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MANHATTAN,   KANSAS: 

PUBLISHED    BY    THE    NATIONALIST. 

Albert  Griffin,  Editor  and  Publisher. 

1881. 


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H.  P.  DOW.  JUDGE  GEO.  F.  BROWN. 

DOW   &   BROWN, 

MANHATTAN,   KANSAS, 


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They  are  the  authorized  agents  for  the 


National  Land  Company's  Lands, 

THE  M.,  K.  &  T.  RAILROAD  LANDS, 

And  for  most  of  the  non-resident  lands  in 

Riley,  Darts,  Western  part  of  Pottawatomie  and  Wabaunsee  Comities. 

Most  of  these  lands  are  very  cheap. 

THEY  SHOW  THEM  WITHOUT  CHARGE  TO  CUSTOMERS. 


They  are  also  agents  for  most  of  the  improved  farms  now  offered  for  sale  in 
this  vicinity ,  and  have  sold  many  during  the  present  season.  Partv*  wishing 
to  j/urchase  can  do  no  better  anyiohere  in  Kansas  than  to  buy  here,  and  of  them. 


Tiiej  para*  Title  and  Facts  as  represented  by  fa. 

Correspondence  attended  to  promptly. 

Fifteen  frrms,  containing  not  less  than  fifty  acres  each,  for  sale  at  from 
1650  to  $1,900  per  farm  at  DOW  &  BROWN'S. 

We  can  sell  you  improved  lands  of  :my  size  cheaper  than  you  ran  improve 
them.  DOW  '&  BROWN. 


Several  tracts  of  good  farming  land,  near  markets,  lor  sale  on  time  at  from 
!>4  to  $5  per  acre.    Call  on  '   DOW  &  BROWN. 


AN    IUXSTRATED 


SKETCH     BOOK 


OF 


RILEY    COUNTY,   KANSAS, 


THE 


"Blzze  Ritibon  County." 


COME   AND   SEE   US. 


MANHA1TAN,    KANSAS. 
Published  Jan.  1881,  by  THE  NATIONALIST,  a  Weekly  Republican    Newspaper, 
ALBERT   GRIFFIX,    ED.    &   PROP'R. 

MA 


THE      NATIONALIST, 

■'.- 

'7H2fV72  Manhattan,   Kansas, 

OR,  LENOX  AND 

ALBEET    GEIFFIN,    Editor    and    Proprietor. 


Terms,  $1.50  a  Year,  in  Advance. 


The  surest  war  to  find  out  whether  or  not  a 
country  will  suit  you  as  a  place  of  residence,  is 
to  go  there  yourself  and  live  a  year  or  two.  The 
next  best  method  is  to  subscribe  for  and  read  a 
good  local  paper.  Newspapers  nearly  always 
reflect  the  character,  opinions  and  aspirations 
of  the  communities  in  which  they  are  published, 
or  of  the  classes  that  sustain  them.  Intelligent 
men,  by  reading  the  local  news  and  correspond- 
ence and  editorials  on  home  affairs  of  a  live 
local  paper,  can  always  form  a  tolerably  correct 
idea  of  the  people,  their  institutions  and  the  ad- 
vantages and  disadvantages  of  their  locality. 
Therefore,  to  all  who  wish  for  more  information 
in  regard  to  Kansas  than  this  work  furnishes, 
and  who  cannot  come  out  at  once  themselves, 
we  say,  subscribe  for  The  Nationalist.  Do 
not  rest  satisfied  with  sponging  "  a  specimen 
copy,"  but  take  the  paper,  for  at  least  six  or 
twelve  months. 

The  Nationalist,  called  first  the  Western 
Kansas  Express,  changed  to  the  Manhattan  In- 
dependent, and  then  to  the  Manhattan  Standard, 
is  the  oldest  paper  in  Kansas,  west  of  Topeka. 
It  has,  with  the  exception  of  three  years,  been 
the  official  paper  of  both  city  and  county,  and 
always  publishes  all  official  notices,  tax  lists, 
etc.  It  is  published  weekly,  and  contains  eight 
pages  with  six  columns  to  the  page. 

It  makes  a  specialty  of  local  news  of  all  kinds. 
Besides  the  "'town  news,"  correspondents,  from 
fifteen  to  twenty  points  in  and  immediately 
around  the  county,  keep  its  readers  posted  about 
everything  of  interest  in  their  respective  neigh- 
borhoods. 

Much  space  is  devoted  to  farm  and  stock  mat- 
ters. In  addition  to  the  multitude  of  items  fur- 
nished by  reporters  and  correspondents,  it  pub- 
lishes full  reports  of  the  "Bluemont  Farmers' 
Club,"  the  oldest  and  most  noted  agricultural 
society  in  Kansas:  of  the  monthly  meetings  of 
the  "Manhattan  Horticultural  Society,"  which 
has  now  been  in  existence  several  years:  of 
the  meetings  of  the  "Central  Kansas  Stock  Bree- 
ders' Association,"  that  promises  to  be  second 
in  interest  to  none:  of  the  annual  "Farmers'  In- 
stitute"— the  oldest  and  best  of  its  kind  in  the 
State:  of  the  animal  exhibition  of  "The  Blue  and 
Kansas  Valley  Poultry  and  Pet  Stock  Associa- 
tion," and  of  the  annual  fairs  of  "The  Blue  and 
Kansas  Valley  Agricultural  Society."  In  these 
various  organizations  almost  every  subject  of 
interest  to  the  husbandman  is  discussed — and 
generally  with  intelligence— for  it  is  undoubted- 


ly true  that  there  are,  in  this  locality,  an  un- 
usual proportion  of  well  posted  farmers,  stock 
breeders  and  horticulturists. 

In  politics,  it  is  radically  Republican,  but 
sympathizes  with  the  progressive  or  reform  wing 
of  the  party.  It  commences  Nation  with  a  big 
N,  but  does  not  hide  behind  it  when  civil  service 
reform  ami  other  important  matters,  upon 
which  the  party  is  divided,  are  under  discussion. 
It  is  opposed  to  a  single  bank  of  issue— «ven 
when  that  bank  is  the  Federal  Treasury— ami 
prefers  a  National  Banking  system,  made  as  free 
as  is  consistent  with  absolute  safety  to  the  bill 
holder.  It  prefers  high  prices  to  low  ones— es- 
pecially for  the  laborer— but  wants  all  prices  to 
be,  iu  fact,  what  they  pretend  to  be.  It  advo- 
cates a  protective  tariff;  female  suffrage;  com- 
pulsory education;  an  economical  administra- 
tion of  government;  the  duty  of  every  citizen  to 
generally  refuse  to  support  the  dishonest  or 
incompetent  nominees  of  his  party;  and  last, 
but  not  least,  that  it  is  the  imperative  duty  of 
the  people,  through  State  legislation  and  Con- 
gress, to  curb  the  power  of  the  monster  corpora- 
tions that  are  now  becoming  so  arrogant  and  • 
oppressive. 

It  excludes  from  its  advertising,  as  well  as 
reading,  columns  everything  that  tends  to  en- 
courage vice,'  advocates  a  high  standard  of  per- 
sonal morality,  and  believes  that  it  is  the  duty 
of  all  to  do  unto  others  as  they  would  be  done 
by.  It  is  especially  urgent  in  its  advocacy  of 
temperance;  and,  iu  short,  is,  at  least,  a  safe 
family  paper. 

Its  editor  has  had  fifteen  year's  experience, 
during  which  he  has  taken  a  decided  stand  on 
all  the  issues  of  the  day  as  they  have  conic  and 
gone;  and  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  THE 
Nationalist  is  to-day  second  to  no  weekly 
paper  in  the  State  iu  influence.  It  is  not  a  real 
estate  paper,  ami  does  not  feel  called  upon  to 
ignore  every  fact  and  occurrence  thai  dots  not 
tend  to  create  the  impression  that  Kansas  is  a 
Paradise.  It  believes  in  Kansas  sufficiently  to 
be  confident  that  the  real  truth  will,  in  the 
long  run,  do  her  more  good  than  the  one-sided 
reports  usually  sent  out. 

If  such  a  paper  shits  you,  and  you  contem- 
plate coming  West  some  day,  or  wish  to  keep 
posted  upon  the  drift  of  affairs  in  "  the  skirmish- 
line  State,"  you  can  send  your  money  or  a  post- 
office  order (o 

ALBERT    GRIFFIN, 

Manhattan,   Kansas. 


The  State  of  Kansas. 


"  Four  hundred  miles  long,  two 
hundred  miles  wide,  four  thousand 
miles  deep,  and  as  high  as  the  stars," 
is  Hon.  John  A.  Anderson's  descrip- 
tion of  Kansas — the  "Central  State" 
of  the  Union. 

Called  into  existence  by  the  act  re- 
pealing the  Missouri  compromise,  its 
cradle  was  rocked  alternately  by  bor- 
der ruffians  and  free-soilers,  who,  by 
the  light  of  burning  cities  and  cabins, 
fought  for  the  possession  of  the  young 
child.  How  the  contest  ended  is  a 
matter  of  history  ;  and,  as  is  not  unu- 
sual, when  the  tight  triumphs,  even 
the  defeated  faction  ultimately  became 
more  than  reconciled  to  the  result. 

This  baptism  of  fire  and  blood  in  in- 
fancy was  but  a  prelude  to  the  civil 
war  it  hastened,  and  in  which  Kansas 
took  so  active  a  part.  The  records 
show  that  Kansas  furnished  more  vol- 
unteers, in  proportion  to  her  popula- 
tion, than  any  other  State ;  and  that  a 


larger  proportion  of  their  bones  were 
left  in  Southern  sepulchres. 

Since  "Johnny  came  marching 
home"  she  has,  if  anything,  occupied 
even  a  still  more  prominent  position 
than  before  in  the  eyes  of  the  Nation, 
and,  during  the  past  ten  years,  in  spite 
of  the  financial  crash,  drouth  and 
grasshoppers,  has  grown  faster  than 
any  other  State  has  ever  done.  In 
1870,  her  population  was  364,399  and 
in  1880  it  is  996,S16.  In  1870,  her  prop- 
erty assessed  for  taxation  amounted  to 
$92,528,990.83  and  iu  1880  to  $160,570,- 
761.43.  In  1870,  she  had  2,068  public 
schools,  against  6,215  in  1880  ;  children 
in  attendance  63,218,  against  124,684; 
and  the  value  of  school  buildings  in- 
creased from  $1,520,041.40  in  1870,  to 
841,633,044.71  in  1880.  The  increase  in 
a  few  agricultural  products  from  1^74 
to  1880— kindly  furnished  by  Maj.  J.  K. 
Hudson,  secretary  of  the  State  Board 
of  Agriculture — is  as  follows : 


FARM    PRODUCTS. 


Winter  Wheat.. 

Rye 

Spring  Wheat.  . 

Com 

Barley  , 

Oats.". 

Buckwheat 

Irish  Potatoes.. 
Sweet  Potatoes. 

Sorghum 

Castor   Bean.-... 

Cotton 

Flax 


Hemp 

Tobacco 

Broom  Corn 

Millet  and  Hungarian 

Timothy  Meadow 

Clover  .Meadow 

Prairie  Meadow 


Total. 


1874. 

\  5,794,008  00 
289,117.00 

1.837,663  00 

12,283,142  00 

329,488.1  ii 

4,064,424.00 
170,400.00 

1,247,817.50 
040.211.00 
540,338.00 
152,005  00 
11,657.00 
265,704  00 
116,56000 
29,384  00 
123,317  00 
625,781.00 
252,817.00 
215,756  00 

1,421,746.00 


1875. 


$  9,457,550 

862,953 

1,892.816. 

19,071,698 

l,0id,2.i5 
2,396,257 

238,20' 
1,415.70:! 

300,884 
1,149,030. 

388,813 
29,780 

475,455 

315,906 
21,601 

579,655, 
1,113,326 

1 70,406 

107,021 
2.980,405 


1876. 

$10,280,942 

1,442.054 

2,126,838 

19,217,332. 

882,590. 

2,707,730. 

79,632 

2,674.204 

262,432 

839,147. 

281.191 

15,979 

617,437 

70,200 

77,432 

452. 524 

1,237,588 

129,093 

08.754 

2,103,660 


1877. 


1878. 


806,092.81 
52 
92 
32 


z,  a/7,620 

20,206,184 

582,977 

2,050.001 

46,380 

2,056,078 

201,928 

1,195,065 

578,356 

10,159 

305,875 

99,453 

53,083 

634,414 

1.765,583 

22.5.202 

107.362 

2.4:  2.660 


1879. 


34  $  9,662,508.20  $15,658,466.85 

816,602.41 

2,782,599.9, 

17,018,968.7! 

562,260.3: 

2,037.000.0. 

68,742.5t 

1.683,936.0 

224,846.6. 

166,7-. :.2_ 

448,618.38! 

7,792.36 

424,770.88 

20.244.4li 

40.033.K 

602,45s.  71. 

1,782,555.30 

362,241.52 

137, 154. 4. 

3,157,557.8. J 


(516,087.403.69 

254,163.60 

2,301,307.45 

20.502,674.46 

3oU,u46.00 

3,397,416.33 

37,175.84 

2,177,504.55 

107,407.29 

1,224,650.57 

766,143.37 

3,023.06 

622,256.02 

33,472.78 

55,675.35 

283.33n.13 

2,042,275.72 

483,812.15 

152,503.95 

3,017.47  2  42 


$29,920.734. 00J$43,970,494  28  $45,581,926  39j$45,597,051.2l|$49,914,434.3«   560, 129,780.73 


The  actual  increase  has  been  greater  than  these  tables  indicate,   for  it  com- 
mences in  the  period  of  high  prices  and  ends  just  when  they  were  lowest. 


Tmrcase  in  Lin   Stock. 


LIVE    STOCK. 


1874. 


Horses 

Mules  and  A.sses. . . 
Milch  CowsJ  — 
Other  <  attle,!  .... 

MllM'p 

Swim' 

Total 


$10,391,633 
1,388,142 

13,124,273 

169,676 
2,673,174 


$27,746  Si  in 


1875. 


$9,875,245 
1.622,660 
5.747,215 
2,181  862 
247.501 
2,077.871 


1876. 


$11  Si !  61)5 
1.849. 17i 
6.363.672 
9.467  001 
351.706 
2,642,840 


1877. 

$13,266,410 

2  283,960 

7.325  976 

10,386.920 

513.975 

5.638,896 


1878. 


$16  167 

3.042 

7,442. 

12,423 

731, 

6,094, 


001 
30C 
266 
■i4-i 
281 
24 


$21,758,356  $32,489,293  $39,416,167|$46  210  812 


1879. 


1880. 


$17,537,364  $19,849,806 
4.158  180  4.664,240 
8,964  510  9.899.280 
15.71  6  632  17,968,128 
1.091.517  1.492,722 
;  586.964     7,689,780 


$55  045  197|$61,563,956 


Kansas  is  the  most  intensely  radical 
State  in  the  Union — using  the  term 
radical  in  a  non-partisan  sense.  She 
exemplified  this  trait  during  the  "early 
days"  by  the  earnestness  with  which 
she  struggled  against  slavery  and  re- 
bellion ;  and  in  the  later  days,  she 
marches  as  directly  upon  the  enemy's 
works  as  then,  and  strikes  as  strongly 
from  the  shoulder. 

Believing  it  best  for  all  concerned 
that  every  family  should  have  a  home, 
her  constitution  expressly  exempts  a 
homestead  from  sale  under  execution. 
Despite  this  wise  provision  there  are, 
and  always  will  be,  some  who  know 
not  where  to  lay  their  heads,  but  the 
number  is  much  less  than  it  would  be 
if  every  Shylock  were  permitted,  in  all 
cases,  to  exact  his  pound  of  flesh. 

