, 1881-05-04


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THE NEW OMAHA LINE.
~ ~ EdNor ol gnt EAteaao Tribune,
MARION, In, April Do.--1n nn article
published this week, headed Iowa Rail-
roads," and slalcd "Cedar 1lattds, In.,
"Ti,e first dirt for tic extension Of tho chi.
caso, Mt!waukeu Il st. Paul Railway u,
Council NIulfs WIS thrown near hero to-
day. Tho tinu will not start *fro,n this city
or from Marion, tic cuunty.seat, tivo miles
northeast. as has been reported. but The
Junction Nlll be midway between the two
piacesSt and "'Tiey will probnbiy extend
their Ottumwa line this year also; and It
loo9s now IS " they you'd start from their
maln tlne Mt Fairfax Station, nine miles west
of heru," etc. As a Misrepresentation the
abnye Is q SUCCESS. Dirt was thrown at
Marion Oh tho Council bluffs extension
about n wnek before your Cciar ltapfls cor
resp9ndent heard 9t II. The, main linz
county.suat Of Linn County. md runs
wrst tn Council bluffs. TIt1 line runs d.
rect!y vest from Marion for severat sntles,
aid passes north Of Cedar Rapids. missing It
We
T'lere will ba no junction on the plug that
CONNECTS Cetiar Hapftls with Marton, as long
81 II Is rim on The present road-bed. Fair
fax Station H. not on tf.e main line OF the MIL
ou The Ottu!nwu Extension. Tile Milwaukee
folks Intend to run their Ottulnwn line Into
tho conl-tleItis tlis seaspr. a corps OF engi-
tlecra Inns been at work on the Ottuniwn line
ust to yuilr rGader3 to learn correctly II tcw
more items as to ti1a work already being
done or aI9ut to By begun by tho milwaukee,
folks; within short ting the gnp. ~ tie
yliiv .a,.d Sioi!res, Wis, to 4 pa!nt on
M buas WiE vss up HpGhSs't hsn g Sree e VII
~ IS, built aeross sn1 ,,i the riysr At or above
Farley, III Dubuque County. tie
present northeastern terminus OF
the Dubuque & southwestern itaiiway. That
Wis. by why Of dubuque To- Mnriutl. Ia. wnero
w jSip thS o,1 mqn 1!ne of g Gh'saso MI-
md the best IS wei i. Ills 6aulsomess town on
sel as Ing 1hs Saeaso hs sSssseR as s a:.ss Ne %
S ss %1sy x ,aeog ed garsX IL
sar ,Ss UstaWa seat western Exisns5ott. % 4as t.fs
line frotn siRriun to Council Bluffs is being
oqualeu III Ibis suta. Tharo arc 81 now twenty
n.ia tx'fi,a Of engineers. o. tho line. oach Ia
charss or & tat p9stion ~ ot tho l!ne % aottea 70 T.
lIng with tho tea,ns required by ttcm. aud cnch
train arriving hero brn1s rotntorcomcnta.
care fur a!l tho people tint seok shoter In thetn.
&C.
AN ENGISEEfs'9 DOG STORY.
TIM boys finally .irtfted onto the subject Of
dogs, and MI Illinois EeMtral engineer took
the floor. Sud he: "It's better than circus
to sec tie 1l.n II have OIL my run from CHI
cago to Champaign md back with the en-
press. There aro dozen dogs that know my
train al,d my whistle rs well rs they know
their masters house Ut voice. You sec the
law requires It's to blow two toots at every
country road crossing, nnd these farmers
dogs iay In watt for tho express, and when
the whistle sounds they get down OH tho
]liio and lay for US. One dog In particular
down OH tho section below Kenslngton Is rs
regular as the timetable. know Him, and
believe l,e knows Inc. lie Is 4 long
bolled. long-lcgged,. 'loiscared chss, md
secms to taku as mitch solid cnl,Ifort out Of n
9uarteI;.stretsh r.; agnlnst the express ns Splan
Illis loB hears the wlltstle, and at once takes
his position on my side Of the engine. Just
outside tho company's fence. Ilo lOMft
attention 10 him, md, being Eood truck, a.
ways alstanceu HIN tho tirst quarter, but
after Eot better acqualnted, n'ot Alia So
u1l 9eK"Iss ha Hin s"w ~ , ,ensea, s,, l., kt,n v, ni
H.! utsrti'1.n,o @ o. me W. ~ Rio RuGm III ~ W. y
.unro LIE es.a n,,d ,S't o,,an ~. ~ Il
stand Win ltis mouth oEn, ears HOPPING,
nnd tail l0lntlng south tlll tue cpw-catcier
| bis lcas unsler him like tho ho1semeu s.y PIT
| role doust and oil ho'd 20. It wns Jolly
| goul run 20 long, as he could keep up. and II 1
did lay myself llnble to being side -trncke, sAy
I fur many u run he Ind fnir show. 1Io,F fast
| did he rum Oh, well, my ttmp-cnrd 10 thirty
live miles M ol,r; III slow uE to about twonly-
sorrn, aud tho old dox would foil h,s tongue, md
] laugh, nnd b1rk. mud keep ny for twenty or
tAirty telegraph poles. ,Thon hu'd 1uit. and al
| pulled tho throttle opcn mud looked buck. tho
] n!oninR an1 langalnE llKe a country 1ake "hou
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