The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, April 24th 1920
NO. 26.
PERSONAL
The brown bears i re out, ac
cording to A. Hagen the track
walker, who ran across one, or
at least ran away from one a
bout a week ago. She was a
monster, with a foot print the
size of a leg of mutton; we mean
the old fashioned ones we used
to get. Hagen has a dim recol
lection of seeing a cub also, —if
it had not been for the speed
er he would be one stepping
yet.
Ernest Gerkin, who had been
confined to his home with a se
vere case of grippe, was able to
be out this week and enjoy the
sunshine. Earnest says that H.
H. Mitchell makes an ideal
nurse,
Notwithstanding a slight limp
Jack O’Neil says he will get a
weeks ski-ing yet if the frosty
nights hold out.
Fred Erickson is nursing a
badly bruised and broken fin
ger, caused by coming in con
tact with a block. Fred says he
came baiik from California a
month too soon.
C'liff Cayouette, who has spent
the winter at Kennecott. left1
this week to spend i.he summer
(i his Dan Cjeek property.
M esdames Barrett, Hubrick,
■it l.tiior, were the guests of
A i 1 oze last fcunday for a pleas
m cnve down the Kennecott.
j i c£t O’Connor made a trip
o I 1111 cott cn Wednesday for
iiu.l treatment.
r‘1» I uuaiy Elections will
• It ]i;tt itxt Tuesday. The
* < h] ,i t $. t }• w ill be; J. W. Nick
i, fc. fcelttnrich, and Cole.
N. > s. 1. L. C‘Neill w ho shot a
< iuiine it st Jail and shipped
. M m outside, has just re
v ived the leturns — $23
OHITINA NEWS
April 19th. (Special to Neaps.)
Earl Hirst has purchased the
roadhouse at Chestochina, form
erly owned by John Paulson.
His cousin Mrs, Marshall &
her brother Mr. Hirst, of Spo
kane, Washington, left Saturday
on Hans Oilman’s auto stage to
conduct t' e roadhouse during
Mr, Earl Hirsts absence to the
Elmer Bros, property, where he
be employed during the mining
season.
Mrs Marshall’s mother and
two little daughters will join her
later
Mrs. Hellrich, who formely
conducted a restaurant in Cor
dova left on the Brower stage
Tuesday to take charge of Mr.
Meirs roadhouse this summer.
A very line seven passenger
Kissell car arrived on Friday’s
train lor Oscar Breed man.
Some very pleasant rides are
being planned lor the summer
season on the Richardson High
way.
Fred H ndv and family, form
erly of Chitins and McCarthy,
are planning to make their
home in Ketchikan, Alaska.
During their residence in Se
attle Mr. Handy suffered a se
vere injury in a street car acci
dent which temporarily disabled
his left hand.
Al. Moore and family have
taken the Cameron residence
during Mrs. Cameron’s absence
in the States.
W. Cameron, Chas. Littlejohn
and Lars Holland left this week
with their crews to commence
work on the Government trail.
None of the crews are up to
their full strength, but will take
on more men as they arrive in
Chitina. Frank Shipp is in
charge of the enployment of
men and will send out all he
jan recruit.
TELEGRAPHIC
NEWLY APPOINTED HEAD
REACHES SEATTLE
Seattle, April 22nd. Special to
the News. — Mr. E. T. Stannard
the newly appointed head of the
Copper River and Northwest
ern Railway and the Alaska
Steamship Company, arrived to
night from New York and will
assume his new duties Monday.
Seattle. The Police tonight
raided the secret general head
quarters of the I. W. W and
seized a directory of twelve thou
sand members in the Northwest
also arrested Alice Rosenbaum,
national organizer.
Governor Riggs sailed for
Alaska this morning: he feels
lie has accomplished something
for th« Teriitor.y.
Butte A detachment of Fede
ral troo s arriv d from , Fort
Wright to put down rioting in
tne going out strike at the Butte
copper mines led by I. W. W.
Radicals, two have been killed
in disturbances, two dying and
a dozen wounded
Des Moines. Iowa delegates
have been instructed for Lowd
en.
j Omaha. Johnson won the Re
publican state primaries for
President by fifteen thousand.
Paris. Former President Call
iaux has been found guilty of
holding communication w ith Ger
many during the war The trea
son charges were not proved.
Wires from Washington
Washington. Republican lead
ers of the house are working on
a plan to tax all stock exchange
transactions equal to brokers
commission as a means of rais
ing money for returned soldiers
bonus.
LOCAL NEWS
In the Commissioner’s Court
last Tuesday afternoon before
U. S. Commissioner O. Parker
Smith, Mrs Sadie McLellen was
charged with violation of the
Volstad Act and Section 1 of
the Hone Dry Law of Alaska,
also violation of section 19999.
Oscar Hansen, charged with
violation of the Volstad Act &
sec 1 of the Bone Dry Law
Carl Anderson, charged with
violation of section 19999.
Deputy Marshall Kavanaugh
was the complaining witness.
Joe. Murray appeared for the
defendants.
Kavanaugh’s request that the
defendants l»e bound over to
the Grand Jury was refused on
the grounds that the Court had
jurisdiction to try misdemean
ors under the Volstad Act, con
sequently Mr. Murray’s de
mand for a jury trial was grant
ed* Defendants plead “Not
Guilty”.
A continuance of the case was
allowed the Marshall till the
afternoon of the 22nd. to enable
him to wire Valdez for infor
mation.
In the Commissioners Court
on Thursday aftenoon before a
jury consisting of Messrs. Swee
nej, Lloyd, Osborne, McCall,
Brunelle, Lomell, Beck, Thom'
son, Lottsfeldt, Clulow, Karingo
and Menaglia, all from Kennecott
Anderson and Mrs. McLellai*
were acquitted for lack of evid
ence.
Friday afternoon the liquor
charges which were against
Hanson were withdrawn and
Mrs. McLellan plead guilty and
was fined $250. and costs.
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