Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
OHIO MEN BACK OF BRIDGE
Seek to Have Franchise at Yankton
Extended by Congress
posr e At AVERY GOES BEGGING
/, he discontinued Because No
= Can BE Found willing to
Take Responsibility of
the Position.
From a Stan cOrrespondent)

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-(Special Iele-
gram.)-lt appears Ohio capital mas become
interested in the construction Of railroad
and passenger bridge across the Missouri
river at Yankton, S. D., and now Senator
Foraker comes forward with a bill to ex-
tend the time given under the original char
ter for another term Of years. Congress
in April, 1904 authorized the Winnipeg
Yankton & Gulf railroad to construct
combined railroad. wagon and foot bridge
across the Missouri river at Yankton but
the company gaining the charter has not
yet made a move to carry out the work.
The concession is valuable one and the
company apparently does not desire to
abandon it, New blood in the shape OF
capital has been enlisted and the life OF
the concession is sought to be extended by
Senator Foraker, who, 1t is said, repre-
sents constituents who have invested in
the project.
once Goes Begging.
The first assistant postmaster general has
notified Mr. Kennedy that the postoftice at
Avery. sarpy county, Nebraska, will be
discontinued January 2. Anthony r. Brad
ley has been postmaster. Under the rules
of the department the postmaster should
reside within the delivery Of his office, and
while Mr.. Bradley spends his business
hours at Avery, he lives in Omaha For
that reason the department called upon Mr..
Kennedy last fall to recommend some suit
able person for postmaster. No suitable
person could be found living in Avery.
Paul Smith, living half a mile out, offered
to take the place II permitted to name the
present postmaster as his assistant and
let him run the office. The department de-
clined to appoint Mr.. Smith unless he
would take personal charge. A notice was
then posted in the postoffice calling for ap-
plicants for the place, but 1t brought no
response. The postofice authorities have
now decided to extend rural route No. .
from South Omaha so as to cover the ter
ritory now served from the postoftice. The
office has paid about $50 per annum.
Representative Kennedy was today ad-
vised by the Postohice department that the
employment Of two additional carriers at
South Omaha had been allowed, one to be
mounted. This new detail will greatly re-
lieve conditions at South Omaha.
Australian visits Capital.
Mr.. Kennedy today took Sir Daniel o Con
nor, ex-postmaster general of Australia
through the congressional library and into
the senate and house. His home is in sgd
ney. He Is spending year in the United
States studying our institutions. He was
given an audience by the president and
postmaster general
Postal Matters.
! John Minert has been appointed post
master at Nodaway, adams county, la
vice ]. c. Murphy Cdsad).
Iowa rural routes ordered established
| February 16; Columbia, Marion county
/ Route 1, population, 465; families, 93 Ham
/ iton, Marion county, Route /; population
/ 4O5; families, 81. Knoxville. Marion county
! Routes and g.; population, 1850; families
: 212. Lovilia, Monroe county. Routes anC
3, population, 9s5; families. 1877, otley, Ma
rlon county, Route l, population, 400; fam
lilies, so. Pella, Marion county Route 8
population, $50; families. 11O.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska-Sa
ronvllle, Route l, John w. BOline, carrier
Carl o. Luibirg. substitute. Iowa-Diag
onal, Route ?, John ~ Nichols, carrier
Eleanor Nichols, substitute. Garner, Rout
l. John H. Carouthers. carrier; Jim D. Ca
routhers substitute. Holstein, Route 3
David NJ. Baumgardner, carrier; b. s
Baumgardner, substitute. Walker, Route 8
Charles c. Mitchell carrier; George II
Hudson, substitute. South Dakota-Vermil
ion. Route 8; Leroy Hixson, carrier; Ra
chel NJ Hixon, substitute.
The postofics at Provo, Fan River county
S. D., has been ordered discontinued af,e
January 2