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Show (although the weather la the capita! I city is very cold. I'TAHS POSTAL BANK Provo, Dec. 2S Post master Clove has returned from his trip to Washington Wash-ington where he went to receive instructions in-structions in regard to the management manage-ment cf the postal saving? bunk which will bo conducted in connection with the Provo postoffieo, beginning on the 1 lirst of the year. Th;- pdan of deposit adopted by the postal s-avings commK:ion is what is known as the "certificate plan ' No cum less than $1 will bo received, but a depositor can buy a card costing lit cents. On this card are nine spaces on which 10 cent stamps may be placed. When filled tho card will le ; worth ?1, and may be deposited and a certificate of deposit for $1 received 1 by the depositor. Certificates are s- sued In denominations from $1 to $".. j They are not transferable and u j i one but the denos.tor can draw th. 1 money except In case of Illness or i.i llrmlty, when an authorized person may draw the money f(Jr th? depositor. deposit-or. Interest at 2 per cent will be paid. The secretary of the treasury, the postmaster general, and the altornev general c-onr,tUute the board of trustees trus-tees for the money deposited. The postoffieo will deposit tho money mon-ey in local banks on good security, such as state, county or city bonds. A reserve fund will bo In the hands of tli? postmaster for the payment of ue-iositors. as demand may be ma lo. J Not over $JOo a month nor $5eu a ' year will bo accepted from any one 1 depositor. " j Tho introduction of the postal t.av-Ings t.av-Ings system hero has made necessary Fo:ue changes In the postoffieo force which are as follows; Ml.;s Sadie Graham, who in.w is In tho registry b partment. will have charge of the ?aings department; Elvln Jark:;..n will tiiko Miss Grahamy place; John W'.McA.lain will go from the mailing j department Mid relievo Assi'tant Po.-t- j masti-r W. H. Dusenberry from the duties of the money order department 1 to which he has boon attemjin;'. Jtun Clayton, who has b'-en an a--' distant lu the m iillni,' denarttr.e-ir, ! v.il. be promoted toU.he h:aj of ;hls dei-artnie-nt. 1 ill. C!'.,vi; rc.-jrt a pV:i n:it u ' . |