The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, junei4th 1019
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MOVIE SHOW
A Movie Show will be given
tomorrow night
The program will be:
Hear st Pa the News.
Olive Thomas in the wond
er drama “Madcap Madge’’
Being the escapades of a school
girl
Mail for Chisana leaves on
Monday the 1 tit li at G.a.m.
Mail for Dar. CreeK and Nizina
leaves on the 2()th at 6a.m
The Fourth < f July program
which appears in another c ol
umn, presents contests of inter
est to all ages and sexes,: as a
reward for the winners the pri
zes are in real money, no thrift
or War Savings stamps this 4th
hut honest to goodness sdver dol
1 its and gold piece ?,
Through the generosity of
the businessmen and residents,
tie E it ltiirumn't Committee
ltis t ree hundred and fifty dol
lars to sp Mid.
The Juneau Daily Empire
st tes that Ike Mitcham, con
victed of sedition at Fail banks,
escaped there ard lecaptvicd
at Marshall from where he
was tiken to Everett and placed
in jiil and held there under sen
tence of deportation to England,
h .s escaped and is still at large,
according to word received by
Governor Riggs.
the Mitcham will be remem
bered by old timers in Chisana.
He was an undesirable citizen
there who was convicted and
served a jail sentence for steal
ing an onion.
CHISANA NEWS
Andy Taylor and Jas. Brown
arrived in town yesterday from
Chisana.
Murie’s Pack train with Pete
Brenwick in charge arrived
Wednesday from Horsefeldt.
Everybody is busy in ti e In
terior Camp and working 24hrs.
On No. Eonanzi, DoG reen
is ground sluicing a rock slide
getting ready for high water he
employs one man ac present.
N. P. Nelson on 4 has all dead
work done ineludi ig a large d im
two men ate ( m loyec*.
Ole Farsfcvedtand Billy James
I are working o and (j together:
they have constructed a very up
to date automatic Jim, which
1 will clean out the whole creek.
They employ G men and ex
poet big results.
Judge MeGoLtig-n and Ld
1 .McMullen will woik No. 10, &
j A. T. Nelson No. 13.
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Percy Thornton asd y^.ke
Mullet are working on Shoo'.;tun.
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The list mail brought the
news that Carl Whitham had
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joined the ranks of Jie married
1 men, h iving marrk d Miss Thot n
i ton The whole camp wishes
| them happiness and success
They are expected to make a
trip to Cliisana this Summer
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Charley Fogelberg and L. B.
Erickson have a hry from Ed
Bi b/gen to work the Beil geo md.
| Briggen and O’Har • will work
[ the Ford property.
I Bill McKay is prospecting on
Notch Creek, but had to suspend
J operations on account of short
age of fuel.
On account of the late season
very little fet d is seen on the
trail, and through the late snow’
storms the lambs have died off
in great numbers, only two
lambs being seen to o0 ewes.
NEWS ITEMS
Mike Knowles arrived in Mc
Carthy this week, he is one of
the prospectors on Notch Creek,
where the big pay was reported.
Mr. Knowles says they were
well-satisfied with their worn,
finding splendid prospects at a
depth oi 90 feet, as for any re
port that 9 fev't of pay was
found, he ab.'Olnfc l.y denies it.
They will continue their work
next winter with the aid of a
dr 1! and feel confluent liom tile
Insults il.-eady obt.iied. tha"
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p ’ v will be stn c ; o.i bedrock.
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A si' 'ial twain arrived on
j Thursday ari i .uni on Thursday
ifrom Cordova, blinging ”<0 m-n
! for Lenin cott mines, ]) issengers
! nd ai til.
W. A. VAxilki return il from
: his trip to Nov* Scoti i after a:'.
! absence of four m >nth<.
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1 Lis two little n:o ies, Je in and
Margaret, who are eleven years
•of age, arrived with him from
! Nov iScocn, ana Will make their
home vviHi their amt and unc
le in McCarthy in.- the future
Hilly had a splendid trip, but
is glad t j return.
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Last week ayariy cf volunteer
i workers spent several hours at
the Cemetery, clearing and put
i ting plots i i order, so that the
place is looking more of a credit
j to the community,
i The Volunteers were Mrs.
I Wood in, Mrs Norman Erickson,
1 W Graham, John W Nickel], &
|H. H. Mitchell.
Al Doze, who has kindly offer
ed the use of his team to do the
: grading, will b« at liberty to do
| his share very soon, and more
I volunteers are needed to help
| him
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ATTRACTIVE CONTESTS
ior JULY FOURTH
Ball Game
$50 (K)
Drilling Contest 1st prize $75.00
2nd prize 50.00
lOOya.-d race 1st prize 20.00
Fat mans race 10.00
Ladies race 75 yds 10.00
Girls,16 & under 1st prize 5.00
2nd prize 2.50
Girls, 10 & under 1st prize 2.50
2nd prize 1.00
Gii Is 6 & under 1st prize 2.00
2nd prize 1.00
Bays 16 & under 1st prize 5.00
2nd prize 2.50
Bays 10 & under 1st prize 5.00
2nd prize 2.50
| iJoys 6 & under 1st prize 2.00
2nd prize 1.00
l Potato 3 Race 10. (K)
S ick Race 10.00
3 Leg Race 10.00
Packing contest 1st prize 25.00
2nd prize 10.00
Pie eating contest 1st prize 1.00
2nd prize 50
App’e * Ring contest 1st 1.00
2nd 5>
Pa iking onta A ail mi >
will be held on Shush anna Avj,
which is First St cet.
D illing contest will be held
Ion Mr s. Amber’s 1 »t op > wire
i the 1-Vl lis placjon Kennecotv
! Avenue, which is Second Street.
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i BIG DANCE
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