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National Bank of Manhattan, It has a paid in capital of $50,000, carries from $00,000 to $75,000 in depjsits and about 190, 000 in loans Stephen French, an able Conneotiout capitalist, is president; S. A. 8nreyor, a wealthy New Hampshire man and the popular ox-mayor of R. Elliott have beautiful homes. On all hand thcro is evidence oi good taste and a love oharming home life, The location of THK STATU AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE here has doubtless done much toward developing a taste for architecture, landscape deoora- ALUN0HAM BROS.

have recently commenced business in a brick front, owned by themselves. They have a good stand, keep first-class meat, and are, to all appearances, doing a good business. A. J. W1I1TFORD, on the northwest corner of Poyntz Avenue and Third street, does a heavy business in the hardware and agricultural implement he city, is vioe-presidont and Jesse Win chip, one of the brightest and best boys that ever grew up in A'ansas, is cashier and mana ger.

He has a passion for a good horse, line. He runs a big establishment, ana is always drives one, is a man of large, generous nature, is prominent in all good local enter evidently prospering. j. w. KING, tion, a refined and elegant social order and good disoipline generally.

Such an institution attracts to its neighborhood men and women of oulture and ambition. Tho two oouie together by the attraction of their sympathetic magnetism. The people of Manhattan did themselves and posterity a noble service in securing the Agricultural College, It is an educator of the public taste in all the highor elements and expressions of human living. I am inclined to believe that the plan of this col prises, and has as much personal strength with the people as any man in tho county. The the gunsmith, occupies a building west of Elliott's block, where all sorts of repairing and manufacturing, in his line, is carried on.

He also runs a shooting gnllory in con nection with his shop. o. w. 1IABB0P, Sign of the Red Mortar, now occupies a building on the northwest Comoro: royntz bank has large commercial patronage, and Is backed by conservative management. The MANHATTAN BASK was established in 1870 by E.

B. Purcell, who is still its exclusive owner. As to its resources they are in the large available cash capital and librcal real and personal estate of the owner. The Manhattan Bank has always done a purely commercial business, which has steadily increased from its founding. It has facilities to issue drafts direct on two hundred banks located in the principal oities of England, Ire Avenue and Second street, but will soon illlilifl lege to unite the elements of a liberal theoretical and practical education is the true one.

The world is ooming to b'jlieve in this policy. There it such a thing as too much scholasticism, with too little practical training. The Agricultural College of Kansas is clearly on the right track. President Anderson is a man of ideas, He is eminently practical, too, and remove to tho handsome structure he has Just built, three doors west of the Adams House. He is a good business man, strict ly honorable in all his dealings, and does a with a policy and the force to impress large trade.

WM. KNOSTMAN, he has made a good start in a grand work the unrivalled clothing merchant of Man land, France, gwitserland, Belgium, Holland, He is said to be well sustained, both in fao hattan, occupies a stand west of Blood Germany, Austria, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, I nity and rcgoncy, and I hear the college high Brooks', south side of Poyntz Avenue. By Norway, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the Ori ly spoken of throughout the State. A fin making this business a specialty for many No extra charge for "Jnliale Oestorreicn-Ischen Crodit-Anitaldt," Lemberg, Gallaoia, or group of stone buildings, a handsome and well appointed experimental farm, some excellent VIEW OK BALA, RILUY KANSAS. Skandinaviska Kredit-Aktie Bolaget," Qotten- thoroughbred stock, a location to be envied, VILLAGE OF OGDEN, burg, Sweden.

This bank, too, has the fortune libraries, scientific apparatus and other ele built up mostly of magnesian limestone in a most substantial manner. The town has about ments of a great school of theory and practice. of superior management at the hands of Mr. John W. Webb, a l'ennsylvanian, who has one hundred souls and is the outcome of the Tho success already attained with the men and policy in control are an earnest of noble future years, he has acquired an experience and tact not often seen.

He knows just what honest goods are, and he keeps none but this class, and they can always be relied upon to do good service. As a tribute to the esteem in which he is held among his neighbor he has been elected to the city council until he has refused longer to serve. P. W. ZBIGLEB, dealer in hardware and all goods of that class, has a large "establishment just west been its cashier from tho start.

