Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-04-26
r Twice TO BE ESTABLISH WE'D.
I |E|| NESDAY May 1ST.
CARRIERS ARE APPOINTED
EGEORGE P. BROWN and EDWARD |.
3 griffin, CARRIERS and JAY CRANE
~ AS SUBSTITUTE CARRIER.

sM Beginning next Wednesday, May 1st,
Hot Springs will have new experience,
the free delivery of mail being estAb.
lished on that date. Two carriers will
EShave to do the work, Geo. P. Brown, a
Rcarrier of fifteen years experience in
I Chicago, being transferred here as one
I of the carriers, and Edward L. Griffin,
Jr., who was the successful contestant
under the civil service examination, is
the second carrier. Jay Crane, Jr,
will be the substitute carrier.
In the installing Of this delivery
system patrons will have to have
patience with carriers and the post.
office force, for it is all new and until
the streets, numbers and the people
who desire the service, and who come
within the confines Of the service, be-
come familiar to all connected with the
service, there will in ali human prob
ability be errors of various kinds. 1t
is hoped that instead of finding great
fault and complaining at the carriers
and the rostotflce, the patrons will do
what they can to help along the work'
to the end that there may be no great
delay in acquiring proficiency all
around. When trouble in delivery
occurs try and have it explained to the
carriers and adjusted at once, remem
bering all the while that the carriers
desire to faithfully serve the people
and will do their very best all the while
y to Get mail where it is intended to go-l
that nobody desires to keep mail from
the owner, and in fact the governments
servants are aware that it is their duty
to do the best they can, and they will
do 1t, but that they are going to have
rather q hard time at first. SO be
generous and as helpful as you can for
q while at least
The Department has fixed limits for
the delivery of mail, and everyone with
In the city limits Is not going to come
within the service. This may be dis
appointing but for the present can't be
helped. There are other places where
no sidewalks are yet constructed, and
therefore according to rules are not
entitled to receive mail, but where it is
intended to put in walks without delay
the Department has authorized the
delivery to be started, If within the
limits authorized.
Those who desire their mail delivered
should arrange to have 1t addressed to
their street and number, and should
also leave word at the postoflce at once.
Otherwise your mail will be found at
the postoff1ce. Do not forget that.
There will be no Sunday delivery or
collection of mail, aud all who desire
their mail on that day will have to
rent box or call at the general delivery
window for it. Remember this feature
so that the postotfioe will know what is
desired.
Another important thing to those
who desire their mail delivered is that
they have box or receptacle of some
kind fixed at the front of their resi-
dence or within the front door Of their
business places. This is positive re-
nuirement before mail can be delivered.
Il There will be an O'Clock q. ~.
delivery in the business district and
|, mother beginning about IL O'Clock, the
residence delivery also beginning at
about II O'Clock. Carriers will gather
mail from boxes while making the de.
livery, although there will be later
{Collection In the business district
between 6:3O and 700 p. m.