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VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, January 9.19-6
No. 2
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I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Billy Urlass wandered in
Thursday evening from a succ
essful hunting t? ip to the Home
stead.
No need shiver with the cold
this winter -- see .J B. O’Neill’s
sale windows of underwear.
Harry Hoyden came in from
the Shushanna Wednesday and
will return in the course of a
few days.
Jack Hayes is recovering
from an operation performed !
by Dr. Gillespie at Kennecott j
hospital about a week ago.
Prices cut in two on winter
underwear! Drop in at O'Neill’s
and see for yourself.
Archie Poulin reports that
he has a barber coming from 1
Ketchikan on tomorrow’s train1
to take over the chair in his bill
lard parlor.
An unofficial rumor is cir
dilating that the Green Butte
will recommence operations soon
but this has net been verified.
Better get that winter under
wear now while you can buy at
half price at J. B. O’Neill’*.
McCarthy Baths
Hot water day and night
Barber shop in connection
next to Louie’e Cafe on main
street.
C. E. ULRICH
HATS OFF TO
AGENT PUGH!
C. F. Pugh, local railway
agent received word last week
that he ranked fourth in tin*
recent drive for inet eased sales
of Traveller’s checks. This was
a continent wide competition
and speaks well for Mr. Pugh’s
efforts when a town the size of
McCarthy comes close on the
heels of Vancouver, B. C. in the
sale of financial paper. Cash
priz es were awarded the winn-i
ers.
BILL IS AIMED
SALMON SALES
SEATTLE,—The trustees of
the Seattle Chamber of Comm
erce yesterday voiced opposition
to the House biil l’6!) to make it
a misdemeanor to sell or have in
possession any salmon during
the state closed seasons, January
5 to May 1, and November 5 to
December l. It would also be a
misdemeanor to have Alaska
salmon on the markets during
the closed seasons.
Leo. Nogare of the Jumbo
i
Mine is in town today.
Word was received from'
Louis Malre recently which stat!
es that he is working a claim at
Spring Garden, Califor ia.
WOOD
As soon as sleighing is good
L (Lin prepared to deliver any am
ount of wood sawed ready for
use. Leave your order now.
advt.
Jas. Peterson
McCarthy
WALTER M’ DON NELL
IN HOSPITAL
AT AMCHASAGE
According to word received
by i»is mother, Mrs. F. Wills,
' Walter McDonnell is still in the
j Govern meat hospital at Anchor
age undergoing treatment for his
leg which was fractured last Oct
ober while he was employed by
the government telephone line.
Walter fell from the train
while it was going at a high rate
of speed, fracairing his left
leg in two places above the knee
and b easing two ribs. Upon his
removal to the hospital the the
fractured leg failed to mend pro
pe iy ana two operations have
since been performed, it being
necessary tli reinforce the bone
with silver plates. It was feared
for a tame that it wouli be neces
sary to amputate.
Walter reports that it will
be six menths before he is able
to leave the hospital.
WILL ADVERTISE
ALASKA FORESTS
I
R F. Heintzleman, Asst.
District Forester for tlie Alaska
District, has been instrucced by
Forester W. R Greeley to pro
ceed to the States for a study of
the pulp and paper manufactur
ing industry leading to an off
icial el'iort to sell Alaskan tim
her and waterpower resources
to the industry, it was announc
ed here today. He will leave Jun
eau sometime between Decem
ber and January 1, and will be
absent at least six months.
Although for several years
past the U. S. Forest Service
has been endeavoring to inter
est manufacturers of pulp and
paper in its Alaska resources,
its work has been done more or
jess within the Territory.
6ALIVSY SPRING SHOWERS
I
McCarthy continues o bask
i amid vend lire cl d bills in trop
j ical sunshine and gentl ■ Spring
! fains. Those w o Iook u; on
j Alaska as a land of ice and snow
should come and experience for
themselves the wonders of an
I Arctic winter. For the past
I week the thermometer has rang
| ed from the freezing point to
forty (degrees above zero and
Thursday evening a steady and
| warm rain fel1 for several hours.
Local gardeners are taking
their garden hoes and rakes out
of cold storage and merchants
;ne set ting up their seed display
boxes.
TOURIST PLANS
FOR SUMMER
Pleased with the success of
last suTimer’s tourist party, the
New York agency of Gillespie,
Kin ports and Beard is planning
to bring another group through
Alaska next season. The booklet
announcing the tour reached
Cordova on the last mail. The
agency brought a party of twen
ty five through Cordova last
summer, taking them over the
Richardson Highway.
The school broke silence
Wednesday morning recalling
the children from vacation and
awaking honest citizens from
their slumbers.
MY LINE OF SILK LINGERIE
will be handled in future in
McCarthy by
MRS. C. O. MARWOOD
Watch for announcement of big
SALE
MRS. WALTER MORRIS