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1900

Rural free delivery was introduced about 1900, increasing the work of the Janesville post office.

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Beloit1900During 1900

A union mission Sunday school was organized by Rev. Charles Kelsey, out of which the West Side Presbyterian Church grew; a Ladies' Aid Society, older than that church, was also organized in 1900.

Beloit1900During 1900

Lawrence E. added a retail lumber yard to his sash, door and blind business.

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Rock County1900

Rural free delivery was introduced about 1900, increasing the work of the Janesville post office.

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In December, 1886 ,Janesville was given free delivery and the use of boxes and general delivery decreased accordingly. The introduction of rural free delivery about 1900 caused a considerable increase of the work of the Janesville office, a large number of routes starting from this point.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 79 / book p. 590

1900

Rock CountyA

1900

Rural free delivery was introduced about 1900, increasing the work of the Janesville post office.

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Rock County1900

Rural free delivery was introduced about 1900, increasing the work of the Janesville post office.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In December, 1886 ,Janesville was given free delivery and the use of boxes and general delivery decreased accordingly. The introduction of rural free delivery about 1900 caused a considerable increase of the work of the Janesville office, a large number of routes starting from this point.