The McCarthy
Weekly News
V OL
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, june 22nd, 1918
NO. 34.
AMUSEMENTS
At the Movie Show tomorrow
evening, Douglas Fairbanks will
appear in the Comedy, ‘The
American5’.
Also Hearst Pathe News
BASEBALL
The boys of the McCarthy
base ball team turned out this
week and put the ball grounds
in good condition for the Fourth
If it is possible a team will
bo brought from Chitina and
Stielna on that date to play a
combined team of McCarthy
and Kenrecott players.
The boys are very enthusias
tic over the coming game and
are turning out evenings to get
into the very best of condition.
McCarthy has plenty of base
ball material and the boys in
tend to arrange several other
games during the season.
A musical entertainment was
given at the recreation hall in
Kennecott last evening in aid of
the Red Cross. A varied pro
gram was greatly enjoyed.
A special train was provided
for McCarthy residents, who at
tended in large numbers.
Ice cream was served during
the intermission.
A Red Cross business meet
ing will be held Tuesday evening
all members please attend.
Dr. Hill leports that Judge
Barnes is much better today.
No bids have yet been receiv
ed by Mr Hincock for driving
1500 feet of tunnel on the Moth
er Lode property.
June 28th, by President’s and
Governor’s Proclamation, will
be acclaimed National War Sav
ings Day.
CHITINA NEWS
The contractor for the sum
mer mail service Chitina - Fair
banks was given an extension of
time from June 4 to June 18 on
account of the late season.
However, just as was feared,
even with this advantage, the
motor cycle proved inadequate,
and has been abandoned as un
fit for the service.
The coabr inter. &m.
Johnson, gives out th it she his
two Ford cars .at Valdez, but can
not get them over the trail to Chi
tina for some time on accountof
slides in Keystone cinyoa, in 1
deep snow in Thompson’s Pass.
It is uncertain.now, when the
service will begin, it is i greit
dissappointment to Fiirbuiks
people. The N.C. Co handled this
mail 1 ist summer, and the Fa r
banks district had outside mail
once a week regularly.
Billy Frame left on the 18th of
June with two Ford cars to meet
Bob Sheldon on his way out from
Fairbanks with passengers.
DISTRICT COURT NEWS
Prom the Valdez Miner, June 8.
The Court by an order abol
she! thi Copper Center Record
ing Precinct and changed the
lines of the Chitina recording
precinct, making of the two
precincts the Chitina and Mc|
Carthy recording precincts and
appointing C. Parker Smith U
S. Commissioner for the McCar
thy precinct and Wm. O’Connor
Commissioner for the Chitina
precinct. The Chitina precinct
contains much of the old Copper
Center precinct and the south "
ern Boundary line has been
moved to include the B re inner
river country within the Chitina
precinct.
No trouble to buy — cheap
convenient, a real investment —
! War Savings Stamps.
I -
900,000 SAMMIES
IN FRANCE
Washington advises nine hun
dred thousand troops in France
RIOTS IN AUSTRIA
Fifty .thousand,rioters crying
bre id or peace terrorized Vi enna
and attacked German consulate
Thirteen thousand Austrian
prisoners captured by Italians.
The Austrian Drive is a com
plete failure. The Western Front
is entirely at a standstill.
PERSONAL
D. C. Sargent Inspector of Ex
plosives spent a few days in Mc
Carthy this week. He left today
for Chitina, whence he will trav
el overland to Fairbanks and on
to Nome.
B. O. Graham attorney for the
0 R and N W. Ry is spend ing a
short time in McCarthy on Com
pany pusiness.
J. J. Miller who has been in the
Nizina diggings for tl e last few
weeks, retnr led todiy: he is leav
ing next week for the coast
md will take passage on the A
liska for the States to enlist in
Uncle Sam’s Service.
Ed Coates the genial ele ctric
ian of the Mother Lode Power
Plant left 1 st Saturday for the
States, he expects to enlist im
mediately, Mr Potts has been
made his successor.
Miss Vera McCarthy who for
the past year has taught McCar
thy School left today to visit
her home in Galena 111.
During her sojourn here Miss
McCarthy has made a great
many friends and it is to be hop
ed she will return to Alaska.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Nizina Bridge is now prac
tically complete, and it is the
opinion of James Wilson, Road
1 Commissioner,that the contract
I ors have constructed the best
! $25,000 worth of public Improve
j ments in the country. . >
The trail to the bridge is the
; next thing which will be placed
! under way.
A Tennis Court has been pre
pared by some of eur enterpris
ing residents, and this week the
I tennis equipment has arrived
and play will commence.
New books at the Post Office
“Over the Top”, “Prom the
Housetops”, Rhymes of a Red
Cross Man”-an i many others.
..ICE-.
--FOR
-SALE
Your patronage solicited.
JR. L. H. Marshall.
New stock of Alladin Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
Mrs. Woodin serves a special
dinner on Sundays from noon.
Every thing home cooked and
delicious.
DRY WOOD
Stove Wood $6.50 per Load.
Wood in 16ft. lengths $9.00
per cord.
Muric s Transfer