, CELEBRATIONS
AT M’CARTHY
. ' AND STRELNA
The men employed by the North
Midas Copper Company and the
Alaska Copper Corporation voted to
hold their celebration of the Fourth
of July at Strelna, and raised the sum
of $250 for prizes.
The orator of the day was Judge
William O’Connor, who delivered a
speech full of patriotism and pep.
The main event, as is always the
custom in mining centers, was the
rock-drilling contest, the teams being
made up from men from the two min
ing camps, as follows: Justus John
son and Ed Holmquist on one team
and John Markham and Oscar Balo on
the other.
t Johnson and Holmquist drove 32%
inches in fifteen minutes, and Mark
ham and Balo made 26% inches. The
losing team had hard luck, breaking
a piece off their fourth drill, thereby
slowing them up. The first prize was
$100 and the second $50.
The other contests were as follows:
Trap shooting—First, Carl N. An
derson; second, Hans Burgen.
Obstacle race—First, Otto Ama
long; second, Paul Harms.
Boys’ race—First, Fred Spangler;
second, Joe Feaster, Jr.
Ladies’ nail-driving contest—First,
Bessie Galliger; second, Mrs. Roy
Baden.
Pie-eating contest—First, Fred Span
gler; second, Mike Johnson, Jr.
Other events, consisting of a tug
of war and horseshoe pitching, were
well contested.
Music, dancing and good things to
eat filled out a very enjoyable clay.
McCarthy donned its gala attire and
proceeded to celebrate the Fourth of
July in the good old-fashioned way.
Flags flew from all buildings and
stores, and residences were decorated
with bunting.
At an early hour visitors began to
appear from near-by camps, and soon
large numbers were congregated in
readiness for the events.
The Kennecott people turned out in
full force, and the baseball game and
many of the ‘events were won by the
visitors. Ideal weather made the
pleasure of the day complete.
The following were the results of
the contests:
Girls’ race, 16 and under—D. Lubbe
first, F. Murie second.
Girls’ race, 12 and under—E. Murie
first, Margaret Woodin second.
Girls’ race, 8 and under—M. Wills
first, C. Cole second.
Boys’ race, 16 and under—G. Wil
son first, B. Dennis second.
Boys’ race, 14 and under—V. Mar
shall first, Groff second.
Boys’ race, 10 and under—Roy first,
Alan Huntington second.
^ Boys’ race, 8 and under—Fred Sel
tenrich first, F. Wills second.
Hundred-yard dash, free for all—
Prout first.
Ladies’ race, 75 yards—Mrs. McLen
nan first.
Fat ladies’ race—Mrs. Schultz first.
Fat men’s race—Harvey first.
Potato race—W. Prout first.
Three-legged race—Prout and John
son first.
Packing contest—Murie and Bren
wick first, Slimpert and Huntington
second.
Rock-drilling contest—Woodin and
Peterson first, Noon and Hill second.
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ASHINGTON.—Senator Sherman of Illinois threatened the other day to
have the capital of the United States removed from Washington to the
middle West. The senator is still on the warpath against profiteering land
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“I have been giving the matter of landlord extortion consideration,” said
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duce a measure transferring the capital of the nation to some other place,
possibly St. Louis.
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charges for rent and food and clothing they have been compelled to pay in
Washington. A hill of the kind 1 have mentioned will have strong support.”
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