The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-09-01

The Erpst dredge owing to the break down of portion of the ma chinery which will have to. be re- placed has been closed down for the past few days, and it may yet take day or two to effect repairs to the dTedge.
 Some operators have been trying to get skilled men to violate the eight hour law to drive points for their partner" but without avail. The eight hour day is long enough for them.
 The injured man Zaloff who fell off the stage when being hoisted from the scow to the Northwestern died yesterday afternoon in the Holy Cross Hospital, without recov ering consciousness. He suffered very severe injuries and little hope was held out of his recovery. It is understood that the City will endeavor to induce the steam ship company to pay for the funeral of ZaIoff who died in the hospital yesterday afternoon as the defective means used for transferring pas sengers from barge to steamer ate held to be responsible for the mans ending.
 Richard Fenlon, who died in the Holy Cross Hospital from injuries sustained while embarking on the Northwestern, was yesterday buried in the Belmont Point Cemetary. Services were held in the Catho!jk Church and the Federal Latoc Gnicn membership attended the funeral in body.
 AS territorial road com missioner and with territorial funds, Dan Jones has men employed erecting corrugated iron cabins on the trail from Dahl to the Inmachuk and one on the trail from Kecwalik to Kiana.
 Soldiers under the inspect. on Of the Alaska Road Commission are making repairs to the approaches to the Nome river bridge at Fort Davis where the freshets las- spring caused considerable of a wash out. Filings have been driven and sacked sand and boards placed as abutment in position.
 The Alaska road commission is employing a road crew in coEstruc- tion work extending the Solomon river road up to East Forks. They are also covering the corduroy on the Council City road with gravel and another gang is employed on the road from Deering to the h. machuk.
 
 Carpets Vacuum Cleaned. See Beebe. Phone White 157.
 It is reported that official advices have been received by the local un- terrified that J. H. Cobb, an office holder in the territory, is actively in the race as candidate for Attorney General. Cobb's chances are so small of being elected, that it is probable political chagrin that is inspiring his entry for it was said to have been his confident hope that he would be nominated by the demo- cratic convention, and this seems to an outsider not an unnatural one. He is expected to injure the regular democratic candidate considerably.
 Complaint is made that some cabins in the outlying districts which have been utilized by way farers during the winter time and during the absence of the owner are suffering by reason of that fact, the mushers burning up furniture and breaking utensils quite regard less of the loss to the owners who are glad enough that they afford shelter to those on the trail. One cabin owner who is mining on last winter came back to find that mushers had quartered their dogs in his cabin, chopped up the furniture for fuel and generally wrecked the place. He is indignant that his cabin should be so abused and quite rightly.