The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 1
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, august i7th i9i8
NO 42.
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AMUSEMENTS
.V tha Movie Show tomorrow
evening, William Fox presents
June Caprice in“ A Small Town
Girl”.
Hearst Pat he News and
C omedy “Cactus Noll”.
W tdldrg clown the other mor
ning A1 Doze picked up a pocket
book.
Not knowing to whom it be
longed, he turned it in to the
McCarthy News Office with in
structions that the owner be
advertised for. A couple of hours
later Mr. D.D.Irwin of Kennecot
made enquiries at the same place
for a lost pocket book, and the
missing article was identified1
and restored to its owner.
Miss McGavick and Miss!
Hnllett of Kerneeett. were visit
ors to McCarthy on Wednesday
Mr Nels Tjosevig entertained
a party of guests last Sunday,
conveying them to the Mother
Lode horse camp in automobiles,
where a dinner was served in
Jack Ericson’s best style, with
chickens from the iaim at cl ev
erything in keeping.
After a very pleasant visit the
party motored back to town in
time for the show.
There were present: Mr. &
Mrs. W. 13. Hancock, Mr. ant1
Mrs.J. B. O'Neill and Dene,Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Barrett and Law
rence, Mr and Mrs. Cole and fain
ily, Mrs.M. Frye and family and
Sam Putts.
They say that Jim Hyland has
invested in a fishery at Cordova
Dentist
of the firm of Drs Daggett and
Blyth. Cordova Alaska.
Iviay be consulted at the
GOLDEN HOTEL
McCarthy. Alaska
Weeks War News!
August 11th The Allies have
advanced eleven miles and cap-1
t.ured seventeen thousand pris- [
oners and a large amount of j
guns and supplies.
The French and British made
important progress from the
start reaching their various ob
jectives. Reports up to 11 30 to-!
day show that the attack is on j
a grand scale and is resulting!
gloriously.
August 12th. The Allies hove;
captured 17000 prisoners, also a
large number of mortars and
machine guns. In addition to
this they a^o captured between
two three hundred huge guns:
and immense quantities of all j
kinds of sto e-n including a Rail!
road train and other rolling!
stock.
August 10th. The French are
hammering the Lussicry and
Noyon line -Ind tin*re is \ iolent =
• rtillery fighting in the Acre & :
and Ois • sectors The Ce man ;
positions in 1 he Phicoui t region j
were repo it- d to be giving way j
The French have captured two
batt ilion commando] s and mini
erous other pi isoners in the
region of Roye in theLassingly
region.
General Pershing reports that
the American troods made a
successful raid on the on the
German lines in Lora in e, beside
j capturing several prisoners.
In the Bosces region an i n
, emy raid was repulsed.
This makes a total of 130 000
| prisoners and 2, 350 guns since
August 12.
New books at the Post Office
Rinehart’s “Kings, Queens and
i Pawns” Services Poems inciud
j ng new “ Rhymes of a Red
Cross Mard’-and many others.
New stock of Alladm Lamp
1 Chimneys and Mantles on sale
j at the Post Office.
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HELP THE ARMENIANS
We are asked to contribute all
we can to the Starving Armen-1
ians next week.
Mr. Murray will speak on this
subject at the Movie Show and
on Monday subscriptions will be
collected by Mrs Underwood on
Fh-st St & Mrs Faddis on Sec
ond Street.
CHITINA NEWS
Aug. 15. Special to the News
Sho’don’s Auto-Stage arrived
here to-day, having been only
thirty one and a quarter hours
on the journey from Fairbanks, i
Mr. Sheldon was driving: his i
passengers were: Miss Geneva
Sheets, who will teach in Chitina
this year, Mrs. Refior, who will
teach in McCarthy, Mr. Du Hois,
>f Philadelphia, and Mr. Penn
of U. S. Customs Office.
The stage left Fairbanks Tues
day August loth at noon, reach
Chitina Thursday, August 15th.
Governor and Mrs. Riggs left
here for Fairbanks by Sheldons
auto stage on August 9th; the
! stag i returning today reports
the trip in was made in -4 1-2
I hours running time. No delays
occurred and stops were made
to allow the passengers to rest.
Mr. C. II. Spangler was a pass
enger on the Carstens Auto
Stage for Fairbanks yesterday.
i
Silesmin of typewriters and
office supplies, F. S. Hewitt of
Juneau, is spending this week in
McCarthy and Kennecott.
Speaking as one who makes
periodic visits to this section Mr
Hewitt says that his sales have
never been greater nor business
as brisk as on this visit, the vol.
ume of business necessitated
him prolonging his stay.
New Supply of War Savings
Stamps received at the Post
Office today.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mrs. Refior, onr new school
mistress arrived yesterday hav
ing come through from Fairbank
in record time, making the trip
to Chitina in 31 hours by auto.
Mrs. Refior, who has spent 2
terms teaching in the Fairbanks
district, comes very highly reco
mmended by Mr. Henderson of
Juneau, Alaska Superintendent
of Schools. We are sure she
will give satisfaction and be well
liked by her pupils.
Mrs. W. B. Hancock arrived
from Cordova last Sunday, and
will spend some time here.
Mr. Faddis has come down
from Kennecott and is clearing
his lot of the wreckage from the
fire.
Tim Eckstrom has been spend
ingthis week with his family,
and saying hello to his friends.
The outdoor life on the C.
R.& N. W. R. suits Tim fine, he
looks ten years younger.
A wedding of much interet
took place this evening, when
John Amber, the popular host
of the Golden Hotel was mar
ried to Mrs. A. M.Berney.
Details next week, meantime,
congratulations to the happy
pair, the shivarree is still going
on.
Just as we went to press, one
of our subscribers sent us an
excellent article, which we will
publish next week. Watch for it
DRY WOOD
Stove Wood. $6.50 per Load.
Wood ia 16ft. lengths $9.0C.
per cord
Murie s Transfer