The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday ,iuw ioth 1020
N0.37
CHITINA NEWS
Special to News.
On the morning of Tuly 4th,
four automobile stages arrived
from Fairbanks with sixteen
tourists who are making the
“grand tour” of Alaska.
The party consisted mostly
of Southerners and tlu-y have
found the North most interest
ing.
Mr. Hale, owner of a depart
ment store in Los Angeles, is
accompanied by his son and
daughter. The Misses Grace!
and Linda Musner are also from j
California. Mr. Gates is a lumb
erman from the Gulf State. Mr. ;
and Mrs. Tomlinson, Mr. Frank
lin and the Misses Clapp, Tuck-!
erman and Buekmaster complet;
ed the party.
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Upon finding the train made !
a round trip to Kennecott, they
decided to tane a look at the
upper country along the rail
road and to the big mine.
A very delightful day was spent
by a number of people who ga
thered at Strelna to celebrate
the Fourth. Two speeders from
Chitina brought the people
from that town and the trail.
An excellent dinner, a patr iot
ic address by Judge William O’
Connor, an afternoon of sports
auto riding in the early even
ing and dancing till morning,
all went to make up a most ex
cep tion<dly enjoyable day.
Head about your Sourdough
friends in the Pathfinder. Head
of the development that has
been done already in this great
territory.
JUST arrived at the Me j
Carthy Mercantile Co. a fine
line of Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suits Drop in and inspect.
TELEGRAPHIC
San Francisco, July 6th.
James Middleton Cox, gov
ernor of Ohio, was nominated
for president by the Democrat*
ic national convenion on the for
ty fourth ballot. Franklin B.
Rosevelt, New York, Asst. Secy
Navy nominated vice president
this afternoon, Convenion ad
journed.
Seattle July 9th. Secretaries
Daniels and Payne sail Saturday
for a close up study of Alaska
from the standpoint of their de
part men t. They have both ar
rived here, Payne said today
that they proposed to do all in
their pnver to bring about the
development of Alaska, and
they believed that the quickest
way was by inducing people to
settle in the territory perman
ently.
General Hunter Liggett, Col.
Richardson, former head of the
Road Com miss on sailed today
on a military inspection trip
throughout Alaska.
New York. Superintendent
Palmer, of the Department of
induration, estimates that two
million foreign born who are at
present in the United States
will return to their native lands
as fast as transportation accom
odations are available.
Buffalo, N. Y. In answer to
a call from Philudski of the Po
lish republic, volunteers will re
turn to fight the i dvancing
ai mies of Bolshevik.
Warsaw. School and Univer
sity teachers and students in
cluding many women and girls
are joining the army to fight
the advancing Bolshevik Army.
Fargo. Senator Gronna has
been defeated for nomination by
Dr. G E. Ladd, nonpartisan
league candidate. Two Repub
lican congressional candidates
were defeated by non-partisan
league for nomination.
HOLiI DAY CELEBRATIONS
Thvj Fo' vth of July celebrat
ion, < extended « \er both
Sunday and Monday, proved a
very enjoyable time for all con
cerned.
The weather \\as typical Me
Carth.v weather, which means
pern ction. Mai y men from
toe tlie n ine-’ came down at. tl e
close of their shifts on Sunday,
but tlie events all tooV place on
Monday. Then, Front Street
was all in readiness for the foot
races, swept just as clean as a
floor, with not a pebble to Lind
er the n nner.s.
The hundred yard dash was
won by Bill Front, who is recog
nised as the champion sprinter
of the copper camp.
Most interest was displayed
in the race for the tiny tots,who
ran sturdily, to find at the tape
a dollar for each one.
The girls race was run in
several 1 eats; and finally the
prize was evenly divided be
tween Elizabeth Murie and Mar
garet \\ i odin. The other
events were all finished to the
satisfaction ol ; 11
During the afternoon the Big
Ball game was played before
large crowds, resnlting in a win
for the Kennecott tearr.
A novelty feature was an ex
hibition of bareback riding by j
Geoi ge Wilson of Kennecott who 1
was prizewinner at Pendleton
round-up some years ago.
Another exhibition, of buckjump
hig by George Wilson and And
y Young was a hair i aiser.
Such shows are much apprec
iated by the public and a subs
tantial purse was collected c n
the field for the ptrlormers.
The packing contest was a
popular one, and in this the
first prize wei t to A1 Fager
berg and his partner, the ind
prize to Ji hn Earrett and
Bill Weyers.
THE DANCE
Over a hundred people w»ro
jpresent at the dance in tV e
evening, which was a very jrl
ly affair. The Kennecott
Jazz Orchestra furnished mus:c
of a kind rarely lieird so far
from the large cities. The
musicians were; Miss Cather
ine Schultz, pianiste, Harold
Singer, violinist; P. C. McCrary
drummer E. Lottsfeldt, ai d
E. Shapeero. banjo -'"d iu"ni
olin and Mr. R. Healy, who
relieved the pianiste at times.
Vocal selections were render -
ed by Mr. Ahlmeyer and Mrs
John Underwood, and the high
land fling was danced by Mary
McDonnell and Elizabeth Murie.
The Kennecott visitors were
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Douglas, Mr,
and Mrs. R. Healy Mr. and Mrs
R. V. Watkins, Mr. and Mrs.H.
McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. I?, Coll
ier. Mr. and Mrs. D. McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. H. Groff. Mr and
Mrs. V. Olsen, Mr. and Mrs.A
L. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Dillon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Erickson, and
Mildred; Mrs. Harold Kay and
son Roy, Miss Nottingham,
Messrs. Robert Mooney. Viet.
Wenaglie, C. Lloyd, E. Brun
elle, Jack Porter, Louis Wick,
Ohas. AVcLoughlin, Wm. Weit
zel, Richard Welch, Carl Sween
ey, Geo. Peterson, E.L. Sweeney
James Dennis Sr. Geo. Wilson,
R M. Pearson, Wm. Prout, Al
vin Nelson, Harold Cabot,
“King” Oscar Bachman and
many others.
Such large numbers of visit'
ors were in town that it was
almost impossible for the local
jitneys to cope with the travel
and the restaurants having serv
ed hundreds during the day, at
about 1 a. m. had to close their
doors as the help had work
el IS hoar shifts.
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