The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 6, 1916:FREE MAIL CARRIER SERVICE FOR CITYCouncil Takes Steps to Have Street Signs Installed and Houses Properly Numbered.DEPARTMENT READY TO GRANT SERVICEAssurance is Given that Service Will be Provided as Soon as Signs and Numbers Are Put Up.Preliminary steps looking to the installation of mail carrier service in Luverne were taken by the common council Tuesday evening, and it is entirely probable that the council will meet the requirements of the post office department to secure such service at an early date. The city recorder was instructed Tuesday evening to at once secure samples and prices of street signs for all of the streets and also samples of numbers for houses and the prices therefore.Luverne has long been entitled to free delivery of mail, but until a short time ago nothing was done toward securing it. A few months ago the Herald took the matter up with the post office department and assurance was given that if the department’s requirements were met the service would be granted. These requirements are that street signs be put up at each street intersection, all houses in the city be numbered, and reasonable sidewalk and crosswalk facilities be provided.The latter requirements are well met, for Luverne has exceptionally extensive sidewalk facilities. The installation of street signs will not be a very expensive proposition, and it is understood that the council is willing to have this work done without delay.The matter of numbering the houses, the council believes, is up to the individuals and must be done by property owners. The cost will be trifling in each case and no difficulty is expected in having this work done. Arrangements probably will be made with some firm to take over the entire work of numbering the houses, whereby the property owners will pay when the numbers are put up, as the work can be done more economically and in a uniform manner in this way.Luverne is now the only city of its class in this section that does not have carrier service, and it is to be hoped that there will be no delay in getting this service started.Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156. Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.