Mornin' Mail

The Mornin' Mail is published every weekday except major holidays
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Volume XIV, Number 241

Did Ya Know?... The Peace Star Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will hold a scholarship fund-raiser trip to the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, June 17, 2006. "Room Service" will be the feature. For more info. or to make reservations call Judy Boyd, 237-1061 (work) or 358-2874 (after 5), Sally Metcalf at 394-2213, or Eunice Carter at 358-7803.

Did Ya Know?... A Master Gardener will be available to answer lawn and garden questions Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Call 417-358-2158 or stop by the Jasper County University of Missouri Extension in the basement of the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage.

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?... Due to Monday, May 29th being a holiday observed by the City, the City of Carthage Recycling Drop Off Center and Composting Lot will be closed Tuesday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

today's laugh

I asked my doctor what to do for a sprained ankle. He said, "Limp." - Milton Berle

Am I forgetful? Last night I forgot tha Alamo. - Henny Youngman

1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Propose New Electric Line.

Kansas Promoter Here Yesterday Talking of Extensive Plans.

Representatives of the parties who are securing right of way and doing so much electric line talking over an extensive territory in Kansas were in Carthage a little while yesterday and went out of town during the afternoon on the electric.

The gentlemen were R.C. Rawlings of Chanute, Kan., one of the promoters of the scheme, and J.W. Stephens, and engineer who is employed by the company as a consulting expert. They arrived in a buggy, having come overland from Webb City to inspect the lay of the country.

The headquarters of the company is in Chanute, Kan. The line is supposed to start at Independence and come southeast to Galena, Kan, and on east into Missouri to Joplin, Webb City, Carterville and Carthage. The right of way has been secured in parts of Kansas and franchises have been secured from a number of the Kansas towns through which the road is to run.

Of course the proposition is largely on paper so far, and it remains to be seen whether it will materialize. The plan, in Missouri especially, will be to make the line the most direct possible between towns and thus compete at an advantage with the electric line already here.

The new company proposes to carry freight and do an express business and in fact take the place of a railroad in every sense of the word. It is even being seriously considered as to whether gasoline motor cars may not be used in place of trolly cars, thus doing away with much expensive equipment and all power houses.

The promoters claim that they have their bonds already sold, but the sale of bonds on a proposition of this kind can not be accomplished as a general thing until at least part of the line has the road bed established and cars running.

In this connection the Webb City paper published a rumor yesterday afternoon that John Wise, Tom Connor, Gilbert Barbee and Charles Schifferdecker, all of Joplin, are planning to build an electric line from Joplin to Webb City, Carterville and Oronogo.

Today's Feature

Relay for Life Entertainment.

Carthage Relay for Life will be held June 2-3 in Central Park in Carthage. The public is invited to come and support this cause to stop cancer.

Events include; Live entertainment, 5:00 p.m. to midnight, Live Auction by Smith Midwest 6:00 p.m., Car/Motorcycle cruise night, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Opening ceremonies 7:00 p.m., Survivors walk 7:30 p.m., Luminary ceremony In Memory or In Honor, 9:15 p.m. There will be lots of entertainment, foods, movies and fun.

Items to be auctioned include diamond earrings, bedding set, day bed, Andy Thomas Framed print, vacation hotel certificates and much more.

Auction bidders may pick up numbers for auction from 5-6 p.m. For more information on the live auction call 417-358-6862 after 5 p.m.

Breakfast will be served at 6:00 a.m. and the last lap is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. with closing ceremonies following at 7 a.m.

Cancer survivors wishing to take part in Relay For Life of Carthage may do so by calling Shirley Pace at 358-4616 or Alyssa Bayless from the American Cancer Society at 417-627-7507.

Stench Report:
Monday,
5/29/06

No Stench Detected on Carthage Square

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',
I was the witness to the extraordinary typical response to devastation over the weekend. I became aware of a nest of those yellow tailed wasps that like ta build their home under my porch roof. After applyin’ my secret "go away bee" solution to the problem, I carefully (I mean with a long stick) removed the hive from my premises.

A few minutes later, as I was sippin’ on some ice tea and hopin’ for some slight breeze to soften the heat, I noticed a lone bee. After a little while another, and then a third bee joined in the search. Up and down the porch they flew, always returnin’.

I know the incident must have caused lifelong trauma for the trio, thinkin’ that they collectively lost contact with their impeccable homing instincts. The three gathered eventually at a new location a few feet away to begin anew, blissfully ignorant of their fate.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.