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Show ! ' Two Utah Postof rice. ! i New Yobk, November 16. Two interest- I ingpostoffice oases from Utah have been brought to the notice of the Department. At ' Plymouth, Box Elder county, Harmon Parsons Par-sons was postmaster. It has bees customary for. the postmasters on the line- running i through Plymouth to put up the mail in separate sep-arate packages for various ofSces instead of sending it in bulk. This makes work for the Plymouth postmaster and mom for the- ' others. But in spite of their wiyisgnem.ji . do work, -Parsons obieeted and wanted the mail sent in bulk. One-of the other post- . : ' masters repeated that he did not see whv Parsons should object to their way of doing I up the mail unless Parsons wanted his four I wives and fifteen daughters to have a chance - i to read all the postal cards that went over ! the line. An inspector was sent to look into the matter and he reported that Parsons had four wives and fifteen daughters and that there were no patrons of the Plymouth post office except this large and interesting f am-' - ily. The post office has been discontinued.. The Department does not allow polygamista- to hold office. ' ; The other case is in Brinton, Salt Lake : I : county, James A. Spillet was appointed post- - - master there in August 1883 and he haa had his commission for two years but he haa never got possession of the office. The-former postmaster who is still in possession ' a Mormon and as a Mormon Bishop lives in the place he will not let Spillet take posses- ' sion. Spillet haa been afraid to resort to violent measures in order to secure his rights lest he should be assassinated. The Department Depart-ment has directed him to remove all the office fixtures to his own house and set up a postoffice there, but the Department is not sure that he will dare to do this. |