The daily sentinel., 1909-02-10
AT THE POSTOFFICE

We have yet the balance of Feb
ruary and March to run, but we esti-
mate that the receipts for the year,
for stamps and stamped paper sold at
ABOUT $27 900. IL we had had
fruit crop the last year the receipts
would easily have reached $4,000.
But as it is each month has shown
large gain over the same month of
last year. The showing is very sat
isfactory, all things considered.
To insure the dispatch of mail on
the same day that it is put into the
office. should be mailed not later
than one hour before leaving time of
all man trains. Regulations require
that messengers must leave the post
office from 20 to 30 minutes before
mail trains are advertised to leave
the station. This rule is always OBJ
served whether the trains are report
ed late or not. Clerks are kept busy
in the mailing department, stamping
up mail to within Is minutes of the
time for the mail to leave the post
office, and it is seldom that we are
compelled to leave first-class mail
over to the next dispatch when drop
ped in within half an hour of mail
trains leaving time at the station
This only occurs when large guam
titles of mail come in bulk. But
must allow ourselves from 20 to l 5
minutes in which to tie out the
states and cities, hence we say one
hour before departure of trains.
The most sacred thing in the
postal service is the seal of IA letter.
letter should never be opened by
any one except by the person to
whom it is addressed. Persons haV-
ing exactly the same initials where
there is no street addressed or other
mark to distinguish them, may open
letter If they think that it belongs
to them. But this should not be
done carelessiy. 1t is penitentiary
! offense to open a letter and destroy
| it if it does not belong to you. There
is also a fine of $500 in addition to
the imprisonment.
| would again call the attention of
parties who are organizing corpora
| tions or associations or firms or com
panies of any kind. AS soon as a
company is talked of or organized,
the officers or some one in charge.
should notify the postoffice so that
the company mail may be delivered
where ii belongs. Else how shall the
of it or TO whom il shall be delivered.
If you are new conner do not fail
to call at the postoffice and leave
your proper address If you have
moved or intend to move just hand
your add ress to the carrier,
The street letter boxes are soon to
receive a coat of paint.
We are expecting supply of
pamphlets of general postal informa
tion which will be for distribution to
those who may desire a copy. We
shall give notice when they arrive.
What is worth sending through
the mails in the shape of merchan-
disc, ought certainly be worth the
| registration fee to insure its safe
! delivery, 1t is almost impossible TO
trace piece of mail sent in the
/ ordinary way. There can be no losses
when a parcel is registered,
| Patrons of rural routes are hereby
warned that the practice of placing
money in their mailing boxes for the
purchase of money orders, is severely
condemned by the postoffice depart
ment The possibility of losses can
be avoided by doing business direct
with the carrier.
Persons holding money orders as
a deposit with the government
should remember that a money order
runs out within one year. and must
be renewed before the date expires.
If 1t runs over that time the post
master is required to send in his ad-
vice, and when he presents his order
for payment. he must await the re-
turn of an order for the money from
the auditor of the postoffice depart
ment.
The postoffice is just in receipt OF
some new issue of 2-cent postage
stamps, commemorative of Lincoln 5
birthday. They will be placed on
sale on Friday, the 12th, Lincoln
birthday. Our supply is small. only
1000. but they will be kept on sale
until closed out. \ word to the wise
| etc.
All first-class mail which goes di-
rect to Germany from New York by
direct steamer, may now go for two
cents for every ounce, under the new
agreement of the Postal Unions be
tween the United States and Ger.
many.
EDWIN PRICE.
Postmaster
The Pomona Park Ditch Company
met in session with the county com
missioners this morning to settle diff
ficulties which have been botherinf
these bodies for some time.
A large number of young peopl'