The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday December ibth 102*#
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NO 7
CHRISTMAS PREPARATION
Pretty things on display in
the stores, Xmas decorations
everywhere and a general air
of excitement among the young
folks are all indications of the
nearness of the festive season.
A splendid line of stock is be
ing shown by all business houses
proving that shopping can be
done to advantage in the home
town.
A verj’ attractive display of
souvenir jeweiry made from the
green copper ore and mounted
in Alaska gold is being shown
at Hu brick’s — this makes un
ique and inteiesting gifts for
to send to lolks outside — in
addition to being made of miner
al from our own hills, the work
manship and design aie b* auti
ful in scarf pins, cuff buttons,
ladies pins and rings all at
Seattle pi ices. (Advt)
A. B
5th Annual Masque
Ball
NEW YEAR’S EVE
TURKEYS
Fresh Turkeys, Geese, Young
Roasters and Fowl.
Veal, Pork, Mutton & Beef |
White fish and trout.
R> L H- Marshall
TELEGRAPHIC
Special to the News.
Dissatisfaction in Phillipines
Manila. Dec. 18th 1 1 includ
ing 4 Americans were Killed in
a riot between enlisted men of
Phillipine Constabulary Manila I
Police I
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Washington Dec. 18Ji. The
Phillipine Commissioner told
the House his people wanted in
dependence, not as the protect
orate of another nation.
Wapes cut in Utah
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Salt Lake. Dec. lsth- Effective
January 1st the wipes of Utah
copper miners will be cut a
dollar a day
Race Riots in Kansas
Indepenaencence- Km ns- The
killing of grocer Wharton b.v a
negro precipitated a rice riot
in which fou*~ were slain and ov
er hundred shots exchanged.
Messrs. Morres and Snyder re
port that they have about one
hundred dollars on hand already
for the kiddies xmas tree,
which they consider unusually
good.
< 'harles Soon berg, the newly
appointed 1 nited States C'.om
missioner lor this Precinct, ar
rived on yesterday’s train, and
immediately took up nis new
duties. He is from Valdez.
(\ Parker Smith, who has im
proved a great deal in health,
returned from Kennecot' Hos
pital rl is week, and is now reg
istered at Copes.
Won1 has been received of
the birth of a son to Mr. & Mrs.
Ralph liothe of Seattle, Wash, j
We hope that he will be as
good a dog musher as nis Dad.
Ranch Destroyed By Fire
A serious fire, which resulted
in the complete destruction of
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buildings and live stock took
place last Sunday morning at
Jimmy Peterson’s rinch.
Peterson, who lives in a cabin
about three hundred yards away
from the barns had worked the
previous evening till midnight &
did not hear a sound to warn
him till he got up in the morn
ing and found several years
vvork had g'rne up in smokn.
Twenty nine pigs, valued at
two thousnd dollars and a 1 eavy
ttan' owned by George Ander
sen, which Peterson and Trim
were using on a wood contract,
also harness and implements
were burnt.
Next Saturday being Christ
mas Day the McCarthy Weekly
News will be published Thurs
day evening next week in
stead of Saturday.
Ernie Gherkin and Sam Sel
tenrich left this week to do the
assessment work on the Bald
win property.
John E. Banett made a trip
to the Green Group tbit week.
Malcolm Brock, President of
the Fiist Bank of Cordova, ar
rived on yesterday’s train. Mr.
Brock will only be here for a
short time, intending to return
on the next South bound train
to Cordova.
Fresh Christmas Candy at
Marshalls.
Christmas ribbon, tissue pa
per and tags to give your Xmas
presnts the finishing touch.
Holly wreaths Christmas bells
and fireproof festooning at the1
Post Office Store.
Henry Olsen has landed a fine
sleigh to be used on his stage
run*
ALASKA NEWS
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Now that another trapping
season isat hand, the fur buyers
are telling what prices and at
what they may be estimated.
The following are recent quoted
prices,- Cro<s Fox $29. White
Fox $21.50, Red Fox $18.50
! Mink $8. Ltvnx $18. *
Sub-chief Silas of the Moose
hide tribe of Inc.ians near Daw
son is now serving two months
in the police barracks at Dawson
for netting intoxicated.
Bonanza ore strikes are being
reported at Anchorage by pros
peetors who have been out dur
ing tlie summer, states a report
received ar the Alaska Bureau
ol the Chamber of Commerce.
One of the latest finds is that
of Fred P Davy, president of
the Alaska Jhiee Metals com.
pany from the Kashwitna dis
trict, where a new vein has b«'en
opened The samples brought
in assay $.»,(XH) in gold 200 ouno
es in silver and Ob per c» i ,
copper.
Aboard the Northwestern or.
her las^ trip out were six men
who had been given “blue ticic
ets“ from the coast towns. The
men were termed “pernicious
gam biers, “ or hid been mixed
up in hootch peddling but in
such a way that no direct evid
ence hui been secured.
The men were given the paste
board departure notices by tiie
Anchorage and Cordova author
ities.
Word has been received from
Dawson id the death of the little
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Erick
son who were lormer nsidents
of McCarthy, and leit, lor Shu
shanna in lblV. Their child was
born at Snag. A Iter their arriv
al at Dawson he developed spi
nal meningitis and died.