The McCarthy
Weekly News
MCCARTHY,-' ALASKA. SATURDAY, Tuno7th 1919
• NO. 39
MOVIE SHOW
A Movie Sl ow will be given
tomorrow night
The program will be:
Hearst Pathe News.
Charles Ray in a five Reel Me
tro Drama “The Family Skele
ton”
MarkSennett Comedy
Late advices state that Mrs
Vernon Castle, widow of tlv'
itnowied dancer and aviator,
lecently became the wife of Lap
tain Robert Charles Treman of
IthacaN. Y. at the Little Church
around the Corner, New York.
JUST ARRIVED
Fresh meat of all kinds, live
chickens' Fruit and veg
et ibles. Prices attractive.
Your patronage solicited.
R. L. H. Marshall.
In the Coir.misioners Court
In the case of Mrs. Woods vs
Mrs. McLellan and A1 Jackson,
charged with r.-. sault the jury
brought, in a verdict of not guil
ty.
Realizing that the continued
unsavory cases which occur in
M .•Crrthy are seriously affect
ing its reputation and business
some of the business men met
at Mr. B *eh:iier's rooms tin’s
afternoon.
As a result of this meeting a
petition is to he presented 1o
the C. S. Commissioner, asking
tii it greater <r charms be made
toenforce the Rone Dry law,
; 1 d i econ.mending that the
restreted district be reestab
lished
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
A GENEROUS RESPONSE
The Finance/- Committee for
the 4*h of July Celebration re
port that they have received
generous contributions to the
fund and have now $350,0C> cash
in tho Treasury.
The Comm/tee is at work pre
paring the program for the
day and evening and promise
ample entertain c ent.
The Dance which wi'l be held
in the evening will be for the
benefit of the Fire Department
Mrs ' oyes and Miss Bo i
r*i » Noyes arrived in McCarthy
on Tuesday en route to Chisana
j district where they plan on
spending considerable time.
They havj spent their time
h«ro this week in renewing a
cquaintance with old friends,
who are very glad to welcome
them back after their absence
several rears.
Mrs. Noyes has purchased hor
ses for the trip, Flip from Bill
Henry and two from George An
derson. They leave for the
interior camp next week.
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I Mr. and Mrs, Hancock left o i
I yesterday’s t *ain for Corctui,
! Mr. Hancock will return in a few
1 wetks to examine the Wo stover
j property.
Very little interest was tak
en in the Election on Teusday
last. Only fourteen votes were
cast. 13 for Grigsby and 1
for Wickerham.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Ed Young, of Chitina, wh
has been appointed Game War-1
ten in place of Pete Erickson,
arrived on yesterday’s train &
took over his duties.
John Tjosevig lias been a
couple of weeks visaing at the1
Mother Lode, he has renewed
hisacqu iintar.ce with old friends
for a few days.
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Con Miller, who hi s been suf
fering from an attack of the
grippe, is now coin pie tly recov
ered, and is prep.rnig lor a trip
to his property ;u the l ead of
the Chitina
He purchased a couple ol
; hordes from the Biower Stage
Litre; Chitina, landing tin m here
on Tuesday‘s ti aui.
Mr. II infield, who has opent
the winter at Ke.mecott, takes
the trip with him.
Nels and John Tjosevig left
! for Nizina River yestcr ’.ay morn
1 ing to remove the pile driver to
I i plare of safety against high
water. .Alex Kienwald accompan
. iid tiiein.
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Writing from Tonopah Nev
j ad i, our former town sin in J \c'
1 H. Cooper writes that there is
! a silver stampede there. Since
hisdis/ir*ge from (Jim;* Dodge
: fo Vci, he h is loc ited in !\ vad
! where he is mi Joyed in the sil*
ver mines, re'e\i:ig $5.50 pv r
day and pays i 4 >. per month for
room me! boirf.
! -
| He says Tonopah i; much 1 ke
Alaska towns in > tamped e time
Nick Bagoy. another old
| McCarthy resident has recent
! ly sold some claims there for
I
Bill Godfrey left yesterday on
j trip to Seattle to visit his
Mother Mrs. Godfrey of 515
Cherry Street, and his sister
1 Mrs Mathew McBride.
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NOTICE
SCHOOL TAX
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that it has been enacted by the
Leg!sUture of the Territory of
Alaska, under Chapter 29 of the
Alaska Session Laws, that an
annual tax in the sum of five
dollars ( 5,00 ) has been imposed
upon every male person between
the ages of twenty one and fif
ty.
Tliis tax will be deposited by
ti e Treasurer of the Territory
o ' Al iska in a separate Fund
en lad the “ School Fund ” and
used for no other than school
pu r poses.
This tax is payable within 3<>
diys from date, and any person
who shail fail, neglect, or refuse
to pay his tax shall be punished
by a fine of $25,00 or by impris
onment in the Federal Jail not
to exceed one (1 ) month.
Ail delinquent taxes shall be
subject to a penalty or two dol
lars ( 2,00 tin addition to the
an ount o ' the tax.
( Signed )Grant Heed,
Bo tied School Tax Collector
j JULY 4th.
DOINGS!
IN
McCarthy