The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
August 4, 1923
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McCarthy and
CHITINA MOURN
The news of the d^ath of
President Harding came as a
distinct shock to the community
on Friday morning, as no appre
hension was felt concerning his
recovery, because of his rugged
constitution. On receipt of the
news, flags were lowered to half
mast and a hushed silence settl
ed over all.
Mrs. Wills of McCarthy, who
with her little daughter, Verna
shook hands with the president
at Cordova, stated that she had
been much impressed with his
appearance of health His eyes,
she said, were the most kindly
she had ever seen.
At Chitina flags which had
been ready to greet the presiden
in event, of the trip over the
Highway, fluttered at half mast.
Frank McCafferty, the A. R. C.
mechanic who chauffered the
president’s car on the drive out
of Fairbanks and again at Valdez
stated that the winniug persona
lity of the man made everyone
eager to serve him.
MANY ENJOY
KENNECOTT SMOKER
A goodly number of McCarthy
and Kennecott fight fans witness
ed the exhibition of pugilistic
strength at the smoker held last
Saturday evening at Kennecott,
The strength and skill of the
lighters in the preliminaries
was evenly matched as every
event went 4 rounds to a draw.
In the main event Battling Mar
lone got a 4 round decision over
Kid Salymer. The wrestling
match ended in a draw, John
Borgeson and Gordon Bottorff
vying with each other 25 minut
es.
A FEW NOTES
FROM CH1TINA
George Shade has purchased
the upper, not the lower Tonsi
na roadhouse, as stated in a re
cent issue of this paper. Mr. Naf
sted still owns and operates the
latter, which is on the Chitina
branch of the trail.
Mrs.Harding personally wrote
letters to all roadhouses on the
Highway, expressing regret at
having had to abandon that trip.
The north end of the railroad
tunnel at Chitina, which is being
made into an open cut, caved !n
for a short distance. The train to
Kennecott was delayed a day as
a result.
The electric light plant is shut
down for repairs, as a result of
a small slide near the water main
that furnishes the power, caus
ing the parting of a joint in the
big main.
CHICAGO LAWYER
sails for McCarthy
Attorney Russel Mott and son
Cutler, of Chicago, sailed from
Seattle today on the Northwest
ern on their way to McCarthy.
From here they will go on a
hunting trip,conducted by Capt
J. P. Hubrick.
Mr. Mott, who is a prominent
attorney of Chicage, is one of the
shrewdest Secret Service men
of the country, having been a
member of the Intelligence Bu
reau during the war.
Myler Jones was timekeeper
and announcer; and Sam Jones
acted as referee for all bouts. A
return wrestling match and
rounds of boxing will be offered
August 31st. The wrestlers are
to go to a finish at this match.
PERSONALS
George Marhoffer was up from
Strelna this week. He reports
that Strelna is a busy place just
now, as the vacation season is in
full swing.
Carl Anderson came in from
Ghititu last Sunday for a visit
to town.
A party of Kennecott people
spent the day at Nikoli Wednes
day.
Little Eleanor Tjosevig and
Dickie Lander, aecompanied by
their mothers, spent Tuesday at
the Tjosevig cabin on the Mother
Lode trail. Just above the first
tunnel the party saw a good siz
ed sheep. The animal stopped
several times in its ascent of the
cliff and gave the car and its oc
cupants ’’the once over’ most in
differently. It would have made
an excellent target for gun or
camera as it stood on the cliff,
barely 100 feet above the specta
tors.
BiJl Berry came in from
Young creek last Sunday. He
reports that fires are general
out that way; but are confined
mostly to the moss, altho consi
derable small timber has burned,
Very few mosquitoes have sur
vived, however.
Pete Brenewick came in from
the creeks last Sunday’
Mr. W. B. Hancock, mining en
gineer returned Thursday from
Dan creek, where he has been
looking over various properties.
Mr. Hancock left on today’s train
for Cordova, where he will con
nect with the south bound Ala
meda for Seattle. He stated that
he would return to the district
as soon as the snow flies.
Mrs. Eckstrom and children
of Cordova are visiting at the
Iverson ranch.
Announcement To
Military posts Of
President's Death
Valdez, Alaska, August 3, 1923
The following order from
j Washington from the secretary
i of war announces to the army
the death of Warren Gamaliel
Harding, President of the Unit
ed States.
”It is the painful duty of the
secretary of war to announce to
the army the death of Warren
Gamaliel Harding, President of
the United States, which occur
red at San Francisco, California,
at 7:30 p. m. August second, nine
teen hundred and twenty three.
The grief of the nation in the un
timely death of the president is
keenly shared by the Army of
the United States, in the welfare
of which he displayed aball times
a deep interest and solicitude.
His kindly wisdom and strength
his consistency to duty, and his
loyalty to our national ideals en
title him to the respect of every
American citizen.
Appropriate funeral honors
will be paid to the memory of
the late president and comman
der-in-chief at the headquarters
of every corps and every depart
ment at every military station
and every camp of troops in the
United States in the field.
The vice president of the Uni
ted S cates, Calvin Coolidge has
taken the oath of office and as
sumed the duties of president,
f in accordance with the provision
of the constitution.”
Dwight F. Davis,
Acting secretary of war.