Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-12 | Page 3 | Sausage Made Long Search for Its Owner

SAUSAGE MADE LONE SEARCH FOR ITS OliEH During the quarter, ending December Decem-ber 81, 1914, the business at the local postoffice exceeded that of any similar sim-ilar period. The amount was $:".-L'34.56, $:".-L'34.56, exclusive of money orders, remittances re-mittances sent through the office or yostul savings accounts. Tho reports re-ports of the latter three departments have not ye! been compiled. In connection with a report of the holiday business made several days ago, reference was made to tin facl that but one panel remained undelivered unde-livered on the first of the year. This parcel has since been delivered and. as Postmaster Browning puts it. "thereby hangs a tale." The package was addressed to Ogden Og-den from Vernal, Utah, and contained homemade sausages By the time II arrived at the local office, the lard In the sausage had melted and leaked through the package, destroying all of the address but ".Mr John," "442," and the abbreviation "Ave " Assistant Postmaster Gamer requested re-quested all of the carriers to give addresses of families to which Uie number "442" and the word "avenue" would apply. The search finally ended end-ed at the homo of John Taylor, 442 Merrick avenue, and it was found that he had relatives in Vernal and tliat he had been looking for a package from them