ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it REPEATED; that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of the following message and this Company, that said Company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any UNREPEATED message, beyond the amount received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any REPEATED message, beyond fifty times the sum received for sending the same, unless specially insured, nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines, or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward any message over the lines of any other Company when necessary to reach its destination.

Correctness in the transmission of a message to any point on the lines of this Company can be INSURED by contract in writing, stating agreed amount of risk, and payment of premium thereon, at the following rates, in addition to the usual charge for repeated messages, viz, one per cent. for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles, and two per cent. for any greater distance. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

No responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Company until the same are presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of the Company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.

Messages will be delivered within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance, a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.

The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.

THOS. T. ECKERT, President and General Manager.

Messages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance, a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.

Messages will be delivered *only* within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance, a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.

Form No. 168.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
INCORPORATED
21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

This Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following message. Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Messages, beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.

This is an UNREPEATED MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.

RECEIVED at NEW HAVEN, CONN., MAIN OFFICE, 723 CHAPEL STREET

266Ny Gv Rn 8:46P. 36 Collect govt. rate

Sturgis, S. D., May 2, 1898

Prof. O. C. Marsh,

New Haven, Conn.

Telegram received. Picked up everything I thought worth sending at Blackhawk could get more fragments there if wanted shall I clean up fragments at Minnekahta answer.

H. F. Wells.

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender telegraphed back to the originating office for copies in addition. It is agreed between the sender and the Company that any UNREPEATED message, beyond the amount received in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery received for sending the same, unless specially instructed to be delivered with interruption in the working of its lines, or for error hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability to the Company when necessary to reach its destination.

Correctness in the transmission of a message by contract in writing, stating agreed amount or rates, in addition to the usual charge for repeating 1,000 miles, and two per cent. for any greater vary the foregoing.

No responsibility regarding messages attached at one of its transmitting offices; and in the case of messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.

Messages will be delivered within the time allowed for delivery at a greater distance, a special charge will be made for transmission.

The Company will not be liable for damages not presented in writing within sixty days after

TERMS:

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the claim is made for transmission.

Manager.