The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, j\laska, saturday^it™^. i.*_6.
No. 17
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McNeill
of Kennecott left Monday for
La touche.
BORN - At Kennecott hospit
al Sunday, April 18 to Mr. and
Mi’s. Jack Morris of Kennecott,
a daughter [8]/2 lbs ]
Mrs. O. A. Nelson and two
children, of Ohitina, are McCar
thy and Kennecott visitors this
week having come up Wednes
day evening.
Thos. Donohoe, Jr, was a
McCarthy visitor on business
this week.
F. A. Hansen, Supt. of the
<R. N. W. came up by speeder
Tuesday and returned to Cor
dova Wednesday.
Martin Radovan is in from I
Dan Creek this week end.
G* o. Vogt was in from |
Chititu for a few days this week j
retuminer Friday.
This week’s passenger list
contains the name of Mrs. Robt.
Mooney and baby daughter.
Kriss Miteff and Kay Wada
leave for Dan Creek Monday.
J. B. O'Noi!! and Andy Taylor!
took a fishing trip Friday.
Fresh vegetables today—
Celery, Green onions, Tomatoes
Cabbage, New potatoes, Bananas
Cucumbers, Asparagus.
At J. B. O’Neill’s
BASEBALL MEETING
A baseball meeting was held
Wednesday evening for the pur
pose of electing officers and org
anizing for the coining season.
The following officers were
elected:
E. Saindon, manager; Sain
don, O’Neill and Gercken, ground
committee; Barrett, Snyder and
! Maleliorn, financial committee.
With a view to obtaining the
best local talent available before
it is picked up by big league
scouts (from Kennecott). One
player has already been signed
by the local team as seen by the
following contract—
PARTIES: This contract I
made this 20th day of April, 1020 '
by and between THE MCCAP i
THY BA^E HALL ASSOCLA-|
LION, of McCarthy, Alaska, and
W. E MCKINNEY, more famil
iarly and affectionately known ;
as Dl D”, of the said McCarthy,;
A laska.
I he said McCarthy Base)
Ball Associat on hereby coven
ants and agrees to employ the!
said DUD MCKINNEY during
the base ball season as a
base ball player, and to pay to I
him m consideration of his giv!
ing his skilled service to the
said Association during said
season, the total sum of TWO
H U N b KE D A N D FO RTY SEVEN
THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY-THREE DOLL I
AKS AND NINETY-NINE CEN
IS ($217,‘J_'3.9b) (A lie can gel it).
In consideration of the above
stated remun ■ration, the said '
DUD MCKINNEY covenants and
agrees to and with the said '
Association as follows: i'
To faithfully serve the said 1J
Association, and to at all times 1
conform his personal conduct to 1
standards of good citizenship ^
and good sportsmanship, never f
permitting himself to curse any | 1
cont. on page two i*
DICK WOODMAN
GROWS ORANGES
A letter received locally
li'oui L. H. j Dick] Woodman at
Ontario, California, says that h“
has purchased a ten acre orange
farm near that place and is now
busy making two oranges grow
where one grew before. He has
purchased a tractor, he states,
and a car.
KENNECOTT MOVIES
Sunday - April 25th
Florence Vidor & Clive Brook
in
“THE MIRAGE”
Our Gang Comedy
Patlie News
Wednesday April 28th
Antonio Moreno -
Patsy Uuth Miller |
‘‘HEK HUSBAND’S SECRET” !
Fable
Pathe News
SCENES OF KLONDIKE
IN RED LAKE KUSH
Hudson, Out..—The old melod
rama of the Klondike gold rush
s once more being re-enacted
>vith this little snowburied ham'
et as its latest stage setting
The reported finding of gold |
n the Red Lake district in north
'rn Ontario has aroused Hudson
'rom its customary winter biber
lation and converted it into a
>ustling centre of activity, the
fathering point for hundreds of j
adventurous spirits lured here!
>.V the hope of plucking a for-i
une from the earth.
I
CHITINA BRIDGE
GOING OUT
The southland local leaving
' here Wednesday morning failed
to get across the (’hitina bridge
which is in a shaky condition
and will be carried out by the
breaking up of the ice very
soon. It is expected that the
regular schedule will be disrupt
ed for only a few days and
mean while the mail is being
transferred from the south to
the north end by boat across
the river.
Two bents of the Chitina
bridge were swept away Friday
morning before the northbound
freight and mail could be put
across.
The freight and mail was
put across the river in boats
and came in Friday night
Application forms for Regis
tered Guide Licenses may be
obtained at J. 13. O’Neill’s store.
Archie Mitchell and Grant
Murdoch arrived last night from
Seattle and will go to Daan Creek
in a few days. Mr. Mitchell is a
sourdough of the Klondike and
Nome strikes.
Jas. Bolton came in from
Young Creek this week.
Ice cream at Archie’s to
morrow.
SPRING IS THE TIME
to replenish your lingerie
MADE-TO-MEASURE
and
READY MADE
Mrs. C. O. Mar wood has samp*
es and takes orders.
Mrs. Jack Morris