The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-24
RURAL SERVICE
IS REARRANGED
New schedules for routes
?, 3 and E from Paw Paw.
Five routes in county
discontinued October /.

discontinued October i.
The long expected Encouragement of
the rural mail routes of Van Buren,
county has been made, the new sched-
ules to go into effect on October ]. The
new schedules will effect only the north
ern half Of the county, and while no an
noucement has been made by the post
office department relative to the south
ern half of the county, it is to be pre-
sumed that the routes in this section of
the county will be rearranged at later
date.
The new schedules as announced will
discontinue five routes. One at South
Haven, one at Lacota one at Berlamont,
one from Hartford and one from Gobble-
Vile.
Out of the six rural routes at Paw
Paw, only three will be affected by The
new schedules. New schedules for
Routes No. 2, 3 and 6 have been received
by the postmaster and will be put in
operation on October L. Considerable
territory north OF Glendale and Almena
now served by carriers from Gobleville
and Bloomingdale will, under the rear
rangement, be served by Paw Paw car
riers.
The official schedules of the Paw Paw
routes to be affected are as follows:
Route No. ?
Starting from the post Office, thence
West and North to village limits.
North = miles to end of rood and
west % miles to Allen cor ner.
North a and east p mile to Raymond
corner.
North to Dillon corner. East a mile
to Angus place and retrace.
North 81 to school No. 2 and North
west and North to Glendale corner.
West | mile to Buck corner, North
mile to Vickers corner.
East l mile to j. Allen corner, South
mile to Glendale corner.
East to School Dist. No. 3, South to
Boyne corner, South and Southwest to
village limits and thence to post Office.
The length of this route from October
to April 30 will be 20 miles. From
May to September 30, when service in
cludes Lake Brownwood Resort, 2615
miles. The number of families served
on the route will be l57.
Route No. 3
From post Office east to village limits.
Northeast on territorial road TO Bangs
house.
Southwest (retrace) to corner q mile,
North ID mile, West l mile and North l
mile to school house.
North, northwest and north to Man
ming corner.
East q mile and retrace.
North to Northwest corner section II.
East q mile and retrace
West q mile to school No. Band north
l mile to church.
West to school No 10.
South miles and east 4 miles to
Frisbie corner.
Retrace "a mile to Carr corner and
south d to school house.
East to Frank Austin place and re-
trace to Austin corner.
South. east and south to Huey corner.
West y mile to Colburn and retrace.
South, east, south aud southwest to
village limits, thence to post Office.
Length of route 27$S miles. Number
families served l48.
Route No. E
From post office east and south to
village limits.
Southeast to Bangs hollow.
North to Crandall corner.
East to end of road.
South, east, south and east to Harwick
corner.
North to school house, north with jog
"a mile and west, north and west a
mile to Horning corner
West ID mile and retrace.
North l ID miles to Blanchard corner
and east mile to Almena corner.
Northeast 3s mile and retrace.
North | "a mile to Bonfoey corner, and
northwest IA to Ketchum corner.
North l mile, west a mile and south
mile to Clark corner.
West II mile and retrace.
South l y mile to Hudson corner, east
"a mile and retrace.
Sonth l mile to Tracy corner, east ss
mile and retrace.
South ID mile to Blanchard corner and
WcSb, SUuluWtSb Woob Is ILLUS W
Earl corner.
South to Territorial road, and south
west to village limits. Thence to post
office.
Length Of route 27% miles. Number
of families served l45.
The number OF families now served by
these routes is as foil lows:-Route No. 2,
1873; No. 3, 1853; No. 9, l33.
Under the new schedules the number
served will be as follows:-Route No. 2,
l57; No. 3, l48; No. g, l45
This will represent gain IN patron
age for the Paw Paw Office OF 81 families
and an increased mileage Of 81 miles.
Three families on route No. 2, two on
route No. 3 and four on route No. 6 now
J being served at their residences will
have to move their boxes to the nearest
corner and walk there for their mail, as
the new schedules will not include them
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