The Chitina leader., 1915-01-19
LOCAL AND SOCIAL
NC CARIHY NEWS

John Barrett has just returned
from trip to the Kiagni. where he
reports that in the neighborhood of
IL men are engaged in prospecting
and development work. Barrett re-
ports that a trail has been cut across
the bench, leaving the river entirely,
which is % miles shorter than the
original route. making the distance
not to exceed 35 miles from Nc
Carthy He expects good reports
from this section during the coming
season.
George Goshaw. who brought G.
A. Simons from Shushanna to Nc
Carthy with his dog team, has re-
turned to that enterprising mining
town
c. E. Hawkins left Mccarthy this
week for shushanna, where he will
develop some mining property ne
owns He took with him a seasons
outfit. Henry Albeit took him and
his outfit in with his dog team.
Mrs. NJ E. Sturges, mother of
Mrs. VIM. Wooden, died this morn
ing at Charley Davids roadhousa.
which Mr.. Wooden is operating this
winter Mrs. Sturges recently came
here from California to visit with
her daughter. Another daughter,
Mrs. Burrows of Cordova, was with
her at the time of her death.
Mr. and Mrs ]. J. Hill left this
morning for Shushanna, where Mr..
Hill has mining interests.
A trial in the commissioners court
commenced yesterday and continued
over until today. in which Mr.. Gus
Erickson accused Jesse c. Arnold OF
assaulting and robbing him, resulted
in an acquital. Arnold is the bar
tender in the Junction saloon.
John Yankee and Sam Williams
were hailed into the commissioner
court yesterday charged with using
obscene language on the streets.
Both plead guilty and were given
500 of ten days; they failed to pay
and are serving their time as guests.
of our marshal.
A fight between John Abramson
and another man in front of the
Junction saloon recently, resulted in
sound drubbing for Johns oppon-
ent Both men escaped being called
into court, though there is disposi-
ton on the part of the people here
to put stop to the drunken brawls
that have been of such frequent oc-
currence here for a long time.
A pool tournament recently played
in Rust G. McKinney's pool parlors
resulted in a victory for c. p.
Brown, who easily demonstrated his
over the rest of the con-
testants. Another tournament is now
in progress. which should be finished
tomorrow, in which Mr.. Brown has
been given a heavy handicap, is at
tracing much of interest. At this
same pool parlor last Monday night,
the proprietors rendered their table;
to the ladies for an evenings play, /
which was taken advantage of by
eight or nine of the ladies who
seemed to greatly enjoy the sport.
The ladies are to be given another
chance to show their "cue" dexterity
next Monday night.
A movement was started today!
looking to a term of school for the
children of Mccarthy. Something
like "a come within the school
age. AS is we'll known, the Nc
Carthy school is situated nearly 3
miles from Mccarthy. and of course
it is impossible for the scholars TO
attend during the winter. The sug-
gestion was to give two entertain
ments each month. preferably dances
to defray the expenses of the room
necessary and the teachers wages.
The suggestion met with much en-
enlargement. John Baltuff said that
he would furnishva suitable room for
he conduct of the school for SIS
per month, which seems very reason
able.