The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 1.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, jury 13th , 1918
NO. 3 7
AMUSEMENTS
Ti3ra will be no Movie Show
to n >rrow evening.
T i > R t: Father O’Malley will
<r lebratvs Mass in the A. P.Hall
tomorro v a: 10.a.n\
The priest is on a special
mission accompanied by two
sister iiom S ward.
McCarthy residents are in
deed fortunate to have had an
opportunity of hearing such a
splendid singer as Mrs. Hubbert
of Cordova who with Mrs. J. B.
< >’Neill kindly rendered the vo
<'h1 selections at the dinner and
dmce. They are both real art
istes.
A report has been brought in
that the Nizina bridge is now im
passible five bents gone and 75
leetof the decking. On seeing
the bridge go out we have the
mournful satisfaction of saying
“we told you so”—we have not
yet found the fall gny: in the
meantime plans are under way
for reconstruction.
Mr and Mrs Pet** Johnson
generously donated $5. to the
lied Cross today.
Dentist
of the firm of Prs Daggett and
JBlyth. Cordova Alaska.
May be consulted at the
GOLDEN HOTEL
M-jCwthy._Alaska
Those who purchased bonds
of une Third Liberty Loan on the
installment plan are reminded
that the 40 per cent payment is
due on July 18th,
A million American soldiers
are now in France, these MUST
be provided with socks for the
Vinter. Women, are you knitting
your bitV
i
Red Cross Fiesta.
GLIDE & GLAMOR AT
GOLDEN
Dinner and dancing, gay flow
ers a nd palms, flags and ferns,
wide breezy spaces and sunlit
halls, white clad ladies minister
ing to ones needs, singers gift
ed and giacious.
No - reader - this is not the
Biltmore, New York, nor the
Moana Hotel, Honolulu, but our
own Golden Cafe and Hotel Gold
en as they were thrown opento
the public for the Red Cross by
their generous pioprietors, from
3 till midnight yesterday.
From the t me of opening, the
ladies were busy serving chick
en dinners in lle.Cj.eir cl ced
ing drinks in the Rotunda, the
steady stream of direi s kept up
till closing time, and music and
dancing was in fr.Hrwirg. the
> ir tenders worked steadily sev
era] times c died upjn to servt
the whole company to a treat by
generous bayers.
Two raffles were side attract
ions, a beautiful pot plant donat
ed by Mrs.Ketterer, realized $12.
50. and was won by A. McCrim
mon: while the hand painted de
canter, specially decorated and
donated by Mrs. Hubrick. bro’t
$24.75. and was won by Mr. Long
ley. The prize waltz was award
ed to MrsMcLellan and Flo ranee
Sullivan.
Mr. Murray in a neat speech
thanked the Boutins and John
Amber on behalf of the Red
Cross for their benevolence.
Unfortunately all these good
times come to an end, and the
merrymakers reluctantly left at
12.30. exclaiming on the success
of the gathering.
The Red Cross thanks the
Golden Cafe for receipts $188.00
Hotel Golden ” 165.00
Mrs Ketterer for plant 12.50
Mrs Hubrick for decanter 24.75
Donations _10.00
Total 400.45
NEWS PROM KENNECOTT
The Kennecot ] ost office has
been moved from the Depot into
the Store Building, with Mr
Mooney in charge.
Mrs and Miss McGavick,
mother and sister of the master
mechanic are visiting Kennecot
Mr Stannard and his bride
are expected this week.
Con missioner Smith has auth
orize i a search party to be
sent for the missing trapper
John Trinko who has not been
seen for several months.
A party consisting of G. C.
Gwinn, George Rust and Jack
Shultz left Thursday morning
for the head waters of the Chit
ina. A cache belonging to the
missing man has already been
found and grave doubts are held
as to finding him alive.
Ralph Rothe, W. Berry and 0
Hoyt have just returned from a
bear hunting trip to the Chitina
They had a most adventurous
time, returning down river in a
boat built without tools or
nails, but which brought them
i n safety to Long Lake. They re
port having seen the wreck of
a new boat near the Tana rapids
which may have been that of J.
Trinko the missing trapper.
Sam Laurie went to Cordova
Thursday on a business trip.
Warren Nelson left on a va
cation to the States on Thurs
day’s train.
Alvah Eames Post office In
spector for this division visited
McCarthy and Kennecot return
jig to Cordova today.
Mr. M. E. LeBlanc, represent
ing the New York Life Insurance
Co. is spending a short time in
McCarthy. I
NOVICE
TO REGISTRANTS ONLY
Voluntary inductions not ex
ceeding nine white registrants
will be accepted by this Board
until ten o’clock on the morning
of July 22nd, 1918. Preference
will be given to unemployed reg
istrants.
Volunteers wanted will be tab
en from Registrants only.
Local Board No 12
McCarthy Alaska.
Joseph H. Murray. Secretary.
FIRE DRILL
On Monday evening the Fire
nltrm sounded, the department
turned ouo in double quick time
to find a drill orderded: this
was gone through with thorough
ness.
It has been decided to hold a
fire drill every two weeks and
in future tno signals on the
Mother Lode power plant siren
will he as follows:- Fire alarm
Succession of short blasts. Fire
drill: One long—one short—one
long. Two short blasts is a pow
er plant private signal.
- - FOR SALE - •
House and lot, cheap for cash
Enquire at the Golden Cafe.
New books at the Post Office
“Over the Top”, “From the
Housetops”, Rhymes of a Red
Cross Man”-and many others.
New stock of Alladin Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
DRY WOOD
Stove Wood $6.50 per Load.
Wood in 16ft. lengths $9.00.
per cord.
Murie s Transfer