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Show ODELL IS POSTMASTER Or Will be Soon. Appointment Appoint-ment Sent to the Senate. The news comes to Mr. Joseph Odell that he has been selected as postmaster post-master for Logan City that ls, tho President has sent his name to the Senate for confirmation. This confirmation con-firmation will come within a week or wo as a matter of course. Mr. Odell will take the place of Mr. Robert Mur-dock Mur-dock who has held tho olllco during the past four yeais. lie was an actlc aspirant for the olllce at the time Mr. Muidock was appointed, but look his defeat giacefully, and is now finally rcwaidcd for the excellent seivlcc he hasalwajs rendcied the Republican pai ty. The appointment Of Mr. Odell docs not reflect on Mr. Murdock at all, as that gentleman, too, has rendered valuable val-uable service to the party, but merely means that there Is a disposition to distribute the few favors at the disposal dis-posal of the paity. We congratulate Mr. Odell and the citizens of Logan. It may be said of Mr. Murdock that during his term of office he has rendered ren-dered the best service within his power, and to him Is due a great deal of the credit for securing free mall delivery de-livery for this city. He lias many friends who will regret to hac him leave the postolllce. |