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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

A. D. Poteet, champion water pul- 'eyor or the city and district tapped he celebrated Arctic Springs for th 2 .Irst time this morning. owing to the -reezing up O. the stand pipe of the Moonlight Springs system, and is to- z.sey delivering that incomparable duid to his customers. The Moon 4ght water Is stlll running in many sAdrants ong Front street. how ever, although the pressure Is gradual " dwindling. 1t Is understood that
 he company VI not close down the | esm until November if 1t Is pos 5ible to keep the pipes open until that ne.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

Owing to a large number of people not having secured a copy of the 1916 Mining and Dredging edition, the Nugget announces that a limited number of copies of the 1915 edition may be obtained by those who desire a copy of that publication. The 1915 edition ia the most comprehensive magazine that has so far been issued and is fully explanatory of every feature of the country, from Its re- sources and industries to the flora and fauna of the district. AS a sou venir of this section of Alaska the Vcrk is the best that has been pub lished in recent years as no item of interest has been overlooked.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

The Wickersham rally at the A. B. nall last evening drew a crowd which filed the large hall to it's seating ca- )acity with an overplus of those who were unable to secure seating accom- modations amounting to about one hundred who were compelled to stand throughout the evening.
 Ladies were a prominent feature of he occasion and the gallery was filled with members of the fair sex and their escorts.
 Excellent music was furnished at intervals by the Nome Brass Band of twelve pieces. Judge J. F. Hobbes acted as chairman of the meeting and introduced the speakers in pleasing manner. After a few remarks indi- eating his appreciation of the efforts and services of Delegate Wickersham, Judges Hobbes introduced Nome's baby orator, Chas Wesley Brown. MT. -'io"h oSdQiltSd liIIlSGll GACtlGnlly we'll In a we'll considered address in
 nch he directed attention to the meritous work of the delegate and .Joinled out the benefits that have &C., crued to Nome and Alaska generally as result of his efforts. The ad- dress was concluded with the reading of an eulogy of Judge Wickersham printed in a Washington, D. c. paper at the time of the passage of the AL aska railroad bill.
 MT. Brown was liberally and loudly applauded for his effort.
 Following a selection by the band Judge Hobbes introduced Senator Senator Dan Sutherland. of Ruby, the speaker of the evening. MT. Sutherland was greeted with a burst of applause jeldom accorded a political speaker in Nome, regardless of his attainments md which betokened an interest on he part of the audience totally dis severed from politics. The audience apparently accepted the senator, as an old friend whom they were genu- nely glad to see. Senator Suther- land opened his address with a few remarks appreciative of his recep- ton. ascribing the cordiality of the greeting to the fact that he was once a resident of Nome. After stating that
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

A private wire received today an- nounces that the interstate commerce commission has called a hearing on the charges made by Delegate Wick orsham relative to the alleged illegal alliances of the shipping interests an 1 the Guggenheims for the control le commercial traffic of Alaska. The message states that the meetings will be held at Cordova on November 10 and that Judge Wickersham has given up his intention of proceeding to
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

The Eagle show program for to- morrow night is one of the best and most interesting that has been dis played for some time and presents a galaxy of film stars of the first mag nitude. Dainty Mary Pickford in the comedy drama, The Fibber and the Girl. displays her remarkable versa tility to good advantage in the char acter of a Spanish girl who is in love with an officer Of the American navy; Warren Kerrigan and Vera Sisson in For Cash story of artist life in the painters colony on the Pacific coast,
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28
FEDERATED CHURCH.

