The McCarthy
Weekly News
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MCCARTHY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 191b
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NO. 17.
Personal
J.F.O’IS'eiil is President of the
Fci r Minute Men for this sect
ion. Tiiis campaign is organ
izes in ordei to keep pcop!e in
formed as to conditions and the
reeds of our Government from
t:rae to time in 4 minute talks
by chosen speakers. Their data
comes direct f^om Washington
end is absolutely authentic.
Tle Rev A.G.Shriver will be
::r McCarthy cn Wednesday next
: rd will hold a George Washing
ton Service on that evening.
Everybody invited. A book, a
seat, a welcome.
T'og teams from Shushanna
f.rrived this week and several j
Shushanna folks including Ketch
ing .Junr Laurence,Dolan and
Graham. Letters from there
state they had ho below weather
for 45 nays- —Jack Carroll has
found pay on the bench No 8. Do
Kiinza right limit. Percy Thorn
ton and Zeke Mullet are on £>koo
kum. Carl Whitham is hauling
wood from Wilson. Mr Wright
is stopping in bonanza and
sinking on Johnston next to the
blull. Ketching and son, Pete
Smith, James and wife and Si
mons are living in Shushanna
Laurence is leaving shortly
for Shushanna and w’ill take all
first class mail fhom here.
We have received an article
from O.M.Malmberg relat ng to
business conditions, which we
we will print as soon as we have
room.
The A. B. Hard Times Dance
Committee wisiies to thank Mes
srs Hyland and Cloninger and
Miller for donations of prizes.
Found; at the Alaskan Billiard
Hall, an Oddfellow’s Pin. Owner
can have same by paying for
this advertisement.
WASHINGTON DAY
ENTERTAINMENT
The Washington Birthday
entertainmert given in aid ol the
Red Cross was well attended.
A varied programme was rerd
ered, including part songs solos
by Mrs.Erickson and Mrs O’Neil
readings by Mrs.Faddis and Mrs
Grant Reed, recitations by Eliz
beth Faddis and Mr. McCarthy
and a flag-drill and songs by the
schoolchildren. The program
c onclude d with livirg pictures
descTiptive ol soldier life. It is
impossible to present these pic
tures with ary degree of success
without stage, cuilam cr back
ground. The entire perform
ance was well received and the
collection taken up realized $45.
'"he Red Cross En tertainment
Committee ol Kennicott gave a
very successful! dance at their
Hall last Tuesday night
Excellent music was supplied
by Mrs J. B. O’Neill — refresh
ments were served during the
evening, and a very pleasant time
cu joyed.
About fifteen of McCarthy’s
best dancers attended.
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
This club held its meeting in
the A.B.Hall last Wednesday,
It was decided by a majority
vote that the appropriation for
Relief cabins be used on the
Scolai Trail, but that temporary
relief be arranged lor ireighters
over the holm immediately.
The following are the commit
tees chosen to represent the
various branches of the club,
Roads and Trails, J.H.Murie,
ch airman, H. Boy den, W. R. Faddi s
Sanitation, J. J. Miller,chairman
J.M.Millsap, Otto Lubbe.
Publicity and Advertising^. F.
M,Cole, chairman, L.Widing, W.
M. Goodwin.
Fire Protection, Jim Hyland,
chairman, Peter Boutin, Peter
Johnson.
NEWS ITEMS
S1RIOUS SLIDE
Cliff Cayouette aud party came
into town yesterday with a piti
ful tale of their experiences: hav
ing lost camp and outlit in aslide
which tcoh place at 5.P0. that
morning and buried them entire
\$ — ore oi thtni being in an up
per bunk was able to make his
escape anu dug the others out.
Clilf is -living shortly with a
fresh out!it oi uiov suns and as
all the n.ji ii g tools were saved
lie will be mining within a few
days. — (Vest le guerre., with a
vengeance.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Anchorajr* Fe1 J .W.^ard, I
Mfirf pei cf ‘] ( Daily T ir < s, to-i
day arrourcfd his candidaey as
Senator at Republican primaries
Ti e same p^per endorses the
candidacy of Henry Slater of Cor
•llova, as Republican Represent
ative for the Third Division.
A c>ub known as The Sammies
Gift Club of McCarthy, Alaska,
has been formed: the object
being to send tobacco, socks,
and comforts directly to the boys
at the front who are personally
known here.
The membership has reached
has reached 19.
MEETING N1GHT: 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays in each month, in the
Lobby of the Woodin House,
Everyone interested invited.
Lost: on Evening of February
14th. — Seal cape, edged with
Black Fox. Reward offered.
Finder notify McCarthy Drug
Store.
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AMUSEMENTS
Movie Show at A. B. Hall on
Sunday night,
Drama also Comedy. Pathe
News weekly etc.
POOL TOURNAMENT AT
THE ALASKAN
The Alaskan Billiard Hall will
stage the first pool tournament
ever held in McCarthy.
The first games will be dlayed
Monday evening, at8.3o.pm. and
continue till each team has play
ed a series of three games. Two
games will be played each even
ing. The prizes and rules of the
tournament will be announced
at the Alaskan Billiard Hall
Monday afternoon. Three prizes
will be given, Ai } tie wishing
to enter the tournament, can do
so by applying to the manage
of the Alaskan.
Players from Kennieot and
other camps are especially invit
ed to try their skill with the cue
against the crack players of Me
Carthy.
There are a number of first
class pool players in McCarthy
and a great deal of interest is be
ing taken in the tournament.
Some high class work with the
cue will be shown.
One Swallow will not make &
summer but a bent pin in a chair
will make one spring.
Save fats and sweets! Food wiD
win the war
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I
want what I want when 3
want it
and
get what I want when my
work is done by
Murie’s Transfer