The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, May is, u-6.
No. 20
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
K. G. (Kelly) Robinson of
Cordova is in town on a business
trip this week coming up on Wed
nesday.
BORN-At Kennecott hospit
al Thursday, May 13 at 10 A. M.
to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Pugh, a
daughter (7 lbs).
Jack Tritt, representing the
A. V. Love Dry Goods Co. dis.
played his wares here Thursday.
Charlie Lubbe came in from
Chititu yesterday.
Martin Harrais, A1 Doze and
Dad’ Wakefield went out with
the Road Commission this week.
Charlie Johnson went to
work for the Road Commission
today.
Mr. Bigford representing
the H. J. Heinz Co. was a McCar
thy visitor this week.
Mr. Cornwall, travelling sales
man for the Western Dry Goods
Co. of Seattle, was in town from
Wednesday to Saturday.
Mrs. Nils Tjosevig who
spent a few days in town, return
ed Wednesday to the Green
Butte.
Fresh vegetables for Monday
morning— head lettuce, toma
toes, celery, green onions, rad
ishes, bananas, sweet potatoes,
new potatoes, Florida grapefruit,
strawberries, fresh artichokes,
also finana haddocks.
At J. B. O'Neill’s
BASEBALL
DANCE TONIGHT
Don’t forget the big dance
tonight under the auspices of the
iocal Baseball Club. The Club
needs your support to purchase
new supplies for the season and
is making every effort to make
the affair attractive and enjoy
able to patrons.
SCHOOL VACATION
BEGINS FRIDAY
Tiie summer vacation for
Alaska schools begins Friday of
next week when the children
will end their term with their
annual picnic.
Come On! Lets Go!
Come! Lets go to the McCar
thy School Picnic, on the 21st of
May, out to the meadows, at 10:
30 A. M.! Who’s going:1 Wny!
i Everybody is going, and were
! <j:jiii<^ to have a bully good time!
Get out your ole picnic clothes,
a sunny smile, and get ready for
a dandy time! We’re going to
have a swell lunch. Hum! 1 bet
ten cents Fred’li be there. Come
oil and be kids again for one
| whole delightful da.v, you fellows!
We’re going to play some good
j old tashiuiied games like Hun
Sheep Run, Tag, Hide- and go
Seek, and say ! Dud’s going to
come out and show us how to
play ball! So bring your pardnei
along and help make a good
time! Whoopee! Come on! Lets
go! Where? To the Annual McC
arthy Picnic of course!
Mariane R. Wills
Go to R L. H. Marshall’s to
morrow for new spuds, tomatoes,
lettuce, green onions and fancy
frying chickens.
BASEBALL SMOKER
AT KENNECOTT
The KennecottBaseball Club
is preparing to inaugurate the
I summer season with a monster
smoker to be held Saturday even
ing May 22 in Kennecott hall.
IA good boxing card is being
. arranged by Myles Jones and
| some snappy bouts are guaran
| teed.
As an added attraction Prof
lessor Z iza will give his interpre
! tation of the Charleston to the
| sweet strains of “Yes S.r, She’s
My Baby.” Tiiis last number
alone will be worth the price of
; admission which is $1 00.
_
DUSTY* MALEHORN
SERIOUSLY ILL
The condition of C. (Dusty)
Malehorn, who was taken to
Kennecott hospital Tuesday
| night, is slightly better the last
i two days but still remains ser
i ious, according to reports from
j Dr. Gillespie. Dusty contracted
a severe cold while fishing at
Long Lake last Sunday and when
taken to the hospital was found
| to have a severe attack of pneum
onia and for two days doubts
were expressed as to his chanc
es of recovery.
KENNEC01T MOVIES
Sunday, May lb
Ramon Novarro
in
“THE ARAB”
News
Wednesday, May 19
Evelyn Brent & Monte Blue
in
“LIVING LIES”
Comedy & News
MORE OIL SAMPLES
ARE BROUGHT IN
i
Two more samples of oil
from the scene of the strike
were brougnt into town this
week both of which test high
grade oil.
Miss Barbara Wilson brought
in the first which she obtained
just a few miles from town over
Sourdough Hili. The second was
| secured by Jas. Murie from his
own claim across tlie Nizina.
Several more claims have
been staked during the week.
GOOD WORK ON
BASEBALL GROUNDS
Under the guidance of man
, ager E. Saindon, consideradle
missionary work is being done
on the McCarthy ball grounds.
The diamond was plowed up
last fall and the gang is busy
removing stones, ieveJling low
spots and seeding the grounds.
The home plate has been moved
into former right field which
gives a deeper field and at the
same time gives the fielders a
better bosition with regard to
the sun.
Some new equipment has
1 been purchased this spring and
the uniforms dry cleaned. With
continued good weather the ball
season gives promise of getting
away to a flying start in the near
future.
SPRING IS THE TIME
to replenish your lingerie
MADE-TO-MEASURE
and
READY MADE
Mrs. C. O. Marwood has samp
les and takes orders.
Mrs. Jack Morris