The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy. Alaska. Saturday, September 21st. 1918
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CONCERNING EXTENDED
AGE LIMIT REGISTRATION
Severt! 1 days ago D. D Irwin,
Super in tf nt of the Kernecot'Cop
per Cor poration sent a night
letter to Captain ,T. J. Finnegan,
in charge of the Alaskan draft,
a-iking for information regard
ing regulations covering indust
rial classification, etc, as applied
to men who will register this
Fall under the extended age lim
it. To this inquiry Captain Finn
egan replied as follows:
Impossible to give all infor
mamion requested in your wire
of yesterday. Complete instruct
ions have not yet arrived.
Do not expect any draft affect
ing the extended °ge limit prior
to May, 1919.”
This information may be of
some value in keeping men
from stampeding out of Alaska
in order not to be drafted from
Alaska.
The Local Exemption Boird
has been instructed to induct
all white Registrant of 19l7class
v^ne and also those who are qual
ified for limited or special milit
ary service. To be not later
than October 1st.
This draft includes Jack Laurie,
Lysle Brownie, Louis Widingand
about 65 others.
On Monday Sept 30, the Arc
c Brotherhood w ill give a send
off to the boys who leave on
this draft, and also to the Faddis
family.
Everybody is cordially invited
to be present to make the occas
ion a memorable one.
Dancing, music: and lunch will
be served by the ladies.
Dentist
of the firm of Rrs Daggett and
Blyth. Cordova Alaska.
May be consulted at the
GOLDEN HOTEL
McCarthy. Alaska
Somewhere in Alaska
TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
A large and enthusiastic and'
ience followed the jovial cannery;
workers through four scenes of
mirth, music and dancing,at the
A. B. Hall last night.
This was the most elaborately j
staged aff; ir our Entertainmet? ]
Commitee has yet produced and i
great credit reflects on Mrs. J
B 0‘Neill and her helpers, and
T. ,T. McCarthy for his original
prod action,
Each entertainer was in good
form and every tiling went with
a snap.
The Vaudeville Scene opened:
with‘‘Glowworm” by Mrs. Lysle
Brown and her Fairy Chorus |
this was a work of art, & was
recalled wany times. Tl e 1 foil
lowed “Hindustan” with saenic,
effects.
Little Katherine Dennis of Ken
necot danced her dainty Spring
Dance, prettily gowned in pink 1
georgette.
Murray & McCarthy in their;
Oh iracter Sketch were fit for
an Orpheum Circuit, hitherto
they have kept their genius se
eret.
Mrs. J.B. O'Neill’s Soeg cyc
le was a musical treat, the songs
excellently rendered.
The finale was the famous
Jack ^ar Beauty chorus led by
Sam Potts in“ All the Nice Girls
love a sailor ” we may be inland
but we have the Marines.
At the close of the perform
ance Mrs Paddis was presented
with a travelling bag by the Red
Cross Ladies, on the eve of her
departure: as a token of their
regard.
Full returns are not in but
we expect to net $200. A dance
followed whichwas well attended.
Music was kindly supplied by
Mrs Faddis, M ,-s O’Neill and J.
J. Ross with the drums.
RED CROSS NOTES
This weeks mail from Chisana
brought a letter from Mrs N. P. j
Nelson enclosing $219.50. for
the Red Cross Funds which she
has collected from Chisana resi
dents.
Considering the few people in
that district the list is a hand-1
some one, and we appreciate;
Mrs Nelson as a member of the
Exec11 tive comm 1 ttee.
There are stiil some people j
left to hear from.
I
Carl Whitham $32.00,
W. W. Harvey 5.00!
A. T. Wright 10.00
B. J. Davis 10.00
S. Shucklin 2.50,
A. McGettigan 10.(X)
C. E.Hurdning 5.00
D. L. Green 10.00
Chas Fogelberg 5.00
J. Carroll 10.00
Ii. I). Hover 10.00
Andy Taylor 10.00,
N. P. Nelson 20.00 j
Z. Mullett 10.00;
A. F. Nelson "0.00
C. A. Simons 20.00
Mrs. James 20.00
Scotty Atkinson 5.00
Sid Joh n son 15.00 J
Total $219.50
At a special meeting of the Ex
ecutive committee held Fr:day
evening, a resolution was .. ssed
to purchased to pure}' ,e Mrs
Faddis sewing mac -^e, to be
used for Red Cross sewing.
Mrs John Barrett, John Am
ber and Pete J )hnson were e
1 ?cted members of the committ
ee, to replace those who have
left this district.
The Entertainment Committee
gratefully acknowledges the fol
lowing donations:
Painting scenery, 20 hours work
by Herman Ketterer
Preparing Posters by Victor
Swanson.
$5.00 from Martin Harrais.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
A miner c line to town yester
day and after imbibing some
“neah beah”, or whatever is the
nnme of the beverage which
made McCarthy famous, betook
himself to a room in an hotel,
whore reclining, lie lit a cig irette
ard drifted into the realms of
oblivion, nearly landing in the
flames oTophet.
Fortunately, however, he a
woke just in time to find his
bed a mass of flames and so he
rushed outride with it, and on
his return found the second
mattres burning
Had it not been that the build
ing was practically fireproof with
beaver board and linoleum the
room would have caught fire.
Mr man was badly scared —
Moral: cut out the Neah beah or
the cigarettes.
Capt, Hu prick’s hunting pir
ty returned this week after a
40 day trip: Col. McGuire editor
of Outdoor Life, one of the party
regretted the shortness of the
trip, as lie was unable to secure
all the specimens he desired,
They secured many fine
heads however.
Mrs. Boutin is suffering from
a painful wound in the hand,
caused through running a bone
into it.
John Barrett has been harvest
ing on his homestead this week,
and is four tons of potatoes &
three tons of turnips to the good.
Special A. B. Meeting Monday
night. Initiation: Every
member must attend.
New stock of Alladm Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
FOR SALE: On« House close
in, including kitchen utensils &
stoves. Terms reasonable. Apply
Laurie Bros.