Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1891 — Jasper County’s Post-Offices. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County’s Post-Offices.

Post-master Rhoades completed his examination of the county post-of-fices, last week, by taking in all of the northern offices,* which includes Fair Oaks, DeMotte, Wheatfield, Tefft, Kniman, Virgie and Stoutsberg. In his visits among these offices, in all parts of the county, he has found them, on the whole, well enough kept and giving good satisfaction to the patrons. There are now 15 post-of-fices in Jasper county, and all but three are railroad offices; that is are located on a railroad and receive and send out all their mails by rail. The three “star-route” offices are Blackford, Pleasant Grove and Pinkamink. All are located in Barkley tp., and all receive their mail from Rensselaer. The best paying office in the county, outside of Rensselaer and Remington, is Wheatfield, which pays about $260 a year; and the poorest is Virgie, which pays about S4O. All the postmasters, except at Rensselaer and Remington, receive the entire proceeds of their offices, as salary. Blackford, Virgie and Pirkamiuk have women post-masters, or post-mistresses to be more exact All the country offices are kept in stores, except Virgie and Pinkamink, which are in private houses. There are only three townships in the county that have no post-offices within their limits: namely, Gillam, Jordan and Milroy.

Several good farms for sale, in the vicinity of Rensselaer, at terms to suit purchasers. B. F. Ferguson . Notwithstanding the big advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s at the old price Remember the Feed store when you want flour. Dexter & Cox. The best $3.00 Kip Boot ever brought to Rensselaer. L. Hopkins. We are not selling out, but we are selling cheap. Especially dress goods. L. Hopkins. As I have taken the agency for the Rockford Watch, and have just received a big stock of their movements. I will offer for the next ten days Special Prices on these celebrated Watches. H. J. Rossbacher. With Frank B. Meyer.