The ■
McCarthy
Weekly News
Application madest the PostOffice.Mc
^Airthjr, Alaska, for admission to M*>
vails as second chrsa matter.
Subscription Rates
Single Copies $ -V
Throe Months 1 .25
Six Months 2 .;><
One Year 5 .O
Payable In Advance
C.IM!. COLK. MANAGED
M. M.COLK. EI)ITO
McCarthy, Alaska,
Saturday’ Nr/ember, 17, 19r,
WE WANT THE BRIDGE
This i* a verr small paper an*
• tsry young one; but even *<>
•Wags which are small am
young often manage to make
nsise which penetrates.
Furthermore, we have tk.
only sheet wkioh la printed i
the vicinity af the Xizina bridg.
or the place where the bridge
ought to J>«.
Every day people come to u
I wondering about the brldg.-.
I whether the work is held up ir
and if so, why.
War t the Bridge.
Yesterday w* talked with ?
ien who had the worst hal
mr of his life in the river las*
ill, when his horse was carried
under him, and he w i>
raahed down stream half a mile
the swift current: it took him
Moral months to recover fron
shock and ho is particular^
tious not to repeat the exper
ice.
He wants the Bridge.
There are many travellers
tone journey in the Nizina
|ver took them to aplacewhenc
ce there is no return. If
old tell us they would tell
would surely say
>y wanted the Bridgs.
wry aeason big shipments
•Id are made from the hy
lie minee across the river,
operators pay a tax or
output to the 'territorial
e. There are also big
producers there*
/
They want the Bridge.
Now, its no use standing on a
soapbox on Front street and
crying ”We want the Bridge”
Those who could help us wont
hoar us and those who would
hear us would decide we have
been in the country too long.
Let us first find out correctly
the cause of the delay, and if it
cm be adjusted, if not, then it
>s time to start the big holler.
DROUGHT IS NEAR
Only forty three moi*e days
in this year. Then the historic
al words that the Governor of
N’orth Carolina said to the Gov
*rnor of South Carolina, will
iave to be tucked back into his
ory, and many citize.s will be
eft as dry as an ash bln.
The nearest morning's morn
ng will be in Frisco, vid a to am
'inp fares are up.
Cheer up! the best mixers
re s udyirg new combinations
f fluids with grape juice as a
•undation.
Whin the Cur and the Ccarena
•t Russia became plain Mr. and
■Irs* ..Romanoff and took up
ruck gardening, it was thought
.or a time that Internal disturb
ance would soon end in the cou
itry. But according to late re
torts conditions in Russia are
far from being satisfactory to
iierfricnds on the Western front.
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
OVER SUBSCRIBED
Ths Second Liberty Loan is
jver subscribed. Alaska’s con
t ributbm was well over the mil
lion mark. All classes respond
ed liberally to the call, realising
hat the loan, the smaller the
Kaiser.
Now is the time to begin to
think about your Christmas
shopping.
QUEEN IS DEAD
Queen Liliuokalani died at the
Palace in Honolulu on Sunday
last. Though for years their
queen only in name the Haw lii
an people were devoted to her.
She composed many native
songs her, "Aloha Oe" is sung
all over the world.
Just Arrived
►
A Beautiful Line
of
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
In Cut Glass; Silver Casseroles and Toys for Children
Also
A Beautiful Line of
FRENCH SERGE DRESSES
MRS, L. A. DAMON
McCarthy Alaska
+ WW WWW** WWW
w
Just Received
A Shipment of, Turkies. Geese, Ducks end Chicken*.
Fresh Pork, Ijamb and Veal.
Fresh ehipmeuts arriving weekly.
REASONABLE PRICES,
Marshall’s
J. H. MURRAY
| ATTORNEY AT LAW
| McCarthy. alaska
P. H. PORTS*
ATTORNEY AT-LAW
Notary Pnblic Ryal
Transactions of all Kinds *
Logally Arranged,
DR J. L HAWES
rei*U&~
Foster Building .McCarthy
NEW Yttfr*: >?PE
INSURANCE CO. ...
O. F. M. C< LB AGBNT
M.M.COLB
NOTARY PUBLIC.
IESS MAKING.
and I LAIN SEWING
MAVY W. JOHNSON
TODD BUILDING j
Job
Printing
We ere preparei t» <to
first clese JOB Pitt!#.’
TfSO-— vv
/ Letter .Heed*; Wtt^- C
Heada;.EnT-l*<pe«; Rue**" •-/*
n»ee Cards; State. a*aie;-.‘J,
Bill* • f Fares > Meal /,>
Ticket*.
WORK DELIVERED
WHEN PROMISED.
SEND rV YOUR
ORDER NOW. ''
The McCarthy
Weekly News.
CLEANING an'1 PEES N
Ladies and gentlemens cloth
ihg cleaned pressed end rep i rod
Work called for and delivered.
I^eave orders at Post Office.
A-1 111 ...»"
FOR SALE ~ Inumel. ? 1
Ketfcerer Block. Best of reeeon
for selling. to owner.
Adf. *> .