Post Office Announces New Rates for Wrapping Papers
Postmasters receive official notice outlining next year’s postal rates with reductions on wrapping papers. The No.6 1-cent paper drops to $10.68 per thousand while new sizes 8 by 10 inches for 2-cent paper and 10 by 15 inches for 12B paper are introduced. Stamped envelopes remain largely the same as 1899 with minor paper quality changes and stamps feature Franklin and Washington.
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Franklin
Washington
Drilling Venture Starts From Osage Oil Field Prospects
John Berger recently returned from the Indian Territory and plans to drill in Kansas first then in the territory. He notes Osage oil is high quality and local oil is abundant but crude, with no pipelines yet and private companies doing the drilling. Berger aims to enter on the ground floor, seek good opportunities, and act when favorable chances arise.
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John Berger
Indian Territory
Berger
Kansas
West
Osage
Huntington county votes on railroad subsidies
The Huntington county board orders elections to decide subsidies for the Fort Wayne and Southwestern steam railroad. Salamania township would pay 831,813 and Rock Creek township 28,358. Ballots in Warren on February 3 and Markle on February 10. Citizens anticipate economic benefits from a direct Indianapolis route.
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Board of Commissioners
Huntington County
Fort Wayne
Rock Creek
Markle
Warren
Warren Mready
Just Call the Dog
A sharp cloth swindle warns farmers about a peddler selling a five dollar blanket for one and thirty yards of calico for a cent a yard. The crook targets gullible buyers, with danger to the shopper and a rapid getaway for the con artist.
A Good Outlook for Wheat Prospects Countywide
Farmers across the county are optimistic about a record wheat crop this season. Strong acreage and favorable weather, including snow cover, are cited as protective factors, with prices around sixty seven cents per bushel.
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Poneto
Keystong
Wells County
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Chester
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Union
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