The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday n member, 29,1.^4.
No. LI
OF INTEREST
TO TOWN AND DISTRICT
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O’Neill
and family journeyed to Given
Butte Wednesday night to [intake
of Thanksgiving turkey
Andy Taylor breezed hack
to town Wednesday with dog te
am from the Homestead where
lie had been with a hunting party
which was very successful.
Mrs Mooney of Kenneeott
paid a visit to McCarthy this
week.
Mr W. li. Hancock is plann
ing a trip to upper Dan Creek
to si/e up the freighting situat
ion.
Mrs Erickson has been ,visit
ing her mother Mrs J is. Dennis
at Kennecott, and left on a spee
der yesterday to make connect
ions with the south bound boat.
Win Hair of Jumbo mine is
\
in town.
T»i 11 Mahai’ ami Carl Ander
son will rji* leaving for Young
Creek very soon.
John Luckie has begun to
cut lumber for LheXizina Uridge
.J. H. Reynolds arrived from
Seattle on last Saturdays train,
having been out on escort duty.
A hard times d*nee is Ueing
held at Kennecott ton ight. Ladies
a *’e to wear gingham and the men
diggings clothes. Good music and
refreshments furnished.
"Hye Michael, don’t be aftlier fir
mg that gun iera minute. Itain’t
loaded.”
‘ That’s nothin’ bedad. I have to
shoot now. The rabbit won’t wait.
SPKAKIV DAY
Ol all iIk* pictures hot conn* an' j*;o
\\ Immi lime is «jet in’shorter.
An the wick in life's lamp burns re<|
an’ low
Where tile twilight shadders loiter.
There’s one tlmt maker us turn sick an’
I faint.
j Kven at t his late ril in'
i 1 In* one <*l a scnoolroom, old an quainl.
An its Friday s speech recitin'.
Monday mornin’ we felt its dread:
1 uosday. the ^loom was thiek'nin:
Wednesday 'found its with hearts like
lead:
1 )i u! *><!;i\ f lio t lit was sick'n i11:
Thursday ni^ht al'raicl wcM ,ji*-.
I* ri«Ir»\ afraid we wouldn't.
An- we dibn't much care we'd think
w it h a sijfh,
Whether we could or we couidn'l.
At last the teacher would call our
name .
An . with the lour walls spinnot',
\\e-o i r y an ’ stand, with checks a I la me
On our tremblin' underpinniu-:
To the lofty platform steps we’d climb.
Wile hearts an' mind a-flutter.
W e'd i lie at a but ton frcm l ime to i ime
ihd m ver a word could we utter.
We'd clear ouriliroal an" hem an" haw
While i Im* laces danced before us.
Au I lie floor riz up Mil all we saw
Was l iic ceilin' wiiirlin' o’er us:
\\e (| hold lo our coat with a grip like
dealh.
An’ splutter an* fizz like a founlain.
An* swaHer an* nasp Mil all out o* breath :
Al a lump as bin as a mountain.
Then, ail of a sudden. like floods of
rain.
i The words *ud rush seethin'an* tossin* |
An* awa\ we'd tear likea railway train,
Nor never slop at a crossin'.
Commas au* colons an* paragraphs, t jo
W eMl pass at a pace most excitin’.
Air we gen "rally felt, when at last we j
not through.
hike an aeronaut jes* after 1 i«*htin*.
Whene'er we think of them o|* lime
days.
<hir heart grows cold anMiuakv:
r, 1
i he faded room swims in a haze
An' our knees git weak an* shaky:
For public speak in* may be all right
For polit icians an* preachers.
lint it troubles us fellers an awful sight
Who are only common creatures.
EXPEDITION TO
MOUNT LOGAN
Word has been received from
A. H. McCarthy that he will unde
rtake an expedition to scale Mt.
Logan, on the Canadian side about
May 1 next year, starting from
McCarthy.
About two tons of supplies
will be distributed in eight each
es along the trail. This will be
commenced about the first of
March.
PRETTY DINNER PARTY
AT McCarthy
A very pretty social function
took place at the home of Mrs.
Wills when she enterta ned at a
ThanKsgiving dinnerparty That*
sday evening.
The guests were: Mr. and Mrs
R. F. Snyder, Mrs. H. Olsen, Val
Morrison, Arthur and Walter
Mac Donnell, and Jas Hussey.
UQl/11) ( HEER VALUED
$*20,(>00 SEIZED ANCHORAGE
Anchorage, Nov. 19.—The larg
est cache of ‘white mule’ ever
seized in Alaska, was grabbed by
the local Marshall’s department
last Monday night. After delving
for some time in the basement
of the Chickaloon pool hall the
raiders unearthed five barrels-of
the finest mountain dew Clinton
Malehorn, proprietor, was arrest
ed and later released on $2000
hail. The authorities had been
tipped off prior to the raid.
YV VLvLilJ a S A DDkt;T M AN j
What is believed tube the
saddest of men was found in K1
amath Palis, Oregon on the morn
ing following the general election. J
He had left one thousand dollars j
before going on a hunting trip to I
be bet on LaFollette to win. Wh !
en he returned and heard the!
I
results he departed again for the !
woods, a sadder and wiser man. I
CHESS TOURNEY
The Kennecott ami McCarthy
chess tournament is progressing
nicely. Following are the names
of the McCarthy entrants: Chick
Nelson. William Lubbe, Roy Sny
der, J. W. Nickell, Jack SciiuRz
and H.ssey.
An elimination contest is bei
ng held, the winner of which is
to meet the victor of the Kennec
ott contest.
First round results
Nelson vs Snyder
winner—Snyder
Lubbe vs Schultz
winner—Lubbe
Nicked vs Hussey
winner—Hussey
In the semi'final round Sny
| der got a bye while Hussey and
Lubbe fought it out, Hussey em
erging victorious. Snyder will
now meet Hussey in the final to
decide who is to represent McCa
rthy against Kennecott.
The final game has been pla
yed and as soon as we saw Roy
we knew that disaster had over
taken him. Jimmie Hussey will
represent McCarthy against Ken
necott as they have declared a
winner. We’re all with you, James.
DEATH OF MRS. HARDING
Mrs Florence K. Harding, widow
of the late W. G. Harding, passed
away in the early morning of Nov
21, at Marion, Ohio following a ser
ions operation.
The body was placed in the vault
of the Marion cemetry along side
that of her husband.
A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
by which you will be remember
ed for years
ALASKA PANORAMA VIEWS
TINTED IN OIL
We put them up ready for mailing
J. P. Hu brick
Just across the creek.