The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOU 1.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, march 23rd, 1918
NO.21.
PERSONAL
Joe Feister, the U.S. Marshal
f <>m Chitina, has returned to
his home town, after spending a
week in McCarthy assisting the
officials.
P. I. Burns, cashier for the
Mother Lode, who is an expert
stenographer, spent several days
in court this week, reporting the
Silberg and Petrie cases for the
Government
Mrs. Ketterer and son Her
man arrived on last Sunday’s
train from an extended visit to
the States. They were unfort
unate enough to lose their trunks
in the wreck of the Evans, also
a stock of wall papers.
They were so well treated by
the S.S.Comp any, however, that
as far as their comfort was con
cerned,the experience was more
like a movie show than a wreck.
Otto Strom returned from the
hospital today, where he has
been under treatment, and has
fully recovered.
Arthur Wells is the busy kid
these days, rustling magazines
and sending them to the soldiers
at the front, who will certainly
appreciate them. Anybody
having magazines to spare, please
let him know.
Boys are not the only patriotic
ones, Catherine Dennis, an elev
en year old Red Cross member
at Kennecott, has learned to knit
and already finished one pair of
socks, another pair nearly fin
ished.
Pete Johnson’s Pool Hall is
now open for business with two
pool and six card tables.
Also finest kinds of cigars
and candies and soft drinks.
TREMENDOUS
GERMAN DRIVE
C arch 23.Special to the ”News“
A big German drive with
600, OuO men started on the West
ern Front today. With the
result that the Germans move
I the British bach two trendies
! ana captured 16,000 men also
200 guns.
The British rallied, concentrat
ing their forces and drove the
Germans back, legaining the
two lost trenches.
In this drive drive tae Cor
| mans used 40 large guns and 600
• m tchine guns.
It is expected the battle will
| be continued tomorrow.
I
I
RECENT MURDER CASE
I
After an inquest which lasted
I several days,the jury rendered
! a verdict as follows:
That Rose Levine, alias Rose
Silberg came to her deith on the
! 9th day of March 1918. between
i the hours of 2 a.m. nd 12m. bjT
! reas( n of three incised wounds
in the neck, one of which was
'sufficient to produce immediate
death: that said wounds were
inflicted by some sharp instru
ment held in the hands of some
person; other than the deceased
to the jury unknown.
IN THE MATTER CP THE
ENQUIRY into the cause of the
death of Joe Petrie, after hear
the testimony of all persons with
knowledge of the matter,includ
ing the doctor’s testimony as to
the result of the autopsy: the
juuv rendered a verdict as foll
That the body found in room
4 of the Hotel Golden is the bo
dy of Josepli Petrie, that de
ceased was found dead in said
room about eleven oclock March
12th. 1918. That we are unable
from the evidence adduced be
fore us to determine the cause
of death or fix the responsibili
ty therefor.
Alaska Draft
March 23. Special to the ’’News"
The Alaska draft comes off
very soon; these drafted men
will take the place of regular
soldiers, who will go to the front
George Birry Secretary of the
local Miners Union made an able
15 minute talk after the Movie
Show Sunday last in which he
explained the present laboi
situation between the employees
and the Kennicott Mine Owners.
The A. B. Hill now presents
i h iiidsoma appearance, having
been lined throughout withbeav
• r board and decorated this
*veek. It is now complete
with the exception of window
shades, which have been ordered
Altogether, the hall is one
which would be a credit to a
to wn teu times this size.
In the Pool Tournimont at
the Alaskan Billiard Hall, Jack
Schulz won the championship,
W. R. Paddis winning the second
prize.
The Regular Meeting of the
McCarthy RED CROSS Chapter
will be held on Tuesday, 26th
March at 8.p.m.
Mr. Brehmer of the McCarthy
Drug Store, has donated a very
handsome Japanese Tea Set to
the Red X to be raffled.
No one ever has enough china
so the demand for tickets will
be very keen.
There are 150 chances varying
from 1 cent to $1. these will be
on sale Monday.
The Tea Set is on display at
the McCarthy Drug Store*
H3A. 7Y STORMS
A raging storm is reporte
around mile 31 which will delay
traffic for a few days.
Ov ing t3 this there will be no
mevie show tomorrow evening.
CHILDREN’S EASTER
PROGRAM
The Sunday School children
will render an Easter Program
on Easter Diy, Sunday March 31
in the afternoon.
The ladies in charge of the
Sunday School have been pre-.
paring this for some time and it
will be well worth hearing.
Everyone in . Led.
POLITICAL
JAMES E. WILSON
Democratic Nominee
for
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Seeks Re-election
At the Primary Election Tues.
day April 30 th.
Vote for
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday,
April 30th.
I
I
want what I want when I
want it
and
get what I want when my
work is done by
Mune’s Transfer