The McCARTf
Weekly News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, May ic>,
No. 20
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I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
The following were guests
at a dinner party at the Alaska
Cafe Sunday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. K. Mooney, Mr. and Mrs.
.). B. O’Neill, Miss Leper, Mr.
Eric Danielson, Miss McDermott,
James and Hal Cask ill.
Mr. George Anderson of the
Juneau House oi’ Music was in
town this week.
Tom Larson left on Friday’s
train for Mile 5o where lie will
assist in dismantling the cann
ery building owned by J. P. Hub
lack.
‘Red’ Moore who worked at
the Chititu Mines last season is
again in town, having arrived on
this afternoon’s train.
Word was received in to
days mail from .1 H. Murray that
he had succeeded in getting an
appropriation of $6,000 to be ex
pended on the Chisana trail.
This will be good news to those
who have to use the present
trail into that district.
The Road Commission camp
at Xizina has suspended ope rat
ions fo” a short, time Tt is said
Major Oliver will be up to take
charge of tlx* road building.
Cliff Cayouette is spending j
a couple of days in town reeup !
i
erating from his winters work |
with the A. R. C.
Mr. Ed. Banett of the Green
Butr.> isa town visitor this werk
end. i
Mickey Norton came from
theNizina bridge yesterday.
MOUNT LOGAN PARTY
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GETS UNDER WAY,
The party of mountaineers
under the leadership of Captain
A. H. McCarthy got started on
their big adventure Tuesday fore
noon, amid the farewells and good
wishes of numerous friends in
McCarthy.
The party is equipped with
a moving picture outfit and has
an expert in charge of this work
in Mr. Carpe, who is radio expert
for the General Electric.
The official party consists of!
eight men with Andy Taylor as |
guide and Pete Brenwick inchaj
rgeof the [jack train of six iior
ses and mokes.
During their short stay here
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the men made numerous friends
who send with them their best
wishes on the long and danger
mis trip. The hope of all is that
they will return in due time with
a little chip off the very pinnacle
of old Mount Logan.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
AT KENNECOTt!
Word was received here Thu
rsday afternoon that Carl Ander |
son (Big Carl) of the Jumbo Mine!
had made an attempt on his life!
by cutting his throat and was in
a very critical condition. He was
removed to the hospital Friday
morning with iiis condition rein
anting the same. During the day ;
he became violent ami it was nec ;
esssry to place a guard over him.
He comm i ted. the rash deed, it is
believed, in a fit of despondency.
forty milks inside of
ARCTIC CIRCLE
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Fait-banks, Alaska, May 7.—
Completing the larthestmorth
oirplane flight in Alaska to date,
Noel Wein, pilot for the Fair ban
ks Airplane Corp. yesterday land
ed two passengers, one being a
woman, at Wiseman, forty odd ,
miles inside the Arctic Circle '
RAILROADER'S BALI
GOES OVER THE TOP
On Monday evening last the
local railroad boys put on a rare
treat in the form of a dance at
the Pioneer’s Hall. In spite of the
fact that it was given at short
notice with little time for prepat
ation, it was a howling succt ss.
Over fifty people attended
from Kennecott and a large local
attendance fairly filled the half
The excellent music provided lent
an. added attraction to the even
ing and there was not a dull mom
entfrom beginning to end.
A novel feature was introduc
ed in the drawing fora gentle
man’s diamond stick pin which
fell to Andy Taylor.
The ‘Boys’ are to be congrat
mated on their ability to ‘put it
over'.
FIRST BEAR OF SEASON
To Mr. Wm. Douglas of Kenn
ecott goes the honor of bringing
in tiie first bear of the season
While out with a party on Friday
between Moose Lake and Long
Lake he bagged a black which
they claim to be an unusually
large one. At least Hi Malcolm
says it made the biggest tracks
of any of them. But not the
fastest we’ll wager.
Another party went out on
yesterday afternoon’s train to
try their luck.
MINE ACCIDENTS
LEAD IN ALASKA
In the past biennium there
were 40 deaths from accidents ir
all the industries of Alaska, anc
884 persons injured, according ti
official statistics compiled by D
D. Stetoart, mine inspector. Fifty
nine per cent of the deaths and
77 per cent of the injuries were
caused by accidents in the min
ing industry, the report said.
HELP THE KIDDIES
Li<ts uro now being circulat
ed about the district for the pur
pose of raisin^' a fund to tike
on,re of the two little kiddies of
the late A. hi Trim.This is being
done at the request of numerous
peop!*' in the vicinity to whom
Austin Trim has always been an
unfailing friend and they wish
to take this means of showing
their feelings toward a friend
who was a fiiend indeed.
Tiiis fund will be placed in
j the hands of trustees who will
j see to its proper use at the prop*
: er time and who will look to the
safe investment of it to insure
j an income which will take care
■of thei" needs for years to come,
j The trustees appointed are Mrs.
; A E. Trim, mother of the child
ren, who knows their needs bett
er than any other; Mrs. M. Harr
;ais, teacher of the children and
, a business woman of proven ab
ility; and Jack Meloy, long a
friend of A. E. Trim and family.
It is the intention not to over
look anyone in this campaign
i but to give everyone a chance to
; show their feeling toward the
| kiddies but you do not need to
wait until approached. Send in
your donation to anyone of the
! trustees or to the News office
! and it will be properly taken
| care off.
Remember that Alaska has
reason to love all children born
l
j and raised in its borders and to
see that they shall not want.
Inquiry has come to the
Governor’s office for information
concerning Phillip Long Wilson,
born and raised in Farmington,
Missouri, now about 50 years of
age, and thought to have come
to Alaska about the year 1917.
Information is desired by his
aged mother. Any facts concern
ing him should be sent to the
Governor’s office, Juneau, Alaska.