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Chicago May 12th 1888 H.B. Stone Esq General Manager C.B and Q Ry J.P. City

Deasr Sir Following you will please find report of operative J.P:

Friday May 11th Today in Chicago the operative examined all mail which arrived at the National Hotel during the day and found that none had arrived for either John Sowers or S.E.Hoge During a comversation with the clerk, the operative was asked by him if he (the opr) would see Mr Andrews; and the reply was that probably he would: and the clerk said to ask Andrews if there would be a place for him before long, and the operative said he would Later the operative overhead two men conversing, when he learned afterward were engineers