Say dt With
Confections
A box of fancy chocolates, has
been and is more so today, a gift
highly appreciated.
Before deciding on what to
give for Christmas-—See our dis
play.
Watch Our Christmas Dinner
Announcement next week.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
ESTABLISHED 1930 |
NATIONAL HEALTH
CAMPAIGN IN
THE SCHOOLS
(By Helen S. Moore, Principal.
Nome I*ublic School.)
“Health first in the Schools’* is the
slogan >f the Board of Education i.f
♦ he Dcpo^ment of {he Interior. Wash
ington. I'. The Board has sent
* ut a call for teachers who wilt teach
health rules and hygiene, not merely,
from hooks but in the encouraging of
healthy habits of life, which will he
come such a vital part of the child’s
life that it cannot disregard them. The
end to be aimed at is not merely
knowledge of what things are desir
able. rather than the habitual practice
of rules of healthy living.
Health must be gained by the child
thru much outdoor exercise, plenty of
sleep, right kind nf food (not exactly
what a grown person eats).* As to
health rules—does your child drink a
glass of water before each meal: eat
regularly three times a day, drink no
tea or coffee, eat candy only after
meals? Does the child have ton hours
sleep, with as mu?*h fresh air as pos
The belief prevalent in Nome is that
the children an* most healthy. This
is a general statement, but do you know
that it is true? The National Board of
Education has sent out statistics by
which we can determine how near to
normal standard are the children all
over the country, and asks that every
school that weighs the pupils send its
results to the Department at Wash- '
ington.
Would you be interested in the re- !
suits obtained in the Nome Public j
School? On the day these results were j
Obtained there were several children
absent, but of those present fourteen j
were overweight, forty underweight,
and four normal weight, according to 1
their age and height.
Although this is a healthy commun
ity. "Health Rules” apply here as else- |
where. When your child goes to the
bakery for lunch. «lo you know what
re orders? Is it pie and coffee, or
a sandwich and chocolate? Does he
spend his breakfast or lunch money
for candy and so without a substantial
Each month the children of th«
Nome Public School are going: to bo
weighed and‘their weight recorded. A
child should gain on an average of a
half pound per month and we are
going to try, with the co-operation of
the parents, to raise our standard of
efficiency in health.
The health problem Is of such na
tional concern that not only has the
Department of the Interior spread its
propaganda broadcast but the Junior
Red Cross has put the following of
health rules and th^ weighing of the
school children to show definite re
sults. as one of its activities.
We have been too much accustomed
to regard health as something arbi
trarily given or with-held from us by
Providence—something over which
we ourselves have no control. We now
know that In order to obtain health
we must earn it by obeying the laws
of health.
“Health like happiness is a m.-ittro
of habit.’
ATTENTION MOOSE
Regular meeting L. 0. 0. M. at
8 p. m. every Monday evening. New
Moose Hall.
W. H. KOCH, Secty
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TOYS TOYS TOYS
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
AT THE EMPORIUM.
THE EMPORIUM kirstan^bros.
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
LOCAL NEWS
EAGLE LEAVES ON COUNCIL TRIf
Chas. Barrie departed Tuesday on a
trip to Council.
ROAD HOUSE KEEPER
HAULS SUPPLIES
Dave Colgate, proprietor of the U.
S. roadhouse left Nome Tuesday with
a big load <»f supplies for his well
known establishment.
NEW BABY ARRIVES
AT WALSH HOME
The stork attain visited Nome Tues
day leaving at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Walsh, a husky young
I>r. Welch r< por-.s mother and in
fant progressing nicely.
CON KELLY
CONVALESCING RAPIDLY
Con Kelly, widely known old timer
of this section, who recently under
went an operation in a Seattle hos
pital is reported convalescing nicely
in a telegram reaching members of his
family here during the first part of the
AYER DEPARTS FOR COUNCIL
F. M. Ayer, -.imager f the Wild
Goose Mining and Trading Company,
departed for Council City Tuesday
morning, accompanied by Mrs. Ayer.
Mr. Ayor is proceeding to the inter
ior camp to look after the affairs of
his company in that section.
DAUGHTER BORN TO
FORMER NOME GIRL
Birth raids received by the local
friends of Mrs. Chester Murphy Jr.,
(nee Marion Fitzgerald) of Andhomge.
announce the arrival of a daughter in
the home of the former Nome girl.
The little ehcchaeho mode her first
appearance October 9th last. .Mrs
Murphy resided in Nome with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Fitz
gerald. for many years and was widely
known among the early day residents.
