The Manchester Sun from Manchester, Kansas • 2

MANCHESTER! Coming Business Center as a In the midst of an old settled country, and one of the finest and most productive farming regions in the great west Eighteen miles from Abilene, twenty-eight from Clay Center, and twenty-three from Minneapolis. With a radius of eighteen miles to draw jom, it is bound to be a prosperous a Dd busy city of several thousand inhabitants in a short time. THE GREAT SANTA FE SYSTEM Furnishes splendid railroad facilities, south to Strong City connecting with the southern and western through lines, north to Concordia and other points, and west on the Denver Air Line to' Minneapolis and the new western country which it opens up. Situated at the JUNCTION, it is bound to bean important railroad town beinor a distributing point! Forty fine residence just completed, a number of substantial business houses established and having a splendid trade. Koom for all kinds of business enterprise, all of which are bound to succeed and prosper, With the immense and rich territory surrounding.

LOTS WILL DOUBLE IN YALTJE! In less than sixty days. A sure and splendid in vestment by purchasing Manchester property. Don't let this opportunity slip, bnt call on or address at once, J. E. BONEBRAKE, Abilene, Kansas.

STATE PICK-UPS. The Manchester Sun, a new Dickinson county publication conducted by our old friend of the Clyde Mail. Bro. Green has arrived. The Sun has been coming tor the last four weeks but it has not been our good fortune to get a hold of it before.

The new paper is a credit to the new town and Bro Green should be encouraged financially to keep it up to its present standard of excellence. Concordia Daylight. The young men in this vorld who succeed are those who think and act. The man who continually postpones a business duty can never succeed. He will find himself losing ground continuously.

Some men think and plan and arrange a certain method to accomplish an ideal result but they fail to carry out their line of thought. Others would be glad to execute if they could only think what to do. The young man who is too timid to undertake a difficult course of action in order that a certain result maybe obtained, is usually the one who will fail. A young man must have confidence in himself. He must walk bravely into life's battle, and have a determination to win.

He must awaken to the fact that he is only a small part of the great multitude that fills the world, and he must do battle single handed for himself. He must cut loose from father, for father usually has enough to do to keep bread in the house for the other members of the family. Young man when your mustache and beard begin to grow, walk out of father's house into the world, look about you, you will see on every hand that every man is working and endeavoring to support himself, and make him a home. Your duty will present itself. Have the courage to do it.

Neosha Rapids, Dec. 23, '87 Editor left Manchester December Oth, in company with Miss T. E. Britt, bound for Neosha Rapids, Lyon county. We left on the 8 o'clock train changed cars at Abilene for Strong City we passed through a beautiful country between Abilene and Strong City: changingjears there, a twenty minutes ride brought us to the beautiful city of Emporia where we refreshed our selves, then rode through the city taking in all the beauties.

At 2 o'clock we took the train for the Rapids, a distance of 11 miles, and reached our destination in a short time. We found a handsome little town situated on the Neosha river and the Southern Kansas railroad, which is a through line from Kansas City to Emporia. This is indeed a beautiful country, plenty of wood and coal at only 3 a cord and ton. A shaft is being sunk within a halt mile of town. In the northeast part of the town istho Neosha Rapids Seminary, a beautiful brick structure, three story, owned by the Free Methodist church.

A good school is in operation, tuition $2, 84 and board $2 per week- I would advise all joung folks who are contemplating goidr to school to come here. Miss Britt entered school Monday the 12th, and is well pleased with the school. Wishing you I will close, D. P. ZmizR.

THE MANCHESTER SUN, MANCHESTER, KANSAS. Keystone X'ostofice. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. A. GREEN, Editor and Prosnsfcar Sl it per year 74 cento gix aoiths aDeaatai thresoatas SPECIAL NOTICE.

Ia addressing your mail to Man-tfcas ter be sure and address to Keystons psatoffiee. The town was named an aksster before it was known that there was a postoffice in the southern part ef fce aiat by the same name. The cor-reefcon will be made toon as possible. So address Keystone postoffice and the mail will be lure to et here. COME TO MANCHESTER.

Parties desiring a first-class location far any kind of business, cannot-do better than to come to Manchester. The site where the town now stands was a cornfield six months ago. Now men eimag ed in all kinds of business are rapidly coming in residences are being erected and the ground is being broken for the purpose of building two churches, the and the Manchester ii located on the main line of the Santa Fa railroad aud is the junction of the Concordia aud Minneopolia branches of tha same road. The railroad company hare pur-1 ebased twelve hundred acres of land I upon which the town has been built I It is said there will be three divisions located at this point, and all indications I point to the fact that Manchester will make an exceedingly lively and irnpor-1 tant business town. Manchester is at present the center of a large outlying country of as good farms under culti- vation as can be found in the state of KansaB, and has a radius of eighteen miles to draw upon.

Abilene is located I eighteen miles diatant, Miltonvale twentyfive miles, Minneapolis twenty I five, ana uay i enter iweniy-uiree miles so it can readily be seen that in addition to all its other advantages it is probably the beat located town, so for as any competition from other towns is concerned, in the state, we lve a number of good business houses and residences but the supply is unequal ta the demand. A lart number of buildings will be erected. i the spring aud PKwpariir will fce ear at fees HAD TO WALK. Last Sunday night our friend, Milt Goss failed too reach the SaataFe depot in time to catch the train, and was compelled to walk the entire distance from here to Manchester. When he approached the depot here the train was just nulling out, and although he strained every nerve to reach the last car, his legs were too short and he missed the lail by about ten feet.

