Strange News - AP
People Find $10 Bills in Mailboxes
Mon Sep 16, 8:08 AM ET
TURON, Kan. (AP) - White envelopes containing $10 bills have been arriving anonymously in the mailboxes of residents of this small, south-central Kansas town.
The mystery surrounding the sender's identity has confused and delighted residents of Turon, population 436.
"My first thought was that I had a birthday recently," said resident Markoleta Padgett, who found hers in the mail Wednesday. "But I thought, 'Who the tar would send me something for my birthday and not put a name on it?' "
By Thursday, 38 people had called or stopped by the post office, seeking an explanation for the envelopes with no return address. The recipients' names are typed on each envelope, but no specific street address is provided. The letters note only that the addressees live in Turon.
Postmaster Trudy Risley, who also received a letter Wednesday, said the Turon Post Office is investigating.
The recipients range from a Baptist minister to a local retiree to the director of the area's Friendship Meals program. Some of the recipients aren't listed in the phonebook.
The arrival of the envelopes on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has made some who received the letters anxious. But Risley said the envelopes contain no suspicious substances, and she hasn't contacted authorities.
Some residents figure the anonymous gift-giver was looking to brighten a gloomy Sept. 11.
"There's no crime being committed," Risley said.
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