The McCarthy
McCarthy, Alaska. SAri
RDAY, FKBRCJARY 16, 1918
N 0.16.
Personal
J. H. Murray returned from
Juneau on Friday’s train.
Mrs Damon left on Thursdays
train for the States where she
will spend several weeks on a
buying trip.
Dr Blyth a well known dentis
arrived on Thursday from Cor
dova — he has taken offices in
the Cope building, and perhaps
will locate here permanently.
He comes well recommended
f nd we wish him success.
Mr. and Mrs. I- ’’"‘enson and
Tobbie left on Thursday for
he States, where they will visit
jelatives and probably locate
later.
Wm, Wolf has opened his;
Jewelry and Watchmaking busi j
re ss next Johnson’s Pool Hall.
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Mr Huntington, having pur
C'! ased the Gasoline saw from
}. Benson is now very mnch in
wood business. His family is
li\ing now in the Bensen cabin.
Mrs Nelson entertained a par
ty of ladies on Wednesday after
i e«1 to give them an opportuni
ty of fareweliing Mrs Benson.
Mrs Sullivan is moving into
the Lubbe cabin on Nizina Aven
ue.
Save fats and sweets! Pood will
win the war
want what I want when I
want it
and
get what I want when my
work is done by
Muries Transfer
HE COM \f ERCJLAL CLUB
The Commercial Club Meeting
on Wednesmiy even og was well
attended. T H. Cloniuger was
elected President, R L H. Mar
shall vice president, VV M. Good
win secretary andtreasurer
Mr Cloninger chose for his
Executive Committee — Messrs
O’Neill, Faddis, Laurie and
others.
Over thirty members were en
rolled in the organ iz it ion.
It was decided that various im
portant matters be attended to
at once, such as the abatement
of the dog nuisance — the clean
ing up of rubbish and the ob
servance of Public Health Laws
The committee on the bridge
reported on the most suitable
| site for same n«i correspond
ence will go Ion ird to Juneau
fv*r a permit to » r *ct it.
The matter oi the building o',
relief cabins on toe Shushanna
trail was also discussed’.
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HARD TIMES DANCE
The Ham Times Dance giv
en by the A. B.s on Valentine’s
Day was a great success and
reflected credit on the Committ
ee.
Many Kennecott visitors
were present.
Descriptive costumes of
hard times were the order of
the day; Miss Rothe from Ken
necott was accorded the lady's
prize, her costume being com
osed entirely of flour sacks.
Miss Doxy McDonald’s gunny
sack gown was very effective.
J. W. Nickell secured the
prize for his much mended
attire.
Lost; between Clarkin’s
Roadhouse and McGarthy, a
lady’s gold pin; gold pan,pick
and shovel, Return to News Of
fice.
in < 1 OJ > i Mi KG
A well attended meeting of
! the organization took place on
| Tuesday evening last, when the
By-laws were amended and ad
opted.
From row on. meetings will
bo held on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month. The
By-laws will be published in
this paper as soon as space
permits.
All the chances have been
sold in the raffle of the pillow,
donated to the Red Cross by
M i ss Ken ned y, a n d t he d ra win g
will take pi ice at the Washing
ton Birthday ente' i inment.
Tit is netted $115.
An enterl i-ntment for Washing
tons Day is \\r-11 under way un
der the Management of the Red
Cross Kntevtainment Committee
| Its nature is a profound sec
I ret, it is suliicient that every
| body should be present at the
! A. B. Hall next Friday evening.
Tho Executive Comm ittt eheld
a niviirg ei Fi a $ evening—
Mr mime was appointed chair
man mu i VV. Goodw ; secret
ary. — various n Ut is to the
interest anti benei.it of the org
anization were discussed.
The school children now have
a Loyalty houreacu week, when
they rehearse tneir Loyalty
Pled- es, and recite the different
ways they are helping their
country.
APOLOGY
In reporting the Court news
in our last issue, we inadvert
ently made the heauiine “.boot
leggers arrested”.
This was incorrect as neither
McKechnie nor Jewel were
accused of bootlegging, but of
having liquor in their possession.
We regret that a false impress
ion might have been created.
AMUSEMENTS
Movie Show at A. B. Hall on
Sunday night,
Anita Stewart in “ The
Suspect” also Comedy. Pathe
News weekly etc.
NEWS ITEMS
The D m Creek Mining Co
freight is now bt ing moved,
Lysle Brown being the contract
or.
Prank Kernan’s freight is
expected soon.
Otto Strom has installed a
handsome two chair stan<jl, an
immense improvement to his
shop. '
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Harry B. Brown of Nisina
writes us. that his reputation is
being attacked, and he offers a
reward of $5(X) to anyone prov
ing 1 dm to > n indesirable
char’Cte .
DEATH Or' AL. BREMNER
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Mrs. George Rust has receiv
■ ed a telegram announcing the
■ death of her son-in-law Mr. A1
Bremner, at Taft, California on
February 15th. of blo«d-poison'
mg.
This news will be learned
with deep regret all through
* this section, where the deceas
r ed had spent many years. For
,- tiie past three years he had beeu
r
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is
storekeeper for the Eennecott
Corporation till leaving for Cali
fornia last fall.
He leaves a widow and little
daughter to whom we extend
deep sympathy.