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The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10
MINERAL APPLICATION
 NO. 0S13 IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE 1T NOME. ALASKA

AlGlSI 19s1
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that o. D. Cochran. whose post office address is Nome, Alaska has made application before the United States Land Office al Nome, Alaska, for patent from the Government of the United States. for that certain placer mining claim known as the BLIZZARD FRACTION, situated on the right limit of Bourbon Greek, on the pcrthern boundary of the townsite of Nome, and about one half mile north of Boring Sea. and being Mineral Survey No. 1925, in the Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
 Said mining claim being more particularly described in the plat and field notes of the official sur vey thereof, now on hle in the said land office. with magnetic variations of IS degrees 25 min utes E. to IS degrees 5 minutes E. as follows:
 Beginning at Corner number l fir post inches square, feet long, scribed 1895. from whence . c'A.W. ->o. lS- DcdIS AS 73 degrees 50 minutes w. 2675.S feet; thence N. 50 degrees 52 min utes E. 1092.00 feet to corner No. ?. fir post inches square scribed 2-1325; thence s. 57 deg rees AZ minutes E. 5O5.6 feet <to corner No. 3. fir post inches square scribed 31325 BE; thence S. 5S degrees g minutes w 1327.5 feet to corner No. 4, a fir post 4 inches square scribed 4-1325 BE; thence N. 27 degrees 34 min utes w. 312.55 feet. to corner No. ] and place of beginning con- taining an area of 10.75s acres.
 The conflicting claims with this survey are Nome Townsite Survey NO. 451, and New Zealand Mine Placer Survey No. 1194.
 The adjoining claims are; On the N. E. Claims unknown and unsurveyed; On the s. E. and s W. Survey No. 451. Nome Townsite,. and on the N. W. Survey No 4s1, Nome Townsite and Survey No. 1194. New Zealand Mine Placer
 The Notice of location of said placer claim is of record in Vol.
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i2 minutes ", 5l7.3 feet 10 Cor. No. 5, ,ime stone | ; inches above ground markel B, l>4I, fol this SutY"y tnenc x, ,% degrees 3S mnutes w. 9, ,.vU .et Cor. No. i, IdentIral ". Il Cor. No. : of No. l Below, thu SUI ,ey, previously described; theEra ~ 39 degrees IS minutes l.. i.-1 feet 10 Cor. No. and piace e5 bes,nning, contain Ing an area 0. 1lS33 acres.
 That said three placer mining claims contain d total area of 3J. 29S a'Fes. There are np conflicting claims.
 The adjoining claims are-on the east, the Morning Star and Bobtail fiacels and on the south No 5 Below Discovery on Boulder Creek, Survey No 1l59; all other sides unsurveyed and names of claim ants unknown
 The notices Of location of said placer mining claims are recorded in the oiice of the recorder Of the said mining distric,, as follows
 Fractional Placer Claim, Volume 9, at page %. and Volume POS. at page 3Si Np. Placer, Volume ?, a, page lo7 and No. Below on Boulder Placer in Volume l3O it pase 97
 Ths mineral monument 10 which this survey is tied is located and described as follows;
 Us I..M 115s is a lime stone 12X6 inch~s above the surface and marked U <. L, NJ 1159, and is situated on q lime stcne bluff on the lot' bank of Boulder Creek ab- out 5H feet in elevation and about 95o feet below the mouth of Twin Mountain Creek. in latitude 64 deg Tees 29.3 minutes N. Longitude lG5 degrees %t minutes w
 ELMER REED
 Register
 Publish Aug 20, sept 3. 10, 17. 2i Oct l, s. 15. 1927.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10
MINERAL APPLICATION
 No. OSll
In the United States Land Office
 At Nome, Alaska,


