Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1900 — In Rural Districts. [ARTICLE]

In Rural Districts.

The telephone has proved very successful in the West in places where different farm houses are connected by wire, as it enables them to give each other timely warning of the approach of tramps. It is also useful in cases of fire and sickness. The possibilities of the telephone in rural districts are very great.