At the Congregational church Sunda, the following services will be held Rev John Parsons, pastor.
 Il a. m.-Bible school and children, service. R. B. Julian. superintendent D. m.-Christian Endeavor
 p. m.-Worshlp and sermon by Dr John Parsons. Subject, Brother Jonathan and John Barleycorn."
 Special music will be given by the choir
 The public Is invited to all the ser. vices of the church
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

Recognizing that there are still a considerable number of people who
 .esire copy Of the Nugget annual
 .Aln.ng anu Dredging eaiaon, it is with considerable regret that the pub ..shers are forced 10 announce that he entire 1916 edition has been sold
 md no more are available. The mum Jer of copies printed were fully up 0 the average or the past but the
 public have subscribed with unusual .iberality this year, owing, doubtless. ,o a general even though belated rec. ignition of the magazine as a means
 e1receve advertising, MltA the re- Sult that a large number will be un-
 .ble to secure q copy of the book.
 Both business firms and Individuals purchased as many as five dozen copies with the intention of adopting he suggestion of the publishers that .hey be directed to persons who were
 l position 10 further the develop .Aent needs or the district, together .'l,h a request for their assistance.
 Practically every business house in -,ome has or wall sond copies 10 thu ,utside tirms with whom they deal and 4ozens of copies will be directed to in the hope that through he magazine they may come to better recognition Of the wealth and . esources and development needs o1 he richest section of the national .omain. The publishers are, of course. pleased at the excellent sale ,i the book but their greatest gratif- cation lies in the knowledge that the people of Nome are commenclng to | lecognize that the efforts of the Nug- get to advance the interests of the district through advertising it's re- joucces and development needs, are worthy of recognition and support.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

wherein an art dealer who waxes ricl cn the sale oI lmpecunious artist "ork caches a tartar in young painter, and charming Victoria Ford n q clover comedy. Two Hearts and ,t Ship, together with an animated weekly combine to form a program of merit.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28
NEWS NOTES

The long drawn out case of McCon- nel vs. Rowe was concluded in the district court yesterday afternoon by the jury returning verdict in favor of the defendant. w.. J. Rowe. The jury was out but a short time
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

today state that the Flyer expected 70 come to Nome this afternoon in the e allow the vessel to cross the bar. apt. Errickson has broken the ice lhe vessel from making trip up the coast Several passengers are report are also reported to be running with little hindance from ice.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-28

airbanks in order to be present at ,he hearings at Cordova.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

Missouri has recently established
records In the sale, both Of Here
ford and Shorthorn cattle, Here
fords averaging s1,246 and
Shorthorns, sl.O83.
The statement has been made
that Missouri ranks forty-iirst
among the states in average acre
production Of all farm crops.
Suffice II 10 to say that at the
head OF the column cited 10 prove
the inefffciency Of the Missouri
farmer stand Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Who is 30 foolish as TO say that
these little states, with their
abandoned farms, are greater
agricultural states than Nebraska,
Oklahoma or Kansas, ranked,
respectively, forty-fifth, forty.
sixth and forty-seventh?
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30
PAYS UP AFTER 10 YEARS
Man HUNTS Up Surviving Member efi
Firm and Discharges
Debt

FRANKFORT Ky.--soms 10 or 90 yeais
ago. Q few years after Messrs.
Congleton Brothers came here and
went into the lumber business o young
man came into their ofIlce and said
he wanted lumber to build him home.
but did not have any money to pay for
II and might not have for 10 years. but
would certainly pay for II II Ne lived.
Being two hnd-hearted Old bacheL
ors they believed he would eventually
pay and they let him have the lumv
Der. A few days ago that young man,
now past middle life. came and hunted
up Thomas Congleton. the hrm having
retired from business anu William
Congleton having died some years agN
made good his promise and paid TIE
account In full.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

Damages Said 70 Have Been Doas hsi
Militant Animal Gent tc
the War.

Kansas City. Mo.--Joseph Smith,
says mule kicked him $4,000 worth. /;
II wasn't an ordinary kick which
Smith. q trimmer and shoer. says ai
mule administered TO him In the Guy-i
ton q Harrington Mule company'st
barns at Keystone. near Lathrop. Mo-
last October. It was . triple kick
First the hoof landed in Smiths abdo-i
men. Then II slipped down 70 bis,
knee. Then Il went stiil lower and
tapped him ON the shin
Probably the mule Ii no moro. ~ tti
was shipped OF TO the battle front
from the big war order assembling
barns at Lathrop. But the damage u.
did still abides - permanent injuriss-4
Smith, BY HE attorney. J. T. jennings.
says m = suit nled asainsk the mnls.
company.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30
MIME MAKES WOMAN RICH!
Colorado Lady Becomes wealthy
Through Sale u Propsrty
Lsft BY Fsthec.

