Mornin' Mail

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Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Volume VII, Number 172

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Senior High Band will hold a Salad Luncheon on Tues., March 2 from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church, 2000 Grand Carthage. Ticket can be purchased from any Band student or at the door, $4 each.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Southwest Missouri Arthritis Association will have its monthly meeting Wednesday, February 17 at 1 p.m. at the Fair Acres Family Y. Speaker will be Bill Lyscio, member of the Jasper County 911 team. The public is invited, for more information call Sue Vandergriff, 358-2700.

today's laugh

Nothing that is false ever does anybody any good.

You’re wrong, stranger. I have false teeth and they do me a lot of good.

There I was all alone -standing on the hill top - when in the distance I saw ten thousand Indians coming. . .

How many Indians?

One thousand, and. . .

How many Indians?

Well, one Indian was coming in the distance.

He’s so dumb he thinks the Kentucky Derby is a hat.

1899
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Water Notice.

To repair fire plugs, one at Central and Elm and one at Fourth and Clinton the water will be cut off tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock as follows: All east of Main and north of Third, all east of Grant and north of Fifth, including north and east sides of square. Water may be off most of the day.

Carthage Water Co.,

H.C. Messenger, Supt.

There will be no regular meeting of the W.T.C.U. this week, as on Wednesday afternoon they will give a reception to Mrs. Mills, of California, at the home of Mrs. S.H. King on South Grant street. All members of the W.T.C.U. and the friends of Mrs. Mills are invited from 2:30 to 5 o’clock.

J.W. Ralston, wife and baby, who have been visiting relatives in and or near this city for some time past, depart tonight for their home at Leon, Kan.

Today's Feature

City Side To Discuss Airport.

The City representatives of the Airport Settlement Committee are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. in City Hall this Thursday. The Committee is made up of five members representing the City and five members representing the interest of the Myers Memorial Airport Committee. The Committee was formed by the Mayor to attempt to resolve the lawsuit filed by the MMAC against the City in an attempt to assure that a new airport is built.

According to City Administrator Tom Short, the meeting Thursday will give the City members a chance to discuss the draft proposal. City Attorney David Mouton is also scheduled to attend.

The agenda states that the Settlement Committee will consider going into closed session.

Mayor Kenneth Johnson told the Council during last week’s regular meeting that a proposed draft settlement agreement had been received by the City. He indicated at that time a meeting would be called to consider the proposed settlement and a report would be made back to the Council.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I’m havin’ a hard time keepin’ all the various committees involved with the airport deal straight on paper. I’ve decided to cut waste and shorten the names a bit. The Myers Memorial Airport Committee, which filed the suit against the City, will be referred to as MMAC (kinda like big MAC with a studder) in this publication from now on. I’ll still remind ya from time to time which is which.

The Airport Settlement Committee will be ASC (pronounced like "ask and you shall receive"). I figure that when referrin’ to one side or the other of the Settlement Committee it would be Half ASC.

Referrin to both committees thrown together could be MMACASC. Ya gotta be careful when speakin’ not ta be punched.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Weekly Column

Intro to the Net.

If you think about the time when the Internet first started to become popular there were only a few thousand host computers connected to the Internet. To this small group of people the Internet was their own little world. These original internet users developed some standards (not laws, just guidelines) regarding the Internet. These standard or sets of rules were called Netiquette. The guidelines they set were the norm for themselves but many new Internet users are not aware of them Sometimes, violating these Netiguette guidelines can get you into trouble (you may receive a nasty letter or complaint). Here are some examples of some of the guidelines they set:

• TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS - This applies any time you are sending messages on the Internet. Typing in all capital letters is considered an expression of anger and the reader may think you are yelling! This is probably the most widely known and followed example of Netiquette.

• Unsolicited email - Have you ever received an email from a company or store advertising a sale? Probably not, but have you ever wondered why? A company could easily send out millions of email messages to customers nationwide to advertise their product. The reason you never get such messages is because it is an extreme violation of Netiquette.

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