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1892

Wisconsin Telephone Company was granted a franchise by the city and increased its equipment

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Beloit1892During 1892

Mr. Hansen was elected secretary and treasurer of the Beloit Savings Bank

County1892During 1892

Mr. Veek purchased a home with seventeen village lots at Brodhead and moved there

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The region1892

Wisconsin Telephone Company was granted a franchise by the city and increased its equipment

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In March, 1880, the first telephone exchange was opened in Janesville by the Janesville Telephone Company with sixteen subscribers ; the number of subscribers had grown to fifty-eight by January 1, 1881. This exchange became a part of the Bell telephone system, and the Wisconsin Telephone Company was granted a franchise by the city in 1892, and increased its equipment, having a large number of subscribers.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 61 / book p. 573

1892

The regionA

1892

Wisconsin Telephone Company was granted a franchise by the city and increased its equipment

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The region1892

Wisconsin Telephone Company was granted a franchise by the city and increased its equipment

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In March, 1880, the first telephone exchange was opened in Janesville by the Janesville Telephone Company with sixteen subscribers ; the number of subscribers had grown to fifty-eight by January 1, 1881. This exchange became a part of the Bell telephone system, and the Wisconsin Telephone Company was granted a franchise by the city in 1892, and increased its equipment, having a large number of subscribers.