Hood County Texas Genealogical Society

 

SEPTEMBER 1, 1908

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

GRANBURY, TEXAS

The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company

1908 Wall Phone

 

GRANBURY, TEX., EXCHANGE

J.F. HENDERSON, Division Superintendent

D.T. WARD, Local Manager.

 

Mail a written notice to the Manager of any errors in names or numbers, or any changes desired.

Call No. 0 to make Complaints.

Call No. 0 to report Trouble.

Call No. 0 to get New Subscribers' Numbers.

Do not publish your number, say instead "Telephone connection."

In calling for subscribers give numbers by digits, separately, thus: For 543-2, say "Five, four, three, 2 rings.

Do not call numbers from memory. Look in directory.

Give the number of rings for party line Subscribers.

Hang up receiver, large end down, when thru talking.

When a telephone is put in, it is located in any proper place chosen by Subscriber. If afterwards moved by request, a charge will be made to cover cost of moving.

Without your assistance good Telephone service is impossible.

Answer promptly, and save the usual question by giving your telephone number.

Patrons must do their own talking

Call by number only.

Public pay station at all important Hotels.

The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company will not be responsible for errors or delays occassioned [sic] by the bad working of its wires caused by electrical disturbances or otherwise.

Subscribers will be held responsible for all Toll Calls originating at their Telephones, whether made by themselves, their clerks, or guests. In giving operators calls be sure and state whom is wanted; if you call for a firm name, no matter to whom you talk, the call will be charged for whether you get the party wanted or not. If conversation is not satisfactory, notify the toll operator immediately, otherwise no refund will be allowed.

GRANBURY EXCHANGE

D. T. Ward, Local Manager

Telephone Number 0.

MAKE YOURSELF HEARD

By speaking clearly and not too rapidly; speaking directly into the transmitter with the lips very close to the mouth piece; throwing the voice from the mouth and not smothering it in the throat or chest, by not speaking in too loud a tone.

For short distances the voice should be a shade lower rather than higher, than a well modulated conversational tone. For long distances it should be raised somewhat, but never enough to even approach shouting.

Every telephone user will increase the efficiency of this telephone service by being guided by the above.

Every employee should not only be guided by the above, but should preach the gospel of right telephoning as indicated, whenever opportunity to do so offers itself, without appearing in the least degree as officious or impertinent.

A

Abbott, W.T., res

130-2r

Abbott, E.P., res

65-1 long, 1 short

Adams, Joh, res

137-3r

AddRan-Jarvis College

111-2r

Aiken, Ed, res

132

Alta Vista Creamery

184

Andrews, John, res

135-1 long, one short

Archer, George, res

96-3r

Archer, J.C., res

178

Arrington, John, res

50

Aston, Robert, res

137-4r

Aston, Andy, res

188

B

Baccus, P.M., res

148-2r

Baccus, B.S., res

148-3r

Baccus, B.J., res

148-4r

Baker, D.O., res

2

Baker, Miss Neva, res

47

Baker, Jess, res

78

Baker, Arch, res

160-2r

Baker Hdw. Company

10

Baker Implement Company

15

Barton, B.A., res

104-4r

Barton, O.R., res

104-6r

Barton, G.W., res

148-5r

Barber, I.W., res

189-3r

Barber, L.W., res

160-3r

Baugh Mercantile Company

14

Baugh, W.E., res

43

Berry, Ed, res

161

Berry, J.L.A., res

129

Bearden, J.C., res

66-2r

Bills, R.E., res

160-5r

Bills, D.C., res

160-2 longs, 1 short

Bills, Ed, res

212-3r

Binyon, W.A., res

209

Bird, M.D., res

203

Blake, J.S., res

26

Blackburn, Geo. M., res

219

Bon Ton, restaurant

16

Bowden, Ralph, res

88

Boyd, J.R., store

170

Bowen, Joe, res

138

Bostick, W.T., res

137-5r

Brady, Miss Ivey, res

9

Bradshaw, H.L., res

65-4r

Bradshaw, Ed, res

33

Brown, Jno. E., res

103

Brown, Will, res

117-2r

Browning, J.W., res

141

Browning, Ed, res

133

Brous, W.S., res

112

Brownview Ranch, res

79

Brooks, J.T.

202-3r

Bunch, A.H.

189-4r

Butler, W.H., res

109

C

Carmichael, Dr. A., res

102

Carmichael, Pom, res

159-1 short, 1 long

Caraway, Mrs. K.E., res

46

Catts, W.H., office

204

City National Bank

41

Cherry, W.H., res

145

Chandler, J.N., res

186

Cogdell, D.C., res

6

Cogdell, D.C., ranch

196

Cogdell, Gaston, res

210-2r