The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, October 5th, 1918
NO 49
AMUSEMENTS
At the Movie Show tomorrow
evening a picture of interesting
Western life will be shown.
"The (Sth Annual Round-up at
Pendleton, Oregon.
Cowgirls and boys and gal
lopping horses.
The following letter has been
received by J.B. O’Neill, chair
man of the Armenian & Syrian
Relief lor McCarthy.
Cordova Sept 28.1918.
Dear Mr 0‘Neill,
In behalf of the Armenian &
Syrian Relief Committee for the
Copper River Valley we desire
to express our appreciation &
our sincere thanks for the most
liberal contribution made to the
Armenian Fund by the gener
ous people of McCarthy and the
creeks. Your committee, and
the people are to be commended
for the manner in which they re
sponded to this call for aid, it
is a worthy example for each
community to follow. Please con
these words of appreciation to
the people thru your local paper
Yours very truly,
A. G. Shriver, Secy.
The Schoolhouse .and grounds
now present a very attractive
appearance, the grounds have
been levelled and enclosed in a
neat fence. Both schoolhouse
and fence are painted white with
green facings, the work was per
formed by Herman Keterer and
A.A.McCrhnmon and is a cred
it to the schooiboard.
Dentist
of the firm of nrs Daggett and
Blyth. Cordova Alaska.
May be consulted at the
GOLDEN HOTEL
McCarthy. Alaska
SUCCESSFUL POLITICAL
MEETING
The Hon. Geo. B. Grigsby
Attorney General for Alaska,
addressed a large audience lasc
night at the A. B. Hall.
Mr Grigsby went into every detail
t'ie Election Contest for Delegat *
to Congress, and very success
fully exploded the contention of
Mr Wickersham and his friends
that the House on Elections had
decided in his (Mr Wicker
sham’s ) favor, thus i lacing him
in the saddle.
He quoted Mr Wiekerhasm
from'the Hearing before the
Committe on Electioi s, m vhich
Mr Wickersham had told that
Body, how he had limited the
P >wers of the legislative Body
of AU-ka, believing he had
I made it Impossible for the Lt g
j isl iture to adopt the Australian
lb lloting system • -- said they
I might, “ if the power was invest
j ed in them,” abolish the office
jof Delegate to Congress alto
gether, or they might commit
SUICIDE, by legislating them
selves out of office.
He went quite fully into he
i subject of Mr Wickersham’s so
[liciGude for the people of the
: Copper River Valley, told how
Wickersham, (in fear that the
Guggenheims would gobble up
and control the entire resources
j of this vast and rich copper
i belt) fought against the purchase
by tne Govt, of the C. R. and N
W. R. Co, and asked the voters
to decide for themselves, wheth
er they thought Wickersham
was sincere in his successful
effort and whether they tiiougOt
he had done a good or a w’ise
thing, in the interest of the cit
izens of this community or the
Territory in general.
The Speaker called attention
to the fact, that out of a total of
14 bills other than War measures
passed by the Congress of the
U. S. since Mr Sulzer’s incumben
cy, two of them were Bills intro
duced by Mr Sulzer, and both
in the interests of the people ol
As ka.
In discussing the general
EIGHT-HOUR law, Mr.Grigsby
said he believed Judge Bunnel
could rule in no other way, and
read a letter from the Attorney J
General of the U.S. in which he {
stated tliere was nothing which i
could be introduced in argument
to set aside that decision.
BUY BONDS
McCarthy’s Campaign for the
Fourth Liberty Loan is putting
up a good record.
The following Committees, ap
pointed by the Executive Com
mittee of the Commercial Club
have made favorable reports:
Grant Reed, Tom Cloninger, P.
Johnson, John Barrett, & John
Amber for the town, and J. B.
O'Neill and Nels i Josevig for the j
.Jother Lode.
These parties have purchased
Bonus
Mrs. Marshall, H. H. Mitchell
Gust Oarlstrom, Geo Rust, Matt
Madden, John Barrett, Mrs. P.
Boutin, P. Boutin, Chas. Chong.
Tom Cloninger, Mrs. Fred Cope,
John Pitcher, Miss Johnson, L.
Allen, A.Ketterer, Edna Bishop
! E.L.H. Marshall, Maud Pleming,
S. N. Laurie, J. E. Laurie, Sam
Potts, John Hoglund, Warren
| Nelson, Louis Widing, George
Barry. John Underwood A,A. Me
Grimmon.A. Doze, AronErickson
G Nakano, Fred Engel, A.Fos
berg, John Nelson, Win. H Arnold
STRIKE AT STRELNA
Frank Farnham returned from
a prospecting trip this week on
which he was for fain ate enough
to make a big strike. It is lo
cated on Dry creek, 8 milesfrom
Strelna.over a mile from Nugget
creek road. The lead he uncov
ered is 13ft wide of boronite ore
on the contact between lime &
greenstone. Samples brought to
town show 50 per cent copper.
GEORGE MAX ESTERLY
xMINING IN OREGON
Llano de Oro, Waldo, Oregon, is
now the scene of Mr. Esterly’s
mining operations. His prop
erty comprises 4200 acres with
water rights not only to mine,
but to irrigate extensively and
run an electric plant.
Not only is gold found there
but one tenth ol the platinum
mined in the 1J.S. In addition
Mrs. Esterly has opened up a
chrome mine from which she paid
over a thousand a month in roy
alties. Mr. Esterly is
building a beautiful Colonial res
idence, as mining will last many
years.
Mrs.Jock McCaughy.nee Kath
ryn Esterly, is at Port Worth,
Tex is, where her husband is 11
instructor in aviation.
George Felix Esterly is in the
Aviation Corps in France.
The Red Cross Show at Ken
necottstaged by the McCarthy
Troupe last Tuesday evening,
was another success and netted
SiOb.bo. which will be divided
between Kennecott and the
local cnapters.
No trouble to buy — cheap
convenient, a real investment —
War Savings Stamps.
How is the Sewing progress
ng? Have you made a dress or
kit this week?
New stock of Alladin Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
FOR SALE: One House close
in, including kitchen utensils &
stoves. Terms reasonable. Apply
Laurie Bros.
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