The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday May 7th 1921
NO 27
Tonight
Basket ball
McCarthy Athletic
Club
Basket ball will be played at j
the Hall. A Match will be held j
between the Black and Brown
Bears. The. ladies’ teams will |
also play a friendly game Punch ]
will be served, A charge
of fifty cents will be made.
Children free.
MINING NEWS
Mining on the creeks will sorn j
be in full swing. A large
number including the operaiors i
of Dan Creek tnd Ohititu arrived}
last Sunday and we it on early ]
next morning io their destination j
As it is it Inte spring, the |
fu 1 force of men vill not ie i
employed at once, hut as the
Season advances, about forty
will be required at each camp.
'I'lie Dan Creek Mining Co. is j
paying $5.00 per day and board.
The Andrus t o. will pay $-1.75
and board These wages are
for a ten hour day.
I
Bob Johnson, foreman at Dan |
Creek, was in town this week'
for a few days. ,
i
Sam Seltenreich has been ap ,
pointed School Tax Collector for |
the school aistrici of McCarthy
So get your five dollar bill |
ready.
The BilisClub of Kennecottl
is enterlaing this evening, tiie
social event being the Lulls
First Ball.
TELEGRAPHIC
BUNNELL »TILL JUDGE
Washington, May 6th Respond
ing to the question raised by
Delegate Sutherland as to wheth
er Judge Bunnell of the Fourth
Division is entitled to continue
holding court in view of the fact
that h;s last appointment by
Wilson was not confirmed by
the Senate , the Attorney gene
ral ruled today that Bunnell is
sull judge until his Micces.'or is
appointed and qualified.
BANK OFFICIAL DI1S
Seattle May 6th. Last night
Win. R Stockbridge. vice pre
sklent of the Scandinavian Am
erican Bank, dropped dead at
his home.
GOVERNORSHIP
Washington. May 7th. Those
who are looking on at the govern
orship at Washington claim that
Harding has decideo upon Wm,
T. Perkins of Sealtle, formerly
a Nome operator to be governor
of Alaska, and the appoimnent
may be made today.
.VIA KINK
STK1KK
All American shipping is
tieu up as a resukof the marine
strike w hich is now on.
Over 125,000 marine workers
are affected.
Agents of Alaska going ships
have received, word that all sail
ing dates lor their lines have
been cancelled.
The object of the strike is to
reject the 15 per cent cut propos
ed by the shipping board until
working conditions are modified j
This cut means a virtual reduct*
ion of from 40 to 50 per cent
when working conditions are
considered according to marine |
workers.
GERMAN REPARATION
Paris. May 6tl . The German
j ffovei n inent has been rotitieo
toniffht that they must pay one
| Inn dred and thirty two billion
j gulu marks iJ reparation is to
: be matte. The lirst payment
| of one billion mar** must be
'paid within tv\enty live tla.\ s,
'otherwise the allies will immetr
j uitei occupy the Rub! basin.
Wash inff ton May 7r»\ Hardintr
ton iff lit decided to accept the:
invitation to send a representa
tive to the Supreme Council and
to cancel appt intments of am
bassadors in Europe, also to
have the United States represent
ed on German vvar indemnity
com mission
Gap. Hubrick left on last Sat
urday's train tor Ghitina and
Gordova, where lie met the mov
luff picture operators sent North
by hex bead, lor pictures of j
the t opper river valley h» illus
his filminff of the iron Trail.
Messrs. Dwyer and Vanscoy
are now att'hitina waiting for
the ice to go out of the river at
that point as they expect to get |
some wonderful pictures when,
the moving ice hits the railroad'
bridge. They will a.jierv a i ds go
to Childs Glacier and reproduce
some of that wonderful scenery.
As the Nizina »Mver has been j
cutting in on the side close to j
Shorty Gwmn's house and threat j
ens to sw eep the whole she-)
bang away, Shorty and Lubbe
have been constructing a strong
dam in the hope ox turning the
waiter to mid stream.
Ed Mullen, the genial host at'
Long Lake is now matting prep- |
araiions for a big run of sum
liter LJ‘a\eh
LOCAL NEWS
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Mrs. Pete Brenwick spents
few da.vs in town last week, the
guest of Mi s. 1 c te . el r m r.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sommer of
Cordova were visitors to McCar
thy this week. They were the
quests of Nr. and Mrs. Walter
Sommer.
•Lick Porter, late of Kenrecott
writing lrom Kodeo, California,
says that tlm waier is fine, and
issues ui invitation to all his old
friends to visit him. To those
who are not able to getaway he
wisiies to b° remembered.
.John h'ellerman. who at one
time w is connected with the
K’enneeot* Copper ( orporation,
is in w married and settle down
in thatState.
MOTH hlCS DAY
Tomorrow, the second Sun
day in .v] »y, will be observed in
ail the the cnu relies in the U
nifed States, as Ni'*ther’s Day.
as a special m irk of respect lor
A'other, who cared for us as ba
bies, taught us most or the good
thoughts we remember today, &
was ever ready wnh her sym
^athy a 11 t i/io 3.
There are no churches near
here where \\e can show that
ju irk of respect to our mothers
but thosoof us wno ire fortun
ate to still have a mother living,
should certainly sit down and
write her a letter TODAY and
tell her that we are remember
ing all she has done for us.
It must be the sad lest tiling
oneirth, to raise a finiily. sse
them scatter to the ends of the
earth, and never hear from her
children.
Dont let your mother be one
of these sad ones- VI ike her glad.