The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-13

Heavy overfloWS are reported by mushers and very soft trails all over the country.
 The next mail should arrive nex. Friday--but the Industrial Worker is no prophet, it may come and again it may not.
 Yesterday owing to crossed wires the fire whistle wss heard after noon blowing several times and the man in the street and others got ready to sprint to the scene of the confiagration. but the town hadn gone to blazes just yet
 
 Chas " Olsen of Candle will be operated this forenoon for appendi- citis by Dr. Mustard. Mrs. Dan M'Donald was successfully operated on in the Holy Cross Hospital by pr. Mustard yesterday.
 Fresh salted Peanut and Almonds at the Rose Candy Store.
 The Aksala Carnival Committee expects soon to wind up its affairs for the season very quickly. Al most all the accounts, receipts and expenditures are being turned in and they will soon be able to turn over the balance to the Hospital. Considering everything, it is said the total Will be very satisfactory.
 Last night the Nome baseball fans held business meeting which was largely attended. Matters concern ing the business end of the series discussed and changes were sug- gested by the members. Taken al- together the first night of the play indicated that there would be no diminution in the popularity of in- door baseball this winter in Nome
 A dog team ran away on B street and was proceeding on an irrcspon- hible mush out towards the Bessie when stopped by another team con- ing into town, and returned to its owner very much out of breath chasing the runaway animals.
 
 The crew working on the caisson for the Alaska Lighterage and Con- mercial Go. were laid off yesterday as work was impracticable owing to the high water. The wonderful rainy and soft weather that is pre- vailing is giving the city general "break-up' appearance and is re- tarding the work of mining and getting out supplies as the trails are quite rotten.
 Augustine & Kyer, Victorias and Butter Crisp at the Rose Candy Store.
 The Pioneers card party last night was we'll attented and 31 tables were set. The prize winners among the ladies were Mrs. U. Burke first Mrs. M. Williams, second end Mrs. Hewitt third prize. And among. the men Louis Botani got away with the first prize, Gus Alekson second and F. Larson third.
 The soldier John M'Kinney whc was arrested for peddling hootch has been bound over on bail of $15O to the Grand Jury. M'Kinney said he would not plead guilty but would like to get sentenced then and there.
 Owing to the quantity of ice that collected on the telephone wires the greatest trouble was experienced owing to breaking wires since the soft spell began, and on Tuesday night almost thirty lines went down. These connections were all promptly restored by Geo uBrger who worked all night making the lines in work ing order again. Although a man is out on the lines between Solomon and Nome, it was down repeatedly breaks occurring just as often one was repaired, so heavy ha,. been the accumulation of ice and snow during the stormy weather. The line to Council was up for short time the other day but Is now down.
 The Mail Committee of the Cham lber of Commerce has drawn up covv 0f a 1otfor fo ha aent tO bua-