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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Volume XIV, Number
233
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... A
Carthage Train Crew Fish Fry will be held Wed.,
May 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Train Barn, West Mound
St. Road (across from the Old Cabin Shop.) Stag
Only, $10.00 per person. Proceeds benefit the
Train Crew. Call 417-358-7898.
Did Ya Know?... The
Salvation Army, 2419 Fairlawn Drive, is now
accepting donations of furniture in addition to
clothes and household goods.
Did Ya Know?... A
fundraiser four-man golf scramble is being held
Saturday, May 20 by Leggett & Platt Br. 7 at
Carthage Municipal Golf Course. Shotgun start is
at 1 p.m. The cost is $35 a person. Hole-in-One
on #12 wins 2006 Chev. Equinox. Lots of door
prizes. Proceeds will go to the American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life. Details (417)
358-8131, ext. 4896 or 4810.
Did Ya Know?... The
Salvation Army is in need of volunteers to work
the thrift store. If interested, please call
358-3500 or visit 2419 Fairlawn Drive. Must be 16
years or older.
Did Ya
Know?... Golden Reflections Afternoon
Tea will be held May 18 at 2 p.m. in the Hospital
Cafeteria - Nobody wants to talk about ostomy
surgery, but it is a topic that really should be
addressed. Guest speaker LeAnna Guerin will teach
about the differences in colostomy, ileostomy,
andurostomy, and new techniques for living with
ostomy surgery.
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today's
laugh
My dad would never admit his
eyes were failing. he’d say, "Son, I
can look you right in the face and tell you that
my eyesight is as good as ever." I’d
have to say, "Pop, I’m over here."
I think I watch too much
television. Last night, my dreams kept being
interrupted for commercials.
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1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Wrecked the Jewel Mine.
Malicious Destruction
of Property without Apparent Cause - Three Men Did It.
On Tuesday night three men
maliciously wrecked the Jewel mine at Chitwood. So far
was known none of the men had a grievance against the
company and their actions are incomprehensible.
Manager Dexter had not
been running a night shift, but on Tuesday he decided to
have dirt hoisted at night. For this work he employed
Henry Morris, C.Crammer and an unknown man. Crammer had
been employed in the mine before, but Morris and the
unknown man had never worked a day in the mine.
The three men had gone
into the ground on the night shift. After they descended
the hoisterman waited an hour before a solitary tub of
dirt came up. Half an hour later another tub of dirt
appeared. A little later the three men come up out of the
ground saying the powder smoke left by the day man was so
bad they could not longer stay in the ground.
When the day shift went to
work yesterday morning they found the mine a wreck. Their
tools were broken, twisted and bent beyond further use.
Their working clothes were destroyed; several hundred
feet of ground tracking had been torn up and distributed
over the drifts, the rails twisted out of shape; the air
line to the drills had been disjointed and battered
beyond immediate repair; the column pipes were
disconnected, and every bit of damage that could be done
had been done.
Warrants have been issued
for the men, but thus far they have not been captured.
Manager Dexter is very anxious to have them taken into
custody that he may learn from them what their purpose
was in maliciously and without any apparent reason
destroying the Jewel mine.
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Today's
Feature
Music On The
Square Requested.
The Public Safety
Committee meeting scheduled to take place on
Monday was not held due to a lack of quorum.
Citizen H.J. Johnson was present at the police
station, where the meeting was to be held, to
request a partial street closure for the Carthage
Acoustic Music Festival, June 10, 2006. As there
was no official meeting, Johnson gave written
information to Committee Chair Mike Harris, who
will present the request to City Council.
Johnson requested
as in previous years that the inside lane of
Grant street on the East side of the Courthouse
Square be blocked to allow room for the stage
placement. This arrangement allows for all four
sides of the square to be left open, encouraging
driving and walking traffic to the event and the
local downtown businesses, according to Johnson.
The event is to be
held on June 10, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the
Square. Johnson said that the sign-ups for the
open stage will begin at 9 a.m. The open stage is
to begin at 10 a.m. and last until 1 p.m. with
the scheduled musical acts beginning after 1 p.m.
The festival is sponsored by Powers Museum with
funding assistance from the Helen S. Boylan
Foundation.
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Stench Report:
Tuesday,
5/16/06
No Stench
Detected on Carthage
Square
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
I’ve always wondered how they gather the
information used in makin’ those maps
showin’ general attitudes in the different
regions. I saw one the
other day that showed where folks lived that
didn’t think they were gettin’ enough
sleep. How do they figure that, call folks in the
middle of the night and ask if they are awake?
‘Course I was interested to see that nearly
the whole state of Missouri, except for the K.C
and St. Louis area, felt rested most of the time.
The map showed Kansas and Oklahoma feelin’ a
little tired more often.
The real question is,
"exactly what does it all mean?" A good
portion of Florida also reported a restful state.
I don’t know if it means we are efficient or
just lazy.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Here's
A Tip
By JoAnn Derson•
"I drink bottled water, since it’s so
easy and portable. To keep my bottle cool in the
car, I use a thick sock. I slip the bottle into
it. It also stays put better in my
cupholder." -- M.C. in Mississippi
• "This tip comes
from my office. Someone lost the
toilet-paper-roll holder. We don’t know
where it went. After several days of keeping the
roll of TP on the back of the tank, somebody
looped two heavy-duty rubber bands around the two
sides of the toilet-paper-holder fixture, and ran
the bands though the inside of the toilet-paper
roll. Genius!" -- A.A. in Florida
• "To help pick up
pins and needles, keep a small magnet on your
sewing table or in your sewing basket. You can
just swipe the magnet over the floor or work
surface, and it will attract the pins." --
C.L. in Illinois
• "I used to write
the due dates of my bills on my calendar. I got
smart by writing each bill on the calendar a week
ahead of when it was due. Now I never mail the
bills too close to the due date." -- R.F. in
New Mexico
• "I saved more than
$10 a month on my cell-phone plan by setting call
dates. I used to call family and friends back
home willy-nilly, until I realized that it was
eating up my cell minutes. Now I set up weekly
dates to call Mom and Dad (they love that), and I
e-mail friends with a time and date for a long
chat -- always on the weekends or after the
"free nights" part of my plan kicks in.
The result is that I used so many fewer minutes
that I was able to drop down a plan, hence the
$10 savings!" -- College student in Iowa
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