Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1903 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Many people unacquainted with the geography of the Weßt imagine that beeause the names “Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul” are used in the corporate title of the railway owning the Short Line between Chicago and Omaha, they must go via the cities of Milwaukee, St. Paul to reach their destination—and if it be Omaha or west thereof. This is a mistaken idea. On a map the line running directly east and west would look like this: Omaha Chicago There is nothing more simple than that, and it is less than 500 miles between Chicago and Omaha. Two through trains daily in each direction with the best Sleeping Oar and Dining Oar Service, and all regular travelers know and appreciate the merits of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway’s Short Line between the East and the West. Time tables, maps and information furnished on application to O. O. Mordough, Traveling Passenger Agent, 12 Oarew Bldg., Cincinnati. 3t.