NEWS NOTES
Jas. Hogan and partners are en
gaged in prospecting on Sunset creek.
Andy I'etoraon. well known old
timer. Is making preparations to hit
the trail for Dime creek, where he ex
pects t'* remain during the balance of
the winter.
Raymond Haering, the youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. (.’has. Haering, is
reported on tiie way to recovery from
n serious illness. The lad was recent
ly operated on by Dr. Dutcher.
A1 liraten and (Sabe Johnson, well
known miners of the district, will
prospect in the Tripple creek section
this winter. One other outfit com
prising three men whose names have
not been ascertained. Is reported pros
pecting in the same locality.
The Engles initiated three new mem
bers into the mysteries of Eagledom nt
last Tuesday night's meeting. A large
number were in attendance. After
the regular owl or of business a social
session was held and a regular get-to
gether time was enjoyed by all. I.ight
refreshments were served.
The Women of Mooselieart lodge is
preparing to regale the male Moose
and their families with a social on the
evening of Monday. December 1, The
entertainment will he held in the
lodge rooms in Kagle hall. A com
mittee of the ladies is at work on the
program.
Through an unfortunate error in
our last issue the name of Miss Chris
tie Sat her was not included in the list
of lady Red Gross workers to whose
unstinted and praiseworthy efforts
was due the excellent success of the
Red Cross Roll (’all drive. The
young lady is said by her colleagues
to have been among tlie most indus
trious and earnest workers on the
committee.
The Nugget was agreeably surpris
ed Wednesday morning* to receive a
telegram from Card. I . L. Wardell,
formerly connected with the local
Signal Oo.-ms staff. announcing the
birth of his ♦bird sen and heir Frida/
In the military hospital at Ft. Riley.
Kan. The new scion of the house of
Wardell weighed ten pounds. Nome's
erstwhile Rcau Bruinmel tells us. and
mother and child were doing well.
The chilling activities or Brother
Jack Frost during the past three or
four days have caused a heavy coating
of slush ice to appear on the placid
surface of Bering Sea. I'p to the
present there has been no sign of the
drift ice from tin* Arctic whicli usual
ly appears about this time of the year.
The rivers and streams adjacent to
Nome, most of which were opened by
the soft weather following the cold
spell in early October, are reported
again frozen over.
Tlios. (Saffney and ('has. Neuhou.se
have hied themselves to Sunset creek
famous hhbitat of the illustrious Mr.
('.us Itoltz, and will devote themselves
during the winter to the extraction of
certain alluvial deposits known as a
paystreak, which is said to contain
unmentioned qualities of the root of
all evil. Messrs. Gaffney and Neu
heuse declined to discuss the pay
streak before departure but insisted
that the climate out there is all that
Mr. Holtz said it is.
Ninety pupils are enrolled on the
roster of the Nome public school this
winter and the average attendance Is
apparently as high or even higher than
was the case last winter, according to
Secretary A. I*ojet*of the Nome School
A total of eighty two pupils answer
ed the roll call last Monday morning,
Mr. I’olot says. Tho sick and absent
on the same day amounted to eight,
making the total enrollment ninety.
Should this proportion be maintained,
the average attendance will he higher
The Dally Telegraph bulletin and
Weekly Nugget delivered by earrier.
Per month $2.00.
E. L. HOLT
Successor to E. W, Carleton Co.
JUST RECEIVED
Full Line of light and hsavy Hardware,
Tente. Ammunition, Granito ware,
Crockery ware, etc.
Sole Agent For
Lange Stove* and Ranges, Moore’s
Merritt Ranges, also Columbia Mining
Shovels and Tures Gasoline Lighting
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION.
HOLT CASH STORE
In h telegram from Scuttle to local
friends, t’has. Thomas, secretary of,
the Kagle and Moose organisations un- |
111 his departure on the last Victoria
in search of outside medical attention,
conveys the pleasing Information that
his complaint Inis been diagnosed hy
Seattle specialists as a severe case of
ulcer of the tongue, caused hy irrita
tion from a broken and neglected tooth
and somewhat aggravated hy nicotine
poison.
At the time of his departure it was
believed the trouble was due to cancer
Mr. Thomas' message says, he will be
under medical care for sometime but
expects ultimate recovery.
Round for the far away reaches of
the southern coast. Victor Jacobsen,
otherwise known oh the "Scurvy Kid"
will leave Saturday morning for the
Yukon river on a Journey which is
expected to find conclusion at Valdez.
