The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

Washington City, June s.-Spec AID
mond L. Hepier, postmaster al Columbia
kiag county. has been relieved from the
care OF the office at his own request. ana
Alexander II. Hepler appointed in his
place.
The feelings of the psous officials OF the
postcftice department have been tnexpress-
lilly shocked az the numerous and repeat
ed petitions wh.ch have come from The
citizens OF the little postoftice in Eastern
Washington known as Lay ton. asking that
The name be changed TO Hsllgate. II hav-
ing finally been shown to the safisfacsi oa
OF the department that this Is a local name
70 which there Il no objection BY the pso-
pie living there and that al present there
Is a great deal OF confusion caused by mail
being sent 20 Dayton. the postmaster gen.
eral has decided 10 grant the change as
soon as the postmaster. A 8. Wynhon.
shall iile new bond
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Nelson has promised that he VIII again
make an Investigation as 70 the increased
needs for q direct mail route between
Couiee City and wsteryiiie. Since this
route was first asked for. two postofsees
have been established between these points
Farmer and Baird. each os which is now
supplied with A special service. Il Is prob
able that an investigation viii show that
u
would be cheaper 70 the government than
the present service and more satisfactory
10 the people OF Douglas and Okanoxan
counties. who are interested
TWO postoffcss In the Upper Eatchex
valley. 70 be known as Nile ard Matches.
viii soon be established, with J. A. Clark
and Charles II. Burr as postmaxfers.
There are settlements extending back into
the Cascade mountains az far as forty
r~sff
the people living In these settlements are
put to great inconvenience to get their
mall.
The petition for the removal OF the post
office AZ Beaver to SagDho VIII not be
granted Since the fling OF the petition By
the citizens OF Sappho, a protest even
more numereusiy signed by the citizens
OF Beaver has been received. and the de-
oartment has decided 20 make no change
whatever at the present time.
Residents OF Fox Island, Pierce county.
have aetstioced FOR the establishment OF
postof.ice 10 be known as MackIin. :.
At the earnest request OF Postmaster
Charles T. Early. he has been permitted
10 resign from his duties at Drano, Wash.
and the postoffice at that place has been
discontinued Drano was a logging camp.
and all the people employed there have
now moved over 10 Cheaoweth, Or, where
mali viii hereafter be sent.
The contest over the postnastershfp a.
Messy Rock, which was settled BY the
appointment OF Robert l. McSiarry. whose
commission has Just been signed. seems
TO have developed 4 great deal OF bitter
less. The old postmaster. George ".
Jerrells. resigned for the express purpose
OF turning the office over 10 friendly
Democrat. r VI. Hail NeMarry'x name
was not presented until tust before the ao-
pointmens was made. bat il appears that
ne had the Endorsement OF the one or two
men in the state who al /rs Federal
patronage. hence his appointment II -
now declared that Hall is the only simon
pzre Democrat and that NcNurry f. and
has been Republican ali along. although
now supposed 10 have Popullstic tenaen-
cies. III Mr.. Je-rsls had not resigned. but
had simply appointed Hall as his deputy
the latter might have been postmaster 20
all intents ans purposes for long time.
as seldom any changes are made in such
Offices except IN case OF resignation or
weIl authenticated eases OF rnssrnanaxe-
;nenr.
Har~v O. Fisher has been appointed
postmaster at 1'okeland. Pacific county.
vice Charles Fisher. BENJAMIN F. csioys
has been appointed postmaster at McMH-
ian. Pierce county. Ia placs OF A Dslbert
Hale. resigned.
The president has signed the commission
% Thsoiore W. ingalls, as postmaster a.
GIsneden.
The following change in the star schsd-
uie has been announced. Leave Seattle
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday ~ ,.
IA: leave Union Wednesday. Friday and
Sunday at a. IA