the McCarthy
Weekly News.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, November ioth. 1917.
NO. 2.
LOCAL ITEMS
W. I?. Faddes lias added an
ether room to his residence.
The new Post Office is quiet
isn improvement to second st.
Con Miller is completing his
residence on First street.
0!i irley O’Oorner an3 Charley
Baxter have moved into the
Lewis house orr'Third street.
A number of children are con
fined to their homes on account
of colds.
J. B. O’ Neal re-L^pqd on Tne
sd*--ys train from Valdez he was
excused from the grand jurey
James Miu i' has mov d int- '
one of tie Arnler cottages on
the Mother Lode trail.
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Ben Jcakson has moved in o
the old post office s;ore, he is
going to carry a line of Kodak
8 applies.
IMPROVE E T ITEMS
Work on the new drug store
building on First street is. being
rushed. The budding is a two
story building. ...,
John Amber lias just com olet.
ed lhree:co.tages o 1 the Mother
Lode trail. ii,uch cottage are
composed of three rooms and
wood shed.
Joe McLeban is remodeling
the Irontol his 1 uilding, he put
in larger windows and gave the
front of the building a new coat
of paint. The improve m mt adds
to the appearance of second st.
Tom Cloninger moved to his
w home-on First street last
week. The house has three
roome and Vs built on the bun
galow plan. The living room is
14x20 ft. with bungalow windows
and the walls are papered with
harmonizing colors. H. H. Orth
was the contractor and J. Ross
the architect.
Lyle Brown is building a log
barn on lower Third Street.
The school house was closed
last Monday. Carpenters were
laying a new floor.
McCarthy LADY WINS AUTO
Mrs. Blanche Sutler’s many
friends were pleased Jo learn of
ner good fortune in ie tding an
of toe contestants in lhiC.d1.4pva
Daily Times subscription con:
test and \wuning ,t..~ capital
prize, a jitney Pus, or ^ood. do
SUNDAY SCHOdio
Sunday sciiool vvili ve :.eiu nl
ihe school house,. Sunday after
noon at 2:30 p. m. Grown peo
ple's' met ting Wednesday eve
ning at b p.” m.’Yftrtne.- ' school
nouse. ' -A
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LiTTLE EDO UR j> a -iAS COME
John baituit is receiving the cod.
giatulations ol his friends upon the
arrival of a daughter to nis home yes
terday. Mother and baby are doing
A-eii at Kennecou Hospital.
TRIALS OP AN LDITOR
The saying, ’’The way of the
trangressor is hard” is no doubt
true, but— we know that trials
of a newspaper editor,who is
straitening out the kinks in a
badly mussed up printing office
is h
We believe that this issue • is
an improvement over last weeks
issue. We will set a mark withj
our next issue and continue to
publish a newsie weekly.
MOTHER LODE SHIPPING
ORE
The Mother f.cde Mine will
ship more ore this seaon than ever be
foie. From the mine to the railroad
the transportation facilities are of lie
best and there is now over three ton;
of high grac e copper waiting for re
moval. Foui- four horse loads
arrive at'depot every morning but er
tra teems will be put on as soonfes
possible to cope with the accumulatirf
woik. At th nvne, there are 10«>
men morking and more a'e being
pjaced cfi.the pajicL^every week.
List of Red Cross
Subscribers
* < ,!•
In last issue we inadvertently om
ted ju names; < hese will be add
i "'■> to list. F. Koss shoulc
I nuve bee “■ . r.i.Ross . * •. •
L<tst e ; ending November 10
Mr. and M rs..Li ckinville 5.00
W. • Lon* ley* ‘ 2 50
< *. I i > lie 25.00
T- .1. McCarthy 2.00
.<!. Budich** . ; .2.00
J itih's Miilsa 5.00
A. Ketterer 5.00
Sam cleans 1.00
Cup.iiu.jri ;. >0
iJ osool I 1 -00
V i‘ouli.1 15.00
.iohn iiarrett ' ■ 20.00
t-iusst ’ i■<!. rson 25.00
( ha ley Chon 20.00
J.B. O e *•* 25.00
lim Hyland 12.00
From the members of the section
crew we are phased to acknowledge-:
A idy llrask
•John ii. Nelson
A m. Heimol i
Albert Hansen
Fred Fngle
N\ck -.lick
Ed (1 -n.fso.i
N ar! Johnson
Hei.ry lheidt
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
Total $ 825.75
FARREWLL DANCE
Farewell Dance to the Under -
wood girls, who lev/3 for the
States shortly, will be held at
the A.B. Hall to-night.
WORK ON NIZINA BRIDGB
DELAYED
Representative Joseph H.Murray
has recived a letter from Mr. James
Wilson, Chairman of the Divisional
Road Commission,, stating that the
legality of the act regarding the con
struetion of the Nizina Bridge has ,
been questioned; ami that- no further
work can be done till the Territorial
Road Commission at Juneau advises
PACK YOTTlf BAG"'>
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Pacf: all yohr'^rrm'Mes.-iifyow^old*' »<
■kit brttr.-’aml sevi^.
- Whai does u'..matter if 'Y«>don’tge£
the Bridge for a little while? , : ^ *
The money’s dowir-m Juneau aiVd ”*
sledding is in styie^ X. ' *. •
• ' 4 ‘ - : Hut- - % •*; .
Don't let them*think that wer wil:
waysstand-Co;tehia ..denial. . f,..,.*
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.PROTECTION AGAf N3T ‘FIRE ■>
-j *rv • ■ . . 4 V it
'• \Vith the entrance of ^int|jr’
and zero weather,there is more
danger of lire, consequently
this wee v there has been a ilut- *'
rer in lire insurance writing.
The local underwriter was
as busy as a paper man in gale '
of wind. *
BOYS HERE IS YOUR '
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CHANCE TO M’AKE GOOD
Murie the transfer man has
order el two nifty Cutters, they
should be here in a short time,
the boy who can give the fair
lady the first ride, should be
the white haired boy.
The building on the Todd lot
which is almost completed will
be occupied by a Japanese rest
aurant.