In this sparsely populated prairie sixty miles from the railroad, the establishment of Reeves post office opened a communication link for early pioneers. Begun on July 13, 1899, in the front room of postmaster Joseph H. Reeves' two-story frame home, the post office served 110 settlers. James U. Strickland bought the house and took over as postmaster on August 24, 1905. He served until the facility closed on March 30, 1907, and mail was delivered to Silverton, eight miles north. After Strickland sold the home to Forrest Leonard Weast in 1909, it was destroyed by fire.