Mr. Webb is Kansas Pacifio Railroad. A large and fine district of country is open to the north, but the in every sense a strong man. To speak of him country to the lonth is substantially closed to at a christian gentleman and an accomplished the water sources, in a clear radiant atmosphere, and commands one of the richest farm districts in the country. It enjoys daily mails, is twelve miles distant from Clay Center, seven miles from Wakefield, an English village and colony, and four miles and a half from Milford, all railroad market towna in the famous Republican valley, All the machinery of advanced and progressive village life is in full motion here.

A fine English school, a Welsh and English Congregational church, and a Welsh Calvinistio church have each pretty rosults to tho State and the Southwost. Another prime local eduoator is the MANHATTAN INSTITUTE, business man, tells tho whole story, There Is the village for want of a bridge over the Kaw. never any doubt about him in business or a literary organisation, ehartered under the old GENEROUS AND LIliKKAI. In thit atmosphere. The grandeur and vast ness of tho country gives corresponding breadth and scope to eharaster ami life.

Some of thouo Welshman hnvo been schooled for years in the bett ways of American life in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Wisconsin and the West. Those that camo moro directly from the old country represent the best blood and chsractor of the mother land. They make good merehnnts, good mechanics, good farmers, and above all PRIME CITiZUNIJ. Excellent morals and good social order obtain throughout the town and colony. There are about fifty families within a radius of four miles.

The whole community a. at work and The bottom! are broad and very fertile here, and the general oountry is fine. Among the business men are the following: morals. He is an earnest, faithful, capable Territorial Legislature. It has a well-seleoted library of several hundred volumes, a oorner r.il advanced social living as if he were in the suburbs of London, Manchester or New Yo.k.

THE VILLAGE In? gn.eral store, fine millinery and fancy goods store, a drag ttorc, cheese factory and h.ilf a dozen mechanic shops. THE TOWN COMPANY is composed of the following members: Mr, Richard Jenkins, a gentleman of liberal wealth who has been twenyt-five i years superintendent of tuo celebrated Thomas Iron Co. in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is a man of great en-orgy and fores of character, and oame out here to live tho rest of his days with the good people of his native land, by whom he ia greatly respected. He is a strong, manly, publio-spiri'ed, large-touled man, lie has built a pretty gotliio home on the margin of the publio square, where he lives in a iost comfortable and philosophical way, Mrs. Mary Jen-' man, and will be found at the post of duty to tht end of life.

The bank building is a fine, lot for its future library building, and it sus G. W. Campbell, dealer in groceriei, drugs, notions, and kindred goods, came here from New York CiSy ten years ago, hns a full stock, two-story brick, with an elegant offioe finished tained by the sentiment and purse of tho com munity in a moit generous way. church buildings, ai shown in our engraving. The M.

E. church has a flourishing society also. One of the most noteable features of the town ii the neatness and good order that pre Manhattan is at likely to get fume for its in native Kansas wood, furnished with fire and burglar proof safe and vaults and is in every way a credit to the town. Geo, S. Green is attorney for the bonk, and it may be safely put fine HOUSE FLESH a liberal trade, sells lor cash, is postmaster, owns a fine farm near town, and ii one of the best young men in this part of the county.

C. M. Dycho has a very fine farm, 250 acres of which of Mrs. Wareham's. Here everything in his line can be procured Tat reasonable prices.

Ho is one of the old stand-bys of Manhattan, and is a7first-class man.of business tact and energy. The harness trade Is represented by VIN'CEXT EVANS who run five or six hands on custon work, all the time, and do a rushing business; and 'SQUIRE TYRRELL, who runs a shop opposite Purccll's. He is a good workman, and gets his share of the trade. vails in all departments. Everything looks as for schools, social order and substantial down as one of the solid banking concerns of thriving.

They are steauily and patiently working out a noble destiny. They could new and bright and wears an air of thrift. They are no set of slouches here. The homes, commerce. There are a full score of horses in and near the town that command attention are under the plow.

