LOCAL NEWS
CONSIGNMENT OF FRESH
FISH POU NOME
Mr. Petersen arrived from the
Nugget Roadhouse with a large load
of fresh fish, consisting of grey ling,
trout and white fish
John Lepri. of the Milo’s Taft j
purchased all hut a few pounds of
the consignment, which weighed
about 150 pounds.
The fish were caught in Salmon
Lake and make a delightful change
in the daily menu.
1 | R INSPECTOR LEAVES
ON BUSINESS TRIP
Prank Dufreene, Fur Inspector,
left for the Yukon section on official
business. The length of the Inspec
tors trip is indefinite, being deter
mined entirely by conditions as he
finds them.
While on this trip Mr. Dufresne
v*ill no doubt interest the people of
the Yukon section in the new work
pioposed by the Game Association
of Nome, and bring them into active
membership.
BUREAU EDUCATION
OCCUPIES NEW QUARTERS
The Bureau of Education is now
installed in its new quarters, the
old Detention Hospital building.
Bureau office and residence apart
ments have been moved to the new
building and are permanently lo
cated. The Native school remains
in the Steadman avenue building
and at present enrolls 120 pupils,
under the capable supervision of
two teachers. Peter Vander Sterro
and his sister Miss Lucy Vander
EQUALIZATION BOARD
CONCLUDES DELIBERATIONS
The Board of Equalization for
the City of Nome concluded its last
meeting Tuesday evening Dec. 19th.
Few if any protests were registered
by taxpayers. The tax roll was
approved by the Common Council
sitting as a Board of Equalization
and is now in the hands of Clerk
Grimm for extension on the roll.
As soon as the roll is completed.
which will bo about Jan. 1st. the
public will bo notified thru the
Nugget and taxes will then become
DENTISTS WILL LKAVK
ON BUSINESS TKI1*
Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Fromm will
leave Nome on or about Feb. 1st,
1923 on an annual dental trip to
Council. .Dime and Candle. The
visit of these dentists will enable
the people of the various inland
towns to obtain much needed den
tal work and treatment.
1\ FROM THU CHEEKS.
John Wagner arrived this week
from his mining claims on Oregon
creek. John has been prospecting,
end will remain in Nome during the |
holidays, returning later to the
INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTORS
We have been favored with a
.number of contributions for our
weekly edition of the Nuppet and
wish to express our appreciation.
The columns of the Nuppet are
open at all times to the public and
any contributions dealing with local
or peneral affairs of the territory
will be given publicity as long as
they are without venom.
On Wednesday evening Dec. 20th
Igloo No. 1. Pioneers of Alaska
elected their officers for the ensu
Officers elected
John A. Wilson,
John Hancock. . .
John J. Hager. .
E. E. Grimm.
T. Lehmann Sr..
J. Jacobsgaard..
H. Shade.
F. O. Peterson. . .
A. L. Hermanson,
M. O. Solberg
2 year term. .
I year term
.President
. . . 1st Vice Pres.
. . 2nd Vice Pres.
.Secretary
.Treasurer
.Chaplain
.Historian
.Libra flan
Sergeant at arms
.Doorkeeper
Trustee 3 yr. term
.Chas. Mason
.Felix Bruner.
Installation of these officers will
take place at the next regular meet
ing to be held the first Wednesday
in January. 1923.
4 cts a day will bring the Weekly
unret to your home.
IIOIiMSOX MARKS
SPEEDY TRIf
Aleck Holnison. the Council Cit>
mustier. returned to Nome Wednes
day afternoon, having made an ex
ceedlngly speedy trip from Council
to Nome, hack to Council and, then
again to Nome. Aleck brought
with him a number of Xmas trees
from the Council timber and has
thereby enabled numerous youthful
Nomeltes to enjoy that feature of
feature of th holiday*, namely, an
Aleck returned to Council Friday,
having spent the better part of a
week on the trail.
At Bluff Holmson met Harry
Chester and Ed. PfafTle. who are
erroute to Chinlk. from which point
Mr. PfafTle will return to Council.
As Mr. PfafTle was injured before
leaving •Nome he made the trip in
the sled. Mr. Chester driving the
The Robinson-Greenberg party
left Bluff for Candle via Dime creek
DELEGATE ATTACKS JUDGE
IN ADDRESS AT JUNEAU
In a political address made at Jun
eau recently. Delegate Dan A. Suth
erland criticised Federal Judge T.
