The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska . Saturday, December 6th, 1919
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DANCES AT KENNECOT
The copper camp is more
than gay this month. Every
one !s dancing, Two big funct
ionns are scheduled and more
are talked of.
The Mechanical Department
of the Kennecott Copper Corp
oration is entertaining this even
ing with a Grand Ball to be held
at the Kennecott Recreation
Hall. The Grand March is
to start at 9. p. m.
This is to be a very fine
affair as the boys have made
great preparations The hall
is gaily decorat d and a large
crowd has been invited.
Messrs. Heal.y and Schneeberg
er ,vill furnish the music.
Refreshments will be served.
A large party from McCar
thy will attend.
The pnpils of the dancing
school will make their formal
debut on tin* following Saturday
evening December 13th at a
d nice which his been arranged
by their teachers.
They announce that some
thing unique is to be expected.
Everyone is given a cordial
invitation to attend. Admis
sion for gentlemen will be $1,50
including refreshments and
far vledirtiy guests sleigh
transportation. Ladies Free.
The first dog team from
tie Chisana drove into town at
three thirty this afternoon.
Joe McClellan was the < river
and , c i rried mail.
He reports an unusually mild
winter and the trail -dmost bare
with all the rivers wide open.
J. H. Mune is hauling mach
: mry from the Mother Lode
o . np to McCarthy.
TELEGRAPHIC j
M ROUBLE WITH MEXICO
Washington Pecember 5th Spec
ial to the News. — There is
every prospect of a break with
Mexico because of the continued
imprisonment of Consular Agent
at El Paso. There are explo
sive elements in the Mexican
situation, the Carranza govern
ment is reported to be receiving
enormous shipments of arms
from Spiin.
Washington D^c 5th. After dis
cussing \v ith Lansing today in
serious terms cue condition of
Wilson's health and the extent
he has been active in relation
to Mexican'relations, the Lor- j
! eign Relations Committee appoin,
ted a committee of two to wait;
upon the President m person
pending the outcome.
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A special meeting of the local
.Chapter of the American Red
Cross was held last evening in
the sehoolhouse when it^ was
! unanimously decided to retain
l
; the chapter here instead of be
; ing merged into Kennecott cliap
ter as had been proposed.
The resignations of the treas
urer and secretary were read &
accepted also the chairman of
the executive committee.
The second annual meeting
will be held next Tuesday in the
A. B Hall at 8. 30. p.m, Officers
will be elected.
A. special meeting of the exec
utive committee is called on Mon 1
day eveninh at 7 at Mr. Warren
Nelson’s.
Bob Marshall returnod from
Valdez yesterday. He says
“Theres no place like home”
Th Seltenrich family has re
turned to town for the winter
after spending Jthe summer at
I their ranch.
TELEGRAPHIC
CO ' L STRIKE CRIPPLES
INDUSTRIES
Chicago. December 5th Special
to the News. — A hundred and
fifty thousand employees are
idle on account of the closing
down of industries through coal
shortage.
Train service to the Pacific
is to be cut to one third on Mon
daj for the same reason.
Indianapolis, Dec. 5th, Spec
ial *,o the News. Judge Ander
son called the Grand Jury today
to investigate the charges again
st the coal operators of violating
the anti trust act. Eighty four
oilicials of the mine workers
have been cited to answer charg
es of contempt of court in vioi
a .,ng his orders respecting in
junction.
Norfolk Dec. 5th — Three
hundred merchant vessels of all
nationalities are tied up at Hamp
ton Roads unable to get fuel.
Rome. Dec. 5t'n — A general
strike is in effect in the princ
ipal cities of Italy, numbers
of strikers have been killed in
clashes with the military.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
London Dec 5th, —Carpentier
won the European heavyweight
championship last night.
The Frenchman defeated the
British title holder Joe Becket,
in the first round. Twenty
rounds had been scheduled
Mr. Tack Laurie announce
the marriage of his sistser Miss
Frances Laurie at Seattle o<
December 3rd to Mi’. Harry Ben
tikem of Oakland California
The bride has many friends
in McCarthy, who all wish the
newlyweds fhc best of goodluck
PC OL TOURNAMENT
The pool tournament is being
continued this week but is not
yet far enough advanced to pre
dict winners.
The account of the first six
games appears on page two.
The next three are describ
ed below.
November 30th. John Lockie
70 vs. W. H Wakefield 50 both
of Clear Creek ranch played a
very spectacular game. Dad
pulled out of a tough hole in
the first with a round table
bank that brought the house
down, but Lockie’s untiring
accuracy and apparently impos
sible cuts, won for him two
straight.
December 2nd Woodman 50
vs Stathis 50 Seltenrich substit
uted for Stathis. The smalltown
carpenter put it all over the
Sou rdough rancher winning twro
straight.
Dec. 4 Lubbe and Andersen
completed their series, Lubbe
taking t, e second game easy.
What do you think of our new
Sporting Editor Jimmy Hussey
who is writing up the Pool tour
nament?
We think he would make a fine
public ty man for the Red Cross
A COMPLETE LIKE
i Ladies suits, dresses, waists
j winter coats. Also child
ren’s goods in great variety.
Mail orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, Cordova
Daily supply of Fresh Milk at
the Merchant’s Cafe. Orders
taken.
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Mantles, chimneys etc for
Alladin Lamps at Post Office
Store.