NEWSNOTES
Arthur Brooker, who has been so
journing on the east coast for some
time, returned to the city last even
ing.
Jas Clark, of the Dream Theatre, is
reported in letters from the States as
being interested in a moving picture
establishment in San Francisco Win
Code, ids associate in the local theatre,
is sojourning as usual in Seattle,
where he is keeping a sharp lookout
for the best in the movie film lim for
display here during tin* coming sum
John A. Wilson, whose terms as Dis
trict Hoad Commissioner of District
No. 2.. comprising the Seward Penin
sula section, has expired, but whose
prospective successor, Barney Gibney.
has not been confirmed owing to the
delay in the arrival of tin* election re
turns of the district at Juneau, has
been appointed temporary Hoad Com
missioner by Governor Iiiggc to serve
until the Canvassing Hoard issues a.t
election certificate after canvassing
the district election returns. Mr. Wil
son is in receipt of a wire from the
Governor notifying him of his appoint
ment. which took effect beginning
March 1st.
John A. Wilson Acting Iioad Com
missioner. has been notified by Harry
Chester of Chinik that persons travel
ing along the coast east of Golovin are
liable to encounter difficulties and pos
sible dangers owing to the absence of
a stopping place on the trail between
Golovin and Moses. This condition is
duo to the destruction of the Road
Commission shelter cabin on that
section of the winter trail by fire last
fall and also to the refusal of the
teacher at Mission.a few miles beyond
Golovin to permit anyone to enter the
Mission village. The teacher is evi
dently fearful of an invasion of the
influenza and is sn’d to refuse to per
mit travellers to approach within
three miles of the- settlement. 11 j is
also said to have refused lo permit the
opening of the native school at the
village. Mr. Wilson is endeavoring to
make some kind of arrangement for
the comfort and safety of mushers un
til the return of Acting Superintend
ent Evans of the Bureau of Education,
who is out of the city at present. The
obduracy of the teacher may entail
serious hardship on travellers, who. in
the absence of the Road Commission
shelter cabin, have at present no place
to stop between Golovin and Moses.
Vntil some stopping place is provided,
travellers will have to mush about
fifty miles before reaching shelter in
traveling east of Golovin.
A close to the limit consignment of
mail arrived in charge of Carrier
Longly Sunday afternoon. The ship
ment consisted <>f both first and sec
ond class matter, containing letters
and papers as late as the middle of
January. The outgoing mail de
parted shortly after <r*ne o’clock today.
Another mail is due to arrive by
Thursday.
Sam Ferngale, partner of Fred
Mebes, in the former Roberts prop
erties on Crooked creek, in the
Council section, departed for that loc
ality on a flying trip early today.
oje Bellcview is on his way to the
States on a business trip which is
said to be not unremotely connected
with the construction of the Nome
HOLT’S CASH STORE
Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.5.00
Drill Parkas.3.50
Overalls or Jumpers.2.50
Silk Shirts .350
Stetson Hats, best.5.00
Underwear, wool.250
Shoo Packs.5.00
Neckties, Good..25
BEBIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
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harbor. Friends of Mr.Belleview say
he is contemplating entering a bid for
at least a portion of the work.
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Bawdcn, of Nome
are enjoying the balmy sunshine of
Southern California.. They are visit
ing at the home of Mrs 11. .1. Baw
den. Whittier, a pretty little town near
Eos Angeles, and expect to pass the
winter in the snowless zone, accord
ing to recent letters.
Fred Ayer returned today from a
trip to the east coast and Council
sections extending over the past week.
Word has been received that the
National lied Cross has appropriated
approximately ten thousand dollars
for the relief of native influenza suf
ferers in Alaska. The money is said
to be in the hands of (lovernor Biggs
and will be devoted to relief needs
after January 26, this year, this limi
tation being especially provided. The
money will be distributed in payment
of relief bills through the Bureau of
Education and payment will com
mence on the return of Aiding Super
intendent Evans.
A .1. Peterson, a well known young
man who has been employed on one
of the loen1 water wagons, sustained
a severe injury to one eye while
chopping wood at his residence last
evening. A piece of stovewood which
he was splitting apparently broke in
such manner that one end struck him
just over the right eye. inflicting a
wound which required the surgical at
tention of Dr. Burson of Ft. Davis.
Following the injury. Dr Neuman
was called upon to attend the sufferer
but illness prevented and Dr Burson
was summoned from Ft Davis. Dr
Klttelson was called in the meantime
and found Peterson unconscious, ap
parently suffering from a fracture of
the skull. The man’s exact condition
is aid to be somewhat difficult to de
termine. lb- is reported resting easily
today.
