The McCARTH
Weekly News
VOL. 4,
McCA
RTHY,. ALASKA. SATURDAY Septomber 17th 1921
NO 45
CHISANA NEWS
Pete Eikland, who purchased
N. P. Nelson’s ground made the
final payments before Mr. Nel
son left, having run into a rich
spot while prospecting tie
ground.
Ed. Briggen rnd Jack 0‘Hara
are weil pleased with their sum
mers work on Big Eldorado.
Percy Thornton. John Swan
son and Carl Whit ham on Litt le
Eldorado havt also dom> well.
N. and Mrs. Carl W'hitl.am
are remaing in this winter, Mr
Whit ham having a considerable
amount of ground to prospect.
Toney McGettigan on No 10
and Wright and Larson on Noll
Bonanza have had good rosulis.
The old timer and weas* 1
hunter Dud McKinney has had
the best summer lor a number
of years, having taken oat a
bunch oi kale this season.
Billy James and wife will al
so remain inside to develop his
grou nd
W. A. Johnson has left Chi
sana disposing of his interests
to Percy Thornton.
POTHOLE BLEAKS
Tht* annua] bursting of the
Pot hole, that underground
soring which bursts from under
the glacier every fall, and throws
a great geyser like body of water
into the Kennecott river, boiled
over last night. ..although not
such a great volume of water as
has been seen some former!
years, it is throwing over forty'
feet high today. It has been
viewed and photographed by a !
number of people. This is ;
one of McCarthy ’s prize views
and no one should miss it.
Mrs. M. F. Radovan was in
town from Dan Creek this week
TELEGRAPHIC
IRELAND DECLARES HER
INDEPENDENCE
London, Sept. 15. Ireland inis
formally declared her independ
ence and recognizes herself as
a sovereign state. Tl'iis is
Delavera’s announcement.
Lloyd George tonight telegraph
ed Delavera that all negotiations
are off because of that declara
tions. The premier holds that
such claims made another eon
ference as had been proposed,
impossibility.
London. Sept ]s. Tie ’papers
are demanding that premier
Lloyd George restore the Kino’s
sovereignty in Ireland.
Dublin. Sept. 17, Delavera tel
egraphed Lloyd G ‘orgo tonight
demanding ;l new conference
without conditions.
AIJI-SUCKLE AF I- All
^an Francisco. Svpr. 10, AH-s
\ irginia R.ppe a movie activss
died .yesterday at a San Fnu cis
co hospital, ollowing a pin \
which she had attend* d at Fai\
A rbuckle’s looms at 1 he St J- ii
cis Hotel. A i buckle \\ as held
penning an investigation but il «
grand ;iuiy returned no indict
ment against him. He iris
been called as a witness at the
inquest.
Sept 15. The members of the
party toid the Federal Prohib
ition. director today, that during
the debauch on last Thursday
in Actor Arbuckles suite alter
which Virginia Rappe* met her
death, forty bottles of whiskey
were consumed.
Arbuckie films are being barred
in motion picture theatres in
a great many cities all over the
United States.
LAST SAILING FOR NOME
Seattle; Sept. 16. The last sail-;
in<j; of the Victoria for Nome is
j scheduled for October 12th.
THINGS ARE GETTING
TOUGH IN AUSTRALIA
Adelaide, Sent 16, Many resid
ents of Australia are beinjr ini
pi'isuncd upon their refusal to
pay taxes.
OF LO AL INTEREST
Wt'i i n e>, i \ 1 > was a ver\
in iuch\ (i y io> Vaiinie Ander
on, while ■ ■ w is cranking his
auromobile, the crank swun^r
f*b ic• 1» ami struck his i• iyrht arm,
makinir -| ole in tyenk.He is now
under l)r. Giil-‘si>i’es care, but
will be we i rhij; his arin in a sling
for some time.
Ralph Rhoades arrived on tin?
last train and will be with the
Road Commission Crew this
wi liter.
V;il and Harry Morrison,who
li ivo but recently arrived here
from KodiuK, have leased the
Golden Gale, and will be ready
tor business tomorrow morning.
Biek Wo >dman is m iking1 ex
tensive additions to his resi
aence wnieli will be two stories
nigu woen completed and in-j
i elude three extra rooms and a i
batii.
Swan Gland was in town this i
vveek trom his ranch. He is in
good spirits since he discovered
that the new Sourdough road
will go quite close to his place.
Bill Henry was in town Wed
nesday last, he has thirty ton of I
hay harvested, as well as a
great amount of farm produce, j
Bill is prepared to winter |
horses at his ranch for $100 j
for the season.
ROAD COMMISSION NEWS
The work on the Sourdough
ruij is progressing rapidly.
Tiie camp is now moved to a
point over lour miles out and
the grading to the site of the
new bridge will be finished be
fore the snow flies.
Assisting Gus Johnson in the
good work are. V). S. Jorgenson,
Jacn Bishop, Eric Gindberg, An
drew Nelson, Harvey Ray, Jas
McConnell, W. Myers, Peter 3
Craig, Mute Knowles, Warren
Nelson, Jack Bayes, Albert
Carlson, .las Monas and Archie
McCombs. rJ heso are practically
all old timers in this section.
The tractor makes periodical
visits to town, hauling freight
etc.
M organ Pel key and C. R. Sax
man are in charge of the mess.
EU N E K A L of J U DG E SMITH
Tne funeral of the late (J. P.
Smitn took place last Tuesday.
A short service with music
was held in the A. H. Hall.
A lar<_,e number of old timers
were present to follow the re
mains oi their triend to his
last resting place.
The luneral service was con
ducted by J. P. Hu brick. The
pall bearers were: E. L). Gerekin
O. W. Brehmer, H. H. Mitchell,
John Nelson, Had Wakefield, J.
D. E.Stevenson and Chas. Veach.
NOTICE .
As the administration of the
estate of John Underwood, de
ceased, is under appeal to the
District Court, I would advise
all who have business with said
estate .to delay same until the
case is settled.
I have paid all funeral expenses.
Mrs.Eliz ibeth Underwood