VOL. 5
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday- Angast gsthliliT
NO. 42
TELEGRAPHIC
RAILROAD STRIKE
New York, August 25th. The
Attempts to end the railroad
strikes by separate settlements
with individual roads failed to
day and conferences were bro
ken off.
New York. August 28th. The
heads of the Railway Brother
hood will meet in Cleveland on
Tuesday to decide what measure
of support should be given to
the striking shop unions to help
them win.
BOMBING OF TRAINS
Chicago. August 25th. The
bombing and dynamiting of
trains continues throughout the
country as the strike approach
es its eighth week.
AVIATORS IN BAD LUCK
C ilcutta. August 25th. Captains
McMillan and Maillins who were
attempting to complete the
f ight round the world.by air
]>' me recently abandond by Ma
.1 >v Blake have arrived at Chill
agon and were taken to hospital
suffering from exposure.
FUEL, PROBLEM
Washington. August 24ch. The
administration officials are
gravely concerned over the
Problem of supplying the coun
try with fuel this winter.
FORMER KAISER WILL
BE MARRIED AGAIN
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London. August 26th, The Times
announces that the former Em
peror William is betrothed to
the widow of a German aristo
cratand will be married this
coming winter.
HUGHES GOES TO BRAZIL
ON A VISIT
New York. August 26th.•Secre
tary Hughes sailed for Brazil
to return the visit which Empor
er Don Pedro made in 1876 and
to attend the centennial expo
sition of that country.
PIONISER POSTMASTER DIES
Seattle. August 25th. George
Stewart, seventy years of age,
a pioneer and former post mast
er of Seattle, died today.
Wife of Senator Nelson Dead.
Washington, August 10th. Mrs
Knute Nelson, wife of the se
nior senator from Minnesota,
died here today.
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The Post Office will be open
for the distribution of mail
after the arrival of the train
PIANOS — FOR SALE or Rent
PIANOS. Tuned and Repaired.
Home Address
Anderson Piano Shop
Box 991 Juneau, Alaska.
Aladdin Lamp supplies just re
ceived at the Post Olfice Store.
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TRAIN NEWS
The unusual heavy rain this
week caused temporary incon
venience on the railroad be
tween Chitina and Cordova, on
Tuesday last five hundred feet
of track was washed out at mile
62, but the emergency crews
put the line in order in a very
short space of time and yester
day trains ran as usual.
A train left Cordova this morn
ing bringing passengers and
mail from the steamers Admi ral
Watson and Northwestern.
This train will not stop over
night in Chitina but come right
through, and should arrive here
about 9 p. m.
Miss Edna Thawley of Chitin
a, is relieving depot agent here
this week.
Mr. C. E. Burroughs left on
Tuesdays train for Cordova,
there to meet his bride, who
was a passenger on the North
western from the States.’ They
are expected to arrive on this
evenings train, when congratu
lations will be in order.
LOCAL and GENERAL
Pete Brenwick arrived from
Chisana last Sunday with mail.
The next mail for Chisana will
leave on September 2nd.
After several weeks repair
ing and making new parts for
their aeroplane engine, Ben Jack
son and Bill Berry have it run
ning like a charm. But as it is so
late in the season they will not
make the trip to White River.
Bill Berry has accepted a position
at the Green Butte.
Jimmy Brown and E. Gere
ken, who were packing supplies
for the Rindsfoos party have re.
burned to towTn.
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PERSONAL
Oscar Anderson and Henry
Schultz who have been finishing
the assessment work on the Re
gal property, returned to town
this week. Henry Schnltz leaves
on the next train to connect with
the south bound boat and will
continue his studies at the Uni
versity of Washington.
Miss Molly MacDonnell a form
er popular member of the Me
Carthy young set, who has been
spending the summer at Snug
Harbor is expected to arrive in
McCarthy next week on a visit to
her mother, Mrs. Wells.
J. B. O’Neill, who has been
in Cordova, this week, is expect
edto return this evening.
Former Chisana Commissioner
Now Interested in Oil
Mr. J. J Finnegan, who is Al
aska representative of the Alas
ka Oil Company, which recently
leased its holdings in the Cold
Bay oil field to the Associated
Oil 'Company of California, was
a passenger on the Alameda for
the Westward, accompanied by
his wife and child. Mr. Fin
negan is much elated over the
the the fact that the Associated
will begin work at once to devel
op the holdings, and predicts
that in the near future Alaska
will become one of the leading
oil producing sections of the
country. (Valdez Miner)
JUST RECEIVED: A Car of
Alfalfa and Timothy Hay —
which will be sold for cash only
Warehouse delivery.
R. L. H. Marshall