Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1916 — Prospects For Cheaper Gasoline Prices Soon. [ARTICLE]

Prospects For Cheaper Gasoline Prices Soon.

Limo, Ohio, July 28.—'Seven grades of crude oils in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were slashed 10 cents a (barrel by the Ohio oil company this morning at the opening of the market, thus cutting oil SIO,OOO a’ day from the moomos of oil operators in those state®. Oil operators have been looking for the cut, foflJowimr a decline in prices of western oil. Large production of oil in many parts of the country has figured in the reduction. It is believed here that gasoline prices will soon drop.

Oakland City will be a flyloss town if efforts of the town council ba 'ng results expected. The council has employed solicitors for house-toihouse canvass to place fly traps in every home. .1 0