The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, Alaska, Saturday_February 3,1923
No.ia.
Local News
John Amber left for the creek
Monday to visit Ed Bassett and
and other friends. He expects
to be absent for about a week.
Gus Gelles, better known as
the >fOptimo Kid,” was in town
Saturday evening, having spent
the afternoon at Kennecott. He
reports a good trip and plenty of
business.
During the absence of Archie
Of the Alaska Fountain, John
Nickel is in charge of the es
tablishment.
Victor Marshall is running his
father’s store during Mr.Marsh
all's absence at Valdez.
Chauneey Boyce, former post j
master at Fairbanks and present!
U.S. Marshall at Chitina, is en
forcing law and order in this!
city during the absence of Mar
shall Reynolds.
The two foot fall of snow 1 as
pretty well blocked the wheels
of industry around the town.
Con Olsen, employee of the
Kennecott Corporation was in
town for a couple of days this
week. Constates that he has a
line lot of snow scenes that he
has taken recently.
Felt Shoes and Moccasins
At Marshall’s
Continued on page 2 Col 2
GROUND - HOG DAY
Ground hog day certainly was
auspicius for an eaily spring. A
self respecting ground hog said
that he was really ashamed to
come out on such a snowy day.
It was so dark that be mis
took the day for night.
Such was Friday.
NETTLETON’S— Fine Shoes
At Marshall’s
Scotty Atchinson and Joe Som
mers? have taken positions with
the road commission at the Niz
in a River.
The boys intend to stay on the
job until the season opens.
The Commission has posted j
notice of the sale of a lotof old '
ham. All bids a,re to be opened
on the 10th of this month.
Here’s a chance, for someone
to get some good dog ford
i
!
A good live correspond ence
school would get lots of business
if they would send an agent a
round. He could sell a course en
titled, ” How to shovel snow easi
ly and quickly”.
Bill Hair, who hurt his leg rec
ently, was up at the hospital ODe
day this week. It was thought
Bill had broken one of the
bones in his leg, but an X Ray
disclosed a sprain.
Finest Dog Salmon and £dlibe
Tallow
At Marshal l*s
Roy Snyder has announced
that the Alaska Cafe will close
down for a week or ten days for
repairs. There will be an entire
new house when the Cafe again
opens its doors.
Bill Reid, is spending a couple
of dajrs in town, visiting friends.
He is employed at the angle
station of Kennecott Corporal*
ion.
The open house, given by the
Anchorage Pioneers recently is
said to have been a huge success
as far as fun was concerned
The Pioneers also report an
entire success from a financial
standpoint. *
Igloo No. 15 has added $400
to its credit.
When the days of ’49 or’98 is
staged at McCarthy, this Igloo
should ma.ke an equally large
sum. Everyone will be at the
hall on the 17th of March.
Be sure to watch the blank
space on page 2. Next week it
will carry an interesting announ
cement.
Kanatak is in a deuce of a fix
on account of the shortage of
currency. The people have is
sued I.O.U.’s that are as good as
any money. It is said that one
mpi has cornered all of the av
ailable cash out of the great A.
merican in-door sport. Poker is
going strong, but every oil com
pany pays off in checks^
Anchorage Times
Ft. Worth Texas Feby.3
Doctor Cook, the north pole
faker was arrested here by Fed
eral authorities for having liquor
in his possession.
TELEGRAPHIC
WASHINGTON—D.C. Feby 3
The political sharks are tod ay
sure that preseht Postmaster
General Work will be transferr
ed to the head of the Department
of Interior. It is said that Sen -
ator New will succeed Work.
Knute Nelson today celebrated
his 80th birthday and was con
gratulated by every senator
Sixty revenue officials in a raid
yesterday arrested ninety pro.
hibition violators. Twelve of those
arrested were womeo.
Tne officials seized 300 gallons
of good whiskey.
People in the raw fur trade
have no chance to compete with
Missouri dealers according to
Geo Gosha w, Alaskan fur buyer.
Goshaw further stated that pol
itics was the reason for the U.S.
seal sales being held in £.t.Louis
The foregoing was given at a
Senate investigation committee
me’eting. The Senate is investiga
ting the alleged fur trust.
Mexico City Feby.3
Thirteen killed and forty wogH
ded, is the result of a riot to
today between a striking force
led by reds and armed soldier*,
who were guarding street cars.
Dusseldorf. Feby 2.
French troops have complete*
Jy stopped the shipment of eugl
into unoccupied Germany.
The first birds of spring
were on the move today. One of
them ’skeeters attack us.