Knowing  that  ignorance  is  a  misfor- 
tune to  individuals  and  an  injury  to 
communities,  her  laws  imperatively 
command  all  having  control  of  chil- 
dren to  give  them  a  certain  amount  of 
schooling.  Of  course,  there  will  con- 
tinue to  be  those  who  will  not  know 
enough  to  come  in  out  of  the  wet,  but 
they  will  not  be  as  numerous  as  they 
would  l>('  if  the  strong  arm  of  the  law 
did  uot  reach  forth  to  compel  unwilling 
parents  and  guardians  to  feed  the 
minds  as  well  as  bodies  of  the  children 
commit  ted  to  their  charge. 

Realizing  that  intemperance  is  a  ter- 
rible evil,  and  that  it  could  not  exist 
hut  for  the  custom  of  dram-drink- 
Lng,  she  has  decided  that  no  man  shall 
ha  \  e  a  right  to  make  a  business  of  pan- 
dering to  and  extending  a  habit  that 
causes  so  much  misery  and  crime.  To 
make  assurance  on  this  point  doubly 
sure,  she  has  just  added  to  her  consti- 
tution   a    provision    that    reads:    "The 


manufacture  and  sale  of  intoxicating 
liquors  shall  be  forever  prohibited  in 
this  State,  except  tor  medicinal,  scien- 
tific and  mechanical  purposes."  *>o 
State  has  ever  taken  such  a  step  before, 
but  he  will  not  prove  a  prophet  who 
predicts  that  no  other  State  will  dare 
to  follow  where  Kansas  leads.  That 
the  measure  referred  to  will  put  a  stop 
to  all  drinking  and  drunkenness  no  one 
believes,  but  it  will  unquestionably  di- 
minish the  vice  and  the  number  of  sa- 
loons, it  sustains,  help  to  make  the 
business  of  drunkard  making  disrepu- 
table and  the  practice  of  dram  drink- 
ing unpopular,  (thus  diminishing  the 
temptations  that  beset  the  pathway  of 
the  young,)  and  tend  to  draw  to  this 
State  an  increased  proportion  of  tem- 
perance men  and  women. 

Of  course,  no  State  could  make  such 
truly  wonderful  progress  as  Kansas 
has  done  without  the  possession  of 
great  physical  advantages  and  attrac- 
tions, hut  the  character  of  a  people  is 
of  more  importance  than  that  of  the 
soil.  The  love  of  liberty  and  devotion 
to  principle,  directness  of  inn-pose,  un- 
daunted courage  and  indomitable  per- 
severance that  started  so  many  of  the 
pioneers  to  this  State,  and  sustained 
and  gave  them  the  victory  over  so 
many  discouraging  circumstances, 
were  the  same  qualities  that  enabled 
the  early  settlers  of  New  England,  to 
make  their  steril  States  chief  seat*  of 
wealth,  intellectual  activity  and  social 
culture.  Probably  Missouri  has  greater 
"  natural  "  advantages  than  any  other 
State  in  the  Union,  hut  the  Bourbon- 
Ism  of  her  population  has  so  retarded 
her  progress  that,  alt  hough  she  has  had 
nearly  fifty  years  the  start,  her  young 
sister  is  even   now  hut  slightly  behind 


Character  of  Kansas  Peoph  . 


9 


her  in  wealth  and  population,  and 
ahead  in  everything  else  that  is  desira- 
ble. 

This  matl  r  is  referred  to  here,  sim- 
ply because  fche  question  "why  Kan- 
sas bas  grown  so"  cannot  be  correctly 
answered  if  it  is  ignored,  and  because 
the  salient  characteristics  of  the  people 
they  will  have  as  fellow  citizens  is  one 
of  the  most  important  points  to  be  con- 
sidered by  men  seeking  now  homes 
tor  themselves  and  families.  As  a 
rule,  a  wide  awake,  pushing  man  will 
prosper  most,  financially,  he  best  eon- 
tented  and  develop  most  rapidly  men- 
tally and  morally,  in  a  community  of 
kindred  spirits.  Such  men,  acting  to- 
gether, will  succeed  even  among  rocks 
or  sands,  and  when  nature  helps  will, 
as  they  have  done  in  Kansas,  astonish 
the  world. 

But,  besides  being  inhabited  by  a 
really  superior  class  of  people,  Kansas 
has  unusual  natural  agricultural  ad- 
vantages*. The  soil  of  the  eastern 
third  of  (he  State  cannol  be  surpassed 
in  depth  and  richness  by  that  of  an 
equal  extent  of  territory  in  any  Sfa 
of  the  Union;  and,  although  it  grad- 
ually becomes  thinner  and  lighter  as 
the  great  plains  are  approached,  even 
the  most  westerly  counties  have  what 
would  almost  anywhere  lie  called  a 
good  soil.  The  climate  also  is  mild, 
healthful  and  invigorating,  and  farm- 
ers can  work  out  of  doors  more  days 
in  the  year  than  anywhere  east  of  the 
Mississippi. 

It  is  true  that  Kansas  is  subject  to 
occasional  drouths.  The  rainfall  is  not 
as  great  here  as  in  some  localities — but 
there  are  many  who  know  that  too 
much  rain  is  as  hurtful  as  too  little. 
By  reference  to  the  meteorological  ta- 
bles, printed  further  on,  it  will  also  be 
seen  that  our  most  abundant  rains 
come  in  the  seasons  of  the  year  that 
they  are  most  needed,  viz:  spring  and 


summer ;  and  it  is  a  well  known  fact 
that  our  soil  can  stand  drouth  better 
than  that  of  most  eastern  Stat''-. 

The  statistics  of  production  published 
in  this  work  <b  monstrate  that  the 
rainfall  has  been  sufficient  to  produce 
good  crops — and  it  might  be  pertinent- 
ly asked  hotb  much  more  does  a  farmer 
n' id?  It  must  also  be  remembered 
that  the  climatic  conditions  of  Kansas 
and  their  influence  on  vegetation  are 
just  beginning  to  be  understood  and 
regarded.  It  has  only  been  since  the 
panic  that  they  have  been  carefully 
studied,  and,  even  if  the  prevalent 
opinion  that  they  are  steadily  changing 
for  the  better  is  not  well  founded,  the 
increase  of  knowledge  must  lead  to  in- 
:<rd  certainty,  and  still  greater  suc- 
-  in  agricultural  operations.  We  do 
not  wish  to  be  misunderstood,  and 
therefore  repeat  that  this  country  is 
subject  to  drouths  which  materially  di- 
minish crops  and  sometimes  almost 
de-troy  them  ;  but  she  does  not  suffer 
as  much  from  that  cause  as  many  sup- 
pose,  and  this  drawback  is  not  as  seri- 
ous as  some  with  which  other  sections 
are  afflicted  and  from  which  Kansas  is 
exempt. 

The    chief   inducements  offered  by 
Kansas  to  farmers   from  the  Eastern 
States  are   the   superior    character  of 
her   lands  ;     their   present    cheapness 
and    prospective  rapid  rise   in  value; 
the  healthfulness   of  her   climate   for 
both  man  and  beast ;  the  moral,  intel- 
ligent and  progressive  character  of  her 
people  ;  and  the  high  character  of  her 
schools,  churches  and  social  elements. 
To  the  townsman  she  offers,  upon  this 
foundation,  openings   in  almost  every 
line,  in  rapidly  growing  communities, 
where  the  steady  increase  in  popula- 
tion is  of  itself  sufficient  to  insure  a 
good  business,  in  a  short  period,  to  com- 
petent parties. 


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Riley  County 


Riley     County. 


To  be  an  average  county  in  such  a 
State  as  Kansas  would  be  very  credit- 
able, but  to  take  rank  as  the  best  in  a 
competitive  examination  is  an  honor 
that  belougs  to  none  but  Riley  county. 
She  is  emphatically  and  truly 

"THE  BLUE  RIBBON  COUNTY." 

Last  winter  the  Western  National 
Fair  Association  offered  a  premium  of 
$1,000  to  the  Kansas  county  making 
the  fullest  and  best  general  display  of 
its  products  at  its  Fair  to  be  held  at 
the  celebrated  Bismarck  Fair  Ground 
in  September  last.  The  exhibition  was 
a  magnificent  affair,  exceeding  any- 
thing ever  before  seen  west  of  St. 
Louis.  Eight  counties  entered  the  list 
of  competitors,  and  the  "Blue  Ribbon" 
was  awarded  to  Riley  county,  not  only 
by  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  judges 
but  by  the  universal  testimony  of  the 
spectators  as  well.  Throughout  the 
vast  crowd  the  name  of  Riley  county 
was  in  every  mouth.  Everywhere  one 
went,  questions  and  remarks  were 
overheard  such  as  "Have  you  seen  the 
Riley  county  display?"  "Isn't  that 
Riley  county  exhibit  wonderful?  "  "I 
never  saw  anything  equal  to  it!" 
"The  cornstalks  were  not  spliced,  for 
I  examined  them  carefully  joint  by 
joint!"  "What  beautiful  stone!" 
"  The  Riley  county  stock  display  al- 
most equals  that  from  all  the  rest  of 
the  State!  "  "What  an  infinite  vari- 
ety of  things  there  are  in  the  Riley 
county  department,  and  how  tastily 
fchey  are  arranged  !  "  Pages  might  be 
filled  with  admiring  comments,  and  it 
can  be  truthfully  said  t  bat  Riley  county 
bore  the  same  relation  to  its  competitors 
at  the  Bismarck  Fair  thai  Kansas  did 
to  other  States  at  the  Centennial.  We 
copy  the  following  account  from  the 
report  made  by  W.  C.  Johnston  in 
The  Nationalist  : 


As  many  of  your  readers  are  doubt- 
less aware,  the  Blue  &  Kansas  Valley 
Agricultural  Society  decided,  about 
three  weeks  since,  to  compete  for  the 
premium  offered  by  the  National  Fair 
Association  at  Bismarck  for  county 
displays.  After  much  discussion  in 
the  Executive  Committee,  and  a  great 
deal  of  discouraging  encoiu-agement 
by  the  citizens  generally,  a  few  of  our 
society  people  set  to  work  distributing 
circulars,  asking  our  farmers  to  send 
the  best  specimens  of  their  vegetables, 
fruit,  stock,  plants,  etc.,  for  the  pur- 
pose ;  and,  in  addition,  the  Society's 
representatives  made  personal  solicita- 
tions through  the  county. 

As  time  wore  on,  our  good  people 
became  more  patriotic,  from  the  enthu- 
siasm of  those  directly  engaged ;  and 
the  influx  began  of  flowers,  fruits,  veg- 
etables, and  innumerable  questions, 
that  required  the  almost  constant  time 
of  our  genial  treasurer  to  answer.  The 
irrepressible  Levi  Woodman  was  se- 
cured to  gather  the  goods  in ;  and,  on 
Wednesday  last,  two  car-loads  of  the 
vegetable  productions  of  Riley  county 
were  shipped  to  Bismarck. 

Prof.  Henry  Worrell,  of  Topeka,  had 
signified  his  willingness  to  make  a  de- 
sign and  superintend  the  construction 
of  the  exhibit ;  and,  to  the  chaste  beau- 
ty and  richness  of  his  design,  we  are 
largely  indebted,  in  securing  the  atten- 
tion of  the  throngs  who  passed  con- 
stantly from  Tuesday  morning  until 
Saturday  night. 

The  building  used  was  four  hundred 
feet  long  by  twenty -six  feet  wide,  and 
fourteen  feet  high.  Each  county  was 
assigned  a  space  on  one  side  only,  of 
forty  feet,  and  allowed  to  pile  up  its 
goods  six  feet  from  the  wall,  thus  leav- 
ing a  passage  way  of  thirteen  feet 
through  the  center  of  the  building 
from  end  to  end.  Beginning  at  the 
west  end,  Wyandotte  county  had  the 
south  side;  next  came  Montgomery. 
At  this  point  broad  doorways  we're 
cut  through  the  sides  of  the  building. 
East  of  the  doorway  was  the  exhibit 
from  Cherokee  county.  On  the  north 
side,  opposite  Wyandotte  was  Linn 
county,  then  Douglass;  across  the 
doorway,  Riley,  then  Clay.      *      *    * 

Coming  again  to  our  own  county,  we 
enter  the  south  door  in  the  center  of 


Bismarck  Fair  Report. 


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the  building  and  are  confronted  by  the 
seventy-five  feet  of  Moorish  arches, 
surmounted  by  a  blue  ground  bearing 
yellow  stars'*  and  the  words,  "Riley 
County."  The  name  and  stars  were 
created  with  finely  cut  straw,  which 
our  girls  cut  for  us  at  the  Coliseum, 
while  their  escorts  were  discussing 
watermelons  and  what  to  wear  at  the 
fair.  First,  came  flowers  beautifully 
arranged  on  wire  stands,  and  rising  in 
an  immense  pyramid  nearly  to  the 
roof.  These  were  the  representations 
of  our  many  beautiful  collections  in 
Manhattan.  The  plants  numbered 
about  one  hundred  varieties.  In  front, 
on  a  convenient  shelf,  were  found 
thirty-three  varieties  of  the  native 
woods  of  our  county.  On  shelves,  ei- 
ther side  of  the  window,  were  piled 
jellies  and  preserved  fruits,  the  product 
of  the  adept  hands  and  educated  brains 
of  Riley  county's  talented  housewives, 
possibly  assisted  by  their  comely 
daughters.  There  were  of  this  condi- 
ment only  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
seven  varieties.  In  the  same  section 
were  samples  of  wines,  honey,  silk 
cocoons,  butter,  cheese,  sorghum,  buck- 
eyes, seedling  apples,  horseshoes  of 
polished  steel  that  add  to  the  go  of 
Riley  County's  flying  steeds — the  hand- 
iwork of  Mr.  Hays.  These  beautiful 
specimens  of  skilled  labor  were  much 
praised  and  admired  by  the  lovers  of 
the  equine. 

The  third  section  contained  one  hun- 
dred varieties  of  apples,  twenty  of 
pears,  twelve  of  grapes,  nine  of  peaches 
and  pawpaws,  and  the  celebrated 
Bluemont  plums  which  Dr.  Blachly 
has  cultivated  to  a  high  degree  of  per- 
fection and  beauty,  derived,  as  the 
name  indicates,  from  the  lofty  bluff 
north  of  town.  Against  the  wall,  were 
suspended  files  of  the  six  county  pa- 
pers ;  viz.,  Nationalist,  Enterprise, 
Industrialist,  Gleaner,  independent, 
and  Telephone.  These  were  appropri- 
ately surrounded  by  twenty  varieties 
of  grasses,  in  bundles,  wreaths  and 
festoons.  We  interpret  this  as  a  shin- 
ing light  that  the  intelligence  of  Riley 
county  permits  to  illuminate  her  wild 
surroundings.  Our  newspapers  were 
flanked  on  the  one  side  by  a  specimen 
of  sod  corn  from  the  prolific  valley  of 
the  Wild  Cat,  measuring  thirteen  feet, 
planted  June  1st,  and  harvested  in 
September.  On  the  other  side,  were 
two  massive  columns  of  the  beautiful 
white  magnesian  limestone  with  which 
our  bluffs  abound.  This  was  cut  and 
built,  by  the  Ulrich  brothers,  of  Man- 
hattan stone,  lime  and  sand;  and,  as 
some  of  our  friends  explained,  would 
have  been  moistened  with  the  limpid 
waters  of  the  Blue  only  that  we  lost 
our  barrels. 


The  next  divisions  were  occupied  by 
Dr.  Blachly's  elegant  collection  of 
stuffed  birds  and  animals,  and  con- 
tained eighty-eight  specimens  of  birds 
varying  in  size  from  the  small  and 
beautiful  humming  bird  to  the  majestic 
American  eagle.  Of  the  animal  kind, 
there  were  shown  seventeen  specimens, 
the  smallest  a  mole,  the  largest  an  an- 
telope. We  learn  that  a  number  of 
these  were  bought  by  the  State  Uni- 
versity. This  was  a  center  of  attrac- 
tion to  an  eager  throng,  and  vied  with 
the  vegetable  department  next  to  them 
in  which  was  a  card  with  the  words, 
"Hancock  84,"  "Garfield  94,"  while  a 
small  green  one  above,  which  had  evi- 
dently not  attained  full  growth,  was  la- 
belled "Weaver."  These  names,  of 
course,  were  applied  to  the  mammoth 
squashes  on  which  the  cards  were 
hung. 

