The McCA
VOL. 5.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday July 8th 1922
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TELEGRAPHIC
Seattle,. J uly 6th. E. T. Stan*
nard will in the near t future
succeed Stephen Birch as head
of the Guggenheim interests,
steamship and railroad lines &
Kennecott mine, in Alaska, ac
cording to private advices re
ceived here from Ne*w .York,
The appointment of ^nicker
bocker as general manager
throughout of plan has been con
firmed. Mr. Stannard left yes
terday for Santa Barbara, Cal
ifornia on a vacation and it is
understood that he will shortly
move to New York.
New York Nation wide search
instituted for Alva 0. Kendall,
an Alaskan mine owner, who dis
appeared having a hundred thou
sand in cash on his person.
Kendall is a former Princeton
football star, and foul play is
feared by his friends.
Columbus, Ohio,July 7th. Har
d ;ng addressed here last night
«1 d made a vigorous appeal for
harmony within the Republican
party some of whose members
were working too much for
too much for themselves in
stead of party and country.
Vera Cruz. Mexico. July 7th.
Five killed in battle between
Federal soldiers and Bolshevik
radicals who refused to pay
lent. Martial law has been de.
dared.
Seattle, July 6th.Hoy F. Jones
accompanied by Gerald Smith,
mechanic, hopped off at 5 o’clock
this afternoon in navy flying
oat Northland in an attempt to
to fly from Seattle to Ketchikan
stopping at Bellingham, Alert
Bay and Swanson Bay, B.C. but
expecting to reach his destina
tion tomorrow afternoon.
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connections
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
FIRE AT HOGANS
Chitina, June 21st. Special to
the News. Word was received
here today that the U. S. Tele
graph Station at Hogans, on the
Fairbanks trail, between Sour
dough and Meirs, was burned
down. The Station and out
buildings were completely des
troyed
June 30th. Asst. Secretary, of
Commerce C. H. Huston and par
ty of ten left here for Fairbanks
in three automobiles.
July 5th. The Fourth was a
quiet day in Chitina although a
little excitement was created by
a local ladies race. A consider
able purse was collected and
distributed among the fair par
ticipants. Mrs. Johnson won
the first prize.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nafsted en
tertained most delightfully at
their roadhouse at Tonsina.
The decorations were largely
flags and bunting and in addit
ion the dining table was very
effectively decorated with an
orange and gol-d table cloth with
napkins of crepe paper to
match. Delicious salads, cold
meats, sandwiches, cakes, ice
cream and coffe were served in
the afternoon and evening. The
Trail people from Sourdough to
Chitina, including the A. R. C.
crews and the Chitina people
made a very delightful afid hap
py crowd. - In the evening
dancing was indulged in till a
late hour, Mr. Frank Lampson
was awarded first prize as the
best dancer, with Hans Ditman
pressing him hard for that hon
or but carrying off second prize.
All the boys have had their
suits cleaned and pressed and
now shave every day.
Miss Beulah Jarnagin arrived
from the States on Wednesday
to make her home with her
father.
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OLD TIME RESIDENTS
LEAVING ALASKA „
Chitina. July 6th. Special to
the News.
Mr. and Mrs. Bates will leave
on the next boat to take up
their residence in Oregon,
A dancing party was given as
a farewell on the evening of
the 5th. at the Pioneer Hall, by
their many friends who regret
very much their decision to
make their home outside.
Their daughter and son-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Forrester
and four grandchildren are
now residing at Cascade Locks,
Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Bates
will take a residence near them.
Mr. Forrester has been con
tracting in tunnel, and bridge
work and Mr. Bates will be en
gaged in the same line of work.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sommer,
who left here early in May on a
60 day vacation have decided to
locate in California and Mr. Som
mer, who has been station agent
in McCarthy since 1919 and be
fore that was agent at Kennecott
has tendered his resignation.
Their many friends regret their
departure aud wish them success
Mr. C. A. Burroughs, who has
been relieving station agent for
the past two months, has made
many friends during his stay,
who hope he will be stationed
here permanently.
Many dinner parties were giv
en this week, and four more
are scheduled for tomorrow at
the Alaska Cafe,
A beautiful new Dodge Car
equipped with the latest im
provements arrived from Seattle
this week for Roy Snyder and
has been placed in the running
with his other Dodge car in the
new taxi service.
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JULY THE FOURTH
The 4th. of J uly program was
very successful even though the
sun forgot to shine on that day
of days. Many visitors were
present and all had a fine time.
The prize winners in the events
were:
Packing Contest - 1st prize $50.
King Oscar and Pete Brenwick.
2nd prize $25Boyden and Weyers
Tug of War $100 Kennecott team
Hundred yard dash ls»t p’rize$20
C.P, M. Cole, 2nd. prize $10 Alex
Sturos.
Fifty yard dash 1st. prize $15. E
Lottsfeldt H- Anderson & Will
Lubbe tied for 2nd. $2.50 each.
Ladle*’ race 1st prize 10. Mrs Sel
tenreich, 2nd $5.00Mrs. Under
wood.
The following children won a
prize of $2.50 each. Mildred Eric
son, Marion Wills, Deanie O’Neill
Ted Cook, Fred Cook, Ted Cook
The Baseball game was keen
ly contested and resulted in Me
Carthy winning the $120. purse
the score was 18 to 17,
Miss Bernice M. Hamilton, a
school teacher of Spokane Wash
was an arrival in McCarthy this
week, to visit with her friend
Miss Beth Stuart. Both are reg
istered at the Alaska House.and
are contemplating a walking
tour to Fairbanks.
Mrs. M. G. Refior, who was
the schoolmistress at McCarthy
for three consecutive terms,has
telegraphed to the clerk of the
school board accepting the pos
ition for the term which begins
next September. Mrs.Refior
taught at Friday Harbor, Wash,
last year.
In the Commissioner’s Court
thisafternoon J. Molyneaux was
bound over to the Grand Jury
under $2000 bond on a charge of
violation of Section 1 of the Al
aska Bone Dry Law. Bonds were
accepted.
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