Mornin' Mail

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Volume XIV, Number 105

Did Ya Know?... Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Once again the Salvation Army will be providing a dinner on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Approximately 200 individuals are expected. Volunteers are needed to set up, serve, clean and cook. To volunteer, contact Bess Wilkes at 417-358-2262. No reservations are needed to dine. Just come to the Salvation Army, 125 E. Fairview.

Did Ya Know?... The Salvation Army, 125 E. Fairview, Carthage, announces that they will begin taking Christmas Basket applications on Nov. 14 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. ending the application process on Dec. 9, 2005. Applications will be taken daily Mon. through Fri. For more info call Captain Everling or Bess Wilkes at 417-358-2262.

Did Ya Know?... the MBH Golden Reflections Afternoon Tea Thanksgiving program will be held Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. 359-2452 for more info.

today's laugh

You know what’s great about coffee? It’s the only meal for which the name of the food is also the official name of the event; coffee. "We’ll get together for coffee." We don’t know what we’re doing, but we know what we’ll be having; coffee. No one ever talks about getting together for lamb, or Fresca, or grapes. You never hear it because it doesn’t quite have the same draw as coffee. - Paul Reiser

1905
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Referred To The Sensation.

Father White Told His Congregation That Franks Case Amounted to Nothing.

Father M.J. White of St. Ann’s Catholic church, who has been summoned to appear before Justice Barton next Wednesday to answer the sensational complaint made by A.L. Franks, as noted in Saturday’s paper, quietly referred to the matter at the morning service at his church Sunday.

He told his congregation that he of course deplored the incident but that nothing would come of it, because his accuser could not prove a single word of the allegation made in the complaint. He intimated that he considered Franks irresponsible and said that he expected the case to be dismissed. He said that he would leave it to the members of his church whether or not he should himself continue the matter by suing Franks for slander. He deprecated such a step himself and said that he would rather see the business end as soon as possible for the sake of Mrs. Franks, whose relatives are all Catholics.

All through his remarks it could be seen that Father white looked but lightly upon the case and considered it all a ridiculous proceeding. He said that he would make a statement at the proper time.

Today's Feature
Holiday Homes Tour.

News release

The Kendrick House Holiday Homes Tour will take place Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Carthage MO. Ticket cost for the self guided tour will be $10.00 per person, and raffle tickets may also be purchased for $1.00 each for a chance to win a signed Andy Thomas print. Several Carthage restaurants and merchants will be offering discounts and special items to participants with Homes Tour tickets.

Homes on the tour will include the Kendrick House, the White Rose Bed and Breakfast, the Leggett House Bed and Breakfast, the Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast, the Lee and Lilly Carlson Home, as well as the Bell Starr home and a restored log cabin in Red Oak II. The Jasper County Courthouse, Carthage City Hall, various restored buildings in Red Oak II, and the Civil War Museum and Powers Museum will also be open to the public during the tour.

There will also be a Friday December 2nd performance by the Granny Chicks at the Woodshed, located inside the Emporium on the Square in Carthage. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the cost will be $5.00 per person.

Maps and tickets for the Kendrick House Holiday Homes Tour are available at the Carthage Chamber of Commerce, Civil War Museum, Shellie’s Restaurant, 311 Café, Carthage True Value Hardware, All things Grand!, Emporium on the Square, Big R’s Surplus, the Dancer’s Studio and the homes on the tour on the day of the event.

All proceeds from the Homes Tour will be used to support the historic Kendrick House, the federal style mansion that was home to the Kendrick family for 130 years, and is one of the few pioneer homes to have survived the Civil War in this area.

For more information, please contact that Carthage Convention and Visitors Bureau at (866) 357-8678 or email info@visit-carthage.com or contact the Kendrick House at (417) 358-0636.

Stench Report:
Monday,
11/14/05

No Stench Reported

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin'
I suppose it took more than a little convincin’ ta get folks ta give up on the horse and buggy. More than anything, it was prob’ly the idea of bein’ comfortable with a known mode of gettin’ from here to there.

Automobiles aren’t entirely the blessin’ that proponents of that industry would have liked everyone to believe, but They did offer a lot of advantages.

The one thing that changed the most was the amount a time folks spend just walkin’. By the time ya saddled up a horse and got all set ta go, you could be most places.

‘Course one of the big advantages of car ownin’ is ya don’t have to clean out the stall. At least not near as often. Another is if ya leave the car in the garage, you don’t have ta keep puttin’ in fuel just so ya have somethin’ ta clean up later.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.