The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-09
Grant County Telephone
List of Calls and Numbers the Exchange for City
and Country Patrons.
Rules and Instructions

Rules and Instructions
/. Always look up the number be-
fore calling.
2. Always give the number of the
party wanted, calling the letter If
any and the figures thus: for 125 say
one. .two-five, not one hundred twenty
five, or for Is A say two-five-a.
3. When through talking both
parties should always give one short
ring.
A. When talking stand with the
mouth one inch from the transmitter,
speak directly into it, slowly, dis
tinctly, and not too loud. Loud talk
is difficult to understand. If the par
ty to whom you are talking does not
understand you speak more slowly
and get nearer to the transmitter.
5. If central says "the line is
busy" it means that the party called
for is talking with someone else and
you must wait and try again.
6. Ifcentral say they don t answer"
it means that the party called for is
talking to some one else and you
must wait and try again.
Z. If there is strouDle with your tele-
telephone or the service, report it at
once to the manager, from the near
est telephone.
8. Each subscriber must pay for
any damage or injury to his telephone
when due to his carlessness or neglect.
| 9. Telephones are for the use of
subscribers only, and each subscriber
! will be held responsible for the use of
the same by other persons either for
local or long distance service.
10. 1t is a criminal otfense to use
profane language over the lines.
FARMER S LINES.
l. To cali central give one long
ring.
2. The number on farmers lines
consist of figures and letter. The
figure indicates on which line the tele
phone is located and the letter indi
Gates the signal to be given to call
that telephone. All telephones whose
number have the same figure are on
the same line and may call each other
without calling central.
The letter A after number, means
two short rings and B three short
rings etc., thus: "a means that the
telephone is on line two and may be
called by giving three short rings, or
2B means the telephone is on line 2
and may be called by giving three
short rings.
3. When you wish to call party,
first look up the number, then take
the receiver from the hook and put
it to your ear. If some one is talking
hang it up and wait till the converse
tion is finished, then if the party
wanted has the same figure in his
number as your own, give the proper
signal as indicated by his letter, put
the receiver to your ear and wait till
you get an answer. Repeat the call
if necessary.
4. If the party wanted has a figure
in his number different from your
own, call central and give the num-
Der wanted in the manner stated
above. Hold the receiver to your ear
until the party wanted answers, or
central tells you 1.-THE line is busy"
or they 'dO not answer"
5. Subscribers will be charged 10
cents messenger fee for calling non
subscribers to the telephone. Persons
not subscribers MUST PAY the follow
ing toll: For talking with subscrib-
er Is cents: with person not SUBJ
scriber Is cents: over the long dis
tance line Is cents and the usual toll
charges from Milbank. ALI such toll
charges must be paid before talking to
the subscriber whose telephone he
wishes to use.
6. Each will be charged with all
local mess ages sent from his telephone
by non subscribers and with all long
dis .ance messages sent from his tele-
phone, whether sent by himself or
others, and he must pay the same at
the time of paying his telephone rent.
I. Do not listen while some one
else is talking or trying to call up.
When the receiver is Off the hook no
one on the line can be called or hear
we'll. Conversation must be limited
to five minutes and common conversa-
tion should cease, in all cases, when
the line is required for business mes
sages.
8. Music must not be transmitted
over any line under any considera-
tion as it is injurious to the tele-
phone and interferes with the service.
9. Subscribers must not allow
children to use the telephone as
plaything.
10. The telephone will be removed
for persistent violation of any of the
above rules.