The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 1
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McCarthy, alasica. Saturday, march 30th, 1918
N 0.22.
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ANGEL OF DEATH VISITS
McCarthy home
A gloom is c ist over the town
;>s we goto press for the young
wife of Warren Nelson has died
c udd< nly from heart trouble.
She had been in apparent good
health till this evening.
Mrs. Nelson came only last
summer as a biide. Of sweet
letirirg disposition, much es
it < mod by i ll, she is mourned
by many friends.
To lie I < ait bit ken husband
v t t xit ] b 1 tielt sympathy.
The deceased’s relatives reside
r.t Eauelaiio, Wisconsin.
No Tim oral arrangements have
jet been made.
Electkn
Residents are requested to re
member the School Election on
Tuesday next.
This years election is causing
a good deal <>!' interest, and we
understand there are several
tickets in the field, we have not
been notified, hov. ev»r. of any
other than the following:
J. B. O'Neill for Director.
Mrs. Aron Erickson for Clerk.
John Underwood for Treasurer
These candidates are all wall
known, of high integrity and ca
pability, and will make a strong
school board if elected.
Mrs. Pete Johnson was wait
ed upon by several deputations
who were anxious to name her
as Clerk of School Board —but
owing to her many duties she
has refuse d.
The Red Cross Knitters will
meet at Mrs. Faddis’ house next
Wednesday afternoon. Every
woman in town who has knitting
needles is requested to be pre
sent.
Mrs. Grant Reed.
Chairman of Military Releif.
Week’s War News
Palm Sunday in Paris opened
with explosion of 10 inch shell
from Germans 7(1 miles distant
Shells arrived every few min
utes. Experts consider such
range impossible and declare
city shelled by airplanes.
Haig is holding great German
drive of'97 Division with only 2*
Divisions.
Berlin dec-1 i res that the Gor- :
mans are abou to deliver a new
and mighty blow on aiio h ir part
of the front w lied will tear a
| hole in the alreidy fiarcj enemy
| lines. There is a feeling that
j the battle which was bognn for
! the destruction of the \if.es by
; iGermany has b-eu lost.
All the French K':«.res i re
now m position - ti e G .-rnian
.numerical superior! y however
is. d< creasing.
The German offensive h is been
, very strong and held many conn
ter attacks—British maintained
; tneir pos ti >non the Somme Riv
er anti ga ne l ground in places
| by counter a\t .cks in face of Su
perior forces. Germans suffered
! extremly heav.s loss.
i
The Germans seek possession
| of Amiens because the Town is
j an important Railroad center
; and a link in the chain of com
I muiiieaLion with England, and
loss would be inconvenient.
Senator Overman declares that
there are over 40J,000 spies in
the United States Spies are
responsible for the break in the
airplane program. Through
tampering with the parts thous
ands of spoilt parts have had to
be thrown away.
Save fats and sweets! Food wTill
win the war
Summary of the
Week’s News
A six story warehouse at Jer
sey City was destroyed by fire
Tuesday: Tae explosion rocked
New York. Jacob Altmin an
employee, confessed the respon
sibility of causing fire through
accidentally dropping a cigarette
Soi ator Williams Democrat
of Missis, lpi told Senate that
LaFollctte should be expelled
irem St rate.
Third Liberty Loan open Ap
ril Ml . for three billion at four
rier per cent.
i and i qna
Hoover ha:; announcced that
i the entire c am try must go on
; bread rations and all restaurants
| must not use more than one
and one half pound of wheat pro
' due ts weekly.
Steel Corporations will in
: crease the wages of their em
ployees fifteen per cent effect
i ive April id.
i
At the Hog Island Ship Yards
the Government will construct
[one handled and twenty Steel
Slops which will cost between
thirty five and forty million.
DKOWN1NG DISASTER AT
CORDOVA
Five clam diggers were
drowned off Strawberry Point
yesterday morning. An ice jam
formed and sank their skiff.
Ed Coates of the Mother Lode
drew the winning number for
Tea Set donated by Mr Brehmer
for the American Red Cross.
He promises to give several
pink teas.
t
AMUSEMENTS
Movie Show at A. B. Hall on
Sunday night,
Drama also Comedy. Pathe
News weekly etc.
CHILDREN’S EASTER*
PROGRAM
The Sunday School children
will render an Eister Program
on Easter Day, Sunday March 31
in the afternoon.
The ladies in charge of the
Sunday School have been pre
piring this for some time and it
will be well worth hearing.
Everyone invited.
POLITICAL
JAMES E. WILSON
Democratic Nominee
for
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Seeks Re-election
At the Primary Election Tues
day April 30 th.
Vote for
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday,
April 30th.
I
I
want what I want when 1
want it
and
get what I want wrhen my
work is done by
Muries Transfer