The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, December nth 191B
NO. 7
AMUSEMENTS
At the Movie Show tommor
row evening, Hearst Pathe News
will be shown, and Billy Burke
will appear in a new Paramoun
picture “The mysterious Miss
Tei ry!\
As it is very probable that the
sale of Thrift stamps will be
discontinued on the last of the
year, it will be well for all who
hold partially filied cards, to
complete them and turn them
■into War Savings Stamps before
that time.
The W. S. S. bear interest &
and Thrifts do not.
The December number of
“Outdoor Life” continues the
interesting story of the hunting
trip taken by \oung and party
last year all through our own
territory.
Several bids were submitted
to the Read Commission for the
hauling of the bridge logs.
The contract was awarded
to G. C. Gwinn for $1.00 per log.
He will commence hauling im
mediately.
The A. B’s announce that
they will hold a Masquerade
Fall on December 31st New
Years Eve. Handsome
prizes will be given, and the
whole affair will be conducted
on the same grand «cale as the
previous masquerades have been
Full details later.
Stores in town are all wearing
hoi day dress, and displaying
t?active wares tor Xmas.
In the Commissi* nej !s Court
oday, charges ; gainst Edna
Bishop of infringement of the
Bone Dry I^aw were dismissed
NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. W. A. Huntington and
son Allen, have moved to Kenne
cott where they will sperd 11 (
winter with Mr. Hun tingtcr.
who is now en ployed by 11 <
the Kennecot Copper ( on < i
ation. They will occupy the cot
tage near the school, recently va
cated by Mrs. Lisle D. Brown &
her mother-inn-law, Mrs.F. H.
Olleson.
Mrs. F. H. Ollson has accepted a
position with the McCarty Meat
and Grocery Co during the time
she is waiting for the return of
her son, Lisle D. Brown from
Fort Liscuin.
Mr. and Mrs 9red Ahrens are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
new daughter who came to their
home lastS iturday evening.
She weighed eleven and a half
pound*' and promises 10 b« a
skoukum young Alaskan. Mrs.J
Hubrick is taking care of the
pitients, who are pregressing
well.
Charles Hurdning is a very
busy man these days, sj much
so that a rumor started th?*t he
was missing for four days. On
investigation it proved that he
was working night and day on
the new rigging for the city fire
hose, and had not had time to go
up town.
Mrs. Joe McLellan returned
yesterday from a trip to Seattle
Mrs. W. A. Huntington enter
tained some of her friends on
the eve of her departure for
Kennecot.
Dainty ref re shments were
served.
There were present: Mrs. T.
Cloninger, Mrs. John Barrett,
Mrs. Grant Reed, Miss Mary
Johnson, Mrs. Aron Erickson &
Mrs. Lisle Brown.
B >b M irshall is expected to
morrow7 from Seattle, bringing
with him a full line of groceries
His market, is now being en
larged for his new business.
SPOILS OF WAR
i
Lob Smith, one of our Me
C u thy boys, now with the Engi
neers in France, sent a unique
.sent to the local camp of the
otic B otnertiood this week.
File : i v il of this package
c sed t .;reit deal of excite
uicint, and continued a German
Had met •” d 'jras mask.
v«» lett ' of explanation accom
p >n ed F ds millinery, so we
only ctnre the story of
j it t 11 B'> > • turns,
j The spo L w i r were on view
at the F.>y Hill ‘•' is week, and
w;b even’-'idiv ' • v- •, peaceful
home in s « V. ! H 11.
CHRiSMAS \ HKER
Tne< i nsimis s rit made its
appearance t is ye when an
active comnoioe ol Mrs. T.
Cloninger ,nu u. . Nickell cali
ed upon the bus. ess houses A;
baclieiors ior lor. ttions to pro
vide the children of the town
with Christmas Tree and Gifts.
$132.00 was raised in less than
an hour.
The Celebration will take place
at the childrens exercises a\»d
Christmas program Christmas
week.
This is always a community
affair and eveiy ore in town is
cordially welcome.
An interes ing letter from
Jack Crowe, in Fiance, appears
on page 2.
Owing to the extreme cold
the “News’* will not be distribu
ted this evening.
ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY
STOCK
Christmas goods on Display
LAURIE BRO’S.
THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES
RED CROSS
A poorly attended meeting ol
the McCarthy Chapter of the
American Red Cross was held
on Tuesday last in the Arctic
Brotherhood Hall.
The regular routine of busin
ess was transacted: several in
teresting letters being read.
The report of Mrs George
Rust, chairman of the member
ship committee, was read, show
ing 111 renewals and new mem
bers with a cash collection of
$373.00. The report was accept
ed and was placed on file with a
vote of thanks to the chairman
md active workers of this Com
mittee.
No report was turned in by
the committee on Chapter Pro
i iction.
it was ordered that the secre
ary procure 150 postal cards
t md send them to each member
iiotilying them of the next meet
ing to he held December 21st
it which time the nominations
of officers for the ensuing year
will take place the election of
same to be held January 14.
Dont forget the regular Red
X Meetings, we may get along
vithoutyou, but, we do like to
have you with us
W. M. Goodwin, Sec
The following certificate has
been received by the local chap
ter:
HONOR ROLL of N. W. Division
This certifies that the work
sent in by the Knitting Depart
ment of the McCarthy Chapter
is of such high character that in
the opinion of the Division Sup
erintendent of the Department
and the Inspector of the Division
warehouse you are entitled to a
place on the Knitting Roll ol
Honor.
Signed. E. J. Saunders
Director Chapter Production
Are you a Red Cross member
for 1919?
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