today's
laugh
They were looking down
into the depths of the Grand Canyon.
"Do you know," asked the
guide, "that it took millions and millions of years
for this great abyss to be carved out?"
"Well, well!" shouted the traveler. "I
never knew this was a government job."
"Haven’t your opinions on
this subject undergone a change?"
"No," replied Senator Blank.
"But your views, as you expressed them some time
ago?"
"Those were not my views. Those were my
interviews."
1901
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
A
MODERN WOODMEN PLAY.
Judge Calkins’
Production, "My Neighbor," to be Put On.
The Modern Woodmen of this city have
decided to put on a home talent play, and after scanning
productions sent here by publishers, and turning down
professional actors, they have decided to put on a play
written by a Carthage playwright, and performed by local
actors and actresses.
The play selected is "My
Neighbor," written some years ago by Judge R. D.
Calkins of this city. The show is to take place at the
Grand opera house within two weeks and the first reading
of parts last night at Dr. Bradshaw’s office is to
be followed regularly by rehearsals elsewhere.
The play is the story of "John
Oakes," who goes to Klondike with "Rock
Maples," where the latter gets lynched for a murder
committed by another. Jack comes home and marries the
widow of his partner, the mutual bond of sympathy being
that they are both Woodmen, and she is a Royal Neighbor.
Her insurance is promptly paid, but
great difficulty is encountered in getting her
husband’s insurance from an old line company,
showing the superiority of Woodman insurance. Later, Jack
Oakes’ friend, Geo. Pine, strikes it rich in
Klondike on Jack’s claim, and Rock Maples is
vindicated from the charge of murder. The home scene is
at Woodlawn, Ind.
The entire cast has not yet been made
out, but the leading characters are to be:
Jack Oakes—Michael Mechan.
Rock Maples—Rolla Legg.
Widow of Rock Maples—Mrs. Emily V.
Wood.
Judge Calkins’ play was presented
in 1897 at Bloomington and Decatur, Ill., with great
success. The production has a vein of comedy in it
carried largely by the old maid character, Ivy Pine.
The Royal Neighbors will participate in
the play, furnishing the female characters, and putting
on a special team drill.
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Today's Feature
Carthage
R-9 Carpentry Class To
Hold Open House.
The Vocational
Carpentry Classes of the Carthage Technical
Center will conduct an open house on Saturday,
June 16, 2001. The public is invited to view the
home constructed by the classes at 2236 Alison
street, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The home consists of 2058 square feet of
living space, attached two car garage with 649
sq. ft., three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, kitchen,
utility room, dining room, covered patio, and
living room with fireplace. The house has
Andersen windows throughout. The floors have wall
to wall carpeting except in the entry, kitchen,
utility and bath areas.
All bids must be in the office
of the Superintendent of Schools, 710 Lyon
Street, Carthage, Missouri, by 12:00 o’clock
noon, Monday, June 25, 2001. The Board of
Education reserves the right to reject any and
all bids and no bids under $125,000 will be
considered. All bidders are required to enclose a
check with their bid for ten percent (10%) of
their bid amount. Interested persons may also
arrange to see the house by calling 359-7026
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Mr. Mike Sharits is the
Vocational Carpentry Instructor. Carpentry
classes members include: Adam Buster, Mike Neil,
Jonathan Pearce, James Spencer, Kyle Spurgeon,
Andrew Stanley, Brevin White, Justin Whitton,
Aaron Aldridge, Jason Boyd, John Browder, James
Cooper, Brad Fosdick, Sean Harmon, Levi Peterson,
Justin Primm, Tommy Sherrill, Ryan Smith, Phillip
Williams, Brian Byrd, Kyle Jackson, Caleb
Patrick, Chris Perry, Triston Pittman, Kyle Haws,
Chase Newman, Jason Schmidt, Aaron Walker.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
We had a small
woodworkin’ shop in the high school I
attended. Learned a little ‘bout
tellin’ one wood from another and how to
clean a finishin’ brush.
We didn’t have any
group projects, each individual worked on
somethin’ over the semester. Time was a
pretty relative thing in our shop class. As
long as your weren’t disturbin’
anyone, a project could be as simple or
complex as ya wanted.
‘Course operatin’
power tools was always part of the day. I
personally learned how to gently move sawed
off end piece while the blade of the table
saw was still runnin’ so as to remove a
window pane. Happened quick with a bang and
tinkle of glass and pretty much got
ever’one’s attention in the shop. I
still remember that lesson ever time I turn
on a saw, but I haven’t ever repeated
the trick.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
Health Notes
Health & Nutrition by
Judith Sheldon
KEEP KIDS SAFE:
Summer is the favorite time for most youngsters.
It’s a chance to get out into the open air
and indulge in one’s favorite sport and that
means hospital emergency rooms are primed to
accept more young people with injuries sustained
during these expanded play periods.
Orthopedists are especially
concerned about injuries to young people because
their bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments are
still growing, making any injury potentially more
serious than they would be in an adult.
For example, growth plates -
the areas of developing cartilage where bone
growth occurs in youngsters - are weaker than the
nearby ligaments and tendons. What may be just a
bruise or a sprain in an adult can be a
potentially serious growth plate injury in a
young person.
Overuse injuries are also being
found in young athletes. One example is called
"Little League Elbow," a term that
describes a group of common overuse injuries in
various sports, not just baseball. Other overuse
injuries affect the heels and the knees with
tears in the tissue where tendons attach to the
leg bone or the heel bone. Parents need to be
aware that no child should be asked to play
through pain. Any coach who insists on sending
the injured child back into the game needs to be
advised that this is not acceptable.
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