The McCarthy
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, march i st 1019
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MOVIE SHOW
A*t the Movie Show tomorrow
evening the program will bo
Bathe Weekly
Ford Weekly
Seven Keel Photo play George
Beban in '‘Lost in Transit”
A. B’s
Arrangements are now under
w ay for an entertainment to be
given on St. Patricks Day for
the benefit of the Arctic Broth
erhood who are anxious to raise
funds towards paying off the in
debtedness on their building.
The local talent will contri
bute to the program, which will
be followed with lunch and a
nance.
Further particulars of this
will be published later.
The McCarthy Mercantile Co.
wishes to announce that the
bonds which were purchased;
through them on the rourth
Liberty loan on the installment]
plan, cm now be secured on ap
plication at their of lice.
Eric Danielson, (Jlif H iltet,
Sverre Nolte Victor Swanson &
others were returning soldiers
tms weea. Jacx Laurie and
Louis Widing are expected to be
tile next to return.
()u Wednesday afternoon a
pretty ceremony,took place at
the Ahrens home, wdien little
baby Margaret w.ts b Lptized
Margaret Anna Emm i.
M rs. Marsii ill, M rsr Hubrick
and Herman Helmold s ood upon
sm s lor her.
liev. Ziegler officiated.
RKD CRDSS
The Washington Birthday Din
ner given by the Entertainment
Committee for the Red Cross,
was even a creater success than
had been hoped for.
Large numbers of people
attended and an enjoyable time
was had by all.
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After dinner, excellently cooked
and served by the many aides,
the company adjburr.e 1 to the
large pool hall of the hotel, and
speeches by J. H, Murray, rec
itations by W. E. McKay and
songs by Mrs.O’Neill, were en
joyed Dancing was indulged
in till a late hour with J.W.Nick
ell as floor manager, Prank Iv
erson being on the sick list.
Music was supplier by Mts
dames O’Neill and Cole.
Among the Kennecott visitors
Woit; Mr. and Mrs. < onnor,
Her^inger, Huntington, Gruber,
Walker, Messrs Prout, Erickson
Ben Jackson, Carl S battel, Den
nis Brothers, Elgins, Fred Erick
son, Fagerberg, Rudelbach. Iv
erson.
Prom Dan Creek, M ix Klop
fer, Ca.youette.
In addition to the previous
list of helpers, Mesdames'Pete
Johnson, and Roberts, C;' Kello
and Sport McAllister assisted.
We understand tn.it the
profits will be over '^350 A 1
Quite a fire scare on Wednes
day moaning, when the house ov
er the well at Mdlsaps caught
fire.
Immediate action with the
chemical engines soon overcame
the flames, aii all tae house
will need is a new lining
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Scratch tablets 13 cents, a
the Weekly News office.
SCHOOL NEWS
Honor Rol] for month ending
Feb. 21, 1919.
Victor Marshall,
Liurenc.! Birrebt.'
Arthur M c Donnell -
Walter McDonnell.
Ted Seltenrich.
Fred Seltea rich.
Dorothy Lubbe.
Mary McDonnell.
Marion Wells
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The boys were not absent or
tardy during the month of Jan
uary and Febru iry.
Dora and Mary McDonnell,
Dorothy Lubbe and Victor M-r
| shall are ahead with Palmer
Method Penmanship.
The primary pupils are mak-j
ing rapid progress and are
now u-ing pen and ink.
Mollie McDoilnell, Victor Mar
shall and Laurence Barrett won
in the rapid calculation contest.
Victor Marshall is the latt:t>
victim to the chicken pox.
Elizabeth Muyie h;*s quite re-!
covered and will leturn to school
Monday.
Litilo Harritt Laurie; who
was ailing in the early part of j
the week, was removed, to the
hospital lor treatment, a. d is
now almost well.
Peter Boutin is oil; of our busi
ness men who has confidence
in the future of our town. He
' has ordered a mole rn. up-to-date
refrigerat ng plant, which will
I he th • largest in this vicinity &
' h is all th • late d impro/ed sini
tary devices, sie'i as seamless
glass shelves, and patent air cir
; dilation.
Separate' cooling compart
ments for me it, fish, or any
: thing else lequiring special care
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CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. Elizabeth Lubbe and family
j desire to express their thanks for the
, many kindnesses extended to them in
their bereavement, for the floral off
. erings and the many expressions of
1 sympathy received. ,
MR. LUEBE DIES SUDDENLY
It is with deep regret that we chron
icle the death of one of our town’s
oldest residents, Otto Lubbe, who euc
cum bed early on the morning of the
23rd, after a short illness: gall stones
was the cause, and although every ef
fort was made to prolong life, nothing
availed.
The deceased was born at Hanover.
Germany on October 16th 1860 and
came to the U.S. when 23 years of age
Taking out citizen’s papers he married
and settled in New York State. Coming
west in 1900, made a trip to Alaska
in 1902 but returned to Yakima Valley
where he conducted farming and hay
and grain business in Toppenish, Wish
At the time of the Shushanna
stampede he made his way to this sec
tion and conducted one of the largest
freighting outfits to that point, since
then he has continued in business here
identifying himself with all commun.
ity work, chairman of the local Board
of Health, one of the pioneer home
steaders of the district.
He was a member of the M Jtsonic
Order, • , .
He leaves a widow and family of 5.
Fred, the eldest son is still with the
A. E.. F. in France,
Mrs. Frank B. Fuller, of Puyallup, Wn ,
is a daughter. Charles, just discharged
f om Fort Liicim. William and
Dorothy.
The entire community joins in tend
eiing toih; be ea/ed family their
s'ncere sympathies.
On Wednesday, a large gathering
attended at the A. B. Hall to pay a
last tribute of respect to the deceased.
The Masonic Ritual was used and
appropriate music. * 'haplain Ziegler
and W. M. Goodwin officiating.
The family, Freemasons, Arctic
Brotherhood, and many friends attend
ed the service at the grave
A large number of handsome floral
emblems were laid on the Casket by
sorrowing friends.
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