Some  of  our  English  cousins,  of  the 
nabob  variety,  who  accompanied  the 
Forney  Excursion,  could  only  ejaculate 
in  wide  mouth  wonder,  "  Why,  it  beats 
Covent  Garden."  This  aggregate  of 
vegetables  was  simply  wonderful,  and 
contained  the  following  vatieties : 
Squashes,  eleven ;  pumpkins,  four ; 
Osage  orange,  one ;  growing  cotton, 
one;  castor  beans,  one;  radishes,  five; 
okra,  one ;  horse  radish,  one ;  Russian 
sunflowers,  two ;  beets,  eight ;  toma- 
toes, three  ;  kohl  rabi,  two  ;  potatoes, 
Irish,  sixteen;  potatoes  sweet,  five; 
turnips,  five  ;  asparagus,  two  ;  carrots, 
three  ;  parsnips,  one  ;  egg  plant,  three ; 
peppers,  six  ;  watermelons,  two  ;  musk- 
melons,  two;  cabbage,  four,  etc. 

Some  of  our  competitors  were  unkind 
enough  to  ask  if  we  had  any  vegetables 
left  in  Riley  county.  They  were  in- 
formed that,  if  they  were  short  in  dis- 
play of  samples,  we  would  spare  them 
a  few  carloads. 

In  the  next  section  were  samples  of 
twelve  varieties  of  corn,  from  the  di- 
minutive pop  corn  to  the  long  sixteen 
foot  stalks  that  our  exhibitors  said 
could  be  most  easily  gathered  with  a 
step  ladder,  or  utilized  as  lightning 
rods.  Twenty-six  varieties  of  wheat ; 
five  grades  of  flour  ixom  the  Purcell 
Elevator  Co.'s  Manhattan  Mills,  cheap 
enough  to  please  the  most  miserly  and 
fine  enough  to  tickle  the  palate  of  an 
epicure  ;  two  varieties  of  Indian  meal, 
four  samples  of  soft,  creamy,  white 
bread  of  the  flour  from  the  above  nulls  ; 
buckwheat,  two  varieties ;  growing 
millet,  six  feet  high  ;  barley,  one  ;  rye, 
three ;  oats,  six  ;  beans,  six ;  white 
clover,  one;  peanuts,  one;  rhubarb, 
three  ;  chard,  one ;  watermelons,  pump- 
kins, squashes,  etc. 

This  is  about  what  space  our  show 
was  expected  to  cover;    and  at   this 


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Bismarck  Fair  Report. 


point  we  suspended  operations  on  the 
cedar  festoons  which  we  had  lavishly 
decorated,  and  began  stringing  green 
and  red  apples  on  wires  for  the  contin- 
uation of  our  large  and,  we  thought, 
handsome  line  of  home  grown  products. 
On  the  posts  we  placed  samples  of 
growing  sorghum,  corn,  broom  corn, 
grape  vines,  Osage  hedge,  fruit  trees, 
etc.,  showing  enormous  growths,  or 
large  fruitage. 

Some  of  our  incredulous  visitors 
asked  u,  how  long  our  huge  squashes 
had  been  growing  and  were  answered, 
a  period  of  time  varying  from  a  few 
months  I  » two  and  a  half  years.  When 
we  had  filled  ahout  twice  our  allotment 
of  space  and  placed  cards  bearing  the 
legend  "  Riley  County"  on  each  post, 
in  a  conspicuous  location,  we  began 
sorting  articles  in  the  annex  as  we 
called  it.  This  was  in  many  respects  a 
reproduction  of  the  former  in  kinds, 
only  that  our  grains,  fruits  or  vegeta- 
bles were  shown  in  other  forms,  and 
with  additional  kinds  or  varieties. 
That  you  may  gel  an  idea  of  the  com- 
p)  ]  and  the  care  which  had  been 
exercised  in  getting  everything  of  its 
kind,  we  enumerate  without  regard  to 
number,  the  following,  as  taken  from 
our  inventory  :  Tobacco,  millet,  cotton, 
grapevim  s,  hops,  artichokes,  potatoes, 
onions,  rice  corn,  six  varieties  soft 
p.  ach,  apple,  plum,  catalpa  and  other 
11  ,  showing  in  most  cases  remarka- 
ble growths,  hay,  brick,  box  elder,  ash, 
In  nip,  anil  forest  tree  seeds,  such  as 
oak.  walnut,  hickory,  redbud,  buckeye, 
Arc.  Some  of  our  neighbors  had  the 
,!,  '.  (o  insinuate  that  we  were  for- 
lUn:r.  iv  Local  d  n  iar  enough  to  the 
Agricultural  (oil  sge,  so  that  we  had  a 
hearty  assistance  from  their  experi- 
mental groves,  grains,  &c."  To  this,  of 
com  ■.  v.  ent  red  a  denial.  Others 
gently  intimated  thai  the  Railroad  had 
kindly  coll  <■':  d  our  samples  along  the 
line,  and  that  they  had  used  discrimi- 
fovorable  to  our  county.  This 
later  was  so  ridiculous  that  ii  caused 
;|  ripple  on  the  placid  features  of  the 
,  zens  of  Riley. 

Adjoining  our  building  on  the  north 
were  forty  coops  of  poultry,  many  of 
which  bore  red  or  blue  ribbons.  Sev- 
en1  iof  th  line  horses,  sixty  choice 
i,.,  .  thirty-two  head  of  cattle,  added 
bo  the  laurels  we  bore  triumphantly 
away.  A  complete  lisi  of  the  awards 
in  this  pari  of  our  display  cannot  be 
given  as  ii  lias  been  impossible  to  see  a 
large  cumber  of  our  exhibitors,  many 
Of  whom  are  at  Kansas  City,  Burlin- 
game,  etc.,  in  quesl  of  further  honors. 

A-  an  evidence  of  what  was  done  ii 
may  suffice  to  say  that  Bill  &  Burnham 
secured  the  lirsi  premium  on  Kansas 


herd,  C.  M.  GifFord  receiving  the  sec- 
ond, while  his  two  year  old  bull  re- 
ceived the  honor  of  a  red  ribbon  over 
the  crack  herd  of  Potts  of  Illinois.  C. 
E.  Allen  received  fourteen  ribbons  on 
Poland  China  hogs,  several  on  chickens 
etc.  Rollins,  Corbett,  Marsh  and  other 
exhibitors  of  poultry  were  equally  fa- 
vored. In  fact,  all  who  made  exhibits 
from  Riley  county  came  home  hearing 
blue  and  red  trophies  of  the  competitive 
contest. 

The  notoriety  our  exhibits  made  as- 
sisted our  people  to  make  good  sales  of 
their  products.  For  example,  Mr.  Al- 
len tells  us  he  sold  pigs,  at  prices  vary- 
ing from  $15  to  $25.  Others,  no  doubt, 
did  equally  well. 

To  those  who  worked  early,  late  and 
persistently,  the  credit  of  our  success  is, 
in  a  great  measure,  due ;  and  they 
should  have  the  thanks  of  the  people  of 
the  entire  county,  and  no  doubt  they 
will.  Some  ludicrous  scenes  were  en- 
acted during  our  competition  winch 
served  to  enliven  the  time,  and  relieved 
us  of  the  monotonous  task  of  answering 
all  the  questions  that  human  ingenuity 
could  suggest.  For  example,  we  were 
asked  if  we  did  not  receive  aid  last 
spring,  "Where  is  Riley  county?" 
"Can  you  spare  us  some  seed's?" 
"  Are  these  the  same  goods  you  exhib- 
ited at  the  Centennial?  "  and  so  on  ad 
infinitum. 

Charges  of  every  conceivable  kind 
were  made  by  our  unsuccessful  com- 
petitors ;  viz.,  that  the  exhibit  was 
collected  from  the  College  farm ;  that 
it  was  a  railroad  collection,  extending 
from  the  Blue  river  to  the  mountains; 
that  the  goods  were  shown  at  the  Phil- 
adelphia exposition,  etc.  We  had  some 
one  of  our  number  always  ready  to  en- 
lighten the  multitude,  and  to  the  latter 
accusation,  simply  replied  that  the 
goods  were  as  good  in  qualify  as  in 
quantity  and  variety,  as  no  other  com- 
petitor could  show  vegetables  and  fruit 
which  had  kept  equally  well;  that  the 
goods  might  also  he  prehistoric;  were 
exhumed  in  1854  at  the  county  organ- 
ization, and  woidd  he  again  exhibited 
at  the  next  Centennial.  One  enthusi- 
astic gent  from  the  classic  shades  of 
Manhattan,  lustily  informed  the  crowd 
of  curious  seekers  of  knowledge  that 
the  "  Banner  county  was  equalled  only 
in  beauty,  productiveness  and  fertility 
by  the  ( iarden  of  Eden."  Our  reviling 
rivals  were  informed  that  people,  not 
nature  made  the  county;  and  that  if, 
fortunately,  the  intelligent,  enterpris- 
ing people  of  Riley  county  had  settled 
among  them,  i  heir  county  would  have 
been  made  the  thing  of  beauty  that 
ours  is. 

A  number  of  gentlemen,  and  some 


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of  the  beauty  of  this  locality,  industri- 
ously circulated  a  brief  description  of 
the  blue  ribbon  county,  so  that  its  loca- 
tion, topography,  advantages  and 
wants  are  to-day  at  the  firesides  of  the 
Whole  country. '  That  one  of  the  prime 
motives  of  the  projectors  will  attain  its 
full  fruition  is  already  evidenced  by 
the  numerous  letters  received,  asking 
the  price  of  land,  and  seeking-  other 
channels  for  investment  in  our  midst. 

A  correspondent  of  the  Kansas  City 
Journal,  in  the  course  of  a  full  descrip- 
tion of  the  display,  says  : 

When  it  is  remembered  that  Riley 
county  is  eighty  miles  west  of  l'>i>- 
marck  Grove,  the  enterprise  of  its  citi- 
zens must  be  commended  for  a  display 
so  varied  and  large  that  there  are  still 
unopened  forty  crates  of  fruit,  twenty 
crates  of  grain,  there  being  no  need  of 
a  larger  display  than  that  already 
opened. 

The  credit  of  the  whole  of  this  splen- 
did exhibit  is  largely  due  to  the  151ue 
and  Kansas  Valley  Agricultural  Socie- 
ty, of  which  W.  C.  Johnston  is  Secre- 
tary. 

Full  justice  could  not  be  done  to  the 
Riley  county  exhibit  without  a  more 
extended  notice  of  their  superior  entries 
of  stock.  The  splendid  showing  which 
this  county  has  made  at  this  fair  will 
do  much  toward  bringing  in  the  immi- 
gration which  they  so  greatly  desire. 

The  Blue  and  Kansas  Valley  Agri- 
cultural Society,  which  was  mainly 
instrumental  in  working  up  their  fine 
exhibit,  is  composed  of  an  energetic 
number  of  men  who  are  determined 
that  the  manifold  advantages  of  their 
section  of  country  shall  be  made 
known,  and  its  unbounded  resources 
developed.  They  want  thousands  of 
farmers  and  stock  raisers  to  settle  in 
their  county,  where  land  is  compar- 
atively cheap,  where  their  unlimit- 
ed water  power  offers  facilities  for  fac- 
tories of  various  kinds.  Their  exhibit  of 
farm  products  and  of  fruit  bear  witness 
to  the  truthfulness  of  their  claim,  as  to 
their  fruit  and  grain  raising  capabili- 
ties. But  their  special  ambition  is  to 
place  themselves  first  in  rank  as  stock 
raisers. 

A  correspondent  of  the  Chicago  In- 

ter-Ocean  commences  a  three-column 

description  of  Riley  county  as  follows  : 

Much  has  been  said,  through  the 
press  and  by  railway  advertising,  in 
regard  to  the  wonders  of  Kansas  as  a 
grain  and  stock-producing  State.  Of- 
ten, very  often,  the  articles  were  pen- 
ned by  men  who  were  by  no  means 
familiar  with  their  subject,  and  rather 


overstepped  the  limits  of  truth  in  their 
vivid  but  interesting  descriptions. 

Now,  it  is  not  fiction,  however  plaus- 
ible it  may  be,  that  the  immigrating 
public  want  regarding  this  or  any  oth- 
er State,  but  facts  garnered  with  care, 
verified  by  actual  observation,  and  au- 
thenticated by  individual  research. 
Such  will  your  correspondents  endeav- 
or to  give  in  the  following  review  of 
Riley  county,  which,  everything  con- 
sidered, is  the  p  'i-i'  of  any  county  in 
the  State  for  the  investment  of  capital 
or  the  establishment  of  a  western 
home. 

A  glance  at  the  map  will  show  the 
admirable  situation  of  this  beautiful 
tract  of  land.  In  the  very  center  of 
the  two  great  valleys  of  the  State — the 
Kansas  and  the  Blue— but  little  over 
one  hundred  miles  west  of  (he  Missouri, 
possessing  within  its  limits  the  land 
most  suitable  for  agriculture  and  stock 
producing,  a  never-railing  water  pow- 
er, creeks,  springs  and  brooks,  the 
finest  quality  of  limestone  in  the  State, 
a  good  material  for  brick,  and  many 
advantages  yel  to  Ik-  enumerated,  it  is 
but  little  wonder  that  her  energetic 
people 


CAKKIKI)    AWAY     Till:    PREMIUM 


offered  by  the  Western  National  Fair 
Association,  at  their  first  annual  fair, 
held  at  Bismarck  Grove,  Lawrence,  for 
the  most  complete  display  of  the  prod- 
ucts of  a  county  in  agriculture,  stock, 
minerals,  building  materials,  etc. 

All  visitors  at  the  great  exhibition  of 
1^7';,  at  Philadelphia,  will  remember 
with  what  wonder  they  gazed  at  the 
excellent  display  of  tiie  agricultural 
and  mineral  products  of  this  great 
State;  but  when  we  noted  the  "pre- 
mium exhibit  mentioned,  and  had  the 
pleasure  of  visiting  daily  their  fair  this 
week,  and  seeing  added  to  the  above 
their  magnificent  herds  of  thorough- 
bred stock,  we  concluded  that  those 
who  admired  the  Centennial  display 
only  compassed  a  part  of  the  sources  of 
wealth  to  Kansas. 

Many  other  counties  have  as  rich 
soil  as  ours,  but  none  richer.  Some 
have  less  bluff  land,  but  they  do  not 
have  our  splendid  stone.  None  are 
healthier,  and  some  less  so — especially 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  State.  And 
the  history  of  the  past  seems  to  estab- 
lish the  .fact  that,  in  the  superior  char- 
acter of  our  population  we  more  than 
make  up  for  all  supposed  deficiencies. 

In  the  pages  which  follow  the  special 
characteristics  of  Riley  county  will  be 


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Location,  Water  Courses,  Etc. 


set  forth,  and  the  attention  of  all  seek- 
ing hornes  in  the  west  is  called  to  them. 
Care  has  been  taken 

NOT  TO  EXAGGERATE. 

It  is  not  claimed  that  this  is  a  Para- 
dise. It  is  not  true  here  that  "if  you 
tickle  the  earth  with  a  hoe  it  will  laugh 
with  a  harvest."  It  takes  labor,  aud  a 
great  deal  of  it,  to  secure  a  crop.  The 
farmer  who  wants  to  make  money  by 
sitting  in  bis  easy  chair,  should  buy  a 
ticket  for  Utopia  instead  of  Manhattan 
— but  those  who  are  satisfied  with  a 
fair  return  for  well  directed  effort  will 
do  well  to  "look  at  our  lands  before 
purchasing  elsewhere." 

LOCATION. 

Riley  county  is  bounded  on  the  north 
by  Pottawatomie,  Marshall  and  Wash- 
ington counties,  on  the  west  by  Clay 
and  Davis,  on  the  south  by  Davis  and 
Wabaunsee,  and  on  the  east  by  Wa- 
baunsee and  Pottawatomie.  It  is  lo- 
cated about  one  hundred  miles  west  of 
the  Missouri  river,  and  is  the  second 
county  south  of  the  Nebraska  line.  As 
near  as  can  be  ascertained,  it  is  the  ge- 
ographical center  of  the  United  States, 
and  is  therefore  justly  entitled  to  the 
appellation  "Hub  of  the  Universe," 
which  has  been  arrogantly  appropriated 
by  a  town  on  the  coast  of  Massachu- 
setts called  Boston. 

