The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 2.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, November noth 1918
NO. 5
AMUSEMENTS
At thn Movie Show tommor
row evening, Hearst Pathe News
will be shown, and an opportu
nity to see the inimitable Doug
las Fairbanks in “ The Man from
Painted Post” followed by an
Educational film from Ford aut
omobiles.
THANKSGIVING PARTY
About seventy five people at
tended the party given by the
A. B’s on Thanksgiving night &
an enjoyable time was had by all
Dancing was indulged in,
late in the evening a short but
effective speech was made by
the Hon. J. H. Murray upon the
purpose of the gathering, con-,
eluding with the remark that
people have more to be thankful
for thisThanksgiving than ever
before. After this speech'
the company joined in singing
the ’‘Star Spangled Banner”
All sat down to prettily decora
ed tajale spread with a great var
lety of good things to eat, attend
ed by a committee of ladies:
Mesdames Barrett Cloninger,
Erickson, Underwood and Hunt
i • Im rife con tin
ued till 2. a. m.
MASQUERADE BALE
The A. B’s announce that
they will hold a Masquerade
Ball on December 31st New
Years Eve, Handsome
prizes will be given, and the
whole affair will be conducted
on the same grand «cale as the
previous masquerades have been
Full details later.
New stock of Alladm Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
Fatal Catastrophe.
Engine Submerged in Copper River
d~.t '■ : 'i ’ rsi> .tuti
FIREMAN W. HEROLD KILLED
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Early yesterday morning a
serious accident occ ired on the
Copper River Bridge when the
North end Local w is making its
first trip across. /• bsolutely
without warning the Image col
lapsed beneath it and engine &
two 11 it cars were hurled into
the river.
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| The fireman, W. Herold was
; killed instantly, and the other
i in embers of the train crew had
ja miraculous escape.
W. Hines, engineer, Joe Brown
land Tim E*ksfr>m. brakemen,
) and H >ffm m, trackwalker, were
jail bidly bruised and shaken
| suffering terribly from exposure
and effects of the plunge into
1 1 > T - '
tie r a g i n g i c y w a te r s.
With the exception of Joe
| Brown-woo rem lined it home
j in Chitina, they were sent im
i mediately to Cordova hospital
The wrecker crew and equip
ment hastened to the scene from
| Cordova and today the bi Jy of
; W. Herold was recovered.
The cause of the accident
is not yet known,
Traffic is temporarily suspend
ed but will be resumed as soon
as possible. The dinky
engine from McCarthy was fit'
ted up for the emergency and
despatched to the bridge today
with Harry Dean at the throttle
and Bill Baxter as fireman.
The submerged engine is No.
74. one of the new locomotives
imported two years ago to cope
with the increasing copper ton
nage.
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GENEROUS MINERS
The Employees of the Moth
er Lode have made a collection
this week amounting to the gen
erous sum of $392.00.
Tins is to be divided between
the Red Cross and the inmates
of the Pioneer Home at Sitka.
The amount which goes to
the Red Cross will apply on
mi mberships in the Christmas
Roll Call, giving the Mother
Lore a Red Cross Banner with
nearly fifty honor crosses.
The percentage going to the
Pioneer Home will give each in
mate a personal Christmas token
of goodwill from the miners who
are lucky enough to have, their
health and strength, and want
to help their less fortunate bro
thers have a merry Christmas
• 11 • i r.; v (r i
Taa A. B\s. desire to thank
ail thosewho as listed in making
die Thanksgiving party such a
- w ceess.
Give up your luxuries that
lie Kaiser may be made to give
up his ambitions.
Just Received: A full line of
Fancy Turkeys, Broilers, Fry
ers, and Young Roasters, also
new pack of Fresh Oysters.
R. L. H. Marshall.
The McCarthy Laundry has
the only bath with shower in
town 75 cents. Advt.
RED CROSS
General meeting of the McCar
j thy Chapter was held last Tues
day evening. 18 members
were present.
The resignations of Mrs. J.B.
O’Neill, Chairman Entertainment,
Committee, Mrs. C. F. M. Cole,
Chairman, Mrs. J. B. Underwood
Vice ch hrman, Mrs. J. H. Murie
Treasurer, Mrs. M. Refior, Sec
retary, were read and accepted
votes of th inks being passed to
them for them for their servic
es. The following officers were
elected pro tem,
G. Barry, Chairman,
Mrs J. Barrett, Vice-chairman
O. W. Brehmer, Treasurer.
W. M. Goodwin, Secretary.
The present Membership
Committee will have charge of
fihe Christm is Roll Call, whose
main endeavor will be to place
a membership banner in every
'home in the jurisdiction of the
chapter, and see that every man
woman and child wears a mem
bership b idge for 1919 before
Christmas Roll Cill week,which
will be from December 16 - 23.
For households containing more
than ore member, exhri R?l
Crosses are provided to be past
ed on the original banner.
Any individual who should
have received a label and has
not yet done so, may send a X
mas Package upon signing a
statement that he or she is the
nearest living relative in the U
nited states of the proposed re
cipi ent.
FOUND: Small leather purse.
Owner can have same by apply
ing at the “News Office5'.
Dentist
of the firm of Drs Daggett and
Blyth. Cordova Alaska.
May be consulted at the
GOLDEN HOTEL -
McCarthy. Alaska