M. Reed, of the First division, for
the appointment of Ed. Morrissey,
editor of the Ketchikan Chronicle,
as U. S. Commissioner at Ketchikan.
The delegate pointed out that Mor
rissey belonged to the Democratic
party during the time that he re*
sided in Fairbanks, and charged that
hte appointment as Commissioner
was engineered by U. S. Attorney
Shoup for the benefit of certain
special interests in the Ketchikan
district.
The delegate charged that certain
of the cannery outfits in the Ketchi
kan district had sold rotten fish to
the Government during the war and
named one of the companies as
being the chief offender.—Nenana
MOOSE HEART IjRGION NOTICE
Women of Mooseheart I<egion,
Nome C hapter, No. 78, will install
their officers on Tuesday evening »r
8 o'clock sharp.
Following installation a social
will be given to the Moose members
and their lady friends.
Senior Regent, ELLEN WEAVER
We wish you
A Merry Christmas
MANAGER
KRAMi WIN BY A NOSB
IX riiOHK GAME
(Contributed)
In the second game ot the Berios,
the two school teams played a Tory
close and exciting game of basket
ball last Tuesday evening in the
school gymnasium. At the end of
the game the score stood a tie, 11
to 11. so extra periods of five min
utes each were played, until finally,
after two such .periods had been
played, the Seals managed to make
| the winning Iwsket.
The game was very close through
out. showing the teams to be even
ly matched. Although this makes
the second game that the Seals have
won so far. the Bears showed such
p decided improvement over the
playing of a week ago that it was
plain they had been working hard
during the week. The line-up was
as follows:
Bears Line-up
Charles Becker.Forward
Andrew Sather.Forward
Alvin Bahlke (Capt.i.Center
Walter Schroeder.Guard
Walter Cavey.Guard
Seals Line-up
Emerson Fromm.Forward
Russell Maynard.Forward
Jack Hamlya (Cap*.)..Center
Donald Lyle.Guard
Nels Swanberg.Guard
Keep your eye on the Bears.
“The last shall be first’* and the
first may get the hook.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM GIVKN
IN NOME PUBLIC SCHOOL
Friday the 23rd. the,Nome Public
school gave its Christmas program.
The various grades assembled' in the
gymnasium at 1:30. Bach room
contributed toward the program,
making it one of about an hour’s
duration under ordinary circum
stances. Hut just as the first num
ber was about to be announced, the
lights went out. and it -was neces
sary to give most of the program in
the seanJ-dajrknaae. llowever, tt^e
numbers that could not be given un
til the lights came on. were saVed.
and given later. The children had
drawn names, and gave each other
presents. Santa Claus was there
t(; distribute these and at the close
of the program also distributed the
nuts, candy and fruit, which was
the Christmas present of W. If.
Webb to the school. Mr. Webb
also gave us the big beautiful Xmas
tree, which was decorated and illu
minated. Every one was very thank
ful to Mr. Webb for bis big Christ
mas present, and all the children
and teachers wish him and Mrs.
Webb a very merry Chrlstmis.
The numbers on the program
were all well rendered, but the; last
number, a play put on by the pupils
of Mias Goff^s room, assisted by
several from the primary room and
some from the upper grades, deser
ves special mention. Miss Goff is a
wonder at training and drilling
young folk in such work, and the
production gave evidence of much
hard and careful work. TOe pro
gram is as follows:
Song.—Hark the Herald Angels..
_Sing .,.by School
Recitation—.James Walsh
Two Christina* Songs.
.by 4 th and 5th grades
Reciitation—.Phyllis Crooks
Seng—Holy Night. by School
Christmas Exercises—.
.... 9 1st and 2nd grade pupils
Song—Cbrifetmas Time.
.6th and 7th grades.
Recitation—... .Theodore| Froman
Christmas Surprise—.
. . 8 1st and 2nd grade pupils.
Cradle Song— ..*•
1st, 2nd and 3rd grade pupils
Recitation—.Barbara Glbney
Song—Christmas Carol-School
Christmas Play. 6th and 7th grades
Recitation—.Elwood Crookja
Distribution of Presents,—....
Santa Claus (Walter Schroeder)
Song—«tar of the East.
