The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 1.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, march 16th, i9is
N 0.20.
News Items
Saint Patrick Day tomorrow!
L«'t everyone remember ” Tlie
Wear in’ of the Green.
Mr. i.nd rs. John Barrett
and son Lawrence returned or
Tuesday from an extended visit
to the States. Mr.Barrett’s sister
Mrs.L tFon accompanied them.
The Rev. E. P Ziegler will hold
service Sunday afternoon at 3.
at the A.B- Hdl.
In these times of distress it is
good to seek consolation in the
church.
The Red Cross Knitting Bee
will be laid *t Mrs. Sexton’s at
2 Monday a;to; noon. All inter
ested invited.
Jack Lawrence, writing from
the foot of Nizina Glacier under
date of March 6th. tells us that
that his party has staked the
trail over the glacier, and is now
hauling fre'ght with dog-teams:
expecting to land the full load of
10 tons in Shushanna by April
1st, and return at once to Me
(dirtily for more freight.
Early in their trip they en.
countered severe storms, and
ran into tremendous cracks and
holes on the glaciers.
Wright and Nelson are now re
laying their freight over to the
Glacier en route for Shushanna.
Pete Bren wick is hauling Ed
Briggen freight to Chisana
Pete Johnson’s Pool Hall is
now open for business with two
pool tables and six card tables.
Also finest kinds of cigars
and candies and soft drinks.
WANTED: A COOK for the
Lower Tonsina Roadhouse
Wages $100. a month. Apply to
Mrs. Jake Nafsted, Lower Ton
sina at once.
SUDDEN DEATH
OP JOE PETRIE
Still another sensaitonal affair
was made known on Tuesday
last when a well known mining
uan named Joe Petrie was
found dead in a room in the Gold
en Hotel by Ben Richardson at
10 am, who immediately report
ed the matter to the authorities
A cursory examination did
not disclose Ihe cause of death
therefore Dr. J. F Hill made an
autoposy wh it h developed the
fact that a chemical analysis was
neccessary to determine the
c uiso of de ith.
There arc v ry susp'cious cir
ca mst mces surrounding the
case —more so because Petrie
was known to be an important
witness on 113 Rose Silberg ir.
piest.
The deceased, who was 3oy ars
of age, c.imo to this country in
1912, and spent, the time s 1133 in
t le Nizina district, mining, hav
ing been associate l wito the
West-over property for vers.
,1 if'tnj »• 1 ai/l > ill Wl’llf >ir
it:
m, Illinois,
The n most will pro e yl a"
2.p,m- Monday.
RECENT MURDER CASE
The inquest on the S'i lb erg
case ia still sitting. S.Shimozo
a Japanese was brought back
and placed under arrest.
The timer al services or both
were held today at 3. and wire
conducted by the Rev. Ziegler
whocame from Cordova b,y spe
cial request.
In the Police Court this
week, two convictions were made
under the bone dry law. Dolan
was fined $10and costs and Gra
ham $25 and costs.
The Cordova Daily Times
says it is up to the federal offic
ials to take some drastic action
to clean up conditions in McCar
thy. People who live in glass
houses shouldn’t throw stones.
PERSONAL
Joe Feister arrived on Tues
day’s train in charge of S Shimi
zu, who is under arreston a
charge of murder.
Gus Priesner left ts-day for
Fairbanks and further interior
on a fu” purchasing trip.
The stork paid a visit to the
’vennecott t! is week: leaving a
son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Foster. Also a little daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Sennicli.
The friends of George Kosmos
will be glid to know that he is
now sufficiently recovered from
his operation to be able to be up
Private Devlin, known to our
read "-s ns Paddy Freed man —
writes to Mrs.Woodin from No
Mar’s Land: thanking her fo
is cni’e • . * 1 veil mu ■> »preo
i ate cl. Pvdly is with the
Can idhns and has been in the
trenches sometime He has had
me trip back to his old home in
Ireland, bi t dans to ret urn to
Alaska when ’'its over’ .
A number of new attractive
advertising slides are being
shown at the Movies.
Monday is the first day for
the registration of Alien Enemies
This is important.
Vote for
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate fo
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday,
April 30th.
AMUSEMENTS
SPECIAL: St Patrick’s Day
Music at the Movies, March 17
Movie Show at A. B. Hall on
Sunday night,
Drama also Comedy. Pathe
News weekly etc.
DAYS OF ’93
L ist night the A. B’s turned
the clock b ick twenty years
and entertained a couple of him
dred guests in a manner akin to
old dance hall days.
Iloulebta wheel, crap and
| black ;j !ck g imes r m wide open,
j ml unlimited paper money
I changed hands.
The D moes were shoit and
sweet, with plenty of time be
tween to allow the bar to do a
I rushing business, and keep two
I expert mixologists jumping, and
the 1 idies were always on hand
for their percentage.
Mrs. Cop3 won the five dollar
cash prize given to the lady who
held the highest percentage, as
hers was 36003
Many guests were present
from Kenneeott, Dm Creek Chit
inland Cordova. This was very
gratifying to the committee.
About $263.50 was taken in.
The committee desires to thank
Lysle Brown for his services and
the use of his horses, in bringing
the Kenneeott party down, also
J. H. Murie for the use of his
sleds.
The Pool Tournament at the
Alaskan is still running
T want what I want when I
want it
and
I
get what I want when my
work is done by
Murie’s Transfer