The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
MCCARTHY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, February 7th,192o
NO. 14.
LOCAL NEWS
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W E. Trim lias accepted a po
sition at the Jumbo mine. M is.;
Trim and family arrived here to
day from Vancouver B. and
will occupy the Lewis bun.alow j
Mrs. Trim has spent lb months j
outside and is very glad to re
turn North
John Bence spent Thursday in
town visiting old friends, return |
ing to Kennecott that eveninir. i
Mrs. James bull terrier- Dm
strayed from the party last fall
when crossing the Scolai, m (
was found and cared for t il
Mrs James return, was a pas
senger to Chitina last week,
when a most joyous meeting be
tween mistress and dog took
place,
Chas Ray who was struck
by a loose rock in the Bonanza
mine last week is mending nice
ly at the Kennecott hospital
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In the Commissioners Court yes
terday Louis Widing was charg
ed with violation of section lb‘.)d
defendant plead not guilty and !
the case was adjourned tillj
next Monday to enable him loj
secure counsel. Attorney F.H.
Foster will represent him.
Mr. George Walker, the cen
sus man, has arrived in town &
is no busy diving into our past
present and future histories.
His district extends from
Chitina to Chisana.
VALENTINES
Beautiful shipment of all kinds
of Valentines arrived today at
the Post Office Store
A.B. Dance on the 14th, Febr
and everybody welcome.
MINING NEWS
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Great activity for next sea
son is indicated at all the min
ng camps now and prepara
l ioi s. are 1 chinning to be made
o receive freight and to start
i lie deadwork.
Mr. McAllister, who is in
cli.rgv of tin* Andrus winter
‘•amp at Chititu, was in town
Ins week, he has received tele
graphic instructions from Mr.
r 11• vty , who is in New York at
present.
Twenty tons of freight for
Dm Greek has arrived at the
i>epot, A will be hauled by J. H
.vi u i'ie.
Joe McClellan left last week for
Chisana, he will stake the trai]
over the Rol en Glacier and
freight into the interior camp
witn dog teams from the sum
m it.
Gw in & Wakefield are haul
ing freight to the glacier
Con Miller and Oscar Bach
man left this week ,or the head
*,f the Chitina en a prospecting
u ip and will haul their supplins
n with dog teams.
Mr. Miller has some promising
copper pioperties at the head of j
the i"hitin.*, but is conficent of
finding placer ^cld there also
and that is the object of their
trip.
Encho Toroma.noff left this
morning for M'hite creek in
the Nizina district where he
has some valuable placer prop
erty, he will ascertain the con
ditions of the trails etc, with a
view to sending in his seasons
outfit next month.
Attorney Foster from Cordo-1
va is spending a few days in!
our city on political business,
today he is shaking hands with
his many old friend*.
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TELEGRAPHIC
(Special to News.) Feb. 7th.
Seattle Flu cases to date are !
eleven hundred Seven deaths
are reported. Schools and mov
ies will probably be closed.
Late press reports tonightshow
the flu epidemic in many sect
ions and alarm is felt that it is
becoming general; but owing to
lateness of the season it cannot
become the ten ifying sc«>urs_e
it was last year.
Washington. Governor Riggs U
his plan to prevent the spread
of Bolshevism in Alaska, advoc
ates the placing of rangers and
guards at Behring Straits to pre
vent Russian Rods from crossing
A. ihe conclusion of the last
session the German cabinet
made a flat announcement that
i lie Govern men g would lot sur
render the men demanded by
the Allies to be prosecuted for
war crimes by British
MEETINGS
RED CROSS
A meeting of the local chapter
of the American Red Gross will
be held in the A. B Hall this
evening at 7.30 for the purpose
oJ appointing a committee for
the Prevention of the <!Flue“
and to cope with the disease if
it appears lie re.
Everybody is requested to
attend.
REPUBLICAN
A Republican meeting will
u« held this evening in theA.B.
Hall to establish a Ke^nblican
club here. Prank H Jboster
wul o^eak.
CHIT IN A NEWS
Han y Cleveland and J. F. Ma
loney have pur chased a Cleveland
tractor ai o aie using it for
freighting pm poses on the Fair
banks Trail with great success
Using a sled behind the tract
or a three ion load was hauled
to the top of tire Tonsinahill be
yond the Tonsina roadhouse &
cached. The tractor then
i eturned to Chitina for another
load. The tractor then return
ed to Chitina for another load.
Tnejreight is to be ha.nled to
Mr. Cleveland’s mining property
in the Slate Creek district.
The tractor has a twenty horse
power motor.
Ernie Bryson returned with a
bride on the last boat and they
have taken up their residence
here. Ernie will freight for
the Eliiit r Brothers, who bought
out the Jack Miller interests at
Slate Creek and will do big
work this year.
Jack Bishop and Ben Cleary
returned last boat to take up
their former positions as drivers
on the trail.
James Bryson will make atrip
to Seattle leaving on the Alaska
and will return in about six
weeks.
Mrs. W. J. Feaster will leave
on the Alaska for an expended
visit to the States.
Mantles, chimneys etc for
Alladin Lamps at Pest Cilice
store.
Ladies suits, dresses , waists
winter coats. Also children’s
goods in j_i c 11 variety
tviail orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, Cordova.