As the train on the branch is some what slow, Milt started out on foot hoping every minute to catch up but fate was against him. He managed to keep in sight of the light of the rear, however, and with his eye on that he trudged on until he reached that longed-for port of safety-Manchester. Eighteen miles over rough frozen ground with a cold north wind blowing in your face at every step, and the thermometer registering live degrees below zero, may be good exercise for A 1 II i.1 1. i some, out flint says ne wouiu iuuier not I tackle the job again. He made the dis tance in three hours and twenty-five minutes, and says there isn't anyone can beat it.

Abilene Reflector. Another year lias come and gone. Our record for- 1887 has been made never to be recalled. The year opened to many of up very bright and joyous and we have much to be thankful for. Blessings have been strewn all along our pathway; As we consider that we are one year nearer home, let us see to it that the coming year's service is benefitted by the experience of the past, Kansas seems determined to make provision for the world in the way of salt.

According to the reports of borings in various counties, there an inexhaustible supply of that commodity not far below the surface. And now reports reach iu that gas is flowing from a number of docp wells iu different paits of this fruitful state. Mr, peSmart: "Ah really, now Miss Aubtit'ti, arc a splendid horsewoman. Lav a horse of your own, do ym know tinuk white one would suit you." Miss Auburn: "Ah indeed, Mr. he-Smart, do you know what kind would suit you best?" r.

I "No pray tll me Miss Auburn: chestnut." Ex. The above is good; only a redheaded girl could think of as good a retort. Abilene will soon have a steam laundry. Strong City is endeavoring to secure an electric light system. Pink was the color of the New Year edition of the Clay Center Dispatch.

It was a beauty and well filled with choice reading matter. Thomas B. Murdock, editor of ths El Dorada Daily Republican, has gone stone blind. L. 13.

Mick, a prominent merchant, of Salem, committed suicide on the 30th inst. The town of Washington has a pop ulatlon of 2,000 and now wants to be called a city of the second class. A skating rink ia running in full blast at Horton. Greenleaf receives $1,400 a year from the Central Branch road for water from her system of water works. About 300 citizens of Watsrville are atlilicted with sore eyes.

832 newspapers in the state supply the citizens with reading matter. A railroad has been charted to run from Bloit, north, to the southern line of Nebraska. Hard coal is selling for 915 a ton at Downs. Burlingame las a knitting factory employing 40 hands. The newspapers of Lawrence are making war on the.Louslana Lottery.

Bell Walton, a 15 year old girl, was aceidently shot by a 17 year old boy, at Winchester Saiurday. The K. of L. Assemblyjat Beloit has disbanded. The live stock insurance company, of Washington has surrendered its charter.

This makes 11 companies that has closed up the past six months. 'attle are dying in large nil mbers near Ilarlin. The postoffice at Hatetead was robbed last Fridav of several huadred dollars and a large number of stamps. The Nicodemis Enterprise is the only paper in notihwest Kansas that has a colored editor. TTe have rectived the first number of the Manchester Sun, edited and published by A.

S. Green at Keystone P. O. Dickinson county, The Sun is a 4 page 0 column paper, is newsy and presents a neat appearance. Lont may it shine.

Strong City Independent. Our sister state, Missouri, has lost a genial man anil a good citizen in the death of her governor, John S. Marma-duke. The example of the lives of such men are always an inspiration to young men, and they should be held up as worthy of emulation. Last Saturday evening as the train rumbled in from Abilene, somewhat late, and some of the passengers had quite a distance to walk home, they concluded to have supper with landlord Drake, of tiie Harrison house.

Although tne cook and working girls had retired they were roused up and Jin 15 minuts after the cook got to the kitche supper was served smoking hot They all voted that landlord Drake well pn pan for surprises, and that the Harrison house could not he beaten any wit re on the river. A call has been issued to all persons in Kansas who beleive in the I'nited Labor (a Henry George) party to meet in convention at Toneka, February nth 188. Salinas new morning daily will be issued February 1st. The vein of coal at t. Marys iyitj" fM thick.

The Leavenworth Times issued a mammoth papor on the new year, illustrating the leading men and business firms of that citv. A very sociable event was participated in bva few of our towns people new year's day in the s'ape of a fine dinner at George Harveys, Those present were as follows; WmRyncarson and wife. Mrs Edwards and mother, Frank Burgess and wife, James Mustard, 7ea and wife. All report a good tine and voted that Mrs Harvey and sister were No. 1 at cooking tine dishes and entertaining their friends.

We hope our friends will excuse the appearance of the paper this week as we haye been experiencing a good Bia-ny difficulties in getting moved here. Our goods were hauled 18 miles by team and shipped on the Santa Fe. The extremely cold weather made delays unavojdaMu The Harrison house gave til meals Monday. Show us a city of 3,000 that can compete with thi3. REED POST G.

A. R. At a regular meeting, of Reed Post, number 384, department of Kansas, A. Satarday, December 24th 1887, the following officers were elected for the coming year: P. J.

S. YThinans; S. V. C. F.

Ackley; J. V. R. W. Williams; Q.

J. V. Reed; Jacob Warner; Chaplin, J. D. Bradley; O.

S. L.Munsos: O.G., K.Sturdivan. Representative to the department encampment, J. G. Reed Alternate, C.

T. Ackley. II. B. McCrin, one our substantial farmers, 2 miles north of town, writes us a postal card saying: "You sent me a copy of your Manchester Srx and I am well pleased witu it.

You can keep on sending it to un. I am sick and can not come to town and see you. I wish you good luck which 1 think you will have.".