today's
laugh
Time is what keeps things from
happening all at once.
Never answer an anonymous letter.
I don’t suffer from insanity; I
enjoy every minute of it.
Give me ambiguity or give me something
else.
Always remember that you are unique;
just likeeveryone else.
Consciousness: That annoying time
between naps.
As long as there are tests, there will
be prayer in public schools.
We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then
things get worse.
Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.
1902
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of
Events as they have Transpired in the City and County
since our last Issue.
THE RIG IS LOCATED.
Marshal Stafford last night received a
telegram fro the United States Commissioner at Grove,
I.T., stating that he had a man under arrest who had in
his possion a sorrel mare, fourteen hands high, withit
face, white left hind foot, probably 10 years old,
hitched to an almost new blackt top buggy.
This is identically the description of
the outfit belinging to Goldie Smith, which was stolen in
Carthage Staturday night.
Mr. Smith went to Neosho yesterday and
will accompany the marshal of that city to Grove to
identify his property. He will have no trouble in getting
his horse and buggy, but may have some difficulty
ingetting the man, as a requisition must be had on the
president of the United States federal law governing the
Indian country. The Neosho marshal, used to be a deputy
U.S. marshal, and perchance will know some way to get the
prisoner into Missouri without usual legal formalities.
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Today's Feature Council Considers Park Consultant.
The City Council is scheduled
to meet for its regular meeting tomorrow evening
at 7:30 in City Hall.
The agenda includes the first
reading of Council bill 02-86 which would
authorize an agreement for consultant services
with Bucher, Willis and Ratliff to prepare a
master plan for the City parks in the amount of
$20,000. Bucher, Willis and Ratliff is the same
firm that developed the Myers Park master plan
for the City some years back.
Also included on the agenda is
the scheduled vote on Council bill 02-84 that
would authorize a one time 25 percent discount on
annual passes for the Municipal Golf Course for
those who held a pass last season. The discount
is intended to compensate golfers for the course
down time during renovations this year.
Votes are also scheduled for
the Council bill that would rezone the property
located at 502 S. Fulton from District B Second
Dwelling to District C Apartment as requested by
Inglesia Christiana Hispano - Americana. The
church intends to use the building as short term
shelter facility.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',Here’s what
I’ve seen come from most "master
plan" consultants. Several dozen pages of
statistics about the community and surrounding
area, likely gathered from census records.
Two or three
"community meetings" to discuss the
needs of the community and concerns about the
present circumstances.
A report outlining those
meetings and a conclusion that includes all
issues raised at those meetings and some
basic ideas on resolution of any concerns.
A final presentation
complete with full color displays showing
basic modifications to existing property and
suggested locations for any new improvements.
Included are a few dozen copies of the
"report."
Tucked into one of the
reports is the bill. This time for $20,000.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
THIS IS A HAMMER
By Samantha Mazzotta
It’s Time to Check
Furnace’s Pilot Light
Q: A friend told me that the
pilot light on my gas heater needs to be cleaned.
How do I do this? — Taylor D., Anniston,
Ala.
A: In a forced-air gas furnace,
the pilot light is the item everything else
depends on. Not only does it light the gas
flowing through the burners, but its efficiency
can save money and improve the quality of the
heated air entering your home. So, inspecting and
adjusting the pilot light mechanism is an
important task at the start of the heating
season.
Two elements play a role in the
proper functioning of a heater’s pilot
light: the pilot jet, which controls the amount
of gas that exits the gas line, and the
thermocouple, which creates an electrical charge
from the heat of the pilot light and keeps the
flame burning.
Check the pilot light by
removing the main furnace access panel. If you
can’t see it, turn off the gas supply to the
pilot and wait 10 minutes for the control unit to
cool down. Then remove the pilot cover and
relight the pilot, following the instructions on
the control housing or the access panel.
A good flame is steady, blue at
the bottom and yellow at the tip, and it should
cover one-half inch of the end of the
thermocouple (a metal rod positioned at the mouth
of the pilot light). If the flame is all blue and
barely touches the thermocouple, it is too weak;
if the flame is noisy and "lifts off"
of the pilot, it’s too strong. Use a small
screwdriver to turn the pilot adjustment screw,
located either on the control housing or the gas
valve.
If the pilot light just
won’t stay lit, the thermocouple may be the
culprit. The thermocouple is attached to a coil
of copper tubing that is thinner than the gas
supply line (silver/metallic tubing). To replace
this part, turn off the gas supply and use an
open-ended wrench to loosen the thermocouple
tube’s fitting from the control housing.
Then, unscrew the thermocouple from the pilot
housing. Install the new thermocouple.
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