WATER  COURSES. 

The  Kansas  river,  the  second  largest 
in  the  State,  runs  through  the  southern 
portion  of  the  county;  the  Big  Blue 
rjver — the  largest  stream  of  clear  water 
in  the  State— separates  it  from  Potta- 
watomie county  on  the  east;  Swede, 
Fancy,  Baldwin,  Mill,  Tuttle,  and 
Pfeil  creeks  flow  into  the  Big  Blue; 
Deep,  Wild  Cat,  Seven  Mile,  Three 
Mile  and  McDowell  creeks  empty  into 
the  Kansas;  and  Timber  creek  runs  in- 
to Davis  county  and  the  Republican 
river.  Nearly  all  of  these  streams 
have  branches,  and  there  is  no  quarter 
section  from  which  one  of  them  cannot 
be  reached  by  a  few  mil's  travel. 
Springs  are  abundant,  and  well  water 
is  obtained  in  most  cases  at  a  depth  of 
about  twenty-six  feet  on  the  river  bot- 


toms, and  from  thirty  to  eighty  feet  on 
the  uplands. 

ELEVATION  AND  AREA. 

Manhattan  City  is  926  feet  above 
the  level  of  the  sea,  and  the  highest 
hills  in  the  county  exceed  this  some- 
thing over  two  hundred  feet.  The 
county  contains  394,880  acres  of  land, 
of  which  between  75,000  and  100,000 
are  under  cultivation.  The  State 
Board  of  Agriculture  estimates  the 
bottom  lands  at  twenty  per  cent  and  the 
upland  at  eighty  per  cent.  There  is  not 
an  acre  of  swamp  land  in  the  county. 

CHARACTER,  SURFACE,  SOIL,  ETC. 

Along  the  Kansas  and  Big  Blue 
rivers  and  Fancy  creek  are  broad  belts 
of  nearly  alluvial  land,  varying  from 
half  a  mile  to  four  miles  in  width. 
Along  the  smaller  streams  the  width 
of  bottom  land  is  considerably  less,  and 
it  chminishes  as  they  are  ascended. 

THESE  BOTTOM  LANDS 

must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated.  No 
mere  sketch  can  do  them  justice.  The 
late  lamented  N.  C.  Meeker,  the  founder 
of  the  Greeley  (Colorado)  Colony  said, 
some  years  ago,  that  there  was  not  an- 
other valley  in  the  world,  of  the  same 
size,  which,  in  point  of  beauty  and  ag- 
ricultural wealth,  could  compare  with 
the  valley  of  the  Kansas  river.  It  is 
the  boast  of  Riley  county  that  a  goodly 
proportion  of  her  territory  is  of  these 
and  similar  unsurpassed  bottoms.  On 
the  east,  the  Big  Blue  river  passes  to 
the  north  along  almost  the  entire  length 
of  the  county  ;  on  the  south  it  is  inter- 
sected east  and  west  by  the  Kaw  val- 
ley ;  the  north  and  south  centers  of  the 
county  are  again  intersected  by  beauti- 
ful valleys  of  the  Fancy  and  Wild  Cat 
creeks  respectively,  and  their  tributa- 
ries, while  the  valleys  of  numerous 
smaller  streams  cut  the  county  in  many 
different  directions.  But  we  do  not 
wish  to  be  understood  as  asserting  that 
these  bottom  lands  are  in  any  marked 
decree  superior  to  I  he  upland  prairies. 
We  are  simply  presenting  the  matter 
as  it  strikes  the  immigrant  and  visitor; 
hut  it  is  only  justice  to  say  that  there 
Is  not  a    single    point   of    advantage 


Character  of  Soil,  Etc. 


15 


claimed  for  the  "bottoms"  which  is 
not  as  strongly  claimed  for  the  upland 
prairies. 

THE  SOIL 

of   the    bottom  lands    varies    greatly 
in  depth,  as  does  its  chemical  composi- 
tion and  physical    characters.      This 
soil— meaning  by  this  term  the  dark, 
friable,   superficial    stratum  or  strata, 
largely  of  organic  origin,  to  which  this 
term  is  generally  applied— is  often  ten 
and  fifteen  feet  in  depth,   and  some- 
times no  more  than  two  or  three  feet ; 
but,  most  commonly  perhaps,  it  over- 
lays the  subsoil  to  the  depth  of  four  to 
six  feet.  But  the  chemical  and  physical 
character  of   this  soil  deserves    more 
particular  mention.     Let  it  be  under- 
stood that  our  Kansas  soils,  are  not  of 
that  greasy,  pasty  character  peculiar 
to  the   Illinois  and    Indiana  prairies, 
which  soon  reduces  sidewalks,  fences 
and  even  houses  to  the  somber  color  of 
the  soil.     Our  Kansas  soils  while  very 
rich  in  decomposed  organic  matter,  are 
abundantly  supplied  with  mineral  ele- 
ments, sand  and  clay,  to  say  nothing 
of   the  rarer  minerals,    which    makes 
them  really  strong  loam  lands  rather 
than  muck.     A    chemical  analysis  of 
these  soils,  made  some  time  ago  at  our 
Agricultural  College,   shows  them  to 
be  peculiarly  rich  in  those  rare  elements 
of  fertility,  potash  and  phosphoric  acid, 
the  proportions  of   these  often   being 
two  or  three  times  greater  than  those 
ordinarily  found  in  the  best    eastern 
soils.    In  proof  of  the  wondrous  fert  i  1  i- 
ty  of  these  soils  we  need  only   cite  to 
the  practical  farmer  the  fact  that,  after 
they  have  been  farmed  twenty  or  more 
years,  according  to  a  system  which  has 
for  its  object  simply  and  alone,  to  draw 
from  the  soil  the  largest  possible  crops 
without  replacing  it  with  any  form  of 
fertilizer,  the  idea  of  manuring  has  not 
yet  forced  itself  upon  the  farmer.    In 
some  cases  a  predominance    of    sand 
gives  looseness  to  these  bottom  lands  ; 
in  others  they  are  tough  and  tenacious, 
from  the  presence  of  clay,  and  again  it 
is  often  difficult  to  distinguish  which 
of  these  elements  predominates.    They 
are  nearly  always   well  drained,  and 


consequently  hold  their  moisture  in 
the  hydroscopic  form,  and  resist  the 
effects  of  drouth  in  a  manner  quite  be- 
yond the  comprehension  of  those  who 
have  had  no  experience  in  farming  in 
Kansas.  For  the  production  of  the 
great  staple— corn— they  are  nowhere 
excelled,  and  the  only  wonder  is  that 
their  improvement  has  not  gone  on 
with  even  greater  rapidity  than  it  ha 3. 

THE  UPLAND  PRAIRIES. 

These  bottoms  are  flanked  on  either 
side- by  bluffs  that  are  sometimes  both 
rocky  and  precipitous,  and  it  is  a  com- 
mon mistake  of  writers  ami  those  not  fa- 
miliar with  the  country,  to  suppose 
that  all  the  land  back  from  the  Btreams 
is  of  this  character.  In  actual  fact  these 
bluff  lands  usually  extend  but  a  short 
distance,  and,  as  one  |  awa y  from 

the  streams,  they  rapidly  give  place  to 
smooth  and  level  or  gently  undulating 
prairies,  the  very  perfection  of  farming 
lands;  so  that   our  bluff  lands,  while 
occupying  a   very    prominent  position 
in    the  landscape   when  the  observer 
is  traveling  along  the  Kansas  Pacific 
railway  or  the  water  courses,  in  reality 
cover  an  inconsiderable  portion  of  the 
country.     These  bluff  lands,  however, 
are  far  from  being  wast     lands;  they 
are  covered  during  the  summer  season 
with  the  sweetest  and  most  nutritious 
grasses,   excellent  springs  of  the  best 
water  burst  from  their  sides  at  frequent 
intervals,  and  the  well  wooded  ravines 
which  frequently  intercept   them  fur- 
nish the  most  perfect  shade  and  shelter 
for  domestic  animals.     The  day  is  not 
far  distant  when  the  bluff  lands    of 
Pvdey  county  will  be  occupied  to  the 
last  rod  as  pastures— excepting  the  por- 
tions devoted  to  orchards  and    vine- 
yards. 

The  soil  of  the  uplands  is  similar  to 
that  of  the  bottoms,  with  the  exception 
that  it  generally  contains  more  clay 
and  less  sand.  Crops  on  the  high  lands 
are  less  often  injured  by  frosts  than  are 
those  on  the  low  lands,  and  are  also  less 
often  damaged  by  the  wet  spell3  that 
sometimes  afflict  even  Kansas.  They, 
however,  suffer  more  from  drouth  and 
winds. 


16 


Value  of  Land. 


VALUE  OF  LAND. 

River  bottom  lands  can  be  purchased 
at  from  $8  to  $40  an  acre,  but  it  is  safe 
t<>  say  that,  within  ten  years,  they  will 
command  from  $50  to  $150    an    acre. 
First   class   upland   can    now   be    pur- 
chased at  from  $3  to  $20  an  acre,  and 
bluff  land  at  from  SI. 25  to  $8.     All  of 
this  land  is  rising  rapidly  in  value  and 
much  of  it  will  soon  quadruple  in  price. 
There  is  also  a  small  quantity  of  bluff' 
land  still    open    to    entry    under    the 
Homestead  law.     We  do  not,  however, 
advise  non-residents  to  buy  land  here 
or  elsewhere,   simply  as  a  matter   of 
speculation.     Fortunes   are  sometimes 
made  in  that  way,  but,  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  take  the  nation  over,  much  more 
has  been    lost    than    made.       Landed 
property,  like  all  other  kinds,   needs 
the  constant  oversight  of   the  owner. 
The  "speculator's"   land  is   very  apt 
to  be  robbed  of  its  timber,  fencing,  etc., 
unnecessarily  cut    up   with  roads,   as- 
sessed at  high  rates  for  taxation,  and, 
in  case  of  litigation,  the  sympathy  of 
the  community  is  against  the  "  foreign 
laud   shark."    But  the  actual  farmer 
avoids  many  of  these  dangers,  and,  be- 
sides obtaining  an  income  from  year  to 
year,  can  in    tbis  section    at  least,    be 
sure  of  an  increase  in  the  salable  val- 
ue of  bis  property,  during  the  next  few 
years,  thai  will  be  so  much  extra  gain 

amounting  to  from  one  hundred  to 

one   thousand  per  cent  on  his  original 
investment. 

k.\i:m  CROPS. 
Corn — Is  the  staple  product  of  this 
section  of  Kansas.  In  this  part  of  the 
Stale  it  is  a  sure  crop.  Of  course,  it 
does  better  some  years  than  others,  but 
even  in  1860,  the  most  disastrous  season 
ever  known  here,  some  fanners  made 
about  half  a  crop.  Willi  fair  cultiva- 
tion the  yield  taking  the  seasons 
through— averages  from  thirty  to  sixty 
bushels  to  the  acre.  It  sometimes  goes 
as  high  as  eighty  bushels,  and  has  been 
reported  as  high  as  one  hundred. 
Choiceland,  with  really  good  cultiva- 
tion, will  average  from  fifty  to  eighty 
bushels  to  the  acre. 

Wheat— Does    fairly    well    on    new 


ground  for  two  or  three  years — produc- 
ing from  fifteen  to  thirty  bushels  to  the 
acre.  After  that  it  is  generally  consid- 
ered an  uncertain  crop,  but  we  have  a  • 
few  farmers  who  raise  good  crops  al- 
most every  year. 

Pi/e—ls  a  sure  crop,  and  yields  well, 
but  is  sown  mainly  for  fall  and  spring 
pasturage — for  which  purpose  it  is 
gaining  in  favor. 

Oats — Vary  greatly.  Some  succeed 
with  them  admirably  while  others  do 
not.  We  put  them  down  as,  at  present, 
an  uncertain  crop. 

Barley — Often  yields  a  large  crop, 
but  it  is  hard  to  save  it  in  a  first  class 
condition. 

Buckwheat— Does,  well,  usually, 
when  the  curing  season  is  favorable, 
but  there  is  not  a  great  deal  raised. 

Tame  Grasses — In  consequence  of 
the  abundance  of  the  native  "  blue 
stem  "  covering  the  unbroken  prairie, 
which  makes  excellent  hay,  but  little 
attention  has  been  paid  to  tame  grasses, 
until  within  a  few  years.  Hungarian 
and  millet  both  do  well,  and  a  large 
quantity  is  now  raised.  Alfalfa  and 
orchard  grass  also  do  well,  and  Prof. 
Shelton,  of  the  Agricultural  College, 
has  had  good  success  with  red  clover. 
We  incline  to  the  opinion  that  if  our 
native  meadows  were  top  dressed,  occa- 
sionally, they  would  yield  more  hay 
than  do  most  tame  grasses. 

Irish  Potatoes — Are  in  quality  from 
fair  to  very  fine.  During  favorable 
seasons  they  yield  heavily,  but  the  late 
varieties  are  considered  uncertain.  It 
all  depends  on  the  weather— the  rain- 
fall. 

Sweet  Potatoes— Axe  a  good  quality 
for  this  far  north,  and  yield  well,  and 
the  crop  seldom  fails. 

Sorghum— Is  a  sure  crop,  and  quality 
good.  The  Impetus  lately  given  to 
sorghum  by  the  success  of  the  attempt 
to  make  sugar  from  it  has  been  felt  in 
this  vicinity,  and  the  quantity  raised 
is  increasing  rapidly. 

Broom  Corn — Is  another  sure  crop, 
immense  < plant  it  ies  of  which  are  raised 
farther  west. 


Agricultural   Products. 


17 


Tobacco — Does  well,  but  not  much  is 
raised. 

Castor  beans,  hemp,  artichokes,  and 
a  great  number  of  other  articles  have 
yielded  well  for  a  crop  or  two,  but  have 
not  been  tested  sufficiently  for  us  to 
feel  like  making  any  positive  state- 
ments in  regard  to  them. 

Silk. — The  mulberry  tree  is  a  native 
and  does  well,  and  silk  worms  are  re- 
markably healthy  and  productive.  No 
one  here  has  gone  into  silk  raising  as  a 
business,  but  the  experiments  made 
prove  that  it  can  be  done  successfully. 
In  Franklin  county,  a  Frenchman, 
named  M.  deBossiere  has,  for  several 
years,  made  it  profitable.  He  says  that 
Kansas  ought  to  become  a  great  silk 
producer. 

VEGETABLES  AND  MELONS. 

Y<  <l<  tables. — Cabbages,  tomatoes,  on- 
ions, turnips,  he-is,  squashes,  i 
plaid,  pie  plant,  cucumbers,  pea-, 
beans,  celery,  radishes,  carrots,  pars- 
nips, sage,  and  a  great  variety  of  other 
kinds,  do  well  in  good  seasons. 

Melons. — Watermelons,  musk  mel- 
ons, nutmeg  melons,  cantaloupes,  etc., 
usually  do  well,  and  are  of  fine  quality. 

FBUITS. 

Nearly  all  the  fruits  usually  grown 
in  this  latitude,  do  well  in  Riley  county. 
We  sometimes  have  hit"  frosts  in  the 
spring  that  greatly  injure  the  fruit 
crop,  hut  it  is  very  seldom,  if  ever, 
that  all  kinds  are  destroyed  by  frost  in 
the  same  season.  Many  people  plant 
fruit  trees  and  gel  little  or  no  fruit,  and 
then  blame  the  country  when  they  are 
themselves  at  fault  for  not  taking  care 
of  the  trees. 