He is one of the ablest stook farmers in the county. Mr. Dyche has churches, stoics, shops and offices are tastefully anywhere. They represent the best itrains of been here twonty years, camo poor, has grown the State. In PROFESSIONAL life, I might name with pleasure several men and firms both in law, medicine and literature.

But I have space only for the following Kentucky and Ohio thoroughbreds. The Lex rich, and may be safely put down as one of the ablest and best men in Riley county. He has ingtons, Mombnno, Hambletontan, Black wiest CO. hawk, Norman, Messenger and Eclipse families just beon eleoted county commissioner. Among occupy the northeast eorncr of Poyntz Av all have worthy representations in the hands the local wants are a bridge, a grist mill, and a enue and Second Street.

They do a large thousand good men to buy the splondid wild of the spirited horsemen of this city, I should be glad to name many of the animals which prairie that lies between here and have more than a local fame, and give notes of grocery business, and are also largely in terested in the grain trade. They con plate putting up a building on their corner, which will add to their room and bust KILEY CENTER, ownership and purposos to which the horses hardly have selected a finer country fur the work they are doing. Homo building iu Kansas in those latter days ie vastly more a pleasure than a pain. The sun shines as bright as in classic Italy. Tho skies are warm and genial, the air is rare and healthful, the waters bright and pure.

There is illimitable wealth in these nutritious grasses. The soil is bountiful in its products of wheat and corn. It is the home of the noblest domestic animals. What herds of cattle, hogs and sheep range along these lovely valleys and not on the beautiful hills." The garden and orchard are in their glory here. Tho school, church, lyocuin and good society; the railroad and daily newspaper give tone and temper and pleasure to, human living.

Tho settler is as routh in the groat world of thought and culture, of religion, commerce, politu-s. GKEEN HJSSSIN, attorneys at law, lead the Riley county bar, are devoted exclusively to their profession, and are one of the strongest legal firms of this valley. They are gentlemen of superior legal attainments, have a largo practice in the local and federal courts, are men of high character, are held in bivrh esteem, and are both representatives of the Buckeye Stato. In the incdieal line I mention TnE AJiKlilCAN HEALTH INSTITUTE AND Kins, another member of the company, is the of the lato Rev. J.

R. Jenkins. She il a lady of high personal merit and has a host of friends. James Sharpies is the other party in interest of the tufa company, Mr. Sharpies Is a man of wonderful energy, of superior busi- ness capacity and excellent social nature, live! in a fine house on the public square and is held in high esteem.

He came here from Brazil and is the owner and manager of the fine cheese factory in this village. The factory ia 32x60 feet on the ground, is admirably equipped with tho best modern appointment! for cheese-making, consumes the milk of 274 cowt, and will sell 38,000 pounds of cheese in tho local markets, Kansas City and Denver, this year. The quality of cheese made here li very fine and will rank with Wisconsin or built, decorated and painted. These Welsh people are not a group of nomads. They came here to stay.

They are men of strong character, are AMBITIOUS AND ENTERPRISING, and come to plant here tho best elements of English civilization. They have made a noble beginning in a beautiful country. I expected to find them somewhat provincial and clannish but was HAPPILY SURPRISED to find them of the liberal, progrtssive and cosmopolitan type. They have, sandwiched among them, plenty of prime Yankees and there seem to be the happiest mutual relations between them. It is tho old, old story of broad, liberal, comprehensive life on the grand prairies of Kansas.

Men tfrow ness. They have one of the best locations eleven miles north. This whole region is finely watered and the grasses are superb. The soil is deep and rich, the enterprising farmers ore growing independent, and the open lands In the city. GEO.

mmooYXE, arc devoted, but my space is too limited. A good many horses are in training here for outside parties; notably a fine group in the stable! of "Al" Houghton, one of tho best horsemen In Kansas. Mr. Houghton is a the photographer, occupies a romn above can be had at 3 to per acre. In every direction from Riley Center it as fine upland Vincent Evans', and is generally recog roirio as ever lay in tho sunshine.

