The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
EXTENSION PROMISED FOL ELEv-
ENTH INDIANA DISTRICT.
Mai. George w. steele -Endeavoring to
Secure Changes that VIII Ben
eft His Constituents.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Representative
Steele. accompanied by Mrs. Steele. re-
turned to Washington this morning. He 10
a member OF a subcommittee Of the ma
tional board Of soldiers homes, and with
his fellow-members visited Johnson City,
Tenn, to inspect several sites offered 20
the government on which to erect suitable
buildings for the soldiers home at that
point authorized by the last Congress. A
meeting of the full committee of the board
will be held in New York city on May L 10
consider the reports Of the various SUBJ
committees that have been investigating
matters relative to soldiers homes in all
sections of the country. Major Steele ex-
poets to leave Washington on Monday for
Hampton, Va, to inspect the home located
there before proceeding to New York TO
submit his conclusions TO the full board.
Major Steele to-day called at the Post
office Department 10 look into matters
looking to rural free delivery in his dis
trict. HI said tonight that he learned
there would be an early adjustment OF
rural free delivery routes in Grant county.
where considerable Impotence has de-
veloped because of the hardness of the gov
eminent TO fix the precise lines of routes
desired by the INHABITANTS and recon-
mended by the special rural free delivery
agents of the department. There will soon
be many changes I'm the methods of deliv-
ering mail TO the suburbanites i'm the Elev-
enth district" said he. IN APP
plications have been received and filed at
the department by me for rural free de-
livery i'm my district, and these are now
under consideration, and l was to-day in
formed that at an early date an adjust
ment of all differences would doubtless be
reached and a comprehensive plan for an
almost general establishment of rural free
delivery of the mails placed In operation
there"
]. A. Grover. a carrier i'm the Wabash
postofice, has made application for a
transfer from his present duties to a po-
sition i'm the office. Major Steele thinks
his request will be granted.
Thomas l.. Stitt was to-day appointed ar
ensign in the navy in accordance with an
act whose passage was secured by Rep
resentative Steele and Senator Fairbanks.
Mrs. j. c. Wright, of Indianapolis, has
gone 10 New ork.
The Seventh National Bank Of New York
0he Heath bank) has been approved as q
reserve agent for the Delaware County Ma
tional Bank of Muncie.
The postofice at Heckton. Kosciusko
county, will be superseded by rural free
delivery from April Is next.
The bond OF Louis T.. Miller. as post
master at Glezen, Pike county. and William
Christian, Of Oak Grove, Jay county, were
approved to-day and their commissions
issued.
Mrs. Earl Reeve. OF Anderson. is visit
ing her sister. Miss Louise Lovett, who Is
attending school here.
Rural free delivery carriers were appoint
ed to-day as follows: Albert G. Bur5i az
New Haven. w. w. Davis at Lowell, Jc-
siah Emery at Salem, and George T. WI
son at Converse.