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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
Deaths.
sAUNDER

SAUNDERS. Suddenly. Tuesday. January
Park pi. ne. CHARLES W. SAUNDERS,
beloved husband-of Emma Chaltonte Saun-
ders Notice of funeral hereafter.
SHAW On. Monday. January 10. 1927. at
THOMAS T. beloved husband OF Julia
Shaw. Funeral from the above residence
on Wednesday January II AT o am.
thence " the Church Of Nativity. where
mass will be sad at 2 80 am. Relatives
and friends invited. Iutermeut Arlington
Cemetery Boston. Mass. papers please
Cpuw.1
SMITH. Suddenly, Monday, Jsquary, lo,
wife of JacoS A. Smith of Guilfori. Conn.
formerly OF Philadelphia. Remains rest
ing at W. w. Chambers funeral home
until Wednesday at Z am. Funeral from
the Oliver Bair funeral parlurs Nine
Pa. Thursday, January 10, at pm.
VAUGHN. Entered into eternal rest in tho
tul triumph Of faith. Mundav January
10, 1927. at & Is am. Ut the residence OF
his daughter Mrs Cora GRAY i63 Fort
Agnes Vaughn (uee Camnheli He leaves
70 mourn their loss a devoted wife. one
daughter. three sons. enc brother two
sisters, six grandch tldren and many other
relatives and friends. Funeral THURSDAY.
January IS. al J IN. at Beth Mem Bap-
list Church. Nichols ave. sc. #lntefmene
~ RnsemOnt Cemetery. 12'
WILLIAMS. SUDDENLY January IL 1927.
ct 2 m, AT his residence, n at. NV.
CHARLES A. husband of Abine Yates
Williams. Notice OF funeral later.
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INSURANCE OFFICIAL DIES.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. January IL
S. Chester Coursey. state director OF
the John Hancock Life Insurance Co..
died at his home in Centerville. Md.
yesterday.
Mr.. Hancock was formerly editor Of
n weekly paper at Centerville and Was
past junior grand warden of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
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FAILED TO PLAY HUNCH.
Suspicion of Thirsty Pair Confirm
ed by Liquor Raid.

CHICAGO, January IL Cp).-This is
the short story of a man who had a
good bunch, but didn't play it.. II think
you guys are prohibition agents, but
I'll take chance" Anthony Forte
told two men who asked to buy liquor
from him a few days ago.
Yesterday the men returned with d
search warrant and assured him he
had been correct. They found a guam
tity Of liquor and arrested Forte and
a companion.
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ANDES CONQUERED
BY i. S. AVIATOR
Lieut.. Cuddihy Flies to Chile
From Buenos Aires in Sim
gIe-Seater Plane.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, January IL
Another American aviator has con-
quered the Andes, one of the worlds
highest and most perilous mountain
ranges.
Flying from Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina, Naval Lieut.. George T. Cuddihy
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MRS. w. {. CELL CHOSEN.
Elected President by Woman's
Boards of Foreign Missions.

P).-Mrs. William Edgar Cell of
Doylestown, Pa, was chosen president
Of the Federation of Woman's Boards
of Foreign Missions of North America,
in convention here yesterday.
Mrs. Charles r. Pancoast of Phila-
delphia. chairman of the interdenomi-
national industrial committee, an
nounced plan to educate the Amer
lean buying public to accept only
goods manufactured under conditions
in keeping with Christian princi-
pies"
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ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

