The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-03
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[. Just now Kennel Club and sweep
 stakes contestants are much per.
 turbed over the weather conditions
 and are beginning to wonder
 whether this is going to be year
 when the scheduling of the race
 for a late date in April is not ven-
 turing too far into the spring. Many wise weather prophets say that the weather will not again tighten to any such extent as to affect the trails, but the weather prophet is not appreciated in his own or any other country and there you are.
 Cabaret" Eagle Hall Saturday next.
 This election which takes place | today, is in reality, one of the quiet est ever held in Nome. There was hardly ripple of excitement throughout the city yesterday and nothing any way broke the outward calm to indicate that big political frame-up's were in progress. That the voting in some of the contests will be close can almost be safely foretold and the line up is such that nothing is certain but the un- certainty.
 c. l.. Steinhauser is in town in connection with the present session of the Grand Jury before which he was witness. MT. Steinhauser is naturally a reticent man, and when he was interviewed by a represent tative of this paper yesterday he was not very communicative. How ever as a prospector in the North river country he has sufficient con | fidence therein to want to get back He speaks well of Disappointment creek discovery in Marshal section and opines that it will be a good camp.
 For Coal and General Delivery see Erickson or leave order at Mansfield Tobacco Store.
 That Dime creek is looking up well is the report of Leonard Sep | pala who with Louis Stevenson re- | turned day or so ago from that camp The most important recent strike was made by Chris Knudson and Jepson on a bench off No. 6 above on the right limit where ''you l could see the sinners in the dump and where Seppala himself banned seven dollars and half in one pan. That's not so dusty. On the left limit benches off one, two and three and four for three tiers are showing up well and many are hoist ing out dumps, using tripods, with every indication of the pay lasting On the creek too, several outfits are hoisting pay and Dime creek looks like something now. A fine coun- try is lying around waiting the pros spectors to unfold further further discoveries and it is reckoned that the output this year will not be less than $250,O00.
 The following petition was handed in to Judge J. R. Tucker this morn ing when the court informed the petitioners that the petitioners for and against the issuing of licenses must be on file with the clerk of the court April 20, after which action in the matter will be taken: Nome, Alaska, April 2, 1917. | To the Honorable J. R. Tucker,
 judge of the District Court,
 Second Division:
 Nome, Alaska.
 Dear Sir:-The Nome Mine Workers Union and the Women's Christian Temperance Union have decided to circulate petition among the citizens Of Nome asking your honor not to issue licenses to saloons for a longer period than up to September 1, 1917, and you are hereby notified of this decision.
 Very respectfully, Andrew Beck, John A. Wilson, Julius Nelson, William Austin, for the Nome Mine Workers Union; Mrs. Peter McKen- zie Bayne, Mrs. Tom Mulligan, Inez V. Walthall, for the Woman's