The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 5.
McCarthy, 'Alaska. Saturday June 21th 1922
NO. 33
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TELEGRAPHIC
Washington June 21th. The
President announces he will
not be able to visit Alaska Ibis
year.
Seer tary Fall has made a sim
ilar announcement.
Samuel Gompers has today
been re-elected Presid nt of the
American Federation of Labor
New York. June 24th. Conan
Doyle, departing for London an
nounced he would wo? d i'-a
to bring about prohi n
England.
The Senate leader M< I >
announced a recess o v
days from next Frfch 1 i •
while to consider the
Tokio. June 24th, T! ■ !>net
has decided today ti iptn
shall evacuate Siberia
Seattle. June 24th. no Al
aska schooner Bender i Mothers
has been wrecked oi l i ,i Kam
chatka coast in the sea »> Ok
hotsk
Chicago. June 24th, The Nation- ■
al Guard is being mobilized here
today for duty in Southern 111 - j
ionois where forty non-union j
coal miners have been killed by j
striking union miners in the past
thirty six hours,
Washington The Presidents
secretary has wired Illinois full
authority and demanded immed
iate prosecution of the murder
ers of nearly two score non-un
ion miners in the Herrin dis
trict.
Spend the Fourth in McCarthy.
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connections
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall
CB1TINA NEWS
Chitina, June 21st. Special to
the News.The Alaska Road Com
mission crews are all short of
• men and are anxious to have a
full number as a lot of work is
planned for this summer, sixty
j men are employed on the Val
dez end to open up the road.
Major Gotwals promises the
men will have work as long as
the weather permits in the fall.
C. F. Lottsfoldt, formerly of
the Juneau office, is now cm.
ployed as cleric for the Commis
sion at Chitina.
a! r. Thomas Holland, one of the
first residents of Chitina, who
left for the outside nearly three
years ago. returned on the last
Alameda and has again taken up
his residence on his homestead
here. He reports many men out
of Work outside, and is very glad
to be back in Alaska-again.
Mi*. John McCrary lias a new
Ford car which arrived on last
boat. The mail to tlie interior
will be promptly delivered and
good service rendered.
Mrs. Griffith" from the
Gulkana road house is a visitor
to town this week to meet her
daughter, Mary, who is return
ing from the outside for her sum
mer vacation.
James Diffley is a returning
passenger on the Evans to spend
the summer with his mother &
father Mr. and Mrs. Mike John
son at the Gokona roadhouse.
Mrs. C. H. Phillips left on Tues
day’s train for Cordova to meet
her husband who is returning
from a visit to his parents in
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Simmons,
who purchased the Kenny Lake
roadhouse about a year ago,have
bought several cows from Frank
Bingham and will sell dairy pro"
ducts. The pasturage is excellent
round the lakes.
B. P. O. E.
Installation of Candidates
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On Monday night, at Kennecott
a special meeting of the Benev
olent and Protective Order of
Elks, Lodge No. 1351 of -Anchor
age, was held for the purpose of
initiating a class of eighteen new
members.
The following officers from
Anchorage were present to con
duct the initiation: Past Exalted
Ruler Thos. C. Price, Esteemed
Lecturing Knight, F. M, Krogh
and Secretary Fred. A. Martin
These candidates were made
full-fledged “Bills”: Burton B.
Neiding, N. H. Stevens, Harold
Cabot, E. 1). Rhoades, Sinclair
II. Lorain, Walter C. Eggert.M
R. Magness, J. B. O'Neill, Sigurd
Wold, Frank .1. Rethore, John J.
Dineen, R. R. Lyon, Wm, L.Weit
zel, Wm. Williams, J.F.Soimners
D B. McGilvra, Chas. H. John
son, Eric Danielson.
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| After the ceremony a sumptuous
! repast was served in the mess
; house, and after toasting and
smoking until after one o’clock
in the morning, the assemblage
(decided to make for the “hay”.
It was, indeed, a gala night at
Kennecottand an occasion which
will long be remembered with
pleasure by those in attendance.
Miss Nita Johnstone, who was
j schoolmistress at Kennecott for
I the term of 1920-21, and spent
last year teaching at Cordova, is
spending the summer at Chitina
She has rented the apartment
above Mrs. O. A. Nelson’s resid
ence and will be joined soon by
her sister Miss Naida Johns tone
from the States and Miss Spence
from Cordova. They plan a hik
ing trip to Fairbanks.
Spend the Fourth in McCarthy j
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JULY THE FOURTH
The donations for the Fourth
of July celebration have been
very generous, and the commit
tee has about five hundred and
fifty dollars in hand.
A most attractive program of
sports is arranged, offering the
following tempting prizes:
Drilling Contest 1st Prize $100.
2nd prize 50.
Baseball Game 100.
Tug of War 100.
Pac g Contest 1st Prize 30
2nd prize 15
Hor>o Race Free for all 20
Hundred yard Dash 20
Fifty yard Dash 15
Lad; s Race 10
Also 'bout one hundred dollars
for ho children’s events and
in idental expenses.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Doze, Mrs
Hubriek and Mrs. Cavanaugh
took a long hike on the evening
of the longest day of the year,
and, picnicked on the Iverson
trail, taking midnight pictures
of the surrounding scenery by
time exposure.
Mr. John Muller, cashier of
the First Bank of Cordova, and
his bride were McCarthy visit
ors this week, and also visited
the surrounding camps.
Pete Bren wick lias secured
the new McCarthy to Chisana
mail contract beginnihg July 1.
one trip a month at $17aa trip.
Mrs. M. S. Wilson and daugh
ter Edith of Kennecott, who have
been guests of Mrs. J. Nafsted
at Tonsina since school closed,
returned home on Sunday to be
ready for the return of George,
who graduated on JunelGth.from
Seattle High School.
James Morres, who has been
on a long visit to the States, re
turned home last Sunday.