The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL; IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, Oct 2, 1^6.
No.40
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Mr. Shepard of the Road
Commission at Chitina was up
between trains the forepart of
this week.
Mrs. Geo. Smith of Cordova
was a McCarthy visitor from
Saturday to Wednesday.
Mrs. W. W. Council who has
been visiting Mrs. F. B. Gillespie (
returned to Cordova Wednesday.
A1 Nor berg and Fred Selt. ,
enreich who have been hunting
at Long Lake returned Friday.
Another of the popular Mar
quam Club dances was held
Tuesday evening and was the ^
usual success. ,
John Pitcher left Wednesday
for Valdez where he has been ,
summond as a witness in one of ,
the cases before the present
term of court.
1
Deputy Marshall J. H. Rey- j
nolds left for Valdez this week
on court business.
PeteEikland, Joe Meloy, and
Joe Davis came in from the Shu
sh anna Wednesday of this week
Bill Berry arrived this week
from the Shushanna where he :
has been working with W. E
James.
Dusty Malehorn left for Cor
dova Wednesday en route to
Valdez.
Shorty Carroll left on todays !
train for Tanaki Hot Springs.
NOTICE
It has been decided to con
tinue the publication of the
Weekly News by the present
management for a few weeks.
GOOD CLEAN UP
IN SHUSHANNA
Placer miners coming in
from the Shushanna report a
good clean up this season in
spite of a shortage ol water
which shortened the season
considerably.
Hi. Jacobson of Bonanza
Vline underwent a successful
>peration for acute appendicitis
n Kennecott hospital last week.
P. W. Holmes came in from
Zhititu early this week and will
eave for Valdez today.
Fred Renald left today for
Seattle to meet Ex Governor
rVm. Sulzer there.
Fred Carlson, Otto Blom, An
one Jenson and Victor Lindvahl
lave taken up residence in Holly
.vood for the winter.
Red Campbell is in Kennecott
lospital with a smashed finger.
Jack O’Hara and Jack Meloy
will leave for Chitina, they will
start from there on a prospect
ng and hunting trip.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
At J. B. O’Neill’s
Cantaloupe, Peaches, Oran
ges, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Celery,
Green Pears, Sweet Spuds, Cuc
umbers.
KENNECOTT MOVIES
Sunday-October 3rd
Bon Lyon
Mary Astor—Tally Marshall
in
“THE RACE THAT THRILLS
Sen nett Comedy
News
Wednesd ay—Oc to be r 61 h
Eleanor Boardman—
Conrad Nagle
in
“THE ONLY THING”
Sen nett Comedy
News
SEWaRD-KENAI lake road
OPEN ALL WAY THROUGH
The Seward-Kenai lake high
way which has been closed down
for a few days, the first time
this season, owing to flood condit
ions, is open again, announces
Henry Frost, Bureau of Public
Roads engineer, whose duties are
confined to keeping the road in
good condition. In a few spots
on the road the high waters swept
some gravel off the road.
J.J. Price came in from Dan
Creek this week.
Jack Bishop came in from
Chititu today.
K. G. Robinson
INSURANCE
Box 668
Cordova
NEW RAILROAD DOCTOR
ARRIVES ON S. S. ALASKA
Succeeding: Dr. J. H. Romig,
as physician aid surgeon at the
government hospital at Anchor
age, Dr. R. F. Swartz, formerly
of Kennecott, but more recently
of Seattle, arrived in the city
yesterday from the South. Dr.
Romig left Anchorage two weeks
ago for Fairbanks where he has
resumed his former practice.
RICH MINERALS
UNCOVERED NEAR
PORT WELLS MINE
It is reported Ralph Merrill
uncovered rich minerals near
Port Wells, property abandoned
in 1917 when the tunnel’s shafts
were flooded. The Hurdle Creek
Mining Company, Tiekhel dis
trict, Northeast of Valdez, struck
a strong vein of free miliing ore
assaying $45 to the ton in gold
and good values in silver and
lead.
Ed. Bassett came in from
Chititu this week.
JUST ARRIVED
NEW DISPLAY OF
WONDERFUL GEORG
ETTES AND CREPE DE
CHENES IN GORG
EOUS COLORS
LINGERIE
MADE TO MEASURE
MRS. C.O. MARWOOD TAKES
ORDERS
Mrs. JackMorris
Kennecott