A group nized as tho best artist in this section of horsomnn in the full sense, lie has been bred to tho business. Ho hns a full livery outfit, is of thorough, enterprising eastern farmers of Doctors K. I. Patee and II. Stillman the State.

He is one of the old settlors. THK COTTAGE HOTEL, principally from Illinois aro nuking thi Theso gentleman are skillful physicians, have high standing in the profession, and for years beautiful region look like a vast garden. It is conducted by Blood, is a home-like es watered by the upper Wild Cat, abounds in have enjoyed a larjro local practice. They tablishment, is located near the depot, on skilled in the process of horte training and the ways of the tmf, and is one of thoie genial, llberal-souled, wide-awake wen one not infie-qucntly meets among tho turf men of tho country. A splendid half-mile track in the park, and tho workings of the Driving Association have recently ossooiutcd with themselves Dr.

pretty, ootnfortablo homes, splendid orchards, Poyntz Avenue, where the best of enter M. B. Ward who is tin able assistant. No cli noble wheat and corn fields, has a deep, da tainment can be procured for man and son, ana at.oul as fine a lot of tettlert at one mate is better suited to the cure of general beast. This hotel is largely patronized by afford Sne facilities for the training of turf fanners and those who are staying in the debility and incipient pulmonary enses than may find anywhere in the Jayhawkor'i kingdom.

The country is high and healthful and city for some time. Mr. Blood is just re this, and Drs, Patee and Stillintin have made a prrtonti at fine a view of graceful, swelling bit in rocognising this fact and opening a (lis modeling some of the sleeping rooms. MliS. S.

S. WARRHAM prairie as any pait ol Kansas. I like tho country unt people, and don't know of any carries on a largo -establishment, combining all tbat roes to make up a good general store, farm rojioa whah grows better crops or offers penssry, in tho oity, with all the needed appointments for vnpor baths, magnetic and surgical treatmout and a Health Institute up the bank of the Blue, where pleasant scenery, mild exerciso and healthful sports, with this better inducements to tho spirited and cutcr- She report her business as In a very us ooDilition. William A. Waieham, the right riiing emigrant, AT TI1F.

1 lSNTUH invigorating air, may give pleasure and restoration to the invalid. It is just the happy they have two stores, a farm machinery depot, hand nian of the establishment, though. I young man, is acourate and careful and atton the to his business, a. v. vox oine shops, a good school and soma capital mean between the rare air of California and the horses, public exhibition! and recreation for the happy owners of a good many first-elan carriage horsos.

THE l'BATEUMTIEM aro well represented here. The Masonic order have a Chapter nud Bluo lodge, the Odd Fellows lodge and encampment and the Templars a lodge, all nourishing. 1 had almost forgotten to mention the Manhattan Northwestern railroad, projected up tho Big Blue to the Nebraska lino. L. It.

Elliott, the president of the corporation, informs mo that 33 miles aro graded and tied, and soven miles of the iron laid. And further, that there is almost a certainty of completing the road to the city of Bluo Rapids during the year 1878. I followed this line UP THIS BLUE for half a dojon miles, passing 6,000 acres of bottom! in a bend of that river, just above Manhattan, the finest I remember to have seen men. Jt is ceutiMliy between jlnnhnt humidity of Florida, Tho Institute is meeting leads in hooks, stationery, wall paper, fanny a generous patronage and great Buccess In tan and Clay Center in one direction, and Mil-ford, Junction Citv and Watcrville in other goods, and a full line of kindred stocks, lie treatment. Dr.

Patee is surgeon for the Kan hails from the beautiful land of the Cayugas irections. The location, on a high table at sas Pacific Railway and has an extended prac the hend of the Wild Cat, it admirable. Tho tice olong the line. The firm have the highest was eduoatod at Lima, New York, is a gentleman of superior businoss training and ability, own site ef twenty acres was laid out six years local endorsement, and every faoility for th 50 by a Town and named Union City. pleasure, comfort and euro of patients.

