Mornin' Mail

The Mornin' Mail is published every weekday except major holidays
Monday, January 10, 2000 Volume VIII, Number 144

did ya know?
Did Ya Know?. . .Representatives from the Springfield Branch Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Businesses, will be available for individual consultations at the Joplin Chamber of Commerce, 320 E. 4th, Joplin, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

today's laugh

One day, I went to a zoo and saw a man-eating lion. Then I went to a deli and saw a man eating herring.

A television director is hit on the head and goes out like a light. When he wakes, the producer asks him, "What happened?"

The director says,"I hit my head, and suddenly everything went black-and-white."

One of these days, they’re going to write a really modern western. The cowboy’ll pull up to the saloon and won’t be able to find a place to park his horse.

An old-timer, living up in the mountains, had no timepieces but always knew what time it was. Testing him, I asked what time it was one afternoon. The old man shifted the tobacco in his cheek, spat, and studied the shadow on his porch. Then he answered, "’Bout four and a half planks to supper time."

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

A Residence Sale.

Payne & Davison today sold to S.S. Bice, the mining engineer, the house in which Milt Davison lives, at the corner of Mound and Elm streets. The consideration was $1,200. Milt Davison is storing his goods today and he and his wife will board. Mr. Bice, who recently came here from Webb City, will move into the house tomorrow.

Mrs. J.D. Calkins returned this morning from Kankakee, Ill., where she was called by the sickness and death of her sister. She brought with her the three weeks old baby daughter of her sister, which was only a few hours old at the time of its mother’s death. Mrs. Calkins will raise the child.

Superintendent J. L. Nell, of the county poor farm, is suffering from a couple of carbuncies on his left hand. They are causing him great pain and uneasiness.

Today's Feature

First City Council Meeting of 2000.

The City Council will meet for its first meeting of 2000 in City Hall tomorrow evening at 7:30. There is no old business on the agenda.

New business items include the first reading of Council bill 00-01 which would annex property located at 2816 S Maple as requested by G.M. and Pat Lynch.

Council bill 00-02 is also in response to an annexation request for property located at 1327 Baker Boulevard as requested by Verla M. Helms.

Council bill 00-03 would clarify the existing ordinance prohibiting sales from vehicles parked on City streets. The proposed ordinance would allow the Council to make exceptions for public events on closed streets such as the Farmers Market and Maple Leaf festivities.

The Council will also hear the first reading of Council bill 00-04 which would authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with D.M. Millin and Associates for the review of the appraisal for new airport property. The appraisal must be reviewed by a sperate firm to qualify for any future federal grant funding of the proposed airport.

Business Location For Rent

Across Lyon Street from the new Jasper County Annex II

213 Lyon Street, Suite 1

Next to Carthage Printing Services

Just One Block Off the Square in Carthage, Missouri

Plenty of Excellent Parking • ADA Compliant Entry and Rest room

Approximately 1,400 Square Feet

Recent Complete Renovation

New Roof • New Wiring Inside/3 phase 220 to Building

New Drywall & Ceiling Tile

New Central Heat & Air • New Insulation Throughout

Private Front & Rear Entrance

Convenient to Downtown, Courthouse, Post Office and Banks

If you’re looking for a respectable place to do business, call

Heritage Publishing

417-358-3160

Or Stop By

213 Lyon Street, Suite 2 • Carthage, Missouri 64836

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

With all the talk about high tech, it seems odd to me that we still use low tech for an amazing number of ever’day tasks.

I’d be guessin’, but the concept of the shirt button hasn’t see much improvement over the last couple a hundered years. Zippers have made some inroads to the garment fastenin’ business, but buttons still poke through a hole and seem ta be the choice for most consumers. Cheap and functional I suppose, but definitely low tech.

The down side is the amount of time wasted ever’day pushin’ buttons through those little reinforced holes in our clothes. velcro has made some headway in replacin’ shoe laces, maybe buttons are the next market. ‘Course keepin’ your shoes on with a piece of string seems pretty crude too.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.