The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-20
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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ATTENTION DEMOCRATS.

1 ATTENTION DEMOCRATS.
 i Club are hereby requested to at tend a meeting of the Club at the Law Office of Geo. B. Grigsby on Sunday, July 23, at o'clock P. M. PHIL ERNST.
 President
 M. o. soLBEPG
 Secretary. Louis Olson appeared at three minutes past ten yesterday morning to answer a charge of fighting in the street, being out on $25 bail. Because he did not show up at ten o'clock his bail was declared for feited. He pointed out that his time was different from that of the city clock, but there was no appeal he- yond Caesar. It has been already held in the District Court here by Judge Moore that provided person appeared before the next hour after case was called for, he had en- swered the call for his appearance.
 The case of Wickman versus the Alaska Lighterage and Commercial leo. was called at eleven o'clock ir the District Court yesterday morn. ing. This is suit instituted by plaintiff to recover on an alleged breach of contract by the John J. ISesnon Go. for the summer season from May 1 1915 to the close of open navigation at salary of $2o0 a month. He alleges that he was wrongfulyly discharged on June l, l1915. At noon yesterday one juror was still required to fill the box after the regular panel had been exhausted and the court ordered a ! special venire of five jurors return able at two in the afternoon. There was in the afternoon session little delay in getting the jury filled and after the opening statements by counsel, Chas Wickman, the plain tiff, was called to testify. After cross examination the jury was ex- cused while counsel argued on a motion for a non-suit which was denied. The jury being recalled a: four o'clock the agent of the com pany who discharged Wickman, R. A. Pollister was called to the stand and testified. The defendants were still examining their witnesses when the court arose at five o'clock. The case is quite an important la bor suit. Geo B. Grigsby represents plaintiff and o. D. Cochran and G. J. Lomen the defendants.
 The new discovery which was made by Nelson and Alvich on the Diamond l. has already been the ob- ject of considerable attention upon the part of the hatchet and pencil men. After the new pay was struck stakers went out and with the aid of a surveyor ran over the lines and pumped down their stakes taking in the very working shaft where the discoverers of the pay who have been toiling and digging for years in that section, had locat. ed the new paystreak. This was on or about July 13. and the new fraction was called the Safe Depo- sit'' fraction. But wise in their Igeneration or from previous experl- ence of recent happenings on Dex. ter possibly, but surely suspicious of possible jumpers, the fraction was already staked on July g by Fred Pearson who is working on the ground, and called by him the Over-Alls fraction. It was reported that the stakers of the Safe De- , posit fraction would demand royalts and failing to obtain that would seek an injunction. The original holders lof the ground were the Seward Dredging Co. from whom Nelson , and partners have lease. As this was included in the sale of this company's property, it is now held , tby new owners. that is if there was !, mot a fraction open when Fred Pearson staked the Overalls frac. ton. The pay so secently discover , led is holding out very well.
 
 SHOE REPAIRING.