The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday July 24th 1920
NO. 89
ATTORNEY INTERESTED
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In a letter to the President of
the Commercial Club. Mr. Maur
i ce D. Lee hey, one of Seattle’s
most prominent attorneys, nob's
with pleasure the prospect of;
new roads and bridges ir this!
section as he has noted by ar
ticles in the McCarthy Weekly
News.
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Mr. Leehey represents the
Andrus interests at Nizina.
He further draws the at
tention of Alaskans to the new
shipping Bill which lias been I
introduced before the Alaska
Territorial shipping Board, by
Mr. Leehey, to increase the
license tax on all ships to Alas
ka. The Territorial Shipping
Board can then use that fund
to contract for service on the
unprofitable routes, just like the
Canadians have done success- ;
fully for thirty years, and have
done for twentv years in our A
lai-kan waters It will be in con- j
trol of a territorial board, which
will have power to adjust any-;
t hing wrong right there on the
ground.
The license tax might bo a!
burden on some particular ship
in some special case, but the
Territorial Board would have
power to adjust, that.
It is simply another measure
of home rule.
Mr. Maurice Leehey also of
fers copies of the hearings to
anyone who is interested.
Avery happy thought on Mr.
Jack O'Neill’s part took the
form of an automobile ride to
Konnecot and a movie party to
ten little guests ana their chap
cron last Wednesday evening,
when they enjoyed Douglas Fair
banks vagaries in America and
Europe. Then an ice cream i
party served next day at the I
Merchants Cafe
This was to celebrate Deanie’sj
sixth birthday, who, though in
Seattle, wished her little friends
in McCarthy to participate, this
they did, ter minating the good
time with cheers for Deanie and
her Dad.
TELEGRAPHIC
Special to the News. Marion.
Ohio. Harding's speech today
formally accepted the President
ial nomination. He declared
that if elected he would stand
for the establishment of pea<*»>
by resolution of Congress. He
fi . \ ed the League of Nations.
* MILLIONAIRE DIES
Paris. July 22nd. \\r. K. Van
derbilt died here today.
RESOLUTE WINS 3rd RACE
TOM M Y LIPTON A FT Eli CUP
New YorU. The Shamrock \'on
the second i ace by two minutes i
on Tuesday.
i lie Resolute won the tl ird i
race on Wednesday with a nar-!
row margin.
Lincoln, Nebraska, '■u'lhm J I
Bryan has been nominated as
Presidential candiu- < by reso
lution of the National Prohibition I
convention.
!rt*ie. Penn. The Alaska fly* rs
havo teen delayeu by bad vea*]
ther an*-1 ot ier conuitions.
Washington. J).C. After a confer j
ence with Cox, President Wilson I
made tlie statement that they!
are in accord on the league • f j
nations and pledged the suppoitl
of the Administration.
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Miss Fagan & Mrs. McLellanj
made a trip to the Nizina this
week, v. itiia view to staking a
homestead somewhere near the
new bridge is to be.
A fine mess of trout from the
Ckocosna, was received at the
News Oil ice, which was done
full justice to and much appre*
eiated.
A sample of the rhubarb grown
at the Nizina was sent us this
week by Shorty Gwinn. it was
duly converted into pies and
pronounced great.
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TRAIL NEWS
Harry Boyden and Charlie
Eogt lberg arrived frora Chisana
on Wednesday evening. 1
Arthur Hand and (’lias Pen
nycook leave for Chisana in the
morning under contract with W
James. They will travel with
Lysle Brown, whose packtrain
leaves in the morning.
Harry Hoyden has purchased
George Andersens string of
bronchos and will leave tomor
row morning loaded for Chisana
A large and commodious
track reached here this week
tor the McCarthy Mercantile Co
It will be used for delivery I
work.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
ADDITION
A fine substantial bridge has
been completed this week over
the Kennecott; trail widened & I
smaller streams bridged thus |
making a splendid automobile
road to Riverside Drive.
Cap. Hubrick and Con Miller
were construction engineers.
Walter Sommer has just fin
ished improvements on his
bungalow; consisting of the ad
dition of two fine large rooms.
Cap. Hubrick has added on a
large lean to to his residence.
Mr. Win. Longley, adminis
tiator for the estate of Molly!
Parks, has been winding up the!
affairs this week. He disposed
of the house to Mrs. Sadie Mc
Lellan, who is contemplating
having it moved up to her lot on
second Street.
Mrs. Tim Eckstrom and son,
arrived in McCarthy on the spe
cial on Wednesday, and is now
on a round of visits to her many
friends.
NEWS from DAN CHEEK
The Dzaboeff brothers, who
took out a winter clump at the
head of Dan Creek, made their
clean up early this month, a
highly satisfactory one, with ov
er six thousand dollars as the
result of their winters work.
They are now continuing with
mining, and will sluice for the
remainder of the summer.
George Sutherland and Har
old Kay,who have a lay on Cliff
Cayouettes property on Dan Ctt
have also made their spring
clean up and are much pleased
thereat. They have now
closed down for a few months,
it being impossible to drift dur
ing the summer on account of
too much water.
George Sutherland ha* gone to
Chititu for the rest of the min
ing season.
Martin Radovan and wife, who
are prospecting at the head of
Dan, have found very satisfact
ory indications and good pros
peets but as yet h ive not struck
bed rock. At the same time
they are taking oit sufficient
pay to justify continuing their
quest for the big channel.
Warren Nelson and Lou Wid
ing a-,e well rigged up on Cop
per Creek, and are giving the
ground a thorough test, expect
ing to mine on an extensive scale
later.
Read about your Sourdough
friends in the Pathfinder. Read
of the development that has
been done already in this great
territory.
Alfred Hagan left for Cordova
on the last train, where he and
his brother Emil have pinch
ased the Alaska Grill which has
been all put in first class shape
and is now open for business.
He hopes to see many of his
McCarthy friends drop in there
next Fall on their way out.