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Chicago Illinois Sept. 17?th 1888. H.B. Stone Esq. Genl.Manager. C.B.&Q.R.R. City Dear Sir. Following find report of Opt H.H.F. dated at Aurora Sept 14 & 15th 1888. Operative reports That: as usual he started out to locate his men. and saw Bauereisen during the forenoon he went to the Cigar Store 110 Fox St. Stayed there till 10.15 A.M. then went home. Opt did not see any of the rest. at 2 p.m. according to instructions from Supt. Rhodes he met Frank W. (Opt) and they went to Sugar Grove to see McClear?. found him and Opt F.W. started the Conversation by asking him to be Agent for lands in Kansas and Nebraska: saying