The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday February n>th 1921
NO.lrt
AMUSEMENTS
K. K. K. Minstrels
Next Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 26th. the K. K, Minstrels
will stage their long looked for
and much t liked of show.
Toe troupe is positively the
finest aggregation of high class
colored talent wl ich has ever
travelled this far north.
The songs are the very latest
hits from New York and Paris,
and the jokes are all of the vin
tage of nineteen twenty one.
in addition to this the scenery
and props lor the pt rlormance
are most elaborate. Through
the kind courtesy of Queen
K iiinecabasco of Hilo, some o
her favorite artists will also
appear.
Tickets are now on sale
at the McCarthy Drug Store
at one dollar.
McCarthy athletic club
Monday evening, Feb. 28th
will be the Grand Opening of
the McCarthy Athletic Club.
An original program of “stunts’
has been arranged for the ent.
ertainment of visitors and an
extra good time is promised by
the Chairman and House com
mittee, who have the affair in
hand.
At a meeting of the: Athletic
Club held last Saturday even
ing. Mr, John Conway was elect
ed Vice chairman Mrs. Barrett
J. B. O'Neill, rnd W in. Slim pert
were made mt mbers of the e.it
ertiinmentand house committee
Equipment in the shape of box
ing gloves, volley and basket
balls and trapeze have been tele
graphed for, which will arrive on
the next outside mail.
A lease of the A. B. Hall has
been arranged.
Members are working getting
the hall in readiness, and a very
healthy interest is being shown
ROAD COMMISSION
OFFICIALS VISITMcUA R7HY
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Messrs. Daniel Jones and
Gus Johnson arrived on Sundays
train on an official visit
During the week they made a
trip to the Nizina, where they
made examination of the various
parts of the river with a vi«w to
choosing a bridge site.
There is a probability of the
new bridge being of suspen
sion structure, which, although
entailing heavy expense, is the
only solution of the trouble.
We are informed by Mr.
Jones that work upon the
.staking of the trail to Chisana
over the glacieis will be pro
ceeded with immediately
The wagon road over Sour
dough to tiie river will be re
sumed just as soon as climatic
conditions permit.
Gus Johnson will again be
in charge of the work.
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Altogether things in the Roads
and Trails Department are look
ing mighty good for McCarthy
and her districts.
J The Dan Creek Minins Co.
freight of sixty tons in being
hauled to D;in creek by J. H.
income tax returns must be I
made before Marc.i lju.i.
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JUST DECEIVED On Yes
terdays Train — Fresii killed
Broilers, young Roasters, fresh
Eastern Oysters.
Jersey Creamery Butter 60c lb. (
Fresh Ranch Eggs 65c lb doz.
R. L. H. Marshall.
TELEGRAPHIC
EMBEZZLER GETS JAIL
Seattle. Wash. Feb, 19th. Fa ll
Schafer, teller, has been sen
tenced to five years imprison
ment in WallaWalla for stealing
the funds of the North side
State Bank until it had to close
The prosecutor said that Schaf
er had confessed to giving stolen
money to men w ho had been
employed in bootlegging enter
prises. It further developed
that Charles Sullivan, secretary
of the Police Department hat;
also borrowed large sums from
Schafer
Head of Department store
Dies
A. J. Rhodes, head of the
Rhodes Department store, died
tod ay.
William F. McCombs, former
chairman of the Democratic
national committee is danger
ously ill of a hereditary disease
Hn> physician announces there
is no hope of his recovery.
CUT OP TOWN TOPICS
Percy Thornton and John
Swanson, miring operates of
Chisar a, left this week for the
interior camp.
Mail for Chisana left on Mon
day.
Carl Anderson, Miles Atkin
son and Bill Maher left this
week for Young creek,
where they have seemed a lease
on the mining property ofJ.H
Murray et al on Calamity
c»ulch.
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BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
(Contributed)
In the Pool Tournament at
the Alaskan; John Nickel sent
Swanso n back to the Chisana.
O. Parker Smith sentenced V.
Anderson to an elimination Dr.
Conway put a strong anasthetic
on Waiter Quon Eng. Wm. Wy
eis pulled one of his cowboy
stunts and out-distanced Frank
Cole. Gercken beat Lubbe. Lee
Yancy was too fast for Percy
Thornton, but Percy didn’t care
as he is going to get plenty of
the coarse stuff this summer
Our newr butcher Sam Selten
"ich went down to defeat to our
genial Boniface, R. F. Snyder.
Mitchell captured Nelsons goat
and tied it up at the back of
his shop. Gwrinn out drove
O.Ncill and Billy Urlass was too
strong for Doze who lost by be
ing too confident.
The Finals will begin next
week.
M. M, Cole, notary public,
Specialty, Income Tax Returns.
personal
Our obi friend Eric Daniel
son, w 1 o left 1 ere lcf-t tpring
on a visit 1o Norway, writes
that he is now located there and
is teaching English at a school
in Polk.-1.id.
Mr. and Mrs O’Neill have
gone on a ski-ing trip to the river
today.
Mrs. Radavon mushed into
town this week, then turned
around and mushed right, out
again.
Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande of
Seattle announce the arrival of
a daughter (Helen) on December
dOth. Mrs. LeGrande was
formerly Miss Marie Lattin