PIONEERS NOMINATE
NEW OFFICERS
Nome Igloo No. 1, Pioneers of Al
aska. at its last meeting, nominated
the following list of candidates to fill
the various official posts of the organ
Chan. Bice. President: Itobt. James
first vice president: ('lias. Mason,
Second Vice president : C. W. Thorn
ton, Secretary: John Hancock. Chap
lain; Frank O. Peterson, Historian;
Richard Raelson. Trustee: Paul Niel
son. Door Keeper: Barney Lfinde, li
brarian: Elmer Reed, Treasurer.
MOOSE TO HOLD
HOUSE WARMING PARTY
The Nome Moose are preparing to
held a card social and dance Saturday
evening by way of celebrating the
opening of their new hall and club
room on First Avenue opposite the
Pioneer Igloo. The Moose lodge re
cently purchased the building which
was formerly the property of Arthur
Hibson, and has remodeled tlie interior
into a spacious and well appointed
home. Most of the upper floor ">f
the building has hfeen made into a
single room of large dimensions suit
able for .odge meetings and enter
tainments. while the lower sections
will he used as club rooms. The so
cial Saturday evening is scheduled to
only to Moose and * their families,
members of the Women of Moose
heart Legion and a few invited guests.
CATHOLIC LADIES TO
HOLD ENTERTAINMENT
The I.ndies Altar Society of St
Joseph's Church is making prepara
tionsc to hold a public card party at
St Joseph’s Hall Wednesday evening.
December 15, The function was
originally scheduled to take .place this
evening but was postponed un*il next
week owing to conflicting with the
Moose entertainment tonight. It will
he the first entertainmen* given by
the Catholic ladies since last spring
and will probably be followed by
others Inter In the winter. Refresh
ments will ho served. Eight thirty is
the hour set for beginning the festiv
NOTICE EAGLES
Now Aerie No. 75 F. «. E.
mwti Tuesday December 14th 1920 at
8 p. m. All Eagles requested to at*
Social after business session.
J. J. MITCHELL
MAIL DI3PATCH DATE CHANGED
Mails for the States and Interior
will close hereafter on Prjday, owing
to the necessity of makifig proper
connections at Unalakleet. according
to an announcement made by Post
master Walsh yesterday. Although
many here favor the present closing
date, Monday, it is found that its con
tinuance will necessitate either imper.
I feet connections or altering the entire
| schedule from Nome to Tanana. This
being out of the question ft will he
necessary to forward the mail on Fri
day. This will probably continue dur
the remainder of the winter contract
period. As a result of the change, the
present weekly mail was sen* out in
jchnrge of Carrier I’ete Curran yester
day. the registered closing at 5 p. m.
PIONEERS IMPROVE
IGLOO ARRANGEMENTS
Extensive alterations made recently
by the Pioneers of Alaska have added
considerably to the comfort and com
mod ions news of their fine hall and li
brary in Pioneer Igloo. By removing
a partition in the library considerable
floor space has been added and the
whole library interior has been thoroly
renovated and decorated with n new
ments also include plat-inf: the heat
ing furnace so that the heat can be
utilized for heating the library, as
well as the two ujjper floors of the
building. The change is expected to
not only add to the general warmth of
the library section but a considerable
Kiting in fuel is also anticipated. The
changes and added floor space will
also increase the Igloo’s capacity to
accomodate the big crowd that will
undoubtedly attend the annual Roof
Garden to be held there Saturday, T»e
MUSHER RETURNS
FROM KOTZEBUE
Joe McArthur returned from a trip
to the Kotzebue section Thursday
bringing a large load of the peculiar
fish known as “shee” for the Milo
Cafe. The Shee fish is famous thru
out the Kotzebue region and further
North and is considered superior to
any food fish found in Alaska waters
by those who have sampled them. So
far as known the fish is found nowhere
in the world outside of the waters ex
tending along the extreme Northern
coasts of North America and in a few
adjacent lakes and streams.
McArthur left Nome about six
weeks ago and reports a hard trip
northward owing to the general soft
traveling conditions at that time. The
lagoons were found open everywhere
along the route and numerous wide
detour* were frequently necessary.
Traveling was none too good on the
return?trip and fifteen days were con
sumed in making the trip from Kot
zebue to Nome.