.6th grade girls
Fairyland Play—.Fourth
.and 5ih grade pupils.
Distribution of candy and fruit.
A large number of Nome people
-were present to hear the exercises
and everyone seemed to enjoy it
very much. We are always glad
to receive visitors, since that is the
way we know that an interest is
taken in what we are doing at
fMfhocp. The whole school wishes
everybody In Noiu-j a very Merry
Christmas.
In keeping with the spirit of the
crason our school will observe a
much appreciated holiday. School
was dismissed Friday Dec. 22nd
and will remain closed until Janu
ary 8th, at which time the effects of
our Xmas celebrations " will have
been overcome, enabling us to re
turn to our school work with added
seat and enthusiasm.
MIDNIGHT MASH CHRISTMAS
BITS. cJT. JOSEPH’S C'HUROH
Midnight Mass will be held at the
Si. Joseph's Catholic Church Sun
day night at 12 o’clock, for the
white population of Nome. Rev.
Father Post will officiate in the
large church while Rev. Father La
Fortune will have charge of the na
tive parishioners in the Chapel.
Worship will be conducted in
both the Church and Chapel simul
taneously. Both whites and uatives
have equal opportunity to worship
Almighty Cod.
The services will begin a few min
utes after twelve o’clock Sunday
night. The doors of the church
will be opened at 11:45 and all who
wish to offer their heartfelt grati
tude to the Christ Child on His
Birthday are welcome.
It is Requested that each and
e\’ery one of the worshippers re
member that, according to the
Catholic belief, the Holy Mass is the
unbloody sacrifice of Christ on the
Cross for the salvation of mankind;
that Christ is actually present from
consecration until after communion,
and that therefore, silence and per
| feet decorum are to be observed by
The Church choir of eight voices
will render the following Sacred
Musical program.
1—..Holy Night
9—Angels We Have Heard on High
The High Mass to be sung is the
Mass in C. by Aloys Wuerth. and
will be capably rendered.
Both Catholic and non Catholics
are extended a cordial invitation to
attend this Holy celebration of
Christ’s Birth.
Adeate Fideles
.Sanotus
. . . Benedictus
. . . .Agnus Dei
SANTA CIAV8 VISITS
ESKIMO KIDDIES
Had you chanced to stop in at
the Bureau of Education Native
school at about three o'clock on
Friday afternoon, you would have
seen about 120 of the happiest, and
most eagerly anxious faces you
could ever hope to see.
Right after the close of a short
program of Christmas carols and
I recitations, in buT*tr<rtffe jolliest^
Santa Claus ever, burdened downj
with two huge bags on his back,|
that were filled to the brim with
sweetmeats and other, goodies. The j
clapping and cheering that follow
ed. made the walls fairly vibrate.
In an adjoining room, thru which
the children passed to receive the
‘ Hand-outs” -personally from Santa,
there were boxes piled high with
bags of nuts, candies, cookies, gum
and apples for everyone.
Their teachers wish to take this
opportunity to thank the Ladies of
tbe Eastern Star, and tbe members
of the Mason Lodge, who so gener
ously contributed and assisted in
making this Christmas the great
and joyful event that it was for
these youngsters.
WINTER HOIiiTICK YESTERDAY.
(By JOHN A. WILSON )
That the winter is passing rapid
ly is evidenced by the fact that we
are already past the shortest day of
the year. Yesterday. Dec. 22, at
3:67 a. m., the sun reached its
farthest point south and has already
started on its uphill climb. This
event is known as the Winter Sol
stice. from the Latin meaning “to
stand.” as the sun apparently stands
still in its southward motion for
several days.
Theoretically, yesterday, Dec. 22,
was the shortest day this year, but
this can only be proven mathematic
ally, as the 22nd in only two seconds
shorter than the 21«t. Yesterday
the sun rose at 9:59:47 a. m. and
set 2:00:45 p. m., and the Interval
from sunrise to sunset was 4 hours.
58 seconds. The height of the sun
at noon was 2 deg. 3 min., while the
direction at time of rising was 8.
deg.Spat at setting, S. 25%
deg! Vest
0 The days lengthen out very slowly
at fimt, but by Jan. 1st tbe day has
gained 14 minutes, and about Jan.