Al>[>lt  s — Grow  thriftily  and  bear  pay- 
bag  crops  when  varieties  are  planted 
that  are  suited  to  our  climate.  Some 
of  the  best  varieties  are:  for  summer, 
Early  Harvest,  Caroline,  Red  June, 
American  Summer  Pearmain  and 
Sweet  June;  autumn,  Maiden's 
Blush,  Lowell,  Fameuse  and  Gramar's 
Pearmain ;  winter,  Rawles'  Genet, 
Winesap,  White  Winter  Pearmain, 
Jonathan,  Ben  Davis  and  Domine. 

Pears — Have  not  proved  as  profitable 
as  apples,  being  more  liable  to  be  killed 


by  frosts  in  spring,  but  a  few  varieties, 
as  the  Bartlett,  Louise,  Bonne  de  Jer- 
sey, Flemish  Beauty  and  Seckel  often 
yield  good  crops,  and  are  well  worth 
planting. 

Peaches — Grow  well  and  yield  large 
crops  about  two  years  out  of  five,  or 
when  not  killed  by  cold  weather. 

Plums. — The  Miuer  and  some  varie- 
ties of  our  wild  plums  are  well  worth 
cultivating.  The  liner  kinds  of  gar- 
den plums  are  not  generally  satisfac- 
tory. 

Cherries. — Early  Richmond,  English 
Morello,  ami  others  of  the  Morello  fam- 
ily are  grown  to  a  considerable  extent. 

Grapes. — Almost  sure  to  yield  pay- 
ing crops  every  year.  Very  seldom  an 
entire  failure.  Among  the  best  vari- 
eties for  general  cultivation  are  Con- 
cord, Dracut,  Amber,  Hartford,  Dela- 
ware and  Catawba, 

Strawberries — If  thoroughly  culti- 
vated through  the  season  and  protected 
by  a  Light  mulch  in  winter,  usually 
yield  paying  crops.  The  kinds  tl 
have  generally  given  satisfaction  are 
Hovey's  Seedling,  Wilson's  Albany, 
Charles  Downing,  and  Kentucky. 

Blackberries. —  The  Kittatinny  and 
Snyder  have  proved   hardy  and  good. 

Raspberries. — of  the  blackcaps,  the 
Mammoth  Chester  and  Doolittle  have 
proved  hardy  and  good,  and  Davison's 
Thornless  does  well  when  in  protected 
situation-.  The  Turner  does  the  best 
of  the  red  varieties. 

Gooseberries. — Only  seedlings  of  our 
native  gooseberries,  as  Houghton  and 
Pale  Red,  or  American  Seedling,  have 
proved  worthy  of  cultivation. 
•  Currants. — Our  summers  are  rather 
hot  and  dry  for  currants,  but  if  planted 
on  the  north  or  east  side  of  a  stone 
fence,  will  often  do  very  well. 

Indeed,  it  can  be  safely  said  that  al- 
most all  kinds  of  small  fruits  do  well. 

GENERAL  REFLECTIONS. 

In  regard  to  agricultural  crops,  veg- 
etables, melons,  and  fruits,  it  is  safe  to 
say,  in  general  terms,  that  everything 
does  well  here  that  comes  to  perfection 
anywhere  in  the  same  latitude  and  al- 
titude east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains, 
and  does  not  need  a  humid  atmosphere. 


18  General  Reflections  on  Crops. 

In  our  specifications  we  have  been  timber. 

careful  to  keep  within  the  bounds  of  The  most  abundant  native    woods, 

truth  and  soberness.     The  usual  cus-  are:  Cottonwood,  oak,  elm,  black  wal- 

tom  is  to  claim  the  largest  and  best  nut,  soft  maple,  hackberry,  box  elder, 

crops  as  a  fair  average,  but  we  do  not  hickory,  locust,  ash,  linn,  coffee  bean, 

care  to  deceive  any  one  by  raising  false  sycamore  and  mulberry — about  in  the 

expectations,  and  have  erred,  if  at  all,  order    mentioned.      These,  and  many 

in  underrating,  rather  than  overstating'  other  varieties,  grow  very  rapidly,  and 

the  yield  and  quality  of  crops.     Riley  any  one  who  buys  a  prairie  claim,  can, 

county  is  not  a  garden  of  Eden,  but  witbin  a  very  few  years,  have  all  the 

farming,  properly  attended  to,  by  those  wood  he  wants,  provided  he  will  spend 

who  understand  it,  has  been  profitable  a  little  labor  in  planting  trees — or  tree 

in  the  past,  and,  for  reasons  given  fur-  seeds — and  protecting  them  until  they 

ther  on,  will  be  more  so  in  the  future,  get  a  good  start.     In  three  years  stove 

It  is  but  fair,  however,  to  add  that  a  wood  can  be  raised,  and  in  five  years, 

large  proportion  of  the  failures  of  the  some  varieties  will  be  as  big  as  a  man's 

past  twenty  years  have  been  the  result  leg. 

of  a  slipshod  style  of  farming ;  of  un-  meteorological. 
dertaking  to  do  something  without  Our  winters  are  usually  mild.  About 
anything  to  do  it  with  ;  reckless  ex-  oue  year  in  ten  ice  does  not  form  more 
travagance  ;  and  of  efforts  to  farm  by  tnau  tnree  inches  thick,  but,  most  sea- 
men Vho  know  nothing  about  the  sons,  there  are  one  or  two  spells  during 
business.  Many  men  try  to  cultivate  which  ice  from  four  to  seven  inches 
from  sixty  to  one  hundred  acres  apiece,  tnick  can  be  housed.  The  heat  of  suin- 
and  invariably  raise  less,  especially  in  nier  is  tempered  by  breezes  from  the 
unfavorable  seasons,  than  they  would  mountains,  and  sultry  nights  especial- 
if  they  did  not  spread  themselves  over  ty  are  rare-  During  much  of  the 
so  much  land.  Some,  with  no  money,  spring  and  autumn,  the  temperature  is 
stock  or  tools,  and  with  but  little  ex-  rea11^  delightful.  ^  It  has  a  soothing 
perience  in  roughing  it,  have  gone  onto  and,  at  tne  saiue  time,  exhilarating  in- 
bare  land,  and  undertaken  to  farm  nuence  on  the  human  system  that  can- 
with  bare  hands.  Others  spend  all  not  be  described,  and  must  be  felt  to 
their  profits  and  more  on  expensive  be  appreciated.  The  unenjoyable  fea- 
machines,  to  remain  exposed  to  all  tures  of  the  climate  are  the  liability  to 
kinds  of  weather,  until  they  rotor  rust  sudden  changes,  and  the  strong  spring 
out.  Another  class  "want  to  own  all  and  fall  winds.  It  is  the  almost  uni- 
out  doors,"  and  consequently  have  no  versa!  testimony  of  those  who  have 
money  to  invest  in  stock,  the  raising  lived  here  a  year,  that  we  have  a  really 
of  which  is  the  most  profitable  branch  delightful  climate,  and  it  is  certainly 
of  forming.  And  still  another  class,  not  surpassed  anywhere  east  of  the 
(and  a  large  one,  too)  the  members  of  Rocky  mountains.  The  meteorological 
which  do  nol  know  a  plow  from  a  cul-  record  kept  at  the  State  Agricultural 
tivator,  do1  only  undertake  to  make  a  College  snows  that,  during  the  past 
living  by  farming,  but  refuse  to  learn  twenty  years,  the  temperature  for  the 
anything  excepl  by  experience;  and  different  months  has  been  as  follows : 
when  they  have    failed,  either  curse  January                         ^'o'-/^1'1'" 

Kansas,  or  go  around  growling    that  February 32.1U 

"farming  doesn't  pay."    Here,  as  ev-  Marcti 41.54 

erywhere  else,  urn  need  nol  expect  to  April ooM) 

,.  .       .      f  ,.,  May oo.Ul 

succeed  unless  they   understand  their  June..                                 I'dtfd 

business,  and  conduct  it  upon  business  July ?y.4u 

principles.      Here,  as  everywhere  else,  August H.'JA 

the  most  successful  farmer  is  the  man  fctepcember 67.5U 

,  .    ,  ,        ,  .    ,        ,  October 06A6 

who  uses  lus  head  as  much  as  his  hands.  JNovembcr...                      ...4U.i!7 

December 2»,JJ7 


Meteorological. 


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Kansas  has  the  reputation  of  being  a 
drouthy  country,  and  it  is  true  that  we 
have  a  dry  atmosphere  with  a  smaller 
annual  rainfall  than  some  other  sec- 
tions, but  there  is  not  as  much  differ- 
ence as  most  people  imagine.  As  has 
been  stated,  our  soil  does  not  suffer 
from  drouth  as  much  as  that  in  most 
other  States,  and  our  greatest  rainfall 


comes  when  it  is  most  needed.  Prof. 
Failyer,  of  the  Agricultural  College, 
has  kindly  furnished  us  the  follow- 
ing table,  giving  the  rainfall  during 
each  month  for  fourteen  years  past,  as 
shown  by  the  records  at  the  College,  to- 
gether with  the  average  for  twenty 
years — including  the  terrible  year  of 
1860: 


RAINFALL    BY    MONTHS. 


1867 

1868 

1869 

1.15 

1.17 
L.06 
2.20 
1.12 

S.N.', 

6.27 

2.43 

1.83 

.43 

1.19 

.:>■> 

1870 

.05 



1.45 

1871 

1872 

.13 

.48 

.92 

2.06 

1873 

1874 

1875 

1876    ls77     1878 

1879    18S0  Av'ge. 

March 

.65 

2.01 

.63 

2.44 

3.59 

5.65 

5.42 

.70 

3.50 

.91 

.411 

.57 

.30 

.is 

.93 

1.96 

1  38 

3.46 
4.70 

'  5.72 

2.51 

2.17 

.81 

.53 

2.4* 
1.02 
3.90 

.87 

.30 

.71 

L.67 

8.54 

7.7s 

2. si 

l.r.i 

1 .85 

L20 

.82 

1.67 

.50 
1.2 

30 
ri 
2.98 
4.31 

.is 

.25 
1.53 

S~.ll 

.67 

.22 

.-7 

1.11 

1.60 

•J. Hi 

46     2.35 

.65      .HI     1.44 
3.96    2.70     1.77 
7.52    4.08    2.02 

.75      .56 

05 

50 

3.21     1.0S 

.71 

.97 

1.14 

-.77 

May 

.".."7     6.81 

.7'J     2.05     1.73 
2.98     5-031    8.92 

5.73     7.90     4.06     1.79    3.74 
4.60    6.76    5.02    8.48    3.92 
5.65    4.16  12.71     4.91     3.78 

4.11 
4.49 

4.S-J 

August 

October 

November 

December 

5.21 
1.57 

5.06 
.13 
.45 

4.25 
1.92 
L.20 
1.96 

.35 

5.32 

5.7(i 
2.76 

".95 

35.78 

1.40 
2.85 

1.04 
.34 
.7s 

8.76     2. 7s     2.66     1.61     8.51 
3.11     1.52    3.22     1.30    2.52 
1.61     9.(17     1.06     2.63     2.20 
1.75    1.90     1.98     7.83    1.97 
..   .     1.55       .91       .62 

3.28 

3.27 

2.13 

1.66 

.90 

26.50 

24.12 

21.19 

29.76 

32.89 

18.66  17.96  43.34  43.79  39.11  36.13 

The  year  1875  was  much  dryer  in  the 
immediate  vicinity  of  Manhattan  than 
in  any  other  portions  of  the  State. 

It  has  long  been  the  prevalent  opin- 
ion that  the  amount  of  rainfall  increases 
with  the  increase  of  the  settlements, 
but  this  we  are  inclined  to  doubt.  It 
is,  however,  unquestionably  true  that 
it  is  more  evenly  distributed— that  is, 
there  are  more  frequent,  but  lighter, 
rains.  Because  of  this  fact,  and  the 
increased  amount  of  plowed  land,  a 
much  greater  proportion  of  the  rain 
soaks  into  the  ground,  and  the  springs 
and  small  streams  do  not  go  dry  as 
often  as  formerPy.  The  experience  of 
the  eastern  States  that  are  being  de- 
nuded of  their  timber  is  exactly  re- 
versed here,  and,  as  more  orchards  and 
shade  trees  are  planted  every  year,  and 
the  area  of  cultivated  land  is  constant- 
ly increasing,  it  is  safe  to  assume  that 
the  climatic  conditions  will  continue  to 
improve  in  the  future. 

LIVE   STOCK. 

All  the  counties  west  of  Riley  have 
a  herd  law,  and,  in  consequence,  are 
not  so  well  adapted  for  stock  raising. 
More  native  cattle  are  shipped  from 
Manhattan,  than  from  any  other  point 


on  the  Kansas  Pacific  railroad,"" and 
this  interest  is  steadily  increasing. 
Our  farmers  are  devoting  themselves 
more  and  more  extensively  to  the  rais- 
ing and  feeding  of  stock,  and  it  will 
not  be  many  years  before  we  will  buy 
more  stuck  food  than  we  sell.  Many 
of  the  highest  priced  beef  cattle  bought 
in  the  Kansas  City  market  have  been 
purchased  from  Riley  county. 

PACKING  HOUSE  NEEDED. 

In  this  connection  we  wish  to  say 
that  there  is  no  better  point  in  the 
country  than  Manhattan  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  large  packing  house,  to 
run  summer  and  winter,  and  pack  both 
cattle  and  hogs.  An  immense  number 
of  animals  are  raised  in  this  immediate 
vicinity,  and  we  have  direct  railroad 
connection  with  all  the  sources  of  sup- 
ply as  well  as  the  various  markets. 
Ice,  labor,  and  everything  else  that  is 
needed,  can  be  procured  in  abundance 
at  low  rates. 

THOROUGHBRED  CATTLE. 

The  raising  of  first  class  beef  cattle 
is  very  profitable,  but  blooded  stock  is 
more  so.  Our  farmers  are  rapidly  dis- 
carding scrubs,  and  confining  them- 
selves to  grades  and   thoroughbreds, 


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A  Thoroughbred  Stock  Center. 


and  there  are  now  so  many  breeders  of 
note  in  this  vicinity  that,  everywhere, 
Manhattan  is  recognized  as 

"the  blooded  stock  center" 
of  Kansas.  M  ;ssrs.  Bill  &  Burnhani, 
C.  E.  Allen,  A.  W.  Rollins,  C.  M. 
Gifford,  Wm.  P.  Higinbotham,  J.  J. 
Mails,  C.  E.  Mails,  J.  J.  Lovcll,  Geo. 
T.  Poison,  J.  C.  Neal,  Ex-Gov.  N. 
Green,  Short  Bros.,  (Jen.  Casement,  E. 
Huse,  S.  A.  Sawyer,  \V.  Marlatt,  the 
Agricultural  College,  Hon.  Welcome 
Wells  ami  other  breeders,  have  estab- 
lished such  a  reputation  that  stock 
in  n  from  other  parts  of  the  State  are 
preparing  to  locate  in  this  neighbor- 
hood, because  of  the  well  known  fact 
thai,  where  the  most  and  best  breeders 
live,  there  the  larg  ist  number  and  best 
buyers  go.  Blooded  stock  is  now  ship- 
1>  sd  from  this  enmity  to  all  parts  of 
Kansas  as  well  as  to  Colorado,  Texas, 
.Missouri  and  other  States,  and  the  de- 
mand exceeds  the  supply.  The  most 
of  our  herds  are  small  but  they  are 
rapidly  increasing  in  size.  There  is, 
however,  still  room  tor  a  hundred  or 
two  more  breeders.  Such  a  concentra- 
tion would  bring  a  more  than  corres- 
ponding supply  of  purchasers,  and  thus 
increase  the  profits  of  all.  En  consid- 
ering the  advantages  of  this  county  for 
stock  raising  purposes,  the  fact  that  the 
State  Agricultural  College  is  located 
here  must  not  he  overlooked.  It  does 
much  to  elevate  the  tone  and  aspira- 
tions of  farmers  hereabouts;  the  Pro- 
fessors are  of  greal  service,  in  the  way 
of  giving  information  and  advice  on 
mooted  points,  and  every  studentcar- 
ries  hom  i  with  him  glowing  reports  of 
the  stock  he  has  seen.  Attention  is 
also  called  to  our  railroad  advantages 
for  shipping  purpo  The  most  of 

our  thoroughbred  cattle  are  shorthorns 

some  of  which  are  of  the  finest 
strains  and  there  are  also  a  tew  .Jer- 
a  rys,  Devons,  Galloways  and  Holsteins. 
It  se  una  to  us  thai  more  attention 
should  be  paid  to  the  latter  breeds  and 
I  he  Mr  Tonis,  Ayreshires,  etc.  No 
one  bre  d  |i  issessi  a  all  i be  good  points, 
and,  as  thorough  br  'I  stock  increases  in 
popularity,  the  demand  tnusl   increase 


for  all  breeds  especially  fitted  for  certain 
purposes. 

