The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-20
FRED WELLER
 WRITES LETTER

Nome Daily Nugget
 Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 13. 1915.
 Having litle spare time thought l
 would write you a few lines even if
 there is not very much to impart. Times out here are very paniky, in were never worse in the history of the country and have all proceeding panies lbacked off the map, so am out here at time when things are not even in a neutral condition. Have been in Ia
 coma most of the time with the ex-
 ception of a few trips around Sound points.
 I bought 9 acre tract across from lSteilicoom. and as there was slight flaw in the title had to remain here until same was settled, which same having been accomplished I am now
 free to roam to other parts, and ex pect to depart for San Francisco in a
 few days 80 as to be at the opening of the exposition. and will possibly lspend some time down there. l I attended four straight meeting of the L. O. O M. here and was royalty treated.
 1 l attended the ground breaking here of the new $4O,000 Moose building 1 They intend to start building here in ah ;+ ,;n grand affair, and Tacoma is taking the lead in building the first home in the state of Washington which is going some for this sleepy hollow 1 Saw Ed. Divine in Seattle the other day and he is anxiously waiting the first sailing. We went to the Orpheum l together and were at Felixs quite awhile talking to many old timers, among whom were Geo. Murphy. Sport Smith. Geo. Adams Jim Rogan, Gill Bert Brown Dick Modni and some others whom I cannot recall now. l Ed just returned from the East via San Francisco and did not wait for the exposition though guess he will run down and take it in.
 1 There are thousands waiting for the railroad dope, and ready to rush back. as also a big delegation of Nomeites waiting for the first boat to Nome. and many would like to go back immed- lately.
 1 Earl Montgomery and Pete Cava- naugh were running a iitnev bus 10 Lake Washington. and were using Giese's Pierce Arrow for which they were paving $5 daily. They quit after one weeks trial on account of the ex- 1 penses which were too much. There are but very few Nome people 1 here and I run over to Seattle three or four times per week and meet hum dreds of them.
 The weather out here is dandy and we have just had a week of hot sun shine and looks as if it will continue 1 Had dandy auto ride today with my i brother and he threw quite a few seares into me
 The eats are fine out here and seems l all same summer Had fresh tomatoes and eumumbers today, and appears to be everything on the market just the same as if it were summer: there are even strawberries on the market; so fA Pinkies junk, tyou can spell it with a "b' also.)
 Fob. 19.--Was oyer to Seattle today and picked up Ed Divine on the street and We started to take stroll towards Pike, picked up Harry Phillips and in a little while Nels Peterson. ran into
 Ward Estey, then Hugo Byers, also sam Newman; all marched into the Los Angeles wet emporium, where sam IS salesman-Wholesal department and exchanged notes. Ward just got back from Denver where he left his family all we'll and leaves the 24th for Ellamar to work for a mining company there and has a dandy position and is as happy as a clam. Hugo just got back from San Francisco and did not wait for the exposition; guess he was anxious to get to Juneau where he is going to try for some position for the legislative body and hope he gets something to do, as he is a real old timer. Tim Cloves is making a quiet light for some position there also. Think it is the job that Barry Keown held last session. but think that Barry