TAKEN FROM THE MARSHALL COUNTY REPUBLICAN - March 5,1868 State Items Woodford county contains 6,796 persons between the age of 6 and 21. Employs 194 school teachers, has 96 schools and has paid the past year to teachers, $28, 863. TAKEN FROM THE TOLUCA STAR NEWSPAPER - February 7, 1902 Rural Routes To Be Established Postmaster Wilcox received notice Wednesday from the Post office department authorizing him to establish two rural routes from the Minonk post office to commence March the 1st, 1902. They will be known as Routes No. 1 and 2. Robt. A. Crawford has received the appointment as carrier of No. 1 and Arthur D. Scott of No. 2 with Faron L. Radebaugh as substitute. The routes to be followed are as follows: Route No. 1 Beginning at the post office of Minonk the carrier will go to town limit 3/4 mile; thence north to Ames corner 1/2 mile; thence west to schoolhouse 1 mile; thence north 1 1/2 mile; thence west to Belle Plain 6 1/2 miles; thence south 1 mile; thence west to Hollenback’s corner 3/4 mile; thence south to Hawk’s corner 3/4 mile; thence east to schoolhouse Sec. 3, 5miles; thence south to Kohl’s corner 1 mile, thence east to town limits 3 1/2 miles; thence into post office 1/2 mile. Total length of route 22 3/4 miles; area covered 33 square miles; number of houses on route 121; population served 600. Route No. 2 Beginning at the post office in Minonk the carrier will go south to city limits 1/2 mile; thence south along I.P. R.R. 1 mile; thence west to schoolhouse 1 3/4 miles; thence south 1 mile;  hence east to town line 1 mile; thence south 3 miles; thence east to Kirk’s corner, 2 miles; thence north to town line 1 mile; thence east to cemetery 1 mile; thence east 1 mile; thence north 1 mile; thence east 1 mile; thence north to Grant schoolhouse 1 mile; thence west to Thom’s corner 4 miles; thence into the post office 3/4mile. After the establishment of the route no. 1, the old star route from Bell Plain to Minonk will be discontinued as will the Yankee Town post office. Bell Plain will still retain its post office, carrier taking closed pouch to and from that point. - Minonk News