The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy,
ALASKA. SATURDAY September 3rd 1921
NO 43
Labor Day
EXCURSION TO CORDOVA
Labor Day in Cordova, prom
ises to be a day of clays.
All preparations have been
made by the Cordova people to
have everything A. I. and a
program of all day amusements
is scheduled.
Ball game between Cordova
and McCarthy in the morning.
A rifle shooting contest will
be held for cash prizes.
Athletic events will be the
attraction during the afternoon,
in which prizes are offered for
all kinds of stunts for both sex
es and all ages.
Of coiu>e there will be two
movie shows each evening and
we may rest assured that Cap.
Lathrop will have something
extra good to offer on the screen.
The orchestra at the theatre
is another treat in store for all
who will hear it.
For lovers of the noble art of
self defense there will be a
boxing contest later in the even
ing.
During the day there will be
music by the Cordova band,
a company of twenty musicians
who are experts.
The special excursion train
will leave Kennecott at seven a.
m. sharp and McCarthy at7.15
tomorrow, stopping at w7ay
points to pick up excursionists.
It is expected that the train
will reach the coast metropolis
at about 2. p. m. From then
on — whoopee!
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OBREGON IS VERY
INDEPENDENT IN TALK
Mexico City, Sept. 1st. Ob
regon in an address to Congress
said that Mexico would not enter
into treaty with the Unitea
States nor extend to Americans
special privileges.
ROUMANIA PREPARING
FOR WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
Copenhagen, Sept 1. Accord
ing to dispatches received from
Moscow, Roumanians preparing
to make war against Russia and
it is charged by Russian rulers
that French finance is furnish
ing both Poland and Ron mania
with munitions of war.
WAR VETERAN MADE
REGISTRAR
Seattle. Sept.l. Irving D.Smith
of Seattle, who lost an arm in
the battle of Saint Mihiel, has
been appointed registrar of the
Land Office.
Bill Berry had the bad luck
to lose a horse belonging to the
Murie Transfer Co. last Wed
nesday. Bill was packing a load
over the goat trail near Icy Lake
when the horse lost his footing
and fell over the cliff. This is
one of the highest trails in the
country and it is not the first
time that an animal has lost hks
life.
Two big dances wili be held
at Cordova on the evening of
Labor Day. One at the Empress
Cabaret and one at" the Eagle
Hall.
PERSONAL
Harry B. Brown ^ from the
Jumbo Mine is spending a weens
vacation in town.
Gus Carlson, foreman from
the Jumbo, is spending a few
days in town.
L; A. Levensaler, a prominent
mining engineer, arrived in
McCarthy on yesterday train,
and left the same afternoon for
the Nizina district.
Mrs. James Murie, her daugh
ter Elizabeth and son James Jun
ior, will leave on the next train
for Cordova and there take the
Watson lor the Outside .
Mrs Murie Will visit her rel
atives in Vancouver this winter
Miss Elizabeth Will attend
school.
Mis. J. P. Hubrick leaves on
the next train, sailing on the
first boat from Cor nova. Mrs.
Hubrick will spend the winter
with her Mother in New York.
GOVERNOR BONE PLANS
CAMPAIGN
A campaign against bootleggers
has been planned by Governor
Bone, who declared that exist
ing conditions are a disgrace
to the territory.
He states that territorial off
icials who are not vigorous and
aggressive in the enforcement
of the prohibition laws would
be removed and asks for a co-op
erative effort in this direction
by the municipal, territorial and
federal officials and pleads for
public support in the campaign.
No Baggage will be handled
under the Excursion Tariff to
Cordova by the Copper River &
N. W. Ry. Co. Freight rates on
same are $4.50. per hundred
pounds.
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OP LOCAL INTEREST
Governor Bone has made the
appontment of eight game war
dens for Alaska. John Pitcher
securing the appointment for
the Copper River and White Riv
er Valley Districts.
Jack Hays, who has spent the
past year prospecting Scotty
creek, arrived in town last week,
He is fully convinced that a
pay streak runs through that
section as the returns he got
were very encouraging. Jack
will spend the winter with the
A. R. C. returning to the new
diggings in the Spring.
Several visitors - from the
mines and vicinity, contemplat
ing taking the excursion to the
Coast, are spending their spare
time in McCarthy.
Bridge Engineer Oliver A.
Hall and Supt Dan Jones, left
Thursday afternoon for Chitina.
Walter Sommer and Roy Sny
der paid a visit to Kennecott to
secure a few more players to
complete the McCarthy base
ball team. We understand that
three of the Kennecott team have
obtained leave to go to Cordova
which means that McCaithy
will bring home the bacon, that
is if they can hypnotize Eddy
Walsh.
Gust Johnson, reached Mc
Carthy last Monday with a crew
to proceed with the road build
ing over Sourdough Hill.
Fifteen men will be employed
for the rest of the season in
which time it is expectto that
the Nizina river will be reached.
The Holt tractor has been in
requisition for the hauling of
the machinery and supplies
Tlijg temporary camp has beon
established at the end of the fin
sshed road. Saxman will be
in charge of the iness.