WAYNE CO POST OFFICES PAST and PRESENT

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Altona--Peak population (1910, 1920,1930) 45. 
Post office established May 10, 1898; discontinued 
1936. J G Bergt and F G Panning, both of Hooper, 
Nebraska, erected a store on land purchased from 
George F Theis. Postal authorities granted a petition
request for a post office and suggested the name 
Altona. Theis platted the town in 1898. Some sources 
say named for a town for the Holstein province of 
Germany.

Apex--Former station on the Chicago and North 
Western Railroad, named for its elevated location on 
or near a divide one mile south and four miles west of 
Winside.This place was never a post office. A siding 
was put in Apex so that freight trains could be 
carried over the point in sections when they were to
heavy for one pull. 

Bird--Post office established in March 30, 1898; 
discontinued March 23, 1900.Former post office located,
six miles north of Melvin on the farm of Erwin C (Bird) 
Brooks. 

Brookdale--Former name of Wayne before the post
office was established.

Carroll--Peak population (1920),448. Post office 
established August 19, 1887. Town first called Manning 
for J R Manning an early settler. A difference of opinion 
arose, according to one source between the railroad 
company and landowners over the townsite. A Mr Carroll 
arbitrated the matter and the railroad company put
the name Carroll on the depot. Another source claims 
that the town was named by E W Winter general manager 
of the railroad, for Charles Carroll of Maryland, last 
surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
Another source says the town was named for Ed Carroll, 
former county commissioner and friend of J R Manning 
and the Berry brothers.

Donup--Post office moved from Stanton County 
November 7, 1879; discontinued and moved to Hoskins 
October 30, 1882. See Donup Stanton County.

Gray-- Post office established January 11, 1886;
discontinued November 9, 1887. Possibility Named for 
Emma E Gray, first postmistress.

Hoskins--Peak population (1980 ), 306. Post 
office established October 30, 1882. Named in honor 
of a Mr Hoskins, member of the land company that 
platted the site. He was from Souix City, Iowa and 
associated with the Peavey Elevator Company. First 
settled by Germans.
	
LaPorte--Peak population (1875) 300. Post 
office established February 27, 1871; discontinued June 
17, 1876. Town named for LaPorte Indiana, by settlers 
from that state. Platted by Solon Bevins in May 1874. 
LaPorte was made second county seat of Wayne County in 
election with Taffe in 1871, but lost in election with 
Wayne in 1881.LaPorte was bypassed when the railroad was
built through Wayne and the place eventually declined
in population. Its buildings were dismantled and moved 
to Wayne.
	
Leslie--Post office established December 18, 
1871; discontinued October 12, 1875.Office said to be 
named for a judge who served Wayne County.
	
Logan City-- Former locality said to be named
for an Indian called Logan and situated southeast 
of Wakefield on the Childs place. The Childs
family came here in 1880 when Childs and a Mr Lash
built a store, grist mill and blacksmith shop on
Logan Creek. The railroad company constructed a
grade through the Childs place, but the line
eventually went further north.
	
Lorain--Locality situated northwest of Wayne.

Manitou-- Proposed town in McNeale County
(later Wayne county).

Maze--Post office established May 13, 1890;
discontinued July 12, 1893. Origin of name not learned.

Melvin--Post office established March 30, 1898;
discontinued 1904. Named in honor of Melvin Benedict,
first postmaster.

Northside--Post office established October 3,
1892; moved to Winside December 6, 1887. Named for 
its location north of Winside. See Winside.

Sholes--Peak population (1910)100. Post 
office established April 30, 1902; discontinued
1966. Mail served from Randolph. Named in honor of
Lyman Sholes, former official of the Chicago, 
St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad. Established
for use as a shipping point.

Taffe--Peak population (1872) 25. Post office 
established July 14, 1870; discontinued July 26, 
1874. Former town, first county seat of Wayne 
County, named in honor of John Taffe who served in
the first territorial legislature. Taffe lost county
seat in election with LaPorte and thereafter 
disappeared.

Wayne--Peak population (1970) 5379. Post 
office established August 12, 1881. Named for 
the county. Wayne won county seat from LaPorte in 
election of 1881. Wayne Normal, founded in 1891 is
today Wayne State.

Weber--Census not available. Post office 
established September 11,1899; discontinued January
22,1903. Town named in honor of Frederick Weber,
first postmaster.

 Winside--Peak population(1930) 479. Post 
office established December 6, 1887. Winside was
founded following rivalry between two locations,
the present and another three miles west called
Northside. A side track and temporary depot were
secured for Northside, but the competing towsite
company induced the railroad to select its 
location. The side track was named Winside because 
that site won the railroad's favor. 
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