 At Nome, Alaska,
 August 20, 1927
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOME MINES 1NCORPO- RATED. a corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, the post office address of which is Nome in the Territory of Alaska, has through J. J. Keenan, its duly authorized agent and attorney in fact, whose post office address is Nome, Alas ka, made application before the United States Land Office at Nome. Alaska. for a patent from the Gov ernment of the United States for that certain placer mining claim known as No. South Fork Sledgc Creek Placer situated on Sledge Creek at the junction Of the South FC,k of Sledge Creek With Sl2dge Creek proper. and about lq,j miles N. 21 deg. w. from the Town of Nome and the mouth O. Snake Xiv. CT. in the Cape Nome Mining ald Recording District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska. and being Min eral Survey No. 1S40;
 Said mining claim being more particularly described in the plat and field notes of the official sur vey therof, now on file in the Un- ited States Land Office a. Nome, Alaska, with magnetic variations of from IS deg. % min. to IS deg. 30 min. F. as follows:
 | Beginning at Cor. No. l. identi- cal with location and with Cor. No. l D1J Placer, a limestone 12 ins. above the ground with stone mound marked 1-SF-1S40, for this survey from whence U. s. L. NJ. No. 1159 bears N. 26 deg. 52 min E.54224S it.; thence S. B deg. 33 min. w 12S9.00 it to Cor No. ?, lime stone ins. square, , ins. above surface marked 2-SF-1s40; thence N. 61 deg. II min. W. 513.2 1t. to Cor. No. 3, limestone 24 6 \ ins. 12 inches in the ground mark ed 3-SF-1S40: thence N. 37 deg 45 min. E. 12533 1t. to Cor. No I, limestone 24 ins. s \ , ins 12 ins. in the ground marked I SF-1S4O; thence s. e deg. 24 min E. 427.6 fit. to Cor. No. ] and place of beginning. containing an area of 13.505 acres.
 There are no conflicting claims;
 The adjoining claims on all sides of this survey are unsurreyed the name of the claims and claimants unknown;
 The notice of location of said placer mining claim is of record in the office of the recorder of the sad mining district in Volume 199 at Page PA of the records of To- cation of said district;
 The mineral monument to which this survey is tied is located and described as follows: U. s. L. NJ No. 1159 is a limestone 12 C ins. II ins above surface, marked Y. S. l.. M. 1159 and is situated on limestone bluff on the left bank of Boulder Creek about 50 feet in elevation above same and about $50 feet below the mouth of Twin Mountain Creek in latitude GA deg. 39. min. N., longitude 165 deg. 31 min. W
 ELMER REED,
 Register
 Publish-Aug. 20. 27. Sept. 3, 10, IT, 24. Oct. 1. B. 15, 1927.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

It is always a disappointment to a man when he raises his eyes. to find the lace doesn't always come up to the silk hosiery display.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Some people have nerve to go ahead and accomplish what other people have too much sense 10 at tempt.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

"Why did you turn down their invitation to dinner?"
 I'm hungry, and they are pay ing for an automobile, radio, and a new living room rug on the in stallment plan."
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Rooster: The doctor says if I eat sweets I'll get worms. Now won't that be delightful.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

It would be futile to interest the fiapper in heaven by depicting it as a place of rest.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Not every man with a bank ac- count is success.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

The thing that keeps most peo- pie broke is trying to make other people think they're not broke.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

It's a great life if you don't waken.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

The man who wakes up to find himself famous has not been asleep.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Rheumatism is ( joint affection and so ia love. but rheumatism, in some cases, can be cured.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

If every mans business was as important as he would have you believe, it would be a busy old world.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Soft words turneth away black eyes.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

people think they're not broke.
 Two negroes were arguing.
 You ain't got no sense,' said one.
 No sense? Den what's dis haid O mine for?"
 "Haid? Oats no haid, nigger. Oats jes' button on top yo' body to keep yo' backbone from unrav- cling"
 This weeks "pome:" He called her Lily, Violet, Rose, and every other flower of spring. She said can't be all of those, so you must Lilac everything!
 We used to believe that no man ought to kiss a girl until he is en- gagged to her. Now We believe that he should at least wait until the paint is dry.
 "Ah, new car How's the pick up?"
 Haven't had much chance to try it yet. My wife rides with me most of the time"
 Fortune Teller-"Your husband will be brave, generous, handsome and rich.'
 Client-"How delightful! Now tell me. how am I to get rid of the one I have now?'
 If every mans business was as important as he would have you believe, it would be busy old world.
 At a little country school the children were having lesson on animals, The teacher had been ask ing number of questions which were easily answered. At length she said: Why does a dog hang out his tongue when running?' A boy who had not answered before held up his hand.
 "Yes, Tommy, what is it?' she inquired.
 "To balance his tail." was the reply.
 T suppose you are getting good fee, doctor, for attending the Smith boy? His fathers rich"
 Well, yes. Why?"
 "Well, hope you won't forget | that it was my little Ted who threw the brick that hit him.
 The average family contains 5.1 persons. and most of the time dad [ is the Il.
 Youth and love cannot be bought. yet some fool is always attempting it.
 Some girls give us the impression that they would be perfectly at home at g stag party.
 The man who wakes up to find himself famous has not been asleep. Rheumatism is ( joint affection and so ia love; but rheumatism, in
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Some girls give us the impression that they would be perfectly at home at g stag party.
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THAT SETTLES ;r

