Rita's Entry: Sunday, April 23, 1911
All went to S. S. No church for we were going to Helen B's. Went on surface. Miss Anderson there. Stayed for lunch. Miss A. and I came home on R. I. Others on surface. Why? F. Z. here. Must have been hard for him to come. Was very nice about everything.
IN RITA'S DAY: Wish I knew what the story was about F. Z., who I think was a young man named Fred who might have been sweet on Rita, but something happened. Anyway, she "came home on R. I." which was the Rock Island railroad. The others came home on surface, so I guess that was streetcars??? The Rock Island railroad ran an extensive communter service in Chicago for many years. It was a more expensive alternative to above, but quicker.
TODAY: The Rock Island line was "the road to ride" and "a mighty fine line" in a song sung by Johnny Cash (among others), but in 1980 it went out of business. Some blame the unions, but the men that invested in it ended up making a lot of money even though it went belly up. How does that happen?
Judy's Entry: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Rainy, cold day. Doesn't seem like Spring and it's almost May! Did some prep work for Easter dinner tomorrow. Mom and I met Diane for ice cream sundaes. Took Doug and Cathy to train. They went into city to see a play. Fun!
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