MOUNTAIN OF GRAPHITE
IN SAWTOOTH’S
That there is an actual mountain of
Graphite w.th immense quantities of
the. mineral in sight in the Sawtooth
Mountain near Salt Lake, is the dec
laration made by C. J. Peterson, a
well known prospector and miner
who returned Thursday from a three
months stay in that locality. Peter
son and "Dad” Stem pie performed the
annual assesesment work on the pro
perties of the Pacific Graphite Pro
ducts Syndicate during their stay and
had an excellent opportunity to ex
amine the deposit thoroughly. Peter
son says there is enough graphite In
sight to supply the world. The Pa
cific (Syndicate owns twelve claims
and all are said to abound with gra
phite ore. Ledges of the mineral are
doubtedly of immense potential value
The presence of graphite in the Salt
Like region has been known for years
and a small quantity has been mined.
The general inaccessibility of the re
gion and the high tran.sjsortation rates,
have made profitable mining difficult,
however, and none of the deposits have
been worked on a commercial scale.
Samples of the miners'.! sent to* the
states for testing purposes h«3 shown
that the graphite compares very favor
ably with thep roduct of the Mexican
mines from which the largest part of
the mineral used in the United Stnt s
is derived.
JONES LEAVES ON
ROAD WORK SURVEY
Itond Commis!»lonf’r Chas. Jon-os
departed this morning with the Ber
nard Neilly dog team on a trip which
will emhrace in a general way the
various road routes under his Juris'-,
diction in the lower sections of the
peninsula. The main object of the
Journey Is to gather information re*
gas-ding the various routes and to as
certain future requirement*.
Holiday Suggertion*—etibecrlbo for.
the Nugget $1.00 per month.
CHRISTMAS
Suggestions
OF^NEW AND USEFUL ARTIDLES
THE LATEST AND LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF SMOKERS
SUPPLIES EVER SHOWN IN NOME.
UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC PERCOLATORS
EDISON ELECTRIC IRONS
THOR ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINES
THOR ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANERS
WALLACE ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE LAMPS
NEW, ASSORTMENT ALUMINUM WARE
NEW ASSORTMENT CUT GLASS
NEW ASSORTMENT COBALT GLASS WARE
FINE ASSORTMENT RUGS AND MATS
LARGE ASSORTMENT CASSEROLES
LARGE ASSORTMENT CHINA WARE
ERECTORS (THE BOYS MECHANICAL TOY)
BLACK BOARDS FOR THE CHILDREN
CHRISTMAS CANDLES 'ASSORTED SIZES'
WRIST WATCHES FOR EVERY-DAY USE
SMALL BROOMS FOR THE LITTLE GIRL
GOOD ASSORTMENT OF ALARM AND SHELF CLOCKS
0. E. CROWLEY GROCERY GO.
Store Opens 9 a. m. and Closes 6 p„ in.
R. B. JULIAN, Manager
WEATHER CONDITIONS RECORDED BY U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
Report for 24 hours ending 6 a. m_ daily
, NOME, ALASKA
YESTERDAY j"
TODAY
Highest
Barom
I»west 6 a. m.
Tempt Baroni
Weather
N Cloudy
NW Cloudy
NR I*t Cloudy
NR l*t Cloudy
SE Snow
R Cloudy
W Cloudy
KOUGAROK AND TELLER
MAIL ARRIVES
The Kougrrok mail arrived Tuc»
duy in care of carrier Jerry Sullivan.
The next mail for Taylor and way
points will leave Nome January 1.
Percy Rlatchford, the Teller mail
carrier arrived Thursday with the mail
from that section.
How do you llite the Weekly Nug
get? If it suits you, pass it on or
mall it to someb*»dy who might be
come interested in this part of Alaska.
The mineral is here but It takes
men and capital to get it out. In
terest your best friends by subscrib
ing to the paper for them. We will
mall It anywhere for $1.00 per month
SHORT STORIES ABOUT
ALASKA OCCURRENCES
Akiaka is ;0»out one-fifth the size
ot the I’nited States.
The first eement sidewalk in the
town of Wrangell is now being built.
Blinkers will 'be installed in Ketchi
kan so that central may call the police
when needed.
The yield of placej’ gold in the Yu- •
kon for the past season Is estimated
nt close to $5,000,000.
Felix Belmonte, a Wrangell Mexican
was adjudge insane in the eonwn’s
sioriV’-s court recently.
GIFTS
ARE MUCH APPRECIATED
WE OFFER A VERY FINE LINE OF
Men’s Neckwear all styles and qualities
Men’s Shirts in silk, wool and cotton
Ladies and Mens silk scarfs, mufflers
Handkerchiefs in silk and linen
Men’s and Boy’s winter caps
Men and Boys high high grade clothing
Munsingwear, etc.
Ladies & Men’s Hosiery in silk, cash
mere and ( otton.
OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Consists of the Best and most complete stock
in Nome. Our prices can not be beat, and we
aim to give a perfect service.
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