WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

Friday, January 18, 1907

 

R.F.D. COUNTY SYSTEM

 

Established and will be in Operation after March 1^st.

Thirty-nine Routes in the County.  Seven in Waupaca.

 

            Postmaster Penney, kindly gives the press of this city an outline of the seven Rural Routes to take effect and be in operation from Waupaca after March 1.  Congressman Davidson deserves credit for his enthusiastic work in perfecting a complete Rural Delivery system to this county and in this work it is stated that our genial postmaster most ably assisted.

 

            Congressman Davidson writes as follows:

                                                                                                            January 16^th, 1907

Editor Waupaca Republican:

            Dear Sir: - I send you a copy of a letter just received from the Post office Department which give information concerning the county system of rural free delivery for Waupaca county.  You will notice the number of routes from each office is stated.  In connection with this is a recommendation that the post office at Symco and Norske be discontinued as the patrons of the post offices will all be served by the rural routes, hence no reason for their continuance.

                                                                                                Yours very truly,

                                                                                                J.H. Davidson.

 

            A letter from the post office department sent to congressman Davidson from C.A. Conrad acting 4^th Ass’t Postmaster General, announces the forthcoming Waupaca County Rural Delivery service effective on March 1, 1907, and says: “The total number of routes in the county is 38, of which 5 routes are new.  The routes start from the following offices:

 

                 P.O.                                    Old Routes              New Routes

Waupaca                     1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6               7

Fremont                       1, 2

Sheridan                      1

Scandinavia                  1, 2

Iola                               1, 2                               3

Northland                                                         1

Ogdensburg                  1                                  2

Weyauwega                1, 2, 3, 4         

Royalton                      1

Manawa                      1, 2                               3

New London             1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Embarrass                   1

Clintonville                    1, 2, 3, 4

Marion                          1, 2, 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Waupaca Routes described:

 

ROUTE 1.

 

Beginning at the post office the carrier will go thence west to city limits, west, southwest and west on Amherst road to Badger church, west one-half mile andretrace south, southwest and west to Minton corner, south to M.E. church, east, northeast and east to Furlong corner, north to church, east and southeasterly to Post corner, north, west and north on angling road to Fern Terrace corner, northwest one quarter mile and retrace easterly, northeast, north and east to city limits to post office.  Total number of miles, 24-1/4.

 

ROUTE 2.

 

            Beginning at the post office the carrier will got hence to southwest corner of city limits, southwest and west to Veterans Home road, southwest to McCrossen corner, southerly, west, south and west through Rural to Terrill corner south to Bradway corner, west to Stratton Lake corner, south, west to Rogers’ corner, south to Swift corner, north to Trull corner, east to Robinson corner, north to school No. 5, west, north, west, north and northeast to Green corner, east to J.L. Ottman residence, retrace west to Ottman corner, north to Gunstein corner, east to Erickson corner, north to O. Johnson corner, east and north to school No. 9, southeast to Lemon corner, southwest three-eighths mile to Ewald corner and retrace southeast and east to city limits, east to post office.  Length of route, 24-3/4 miles.

 

ROUTE 3.

 

            Beginning at the post office the carrier will go thence southeast to city limits, southeast, south and east to cheese factory on town line, south to school No. 2, east to H. Neilson corner, south to Rice corner, southwest and northwest to Lind corner, south to Lind church, east to Brown corner, south to cheese factory, west, north to Brooks’ corner, west to Jones corner, north, west, north, northwest and north to Pop corner, east to Chapman corner, north and northwesterly by Paul corner to Montgomery corner, east to Gordinier corner, north and northeast to Redfield corner, west, north and west to Behm corner, north to city limits, northwest to post office.  Length of route, 25-5/8 miles.

 

ROUTE 4.

 

            Beginning at the post office the carrier will go thence northeast to city limits, east, northeast, north and northeast to Abrahamson residence, southwest, north and west to Hansen corner, north to Peterson corner, northwesterly on angling road to school No. 7, south, southwest and west to school No. 3, south seven-eighths mile to C. Spint residence and retrace north to diagonal road, northwesterly to Mrs. J.J. Ross’ farm, retrace southeast to south line of section six, west to O. Larson corner, southwest, south and southwest to school No. 5, northwest and west to Johnson corner, southeasterly to Baker corner, northeasterly to C. Jenson corner, southeasterly and east to Nickel’s corner, southeast to city limits, south to post office.  Length of route, 26-3/8 miles.

 

ROUTE 5.

 

            Beginning at the post office the carrier will go thence southeasterly to city limits, south to Porter corner in a southerly direction on the Berlin road to Peterson corner, in Waushara county, west, southwest and west to M.C. Wilson corner, north to G. Wilson corner, west to Hanawalt corner, north to Crystal Lake corner, east to Newsom corner, east one-half mile and retrace to Newsom corner, north, east, northeasterly and north to Crystal river, east through Crystal river and southeast and east to Taylor corner, northeasterly to city limits, north to post office.  Length of route, 25-1/4 miles.

 

ROUTE 6.

 

            Beginning at the post office the carrier will go thence east to city limits, east to C. Johnson corner, south and southeast to E. Smith corner, east, southeast and south to M. Jenson corner, northwest and west to school No. 2 corner, south to J. Copline residence and retrace east and north to Kissenger corner, west one-quarter mile and retrace, north, northeast, northwest and north to C. Johnson corner, northeast to H.F. Seymour residence, southwest, retracing to Faulks corner, north to Chady corner, east, east one-eighth mile to Nusz residence and retrace, north and west to Polley corner, north seven-eighths mile to C. Craig residence and retrace, east and south to Chady corner southwesterly on angling road to city limits, southwest to post office.  Length of route, 22-7/8 miles.

 

ROUTE 7.

 

            Beginning at the post office the carrier will go thence to southwest corner of city limits, southwest and south to Darrow corner, west, south and west to Perry corner, south to school No. 1, southwest and west to Holman corner, south to Baker corner west, southwesterly and south to Crystal Lake corner, west to Suydam corner, north to Rasmus corner, east, northeast and east to Radley corner south to J.P. Jaensen corner, east, southeast and east to Goble corner, north, northwest and north to L. Ashmun corner, easterly on angling road to school No. 8, north to Pantridge corner, northwesterly to Parfreyville, northeast to Crystal River corner, north, northeast, north and northeast to city limits, northeast to post office. Length of route, 26-1/2 miles.  House 106.   Population 477.