The Nome nugget., 1925-11-28

ately the wind which was from the North was very light and had weather conditions been otherwise a different tale might be told.
 Walter Schumacher, proprietor of the North Pole Bakery, threw open the doors of his coffee rooms after twelve o'clock and gave hot coffee and eatables free to everyone that came in. Huge urns of coffee were kept continually boiling. and Walter. filling measures of it car ried 1t to the famished fire fighters, darting hither and thtther among the men even scaling up the ladder to the Durham building. No ap- preciative words can express the thankfulness of the community to- wards Mir. Schumacher for this un- paralelled generosity and foresight. And in passing 1t is but just to say a kind word for the women of the establishment. who worked untir-
 
 night with smiling faces as they performed their labor of love. 1t Is known some of them received scalds on the arms and if their Is any one in this mans town entitled to sentimental consideration. these good angels of service with no her OlI ts, o1oIt h4ft wants. certainly deserve 1t.
 During the fire the Clothing merchants of Nome done their bit eheerfully by passing out bundles of canvas gloves to the fire fighters. although they modestiv disc laim any notoriety for their merito:ious kindness
 Buildings Destroyed were Historic
 Land Marks.
 The buildings destroyed were among the most prominent and his toric landmarks of Nome. After the fire old timers in reminiscent mood recounted many of the forgot ten chapters of their career. Billy White veteran sourdough. and al most the first white man who land .d here after the famous discovery of Anvil Creek. having arrived at he infan; Eldorado. January 7th. 1899. recounts having staked the lot on which the Board of Trade stood afterwards selling 1t to Char lie Mcdonald and Charlie Levanii for S12Oa. two of the oldest timers ,n the Yukon being among the fore most and best known citizens of Circle and Forty Mile. long before Dawson Was struck. they put n pre- len,ious building on 1t for those days and opened saloon. calling 1t he Ocean" After remaining here q few months Mir. White went back 0 the Yukon encOuntering dangers on his trip hardly possible for the present generation to realize. dur ing the early summer he returned | is known as the Kelly building ad- joining the Board of Trade, selling lii to Bill Murtaugh. euphoniously known as Bunch Grass Bill, for $500. who put building on 1t and opened saloon and dance hall. l.evan afterwards sold his inter I t,, I,nn to on yhf, took Roxy Reber in for partner. Roxy having big stock of pre- Volsteadian goods which at the time he camp was in dire need.
 After Roxy Reber. Thaggard and Adams. Russ Downing and Albert Nicholson assumed successive own ership The Bunch Grass Bill pro- perty after short time in the liquor business was sold to .E. Kelly who opened drug store and the building was afterwards known as the Kelly building. And strange to state it was only little over a month ago, the present owners of the Board of Trade, Messrs Hewitt and Phillips bought the property, receiving just one months rent when the disaster occurred.
 The ground on which the Polet building stood was staked by Belle Desmond who afterwards became the wife of Charles Schneider, vio- lent conflicts were made for the possessorship of this lot in '99. but the invaders were repulsed by Miss Desmond single handed and alone. Belle being accounted one of the deadliest shots on the Yukon, The Gold Belt dance hall was started on this lot and many were the golden presents showered on the painted flappers of those early days, by the horny handed miners whose