. Annals of Iowa . ug its way,Theres Chicago and Peoria and Rock-Island so they say,With Davenport, and westward still is Council Bluffs far out,As a western termination of this Great Rock-Island Route. To the great southwest another, and a mighty line they run, *Reaching far-famed Kansas City, Leavenworth, and Atchison,Rich in beauty, power, and grandeur, and they owe it all no doubt,To the fact that they are stations, on the Great Rock-Island Route. Theres their Northern-Route, a daisy as you all can plainly see,To St. Paul and Minneapolis, tis the famous Albert Lea;To the lakes of Minnesota
. Annals of Iowa . ug its way,Theres Chicago and Peoria and Rock-Island so they say,With Davenport, and westward still is Council Bluffs far out,As a western termination of this Great Rock-Island Route. To the great southwest another, and a mighty line they run, *Reaching far-famed Kansas City, Leavenworth, and Atchison,Rich in beauty, power, and grandeur, and they owe it all no doubt,To the fact that they are stations, on the Great Rock-Island Route. Theres their Northern-Route, a daisy as you all can plainly see,To St. Paul and Minneapolis, tis the famous Albert Lea;To the lakes of Minnesota, and all points there round about,.Reached directly by no other than the Great Rock-Island Route. Now let music soft and tender, in its mystic power reveal,Praises to the Great Rock-Island, that the heart can only feel;And to swell the mighty chorus — comes the glad re-echoing shout,That for safety, time, and comfort, take the Great Rock-Island Route. —J. A. Raff. 66 .1 \ WALS OF /ohm. ^^y~w,:r~~~~^rr~——7:. Situated on the south shore of SPIRIT LAKE, Dickinson County, Iowa, near the Minnesota line, on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway. THE ORLEANS will bo opened to the public June 1st, 18S3, under the immediate man-agement of J. W. Hutchinson, who is well known throughout the country as manager of theLake Park Ilotel, at Lake Minnetonka, Minn. The Orleans contains two hundred Bleepingapartments, a splendid water supply, bath3, gas, billiard hall, bowling alley, and every con-venience for the safety and comfort of the guests. Spirit Lake is one of the most beautifulsheets of water in tho Northwest, having a shore lino of fourteen miles with a delightful sandand gravel beach suitable for bathing, its waters abounding in all varieties of fish, while ouits rippling surface float innumerable row, sail boats, and pleasuro steamers. The tourist willfind nothing lacking to mako his stay at tho Lake enjoyable. Game will bo found in abundance. Round Trip Excursion
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