The Telephone

It’s the Story
  • The Telephone
    The Telephone
  • The Table Rock telephone exchange in 1942, courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society. At that time, it was at 509 Luzerne. It later became L. J. Wenzbauer’s barber shop.
    The Table Rock telephone exchange in 1942, courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society. At that time, it was at 509 Luzerne. It later became L. J. Wenzbauer’s barber shop.

    Don’t you just love a good story? 

    Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. 

    Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.

    Part 2: Stories

    One thing that the cell phone has completely erased is the party line. Oh, the party line! When telephones came to our area in 1897, private lines were not available for rural subscribers. You shared. And in town, a party-line …