Show MIDLAND TELEPHONE CO A deal was closed this week whereby the midland telephone company purchased from virgil baldwin the old shafer building located on the corner opposite the goodmen woodmen hall the consideration was 1800 f the building will immediately be remodeller remodelled led and the telephone company will move its office and exchange to the new location in about 60 days according to manager J W corban A new roof will be placed on the building and the exterior will be covered with stucco the frame building located north of the building which was formerly used by the midwest exploration company as an office was also acquired by the telephone company and will be moved over to adjoin the other property this building which will also be stuccoed coed and remodeller remodelled led will be used by the telephone company as a work shop and warehouse the midland telephone company has had its office on the second floor of the cooper martin building tor the past fifteen years these quarters have become too small and the company at its recent stockholders meeting decided to acquire a building of its own |