Weekly News
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, August 2nd 1019
NO 39
o ’ PU 1 iljIC interest
Th'1 McCarthy Baseball Team
1 ereby challenges any combina
1 ('ii of ball playeis to a match
in l( ]' 1 j a ( i( i) Netarlly on
r ■ 1 ci Try T1 ispame to decide
il ( ( h n i unship ol the Copper
River Valley.
l)ont be afraid to venture.
Faint heart never won a banner.
NEW PI ILK ATI ON S
The new daily which has just
come into beinjr at Ketchikan,
the Ketchikan Alaska Chronicle,
has just been revived. It is an
eiirht pajre paper with Associat
ed Press news, plenty of local
news, magazine features ai d its
full quota of advertising. Their
plant is ecpiipped with the most
up to the minute micliinery run
by expel ts.
The new paper should have a
loi avenue of success <rs all
travelk is have the ooinion that
Ketchikan is the Iivest, town in
iu South Ea tern Alaska today
John W. Pr im », old tim *r news
1 )Mt>t»j* man of this country, is
preparing to issue a monthly
puPlication at Anchorage, de\ol
ed to the upbuilding oi the Pion
eers of Alaska. Such a mag
uzine will be of thegientes* in
terest and insti ucgioii .o ALisk
a is hoi h sourdoughs and cheech
acos. It will be c died t ie Arg
o.i nit ii is in oe hoped
’hough, t h it Joh i Pn:m- lets up
a In \le on t e use ot tne mlick
r d\' .
June in also ho sts a now
wuokK paper i ..e b>i. am edit
ed ».y drs H den MeAvoy, who
some ye irs ago w is a newsptper
worn 111 111 LulMuv i.
laid Worlds Almanacs at Post
U oCvr Store,
li.iL Soap in twelve shades
n e i * si Olfice store.
NEWS ITEMS
While unloading freight at the
depot, yesterday morning John
Nelson was unfortunate enough
to break a rib and is low at the
Kennecott hospital.
Mrs. Shultz of Konneeot sus
toned a painful accident the
other d «y. While »ejurping home
from a visit to McCart hy she fell
and dislocated her shoulder and
is still under the dt ctorhs care
Forty thousand feet ot lumber
have been salvaged up to d ite.
Charlie Eubbe returned en
j Tiiursd iv w.th his te im from
Nizina Uive»* Tlic
high water will prev<mt. any s d
vagmg for a day or two.
The first berries of tin* sea
I son were sura red by Mrs Mur
shall and Mrs Sommer* who had
t pleasant and profitable aftei
n ion picking berries on Tuer
a i.v
President Wilson has noinin i
ted Prank A. Boyle, row reoeiv
or of the i.nited St ites Land
Olfice at Juneau, to be register
of tl e land '>1 lice there.
Toe appointment is a result o!
the consolidation of the office'
of receiver and register under
tile title of register as provided
lov in the Sana y Ji.il bill.
A viiuijIj shi > n uii: of fursj
was seized a ii. igie vh_y a s met i
i
tame ago. Tne.se mrs were in ir
lc.i aim oeaver, lor wineo tueee |
is a closed season till Iddl.
Purs winch h ive been caught j
J
on t.ie v anaumn siae, nccom- j
pained by ail aliadavit stating
the fact,can be snipped tmougn ]
any Post Oil ice m \lask.i.
News reaches us from thf*
ran< hers at Long Lake that the
new potatoes will be ready very
shortly
Mrs. Roberts lit Blackburn
has a line ciop of Alaska straw
berries.
i
SOCIAL EVENTS
A lnrjj-e number of Kennecott
'pfople responded to the invitnt
| ion to attend the dance on Thurs
day duly Hist. The free automo
bile service which had been put
o : for tlm occasion was in de
mand from four in the afternoon
j till a Ion ir the next afternoon.
A jolly crowd attended at the
Hall and danced till l.pm
It. is loped tint these pleas
ant little dances will be fort
nightly affairs in which our Ke )
lecott friends will always join
ns.
Af'er the dance a number of
supper parties werejjiven.
Mr and Mrs. Erickson vrerej
he dinner quests of air and w
Mrs .Jack E. Liiurie o.i Tiiursd n
evening
PERSONAL
On M< n ri\, l ist, Lysle Prow
vVirren Nelson and druu,
rid a narrow escape whilecossj
ng Nizina River. Their horse * j
;ot in'o quicksand and were in I
j
.Croat danger for a time. After
nncii trouble Nelson climbr don 1
.he bridge. Reed lost coat & i
[vipers.
F. F. McClellan accompanied
)y Ins son NmI < ro dor*. H*-cr
ag aie * eie en unite for the]
nterior. in h • interests of the
listo y. An sand Sconces Mu !
s mm, l -os A e.; »!as. (lal.
Everything of a geologic ilj
)otinicd and animal nature w .11
>e se<aued and sent to Los An \
gvles where they will be placed I
,o a room in tie museum ent-l
irel.v devoted to A1 iskan exhibits, {
Mr. McClellan who was one j
ol the original locators of the'
Bonanza mine, lias been busy i
renewing acquaintance with the!
old tmeis who were all pleased j
to see him make the trip.
A DANCE
Will be held Aug. 15.
at McCarthy
Free Transportation
Everybody invited.
A in *eting will be held on
Monday evening at Pete John
sons to devise ways and rnnuns
to construct a d im and reserv
oir for emergency purposes to
be used in conjai ction with Pet**
Johnson’s newly installed lire
hose and pump for the benefit
of t re vhole town.
Everyone urged to attend.
J. W. Nick ell, Fire Chief
Pete Johnson is very pleased
with his new engine and pump
vhieh w is installed this weik by
. hiirhe Jr.'t,b*t\
A COMPLETE LIiNE of
ladies suits, dresses, waists A
s.un.ri3>' coits. Also child
ren's goods in pi eat variety.
M dl orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, C'oi do\«.
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER
U S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Can be consulte 1 at MeCar.hy, for Un*
next sixty .1 ;,s.
Mantles tor the Aladdin Lamp
at the Post Office Store.
All persons who have claims
against the local Chapter of the
American Red Cross are requt-s
ted to present them for payment
immediately in older that the
accounts of the Organization may
be closed by August 15th.
O. E B re Inner, Treasurer.