The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-02-12
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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Some excitement was created in town by a well known old timer who displaying a bottle of gold dust and nuggets claimed to have made Ia great discovery. In an effort to get next some of the saloonists ex- tended the man with. the uuggeta an over bounteous supply of liquor. only to realize that the claim was known as the bull con fraction. | e.S Work in recognizing Nome base ball is TOW under way. A first class all star combination team from among the city players will be pre- pared to restore the name and tains of Nome against the Fort The management realizes that the game heretofore was somewhat one-sided. but they are in it to prove that ball has never yet been played as some folk here know how to play it, and what's more they are going to show the Missourians.
 Shriners Ball, A. B. Hall, Feb. 12. A great three part drama with a political plot entitled Jim Webb, Senator" featuring King Baggot :l the title role is the piece de re- sistance at the Eagle Shows on Sunday night. This is dandy play; full of realism and throbbing with the vitality of political game. it is sure to prove winner. The man. agement proclams that this is the banner show of the winter ana ought not to be. missed. An Ami mated Weekly with the cur rent events and many war pictures from the front depicted with photographic realism and Fly Mayors cartoons conclude first class program.
 Reports from Mary's Igloo show that large numbers have gathered there for the Reindeer Fair which is to be celebrated with great eclat. All that is asked is that the clerk of the weather be propitious and the reindeer fair will be one of the bigges things ever pulled off on the Peninsula. A member of the Chamber of Commerce is seriously thinking of having that body ar- proach the Bureau of Education with a view of having the Fair pulled off here, and have blg festival in connection herewith.
 He starcd to the Industrial Worker that from what he had heard of the Fair it was we'll worth seeing, ana the stunts pulled off would make good material for a big winter cele- bration in this city or it's suburbs.
 The offering at the Dream tonight will be a big American subject titled "The Ashes Of Three" in two parts, and thrilling, spectacular drama called "Jocular Winds The show concluding with roaring Comedy "The Matrimonial Express.
 Sunday night (The Rooster). Selig scream Comedy in two i'm pressive and delightful parts, joy thrill in every picture of the two thousand feet, and there are sixteen pictures to the linear foot. An Fla borate production that's positively contagious in Fun Frolic end fur ious action also a Magnetic Drawing card titled The Firing Line". The Quality program concluding with special Pathe Weekly, (Oct. 1915J issue unreeling latest Film War News and showing terrible train crash on N. Y. Cen.ral Elevated R. R., many people killed and injured Late Occurrence. First show starts at 6:30 sharp.
 Last night the Industrial Worker was informed that the Solomon Derby might not be run today but postponed to Monday on account of bad weather and bad trails round Solomon. Later on it was stated that the race would be surely run today. Only three entries are listed: Fred Aver, $. Seppela and Fay Delzene. AS it was blowing up blizzard here last night and Solo mon advices showed that it was very stormy there, it may not be run.
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