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The Mornin' Mail is published daily Wednesday, June 10, 1998 Volume VI, Number 250

did ya know?
Did ya know?. . . artCentral’s Annual Membership Exhibit will feature the artwork of artCentral Members. Opening June 12, 6 - 8 p.m. Call 358-4404

Did ya know?. . .The Ozark Area Girl Scout Council invites you to attend "Dirt Day" celebrating the ground-breaking for the new Girl Scout Service/Program Center. Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. at the corner of 7th & School Street in Joplin.

today's laugh

The noise of an all-night poker game in the next hotel room kept a tired tourist from sleeping. At 3 a.m. he started to pound on the wall hoping to silence the revellers.

"Hey," shouted one of the gamblers, "this is a hell of a time to be hanging pictures."

"I tell you that I won’t have this room," protested the old lady to the bellboy, who was conducting her. "I ain’t going to pay my good money for a pit-sty with a measly little foldin’ bed in it. If you think that jest because I’m from the country--"

Profoundly disgusted, the boy cut her short. "Get in, mum, get in. This ain’t your room, this is the elevator."

My family wasn’t affected by the crash of ‘29. They went broke in ‘28.

1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

A BOULDER STRUCK HIM.

His Mother Kept Him from War.

John Brown, a nineteen year old Oronogo boy, was struck and fatally hurt by a boulder which fell on him in the mines yesterday afternoon. Judge Elliott brought the news to Carthage this morning, and when he left the boy was still alive. He is the son of Ben Brewer, who was blown up in the Oronogo mines some months ago.

Young Brewer left his home north of Oronogo several weeks ago and enlisted in Capt. Whitsett's company at Carthage. He wanted to go to war and as many miners who had enlisted said, he was one of those who "preferred risking bullets to boulders." The young volunteer was only 19 years of age, and when his mother followed him to Carthage and demanded his discharge, Capt. Whitsett had to let him go. He returned to the mines in low spirit. Perhaps he would have lived longer in the service of Uncle Sam.

Today's Feature

Federal Funding For Carthage Interchange Signed.

President Clinton signed a $203 billion transportation bill yesterday that includes $750,000 toward a new interchange at Fairview and Highway 71. Carthage was originally slated to get $1 million for the project, but was trimmed down when the legislation went through the Senate and House Joint Committee.

The interchange, which would divert truck traffic that now flows down Baker Avenue and Fairview from the east to the industrial park, will cost well over a million dollars to complete according to some estimates. The State of Missouri has been responsive to the possibility of helping pay for a portion the construction. The City of Carthage would most likely have to participate in helping finance the project.

Missouri will receive just over $6 million over the next six years, a 52% increase over previous funding. During that same period, the federal government will spend $167 billion improving its highway system in all. It will spend an additional $36 billion improving mass transit systems.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I don’t take the time ta remind folks very often, but take a minute outa your busy day ta thank those who allow us ta put the Mornin’ Mail out on their counters. I am reminded to remind ya because I just realized that we will be startin’ on our seventh year of existence as the "small, town newspaper" next week.

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This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.