The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday,“February i4th,i92o
NO. 15.
LOCAL NEWS
The finals in the Alaskan
Pool Hall Tournament were
played this week, resulting: as
folio vvs, —Nickell winning first
prize, a handsome pair of shoes,
and Kavanaugh winning the 2nd
prize, a Steson Hat.
Over twelve inches of snow
fell last Thursday evening, this
we expect to be the winters fi
nal effort for this season.
It being Frankie Wills’ sixth
birthday today, he is entertain*
„ ing his little friends this after
noon
Bill Godfrey, the Copper
River old timer, writes from
Seattle under date of January
28th to the News. He expects
to return North next summer,
he is tired of the coast rains.
He has seen many Alaskans
during his visit outside, and all
talk of returning, and there is
eve ry indication af a big spring
rush to Alaska. He sends best
regards to all the bunch. Arctic
Brotherhood and the Commer
cial Club.
In a letter received by the
News last mail, Mr Max Klop
fer a former Dan Creek operat
or, writes that he is now located
in Mora, Wash, wheie he is in
the fish business.
He sends best regards to all
his friends in the North.
Beautiful shipment of all kinds
of Valentines at the Post Office
Stoi’e
Apron and Neck
f!$j tie Dance ^
TONIGHT AT A, B. HABL
Lunch Served.
Admission Gents $1.50
TELEGRAPHIC
Washington- Feby 12. (Spec
i ial to News.) The oil and coal
| land-leasing hill awaits only the
i signature of the President.
I It is already evident that this
; will precipitate the greatest
stampede especially for Alaska
la nds since Oklahoma opened.
The original manuscript of
j Lincolns Gettysburg address,
! was iead in the Senate today,
! Which adjourned as a mark of
J respect.
John Barton Payne, chairman
of the shipping board has been
nominated as Secretary of the
■ Interior effective March first
the date of Secretary Lanes re
tirement.
I
I
Physicians announce that
the President is now able bod
ied and fully recovered, attend
ing all important affairs, here
after he presides at all Cabinet
meetings. He has agreed co take
up the Treaty Monday in final
effort or i atification.
1 Sacramento- Feby 12th. (Spec
j ial to News ) There are irdica
; tions that Governor Stevens
wiil call an extra session of the
legislature to deal wits the Jap
anese quest in California.
Seattle. Feb. 13. (Special -o the
News) Governor McKelvie of
Nebraska delivered an addr ss
at the Lincoln day banquet and
pointed to encroachments of
Bolshevikism and Radicalism
into heart oi m government by
the people as the people for the
people.
JUST RECEIVED
Fresh killed Broilers, Fowl,
Pork Sausage, Spare Ribs, Liv
er. Limberger and Oregon
cream cheese.
^resh Herring & Halibut.
R. L. H. Marshall.
MEETINGS
RED CROSS
A meeting of the local chapter
of the American Red Gross was
held in the A. B Hall Tuesday
in obedience to a telegram re
eeivedby chairman J. E. Bar
ren Irom the Seattle headquart
ers, asking that arrangements
be made to cope with the ‘’llu“
if it should break out in this dis
trict. Messrs. Barrett, Hussey
Seltenrich, Longley, Hubrick &
Mrs. W. A. Woodin were app
ointed a committee for this.
The sum of $800 is being held
in the treasury against expense
which may be incurred.
Mrs. J. E. Barrett was elected
chairman of chapter production
to take the place of Mrs. Reed
resigned.
At a meeting of the republican
club held in the A.B. Hall last
! Tuesday evening the following
officers were elected. John
j Pitcher, chairman, J. E. Barrett
| vice, Sam Seltenrich. secretary,
jJ. B. 0”Neill, treasurer, and R.
j L. H. Marshall, Jarnem Hussey,
W. Br°hmer were appointed
toserve on the executive commit
tee. The next meeting will be
held in the A. B. Hall next
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
Republican Committee.
Ladies suits, dresses ,waists
| winter coaus. Also children’s
| goods in great variety.
Mail orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, Cordova.
i
Mantles, chimneys etc for
Alladin Lamps at Post Office
store.
TOWN TOPICS
“ Let Alaska have charge of
her own resources so she can
be sell supporting1’ said Gover
nor Thomas Biggs Jr. at the an
nual meeting of the Alaska Bu
reau. The government is
taking away our chances for rev
jenue so we must tro to the gov
ernment for money.”
More than twenty millions of
people live and prosper in Euri
pean countries where the cli
mate is less favorable than in A
laska.
Judging by the membership
of the Republican club, recently
| formed here, Hu brick Kavan
| augh, Nickell and Pole are the
only democrats in town. The
other five hundred ire out on
their mining claims, homesteads
or have accepted positions at
Kennecott.
We heard a good one on Jim
Morres the other day. During
one of the* engagements in
which he participated he was
severely gassed and taken to
the base hospital On making
her rounds in the evening the
rurseasked him if there was
anything else he would like and
he answered that he wished to
be kissed goodnight. She said
“Wait and 1 will send for the
orderly, he dots all the rough
work around here.”
A Subscriber
COURT NEWS
The Hearing of anal account
oi the administrator in the
Estate of Rose Silberg, deceased
was postponed from the 11th
inst. till the 20th.
In the Commissioners Court
on Monday afternoon before
Judge Graber, L Widing waa
bound over to the Grand Jury
under a $2000. bond,