Boulder. Colo.--Miss Anna MAnni0n
Of Toledo. In moderate circumstancas
at one time 10 wealthy now through
the sale Of . mine. Her father. NJ
chael Mannion, Z prospector. died four
yssrs ago. The bulk oe his estate vas
the st. John group Of mining clSims
near Sugar Loaf. considered worthless
Recently attorneys for tho state ap.
peared In the county court and nled
. petition proheting tho viii. which
had been lying Ia the court flles. The
object Is TO clear the 81. John eroaps
title tor sale. tungsten. running Is
and 10 per cent. having bean found
there. A Boulder operator has offered
s5o.ooe for the property.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

sSSHSSANNsJs tsJ As Ssy
sixth and forty-seventhp
From "somewhere In Kansas"
came to Neosho one OF the fast
est berry pickers ever seen in
Newton county's strawberry
patches. The Kansan, accord
ing to the Pineville Herald, drop
ped off a train there to win q bet
that he could pick q hundred
quarts of berries a day. The
Ksnsassan picked from 175 to
200 quarts daily and gave sleight
Of hand Of hand performances
after work just to show his fel-
low laborers that he wasn't a
bit tired.
Tomorrow will mark the twen-
ty fifth anniversary Of the found
ing Of the Catholic church In Par
nell, and the day will be celebrate
cd in q BETTING manner. Father
Berthold OF Conception, who in
stituted and dedicated the church
in 1891, will be present on this
occasion. He preached q short
time after the church was dsdi-
GATED when Father Joseph, The
present pastor, took charge. RI.
Rev. Maurice Burke OF st. JOSS
eph will also be present to assist
In the ceremonies. .--Parnell Sem
tinel.
Essie Richards, a 7-year-old
negro girl living with her grand
mother at Florida, has q mania
for murder, having already taken
the life Of q baby sister, and
owing to q legal tangle, 10 caus-
ing Monroe county no little
worry. One day last week, on
returning from the barn, her
grandmother. q very old negress,
found the two-ysar-old baby
missing, and on interrogAting
Essie oculd get no satisfaction.
Noticing . plank off the well top,
she immediately investigated and
found the dead body nj the baby
floating on the water. Essie
confessed to the murder and u
day or 90 later tried to make
way with . five-year-old siste,
In the same way.-Ralls County
Record.
The Sikeston q Southeastern
is probably one Of the most
peculiar railroads in the state,
for it bears the distinction oI
paying dividends before . mills
Of track has ever been laid or q
wheel Of rolling stock purchased
This road was organized aoms
years ago, to be built from
Sikcston southeast 10 Hickman,
Ky. After organization wat
effected . tract Of land opposite
Hickman was purchased for .
terminal site and it 10 from shs
cultivation Of this land and ths
sals Of its products that The divi'
dend is provided. The dividend
declared . few days ago, is fou'
lper cent, on tho investment, AMI
liz the stockholders are wise ant
wish to keep on making money
They probably will indefinitel,
postpone the building Of the roa ]
Leastwise they may be able d
keep out Of > receieverahip
! which many Of the roads appea
unable % do.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

,ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from ExGhanges--Made blythe Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

