Show 5 of a fortner former postmaster the funniest after electa election z story is ia told by representative hopkins of adli asia in his hia district is ia the little crossroads I 1 postoffice post office of ivanhoe over which in Clev elands administration a german democrat presided when president garrison came into power mr hopkins had the democrat succeeded ly by a ten 7 tonic republican who died about a year bear and a half ago his wife was thereupon op appointed postmistress stress on the day after election tho the german Dera democrat appeared at the postoffice post office I 1 Clevela cleveland md has won he said with accents of the fatherland and of triumph delightfully mixed the is ia mind mina the widow knowing that cleveland had been elected and unsuspectingly believing that her official career was waa ended did not object when her hei predecessor brought a big wagon and carted tho the entire contents of tho the post office over to his store ile he has been acting as postmaster ever since yesterday mr hopkins reported the th i facts fact sto to the postoffice post office department and 8 ah 7 inspector t has been sent to convince t the h enterprising to democrat of the error 0 f his w way y washington post |