The Washington Academy of Sci
ences will meet, SIS o'clock, in the
east building Bureau of Standards
DR.. G. K. Burgess, director of the
bureau and retiring president of the
Academy, will deliver a brief address
which will be followed by the an
nual meeting, announcement of cleo
tons, etc After the meeting there
will be an inspection of the lahora-
tories of the Bureau Of Standards.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
will meet, 8 O'Clock, at the Arlington
Hotel. Music under direction of
Mrs. Warner Gibbs.
The Barry Farm Citizens Associa
ton will meet SIS. in St. John M. e.
Church, Stanton road.
DR.. Daniel II. Kress will give an
illustrated lecture on THE Cigarette
from a Physicians Point of View
100 o'clock, at Columbia Heights
Lutheran Church. Rev. Charles II
Butler, d. D., pastor of the church.
will speak and Miss Esther A.
Celander will sing.
Lincoln Park Citizens Association
will meet. o'clock, in Bryan School
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CAPT. SPILLMAN, U. S. NJ,
TO BE BURIED TODAY
Services to Be Held in Richmond
for officer Who Became Head
of Shipbuilding Company.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SDeCI1T DIsUAtEU 10 LIIH SUM-
RICHMOND, Va, January IL
Funeral services for Capt. John A.
Spilman, II. S. N, retired. will be
held this afternoon in st. James
Church Capt. Spillman died in Balti-
more of pneumonia.
He was a native of Fauquier
County, and after being graduated
from the Naval Academy attended the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy, and later was assigned to the
supervision of construction of the
battleships Utah and Tennessee.
He married Miss Lucille Martin of
Blue Summit, Md, who survives him.
They have two sons and daughter.
Serving through the World War. he
was retired and became president of
the Maryland Dry Dock and Ship
building Co.
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Woodmen Elect Officers.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, January IL
These officers have been elected by
Hyattsville Camp, Woodmen of Amer
lea: H. Fl. Schnede, consul; a. Z.
Moon, banker, and c. F. Glass, secre'
tarV.
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Carn of Tbanks

CROP We wish to express oar SINCERE
thanks and apUrectation to our relative
and many friends for their kindness; syn
pathies and floral tributes during the ~
ness and at the funeral Of our daughte
and sister MARY GENEVA CR9PP,
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The Mira Mccoy Andrews Day
Nursery will meet tomorrow, 1O:oU
m, at the Hotel Hamilton.
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Arthur Candy Reeves Dies.

NEW, YORK, January IL (Pl.-
Arthur Candy Reeves, widely known
author on legal subjects and former
professor in the New York Law
School, died yesterday.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Music Makers Club will give
a dance tomorrow, s pm, at Masonic
Temple, Eighth and F streets north
east.
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The auxiliary home board of Ruth
Chapter, No. 1, o. E. s., will have
a 500 and bridge card party tomorrow,
go pm, at Hechts Auditorium.
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alighted at the Bosque Air Station at
6:25 o'clock yesterday morning.
The daring airman used the same
machine. a single-seater. in which his
comrade.in-arms, Lieut.. James IL.
Doolittle, flew from Santiago, Chile. to
Buenos Aires last September.
Lieut.. Cuddihy was the world rec
ord holder for seaplane speed until the
Italian Bernardo snatched the crown
from him in the Schneider Cup race
He is in South America to prove the
superiority of American aircraft by
practical demonstrations.
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FOUND.

