VOL: VII
McCarthy,
ALASKA, SATURDAY October, :5 1.^4.
No XXXXVI
OF INTEREST
TO TOWN AND DISTRICT
Mr. Ship of the Alaska Road
Commission at Chitina was in
town on business last week.
Pete Johnson has purchased
the cottage opposite Widing and
Nelson r31dg. formerly owned by
Mr. Hussy. Mrs. Johnson expects
to move int > town for the winter
Mrs. Peters ctod oaughlot,
Miss Powers have gone to Cord
ova where they intend to make
their home.
Mr Harry O’Neill of Cordova
made a combined business and
pleasure trip to McCarthy Tues
returning on Wednesday’s train.
Mr. John Nelson formerly empl
oyed by the C. R. and N. W. lily
left town on Wednesday s train
for an extended visit with reiat
ives in Kansas.
McCarthy’s new laundry is
operating full blast. Kay reports
two washes this week and resp
ectfully solicites your patronage.
Mr. Roy Lynch of the Green
Butte who has been at Kennecott
hosdital foi the last three weeks
undergoing an operation on his
ieg is in town again and reports
i, utt he is much improved.
ELKS SMOKER AT
KENNECOTT
On Saturday November 15th
me Elks of Kennecott will hold
a smoker, the proceeds of which
will go to providing a Christinas
tree for the kiddies. A full and
va.-.ed piogram is being put on
i minding several good four rou
nd boxing bouts. Tiie notice rea
died the News too late to publish
full details this week but they
will appear in next weeks issue.
On Thursday of this week Mrs.
Roberts of Blackburn had the
misfortune to fall and dreak her
ley at the ankle. From reports it
would seem that while p!a.\ ing
with her dog, she tripped-and eh
over the animal and somehow twi
sted her foot. She was helped t°
the house and medical attendance
was sent for. Mrs. Roberts is an
old and respected resident of the
district and the sympathy of the
entire community is extended to
her in her trouble and all hope
lor a speedy recovery.
WE HAVE DECLARED WAR
Warning is hereby given to
ail and sundry that the McCar thy
Weekly News has declared war
on all nonsubscribers in town
and district. We have instituted
a campaign to put the News 'n
every home in and around Me
Car thy, and have declared open
season on anyone any time, any
whet e.
if you are unlucky enough
to see the editor heading your
Way, put one hand on your mon
ey and run or you are surely
doomed.
for sale
Three first class dogs, three
good sleds, hoisting machine, ro
pc, cable, tent, portable cook-sto
ve and a quantity oi eatables; an
ideal freighting outfit for sale
cheap. A great bargain for quick
sale Apply NEWS office.
Doctor “I operated on that man
last month.”
Sludeut “What fdrV ’
Doctor “Two hundred dollars.”
Student “i mean what did he
have?”
Doctor “Two hundred dollars.”
Well how adout a little boost
for McCarthy, it won’t cost you
•anything and it may be to your
advantage.
LEST WE FORGET
Somewhere, Over There, on 1
toe blasted and desolate fields of!
Flanders a last shot was fired; a|
field gun barked its last time; a!
1
,heavy’ hurled its last missile of.
destruction through miles of hor i
!
ror-laden space; and it was over! i
A Vicorv, but at what a cost! |
Grimly the Boys accepted it. No j
exultation, no lightness of heart!
was there; just a load was lifted
just a relief from weeks, months, |
years of hell so awful as to beg
gn- description It was left for
those 1) tck home to cheer, to sing
to parade the streets and make
merry. Over There he he lit the !
inevitable cigarette and wonder- j
ed how iong it would be before;
he would see them all again; his!
old mother, turned while since
his departure; his ittlewife who
was struggling bravely on; ora
sweetheart waiting patiently for
her Hoy; his little kiddies four!
years older now. Well, there was
one consolation. He would be out
of this infernal mud.
Again the day draws near
On November 11 th six years ago
Armistice was signed. Ring the
bells and link, merry for we have
emerged victorious and it is mete
that we should shout and sing!
Hut wait! Is it an occasion for
wild hilarity? Count the cost,
you thoughtless ones and weep
in your joyous hour and pray.
The} ceased to struggle but wear
]ily the world turns round its
shoulders stooped and burdened,
| loaded Pown with care.
Let us rememder, surely.
We must never forget even if it
were possible. But let us remem
her with sorrow the fearful earn
Sage, and profit from horrible ex
perience. And let us keep fresh
in our memory the words of Ma
jor General McGrae, himself ben
eath one of his “Crosses, row on
row”.
McCarthy’s new depot
NEARING COMPLET ION
Fos many moons McCarthy
has waited and hoped tor a new
building to replace the old rams
hackle thing which has served as
a depot these many years. Old
worn out and dilapidated, with a
little more than enough ventilat
ion getting through sundry crac
ks and fissures here and there
in its walls, it has been one of
McCarthy’s chief eye sores and
even Mr. Pugh, the genial agent
was becoming disgruntled throu
gli constant living in the olb barn
But all this is a thing of the past'
Mr. Pugh smiles again opens
the door and throws out his chest
whenever a visitor arrives, and
points proudly to the new edif
ice gracing the view from his
front door, And it is surely some
thing to be proud of.lt has adeq
uateoffice space, a large and well
lighted waiting and heaps of fre
ight an 1 baggage space. The dec
orators have excelled themselves
in finishing the of the building
which is a scruple of neatness
ane cleanliness. It is the finest
building on the C.R and N.W. and
no longer will the Cordovaites be
aple to point a finger of scorn at
us but will hang their heads iu
shame whenever they get a gli
mpse of their own pigeon hatch.
We tried to tell our worthy
agent that we had seen more pre
tentious edifices in our travels
for instance at Seattle and Van
couver but he pooh-poohed the
idea and refused to credit such
a statement so we were obliged
to withdraw the contention.
Everyone should see the new
building for, all joking aside, it is
well worth seeing and marks the
beginning of a new building boom
in McCarthy.
Do your Xmas shopping
1 early. Large display of Xmas
goods at every store.