Mornin' Mail

The Mornin' Mail is published every weekday except major holidays
Monday, September 10, 2001 Volume X, Number 59

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Humane Society has a huge adult neutered male who is used to confined areas who needs a new home. If you have lost a cat or would like to adopt one call 358-6402. If your cat is not wearing a rabies tag it may be picked up by the City Nuisance Abatement Officer.

Did Ya Know?. . . The Carthage Public Library will have Fall Preschool Storytimes at 10:00 a.m. in the Biography Room on Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 12th.

Did Ya Know?. . . The Lincoln Ladies Federated Republican Women will hold their next meeting at noon on Monday, September 10 at the Jasper County Annex II Building, 2nd floor, in Carthage. Bring a sack lunch. All interested ladies are invited.

today's laugh

"Why did you tear the back part out of that new book?" asked the long-suffering wife of the absent-minded doctor.
"Excuse me, dear," said the famous surgeon, "the part you speak of was labelled ‘Appendix’ and I took it out without thinking."

Doctor- "I can do nothing for your complaint. It is hereditary."
Patient- "Then send the bill to my father."

1901
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

"THE SERIOUS FAMILY" COMEDY.

About to be Put on by K.P. and Rathbone Sisters.

C. Roach, John Flanigan and John Bailey, committee of the Knights of Pythias, and Mesdames Jeff Plummer, Frank Hatch, John Flanigan and W. S. Shuler, committee of the Rathbone Sisters, met yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock to consider putting on a comedy to be entitled "The Serious Family," at the Grand opera house in about three weeks.

Lawrence McCarty, the Pythian actor is in conference with the joint committee, and is to play a leading part if the comedy is given. Characters for other parts are already being considered by the committee.

Chas. Fenner is moving to Clinton and drove overland with his horse today. His family went up on the train.

	Today's Feature Memorial Hall Renovation. The City Council will meet on Thursday this week due to several Council members attending the Missouri Municipal League Conference. The Council will return to a discussion of renovation of Memorial Hall. The Missouri Veteran’s Commission has committed $604,000 of the estimated $1.2 million project as a 50/50 grant. The Council has budgeted $400,000 for the project and requested another $100,000 each from the Boylan Fund and Steadley Foundation. According to City Administrator Tom Short, the Steadley Foundation had committed to $100,000 if the Boylan Foundation would match. Short has reported that the Boylan Foundation Board did not approve the request at its last meeting. A bid from R.E. Smith of $1,071,000 for construction was recommended by the Public Services Committee but needs approval of the Council. The project began with anticipated commitment of $200,000 from the City. The original estimated cost of the project by architects was $800,000 and the plan was to secure $400,000 from the Veteran’s Commission and the two $100,000 grants.
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin', I’m again reminded of the "free" puppy that graced our home several years back. As any pet owner can tell you, here is no such thing as a free puppy. A local example of the same theory is the recent purchase of the Big Smith facility by Leggett & Platt. The selling price of $185,000 was no doubt a bargain, on the surface. But, as my grand dad used to say about the purchase of a dinner table, it’s not the initial cost, it’s the upkeep. The prospect of keepin’ such a large buildin’ just heated enough to keep pipes from freezin’ prob’ly kept most bids on the Smith property at a respectable level. Leggett is reportedly spendin’ another $200,000 to upgrade the facility, may end up with a half a million in the total project. About half the cost of the proposed renovation of the Hall. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Sponsored by Workman's Loan	Weekly Column The Super Handyman by Mari An Willis Q: We just moved into a house heated by floor furnaces. Should we cover the furnaces during the off season to keep the dust out? -G.G. A: Not only do you want to keep out dust, you wouldn’t want your air conditioner to have to cool the crawl space under the floor. Take up the floor grille and cut a piece of plywood or hardboard to fit it. You can tape the wood to the underside and slip the grille back into place. You also could tape a plastic trash bag to the bottom of the grille. Q: We have copper gutters on our home and must replace a downspout. It’s on the back where it’s not seen, and I had planned to just use an inexpensive aluminum downspout. A friend tells me that joining unlike metals will cause a galvanic reaction that could ruin one or both metals. Is this true? -Y.P. A: Possibly. Spray-paint the surfaces of both components where they will come in contact with each other. That would be outside the copper and inside the aluminum. Use a paint specified for metal. When dry, the paint should ensure that there’s no actual contact of the two metals. SUPER HINT: If you have kept wicker furniture in storage over the winter , treat it to a warm bath. Clean it with a little diluted soap water. Rinse it and let it sun dry. The chair should smell and look great.