today's
laugh
"When are you going to fix that
front fence, Hiram?" asked the farmer's wife.
"Oh, next week, when Silas comes
home from college."
"But what will the boy know about
fixing a fence, Hiram?"
"He ought to know a heap. He wrote
me that he'd been takin' fencing lessons for a
month."
Traveler-"I want to buy a
toothbrush."
Storekeeper-"Sorry, brother, but
our line of summer novelties ain't in yet."
"What part of the car causes the
most accidents?"
"The nut that holds the
wheel."
A tourist stopped his car on the road
and asked a country boy how far it was to Smithville.
The boy replied: "It's 24,999
miles the way you're goin', but if you turn around it
ain't but four."
1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Man Killed at Joplin
W.S. Crane, who was in Joplin
yesterday, reports the killing of a partner of his there
yesterday by a delayed shot. James Howard was the man's
name. He owned one-quarter and Mr. Crane owned
three-quarters interest in a shaft on the McKinnin
ground, 2 miles east of Joplin.
The shaft is down about 80 feet in
excellent mineral indications, and yesterday as no miners
could be had to work the mine, Mr. Howard went himself
for the day.
A shot was prepared just before noon,
and Howard left the shaft. It was slow in exploding and
as Howard was anxious to get the shot off before noon, he
crept up to the hole and looked over the cribbing. At
that instant the shot went off and a mass of dirt and
rock was imbedded in his brain.
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Today's Feature Memorial Hall/Civil War Museum
Discussed.
The Public Services Committee
voted to approve a bid for $2,250 for roof
repairs to Memorial Hall at their meeting last
Friday at noon in City Hall. A portion of the
roofing material was damaged by wind resulting in
leaks. Guarantee Roofing of Joplin was the
successful low bidder out of the four submitted.
The high bid was $6,775 from Kirberg Roofing of
Springfield.
City Administrator Tom Short
reported to the Committee concerning the proposed
changes in the role of the Civil War Museum
Board. Currently the Board acts only as to advise
the city administration on appropriateness of
exhibits to be displayed in the museum. A
proposed ordinance would expand the Board's role
to include advising the City on the establishment
of the overall mission of the Museum which would
include operational goals and objectives. This
would include but not be limited to advice
concerning the appropriateness of exhibits, hours
of operations, staffing, and procedures. The
Board would report to the Public Service
Committee and would not have any authority for
the day to day management or the receipt or
expenditure of funds.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
I came to the conclusion
several years ago that the tough part of
bein' a publisher or editor isn't figurin'
out what to put in a publication, there's
lots a stuff that might be fit ta print. The
really tough calls are figurin' out what not
ta put in.
That's why, for instance,
we don't print letters to the editor that
aren't signed. There have been several that
have arrived in unmarked envelopes that were
well written, and made valid points. I just
wish whoever wrote 'em would stand up and
take credit so we could print the things.
We also get suggestions
ever now and then of some investigative
reportin' that oughta be done. Most are based
on one rumor or another that has been
embellished for effect. Some sound like
interestin' stories all right, just aren't
based on much fact.
And, after all, this is at
least some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin'.
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Weekly Column
The Super Handyman
by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell
Dear Al & Kelly: The wife
and I have bought some land outside of the city
and have been fixing up the old house there in
our spare time. I've learned a lot of tips from
my friends and neighbors. One handy suggestion
for making a sawhorse work a little harder is to
add a shelf underneath it. Since most sawhorses
have crosspieces to keep the legs from spreading
apart, you can set a scrap of plywood or some
2x4s from one end to the other to make a shelf.
You can set your hammer, tape, nails, or whatever
you need on the shelf.
Many crafts projects and
do-it-your-self jobs call for spray painting.
It's usually quick and easy, but you do need
proper ventilation and an adequate work area. One
thing you need to watch out for when using spray
paint is the "overspray," the part of
the paint that tends to float through the air and
land on surrounding surfaces. If you are working
in the garage, for example, your car could get
paint on it if you are not careful.
To combat overspray, you can
set up a simple "painting booth." Just
turn a corrugated-cardboard box on its side and
set the item to be painted inside the box. Then,
when you spray the paint, the box can catch the
overspray.
As a bonus, you can drape a
towel or plastic flap over the open side of the
box to prevent dust from getting on your project
before the paint dries.
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