Thomas Gaffney, who is mining
with <*h;is. Neuhaus on the Oakdale
Claim on Sunset creek, paid the city
a flying visit yesterday. The Oak
dale claim is one of the famous claims
of the beach line days and produced a
fortune under the management of
Messrs Berger and Sullivan. Work
was suspended owing to water and
other difficulties and the ground has
laid idle for Several years. Air. Gaff
ney and his associate believe that the
pay was not all extratccd and are en
gaged in an industrious hunt for the
paystrenk in the dry sections.
Acting on the suggestion of Terri
torial Commit inner of Education lo
iter E. IJen.lt i son. the Nome school
boa id has decided to add one half
hour to the school day of the higher
grades, in order that the pupils may
have an opportunity to make up for
the time lost during the epidemic per
iod. The ext.-i half hour will l<e ad
ded on at the end of the school day,
classes continuing until 4 p. m instead
of three thirty, as has been the rulo
heretofore. The lower grades will bo
dismissed at the usual hour. The
present opening hour, nine thirty, will
be retained for all grades.
In response to a reqttest from the
Territo-i.il authorities at Juneau,
Clerk McGann of the DisVic: Court,
has wired a summary of the official
election »'*t,'rns t< the capita.. This
action is probably taken in order to
permit the Territorial Election Board
to issue certificates to .the various
Legislature members from this dis
trict. thereby permitting the Legislat
ure to convene. The surmise is prac
tically verifed by a statement contain
ed in a telegram from Senator Jas.
Frawley to the effect that certificates
of election have already been issued
by the Canvassing Board in accord
ance with the official returns.
The message further asserts that
the returns show that Barney Gibney
has been elected Divisional Road
Commissioner by a plurality of twelve
votes. The. message is somewhat dis
concerting In view of the fact that it
arrived in Nome a day in advance of
another telegram from Governor Riggs
appointing John A. Wilson as tempor
ary Divisional Road Commissioner
pending the issuance of an election
certificate to Mr. Gibney by the Can
vassing Board.
Peter Brandt and Harry Ashton,
who were Included in the original re
lief party sent to Wales during the ep
.demic l»y Acting Superintendent
Kvans, returned to Nome Saturday
evening after spending two months in
the Cai»e settlement attending to the
stricken natives. Both men are in
excellent health and report that the
situation at Wales is excellent. The
influenza has entirely disappeared and
most of the natives who survived the
epidemic are in good health. The
dead have all been buried and approx
imately one hundred and fifty natives
are residing at Wales and in the ad
jacent villages north and south of that
point. Both men agree that only for
the timely arrival of the relief party
from Nome and Teller, the decimation
among the natives would have been
in the view that had the required re
lief been forthcoming earlier than
it was, the chances are that a far
greater number would have been sav
ed. They say the natives were in a
most hopeless and pitiable state at the
time of their arrival, nearly all being
obsessed with the notion that death
was inevitable.
After the government party arrived,
however, the natives immediately
commenced to renew their courage
and but few deaths occurred. As re
ported by Alcssrs Sam Torkieson. Tom
Jensen, and others who were at the
Cape during the same period, the re
lief party was greeted on arrival by
scenes of the most harrowing charm -
ter. The do-d lay everywhere ana
practically every igloo in the village
contained • : e or more corpse. His
membered fragments of human re
mains were found in the possession of
ravenous dogs and numerous bodies
had been mutilated by the starving
animals. Before attempting to bury
the dead the relief party with. Air
Ashton as chief medical dispenser, de
voted itself almost wholly to caring
ror tno numerous sick imu\es. i in
stricken creatures responded to care
in excellent manner and with only a
few exceptions all recovered within a
short period. The arrival of the re
lief party was hailed with joy by th?
natives and the members of the
party were frequently told that they
had given up all hope of succor. After
getting the side natives on their feet,
the dead were buried and the surviv
ors made as comfortable as possible
under the circumstances. The relief
work was seriously handicapped by
adverse weather conditions at times.
Severe storms and extreme cold won
marked features of their stay in the
district and travel was frequently im
possible for days at a time. In spite
of the obstacles, an ample supply of
provisions and other commodities
were freighted to the Cape from Tel
ler and the natives are well provided;
and well cared for. On the road down, I
Messrs Brandt and Ashton stopped at
the York settlement and report that
the Christianson family were In good1
health, and are happy in the posses
sion of a new baby, which arrived
some days before the. returning Nomo
ites reached the settlement. Bike all
others connected with the relief party,
Messrs Brandt and Ashton are deserv
ing of the very highest praise for their
heroic labors, which were undertaken
voluntarily and without though of re
ward. Ashton, particular}’, was able
to be of inestimable benefit to the
stricken natives through his knowl
edge of hospital dispensation and his
previous experience in caring for the
Eskimo during the Nome epidemic.
Nome Tri-Wcekly Nugget delivered
or mailed $2.00 per month.
ATTENTION L. O. O. M.
Important Business Meeting this
evening. Nomination of Officers,
full attendance requested. 8 p. m.
sharp.
Chas. Sandford Dictator
Attest. Chas. Thomas. Secretary.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
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