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 306 HISTOEY OF GOODHUE COUNTY of the office during Mr. Kasmusseu's term of service the number of city letter carriers has increased from three to seven, the force of office employees from three to eight, nine rural carriers put in service, besides two employed in the care of the new federal building, making a total force regularly connected with the new post-office of twenty-six, besides five substitutes, where there were but seven ten years ago. For the period for which a record has been kept the postal receipts of the Red Wing post-office have been, by fiscal years ending June 30, as follows: 1876, $7,480.00; 1877, $7,714.00; 1878, $8,538.00; 1879, $9,512.00; 1880, $10,127.00; 1881. $10,415.00; 1882, $12,399.00; 1883, $12,640.00; 1884. $10,369.00; 1885. $10,456.00; 1886, $10,218.00; 1887, $10,407.00; 1888, $10,272.0; 1889, $9,617.00; 1890, $10,473.00; 1891, $10,293.00; 1892, $10,965.00; 1893, $12,- 271.00; 1894, $12,068.00; 1895, $12,535.00; 1896, $12,598.00; 1897, $12,104.00; 1898, $12,817.00; 1899, $13,336.00; 1900, $14,485.00; 1901, $15,236.00; 1902, $16,122.00; 1903, $17,367.00; 1904, $18,- 889.00; 1905, $20,477.00; 1906, $21,552.00; 1907, $23,781.00; 1908, $25,530.00; 1909, $29,927.00. The money orders issued have increased from 295 for the year ending in 1865 to 14,608 for the year ending in 1908, while the number paid lias increased from 104 to 18,719. The official roster of the office at present is as follows: Post- master, C. A. Rasmussen ; assistant postmaster, C. O. Forssell; clerks, F. C. Seebach, C. A. K. Johnson, O. N. Rock, E. F. See- bach, Edna V. Erickson. Roy X. Howe; city letter carriers, A. C. Cook, Jens Love. J. G. Kappel, Edwin DeKay, W. J. Diepenbrock, L. Penfold, Alfred Swanson ; rural letter carriers, C*. A. Lidberg, M. O. Nelson, A. A. Sclileuter, F. J. Schenach, J. H. Drew, P. J. Buran, F. AY. Boatman, O. B. Arntson, Henry Nelson; substitute city carrier, O. J. Serviek; substitute rural carriers, N. W. Nel- son, G. C. Pirius, 0. Reitman; janitor, W. J. Back. The new post-office building, which is located at the northwest corner of Third street and West avenue, on a plot of ground 142 feet on Broadway and 120 feet on Third street, has a ground area of 82 feet on West avenue and 46y2 feet on Third street. It stands 32 feet in height from the ground and is surmounted by a flag staff extending 20 feet above the roof. The front steps, seven in number, of granite, have a length at the bottom of 48 feet. Surmounting the steps are two cast-iron lamp standards with translucent opalescent glass globes. The foundation is of brick on a concrete footing. The base- ment walls, 32 inches thick, are of Chaska brick, surmounted by St. Cloud granite above the grade lines. The main structure is faced with terra-cotta and light gray