Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-06-05


! Postoffiees- Outline Of Routes and Changes as
Made
Commencing with July first, Viroqua
will have extending out from this center
five rural free delivery mail routes-a
greater number than any other town in
the state. Two years experience with
the system has made people anxious for
extentions of the three old routes and
additional lines.
February last Special Agent Walker
and Postmaster Goodell went over the
territory and somewhat changed present
schedules and laid ont two additional
routes. The schedules for July first will
be:
No /, A. K. Bort carrier, will extend
northeast as at present
No 2. Geo. S. TAYLOR, will continue as
messenger and cover the following ter
ritory: To the old J. NJ McLees farm in
Harmony, a distance of ten miles west
of Viroqua. south to Purdy. over Not
tingham Ridge and across the Bad AK to
!. d Cade's farm; east TO Ole Swigum's s,
north to the Hanson farm then across
Ingram Ridge and to Viroqua This
route will be 90 miles and the purpose is
to do away with Bud and Purdy post
offices
Route No will retain Henry Stout
as messenger, and be changed as follows:
Viioq1s to Carmicfse ell farm over a mile
east of the city, thence sonth TO Suttle
farm, west to a. j. Gray farm on main
road, south and east to Chas Smiths
east to Perry Cowden's. south to Brook
vile church, south TO Michselsohn'
bridge, east to Lake Corners, north to
Gus Smiths on Pleasant Ridge, west to
Seth McClurgs, north to Crook school
house, east to Bish p Branch church.
northwest to d, w Favors, continuing
on main road TO Viroqua, Distance 25
miles.
Route No 4 extends past Liberty Pole
west on the De S1to road to the old
Vance place on West Prairie; from there
north to the Bad Ak two miles above
Bristow, across to the residence of J.
W. Gilman. west to John Gorsline's and
to the Black River road TO Viroqua.
This route covers % miles and will re-
move Liberty Pole and Fargo offices. A.
l. Russell is to be carrier.
Route No. 5 extends south II miles TO
Lutheran church one mile from Folsom
by the following route: On Brookyille
road by Boland and Burlin far ms then
south to main road by SWANS corners,
following main road to Ole Solversor' =
east on Readstown road one mile south
TO point so rods west of former resi-
denee of D I. Fortney; west TO H
Hooverson's, south and return to Luth-
eran parsonage, then west to Folsom
school house, west one mile, north and
west TO residence of Nathan Slack. fol-
lowing ridge road to Viroqua Covers
26 miles. Albert J. Thompson is to be
carrier
On routes No. 4 and 5 G. NJ. Morrison
and VIM Smith have been appointed
substitute carriers
Regulation mon boxes for the recep.
! tion of mail have been ordered placed
at Liberty Pole, Folsom, Fargo, Purdy
Bud and Harmony. II
The department. rent'-sl patrons o-
rural routes shall provlne themse,ve:
with good metal boxes open at end
/ and placed on posts convenient for car
! riers. 1t is a penitentiary offense fol
molesting one of these boxes or theil
contents.
Viroqua will be the distributing point
| for the offices TO be discontinued. In
making changes in letter or paper ad.
dresses patrons are requested to give
! number of route on which their mail is
to be delivered
A recommendation has gone to the
department for change of yiroqua-De
J Soto daily route to 90 by way of Bristow
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