The McCarthy
v
Weekly News
NO. 21
VOL.5.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday April 1st. 1922
TELEGRAPHIC
BIG CHANGES IN BUREAU
ol'PRlNTING and ENGRAVING
Washington, April 1st. Hard
ing has by executive orders
dismissed the director and all
division heads of the bureau of
printing and engraving. He has
appointed Louis A. Hill to suc
ceed James L.Wilmeth deposed
director.
JOFFEE REACHES SEATTLE
Seattle. April 1st. Joffre has
arrived in this city, and was
tendered a great reception on
his arrival. He is spending to
day in retirement at the resid
ence of Samuel Hill.
AIRPLANE HELPS IN
HUNT FOR CRIMINALS
Seattle. March 31st. Sheri If
Standich and three bloodhounds
have been carried by Eddy Hu
bert's airplane from Seattle and
landed in the forest of Olympia
peninsular this morning to assist
in the chase of the Secquim
bank robbers, who are at large
in the forest. In a battle last
night with a posse fourteen shots
were exchanged.
Work Need > ( t Pe Delayed
Washington. The House has
passed and sent to the Senate
today a bill authorizing the Sec
retary of War to direct the Al
aska Road Commission to incur
obligations prior to July l.next
for the construction and main
tenance of roads, bridges ard
trails in Alaska, in an amount
not exceeding fifty per cent of
t h e cu r ren t a ppropriation.
This action was taken to permit
the Commission to commence
the season’s work before the
appropriation becomes available
on JulyJst.
BIG COAL STRIKE
Minneapolis. March 31st. Nation
wide strike of coalminers is
scheduled to begin at midnight
This causes t ,velve thousand
mines employing half a million
men to shut down.
School Superintendent Chosen
Seattle April 1st. Thomas R.
Cole, who is now assistant, was
| tonight appointed Superintend
lent of schools to succeed the
I present superintendent, who
retires.
! The Governor’s office lias been
requested to furnish any inform
; ation whatever concerning the
death of
DANIEL W. BO ICE
j who, according to a letter re
I ceived from him written from
! the State of Washington in 1*90
j expected to at once leave for
i Alaska. Since then he has
never been heard from.
.
Mr Boice was a native of Iowa,
born in the year lb63.
Any information in regard to
him should be sent to Fislier,
North, Welsh and Linscott, Law
yers, Rockford, Illinois, who
seek to establish his death.
Pioneers of Alaska
McCarthy Igloo
*
Th« regular meeting of the
■ McCarthy Igloo, Pioneers of A
! laska will be held this evening
in the A. B. Hall at 8 30.
All members are requested to
be present.
SARGENT DECIDES TO
COME NORTH
Contrary to expectations, Bud
Sargent is due to arrive here a
bout the 15th of this month and
will leeave at once for the Chi_
sanaand Nebesna escorted by
Timmy Brown.
FREIGHTERS LEAVE
Dan Campell and Bill Berry
left 'Thursday with six tons of
freight consingned to Chisana
operators. E. Saari, of Kennecott
will accompany them for a va
cation and for the novelty of the
experience. If he can follow
Berry he will sure get the ex
perience.
LATEST TRAIL NEWS
Ed. McMullen, of Chisana, who
had the misfortune to fall down
a deep shaft on Notch creek sev
erol months ago, has developed
internal injuries and will re
turn to McCarthy for medical
treatment.
Jack O'Hara and Ed. Biiggen
left early this week for Chisana
to spend the summer. G. CJ
Grin hauled their supplies to!
the foot of the Nizina glacier and i
from there the boys will relay
by dog teams.
Realizing that the glaciers &
mountain passes in the Spring
time present a sight that is
rarely reproduced by camera,
Jack Schultz and Steve Kansky
have left for tne Rohn glacier
with a photographic apparatus
and expect to secure some beaut
iful negatives.
MURDERER FOUND GUILTY |
Seattle, March 31st, Robert H
Foster, a former Alaskan, has
been found guilty of murder in
the second degree foi^ the kill
ing of Mi-s Mary Bushnell, his j
mother-in-law.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
A1 Doze, one of our pioneer
residents and ranchers, who has
been spending several months
in Seattle returned here on
Tuesday’s train and surprised
his friends by bringing back a
bride, having married Miss Rich
ardson of Seattle, a very excel'
lent young lady, who will be a
welcome acquisition to McCarthy
The wedding took place in Seat
tle on March loth, in the pres
of a few relatives and friends.
The happy couple are receiv
ing the congratulations and good
wishes of the community in
which the News heartily joins.
Robert Johnson, foreman for
the Dan Creek Mining Co., re
turned from an extended vaca
tion to California on Wednesday.
Will R. Lubbe who left here
two years ago, has returned to
be in time for the big boom.
Peter F. Miller has been
spending several months on the
coast and returned yesterday to
McCarthy.
Bill Godfrey, who is in town
today, has been spending his
time sending reading matter to
his many friends in the hills,
who greatly appreciate his
kindness.
Ben Jackson is a McCarthy
visitor today.
NOTICE
Tnru my Banking Connections
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall