VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, D,cv:nbc> 12.1.^
No. 50
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
D. A. Moore, who Ins been
employed by R. L. H. Marshall
for some months, left this week
for his home in Tacoma.
Jno. Walls went up to the
Erie Mine Monday last.
Charlie Range came in from
the Dan Creek Hydraulic fvi•.,in
Co’s ciimp Tuesday and lefr Tim
rsuay for Seattle. Tnis is Char
lie’s tvvent.x fifth trip Outside in
twenty eight $ ea rs.
J. C. (Con) Anderson went
to Cordova Thursday.
Mrs. j. J. Price is spending
a few days at tilt* Given Butte
as tiie guest of Mrs. Tjosevig.
John Barrett was discharg
eu from Kennecoil hospital this
morning having recove.ed his
speech and practical l> recover*.u
from ad eifects of ids acc dent
at the Green Butte
Harry C. Bosch came in
from ins Long Lade trap line
with a Jim* catch of lynx and
mm.i Tuesday returning Satur
da^ .
Mickey Norton went u
woik at tiie mines tins week'.
HOLIDAY GOODS
TO ARRIVE
Fresh Turkeys, Geese, Fancy
Boasters aim Broilers, Fresh
Oysters, Bullish, Fresh Fruits
and vegetables
Your patronage solicited
R. L. H. Marshall
RED CROSS DRIVE
MOST SUCCESSFUL
f
The local annual lied Cros:
i oil cal 1 was very succi sslul loi
lancially, the collectors having
sec ureal some eie'luy dollars I'o
membership for the ensuin'
y ea i.
Mrs. Harrais, as local cha;
Ilian, is very pleased with tin
showing made a:ui wishes to ex
lend til. nt:s t<» ah who j^a\e 11
this ^ o >u cause.
HEAVY SNOWFALL
McCarthy ‘s lirst real snow
j 1'a‘li ol toe win to ■ name this wet i
j when some fourteen inches h I
j on t* ' level in two days. YVhil<
1 this does i.ot tend !o sweeten th<
uispositi m ot car drivers, it w;i:
badly needl'd by teamsters to
freighting and wo >d hauling.
During this time and iortwi
days following the mercur.N ste;
dily mounted until it reached tin
thawing point and made the na
ives wonder wiiy people will swi
Iter in Plorida and Southern Ca
lfornia w hen they may Oisk ii
Alaska’s salubiieus clime.
Born —At h'ocl.ostev, New Yorl
Thursday, Dectunbei bid to Mr
and Mrs. Iioht. Mooney, a dauir!
it'!'.
Bob s-'ys its an eight and out
a:df pound baby girl and botl
mother and daughter are doin'
tine.
WOOD
As soon as sleighing is goo<
i am prepared to deliver any an
jount of wood sawed ready fo
i use. Leave your order now.
Jas. Peterson
advt. McCarthy
jciins
A quiet wwiv.iii-'- w’i. s'>l<mii
niz d 1 * 1 'vie Jar thy y < sier tay
e.eniny w ! it 11 Miss He lie G < *y '
ane William Johnsoi wrr • ; i n
t Oil i i lie* holy bonds ■ >; matriui
•>ny by C nmiiunsi--ner E. •Har
r WOOU. >’.i. I ! 1 (* yuiiny p opie i* 1‘1‘
we 1 known and popul nr resid
outs of i/.eCartliy having both
v sided bel t* J'or sou.*- y* ai s
rhe News j »ilis 111 wishing
the ,\i); ‘J couple many lo:,<y
years of pro.spe. it.y and nappin
ess.
KUSKOKWIIV! HAS
GOOD SEASON
;
The best season in years
, in i also the1 latest on •, w s en
j, jo. od oy the dredges operai.ng
>n the W uslcok vvim district tins
r; year according to E. Anderson.
! uivdgemasier on the Yankee
) cre<*K drehge for tiie Km me1
j L)redo;no company, operating!
. on \ankee and Lithe creeks, •
, | vvito arrr.ed in Aaceorage Wed
, | nesday irom the intei'ior. Fie ;
I will go t > Seward tomorrow, j
, win.1 re lie u ill take passage on'
tiie steamer \ ictoria for tiie
states, wlieie he will spend the
winter.
; ! A crew of nineteen men
■ | was employed by the company
1 j tlimughout the season which!
I
leaded October L’Sth. 10th.
— i
1
i- John Peg ram went up to
; the Erie Mine yesteaday.
; Do your Xmas shopping early.
j _
j A Lesson In Mechanics
1 What is that big iron thing
r over there?
A locomotive boiler.
Why do they have to boil loco j
motives?
I
To make tiie engine tender.
ALASKA COLLEGE
MAKING HEADWAY
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Working into a new dor: nit
o v n tin* winter is not tbeemst
ideal problem for easy solui,ion
i‘iit it is bein g accomplished in a
modest wny \ 1 h h 11 those who
are coming to live at the C dlego
a; )| »a reii i ly pk-is.d witn the pres
. n“.'i. t 11 course it w i! 1 i>e >ome
linie before all the interior work'
is done i):ii enough is being done
from day to day to take care of
tiie ever present situation.
Tne entire basement is given
over tv> tlie kitchen. dining room,
matron’s (printers and store
rooms. Ever since the dining
room opened a week ago it lias
been a busy place at lunch time.
Friday six y eight were sei veu.
The number who tile in for lunch
is increasing. The dining room
will seat ninety comfortably.
With the opening of more short
courses alter the first of the
year a capacity limit will be the
oruer of the day.
The car load of furniture
which arrived last week is being
distributed to tiie several rooms
as fast as the painting and kalso
mining is finished. Most of this
furniture is for the dormitory
fhe purchase was made from
^he Carman Manufacturing Comp
any of Seattle. It came well
packed and with but little dam
age in shipment.
GIVE XMAS GIFTS
of
Mrs. Morris’s Lingerie
for sale at
KENNECOTT STORE