The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday September 25th 1920
NO. 48.
DANCE
A dance has been arranged
c l next Thursday evening at
the A- B* Hall- Everyone is
cordially invited to attend, and
a real good time is expected -
Toe musicians will be in readi
ness punctually at nine o’clock.
A ^ery enjoyable impromptu
dance was held in the Hall last
Monday evening, this was pro
moted by Mr. George McDonald
and Mr. William Noeland a good
number attended.
A dance will be given in the Re
creation Hall at Kennecott this
e> eiing and an invitation has
been ext ndod to McCarthy
p *ople. Autos will run between
Met : rthy and Kennecott before
and after the dance
FARMS & CROPS
The farmers of this section
are ,\ e rly becoming more succ
essful in raising crops and es
pecially vegetables which are
superior to those imported and
have in addition, good Keeping
qualities.
In the case of potatoes, the
groweis ar« using native seed,
so improved that the old theory
that Alaskan grown potatoes
were i otequal to outside is all
exploded.
The Kennecott Copper Cor
poration is purchasing ship
inents of the 1 ocal farmers and
receive this week 1 ton of po
tatoes from W. Tibbs at Chitina
1 ton of carrots from Ed Mul
len at Long Lake and two tons
of potatoes from Tom Brown at
Tiekell. Oscar Anderson has
a, wonderful crop of potatoes,etc
which is bringing a ready sale
through the McCarthy Mercant
ile Co.
Prank Iverson and other
ranchers nearer town have
great potatoe crops both in size
and flavor.
TELEGRAPHIC
(Special to the News)
COX’S TRAIN WRECKED
Phoenix, Ariz sept 22nd.
The special train carrying
Governot Cox and party on his
speaking tour, was wrecked
today near Prescott, but the
Governor was unhurt.
I. W YV. BRAND
Astoria. Oregon. Sept. 25th.
George H. Goez, a mechanic
J who was kidnapped, had the
| letters I. W. W. branded on
j Ins abdomen in acid.
I
NEW FllENCH PRESIDENT
Versailles. Sept.23. Premier
Millerand was elected President
| of France by the National Ass
embly today succeeding Presid
ent Desehanel resigned.
10.000 REDS CAPTURED
j
The State Department is ad
vised that General Wrangell
has captured ten thousand
Bolsheviki in Southern Russia.
EARTHQUAKES INDICATED
Victoria. Sept. 21. Siesmic
disturbances indicate earthquake
shocks yesterday on the islands
The Pathfinder boosts for A1
aska and Alaskans. If you sub
scribe to it, you are boosting loo
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PERSONAL
Mr. J. J. Godfrey of New York
arrived on Thursday, his iirst
visit No'-th since 1917. He is a
guest at Kennecott at present
where he is spending a short
time on business connected with
the Mother Lode Coalition Mines
Co.
tv*r. Bloxorn of Kennecott has
made a novel and interesting col
lection of the many varieties of
wild flowers whicn grow near
the glacier. 1 hese, artistically
mounted he is sending to his
friends outside to prove conclu
sively that Alaska is not all ice
and snow.
The Am eninn Fund has been
collected to the lull amount o
the quota and then some, and
forwarded to Seattle.
A gay party went by automo
bile to the foot of the Nikolai
mountain last Sunday. Wishing
taking kodok pictures and ronnd
the bonfire they passed a ideas
ant day, returning at dusk.
The party included Mesdames
Underwood, Kefior, Barrett and
Hubrick with Jim M or res as
chauffeur.
Mr. Maurice D. Leehey, a pro
minent Seattle at ten ey. was a
McCarthy visitor this week, en
route to Nizina on b usiness con
nected with the Andrus inter
ests, which he represents.
FRESH KILLED BROILERS
Spare Ribs, Calf Liver, Saus
age and Halibut at Marshall’s.
Henry Olsen
Licensed Transfer & Express
Jitney Serv.ce, Day & Night Calls.
KENNECOTT NEWS
The Entertainment Committee
announces the following dances
have been scheduled to take
place; — October 9th. and 30th.,
the latter to be a Hard Times
Ounce, November 25th., Decem
ber 11th and January 31st,
Billy Bold is a patient in the
Hospital this week; the result of
running a miners pick into his
loot.
With three hooks to the line
and three fish to the hook every
time the cast was made, J,Mc
Gavock was kept extremely
busy pulling in fish at the Niz
ina lakes where he has been
sper ding a short vacation.
He also has the sheep hunting
record of the camp to date, hav
ing secured two fine sheep re
cently at a point beyond the
Angle Station.
I It is rumored that Sid Johnson
(known to his familiars as Too
Much) is complaining of an itch
ing in his feet for the trail over
the glaciers again, and they say
the trail points due north with
the usual variations.
Mr. Harold Singer, the Jazz
orchestra first violin, recent
ly underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the hospital, &
has made a speedy recovery.
Half a dozen fat porkers from
die Company’s own pens furn
ished fiesh pork for the mess
tables this week which was tho
roughly enjoyed.
Mr. Mike Molenski of Rex ck.
spent a few days in our city
this week.
Fred Lnbbe has been out
sheep hunting but wre hav® not
seen any proof.