NEWS NOTES
A Seattle message reaching the
Nugget Wednesday reports that the
death of Joseph Sllscovlch, the welll
known old timer of this section,
whose demise was previously report
ed. occured in a Seattle hospital after
an extremely short illness. Accord
ing to the message, the deceased was
sick only three days. As stated
earlier, death was due to Influenza.
The schools of the Bureau of Edu
cation will not resume their functions
with the lifting of the quarantine
regulations, according to a statement
by fcuperintendant Evans today. To1
prevent all possibility of the Influenza |
again attaining epidemic proportions'
among the natives, the schools will1
probably remain closed at least an
other month.
Mr. Reese, teacher in the native
school of the Bureau of Education at
Maty's Igloo, is expected to arrive in
town some time today unless delayed
by the stormy weather. He is report
ed to have passed the l'. S. Road
house yesterday morning, but has not
been located since that time. He is
presumably at one of the roadhouses
along the line between Nome and the
r. S.
I'etc Zeloff. the unfortunate man
who lost both feet by freezing
through lying unattended in a cold
cabin for several days during the epi
demic period, died in Holy Cross hos
Ptial this morning as n result of gan
grene of the lungs. ZelofTs feet
were taken off by Dr. Neuman some
weeks ago and the man appeared well
on the way to recovery for a time.
J^ater on. however, he developed un
favorable symptoms and gradually
declined until the end.
An announcement from the Nome
School Board today states that the
e kindergarten class will not be contin
ued when the public school opens
Monday, following the lifting of the
quarantine at 1 p. m. of that day. The
reason for the^dfscontinuance of the
kindergarten class for the present is
said to be that the board has decided
to permit no more than two classes
in one room in order that more at
tention may be given to individual
tuition.
A New Year telegram dated at San
Francisco on the last day of the old
year announces the marriage of Gus
Melin, the well known business man
of this city. The message was re
ceived by Chas. Milot and is signed
by both Mr. and Mrs. Melin, indicat
ing that the bride is probably not
unknown to Nome. The telegram
says the happy couple are well and
having the time of their lives and in
tend to leave for Murietta Hot
Springs, near Ixjs Angeles, next week.
Mr. Milot is also requested to wire
the latest business and social news to
the newly weds. ^
In a notice published elsewhere in
this issue of the Nugget. A. A. Health
t'ommissioner Dr Neuman announces
that the quarantine of Nome will be
lifted Monday, January 6 at 1 p. m.
The public schools will resume after
the teachers and pupils have been
examined regarding their health, and
the moving picture theatre will open
its doors on the evening of that day,
for the first time in two months.
Attention is called* to the fact that
the lifting of the quarantine .will ap
ply only to Nome and in no way
affects the quarantine regulations es
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only for the present.
New Year's Day in Nome was
eventless, insofar as outward indica
tions disclosed to the contrary* A
majority of the residents apparently
staid close to home and only a very
small number were visible on the
streets at any period of the day. The
day was ushered in at midnight with
a short blast of the Are whistle at
midnight and a few shots were fired
in various parts of the city in honor
of the new period of time. A number
her of householders gave dinner par
ties to friends during the day,but the
usual signs of New Year cheer were
missing, the influenza having appar
ently dampened all 'enthusiasm for
the gay life.
According to recent telegraphic
advices, the first Nome army draft
contingent, attached to Co. D, 14th
Infantry, has been transferred from
Ft.Dodge, la., to Camp Grant, Illinois.
Ft. Dodge is located in the vicinity
of Itnckford, 1))., about ninety miles
west of Chicago. Unfavorable
weather conditions at C:unp Dodgo is
given as the reason for changing the
boys to their new location. At last
accounts, the Nome bunch were in
good health. Owing to their having
been attached to the regular army
at Nome, the discharge of the boys
will probably be delayed somewhat
beyond the time of release of the Na
tional army recruits. There is also
a prospect that they may have to go
abroad to assist in policing the- ter
ritory held by the American foitres.
I’nder arrangements perfected by
the Bureau of Education on the Out
side. the ninety odd native children
now in Holy Cross under the care of
[the local branch of the Bureau will
be turned over to the care of Rev. Dr.
Baldwin of the I^vina Wallace
Young native mission, and the Cath
olic church. According to official no
tification reaching Superintendent
Evans, the Bureau of Education has
awarded a contract to caie for a cer
tain number of the natives to Dr.
