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_ CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. 
IS THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN THE EAST & THE WEST? 
Its main line runs from Chicago to Council 
Bluffs, passing through Joliet, Ottawa, La Salle, 
Geneseo. Moline, Rock Island, Davenport, West 
Liberty, lown City, Marengo, Brooklyn, Grinnell, 
Des Moines (the capital of Iowa), Stuart, Atlan- 
tic, and Avoca; With branches from Bureau 
Junction to Peoria; Wilton Junction to Musca- 
tine, Washington, Fairtield, Eldon, Belknap, 
Centreville, Princeton, 'l'renton, Gallatin, Came- 
ron, Leavenworth, Atchison, and Kansas City; 
Washington to Sigourney, Oskaloosa, and Knox- 
ville; Keokuk to Farmington, Bonaparte, Ben- 
tonsport, Independent, Eldon, Ottumwa, Bddy- 
ville, Oskaloosa, Pella, Monroe, and Des Moines;. 
Newton to Monroe; Des Moines to Indianolaand 
Winterset; Atlantic to Lewis and Audubon; and 
Avoca to Harlan. This is positively the onl 
Railroad, which owns, and operates a throug 
line from Chicago into the State of Kansas. 
Through Express Passenger 'l'rains, with Pull- 
man Pahuce Carsattached, are run each way daily 
between CHICAGO and PEORIA, KANSAS CITY, 
COUNCIL BLUFFS», LEAVENWORTH and ATCHI- 
SON. ‘Through cars aréaisorun between Milwau- 
kee and Kiunsas City, via the “Milwaukee and 
Rock Island Short Line,” 
The “Great Rock Island” is magnificently 
equipped, Its road bed is simply perfect, and its 
track is laid with steel rails. 
What will please you most will be the pleasure 
of enjoying your meals, while passing over the 
beautiful prairies of Lilinois and lowa, in one of 
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all 
Through Express ‘l'rains. You get an eutire 
meal, as good asis served in any first-class hotel, 
forseventy-tive cents. 
Appreciating the tact that a majority of the 
people preter separate apartments for different 
purposes (and the immense passenger business 
of this line warranting it), we are pleased to an- 
nounce that this Company runs Pullman Palace 
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes, and Palace 
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are run through to PEORIA, DES 
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Dining Cars for eating purposesonly. One other 
zreat feature of our Palace Cars isa SMOKING 
ALOON where you can enjoy your “ Havana” 
atall hours of the day. 
Magniticent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi 
and Missouri rivers at all points crossed by this 
line, and transfers are avoided at Council Bluffs, 
Kansas City, Leavenworth, and Atchison, eon- 
nections being made in Union Depots. 
THE PRINCIPAL R. R. CONNECTIONS OF 
THIS GREAT THROUGH LINE ARE Ag 
FOLLOWS: 
At CHICAGO, with all diverging lines for the 
East and South. 
At ENGLEWOOD, with the L.S. & M.S., and P., 
Ft. W. & C. R. Ras. 
: Me eae ron HEIGHTS, with P., C. & St. 
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At LA SALLE, with Ill. Cent. R. R. 
At PEORIA, with P. P. & J; P.D& E31. B& 
W.; Ill. Mid.; and 'T. P. & W. Ras. 
At Rock ISLAND, with “Milwaukee & Rock 
Island Short Line,” and Rock Isl’d & Peo, ds. 
At DAVENPORT, With the Davenport Division 
CM. & SteP. R. R, 
At WEST LIBERTY, with theB., C_.R. & N.R.R. 
At GRINNELL, with Central Lowa R. R. 
At DES MOINES, with D. M. & F. D. R. R. 
At COUNCIL BLUFFS, with Union Pacilic R. R. 
At OMAHA, with B. & Mo. R. R. R. in Neb.) 
At COLUMBUS JUNCTION,with B,C. Kh. & N. RR. 
At OTTUMWA, with Central lowa kh. R.; W., 
St. L. & Pac. and C. B. & Q. R. Ras. 
At KkOKUK, with Tol, Peo. & War.; Wab., St. 
Louis & Pac., and St. L., Keo. & N.-W. kt. Rds: 
At CAMERON, with H. St. J. R. R. 
At ATCHISON, with Atch., Topeka & Santa Fe; 
Atch. & Neb. and Cen, Br. U. P. R. Ras. 4 
At LEAVENWORTH, with Kan. Pac., and Kan. 
Cent. R. Rds. : 
At KANSAS CITY, with all lines for the West 
and Southwest. 
MOINES, 
COUNCIL BLUFFS, KANSAS CITY, A'TCHISON, and LEAVENWORTH 
Tickets via this Line, known as 
the **Great Hock Island Route,” are sold by 
all Ticket Agents in the United States and Canada. 
For information not obtainable at your home ticket office, address, 
A. HIMBALL, 
Gen’) Superintendent, 
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KX. ST. JOHN, 
Gen’! Tkt. and Pass’gr Agt., 
Chicago, Lb 
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