Kenmare If Anywhere . . . Post Office As has been previously mentioned, Augustine Rouse operated the first postoffice, but after his death in 1896, it was abandoned. After that time and until April 30, 1897, all mail for Kenmare residents channeled through the Donnybrook postoffice. Records at Washington, DC, indicate that John H. Clapper was the first postmaster. After April 20, 1897, mail was received daily via the Soo Line, and rural delivery service was established December 1, 1903, with four carriers, receiving compensation of $600 per year. Succeeding Clapper was E.C. Tolley, who served until 1901.
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