The Red Cloud chief., 1886-06-25
CHICAGO & ROCK ISLAND
reformation Gathered from Va!
rious Sources Concerning the
Rock Island in Nebraska

Mr.. j. ID. MeNeely in the unavoid-
able absence If Mr.. NJ. 4. Low, the
president OF tie new road, shoveled the
iIr.t blt OF dirt Oh tie extension. This
took place on the farm Of William
Wovdwortn about two miles tins eide
of Troy. about one hundred iect east OF
the Grand leland track. SurprisIn. As
was the energy and magnit ude with
which the work was started II was
with greater surprise tiIa. the scribe
was Informed that this was but an
Insignificant beginning. In the course
Of ten days said Mr.. McNeely, I'VE
expect 10 have one thousand teams at
work between ~. Joseph and Troy.
The whole line will be dotted with
amp and every section Will be busy
with toIling humanity. The work 10
the edge Of Brown county, some 80
miles, we expect 20 have graded III the
course of .Ixty day, and We surely
shall !! the weather l. pIopItIon5 and
AL gOc, well. L.abUr"r, from ali oyer
the Union are ma,2IUg tnem-elve.
along the proposed line eager for the
work. for the building 81 hundreds OF
miles Of railroad bid, fair te furnish an
all seasons Jpb TO these who are taken
INTO scryIce.->t. .Jy.. Hcrah of JoH"
OH.
Attorney Brown represent NJ the
I:Dck Island, Vas ia town thursday
and with our railroad committee
prepared tn" pcltitIOu- Tor calling an
election 10 vote on the bond PROPOSE
a. Heretofore submitted. Before the
details were agreed upon a meeting Of
citizens VA, held at winch 1t was voted
to appOrtIun the 10000 bonds a. io!-
low. S.2Upb, jefferson, $1,000 and
Lincoln 1000. A. the survey runs
near tn. line between Rock Creek and
Cub Greek precincts, about halt the
wiy IN each. 1t VA. concluded not 10
ask any bond, from t!Icsc precincts,
while IIlun- the entire length oi the
other two and IA each OF winch 1t l.
proposes! to establish Il o,atIOn.-Fdtf-
b"Cy GI-'h..
The Rock Island proposition III
Jefferson county asks ioT bond, III the
sum -. SJpoup. of which sum FaIrbury
Will i've 5000 Three stations vii.
be built ia the county one 1T Far
huTs ana one east aiii west Inc
Rock leland conn any i now prepared
with proposition, Tor fawnce Gage ana
Jefferson IN TINS state. and viii soon, no
doubt. reach Hebron. The company
l. getting right down to business. and
the proposition. are 80 i'V"rthiy recieF-
81 mat licic i NIUE pf""dhiiItE oi
g..4 l,., ,., ..,,,r. I,,,..
!p~in: = hrccIh'' ai"iic tie entire i'm"
-B"I'ft" E.l''SS.
ELErrIoA OF DIRECTOR. iND oIFICERs.
TUESDAY afternoon AT F~airhury. there
A meeting of the Stockholders Of
the Chicago, kanSa>..& N,bra-ka rail
road company. q. Il. / * T. at which
chosen. ~ follows
Thomas i.ahine. \. Y. Whiting and
! f. Nelson oi Fairburv: G. l. Ewing
II \. Parker. &. +. .JilSon and NJ. \.
Low. After the meeting of tie stock
LnlI,r- the director, assembled and
/ the officers of the road a fol-
low,
NJ. \. Low. president, H. \. Parker:
wee president and CHIEF engineer: &. +.
JIl,ou. secretary ami treasurer
say the - Joe H,rrki. There are
many indications that the Gin ago.
N,lv,ul.. 4 -, p,ul wnIrl. by tn. w,v
ry,I Of ,b. Hnck Island in ,L..
-, ,l,,o. maxim, :, Iocso,h |
n. .,,r,iu. rn.r far th, rrc,, we.,
mn, ~.nu,bw,t Ga, him, - certain.
ia. ,o,t ,,,l comb, O.. much tur,bc-
t,,r y,r,;,, c,utcm,h,o- a. !,