The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday February 26th 1921
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NO 17
K. K. K. Minstrels
Don't forget !!!L ig Show tonight
ATHLETIC CLUB
Bob "Williams and Mike
Knowles have been working
overtime this week getting the
Hall in leadintss for the 28th.
Trapeze, horizontal bars and
a set of l ings are now in shape
for the members to use.
The chief attraction on the
28th. will be Signor Loop la
Loop, a tan bark artist who is
making a tour of Alaska, incog,
and Ins troupe of aciobats.
S 1 >wjr b itiis will 03 instil
led at the Hall this coining
Spring Jor the use of the mem
btrsoi the Athletic C lub, v[r j
Barrett having kindly donated I
the l eccessaay pipe which will
he imiuctea Hi* with liis water |
sy stem.
BILLIARD J OUKNA M ENT
In the preliminaries, Woodman i
showed H o liibcli s} m cl lor Bob
Williams, the latter having1 too
many athletic matters on Ins
miini
rli.is week Myers had too much I
speed lor Doc Lon way, You
should see Bill fall timber
Gwinn won from King Oscar
Geicken played Nickels one and
won, hut Johnny’s e,\ e was in
in bad shape, they will finish j
ihis t\ening. Yancy and
Woodman. Snyder and Mitchell
J nc. L i lass and femitn have still
t) [)lay in the preliminaries
Income tax returns must be
made before March 15th.
Seventy degrees above zero
was registered on the 24th.
All male members of the
Athletic Club will please be on i
hand at 1 sharp tomorrow alter'
noon at the hall lor final practice
A littlelyTsol sprinkled around
the back yards is a good disin
fectant this warm weather.
INCREASE OP B P.O.E. HERD
A meeting of the B. P. O. E.
under special dispensation from
the Grand Exalted Fuler, was
held at Kennecott on the evening
of the 2()th, for the purpose of
initiation.
T. C Price, Exalted Ruler,
Lodge Mo 1351, Anchorage, Alas
ka. accompanied by P. A Martin
Secretary, Jas Kennedy, Past
Exalted Ruler of Skagway No
43u, A1 Benson, Tiler, Fred
Bioauwell, pMjuiie, J* J. Chis
holm, 1- D- Bogart, of Cordova
and A .J Morey of Chitina, arr j
ived at Kennecott at 3 o’clock &
were met at the train by a large
number of brother El as, who
gave them the glad hand, and
the keys of the city.
At "o’clock the visitorsaccom
pained by the class marched to I
the Recreation Hall, where the J
following were admitted into
the order B-P O- E Lodge no
1351, A nchorage: Messrs
William Angona
M. E, S. Brunelle
Roy P. Burns
Prank B Collins
James P. Dennis
A. i . Dunseth, Life member
Fred Erichson
Joim A. EncKson
F. B Gillespie
Ben Jackson
James McGavock
Ira. McCord
John L. .vieAllen
Victor .vlenaglia
C. L Meyers
A. L. Powell
Harvey W Rutter
fc. M. Saari
H. J. Singer
Uentjn Thomson
Louis Wick
John Worthington of Kennecot
John S Conway and C.F.M,Cole
of McCarthy
The party then repaired to the
Private where a delicious 1
lunch was served, the chef Char
ley Malander, more than surpass
ing himself- Interesting talks
on the order were given by the I
officers over the cigars- but at
the unexpected arrival of Eoy
Burnsof Nizina, another appli
cant, the party broite up and the
Lodge was re opened after mid
midnight, to enable Mr Burns
to be initiated. This new elk
had made a record trip, leaving
iNizina at b that evening with a
dog team, changing to a saddle
horse at McCarthy, reaching
Kennecott about midnight
The visitors were loud in their
appreciation of the kindness ex
tended to tltetn by the Kennecotj
Corporation dining their short
stay, and particularly Messrs.
Mooney, Healy, Baxter and jYjc
Donald,tlie Lias in charge of the
arrangements
They hope at some no distant
date to make another visit.
A handsome hand polished
souvenir of coppe • w is pres
enieu 1,0 eaci• member of the
oliiciai team Oy Aithur Dunseth
New Instructions to Game
Wardens
The following telegram from
Gev. Kiggs was received by EdJ
Young, cantina.
Under amendment to guide
regulations. All noil residents
desiring hunt in territory de
fined by V\ lute and (Jhitina riv
ers are required to employ
guides licenced by Governor. All
those desiring to engage in guid I
ing should immediately trans
mit applic ition and Fee to this
office through you for your ap
proval. Fee reduced to $20.
Sam Seltennch and family
are moving into new quarters,
having rented the Nelson and
Widing building
M. M, Cole, notary public,
Specialty, Income Tax Returns.
W. Wood in left this week far
Chickaloon.
TELEGRAPHIC
Wash. Febry 2i»th. Govern
ment has notified League of Na
tions that the United States
must have equal voice in dispo
sition of former oversea* pos
sesions in Germany.
Seattle, James 0‘Niell died
from the effects of poison chem
icals taken by mistake.
Olympia-House passes bill
prohibiting Japanese from own
ing or leasing land In the State
of Washington.
HOOVEEi ACCEPTS
Washington, Feb. 24th, Hoover
telephoned to Harding tonight
accepting the post of Secret iry
of Commerce.
St. Augustine. Harding has ind
icated that one of his first acts
will be to nullify the Wilson ex
ecutive order of several years
ago, placing practically all Post
masterships under civil service.
Washington, Feb 20 The Ship
ping board has declined to with
draw vessels operating between
the Pacific and Atlantic, pnvtte
owners made this demand on the
ground that the competition was
uni air,
DOG IS HOODOO
Seattle. Feb,24th. John Lor
enzi, an Alaskan returning to
Seattle from Vancouver in an
auto loadeu to capacity with
liquor, ran over a dog capsizing
the machine near Mt Vernon.
Lorenzi was badly injured and
taken to the hospital. T^e
authorities seized machine and
liquor.
A big reduction is noticeible
in dry goods and groceries a
mongst the loo.il stores.
Warren Nelson has moved
into the Eckstiom cabin.
L. H. Garvey is now in New
York on business connected with
the Andrus placer property at
Nizina