The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-17

authorized by an order recently received
from the office of the fourth assistant
postmaster general at Washington. The
extension is to begin on Friday, July
Is, with one additional carrier, at a
salary of $72o per annum, including
horse hire. The rearranged routes will
be as follows:
Route No. l Beginning at the post
office in Mankato, the carrier goes SOUTH
west through LIE Hitler and South Bend
to Evans corner Az miles; thence south
west through sections 81, 20 and 10 to
Pugh corner 21a miles; thence south to
center of section 80, "a mile; thence
southwest to Piper corner, 3A miles;
thence east to Rapidan Mills, l1s miles;
thence northeast and east 81
mile; thence north through Sec
ton 5, mile; thence east
"a, north "a, east "a, north ~, IA miles,
thence east to Spring Island S. H., "
mile; thence north to center section 2S
and back to S. H., l mile; thence east,
10 mile; thence northeast and north to
South Bend, 314 miles; thence northeast
through LIE Hitler to postoffice, three
miles; length of route, "a miles. Area
covered twenty square miles; number of
houses on route 100; population served
$50.
Route No. 2: Beginning at postoffice
in Mankato, the carrier will 90 thence
southeast and south to center E. u
section 10, la miles; thence east a.,
south 2A, 3 miles; thence southeast and
south through VIZ Sec. 5, l mile;
thence southwest and south through
VIE Sec. 5, mile; thence southwest,
/ mile; thence southeast and south to
S. W. corner section s, q mile; thence
east 21a miles; thence south through
center section Is, | mile; thence west,
l mile; thence south through center
sections 81 and %, 2 miles; thence west
70, north ~, 2 miles; thence northwest
via irregular road to county poor farm,
4Amiles; thence north to Ballard cor
ner, 2 miles; thence west, u mile, thence
north and northwest to section 26,
mile; thence north to northeast corner
said section, 70 mile; thence northeast
through West Mankato to postoffice, 3
miles; length of route 27A miles. Area
covered twenty square miles; number
of houses on route ll2; population
served $50.
Route No. 3: Beginning at the post
office in Mankato, the carrier will go
thence northeast to city limits, l1s
miles; thence east via irregular road to
Craft corner, 3h miles; thence north to
town line, mile; thence west to A.
Schultz corner, ~ miles; thence back
east on said town line, ~ miles; thence
north to Guntzel corner, 21a miles;
thence east to center section %, 1a mile;
thence southeast, lHs; thence south to
Eagle Lake road, 31s miles; thence west
on said road to postoffice, five miles;
length of route twenty-five miles. Area
covered eighteen square miles; number
of houses on route los; population
served 525.
Route No 4: Beginning at the post
office in Mankato, the carrier will 60
thence northeast and north to city lin
it's, ~ miles; thence to park and return,
10 mile; thence north to center east 1A
section 81, lHa miles; thence northwest
to Widell quarry and return, "a mile;
thence northeast to county line, miles;
thence north to Moses corners, mile;
thence east to Pettis corner, 4
miles; thence south through center Sec
tion Is, to county line, mile; thence
west 21a, south l, west 1a mile, max
ing miles; thence south through center
section %, ~ miles; thence west "a
miles; thence southwest through Sec
tions 80 and to city limits, 2A miles;
thence southwest to postoffice, l1a miles
Length of route, 23A miles. Area COW
cred, twenty-five square miles; num-
Der of houses on route l25; population
served, CPS.
New route No. Z: Beginning at the
postoffice in Mankato, the carrier will
90 thence southeast to the city limits,
l mile; thence south and southeast
through sections 20 and 90 Pc miles;
thence south to southeast corner Sec
ton 20, "a mile; thence east "a mile;
thence southeast and east via irregular
road to church, 21a miles; thence south
to school house, IL miles; thence east
through center section IL, l mile; thence
north via irregular road to Schmidt
corner, 21h miles; thence east through n
70, section SO, l mile; thence north and
northwest via irregular road to Tivoli
corner, ~ miles; thence west to Gen.
ter section 81, 2A miles; thence north
west 81, west " miles, IL miles; thence
north to center section 81, 70 mile;
thence east via irregular road to center
section %, IL miles; thence north "a
mile; thence west ~ miles; thence
northwest through center section IL to
postoffice, two miles; length of route,
twenty four miles. Area covered, eigh-
teen square miles; number of houses on
route, 10; population served, $50.
The establishment of the service must
not be delayed for any reason, or the
route as laid down changed, without the
J;roo4 o,4bor;ty of tbo dona rtmout