Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-04

The three r. +. D. routes that
were proposed to start from this
city have been gone over by the
route inspector and several changes
have been made in order to accom-
modate the greatest number of
patrons, without exceeding the
limit of % miles, the total maxi
mum limit of territory to be cover
ed. Route No. starting from the
post-office runs to the X. P. hall
thence follows the main travelled |
road north miles to the Frank
Braun corner one fourth mile south
of B1ushy college or No. 6 school
house in Hamlin township, thence
east two miles to No. school house
in Greeley, thence south one half
mile to the E. B. Holmes residence,
thence east one mile between the
L. NJ. and w. E. Hens1ey farms,
thence north one half mile, thence
east one mile to No. 5 school house
in Greeley, thence south three
fourths mile, thence east one mile,
south one fourth mile, thence east
one mile between sections % and g.
thence north one mile to No. 81
school house in Greeley, thence
east one mile to the county line and
then south on that line two miles to
the south east corner of section 25,
thence running west past school
houses No. Z, and 8 in the same
township, one half mile west of No
it turns and runs south one mile
between sections 81 and 80 east of
the residence of Chas. Klever,
thence west one half mile and from
there it follows the travelled road
one mile to the place of beginning.
This route accommodates So fam
lilies.
Route No. 2 starting from the
post office runs west to the depot,
then north to the Hunter farm then
west to the Hunter school house in
Hamlin township, thence it fol-
lows the main road south to the
south west corner of the township,
| then it runs south and east to the
| West Hamlin creamery returning
on this line to the north east cor
ner of section Is Sharon township
it runs one mile west then one
| south to the south east corner of
section 26 and then west to the next
school house in the southwest cor
ner of section 81 in that township
then it turns south one mile, then
east two and one half miles on the
Township line between Sharon and
Oakheld townships, then south one
mile and east two miles to No. l
school house in the south east cor
ner of section two and meanders
northeast across section one in
Oakfield township to the road a
little over two miles directly west
of town when it turns and runs di.
rectly east to the place of begin.
ming. This route will accommo
date one hundred and ten families
or about $50 people and covers a
little over "a miles.
! Route No. 3 leaving here trends
east and north east to the Greeley
township line at the corner of the
John Bruner and Jas. Channor
farms thence east two miles on the
line between Audubon and Greeley
townships to the John schlatel
residence, thence south two miles
, to the Audubon township cream
cry, thence east one half mile nortf
one half mile to the F. w. HocamI
residence east one half mile, thence
east three miles to the county line
| thence south one mile to the Fag;
. corner, thence one fourth mil
south, one and one fourth mile
west and also one mile north t
! the Dutler corner, thence west t
the Marquesen corner on Trouble
= some. From that point it follow
the bottom road to the foot of tn
Wheeler hill, where it turns Yves
and runs past the w. E. Davis. E
A. Hill and Albert Cihak farms
4 coming into town by wa
> of Carthage and South streets
y This route is little over "a mile
4 in length and serving close to 1C
{ families.