SWINE. 

There  are  few  States  in  the  Union 
whose  hogs  are  as  uniformly  good  as 
are  those  of  Kansas.  It  is  a  common 
remark  of  traveling  men  that  they 
have  not  seen  a  poor  hog  in  the  State. 
In  swine,  as  in  cattle,  Riley  county  is 
far  ahead  of  all  competitors.  At  the 
great  fairs,  at  Bismarck  Grove,  Kansas 
<  !ity,  Topeka  and  elsewhere,  our  exhib- 
itors generally  carry  away  the  most  of 
the  premiums.  Nearly,  if  not  all  of  the 
cattle  breeders  heretofore  named  also 
raise  pure  blooded  hogs,  and  there  are 
many  others  besides.  The  races  are 
Berkshires,  Poland-Chinas,  Chester 
Whites,  Essex,  New  Jersey  Reds,  etc., 
but  the  first  two  largely  predominate. 
There  seems  to  be  no  end  to  the  demand. 
And,  in  view  of  the  superior  healthfull- 
ness of  Kansas  stock,  we  feel  confident 
that  our  hogs  will  always  command 
the  highest  prices. 

horses  and  muees. 
The  climate  of  Kansas  is  unsurpassed 
for  the  production  of  first  class  horses 
and  mules.  Our  dry,  bracing  atmos- 
phere is  just  what  is  needed  to  develop 
muscle  and  lung  power,  and  it  has  al- 
ways been  noted  that,  in  this  State, 
horses  arc  unusually  free  from  disease. 
Unfortunately,  when  Kansas  was  first 
settled,  Indian  ponies  were  so  cheap 
that  they  came  into  general  use,  and 
Long  delayed  the  introduction  of  larger 
breeds.  Of  late,  however,  the  improve- 
ment of  our  horse  stock  has  been  quite 
rapid.  Good  stallions  are  now  becom- 
ing common,  and  a  few  men  are  col- 
lecting fine  brood  mares  for  the  purpose 
of  making  a  business  of  horse  raising. 
Gen.  .1.  S.  Casement  (one  of  the  Case- 
ment brothers  who  ironed  the  Union 
Pacific  railroad  )  has  a  large  farm  near 
.Manhattan  thai  he  is  stocking  tor  this 
purpose;  and  others  are  talking  of  do- 
ingthesame  thing.  It  costs  no  more 
to  raise  a  horse,  after  it  is  foaled,  than 
an  ox  ;  and  it  can  be  sold  for  double  the 
money.  When  carried  on  by  those 
who  understand  it,  the  business  must 
be  exceedingly  profitable,  and  we  feel 


Hows  and  Mnl<  s. 


21 


confident  that  it  is  Wound  to  develop 
very  rapidly.  Already  horses  have 
been  purchased  in  this  vicinity  to  lit' 
shipped  to  England,  and  the  time  is 
not  far  distant  when  Kansas  horses  will 
become  noted  the  world  over,  for  sound- 
ness, speed  and  endurance.  We  urge 
educated  horsemen  to  investigate  this 
matter,  with  perfect  assurance  that 
they  must  become  satisfied  that  no 
other  section  offers  equal  advantages 
to  this  for  the  raising  of  No.  1  horses 
and  mules. 

SHEEP. 

As  yet,  Kansas  has  not  gone  largely 
into  sheep,  and  this  industry  basbeen 
somewhat  in  disrepute,  because  of  the 
fact  that  a  Dumber  who  tried  it  failed. 
But,  in  every  such  instance  that  we 
know  of,  the  loss  was  occasioned  by 
the  fact  that  unaoclimated  sheep  were 
brought  here  by  men  who  knew  no- 
thing about  them,  and  then  turned 
loose,  without  shelter,  ami  sometimes 
without  food,  to  winter  themselves  as 
best  they  could.  Whenever  properly 
selected  and  attended,  to  sheep  have 
done  remarkably  well,  as  will  be  tes- 
tified to  by  the  Winkler  Brothers,  of 
AVinkler's  Mills,  Geo.  Lyle,  Riley 
Center,  W.  F.  Vance,  Grant  1'.  <>.,  li. 
A.  Stiles,  Pavilion,  and  others.  As 
yet,  they  have  been  attacked  by  no  dis- 
ease except  -cab,  which  is  easily  cured. 
The  dreaded  foot  rot,  and  mouth  and 
lung  diseases  are  unknown.  Sheep 
increase  with  wonderful  rapidity,  twins 
being  common,  and  triplets  not  un- 
usual. Those  who  make  it  a  business 
say  there  is  more  profll  in  sheep  than 
in  any  other  kind  of  stock,  and  the 
number  of  flocks  is  steadily  increasing. 
To  those  who  understand  and  like 
sheep — and  are  willing  to  give  them 
the  care  they  need — we  say  unhesitat- 
ingly, you  can  make  as  much  money 
in  that  husiness  here  as  in  any  other 
locality  on  the  continent. 
|POTJLTBY. 

All  kinds  of  poultry  do  well  in  Kan- 
sas, and  quite  a  number  of  gentlemen 
in  and  about  Manhattan  are  devoting 
themselves  to  the  introduction  of  im- 
proved breeds.     There  is,  however,  still 


room  for  more,  especially  in  the  line  of 
turkeys,  geese  and  ducks.  During  the 
greater  part  of  the  year,  poultry  and 
eggs  bring  good  prices,  and  the  rapid 
development  of  the  mountain  mining 
region  causes  the  demand  to  increase 
foster  than  the  supply.  More  attention 
should  be  paid  to  this  department,  for 
there  are  few  things  that  are  more 
profitable.  The  raising  of  poultry 
should  be  promoted  to  the  dignity  of  a 
regular  business,  instead  of  being 
treated  as  an  insignificant  adjunct  of 
farming.  Even  with  the  small  atten- 
tion paid  to  it,  the  export  of  eggs  and 
poultry  from  Riley  county  i«  immense 
—and  rapidly  increasing. 

BEES. 

During  the  past  few  years  bees  have 
been  introduced,  and  have  been  re- 
markably  successful.  The  swarms  in- 
crease rapidly,  are  very  healthy,  and 
alnady  honey,  of  good  quality  has  be- 
come an  article  of  export. 

STONE  AM)  LIME. 

The  bluffs  that  skirt  the  Big  Blue 
river,  and  also  those  on  either  side  of 
the  Ka  for  a   few  miles  east  and 

west  of  Manhattan,  contain  the  hand- 
somest and  best  stone  in  the  State.  It 
is  a  magnesian  limestone  of  a  beautiful 
grayish  white  color,  and  is  easily 
worked.  D  retains  its  original  color 
well,  does  not  crumble,  and  will  take  a 
high  polish.  Some  of  it  that  has  been 
in  buildings  for  twenty  years,  has  un- 
dergone absolutely  no  change.  It  is 
found  in  layers  of  from  two  to  thirty- 
six  inches  thick,  crops  out  along  the 
sides  of  the  bluffs,  and  sometimes 
covers  their  tops.  It  is  largely  used 
for  building  and  fencing,  and  a  consid- 
erable  quantity  is  shipped  to  points 
east  as  far  as  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and 
west  as  far  as  Salina.  No  county  in 
the  State  has  as  much  stone  fence  as 
Riley — and  as  our  ground  never  heaves, 
these  fences  when  properly  put  up  last 
for  ages.  There  are  also  more  stone 
houses  in  Riley  county,  in  proportion 
to  its  population,  than  in  any  other 
county. 

Superior  lime  is  made  in  this  county, 
and  large  quantities  are  shipped  from 


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Stone  and  Lime. 


Manhattan.  In  addition  to  the  com- 
mon article,  a  finishing  lime  is  also 
made,  that  is  equal  to  the  best  Alton 
lime.  This  business  is  steadily  increas- 
ing, and  bids  fair  to  become  an  impor- 
tant item. 

OUR  RAILROAD  SYSTEM. 

After  all  that  can  be  said  against 
railroads  and  their  management  has 
been  admitted,  the  fact  still  remains 
that  they  are  a  good  thing.  Indeed, 
they  may  be  said  to  have  become  a  ne- 
cessity. Many  illusions  in  relation  to 
them  have  been  rudely  dispeled  of  late  ; 
they  are  cursed  from  early  morn,  'till 
dead  of  night,  but,  nevertheless,  no  one 
would  consent  to  their  annihilation. 
The  great  problem  before  the  people  to- 
day is  how  to  deprive  their  managers 
of  their  power  for  evil  without  too  great- 
ly diminishing  their  capacity  for  good — 
but  that  is  a  subject  we  shall  discuss  in 
The  Nationalist,  not  here.  In  most 
sections  of  the  Union,  at  the  present 
time,  there  is  absolutely 

NO  SUCH  THING  AS  COMPETITION 

between  railroads.  Occasionally  there 
is  a  fight,  for  a  short  period,  between 
two  or  more  roads,  but  it  is  usually  to 
"compel  a  division,"  or  to  enable  a 
strong  concern  to  cripple  or.  gobble  a 
weaker  rival.  In  Kansas  that  phase 
is  about  passed.  All  our  roads  are  now 
controled  by  two  combinations,  viz : 
the  Jay  Gould  syndicate  and  the  Atch- 
ison, Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  combination  ; 
but 

EACH  OP  THEM 

has  a  road  in  Riley  county— and  what- 
ever benefits  can  flow  from  that  fact 
will  accrue  to  us  now,  and  will  contin- 
ue to  do  so,  for  each  one  of  these  syndi- 
cates controls  hundreds  of  millions  of 
capital,  and  can  neither  be  broken 
down  nor  swallowed  by  the  other.  We 
have  no  railroad  center,  but  one  of 
our  roads  passes  through  and  the  other 
terminates  at  Manhattan.  These  lines 
are  both  in  the  southern  pari  of  the 
county,  but  the  Junction  City  &  Fort 
Kearney  road  runs  near  the  western 
boundary,  the  Central  Branch  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific  near  the  nor!  hern  line, 
and  the  Kansas  Central  terminates  at 


Garrison,  just  across  the  eastern  line. 
About  one-half  of  our  people  live  with- 
in five  miles  of  a  depot ;  three-fourths 
within  ten  miles,  and  nineteen-twenti- 
eths  within  fifteen  miles.  When  the 
Manhattan,  Alma  &  Burlingame  road 
is  extended  up  the  Blue  (as  it  certain- 
ly will  be  before  long)  none  of  our 
farmers  will  be  twelve  miles  from  a 
depot.  The  combination  of  various 
roads  under  one  management 

HAS  ITS  ADVANTAGES 

as  well  as  disadvantages.  They  can  be 
run  more  cheaply  and  can,  and  some- 
times will,  do  a  portion  of  their  busi- 
ness at  less  rates  than  they  could  under 
the  old  plan ;  rolling  stock  can  be  in- 
terchanged more  easily  and  thus  some- 
times vexatious  delays  be  prevented  ; 
and  freight  and  passengers  that  pass 
over  two  lines  can  often  be  transferred 
with  less  difficulty  and  delay.  Indeed, 
it  makes  all  the  connected  lines  virtual 
extensions,  with  the  exception  that  a 
change  of  cars  may  be  necessary.  The 
roads  running  out  of  Manhattan,  or 
running  in  connection  with  them,  pass 
through 

EVERY  COUNTY  IN  THE  STATE 

that  has  any  considerable  settlement, 
except  Lincoln.  The  Gould  roads  pass 
through  forty-seven  counties,  and  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  roads 
through  forty-three  counties.  Ofir  bus- 
iness men  thus  have  unsurpassed  facil- 
ities for  reaching  all  parts  of  the  State, 
with  their  products,  or  to  buy  from 
others.  Moreover,  each  set  of  these 
roads  connects  with  a  network  of  other 
lines  running  in  every  direction  and 
connecting  us  with  all  parts  of  the 
Union.  The  lines  controled  by  what 
is  known  as 

'I'll  i:  GOULD  SYNDICATE 

comprise  three  vast  combinations,  viz: 

1.  The  Wabash,  St.  Louis  A  Pacific, 
which  owns  an  intricate  system  of  lines 
from  Toledo,  ( )hio,  to  t  lie  Missouri  river 
and  connects  with  Gould's  Kansas 
roads,  hut  does  not  enter  the  State. 

2.  The  Union  /><«■///<■,  from  Omaha, 
Neb.,  to  Ogden,  Utah  Territory.  It 
has  three  lines  in  Kansas,  viz ;  the  St. 
Joseph  and    Western,  that  leaves  the 


The  Gould  Syndicate. 


23 


main  line  at  Grand  Inland,   and  runs 
through   Washington,  Marshall,  Nem- 
aha,   Brown   and   Doniphan   counties 
on  the  northern  line  of  the  State,  to  St. 
Joseph,  Missouri ;  the  Kansas  Central 
(narrow      gauge)      that      runs      from 
Leavenworth,  through  Jefferson,  Jack- 
son and  Pottawatomie  counties,  to  <  Har- 
rison on  the  Blue — eighteen  miles  north 
of   Manhattan;    and  the  Kansas  Divis- 
ion, which  leaves  the  main  line  at  Chey- 
enne,   Wyoming  Territory,   and  runs, 
via  Denver,  Colorado,  through  Central 
Kansas,  to  Kansas   City  and   Leaven- 
worth.     It    runs    through     Wallace, 
Gove,  Trego,  Ellis,  Russell,  Ellsworth, 
Saline,  Dickinson,  Davis,  Riley,  Potta- 
watomie, Shawnee,  Jefferson,  Leaven- 
worth, and    Wyandotte  counties.     Its 
Carboudale  branch    runs    from    Law- 
rence, Douglas  county,  through  Shaw- 
nee to  Carbondale,  Osage  county,  and 
will  ultimately  be  extended  westward, 
to  some  point  on  the  main  line.     The 
Junction  City  «fe  Fort  Kearney  branch 
runs  from  Junction  City,  twenty  miles 
west  of  Manhattan,  through  Davis  and 
Clay   counties,  to   Concordia,  in  Cloud 
county.      The    Solomon   Branch   runs 
from   Solomon  City,  eighty-four  miles 
west  of  Manhattan,   through   Ottawa 
Co.,  to  Beloit,  in  Mitchell  Co.     Both  of 
these  branches  connect  with  the  Cen- 
tral  Branch  of   the  Missouri   Pacific. 
From  Salina,  ninety-seven  miles  west  of 
Manhattan,  another  branch  runs  south 
to  McPherson,  in  McPherson  Co.,  and 
will  some  day  be  extended  to  the  south 
line  of  the   State.      The  Union  Pacific 
also  has  three  branches  in  Nebraska, 
one   running    three  or    four   hundred 
miles  from  Ogden,  Utah,  is  being  rapid- 
ly pushed  forward  to  Helena,  Montana 
Territory,  and  another  is  under  way  for 
Portland,    Oregon.      Negotiations   are 
also  pending  for  the  consolidation  of  the 
Union     Pacific,     Central    Pacific    and 
Southern  Pacific  of  California. 

