The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-04
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
 AND TOWN TOPICS

During the wind ctorm on Sunday night a<car on the ground worked by Nelson and partners at the Diamond L was blown down the
 shaft. Fortunately no one was down below at the time. Yesterday before Judge Frawley and a jury consisting of F. Nj. Kiesele, Gunder Kaasen, W. Rose, iP. o. M'Mullen, Doc. Kemp and Chas Thompson, Farmer Brown was adjudged insane. A fine selection of Fancy Boxes filled with Home Made or Outside Chocolates at Roses Candy Store. A number of Dexter operators were in town yesterday after sup, plies. A large outfit went out to Otter creek yesterday. Victor A. Julien also made arrangements. for Iconsiderablc supplies for his ground Ion Wonder crock.
 if - The small amount in the city lefty strong box, relatively speaking lat this time of the year, is due tt the fact that many of tho business men have not as yet paid their taxes. Some have indicated to the city that they will not pay the amount taxed,
 The mail arrived yesterday after moon and consisted for tho mos. part of first class mcttcr. This is the first of the twice week mail service.
 Anything in the line of job work at the Industrial Worker OHice. Satisfaction assured.
 Thomas Gaffnoy special agent for the suppression of the liquor traffic among the natives will leave today for down the coast and it is likely he will incidentally call at Dime creek.
 Carpets Vacuum cleaned. See Beebe.
 Last night Councilmen Burgh and Lehman stayed away from the re. gular meeting of the City Council of which the time was mostly taken up reading a voluminous ordinance on the election law.
 The report of the city treasurer shows about $1106.39 in tho city strong box; there were $11O in fines and forfoitures collected by the city magistrates office.
 The City Attorney read written report stating that he had amended the election law in compliance with the instructions of the council. This provided rules and regulations for all elections and consolidated the annual school board election with that of the municipality.
 The new ordinance repeals all previous ordinances and provides for the election of officers in con formity with tho territorial law.
 The City Physician reported that there was one patient in the hos pital in care of the city.
 Councilman Blake handed in the commendation that it be read ana adopted. 'is
 Councilman Thompson who evid- ently knew what was coming, moved that the city postpone consideration of the ordinance for another week. While the Mayor looked around for seconder, Clerk Grimm handled the ordinance with some hesitancy at the prospect of reading what seemed to be a regular treatise on municipal elections
 But there was no seconder and the Mayor directed the City Clerk to read it. Thereupon began the read ing of the ordinance which engaged Council for almost an hot1r, and the sigh of relief upon the part of the clerk when he concluded, was echo. ed from the councilmcn.
 It was regularly moved and sc conded that the ordinance be read a second time by title and it's adop- tion voted upon. This motion pas sed All the members thercupon responded to roll call with Yes" when it was asked whether the or dinance do pass.
 The council then directed its at- tention to routine business and ad~ journed when that YVES concluded.