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Show Morgan After Rock Islnnd. NEW YORK. June 21. The First National Na-tional bank has bought of the Chicago, Rock Island & Paclllc Hallway company com-pany (old Bock Island company), $7.-500.000 $7.-500.000 of 4 1-2 per cent three-year gold notes secured by the company's first mortgage and refunding 4 per cent bonds. ' 1 It Is understood that J. P. Morgan & Co.. Blair & Co., and Kidder, Peabody & Co. of Boston, will share in this purchase, pur-chase, and tli at a large amount of the notes has already been sold to investors at slightly under par. |