Commissioned Postmasters:
Arthur C. Halsey | February 15, 1883 |
Charles D. Smith | September 2, 1885 |
James Murphy. | June 2, 1887 |
Wallace Galehouse | November 5, 1889 |
Donald M. Smith | November 7, 1893 |
Wallace Galehouse | April 1898 |
James E. Galehouse, Jr. | October 4, 1905 |
E.T. Halaas | January 22, 1910 |
John W. Stambaugh | March 11, 1914 |
James E. Galehouse | March 1, 1923 |
John Stambaugh | March 22, 1933 |
George J. Boley | April 10, 1935 |
Pied A. Sommars | August 16, 1941 |
Miss Mollie M. Stambaugh | February 1, 1942 |
Harry C. Dunttey | June 16, 1944 |
William A. Kunkel | June 16, 1944 |
Wesley D. Kahl | August 18, 1961 |
Rural Free Delivery: Routes were established as follows with name of carriers:
No. 1 established August 1, 1904 John Canada
No. 2 established (later) George Lowery
No. 3 established September 1, 1911 Ed Blake
No. 4 established December 1916 Howard Kreiwald
Carriers in 1933:
No. 1 Charles Evert
No. 2 Frank Brown
No. 3 Ivan Sheets
No. 4 James T. Brady
City carrier service was established July 1, 1928. District carriers were:
No. l Arthur Albus
No. 2 John Garland
Substitute Jerald Tollison.
On May 22, 1932 the U.S. Post office Department erected a modern fireproof, brick building with ample floor space. Charles Legns was construction engineer. John Stambaugh was the first postmaster to occupy the new building.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 228