themselves out with an AK the
other day after the big storm.
The main street of the village
was so Uttered with heavy trees
as to be impossible until volua.
teer woodmen 60! busy.
When a certain pugilist Of
more or less note withdrew his
patronage from an Excelsior
Springs garage, the garage folks
were so pleased with the sever
ance of business relations that
they advertised the fact.
Ground has been staked out
for the new Adair county infirm-
ary to be built this summer. The
building will be fireproof con-
structicn and will contain twenty
four rooms on the two floors
above spacious basement. ~
How q crossroads gambler"
claiming Butler as his home fell
among the wary at Harriaonville
and was robbed of his bank roll,
made story for the Cass Coun-
ty Democrat, which fixes the
VISITORS loss at S236 and two
diamond rings.
What is supposed to be rich
vein Of copper was found in
Texas county the other day at a
depth of seventy-five feet. The
strike was made by drillers for
water. So far as the Houston
Republican knows, no action will
be taken toward developing the
find.
A young man in the Platte riv-
er neighborhood in Worth county
landed q fish weighing 1870 lbs.,
recently. The correspondent re-
porting this to the Grant City
Tribune states that from the
appearance of the teeth the catch
was about twenty years old. The
next item states that there was
some music around the dwelling
Of Jess Fish Monday night in
honor Of the wedding Of his
daughter. Democrat Forum.
To make the town of Princeton
helpless in case Of fire was eyi-
IDENTIFY the intention Of persons
who visited fire headquarters
there. When an alarm Of fire
was turned in q few mornings
ago the iiremsn found the hose
had been made worthless. Great
Sits had been made in some
pieces with . knife, acid had
been poured into other sections
and the ''turn on wrench from
the fire wagon was not to be
found.
A very unpleasant experience
was that Of q Jefferson City man
who went with his friend. . bee
fancier, to inspect the apairy.
Removing the top from q hive,
the bee fancier exhibited the
combs Of honey, and picking up
o frame, asked the visitor to taste
it. The visitor was willing but
just as he opened his mouth q
bee stung'him on the tongue. He
Inow disclains all interest in
honey bees and says be win cal
honey only In the winter time.
Mrs. Margaret Gault Of West
Of Berlin is sighty-sevsn years
Of age. She lives one and . hall
mica west 81 Berlin, and Is ths
grandmother Of John Gault oI
this city. She has just finished
. quilt with "A pieces to The blool
and ia blocks 10 the quilt. Ii
all there are 1896 pieces in tn,
lquilt. Sbe finished the quilt ii
the short space Of three months
and though Of advanced age, sh,
did not nae glasses, never wear
ing the latter, Il il said MARY
vile Pilot.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

"Rou6h On Rats ends Rais,
Mice, Buea Die out dnnrs. unhenf-
able Extefminator. Used World 0vsr.
By u s. Govt too Eoonomy Sine 25e.
or 1ne Drug and country stores. Re-
fuse substitutes. Fre6. Comic picture
R.E. 8. Wslia. jsfsey City. n. l.al-tE
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

ing to organize . militia com
pany at jackson.
Charlottesville, Kennett ana
Dexter are to do some street
paving this year.
One might have guessed that
the shoe factory strike ct Moberly
could not have lasted.
There are now more than TO-
600 silos on Missouri farms and
more are being erected every
year.
Cape Girardeau will likely pass
an ordinance prohibiting any,
body under IA years OF age from
driving an auto.
For three wagon loads of wool
delivered to q buyer at Milan,
J,hn Campbell Of Sullivan eoun-
ty received s611.
Stanberry is joining the class
OF progressive towns. and work
will be begun there soon on lay
ing six miles Of sewers.
ChiIdren's dag exercises at
Burlington Junction, was post
poned because SO many OF the
children had the chicken pox. II
seems to be all the rage now.
AT New Bloomfield, ]. @.
Early, q dentist, went out in a
thunder storm to drive his cows
in from the pasture. Lightning
struck his umbrella, Killing him
instantly.
While waiting for a swollen
stream to fall, Mat Burns, of
Pettis county, aged so, fell asleep
in his wagon. His drowned
body was found by mail carrier
next morning.
A Pettis county bridegroom,
81 years old, blames his mother
in-law in explaining that his
1S.year-old wife left him while
on their honeymoon.
Frank Beauchamp killed q
snake s feet and | inch long near
his farm Friday, he exhibited
the snake in Grant City that day
and tried to find out what kind it
was.-Worth County Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A Law
renee OF Galesburg, ILL.,, have
donated s72, 900 to Park college
at Parkville. -'he gift is con-
ditioned upon the raising OF an
sndo wment fund Of 81, 900, 900.
Glenn Leonard Ysrbury Of
Cape Girardeau. only twelve
days old. wss recently christened
at Cape 0irardeau, wearing u
dress said to be 1os years old.
TWAS part OF a wedding dress
first used in Bavaria in 1913.
The work OF extending the
great levee system Of Southeast
Missouri so % TO fill in q gap In
the lower end Of Mississippi
county has begun. The work
contracted for by the Ogiesby
Constfuction Co., viii cost $3.50,
0ON
* olauss including fowls hal
been included in the stock or
dinanos in Cape Girardsau. an{
the marshal authorized to i'm
pound stray fowls when founs
on tho streets and charge th'
owners for their feed and car
till the pound fee d paid.
BY refusing to remove hi
undsrshirt when he took > oath
man detained at the jail .
jefferson City aroused the suspi
oions at the officers. Inquir.
disclosed that the man had 50.
$40 IN salt sack suspended b
i string about his neck,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-06-30

