The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-02-01

A>fSAsOA AOA AoAiiuS " AOpOAt du dC Y cident. You just betcherlife the jury acquitted him. The profession al jurors of Alaskan towns arc not going to submit the infant indus
 tries of the country to any harsh en- fofeenaent Of fofmalitfes h the
 laws. Labor laws aay way are but what's the use. Y % v
 Last night about nine o'clock dog team started to 50 home from
 some place without any driver. The team was stopped in It's wild career
 down front street by the escort of . lady proceeding to the Moose dance. Despite the fact that the caninos
 were rushing at 8 great speed
 homewa:dt bound, the escort proved equal to, the heroic occasion ana nabbed them on the run, thus prop-
 ably averting an accident as the
 street was filled with pedestrians just at that time.
 
 Gus Erickson who is working at the Hed-Strapd antimony mine at the head of Nome river on Dahl creek arrived in town last night
 having come from the Us s. Roao- house by dog team. They have
 done considerable work at the mine.
 mainly so far in opening it for more fconvenient operation in future, but
 still taking out in doing so abou, one hundred tons of what is probab- ly the best stibnite ore in Alaska, and certainly the choicest taken out of this mine where the ore has been
 uniformly of high grade. Erickson brought down some samples of this ore which are almost pure anti mony The ore which will be takon out this winter will be also brought to the railroad tracks over the win ter trail to be shipped over the rai;- road in the spring when the snow clearo cwcy. A shipment of the ore from this mine was taken out by
 Gus He'd himself at the close of na- vigation and brought to San Fran cisco where it was disposed of at a very satisfactory price. Tho last ad- vices were to the effect thGt cntI-
 mony was more than holding up it's prices and it was likely to soar
 to still higher rates if the war con- tinued Another use for antimony
 in the arts, peaceful arts this time, | is also said to be responsible for
 the higher price th:s once despisod
 metal is attracting in the market.
 The Hed-Strand mine will ship steadily next summer if present time prices are maintained.
 It was ten minutes aftor eight
 bells last night when the council meeting was callod to order by Mayor Diamond, Councilmen Blako and Lehmann being conspicuous by
 their absence.
 After the minutes of the preced- ing meeting had been read in tho clerks best style and duly approved by the retentive and attentive alder men as correct, communication was read from Clerk Grimm Of the
 School board by Clerk Grimm of
 our municipality. asking the small
 sum of two thousand dollars be turned over to the School Board to defray operating expenses of the
 Nome Knowledge box.
 There were no reports from city
 officers, standing or special commit tees. The bills of the city were
 read and those approved followed
 the usual course.
 Councilman Lomen under tho
 head of new business moved that the sum of two thousand dollars as
 requested by its clerk be turned over to the School Board. This mo-
 tion, being seconded, carried. Councilman Ross suggested that q
 notice be published asking citizens
 to turn in report as to any street
 lights which were not burning. lCouncilman Lomen opined that the
 night police force would attend to
 this as part of the responsibilities and duties of their high office. | No further business coming be- fore the City Fathers. on motion by Councilman Thompson the council
 adjourned at s:20 p. m. having
 been in legal session ten unforgiv-
 ling minutes,