Absolute knowledge have I none, But my aunt's washwoman's son, Heard policeman on his beat Say to labo. CT on the street That he had letter just last week Hand-written in the finest Greek From a Chinese coolie ill Timbuctoo Who said that son in Cuba knew Of a colored gent in Texas town Who got it right from a circus clown That a man in Klondike got the
 news From a gang of smooth Americaa
 Jews That some fellow in Borneo Who knew a man who claimed to A hermit who lived beside a lake Whose mother-in-law will under To prove a friends sisters niece Has stated in nicely written
 piece
 That she has son who knows
 about
 The date the new Ford car comes
 out!
 By CYRUS w. FIELD. A bad prophet is a loss.
 Soft words turneth away black eyes.
 It's a great life if you don't waken.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

Youth and love cannot be bought, yet some fool is always attempting it.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

The average family contains 5.1 persons. and most of the time dad is the I.
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Subscribe for the Weekly Nugget
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A bad prophet is a loss.
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Fortune Teller-"Your husband will be brave, generous, handsome and rich"
 Client-"How delightful! Now tell me, how am I to get rid of the one I have now?'
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

.I suppose you are getting a good fee, doctor, for attending the Smith boy? His fathers rich"
 Well, yes. Why?"
 "Well, l hope you won't forget that it was my little Ted who threw the brick that hit him.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

"Ah, new car. How's the pick up?"
 Haven't had much chance to try it yet. My wife rides with me most of the time"
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

We used to believe that no man ought to kiss girl until he is en- gagged to her. Now We believe that he should at least wait until the paint is dry.
The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10

This weeks "pome:" He called her Lily, Violet, Rose, and every other flower of spring. She said I can't be all of those, so you must Lilac everything!
The Washington times., 1927-12-03

image. She liked him-but not
well enough to follow him out into
the springtime darkness to give
him the kisses that she knew he
meant to have, if he could take
them.
So you tomorrow night" she
said. and just barely touched mis-
hand as he passed her.
And then our Masked Dancer
went upstairs, changed her
clothes, and came downstairs to
help Aunt En- wash dishes until
midnight.
For the next week or so there
was no increase in the business.
Then, gradually, people began
to hear about the Masked Dancer
at The House by the Side of the
Road.
Beau, who was still working at
the bank, told some of his bud.
dies" there about her, and they
came. Mabel did bit of adver-
Using among the girls at Bur-
sails.
One night some people dropped
in on their way back to town from
The Lark, and the next night
they came again.
Slowly, but surely, things be.
gan to get better. The dining
room was not crowded every
night, by any means, but it was
often comfortably full. Aunt En-
hired a dish washer and a piano
player for the band.
Sally bought herself new
costume cunning affair of steel
blue satin covered with tiny blue.
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very much, but if you could say
a word to him! He misses the
factory so and he's all prickly
like with stubbornness-"
Rossiter said, thoughtfully,
You don't know, Avis? You must
come and see her. Your father is
lucky man. Yes, of course I'll
speak to him.
He took her to the door, arm
about her shoulders. and sent her
away.
That evening the shining car
stopped again. The millionaire
walked to the couch where Day
was lying and said, well.
Steve"
Day tried to be hostile, but
eagerness swept him; he looked
up with a grin that was much
like Kittens. He answered
jauntily, well, Mr.. Rossiter."
You're coming back? There's
a foreman's job waiting. And
we won't quarrel about wages.
Only no more strike talk"
When he had left Agnes cried
and Steve got up energetically
and began to swagger about.
Guess l made 'em come to time.
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RAGGEDY CAME BACK TO EMILY

