Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1895 — The Telephones are In. [ARTICLE]

The Telephones are In.

The work of putting in the telephone boxes began last Saturday, and was completed Tuesday night That is the original contract number of 75 phones were then installed. To this number ten more will be added, immediately. Mrs. Dell Thornton works the switch board, at the central office. The telephones work beautifully, although some few arrangements need to be completed before the service is entirely perfect in all respects. In the meantime, the service is pretty fair, and is costing the subscribers nothing. Aug. 15 is the d ate sent for rentals to begin to run.