The McCARTH Y
Weekly News
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday December tra
1<J21
NO 4
OF LOCAL INTEREST
with the thermometer at 60
above and a hefivy rain it was j
unusally warm last evening for
this time of year.
Tne Watson mail arrived on
Friday altei noon.
The freight rates on Potatoes
from Cordova to McCarthy have!
been ieduced to £2.77. per cvvt. ;
i
The housewife gets the bene
fit. Keep the good work going
Deputy Marshall Kavanaugh
returm-d to McCarthy on the
last train.
Miss Eudoxia MacDonneh ar
rived on yesterday’s train and ;
will remain over for the holi
days.
Carl Munch, who spends his
summers mining in .Alaska, and i
his winters in Wenatchee wlic e
he h is an ipple orchard. s>ni a]
I r s lit ( t a \ * i x so1* < t s 1 i.i I
n ei ; of apples to Catherine &
N a) g:: i» i * ole. The a pole
which reached here yesterday,
weighed a pound apiece.
Mrs. Pete Johnson has oureh-:
ased a fine calf from the Kenne-j
cott. It has been named Nug-1
get. and we hope it brings lots
ol gold to the owner.
Mr. and \lrs. Robert Williams
wl o are contemplating leaving
liere on the next train, held a
saie of their household goods &
live stock f verything from a
needle to a rooster was sold at
Californian prices. It beats
the Dutch how business keeps
up
Cap Hu brick is suffering
from a severe attack of stomach
trouble, and may have to go to
the hospital for treatment.
While repairing some pipe in
the Power Plant this week, Blil
Baxter lost his balance and fell
about twelve ket, leceivirg a
severe shake-up.
Get rge Sutherland, who has
been almost a year on a trip to
Canada and the States,.returned
to Kenneeott last week.
TELEGRAPHIC
DISARMAMENT CONFER
ENCE
Washington, Doc. 2nd, The
Japanese attitude both on naval j
reduction and disposition of
Shantung is blocking confer
once.
Chinese students denounce'
their delegates ns traitors for j
not demanding the uncondition-!
al return of Shantung.
Washington, Dec-2nd. The i
Chinese petition to congress to!
day for the immediate removal j
ol the Alien tloops from her j
soil was referred to the Com
mittee headed by Elihu Root j
tor study.
STORMS AT PORTLAND
Portland. Dec. 1st. \ seventy j
five mile wind unroofed several'
school houses yostc)*dav.
SK \TTLE PIONEER. DIES
Seattle, Dec, 1st. Following an j
operation for stomach trouble,!
Robert Bridges, a pioru er and
former President of the Port
Commission and State Politic
ian died today.
PH I LUPINES NOT READY
FOR SELF GOVERNMENT
Washington. Dec. 2nd. The
Woods Forbes report which was
filed with the War Department
today, said in effect that in ef
j feet that despite the remark
! able progress of the Plnlipines
in the last twenty years, the
Philipinos have a long way to
travel before they are able to
take over their own government.
Fancy Stock ol Geese, Turk
eys, Young Roasters, Fresh
Killed Broilers, for the holiday
j trade at Marshall’s.
PERSONAL
William Urlass returned this
week after spending some time,
in the hills.
Frank Far nan wnnt to Kenn
ecott yesterday, where he has
secured a position for the win
ter.
Tom Smith was in town this
week from Strelna, Tom is suf
fering from throat trouble and
will be under the Doctor’s care
lor some time.
Extract f rom ( ongi essio.nal Ke
cold
From' Spedcft Hon*. Dan A. Suth
erlaiuT : i * *'
*> .> .* *
There are 31,000 white people
in Alaska,‘ ban they are' good (
ohes.. J n J103 Congress ex i
tended the coal kind •act to Al* j
asKa, tile right 10 ore-empt the j
public uoiiKiiii tor coal-mining
purposes, aha liren w’fdft tuft tin
nit* doinaiii a i vt it ok up a leas
ami uiove siadis ana expended
tlieir turn- vV; mone.v ior a period
Of three or ionr .tears hoping
lo obtain title T lit n came
tueu came toe Wiindrawals in
lOot) anu <»li toe .uirii and money
ami tune iiial in' > nad spent
were swe.n av\,>\ ana counted
lor nothing
That is on« oi im* grievances
that Alasa ns had. Now, L
am not debating tnat policy or
passing on me wisdom of that
withdrawal,but i do say that
men who have given their time
to developing coal areas in Al
aska and were shoved aside by
! these withdrawals had at l~ast
agi it va a e. Possibly for th ‘ ben
efit ol the whole some few ind
ividuals had tc be injured.
Nevertheless, those individuals,
some of them, are today in Ala
ska still ana they all feel tnat an
injury was done them by c.On
' gress.
Attractive prices on Oats,
i Rolled Barley and Wheat at
! Marshall’s.
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SCHOOL NOTES
Our attendance record was
poorer this month than at any
other time.
Frank Wills was the only one
neither absent nor tardy lor
the month.
M rst O’Neill has started teach
in<r our Christmas songs
VJarion Wilis entered school
last week from Seward.
JOHN VV. FRAME MADE
U.S.COMMISSIONER at Hyder
John W. Frame, lot* 23 years
•411 Alajskan and one of the best
known newspaper men in the
Territory, ha* been appointed
U.SX'ommlssioner of.tile Hyder
district, and will take over tne
dlfifce on tiie 1st of December.
Mr. Frame is to.o_ .well known
to .ill the old time residents of
need any introduction. He came
north m LYJO ana ;hTfcs conduct
ed newsoapers m Juneau, Cord
! ova, valdez and Anchorage, be
sides having resided in a num
ber ot territorial towns.
JolinT. Reed, the retiring com
linssioner. whose resignation.
: was act epted this week, t xpects
to g.» to Culilornia. until after
! the holnn.3 s ana then rake up
the practice of law in Ketchikan
Mr.Reed assumed office here
! on the 1st of April, and
nis departure will cause general
j regret. But such are the
; ways of part zan politics.
fHyuer Alaska Miner)
Head Lettuce and Celery at
j Marshall’s.
Ni w supplies for Aladdin
j lamps were received yesterday.
Mai tits, thimrtys & Wicks.
Also folders, * How to put
your Aladdin in order1’ which
are free t > all users of Aladdin
Lamps.
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