NEWS NOTES
Harry J,.ngle.v returned from a trip
to the east coast on Saturday.
The I district Court will commence,
,i new term at 11 a. an. Saturday,
January 2b. Judge Ilolzheinter is now
sullicientlv recovered from his recent
illness as to be able to resume his
magisterial duties.
Arthur lirooker arrived from Safe
ty Saturday and reported that a niln
iatuu hurricane raged along the
< oast from Safet> eastward during
the iast days of the past week. The
storm was of regular blizzard propor
tions ainl effectually prevented travel.
Manx Chester, who has been visit
ing the city on business, departed for
Chinik Kriday in company with l.ouis
Erickson. Deports reaching the city
Saturday said the travelers were
storm hound at Safety, where the
wind was Mowing a gale.
Deports in circulation that mail
will ba\o Nome by the end of the
present week appear to be in error
in the degree that no definite date
has been set regarding the time when
the next outgoing shipment will leave.
The exact date will be authoritatively
announced when the proper time ar
I’.arney Belleview is expected back
from a trip to the Casadepaga section
tonight or tomorrow. Mr. Belleview
has been in that part of the district
in connection with the removal of the
machinery of the Willow Creek
dredge to Nome by the Belleview
Brothers.
Long Distance telephone reports
from Council City announce that a
son was born to Mr. and Mrs Win. K
Taylor of Council on Thursday last.
According to the Council Exchange
the youngster weighed ten pounds at
the time of his arrival and they have
given him the old, reliable name of
Tom.
«>\ving to the death of most of the
adult natives, the annual fur catch
of the Peninsula will be far below
the normal this year and the prospect
of continued high prices is ineling a
a number of whites to undertake
trapping expeditions. According to
minor, several parties are making ar
rangements to commence trapping op
erations within a short period at var
ious points.
With the lifting of the quarantine
within the district visited by the In
fluenza. travel along the coast be
tween Chinik and Teller is bringing
numerous visitors to Nome from the
outlying sections. Hardly a day pas
ses that someone does not arrive from
either the eastern or western coasts,
and their presence in the city has
done much to enliven the otherwise
exceedingly quiet aspect of the com
munity during recent days.
Although not the record cold night
of the winter, the temperature last
night was sufficiently low to keep the
average householder scurrying to the
coal pile at frequent intervals until
bed-time. The lowest temperature
recorded by the big thermometers at
the Weather Bureau was 26 below
zero. The temperature was 19 be
low at 6 p. m. last evening with suf
ficient wind blowing to make the
eokl seem far more intense than was
actually the case.
Adam Davis, a well known old
timer, was taken to the hospital today
HOLT’S CASH STORE
Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.5.00
Drill Parkas.3.50
Overalls or Jumpors.2.50
Silk Shirts .3.50
Stetson Hats, best.5.00
Underwear, wool.2.50
Shoe Packs.5.00
Neckties, Good .25
BEBIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
BUY AT
HOLT’S i
Telephone Main 96. j
suffering with an attack of the Jnflu
enK.-i. Tills Is the first white ease to
develop in weeks, although several
natives have contracted the disease
within recent days. Davis escaped
the disease during the epidemic and
it appears to he a ease of delayed
development. The natives referred
to were also immune during the vir
ulent stage of the epidemic. No fears
are feit by local medical men that the
cases presage a recurrence of the epi
demic. Health Commissioner Dr.
Neuman, is inclined to view the new
cases as evidence that very few who
have been in contact with the disease
will escape attack and will be taken
down sooner or later. It is probable
that such eases may develop at inter
vals for weeks to come.
A score or more of the local friends
of Private Tacitus Alaheras and
Coast Guardsman .Martin Anderson,
both of whom died during the influ
enza epidemic, made the trip to Ft.
Davis to attend the burial services
held over their remains at the mili
tate post Friday afternoon. Teams
from the |>ost carried the local at
tendants to Ft. Davis. The ser
vices were of the regulation army
type, and were rendered doubly im
pressive by the chill desolation of the
surroundings with their covering of
widespreading winter snow. The en
tire detachment stationed at the fort
escorted the remans to the post cem
etar.v and formed a guard of honor
about the two caskets while the buri
al services were road by llei 1 Chas.
Shank. The bodies were then low
ered to their last resting place, a vol
ley was fired across the graves and
"Taps" sounded the sweetly solemn
requiem of the dead.
(>.. Fosso Lowric Stefansson and Air
Miller arrived from Teller Saturday.
They repoitt that the influenza has
practically disappeared in the Teller
section and there is little sickness re
| suiting from the epidemic. Teller
was visited by one of the most severe
I storms of many years ^hoitly before
their departure. The wind blew with
terrific vio.ence for foud or five days,
but no particular dam:go was done.
