The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, juiy25,
No. 36
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Asa Baldwin returned from
the White River country Tues
day where he has been doing
survey work on the Sulzer p:o
perty.
Another good “skinner”
gone wrong! Jus. Murie has
purchased a ‘Phord’ truck this
week.
Win. Douglas and Jim Denn
is of Kennecott went on a fish
ing trip over the Nizina Sunday.
Carl Beer bower left for
Anchorage today to accept a
position there.
A picnic party was held
Wednesday a He noon in honor
of the birthday of Deannie
O’NeillJThe party repaired to
Nicolai for the afternoon.
The Sourdough Hill road is
now m a passable condition as
Jar as M line’s Hoad House, Jim
Murie having made two trips!
this week with his truca.
Andy Taylor came in last
night from ins trip to recover
the dunnage cached by the Hxpe
diiion wneii coming in. He Will
return to Huurick’s cabin about
toe noddle of August for .Mr.
Laing who remained behind to
study bird life in the Chitiua Va
iley.
Milen Parlor Furnace
Gives twice the he it for half
the cost. Can be had in any enani
ei finish to match your furnit
ure. Burns coal or wood.
Appearance, Economy,
Comfort
R. L. H. Marshall
GRANT FOR
SCHOOL REPAIR
C. F Pugh, secretary ol the
School Board, announces that
he is in receipt oi' a letter from
the Department of Education
authorizing the expenditure of
one hundred dollars in repair1
mg the wood shed, and other
minor repairs, of the school
building. These repairs have
been badly needed for some
time.
It is also announced that
Mi's. Karrais has consent! d to,
remain lor the next term which ;
is good news to those who are’
acquainted with her ability.
SCOTT C. BONE
SAYS BUREAUS
GREATEST WOE.
SEATTLE, July 10—Bureau ,
uracy is the greatest curse of
Alaska’s government, Scott C.
Bone told the Young Men’s Rep-1
ublican Club, last night, when in !
t liking about Alaska he contrast
ed Alaska’s old age [tension law
which is witho.t cost to the
government. The functioning of
the Federal bureaus he declared
was much less efficient. Altho
Alaska has made but little gain
in population in recent years,
the territory h is been “barely
scratched over.” Ihe country
tap pea by the railroad will even
tu.iiiy prove as rich as the Ohio!
and Mississippi valleys At no
distant date Alaska will add a
star, or perhaps two, to ”Oid
Olory, ’ because the territory is
too vast for one state.
Build Now
While lumber is cheap and
plentiful
The best of FIR ip assorted j
dimensions
J. P. Hubrick
JNO. NEWMAN S
BODY FOUND
Word came in from Dan
Creek Friday evening that the
hod.y of .John Newman, who has
been missing for three weeks,
has been found. ,
Toe body was discovered by
John \\alls near tin* Penstock
on Dan Cr»eK and was in a su.al
prospect hole. After being hurt
he had started for helq and app
arently fell into the hole ami
was tn sncti a weakened oond
iLion that he was unable to get
out.
No further details have
come in but Jim Murie has been
sent to bring in the body. He is
tccOiU pained by Marshall Key no I
ds.
BASEBALL JAMBOREE
AT KENNECOTT
On Tuesday night a team
picked from the local order of
Elks played an exhibition game j
with a Kennecott team and fur
nished amusement for them
selves as well as the spectators.
While no one apparently took the
game very seriously the close
ness of the scorg made the con
test very interesting:.
Kennecott had the game well in
hand at all times but heavy hitt
ingon the part of the Elks in the
fourth frame put them two runs
in the lead, which was overcome
again by Kennecott in the fifth.
The final score was 10 -H, for
Kennecott.
Jack O’Neill, Sig Wold and
Vannie Anderson of McCarthy
performed for the Elks.
DR. GILLESPIE RETURNS
Dr. Gillesipe returned today
from Seattle and will resume
his duties at Kennecott. He has
brought an assistant with him.
NIZINA WATER RISING
Since the middle of the week
the waters of the Nizina have
been rising rapidly due to exce
‘ssively warm weather the fore
part of the week. One of the
lakes near the t'hintstone is also
reported to have ^broken loose
jai»d Mr. Truitt of the Road Co
mmission has been forced to put
m*-n on the new o ridge to look
out for the driftwood which is
endangering the piling.
FLU EPIDEMIC
IN DAWSON
Dawson.— An influenza epid
emic has caused two deaths in
this vicinity. The hospital is fill
ed to capacity, while families in
many instances are stricken.
The flue is pronounced in a
mild form.
Two deaths are reported at
Selkirk where 100 are reported
| ill.
A doctor has been dispatch
ed to Circle where an outbreak
is reported.
FROM FAIRBANKS
TO KUSKOKWIM
Aviator Noel Wein drove his
new Fokker monoplane from
Fairbanks to the Kuskokwim dis
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trict and returned last Sunday.
Ideal weather conditions prevail
ed and the flight both ways was
successful in every way. On the
trip over, Wein had Jake Mutch
ier and a woman as passengers.
The start from Fairbanks
was made at noon and the plane
landed in the Kuskokwim at 4:15.
On the return trip Wien hopped
of f at 7:00 and reached Fairbanks
at 11:20, covering in less than five
hours a trip that requires eight
days and more for the mails to
make by trail in the winter and
nearly as many weeks in the sum
mer by the water route.