Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1911 — NOT THE PURTELLE ROAD [ARTICLE]

NOT THE PURTELLE ROAD

Fowler Leader: The Covington and Southwestern railroad, better known as the “Bubble route,” was sold Monday of last /week for junk, the price being SII,OOO. This included the power house at Kingman, four miles of track and one car. The route was to connect Danville and Crawfordsville and went via Covington and Kingman, the latter place being the chief promotor.