AhC NAAOAO0s uAVohUv SN sSsSt -
at Carthage was granted there
one day last week, when the Ill
ing Of the petition and the ia
suance OF the decree were made
in q few hours.
More than fve hundred tons Of
ground limestone have been dis
tributed over clover and alfalfa
fields in Cooper county during
the last eighteen months, accord
ing to the farm agent.
Shsep men will be interested
in knowing that Mercer county
boasts Of Q sheep shearing mar
vel. His name is Nant Stanley,
and while working Q short day
last week he clipped Q small mat
ter Of 1856 sheep.
Father-in law to his own son
and also stepfather to his daugh-
ter-in- law, is the new relations
ship of a King City man by rea-
son of his recent marriage. The
bride was the mother-i -in-law OF
the bridegroom's son.
Jim Carson brought In q stalk
OF bluegrass to the bank Satur-
day that measured 40 inches in
length. II anybody, Platte coun-
ty and Kentucky included, can
show anything better than this.
we'd like to know about it. Cam
den Point Dictagraph.
II anybody gets his goat, John
w. Terrill Of Vienna would not
need to worry very much for he
would still have 400 goats left.
Mr.. Terril on q western trip re-
Gently bought five hundred goats
in New Mexico and shipped them
to Miller county, Missouri.
Herman Clark. who located on
raw prairie in York neighborhood
and became one Of the wealthy
farmers Of Atchison county, died
at his home in Tarkio on Tues.
day of last week, aged "a years
and % days. Mr.. Clark was a
good citizen and was we'll liked
by all.-Atchison County Mail.
G. A. Kieth Of Lexington and
H. A.. Gass OF Jefferson City,
state superintendent Of schools,
have purchased 20,080 acres Of
land in Shannon county for $40, :
400. The land is located on Cur
rent river and the new purcha-
sers will use it for the location OF
several hunting and fishing clubs.
That he has SO many sons he
can't remember the names Of ell
of them 10 the startling statement
of Cape Girardeau county man,
who, at 80, is declared % have
the largest family in the county,
The other day 1t rained SO hard
the boys all came indoors and he
had . chance to count them
There were seventeen.
"Pinkeys" and Snowball'
were the names OF two pet rsb.
bits belonging to q little boy o
Glasgow. They jid not bsliev,
lin preparedness and when /
neighbor's cat came over they
were easy victims and both wer,
killed. The little boys fathel
has his eyes on q target rifle will
which he intends writing the ca
Q note.
1t was Q regular ham tree
Boone county man had out in thl
woods. and he found q read,
market for his crop, which b
marketed 9 few at q time Ia JEFF
ferson City and Boonvills. AL
was we'll until q McBaine mai
missed fifteen hams from hi
smokehouss and the trail led i
1.-THE negro's cache In the woods
/ land his arrest followed.
The Cape Girardeau man VIII
attended the Democratic conven
|tion at ST. Louis and paid So
Idnv for q Al room falls The M;