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Monday, July 26, 1999 Volume VIII, Number 26
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage
Housing Task Force is seeking low-income applicants with
homes that need repair. The program enables home owners
to repair or replace deteriorated areas inside or outside
the building. Call Bud Rogers at 237-7010, or stop by the
Inspection Department at 623 E. 7th for more information.
Did Ya Know?. . . An
M.D.A. Benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 7th in the Carthage Central Park. It is
in memory of Jamie Dean Parker. Games, a Live D.J.,
Hotdogs, Nachos, Soda and Baked Goods will be available
for all ages.
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today's
laugh
One hears a great deal about the
absent-minded professors, but none moer absent-minded
than the dentist who said soothingly as he applied
thepliers to his automobile:
"Now, this is going to hurt just a
little."
My dad didn't like people as much as he
liked his car. He even introduced it to people.
"It's my Bonneville," he said. "My
family's over there."
Then he went on, "It's an
American-made car. You can drive it head-on into a train
and live." That was my cue to mutter, "You
ought to try that, dad. The seven-fifteen's coming around
the bend."
Louie Anderson
1899
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Night Prowlers Tackle
a Judge.
Judge W. R. Schooler got home from
Kansas City the night before last on the late train and
when going down Grant street about one o'clock, was
tackled by a big six footer who appeared to want to hold
him up.
But the man was too crazy or too drunk
to quite make plain his mission, and the Judge, who says
he did not have any money for him anyway, finally went
away and left him.
To Shoot Drill Holes.
Edward McCool, a Pennsylvania dynamite
expert, is in Prosperity today arranging to explode heavy
charges of nitro-glycerine in some deep drill holes
there, so as to loosen up the ground and render the task
of sinking shafts easier.
J. M. Whitsett tried this system some
years ago near Carthage, but failed to make a success of
it.
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Today's Feature Ducks Gone, Geese Remain.
Response to the City’s
decision to give away domestic ducks that were
squatting at Kellogg Lake was extraordinary
according to Parks and Recreation Director Alan
Bull. Over twenty-five inquiries has resulted in
the adoption of over two dozen domestics.
A scheduled interview last
Thursday at the lake with a TV crew was upset
when it was discovered that there were none of
the give-a-way ducks left.
The Public Services Committee
had directed Bull to search for ways to reduce
the duck population. The duck droppings have
contributed to an imbalance in the lake that
threatens to kill the existing fish. The lake is
being treated to remedy the problem.
The end of the domestic threat
leaves the tougher problem of the Canadian geese
invasion. Protected as an endangered species, the
foreign squatters have become a national threat.
Communities across the country have used various
methods of shuffling the geese off their lakes,
but the population continues to grow.
Bull is looking at the
possibility of placing decoys on the lake that
appear to be dead ducks.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
If you’ve been around
the coffee shops, you are may have been
hearin’ the duck jokes bein’
splattered about.
"Better waddle on out
of here."
"Please pass the
quackers."
"Duck!"
"Where?"
There is still some
interest in workin’ to improve the
general conditions out at Kellogg Lake. The
area is considered by some as the step child
of the Park System. As you may recall, it was
almost moved into private control a few years
back.
The lake area is difficult
for the police to monitor, lots of grass to
mow, more litter to pick up, and generally a
pain to maintain. But it can be a real source
of pride and a well used facility for the
Community. Another piece of the quality of
life puzzle.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
The Super Handyman
Q: I used to have a formula for
cleaning my dining room table made with kerosene
and vinegar, but I have forgotten it. Do you know
of one that is similar?
A: We have checked around and
have not been able to find your old recipe. Maybe
you're thinking of boiled linseed oil, turpentine
and vinegar.
Three parts linseed oil, two
parts turpentine and one part white vinegar. It's
an old-time formula that still works.
It does require lots and lots
of rubbing, however.
Q: We have a decorative iron
railing on our front porch. The bolted bottom has
come out of the concrete, and I'm not sure how to
put it back. Do I use concrete or some type of
glue?
A: What you need to do is
enlarge the hole and then reset the bolts in some
stuff called anchor cement. With the hole free of
dust, brush the insides with a bonding adhesive
to make the patch stick to the surrounding
concrete.
Position the bolt so it's in
the center of the hole, and be sure it sticks up
high enough to accommodate the rail and a nut.
Then mix and pour in the anchoring cement without
moving the bolt out of position. You can find
this product at a home center or hardware store.
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