On January 20, 1870, Sweetwater Enterprise published this funny anecdote about the mail carrier for Ten Mile Stand in Meigs CO, TN and a customer.~ continuing research by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge who found this article and typed it into html for this website only ~
"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL." DEUTERONOMY 5 : 19
This site is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Tommy and Beulah (Cline) Nipper.
Public Domain, but please include this site in your sources
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Sandra Ratledge
All you kinfolks, put some mail in that old box!
This site is dedicated to the memory of my mother,
Beulah Cline Nipper, a beautiful product of the Knobs.