Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-21
N[N RURAL ROUTE
OUI OF ALMA.
Col. {. V. K. Pond Has Finished
His Task.
SALARIES A6GREGATING
$4,000 ANNUALLY.
Routes Cover 63 Miles And 500
FAMILIES Are Served.

The arrangement of the Cratic
county rural routes and the addition @
new ones for complete county rura
service hss been completed by rout
agent Col O. V r. Pond, and sent Il
Washington for approval The county
system IS immense, comprising 53 routes
employing carriers receiving salarie,
aggregating $37 900 annually. There
! Will be very few Instances in the county
where mail will not be delivered at the
! farmers door.
There VII be one route added 10 the
Alma 10 toffice making five in an.
| which Will altogether cover 63 miles
delivering mail 20 522 houses ana servlpg
, 340 people.
The routes in their new form. subject
70 approval are as follows:
ROUTE No. South 10 Reid's resi-
dence, 3Ss miles; north return 60 corner.
i8; west 10 State road, la; south vest
and south 10 Kirby's corner q, west 70
Mctaufs corner, 2, north 20 school
house. Roth's corner 2; west 10 Hud
SON. corner, j. south 60 George Sex
torth's residence, 81; north return to
hudson's : corner. ~ west TO J. +. Ober-
IN residence, 3; east return TO Lcvell's
corner, = south TO Bates corner /:
east TO DeGroif' : corner, 4 northwest
and north 10 school house, 81; east 10
Gllkin's corner, p; north 10 postoffice
In Alma, ,
ROUTE No. 2-West TO Latimer's cor.
ner, miles; north to Weeks corner
2 west 10 Johnson's corner, south
10 George Young 5 residence, 1-l6. north
return 10 JOhnson's corner, 7 IG. west IN
Lentzs corner, = north 10 Lsnshaw's
corner, ] west 10 Finks corner. 81.
north 10 Murray's corner, /; east 70
Bower corner, ~ north g. Houlson's
corner, /; west TO McCollough's corner.
p north TO Summerton post flee |
east 10 Fltzgerald's corner, /; south to
Iedrow's corner, west 10 McCul. |
lough's corner. ! E TO Ewtll's corner |
8; east to Whitecraft's corner, !; south |
10 Ohurch corner, east to LOwery's |
corner north 10 II + Jones residence |
"8' south TO Horizons corner, "a; east
IL post Office IN Alma, IA
ROUTE No Be - ana northeast on
-. Louis read 10 Lewis corner, l..
miles; east 10 school house. i, south 10
hurt corner, -; west To village limits
south 10 Church corners, east 10
NJ J Frakrrs residence. Il: west re-
urn o. Church corners, south 10
Jason Nevin : residence. -: norrh re-.
urn 10 Godfrey corner, 3,; east 20
fush S corner, ] south 10 Fsner's cor.
ler, west 70 Clark's corner. /: north
% VI GranR'rs : resldeuca. 1-l6 south
o bogert s conner, 7-I6, west 20 school
louse, 4. south 10 GaQOn's residence. D..
eturn TO j. Ray residence, / a; south
eturn TO corner, = west 10 Halls cor.
er, south 10 Il. lay Ions residence. s. 4
orth return 90 Halls corner, n west
state road -; north 20 Anderson's :
orner, = west % Collins corner, 80:
orth 10 Chase's corner, east 10 Mur.
ny corner, p north 10 Roger cor.
er' west 20 +. b. Woodwards resi-
ence, ~ east 10 Volts corner.
orth 3, east north L.; east 20
ost office in Alma, -.
ROUTE No South bv cemetery 10 Z
VriRht's corner, - miles; west TO x
corner. ; north 10 residence.
3; south 20 scho house, l3,; west 10 a
ee's corner, 1; south Co Gees resi-. x
ence, = north to return corner.
est 10 ROckafeler's corner. I; south 20 q
wells corner, j; east TO Phelps cor. Y
4r, ! /; north TO HcNamara's residence. v
suoth returning 20 Phelps corner. "A
. east 10 borton's corner, ., north 70 a
elders corner, ?; west 10 a. Beeson's v
'idence. east 10 j. a lis residence. !
; west return TO MeGler's corner.
'rth 70 Henney's corner. l. east 10
lison corner, / south 70 +. Currence's
S'dence. north 90 Cburch's corner.
south return 90 Ellison corner. /
4 10 post Office in Alma, ~. A
ROUTE No. o. Northwest and north
Jewcit's corner, miles; east 70
hkinson's corner, northwest angl.
, 10 Mitchell's corner. - north TO
bell county line, west 20 Thomp-
rs corner, north 20 Child's corner.
'ast 90 Hutchinson corner, (; north
;. r Walters residence, q, south re.
n 70 Hutchin's corner, -; east 10 SCI
er's corner, i /; south 10 Jackcon's %
ner, j; west 90 Testers corner. ~: ~
-th, b, west 20 Fordyce's corner No
south 10 Conlee's corner, I.2; west 10 Iu
5 Why's residence, east return me
Johlee 's corner, south 60 Sanders 7
ner, 2 east 20 SpraRue's corner. i.2;
tn TO Humphrey S corner, 3; west 10 aOl
bott's corner, IL south TO post Office nat
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