Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-15
THE SALEM posrorf1oBi
Turned Over From Republican to
pssflocratic Hands-Persouhl.

This evening at 8 O'Clock (Aug. 18th,
the Salem postoffice is formally turned
over TO B. +. Bonham, recently ap-
pointed by President Cleveland for a
term OF four years. He is Democrat.
On Sept. 10, 1889, A. N. Gilbert, Re
publican, was appointed. He was in
stalled NoY. /, 1889, succeeding Mrs. r.
II. Dearborn, acting postmistress, who
filled the place acceptably at the re-
quest Of bis bondsTnen for about four
months. Scott Bozorth, who was dep
uty under Mr.. Dearborn, was continued
during all of Mr.. Gilbert's term, and
until the present. With his principal he
has made an unexceptionable and unob-
jectionable official, both to the public
and to the department. The fact that
| both served nine aud one half months
beyond their term, and over eighteen
mouths altogether under Democratic
ad administration, is worthy of comment
IN these days of political acrimony.
Miss u lidee Palmer also served under
Mr.. Dearborn, and 10 still In the service.
Miss MolIie 1. Creighton has served
three years and half. succeeding Miss
r la Dearborn, who created vacancy
in the postoffice by becoming Mrs. Abe
McCully, of Portland, which position
she has filed as well as that under
| Uncle Sam.
The letter carrier service was in
creased under Mr.. Gilbert by two addi-
tiona carriers added to the regular
force, and several extras as substitutes,
so that the whole force Is able to serve
every family inside of the city limits,
one, two aud three times q day, accord
| ing to location in the suburban, resi-
dence or business portion of the city.
Under the administration of the Salem
postoffice now closed there. has been no
removal or change In the force except
for cause.
The carrier force at present according
to length of service is composed of Geo.
E. Hatch, B. F. Taylor, Murray Gill
bert, Fred. Lockley, Jr., Chss. CosLer.
SiIas Z. Howard and James Allison,
substitutes.
The financial transactions of the
Salem postoffice are nearly as lsrge AS
any bank in the city, as Salem is one of
the two state postof1ice money order
repositories, the business at Salem ag-
gregating about $500, 900 year. Orders
paid Monday were $2l23.69. Sales OF
stamps and box rent has increased from
$l2, 900 to $18, 900 a year.
DATES OF APPOINTMENTS
of present force In Salem postoffice is
as follows:
Scott Bozorth, assistant postmaster
and chief money order clerk, Mar. l
1889.
Zaidee Palmer, general delivery clerk,
Apr. IA, 1889.
Mollie I. Creighton, register and dis
tributing clerk, Feb. l, 1891.
Geo. E. Hatch, carrier No. l, July l,
1887.
Ben. P. Taylor, carrier No. 2, July l,
1887.
Chas. E. Cosper, carrier No. A, Mar.
l, 1892.
Fred. Lockley, jr., carrier No. B, Mar.
l, 1892.
James NJ. Gilbert, carrier No. 8, July
Is, 1892.
Silas e. Howard, substitute carrier,
Aug. l3, 1890.
Elbert j. Howard, substitute carrier,
Oct. IL, 1892.
James E. Allison, substitute carrier,
Aug. IL, 1893.
VIM. ]. Henderson, substitute mail
ing clerk, July 81, 1894.
Theofil @. J. Muellhaupt, mailing
clerk, Aug. 2, 1893.
| THE NEW OFFICIAL
will have no easy task before him II he
gives the public as efficient service as
his predecessor, and that Is what may
reasonably be expected. If he COM
plies as faithfully with the spirit of the
civil service, no more can be asked. Ar
a clean Cleveland Democrat, that Is the
least we can ask, and there Is no reason
why, following In the footsteps of that
great reformer, the Democratic post
Office at Salem should not go ahead Of
any wicked Republican administration.
This forenoon Judge Bonham had not
yet decided whom he would name az
assistant postmaster. There are many
applicants, the most prominent being
d. ]. Holmes, the Democratic vet
srans; A. p. Gordon, chairman Of the
Marisn county Democratic central
committee; Joseph Sellwoed, an ex'
school teacher of Salem and now q
capitalist; Bert Brewer, former bank
clerk; and Edward McAfee, late dep
uty county clerk.
Judge Bonham authorizes THE Jour
NAL TO say that Jos. A. Sellwood will
be the assistant postmaster Of Salem.
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