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published every weekday except major holidays
Wednesday, January 12, 2000 Volume VIII, Number 146
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .For
everyones convenience the new location and phone
number for the Memorial Hall Booking Reservations and
Information is, Carthage Memorial Hall, 407 South
Garrison, Carthage, MO. 64836, 417-237-7050.
Did Ya Know?. . .Representatives
from the Springfield Branch Office of the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) and SCORE, Counselors to
Americas 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.
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today's
laugh
Its been real
cold. Yesterday I looked in my closet, and my coat was
wearing a sweater.
The snow had fallen for hours and
covered the whole area. The intercom said to the class,
"Will those of you who parked on University Drive
move your cars so the snowplows can get to work."
About ten minutes later, the intercom
sounded again: "Will the two-hundred-fifty students
who left to move six cars please return to class."
A patient listened to the surgeon
explain his rates and said,"Look, I cant
afford the whole thing. Just cut out fifty bucks
worth."
1900
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
WANTS
$2,500 DAMAGES.
Dr. R.M. Cohen Sues
the Frisco Because of Personal Injuries.
Dr. R.M. Cohen, who lives on Garrison
avenue in this city, has commenced suit through his
attorneys, McReynolds & Halliburton, against the
Frisco Railway company for $2,500 damages. The petition
sets forth that the plaintiff was going from Vinita to
Clairmore, in the Indian Territory, on the 18th of last
October, riding in the caboose of a freight train. The
freight train ran into a switch to allow a passenger
train to pass, and the doctor was standing in the door of
the car looking at the passing train. Suddenly the
freight started up with a buck and a jump which, the
petition alleges, precipitated the unfortunate man fully
ten feet, throwing him against the stove and crushing and
bruising his leg and hip so severely that he had to be
taken back to Vinita, where he was confined to a bed for
a week under the care of a doctor. At the end of the week
he was brought to his home in this city, but was unable
to leave the house for ten days longer, and has not yet,
he sets forth, fully recovered.
It is claimed that the violent motion
of the train was rendered necessary by the absense of air
brakes, which are distinctly provided by law.
The railway company today secured a
change of venue to Barton county, and it is not known yet
when it will come up for a hearing.
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Today's Feature
Edna Memorial
Cost Questioned.
Plans to relocate the rock
entrance to the former Myers Park Memorial
Airport were stalled Monday evening during the
regular City Council Budget Committee meeting.
City Economic Development Director Max McKnight
reported that initial estimates to dismantle and
reassemble the stone monument could run as high
as $45,000. The structure holds a plaque
memorializing Edna Myers for her contribution to
the airport
The monument sits on the
property recently purchased by SMB but was
specifically excluded from the sale.
The Committee members were not
enthusiastic about paying that much money to move
the monument. Other options, such as
reconstructing a smaller version and using the
commemorative plaque, or possibly leaving the
monument in place were discussed.
Committee Chair Jackie Boyer
said she favored saving the monument for
historical reasons.
"There is some value
gained for the City to preserve the wall as a
memorial," said Boyer. "Whether or not
its worth $45,000 I dont know.
Im very disappointed that its not
going to be just a cut and dry question."
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Location For Rent
Across
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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 youre 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
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Id have ta guess that
most find the idea of AOL payin 160
some BILLION for Time-Warner just a little
beyond our comprehension.
Course most can
remember when payin more than a couple
grand for a new car was a reach.
I remember a Blonde cartoon
where Dagwood was admirin a $50,000
boat. "This is what we need," he
said.
"What I really
need," responded Blonde, "is a new
ironing board cover."
While the rest of us are
tryin to keep up with the
seeminly daily changes and upgrades in
the computer age, there is always a Dagwood
out there dreamin up somethin new
to bend the horizon.
Id guess Dagwood
would still enjoy floatin down Spring
River on an inner tube.
This is some face, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin.
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Weekly Column
PRIME TIME WITH KIDS
by Donna Erickson
At our house, theres a
kitchen drawer overflowing with plastic
containers that spill out every time we jam it
closed. It started as the "Tupperware
drawer," but evolved into a catch-all of
margarine tubs and our latest collectible, a
four-ounce cream cheese container from our local
bagel shop.
Over the holidays, we used the
handy storage units for leftovers. But it
didnt take long before frustration reached
the boiling point when searching for the last bit
of Grandmas Swedish rice pudding only to
find glutenous brown gravy under a lid labeled
honey walnut cream cheese.
Now that the leftovers are
gone, thank goodness, the drawer is jammed tight
again. Sorting through the chaos, my son
discovered lids outnumbered containers 3-1. But
their usefulness isnt over yet. Here is a
clever idea for transforming plastic lids into
sturdy stencils for fun indoor art activities.
On the underside of a lid, use
a marker to draw a simple outline of a shape such
as a square, triangle or circle. Keep it simple.
Help your child cut out the shape with scissors,
or an adult may use an X-acto knife. Cut off the
rim, if you wish.
To use the stencil, tape the
lid to a sheet of paper, dip a piece of sponge
into poster paint and dab lightly inside the
cutout space. Lift the stencil. Because the
stencils are plastic, they may be washed and used
over again. Here are some ideas for more stencil
art:
Make a heart stencil and
print Valentine cards and placemats.
Place the stencils over
pictures in old magazines, trace the shape onto
the pictures, then cut out the paper shapes. Glue
shapes on construction paper to create
"recycle" collages.
For children learning
the alphabet, make a set of lids with one letter
per lid. Trace and color the letters on paper to
practice their ABCs. Spell simple words.
Stencil your address and let your kids practice
saying it.
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