The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
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February 24.1923
No. 1\Q
Local News
Suffers Severe Accident
While working around a pair
of horses last Thursday, Andy
Taylor nearly lost his life thru be
ing kicked. I i some manner he
got in the way of the irritated an
imaland was kicked in the throat
and the jugular vein was nearly
severed by a cork. As soon as
the accident oceured Andy was
rushed to the Kennecott hospital
for treatment.
Reports from the hospital to
day indicate that Andy’s condi
tion; while ser ous, is not as bad
as was at nrst leared and t.ha ,
birring accident i he should be
around in several weeks.
This is the second i ccident that
has happened within the last 10
days. Last Saturday Dad Wake
held was kicked in thp face and
was knocked out pretty badly
and had to go to Kennecott to
have his face dressed the
wound was around his mouth.
In some way Dad caught cold in
his wounds and he is feeling pre
tty bad in consequence
Lou Anderson who makes his
home in Chititu arrived in town
Thursday from that place after
several months absence from
our little city. Lou reports every
thing iu fine shape ont on the
creek.
Sam Means made a flying trip
into town Thursday and left on
Friday m oiningbright and early
Harry B. Brown vlo is em
ployed at the Jumbo mine is a
McCarthy visitor this week. He
has been suffering from a severe
cold but states that he is some
what improved in health.
Continued on page 4 col 2
Kennecott Dance Huge Success
The Elks dance last Saturday
was a huge success from every
standpoint. The attendance was
over fifty couples and everyone
is vowing that they had the best
time e>rer. McCarthy was well
represented about twenty town
speople attending. E\eryone says
the music was devilish, especi
ally when two violins were being
played The dance program was
flinished rather early but a hat
was passed and the dance went
on. Prizes were given as follows
Best dressed lady, Mrs. Chas
Boroughs. Best dressed gentle
man Chas.Boroughs. Best comic
couple, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dou
glas representing a high-toned
* cullud” couple.
Best sustained characters,
Mrs. Duffey and Miss Sutter as
messenger boys. Best comic
makeup, Tom Olsen. Second
best dressed lady Mrs.Osborn.
Booby prize, Frank Douglas.
Refreshments, and plenty of
’em, were served.
Chitina News
Two Signal Cor^s men arrived
in town recently from Copper
Center, with a GMC truck for
freight. They report the trail
unsurpassed for auto travel ex
cept for a little diifted snow in
one or two places.
Mr. Chas. Kraemer of the
Elmar property left for the
creek to make preparations for
the coming season’s work.
Reports from several places
along the road indicate that
game is being poisoned. Some
valuable dogs have also sufiered
from poison. Charles Simmons
of King Lake lost a valuable re.
triever in this way. This dog
was considered one of the best
retrievers in this part of the
country.
Mons'er Mass Meeting
New York Feb 23
Last night one of the largest
mass meetings ever held in Vlad
ison Square was staged in pro
test of the French invasion into
the Ruhr Valley.
Though most of the people at
tending the demonstration were
Germans and Irish a number of
Americans were in the crowd.
No disorder of any kind was in
evidence. It is said that this
meeting is the first of a series to
be held in different cities thru
out the country.
Kansas City Experiences
Disastrous Fire
Last night one the of the hun
dreds of lodging houses that
line the streets in some sections
of the city caught on fire. Twelve
people were burned in the holo
caust. Inefficient means of es
cape is given as the reason for
the loss of that many lives.
Later-; It has been discovered
that the fire which resultedd in
the death of cwelve people ori
ginated in a garage o wned by one
Thomas C. Hatley. At the time
the fire started Hatley was in
the garage sleeping off a drunk*
Ship Subsidy Not To Pass This
Session
Political dopesters it Wash
ington state that there is not a
very great chane of the ship sub
sidy bill passing-this session of
Congress. Owing to tne amount
of propoganda that this bill is
receiving, the both hopses are^
hedging on any direct action.
TELEGRAPHIC
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TokioFeb 24
Police are having a great deal
of trouble quelling demonstration
that are being staged in support
of the universal suffrage mea
sure that has been introduced •
into thd Diet recently. The en_
tire police force has been called
out and 10,000 extra police are
being stationed at different points
in the cities.
Essen Feb 24
Owing to the friction that
exists thru France’s occupation
of the Ruhr valley the French
commandent has t tar ted to re
place all German custom officials
with French.
Dublin Feb 24
Twenty Republicans, or Irre
gulars as they are better known
were arrested to day by the au
thorities of the Free State.
London Ont. Feb 24
The last remaining hero of the
little band of men immortalized -
for alji time in every clime by the
poet Alfred Tenney son in his
poem ” The Charge of th Light
Brigade” last night joined his
comrades inarms, Thomas Shaw
died at the age of 90.
Washington Feb 24
• The House today passed the
administration measure r€tur<
ing a)l alien property to its ori
ginal owners, at about the same
valueas when taken in trust.
Detroit Feb 24
Ford failed to be chosen to be
introduced on Democratic ticket
this fall, at the convention here.