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The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday October aatn nm
NO 51
OP LOCAL INTEREST
A movement is on foot to pro
mote an excursion to (Jhitina lor
Thanksgiving and attend -a
dance there in the evening
li sufficient interest is shown
this will be taken up with the
railroad superintendent, and a
special excursion rate asked l'or
Then the Lhitina people will
be invited to McCarthy on a re
turn excurs ion lor New Tear,
and to attend the annual mas
querade ball. 1 li is exchange
oi visits will be splendid lor
both communities and li\en the
long winter wnicii is setting in.
An epidemic has been preva
lent among tne horses in this
section, bi eu Overjanuer lost a
line animal some time ago, and
a li u bnorty L»vviu also liau that
liiisiui tune this ween.
M. E. Leblanc, repiesenting
the New Yora Late Lnsnranee
Co., lias bten s] ending some
time at McCarthy and Kennecot
ana reports business ve.v brisk
in his line. He left for the
coast yesterday.
HALLOWE’EN
Monday evening next will be
Hallowe’en, that time of all the
year when the enl spirits have
a special permit to walk abroad
together with witches and mis
chief making elves, according to
ancient superstition.
Miss Beth Stuart, our school
mistress, has invited the school
children to a party at the school
house, to join in Hallowe’en fun,
and there will be lots of stunts
and games going on.
Two of the latest novels‘The
Pride of Palomar ’ and “The
Flaming Forest’’ arc now for
sale at the NewTs office.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC
Seattle. Oct. 29th. 1,40pm.The
Pacific Steamship Co. steamer
Admiral Rodman was partially
destroyed by lire last night,
while lying at Pier A.
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PERSONAL
Mr. and Mi s. A. L. Powell re-1
turned from their mining prop
erty on Rex Creek last week,
after spending a very busy sea
son.
^hey spent a few days in Mc
Carthy and are moving to Ken
necott today where they will
spend the winter.
Peter F. Miller has secured a
position at Kennecott.
Chris Pederson and Walter
Qunn Eng have rented the cnb
’n owned bv Al. Doze opposite
the school.
The Lanninnrs have moved to!
the A i on Erickson.
Warren \Tt>!>smi. who spent'
several weeks on tin* A. R C.
work is spending a short time
in town, and will leave shortly ■
for Dan Creek, where In* will
work on his mining property.
That Alaska children cm
hold their own with the child
ren outside, has been shown by
Laura May Fry, afoimer pupil
at McCarthy school, win* in a
contest securing subscriptions!
for the San Francisco Examiner
received a prize, a Ranger bi
cycle, worth sixty dollars.
Thy Fry family is now located j
at Scotia, Humboldt, Calif.
Bob. Marshall has been making
improvements to his store in
the shape of new fixtures to ac
commodate his new stock of
clothing.
James Peterson, whose farm
buildings and stock were de
stroyed by fire a year a$*o, has
rebuilt and started hog ranch
ing again, being fully convinced
! that it is a money m laing propo
sition. We wish him better luck
! this time.
!
Bill Thomas suffered an inju
ry to his hand at Kennecott this
week, requiring hospital treat
ment.
TELEGRAPHIC
RAILROAD SITUATION
Chicago. Oct. 28th. The nation
wide railroad strike called for
next Sunday has been declared
off tonight The Brotherhood
has been assured that there will
be further cut in wages until
passed upon by the railroad
board which may not be within
the next year.
$64,000 MAIL CONTRACT LET
V\ashington, Oct. 2Uh. Tho
Alaska Steamship Co. of Seattle
was awarueu a conti act lor the
carrying mails 110m Seattle to
ana lroni all Alaskan points as
far as Anchorage from Novem
ber 1st. to .1 une dOtli. for a con
sideration of sixty lour thousand
dollars. The postal clerk
service on each vessel restored.
kOCH ARRIVES IIS U.b
i\ew \ ork. Uct.soth. Marshal
Focii arnveu touu^ uu ihe way
to Kansas v-it.y to attend n, e
American Legion Lon \ eimun.
tie was greeteu by General
Pershing and feiven a great wel
coi lie.
FISHY iJILw
Washington, Ont. 2^. A bill
]S being pre pareu vvitli a view
of passi lg over the control of
Alaska fisheries, to within the
three mne limit, to the Secre
tary of Commerce.
FOR CHRISTMAS
We will show Indian Robes,
Reindeer Parties, Mucnlucks,
Ivo$y Curios. Also Watcnes,
Diamonds, Sterling and Commun
:ty Silver.
J. P. Hub rick.
A PROCLAMATION
In grateful recognition and abiding
memory of the loyal devotion to
country and patriotic response to the
call of duty shown by millions of Am
ericans in the World War: and in ob
servance of the burial of one of their
unknown number, an unidentified
hero, in the memorial amphitheatre at
Arlington on the third anniversary
of the triumph of the cause of liberty
justice and civilization, ■, Scott C.
Bone, Governor of Alaska, do hereby
proclaim Friday, the eleventh day of
November next,
A KM I STICK D \Y
and urge all citizens throughout this
dom iin, in a spirit of gratitude to
give fitting heed to the meaning of the
anniversary and its momentous signifi
cance in history.
The remains oftheunknown private
brought horn foreign soil for inter
ment in the National Cemetery at
\' ashington will typify and represent
all unidenliiied dead who sacrificed
their lives for Country Therefore, let
liberty loving .Alaskans on the date nam
ed in common with devout and patriot
citizens in the entire union, give rever
ent compliance to the injunction ot
the President of the United States by
pausmglrcm their accustomed occupat
ions and labors from 12 oclock noon
to two minutes beyond that hour for
"Silent Prayers ol thanks to the Giver
of all Good for these valuable and
valorous lives and of supplication for
his Divine Mercy and for His Bless
ings upon our beloved country*4.
It is further directed that flags upon
tenitcrial public buildings be displayed
at half mast from sunrise until sunset
on Armistice Day
Given under my hand and the Seal
of the territory of Alaska in Juneau.,
the capital, this twentieth day of Oct
ober in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred twenty-one and
of the independence of the United
States of A merica the one hundred and
forty-sixth.
[Signed] Scott C. Bone
Governor
Karl Theile •
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J Ex-officio Secretary of Alaska