Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1901 — A New Rural Route [ARTICLE]

A New Rural Route

Rural Route No. 2. running out of Rensselaer and beginning at Alf. Donnelly’s corner, thence north to center of Sec, 31, to the Alex Long corner, thence 1£ miles west to the Geo. W. Cover corner, thence directly south to Rosebud church, thence east | mile, thence south to the old Nowels schoolhouse, thence west to Simon Kenton's corner, thence south 2 miles to John W. Nowels corner, thence onst £ mile, thence direct south to the county farm gravel road, length of route 25 miles, 15 of which is gravel, number of families served 130, it is expected will be established in about three weeks. Elias Hainmertou has been locally recommended as carrier, with D. E. Hollister substitute.

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