THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second olasS matter. Beptem
ber 17th, 1918. at thie I ost Office, at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Aot of
alaroh 3. 1879.
L. M. Lander Manager
R. E. Lander Editor
Subscription Kates
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Three Months 1 .25
Six Months 2 .50
One Year 5 ,00
Payable In Advance
Saturday Nov.25th. 1922.
EDITORIAL
The Nizina bridge is an assured fact
For many years letters, petitions and
all other persuasion that could be brot
to bear on the powers that be; was used
The mills of the gods finally ground
grain instead of the usual chaff so we
finally have a bridge taking shape*
Owing to methods o procrastination
a nd conservation Alaska is years behind
in the march of progress.
Methods of Pinchot and other react,
ionaries have brot the country
to the place it held twenty ago.
Prospector after prospector has a
piece of ground that is impossible to
work at a profit; owing to the difficult,
ies of transportation. The same class
of ground in the States would have roads
built that would accomodate motor traf
fic; while whole districts have only a
pack trail in this country.
Thanksgiving comes on Thursday 30
th and we should give thanks that we
are entering an area of development.
A ship subsidy bill soon to be pass
ed should help us in the matter of high
water rates. As more people come
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The following delayed news
may be of some intrest even tho
somewhat old.
Washington Nov 20th
Chas Schwab the steel manu.
facturer has retired according
to the information given out by
*he Federal Trade Commission
Mr Schwab is organizer of the
U. S. Steel Company.
Pekin Nov 20th.
George Olar Holt American and
member of the Lutheran Mission
in the Honan Province was kid
naped by bandits and is held foi
ransom.
Requisitions for postage sta
mps, made by postmasters dur
ing the month of October have
broken all records. The number
reaching the enormous total of
2,124,265,360. All the different
stamps printed are included in
this total,
Little Harold had been read
ing Treasure Island since early
morning and it was only with
great difficulty that he could be
induced to go to bed.
But his mother was not prepar
ed for the variation he sprung
in his prayers,
’Give us this day our daily broad
—yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Exchange
SCHOOL NOTES
Tnat McCarthy has reasons to
be proud of her school is one
thing most of us overlook.
Here are the facts. We have
only seven pupils attending in
the district, but they would make
far larger towns than ours bow
their heads. For the past two
months there has not been a sin
gle pupil either absent or tardy.
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J. B. O’Neill
.1 • *
MERCHANT
McCarthy Alaska
WHY THE EDITOR LEFT
Our truthful and enterpriz
ing contempoary The Times of
Sebastopol Calif, reports the fol
lowing as a news item —
Someone sent the editor of the
Poketown Gazette a bottle of
home brew. The same day he
received for publication a wed
ding announcement and a notice
of an auction sale. Here are the
results : Wm. Smith and Miss
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Schultz.
Luck were disposed of at a pub"
lie auction on my farm two miies
east of a beautiful cluster of
roses on her breast. The best
man is the first class white calf
of the county. The wedding was
held in the presence of farm im*
plements including some seven
ty people , six^ milch cows . two
mules and one bob sled.
Rev. Jackson tied the knot
with 200 feet of hay rope and
the bridal couple left on one big
John Deere plow for an extend
ed trip with terms to suit pur*
chasars They will be at home to
their froends with one good bug
gy and a few kitchen utensils
after ten months from date of
sale to responsible partsie and
some fifty chickens.
NOTICE
I am prepared to do all kinds
of shoe repairing at reasonable
prices. Michael Vagge, Kenne*
cofct. Opposite Recreation Hall.