The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday May 21st 1921
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McCarthy, Alaska.
?i Ma.v 20th 1921,
To Our Kind Friends,
We thank you very much
for your kindness and help to
lis in our trouble. W eased
to think that in McCarthy there
were only working people, but
now we know they give like
millionaires.
We specially think the ladies
also for their gifts of clothes.
It is our great comfort to know
that we have so many good
friends, and we will makb'a nedv
home and always stay here and
see McCarthy grow a fine town
once more.
We are, Yours gratefully,
Pete and Mrs.Pete Johnson
, People are just beginning to
feel normal again since’die ter
rible fire of ‘a week age.' and
those who we re'a I feet ed by it,
are planning new homes and
bearing their reverses with fort
itude.
P^te Johnson left Sunday for
the ranch, where he is building j
a barn, and will then begin cut-1
, ting timbers for Kennecott.
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Mrs. Johnson is occupying Aron
Ericksons house, which he plac
’ ed at Her disposal, Mie is hop
ing to maWarr&ngements in a
. few (days to rent a suitable build
ing and re-open "her boarding
house. They will rebuild the
hotel, but not till next spring.
Through John E. Barrett, agent
for W. W. Harvey, Mrs. Kenned
y has purchased the building on
Front Street, formerly occupied
by Mrs. Damon, and has had
it entirely‘repapered and reno
vated. She moved in yesterday.
At a meeting of citizens held
last Saturday evening to discuss
fire protection it was decided
to communicate with Valdez fire
department to ascertain if hand
pumps can be procured. Messrs
Woodman,Kavanaugh & Snyder
are the committee in charge.
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TELEGRAPHIC
[ALASKANS IN CONFERENCEj
AT WASHINGTON
Washington! May 20th. Suth
eiland, McBride, ’ Viewers ham.
Hazelet, Herron, John Steele
Clegg, D E. Stubbs .and other
Alaskans.here,are holding aeon
Terence.today,in; the ^effort to
unite. oDitheiname, of some pre
viously mentioned man for the
:Alaska Governorship. ,,j There
is however, no feeling of assur
ance that such, a man would be
named by Hat ding.
i
Washington, May 19th, {Inform
ation /tom 'he White Houfg. to
day sajs-aheie will hero Alaska
Governorship »ppointn\epp jnade
for some time and that,whep, it
i*- made the name has not before
been mentioned.
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CHIEF JUSTICE DEAD
Washington May 20th Chief
Justice Whit** died this morning
L iter. By order of the Presi
dent the business of the Gov-,
eminent will be halted on Satur
day when the body of the late
chief justice is carried to its last
rest.ingplace at Oak Hill cemetery
The President visited White's
home and expressed, his sym
pathy with the family.
Work on the trail to Kennecot
ha*pregressed greatly this week
and Henry Olsen is well pleased
with the support he has received
the like Oliver Twist, he is ask.
ing for more. Volunteer work is
also asked for. Warren Nek
and his partner donated two
days work this week, ana moved
so they say, 30.000 feet of rock.
John Barrett is also road mak
ng, clearing slides, etc on the
Mother Lode road. He wil
have the road in good condition
to his property by tonight.
Mrs. V. J. Dwyer of Strelna
was a McCarthy visitor last!
week, the guest of Mrs. J. B. O’
Ne\\\. •
LOCAL
NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams of
Cordova, are McCarthy visitors
this week end.
Mr. Adam*, who represents
various fire insurance compan
ies is making a visit of investi
gation.
As former mayor of Cordova,
and prominently interested in
the Chamber of Commerce at
that city. Mr Adams is consider
ed quite an authority on civics
and any information we can
jrieam from him along: these
lines, will be very valuable.
MOVIES IN ALASKA
>/j l Vl;i\ { _ri ' 4 ,
Chjtiqn^ay 18th. v, Special to
Weekly News. Mr. W. ‘ A. Scoy
ap,$ E 0. Dyer rep resen ting a
prominent film co. now prepar
ing 7The Iron Trail” for mov
ing pictures’ spent a few weeks
in town, taking pictures of the
ice going out of the Copper.
They will go into camp at
mile 49 to hike pictures of the
ice going out at the big steel
bridge and will have the love
scene from that novel; acted on
the bridge, a prominent young
lady from Cordova taking the
part of the heroine.
ThreeJJ. S. Telegraph station
trucks i^ame in from the interior
today to haul supplies to station
along the Government Highway.
In the Commissioner’s Court
last Tuesday before U. S Com
missioner, C. A. Spongberg, K.
Kennedy was bound over to the
Grand Jury, under $2,000 bonds
for violation of the Volstad Act. |
As the Grand Jury has been
dissmissed for this May term of
Court this case will not come up
till the Pall term.
The children and teachers of
the Union Sunday schcol, desir-1
ing to show u.eir sympathy to
their friend Airs. Johnson, un
animously voted $25. irom their
treasury as a gilt to her.
CHIT1NA NEWS
Chitina, May 15tb. Special to
the Weekly News.
WELL KNOWN MINING
MAN RETURNS
Thos. Larson, well known in
this section of the country is in
town en route to his copper
properties in the Kotsina.
ROAD COMMISSION
IMPORTS CARS
Six armored, Holt, five ton
tractbrs, biiilt for war use but
neyer used, have arrived here
for the use'of‘the A. S. O.
In addition to the tractors, 5
Dodge trucks were shipped heie
one to be sent to each camp for
local use. Everything is now in
shape for the transportation of
the supplies.
Guy Birch, Jack Bishop, .Tack
Graham, Wm. Miller, Chas. Gar
wood and Chas Howard return
ed here in charge of the A. R. C.
horses tnat had been used on
the Govt, railroad at Anchorage
during the past winter.
SCHOOL FUlLlirNG FOK
NATIVES
Mr. Paul Schwartz, tne U. S.
Agent for the Alaska natives,
has received the good news from
Washington that an appropiation
had been passed to build a na
tive school at this point.
The building will be equipped
with a manual training depart
ment where sewing and carpen
ter work will bo taught. It is
likely that a moving picture out
fit will also be furnished and
the school put on the Education
al Film circuit.
Chitina May 19th. On account of
extremely high water the driv
ing of the Chitina bridge has
been some what delayed, The
cooler weather last night caused
the water to fall lour inches so
another attempt will be made to
drive the piling in a day or so.