The
Weekly News
VOL: X
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday,
Jan. S l.fzl.
BRIEF LOCALS
J J. Price of Dan Creek fame
was in McCarthy, farl.v in the j
completing arrangements for cut j
ting and haulding lumber, for
his next seasons operations Mr
Price is also attending to getting
out 20 thousand feet for Charles
Kraemer of Chititu Creek.
Both mines will increase I
their operations the coining sea-j
son, having opened up new bench
ground showing high values.
Capt. J. P. Hubrick has been ■
quite ill for several days but his
condition is much better today j
and will be on the job again in aj
very short time.
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Christmas and New Ye.ir’s, j
are now a memory, St Patricks
Day, long days and Spring, will
now occupy our minds, there is
always something to look for
ward to.
Harry Bosch, "poet trapper,” 1
came in from his trapping ground
this week with thirty fine lynk
and a lew mink. This is the first
•i atch of the season to arrive in
.McCarthy.
The wool saw is busj> these!
•days making hay while the sun
shines, getting wood piles ready
for the next cold snap. The warm
weather is a joke on the wood —
cutters, but friendly to the con- i
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su mer.
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There is a poor man wander!
ing about town, ina dazed frame!
ol' mind all owing to the absence
of his wife. Some husbands would
be mighty glad if their wives
.gave them a vacation.
KKNNECO'iT MOVIES
Sunday .January 9th
Ronald Colman — Vllma Banky
"The Dark Angel"
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Comedy News Music
Wednesday January 12th
Johnny Hines
"The Live Wire”
News
sulhu'i: wanted
The following letter was sent to
Ben Jackson.
Dear Sir;
Being desirous of obtaining
info nn at ion regarding Sulphur
Deposits i.i Alaska. We take the
iibort \ of w rii ing to you intjuii ing
for tins data.
We wouni be pleased to know
if tl ;e i e a re any sulphur deposits
in your immediate locality, or nnv i
reports to sulphur being present!
or if you would bo so kind as to!
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make this inquiry from miners
who might call for their mail.
Your reply at your conven - :
ienee would be appreciated and
thanking you in advance for this
service, we remain,
Yours very truly.
John J Sweeney Co.
ELECTRIFICATION OF I
GREAT NORTHERN RUSHE ) j
Wenatchee.— Electrification
of the Great Northern from j
Skykotnish to Wenatchee is be j
ing rushed to completion ’oy the I
Puget Sound Power & Light com
pany, according to an announce
mcnt made by R. U. Muffley.j
manager of the Eastern district
of the company.
The company has the con
tract lor all the work in connect'
ion wilh the electrification of the
Great Northern from the Coast
oyer the Cascades to Wenatchee, j
The Sky komish substation is j
completed and equipment is be. |
ing installed. From the Beverly j
Park power terminal near Everett;
a 110,000 volt power line is now
being built up the Skykomish
station to supply power for operj
ation of the Great Northern trains ;
The Eastern district of the Puget
Sound company has taken overt
operation of the Turn water hydrl
oelectiic substation. Ultimate;
plans of the company call for a
third substation to be located
here whenever necessary.
WANTS ALASK SET ASIDE
AS PENAL COLONY
JUNEAU EMPIRE
Gov. Moore would send Now
Jersey criminals to Alaska in—
stead of jail.
Tlie sotting aside of Alaska as
a j>onal colony for New Jersey is
apparently the latest solution of
the Alaskan problem. Evidently
the proposal originated in a sug
gestion by Gov. Arthur id. Moore,
of that state, that New Jersey
criminals be sent to Alaska and
pur to some construction work,
A bare sketch of the Gov. idea
iias reached The Empire from a
reader, Miss E. D. Carey, of New
ark who sends a clipped column
from the Newa rk SlarJdagle bear
mg on it. K is none of the reg
ular features of that publication
to carry random interviews on
news events in the shape of ans
wers to questions from “Jnqmr.
ing Reporter.’' The Star Eagle
question and answers follow:
THE QUESTION
“Do you agree with Governor
Moore in saying that New Jersey
criminals should be sent toAlasa
and put. to some constructive
worn:
THE ANSWERS
Rose Storck, o42 Clinton Plane
Yes, supporting criminals in a
a life of ease and comfort is a
poor way of putting the fear of
the law in their hearts. If they
were sent to Alaska and put to
some haru labor for the benifit
of the country, prison life would
not Iook so attractive to them. At
present they are doing nothing
of a constructive nature, and the
people of the State are forced to
expend many thousands of dol
lars to ke**p them in comfort and
idleness. Penal servetude should
lie all that its name implies. v
Lieut. Col, Thomas J. Dickson,
U. S. Army, retired, says of fifty
seven American school histories
he has examined all have errors.
ROUND HOUSE AT
CHITINA BURNS
Tin- round house at. Chitina
was totally dost royed by lire hist
night.The fire star led in the sand
house at 6 o’clock and within ,01
hour was burned to the ground.
Twe engines were saved by Ed
Anderson and Ed Walsh.
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DANCE AT KENNEOOIT
ENJOYABLE AEFAIU
One of the most enjoyable
masquarade dances ever given
at Kennecott, took place on New
Year’s eve. The music rendered
by the orchestra was Weil tecer
ved, and added plenty of pep to
the gayly attired throng. The
Ball was beautifully decorated
with purple and white colors of
the Elks lodge, who were respon
sible for the affair. A number
of McCarthy citizens attended
and were loud in their praise of
the management for theaccasion.
Lunch was served after the masks
were removed, and dancing con
tinued until the musicians were
fagged. Many appropriate and
beautiful costumes were worn.
RICHARD E. LANDER OF ANC
HORAGE LOSES MEMORY
WHEN HIT ON HEAD
January 5th
Longview, Wn: Claiming he did
not know his name or where he
came from, a well-dressed man,
aged 35, wTho on Monday night
walked into police headquarters,
recovered his senses today and
said his name was Richard Land
er. He last worked in a cyanide
plant near Anchorage, and for
merly published a newspaper at
McCarthy. He remembered deal
ing with a man in Tacoma for an
automobile. It is believed he was
slugged and robbed.
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