The McCarthy
Weekly News
I VOL. 2.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday. January nth 1919
NO. 11
MOVIE SHOW
At the Movie Show tomor
row evening, Hearst Pathe News
No. 61. and Louise Glaum in a
•> reel photo drama. “The Sweet
heart of the doomed“
A fire started in the roof of
the Heney building occupied by
the Wood ins, but was promptly
extinguished by Warren Nel»on
and the chemical engine yester
day morning without doing
much damage.
John Luckie sustained a very
pair ful injury to his hand on
Tuesday night at the Mother
Lout Power Plant, which neces
sitated his removal to the hos
pital.
Mr. Lysle Brown returns
1 ome tomorrow from Fort Lis
cun , he has been en route over
three weeks, on account of the
quarantine restrictions.
VAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The New Issue of War Sav
ings Stamps for 1919 will placed
on sale in the same manner as
the W. S. S. for 1918.
The 1918 Issue has been dis
continued. the stamps maturing
January 1. 1923.
Tnere will no new issue of
Thrift Stamps, the issuance,
sale, and exchange oi tne old
Thrift Stamps will continue in
connection with the new 1919
War Savings Stamps.
A thrift card with 16 stamps
attached may be exchanged for
a 1919 War Savings Stamp on
payment of the difference be
tween $4. and the current price
of the stamp, in January this
is 12 cents.
New stick of Alladin Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
nt the Post Office.
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SAM FOWLER MEETS
HIS DEATH AT STRELNA
News received from Strelna
this week, tells of the death by
drowning af Sam Fowler, an
old timer of this district.
He had been employed by the
Alaska Go per Corporation Co.
and accident illy stepped into an
ab .ndoned shaft whicti was full
of water.
Deceased was a memoer of
tho local miners Union.
Interment took place at StreL
na.
Air. and Mrs. J’ ii. OkNeill will
return to AicCaithy tomorrow,
navmg spent the required time
in the detention camp at Ken
necott, since leaving Cordova,
when/ tney nave spent the last
two months.
Eve • though Kenmcott is our'
oil from th< rest of ti,<* populat :
ion by tiro quar ntim-, it does
not prevent Cupid from marking
victims for iiis own within iis
boundaries
It is said that in a very short
time the chief accountant of the
Kennecott Copper Corporation
will join the ranks of the Bene
dicts,having persuaded one of
the hospital staff to share his
lot.
Mr. Richard V. Watkins has
been many years in Alaska and
has lots of friends, whose sent
iments we echo when we offer
him our congratulations, and
wish him and his lady every
happiness.
The bride to be is Miss Christina
Boag, who came to Kennecott
last April.
Fresh eastern oysters, Finan
haddie, kippered herring, salmon
eels, tongues & sounds every
thing fresh at Marshall’s.
NoINFLUENZA in McCARTHY
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NEWS ITEMS
H. 0. Lawson, a. former resi
dent af McCarthy, and now re
siding in Seattle, at 2807’ 25th,
Ave W. writes to McCarthy
friends announcing the arrival
of a fine baby girl to his home
on Dec 10.
He also says: "I am working
in the shipyards and have been
evei' since April, and so far have
| made good money-starting at
$b.(X). per d iy and the last two
! months S7.4A
Have bought a lot at Interb iy
land built a house list summer
witn four rooms and bath, and
Id by 24 basement, built it all
evenings and Sundays.
Prices are very high in Se
atilie, d2.5u. aiid $;1.00. for over
ahs, 25cents lor canvas gloves
you used to get in McCarthy
loi 2 for 25. $5.50. tor low shoe
p.tcs, and h■ailier shoes are out
oi sight.
i_fcgs it tJO ce its, butter 70
cen.s, buy a dollars woith of
in. & and yo i cant see
“I have made good money and
go ifine home ill paid for, and
t g >od wife md a fine daughter
and i few dollars over.
Fincy dry picked fowls, milk
fed broilers, fryers and roasters
andyoung turkeys at Marshall’s
John Johnson, of McCarthy
who was a convalescent in Cor
dova hospital, recovering from
an injury to his arm at time of
the influenza outbreak, volunteer
ed for service and assisted in
the care of the stricken ones.
(>. O Gommere and Jas, Pet
erson left this week for the head
of Canyon Creek, with more sup
plies and hope to get things in
shape for early spring work and
expect to bring down a ship
ment of molybdenite this season
RED CROSS
The Ainual Misting of the
McCarthy Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross will be held in
A. B.Hall on Tuesday evening
Jan. 14. ic i p. m.
Vt t lis meeting business
will'be t ’ visacted which is of
the g -ei"»sb ira rort ince to ev
ery in i n ) »r.
T le ] rjtio i >f Officers.
A i l l d lep > ;.j
You wi'! • i, • i -1» i<ict. amount
of money he Chapter has earn
ed.
Tie m *ni i -I’s i > >' dnOhipter
Theamou o o' word the Chapter
i is i ■ • » n )1 s i * 1
The manner in v,ii;iius money
his b -e - »• ib
Ml i <3 ar*e reported u ion
at; he nnua meeting, , u are
o • should be, a matter of per
sonal interest »o eaja member.
It is expected t.nt e/ery
memoer will ue pitstnt.
True it is that the war is over
as far as tne fighting is concern
edbutthj work o^ the i.ied
Cross is soui gomg on in recon
struction. There is nothing
spectacular about it, but the
Great Organization requires of
each member, a fulfilment of
tne pledges made when tuey
joined.
A meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Chapter will
be held at the Miners Union
Hall on Monday evening at 8.
Are you a Red Cross member
for 1919?
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Comfort Joe is on a hunting
trip to Chittistone. Just be
fore this he took a tramp thru
the hills nearby and returned
with six ptarmigan.