FOX TERRIER female, all white. black spot
on back, black spot at root OF tail ore
black ear long tail. wearing harness when
found Aonlv Wash Animal Rescue League.
$40 MARYLAND ave. s.w.
POODLE male with black spots and
black head Apply fhe WASHINGTON Animal
Rescue League. $40 MARYLAND ave. sw
POODLE male all white. Apply the Wash,
ington Animal Rescue League, $40 Maryland
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The Newcomers Club will give
Midwinter smoker January II.
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The Wild Flower Preservation So
ciety, Washington Chapter, will hold
Winter-Spring meeting tomorrow,
SIS pm, in the United State Ma
tional Museum.
f. w. Smither of the Bureau of
Standards, retiring president of the
Chemical Society of Washington, will
address the society Thursday, S13
pm, at the Cosmos Club, on the sub
iect of 1.-The Laundering of Textile
Fabrics-a branch of Chemical En-
cheering" Two reels of motion pic
lures illustrating the development of
laundering, from primitive methods
to those used in modern-equipped
plant, will supplement the talk. All
interested are invited.
The Emma Sanford Shelton w. c.
T. u, will meet tomorrow, pm, at
the home of Mrs. L. c. Pickett, 20a3
Park road.
The Park View Citizens AssOcfa-
ton will meet tomorrow, pm. at
Park View Platoon School. Speakers:
Representative Clyde Kelly and Rep
resentative Joseph L. Hooper. Re-
freshments. Everybody invited.
Michigan Park Citizens Association
will meet tomorroy, pm, at Bunker
Hill School. Entertainment program.
The Social Club Of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged, will have dance
at the home tomorrow, 8 pm.
The District of Columbia Life
Underwriters Association will have
dinner, Thursday, pm. at the
Hotel Raleigh. Representative Charles
r. Eaton will speak.
The Bureau of Commercial Econ
omics will show preview films of
Egypt, ancient and modern, Sunday,
$50 pm, in the patio of the Carlton
Hotel. Ismail Kamel Bey. charge d
affaires ad interim of Egypt, will
speak. Invitation by card.
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Annual dance and festival for the
benefit of the AmericaniZation School
will be given tomorrow, pm, at the
City Club, under auspices of the
Americanization School Association.
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The municipal light plant of iJohan'
nesburg, South Africa, earned more
than 100000 in the past year.
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The Social Club OF the Hebrew
Home for the Aged, will have a dance
at the home tomorrow, 8 pm.
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The District of Columbia Life
Underwriters Association will have
dinner, Thursday, 6 pm, at the
Hotel Raleigh. Representative Charles
r. Eaton will speak.
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Michigan Park Citizens Association
will meet tomorroy, pm, at Bunker
Hill School. Entertainment program.
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The wild Flower Preservation So
ciety, Washington Chapter, will hold
a Winter Spring meeting tomorrow,
SIS pm, in the United State Ma
tional Museum.
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Lincoln Park Citizens Association
will meet. o'clock, in Bryan School
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The Barry Farm Citizens Associa
ton will meet, S:15. in st. John M. e
Church, Stanton road.
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BARNES In sad but loving memory of nv
son WILLIAM III. BARNES, who departed
this life five years ago today. January
IL. 1929.
Loved in life in death remembered.
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the Chamber that in starting the new year. he was not prepared to make many promises. but that he would do the best that was in him to the end that the Chamber might he useful as possible.
 1 Vice-President E. L. Range. upon being called upon for remarks re- ,, minded the members that he would be around to see them shortly. and warned them that he would be after funds. and didn't want any
 back talk" in that regard. Interesting and instructive re- marks were made by many present. | but attention must be called to the address of Federal Judge G. J. Lomen. who was the speaker of the evening Judge Lomen. as usual. had something to say. and said it n his usual inimitable style. He ! confined himself to the many mat ters now pending before the Alaska Legislature. particularly those mat ters which would benefit the Terri
 ory as whole, in general, and those beneficial to the Second Div !sion in particular
 The Chairman then called upon Assistant District Attorney Chas Taylor for remarks upon the Comp troller Bill. about which. so much discussion has been had during the present session of our Legislature. The Assistant District Attorney gave powerful talk. which. quite natur- ally. brought City Attorney Hugh O'Neill into the discussion It is quite safe to say that the assembly left the Log Cabin knowing consid- erably more conce ming the proposed Comptroller Bill than it did when they went there.
 During the evening. remarks were made by many present. but lack cf space prevents us from going into detail on each speaker. Pilot Cope. of the Anchorage Air Trans potr Corporation made a speech il. regard to aviation and its ap- plication to Alaska in general, and this section in particular. which was much enjoyed. and was most instructive.
 At 10:30 the meeting adjourned and all present were loud in their praises of the good time enjoyed
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and courage of pilot Merrill. saying among other things that when the accident occurred, Merrill's first thought was of his passengers. and second of his plane. instead of him self.
 J. D. Harlan spoke in favor of the proposition but said he was speak ing purely for himself. and not for the company he represents. which is the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields. He says that if plane is ationed here the company will TO doubt have much use for it's services.
 After remarks in favor of the movement by many others. the meeting adjourned at S:2O p. m.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-30
 MEETING
 A wow