Fur trading is the principal object of
his trip and he expects to touch at
practically every point of Interest be
tween Nome and the lower const. He
Is taking along a large stock of cur
ios which he expects to dispose of with
profit. Jacobsen Is widely known
among the old timers of this section,
having resided in Nome at intervals
since the earliest days of the camp.
He returned here from the Yukon last
year and was employed by Ira Hank '
as pilot of the Arctic during the spring
and early summer. He expects to re
turn to Nome on the opening of navi- j
No. 3, B. Camera, nearly new. ckeao,
WILL PROVIDE AMUSEMENTS
FOR OLD TIMERS
Preliminary to inaugurating the
usual round of winter social festivities,
the Pioneers of Alaska, at their last
meeting Wednesday evening, appoint
ed a permanent Entertainment com
mittee which will take charge of all
social functions of the Igloo through
out the closed season, with the under
standing that entertainments may he
held weekly or semi-monthly as the
committee may elect. The committee,
consisting of C’. F. Itice. Robert Led
gerwood and M. o. Sol berg, will co
operate with a similar committee to'
bo appointed by the women pioneer
organization. The same committee
was also authorized to devise ways and
means of raising funds for providing
entertainment for the Inmates of the
Pioneer's Home at Sitka. Qovemoi
j Riggs recently culled attention to the
somewhat hare and desolate exist on
J of the old timers at the Home. They
are well cared for by the territory hut
there is. nevertheless, an absence of
cheering social amusements to relieve
the tedium of old age. Covernot
Riggs suggested that the Pioneer or
ganization would be doing an excellent
service by providing a small fund for
this purpose. In his letter to the
local Igloo, the (lovernor said a few
dollars a month contributed by each
Igloo would go a long way toward
lightening tie- dull routine of existence
at the home and also give the donors
the pleasure that comes of doing good.
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, lliat
all taxes levied by the City of Nome
for the year 1919, became delinquent
on Saturday November 15th, 1919, but
tliat the Common Council of Maid City
of Nome has extended the time for the
payment of such taxes until the 1st
day of December, 1919, and authorised
the City Clerk to waive the penalty
and interest provided for by law on
all taxes paid on or before the 1st day
of December, 1919. Any ^axes not
paid on or before the said last nameJ
date, will be charged with the penalty
of fifteen (15%) per cent, and interest
at the rate of twelve (12%) per cent,
per annum sinoe November 15th, 1919.
E GRIMM,
Clerk of the City of Nome.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per month $1.00.
CUM HEALED
ITCHNjHM
On Little Boy’s Face. In
Blisters. Lost Sleep.
"My little boy bedecsema on bit
of sleep. The trouble
began with red blotches,
and his face got red,
almost like raw beef, and
then k broke out in blis
ters. The blisters broke
M. W. GRIFFITHS ELECTED
TO COUNCIL VACANCY
Al. W. Ciriffltlis. the well known
notary and r«*alty agent, was selected
by the City Council Monday evening
to All the vacancy created in the coun
cil l»y the resignation of L. Seiden
verR. who recently departed for the
The new incumbent Is an old tine
resident of the city and is known to
practically everyone in this locality.
Immediately following his election,
the new city dad was inducted i»to
office, the oath being administered by
City Attorney O. P. Cochran, and
participated in the later proceed lags
with the verve and aplomb of an old
The election of Mr. Griffiths leaven
but one seat In the council still un
filled. that of Councilman Chns. Mllot.
As the absent councilman faile< to;
tender his resignation before depar
ture, it will be necessary for the
council to wait the statutory 90 in.vs
before selecting his successor.
The departure of Councilmen Seid
envrg and Milot having resultel in
two vacancies on the Finance Com
mittee, Mayor Holt appointed a new
committee composed of Messrs.
Griffiths and Tarnutzer.
1 »uring the course of tlie unusually
lengthy session the council also In
stalled another city official in the per
son of Mr George Bond, who has
long been connected with the person
nel of the fire department and now.
by grace of the councilmanic action,
bears the added honor of being one of
the city’s "finest."
Included In the routine business
transacted was the approval of a num
ber of bills for labor and material
used in the effort to prevent additional
destruction to the Snake lliver revet
ment during the recent high water
period which so severely damaged the
newly installed harbor improvements.
