Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-09
MORE RURAL ROUTES
Two New Ones to Start Saturday,
February 1.
THE PATRONS MUST HAVE BOXES
Have Complete Liberty in Making Sc
lection of Boxes From the Official
List Made by Fourteen Firms
Resume of New Service.

Resume of New Service.
The Ottumwa postmaster has been
authorized to extend rural free deliv-
cry from this Office, to commence on
Saturday, February 1, 1902, with two
additional carriers, at a salary of $500
per annum, each. The routes are as
follows:
Route No. 4 (Bear Creek.
Route No. A, known as the Bear
Greek route. Beginning at the post
Office in South Ottumwa, the carrier
will go west two and half miles;
thence northwest by angling line to
school house four and a half miles;
thence north one and a half miles;
thence northwest two miles; thence
southwest by angling road to near
church, three and half miles; thence
south one mile; thence east two miles;
thence south one mile, thence east,
and north by angling roads to near
center section q, five miles; thence
east to postoffice two and a half
miles. Total length of route, twenty
five and half miles.
Route No. 5 (keb).
Route No. 5, known as the Keb
route goes north from the city,
through Phillipstown, along the Ere
mont road, to within three-fourths of
mile of the county line; thence west
one-fourth mile; south one-fourth
mile; west two miles; south one-half
mile; east one-half mile; south one
half mile; east one-half mile; south
east two miles; south one mile; west
one-half mile; south one-half mile;
east one-half mile; south one mile;
west one mile; south one mile; south
east to postoffice, three and half
miles. Total length of route twenty
five and fourth miles. This route
runs through the village of Keb and
the carrier will carry the mail pouch
to and from the Keb postoffice.
Route No. 8, as Re-arranged.
Route No. g. as re-arranged, will &c
1 straight north along the township line
road to the county line. Will then &c
west one mile; north one-half mile in
to Mahaska county; east one mile;
south one-half mile and then back tc
of the route.
About Boxes.
The postmaster general, by order
| date March %, 1901, requires that al
rural routes hereafter to be establish
ed, shall be equipped with boxes, tc
be selected from a list of fourteen of
ficially approved by the department
which list, with prices, can be seen a
the Ottumwa postoffice at any time, a:
follows:
1.-The Postal Improvement box, O
Norristown, Pa.
-BatesHawley postal signal box
of Joliet, III.
3-The Henry Rural Free Deliver.
box, of American Metal Co., Indianar
oils, Ind.
4-The Century Post Co. box, Of AID
rian, Mich.
5-Bond Steel Post Co., Adrian
Mich.
: 6-The Century Rural Mail box, o
Detroit, Mich.
THE Corban Cabinet Lock CO
box, of New Britain, Conn.
S-The c. G. Folsom Box, of Scut
Bend Ind.
: 9-The T. B. Engler Box, of fancy
town, Md.
10-The John H. Forney (Enter
!. prise) box, of Burlington, Ia.
1.-THE Kelley Foundry Machin
Co. box of Goshen, Ind.
: 1.-THE w. w. Sweigart box, c
, !, Yorkroad, Md.
13-The Beaver Mfg. Co. box, q
!, ! Beaver, Pa.
1.-THE Geo. A. Writ box. of Green!
burg, Ind.
: ). The department specifically state
4 that the patrons of rural free deliver
Z, routes, are to have complete liberty i
; selecting boxes from the list Of foul
!, teen as given above. In a SPECIAL lei
! ter to the Ottumwa postmaster, tn
9 department says:
= While the department does NJ
make any uniformity of boxes an al
!, solute requirement, it will be easil
4 understood that the fewer design
z used on route. the more converter
! it will be for the carrier, as each {
:. the fourteen different designs will r
. quire different master key. Tier
fore the fewer the styes selected, tn
: more easily and quickly will the ca
rier's work be accomplished" r
In another communication the d.
partment says:
: "The orders of the postmaster ge
D eral are imperative, that before rur
s service can be started, each rout
& must be equipped with boxes whic
8 will be under protection of the U.
8 statutes"
z Patrons Select Box.
s On Saturday last, number of IL
2 patrons on the two new routes whic
& are to be established on February
4 met at the postoffice in this city al
z decided to recommend to the other p
& irons of the route, box No. 5, made /
q the Bond Steel Post company, of A
z rian. Mich. The price of this box
& So without lock-, $3.50 with a lot
q and SO for box, lock and iron post.