THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

May 1, 1896

 

BADGER TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

City of Waupaca

Central-Public Telephone Station at the

REPUBLICAN ROOMS

 

 

1         W.H. Holmes, Residence, Union St.

2         City Hall, (2 rings) Frank Stout, chief fire dept at residence on Shearer Street (3 rings)

3         John Hom, (Hom Bros. stock buyers Waupaca and Poysippi) residence on Center Street

4         Dr. Pelton’s residence, lake Street, east

6    Truesdell’s Drug Store, W. Co. N.B. blk.

7         Larson & Pope, Meat Market, south of P.O., (2 rings)

7    Lars Larson, Residence, Berlin Street, (3 rings)

8         Dr. J. McNaughton, Drug Store, Main Street

8    Dr. J. McNaughton, residence, 3 rings

9         Hocking Bros. Drug Store, w. side Main (2 rings)

9    D.C. Ware, Residence, Berlin Street, (3 rings)

10     Churchill & Sanborn, Office, W. Co. N. Bk. Blk (2 rings)

10  Chas. Churchill, Residence (3 rings)

11     A.M. Hanson, Lumber Yard etc. E. Fulton

12     Court House, Clerk of Court Office, (2 rings)

 12  Jail residence (3 rings)

 12  H.H. Suhs’ residence cor. State and Waupaca (4 rings)

22     Central High School Building (2 rings)

22     New School Building (3 rings)

13     Grand View, Rural, Crystal Lake, Sp’gwater, Saxeville, Pine River, Burr Oak Valley, Poysippi, Brushville, Bloomfield, Tustin, (Connect with Wolf River line for Wolf River, Orahula, Fremont, Little River, Weyauwega) Auroraville, Berlin

14     Post Publishing Co. Office, E. Side Main St.

15     Dr. T.W. Trimble, Residence, corner Jefferson and Badger

16     Dr. Barothy, Spencer’s Drug Store Masonic Blk

17     C.J. Vosburg, Stetson’s Store, Cor. Union and Main

18     Wis. Central Depot

20      Express and Telegraph, I.B. Turnell

21     H. Nordvi, Store, W. Side Main

23   Dr. W.R. Claussen, Chief Police, Division St.

24   Peter Holst, Store, Water Street

25      Hardy Flagg, electrician, res. Franklin

 

15¢ toll over line to any station

There is no toll charges to subscribers

20¢ to Weyauwega, Fremont, etc., via Wolf River line.  15¢ to subscribers

Office hours from 7 a.m. till 12:30; 1 p.m. till 6 p.m., 7 till 8:30 p.m.  Midnight calls, a messenger fee,

according to service

Sunday: “Central” open from 9 to 10 a.m.  Doctors’ and emergency calls attended to at any hour desired

by calling at residence of M’g’r, on Union Street.

Residence connected day and night with Grand View and main line

In case of fire in city, remote from the business center call at nearest ‘phone and request them to call

“central” telling where the fire is.

Night connections with city hall, depot, chief police and chief of fire department

Manager will connect his residence with city hall when not in central office on Sunday to accommodate

emergency calls.

Those on circuit ring 1 ring for central.  They can ring and call each other at any time, day or night without calling central office.