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VOL. II. NO. 36,
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, june 28, 1919.
APPROPRIATION
ALASKA ROADS
TO BE $300,000
* WASHINGTON, June 24 (by *
^ Asesociated Press).—The sen- #
¥ ate has accepting an amend- ^
^ ment appropriating $300,000
¥ instead of the house provision ^
¥ of $100,000 for the use of the >f>
Alaska Road Commission for &
¥ building roads and trails in ^
>f< that territory. ^
INTERNED GERMANS TO
BE SENT BACK HOME
ATLANTA, June 25 (by Associated
Press).—Sixty-three German seamen
interned at Fort McPherson since the
war have been taken to Charleston for
transportation to Germany.
WISCONSIN VOTES TO
LEGALIZE BEER
MADISON, Wis., June 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The senate killed the
bone dry amendment by a vote of 18 to
14 for a measure legalizing beer con
taining two and one half per cent
alcohol.
MSTERN GAME HUNTERS
Captain J. P. Hubrick, the Alaska
guide with headquarters at McCarthy,
has three hunting parties signed up
for the coming season, which he will
pilot through the White river country.
They are Richard Mitten and friends
from Boston, Mass., Governor B. B.
Comer and friends from Birmington,
Alabama, and Ottoman H. Van Norton
and John B. Burnbaum, of New York
city. Mr. Van Norton returned only
recently from France and in his letter
to Captain Hubrick he states that he
met Jimmy Morris, of McCarthy in
St. Mihiel last October. The three
parties will arrive in Cordova about
middle of August and go from here to
McCarthy. They expect to spend four
or five weeks in the game fields.
MEXICAN BORDER IS
BEING WELL FORTIFIED
WASHINGTON, June 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The government is
erecting a string of forts and army
camps along the Mexican border, to
bouse border troops. This is America's
first real fortified frontier.
SIGNING OF TREATY DELAYED
BY INACTION OF THE GERMANS
-MUST SURRENDER KAISER
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, June 25.—The allies
are uneasy regarding Germany’s silence regarding her repre
sentation at the formal signing of the peace treaty. Paris hopes
the treaty will be signed Friday, but everything depends upon
the arrival of the delegates. If nothing is heard from Ger
many soon the peace conference is to send an ultimatum to
Germany demanding the appointment of a plenipotentiary
within a certain number of hours.
WANTS ALASKA
NATIVE FID
MADE 165,11110
WASHINGTON, June 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary Lane has
asked the senate to increase the ap
propriation of the sundry civil bill for
the education of Alaska natives from
$15,000 to $65,000.
DADDY TO HAVE LEGAL
HOLIDAY OF HIS OWN
WASHINGTON, June 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Representative Snell,
a Republican from New York, has in
troduced a bill in congress making the
third Sunday in June Father’s Day.
BEARS GET THE BENEFIT OF
LUXURIES
Bears broke into the cache left by
the Muncasters on Dan creek and de
voured a great portion of the outfit.
The luxuries were a total loss.
A BIG PRACTICE GAME
Everybody is invited to attend and
are requested to be present on Sunday
afternoon at the ball grounds, when a
big practice game will be held.
The baseball game on the Fourth
will be a tremendous attraction, Eddie
Sommers, brother to our genial depot
agent, and crack ball player has kindly
consented to play for McCarthy.
BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS
Mrs. Drury, who was a recent ar
rival to McCarthy from the Fairbanks
and Nenana country, has purchased
Mr. C. K. Brown’s interest in the
laundry.
A number of prospectors have been
working the creeks and benches in
the vicinity of Tiekhell. Several good
finds have been made.
DELEGATESHIP
FROM ALASKA
BEFORE HOUSE
SEATTLE, June 25 (by Associated
Press).—In a Washington special to
the Seattle Times, J. J. Underwood
says a resolution has been introduced
in the house providing for taking testi
mony in the Alaska delegate contest.
He says congress is so busy it has
little time for election contest resolu
tions and it is probable the contest
will not be decided until late in the
session.
EXCURSION RATES TO MCCARTHY
FOR THE FOURTH
Through the courtesy of the Copper
River and Northwestern Railroad com
pany excursion rates will be charged
on the Fourth, half fare.
HORSES ARE COMMANDING BIG
PRICES
A1 Doze has sold his fancy team to
John Barrett for $300. Nelson has
sold his team, sleds, etc., for $550.
TRAIL NEWS
Harry Boyden and Louie Hender
son left for Chisana this week with
thirteen head of stock loaded from
Marshall’s.
Lysle Brown has returned to Chis
ana, and reports five inches of snow
at Horsefeldt.
Lysle’s dog was poisoned while he
was in Chisana. Many dogs have been
poisoned in that district this spring
and considerable agitation is being
made. N. P. Nelson lost several dogs
from his dandy team. Some investiga
tion should be made by the authori
ties as the loss of dogs is a serious
matter to Chisana people.
Warren Nelson has returned from
his trip to the Creeks.
Mail for the Creks left Monday last.
COPPE CARGO
OF MARIPOSA
BE SALVED
PRINCE RUPERT, June 25 (by As
sociated Press).—It will probably be
another month before the Mariposa’s
salving can be completed. The wreck
ers have reported that the copper ore
cargo can be saved but the hull is in
bad shape.
PURELY LOCAL GOSSIP
ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS
Ranchers are very busy people these
days. On the Lubbe ranch 13 acres
are in seed. Micky Gallagher reports
14 acres in seed on his ranch at the
Lackinaw.
Sixty horses are now on the trail,
and more horses are coming from the
States to fill in for the many hunting
parties which will arrive here this
summer.
William Longley has been appointed
administrator in the estate of Olive
Walters, deceased, known in McCar
thy under the name of Molly Parks.
At the movie show tomorrow even
ing will be: Pathe News and “Baby
Mine”, 6-act comedy played by Madge
Kennedy.
A complete line of ladies’ suits,
waists and summer coats. Also chil
drens’ goods in great variety. Mail
orders given attention promptly.
DOUGHERTY’S, Cordova.
FOURTH OF JULY ATTRACTIONS
Baseball game.
Races for the kiddies.
Drilling contest.
Packing contest. ,
Novelty events.
Pie-eating contest.
Apple-eating contest.
Three hundred and fifty dollars in
prizes.
Movie Show and
Big Dance in Evening.
Dance for the benefit of fire de
partment.
COURT NEWS
| In the Commissioner’s Court on
i Tuesday last, the caseof C. K. Brown,
| who had been arrested and placed
; under bonds on a charge of grand lar
| ceny, came up for trial. No evidence
j was forthcoming, so the case was dis
! missed.
BRIDGE WILL GET THE ONCE
OVER
Engineer Morrison has arrived on
an inspection trip to the Nizina bridge.
A1 Fagerberg is leaving this week on
a trip to the States.