Last evening a meeting was held means whereby Nome could join with Anchorage in an airway pro- position. The meeting was we'll attended. and great deal of en- thusiasm was shown by those who attended. The meeting was called to order at S:10 p. m. by Geo. s. Maynard, President of the Cham Der of Commerce. who stated brief ly the purpose of the meeting. He called upon Dr. Rex F. Swartz. the representative of the Anchorage Air Transport Inc, to explain the situation in detail. A resume of the meeting will be given here in O, der that all may be enlightened concerning the plans adopted.
 Dr. Swartz addressed the meet ing at considerable length. giving in detail the history of the organ ization at Anchorage. He read a ! full financial statement of the com pany showing that they are go- ing concern. The concern was in- corporated about March 1st. for S1OO.OOO. $15.5OO of which was paid in in cash. and two planes were purchased, the first trip with the new planes being made on
 March 18th.
 Nome's $1O,000 will immediate
 ly be invested in one new plane, giving three new planes, when the one now at Selawik is repaired and
 put back in commission.
 The planes used by this corpora
 tion are thoroughly standardized
 using interchangeable parts. Tht
 corporation has a machine shop al Anchorage. thoroughly equipped tt take care of any work necessary fol l Tt rtpairs.
 . Dr. Swartz appointed committe' , ot three to canvass the town ant
 see what funds could be raised, ant what arrangements the communit , desired to make. The Committe : was Geo. S Maynard. Mayor Ear r (. Modini and Chas. H. Milot. A
 the meeting, $4,600.00 was sub
 scribed. and the balance of tn
 proposed $10.000 has practical
 been subscribed and assured at tn
 time of going to press.
 = Many interesting talks were mad
 during the progress of the eveninl ]. Federal Judge G. J. Lomen wa l. enthusiastically in favor of the yer
 ture. and spoke of how airplan 9 service would aid the eatefpf1Dt @ in which he is personally interested }. being the Reindeer Corporation an | the Enterprise Steamship line. ct }, Mr. Roadway. who was on tt
 company plane which was wrecke 6 at Selawik. gave an account of tf q trp, paying high tribute to the ski
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CHAMBER
 BANQUET
 A SUCCESS

