The McCarthy
Weekly News
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McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, ahhi 17th 1920
NO. 25.
PERSONAL
Jimmie Brown, who was bad
ly frozen on the Rohn glacier
last January, is being operated
upon for the removal of tlie
injured toes and fingers.
Bob Johnson left yesterday
for Dan Creek, where he will be
employed by G. H. Birch for
the summer.
P. P. Miller left for Nizina
on Monday, where he will be
associated with the Andrus Co.
next season.
George Nickles was in town on
Thursday on his way to the
creeks after a winter in Seattle
Fred Lubbe and Con Miller
left on their last relay trip to
the bremner on Thursday.
Mrs. Hubricks many friends
were glad to see her return on
Tuesday from her trip to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. Radovan were
in town from Dan Creek fora
few days this week to secure
their t-easnn’s outfit.
At the School Election last
Monday, Mr. Sam Seltenreich
was elected director, and Mrs.
John Barrett, «Jerk, and Mr.
John Underwood treasurer,
were re-elected for another term
Mrs. Pry, Pete Johnson, and
Jas. Hussey, served as election
judges.
CHITINA NEWS
Bobbie Sheldon was like a
boy with a new toy, showing
during the past week what a
twenty horse power Cleveland
tractor co dd do, and just how
to handle it. It seems to be
jiiso the thing for the trail, as
it needs so little 100m to turn
arouud, and can climb almost
any grade.
n>obbie leave* for Fairbanks
in a few days with a ioad
of freight.
It is understood this tractor
has been pnrchased by the [ai
mers of the interior.
OFJsANA
NOTES
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Andy, miner and packer from
Cl.isana was in town last week
purchasirg supplies and also
to get a line on what horses
can be procured for the coming
summer.
Andy had the misfortunate to
lose all his string but one this
winter, the horses breaking a
way from Harry Boy den who
was taking them down to the
winter feeding grounds. Boy
den also lost his string. A1
Fagerberg received word that
three of his horses are living &
in good shape. Jimmie Brown’s
horses are all living and are as
fat as butter.
Mrs. Lottie White, a resident
of Ohisana, spent a few days in
town, resting up after her trip
out over the glaciers and then
left for a visit outside to spend
the summer
New York. New York food
riots are tonights result of the
railway strike. Roads are
unable to get in supplies.
In the Commissioner's Court
last Saturday afternoon Victor
Svenn was examined and pro
nounced insane. Pete Johnson,
J. B. O'Neill, Dr. Gillespie, Bob
Johnson, and Deputy Marshal
Cavanaugh were witnesses.
The jury consisted of Messrs.
Conway, Sommer, Marshall, Fry
Graber and Doze.
Two old time miners wTere
asphyxiated at the Bonanza mine
this morning, S A an Hellegren,
had been many years in this
country but had no relatives
here. L. .Anderson, the other
victim, leaves one brother in
Alaska.
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Deputy marshal Kavanaugh
kit on Medntsday’s trail or
the coa&t with an insane patient.
TELEGRAPHIC
Seattle, April 16th. Special to
the News. At the Coronor’s In
quest on the Lincoln Hotel Fire
victims, the jury returned a ver
dict that the disaster was caus
ed through the laxity of the city
department in enforcing State
and city fire laws.
Twenty Seattle women were
correspondents in the case of
Richard Huirt, the Los Angeles
“bluebeard”. The police at Los>
Angeles reports that Irene Er
ickson, daughter of tne Seattle
councilman, wrote several let
ters. signing herself in one as
his wife. She is now lying
tick in Oakland.
Governor Rigga arrived to
day from Washington.
C'hicago One hundred leaders
of the Railway Switchmen’s out
j law strike throughout tho count
I ry, were arrested today by the
Federal officers, charged with
ccnspiracy and violating the
Lever Act. Warrants are out
■ lor one hundred more.
I The Government claims that the
! strike was financed by Bolshev
ik Raders, aimirg at nationwide
revolution.
Wires from Washii gton
Washington. A resolution was
introduced this afternoon in the
Louse seeking the impeachment
of the Assistant Secretary of
Labor Post for failure to deport
tfolshevihs and o.her radicals.
The President today wired the
widow of Rooger ( . Sullivan, the
Illinois politician who dkd last
Wednesday, “ 1 shall never lor
get what a good friend your ius
ban a w as to me4..
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LOCAL NEWS
A special meeting of the Arc*
tic Brotherhood, Mondi y night
at b, 30 p. m. Initiation.
Delegate Grigsby has not for
gotten that Spring is at hand
in Alaska. A shipment of Gov*
ernment seeds has been receiv
edat the Post Office for distrib
ution.
Roy Snyder and wife have
leased the Cole house & store
at Nizina, which will now be
known as the Chititu Store.
They have a large stock and
are well prepared to take care
of the trade this season.
With the price of oats at $7.50
per sack and hay $100. per ton
it would not surprise ns if the
packing rates were boosted up
a notch.
Shorty Gwin had the bad
luck to lose one of his grey,
mares recently which took aick
and died on the t rail. This mare
“•»elle” with her mate “Flora’*
was originally brought into the
country by George Hazelet at
the time of the Chisana skim*
pede and sold to Gwin the same
Fall, who has used them ever
since between here and the
creeks.
Mr. Gilliland, vrhois employ
ed by the Kennecott «!opper
Corporation at the .Jumbo mine
has just finished a very beauti
ful piece of carvmg m his spare
time. It is in the form of a star
and is of highly polished cobal
iie; he is sending to the East,
ern Star chapter at his home in
New York.
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