The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, November 23rd 1918
NO. 4
AMUSEMENTS
At the Movie Show tommor
row evening, Hearst Pathe News
will be shown, followed by a 5
reel photo-piay, “Sweet. Kitty
Bellairs” a Romance of the time
of the Stewarts. Finishing]
with a stirring comedy in two
reels “Are Waitresses Safe?’
MEETINGS
A meeting of the Commerc
ial Club was held last Saturday
evening.
Considerable business was
transacted.
It was decided to communicate
with the Territorial Road Com
mission endeavoring to secure
$500^to be used as a trail to Chi
sana. Also that appli
cation be made to secure $50,000
from the Territorial Road Fund
and $50,000 from the Alaska
General Fund to be used for the
reconstruction of the Nizina
Bridge and the building of the
road thereto.
Warren Nelson was appointed
a committee of one to notify all
dog team drivers where to hitch
their teams. The Faddis lot now
owned by Gust Anderson, was
selected as place: this action
was taken as a safeguard for
pedestrians especially children '
Fred Cope was appointed to j
replace J.J.Miller on the Board I
of Health.
J. H. Murie was appointed on
the Fire Protection Department
in place of James Hyland.
A meeting of the A. B!s was
held Monday evening when plans
were made to hold a Thanksgiv
ing party to celebrate the com
ing of peace.
New stock of Alladm Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
THANKSGIVING DAY
A general holiday w ill be ob
served on Thursday next Thank
sgiving day.
The day will be given over ti
family celebrations, but in the
evening a community gathering
will be held to celebrate peace.
The entire population is invited
to attend, and our friends from
Met ier Led3 and K mnecott are
specially welcoir. e.
The A. B. Hall will be thrown
open for the occasion and danc
ing and other forms of amuse
ment will be indulged in.
A committee of ladies will
serve lunch.
Do not fail to bo in on 1 his
got together gathering: wo do
not have enough of them in our
town.
SCHOOL NEWS
Names of Her or Pupils for the
month endi g Nov, 22rd, are:
Laura May Pry, Laurence 1 >a r
remind Walter M-Don mil.
The pupils : re attempting to
m »sr- r the Palmer Method of
P mmanship. When the 170 drills
are accepted at the Palmer Office
by experts in this work, and the
pupil has parsed a sabsf ict/ryv
examination in penmanship, he
will be granted a diploma signed
by the originator of'the method
A. N. Palmer of New York City,
Those who are doing com
mendable work and have se/en 1
drills ready are;
Dorothy Lubbe, Mary MacPcn
ell, Laurence Barrett, Victor
Marshall, Eudora MacDonnell El
izabeth Murie.
Overheard on our Street.
doe. “ Say, Ai, that horse has
lost a shoe, why don’t you have
it put on?
Al. “Why, he only lost it yes
terday.”
The McCarthy Laundry has
the only bath with shower in
town 75 cents. Advt.
PERSONAL NEWS
Telegraphic news was re
ceived today of the death of Mr
DuBois one of Strelna’s most
prominent mining mo 1.who died
m New Yoik of Spanish infiuen
ia.
Sam Seltenricb has today
received the sad news of the
leatli of his father at Enid, Okla
homa, at the age of 73 years.
Announcerm nts have been
received of the marriage of
Miss Emma Nybcrg and Ed Mil
house at Seattle late in October.
!'<vh young people are well
nown in McCarthy, and ve
wish them every happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hal
verson are receiving the ebngr&t
ilations of il eir friends upon
lie arrival of a b iby girl on Nov
einber 1 st. The Halverst ns are
now located in Seattle.
Alec Kienwald returned from
in extended visit on Thursday:
be spent several weeks rt the
Hot Springs, and was much ben
efited thereby.
While in Juneau Alec witne-s
sed the mournful sight of tne
recovery of many of the bodies
of the ill-fated Sophia.
Captain Bell and Sergt Manly
I of the Can ad ini Mounted Police
were in Juneau from White
Horse for the purpose of i iv rat
ifying the bodk s.
Our old friend Tom Kinney is
taking ti e itments at th« springs
and will probably remain there
till Christ m is.
Alec Cai toll returned from I
a trip to the States Thursday, j
unlike most people he prefers |
to winter in Alaska and spend :
his summers outride.
Messrs. Johnson, Boutin and
Murie, the Fire Protection Com
mittee of the Commercial Club
will be rounding up those who
have not paid their assessment
for the purchase of the fire hose
Have yours ready when they call
RED CROSS
General meeting of the McCar
thy Chapter will be held on
Tues day evening next at eight
!>. m. in the A.B. Hall.
The first sweater on our al
lotment has been turned in by
Miss Fowler, with C. Millande*'
and Mrs. Underwood close sec
onds. Plenty of wool on hand
Everybody should oe knitting.*
Mrs. Reed.
Just Received: A full line of
Fancy Turkeys, Broilers, Fry
ers, and Young Roasters, also
new pack of Fresh Oysters.
R. L. H. Marshall.
Give up your luxuries that
the Kaiser may be made to give
up his ambitions.
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HOLIDAY PARE
A lady subscriber at Nizina
sends the following recipe for
: plum pudding, which is just as
dehcious as the old kind and
lias the virtue of needing
neither sugar, eggs, butter o:
mohsses which is very ae -ep.
able these hooverizing days.
• Plum Pudding -
Tale a piece of Rice bread dough
when ready to put into pans for
baking, use same amount of cit
ron peel and spices that you
woulpputin your usual lecipo,
and all the chopped suet rais
ins and currants you can possib
ly work through the dough.
Boil or steam as any other plum
pudding. Serve with sweet sauce
use no sugar, eggs butter or
molasses.
All kinds of Good Eats for
Thanksgiving Just arrived at
Widing and Nelson s. Advt.
Dentist
of the firm of Prs Daggett and
Blyth. Cordova Alaska.
May be consulted at the
GOLDEN HOTEL
McCarthy. Alaska