If the thousands who are pushing away in the great a lorer of the arts, has fine social and literary qualities, runs a fine establishment, has been here a dozen years and is doing a eipital busi hey arc riving away lots to ictiml settler! and buildert. Dr. J. Crant is tecretary of tho mountain elevations and lowlands of Florida, for cure of consumption and kindred diseases, ness. While Manhattan bus a commerce of Town Co, Mr.

A. Soulhwiok, from Miohigan, large voluwo, which I have but imperfectly otild halt in this beautiful region, and try sketohed, it may also he said that no city of in all my Western Empire. Jt is half en was the first settler in the Uwnship. Among the UrSINEDS ME is C. W.

Knapp, who hue been running a general etoro here for six years, lie camo to circled by river ana lorcst, is aivmen into some such rational treatment as this Institute affords, with tho local climatic aids, the result would be infinitely more satisfactory. The 1 the State has a better disciplined trade or con ducts it with lest bluster. splendid (arms, and is half covered with corn Laboratory Building. Mechanical Building. Korticulimal Building.

College Building, KANSAS STATE AGEIO ULTTJKAL COLLEGE. fields which will turn 80 and 1UU busliels The average reader wants to know all about Institute publishes the Hygiene Miscellany and Medical News for free distribution. acre, tt more is a ricner or iaircr larm district of equal extont in Amcrioa, I should be I bare a word to thick native forest, nearly two miles of Western Resorvo anywhere. TnE NEWSTAi'EUS say of glad to see it. At the upper end of this bend are faithful representatives of the commercial, THE MERCHANTS are the social and material interests of town and ROCKY KURD MILLS, county.

Tho Nationalist, an influential ropub- raising. Capt. Huntington Js an old pioneer in this country has been one of the most successful cattle men of tho country; understands tho business as if he were born to it; saw exciting service in the Indian war and the Rebellion; Is a brave generous, warm-hearted man. I like Capt Huntington for his frank, sociable, Western style, and should be glad to know more view of which wo give on the fourth page of ican journal of large circulation, has been half and will say it briefly. Rowland Haries is con' ducting the general merchandise business on a liberal tcale, is a prime morchant, a primo and a prime man.

He bas been here seven this paper. Theso mills are built of magne-sian limestone, 40x50 feet upon the ground, three stories high above basement, and in point of solid construction, excellent finish, a dozen years under the management of Albert Griffin. The Enterprise, under the management of A. L. Runyan, bos become one of the Riley county in 1854 from the Adirondack), in northern New York, has been farming and trading ever since, has a large country stock, does a good trade, is postmaster, agent for half a doion prime insurance companies, tho National Steamihip Company, and is a capital social man who is much happier and richer here than ho weuld have been in tho shadows of old Mt.

Marcy. Hit brother, Geo. W. Knapp, came here at the same time, has been farming and dealing in stock, has some full bred shorthorns from Bradley't Kentucky herd, owns a capital ranch on the Wild Cat, till deals in cattle and hogs Inrgely, is well off in a worldly way, likes thit country ever so much better than the Saranac oountry, is opening a general store, and is as prime a man as the country affords. Hassebroek Bro.

are years, ia a young man of auperb business qualities, strong character and excellent judgomcnt. He has a boat of warm friondi and bailt from of hint. I am pleased with Kiley county, the people and cli unite, and sliall never hesitate to commend them all to the west creek with pure, running spring water, a half dwn bends of the stream almost en-eirclinx the finest imaginable timbered peninsulas, making most admirable, winter and feeding places for cattle, hogs ami horses. He has half a dozen fine cur-' rsils iu theso groves, which are covered from the prevailing winds by high, protecting bluffs; barns, yards, sheds, scales, a beautiful home and altogether a noble estate which I wouldn't "swap" for all tho Adirondack country. Mr.

Gilford has 2u0 acres of corn that will yield hiui bushels without question. Ho is a heavy corn grower, and aims to make his corn bring him fifty cents per bushel in the form of fat cattle and hogs. He is one of the cattle princes of Kiley county bas 240 head on hand and is buying more. He full feeds 100 bead, and expects them to average SOu per head. Upon the litter and drop best papers in the Kansas valley, and is the official paper of the county.

