The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
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This system was extended. until it now
consists OF more than 20 miles OF wire. on
which are f0rty-oGe toll stations in Pike,
Lincoln. Audrain. Montgomery. Galloway,
Boone and Rails counties. including several
hundred farmhUuses. An exchange has been
established at GAINESVILLE. The company
, was recently granted a franchise at Frank
ford and Paynssville. When these lines
] are completed. every Post Offce in Pike
| County will have telephone connection. and
> per cent " the farmhousss along the
Eufium lines viii have the service.
This system has a line south from here,
along the gravel read Z GAINESVILLE. a
distance Of sixteen miles. on this line the
ioi!o"icC farmers have boxes and the privi-
legeS OF the LOUISIANA exchange: James K.
Price. J. L. Butts. l. r Mackey. Joseph
Zock. i. IL Duncan. Joseph Thurman.
William 2icIl-0y. Homer Elliott ard Jovfd
Stark. who has "a fine country home, known
/ as The Cedars"
2 O. Dam'r,E. the wealthy st. L9ursan,
Who owns perhaps the finest country home
in the state. ;wo miles from GAINESVILLE,
has haG q phone for como time. A!r. Dam
CrCuS place consists Of several hundred
acres II valuable Iaul.
Another line o. the EuSum system ex-
terds s0Ith from Louisiana To ElI:a. a dis
ta-ca Of sixteen miles. on this line are the
homes ~ II. Y. =. Flock. q. ]. McCCne and
William aIe-ivs,Eer.
isuru;ng west this system las a Hle which
traverSes the county aLI extends into four
othe- cOuUtirs. Between louisiana and
Bowling Green the following farmers have
boxes oa this line. Dell Smith. Frank
stuart. David Hettlch. Chris. Mum. Ambrose
Curtis smith. Joseph Eaufer. Jo-
Scgh Russell. q ". Fry. II. FrepIs. John
Beckn.r. John Wilson and VI. Il. Holiday.
Mr. Holiday mas a Hsl-ilaptUycd farm. In
his house a-I ham is c-sry convenience
possible in the county. Every sta ] in his
barn has running winter for the stock to
drink The buildings are surrounded on
three sides by hi@h hills which protec; from
the severe winds uf winter.
There aye also ten other lines owned by
the EuIuu system. which Will a~ccJn=1o-
date about l9 moe farmers between L,uisi-
ara and BoRliGE Green.
From Louisiana north there is a line to
AshbUrn. which vii! soon be extended to
Hannibal. On this line aye B.. Hu1,rd. r.
u. Love and Al Rosenberg. Running north
west is the line 20 F~raukrord. Which s,n-
meets the homes Of James Fleece. T. ".
Bryson. VI. L. Richards. SIrs. G. Richmond,
T. T. Wells. Joe Smith. Charles Reading.
John Elder. Mrs. Martha Carroll. W Z.
Holiday. William Reading Thomas Read
ing. J. W. Rale. Richard Hawkins r. j.
and Charles Naley " the Nailey-WeIls
Commission Company OF st. Louis and 8.
o. Elder.
Aside from its value to individuals. the
telephone system in Pike County. 1t is use
full to the public in many ways. Weather
reports are obtained each day by telegraph
and communicated 70 subscribers. Damage
Il often avsrted by the warnings thus given.
OF importance is given out by buIie-
in the same way. During the Spanish
Nh Buffum obtained bulletins direct
from the floor Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
When President Mckinley was shot sub
scribers were Immediately notified Of the
fact. Pike County election returns are
known at every point On the Louisiana line
within a few minutes after the polls close.
f. r. CAMPBELL.