Baldwin. The contract includes those
who are not Catholic communicants.
Those of Catholic persuasion will be
taken care of at the Catholic Mission
at Hot Bpings. but will be In charge
of Dr. Baldwin until some time lat
er, owing to the representatives of
the Catholic church not being in a
position to handle them at the pres
ent time. Dr. Baldwin is fitting up
a fine boarding house and school in
the mission building on Second Aven
ue. to which the children will be
transferred as soon as arrangements
are completed. Holy Cross hospital
will then be closed.
Three native boys named Mike.
Bobbie Clark and Longboat Dick were
arrested in the Solomon section day
bef#i*e yesterday by ^bpresentativea
of the Marshal’s office and are now
lodged in the Federal jail here await
ing hearing on charges of robbery.
The trio were brought to town yester
day and bail was fixed at $300 by
Commissioner O’Neill. The boys are
accused of nobbing caches and cabins
of deceased natives on, Eldorado river
and Spruce creek. When captured
jvelr loot, consisting of rifles, knives
tools and a variety of other articles
of considerable aggregate value, was
feund tn their possession. The hoys
had apparently made a systematic
search of the cabins and caches of
the natives who perished from the in
fluenza alon? Eldora1'** river and as
far east as Spruce creek, purloining
whatever took their fancy or appear
ed of value. As some of the natives
were rather well off as natives go,
the young culprits had obtained quite
a number of articles of more than
nominal value. .
Two of the boys have been in trou
ble with the law before, the one
named Mike having been convicted of
stealing brass articles ffm holler
bouses aid mining camps a year or
two ago. fletoblo Clark served a sen
tence for Mealing flex skins from a
cabin In the Oendle section several
years ago. The boys will be tried
Monday in the Commissioners court.
That Dr. Kmnk W. iamb, whose
unfortunate demise is reported In to
day's Beattie dispatches, was the vic
tim of thet heroic spirit of ealf aaeri
flee which animates the majority of
phytfcieao when homes lives ere In
danger, is well Indicated by the fact
that he willingly left the Akiak dis
trict, where there was no sign of the
epidemic, to come to Nome, where
the influenza was raging with almost
unprecedented fury, when requested
to do so by Governor Riggs?. Details
of his Journey are not yet clear, al
tho it appears that he encountered
the epidemic sqmewhere along the
lower Yukon. Reports from St.Mich
ael a short tme ago announced that
he was ill with pneumonia at Old
Hamilton, a native settlement on the
lower Yukon about sixty miles from
St. Michael. Dr. Lamb undertook
his mission of mercy in response to
a request to the Governor to send
medical assistance, made by Acting
Superintendent Evans of the Bureau
of Education. The physician reach
ed St. Michael on his way to Nome
but learned on arrival that the Nome
situation was mucly improved and
decided to turn hack to Old Hamil
ton. owing to the epidemic having
made Its appearance at that point.
Prior to his arrival at St. Michael,
Dr. Lamb was under orders from the
Governor to report to Mr. Evans and
assist in the care of the natives o!
this section. According to earlier re
ports, Dr. Lamb was piloted on his
journey by Jack Monohan, of Nome,
concerning whoso whereabouts noth
ing has since been heard.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
The quarantine existing over Nome
at the present time will be lifted at
1 p. m. Monday, January 6. The at
tention of the public is called to the
fact that the removal of restriction!
heretofore imposed applies only to
the town of Nome.
Signed: DANIEL S. NEUMAN
A. A. Health Commissioner.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Mailt may now be dispatched to
Teller, Wales, Solomon, Bluff and
Golovin and may also bs received
from those points.
Travel is still prohibitsd beyond
Wales, Igloo, Shelton, Bluff and Golo
vin as well at to all places not in
fectsd with ths Influenza Epidemic
Dated at Nome, Alaska, December
30, 1918.
DANIEL S. NEUMAN
A A Health Commissioner.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All persons having claims against
the Bureau of Education or the terrl
tery of Alaska, growing out of the
influenza epidemic, are requested tc
file same, duly itemized and without
delay, with one of the undersignec.. .
E. D. EVANS,
Supt. Bureau of Education,
G. J. LOMEN,
Mayor of Nome.
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