The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, april 5th. 1919
NO. 30
MOVIE SHOW
At the Movie Show tonight
the program will be
Pa the Weekly
A le Iph Znkor presents Billy
Burke in “Arms and the Girl.”
The OOtli division will be
shown, drilling between battles.
TOWN TOPICS.
Quite a number otour Indies
n rp leaving this wee'f.
some on
shopping expeditions to the
const. others for long vacations. i
Mrs (xiis Carlson, Stanley and
Oertrude are leaving: for a yta s
trip to Norway.
Mrs. Frye, Lmra May. an 1
Hlly will spend a few months
in Id tho.
Mrs. Laurie and chiVren will
visit her pu-ents in Seattle.
Mrs. Eckstrom and little Tiin
Will stay in Cordov i
Mr. and Mrs.Cloninger left for j
('ordova tins'week.
On Wednesday last Mrs.F. A. :
Iverson entertained at the ranch j
an elaborate lunch was served,
alter which c u were played.
Mesdames F rye, Eckstrom, Er
ickson were guests.
Friday evening the Marshall’s j
entertained at dinner, the Lain '
jes bemg the guests of honor. j
To day Mrs. J. B. CVNeill_
« r,Ui tan tti at lur.cJ.ton, loiiow
ed by cards and music.
Mr.‘.Ed Sommers and wife]
arrived today from California.
He will be our new depo. agent
Later on they will occupy the
Eckstrom bungalow.
1PAIL > LM S
I
Messrs Peterson Flowers <fc j
Graham have taken a contract'
to string the new telephone ci |
ble across tlie Aizina river.
Free Overlander an old time
plact r i. iner, has joined inrces
! with Gavouette on Pan t k. and
s
will punish the bouldeis tl.is |
sea.4' on.
George Madden arrived from!
the biau s on Thursday ’s train, I
janu is registered at ine Golden. |
Zeke bullet arrived last night'
from the lMzina glacier aiiu re
ports tne u.»ys ate over lie,
worst part of me Ko.ien and all
is liable lreigm lanaed m
c ms.ma.
i
During 1 is recent visit to the
Horsfelt country, Pete Bren wick
fonna the stuck of the Mime
Transfer Co i n good shape, only
two dying which speaks well
for the Cnistna climate.
James Drown arrived ii ora
Chisana today and is the guest
of the Golden.
O.N. Anderson, of Long Lake j
paiu ( ur city a visit mis weoii oi
was a sanest at many inform il
affairs.
C. Cole returned from Nizina
last week, and was well pleased
at the outlook on his property
at Chititu Ck.
SChOOL ELECTION
The Election of officers of the
School Board for McCarthy Dis-1
trict \\ ill he held at the School*j
house, Mouday, April 14th. 1919!
MINING NEWS
Mining will run in full force
this season, °n l.’hititu and liex
according to George Madden,
who has just arrived from Seat
tle in chirge of operuions for
t id 'Andrus property.
The cunp on 9 Chititn will be
rt-opmed, and wo k re* ilined on
No H, Another pi mt will oper
ate on the Carvey benches. Mr. I
Carvey will come North about'
the 25th.
Art Powell of 17 lh x. return
ed from an evte.isive tnpt > ( olo
rad » and Cihfor.n i tins week.
He will ( ros e 'i his c a .ns tin.
summer. Ur, Hale \\i.u died m
Cordova last wintor. \v is his pir
tner in the property a id thi a l j
minis^rato.- of the es it * F.e.'
Tiacy is sending a in i 1 in to
prospect with Pj.vjII.
I
In the Territori il L > i l.ifcure
at Juneau on March 2 "t.i i bale
gram fro n the McCarthy Com
mercial Cl ih was re id, refer fine |
to the rnateri d le t from the;
Nizin i lliver Bridg' going o
w iste, and asking that it be sav- i
ed This wo. referred to the ,
Committee on Ro ids & Highw o, s
COURT XEWS
In the Commissioner's Court!
George And >i>on and Eli Beklihj
were l ined $o an l oasts for j
lighting.
Comfort Joe was also fined $2a.
and costs.
One day ast week Game War
den Erickson reported to the De
pucy Marshal that two ban els
supposed to contain whiskey
woe cached a short distance
from town. When the marshal
went to investigate, the barrels!
had moved to parts unknown.
NEWS OF SOLDIERS
Our first contingent of return
ed soldiers from Camp Grant,
returned Home Thursday, Pete
Miller, Percy Thornton and Chr.
Peterson, who are three splend
id specimens oi U.S. boys.
Their company of 14th Infantry
ranked high at the cantonmont.
They were bitterly disappoint
ed at not having a c hance to
snow their mettle in France.
It i ■> siid th it this company
was so popular in Iowa, them
was dinger of their being ab
duujed.
It is reported that the 2/th
eiig'.neers, are in New York on
me way loCtmp Lewis to bo
d *111.) j hze i.
C. S. Cri ler, the srmial Audi
t *r o the We Is Fargo Express
Co. pod Me 'art ly a visit this
wee : a 1 tour of inspection in
die interests of Its company.
From here he proceeds to
Fiii banks, « xyecting to make
i; b *i > • e tl.e break-up.
With new plate glass windows
a id a fresh coat of paint, Alec
Carroll’s barbershop presents
an attractive appearance.
FOR SALE:- Double Bed
ComplebJ $13.03 including bed
.stead, mattress and springs 2
pairs wool blankets, 1 pair pil
lows.
also One Fur Robe $15.
Washing Machine $6.
Enquire at News Office.
Wanted a first class Dentist
to reside perm anently inMcCar
thy, Alaska.
Married man with six daughters
pre terra 1
Splendid opportunity, write
the Oommercia.1 Club for infor
mation.