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laugh Traveling through New England, a motorist
stopped for gas in a tiny village. "What’s this
place called?" he asked the station attendant.
"All depends," the native
drawled. "Do you mean by them that has to live in
this dad-blamed, moth-eaten, dust-covered dump, or by
them that’s merely enjoying its quaint and
picturesque rustic charms for a short spell."
A man walked by a table in a hotel and
noticed three men and a dog playing cards. The dog was
playing with extraordinary performance.
"This is a very smart dog,"
the man commented.
"Not so smart," said one of
the players. "Every time he gets a good hand he wags
his tail."
If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws
will evolve.
1910
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Flashing
Guns and Rough Language Were Too Much For His Nerves.
Passengers on electric car 29 yesterday
tell of an exciting gun play on the line between Webb
City and Joplin. Lawyer Curry of Webb City got on the car
with the two Baker brothers and all three began to
quarrel as soon as they were seated. The trouble had
grown out of a lawsuit in which the attorney has
prosecuted the brothers.
When near the Klondyke station one of
the Bakers stopped the car and both attempted to remove
Curry from his seat, evidently to take him to the woods,
thus to fight it out. Sheriff Rich and Deputy Lee
Wormington were among the passengers, and with drawn guns
interfered, stopping the fracas.
When the guns began to flash Col. Dave
Sayers of Carthage, with an expression of poignant
disapproval upon his face, performed the surprising
acrobatic feat of his life by jumping through the window
of the car when it was going full speed and alighting on
his feet; another passenger climbed over a seat backwards
without turning a hair; one of the officials of the
Southwest Missouri Light Co. took a running shoot for the
rear platform, while an unknown man jumped off the rear
platform backward, and after turning over several times,
started for Webb City on the keen run, hitting only the
high places in the lane.
The conductor appealed to Sheriff Rich,
who was on the car, and he ran to the scene of the
disturbance and rescued Mr. Curry from the clutches of
the large, determined men. One of the men grabbed the
sheriff by the arm and drew back as if to smite him, when
the sheriff remarked, "Don’t strike me or
I’ll puncture you." When the men found they
were talking to an officer, they quieted down and the car
was stopped to pick up Mr. Sayers and the man who had
taken to the woods.
Col. Sayers was completely winded and
very much disgusted at the coarseness of the men who
committed the assault, the unknown man probably was too,
but he never came back to tell about it and on arriving
at Joplin the two men were taken to the circuit court by
Sheriff Rich, where the prosecuting attorney filed an
information and they were held under a bond of $200 each
for trial.
At the conclusion of the difficulty,
Mr. Curry had a bump on his head that is not located on
phrenological charts, but which will disappear with a
liberal application of arnica and patience. He exhibited
a very Christian forbearance towards the disturbers of
his peace and dignity.
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Today's Feature The Police Blotter.
New releases from the CPD.
11/10: On November 10, 2010, at
about 5:25 A.M., there was a 1st Degree Robbery
reported in the 400 block of West Fir. The report
was of a male subject forcing his self into a
residence and holding the victim at knife point,
before going through the apartment and taking
items from the residence. The suspect then left
the residence and had not yet been located. The
victim received no injuries from the incident.
11/15 Update: On November 10,
2010 around 5:25 am, a 1st degree robbery at
Victorian Courtyard Apartments was reported to
the Carthage Police Department. The victim was
identified as Larry McGee age 51 from Duenweg,
MO.
An investigation conducted by
Detectives of the Carthage Police Department
revealed that this report of robbery a false
report made in order to obtain prescription
medication refills. On November 12, 2010, McGee
was charged for filing a false police report
through Carthage Municipal Court.
No mug shot is available as Mr.
McGee was summoned to court and not taken into
custody.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
The old sayin’ is ya
always find somethin’ the last place ya
look. Unfortunately, that’s not always
the case.
Seems like I always find
what I’m lookin’ for after I bought
a similar item for more money somewhere else.
It’s hard ta know when
ta stop lookin’ most of the time. Those
shoes you fretted over for an hour before ya
finally put ‘em on and walk out of the
store are displayed in the next shop ya walk
by, at half the price.
That vehicle ya thought was
so unique is suddenly the most popular
vehicle in the county. Most of ‘em are
even the same color as yours. If you’d
only looked one more place.
‘Course most of us
learn to live with our "bargains."
At least until the next fashion is released.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Holiday Safety
Thanksgiving is upon us again
(unless you’re in Canada, in which case
it’s safely past) and the holiday season is
about to go full swing. Your family is probably
similar to mine, with relatives traveling from
all over to catch up on things, and most of all,
eat. You might not have a nephew’s wedding
to attend in the same time frame, but I just look
at it as another opportunity to hang out with
family and friends we might not otherwise get a
chance to see.
If your home is host to this
year’s get-together, add a few of these
items to your to-do list. They’ll help make
everyone more comfortable and safe amid all the
bustle of activity.
• Plan to sequester your
housepets during the height of holiday activity.
Place them in a room with food, litter box, toys,
and bed or blanket. Check on them frequently.
• Put away ongoing
household projects, like painting or repairs, or
close off rooms that are undergoing repair or
renovation. Put a "do not enter" sign
on the door if necessary.
• Remove chemicals, sharp
tools, pesticides and other dangerous items from
parts of the home that might be easily accessed
by children. Don’t store them near laundry,
food or drink.
• Rearrange the garage a
bit, even if you think no one will go into it.
Place chemicals out of reach and store tools
securely, in a closed toolbox or hanging high on
your workshop pegboard.
• Shut off the heat to
rooms you don’t want guests to enter. You
can do this by closing the registers. If they
don’t see the "do not enter"
signs, they’ll probably get the hint if
it’s dark and cold.
• When guests start
arriving, make sure your car’s safety brake
is set and lock the doors to reduce the chance of
curious kids climbing into it.
• Once the festivities are
done, do a walkaround of the house and yard to
make sure nothing dangerous is lying around --
spilled liquids, lighted candles or
unextinguished cigarettes, for example.
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