FRESH VEGETABLES
VERY ESSENTIAL FOOD AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR
Hot Spring* Rutubagos
Hot Springs Petrosky Tnrnips
Hot Springs Hoots
Outside Rutabagas
Outside Parsnips
Outside Carrots
Outside Cranberries
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES OF POTATOES
Salinas Burbanks
Yakima denis
White River denis
Anieriean Wonder
Pride of Multonomah
POLET
FOOD SPECIALIST
We Are Giving a
$150.00 VICTROLA
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Each One Dollar paid iu at our store during the month of
December entitles you to One Chance.
DRAWING 7 P. M. MONDAY
PAY YOUR ACCOUNT AND GET A FEW MORE
CHANCES
Make Monday a Shopping
Day and lay in your Jan
uary supplies. Start the
New Year Right.
REMEMBEREACHDOLLAR
ENTITLES YOU TO ONE
MORE CHANCE
LOMEN BROS
LOCAL NEWS
NATIVES HOLD i
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The Methodist Sunday School for
the natives hehl their Christmas en
tertainment on Monday afternoon.
The program by the Sunday School
and Choir was excellently rendered.
The church was full of the children
of the North. Everyone present
received a gift from Santa Claus,
who was present.
The program as rendered was as
follows:
l--a. Christmas Greetings.
b. Chorus. Merry Christmas.
, 2 -Song. "Christmas Hells.”
4 Prayer by Rev. Mobbs.
5 —Exercise, Pass on the Light,
t; -Song. Choir. "The first Noel.”
7 — Duet. "Christmas Carol.
8 Song. “Christ was once a little
It—An Acrostic on the word Xmas,
lo Our Mother’s Chrlstnas Carol.
1 1 —Song, Choir. ’Sing and Rejoice.’
12— Recitation, "There is a real
12—Song. "Fairies are we.”
| 1 I Song. "Santa's Mission” by
Santa Claus.
MANY COXTItllHJTIONK
RECEIVED AT MKTIIOItlST
CHILDREN’S HOME
The contributions from friends of
the Children’s Home have been g»ii
erous this Christmas season.
This is especially true in regard to
the good things donated for the
Christmas dinner for the children
Tiie supplies for the dinner consist
1 ed of Beef, Turkey. Candies. Apples,
and Oranges. The children will
long remember the dinner which
their kind friends provided.
In the name of these little one*
and in His name who said. "Inas
much as we have done it unto the
| least of these,” we wish to return
sincere thanks to all who contri
i lulled in any way to the enjoyment
i ‘f the occasion.
W. F. BALDWIN. Supt.
SIRSCRIPTIONS TO ORPHANAGE
AMOI’NT TO #2202.00
The subscript ion which was taken
up by the Congregational Sunday
School children for the Methodist
Orphanage amounted to $202.00
which was turned over to the Mis
sion. As the Home had every
thing that was needed for Christmas
the money w’ill be used to purchase
tents which will provide the children
with ;i summer camp at Cape Nome.
We thank all who contributed so
willingly and so generously.
COMM ITT KK.
j IT IHilC SCHOOI/ WH.I.
HKOPKN JANUARY HKVKNTH
Young America in Nome have,
and are still enjoying the holiday
season to the fullest extent. Skis,
dog teams and winter games are In
evidence thruout the day and th‘
younger generation are indulging
in the many past times that every
one recalls to memory as the years
continue to pass. as. “the good old
days gone by.” January 7th will
mark the reopening of the public
school and then the happy school
children will again take up their
studies and another joyous holiday
s» asop will have passed into memory
' never to be forgotten.
IMONKY OltOKIt IH'SINKSS
IJKTWKN I . S. ANI) «KK
MAXY IIKSniKl)
The local postal authorities ad
vise that money order business be
tween the United States and (Jer
many. Interrupted bv the war. was
resumed November 1st, 1!*23.
Ilebsertbe NOW for th* Nome Nugg«t
We wish you
all a
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
E. L. HOLT
HOLT'H .V K W 8TIRK
HARDWARE
Hardware—Wholesale and RetaM
Telephone Mala II.