Mr. Runyan learnod the printing business in Manhattan, and has a thorough knowlcdgo of the local affairs of the county. The Industrialist is ward-bound men and women who would. and superior modorn furnishing, are equal to anything in their line west of tho Missouri river. Tho Koeliy Ford Improvement Co.

built a heavy stone dam together with this mill at a cost of $100,000, and have a ten foot head with power sufficient to drive 20 mills Carmarthonthire, in Wales. Mr. J. U. Jenkins, one of the organiteii of the colony, is another of the same sort.

He, too, hails from Wales, it the ion of the Rev. Isaac Jenkint, an UKAL ESTATE, both in town and country. Land values are already noted. Town property is firm at rational prices. Values have parsed the shrinking process and the tendency is upward.

This is doubtless due in a measure to the steady, healthful growth of the town, but mainly to the presence and growing influence of the Stats Agricultural College Rents are always in good demand at paying prices. Tho loading real estate man of the county is L. E. ELLIOTT, a former vice-president of the National Real Estate Board. Mr.

Elliott is a live, successful land man. lie is a New Yorker, came to Kansas quite early, edited the Atchison Daily Free Vross, and later, founded the Manhattan Standard which he published for several years. Since '69 ho has been publishing the Manhattan Homestead, the loading real estate paper of northwestern KanKas. Mr. Elliott is the State agent for the Agricultural College lands; has the sale of many thousand acres of the Kansas Pacific Railroad lands, the lands of tho Missouri, Kansas Texas Railroad the National Laud and any amount of nonresident and speculators' lands in Kiley, Da unite in their future home the best and edited by President John A.

Anderson, of the highest advantages of rational, human living in tho heart of the beautiful Kansas Valley. of tho eamo capacity. This is said to be the eminent Welsh Wetlyan clergyman, but has been out in this oountry several years. Thomas Shurplei, buildors, contractors and furni Agricultural College, and it a tine exponent of the theoretical and industrial training at thit finest water power in Kansas, and a succession rising institution. of mills and factories might be planted from TI1E ADAMS HOUSE, the dam all the way to Manhattan, a distance built by N.

A. Adams, and now owned by of three and a half miles. The dam ii 342 feet We understand that Clear Creek township, Pottawatomie county, is to have an election February L'Sth, to decide whether or not that township will subscribe 518,000 to the Kansas Central Railway. Ouaga, in Messrs. Kent it Miller, of Syracuse, N.

Y. and between abutments, and gives a heavy reserve of back water eight miles up the river. It is conducted by Col. II. II.

Stanton, is really sec ond to no house in Kansas, either in first-class one of the grandest hydraulic worki in the appointments or eltgant managemont. If Maj. western oountry, and is owned by the Rocky Adams did the city and State a noble service Ford Improvement of which Mr. E. B.

Purcell is president. The work wa inaugu building this fine stone etructure, Col. Stan ture dealers, are excellent young men, have good standing here, hail directly from Brazil, and are doing a good trade. J. Jones it telling farm machinery and il one of the live and lubstantial young men.

There are openings here for an ambitious and well-read young physician, a good wind grist mill, a good hotel, and hog and cattle yard for tlio purchase, feeding and shipment of livestock. A good shoemaker would also find a prime opening. THE SUIUiOUNDINO COl NTHY is not merely beautiful, but it is rich in soil and products. The farmers and stock men are fast becoming independent. Lands aro comparatively cheap, ranging from S2 to $3 and STi per acre in the wild state, and rated by the Higinbotham Bros, and Mr.

C. K. the adjoining township, is now the end of the road, and what a few mouths ago was bare prairie, is now a thriving little city, full of snap and business, with substantial business houses, and there is even talk of a newspaper. Wherever this road touches the river, there will spring up a good, substantial town, for that will In all probability be the end of the road for some time In come. Manhattan Enterprise.

ton supplements the work by management which any western town would be proud of. dealing in machinery on a large scale and will build a capacious warehoute thii fall. They came here from Freeport, own large farms, are very enterprising and successful farmers, are live and energetic, pay is they go, and are among the wealthiest and best men of the country. There are openings here for all the mechanics, for a good grist mill and any kind of business peculiar to a country village. For farmers, tho openings era especially fine.