The council was of the opinion that
the costs were properly chargeable to
the government as the city holds
neither right nor title in the harbor
Improvements at present. The har
bor structure, both in ownership and
control, is exclusively the property of
the government. Tin* council dis
cussed the matter at some length but
finally decided to foot the bill. Dur
ing the course of the discussion it
developed that nothing has been
heard from either the War Depart
ment office at Seattle or Engineer
Carpenter regarding the damage done
by the flood.
The famous Rowe hill for Hirer
pair and maintenance .services i
bohIx-d up during the evening with
another month added hut the council
refused to give it even momentary
Included among the remainder of the
business transacted was the passage of
a resolution extending the time for the
payment of city taxes for the year 1919
until ■December 1. City luxes became
delinquent Saturday Nov. 15 vnder the
standing regulations. The council
directed, however, that It would he to
the interest of the city as well as the
Lax payers who have neglected to pay,
to extend the period so that all may
he granted ample time to discharge
their obligation to the city before extra
penalty and interest nro imposed.
I'nder the council order the clerk is
instructed* to waive the penalty and
Interest on all Luxes paid on or before
D*c. 1. Those who fail to pay up by
that date will find themselves confront
ed with the necessity of paying a 15
percent penalty in addition to the tax
Charges, with interest on the whole
computed from the regular date of de
linquency. Nov. 15th. It will thus be
greatly to the advantage of the delin
quent one's tc pay up while interest
and penalties may he Avoided.
The Counoil also to«k up the long
deferred application of Robert James
fer a position ns night patrolman at a
salary of $40 per month. Mr. James’
application was phred before the
council several mentis ago but was
laid over from time to time without
action. After some liscussion it w.is
decided to make th© appointment and
a motion to that efTeu was passed.
The new patrolman will work in con
nection with his regular merchant pa
trol duties during tie hours between
midnight and 8 a. m.
As a precaution against fires. It was
also decided that th* Fire and Water
committee shall inititute a thorough
examination, both iiterior and exter
ior. of all tiuos anc smoke stacks in
the city. After coicluding the usual
routine business thi council adjourned
until the next regutir meeting date.
truth sometimes hurts
Many new subscribers are adding
their name* to the circulation list of|
the Nugget—their are still a number
of others who should subscribe.
Remember, the more subscribers the
more telegraph news and better paper
we will be able to give those who are
anxious to see a local newspaper pub
lished In Nome.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car*
rler or mailed. Per month $1.00.
FRIDAY
WILSON REVIVES WAR TIME
FOOD AUTHORITY OF GOV’T
WASH.. Nov. 21—In an effort to
meet the situation resulting from the
acute shortage of sugar. Presklent Wil
son today revived the war time powers
of the fedenii government over the
nation's food supply in a proclamation
transferring to the Attorney General
the broad authority exercised by Ho
over during the war.
PALMER BREAKS DOWN
UNDER STRAIN OF
I. W. W. CAMPAIGN
WASH., Nov.- 21—Attorney General
Palmer lias been brought to the verge
of a nervous breakdown as a result of
the nervous strain incurred in direct
ing tho campaign against the Indus
trial Workers of the World and other
radical elements during the past few
weeks and has been ordered by his
physicians to take a rest.
SEATTLE PUBLISHER ARRESTED
ON INCITEMENT CHARGE
SEATTLE. Nov. 21—Edwin Selvin.
a well known Seattle publisher and
owner of the Seattle Business Chroni
ele, was arrested today on a charge of
attempting to Incite murder and ns
The charge is an outgrowth <>f a
severe attack on organized labor pub
lished in the Business Chronical in
which murderous measures were ad
vocated as a means of suppressing in
dustrial uprisings and disturbances.
The attack was marked by a bitter
virulence which speedily attracted the
attention of the authorities.
TREATY TO BE FORMALLY
RATIFIED BY SUPREME
COUNCIL DECEMBER 1st
PARIS. Nov. 21—The Supreme
Council agreed today on l><*cemher 1st
tween the Allies and Germany will bo
formally ratified and become officially
TREATY RATIFICATION
BECOMING PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
WASH.. Nov. 21—The view is held
within and without official circles that
ratification of the treaty is fast shaping
Itself into a big issue of the coining
presidential election. The question of
whether the United States is to enter
the League of Nations and if so what
reservations are to be made to Its pro
visions win, it is believed, become one
of the greater issues of the campaign.
The view Is also held that the struggle j
will result in party lines being broken
Hitchcock Predicts Treaty Compromise
WASH., Nov. 21—Senator Hitch
cock, in a statement issued last night
predicted that with the resumption of
the peace treaty by the president, a
compromise could be expected between
the senators favoring ratification In
some form. Concessions, however, on
both sides must Ire real and not merely
nominal, he said.
