The McCarthy
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Weekly News
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, _juiy26thj9i9^
OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Tl e McCarthy Baseball Team ;
1 ereby diallerjres ajiy combina
1'en of ball playeis to a match
Vo It ] h a < d >r McCarthy on!
Id(r Bay Thjfsjrrme to decide |
il ( ( 1 t n i it r.ship of the Copper I
River Valley.
Bonr be afraid to venture.
Faint 1 cart never won a. banner.
REMEMBER
EIG DANCE
at McCarthy July 31.
l i.Ki Al TO.VOl.il.E^-KVKE
bn si autcmobde leaves Ken
necott at 0 <50 j>. u>
List car lei\e McCarthy at
A. [i. in.
A COMPLETE LINE of
ladies suits, dresses. waists A
si 11 met' coats. Also child
iti.'s j.tids ir jjiiat variety.
Mail oialers «»'iven immediate
atu ntion.
Eoughei t.v’s, Cot dova.
FRANK A METCALF
CiVIL /- N D N IMNG ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
(an l « iMMiilM. nl N.i < Mil.\. 1< r tin
m M M\l \ mix s.
Eyt'gl ism‘s fitted at the
MKAKTHY DREG STORE
U)ilJ Worlds Almanacs at Post
(Ji 'Cc Store,
Kit Soap in twelve shades
at the Post Office store.
NEWS ITEMS
Owing to a washout at mile
()4, the special train was late in
reuhing McCirtl y, instead of
Wednesday at it arrived at 1
p. m. Thur'd «y.
The past few days lias been
the first real siunim r weather
we have enjoyed.
No summer has been so dull
and cloudy, with Mich frequent
rainy spePs since the summer
of 1914- The themomet*r today
registered is<) decrees in the
sh tde at noon.
Dr. Evans and party arriv
i e4 on Wednesday from tbeWhite
, Diver with Guide Rax ter.
I They have had a most interest
; in 14 trip from Whitehorse, which
they left early in May.
Although encountering rainy
| woither and cold snaps most 1 t
UK* LIIIX*. C.vailS SI'CIIIVU < |
line be:ir s[x?cimens, the I nvest ;
me isu ring b feet squ ire when'
stretched He is waiting now
for two other hunters who will'
arrive shortly, then leave on an 1
other big gline hunt hoping to I
secure cariboo sheep and moos
George Armstrong, who also :
! frivolled with the party, left for1
!
Ins home in Whitehorse on Thu r
sday \s train.
Gus Johnson reports tint
good work is being done on the j
s 1 aging of the Nizina Bridge
1 s ‘ventee i hundr d feet being’ al
1 ieady saved.
In the Commissioner’s Court
yesterday afternoon, th* jury
louhd a verdict of ‘ not guilty”
iu the chat ge of infringement of
. the bone dry law made against
' b red Ericsson.
j
Our Deputy Marshal Mr. J.
Millsap has received an elegant
1 certificate from the Food Ad
j ministration in recognition of
! his services to that body during
I the war
SOCIAL EVENTS
Welcoming Jack Oniric and |
his bride on th*‘ir arrival. an,
J enjoyable dance was held in the J
{A. R Hall on Wednesday even !
line: Their friends had pi inned ;
Jon a surprize pirty to the house
but the affair assumed such
p 1 (^portions that it wis decide 1 ]
to n quisition the Hall.
Dancing and sinking1 wen en |
j joyed till a very late honr. Mrs!
| [.an/ie delighted those nr.'sent!
with musical selections. A dainty
| )u t < h was served burin}? the
! evening. The dunc^ music was
! supplied by Mrs O’Neill and Mrs
j Cole with Mr. Nickell at. rhe
i drums.
The entire a ffai*- was arranged
jin a c'p.able manner by Mrs
Wells and all were unanimous in
their expression of the good
time spent.
i
Tuesday 1 i>t bomc the oceas- j
ion of Deanle O’Neil Is filth birth j
day. n g\y party of her lift)*1 j
friends met tit her residence;
for tin- afternoon.
Music and games wore ihe on
der of the d '.V. Tin* l irthdav
least at four o'clock, presented
i pretty sight Tlir luipsIs su
down to i 1) *nut- fidlv d 'co'- it'- i
table, weiring puj)»r cips winch
were the favors, at each plac *
w is 'mother 1 ivo’- a dec')''ted
little box of candy. When qum
tities of ice cream and cuke bad
been consumed, an additional
pleisnre p'esenled itself in the
shape of an automobile nde, a
1 or.d of delighted ctnunvn takmr
the trip to the Lower ('unn Sev
oral of the local amateurs took
snap shots of the party.
All persons who have cl linis
against the local Chapter of Un
American Lied Cross are requts
ted to present them for piyment
immediately in order tout the
accounts of the Organization may
be closed by August 15th.
O E Brehmer, Treasurer.
i
PERSONAL
Mr. F~a uk M< tea M, V. S. Mi
niny Engine**)’ of ,1 uneau, arrived
on the l ist special. He left today
with Mi*. Hurrrtt. to inuj tie
claims.
Mr. R. F\ Greve accompanied
them and will assist, in tho sur
vey. The work will occupy about
six we ‘ks.
For the con veniem.-e of other
pro icrty m* n i t r ] 11 •- \ < j \
who m ly desi**e to consult, Mr.
Mebcdf will inise appointments
do l iny his visit.
M r V, H. Ayr 1 *. c f F jc 1 ; i e.
Wash, district in mayor of tin*
>' ray lor E iy>ne ..»ri l x A' Mann
f ops riny Co. and also lepresent
tny tho Ceniont Gnn Co of the
same pi ice, si ent a few days in
Ketmeco. t tliis \\ e?k. Mrs. A
y *as -,c • >m > mio(i hi in
The l)o i\ of Mrs. Hawley U\
Sterling, wui\* v»l the 11 s < o it
eii pnoer in e.large of eunp 14 >
uid vvi.o vv is one of tho vicims
oi t.ie Clyor disaster', in whicai
several Fan b inks people wore
arowned 1 ise October. was fo iml
i lotting to an eddy in tlieTi’i sn
i nw>i' on June 11). according to
the Nemtu i X.-Ws
K>' d Co > - and h s neic< s re
turned t .s week Irom nn ex
tenue i psi,, to t io creeks
l\iv> in i yo i ig 1 idies did no*;
.eta dly s riot my bears they
weiv perfectly satisfied ai tea
seeing- die size of bruins track
anaue/ded that fishing was
by far the safest snort to in
odge in.
Tuey found goldmining most
fascinating, when t ey tried,
their hard at panning, they had
such good pus that it caused
great • xcitemeut.
The (/Neills, Noam vs and W
M. Goodwin spent the d ly fish
ing at Long IxiKe last Sunday.
Mrs. Sommers hid the big
gest record for landing nsn.