The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-04-28

| II. IT. MOhIh1, DICtatOrs
 J. P. JONES, Secretary.
 on different creeks with mushing heavy.
 Seal flesh and blubber for dog feed consequent on the salmon fa- mine has gone up in price. l Work on the drains is now being rushed with surface water getting the best of it in all the lower sec tions of the town.
 Submarine miners have been rush. l ing out supplies for the days when the beautiful bridge in the spring can be used arc gone.
 Harry Bloomfield will leave on Saturday morning on trip to Dime. He is not accompanied by any pas senger but will take some freight along.
 The Oddfellows celebration ot the 97th anniversary was one of the most elaborate and enjoyable func- tions ever held in Nome.
 
 LOST:-White Spitz dog answers
 to the name of Snookey. Return to Doc Kemp. Reward.
 Captain Crawford yesterday began preliminary repair work on the schooner Challenge which he bought last fall. He will first of all jack-up the vessel and then make ready for the boat taking to the water.
 The Industrial Worker received a press dispatch from Los Angeles yesterday announcing the marriage of Arthur Cole to Miss Birdie Alt man. The brides father is manager of the United States Metals Com pany.
 In considerable of the Rice Bene fit there will be no card party at St. Joseph's hall tonight. A special business meeting is called for Sun day evening at which meeting the time for the last trophy will be set and some other important matters will be discussed. All members are requested to be present.
 Guy Kitchin who was engineer on the Sea Wolf with Captain Witten- berg was in a bad accident when the auto in which he was riding with other men ran into the locomotive of 8 fast freight near Beddington West Va. Writing to Leo Wittenberg he encloses a clipping which shows that his escape was nothing short of marvellous, they struck the loco motive near the rear driving wheel and the auto was a complete wreck. They were thrown out, fortunately away from the moving freight or thoy might have an, ther experience to tell and in another world. The Camoogan Burden Handicap race with many starters began vest erday forenoon. The teams will re- main overnight at Solomon and then proceed to Council in the morning. With wet and soggy trGils along the route the teams are likely to take long time on tho journey. Commodities have been making great preparations for this event and there will be big time when tho racers get in. The following are the starters. Fred Aver and Mrs. Aver scratch; J. V. Sheldon and Mrs. Sheldon 25 mins; w. M'Guire and Mrs. M'Guire 75 mins.; R. Kenny and Mrs. Kenny 75 mins.; Geo Xiii. roy and Miss Lewis 45 mins.; Doc. Kittelsen and Mrs. Kittelsen hours and 45 mins.; Perrine and Miss Bakke 9 hours and 45 mins.
 Almost all yesterdays session of the District Court was taken in getting a jury for the case of tho United States versus Johnson ct al., or in other words, the gambling cases. At about three o'clock the defendants having exhausted their challenges, the box WIS filled and District Attorney Saxton opened the case for the government. The both sides subjected prospective jurors to close and scrutinizing examination ond in ono coco o wifnOcc WIS called