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published every weekday except major holidays
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 Volume XIV, Number
147
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?. . .Jasper
County Employees are having a Chili Supper Jan.
20, 2006 for Relay For Life at the First
Christian Church Lighthouse from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The needed donation per person is $4.50. Chili,
drink and dessert will be served, also chili
dogs. They will also sell in bulk. All proceeds
go to Relay For Life.
Did Ya Know?. . .The
Carthage Recycling & Composting Center’s
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Tuesday thru Saturday at 1309 Oak Hill Road.
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today's
laugh
A man sought medical aid
because he had popped eyes and a ringing in the
ears. A doctor looked him over and suggested the
removal of his tonsils. The operation resulted in
no improvement, so the patient consulted a doctor
who suggested the removal of his teeth. The teeth
were extracted but the man’s eyes still
popped and the ringing in his ears continued.
A third doctor told him bluntly,
"You’ve got six months to live."
In that event, the doomed man decided to treat
himself right while he could. He bought a flashy
car, a chauffeur, had the best tailor in town
make him 30 suits, and decided even his shirts
would be made to order.
"Okay," said the shirtmaker,
"let’s get your measurement. Hmm, 34
sleeve, 16 collar-"
"Fifteen," the man said.
"Sixteen collar," the shirtmaker
repeated, measuring again.
"But I’ve always worn a 15
collar," said the man.
"Listen," the shirtmaker said,
"I’m warning you. You keep on wearing a
15 collar and your eyes will pop and you’ll
have ringing in your ears."
Bombardia Transportation
introduced its new Jet Train, a locomotive that
is powered by a jet engine. That’s right,
folks, it’s the new form of transportation
that combines the danger of flying with the poor
safety record of trains. - Jimmy Fallon
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1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Creating A Merger.
Million Dollar
Corporation to Supply Electric Power, Light and Run Ice
Plant.
Articles of association
have been filed by the Consolidated Light, Power and Ice
Co., of Joplin. It is capitalized at $1,000,000 divided
into 10,000 shares; $200,000 is cumulative preferred
stock; $300,000 is preferred, and $500,000 is common
stock. Shareholders form the board of directors.
The purpose of the
corporation is to construct, operate and maintain
electric power and light works and other machinery for
furnishing electric lights and power for cities, towns
and villages; to manufacture, distribute and sell ice at
wholesale or retail.
This corporation has
merged the Southwest Missouri Light Co., of Joplin and
the Missouri Ice and Cold storage company. It is
organized under the laws of Missouri.
Mr. Krensky and wife took
dinner yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Daron of
Thirteenth street.
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Today's
Feature
Public Works
Meeting.
The City Council
Public Works Committee will meet this afternoon
at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City
Hall. Items on the agenda include the discussion
of permit fees. Public Works Director Chad
Wampler informed the committee recently that the
department has begun the project of compiling a
comprehensive list of permit fees for the
department.
The Public Works
Department currently has 6 categories for permits
fees including; building permits, land use
permits, plumbing permits, roofing permits, fence
permits and house moving permits.
Most recently the
committee forwarded to Council an addition of
another permit for the purpose of constructing
driveways. The ordinance is scheduled for a vote
in the next Council meeting. If the addition is
approved then it will become the seventh category
for permit fees.
There are no
currently no fees applied to the permits for
excavation, demolition and sidewalk/curb/gutter.
Other items on the
agenda include the discussion of a County wide
health ordinance and the discussion of bids for
the River to Pearl Stormwater ditch Phase III.
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Stench Report:
Monday,
1/16/06
No Stench Detected
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin'
It’s good ta have a routine, bad ta have
habits. Routines keep ya focused, habits detract
and have no objective. ‘Course
there are those who will argue that there are
good habits and bad habits. But routine is never
considered a negative except by those who
don’t have the will power to establish one.
Then, there are those who get so good at their
routine that some might mistake it for a habit.
Many coffee drinkers would no
doubt find the idea that the beverage was part of
their routine much more palatable than to think
of it merely as a habit.
I personally have established
several subroutines that when correctly and
appropriately carried out establish a general,
overall routine. ‘Course I do have the habit
of exaggeratin’ a mite.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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To
Your Good Health
By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.Taking Body
Temperature
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My friend has an 11-month-old daughter who had an
E. coli blood infection. The child shuddered
once, was a bit lethargic, but felt cool to the
touch. The digital ear thermometer registered
normal. My friend’s instinct was to go to
the hospital. The baby had a temp of 105. Are
digital thermometers ineffective? -- G.W.
ANSWER:
"Digital" refers to the way information
is displayed -- in digits (numbers). A digital
watch shows time as 10:02, for example, not with
the large hand pointing to the minute and the
small hand to the hour. The issue with
thermometers is not how they display body
temperature but which body site gives the most
accurate reading.
Rectal
temperatures are subject to fewer vagaries than
temperatures taken at other body sites, and the
Canadian Pediatric Society recommends
rectal-temperature-taking for children up to 5
years of age. It doesn’t matter if the
temperature is displayed digitally or on a gauge
with degrees.
Ear thermometers
are accurate to within 0.2 F (0.1 C). They use
infrared sensors to measure the heat given off by
the eardrum and surrounding tissues. Placement
can be a problem, especially with young children.
Your friend is
blessed with common sense. Severity of illness
should not be based on one finding. A blood
infection with E. coli can cause a drop in body
temperature, and looking for a high temperature
could be misleading. The baby’s temperature
might have risen en route to the hospital.
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