The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-01-25
ARTICLES
LOOSE in MAILS
STATEMENT or MATTER FOUND
IN DECEMBER BY RAILWAY
POSTAL CLERKS CONTAINS 2st
pEscRlPTIoNs--ARE or GREAT.
LY DIVERSIFIED NATURE.

Two hundred and fifty-one descrip-
tions are contained in the statement of
matter found loose in the mails BY RAN
way postal clerks ana delivered to the
81. Paul postmaster during December,
1908, Just received locally. The cold
cash found ranges i'm value from j
cent to IS while the articles which
never reached their destination are as
ot diversified q nature as can be imag
ined including garters, back combs,
linotype sluss, baby shoes. toy raboits,
pillow cases, necklaces, hosiery, in fact
odds and ends without end If, after
a reasonableSlength OF time, this matter
ts not claimed, 1t will be sent to wash
lngton, d. C., where the cash will be
turned into Uncle Sans treasury and
the articles sold at auction.
For the benefit, of some North Da
kotan who sent 10 cents TO possibly a
wife who is spending the winter at
Palm Beach Fla, or for some other
equally worthy purpose, it may be said
that such amount was turned in from
the st. Paul and Portal route, and evil
IDENTIFY came from Hecker, N, d. Some
where between Spokane and st. Paul a
one-cent piece got looses The per.
son who sent it probably is wondering
why she has never received that recipe
telling how to make cake without using
milk Az $sss
Whose Bottle Of Animal. Bait7
There is also matter Of so cents,
evidently transmitted. from Richardton,
d, D..9turned in from Spokane and st.
Paul route From this route, also
comes 10 cents, mailed from Wahneton.
Among other change that never got
there are the following: 81 from Eden
Valley, MINI, on the st. Paul and Por-
tai route; 81 from Belfield and SO from
Richardton. N. D., on the ST. Paul and
Spokane route; 125s cents from. Fargo,
on the st. Paul and Havre route. and
81 mailed between Havre ana spokane
There; is bottle labeled Animal Bait
whose source is somewhere between ST.
Paul ard $Des Moines, which was turned
In from the st! Paul and Havre route.
A skein- OF yarn also was found in the
same netghborhood Some WilIiston
resident sent a fine comb as an Xmas
Offering to lady frierd, but she never
got it, 1t was turned in to the St.
Paul office from the ST. Paul and Havre
route -, y..
Then there is a., package OF cloth
from a source lying between New York
and Chicago which went astray be-
tween ST. Paul and Spokane. Some
man with weak eyes is wondering what
became of broken eye glass, evident
~ sent to some occulist, which was
turnedin from the Chicago and Minne-
apolis route. Two hat pins went as
tray between st, Paul and Portal A
book mailed somewhere between Pitts
burg and. Chicago, was turned in from
the st Paul and Havre houte. a
small ring broke loose from its ad-
dress between st. Paul and Portal.
From the same route was turned in one
hone. A sealed wooden box, probably
containing a pint or so of Judge Hun
ter, was maied from Chicago, but was
picked up between st. Paul and Havre.
A gold pen, which became loose be-
tween Spokane. ana St, Paul, was bro
ken.
. Pen Knife Cuts Loose,
Down in Lisbon probably loving
hands spent many hours stitching a
piece Of fancy work, which was turn
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route. Between st. Paul and Portal
an harnnonica lost its address. A sill.
yer spoon and fork mailed somewhere
between st, Paul and Portal, was turn.
ed in from the st. Paul and Larimorv
route M n Gigstad, address unknown
probably is wondering why he hasn't
received, a metal tag on which. issen,
! graVeds his nameVs 1t was turned in
from the: st. Paul and Portal route.
| There rs also a silver cup, mailed some
where~ between Fargo and Ortenyille
which was turned in from the st. Paul
and Aberdeen route. a, wooden cup
containing part of a game went estray
between this city and Devils Lake. i
"A. Among other articles are two hand
kerchiefs, turned in from tilesSt Paul
and; Havre route; a pen knife whicl
cut loose between st, Pau. and Penn
bina;, a lace collar turned In from the
St. Paul and; Spokane route; photo.
graph that worked itself looses between
st. paul ard Portal, and A. dresser
scarf found straying around between
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