Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1916 — Monticello Free Delivery Started Monday. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Free Delivery Started Monday.

Monticello Journal. This morning at 9 o’clpck carriers on mail delivery routes in Monticello emerged from the post office With heavily laden sacks and started on th.? initial trip ?n establishment of this mail facility. Vernie Dehner coveerd route one and Walters Simons route’two. They are appointed to the positions temporarily and on the direction of the postoffice department, which authorized Postmaster Simons to start the service with temporary carriers pending tnc making-up of an eligible list by the civil service commission which has not yet reported on the examination ordered to be held here in September for carriers. 'Hie first report of the commission will be given ,the grades they made. The commission will then certify to the postoffice department a list of eligibles who will be used on the ca»rier spree as the necessity requires.