The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday September mb 1920
NO. 47.
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DANCE
A goodly number of dancers
attended the dance on Wednes
day evening. The music was
of the best, punch and a delic
ious lunch were served by the
ladies during the evening and
a very enjoyable time was spent
The management is very grat
ified at the success of the affair
and promises another one soon.
POLITICAL
Mr. Dan Sutherland, Kepub
lican candidate for Delegate to
Congress, spent a few days in
McCarthy this ween.
On Monday evening he address
ed his constituents in the A. B.
Hall, reviewing the present sit
nation and outlining his plat
form. His speech was well re
ceived.
Mr. Sutherland also visited
Kennecott and the Mother Lode
and some of the neighboring
ranches
ARMENIAN RELIEF
At Sunday School last Sut day
when appealed to by their super
jntendent on behalf of the little
Armenian sufferers, the pupils
unanimously voted $•>”). from
their treasury to be sent to ihe
Fund
HOTEL l MPROVEMENTS
Pete .Johnson is just completing
extensive improvements to his
hotel including full concrete
basement and complete heating
plant, this will make the whole
building very comfortable and
the inmates will scarcely notice
it when the mercury slips to
f>0° below.
The Pathfinder boosts for A1
ask a and Alaskans. If you sub
scribe to it. you are boosting loo
Terrible Explosion in
New York
Morgan's Office also Bombed
MANY DEAD - THOUSANDS INJURED
PROPERTY DESTROYED WORTH MILLIONS
TELEGRAPHIC
(Special to the News)
New York. Sept. 16th As the
result of an explosion, today
thirty are dead and a thousand
are injured. It is uncertain
whether the disaster was caused
by {i bomb or from dynamite
wnich lay in a wagon and was
exploded in collision with an
automobile.
HARD!XG NOT COM 1 NG TO
COAST
New York. Sept 14th. Hays has
announced that Harding will
not visit the Pacific coast.
In fact, it is very probable he
will go no farther west than
Omaha.
MAINE ELECTION
Portland, Sept. 13. In the Maine
Election resulted n a Republican
victory for governor. Pour con
gressional candidates were re
elected some by a majority of
two to one.
CONNECTICUT RAT] PIES
WOMENS SUPPPAGE
Hartford. Conn. The Legisla
lire has ratiiied the Federal
Womens Sulfrage Amendment.
BOMB THROWN AT NOON
New York Sept. l(j. An anarch
st bomb thrown into the en
trance of the Wall Street office
of J. P Morgan and Co. at
noon today, killed fifteen and
injured Junis Morgan, son of
.J. P Morgan and fifty others.
The Morgan building is a wreck
land every structure in the Low
er Manhattan Block was shaken
STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED
New York. The Stock Exchange
is closed on account of the in
i tense excitement which prevails
I throughout the city.
SEATTLE NOMINATIONS
Seattle. Sept.lb. Senator Jones
and Governor Hart: Republican
candidates, were renominated
at the State Primaries today.
j
PARMER LABOR PARTY
, Seattle. Tne Farmer Labor
Party State Convention today
nominated C. J. A ranee for Sen
ator and Robert Bridges for
Governor.
PERSONAL
After a summer spent in pros
pecting at the Bremner, Fred
Cope and Fred Lubbe returned
home yesterday. They are both
looking line and are in the best
of spirits, though the result of
their trip did not quite come
up to expectations.
Harry Boy den was in town
this week. He is relaying a con
signment of freight to Chisana.
Messrs. Rutter, Pennycook
and Hand, arrived yesterday
from Chisana, where they spent
tlie summer.
Mr, M. B. Vaughn, who has
been prospecting at the head
of the Chitina for six months
returned yesterday
Mrs. Martin Rado«ran of Dan
Creek spent a few days in town
ihis week.
Mrs. R. L. H. Marshall return
ed from Cordova on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barrett
entertained the Hon. Dan Suth
erland at dinner on Sunday eve
ning
Bill Godfrey and Nels Tjose
vig left for the \Vestover prop
erty on Wednesday.
Mr. Bill Baxter of Kennecotfc
has been visiting in Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Taylor
were recent arrivals at Anchor
age.
N.Van Ho a ten, a former Me
Carthy resident, is now located
at Eska
The newspapers to the west
ward announce that their charge
for duck stories will be oie
hundred dollars a line unless
accompanied by proof. The
News follows their example and
includes fish, sheep and ptarm
igan stories, unless accompan
ied by the proof of the pudding.