Pond Has Been Chosen

POND HAS BEEN CHOSEN

Smith Names Him for the Office of Postmaster

GEORGE VANDAWARKER

Will be Mr. Pond's Assistant if Present Arrangements Are a Go - No Doubt

Congressman H. C. Smith, has recommended Postmaster George H. Pond to the president for re-appointment as postmaster of Ann Arbor, just as a Washington dispatch published exclusively in the Argus some days ago, and which was such a big "news scoop" that envious contemporaries tried to question its authenticity, said he would do.

The news of Mr. Pond's reappointment will be well received in this city which has not been asking for a change of postmasters. Mr. Pond was 56 years old last Monday and was born in Michigan, where he has spent his life. His birthplace was in Livingston county, but he has been a resident of Ann Arbor since 1859, with the exception of eight years. For 14 years previous to his appointment as postmaster, he was editor of the Ann Arbor Courier. He served three terms as city recorder, who at that time acted as city clerk and alderman. He served two terms as city treasurer, and has been a member of the board of supervisors, as well as a county school examiner. He has served on city and county republican committees and been an active political worker.

During his term as postmaster the office has been advanced to a first class office, the carriers and clerks force has been largely increased, while the revenues of the office have been rapidly growing. The revenues for the current year will exceed $45,000 from the sale of stamps.

Mr. Pond has made a good postmaster and has devoted his entire time to the work of the office.

It has been some years since an Ann Arbor postmaster has had more than one term, the last postmaster to be so fortunate being Postmaster Clark, back in Gen. Grant's time, but this has been due to the changing politics of the administrations.

It will be remembered that according to the Washington dispatch Judge Kinne and John F. Lawrence were to have a hand in naming the assistant postmaster. It is now said, on good authority, that the new assistant postmaster will be City Treasurer George Vandawarker.

It is stated that Judge Newkirk was not averse to taking this place, but that Vandawarker was the lucky winner. It pays $1,500 a year in salary.

This will make an opening in the city treasurership, when another anti-Judsonite can find a place after the Argus comes out tonight and it is known that Mr. Vandawarker is to be assistant postmaster.