Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-02
Rural Free Delivery.

Postmaster Wilson now has four
routes from his Office. The first day of
the year opened up an era to the farm
ers that now puts them on an easy |
footing with their brothers in the |
town. The looks have been in the
past that the people in the country
were Disseminated against. Sut as
soon as Postmaster Wilson found it
possible to get them in this county he
applied for them Immediately and the |
one running northwest of town was
established, with Jake Meyer as car
rier. Jake, however, resigned when he |
drew his quarter section in Oklahoma J
and Gene Story was appointed to fill |
the vacancy. There was such gen
eral good feeling and satisfaction over
this route that Mr.. Wilson applied for
three more and soon had special agent
HI. j. Ormsby here to inspect the pro-
posed routes, which he established. In
establishing these various routes the
inspector did not always run them Rs
either Mr.. Wilson or the people to eeI
served desired. Often they did not
even benefit the one who had first got
ten out the names praying for the
route. Each route is laid out with q
view of future routes so that they can
run from all points and intertwine
nicely without making any changes.
Each carrier is paid $4,000 per annum
and must furnish his own rig. He is to
go every day except Sunday unless the
roads become impossible by being
blocked with snow when he is not
compelled to go if the farmers do not
clear the road. The farmers, too, have
to watch for bridges, etc, and in fact
keep the road in good repair or the car
rier is not responsible for getting the
mail to them. They carry the mail to
the boxes, take up all letters. sell you
stamps and take application for money
orders, the sender waiting until the
next day for the order or sending mon
ey with the carrier at their own risk.
Iron collection boxes are placed. too, at
certain points for the general public
day. Route one is SO we'll established
that we need not give its general direc-
tons.
Beginning at the postotfice the car
rier will go east five and one half miles
thence north two miles, east to school
house one mile, thence north to church
and school house. two miles, thence
west one mile, and south one mile,
again west one mile and two miles
south, west ugain one and three quar-
ter miles, north one mile, west one and
one quarter miles, south one mile, west
one mile, south one and one. half mile
and then west to postotfice: making
the entire distance twenty four miles,
covering thirty square miles with one
hundred houses, serving population
of five hundred people. There will be
a collection box at the church in Sec
ton n, and church in section 5. Chas.
Benton is carrier on this route and
George N. Weighton, substitute.
Route number three goes as follows:
Beginning at postoffice the carrier goes
east six miles, north to school house
and church one mile, east to Darland
postoffice two miles, north one mile,
east one mile, south two miles, west |
one mile, south to school house one
mile west five miles, south one-half
mile, west crossing the railroad three
miles then north along railroad to the
postoffice. making tile entire route
twenty seven miles, covering thirty
six square miles, touching one hun
dred homes and five hundred people.
There will be collection box at Lar
land and at school house in section 49,
Joseph P. Woodland is carrier.
Number four begins at postoffice and
goes west one mile south to school
house one mile, west one mile, south
two miles, west to Sharon Creamery
and school house one mile, south one
quarter mile, west one and one-half
miles, thence south to school house
three miles, then east one mile, north
to cross road one mile then on crooked
road to postoffice; going twenty-four
miles, reaching one hundred homes
and serving five hundred people. A
general collection box will be at the
Creamery, section l, Sharon township,
at Center school house and al school
in section n. Christian Berg will be
carrier here. 1t will take the bows
some time to get onto their routeh, but
they will soon be all right.