Mornin' Mail

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Monday, January 3, 2005 Volume XIII, Number 139

Did Ya Know?... The Edwin W. Wiggins Post 9 of the American Legion will hold their first meeting of the New Year on Thursday night, January 6, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Legion Room of the Memorial Hall. All members are urged to attend. Remember those members who have not paid their 2005 dues are urged to do so.

Did Ya Know?... The Carthage V.F.W. announced Friday Nite Bingo will resume on Jan. 7, 2005 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Did Ya Know?... Tuesday, January 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. a Conflict Resolution Childcare Workshop will be held in the Jasper County Annex, 105 Lincoln, Carthage MO.

today's laugh

Farmer (to new hired hand): "Where’s that mule I told youi to take out and have shod?"
New Hand: "Did you say ‘shod’? I thought you said ‘shot.’ I’ve just been buryin’ her."

Roger: "Yes sir, Zeke, as sure as I sit here now, I shot that old double barrel in that flock of ducks and I brung down five of them."
Zeke (unconcernedly): "Didn’t I ever tell you about me huntin’ frogs the other night? I fired at one, then five hundred croaked."

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

An Old Resident Gone.

Mrs. McCaan, the wife of Alex McCann the wealthy Scotchman residing near Medoc, died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia after an illness of only one week. The funeral will be held in Medoc tomorrow morning and the interment will fowllow in a cemetery near there.

The deceased has resided in the Medoc vicinity for nearly 40 years and was consequently one of the oldest settlers in the county. She was 70 years old and was born in Scotland. Mrs. McCann owned at the time of ther death 800 acres of valuable land about Medoc.

Will Resume Practice of Law.

Judge J.D. Perkins, who has for ten years occupied the bench in the circuit court of this county, will on the expiration of his term of office on the end of January, resume the practice of law in this city.

	Today's Feature Copeland Gives Presentation. McCune-Brooks Hospital CEO Bob Copeland gave a presentation before City Council last Tuesday. Copeland first spoke about the success of the flu shot program, mentioning that McCune-Brooks was the only regional hospital to receive its full allotment of flu shots. Copeland thanked Police Chief Dennis Veach for helping the hospital board implement a system to ensure that the maximum number of high risk patients received their flu shots. Copeland showed a video tape produced by Councilmember Tom Flanigan for the Hospital’s 75th Anniversary. The video was a collage of old pictures of the hospital, newspaper clippings, and historical information. Copeland said he and the McCune Brooks staff look forward to the construction of the new hospital. Public Safety Chairman Mike Harris brought bids before Council for approval. The bids were for a storage barn which will be placed in the basement of the Police Department to house evidence. Harris recommended the low bid of $1,000 from Michael’s Barns. A motion was approved to accept the bid.
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin' One thing I’ve always had trouble acceptin’ is anything that works "automatically." I suppose it started with my reluctance to accept that an automatic transmission was prob’ly smarter than I was. Somehow, I use ta figure that because I could calculate all the various circumstances at the moment, I could better judge when the transmission should be shifted. Consequently, I’m convinced now, I prob’ly over revved the engine when shiftin’ from first to second and lugged the engine down frequently after I got into high. I’m gettin’ better at acceptin’ the notion that sometimes machines can do as good, if not a better job than us humans. I still am not real comfortable usin’ the redial button on the phone. I’m afraid I punched the wrong number ta start with. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Sponsored by Carthage Printing	Weekly Column This Is A Hammer By Samantha Mazzotta Fix That Squeaky Floor Q: The hardwood floor in my loft apartment is beautiful. It’s very old and has a rough look from generations of use, but the floorboards squeak loudly in several places. The landlord says the floors are as-is and won’t repair them, but he did say I could attempt to fix the problem myself. How do I do that? — Tony B., Boston A: Squeaky floorboards are an annoying problem, and can be an expensive fix depending on the cause of the squeak. If the boards just squeak when stepped on and don’t sag under your weight, the sound can be minimized without too much work. A quick fix, one that works on minor squeaks, is to squeeze graphite powder between the boards. (Some folks use talcum powder instead.) This lubricates the joints, and although the boards still rub against each other when you walk over them, the squeak will be minimized or disappear — but only for as long as the lubricant stays in place. Larger squeaks and sagging boards take a bit more work. If you have access to the subflooring (unlikely in an apartment building), stand beneath it as someone walks across the floor above and pinpoint the squeaky areas. Then, hammer shims (thin wedges of wood) between the joist nearest the squeak and the subflooring, and put wood screws up through the subfloor to the center of each board to reattach them to the subfloor.