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The city was organized in 1887, with the following board of officers; Joseph H Lawrence, e W Wentworth, Philip Crowley, J W

McGrath, and Irwin Marshall, aldermen

A post office was established in 1888, of which H M Littell is postmaster

The city elish and Gerational and two Baptist churches

An electricestablished The city of South St

Paul has about 6,000 inhabitants Its progress is upward

NORTH ST PAUL

This rapidly growing suburb of St Paul is situated on the shores of Silver lake, a lovely sheet of water lying six rounds about the lake were converted into farms soon after the settlement of St Paul In 1886 the Wisconsin Central Railroad Cohborhood Capt H A Castle established suburban residences near the lake In March, 1887, the North St Paul Land Cohomes and facilities for business Their plant was located on the farm of Capt

Castle The company consists of H A Castle, Lane K Stone, Frederick Driscoll, W S Morton, and George A sexias The capital stock of the coeraded, a boulevard extended around the lake, five es erected A railroad depot has been built at a cost of 8,000; two hotels and fifteenestablishments have been erected

There are (in May, 1888) 3,000 inhabitants, with eight church organizations and six buildings, and a school house, built at a cost of 11,000 The growth of this village since its commencement in 1887 has been remarkable

New, populous and important suburbs of St Paul are Merriam Park, St

Anthony Park, and St Paul Park in Washi+ngton county

The following table gives the population of St Paul from 1838 to May, 1888

YEAR POPULATION

1838 3 1847 50 1849 400 1850 850 1855 4,400 1856 5,630 1857 9,973 1860 10,600 1865 13,100 1870 20,300 1871 24,200 1872 25,500 1873 27,023 1875 33,178 1880 41,498 1881 50,900 1882 75,835 1883 88,378 1884 99,322 1885 111,397 1886 123,395 1887 155,577 1888 (Estiures will show the amount of business transacted at the post office, St Paul, Minnesota, for the year ending Dec 31, 1887, as compared with the year 1886:

GENERAL BUSINESS

1886 1887

From sale of stamps, envelopes, etc 204,565 90 274,178 95 From sale of newspapers and periodical stamps 15,912 38 17,697 00 From sale of unpaid letter stamps 1,814 80 2,119 00 From box rent 1,866 50 1,772 25 Fro boxes 95 98 176 93 From other offices (deposited) 87,721 65 106,858 42 Sent assistant treasurer United States, New York 177,412 59 268,770 70 Paid route agents, ers, etc 93,246 16 83,130 49 Paid letter carriers 38,121 19 44,282 11 Paid letter carriers' expenses and horse hire 1,856 01 1,644 89 ----------- ----------- Total postal funds 622,612 36 713,620 74

MONEY ORDER BUSINESS

No Amount No Amount

Domestic orders and postal notes issued 29,420 257,572 95 35,603 305,339 94 Fees on san orders issued 2,632 37,356 88 2,540 57,582 03 Fees on same 466 90 699 80 Domestic orders and postal notes paid 74,526 670,304 82 84,972 701,667 17 Foreign orders paid 1,250 30,701 91 1,508 36,132 44 Surplus money order funds received from other offices 1,743,516 42 1,773,455 99 Surplus o and New York 1,339,600 00 1,275,800 00 ------------ ------------ Total money order funds 4,081,770 50 4,153,215 11 Total postal funds 622,612 36 713,620 74 ------------- ------------ Grand total financial transactions 4,704,382 86 4,867,845 85

POST OFFICE HISTORY

The names and date of the commission of the postmasters of St Paul are as follows: Henry Jackson, April 7, 1846; Jacob W Bass, July 5, 1849; Wm H Forbes, March 18, 1853; Chas S Cave, March 11, 1856; Wm M Corcoran, March 12, 1860; Chas Nichols, April 2, 1861; Jacob H Stewart, March 14, 1865; Jos A Wheelock, March 4, 1870; David Day, July 1, 1875

Net yearly inco balance on quarterly returns from its establishment to the present time: