McCarthy
Weekly News
Entered as .second class matter, beptetn
ber 17th, 1918 at the lost Office, at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act of
March .‘I, 1819.
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McCarthy, Alaska
Saturday November 27th 1920
Al I A) ASbA N 1 M AT
PIONEER’S BaNQ Uf n
At Seattle on December lsta
banquet, will be held to celebrate
the twei ty-sixth anniversary of
the organization of the Alaska
Yukon Order of Pioneers at
Port Yukon.
The banquet will be held in
the Masonic temple. Attend
ance will be limited to 750.
Arthur Meighan, premier of
Canada, will attend, also a rep
re-tentative of President Wilson,
Dan. A. Sutherland Delegate-el
ect will be o le of the speakers.
T1 e menu w ill be (< mj os< d
entirely of Alaska products, in
cluding reindeer meat from Sew'
ard Peninsula: beets from Ssag
way, cluns from Cordova, fish
from Ketchikan, potatoes from
Matanuska, and flour from the
first flou• mill in the Tanana
valley.
VOLSTEAD SAYS LIQUOR
ACT MAY FE AMENDED
Congressman Volstad stated
this week at Minneapolis that
it w’ould be a simple thing to
amend the prohibition act if the
situation seemed to require it.
and that amendment, might be
necessary as a result of a re
cent supreme court decision
legalizing the movement of liquor
intended for personal use.
BUT COMMISSIONER WILL
IAMS IS MORE SEVERE
“Under the bureau’s con*
st» uction of the law, any and
all persons who produce fruit
juices or cider for home use
which said juices or cider are
intoxicating in fact, will be
promptly prosecute.! under the
law and in addition all double
taxes anu penalties provided in
the revenue laws will be impos
ed,” saida tilegram from Wm
Williams, United States com
missioner of internal revenue in
Washington, to a San Francisco
paper, in response to a query re
garding the statement that home
manufacture of dry wines to the
extent of '200 gallons would be
permitted u> cue department
of internal revenue
AMERICAN RED CROSS
McCarthy has gone ’’over the
top” again in the Fourth Ann
ual Membership Drive winch
has just been completed by the
! McCarthy Chapter 01 theAmer
ican Red Cross.
Mrs. John Barrett andTMrs.
John Underwood, who were in
charge of the drive, sustained
their reputation lor “getting
results”
$67 was the amount subscrib
ed and the following member
ships renewed
v) • s. P. Johnson
F. Stoter
R. L R. Marshal!
Mrs, R. L. H. Marshall
Jas. Hussey
B. Smith
| Mrs. J. Underwood
| Mr. J. Underwood
jJas. Morris
| Win. Meyers
Mr. Engel
Joe Krei"
B. Hoffman
J. C. Cannon
| Wm. Conn »llv
j Chas. 1) nvning
j Mrs. Tjosevtg
continued on page 3
SAFETY OF PRINCIPAL
Should be ‘ our First Consideration
YOUR PRINCIPAL IS SAFE
1$ Deposited With
THE BANK OF ALASKA
“The Bank Of Personal Service”
E. A. Rasmussen. President. Thos.S. Scott. Vice-Presdiekt.
II. W. vcmsoN, Ass’t. Cashier
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
following schedule will be pub into effect.
Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Monday and
Thursday.
Trains leave Uhitina for Kennecott Tuesday and
Friday, and ?>undays.
Trains leave McCarthy for Chitina, Monday and
Wednesday, and Saturdays
Trains leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesday and
Fridays
The above schedule subject to chanj:6 without notice.
CALEB CORSER Supt. F. w. SOMMER Agenl
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Notary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
I .legally arranged
lordova, Alaska
A R0T1C BROTHERHOOD
CAMP 33
Meets every Monday evening
at A. B. Hall. Visiting members
cordially invited to attend these
meetings.
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1st.
Initiation Fee $10.
Monthly Dues 50 cents.
J. W. Nickell A. C.
McCarthy, Alaska
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