3.  The  Missouri  Pacific,  which  runs 
from  St.  Louis,  via  Kansas  City,  Leav- 
enworth and  Atchison  to  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.,  has  lately  purchased  several  Kan- 
sas roads,  viz  :  The  Central  Branch  Di- 
vision of  the  Missouri  Pacific  which  runs 
from  Atchison  through  Nemaha,  Mar- 
shall,   Washington,    Cloud,    Mitchell, 


Osborne,  Smith  nnd  Phillips  counties, 
with  branches  into  Washington,  Re- 
public and  Jewell  counties.  A  branch 
from  Holden,  Missouri,  runs  through 
Miami  county  to  Ottawa,  and  is  to  be 
extended  to  Burlingame  or  Topeka, 
or  both.  From  Sedalia,  Missouri,  a 
branch  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and 
Texas  railroad  runs,  via  Fort  Scott,  to 
Parsons,  in  Labette  county,  where  it 
connects  with  the  main  line  that  runs 
from  Junction  City — twenty  miles 
from  Manhattan — in  a  southeasterly 
direction,  through  Morris,  Lyon,  Cof- 
fey, Woodson,  Allen,  Neosho  and  La- 
bette counties,  to  Denison,  Texas. 
Arrangements  have  already  been  con- 
summated for  extending  it  to  a  connec- 
tion with  the  Southern  Pacific  and  also 
to  Laredo,  on  the  Rio  Grande,  and 
probably  to  the  city  of  Mexico  itself. 
The  M.,  K.  &  T.,  and  its  branches,  are 
now  called  the  Kansas  and  Texas  Di- 
vision of  the  Missouri  Pacific. 

The  above  is  a  mere  outline  of  some 
of  the  principal  roads  controled  by 
these  vast  combinations,  all  of  which 
are  run  in  harmony  with  each  other. 
There  is  n  >  jarring  or  rivalry  between 
them,  for  they  are  all  controled  by  the 
same  master  mind. 

THE  A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  COMBINATION. 

The    Atchison,  Topeka  &   Santa  Fe 
Railroad  Company  was  organized  under 
the  laws  of  Kansas,  and  commenced 
business  with  a  road  about  sixty  miles 
long,  from  Topeka  to  Emporia.     It  has 
gone  on  building  with  steadily  increas- 
ing rapidity,  and  is  now  probably  the 
second  largest  railroad  combination  in 
the   world.     Its   main  line  runs  from 
A  tchison  and  Kansas  City,  via  Tope- 
ka, to  Pueblo,  Colorado,  and  El  Paso,  in 
the  Rio  Grande  Valley,  on  the  border 
of  Mexico.     It   has   charters  from  the 
Mexican  government,  under  which  it 
is  building  on  to  the  City  of  Mexico, 
and  Guaymas,  on  the  Gulf  of  Califor- 
nia.   It  has  effected  a  combination  with 
the  St.  Louis  &   San  Francisco,  which 
has  a  road  in  operation  from  St.  Louis  to 
Vinita,  Indian  Territory,  and  to  Wich- 
ita, in  this  State,  by  which  it  gets  a 
land  grant  enabling  it  to  build  from 
a  point  on  its  main  line  in  New  Mexico 
to  San  Francisco,  and  the  purveys  are 


24 


The  A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  Combination. 


now  being  prosecuted.     In  Kansas,  its 
main  line  runs  through  or  into  Atchi- 
son,    Jefferson, *     Jackson,     Douglas, 
Shawnee,  Osage,  Lyon,  Chase,  Marion, 
Harvey,  Reno,  Rice,  Barton,  Pawnee, 
Ford,  Foote,  Sequoyah,  Kearney  and 
Hamilton  counties.      A    branch    runs 
from  Builingame,   in    Osage    county, 
through  Wabaunsee,  to  Manhattan,  in 
Biley  county.    From  Emporia  a  branch 
runs  south,  through    Greenwood  and 
Elk  counties.     From  Florence  a  branch 
runs  west,  through  Marion,  McPherson 
and  Rice  counties,  and  another  south 
into  Butler  county.     From  Newton,  a 
branch    runs     south,     via      Wichita, 
through   Cowley,  to  the  south  line  of 
the  State,     with    another    branch    to 
Wellington,  in  Sumner  county.     This 
Company  is  also  in  friendly  relations 
with  the  Kansas  City,  Lawrence  and 
Southern,  and  the  Kansas  City,  Fort 
Scott  and  Gulf  roads  that  run  through 
Johnson,  Miami,  Franklin,  Anderson, 
Linn,  Bourbon,  Allen,  Neosho,  Craw- 
ford, Cherokee,  Labette,  Montgomery, 
Wilson,  Chautauqua,  Elk,  Butler,Cow- 
ley,    Sedgwick,  Sumner    and  Harper 
counties.      The    stock    of    the    above 
named  roads  and  that  of  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  &  Quincy  and  the  Atchison, 
Topeka  &  Santa  Fe,  is  owned  by  sub- 
stantially the  same  parties  ;  and  at  the 
date  of  this  writing  arrangements  are 
being  perfected  for  their  consolidation 
into  one  grand  company.     The  Chica- 
go, Burlington  &  Quincy  folks  own  a 
large  number  of  lines  in  Illinois,  Iowa, 
Missouri  and    Nebraska,  and,    within 
two  or   three  years,  this  combination 
will  have  a  continuous  line  from   at 
least  as  far  east  as  Chicago  to  two  or 
three  ports  on  the   Pacific.     One  result 
certain  to 

SPEEDILY  FOLLOW 
this  expected  consolidation  of  these in- 
tereste  is  the  extension  of  the  Manhat- 
tan, Alma  <k,  Builingame  road  from 
Manhattan  up  the  Big  Blue  river,  to 
Beatrice,  where  it  will  conned  with 
i he  Nebraska  system  of  the  ('.,  B.  & 
Q.  A  road-bed  is  already  graded  on 
twenty-eiLihi  miles  of  this  route,  and 
six  milesof  it  is  ironed.  In  addition  to 
the  general  reasons  calling  for  a  con- 
nection of  the  two  systems  by  a  cross 


road  is  the  fact  that  it  will  give  the 
Nebraska  roads  a  direct  line  to  the 
nearest  coal  fields,  greatly  reduce  the 
cost  of  running  them,  keep  a  cer- 
tain and  lucrative  trade,  to  themselves, 
and  transform  an  unprofitable  branch 
into  a  paying  road. 

OUR  REASONS 

for  going  into  details  about  railroad 
matters,  is,  that  our  section  offers  great 
advantages  for  carrying  on  certain  lines 
of  business  that  require  connections 
with  distant  markets,  and  we  wish  to 
impress  upon  all  the  fact  that  we  can 
ship  east,  west  and  south  by  direct 
lines,  and  soon  can  to  the  north  also. 
So  long  as  the  present  railroad  system 
continues,  our  section  will  suffer  no 
more  from  its  defects  than  every  other 
locality,  and  when  the  laws  of  the  land 
properly  limit  the  power  of  corpora- 
tions, we  will  be  benefited  as  much  as 
others.  Under  neither  system  will  we 
be  deprived  of  our  advantages,  and  the 
only  probable  change  will  be  a  change 
for  the  better. 

THE  BARGE  SYSTEM. 

During  the  past  few  years  the  system 
of  floating  barges,  loaded  with  grain 
and  other  heavy  and  bulky  products, 
down  the  Mississippi  river  to  New 
Orleans,  has  been  rapidly  developing, 
and  it  will  ultimately  reach  enormous 
proportions.  It  has  also  been  tried 
with  success  on  the  Missouri  river, 
from  Kansas  City  to  St.  Louis,  and 
bids  fair  to  soon  become  an  established 
business.  Before  the  days  of  railroads, 
steamboats  repeatedly  ascended  the 
Kansas  river  as  far  as  Manhattan,  and 
we  are  strongly  inclined  to  the  opinion 
that  the  barge  system  will  someday  he 
applied  to  the  Kansas  river,  at  least  as 
far  up  as  Manhattan.  The  river  is  al- 
ready dammed  at  Lawrence,  for  man- 
Ufacturing  purposes,  and,  within  a  few 
years,  dams  will  also  lie  built  at  Topeka 
and  other  points.  This  will  ensure  a 
sufficiency  of  water  at  all  times,  and, 
by  means  of  locks  at  the  dams,  the 
river  could  he  easily  and  safely  navi- 
gated. This  is  one  of  t  lie  possibilities, 
if  not  probabilities,  of  the  future,  which 
will  give  us  direct  water  transporta- 
tion to  the  Gulf.     The  railroad  situa- 


The  Barge  System.  25 

tion  is  awakening  the  country  to  the  healthfulnkss. 
necessity  of  improving  our  water-ways.  Kansas  is  unquestionably  a  healthful 
That  much  will  be  done  is  certain,  and  country,  and  Riley  county  is,  in  this 
the  only  question  in  doubt  is  as  to  how  respect,  surpassed  by  no  other  sec- 
general  the  movement  will  become,  tion  of  the  State.  It  is  also  improving 
In  our  judgment,  the  next  twenty-five  from  year  to  year,  for  the  malarial  dis- 
years  will  seethe  internal  water  trans-  eases  incident  to  the  opening  up  of  a 
portation  of  the  United  States  increased  new  country,  are  steadily  diminishing, 
from  ten  to  fifty  fold,  with  an  almost  It  is  not,  however,  asserted  that  Ivan- 
corresponding  increase  in  the  number  sas  is  an  earthly  Elysium  in  which 
of  utilized  water-ways.  "sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
<^i  ality  and  cost  of  buildings.  are  felt  and  feared  no  more."    People 

t  +i„»  a,„    ,.;   ,.,.i,.,r  do  get  sick  here  oft ener  than  thev  wish 

In  consequence  of  the  superior  char-  "•    »                                             ,  ,  /    „     . 

i    t                  f,,,.^,^    i:i„0  to   (especially   when  thev  violate  all  of 

acter  and  cheapness  of  our  stone,  lime  •                      •> 

i  4-u    v„'ii;n„c,!,,BiimT«,„,nh-  the   laws  ot   lite)   and   our  cemeteries 
and  sand,  the  buildings  in  Riley  eoiint\ 

n  •           ,.i  .    ,  ,,,i  +k;0  ;a  Qt.  prove  that  thev  sometimes  die.     \\  hat 

average  well  in  quality— and  this  is  es-  i        ,..,-,                 ..         ... 

pecially  the  ease   with  those    ereeted  we  claim  is  thai  the  proportion  oJ  sick 

during  the  last  ten  years.    The  follow-  people  .and.  consequently   oi  deaths) 

J5                ...          ,,              ,        ■   0    f_  is  smaller  in   tin- section   than  m  most 

ing   figures    will  enable  mechanics   to  . 

f.       .     +K          f  „r  K„n,i;,wr  ;■>   \i.,,>  other  parts  of   the    I  mon,    and  that 

estimate  the  cost  oi  building  m  Man-  <                                      . ' 

...      -               .,,  ,    .  _  ,.,.  some  oi  the  most  fatal  and  loathsome 
hattan— and  the  figures  will  not  var\ 

,,             °    ,.  .,        ,,„+,..  diseases  are  either  unknown  or  uncom- 
mueh  in  other  parts  ot  the  count\  : 

nioii   here — and   that    because    of   the 

Excavating  for  cellars,  etc.,  per  yard,  $.15(5     .20  rr     .,    T>    .                „  ., 

Stone-rtelivered-per perch                    .! .60  .•lunate.      Dr.  H.  S.  Roberts,  of  Man- 

Brick-per  thousand                              i^&n'on  hattan,   late    President   of  the    Kansas 

Pine  lumber— framing— per  1,000  it      I8.oofo>i0.oo  , 

n ing          do             25.00fa40.00  state    Medical     Association,    has    fur- 

sheeting         'I"             i«.00(a  Is-"11  .  ,     ,       .,      ..  ,,       .          ,    ,            . 

siding          do           is. n.30.00  mshed  us  the  iollowmg  statement  upon 

,        *encins         ''"           «$lwSn  this  subject,  to  which  we  invite  care- 

Walnul  lumber                                      t&.uotg  i  j 

(ink  lumber                                                      50.00  ful  attention  : 

Shingles— per  thousand        .  'i 1.00 

Lath               do                                            4.25  In  the  strict  sense  of  the  term,  there 

Plastermg-includingmaterials-per                ^  an.  QQ    -  j,lvVailing   diseases"    in  this 

Paintmg— two  coat^-inciuding  paint  locality.     The  malarial  influence,  how- 

— pervard                                .12®   .io  ever,  pertains  and  shows  itself  with  al- 

Sand— per  load— (about  -r>  bushels)  de-              ^  mog1  every  affection  to  a  greater  or  less 

erei                                                  '  extent,  but  during  no  season  for  a  num- 

wages.  ber  of  years  has  there  been  ague  to  any 

During  the  past  year  wages  per  day  considerable  extent ;  so  that  life,  on  our 

.      4       <?  11  river  bottoms,  at  the  present  time,  does 

have  been  about  as  follows  :  not  become  equivalent,  as  formerly,  to 

Masons  and  stone  cutters      ?2.00@2.50  one  or  more  attacks  of  malarial  fever 

Masons' helpers                                      l  6o@2'oo  eacn     ,vear-      Of    typhoid     fever,    the 

Phfsterers8                                                    2'°°  cases  are  s0  few>  ana"  those  imported,  as 

Painter-                                                15^2-25  T<>  "lake  the  general  rule  that  it  does 

Blacksmiths.....                              .  i.50@|.oo  uot  exist.    While  there  have  been  oeca- 

Wheelwrights                                       l.50@2ioo  sional  cases  of  diptheria,  it  has  never 

Two-horse  team  and  man                      2.00@2.50  swept  as  an  epidemic.     Cases  of  pneu- 

Shoemakers                                   •  ••■  1'50®2"oo  moma>  erysipelas  and  spotted  fever  are 

Day  laborers                                                 1-25  occasional,    but   rare.     On  account    of 

Nnrses            7.v<ii.oo  the  altitude  and  the  prevailing  dry  at- 

Seamstresses                                          '--!'! !'^  mosphere,   this  localitv  is   attracting, 

Washerwomen                       ii>frt-l.()0  *             '-      .,         ,            «            .      .       •    .    °I 

Farm  hands-^per  month                     I4.oo@l8.oo  and  should  attract,  persons  in  mcipient 

House  servants— per  week                     i.50@3.oo  consumption  to  a  residence,  which  al- 

Millers— per  month                          50.oo@ioo.oo  most  certainly  means  the  holding  of 

Engineers^-per  montb                                 so.oo  that  disea8e  iu  its  tirst  stage.     For  per- 

In  a  few  cases,   for  special  reasons,  sorig  affected  with  nasal  catarrh  our 

higher  and  in  others  lower,  wages  are  winters  are  usually  rather  severe,  on 

paid.    Masons  can  work  out  of  doors  account  of  our  having  from  one  to  three 

prtiu.     uj.«  epidemics  of    influenza  ;    with    those 

from    two-thirds   to    three-fourths    oi  not  so  affected,  the  attack  of  influenza 

their  time.    Board  in  private  families  is  easily  thrown  off,  rarely  resulting  in 

ranges  from  §3.00  to  $4.00  per  week.  serious    disturbance.      Diarrhoea    and 


26 


Suicidi   and  Homicide. 


dysentery  are  easily  handled,  while 
Asiatic  cholera  and  small-pox  are  un- 
known in  our  midst. 

SUICIDE  AND  HOMICIDE. 

En  rji  near  thousands  of  eastern  peo- 
ph  commit  suicidt  and  scores  of  thous- 
ands an  killed  by  tin  ir  friends.    It  is 
well  known  that  the  climate  of  the  eas- 
tern states  is  almost  certain  to  develop 
the  disease  of  consumption  in  all  who 
have  a  tendency  to  it ;  and  that  recov- 
ery from  it   there  is  impossible.     But, 
nevertheless,    myriads  of  people   who 
know    that    the   seeds   of  consumption 
are  in   their  systems,   and   that  their 
germination  is  only  a  question  of  time, 
refuse  to  heed  the  teachings  of  common 
sense,  which  command  them  to  seek  a 
home  in  a  climate  that  strengthens  the 
lungs    instead    of    weakening    them. 
With  the  chances  ten  to  one  against 
them— and  their  own  lives  the  stake — 
they  recklessly  bet  on  the  exception, 
or  despairingly  dig  their  own  graves. 
To  wilfuly  close  one's  eyes  so  as  not  to 
see  a  danger  known  to  be  but  a  few 
steps    ahead — to    deliberately    deceive 
one's  self— is  idiotic  folly  ;  and  to  give  up 
without  a  struggle  is  cowardice.    There 
is  not  an  honest  physician  living  who 
will  not  say  to  every  person  with  con- 
sumptive tendencies,  "the  most  sensi- 
ble course  for  you  to  pursue  is  to  re- 
move to  a  more  congenial  climate  be- 
fore the  disease   begins   to  develop  in 
you;"   but,  nevertheless,  hundreds  of 
thousands  r  (fuse  t  >  take  the  advice,  or 
wait— and  wait— and  wait — for  a  more 
convenient  season,  that  never  comes,  or 

comes  too  late. 