10th tbe increased daylight becomes
apparent to tbe most easwM otoser
If the earth’s axis of rotation
were upright or perpendicular to its
orbit, there would be no change in
the seasons and no change in the
lengths pf tbe days. But because
the axis leans 23% degrees from
1 the upright and always maintain*
1 the same direction In space as the
; earth travels round the sun durlni
the year, tbe north pole to lommei
* leans towards the sub and In wtntei
’ away from It. It l* the rerolutiot
1 of the earth round tbe sun. combin
ed with this inclination of the poles,
which brings about the change of
the seasons and the varying length
of the day.
! Hl'OCKHHPiri, CANUIDAnH IN
I.ATK UKNRIUI, KMinnoif
Upon' receipt of election returns
from Shungnak this week the last
remaining precinct in the Second
Division has made its report and the
General Election returns are now
complete.
As the returns first came in from
uear by voting precincts various
conjectures were rife as to the final
outcome and not until the last re
turns were received was the repre
sentative race between Mrs. Klttil
sen and Dick Raolson. clearly de
Shungnak’s vote places Mr. Keel
son in the lead of Mrs. Kittllsen by
three votes.
F. M. Ayer is elected to the Long
Term Senatorship by a majority of
23 votes; Charles W. Brown Jr.,
was elected short term Senator by
a large vote over E. L. Holt; John
A Wilson headed the legislative
candidates with Richard Decker a
close second, James P. Daly third
and Dick Raelson fourth.
Now that tthe race is over and the
successful candidates are receiving
the congratulations of their friends
the public will have an opportunity
to learn whether or not their repre
sentatives were sincere In the ad
vocacy of the various principles
enunciated in their campatng plat
forms. Their records at Jnneau
will be proof sufficient.
Apropos of the coming session of
the Legislature it has been suggest
ed that a more satisfactory record
of the legislative proceedings be
kept. It is proposed that the met
hod employed in the Congress of
the IT. S., namely the Congressional
Record, be taken as a model. The
reason for the suggestion is that if
a complete record. patterned an
above stated, is kept, the people of
Alaska will be able to watch .more
flobely the attitudes assumed by
their representatives. The House
and Senate Journals record certain
stages of Bills and procedures but
fail to completely record that whidh
transpires.'
REGIN' THE NEW YEAR RIGHT—
Stn&CttllBE FOR THE NUOGITP
REINDEER REPRESENTATIVE
RETURNS FROM TOUR
OF INSPECTION
Dan Crowley, representing the
Lomen ft Co. reindeer interests, re
turned to Nome from Golovin Thar?
day afternoon after a two weeks
visit down the coast. Dan's trip
was for the purpose of investigating
general conditions prevailing among
the down coast herds and he report*
that the animals are in perfect con
dttipn and that again* are progress
ing satisfactorily.
A drive of deer from the Unala
kleet herd to Golovin waa scheduled
for the month of December, hat doe
to sickness among the herders the
drive has been delayed until Janu
ary. Mr. Crowley will return down
the coast at that time and be pres
ent when the deer arrive at Golo
Barney Buck drove Dan from
Golovin to Solomon with hte speedy
dog- team and Al. Winkler then
brought him from Solomon to Nome
PIONEER WOMEN HOED
ERECTION OF OFFICERS
The Pioneer Women. Igloo, No. 1,
at their regular meeting held last
night In the Pioneer Igloo, elected
their officers for the coming year.
Installation of the newly elected
officers will take place at the next
regular meeting in January, at
which time they and the. members
of Igloo* No. Pioneers of Alaska will
hold a joint installation.
Women pioneers elected to office
areas follows:
President,.Mrs. T. I^le
Vice ?ra*.Mrs. C. C. Crooks
Secretary* . ■ ■ .Mrs. Junes Prawley
Treasurer.. Mrs. Adelaide Monoham
Historian.Mrs. OIWo Fkiwofs
Chaplain.Mrs. A. Polet
Marshall.Mrs. Alexsoa
Inside Guard.. Miss Louise Rums
Trustees.. M*s. Lew. Martell.
Mrs. 0.8.Weaver, Mrs. J. Ttfhny
MINERS IN NOME VUR
XMAS HOLIDAYS
Many miners who have been in
•the hills tor the past weeks, perform
ing assessment work and conducting
actual prospecting and mining, are
arriving- In Nome to spend the Holi
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BJSOrN THB BIGHT—
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