Winfield Telephones
WINFIELD COURIER, NOVEMBER 22, 1877. The State Agricultural College has telephones.
WINFIELD COURIER, APRIL 18, 1878.]
Baldwin and Clisby had a home made telephone stretched from Frank's store over to the Central hotel last week. The phone was made by Clisby and was a perfect success. Any person talking in one end in a common tone of voice would be distinctly heard all over the room at the other end.
August 12, 1880 - Courier - Pryor & Kinne have a telephone from their office to the courthouse.
August 19, 1880 - Courier - Pryor & Kinne have a telephone in good working order connecting their office with E. S. Bedillion's offfice at the courthouse. It saves them a great many journeys to the courthouse to make inquiries about the public records. They are agents for the Telephone Company, and will soon be in a position to put up more telephones.
December 21, 1881 - Traveler - A proposition has been received from the Bell Telephone company to put up their wires and instruments in Winfield, if twenty-five subscribers can be secured. The prices at which instruments are put is $50 per year for one in a business house, and $30 in a private house. Wichita has an excellent exchange, and the people are delighted with it. It is a splendid thing, and if we once get it people would not part with the privilege for twice fifty dollars a year. Let every businessman take hold of this idea, hire an instrument, and in a few weeks we can sit in our offices and transact business, etc. Courier.
NOTE: DID NOT FINISH ARTICLE...RECKON WE ALREADY HAVE IT!
December 22, 1881 - Courant - We sincerely hope our citizens will take hold of the telephone proposition, which we place before them today. If any particulars are required further than we give, Mr. Whitney or Mr. Kretsinger will give them. Fourteen have already subscribed and only eleven more are needed to secure the placing of the instruments. Wichita has placed sixty-three telephones and the company are still at work. The central office here would be at the Brettun House.
COURANT, APRIL 6, 1882.
Winfield Telephone Connections
FOR SOME REASON THEY SKIP #1 AND #2...AND NO. 6..????
3. M. L. Read's residence.
4. Fred. Whitney's residence.
5. M. L. Robinson's residence.
7. Hackney & McDonald's law office.
8. Wilson's transfer office.
9. The Court House.
10. Adam's express office.
11. Wells, Fargo express office.
12. A. H. Doane & Co.'s coal office.
13, THE COURANT office.
14. Carruthers' residence.
15. A. T. Spotswood & Co., grocery.
16. Bliss & Wood, city mills.
17. M. L. Read's bank.
18. The Courier office.
19. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe depot.
20. K. C., L. & S. depot.
21. Frank Manny's residence.
22. The Brettun.
23. Steinberger's residence.
24. J. P. Baden's general store.
25. Curns & Manser's loan office.
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Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, July 4, 1883.
WINFIELD TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.
1. Bliss & Wood=s office.
2.
3. M. L. Reed=s residence.
4. Whiting=s meat market.
5. M. L. Robinson.
6. G. H. Shaw & Co.
7. Arkansas City.
8. Dr. W. T. Wright, residence.
9.
10.
11. Adams Express.
12. Court House.
13. Dr. W. T. Wright.
14. J. W. McDonald=s office.
15. Winfield Bank.
16. Col. McMullen=s residence.
17. Hoosier grocery.
18. C. A. Bliss= residence.
19.
20.
21. A. T. Spotswood.
22. Dr. Green=s office.
23. Telegram office.
24. A. H. Doane & Co.
25. Wells & Fargo Express.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31. K. C. & L. S.
32. A. T. & S. F. Depot.
33. Courier office.
34. Reed=s bank.
35. City Mills.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40. C. C. Black=s residence.
41. Curns and Manser.
42. Millington=s residence.
43. D. Berkery=s residence.
44. Brettun House.
45. J. P. Baden=s store, No. 1.
46. J. P. Baden=s store, No. 2.
47. J. C. Fuller.
48. W. P. Hackney=s residence.
49. Miller, Dix and Co.=s market No. 1.
49. Miller, Dix and Co.=s market No. 2.
50. W. P. Hackney=s office.
[NOTE: THEY REPEATED NO. 49.]