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Show over on the west side. Ilesldoa a rural mall route the are going to have telephone tele-phone connection with Delta. There la already a telephone line between Munster'a and Ackerman'a, and thla will be extended to take In everybody. In reach. Then when that electric power plant la put In at the flume we expect to ace wire Btrting all over the weHt aide and the progressive farmer running their separator, washing ma-chines, ma-chines, sewing machines, feed cutter and other farm machinery by electricity. electric-ity. That I the kind of progressive spirit needed In this community. A RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. We have received from Congressman Congress-man Howell the necessary petition and papers for the establishment of a rural route on the west side. To establish the route requires the signature of 100 head of families in be served by the proposed route, which can be 24 miles or more long. The maximum distance I not given. White the route Is promised mainly for the benefit of the west Hide, It may be laid out so a to serve the rapidly growing and populous popu-lous section south of Delta for two or three miles. It is proposed to have the route cros the Ieseret spillway, then go straight north eight mile or more, then east and Mouth and across the bridge back to Delta. Of course this is just a suggestion. The water IVer Association will take the mattei up at their next meeting next Satur day, establtnh a route of the maximum length that will serve the largest number of patrons, and proceed to ge. signature. The petition wi'h a statement state-ment from the Ielta postmaster will then be sent to the congressman, who .fiy he will see to the Immediate establishment es-tablishment of the rore. They are surely an ambltiou bunch |
