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VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
J.inu.u.v 26, 1924
N*. XII
Goo. Flowers lie turns From
The Outside.
Geo. Flowers, tlie Long Lake
trapper, hunter, and farmer, re |
turned from a trip to t he Vir. j
ginia Mason Hospital, of Seattle,
last Sundav, much improved in
health. While out h * underwent
an operation, of a rather serious!
nature, for adominal trouble. I
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He states that outside of being
rather weak' he is p rfectly well |
and that he will be as strong as i
ever. George left Mr-C a rth.v fori
Long Lalo* on Monday’s lot.ai for
his home where lie We.l finish
the winter on the tnpline In*
has out.
In this connection it would 1 >.*
well to recify an error that was
made in the News. Sometime
igo we stated tha* Ch is. Ander
son was attending Flowui's tnia
line but have been informed
dial \ wierson had been on his
iwn line. < >ui- informant who
gave out the statement shou i ;
have known what he was tab-ting i
about. hiii evidently was labor-1
ing under a misapproheiition.
Big Smoker Oil Lin
coln's Birthday
Thru the efforts of Andy Fay
ior. i*;i >; \ h ir .Jot es >1 1 vei
cotf, the interest in ;i smoker
reached such a pitch that last
Tuesday evening meeting1 wiy
neld at the Golden, and a ioni
mittee appointed to arrange for
the proceedings
The meeting was called 'o
order by .las. Hussey, .nd Cap.
Rubric* was elected Ci.airman,
Lander Secretary, and th< sport
ing Comniittee consisting o
Billy Myers, Bill Longley. \ndy
ray lor and Sig Wold, was ap_
pointed to arrange the events.
Some discussion n ga t'd ing
date finally decided LincolnV
Birthday the day for the event.
Arrangements were turned over
to the Committee, they have
teen busy. The present plans
elect four men McCarthy
Chitina
Harry Hoyt, employed as a
truck driver by the Road Com
mission at Cldrin a. arrived back
on the job this week.He lias been
inder.-toiiuT treatment for an in
jured eye at the '\cn>Locott hos
pital.
It is stated that a nnld form of |
influenza, is m;i kin <4; the mu nils at
Cliitina and several people have
been quite ill with the disease.
G * >rv e».i le,owner of the up
per I oiisina 1*0 lihouse lias i o n
Ho.iand ot Ciiitma as ins yuest
.0 v a t ew a;i vs.
George xviiil, who formerly op
orated tilt* >iiver fox ranch at
*
nine mao. loft on a business trip!
1
toG "iiiii i on tile hat m til stage I
Arriving at Seattle,Mr.anu Mrs.
A.G. Morey purchased a Butck
c tr and after a snort visit with
real it ves. will make a tour of the;
coast, as far >outii as Lo" Auge. 1
os. At or i sho t stay in that city
the coupe; will return to thmr
homo in (hiitina. It is their ex
p 'o' r .on to g el back, either in’
Mureh or April. Tins lining their
n st 11 !p outside in tive years,tiu*:
Moreys intend to enjo.\ every
minute of t heir v ication.
Bill Clarice, the traoo *r who is
located on Kotsina river is busy
i
with the line and is said to bo •
making- out [iretty well.
I
They ace also planing a wrest-j
ling match, if Otto Amalongcanl
he matdied either at Kennecott:
or Green Butte.
There are to be some ef the j
best men at the Glacier City lin
ed up against the local boys, as
My lor Jones a nd Gilky are inak ,
1 ing arrangements with the Ken
, necott talent. There will be in- j
forest ing stunts dm ridg the in-!
termissions. Admission is $2.00.
Town Talk
The latter part of last week; a
new addition to the Howard
family arrived at the Kennecott
Hospital, in the shape of a fine
t)’/2 pound baity girl Both
mother and daughter are doing
tiin*, and Jack lias recovered the
buttons that eame off his shirt,
wiiea iiis c.hesl expanded.
Boy Colby, resident of Mc
Carthy, is going to work at
woo ichopoing, fora few weeks
hav ,g taken a contract at five
(■folia i > p r day and board for j
G>n tractor Hoi mes.
Nick L>li> >m, who is at present, j
employed as yarn mail, is ^iin^
iinper an operation for a rup-j
ture the lirsi of ilie month.
frod Carlson of tiie Given
i>. 1 i 1 e is in ‘ nvn, and states that
he is j^oi in; outside for a short
van 'ta-:i. first, however, he in
tends to visit his brother who J
is located at St riena, and from'
tiiat point will head for the
state.-, and visit Chicago, and
New York.
The now wood saw made its
ini!i il api>e,trance on the streets
yesterday, and is said to be a
tine macnine. Pete Brenewick,
the owner received the (> H. P.
engine1 hist Sunday, and during!
the past wo-U has had Dick;
Woodman at work on the mach
ine building a frame and lining
up the engine.
Pete Eokstrom, and John j
Swanson, who arrived last week
from Chisane, have accepted
employment at the Green Butte
and will continue to rmdte their
hoadquaters at that place for
sometime to come.
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THE BRIDGE
Local prognosticators perdict
i that the A. K. C. will commence
operations in the near future,
land continue activities thruout
the summer, on the Nizina
Bridge. Already tnere are three
men in town, who are employed
on the Road Commission Force,
and it is expected that Mr
Huddleson the Supt. for this dis
trict will soon be on the scene
of activities. Last Wednesday,
the Supt. came to Cliitina and
has gone out on the Richardson
Highway to inspect the con
struction work on the Gokona
Bridge, and will in all probility
arrive here sometime after the
first of the month. The work
outlined for this summer on the
Nizina Bridge includes the pour
ing of concrete into the steel
cassions that wewe driven last
winter and spring, and the com
pletion of the approach on this
side of the river, it is not
known whether or not the ap
proach on the other side of the
Nizina is to be put into shape or
not this summer.
The A. R. C. men arriving
from Valdez were, Mike Norton,
Jim Bolton, and Al Du back, all
of who are old Commission era
olovees.
If She Loves You, She Buys The
Ticket to the Leap Year Ball.
Lou Anderson left for the
creeks yesterday, after a few
days in town. He will look over
his property in view e*f doing' a
little work in the near future, as
he is temporally out of a job
for the tiast time in a couple
of years.
Friends of Joe Kaufmann will
be glad to hear of his recovery
from mental disability. He is
now on his way to Seattle and
is completely cured.