VOL. 1.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, may 4th, 1918
N 0.27.
AMUSEMENTS
Movie Show at tho A. B. Hall
tomorrow evening. The new
Photo play ” The Pretenders”
will be shown also Rathe News
weekly and Comic.
1 he re will also be a Show
Wednesday night.
Knowing that the damage
done by the recent snowslides
at the Mother Lode would prob
«-biy deprive them of power tor
some time, the McCarthy Mov
ies, with their usual enterprise,
have secured a small dynamo,
and will use that for the motor
l>ower for the movies.
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The A. B.s have held two
d wices this week which have
well attended and much enjoyed
LOCAL NEWS
'-‘■'A • telegram just received
from Jack Crowe at FortLiscum
states that Dean Officer, Ira
.Marker and Lou Hayden have
enlisted and been accepted in
the Engineers, but that Jewel,
Crowe and Anderon could not
pass. *.
L. H. Carvey passed through
on his way to Nizina this woek
where he will spend the summer
on his placer properties.
The mail leaves for Dan Creek
*md Nizina tomorrow. This is
the first trip or the summer ser
vice, which will leave on the 5th
and 20th, May to September in
clusive inclusive. J. H. Murie
has the contract.
Ed Riddell left on Monday’s
train for Cordova, where he will
drive team for Jim Galen.
Many Snowslides
AT KENNECOTT
Bonanza trams are again Tun
ing O.K. Another slide took
place in Jumho canyon, tiking
out all towers between stations
two and three, six men having a
narrow escape.
This accident will not affect
the output at all as there is a big
supply of ore at the stockpile.
AT MOTHER LODE
Quite the heaviest snow-slide
Mother Lode has experienced oc
curred on the 28th. This has
neccessitate i the tempo a *y
shutting down of the upper camp
The men, who had been
expecting the slide for some
days, had moved into the tunnels
so that no one wis injure 1..
A considerable amount of
reconstruction will have to be
done. Work on this end is
already begun.
ON THE RAILROAD
The track between Kenne
cott and Blcckbuin has been
out of commission since Tuesday
the Rotary and crew arrived
next day and have been at work
meantime Kennecott freight is
being transferred by team from
the local depot.
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Trouble with slides down
the entire railroad is responsib
le for very irregular train and
mail service.
Advice from Chitina states
that the Copper River Bridge
at that point may go out any
time.
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RED CROSS
beginning May 20 and extend
ing through the week to May 27
the American people will be ask
ed to subscribe to the second
War Fund of the American Red
Cross. One Hundred Million
Dollars will be needed and evt r;
cent will be spent for for relief
The amount is large b it the
campaign for it will be short and
the time left to prepare for it
comparitively shorter.
The quota the Northwestern
Division will raise is nearly two
million dollars and in order to
assist those who will come in di
rect contact with the people an i
extensive puDiicity campaign nns
been worked out which provides
for every form of exploitation ,
Newspaper copy,Posters, and
billboards will do their part,and
it is up to Committees in charge
to see that no one who* really
wTants to give is o/erlooked.
AND WILL THEY GIVE?
For many months now the
world has been spending over
a hundred million^ dollirs a diy
for the destruction of life and
property; who is he then that
will hesitate in giving his sh\re
towards the sum to be raised to
be used this yeir to alleviate
the suffering and swe lives.
A Red Cross meeting will be
held in the A. B. H dl o 1 nex t
TUESDAY MAY 7th.
It is very important that all
members attend these meetings
Tuesday is the anniversary of
the wreck of the Lusitania, what
better way to commemmorate it
than caring for the sick and the
wounded through the American
Red Cross, the greatest mother
in the world.
The Primaries
The Primary Election did not
create much excitement in Me
Carthy. Eighty two votes were
polled 43 Republican, 31 Demo
crat. Maloney secured one vote
It is difficult to secqre polls
from Other places. Kejinecolt
strong for Sulzer, Bonanza and
Nizina Republican majority.
:i' A Cordova telegram states
Maloney snowed under, Murray
and Slater well placed, Gale?',
leading Sullivan .
Di\ Council of Corio/t arrive ’
oil Tuesd ly s train to concur5
physic il examination of those
registered under draft in this
s'ction. ’ J : *
At thee1!?* o; t n Third
Liberty Loin D *iv *, df *, Jirtby’s
quot'i reie'iel b'l * fi ft i 01 fcho tu
a id m irk. ' '
Kennecott cm proudly claim
$31. OX).
C. P. M. Cole is laid up with
a severe attack of lumb igo.
H df soled breeches a id half
soled shoes are badges of honor
I wear them a.nd gl idly re
commend them. — Secretary Me
Ad >o.
A man is all right in these
days so long as there are no
patches on his patriotism.
New York World.
I want what I want when 1
want it
and
I
get what I want when my
work is done by
Muries Transfer