Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1918 — GIVES UP MAIL ROUTE. [ARTICLE]

GIVES UP MAIL ROUTE.

James Swaim, who has been the faithful mail carrier from the depot to the post office for some time, has quit. His thirty days’ notice required expired Monday night, and Mr. Swaim refused to continue in the service until'the government had contracted with another party. Pending the awarding of the contract the mail is being carried by William L. Frye, the efficient buss man. Mr. Frye has made a bid for the job. z