The McCARTH Y
Weekly News
VOL. 5.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday April8th. 1922
NO. 22
TELEGRAPHIC
APPROPRIATION ASKED
NEW ALASKA CABLE
Seattle, April 7th. The War De
partment has today asked the
Sentte Appropriation Committee
for a million and a half to build
a new Alaska cable,
FATAL AIRPLANKCOLLISION
Paris, April 7th. British and
French planes of the London and
Paris aerial express collided in
a fog seventy miles north of
Paris this afternoon. Six were
tiavelling and all were killed.
DIRECTOR of BUREAU of
MINES to COME NORTH
Washington, April 7th. Bain,
Director of the Bureau of Mines
is leaving for Alaska on May 1st
to arrange for the transport
ation of coal from Matanuska.
Seattle, April 7th The freighter
Skagway sailed today for Seward
carrying five new passenger
coaches for the Alaska railroad.
AUTO SPEED TEST
Palm Beach. April 7th. Sig
Haugdahl, a Norwegian, drove
his automobile one mile in nine
teen seconds in a speed test here
today.
TAFT ACCUSED OF HAVING
TOO GOOD A TIME
Washington, April 7th. Norris,
in the Senate today charged
that Chief Justice Taft is spend
ing too much time with his feet
under the mahogany of the idle
rich at social functions.
McCa rthy School Election
will be held in the School house
on Monday next April 10th, be
tween 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.
COURT NEWS
The Probatedocket is fast be
ing cleaned up. The court has
given notice that all estates
must be closed at the earliest
possible moment compatible
with the law, and with the mini
mum of expense.
No unnecessary delay will be
tolerated.
In the Matter of the Estate of
John Underwood, deceased, a
hearing was held last Tuesday
upon the petition of the widow j
for setting apart the entire es
tate to her on the ground that
the total value thereof did not ex
deed the sum of $4,000,00.
A citation had previously is
sued directing the administra
trix, Mrs. Jean Tjosevig. to ren
der to the Court an accounting
of her administration of the es-!
tate.
Judge Coppernoll, in render
ing his opinion, awarded the
whole of the estate to the widow, j
relieved the administratrix from
the duties of her trust and dis
allowed all fees for services of
administratrix, attorneys fees,'
Marshal’s fees and all charges j
for publication of notices, on the I
ground that such expenses were
unwarranted and without war
rant of law. The only fees allow
ed by the court were for ap
praising the estate and the
court costs.
Harvey Anderson came to town
i last Tuesday from the Mother
Lode, where he had been work
ing for some time, and iramed
1 lately proceeded to test the
j “high tension,” Deputy
Marshal Kavanaugh took him be
fore Judge Coppernoll, where
he pleaded guilty. The court
gave him .-50 days in the Federal
; jail.
On complaint of Harvey Ander
| son, H. Olsen, charged with as-!
sault was fined $100. and sen
j fenced to 80 days in the Feder
al jail by the U. S. Commission
jer Coppernoll,on pleading guilty.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
A sale of the one-half interest
in the seven placer claims on
Rex caeek, belonging to Oscar
Hanson, deceased, were sold to
James McGavock, of Kennecott,
by Peter Erichson, Administra
tror, at a sale held last Wednes
day under order of the Probate
Court. The price paid was
£450,00.
The sale of the lode claims
was postponed one week, there
being no bids at the last offer
ing.
Doc Brehmer has sold out his
lunch counter to James Hussey
George Saxon is now chef.
Harry B. Brown of the Jumbo
has recovered from a severe at
tack of the grip, anu will now
spend a couple of months in
town recuperating.
Ed McMullen arrived last
Saturday from Chisana by Mike
Knowles dog team. Since plac
ing himself under Dr. Gillespies
care, it is fouud that a number
of the small ankle bones were
broken as a result of his fall
down the shaft at Notch Creek
seme months ago.
John Swanson, Hans Running,
Pete Eiklund and Chas. Fogel
berg, all Chisana operators.have
been In town this week scouring
their season’s outfits and left
for the interior camp yester
day morning.
Mrs. Radavon, John Hill and
Clifford Cayouette were in town
this week.
Lou Henderson and Matt Laan
inen are jailers.
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connections
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall
LEGAL A DVERTISING
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
BEFORE THE GENERAL
LAND OFFFICE
JUNEAU SERIAL No.05372
ALASKA NABESNA CORPOR
ATION, Applicant
Notice of Application for Patent
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws of
the United States, and more especial
ly the Act of Congress approved May
10th, 1872, and amendments thereof,
the ALASKA NABESNA CORP
ORATION, duly incorporated under
the laws of Delaware and licensed to
do business in the Territory of Alaska
after a full compliance with its laws,
whose post office address is care of
Maurice D. Leehey, 620 Alaska Build
ing, Seattle, Washington, which cor
poration has acquired and now holds
the lode mining claim and millsite
hereinafter described in accordance
with said laws, and all local laws,rules,
regulations and customs of miners,
and has made improvements on said
mining claim of the value greater
than Five Hundred Dollars upon or
for the benefit of each location in
eluded therein, and who at this time
is in the sole, act ual and peaceful
possession of said mining claim and
each location therein contained, will
apply for a patent to the same, includ
ing the following named lode locations,
all of which are so contiguous as to
constitute a single tract of ground,
! and each location extends along the
' vein the length herein stated with
| surface ground 300 feet wide on each
i side of the center of the vein of
; quartz or other rock in place, bearing
i gold, copper and other valuable min
erals, and each contains the number
of acres here set opposite its name, all
as fully and accurately described upon
the official plat of Mineral Survey
No. 1414A herewith posted on the
claim, and .by the Field Notes of
such official survey on file with the
j Register of the United States Land
| Office at Juneau, Alaska, viz:
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