Owing to the storm, traveling along
the coast west of Teller was practic
ally impossible and nothing had been
heard from the Wales section for
some days prior to their departure for
Nome. Mr. Fosso directs the activi
ties of the Teller Mission, across the
bay from Teller, and rendered ef
fective and praiseworthy service in
caring for the native survivors of the
epidemic. altho himself and family
were sorely afflicted by the disease,
and were barely able to be about for
days. Stefansson and Fosso expect
to return to Toller within a day or
It is authoritatively stated that the
m.ul quarantine existing in the Sec
!«»nd Division since the early clays of
the epidemic period is the lengest in
the history of the Postoffice Depart
ment. The last mail to depart for
the outside world left here during the
first week in November. Since that
time all mail traffic was entirely sus
pended until the local mail for points
within the zone visited by the influ
enza was allowed to move during the
[first part of the present month.
Native deer herders from outside
districts arrived in Nome Friday with
la considerable quantity of fresh killed
j reindeer meat. According to re
ports. the delectable meat was very
| much in demand and was disposed of
within a very short time to local
householders. Up. to the present the
shipments reaching the city have
been small and far below tho demand,
but more are due to arrive within a
short time and the local market will
he well supplied.
The Miners Home Club has resum
ed organization and Is contemplating
a program of social activities extend
ing through the remainder of the
winter period. The following have
been elected to guidj the organization
during the coming year. President
Chas. Rice, vice |. resident George
Huff, ‘secretary S. O. Anders')*., treas
urer Geo s. Wiikti senti-J-1 ».
tiedgerwood, librarian Andy Bower.
Trustees E. L. Holt, C. A. Riggs and
C. C. Crooks. The club will inaugur>
ate its social program with a card
party and social' to be ♦*»*'
club hall on east Front
will be served during the evening and
a|l Indies are imited to attend. The
club headquarters is excellently ap
pointed and contains, n piano, pool
tables and one of the best libraries'In
the city and is cosily furnished
throughout.
The Hoard of Directors of the Nome
Chamber of Commerce held a lively
meeting at the offices of O.* D. Coch
ran Saturday evening. The princi
pal activity was the appointment of
'committees to undertake the various
labors looking to the development
and upbuilding of the district includ
ed in the chamber’s program. Six
teen or seventeen committee consist
ing of from one to a half dozen per
sons were appointed anti upward of
a dozen were named for chairmen of
committees in the various outlying
sections, with authority to select their
own assistants from members resid
ing in their own sections, i«uck of
space prevents publication of the list
of appointments in the present issue
and they will he printed later. The
board also discussed the recent tele
gram from Engineer Preston of the
War Department engineering hoard
and a special committee was appoint
ed to comply with his request regard
ing data anent the Ernst dredge and
its possibly utility in tin* Snake Riv
er harbor construction project, to
gether with other information rela
tive to costs of labor, etc. The com
mittee consists of Otto Olson chair
man, Ed. Holt and A. Polct, . The
secretary was also authorized to pre
pare a descriptive letter head for cor
respondence which will advertise the
Improvement and development needs
of the district,and point out the ad van
tages which will follow the opening of
new roads and the Nome harbor im
provement. It was also decided that
the Hoard of Directors will hold meet
ings every Saturday evening at 7:30
p. m.. Attorney O. I). Cochran very
kindly donated the use of his offices
for this purpose, thus providing warm
and commodious quarters for the
board meetings. The board also de
cided to extend a request to the chair
men of the various committee ap
pointed to attend the weekly meet
ings of the Hoard of Directors, thus
enabling them to keep in close touch
with all branches of the chamber
activities.
Fresh Cream Puffs every Sunday and
Wednesday at the
ARCTIC BAKERY
MINERS HOME CLUB
The Miners Horn* Club will hold a
card party next Thursday evening at
8:30 p. m. All fadies cordially invit
ed to attend the Club.
COMMITTEE.
DRESSMAKING
Plain and afney dressmaking.
Reasonable Prices. Mrs Madgwick,
238 Second Avenue.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All persona having claims against
the Bureau of Education or the terri
tory of Alaska, growing out of the
influenza opidomic, are requested to
hit tame, duly itemized and without
delay, with one of the undersigned.. .
E. D. EVANS,
Supt. Bureau of Education.
Q. J. LOMEN,
Mayor of Nome.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Attorney Fred Harrieon from Maf
•hail has moved to Nome and has
opened offices in the Wild Goose Bldg.
Rooms 9 and 10. Adv.
Phone Main 113
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TAILOR I
Has opened the es- 1
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runty Mrs Seldler. |
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1919
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Fresh Killed
Beef
Saturday
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ARCTIC BAKERY
AND CANDY STORE
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a good place to eat
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Pies, Cakes, Pastry
Fresh Ice Cream Daily.
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