When a man can buy lands as rich as the Oenesce valley for 13 and per acre with good springs, good grasses, fine building stone, good schools and society, daily mails and reasonably near railroad markets, with beautiful farms and orchard! all about him, be don't want to look any furthor. Outside of the village, AMOMO THE GRANGER, are Mr. E. Heinen, a native of Bremen, agent pings of the cattle yard he feeds 150 hogs, and will this year full feed 300 hogs. Teu miles down southeast, OS THK WILD CAT, Is tho SilO-aere farm and stock ranch of Capt.

L. H. Patterson. It lies in a bend of the Wild Cat creek, and is a beautiful place plenty of timber, plenty of running water, plenty of rich bottom land, plenty of good corn and 120 Berkshire and Poland China hogs of the best clasn to feed. Capt.

Patterson is an old border man; bas been on the plains and in the mountains half his life; has the free, frank, Western htyle; is vis, i'cttawatoinie and Wabaunsee oounties. lie has a large list of farm lands of every style and at every price from I i to $20 per acre. He locates lan Is and makes Investments for outside parties, locate! pre-emptions and homesteads, pay! taxes, examines titles, collects rents, sells and rents city property, and represents twelve of the best insurance companies in the oountry in a large insurance business Barnes in 1SC5. Tho following year Mr. E.

B. Purcell purchased an interest of theso gentlemen, and induced several Pennsylvania and Kansiu capitalists to join in tho enterprise which was pushod to a successful issue. It it a monument to the enterprise and public Bpirit of the parties in interest, and ii likely to become the focus of the grandest industrial interests in this part of Kansas. Ten miles up tho K. P.

Railway and Kaw valley, from Manhattan, is the Manhattan is a city of FINE HOMES. I remember a score of them in and about the town, that are attractive cither for architecture, location or surroundings. K. B. Purcell, Maj.

Adame, Wm. P. Higinbotbam and A. Stingley have commanding and elegant homes. S.

M. Fox has a lovely cottage and so has Mr. Shortridge and J. W. Webb.

Mrs. Wisuer, Geo. W. Higinbotham, P. W.

Ztigler and 1- and ean ticket you direct to any part of of the Corbin Banking a man of fine cul from J5 to $15 for improved. the CKora are splendid. Corn is simply enormous, either on the uplands or in the valleys; wheat has been generally good; oats heavy; barley a large crop; and all kinds of vegetables as fine as I ever saw In any country. Among the ture, great energy and public spirit, and a thrifty farmer Tom Uaire who has a fine fruit farm with 2,000 bushels of fruit for the present Church goers at Clay Center sometime ilrop a rnbNt scalp luto the contribution box In ilea off nickel. Uy Co.

Dispatch: It. Cunningham, late 'fi; 0 Aluia r.iiule, is making arrangement! to atari apHjK'rotl'ilrvm. The St Marys Times has been changed to a remTftie si nii-1 Is now edited by H. H. Tip-tfn, of CHICAGO SHORT LINE I Chicago, Alton St Louis Railway.

crop; Dr. J. Crans, a spirited New Yorker, who a man of his word; honors his obligations, and is getting rich. He milks 20 cows and sells the product to a neighboring cheese factory; keeps 100 head of cattle; is a live, generous, driving man; hails remotely from Pennsylvania; served wilh honor in the late war, and is a square, honest gentleman. Close by arc the store, cheese factory and ranch of J.

W. Mr. Stephens is a Massachusetts man cams here twenty years ago; served as a pi ivate soldier in the army camo up on the Wild Cat in 18)15, with a capital of 85; opened a store; went to farming; is now running the store, ranch and cheese factory, making money and saving it. He keeps 70 hogs, buys the milk from 220 cows, and makes a brand of cheese that is bo nearly like the best Mohawk valley product that It sometimes back from Kansas City In New York boxes to be sold in the Kiley ctmuty market. Mr.