KVMCMBI FOR THE HUGEST;
FATHER RUPPERT
FROZEN TO DEATH
ON THE TRAIL
A pal! was thrown on r the Thrift
inas celebrations in Norn** last Sun
ilay. when lh«* news rx8fh',il her*
that Father Frederick Rupp*it ha:
met his death on th** flail befwcei
N one ai'd th** Hot Spring by frm z
Father Ruppert left the Hot
Springs on Decenrher 14th.. for fh°j
purpose or coming to Nome to parti
cipate ill the services at the Roman
Catholic Church. Three young Es
kimo men left the Springs with
Father Ruppert three dog teams
leaving together. The traveler's ar
rived at Duffy O’Connor's roadhouse
approximately 25 miles from the
Hot Springs and about «0 n !!
from Nome. On the evening of the
14th.. upon arriving fit O'Connor’s.
Father Ituppert was informed that
for the children of the Springs. Re
alizing that unless the fruit w as tak
would not be available for the child
rens' Christinas, the Reverend de
cided to take the fr i i hack himself,
as he figured that he hail ample time
to make a return trip to the Springs
and then make the trip to Nome be
fore Christmas. The other mem
bers or the party which made the
trip to O'Connor’s from file Springs
with Father Ruppert.. continued the
trip on to Nome, and Father Itnp
started back to the Hot Springs
with six dogs and the box of fruit,
which was the indirect cause or
the ending of a life that was being
spent in making the pathway of lif'1
easy for others to pa-s over.
Nothing was heard from Father
Ruppert until the 17th. «»l I> cember
when a dog from the Reverend's
team returned to the Hot Springs
and afmost simultaneously, a native
arrived at the Springs and r ported
t at he had found truck* of a man
along the trail abMit four miles;
from the Springs toward N >:n that.
Ridiculed that the man who made
the tracks was exhausted anil prob
ably wandering i>: «i daze, and the
u, jive also reported that he had
oeen a loose <l"_ in the willows along
it the location near where
• had said he saw tracks,
of Father Ruppert was
i/.en. with his dog. Mink.
guard over the body. It
was some time before the dog. Mink,
would allow anyone to approach the
body. After some time, one of the
Brothers at the Springs succeeded
n getting the leader to allow him to
go to the corpse. The Brother had
fed the tlog. Mink, a few times, pre
vious to this, and it is believed that
was the cause of his being able to
win the dog over and approach the
The remains of Father Huppert
were taken I«. the Hot Spri-ngs where
burin I took plow on the 21st. >f
December, thus ending all that was
mortal of a life that hail been spent
In doing sueh great good f -r other-*,
regardless «»f rare, rolor oT creed.
Father Frederick Ituppert was en
(hild who were fortunate <>nough to
make his acquaintance. Only the
highest regard was felt for this
great dispenser of merry. The act
which cost Father Huppert his lif.
was being performed by hint so that
the little kiddie's at the Hot Springs
might enjoy the luxury of fresh
fruit for Christmas. Never thinking
of himself, but of the benefit .f
others, was the cour-'- pursm 1 fh t
I'lthentt" details ••
the dogs sighted a herd
and started in pursuit ■ ro-w fh
tundra, and the Itevereml he.ng ur
able to control the team was throw
front the sled and the dogs contim
ed on their wav without a drive
Three of the (logs and the sled at
unaccounted for to date. The do
which returned to the Springs wu
without harness as was the othf
one which was found in the willow
Father Ituppert was horn in tli
Western part of the United Stat
on the 2nd day of February. 1S7(
s. California.
<*ph\
hoi",*,1"
I mi ring the Flu epidemic in IP 18
Father Ituppert proved himself
man of exceptional ability in Assist
ing to combat that deadly
When the only lie
Nome was confined
the influenza. Father Hupp*
suined the leadership a
lowed himself h moment
his services were requir
medicines nnd advice to
people of the Nome district
with a heavy heart that the people o
this portion of Alaska mourn th
death of this great man. Reverem
Father Frederick Huppert.
he stricken
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Preaching Services will he h- 'd
in the Sunday School room of the.
Congregational Church for a few
weeks during the cold weather.
Services at 8 P. M. every Sunday.
H. MOJJHS, Past.
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR
THE D. E. CROWLEY BRQOGRY CO. WC.
R. B. JULIAN Manager
HTOJUi Ol’KXB NINE A. M. {'UWHH MIX 1'. M.