The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday June nth. 1921
NO. 31
FOR THE JOHNSONS
Chitna, June 10th
Special to Weekly News.
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Johnson are anxious
to see them established again in
a new home, where they will be
able to make another start in
life, after tlie terrible loss tney
sustained by the recent fire.
Helen Kennedy 10.00
Alex Wahlstiom 10.00
Gus Johnson, Pile D.-51. 5.00
H. Max Eidler ll.OO
H. H. Shipman 5 ()0
J. Whitehead 2 00
James Serstad 5 00
R. Jan son 2.CHJ j
Oscar Leander 2.0U
Victor Nyiund 2 u0
JohnGrasholm 2.00
Carlson J.uo
Nils Forsberg J.UO
Frank Nord 5.00
Ch is Hiwkins f>.()0!
Jonn Vo'quist a.00
J. J5. ^ Walley 5.00,
W alcFaclden 5.00!
Carl Carlson 5-00
Totai amount $<sG.00.
Mrs. Pet** Johnson has leased
the building formerly occupied
by the McCarthy Laundry, and
it will all bein readiness very1
soon.
SOLDIER FOUND GUILTY
Tacoma, June l()th. Ed.K. Eil j
iori, one of four soldiers charged |
with the murder of Karl Timbs. j
automobile driver, was foun-i I
guilty today. Life imprison-i
ment was recommended by th*j •
J u ry.
Base ball
A Game between
Kennecott and McCarthy
will be played at McCarthy on '
the evening of Wednesday the
A good game is
promised. i
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TELEGRAPHIC
NATIONAL COMMANDER
OF AMERICAN LEGION
KILLED
Indianapolis. June 9th Early
this morning, National Com man
der Galbraith Jr. of the Amer
icm Legion, was instantly killed
when the automobile in which he
and two other Legion officials
were riding went over a twenty
foot embankment. rl 1 eotlu rs
were uninjured.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
TO BE NON POLITICAL
New York, June HLh. Postmast
er General Hays in an address
declared that the Post Oil ice
Department is to be managed
as a non-political institution.
Washington, June 10th. Major
Roy Haims of Hillsboio, Ohio,
has been appointed Federal Pro
hition Commissioner.
Washington, June l()th. Good,
Chairm m of the House Appro
priatio'n Committee, resigned
rom f ongi-ess to clay to practise
law in Chicago.
Washington, June V»th The Fed.
oral fYile Commission officially
charged that the labor resources
of tile nation were in the hand
rH'ip ol a monopoly that inter
locked with the corporations to
nx ttie co>t to the consumer.
London. June 10th. Tl e Biit
ish government is bi coming j
alarmed over the activities of
Bolshevik interests in this city
and in Scotland according to to
day's S tie tea.
The largest single appropriat
ion made by the last Territor
ial legislature was the sum of
$407,730 40 for the support of!
the schools of the Territory.
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FOURTH OF JULY
McCarthy promises a big
time on the Fourth to nil visit
jorsanda cordial invitation is
issued to all our neighbors i,
nearby camps to be in on this
good time
The program will be published
in full next week.
GAME WARDEN ON
AN INSPECTION TRIP
Ed. Young. game warden for
| this section, with headquarters!
at Chitina. arrived on the last- j
i train. Accompanied by Neisj
Tjosevig, Mr. Young left this >
morning for the * hitina river I
country, where he will investi !
gate the game and feed quest-j
ion. submitting his report to;
the Governor. i
No report covering these m vt-i
ters Ins over been nnde anti
the fact that the <’hitina river,
country s now included in the!
Hunting u sinct for this sectian, ,
in ikes it necessary for tile gov- j
eminent to have a full repot t on ;
what game, leed and timber is I
available.
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Mr. Young will be gone about j
two weeks and as he and NeU
are good shots it is more than
probable that they will come
back loaded with bear.
Messrs. Williams and Trim.!
who have secured tiie contract, j
for the cutting of mining timbers i
for the Mother Lode Coalition |
Mines Co., are establishing their J
camp at the fourteen mile house
— Mr. and Mrs. Trim and family
moved out on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams leave
tomorrow.
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The mail for Chisana will
leave early on Monday morning
June 13th.
OP LOCAL INTEREST
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H. P. \ndrus, of Yonkers,
New Y > k, whs a McCarthy
visitor thi.- ,veek, en route to the
i Nizina wh< ip he will spend a
I bout three months.
McCarthy creek ran the high
est for several yea^s list Sun
day evening, due to the bursting
of an underground lake at the
he;ul of the glacier.
The w iter raised six feet in a
very short time and continued
for several hours.
Returning from the Green
Group by automobile, .J. E. Bir
rett was exercised in his mind
as to the s ifety of the bridges
agiinst tie heivv logs and trees
which v et o being ca ried riown
and at mile 6 bridge found
a heavy jitnb. Oscar ilichmm
who was also in the party volun
teered to <_'o down and chop
out the debris, which he did,
after first being fortified with a
sling of ropes. He moved the
logs and roots, ana was almost
swept away before he could be
pulled up.
The filling from the piers of
two bridtres had b--*en wished
out, i'll fron tli^ *ib itt
ments of three more. Three of
the bridges are settlii g,
A crew of men with a team
were put to work by M \ Bar
rett, to make ten][)orar.v repairs,
us no anpropiation has ever been
pissed for these very necess
s iry repairs on the only complete
ed road in this section.
We notice by the Cordova Daily
Times that Colonel Gotwals, in
an interview to that publication
stated that the Road over Sour
dough Hill was being rushed to
completion, and would be finish
ed by August 1st.
If this is so, they will sure
have to net a move on, for here
it is the 11th of dune, and this
season’s work is not started yet