Weekly News
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McCarthy, alaska. Saturday June 12th i92<>
OCTSOS
NO. 33.
Fourth of July
Celebration
i
It is practically decided that
ti e M( ( ai 11 y c (h 1 u.t t n v ill
take place on Monday. July 5th
T1 e Kc rrecott Cc ] ] ( r Corp
will diclaie ilat ( « v a gt trial
holiday closing all departmei isj
It is expcc*t( d tl at Kennecott
people will visit MtCmil^ on
masse
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to everyone within a hun
dred miles to attend.
There will be races for the
children* athletic events for both
sexes - a baseball match
between picked teams from
Kennecott and McCarthy.
In the evening a Grand Ball
will be given in the A. 1C HM1
at which the Kennecott Jazz
orchestra has kindly consented
to furnish the music. — A fit
ting finish for a Glorious Fourth
Strelna will celebrate on Sun
day the Fourth, with a general
good time; All kinds of amuse
ments and contests and a (thick
en dinner at Dwyer’s Inn A'ill
be one attractive feature.
EASEBALL
A big turn out is expected to
morrow afternoon for baseball
p raetice.
Read about your Sourdough
friends in the Pathfinder. Read
of the development that has
been done already in this great
territory.
Lawrence Barrett expects
his old friend Buster Foster to
arrive here on the next train
from Cordova for a visit.
The mail for Cbisana will
leave about May 15th.
GUN CLUB NOTES
From our Special Correspondent
The Gun Club which was re
cently organized at Kennecott
is giving a great amount of en
joyment to its members.
This weeks shoot included a
close match between Ur. Gilles
pie and Bill Douglas — Douglas
breaking 88 birds out of 50 and
the doctor, who was a little out
of form 85.
Cail Stattel is improving fast
but he will have to learn that
you can’t lire a gun without us
ing the safety catch.
Mr. Osborne did fine for the
first time, even if he did forget
to leed his gun once in h, while
M r. McGavock fooled every
one witn his quick snap shoot
ing from the nip. breaking 80
e ■ cent of nis birds.
ideinie Edler ge lerally gets
his bird, but he would rather
have the sti night ones.
A big prize shoot will be held
on the Fourth, when handsome
prizes will be given.
hi MSEC GIT MiWS
Dan Camp • <d threw away
his cratches nils week and is
now walking proudly with the
small aid of a cane.
Harry Reynolds Jack Rey*
i nolds eldest son, .rrived this
week to spend the summer.
Mr. Paget has been appointed
! chief electrician, succeeding Mr
Knapp, who lias left lor the
| States
A arty of Kennecott ladies
; Mesdames Kay, Olsen, Over
g.iuc, ScMneeberger ane little
i visitea McCarthy tnis week &
I enjoyed au auto ride several
1 miles up the Mother Lode
| trail, - the guests of Henry Ol
sen.
TELEGRAPHIC
(Special to the News)
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
I
Chicago. June 8th. Convention
began session eleven this morn
ing, when Hayes called order.
Thirteen thousand seats in
the Coliseum were occupied,
the weather blistering hot, vot
ing probably Friday.
i
June 9th. Lodge made perman-l
ent chairman opening second!
session today which is marking
time pending reports ftom the
Platform credentials committee
that temporary organization be
mado permanent. It is said
by some leader Johnson is beat
en and knows it.
Convention adjourned under
agreement to nominate Presid
ential candidate before end of
session, and it is agreed that
Contention must finish its bill
°ting before adjourning Friday,
leaving nomination of vice presi
dent for Saturday.
The contention this even
ing adopted a p’atform with a
league plank to u vi>11 SeiaLe
in refusing to r tif.y Treit.y of
Versailles. Ig declares that in
future Peace understand'n ?
must square with American
tra ltioa and omit aj.lirmative
declaration for a league.
Chicago. June. 11 At ten thirty
this morning the secretary be
! gan calling the roll of states,
i Alabama passed, Arizona yield"
ed to Kansas, whose Governor
Allen began, placing Wood in
i nomination.
LOCAL NEWS
| Steam shovel 35 C. R. and N
j W. Ry, with its crew of 20. is
I in town this week, making re
| pairs at Kennecott and grading
; the hill below.
Four families are included in
'the party - Mr. and Mrs. George
I Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Sal Reed &
two children, Mr. and Mrs. I.E
j Richardson and Mr and Mrs
| Murphy.
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BALLOTTING
FIRST BALLOT
Principal Candidates
WOOD
LOW JJEN
JOHNSON
267
211
1 VQ
SECOND BALLOT
WOOD 292
LOWDEN 258
JOHNSON 146
On first ballot Poindexter
got'20 including Alaska’s two.
THIRD BALLOT
WOOD B03
LOWDEN 282
JOHNSN 148
Fourth Ballot
»> > -.
:T9.
140.
299
12.
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
Fifth Ballot Lowden
Wood
Joiinson i
Sixth Ballot Wood and Low len
TIED with 311. Johnson 127
Seventh Ballot Wood
Lowden 31'/,
Harding 10>
Johnson 99
Eighth Ballot Lowden 07
Wood 299
Hirding 13
Johnson
The ballots close at eight.
Recessed 4. p.m
Williams and Canoe i »
secured the co n.r o.t for ur -
ting and hauling boo cords f
wood and milling timbers r
j the Mother Loo Condition M s
I Co.
Mr. and Mrs Wil inns went,
to the Lower Cun;) this seek
i to establish a cam, .
A wed din ' t >>t pi in e on
Thursday aitano* 1 at> ! rs.
Pete Joinsnn’s wim Cl lie
Martin, a trio rvalker in no
employ of the C. il- & N. W y
was married to Bessie Esc ; r ,
daughter in law of Chief E 1
ita. The ceremony was per
j med by U. S. Commission o* C.
! Parker Smith. The brideg oom
is a Finlander and the bride a
Copper River Indian.