The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-04
NEW RURAL MAIL SERVICE.
The Four Free Delivery Routes Established
From EdgertOn Office.

The free rural delivery OF mail from
the Edgerton Office under the readjusted
routes was put into effect Tuesday. Four
carriers are sent out each morning at
1870 o'clock that distribute mail to
nearly every farm house within radius
of six miles from town. The following
are the routes laid out by the depart
ment for the carriers to follow:
ROUTE NO. l.
Beginning at the postoffice in Edger-
ton the carrier will 60 northwest to city
limits miles, thence west to Went
worth corner in town of Albion, Dane
county, - mile, thence north to Fowler
corner mile, thence north to Wescott
corner and back to Fowler corner 81
mile, thence west to Joint School No.
IL miles, thence south to Walker corner,
Rock county, IL miles. thence west and
north by Stebbinsville P. O. to Hardwick
corner 3 miles, thence north to Rooney
corner, Dane county, l mile, thence west
to Allen corner Ia miles, thence south
to Kerrin corner l mile, thence east to
Hardwick corner IA miles, thence south
and west to Lienan corner, Rock county,
~ miles, thence east to Saxby corner 3
miles, thence north to Shaw corner 10
mile, thence east and southeast to near
southwest corner of city limits 2A miles,
thence to postoffice. Length of route
2415 miles. Carrier, Wilmer Zacharias.
ROUTE NO. 2.
Beginning at the postoffice of Edger-
ton the carrier will 60 thence east to city
limits 81 mile, thence east on main road
to Neville 2 miles, thence in north
westerly direction on main road to near
center of Section % 334 miles, thence
northeast to Sumner P O. on angling
road ga miles, thence north to point
n mile east of the northeast corner of
Section Is u mile, thence east to the
center of the north line of Section IA
2M miles, thence north to north line of
Section miles, thence west to Amos
P. O. IL miles, thence southeast to
northeast corner of Section Is 214 miles,
thence south to near center of west line
of Section 81 23 miles, thence southwest
and south to city limits l p miles, thence
to posto6ice 81 mile; area covered, %
square miles; number of houses on route,
1911; population served $50. Carrier,
Edward Somerfelt.
ROUTE NO. 3.
Beginning at the postoffice in Edger-
ton the carrier will go thence to south
west corner of city limits l mile, thence
south and west to Indian Ford village %
miles, thence west to Fulton P. 0. 2
miles, thence south to Hubble corner 23I
miles, thence west and south by Stevens
to Wixon corner 214 miles, thence north
to Pound corner l d miles, thence east
to Fessenden corner l mile, thence north
to Schmeling corner IS mile, thence west
and north to Earl corner pa miles,
thence north to Lienan corner IL miles,
thence east and south to Murwin corner
334 miles, thence north to Bigger corner
q mile, thence east to Houfe corner 2114
miles, thence north to city limits y mile,
thence to postoffice l mile. Length of
route 2334 miles; area covered, q square
miles; number of houses on route, 121;
population served, 544. Carrier, Harry
is. Hutson.
ROUTE NO. 4.
Beginning at the postoffice in Edger-
ton the carrier will go thence southwest
to corner of city limits l mile. thence
south to Indian Ford and across bridge
IA miles, thence south to Cox corner l
mile, thence west % mile, thence east re-
tracing back to Cox corner % mile,
thence south to Burr Oak corner IA
miles, thence east to Hantke corner "a
mile, thence south and southeast to Sim
ons corner 2I miles, thence north to
Murphy corner IA miles, thence west to
Schoonover corner 81 mile, thence north
to Hutson corner q mile, thence east to
Wixon corner 81 mile, thence northwest
RI Coll oct
p mile, thence east retracing same road
back to Kelley corner u mile, thence
south and east to Austin corner IL
miles, thence north and east to New
vile bridge 81 miles, thence north and
west to Cook corner in Dane county 2
miles. thence west to Bartz corner 81
thence to postoffice l mile. Length of
route, 25 miles; area covered, "a square
miles; number of houses on route, 123;
A. Smith.
The star route between Edgerton and
Fulton, twice each day, has been discon-
tinued under the new schedule of the
free delivery carriers and the carrier of
Route No. 3 is directed. to carry closed
pouch to and from the Fulton office con-
tanning the mail designed for and receiv-
ed at that office. The office at Stebbins-
vile will also be discontinued. Iron COL
lection boxes have been ordered placed at
the following points:
At the Stevens corner, Sec. IS, town of
Porter, and at the D. L. Earle corner.
At the Simmons corner, town of James
vile, and at Cook corner, Albion. At
the junction of roads in Stebbinsville,
and at the Allen corner in Dunkirk: at
Indian Ford, and at the Burr Oak cor
ner, Fulton; at the Hardwick corner in
Porter. The box now at corner of Sec
13, town of Porter, to be changed to the
Bigger corner in Fulton.
In the instructions of the department
to carriers contains the information that
mail must not be entrused to any one
other than bonded carrier or bonded
substitute. 1t is particularly desired