Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-01
a LETTER THAT CAME.

The following correspondence is self
explanatory;
OFFICE or THE GENERAL SuPER1N-
UENDENr RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October ). 1888.
Sir: An order has been issued discon
tinuing your ply aud services as railway
postal clerk of class 4, between West
Liberty and Council Bluffs Iowa. Very
respectfully,
ALEX GRANT,
Acting General Superintendent.
i. + Fos>, railway postal clerk, Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa.
Council BLUFFS, Iowa, October 10.
Dear Sir: have 10 ,ckn ,sl,.dgr ur
favor Of tie ) i instant. II found me
well aad II nom in the bosom If my
family. | had looked for letter from
yoa for nearly four years, and had al
most given up hearing from you this
Fall, or at least until the heft Of the
work was over.
The boys on the road and mys were
just getting warmed up to the distribu-
ton of part of the Congressional Re
cord containing the maiden effort of
our Congressman on the bill by Mr..
Mills and the importation of Assegai
from Saakuru, Africa. Were were d.
Niding our time between the delivery of
of these and the regular machine made
confidential circular addresseI to The
Postmaster and the Roadmaster of
School District No g." Our Congress
man, who was candidate for re.elec.
ton was also having sent out from the
Agricultural Department several large
bales of half-calf bound books, TO be-
distributed among ANY Prominent
Farmers. These, together with the
regular mail, added so to the general
tone of the business that were beginning
to see our way out. was glad to hear
aud that you were still up in Washington
that you were doing well. Your letter
was not as much of surprise as might
bave been expected, for | thought you
would write before November.
| hope these few lines will find you in
good health and able to attend to the
regular Fall work. The crop of Repub-
lican postal clerks here in Iowa don't
amount to much this year. having been
pretty we'll cleaned out by the Wevi
This pest has been working among us for
some time, but the soil here don't seem
to be what it used to be four years ago
Good, hardy Republican officials don't
seem to do as we'll as they used to in
any department of the Government.
have noticed his right along since the
Spring Of 1884.
II you can tell me of a receipt to res
tore total loss of scalp, please send to
me in your next letter. We have re-
coipt book, but it treats of nothing but
premature falling of the hair Also
send me the address of some dealer in
wigs. want one of ochre red hair.
1t must be banged low, without curl.
No base imitation wanted. l wore my
hair this way six years ago. when Bill
Allison sent me my appointment, and
any deviation in my tout ensemble
might excite comment among my new
neighbors.
If you hear Of any one in the civil ser
vice ont your way wanting good hand,
having recently Leen reformed, give
them my address,
an long wilowy blond, just past
y and very praPossessing, as any ono
acquainted with me will tell you.
once heard OF a man named Grant
who was in the army. His initials were
L. s. Was he a relative Of yours?
may be out your way next Spring
if the roads are passable Yours truly,
+. Z. Foss (reformed).
Alex Grant, General Superintendent
Railway Mail Service, Washington,
&C.
Brooklyn (Ioica) Chronicle.