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VOL. 5.
McCARTHY, ALASKA. SATURDAY November 12th 1921
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NO 1.
This issue oi the McCarthy Weekly
News is Number 1. Volume 5. and j
here we start on our fifth year of pub- j
lication. It is a coincidence that |
this is also the week of the nation wide
movement backed by the National
Editorial Association for the boosting
of home town papers.
Boosting your home paper is really
boosting your town and district. rl he
newspaper prints all the news thats
fit to print and has been a great help
in keeping the district known, Births,
marriages, deaths, discoveries, journeys
and news sad and glad appear in our
columns as the weeks go by. and the
paper plays no favorites.
Our special correspondent in Seattle
telegraphs us the news of the outside
world every Saturday morning. Our
correspondents in the various camps
keep us posted as to the news there.
Altogether wc endeavor to give our
subscribers good news service in this
little sheet. But it takes dollars
to buy fuel and light, not to mention
paper and telegraphic service and as
‘’every mickle makes a muckle ’ wont
you drop in and renew your subscrip
tion.
Anticipating a big volume of
business this fifth year of its
existence, the proprietor of the
Nevvs has purchased a fine safe.
RED CROSS
The editor of the Nows has
received a lttter from Mr. J. Bar
ret, chairman of the McCarthy
chapter of tiie Red Cross, asking
,that a meeting he called to ap
point a committee to make mem
bership drive for 1922.
A meeting will be held at the
Hu brick store ate p. m. Mon
day for this purpose.
This will be the fifth annual
membership drive of this chap
ter, and in each previous one,
100 per cent of tl e population
answertd the roll call.
TELEGRAPHIC
BIG APPROPRIATION FOR
ALASKA ROADS
The following telegram was
received from Delegate Suther
land this morning from Wash
ington D. C.
’TJndei a bill reoen'Iy passed for
the construction of roids and
trails in Alaska the allotment of
appropriation fo»* 1922 will be
$258,273. and for the year 19231
the appropriation is to be ;
$723,164.”
This is the best news as far
as tin-* roads and trails problem
is concerned. Now, by con-j
siantl.v naming our needs, and i
keeping them belore the Territj
orial Rond t ’oinmissioners, it I
may be possible tii it a portion of
these appropriations will be!
spent m this district.
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VVa.->uiugLou. .Nov. lull). 1 lie
i allJlea pe me treaty which Ijuu
Oeeu ?>eiiL to Lie run lor ratilicat
ion by unit government, has ap
i parently been lost in tiie mails. ^
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DiSAKMAMEiST
Washington, >»ov, lu. Hughes
| will probably be chosen presid
! ent of Hie conference for the
limitation oi armaments. liie
'opening session will oe held on
! Saturday.
The entne stodk, furniture
land fixtures of tile Brehmer
Drug Co., is now on sale to sat
isfy the creditors. At immense
i reduction. See ad on page 3.
PERSONAL
Martin Radovan killed a silver]
tip bear last week on Dan Ok.
Warren Nelson, who came into
town last evening claims it is
the largest bear ever killed in
that vicinity.
The North Knd Local is now
running on winter schedule.
Deputy Marshal H. Kavan
augh returned from Valdez on
Wednesday’s train.
Jack Hayes, who has been
with the Hubbard Elliot people
on Elliot creek, returned to
town last train, the company clos
ing down for the season. Tom
Lynch will be in charge of the
property this winter.
Chris Pederson has secured
a contract lor further develop
ment work on the Green Group
property.
Bids are called for by the Mc
Carthy School Board for ten
j cords of wood.
Last, Saturday a very delight
! ful party was held at the Green
j wood Inn, when Mr. Ben Jack
! son entertained at dinner in
! honor of his friend Lric Daniel
son whose birthday it was.
There were als > pr s nr, Peter
Buhl, .1. P. Hub- ek, J B. O’
i Neill. Lon Miller, Jack Schultz.
A splendid iinner was seiwed
by Host Burns, and a general
fine time enjoyed.
In the Commissioner’s Court
i this morning before U. S. Com
missioner Spongberg, N. E. Eric
son was sentenced to nine
months imprisonment for viol
ation of the bone dry law.
Miss Jacobs, school mistress
! at Kennecott, was a visitor to
McCarthy tQday, the guest of
! Miss Stuart.
0? L.T3AL. INTEREST
Pete Johnson will soon have
his saw mill running which he
purchased irom George Ander
ton last summer, and is now in
stalling uovvn on the farm. Os
car Anderson, an expert in that
line oi work is ctiiof engineer.
Quite a number of improve
ments were noticeable in town
this wTeek.
A large tank heater was instal
led last week in the basement of
the McCarthy Garage, which
will keep the cars in good shape
ana ready lor use at any time,
no matter how cold it may get.
A l ) by 12 addition was add
ed to H H. Mitchell’s residence
on Front street. Knowles and
Fogelberg were the contractors.
The Alaskan Soda Fountain
has been thoroughly renovated
I inside with a new coat of paint
which gives it a much brighter
appearance. Felix Sabis was the
artist.
Can Hubrick has so much
j wood on hand for the winter that
he has installed a heater at the
back of his stor \
Quite a number of people
I took advantage of the low rate
| offered by the McCarthy Mer
j cantile Co. for feed in half and
full ton lots. Those in the poul
try busine-s have laid in their
winters supply and are talking
of having the incubators going
; full blast by the New Year
Just enough snow fell Thurs
day night to give the streets a
wintry appearance, but the tner
mometor averages 55° a. zero.
Victor Johnson, of Kennecott
left Tuesday morning on Ins
annual sheep hunt.
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