Bugs Died When the Lights Went On In Raymond

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Bugs Died When the Lights Went On In Raymond,

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ELECTRIFICATION
Mr. Strider's son put in Delco electric plant & wired town of Waggoner. Bert & friends went to town at night just to see lights. Story of electric "tingle" in 1891. Street lights had to be set by hand everyday (set distance between "carbon sticks"). Lights were good bug-zappers.