Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-25
MORE CARRIERS FOR OMAHA
Postmaster Palmer Asks for -Four and
Probably Will Get Them.
ATTORNEY BALDWIN At DEPARTMENTS
Informed that shOshone Reservation
Opening VIII Probably BE Some
time In June Next
Year
(From a stan Correspondent,)

WASHINGTON, July 24-(speclsl Tele-
gram .)-Postmaster H. r. Palmer OF
Omaha is in Washington for the purpose
OF securing four additional letter carriers
for Omaha. Today Captain Palmer had
an interview with Postmaster General Cor
telyou and presented reasons why the In
crease should be granted. He stated that
Omaha was growing at the rate Of at least
1900 per year, and the Omaha office could
not properly handle the mail II present
distributions were continued.
Mr. Cortelyou said that the department
would not stand in the way of broadening
the postal service wherever It was shown
that additional service was needed
Later Captain Palmer had an interview
with Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
De Graw and presented figures to show
that the present force of carriers in the
Omaha office, less than hundred in num-
ber, could not deliver the mails as new
scheduled unless an increase OF carriers
was allowed or cut made In the number
Of daily deliveries in the business district.
why can't you make a reduction in your
business deliveries" asked Mr. De Graw.
Because our business people would not
stand for It," said Captain Palmer.
THAT being the case" replied Mr.. DE
Graw, we will go as far as possible in
meeting the wants or Omaha.
1t is expected that Captain Palmer will
secure an order tomorrow increasing his
present force OF carriers by four. the su-
perlntendent Of the city delivery service.
f. II. Thorpe, having recommended the
same to General De Graw. Captain Palmer
came over from New York this morning,
having attended meeting of the Board
of Governors of Soldiers Homes at Togus,
Me-. last week He will go to Old Point
Comfort tomorrow to attend a similar
meeting and will leave for home the last Of
the week.
shOshOne Opening Next June.
John N Baldwin, attorney forsthe Union
Pacific railway. is i'm Washington on bust
ness with the Interior department. BY the
last Indian appropriation bill Asmuss Boy
sen of Council Bluffs was given primary
| right to select $40 acres of mineral land on
| the Shoshone Indian reservation for so an
acre, previous to the reservation being
| thrown open to public entry. Mr.. Baldwin
came to Washington today to find out just
what Boysen's rights were, and incidentally
| as to when the reservation will be opened.
! From the department he learned that the
government surveys would not be COM
pleted before next April and that Boysen
could not select his claim until after the
surveys had been completed and that the
| Shoshone reservation would probably be
opened in Jine OF next year.
1 What about politics?' @-' -~
There amt any in Nebraska now" said
! Mr.. Baldwin. 81 understand that Ross
Hammond is endorsed by r. B. Schneider
for senator. That Senator Millard is a
candidate. and possibly Governor Mickey
! will be. but as for others It is too early
You know 1 am hiding in the Adirondack
with my family, and only came on with my
son to do a few chores about the depart
ments found Secretary Hitchcock away
also Secretary Shaw, and HE me back tC
my summer home tomorrow. 1 will no
return to Omaha until September"
New Bank in Iowa.
The application of T. ]. Robinson, vii
liam L. Robinson, Nathan w. Beebe, ABB
r. Carter and Albert NJ, Mott to organic,
the Citizens National bank of Hampton
Ia, with a capital of 100000. has been ap
proved by the comptroller of the currency.
Postal Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa-Caloma
Marion county, John P, McNeill, vice c. d
Gustin. resigned. South Dakota -Dirkstowu
Lyman county, Edward Cullen. vice G. A
Lorenz. resigned.
Rural carriers appointed Nebraska
Rising City, route 3, Harry Hayhurst car
rier, Foster Hayhurst substitute. Iowa
, Armstrong. route ?, Harry H. Dubois car
, rier, Robert Mitchell substitute. South Da
kota--Lestervile. route 1, Joseph Rippl
carrier, John Ripple substitute; Wagner
route /. Joseph Farley carrier, Frank 1
! Arochelle substitute,