Mornin' Mail

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Friday, September 3, 2004 Volume XIII, Number 55

Did Ya Know?. . .Fair Acres Family YMCA will be taking registrations for Flag Football First through Fourth grades through September 3. All Games on Saturdays.

Did Ya Know?. . .Fair Acres Family YMCA will be taking registrations for Girls’ Volleyball Fourth through Sixth grades through September 3. All games on Saturdays.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Friends of the Carthage Public Library will hold their monthly used book sale on Saturday, September 4, from 8:00 until noon at the Library Annex, 510 S. Garrison Ave. The Carthage Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.

Did Ya Know?. . .The City of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes next week, Monday through Friday, August 30th through September 3rd. Your area will be sprayed in the evening of your trash pick-up day, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.. You might want to turn off your attic or window fans when the sprayer is in your immediate area.

today's laugh

Two editors of local newspapers did not get along and used their newspapers to do battle.

"The editor of the Daily Express is mean enough to steal the swill from a blind hog," wrote the editor of the Daily Post.

The next day the following appeared in the Daily Express:

"The editor of the Daily Post knows that we never stole his swill."

1904
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

A Serious Charge Is Made.

Dr. Ladd Accused of Purloining the District’s Fair Display.

According to some down county papers, the mine operators of the local district are justly "up in arms" against Dr. Ladd of the Rolla School of mines who, it is said, has "done" them in regard to the mineral display at the World’s fair. Plainly, to quote the substance of a recent article from a Joplin paper, the doctor has purloined about a thousand pounds of specimens from Jasper county mines which were sent to the fair to advertise the Jasper county district and has dumped it all into an exhibit displayed under the label, "From the Rolla School of Mines."

The troubles of the Jasper county mine exhibit have been continuously before the public since the first mention of such a thing; and now it appears that the climax has been reached. Press readers will remember that a year ago Col. Gregg of Joplin was appointed by the fair commission to arrange the Jasper county mine exhibit meager at the exposition but because of the appropriation for that purpose he resigned. Then after several months, Dr. Ladd, president of the Rolla School of Mines, was elected to fill the colonel’s place. In the meantime, every mine operator in the district who had big mines, was accumulating samples, labeling them with the name of the property whence they came, the owner and the district. When Dr. Ladd took his position, it is said he called for the samples, which were sent at once with the understanding that all specimens should be returned to the owners at the close of the fair..

Concerning the subsequent action of Dr. Ladd, a Joplin paper says:

"Something like 100,000 pounds of specimens were shipped to Dr. Ladd to be used in the southwest Missouri exhibit. Some of these specimen were beauties. In fact, they possessed such a rare beauty that they have been converted into a display and labeled, ‘From the Rolla School of Mines.’

The Jasper county exhibit is very much a side issue. The labels so it is said; have been torn from the specimens and it is now represented that they belong to the Rolla school. How Dr. Ladd expects to keep faith with the mine operators of the district by returning the specimens to them at the close of the fair cannot be stated.

Many harsh words have been spoken about Mr. Ladd. The gentlemen interested in the district are highly incensed at his action, and they will do everything in their power to bring about a change. Many of them would not have allowed the specimens out of their possession had they known they were to be used as an exhibit to boom the school of mines.

Today's Feature

Ragtime Festival Labor Day Weekend.

News Release

The Carthage Ragtime Music Festival is held in honor of Carthage’s and Southwest Missouri’s ragtime musical heritage. Carthage is where, James Sylvester Scott - "The Crown Prince of Ragtime Price" (second only to Scott Joplin in ragtime composition), began his professional career under tutelage of Carthage Light Guard Band director Charles R. Dumars. Dumars who ran a music store in Carthage, also published sheet music, and upon hearing his clerk and piano demonstrator Scott play his own compositions, Dumars began to publish them.

Other local composers included Clarence Woods of Carthage, Percy Wenrich of Joplin, John Coleman of Neosho, and Theron Bennett of Pierce City.

Various ragtime festivals have been held over the years in a variety of locations in Carthage. This year’s festival sponsored by the Powers Museum and supported by the Helen S. Boylan Foundation, is featuring several different types of events at the museum and on the Carthage Courthouse Square. One feature concert is for young ragtime performers and entries are still being accepted for the Saturday morning event. There is no charge for entering the Junior Ragtime Contest and student pianists and other instrumentalists are encouraged to perform a 3 to 4 minute piece. For more information interested parties should call the Powers Museum, 417-358-2667 or consult the museum’s website at www.powersmuseum.com.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin'

I can remember the conversation with my older brother, prob’ly twelve or thirteen at the time. I don’t know what it was about, but he was agreein’ with my folks about somethin’ that I didn’t agree with.

I made some statement about ‘em gangin’ up on me. Why couldn’t anyone see things the way I did.

He said somethin’ about takin’ a minute to at least consider the possibility that if ever’one was agreein’ but me, maybe, just maybe I was wrong.

Like I said, I don’t ‘member what the topic of conversation was, but most likely he was right and I was wrong. It happened on occasion. I doubt that I ever admitted that to him though. I would have never heard the end of it.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’