The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday Novmber_5th 1921
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NO 52.
TELEGRAPHIC
Scandinavian American Bank
Affairs Taken Over
Seattle. Nov. 4th. The Organ
izers who are taken over the af
fairs of the defunct Scandinav
ian American Bank of S ‘utt’e,
submitted a bid to purchase all
assets, which if ..accepted nro
vides a sum sufficient to pay six
ty per cjnt of all claims.
SALE TAX BILL
REJECTED
Washington, Nov. 3rd. Dan. R
Banna, son of the late Mark
Hanna owner of the Cleveland
Leader, died of heart disease to
day at his Hudson River Home.
PREMIER OE JAPAN
MURDERED
Tokyo. Nov. 4. Premier H ira
was stabbed t<* death today in a
railway station here.
Washington, Nov. 4. Presi
dent Harding expressed his hor
ror at the assassinati n of Hara
at Tokio. A Korean committed
the deed.
Forthcoming Disarmament
Con ference
Washington, No*. 4 th. Russia
notified tin United Stales today
teat she will not be bound by
the decisions of the forthcom
ing 1 ’onlerence.
Liverpool, Nov. 4th. In an
ad Iress here Ambassador Har
vey asserted that Great Britain,
F.-iu* til ti i United Suates
will never make an alliance.
NEW BILL PASSED
’Vasnm‘'ton, Nov4th. Dele
gate Suui^rianh has seenred the
passage oi a bill providing for
agricultural entries upon coal
land in Alaska. *
LATE TELEGRAPHIC
PETITION TO ISSUE
TREASURY STOOK
Washington, Nov, 4th. The A1
[aska Railway Company has petit
loued toe Lnterelate Commerce
for authority to issue treasury
stock to provide tunas lor the *
extension of Its line horn Can
yon Creek io a loaning pi int
of ttie Alaska Pacilic Coal
Company.
Seattle, Nov. Till. The cable ;
ship Burnside sails Tuesday lor
the North toiepair the Alaska'
cable,
Egan Petrokov. who is associat
ed with .judge Jspongberg in
mining property in the Gulkana
Alaska range, is spinning a
short time here visiting Ins
i partner.
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PERSONAL
Con Miller returned yester- i
day from a short trip to Cordova
where he has been visiting his
brother Ernest at the “<’lub“.
James Morris left on yester
day’s train en route to Seattle,
on a business trip.
John E Bat rett left on last
Monday‘s train, to spend the
winter in the States. He will
stay over at .Juneau fora short
visit on business.
A1 Doze is i>l inning on leaving
on a trip to the outside about
the latter part of this month.
He will visit ( olorado for the!
first time in twenty years.
i
Mr. and d rs. A C. Ahrens
have been receiving the eongrat
illations of their friends upon
the arrival at their home on Oct
ober l')th. of a fine baby girl of
| eleven pounds. . She will be
named Helen Rose.
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Just Received
New Carload of Mixed Feed.
Cracked Corn Scratch Food Shorts
Brsn Wheat Rolled barley Feed Oats
This Carload has been purchased on a low market, and
now is the time to stock your winter requirements
We are prepared to save you money on Half ton and Ton
lots.
WAREHOUSE DELIVERY. CASH BASIS
Get Our Prices
McCarthy Mercantile Co.
i
OF LOCAL INTERES T
A Russian Pole, a miner nam
ed Julian Fleurnovich, who had
been employed at the mines for
over four years, committed sui
cide at the Jumbo mine last Mon
day by shooting himself with a
rifle. There appeared to be no
reason for the act, as he was in
good health, had five hundred
dollars in liberty bonds, and a
good bank account.
At an inquest held the same
night, by U S. Coroner Spong
berg. a verdict of suicide was
returned. The deceased left
relatives in Russia.
An eigiit poun l son arrive l
yesterday to Mrs. Vlatsukura at
at Kenneott Hospital. Matsuku
ra is contract cook lor the C. R.
& .\. W. Ry at Chitina.
SCHOOL NO'J'LS
(Contributed)
The party at the .school for
tlm children Halloween night
was a complete success
In the "lit carryir g conH st.
Frances Bums won lor the girls
and Hubert Burns loi the hoys.
In the apple diving contest,
Walter McDonnell was lirst.
We were very much delighted
and scared of the gl < sts tint
hovered past our windows and
doors. They were soon found
out to be the parents of some
of the children at the party
Walter McDonnell was the only
one to got ICO for spelling the
whole month.
The following have neither been
absent nor tardy this school
month:—
Wilbert Lainen
Buddy Sel ten rich
Fred Seltenreieh
Ted Seltenreieh
Frank Wills
Geraldine O’Neill
We are going to try to make
our record better next month