The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-10-04
NEWS ITEMS
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w. J. Rowe has secured an ex- tension of the lease on the Seward Peninsula Railroad and for such a time as would justify him going to the expense of repairing the rail- road and placing thereupon motor power which would supply the dis trict with a satisfactory service. The l first shipment of cars etc will ar rive on the next boat and next year still other motor supplies will be re- | celved. He intends to make the railroad a real means of communi- cation and supply and is intending | to make use of it to open up the | country.
 A letter was received by a fellow. democrat from Geo. B. Grigsby from Seattle which says that the demo- cratic candidate for Attorney-G eral met Senator Aldrich and Dele gate Wickersham together. Wicker Si-ehhii SAPl SooSu uCilS It tO oc6 Grigsby and Grigsby said he was de- l lighted to meet Wickersham. After wards Frank Aldrich revealed the | fact to Grigsby that Wick likes you George" and Grigsby confided in Frank that he liked Wick While on this political subject it may be mentioned that the fight which the Juneau Empire is putting up against Wickersham is proving very inter- taining reading to others than those of the First Division.
 Copies of Baldy of Nome, by Mrs. Darling, are now in Nome, and a perusal of this work will prove even more delightful than the many pleasant anticipations that one has held concerning it. The story is Of course about Baldy who is a dog and he is some dog, sketched with Mrs. Darling in the front rank of writers. Reports say that the book is having a wonderful sale as a child's book, as such it having been primarily published, but, unless one misses an easy guess, it is likely to prove even more attractive to grown ups and Nome grown-ups cannot fail to enjoy a story shows Nome and themselves as they themselves and others see them. In it they will dis cover Scotty and many other famil- far names while the description of the racing days in Nome will surely prove especially attractive. The bok is published by the Penn Pub fishing company, and for sale at Nome at Hills Drug Store; the type is large and the illustrations very clever. It is altogether an attractive and very clever book.
 
 Not in years, three years at least, has there been such storm as arose Ol uSotIy HUI llHS ct dIl Cdl ly hour and rapidly increased in viol- ence until high noon when it reach ed a velocity of thirty miles an hour. The wind was then from the south east and a heavy cross sea was run ming from the beginning of the blow. Operations unloading the Umatilla had to be discontinued but the Umatilla rode at anchor until about noon when finally after dragg- ing it's anchor to the westward quite a distance, the captain determined that discretion was the better part of valor and put out to sea, Along south Front St. the househ6,,aaers were on the anxious seat owing to the rapidly rising surf and many feared that there was grim danger all their work might be shot to pieces building bulkheads. Several barges drifted from the moorings and the last seen of one of these was in a speedy drift towards Cape Darby. The Ernst dredge shut down on account of the heavy seas running and the difficulty of swing ing their liner with the dead men worried by the surf. But there was no serious result along the beach to any of the shipping, both the Gene vieve and the Trader seeking shelter in the lee of Sledge Island. The storm driving up the water almost completely washed out the new fill at the Belmont Point end of the Snake river bridge, but this can be easily repaired when the water goes down. The barometer was the low est on record on Monday night, but rose as fast again, yesterday fluctua- ting in pressure throughout the day.