Show JEOEGETO1VX TOST OFFICE A coiaiEsiosDKxr writing from Georgetown Rear Lake County Idaho states that noticd has been received from the Post Ofllcc Department De-partment to the effect that on the 19th inst the post office at that place i t b discontinued The writer states that the town has a population of about 50 and that they will have t g twelve mjlfi t the nearest post ofllce for their mail when their own office abolished Ho further states that the mall b for that place might r left on a ensue from trains on the Oregon Short Line at 1 point only two and a half miles distant and asks us t runJer assistance t prevent the discontinuance of the Georgetown post office This wo will willingly do by suggesting the procedure which might L pursued with good effect by the people of Georgetown Lt a petition b drawn up briefly setting set-ting forth the reasons why the office should not b discontinued such a the populatlondlstanceto the nearest pta nce convenience of leaving the mail mon tho crane eto I < et this b signed by the present post niaUr such of the local and county officials as can b conveniently reached with it end by a number of the permanent citizens of ° the place The main object is to state the facts and have them well authenticated The number signatures need not b large but they should embrace persons whose statements can ob vlou ly b depended upon Title petition should be addressed t tho Second Assistant Postmaster General but it should b forwarded t the Delegate In Congress with a request that he lay It before the poper officials and U his Influence t fet its purpose lie is supposed to watch over the EUpp c te interests of his constituency at then the-n capital and t do what he can t foster and protect them I 1 all very well to ventilate such matters a this jn thfe newspajorj but if definite andrpecdf results are wanted the better way 1 t set the case squarely before the officials whose duty It Is t act upon It in connection with the facts needed to enable them ar ad intelligently This suggestion applies t the thousand thou-sand and one causes of complaint regarding the mall service about which people are constantly rush log into pint iThe short cut to an effective result is forward the facts in writing dulyauthenticatcd to the officer te projier oner |