Mornin' Mail

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Monday, June 7, 1999 Volume VII, Number 249

Did Ya Know?. . .The City of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes this week Monday through Friday, June 7th - June 11th. Your area will be sprayed in the evening of the day your trash is picked up, between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. You may want to turn off attic or window fans.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Eastern Jasper County Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering a class in Community First Aid & Safety. The class will include CPR for infant, child and adult as well as first aid. The class will meet from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Tues., June 8 and Thurs., June 10. The cost is $30 and includes manual, instruction and Red Cross certification card. For more information call 358-4334.

today's laugh

One of my pet canaries ate a lot of frankfurters. He felt so happy he started to chirp. My cat heard the chirp and ate 'em up.

Your cat ate the frankfurters?

No, he ate the canary.

What has that got to do with me?

You should keep your mouth shut when you're full of bologna.

You can't believe everything you hear.

No, but you can repeat it.

Do you lead a model life?

No, I've done no posing.

1899
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

CHARGED WITH FRAUD.

W. W. Calhoun and J. F. Harrison Bring Proceedings Against Jas. Luke.

James Luke was last evening arrested on a warrant charging him with obtaining money by false pretenses. He immediately gave bond in the sum of $1,000 for appearance for a hearing before Justice Woodward on Wednesday.

The complaining witnesses in the case are W. W. Calhoun and J. F. Harrison, who charge the defendant with "feloniously and designedly" contriving to "cheat and defraud" them. They recite that lots 58 and 59 of the Empire Zinc Co.'s lease at Joplin were owned by certain parties who offered the same for sale. The complainants say that Luke represented to them that the owners demanded $5,000 for the lots, and that they were deceived thereby into buying a one-half interest in the same for $2,500. In truth, they further state, the owners of these lots did not demand $5,000 therefor, but were willing to take and did take $3,200 for them; and that the defendant knew that the representations which he made were false.

Mr. Luke was seen today by a reporter in relation to the above, and when asked for a statement said that the arrest was purely a piece of spite work. "These men are mad," he said, "because I made some money on the deal.

Their claim is that we were partners in the purchase of the lots. There was nothing of the sort. Through B. A. I sold them a half interest in the lots for $2,500. As soon as they found I was making some money they began to kick and claimed I was overcharging them. I offered them a trade for the lots for $1,000 more than they paid, but they would not accept it. There is absolutely nothing in the charges as will be proven at the hearing next Wednesday."

Mr. Luke has engaged Howard Gray and Thomas & Hackney to defend him.

Today's Feature

HH Speed Reduction on Agenda.

The City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday evening on Council bill 99-36 which would reduce the speed limit to 45 miles per hour on HH highway from Highway 571 to just east of the 71 highway interchange. The State has agreed to lower the speed limit and the City ordinance would allow local enforcement. The Council meets at 7:30 in City Hall.

The agenda also include the vote on Council bill 99-37 which would require vehicles to secure any load so as to not spill onto the roadway. The ordinance wording was taken from a similar state regulation.

In new business, the Council will hear the first readings of various contracts for tourism and marketing services from local entities. The Chamber of Commerce, Carthage Main Street, Carthage Historic Preservation, and Victorian Carthage are included. A portion of the contracts are funded by the 2% lodging tax approved by the voters with some of the funding coming from the City’s general revenue.

The FY1999-2000 budget, recommended by the Budget/Ways and Means Committee, is scheduled for first reading.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Summer hit in a hurry. With the heat came the mosquitoes. The Street Department will be puttin’ a fix on that this week. The typical schedule is for sprayin’ to be done on the same day that your trash is picked up. If for some reason your trash isn’t picked up, they will still be sprayin’ on the day it’s supposed ta be picked up.

Accordin’ to Council member Don Stearnes, he has received some complaints about trash not gettin’ hauled off. If this happens to you, be sure and call the City Engineerin’ Department. They log any missed pick up’s and can usually get things taken care of the same day if they hear from ya by noon. The number is 237-7010.

This is a local call, by the way, the 237 prefix is now used by all City offices.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.