Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — MAIL BOX OF RUSTIC DESIGN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MAIL BOX OF RUSTIC DESIGN

Minnesota Farmer Had Good Idea When He Placed Ornament in Front of His Home. A rural mail box. rusty and dilapidated, such as one occasionally sees

fastened .to the top of an insecure post at a distressing angle, presents a sharp contrast to the. mail box which a Minnesota farmer has erected in front of his home. The box itself, whicir is of the ordinary metal type, Is Inclpsed In a miniature log cabin with a gable roof. The post supporting the box and cabin Is sur-

rounded with short sticks which have been laid crisscross. The rustic effect is very pleasing.—Popular Mechanics Magazine.