The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday August 6th 1921
N0.31
GOVERNOR BONE & PARTY
GUESTS of COMMERCIAL
CLUB
Responding to an invitation to
visit this section, Governor Scot
C. Bone, Surveyor General Karl
Thiele,and Archdeacon Jenkins
who have been on a trip to the
interior, came up from Chitina
by railway motor on Wednesday
Lunching at Kennecott, they
reached our city at 4.p.m. and
spent some time visiting. Then
were guests of honor at a dinner
given by the Commercial Club.
About sixteen prominent bus
iness men were the hosts, and I
an excellent dinner, chiefly of
home grown products, was serv
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Snyder of
the Alaska Cafe.
In a brief speech the Governor j
said that he was very glad to be j
with us and urged the people
of McCarthy to have faith and
be optimistic during these hard
times that the country is going
through, as this is due to re ad i
justment.
Secretary Fall lias pledged
himself to open up Alaska anu
the Kailway penetrating into toe
Interior oi Alaska was simply
tile opening wedge —the pro
gress of tne territory may be
slow Out could not be neid baca.
Tne Governor realizes that
money must be spent on trails
to open up any country anu get
returns. The oiu lorm of Oov
eminent was not a success un
der the direction oi so many
bureaus, a systemized lorm of
government, practically under
one neau will oe lar more eliect
ive than the old system.
Governor Bone further cheer
ed us by stating that he had
come .North to help Alaska and
Alaskans.
Among those present were:
Messrs. Hubrick, brehmer, C.
Parker Smith; S pong berg, Mar
shall, Mitchell, Morns, Hussey,
Seltenrich, Mickell, and Cole.
The gubernatorial party left
early in the evening lor Chitina
wnere a reception had been ar
ranged. Local residents
were very favorably impressed
by the visitors, considering it a
privilege to have an opportunity
to meet them
TELEGRAPHIC
NEW EXPEDITION INTO
ARCTIC
Seattle, August 4th. Stefan
son, who is now the foremost
Arctic explorer of the world,
is here preparing to leave on
a three year voyage of discovery
He will sail from Seattle for the
Arctic on the eleventh.
ANOTHER MAYFLOWER
Plymouth, August 2 The Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding are here
participating in the formal ob
servance of the tercentenary of
the landing of the pilgrim The
Mayflower is the name of the
yacht on which the Presidential
party are making the trip
Lancaster, New Hampshire, Aug
ust 5th. President Har ling in
an address today predicted that
the forthcoming conference will
lead to end wars and turn tne
attention of mankind to benefic
ial pursuits.
SCANDALOUS CONDITIONS
IN SOLDIERS HOME
Washington, D. C. August 6th.
Director Forbes of the War
Risk Insurance Bureau has made
a report to the Senate Commit
tee concerning the Old Soldiers’
Home at Johnson City, Tenness
ee whicn is astounding.
850 former service men are re
ceiving hospital treatment at
the home, and Director Forbes
states that conditions are deplor
able; the place is reeking wi th
immoral women, morphine and
moonshine whiskey.
We need a Bridge
BERNSDOKFF’S FORTUNE
RETURNED
A million dollars in securities
which had been confiscated dur
ing the war from Count Berns
dorff, has been returned, on
the ground that it had been in
herited from his father, an
American.
San Francisco. Aug. 6th. Accord
ing to letters received at St.
Mary’s Cathedral, Father Heslin
Pastor of the Holy Angels church
of Colma,is being held in chains
and severely beaten by bootleg
gers in the hills of San Mateo
county, demanding six thousand
dollars ransom.
Miss Catherine Schultz, en
route for New York, Mr. Bow
ers for Idaho, and Harold Sing
ers who will journey to Portland
aad there set sail for Denmark
via the Panama Canal were all
passengers on yesterday’s train
for Cordova. Mr. Menagliachap
eroned the party, in other words
he was keeping an eye on his
best girl.
Rudolph Porak, a carpenter em
ployed by the Kennecott Copper
Corporation fell from the aerial
tramway last Wednesday and
was instantly killed. He left no
relatives.
CARDS OF THANKS
From my heart I wish to thank
all those who were so kind to
me in my terrible trouble, and
those who showed such great
respect to my dear husband, the
late John Underwood.
Mrs. Elizabeth Underwood.
The relatives of the late John
Underwood desire to express
their appreciation of the kind
nesses extended them in their
hour of bereavement, for the
many beautiful floral tokens and
the expressions of sympathy
I received.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Martin S. Jorgenson, the A
laska road commission mechanic
arrived in town this week from
Chitinain charge of a 5 ton tract
or, which will be used on the
Sourdough trail this summer.
Harry Boyden, with his 25
head of pack stock arrived from
Chisana yesterday.
Pete Bren wick and Joe Mc
Clellan . with 14 head of stock,
left with mail and freight last
Monday.
Wanted , some web footed
horses, otherwise we need a
bridge.
H. Kavanaugh, accompanied by
his wife returned on yesterday’s
train from the coast.
Two ducks were recently
hatched out of a shipment of 54
eggs sent to McCarthy —
— they can swim but we
need a bridge.
M rs. S. J. Tilden, wTho has
been spending the summer with
her husband On Rex creek re
turned to McCarthy yesterday
in time to catch the train to Cor
dova, taking the Northwestern
from there to Juneau where she
is teaching school.
Mr and Mrs. Sommer and
little daughter Evelyn left on
[ yesterday’s train on a short vis
it to the coast city.
A petition has been presented
by five of the qualified voters
of the McCarthy School District
requesting the remaining mem
bers of the School Board to hold
a special Election to appoint a
school treasurer to fill the vacan
cy caused by the untimely'
death of John Underwood.
We need a. Bridge