The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-24
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The Engineering and Minias Journal ;,r November contains : paper descriptive of "Floation Tests on an Anthony and Gold Ore" as the article is entitled conducted at the Washington University School of Mines. The ore which was used in these tests was stibnite from the Sliscovich mine. "Our problem in these tests was to separate the stib- nite from the gold by f1otation". The success of the tests was remark able and it is reasonable to suppose will stimulate attention to this re- markable ore.
 Office and Residence of J. F. MAllister, freighter and transfer, Elite Baths.. Phone Red 157.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Federated Church met yesterday afternoon in special meeting which was we'll attended. Mrs. Horn pre- sided. It was decided to give a patriotic festival, Friday evening, February 16. A chicken dinner will be served, followed by a brief program of patriotic character Two committees were appointed by the chair to have general manage ment of the function. The kitchen committee consists of Messes Koch, Stadie, Hewett, Rowe, Loerpabel, Mulligan, Ledding, Grimm, Baldwin and Craven. On the dining room committee the following were named: Messes Aver, Stevenson, Heimlich, Rank, I. Reed. Shields, Gawne, Kelling, Oliver, Peterson Mrs. Poteet was appointed a com mittee on music and Dr. Parsons is to look after other features of the program.
 le bSluOlI dllt SluD HSlu lIS meeting last night and while it was not a model of parliamentarianism it was animated enough. There was big crowd present and the princi- pal fight was on the judgeship and the marshalship.
 The meeting was called to order promptly by President Kjegstad at S:30. The minutes of the preced- ing meeting were read and approved O'NeiIl reported the work of the committee with the Divisional and Territorial committees and reported the lists of names which had re- ceived endorsement (already pub lished) was a tentative one subject to endorsement by the Club.
 It was moved and seconded that the action of the Committee be ap- proved. This motion was lost in the shuttle to another that the endorse ments be taken up seriatim which was done. Thereupon Governor J. F. A. Strong was unanimously re- endorsed for the position of Cover nor. Nominations for the endorse ment for District Judge were taken up. Senator M'Gann nominated Donahoe of Valdez, kelliher nomi- mated o. D. Cochran. Some discus sion took place on the candidates and one of the Territorial commit teemen insisted that Donahoe was ballot and the first ballot resulted as follows: Donahoe 31, Cochran .21. There were three blanks and some other irregularities indicating that ballots had stuck together, so another vote was taken with the following result: Cochran 27. Dona- hoe 25. o. D. Cochran was therefore chosen for endorsement.
 Hugh O'Neill was unanimously endorsed for District Attorney.
 Nomination. for Marshal endorse ment was declared in order. A mo- tion was made that the Club pro- ceed to ballot on all the names whose application was with the Divi- sional Committee. This carried. It was moved, seconded and carried that the club select the two names receiving the highest votes and take subsequent ballot provided that no candidate received a majority on the first ballot. The voting resulted as follows Carrigan 29, Daily 13, Kjegstad II, Fry 0, Neill l. Corri- gan having clear majority was therefore endorsed. A resolution making these selections mandatory upon the committee was passed. icin O