FIRST WASHINGTON COAL
MINE RESUMES UNDER
TROOP PROTECTION
SEATTLE, Nov. 21—Under the pro
tection of United States troops, the
first of the Washington coal mines tied
up by the strike, started work this
morning at Bayne. King County. Oth
ers are expected to resume production
shortly under government troop pro
tection .
CARRANZA HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR ATTACKS ON
U. S. CONSUL
WASH., Nov. 21—In a State De
partment note to the Carranza govern
ment forwarded to the American rep
resentative at Mexico City, the United
States delivers a formal warning to
the Mexican government that It will
be held strictly responsible for further
Indignities to O. W. Jenkins, the Am
erican consular agent at Pueblo, Mex
Jenkins has been th© victim of repeat
ed Indignities and affronts from both
Maxican officials and the public during
recent months without apology from
Mexico.
WILSON TO DICU8S
TREATY IN MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS
WASH., Nov. 21—The failure of
the Senate to take action regarding the
peace treaty Is said to have decided
President Wilson to take up the whole
treaty subject In his next message to
congress at the opening of th^ Decem
ber session. His intention was Inti
mated In an official statement emanat
ing from the White House today.
NEW ALASKA MINING
INSPECTOR NAMED
SEATTLE. Nov. 21—Juneau advices
reaching Seattle announce the ap
pointment of D. It. Stuart to the post
of Territorial Mine Inspector for Alas
ROBT. SUMMERS APPOINTMENT
CONFIRMED
WASH.. Nov. 21—The nomination
of ltobert Summers to the position of
Surveyor General of the Territory of
Alaska has been confirmed.
FRANCO-BRITISH TREATY
RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED
l'AHIS. Nov. 21st—M. Pinchon.
France's Foreign Minister, and Sir
Crowe. Assistant Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, today
exchanged ratifications of the treaty
between France and England in which
Britain guarantees to aid France if.
without provocation, she Is attacked by
W.C.T.U. APPROPRIATES MONEY
FOR WORLD PRO CAMPAIGN
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 19—The Women’s
Christian Temperance Union will com
mence an immediate campaign for
world wide prohibition as a result of a
lecislon taken by the W.C.T.U. con
rontion in session here today.
The convention passed a resolution
illoting an annual appropriation of
uxt.v thousand dollars for the next five
roars to conduct a world wide eam
>aign for prohibition.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
. .The Pioneer Igloo will be kept open
luring tin* winter. Room* by the
lay, week, or month.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Manager.
Elegant Oak Dining Set at Holt’
FIREMEN KILLED IN
CRASH WITH STREET CAR
SEATTLE, Nov. 20—Firemnn Peter
Coughlin was killed and Fireman
Alex. Muir had both legs broken In
a collision between Are department
hook afid ladder truck and a street car
while the truck was hurrying to a
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to tlio proclamation uf the
President designating Thursday, Nov
ember 27 as a day of national thanks
giving, to be devoted to offering thanks
to the Almighty for tho favors an.I
blessings granted during the past year,
I. E. L. Holt, Mayor of tho municipal
ity of Nome, hereby request that all
citizens lay aside their business and
devote the designated day to offering
up their thanks for the blessings
vouchsafed themselves and the nation
in which they abide.
Signed: E. L. HOLT, Mayor
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I In the United States Commissioner's
1 Court for the Precinct of Cape
| Nome. Territory of Alaska, Second
Division, In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of
LOUIS It. KBMTER, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, that the un
dersigned has been appointed by the
above entitled Court, administrator of
the estate of LOUIS K EM TEH, docens
AII persons having claims against
the *aid estate, are hereby required to
present the same with proper vouchers
to the undersigned administrator at hi
ofllce on front street. Nome, Alaska, as
hy law required within six months from
the date hereof.
Dated Nome, Alaska, Nov. 22, 1919
JAS. M. 8TREETEN,
Administrator of the Estate of
LOUIS KEMTER, deceased.
Publish—Nov. 22. 29. Dec. 6. 13, 1919.
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
ALL KINDS OF FRE8H MEATS
UPON ARRIVAL OF FIRST BOATS
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL
ANr POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER.
ALL BI'.LS MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE
19th. OF EACH MONTH
i
4
WM. WEBB.Prep.
A full line of
LADIES HATS, COATS, DRESSES ETC
ON ALL BOATS
THE EMPORIUM u"*™ --os
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.