Last Saturday Evening the North western Alaska Chamber of Com nerce entertained their members 1 and a goodly number of invited 1 gt ests with banquet. at the Log Cabin. where all present had a joy ly evening The occasion was the annual election of officers for the Chamber for the ensuing year
 The dinner was indeed excellent. Anyone who could have found any fault with anything served there. i loo particular about his diet to bs long in Alaska.
 After the diners had satisfied Heir appetites to repletion upon the good things afforded. President George s Maynard. in few well chosen words explained the purpose of the gathering, but before be- ginning the election of officers. he called upon the Saxophone Sextette bi eSent to regale The gathering with some melody They rendered Harvest Tide. and Dreaming or You in . most pleasing manner
 The roll call of officers followed l President Maynard declared that any officer necessarily absent from the meeting would be counted as D, esent. as he was sure they were | in irit
 The Treasurer's Report was read showing a balance of S44515 on hand
 The Report of the Secretary was a most comprehensive one. covering in detail ard at length all of the activities of the Chamber during the year just ended. and outlining r'auy for the coming year Much al p,ause followed Secretary Polet's report. and many of the speakers during the evening made reference to the report in their remarks.
 President Maynard read te1e- gram from Brig Gen. James G
 S.,eese, President of the Alaska
 Road Commission. expressing his
 regret at being unable to attend the
 meeting. and outlining his program
 for road and harbor work. and oth CT improvements in this section dur ing the coming summer season.
 A telegram was also read by MT
 Maynard. from Representative Ton Gaffney. of this Division. giving al account of the legislation introduc cd in the Legislature, to benefi | this Division. which was greeted l With much applause.
 r President Maynard thanked tn . officers and members of the Cham Der for their hearty cooperation am
 assistance during the precedin |. year. Nomination of officers wa 1 then declared to be in order. a After nominations. and second: a the following were elected to serv : as officers of the Northwestern A k aska Chamber of Commerce fo | the ensuing year:
 . Geo. s. Maynard, President. 8 F. L.. Range. Vice President. n A. Polet. Secretary.
 d J. S. Stangroom. Treasurer.
 Geo. D. Schofleld. National CouI
 cillor
 -s Ralph Lomen. Earl c. Modini. 8 K. Johansen. w. J. Rowe. and B l. mer Reed. Directors.
 t The Secretary was instructed n cast the unanimous ballot of th n Chamber for those elected to offic a Then followed more delightf, e music by the Saxophone Orchestr' IS which rende-e Golden Sunset. e President Geo S. Maynard. in e short but expressive address. tol
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Memorial Services were held by the local Moose Lodge on Sunday. April otth., at tho local Moose Hall in which both the Moose Lodge and Lssionairres participated.
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NJ. 4. Domingoes, Nome's popular shoe mender, left recently for York to do representation work on his tin claims there. He will return before the trails break up.
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Tom Ochman, who has been do- ing assessment work on his claims on Rodney creek. was in town the latter part of the week Mir. Och man will return, however. in few days.
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Fred Gibson stenographer in the office ot the District Attorney. is on the sick list and has been under the care of physician He is at his room at the Alaska Hotel. and ia doing nicely.
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Last Sunday Leo Kent. the trans fer man, moved Otto Halla's drill from a point near Snake River to a point near Little Creek. where Mr Halla intends to do some pros recting
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Ed Pfaffle, the Golovin merchant. arrived in town last Saturday, in time for the Chamber of Commerce banquet which he attended. He will be here for some days on bus mess before returning to his home.
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Jim katarines and John Mitchell who have been prospecting be- tween Cripple and Rodney creeks, just completed their work for the winter. They report encouraging prospects on their claims They have returned to Nome for the bal ance of the season.
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C. C. Crooks. who has been laid up for some time past. is out and around the streets again. He says he is improving now. His friends ale very glad to see him about once more.
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Dan Connolly and one of his part ners. George Anchor were in town yesterday from their claim on Dex- ter Fill on business connected with ergine repairs and supplies,
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The Publisher of the Nugget re- oeived postcard from J F. Malin. in the last mail. written from Vic tnria B C. Jack says he is we'll and having wonderful time, and wants to he remembered to his many friends here.
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Gus Aspen, who has been pros Iecting on his claims at Council during the winter. arrived in Nome last Saturday. He expects to go to work for the Hammon Company.
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John A. Jacobson, proprietor of the Nome River Roadhouse. paid a visit to Nome to visit friends before the breakup He left Wednesday and will not return again after the dogmobiles start operating on the railroad. While in town MT. Ja- robson witnessed his first airplane landing
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The annual Borden Marathon Cup Race. the dog classic of Seward Peninsula will lia run tomorrow. Sunday. May 1st. The race will starr at : o0 q m
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E. H. Bergquisft of the Nome Lighteraae Company, is sending an cutfit. including small boiler. to lis claim, No. Otter, where Otto Wick will sink couple of holes be- fore the breakup Leo Kent. the transfer man. left Friday morning with the outfit
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J. J. Topolsky was in town yes- ,erday on business connected with his mining operations on Dexter hill.
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Billy Sheehan, who has been do ing assessment work and prospect ing. west of Penny River. returned to Nome last Saturday. He re- ports that recently, after a night of fairly heavy snow, he discovered fresh bear tracks in the snow. He remarked. in passing. that since he had lost no bears," he did not make an extended investigator.
 George Bodis left Nome for Dick Creek. in the Kougarok section, on Thursday, with supplies. He is a partner there with Harvey Grant and Nick Nicon. He has been freighting supplies to the claims for some time, and the partners eK- pect a busy and prosperous season
 United States Deputy Marshal W. E. H. "Rube" Creamer returned from an official trip to Council or Wednesday afternoon. While ir Council. MT. Creamer paid an off cial" visit to the Kane House, Jacl Gross proprietor, where he found % bottles of beer and some moon shine whiskey. Mir. Gross was taken before Commissioner Tim O'Shaughnessey. Ilead guilty. ard was fined $3OO.0O and costs
 Dr. Won. M. Zesch, Nomes pop ular lady dentist, left few dayi ago for White Mountain on a pro fessional trip. If she has time d White Mountain. she will do al dental work among the mission children in the White Mountain School. She is rsDorted to hav' su~n-cd a touch of snow blindness snroutA. SAo Viu reenfn to Nom' b the trail breaks up. Tn
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Matt Collins. who had the mis- fortune to lose his cabin by fire recently. is now living with Peter Mynants on Belmont Point.
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HARDWARE
 WHOLESALE q RETAIL. Lang Ranges and Camp Stoves. Assortment of Wood and Coal Heakers, Coal on and Regular
 Prfmus Stoves. Columbia and Pacific Sh0ve1s. Aluminum, Granite and Crockery Ware Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall
 Paper and on Cloth.
 Roofing and Coal Tar. Wlre Gable, Hubber Betting and Steam Hose. IArpaalins, Tents and 0havas Hese. Deadening Felt, Blaithotd aAA Bailding Paper. OogEuGAted Iron aAd Wore Fox
 Nsaeang.
 A. F. WRIGHT Ooeeesoo9 to .. l.. Holt.
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LOCAL NEWS

Billy Miller, of Buster Creek. ar rived in town on short business trip Wednesday, and extended his subscription to the Nugget.
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It's almost impossible to help man who overestimates his own ability.
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ATTENTION MOOSE

| Meeting nights during the months
 W May, until October will bc lst.
 and srd. Mondays at 500 p. m. W. H. KOCH, Secretary.
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Doctor was accompanied by Mrs. Cheney, her assistant.