The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL; 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
MARCH 31, 1923
No. 21.
Local News
Nows of doings in this section
of the world interests most of
us. Jack Carrol the w’ell known
mining man is spending a few
days in the city preparatory to
returning into Chisane for the
saAson. Jack states that his gro
und is showing up line and that
he expects to make a good clean
up this year.
And Jimmy Brown of Nabasna
Chi sane and McCarthy has been
saying ’’hello” to his friends
for the past few days, having ar.
rived last Tuesday from Nabes
na. He’s the posessor of as fine
a matched pair of fox skins as
you ever laid eyes on and he’s
also got a swell looking pair of
wolverine pelts. Jimmy says he
will stay i n town fora while but
that this summer will see him
-bacrc to the Nabesna.
Oh yes! Grover Hanneman the
well known time-keeper up at
, the Mother Lode went to Cor
dova on Sunday,s train. Grover
said he was goiDg to Kanatak.
Did you know Ed Bassett was
in from NizinaVHe arrived Week
nesday. Ed figures on visiting
his triends for a few days be
lie leaves the city.
The w ay wood costs these days
some of the boys are having a
little piece mounted for a watch
fob. Wonder who gets it?
According to Bill Berry the
trail to Kennecott won’t be any
use this summer. You know the!
aircraft engine he owns? Well he
is going to tune it on a sled an
if it works good he will build a
plane.
Were you up early, Sunday?
No? Well you missed a good
sight. Frank Iverson ’’lined four”
thru the village street with all
the style of a coach, driver. Ypu
see, it was this Way. A bunch of
Kennecott folks decided to go
out to Brown’s Roadhouse for a
dinner so they consulted Sig
Wold, and between Sig and Frank
the party finally got loaded up.
The trip from Kennecott to Mc
Carthy was hard, as the road
was not broken for bob sleds.
Alter the horses rested in this
town the party advanced on to
the roadhouse. They danced and
then had a chicken dinner and
got back to Kennecott at eleven
thirty. There were fourteen joy.
riders and each onesaid he had
a better time than anyone else.
Of course you know that Lea
nord Smith who has been with
the A.R.C. here left for Nome
Friday. It is reported that there
is soon to be a blushing bride
groom.
By the way! Sig Johnston ar
rived in town last night. He says
that the mail team and Dan Cam
pbell will be in before long.
Well guess you want to get
ready for. the dance. Did you
know the Kennecott crowd were
intending to charter the train to
bring them down? Asked the
Gossiper, as he walked away.
Memorial
Memorial services were held
the early part of this week, by
the local Elks for their departed
brother, Arthur Dunseth. The
deceased was a Spanish War
veteran, having served his coun
try in the Islands. Since leaving
the service Mr. Dunseth was affl
icted with chronic colosis,which
finally resulted in his death. The
remains were sent to the States
to be interred. Mr. Dunseth is
survived by both his father and
and mother. The News wishes
extend its most sincere condol
dolences to the parents.
New Restaurant Management
Announcement is made that
the Alaska Cafe will hereafter be
managed by Charles Schond for'
merly of this city and more rec
ently the proprietor of an estab
lishment in Cordova
Charles Range of Dan Creek
is spending a few days in towm.
Just Received - Fresh Shipment
of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Spareribs,
Pork Sausage, and Fresh Killed
Fowl and Fryers.
Your Patronage Solicited.
—R L. H, Marshall.
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CHITINA NEWS
The sad news of the death of
Thos. W. Lynch of Strelna, dur
ing the past week, was received
with deep sorrow by his many
friends. An attack of la grippe,or
flu, now so prevalent, proved fa
tal in his case, his lungs having
been weakened by twice suffer
ing with pneumonia severe! years
ago. Dr. Mohr of Kennecott was
in attendance a few days and had
made arrangements to have his
patient taken to the hospital. The
night before he was to have gone
however, Mr. Lynch passed quiet
ly away. His wife was with him
at the tiifie of his death. Their
many friends join with the widow
in mourning the death of a highly
esteemed gentleman and a good
citizen.
Gus Wilson was arrested la»t
Monday for being drunk and is
now being fed by the govern
ment. He recently finished a six
month sentence for bootlegging.
John Dalon better known as
the 40 horse-power Swede is now
serving time for violation of the
Bone Dry law.
Lenine Near Death
Dispatches received in London
by way of Stockholm state the
fact that Lenine is on the point
of death.
The information is said to have
been given out by the Soviet leg
ation ac Helsingfors, Finland.
The legation further states
that Trotzky is intending to set
up a military dictatorship over
Russia as soon as he holds the
reins of government.
Russ Commutes Archbishop’s
Death Sentance
Moscow March 30
Yielding to appeal of every
Christian nation throughout the
world, the Soviet government to
day commuted the death sen
tance of Archbishop Zepilak to
ten years in prison.
Zepilak and Butevich were
convicted for high treason against
the Soviet government, and al
though the Archbishop is let
off, Butevich must pay the full
penalty.
Washington —March 31 Despite
the statement issued from the
office of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover that a sugar shortage is
imminent, Secretary of Agricul
ture; Wallace issued a statem
entestimating the 1922-1923 su
gar crop to be the largest in the
world’s history.
E ssen— March 30 The Comman
der of the French forces has is
sued a proclamation ordering all
striking railroad men in the Ruhr
district to return «to work or he
will expel them from the district
immediately. The order effects
one half million Germans.