The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 2.
McCarthy, ALASKA. SATURDAY, September 13thl919
N045
PERSONAL
Dont forget the dance on
1 e 15th. Free transportation.
The Woodins returned home
on Monday last, after having
put up about four tons of hay.
The friends of Angus Hallid
ay, who left Kennecott two years
ago to enlist with the 21st Eng
ineers, will be pleased to learn
he h°s returned safely and is
now visiting friends in Cordova,
arriving h«re in a few days.
Angus has seen considerable
active service overseas. S lice his
discharge, he visited his mother
in New Brunswick.
Sid Whitford, another Kenne
cott boy with the 21st Engineers
writes that he has received his
discharge and will return here
after visiting his folks in Alberta
A COMPLETE LINE of
tidies suits, dresses, waists &
summer coats. Also child
ren’s goods in great variety.
Mail orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, Cordova
A DANCE
Will be held Sept.15.
at McCarthy
EVERYBODY INVITED
FREE TRANSPORTATION
Cars from 5 o’clock.
OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Tom Lynch arrived on Tues
day’s train and left the follow
morning for Mt. Regal, wht/l-e
he is putting on a force of men
for this years assessment work
on the Gray property.
Mr Lynch has just returned
from the States where he had a
vacation of several months.
Joe Hutchens returned to
McCarthy last Saturday, after
j an absence of several months.
He left Wednesday and will
spend a month at Mt, Regal.
Chas, Ray and Grant Reed
have also left for Mt Regal.
Lysle Brown secured the con
tract for packing supplies to Mt
Regal.
Messrs Stannard and Fos
erof Kennecott, Hi Malcolm and
Gus Johnson have lately return
ed from a hunting trip in the
Chitina River district, they
started from Strelna and secur
ed some specimens off a bear.
Mrs. Lysle Brown spent a few
days in town this week, return
ing to Clarkins yesterday
It is the experience of some
poultry experts in McCarthy
that raising chickens to have
them killed and eaten by others
is a very unprofitable and exas
perating business.
It is said that several fine
chicken dinners were eaten last
Sunday.
Luis Wolff, D. D. S. of Port
land, son of Theo Wolff, is ex
pected to arrive on the next
boat train and will practice dent
istry. Offices hava been pre
pared for him at Kennecott.
The arrival of a dentist in this
section will supply a long felt
need. This particular dentist
comes very highly recommended
ARMENIAN RELEIP
A drive is being held this
week in aid of the Armenian
: Fund. The quota apportion
ed to the Copper River Valley
! is $3000. Committees have
been appointed to collect at the
various towns and districts.
Mrs. Underwood, ,T. E. Laur
lieand J. Conway form the com
mittee who will have charge' of
the work in McCarthy.
The people of this section al
ways have responded nobly -
when appealed to to help the
suffering and we are sure this
occasion will be no exception to
the rule.
| A very enjoyable “Hard Times
j Dance was held, at Kennecottin
laid of the Armenian Fund.
Owing to the stormy weather
very few McCarthy visitors
were able to be present.
i
I Mi’.^Theo Wolf returned to
town tliis week and has leased
j the Aron Erieson building; he
| will be prepared to do all kinds
i of watch repairing, etc. He
! has bean at Kennecott.
Arthur Powell, who spent a
j few days in town last week aft
er his seasons work on Rex Ck.
has accepted a position at Kenn
ecott.
An impromptu picnic was
! held near the Pot Hole on Wed
• esday. Beans, bacon and coffee
were cooked on the campfire &
a very pleasant time enjoyed.
Those present were; Mrs.
Graber, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Hubrick.
Gus Johnson arrived from I
Strelna on Tuesday‘s train and
is spending a few days in town,
Harry Brown, who is now
located at the Jumbo Mine, was
isiting his freinds in McCarthy
TThis week.
SCHOOL NEWS
Next Wednesday September
17th being Constitution Day
Exercises will be held at the
School house in the afternoon.
Parents and friends invited.
Next Wednesday is a day of
particular interest to the people
of the nation, being the anniver
sary of the adoption of the Con
stitution.
The great national institutions
are standing as sponsors of the
general movement, and all oveL*
the country this day will be ob
served i:i such a manner as to
increase popular knowledge con
cerning American Ideals of Gov
eminent, and with the further
object of bringing about a bet
ter understanding of che Consti
tution.
Patriotic songs and recita
tions will be rendered at the
school house on Constitution
Day, and the residents are all
invited to attend.
Margaret and Jean Woodin
started school this week.
Some of the national flags dis
played round town are really
not much of a credit to their
owners. Those over the Marsh
al’s and Commissioner’s are
most noticable They look as tho
they had borne for many years
the battle and the breeze,
There is some beverage on the
market in or near our fair city
this week, which has a great ef
fect on its consumers. “Ca ne
fait rien.”
Mr. C. S. Hubbell and several
assistants arrived on yesterdays
train They are on their way to
the Nizina district to survey the
holdings of the Andrus Co.