Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1919 — RURAL ROUTE NUMBER TWO IS EXTENDED. [ARTICLE]

RURAL ROUTE NUMBER TWO IS EXTENDED.

Commencing Monday, November 17, Harry B. Murray, the carrier on rural route No. 2 out of this city, had his route extended seven miles in length and some twenty-seven new patrons added. Before the extension this route had twenty-nine miles, but by some error in measurement the carrier gets pay for but twenty-eight miles. The seven miles added starts from the corner at the George Casey residence one mile north of this city and goes three " miles east to the William H. Daugherty farm. From there it goes south one and a half miles to . the Pleasant Ridge and Rensselaer road, striking this road at the Dr. A. R. Kresler farm, which is occupied by J. W. Smith and family, and from there it continues three miles to this city. The petition for this extension was circulated by and signed through the efforts of George Kanne and E. L. Fidler and the following are the patrons to be served: Fred Bachman, H. W. Jackson, Charles Snow, Fred Anderson, William Murray, Chester Sigman, Mrs. Jesse Foster, Ross Parks, William H. Daugherty, Bert Nees, - Gaylord Parker, J. W. Smith, Andy Myres, Joseph Kendall, E. L. Fidler, ‘ George Kanne, Arthur Mayhew, Baegwae——S——*Bi Joseph Nefiub, Jr., Janies Russell, " Clemons Gangloff, Lew Robinson, W. H. Mackey, Frank Gaines, William Bichling. * The pay pf the rural earner is based upon the mileage and they recieve $24 per year per mile. .The extension of this route will be a very great accommodation to the patrons who are thus served. Most of them were served at the postoffice in this city and they were often deprived of getting their mail on account of the fact that the window of the postoffice was closed at 7:30 p. m., which was too early

for the farmer . t It would be a very great accommodation to the patrons of the local postoffice if the window was not closed until a half hour later and if the mail was taken to the depot after 8:00 p. m. The mail is now taken to the depot about 7:00 p. m. i That there is a need for this later receiving and dispatching of mail is evident from the great amount of mail which every night is left at the Makeever hotel. While the hotel busman and the night operator at the depot are very accommodating, this unauthorized and unpaid for service is very uncertain and exceptionally insecure. If the service cannot be improved at this time the community should demand of the incoming republican, who is sure to succeed Postmaster Littlefield directly after the. next presidential election, that he agree to give this added service to which the patrons of the office are entitled and for which there is a demand and a very urgent business necessity.