The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-11

Postoffice Department Denies knowledge of
any Such Order to Mackay Postmaster. Lo-
cal Postmaster Received no Order to Hold
Outgoing Mail But Contracto Hansen Failed
to Take M all Out One Morning.
Last Wednesday evening quarantine was established
at Willow creek summit against infected districts and
result the people of the entire Salmon section of
Custer county without mail for two days.
On Thursday morning the editor called up Aackay post
master W. A. Crswe and informed by him that he
had received instructions from the Posoce Department
at Washington February 2nd two days before the
quarantine establshcd) withhold all Chais mail
until quarantine lifted meeting of business men
held and the following telegram was sent to the De-
partment at Washington:
"Mackay postmaster claims order from Depart
ment to withhold all Challis mail Challs section
under quarantine AGAINST influenza, effective
February 4th at p. Uninterrupted service
last year under same conditions County Health
Officer recommends mail service be continued at
once and has made request for its discontinue
This district is NOT infected. c. L. Kirtley
Health Officer, Custer County"
On Friday afternoon teegraphic advices from Washing
ton informed that the Mackay postmaster had been
dered to release the Chals mail and Saturday
enng received mail which had been held up at Mackay
for approximately 66 hours.
Local postmaster E. w Keves informed the contract
ors agent here that she had orders withhold outgo
ing maI but despite this fact the contractor c. v Han
neglected to take the mail out morning ard Fri
day evening committee of citizens called
ter and asked that she take the steps have
the mail leave here Saturday morning Mrs Keyes called
the contractor Mackay and insisted that the mail
leave according schedule the Saturday morning.
Mr.. Hansen, whom informed had withdrawn all
his stage equipment used the Mackay except one
truck instructed his local stage agent, Nckerson to get
the mail out morning Thus were deprived of
our incoming mail service days and the outbound SER
vice day. causing great Inconvenience citizens of
not only this valley but of Pahsamaroi and the upper
country as well.
Last Monday afternoon the following telegram to Dr.
Krtley received:
''Immediately upon receipt of your telegram took
matter up with postoffice service Authorities and
advised that postmaster at Mackay had no
orders from here to withhold Challis mail. Twas
assured that he would be communicated with and
impression corrected Have not heard
further from you assume that service has been
resumed.
We are, for sufficient Withholding the signature
this telegram, but the be upon request
Interfering with Uncle Sal's mail service is serious
oense and endeavor to fix the guilt upon any person
persons responsible for the dscontnuance of mail
service is being made informed and complaint
and warrants will be out against those found
be responsible and the pushed to finish
Such effort is chlds pay-Ouija board stuf-and is
extremely ridiculous anyone, who would give the
ter any thought would readily that the Postofce De
partment would not discontinue mail service into dis
trct which infected unless the residents there de-
manded it,
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