Stephens has a fplen-did spring and grove for bis stuck nrds, Is feeding some of the best hogs in the country, owns a ranch, and makes -V" 'HJ--'l 'r IfK Europe, across the ocean and inland also, r. Elliott came to this country poor, has done a heavy business in lands, is one of the large land owners of the county, is an earnest and keenly practical man, has quick perception, loand judgement, and superb business quali ties, through which he has become one of the foremost men of the valley, I give herewith a eut of Mr. Elliott's real estate office, and commend him to the army of land lookers who will lie crowding every A'ansas railway the coming fall. He has an able and efficient assistant in his office in the person of Mr. Deforest Ilud-gerford, a bright, active, social young New Torker, who also fills the distinguished position of Police Judge in the city.

Of banks and bankers I give the following notes WM. r. niGLTBOTHAH'B BASK Is the oldost in the northwestern part of the State. He has been in the banking basinets, since '59, comes of a race of money changers, has neculiar fitness for the business, and runs has a fine farm, a large medical practice, ia an old army surgeon, and a live, driving and popular man. Jacob Weible, an able Illinois farmer, bat been farming here four yean and it pleased with the oountrv.

J. W. Hall, lately come from Indiana, like! the country and ii a prime man. C. C.

Adams, formerly of Kalamaioo, is well fixed In this country and is the representative wheat grower. Messrs. Lyall I Clark are engaged In iheep husbandry and ire doing well. Six mi let west, over a charming open prairie country, bring! Buy your tickets by this road, from CHICAGO TO PROMINENT FARMEP.S and stock growers In tho Ticinity of Bala are the following: I). W.

Lane, Col. AVm. Gordon, A. D. Thillips.

George Woodbury and Henry Tidynian, all owning fine farms on or near Timber creek, and all in easy or opulent condition On Jlall creek are Mr. L. Lafiln, J. Gill, J. C.

Mall, Jacob Mall, Samuel Mall, George Taylor, D. C. Morris and Daniel Ladd, all thrifty, strong, representative men, and all tributary to Bala. They represent tha best elements of the best nationalities, and are valuable producers and citizens. Down on MAPISON CREEK are the.

Walbridges, Sargent Baker, and Charlea M. Clifford and family. Mr. Gif-ford came to Kansas sixteen years ago from the Xew York shor of Lake Chain-plain, came to this part of Riley county eleven years ago, and hai made up A THODKL P.4N-H of 560 acres In the fairest part, of the Madt-ion creek raller. Hr are) fVi acres oi me to the pretty Welsh village of KANSAS OITY i BALA, fine view of which ii herewith given as i It the rout.

Evert if you wish to cros the gierst Lonis Bridge tlu is the best line. xl6 -j i 1 A -A. i jl one or Ue strong itanaing aoosca oi me state, i ji sketched by our special artist, Mr. S. M.

Fox. The village wai Kttlcl by a colony of Welsh people in 1S70, and the town plat it owned by Richard Jenkins, Mr. Mary Jeakim and Richard Sharpies. It has a lovely location on a eommandirg plateaa, with a branch of Timber Crek running open either tide, skirtwl by He ii a shrewd, practical, elear-sigbted man of 200 cheese daily, s. lis a liberal amount of nTr (iVet, fh goods, and is a careful, saving, industrious LOV man, wh' has fairly arned success.

KA1 L.Ut A 9" Seven miles norihwex! of ManhaTan, the Big Blue, CaptJ.t. Ilutitinrtan haa: t. tween ami i 1.., 1 nullum- t-b-- a flue ranch, ie-huif under eln- iiielro t-hort Line of Cv ration and the balance) devoted, to stock I St. Lfui 1 AUroad via If the world ha capital social qualities, and an fcy way ef tarai.ig everything be touches into rODy. the Hthtr fouurr bakk at erguitwl ia 1177, at rueeettor to tb Firlt beautiful valley! aed pretty grovei of native L.R.

ELLIOTTS tLOCK. forott. Thi attractive villtge li higb ny at.