Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26
IOWA 5 MAIL ROUTES
Free Rural Delivery Driving the
Fourth Class Postmasters
Out Of Business.
Old Names Disappearing From
the Postal Maps at Rapid
Rate.
List Of Country Offices Which
Have Been Dropped on Two
Hundred Routes.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, July 26.-The establish
ment of rural mail douteS in Iowa has
rlany of the fourth-class postoffices OF
the state. The 200 mail carriers who
drive over country roads have taken the
place of nearly as many rural postnas-
ters Old names are disappearing from
the postal maps of the state. There is
no longer any Unique postotfice in Iowa,
nor Zero, nor Bon Accord, nor
Unity. The ruthless despoilers of the
map have eliminated Elk, Ola, Ivy, Jay
and Dixie. A number of names in honor
Of great Americans have been cut out,
such as Kirkwood, Blaine, Wanamaker,
Rutlerville, Cass, MceNigh and Dodge
willie. The postoffice at Emma has dis
appeared and Emma will be no longer
henored Beery is not now on the map,
neither is Ballyclough There is no In
dianapolis postotfice now. tho Cincin-
rati stin holds out ST. Paul lost out
IN the scrap with the rural carriers. but
New York has Il postmaster. Bethle-
lem is now on q route and also Smyrna.
These names are being dropped at the
rate of about a dozen n month. The list
of those dropped for rural routes to
date is as follows:
Albaton, Monona county. mail to
Sloan.
Annieville, Clay county. Spencer.
Armah, Iowa, North English.
Artesian, Bremen, Waverly.
Asbury Dubuque, Dubuque.
Ambrose Iowa, Keswick.
Aliens Grove, Scott, Dixon.
Bauer. Marion. Tacoma
Bethlehem, Wayne. Russell.
Biddick. Montgomery, Stanton.
Big Spring, Wayne. Lineville.
Blackhawk, Davis, Unionville.
Bernina, Mahaska. Taintor.
Blessing. Blackhawk, buckingham.
Broadway, Delaware. Hopkinton.
Baker. jefferson. Fairfield.
Ballyclough, Dubuque, Dubuque.
Bard, Louisa. Wapello.
Rarryville, Delaware. Ryan.
Baum, Cherokee, Cherokee.
Benan, Carroll, Glidden.
Bennettvile, Dubuque. Zwingle.
Beery, Henry. New London.
Blaine. Buena Vista, Alta.
Blakeville, Blackhawk. Waterloo.
Bon Accord, Johnson. Iowa.
Brough, Dallas, Linden.
Bruce, Wright. Kanawha.
Rutlerville Tama, Montour.
Calhoun. Harrison, Missouri Valley.
Carbonate. Polk. Altoona.
Carmel. Sioux. Rock Valley.
Cass, Jones. Anamosa.
Castleville. Buchanan, Aurora.
Center. Dubuque, Dubuque
Climax Montgomery, Emerson.
Cottage. Hardin, Iowa Falls
Cottonville, jackson, Lamotte.
Coulson, Cherokee, Aurella.
Crystal. Tama, Traer.
Clay Mills, Jones. Onslow.
Clinton Center, Wayne. Allerton.
Coster, Butler, Shell Rock.
Dairyville, Grundy, Dixie.
Danforth, Johnson, Fairfax.
Dixie, Mitchell, Usage
Dodgeyille Des Moines, Sperry.
Drew, Wright, kanawha.
Edwards, Blacllhawk, Waterloo.
Elk. Decatur, Lamont.
Elkton, Buena Vista, Aurelia.
Ellington, Hancock, Forest City.
Ellis, Hardin, Iowa Falls.
Emeline, jackson, Maquoketa.
Emma, Dubuque, Zwingle.
Evergreen, Tama, Dysart.
Forest Home, Poweshiek, Monte
yuma.
Festina, Winnishiek, Calmar
Fifteen Mile Tama, Grundy Cen
ter.
Forest Mills, Allamakee, Postville.
Gilead. Adair, Orient.
Greencastle, Jasper, ColfaX.
Bolden, Delaware, Manchester.
Germantown. O'Brien, Paullina.
Gilbert Scott Davenport.
Giltedge, Delaware, Hopkinton.
Girard, Clayton, McGregor.
Glasgow, Jefferson, Fairfield.
Greenvale, Dallas, Linden.
Griffinsville, Appanoose, Plano.
Hamerville, Buchanan, Rowley.
Hedge, Iowa, Deep River.
Huron, Des N1oines, Mediapolis.
Hardin, Clayton, Postville.
High Greek, Fremont, Hamburg.
Highland. Clayton, Elgin.
Hughes, Hardin, Eldora.
Ivy. Polk, Altoona.
| Keown, Pottawattamie, Nicola
indianapolis, Mahaska, Rose Hill.
Illyria, Fayette, Elgin.
| Jay, Clarke, WOODBURY..
| Kirkwood, Appanoose, Centeville.
Kingston, Des Moines, Mediapolis.
| Kemling, Pottawattamie Macedonia
| kentner Carroll Carroll