The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-25
During Administration of Six Post
masters Covering a Little Over 80
Years. A Complete Transformation
in Amount of Business.

under the administrations ar Garfield,
Johnson and Harrison with the ex-
ception of Clevelands first adninistra-
ton when Fred Krost received the ap-
pointment and became Hammond's Sec
ond postmaster
During NJ NJ Towle's first admints-
tration the postoffice was moved from
Central depot to the corner of Plum
mer avenue and Morton Court where
the building that it occupied is still
standing.
While Mr.. Towle was stin postmaster
he built what was known as the Rock
cry at the corner of Morton Court and
State street and the office was moved
| to quarters in this building. The Rock
| cry has since outgrown its useful
ness and has been torn down
Then Mr.. Krost became postmaster
and caused the office to be moved to 4
building then located on the present
site Of the deintz block and afterwards
destroyed in Hammond's most disas-
trous fire
When Cleveland was defeated by
Harrison for a second term NJ. NJ Towle
again became postmaster and moved
the office to his own building in the
Central block.
Here the office was located in one
end of his building while Mr.. Towie
had a grocery store and meat market
in the other with an opening between
the two. Mr.. Towle says during the
first few ADMINISTRATIONS the office was
more bother than IL was worth bur by
having the office in the store large
number of customers were attracted
ard Of course the profits We're made
on the groceries.
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second term and Adam Ebert who was
then one of the most influential Demo-
lcrats in the city was given the office.
He changed it's location to the Masonic
Temple where IL remained during his
whole administration and the first year
OF the administration OF his successor
]. b. Woods.
Upon the death of Mr.. Woods his
wife Mary L. Woods was made post
mistress and soon after she took charge
of the office it was moved TO the First
National bank building where it re-
manned until the federal building was
completed
The growth Of the postoffice during
1.-The few years has been remarkable
From the time it was established for
the purpose Of providing the G. Il
Hammond company with postoflice fac
ilitles and the receipts of the office
were not more than $500 a year. until
the present day when the receipts for
a single year were $4,000. there has
been complete transformation.
The first event Of Importance occur
red April l. 1885, during Adam Ebert 3
administration when the free delivery
system was installed and three car
riers were put on. The nrst carriers
were Hal Young, who is still in the
service. John Dunsing and Harry Nc
Coy Only the old residents of the city
remember the days when the citizens
of Hammond were so proud of their
= free delivery service they would go to
!, the window to see the carriers go by.
1t was then that Hammond had its
first metropolitan thrills and 1t has
been having them internationally ever
: since.
3 The first man to bear the title of as
: sistant postmaster. was John Pepper
: dine. who resigned early in the admin
istration of Mrs. Mary L. Woods and
r. was succeeded by Albert Mack who
e has been serving in that capacity evel
r since.
y Mr.. Mack has shown great capacit,