The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, acaska. Saturday December 4th 1020
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The
A .B’S
Announce Their
5th Annual Masque
Fall
NEW YEAR’S EVE
STOCK
OF
NUGGET
JEWELRY
AT
HUBRICK’S
SEATTLE PRICES
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
PLEASANT TO GIVE
AT REASONABLE PRICES
FOR OLD AND YOUNG
COME AND SEE
AT THE POST OFFICE STORE
TELEGRAPHIC
For some unknown cause the
telegraphic news was not re
ceived at this office today.
If wires arrive tomorrow the
same will be posted in the
Pool halls.
PERSONAL
Roy Snyder made a quick trip
to the creeks this week and re
turned this evening.
Andy Taylor and Joe McLell
an left on Wednesday for Chis
ana carrying freight and mail.
They expect to return to Ale
Carthy between Christmas and
New Year,
Ed Bassett arrived in-tow* to
day and will spend a few days
visiting his friends.
ri he trail to the creeks is
no A’ in fine s.iape, glare ice
nearly all the way across the
river, with the exception of an
open channel near Shorty
Gwinn’s. At this point Snorty
ana Warren Nelson have built
a strong bridge 4u feet long.
Mrs. Refior and her Pupils
are very busy preparing their
Christmas program, ana every
one is looking lorward to tue
exercises on Christmas Eve.
The dance held last Tuesday
in the A. ii. Hall was thorougn
ly enjo.>ea by LU couple. tie
liesliments were served by the
ladies during the evening.
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Beautiful assortment of new
Christmas Greeting Cards now
on display at tie test Cilice
Store.
BIG NEW STEAMSHIP
for the Alaska run
The keel has been laid
or the 6,000 ton motorship,
which the Alaska Steamship
company is building lor the
Alaska sei vice The ship
will be completed, save the in
stallation of the machinery, in
March.
The new ship, according to
plans given out some months
ago, will be the first palatial
ocean liner to enter the Alaska
service and will meet every
requirement of tourist and de
luxe travel- - She will be mod
ern in every respect and have
great speed.
KENNECOTT NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Watkins
and little daughter arrived yes
terday, returning from a short
visit to Seattle. Mr. Watkins
underwent an operation while
outside. It was suceessfull and
he expects to soon thoroughly
regain his strength now lie has
returned home
At the dance the other evening
Sorry, the genial timekeeper,did
good work, calling oil the danc
es and leading the singing.
Business is picking up at the
Hospital, ten patients are regis
tered this week.
The school children's Christ
mas exercises, which are nowin
course of preparation by Miss
Johnstone and her pupils, prom
ise to be very interesting tuis
year.
kenecot mechanics ball
“Some dance, the Mechanics
Ball, we 11 tell the world it was’*
such was the opinion expressed
by the newest arrivals from the
‘outside”anu endorsed by every
one present.
The Recreation Hall was trans
formed from its usual bare
appear ince, into a regular fairy
land. Hundreds of streamers of
crepe paper, in all the colors of
the rainbow, hung in festoons,
making an artificial c* iling, thru
which gleamed Jap lanterns of
every color. The windows
were curtained with similar
hangings of cream with side cur
tains of red and blue.
Huge bouquets of pink roses
and yellow daftodils decorated
the punch tabl*1 an., piano
A fine painting, from the brush
of Mr. Overgarde, and emblems
of mechanics, held the place of
honor at the head of the hall.
The Grand March, led by the
chief electrician and Mi s Paget
started punctually at b.o().
Wonderful music was supplied
by the orchestra, with Miss
Schultz at the piano, violins,
L. Lorenz, & W. Clark Saxo
phone H. Singer, Drums etc.
Rex. Seymour.
Mrs. O’Neill and Mr. Healy also
assisted at the piano.
Mr. Arthur Dunseth was in
charge of the punch bowl, and
displayed a nimble wrist.
Later, lunch was served'
Every art of the many expert
ladies who had assisted in the
preparation, combined to tempt
everyone to indulge in an enor
mous lunch, which evetyone did
and enjoyed,
Dancing was speedily resum
ed: and the party unwillingly
I ’’broke up“ at a very late hour.
The committee and ladies who
assisted are much to be congrat
ulated upon the great success.
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