The McCARTH Y
Weekly News
V0L.r>.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday November 2c»th 1921
NO 3.
OF LOCAL INTEREST
The Bridge over the Copper
River has been causing a gieat
deal of anxiety this week, owing
to the fact that ice jams had
rendered it unsafe. An im
mense volume of water which
had dammed up above the bridge
broke out on Thanksgiving day
and the water under the bridge,
rose fourteen feet.
The North end local came from
Chitina to McCarthy Thursday
evening returning yesterday !
morning, the train crew fully i
expecting to have to remain on
this side of the bridge. But
the water receded yesterday,&
the piledriver which was in
readiness, made the necessary
repairs so that the train bring
ing passengers, mail express!
and freight, made good time in
crossing this morning.
Outside mail w hic*11 left Seattle j
November 19th. reached McCar- (
thy today.
I
A1 Jackson came in to town
yesterday from Chititu where
lie has a logging contract for
the Andrus Co. He has now
25,000 feet yarded and will haul
them to the saw mill as soon as
sledding commences, where he!
will saw them next spring.
This wonderful clear weather
we are enjoying, has also its
disadvantages, for a good snow
fall is needed to make sleigh
ing possible, and some folks are
beginning to wonder if their
fuel supply will last until that
snow comes.
A1 Doze sure caught the last
train, sitting up all night so he
would’nt miss it.
Jack Schultz is contemplating;
building a home on Riverside
Drive.
Head Lettuce and Celery at
Marshalls.
TELEGRAPHIC
CFOWN PlHNCFof JAPAN
MADE REGENT
Tokio, November 25 Owing: to
the disability of the Emperor,
Crown Prince Hirioio, aged 20
was made regent of Japan to
day.
300 CHINESE MADE
RESIDENTS OF U. S.
"Washington, November 25
Three bundled Chinese who
were brought out of Mexico by
Pershing: at the time af the pu
nitive expedition to prevent
their slaughter after having aid
ed the Americans, have been
made permanent residents of
the United States by Congress
ional act,
DISARMAMENT CONFER- j
FNCE
Washington, Nov. 25. At the)
Disarmament conference today'
re [dying1 to the protests of the
CJhine.se delegations, agreed in i
•principle to the abolition of the |
court maintained in China by
foreign powers for the trial of
their own nation.
Washington, Nov. 25. The con
ference reached a virtual agree
ment that one hundred and fifty
three post offices maintained by
Japan, Britain and France are
to be abolished and China is to
be permitted to run her own
postal service.
Howard, Hamilton and Elgin
watches at Hubrick’s, Seactle
prices.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC
AN UNEXPECTED DECISION
i
Seattle. Nov.25. Reversing
his former decision Federal
Judge Neterer today held in
the Princess Sophia case that
the Canadian Pacif ic Co.’s liabil
ities are limited to the value of
the ship passengers fare and
the cargo tariff making it poss
ible for the receivers to collect
only eight thousand dollars as
against a possible two and a
quarter millions under his first
decision.
M AN WITH LIFE SENTENCE j
PARDONED BY PRESIDENT
Washington, Nov. 25 Presid- J
ent Harding today pardoned j
George Esstriakoff of Alaska
who had been sentenced on the
nineteenth to life imprisonment
on McNeil’s island for ‘killing
his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Fry, who are
located at Scotia, California, are!
enfoying the milder climate, but1
Martin writes that he has found ,
something worse than the Alask
an mosquito and that is the Cal
ifornian flea.
Cap Hu brick has been mov
ing into the building occupied
formerly by the Brehmer Drug
Co. this week.
A VERY HIGH CLASS
Selection of Christmas cards
was received on today’s mail
at the POST OFFICE STORE
There is plenty of time for a
card of greeting mailed now to
| reach the folks back home be
fore Christmas and make their
; j 3y complete.
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CAMP NEWS
The revival of the Kennecott
orchestra under the leadership
of Mr. Hcaly is a matter of gen
era) congratulation, at the mov
ies last Sunday evening the or
chestra rendered a splendid
program which was greatly en.
ioyed by the audience. The
performers were; Mrs. Wilson,
violin, Mr Stoklo, clarionet. Mr
Seymour, drums, and Mr. Healy
piano.
A Thanksgiving dance is
scheduled for this evening at
Kennecott Recreation Hall.
PERSONAL
John Hill and his partner,
have completed their logging
contract lor the Dan Creek
Mining Co. and have gone down
to Pete Johnson’s ranch.
Edith Wilson of Kennecoct is
the guest of Mrs. J. B. O’Neill
this week end.
Mrs. Anderton and Miss Jacobs
of Kennecott were McCarthy
visitors today.
Dog Salmon atMarsliall’s
Ben Evans, who left here for
the Mayo district Y. T, a couple
of months, writes that he is now
located at Keno City, and is em
ployed by the Yukon Gold Co.
He finds the camp just’ in its
infancy, a sure thing as far as
silver is concerned. Keno is for
| ty miles or more from Mayo,
j and everything has to be freight
led with teams from there.
Jim Dolan, who went wiht
him, has gone to Dawson.
Special Values in Men’s Cloth
ing at Marshalls.