The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 2.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, January 4th 1919
NO. 10
A Happy New Year to you!
AMUSEMENTS
The Masquerade Ball given
by the A. Bs on New Year’s Eve
was a highly successful funct
ion. Avery large number at
tended, considering the quaran
tine which restricted other than
town residents from being pre
sent. There were forty mas
queraders and many onlookers.
The judges: Warren Nelson
Pete Johnson, and Fred Stoter,
had a difficult task awarding the
prizes: the result of their delib
erations was as follows.
Most Patriotic Costume.
Gents Box Cigars and Box Gan
dy, Uncle Sam, J.W.Nickell.
Ladys Leather hand purse. Mrs.
Ketterer, Red Cross.
Best dressed Lady; Box of ap
pies, Flower girl Mrs. McCrary
Best dressed Gent dinner for
two- Roman soldier, Mr. Brown
Most original Character. Gents
prize Dinner for two Old Year
Mrs. Wells.
Lady Prize: One pair of silk
Hose, New Year Mrs McLellan.
Best sustained Character, Gent,
Meerschaum pipe J. McLellan.
Ladys, Hand Painted Sugar &
Creamer. Justice Mrs. Woodin
Most Comical Gent, Dinner for
two Happy Hooligan. J Peterson
Lady, 5 pound box candy Fort
une teller Mrs Barrett.
Consolation, Gent, Coon W. Woo
din, Ladies Naval Officer, Mrs
Cloninger.
The winner^ of the Prize
Waltz were J. W. Nickel! and
Eudoxia MacDonnell.
No INFLUENZA in MCCARTHY
The town of McCarthy con tin
ues to be free from all symp
toms of the influenza epidemic.
The Board of Health is keep
ing a strict eye on all conditions
and if things proceed as they are
we shall escape the “finand
be spared to die of “ennui’’.
Last night a special train ar
rived bringing two nurses who
will inoculate all riilroad em
ployees. Mr. Corser, Superin
tendent of the Railroad, having
ma.de it compulsory that all rail
road employees and their famil
ies take the serum.
Almost all the residents have
been inoculited. D:\ Hill has
finished McCarthy and Kennecot
is now at Bpnanza, and then will
treat all the employees at Jumbo
Latest reports from those towns
where the influenza serum has
been used, show a marked diff
erence in harm that the epidem
ic does. In Cordova the disease
is well under control, only 30
cases confined to their rooms, &
only three- new cases in“
the last few days, two pf which
landed from one or the incom
ing boats.
DR. H VL^of CORDOVA
Dies of Pufcumonia.
All through its course this
epidemic has taken its toll of
the lives of the brightest & best
This week we mourn the death
of Dr. C. Is. Hale, who succumb
ed to pneumouia, on December
31st, following an attack of influ
enza.
Through all this Copper Riv
er district he was known with
deep regard- Himself an ard
ent lover of tne prospector’s
life, innumerable prospectors
owe their chance to explore the
hills to a grubstake irom Dr.
Hale.
Now he is gone over the ever
lasting hills and we sadly pay a
tribute to a staunch friend a fine1
sportsman, a game loser and a
splendid man.
MOVIE f- HOW
At the Movie Show tomor
row evening, Hearst Pathe News
will be shown, &n 1 Marguerite
Clark will appear in a fi/e act
photo play “Saved from a water
y grave” followed by a Comedy
‘His Wedding Nig lb” starring
Koscoe Fatty Arbuckle.
MINER’S MARKET
GROCERIES, MEATS, PROVISIONS
Each train brings fresh shipments of Beef, Pork,
Mutton Veal, Oysters. Crabs and Fish of all kinds,
I have also a new stock of groceries, guaranteed to
be strictly fresh and at most reasonable prices.
Your Patronage Solicited.
R.L.H. MARSHALL
NEWS ITEMS
Superintendent W B. Hancock
and his wife, spent the New
Year in the city as guests of
the Marshalls.
The foundation for our bridge
over McCarthy creek is assum
a business-like appearance.
G. C. Gwinn left for Dan Ck
on Wednesd-iy morning with a
load of freight for the Klopfer
ontfit.
The Seltenrich family are oc
cupying the log residence oppis
ite the school, for the winter
months.
School will re-open on next
Monday morning at nine sharp.
Mrs Gus Carlson and children
spent last week-end at the Iver
son ranch.
On New Years Mrs, AroD
Erickson entertained the Iver
sons, Carlsons, and Eekstroms
ut dinner.
Frank Iverson is having good
success with his chicken ranch,
getting several fresh eggs daily
and says if he had electric lights
he could hypnotise the hens to
double the output.
New stock of Alladin Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office,
Are you a Red Cross member
for 1919?