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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
5
Having moved to a newly fitted building the owner boasts a greatly enlarged stock and claims the store to be the most complete hardware shop in northeastern Iowa. Prices are described as very low with customer satisfaction guaranteed to all purchasers.
The article traces the establishment and discontinuation of forty-two Fayette County post offices from 1855 to the late 19th century. It notes multiple offices by name with postmasters, dates of opening and closing, name changes, and relocations, highlighting the evolving mail network and local settlement patterns. It concludes with a status that nineteen offices remain, reflecting population shifts and transportation changes impacting rural service.
The county's post offices are spread along the railway and water routes with many stations served by the railway mail and blur route services. Appointments often sparked contests with varying patronage, yet investigations show most complaints stem from spite rather than real failures, as locals value reliable service over politics.
The draft notes that most postmasters were Republican as of March 4 1898 with only two exceptions. It argues congress members face a difficult task in judging applicants for appointments and implies a partisan pattern in local offices.
City council in regular and special sessions at the city hall discusses night watch pay rent and city street extensions. Ordinances on sidewalk lengthens Pleasant Street and grade street work for Block 8 Conner’s addition and Elgin streets advance. votes split among Lehman Lehnid Gratin Nicklaus Graham and others.
The town council of Rag h, Iowa adopts an ordinance extending Plewsnit Street from the second quarter to the end of the block, establishing and declaring a public thoroughfare within the described subdivisions and lot lines as continued on the eighth page.
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