- tion of one dreadnaught.
 But few days ago Turkey filed a protest with the state department to the sale of warshlps to Greece which however was ignored as Greece and Turkey, while apparently preparing for war. have not yet reached that stage and therefore the pqrtest was considered premature at this time
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24

The Dream theater will present a good program tonight. and by the courtesy of MT. Thorn, the great scenic picture of Japan will be pre- scented as an extra to the general pro- gram. This Is rated as one of the greatest scenic pictures in the world and Is donated to the management for tonight by MT. Thorn who is anxious for the public to See it.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON. D. C., June 24.- The Nicaraguan Minister Chammorro informed the senate foreign commit tee that the German interests are
 seeking to secure O right to construct q canal across Nicaragua. Chammarro stated that the Germans had outbid the United States and that the amount offered by the United States was not enough. Intimating that unless this
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24
NEWS NOTES

The ferry across Snake river is 6 paying institution these days. The charges are $1.6O per horse, S2.OO per ton for freight which in case of four horse teams Is almost prohibitive. The ferry is a cheap concern without proper approaches and many com plaints are heard from those compel ed to patronize. It is thought that the council should take this matter in hand.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24

street poised on his stick swaying from side to side. He was one of the few old witch doctors left and his influence over the natives was still quite strong. It is reported that after prolonged bout with native hootch he wandered on to the ice and was lost December [. Another man under the influence of kootch killed his wife on April II. shooting her with a 3O-30.
 Big Diomede island Is notorious for it's brand of native hootch. Since the establishment of the government school on the lesser DiOmede island practically no hootck has been made. Confirmed bOozers when they get a practice to cross the Ice into Russian territory and then come back to the United States sober.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-24
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 24.- The house today passed a bill auth orizing the government to sell the
 gunboats Mississippi and Idaho, to the Greek government. This bill receiv- ed some opposition when first propos- ed by the naval board. but was final ly passed with the proviso that the money received from the sale of the