The McCarthy
Weekly N ws
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday August 28th 1920
NO. 44.
TOWN TOPICS
As the S. S. Northwestern
did not arrive in Cordova till
today, we understand that the
train bringing outside mail will
not reach Me,Car thy till Mon
day .
The McCarthy Garage chang
ed hands this weea when George
Andersen disposed of his busin
ess to Henry Olsen, who has
cars at the disposal of the public
at any hour of the day or night
Henry is a first class chauf
feur and mechanic and everyone
wishes him good luck in his new
venture.
The Alaska Road Commission
moved camp to the two mile
point on the new road. Large
as the outfit is, moving day has
no terrors for them. Right
after breakfast the entire crew
set to work and “folded their
tents” and by noontime they
were settled in the new location.
Bill Maher intends to leave
for the White River tomorrow
where ho will build a boat to
convey the hunting parties down
river on their way to Whitehorse
He has purchased Mrs Wood
man's black horse Beauty'
Since it has become the fash
ion to designate the various
roads throughout th* country
by such names as ‘Dixie High’
way” “Sunset Highway” “Lin
coln Highway” etc., it has been
suggested that the following
names be adopted for our local
roads: The old Mother Lode
toad up McCarthy Creek as the
“Godfrey Highway*’.
The road to Kennecot-t as the
“Stephen Birch Highway”.
The new road now building to
t he Niziua as the “Esterly High
way ”. | Con trib u ted |
DOG FEED* AT MARSHALL’S
TELEGRAPHIC
(S pecial to the News)
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
Washington, August 26th. A
proclamation formally announc
ing that the Womens Suffrage
Amendment had been ratified
through the Constitution was
signed today by Secretary Colby
HARDING INTRODUCES
PATHOS
Marion, Ohio. August 2Gth.
In a speech today, Harding in
troduced a touching interlude,
turning to two soldiers who had
been blinded lighting in the
Argonne forest he solemnly
made public that; “there never
shall be a substitute for the Stars
and Stripes they last beheld.M
CHITINA NEWS
Special to the News.
A dispute arose last week
between certain residents which
terminated in a Court case.
The principals were Fnndetn
and Taylor; the dispute is said
to involve various matters both
personal and otherwise.
The case was settled to the
satisfaction of the community by
binding the participants to keep
the peace under a Hond of five
hundred dollars.
Taylor left town by train the
| following day.
There continues to be a con
[ siderable amount of tourist tra*
! vel by train and auto stage.
John Baltuff, formerly a pio
neer resident of our city, spent
j a few days here this week, on
I business connected with t h
Bureau of Fisheries.
PERSONAL
Mr. Fred. E. Moffit of the Unit
ed States Geological Survey, is
a McCarthy visitor.
Word has been received of the
arrival of a baby girl at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Baltuffat
Gig Harbor, Wash, on Aug.8th.
Mrs. L. H. Carvey, who has
been spending the summer with
her husband at Rex ck Nizina,
passed througn town this week
eu route to her home in Seattle.
Mr. Gus Gelles, represent
ing the National Grocery Co. is
visiting this part of the country
J. ii. O’Neill left on the last
train on a visit to the States.
Mrs. Dwyer of Strelna, with
her guests,Mrs. Archie Fields
of Cordova, and Billy and Mavis
made a trip to McCarthy and
Kennecott yesterday on the gas
oline speeder with Hi Malcolm
at the wheel.
Mrs. Ralph McCrary, with
Gracieand baby Margaret, who
now make their home in Cordova
visited their friends in McCarth*
y last Monday. Mrs.Date
of Cordova and her sister Miss
Marshall were also round trip
pers that day.
Too Much Johnson is suffer
ing from a bad attack of rheum
atism, this is caused through too
much mushing over the Chisana
trail in former days.
Warren Nelson is in town for
a few days from Copper creek.
He says everything is going fine
J with the mining game. They
have drifted 300 ft tunnell and
are sluiciLg every day, this they
will continue as long as the wa
ter runs.
Martin Radovan has killed an
other big bear near his camp at
the head of Dan.
Dick Woodman has accepted
a position with the McCarthy
Mercantile Co.
TERM OF COURT CALLED
Judge Brown has called a
term of the District Court to
convene at Seward on Septem
ber 23rd.
The Anchorage term will con
vene on Sept. 30th and the Val
dez term on October 20th.
There will be a trial jury drawn
for the Seward and Anchorage
terms and a grand and petit
jury both drawn for the Valdez
term.
RAILROAD RATES NOT
AFFECTED HERE
Mr Walter Sommer, local ag
ent for the Copper River and
Northwestern Railroad announ
ces that the new raise in fares
effective in March 1921 will not
affect this railroad or the steam
ship lines so far as can be learn
ed.
USE ALASKA POTATOES
FROM LONG LAKE
Oscar Anderson of Long Lake
sent some fine new potatoes
to the McCarthy Mercantile Co
this week and the folks of Me
Carthy have enjoyed the dona
tion of samples sent them; Oscar
will have a good crop this year
quality unsurpassed.
For darkening evenings, new
mantles, wicks and chimnies
for the Alladin Lamp at the
the Post Office store.
The Pathfinder boosts for A1
aska and Alaskans. If you sub
scribe to it, you are boosting loo
Up to the minute magazines at
the Post Office Store.
1920-21 ROYAL TAILORS
Heavy Weights Now to be seen
at McCarthy Mercantile Co.