Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1915 — Oxford Postmaster Resigns. [ARTICLE]

Oxford Postmaster Resigns.

Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 27.—James Pickering, postmaster at Oxford, Ind., today sent his resignation to the postmaster general. Hie is a Republican and has held the office six years. About a week ago W. B. Piatt, a postoffice inspector, made an inspection of the books at the Oxford postoffice. The accounts are said to have been found correct, but Pickering had been slow in submitting some of his reports. His assistant has been sick and Pickering says he has been doing all the business of the office alone. Pickering said that conditions had been made bad for him by numerous aspirants for the offiefe and that he decided to resign for this cause. His term would have expired in January. Ralph McConnell, who at one time made the race for state senator against Will R. Wood, will probably be appointed to succeed Pickering.