The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 5.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday July 22nd 1922
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NO. 37
TELEGRAPHIC
NEWSPAPER WRITER
ARRESTED
Emporia. July. 21st. William
Allen White, a noted newspaper
man, was arrested today on the
order of Governor Henry Allen
a life long friend, on a charge
of violating the anti picketing
law in the Kansas Industrial
Court.
(Mr. White is a brilliant writer
an article written by him and
entitled “What’s the matter
with America” published quite
recently in “Colliers41 caused na
tion wide interest.)
DEPOSITORS HAVE LOST
PATIENCE
Seattle July 21st.-Five hun,
dred depositors in the defunct
Scandinavian American Bank
of Seattle petitioned Governor
Hart today demanding the re
moval of State banking super
visor Duke on the ground as
alleged that he is deliberately
prolonging liquidation.
Gambling Debts are Legally
Collectible in B. C.
Vancouver B. C. July 20th. Mr
Justice Ruggle has ruled this af
ternoon that poker is a game
of skill and that debts contract
ed at such game are legally col
lectible.
Con Miller has been out in
the hills for a short trip.
STEPHEN BIRCH To Confer
With STANNARD
Seattle. July 22nd. Stephen
Birch is now in Seattle and will
leave tomorrow, Sunday, for
Santa Barbara for a conference
with Mr. E. T. Stannard, who is
slated to succeed Birch as head
of the Guggenheim Alaska int
erests.
RAILROAD STRIKE
Washington. July 22nd. Harding
closed the Cabinet meeting this
afternoon and took personal
charge of the railroad strike
situation. He indicated that
a series of court injunctiosn to
compel strikers to abide by the
decisions of the Railway Labor
Board, would be the next move
of the Government.
COAL PRODUCTION SHORT
Washington. July 22nd. The
country’s coal production is
running short two million tons
each week. This is due to the
railroad strike.
DE WOLF HOPPER PEEVED
New York. July 22nd. De Wolf
Hopper stated tonight that he
would fight the divorce suit in
stituted by his fifth wife.
London July 22nd. The Irish
National Army this afternoon
captured the city of Limerick
taking many prisoners, arms & 1
ammunition.
Paddy Devlin and his partner
shot a bear the other evening
uot very far from town.
OF GENERAL INTEREST
The McCarthy Mercantile Co.
has been taken over by J. B.
O’Neill, he having purchased the
holdings of the other stock-hold
ers. From now on the bus
iness will be conducted under
the name of J. B. O’Neill,
An impromptu dancing was
held at the Pioneer Hall last Sat
urday evening and greatly en
joyed by those present. The
same young folks have arranged
a dance for this evening, every
one is invited and a good time
promised. Only one stipulation—
be there at 9 o’clock sharp.
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Walter Quon Eng left on to |
hunting party en route to the
Mt. McKinley district Mr. Beach
having insisted on this chef &
no other. Wm Slimpert will be
guide for the party, he left a
week ago.
Deanie O'Neill attained the
dignity of eight years of age
.today and entertained her little
friends at a party at her home.
Games were played and delicious ]
ice cream and cake were served
at a prettily decorated table,
where eight lighted candles on
a big frosted cake formed the
centerpiece.
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connection
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall
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PERSONAL
Messrs. W. M. Briggs Jr, and
Douglass Parschall of California
who are visiting at the Green
Butte, left yesterday on a sight
seeing trip to the head of the
Lackinaw on saddle horses.
King Oscar went along as guide
and packer.
This is their first acquaintance
with glaciers. Mr. Parschall
who is a scenic painter of merit,
has taken his artist’s equipment
and will make sketches of the
scenery.
Gus C. Johnson, who has been
out in the Chitina river country
for several weeks on a prospect
ing trip, has returned and left
yesterday to resume his work
at the Green Butte.
Jack Schultze returned last
week from the Chitina where
he did the assessment work on
the copper property in which he
and Cap Hu brick and others are
interested.
George Marhoffer has been
doing assessment work on his
mining property at Dan Creek
for the past sixty days and re
turned to town yesterday.
According to word received
by a friend from N. P. Nelson,
formerly of Chisana, who left
here nearly a year ago and spent
last winter prospecting in the
[ditarod, Mr. and Mrs Nelson
ire now in Seattle and are plan
ing on locating there.
Lawrrence Barrett is assisting
E. Lottsfeldt in nurvey work at
DheGreen Butte,