He found another job. They
were building State road farther
on up the hill and he was put to
work swinging a pick. The wage
was less than he had got from the
factory and the hours stretched
endlessly. But he swaggered a lit
tie. seeing himself an Independent
fellow.
Still as days went along and
Emily saw him more gray and bow
ed and grim than he ever had been,
she knew the swagger was forced.
His work in the factory had been
comparatively easy; this. she sus-
pected, was different.
She remembered, too. how years
before he had been i'll and the doc
tor told him he had 4 bad heart.
Sometimes now there was the faint
blue shadow about his lips she had
seen then.
She talked to Agnes about this;
together they urged him to bury
his pride and go back TO the old
job. But he met their pleas with
scorn. though his eyes held hunt.
ed look.
And once--it was the morning
after he had come reeling up the
steps and sank down gasping for
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Always so kind--well, you see
father is that stubborn"
He saw her tears and looked
away. He may come back any
time he wishes. my dear. Our
oldest employee always is vel
come"
''It isn't that, But he thinks
that is mother and l think
She forced her eyes up, saw
how grave he was, listening so
carefully. Telephone calls, per-
sons coming in with messages
he waved them all away. Giving
his time to her: to Steve Days
daughter. One of them swells?"
Maybe. But a kind man, one
willing to serve.
She told him the story. How
life had been hard for her father.
Maybe he made it hard himself.
Mr.. Rossiter. Some have a
way"
About his talk which sounded
so fierce and meant SO little.
About the job swinging a pick
and the blue shadow around his
lips.
And we're afraid. mother and
I. YOU see he's ours and We
love him. And oh. it's asking so
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breath-Emily went to see Mr..
Rossiter.
She went fearfully, conscious of
the curious and often hostile looks
turned upon her by the men she
passed in the yard. All ready
enough to follow Steve out, but
now they blamed him for weeks of
idleness and swallowed up savings
and bills all about town.
The telephone girl spoke her
name into the transmitter and Ros-
sitter sent for her at once. That
was like him, she thought, drawing
her lips to keep them steady. The
thoroughbred strain--r:otect the
weak-oh, if he WOULD RIM true to
form!
He turned Kent's smile toward
her, arose and took her hand.
glancing with interest at the blue
dress Frances Haiden had de-
signed. Such a charming little
visitor! Don't tell me she wishes
to talk anything so dull as BUSH
ness"
Gray eyes smiling. filling: the
lips would tremble. She sat
down blindly. stumbled through a
thing she never intended to say.
You're so kind, Mr.. Rossiter.
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boy friend next year," that young
lady enquired, throwing up her
nose. Next year when he's
gone? Guess you'll be out of luck
won't you. Emp"
Emily shrugged and started
away-whirled back suddenly.
When who's gone, Anne? What
you talking about?'
Anne's eyes glittered. "Kent.
of course. Didn't he tell you
he's leaving next year? Oh"
carelessly, turning the barb,
thought everybody knew that.
Going to private school. Have
to find you a new sweetie. l
guess. Well, there's Marty
Emily stammered 'Indeedw
though her lips were numb. She
ran into the school building,
straight up the stairs, past the
recitation rooms, to little cupola
store-room where no one ever
came. There she sank to her
knees before window that looked
over the river toward the larry.
town hills.
CTO Be Continued Monday
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Guess they know a good man.
Now when l go back"
But he never was to go back.
CHAPTER Z
Now it was June and com.
merncement only a week away,
Emily would have loved 1.-THE
excitement of getting through her
freshman year, looking forward
to newer, broader visions open.
ing through more important
studies to come, the thrill of all
the festivities connected with the
closing of school. Excepting for
one thing.
Anne Morrow had dropped it
maliciously on an afternoon: later
Emily told herself she might have
expected it. known all the time.
Things last as they were? Oh. no.
Too pleasant. too happy. Indeed!
This was like drift of autumn
leaves coming into garden
bright with springtime.
1t was on an afternoon when
she and Kent came swinging
through the school-yard, laugh.
ing together. He went on up
the steps; she paused to talk
with Anne.
Who you going to pick for
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SHOULDERS

