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VOL. 5.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday Auguststh 1922
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NO. 39
TELEGRAPHIC
Stanton, Inch August 5tli.
The Natianal Guard troops pro
tecting the mines which have
been taken over for operation
by the state were fired upon
today from ambush by striking
miners.
The troops returned fire and
the fighting lasted an hour and
became general through the
district.
PENSION for WIDOWS
of SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
VETERANS
Washington, August 4th, The
Senate today passed a bill which
includes a pension of eignt dol
ars a month for the widows and
children of Spanish American
war veterans.
GERMANS MOVE CASH
Berlin. August 5th German
Banks today transferred seven
ty million French francs to Swit
zerlandand Holland fearing seiz
ure by the French Government.
BRITISH BUILD AIRPLANES
London August 5th. The Gov
ernment has ordered five hun
dred airplanes at a cost of ten
million dollars for home defense
Seattle. August 5th. James S.
MacCandless, of Honolulu, the
Imperial Potentate of the Shrin
ers is at present visiting Seattle
BIG OIL OPERATOR COMING
NORTH
Seattle Aug. 5th. Edward Lau
rence Doheny, of Los Angeles,
the largest oil operates of the
United States is here on his
way to Alaska to look over the
oil fields.
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ALASKA BEARS at CAPITAL
Washington. August ‘4th. The
three Alaska bears, gift of Dr.
Chase of Cordova were received
today for the Distr ict of Otolnm
bia collection.
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YOUNG FOLKS IN COLLISION
Seattle* August 5th. Allen I. 1
MacDonald, aged fourteen is .
dead, Freda Rogers aged seven 1
teen is dying and Clyde Emery (
aged nineteen, the girl’s sweet ,
heart is in jail as the result of ■
a collision between an automo- ]
bile motorcycle and an auto
mobile truck.
A1 Jackson and A H. Esta- ,
brook who have been at the
Andrus camp for a year, came ,
into town on Tuesday, and left ,
on the next train for mile 10 9
to spend sometime doing- de* (
velopment work on their mining
properly, where they already
found encouraging prospects.
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Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fry,for
mer McCarthy residents, are
now located at Bishop, Inyo
county, in the South eastern
corner of California.
NEW GENERAL MANAGER
of Alaska Steamship Co. and
C. R & N- W. VISITS.
The new general manager of
5ur steamship and railroad com
panies, MrJ P. H. Knickerbock
sr. his wife and daughter made
the round trip to Kennecott to
iay, spending about an hour
there. They will leave the train
it Chitina and motor through
bo Fairbanks, returning to the
ioast by way of the government
railroad to Anchorage. General
Passenger agent Bunch of Se
ittle and his wife are also of the
party.
Mr. Hubriek retnrned from
lis picture taking trip on Sun
lay, he secured some splendid
panoramic views of the glaciers
md mountains. These will
:>e on display next week at the
irug store, which he has taken
>ver. A full line of picture
noulding and glass for framing
lasalso arrived.
Miss Hamilton, who states
she will never forget the hospit
ility accorded her in McCarthy
intertained a number of ladies
it an ice cream party at the Al
iskan Soda Fountain last Thurs
lay before leaving for Kennecot
so be the guest of Mrs. Ralph
Rothe. She leaves soon for her
aome in Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderton have
taken over the Alaska Cafe and
Hotel. They have been at
Kennecott for over a year and
ire well acquainted and should
t>e very successful in their new
venture.
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PERSONAL
J udge Coppernoll made a trip
to Chitina and Strelna this week
returning today.
Bill Berry has returned from
Horsefeldt with his horses that
were wintered there, and he &
Ben Jackson expect to leave
very soon for the White River
country.
Sig Wold has sold out his in
terest in the Alaska Cafe to Mr
and Mrs. Anderton and has re -
turned to Kennecott, where he
has accepted a clerical position.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Iverson
spent a few days at Strelna this
week, leaving Will Lubbe in
charge of the ranch.
Pete Erichson returned this
week from his property on Gla
cier Creek, where he has been
doing development work. ,
Charles Veach is spending a
vacation in town and on Tues
day entertained all the children
at an automobile party to the
Mother Lode, where a fine feast
was served. It took two cars
to hold the crowd, who had the
time of their lives, and Charlie
was the biggest kid of all.
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connection
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall