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Show SMAI.I.IIST .MUMJY OIIIIDIt 0. ItlXOKD What Ih piobably the smallest niolTey order ou record was issued by the Pleasant Urovo postolllco this week. It wiib for '! cents and was drawn by tho Johnson Investment company in favor or tho state treasurer Tho stall ((asuier wrote that It rcuulied II cents to balance the amount duo In settlement, and the reinlUnnco could bo niiulo either by postolllco money order or-der or bank draft. As it would re. nitlro a trip of about four miles lo get n hank draft the secretary of the Johnson company tilled out an appll cation to Rural Carrier Hen Walkei nnd the latter turned it over to Post mistress Luelhi K Thorne, who made out the money order, and It Is pre sumed the state treasurer's books now balance. It cost the stale treasurer a two-cent two-cent stamp, one cent's wortli of stationery sta-tionery and ton cents worth of time to write for tho Ihreo cents. II cost three cents for the money order. two-cent stamp, one cent's worth or onlloucrv and leu cents worth of lime lo send II. It cost LT, cents of the reporter's time to wrile this article and Is taking $1.25 worth of our a1u-lde a1u-lde space to puldlsh this accounsn tho total cost connected with (bis ,1-eent ,1-eent money order Is $1 79, and the end may not be yot. |