DUT Sally wouldn't dance again.
~ She waved and tossed them a
smile from off her scarlet lips,
and vanished into Aunt Emily's
kitchen-breathless and flushing
almost as scarlet as her earrings.
mo, I won't dance any more
tonight" she declared to Ted.
LET them come back again il
they want to see me shimmy
again! That's goo d business!
Eee?"
He did see. And he chuckled
over the notion of Sally's becom-
Ing a business woman, with all
the tricks of the trade, over night!
You were a very good partner,
Ted" Sally said to him with en-
thusiasm, and thanks for help
ing me out. 1 love you for itr'
The next second she knew she
shouldn't have said that, for his
mouth Strengthened and his gray
eyes darkened. do you mean
that?" he asked her quickly, and
very quietly. and she shook her
head.
Come out to the car with me-"
he said when he was going. But
she shook her head and smiled
up into his face.
Not tonight" she answered.
She was slowly putting John
Nye out of her brain and heart,
she told herself. But the thought
of him was still too strong tc
make way for any other mans
image therefor Ted Sloan's
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Sally's face, as she stopped the
car and began to unload it, was
very sober. well, Momsie," she
said slowly and quietly, III take
another flat somewhere just as
soon as I can. But l can't afford
it right now"
"Of course you can afford it!
The way you and your aunt are
making money now!' she snapped,
heavily lowering her great body
from the car, "Millie said this
morning that you must be making
a small fortune"
I'VE aren't" Sally was telling
the truth. They were making
more money than they had, but
their expenses were heavier, too.
Then how could you afford that
costume you've got there?" her
mother wanted to know, her doubt.
ing eyes on the brown paper
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and-silver bells. 1t cost her
hundred dollars, exactly.
Mrs. Jerome was with her the
day she brought it home from
down in Aunt Ems little car.
Perfectly nonsense to pay out
that much money for a dress
like that" she declared sourly,
especially when we all need new
summer hats. and l ought to have
an air cushion for my chair. 1
just wish you had to sit all day
the way l do-and l bet YOU'D
have an air cushion
But. Mother, we're spending
my $50 week, and Beau and
Mabel and Millie are spending
theirs-and they make more than
that, every one of themv broke
in Sally, taking a corner beauti-
fully. She was just learning to
drive the car, and still kept her
eye on the road. 1--WE ought to
get along on that, surely"
And then Mrs. Jerome threw
her bomb. I'm tired of living
with your Aunt EN-" she said
sulkily. II want a home of my
own again-and if you care
snap Of your fingers about my
happiness you'll see that we all
get into one again."
CHAPTER XLVII
1t always made Sally utterly
miserable to know that her mother
was unhappy about anything.
She felt toward Mrs. Jerome as
doting parent might feel toward
a child that was sickly and bad.
tempered and hard to please. She
pampered her and petted her, and
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Wentworth Rossiter with his
office force went every day TO
the works and waited. Not i'm.
patiently or angrily. but surely.
Orders piled up and not a wheel
turned and there were rumors
that strike-breakers were coming.
But he would not bring them.
His attitude was that of a father
awaiting the return of prodigal
sons.
Says he won't have his money
going out of the community"
Steve growled to Agnes. Huh!
He'll bring no scabs in here,
femme tell you. Not If they
know what's good for EN-"
Agnes went white. But you'd
do no violence? Not violence,
Steve? OH
"Mebby you think we oughta
hand 'em roses? There a woman,
Them swells grindin' their foot
on our necks -"
But the strike got away from
him. He told her one night that
Pete Brent had gone back with
some of his pals.
"Yella dawg! A few dollars
more a week an Sat-day after
moons an he goes a-runnin'. All,
the yella dowgr'
But that's what you asked for
wasn't it? More pay and shorter
hours? You won't go lack? But
what will We do?" She began to
cry. The meat shop had cut off
credit and the grocery was de.
handing money, she told him.
IN have no truck with OF Ros.
sitter. There's one oughta be in
Jail. Me, I'm a man of principle
an III not knuckle to capital. Like
all the women, you are; always
wantin' somethin'."