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MoCARTHV WEEKLY NEWS
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Saturday June 23. 1923.
More Optimism
The other day a man who knswo
whereof he speaks expressed the opin
ion that McCarthy is on the verge of
the biggest boom she had yet experien
ced. This so called boom should be not
so much a sudden burst of activity that
will soon die down, as tha steady advan
ce of real and substantial growth
McCarthy owes its existance primarily
to a boom—the Shushanna stampede.
That particular boom has come and
gone; but McCarthy remains. Not as
large as she was, but enough to con
vince even the most skeptical that the
germ of a permanent community is
here. Activities of a more lasting na
t ure are gradually centering here. Mines
whose wealth cannot be carried out in
pokes are being operated more and
more extensively. The homesteader
has come to stay; to farm, not merely
to clear an acre, build himself a hut,
plapt a few potatoes buy himself a gun
and a fish pole and "let the rest of the
world go by. ” The time will come when
all we need from California will be
strawberries in January.
Of course, the question of roads to
enable the farmer to market his pro
page 4* column 4
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
Notice Is Hereby Given that
the undersigned has been duly appoin
ted School Tax Collector for McCar
thy District in conformity with Alaska
Session Laws, 1916, and amendments
thereto.
All .male persons between the ages
of twenty-one and fifty years, except
soldiers in the U.S. Army or sailors in
the Revenue Cutter Service, volunteer
firemen, paupers and insane persons,
are subject to a tax in the sum of Five
($5.0o) Dollars.
Should you be living in Alaska pri
or to the first Monday in April, 1923
said tax is delinquent after May 1st,
1923. Should you arrive in Alaska la
ter than the first date above mentioned
tax will be delinquent thirty days after
your arrival, or ten days after notice is
given you.
All persons, firms or corporations
employing labor shall furnish list of
employees to collector and are author
ized by law to deduct amount of tax
from wages of employees.
Fines and imprisonment are provid
ed by the Act above quoted for those
who neglect to pay tax or furnish list
pf employees.
Dated at McCarthy,, Alaska, May 10th
1923.
R. E. Lander
School Tax Collector for McCarthy
District
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Pete Doich, J . B. O’Neill,
their heirs, assigns and personal
representatives:
You, and each of you,
are hereby notified that I have expen -
ded five hundred dollars ($500.00) in
labor and improvements upon the
’’RAMBLER No. 4”, ’’RAMBLER
No. 6”, ’’RAMBLER No. 7”, ’’RA
MBLER No. 8”, and ’’CAMP SI
TE” miniug claims, on the right limit
of Dan Creek in the Nizina (unorga
nized) Mining District, Third Division
of the Territory of Alaska, as will
appear by Proof of Labor, duly sworn
to, and filed for record in the office of
the United States Commissioner and
ex-officio Recorder for the McCarthy
Recording Precinct, mining district a
foresaid, on the 24th day of July, 1922,
in order to hold said premises under
and by virtue of the provisions of Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the Uni
ted States of America, and the amend
ments thereto, being the amount re.
quired to hold the same for the calen
der year 1921, and the fiscal year 1922,
prim: to the 1st day of July thereof.
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And if within ninety i
days from the service of this notice (or
within ninety days after this notice by
publication is comoleted), you, or eith
er of you, fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of said expenditure ac
cording to your respective interests,
your interest in said claim, as co-owners
will become the property of the subscri
ber under said section 2324.
Dated McCarthy .Alaska, this 20th
day of June, 1923.
George Marh offer
First publicatiin June 23, 1923;
Last publication Sept. 22, 1923
In The Probate Court For McCarthy
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
No. 49
In the Matter of the Estate of
J ulian Florianovich Deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Final
Account
Notice is hereby given that R. V
Watkins, the administrator of the es
tate of Julian Florianovich, deceased,
has rendered and presented for settle*
ment, and filed in said court, Final
Account of his administration of said
estate; and that Friday the 20th day
of July, 1923, at two o’clock in the
afternoon, at the Commissioners office
in the Town of McCarthy, said Pre
cinct, Division, and Territory, has been
duly appointed by the above court for
the settlement of said account, at which
time and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file ex
ceptions in writing to the said account
or make objections thereto, or any
part thereof, and show cause, if any
they have, why said account should
not be settled.
Notice is hereby further given, that
8hould no objections be filed to etich
iccount, or the settlement thereof, the
:ourt will proceed to order distribution
of the assets of said estate and close
the same.
Dated, McCarthy, Alaska, May 16, 192$
[seal] Wm. D. Coppernoll
J udge of said Court
Publish May 19 26 June 2 9*16, 1923
In the Probate Court for McCarthy
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
No. 5&
In the Matter of the Estate of
Gust. DeVos, Deceased
Notice of hearing and Settlement
of Final Account.
Notice is hereby given that C. W.
Vickery, the administrator of the es
tate of Gust. DeVos, deceased, has
rendered and presented for settlement,
and filed in said court his Final Ac
count of administration of said estate;
and that Thursday the 26th day of
July, 1923, at two o’clock in the after
noon of said day, at the Commission
er’s office in the Town of McCarthy,
said Precinct, Division, and Territory,
has been duly appointed by the above
court for the settlement of said account,
it which time and place any person
Interested in said estate may appear
ind make objections thereto, or any
part thereof, and show cause, if any
they have, why said account should not
t>e settled and allowed.
Notice is hereby further given’ that
ihould no objections be filed to such
iccount or the settlement thereof, the
:ourt will proceed to order distribution
>f the assets of said estate and close
the same.
Dated McCarthy, Alaska, May,21,1923
[seal] Wm. D. Coppernoll
Probate Judge
Publish May 26 June 2 946-23