The Rural Telephone Company had its central offices in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The Company serviced that community and the adjacent rural areas, and maintained “tie-in” agreements with several other small telephone companies in other sections of Wisconsin. Lewis F. Shoemaker served as Secretary-Treasurer of the telephone company for the period of years covered by the collection; in addition, he also was Waupaca County Clerk at least from 1903 through 1934.
