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Weekly N
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, April 3,1^6.
No. 14
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Chas. Kraemer returned
from Cordova Monday and left
Tuesday for Chititu to start
preparations for the season’s
mining.
J. J. Price was in town Mon
day of this week, returning the
following day for Dan Creek.
Dr. Gillespie was called to
Latouche to assist in a surgical
case there, leaving Tuesday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Osborne
were Kennecott arrivals this
week after having spent a three
months vacation Outside.
Billy Trim went up to the
Mines Monday.
John Wilson returned to
town Monday and will be with
the Chititn Mines again this sea
son.
J. B. O’Neill went to Chitina
this morning to meet Mrs. O’Ne.
ill and Molly’O who are return
pig from Seattle.
Bill Hair, of the Jumbo mine,
was in town this week.
Chris Miteff was down from
Bonanza for long change Tiaurs
day.
Voting for the new school
board, which closes at five this
afternoon, was very desultory.
Eight votes only were cast at
two o’clock.
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SMALL CHANGE IN
SCHOOL BOARD
With the exception of F. A
Iver son replacing Mrs. J. P. Hub
rick, who resigned, wo change
occurs in the candidates for the
local school board.
While voting is open and vot
ei s may express their preference
for anyone else for the position,
indications are that the sctiool
administration for the ensuing
year will be in the following
nands:
C. F. Pugh, Treasurer
F. A. Iverson, Clerk
Fred Overlander, Director
KENNECOTT MOVIES
Sunday • April 4th
Rudolph Valentino
in
* A SAINTED DEVIL”
From the story
“Rope’s End”
by Rex Reach
Wednesday April 7th
Colleen Moore
hi
“THROUGH THE DARK”
A ‘Boston niacKie” Story
Jno. Hill will vacate to the
Erie tomorrow.
Jack Carroll came back into
town from the Shushanna this
afternoon. He left only a week
ago for that point.
No, Mabel, you don’t have
, to wash dishes to get a rough
chap on your hands.
masons celebrate
MAUNDY THURSDAY
In accordance with custom
from time immemorial a gath
ering of local Masons was held
Thursday of this week, on the
occasion of Maundy Thursday of
the Scottish Kites.
Ten members, in all, were
assembled at a banquet furnish
ou by Lem Iiay after which
they repaired to the home of
R. L. H. Marshall. These ten
members represented lodges
from Massacii assets, Kansas
and New Mexico.
Those attending were:
R. U. Adams, W. G. Burns, W.
B. Foote, W. J. Howard, Richard
j Schneeberger, Claude F. Pugh,
I A. M. Osser, Aaron Erickson,
Louis Wick, and R. L. K. Marsh
an.
PREPARING
FOR BREAKUP
Word comes from Nenana
j that preparations are being
j made to observe the annual dep
larlure of the ice in Tanana river
I with the usual breakup sweep
j stakes aiid an effort is to be
i made this year to list the largest
j number of entries in the history
! of the famous ice classic, which
; reached towering proportions
! last year, which a very satisfact
lory distribution of the money.
The tickets for the big event
! were printed in Anchorage last
! week and are now being distri
buted by the committee in res
ponse to the many eager requ
ests from various communities
along the railroad and to more
distant places.
Walter Scott, one of the
most widely known old timers of
Nenana district, is chairman of
j the breakup committee this
| year.
I
GOLDEN HOTEL SOLD
TO LOCAL MEN
Ron thl Veitch this week
completed a deal whereby he
disposed of his interest in the
Golden Hotel to W. E. (Dud) Mc
Kinney and Henry Olsen, both of
this town. The new proprietors
went into possession Thursday.
Jv. Veitch and Chas. Lubbe
purchased the Golden from Win.
Lubbe last December and Veitch
bought out the interest held by
Chas. Lubbe about two months
Ag'O.
Dan Campbell and Fred
i Togstead came into town yester
i day forenoon from their trap
line which is their first trip
in since leaving here last Dec
ember. They report good luck
I with the fur and will leave in a
I few days with more supplies,
j Olaf Loveseth remained at the
i camp.
Con Miiler, of Cordova, is en
; gaged in constructing a 26 foot
| flat bottom boat to use on the
; Copper River this summer in tak
: ing out hunting parties. It lias a
i
seven foot beam and a 25 horse
power speed engine. The craft is
! capable of holding about five
i tons and will accomodate a large
i number of passengers. Mr. Miller
; who is a licensed guide, plans to
use the boat for both spring and
i
fall hunting parties.
SPRING IS THE TIME
to replenish your lingerie
MADE-TO-MEASURE
and
READY MADE
Mrs. C. O. Mar wood has samp
les and takes orders.
Mrs. Jack Morris