The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-11
POSTOFFICE Will
BE MOVED AGAIN
THAT STARTED AT
GERBER WILL BE MOVED
AGAIN AFTER A cHEcKEREp
cAREER-PETITIoN HAS BEEN
SENT TO WASHINGTON.

After a most checkered career the
original postoffice Of Gerber will be
moved again. If the prayer Of the pc
titioners is granted.
D. w. Gerber, whose postoffice has
been at Pettibone was in the city to-
day acting as a witness Of the filing
Of proofs at the U. S. land office and
told of the proposed change In the
postoffice situation in western SUITS
man and eastern Kidder counties.
The government first established the
Gerber postoffice in Stutsman county
with D. w. Gerber's father as post
master. Later 1t was moved over into
Kidder county, where 1t was taken
over by man named Pettibone, but
was still called Gerber.
The patrons OF the postofsice finally
asked that the name OF the postof-
flee be changed to Pettibone. They
felt that the name would be more
significant IL the postmaster and post
office had the same name. The Of
ficials at washington allowed the
change.
The next move OF the officials of
the department was TO switch the post
office back into Stutsman county. This
time the little town of Gem landed the
postoffice and it is now located at
Gem.
The petitioners and other patrons OF
the postoffice have asked that the mail
distributing point be placed at Wood
worth and also ask the discontinuance
Of the postoffice at Gem and Marston-
moor. Woodwork is between the lat
ter towns and will make it very con-
venient for the patrons or the rcstcfs
fices at those places.
The town Woodwork is on the
new Pfngree- Wilton line OF the N. p.
and with the postoffice at Woodwork
the patrons OF the office will be given
mail service from the railroad Here
tofore they have had no direct railway
mail service and the new move Of
establing the branch line will be much
more satisfactory than any ever
established before.
There is opposition to the change
In the postoffice, the postmaster being
the first person to sign the petition.
The patrons of the office are very hope
Lul E6BdIuIuE LIlS1E p6LlIluH anu 1851
that 1t will be granted by the depart
ment officials at the capital. The pc
tition was one of the largest ever
sent out OF that vicinity.
Crops Are Excellent.
Mr.. Gerber, G. H. Potter and C. j.
Bird, three residents Of that vicinity
were talking with a representative Of
The Forum this morning and they
stated that the crops in that section
Of the country were looking fine. All
of the men have farms in Stutsman
county and they feel quite encouraged
over the outlook for a good year.
The work Of laying the steel on the
new Pingree- Wilton branch Of the
N. p. has already begun and the rail-
road is forging ahead rapidly. When
it is completed the farmers in that vi
cinity will have to haul their grain
only few miles, where heretofore they
generally hauled their grain at night
for long distances, before they would
be able to reach a railroad.
All the towns along the proposed
right Of way of the new road are TAX
ing on improvements. Several OF the
villages have secured banks, new
stores and other civic improvements
and the farmers feel that the railroad
will mean a great deal to their COM
munity.