The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday September 11th 1920
NO. 46.
DANCE NEXT WEDNESDAY
Responding to numerous re
quests the Arctic Brotherhood
will entertain at a dance at
iheir hall on Wednesday the
loth at9. p.m.
For this occasion the music
a rranged for is something away
above the ordinary, the commit
i >e having been fortunate enough
to secure the services of Mr.
Kex Seymour, who is here for a
few days and is one of the
“star” drummers of the North,
and in fact a whole orchestra in
himself.
Dancing will commence at
nine sharp and it is hoped a big
crowd will attend, for a good !
time is assured.
McPherson chief
CHAMBER WORKER
Mr. J. L. McPherson, who
helped organize the Alaska Ku
i eau and has been its manager
ince 1911, has been chosen by
i he board of trustees to be the
i «'\v assistant to the president
of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce and Commercial Club.
This promotion is in recognit
or his efficiency as an organizer
and his long and Successful
fight for Alaska. He was one
<>f the founders of the bureau
and for four years served with
out compensation as its secretar
y to serve the territory.
Ln discussing his new work
Mr. McPherson said it wouldnot
interfere with his work for Alas
ka as he will retain direction of
the bureau while seeking closer
co-ordination of the chamber’s
activities to bring about unity
of action in every thing that is
for the good of Seattle, the
Northwest and Alaska.
TELEGRAPHIC
(Special to the News)
EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY
Rome. Sept. 8th. Several
Italian towns have been de
molished today by earthquake.
LATER
Rome. Sept. 9th Six hundred
are reported dead and seven
hundred thousand rendered
homeless by the earthquakes in
Italian towns.
ITALIAN LABOR TROUBLES
Rome, Sept 8th. Workmen in
manufactories all over Italy
have given the owners live days
to comply with their demands
or the fate of the attempted
nationalization of the factory.
COAL FIELDS LEASED
Washington. Sept.9. Edward
T. McNally of Anchorage has
leased fourteen hundred acres (
of coal fields at Cook’s Inlet. 1
LABOR DAY TRAGEDIES
Seattle. Sept 8th. The casual
ties throughout the country on
Labor Day were twenty nine
killed and twelve burned to
death. Tne latter in a fatal
fire at Klamath Falls, Oregon.
DEMPSEY BEATS MISKE
Benton Harbor, Michigan Sept.
6th. Champion Dempsey knock
ed out Billy Miske, the challeng
er to the heavy weight title, in
the third round.
SPECIAL — Prize Pork
Sausages at Marshall’s.
PERSONAL
Mr. Daniel Jones of the Alas
ka Road Commission, is here
on a short visit.
Mr. Alvah Eames, chief clerk
of the Railway Mail Service,
paid an inspection visit to Cop
per River Valley post offices
this week.
Jim Dennis won th« prize at
the prize at the special trap
shooting match at Kennecott
last night, breaking 24 birds out
of a possible 25.
Mrs. R. L. H. Marshall and
Victor left on Monday for Cor
dova, where Victor will enter
high school.
Mr. M. L. McAllister is now
employed at the McCarthy
Mercantile Co.
Pete Erickson has returned
from his trip to the hills and
has left on a vacation to Cor
dova and Valdez,
Dexter Cayouette has left for
the head of Young Creek to do
his assessment work.
STORK VISITS DEPOT AGENT
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sommer
are being congratulated upon
the arrival of a little daughter
on Saturday, September 4th.
Little Evelyn Alaska and her
mother are doing well at Ken
necott Hospital.
COURT NEWS
The defendants in the liquor
case which came before the
court this week were tried and
disposed of as follows:
The first defendant plead guilty
and was fined $>250. and costs.
Not guilty was the plea of the
second and the case was dismiss
ed.
The third case, that of the
chauffeur, who asked for a jury
tr al, was laid before a jury
from Kennecott, who brought in
a verdict of not guilty.
ARMENIAN RELIEF
A national campaign is in pro
gress throughout the United
States to obtain aid for that
stricken nation — Armenia.
It is estimated that $60 will
maintain an Armenian child for
one year. The Northwest
Committee of the Near East Re
lief asks Alaska to supply funds
to maintain 209 children and one
is apportioned to McCarthy.
This town, therefore, is asked
to raise $60.
Mrs. John Underwood will be
in charge of the campaign here
and withiu the next few days
she and her assistants will ar
range to give every one an oppor
tunity to contribute
It is fully recognized that the
people of this country have giv
en money with unsurpassed lib
erality to every demand of the
war, from Liberty bonds and
Red Cross work to general char
ities like Armenian relief.
Nevertheless, this request for
continued aid is urged by many
eminent men as imperative upon
humanity.
JUST RECEIVED
Fresh Shipment of Veal, Pork
Mutton and Fresh killed broil
ers at R. L. H. Marshall’s.
For darkening evenings, new
mantles, wicks and chimnies
for the Alladin Lamp at the
the Post Office store.
The Pathfinder boosts for A1
aska and Alaskans. If you sub
scribe to it, you are boosting loo
Ladies pure silk hose in black
white brown and navy at the
Post Office Store.
Up to the minute magazines at
the Post Office Store.