The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-11
BUFFERS RURAL DELIVERY.
Eight Carriers. Covering go Miles and
Serving Nearly 1000 Persons

Serving Nearly 1000 Persons.
1 government agent was mere laSt
week III conference with Postmaster
WeitOn and going over the different
proposed free delivery routes He fin
ished his work and forwarded his r.
port IN Washington with the recon-
mendatiou that service De put ON the
routes below described The total
length l. 226 miles on which are go
homes and 3.64O persons
The carriers, it l. expected. viii
wear uniform when on duty and sup
ply regulation mail wagons. Their
pay is 500 per auuuu. which viii b.
| increased by patrons paving them
! for errandS. CARRYING packages. &c.
The carriers will he supplied with
stamps. postal cards blank apDlira-
tions for money orders. envelopes & .
and will deliver not only letters and
papers but registered mail as we'll
We are Indebted To the Record for
the following description of the
routes
The following description OF the
routes Just established viii be found
interesting. especially to the residents
Of the different routes. We have en-
deavOred 70 make the routes SO plain
that anyone living on or adjacent to
any of the proposed routes wiIlreadi-
~ see Just whore they are located.
They are as follows:
ROUTE No This route has been
in opera ton a couple OF months and
has been lengt hened and changed
slightly to conform 10 new routes.
No. , Runs north and east by
Poor Farm. to John Seeliugers. east
TO Baptist church. north TO ParsOn
Kenney corner. west through Culver
to WemOtt corner. south 70 Etzler'S.
thence to Butler, length % ID miles
No. 3.-NOrth on main road to !
Holt corner. , miles east. north > |
miles thence to corner south of Bal |
lard, thence north ID miles through |
Ballard. thence miles west, thence |
south to Dillon corner. west l mile |
by Dillon school house. thence south
TO Butler on main road. length of |
route 81 , miles.
No. North on Adrian road 20
Mt. Zion school house in Mound
twp. thence west 6 miles by Elkhart.
, miles south. miles east to Kin
gore corner, south ; miles to Langs-
lord corner. east | mile TO Fall corner
thence to Butler Length of route
2S ID miles.
No. 5-West miles to Steele corn
ar north II mile to John Huffman :.
west miles. north | mile. west 81
mile. north l mile. west > IA miles
north , miles, east miles. south |
mile by WOOdy's school house. east
ID miles to Wilcox school house.
south , miles to o. Freeman
corner, thence east to Butler Length
IS ID miles
No. G.-SOuthwest 10 Trip school
house. west , miles north ID mile
vest Is ID miles to Carter Wallace
corner. south miles. east 6 1-2
niles. south | mile. east J mile BY j
Il. Williams place thence north on
Rich Hill road to Butler Length
rs 81 miles
No. 7.-South from Butler by 1
frank EOris and Starr school house !
o VI. l.. Smith corner. east through
lone Oak 70 Sam STAIRS. north 81 |
nile, west by Cyrus ReGua =. thence
North one mile. west through Peru to !
4yle corner. north to Burler by j. J
Ickee's. Length - 81 miles.
No. S-Southeast 10 ALI. Miller
chooI house. south TO road north of
'Ointer's, east to school house BY {
Iva Deems south Fl mile 10 Cough {
orner. east l mile by tley's. north -.
0 Deems corner south by Fuller's =
niles. east l + miles. south ID {
lile, east l mile by Carson :. north +
ID miles. south and east by Judge {
,Ogers to Brooks corner thence 8
outh TO Pleasant Gap. north , ID
allies to Ben Wix corner west > miles
o ChaS. kisner's. north , + mile. L
est > miles by new road TO Miller L
orner, thence to Butler. Length
; 81 miles