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Weekly News
VOL; 5.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday September, leth, 1922.
No. 45.
TELEGRAPHIC
TURKS MAKE TROUBLE
Constantinople. September 15th.
Tanderoal, the last foothold of
the Greeks in Asia Minor fell
this afternoon to the Turks.
London, Sept. 15th. The British
fleet was ordered this evening
to allow no Turkish troops to
cross from Asia to Europe via
the Dardanelles and Constanti
nople.
SOLDIERS BONUS BILL
Washington September 15th.
The Senate tonight adopted the
conference report on the Sold
iers Bonus Bill and the measure
is now before the President for
signature
SEATTLE MURDERER TO
BE HANGED
Seattle, September 15th. Judge
Ronald today sentenced M ihon
ey to be hanged on December
1st at Walla Walla.
MRS. HARDING RECOVERING
Washington, Sept 15th. Mrs
Harding has so far recovered
that the President was able to
be in the office today for the
- irst time for a week.
MORE MONEY FOR CHURCH
WORK IN ALASKA
Portland Oregon,September 15th
The Episcopal Church convent
ion in session here today voted
seventy thousand dollars to
BishopTrimble Rowe to further
the Church’s work in Alaska.
Ogden Utah, Septemberl 5th.
William McAdoo said tonight“If
I become candidate for the Dem
ocratic Presidential nomination
I will take the American peop le
into my confidence, tell them
first and then get into the fight
with both fists and go through
with it.” . :
CARL STETTEL FALLS FROM
SCAFFOLD and IS KILLED
A sad occurence which cast a
mantle of gloom all over the
district and caused the death of
one of the finest young men in
Alaska, happened last Sunday
afternoon, when Carl Stettel fell
from the scaffolding of the pow
er plant of the Kennecott Copper
Corporation, where he was assist
ing in the installation of the new
Diesel engines, striking the con
Crete floor and was killed in
stantly. The deceased had
been an honored employee of
Kennecott for over seven years
He was a native of Alsace Lor
rainer and was unmarried, leav
ing one sister, who is in Europe
and a very large circle of friends
to mourn his loss.
The funeral took place last Tues
day afternoon when services
were held in the Kennecott Hall
an impressive address was given
by the Hon. Judge Coppernoll
and hymns were sung under the
direction of Mrs. M. S. Wilson,
who was pianist. The pall bear
ers were:-Messrs. Carl Engstrom
Aron Erickson,Victor 01sen,Wm
Angona, Walter Eggert and H.
Overgarde.
The different departments of
the Lower camp closed down
for the afternoon to enable the
employees to attend and a very
large number followed the re
mains of their friend to the
last resting place. Many beauti.
ful floral emblems covered the
casket and the solemn rites
were performed by Judge Cop
pernoll at the beautiful little
Kennecott cemetery.
The mail that left Seattle on
the 9th. arrived here today.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Sam Shucklin, old-timer of
Chisana, and now in the more
lucrative business of travellsng
salesman, is in town for a few
days this week.
Matt Laaniner reiurned to
town last week from Long Lake
where he had the contract for
cutting the crops of Oscar An
derson and Fred Overlander.
Ed. Mullen and Felix Sabis
had the misfortune to lose the
greater part of their garden
truck' Over two tons of lettuce
being destroyed by the early
frost.
Ed. Hammer, Oscar Bachman
and Mike Knowles left on the
last train for Long Lake on a
fishing and hunting expedition,
On the complaint of Mrs. B. V.
Erickson that wages were due
her for services rendered at> his
roadhouse and to regain posses
sion of certaiu furs, now in the
custody of J. B. O’Neill, Ed. Mul
was subpoenaed by the Deputy
U. S. Marshal, Jack Reynolds-,
to appear in the Valdez Court
30 days from date of service.
Pete Erickson left on the last
train for an extended visit to
the States. He threatens to stay
outside the balance of his life,
but we who understand the old
timers so thoroughly, will be
ready to meet him at the depot
next spring.
Sherman Duggan, District At
torney, paid a flying visit to
McCarthy on Wednesday.
G reen Butte Lower Camp is
being put in shape for winter
quarters.
PERSONAL
Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Gillespie,
who have been at Kennecott for
over three years, are leaving to*
morrow to catch the Northwest*
ern at Cordova and spend a
well earned vacation of several
months in Ne w York.
Under the regime of the Gilles
pies, the hospital has been such
a pleasant place and so far Re
moved from a house of suffer
ing that it has been one of the
best places for removing a fit
of. the blues in the camp.
Dr. Moore arrived last evening
by speeder to take Dr, Gillespies
place.
On last Wednesday’s train,
Mr. James McGavock, master
mechanic of the Kennecott Cor
poration, was a passenger for
the coast city. We have it on
RELIABLE authority that his
journey is one of grave import
ance, in fact by the time this is
in type he will have embarked
upon the sea of matrimony.
His partner for the voyage
was also a passenger on the
train, Miss Ella Scobie, who has
man friends at Kennecott, hav
ing spent a year there in 1918
1919 9,8 nurse at Kennecott Hos
pital.
Notwithstanding the fact thq^
tnis happy couple stole a march
on us folks up the Copper River
Valley in not announcing the
wedding date so as to give us a
chance to throw old slippers &
best wishes, we do so now.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
Fresh Veal, Lamb, Pork Loins
Fresh Killed Broilers, and Roast
ers.
Your Patronage solicited.
R. L. H. Marshall