The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, april 27th, 191s
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AIvlUSEMENTS
Thar? will not Se any
M >vie S i?vv at A. B. Hall on
Sunday night.
The power plant is out of com
mission.
LOCAL NEWS
Malcolm Brock made a business
visit to McCarthy and Kennecot
this week.
H.A.Slater and James Galen,
candidates on the Republican
ticket, visited Kennecott, McCar
thy and Mother Lode this week.
•L P. (larkin, of Nizina, who
has been spending some months
in Seattle, returned Thursday &
is spt nding a few days in town
before leaving for the river.
W. W. Harvey, till recently
one of our prominent busines
men, is here on a visit to look
after his interests.
Dean Officer, Jack Crow, Ira
Marker, Lou Hayden and Paddy
Jewell are our latest contribution
to Uncle Sam’s forces. They
left on Thursday’s train for Fort
Liscum and will enroll with the
127th Eng ineers. We are very
proud of our boys, and wish them
the best of good luck.
The Laurie family has moved
into the new log bungalow on the
heights, which was started by
Attorney Foster, It has the best
view in town.
If you are thinking of new’
spring clothes read Mrs. Dam
on’s advertisement on page two
Ed Riddell has special permits
from the McCarthy Board of
H ealth and will do a good job of
spring cleaning on your yard,
front or back.
It is said anew ladie’s furn
ishing store will soon open here.
Judge Declines
Appointment
Judge Conroy, recently ap
pointed by Judge Brown ns
Judge O’Connor’s successor for
this precinct, paid a visit to Mc
Carthy this week: after which
he decided not to accept the ap
pointment and took toda^ ’strain.
SEVERE STORMS
Severe storms have been gen
eral all through this section,
with disastrous result in many
instances.
At Kennecott, snows]ides at
the Angle Station took down
two towers and a high tension
line, so tint both trams will be
shut down for , ome tim .
At Mother Lode, a snow slide
took out transmission poles and
buried tower of tram lino.
Another slide occured in the
l canyon, and Jim Gan n v l o
was driving through at the time
i had a narrow esc ipe: Heavy
snow falls prevent repair crews
' going out and the men will be
I rationed very shortly if tram
line cannot be repaired soon.
A heavy rock slide on the Rail
road below Chitina made tem
porary inconvenience.
*Messr. Falkenburg and Com
pany, the well-known assayers
and metallurgists of Seattle have
opened new laboratories at 2nd
Avenue and Yesler Way.
They also operate an extensive
Ore Testing plant and are pre
pared to give Northern clients
every attention.
Just received: a fresh consign
ment of Fancy Broilers, Fryers
and Roasters. Beef, Lamb,Pork
and mutton. Scotch cured
herring and No.l. Mackerel.
Fresh Trout & Halibut. Fancy
selected Eggs and butter receiv
ed weekly. R. L. H. Marshall.
RED CROSS NEWS
McCarthy Chapter, A. R. C
Report for the month ending
April 24th, 1913.
Cash remitted to Headquarters
March 24th. $707.11
Cash in Bank 263.24
Receipts.
Raffle of Tea Set donated by
McCarthy Drug Store 103.81
Rafile of Pillowslips donated
by Mrs. Miller, MotherLode28.50
| Donations N and R. 5.00
Grant Reed 2.30
| Mrs. Bren wick 1.00
Member, M. Mac*Donnell '.00
S u s taining M emher, N.Binm 10.00
Vaudeville Entertainment 201.25
Sale of Programmes 21.40
$ 637.50
Expenditures.
: idian Reioif
Expenses on Riffle
i ole gram
15.00
1.20
2.30
c-xpe.1 ses on vaudeville j VJ..>0
Bsd ‘Jross Buttons 21.60
1 TaL. to Headquarters 349.15
B ilar: :e in Bank. 228.75
$ 637.50
The New Red Cross Buttons
have arrived and will be on sale
! at the Post Office after May 1st 1
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James Bohan was the lucky
winner of the pillowslips made
and donated to the Red Cross by
Mrs. Miller at Mother Lode.
The Red Cross Knitters will
meet at Mrs. Murie’s house on
Wednesday afternoon. Every
woman who lias wool on hand
is requested to turn in finished
work as soon as possible in ord
er that a shipment may be made
Mrs. Grant Reed.
Chairman of Military Relief
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SUBSCRIBERS TO THIRD
LIBERTY BOND LOAN
The following have subscrib d
i to the 3rd Liberty Loan Drive
from the Mother Lode Minns.
Messrs Ferguson, O'Brien, U
yermatsu, Ohrstrem, Brown, An
derson, \ange, Brleh, Eldersho
pe, Ha u gland, Langley, Bloom,
Burns Uyeinata, Godfrey’ And
erson E C. Carlson, Bold, Hog
i berg, Doich, Humier, Hutchings
Arnold, Olson, John, Erickson
| and Fred Erickson.
Total amount Taree thous m. 1
i doll irs.
JAMES E. WILSON
Democratic Nominee
for
ROAD COMMISSIONER
See.vs Re-election
At the Primary Election Tues
day April JO th.
Vote for
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday,
April 30th.
Ed. Wood
Republican 0and idaU*
for the office of
ROAD COMMISSIONER
solicits your vofc * at tii
Primary Election April IJOlii.
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I
want what 1 want when I
want it
and
get what I want when my
work is done by
Muries Transfer