It  is  bad  enough  when  the  lives  en- 
dangered belong  t  )  the  fools  who  in- 
sanely take  the  risk;  but,  un fortunate- 
ly, there  are  millions  of  helpless 
women  and  children  who  are  chained 
to  posts  of  danger  by  the  husbands 
and  fathers  who  control  their  actions. 
It  does  not  help  the  matter  to  say  that 
the  victims  are  not  aware  of  their  dan- 
ger, or  do  not  know  that  there  is  a  pos- 
sibility of  escape.  Tin  responsibility 
rests  upon  the  head  of  the  family,  and 
he  cannot  shirk  it.  If,  knowing  his 
wife  to  have  a  tendency  to  consump- 
tion, a   husband— because  of  supposed 


pecuniary  interests — keeps  her  where 
that  disease  is  almost  sure  to  carry  her 
to  an  untimely  grave,  when,  by  a  re- 
moval to  another  locality,  the  chances 
in  her  favor  would  be  greatly  increased, 
he  by  that  act  sells  her  life  for  the  hope 
of  gain.  When  a  father,  knowing  that 
the  taint  of  consumption  is  in  his  chil- 
dren's blood,  keeps  them  where  they 
will  be  in  the  most  danger,  instead  of 
taking  them  where  they  will  be  safest 
—and  does  this  because  he  thinks  he 
would  lose  money,  or  some  other  object 
of  desire,  by  a  change— he  thereby  sells 
the  lives  of  his  children.  Of  course, 
most  men  do  not  realize  this  ;  but  their 
obtuseuess  does  not  alter  the  facts. 
The  person  who,  being  able  to  prolong 
or  save  a  life  committed  to  his  keeping 
refuses  or  fails  to  do  so,  is  responsible 
before  ( Hod  for  the  unnecessary  or  has- 
tened death  ;  and  no  plea  of  business 
interests  will  change  the  facts. 

FORTUNATELY, 

a  realization  of  these  truths,  and  of  the 
folly  and  wickedness  of  disregarding 
them,  is  gradually  permeating  the 
minds  of  even  the  most  fossilized.  In 
consequence,  of  late  years,  people  are 
more  generally  selecting  homes  with 
reference  to  health ;  and  of  those  who 
are  already  diseased  a  still  larger  pro- 
portion are  removing  to  localities  where 
their  enemy  will  have  the  least  possi- 
ble advantage  over  them. 

TO   EASTERN   CONSUMPTIVES 

we  say :  If  you  dread  cold  weather, 
make  Florida  your  home.  Its  warm 
equable  climate  is  just  the  thing  for 
you.  But  if,  when  not  sick,  you  enjoy 
cool  weather,  we  say  unhesitatingly, 
come  to  Kansas,  and  it  will  do  you 
good.  Our  dry,  bracing  atmosphere  is 
very  strengthening  to  the  lungs;  and, 
while  preserving  or  recovering  health, 
you  can  also  make  money  and  enjoy 
life.  We  cannot,  however,  leave  this 
branch  of  the  subject  without  urging 
those  With  tendencies  to  any  fatal  dis- 
ease not  to  ivait  until  it  has  developed, 
cren  in  its  incipient  stages.  In  this 
matter  an  ounce  of  prevention  is  worth 
a  whole  ton  of  cure.  And  we  wish  also 
to  add  that  we  do  not  charge  that  New 


For  Eastern  Consumptives. 


27 


England  is,  In  general,  an  unhealth- 
ful  section  for  those  whose  lungs  are 
sound  and  in  whose  families  there  is 
no  trace  of  the  dread  disease. 

A  BELAY  HOUSE. 

At  present,  Colorado  is  the  great 
central  resort  for  invalids,  and  its  pop- 
ularity will  increase  as  years  roll  by. 
Many,  however,  are  injured  by  going 
there  without  making  a  stop  on  the 
way.  The  elevation  is  so  great  that  a 
too  sudden  transition  sometimes  results 
fatally.  Invalids  would  frequently  find 
it  much  to  their  advantage  to  spend  a 
few  weeks  in  Kansas  on  the  way.  De- 
cidedly 

THE   BEST   COURSE 

is  to  come  to  some  such  place  as  Man- 
hattan, remain  a  few  days  or  weeks,  or 
months,  then  purchase  a  team  and  trav- 
el the  rest  of  the  distance  in  easy  stages 
camping  out  at  night.  If  an  agreeable 
party  can  be  made  up  and  a  tent  or  two 
procured,  so  much  the  better.  With 
your  own  conveyance  you  can  travel 
where  you  please  and  when  you  please, 
and  at  the  end  of  the  season  will  have 
saved  money,  even  after  having  sacri- 
ficed heavily  on  the  team  and  camp 
equipage  which  should  be  brought 
back  to  the  point  of  departure,  for  sale. 

SANITARIUMS. 

There  is  no  better  place  than  Man- 
hattan, in  all  Kansas,  for  the  establish- 
ment of  hospitals,  hygenic  institutes, 
etc.  It  is  accessible  by  rail,  from  all 
directions  ;  its  climate  is  good  ;  it  is  ele- 
vated but  not  too  high  ;  the  surround- 
ing scenery  is  the  most  magnificent  in 
the  state ;  there  are  fine  drives  in  every 
direction ;  two  rivers  tempt  the 
boatman  and  fisherman;  there  are 
numerous  churches ;  and  the  com- 
munity is  unusually  intelligent,  moral 
and  cultivated. 

MANUFACTURING. 

We  can  well  remember  when  many 
Kansans,  even,  laughed  at  the  idea 
that  there  would  ever  be  any  consider- 
able amount  of  manufacturing  done  in 
this  State.  "We  have  neither  water 
power  nor  coal,  in  workable  veins," 
they  said,  "  and,  without  them,  what 
we  do  will  have  to  be  done  by  hand 
and  horse    power."      But    they    were 


mistaken — that  is  all.  Kansas  has 
both,  and  the  day  is  coming  when  she 
will  be  nearer  the  front  than  the  rear 
rank  of  manufacturing  States.  And  it 
can  be  added  that,  as  in  most  other 
respects,  so  in  this,  Riley  is  surpassed 
by  none  of  her  sister  counties. 

WATER    POWER. 

Josiah  Copley,  formerly  a  Regent  of 
the  Agricultural  College,  and  now  a 
resident  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  was,  we  be- 
lieve, the  first  one  to  call  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  Kansas,  Big  Blue 
and  Republican  rivers  are  remarkably 
constant  streams.  Even  when  many 
of  the  creeks  which  flow  into  them  are 
dry  on  the  surface,  the  rivers  are  not 
greatly  reduced  in  volume— and  this 
is  especially  true  of  the  Big  Blue. 
Most  of  our  creeks  sometimes  become 
entirely  dry  in  places,  but  the  rivers 
named  do  not  diminish  in  size  as  much 
as  do  most  of  those  in  other  States. 
Two  theories  are  offered  in  explanation 
of  this  fact :  1st,  That,  during  dry 
weather,  the  water  of  the  springs 
and  creeks  flows  beneath  instead  of 
above  the  surface— and  it  is  undoubted- 
ly the  case  that  some  of  them  do.  2nd, 
That  a  portion  of  the  waters  of  the 
Platte,  in  Nebraska,  (whose  bed  is 
above  the  level  of  our  Kansas  rivers) 
flow  under  ground  and  eventually 
come  again  to  the  surface  in  the  valleys 
of  the  Blue  and  Republican.  There 
are  some  curious  facts  to  sustain  this 
theory,  but  whether  it  is  correct  or  not, 
it  cannot  be  denied  that,  for  some  rea- 
son, the  rivers  mentioned  are  unusu- 
ally reliable  streams. 

KANSAS  SLOPES 

downward  to  the  east,  from  Fort  Riley 
to  the  Missouri  at  the  rate  of  more 
than  two  feet  to  the  mile,  and  the 
slope  from  north  to  south  is  much  more 
rapid.  In  both  cases  the  rise  increases 
in  rapidity  as  one  travels  west  or  north. 
All  the  rivers  in  Northern  Kansas  have 
been  dammed,  and  it  has  been  demon- 
strated that,  when  properly  built,  dams 
will  remain,  and  that  the  water  does 
not  pass  underground  around  them 
(as  it  does  in  some  valleys.)  At  Law- 
rence there  was  a  stone  bottom  half 


28 


Water  Power. 


way  across,  and  for  the  rest  of  the  dis- 
tance a  foundation  for  the  dam  had  to 
be  made  in  the  river  bed  ;  and  the  suc- 
cess of  the  experiment  proves  that  it 
will  be  safe  to  dam  the  river  wherever 
there  is  sufficient  fall. 

THE  KANSAS  IN  RILEY. 

The  Kansas  river  can  and  will  be 
ilammed  at  three  different  places  in 
this  county.  In  Zeandale  township, 
eight  miles  east  of  Manhattan,  there  is 
a  rock  bottom  nearly  across  the  river, 
and  a  considerable  fall.  Opposit  the 
city  of  Manhattan  there  is  also  a  rock 
bottom  one-half  way  across,  and  al- 
though there  may  be  no  rock  bottom 
near  Ft.  Riley,  tiie  fall  would  justify  a 
dam.  These  three  dams  would  secure 
a  fall  of  forty  or  fifty  feet,  and  would 
afford  an  immense  amount  of  power. 
THE   I5I(f    BLUE 

was  dammed  at  Rocky  Ford,  four  miles 
north  of  Manhattan,  fourteen  years 
ago,  and  a  large  grist  mill  has  been  in 
operation  there  ever  since.  The  river 
can  also  be  dammed  at  Manhattan, 
Btockdale,  Randolph  and  Mariadahl, 
Becuring  some  fifty  or  sixty  feet  fall  in 
all. 

Fancy  Creek,  Wild  Cat  Creek  and 
I  >eep  Creek  also  afford  good  mill  privi- 
leges. 

We  are  certainly  within  bounds  when 
we  say  that  Riley  and  Pottawatomie 
counties  have  twice  as  much  water 
power  as  any  other  two  counties  in 
Kansas,  and  it  would  probably  be  safe 
to  say  three  times  as  much.  Three- 
fourths  of  it  is  at  or  within  a  few  miles 
of  Manhattan,  and  it  is  sufficient,  if 
properly  utilized,  to  give  employment 
and  support,  directly  and  indirectly,  to 
at  least  fifty  thousand  people.  We 
know  of  no  point  west  of  the  Missis- 
sippi liver  that  will  compare  with  it, 
and  tin-  attention  of  capitalists  and 
manufacturers  is  earnestly  called  to  this 
locality. 

BITUMINOUS  (DAI,. 
There  Ls  no  coal  in  workable  veins  in 
Riley  count  v.  Two  or  three  mines 
have  been  opened  in  Pottawatomie 
county,  hut  it  is  not  yet  known  wheth- 
er or  not    they   will    pay    for    working. 


At  Leavenworth,  one  hundred  and  fif- 
teen miles  east,  on  the  Union  Pacific 
railroad,  a  profitable  mine  has  been 
worked  for  several  years,  and  another 
shaft  has  been  sunk  on  the  grounds  of 
the  penitentiary,  which  will  soon  fur- 
nish large  quantities  for  sale.  The  M. 
A.  &  B.  R.  R.  strikes  the  center  of  the 
Osage  coal  fields  at  Burlingame,  fifty- 
seven  miles  southeast  from  Manhat- 
tan. The  veins  in  this  region  range 
from  twenty  to  forty  inches  thick,  and 
they  supply  the  bulk  of  the  coal  now 
used  in  the  State.  The  thickest  veins 
and  the  best  quality  of  coal  are  found 
in  the  south  east  corner  of  the  State, 
and  are  distant  from  Riley  county,  by 
the  Kansas  and  Texas  division  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific,  from  one  hundred 
and  fifty  to  two  hundred  miles. 

Some  coal  is  also  brought  in  from 
Colorado,  where  seams  are  found  from 
five  to  twenty  feet  thick. 

Our  coal  is  of  about  a  medium  qual- 
ity, and,  as  new  veins  are  constantly 
being  opened  indifferent  localities,  it  is 
certain  that  we  shall  uot  lack  for  that 
uecessary  article.  Even  with  an 
abundance  of  water  power,  coal  is  a 
necessity,  and  the  fact  that  we  have  it 
in  abundance  within  our  reach  in  three 
directions,  is  a  gratifying  fact.  This 
year  the  price  of  Kansas  coal,  at  Man- 
hattan, has  beeu  $6.00  a  ton,  delivered, 
but  it  is  not  probable  that  these 
prices  will  be  maintained.  It  will 
not  be  long  before  the  law  will  prevent 
railroads  from  charging  their  pres- 
ent extortionate  rates  of  transportation 
— and  then  we  will  have  cheap  coal. 

RAW    MATERIALS. 

Flour  mills,  starch  factories,  sugar 
mills,  straw  and  wood  paper  mills, 
packing  bouses,  glue  factories,  soap 
factories,  etc,  etc,  caii  obtain  all  the 
raw  materials  they  need,  in  this  im- 
mediate vicinity,  and,  in  a  short  time, 
woolen  mills  can  also.  In  addition, 
our  railroads,  that  run  in  every  direc- 
tion, would  enable  manufacturers  lo- 
cating here  to  draw  upon  every  section 
for  their  special  products.  En  this  con- 
nection it  must  not  be  forgotten  that, 
although  we  have  no  real  competition 


Manufacturing  Advantagi  8. 


29 


in  railroad  rates,  there  are  few  other  lo- 
calities that  are  any  better  off—  and 
that  when  transportation  is  regulated 
by  law,  such  legislation  cannot  but 
benefit  us  as  much  as  any  other  sec- 
tion. We  have  direct  lines  in  almost 
every  direction,  and,  when  transporta- 
tion companies  are  not  permitted  to 
discriminate  for  or  against  any  person 
or  place,  and  are  compeled  to  accept  a 
fair  remuneration  for  their  services,  our 
manufacturers  will  have  an  equal 
chance,  in  that  respect,  against  the 
world. 

UNLIMITED   MARKETS. 

The  manufacturers  who  go  into  busi- 
ness in  this  county  will  have  unlim- 
ited markets.  In  addition  to  our  own 
State,  with  its  million  of  inhabitants, 
there  is  Texas  to  the  south,  Nebraska 
to  the  north,  and  the  mountain  region 
to  the  west,  all  of  which  territory  is 
rilling  with  astonishing  rapidity.  The 
mountain  region  especially,  will  soon 
consume  all  that  half  a  million  people 
can  manufacture,  and  this  is  the  most 
westerly  county  in  Kansas  that  can 
possibly  become  a  manufacturing  cen- 
ter. With  the  railroads  compeled  to 
ileal  fairly  by  all,  Riley  county  manu- 
facturers will  always  be  able  to  sell  all 
they  can  make,  and  more. 

CAN   BUILD   CHEAPLY. 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  figures  given 
elsewhere,  factories  and  mills  can  be 
built  cheaply  here,  and  the  same  is 
true  of  dams.  Stone  of  any  desired 
size  can  be  obtained  from  two  to  thirty 
inches  thick;  and  stone,  lime,  sand 
and  labor  are  low. 

CLIMATIC   HELPS. 

For  many  kinds  of  manufactures, 
our  dry  atmosphere  is  just  what  is 
wanted.  Moreover,  it  keeps  the  work- 
men healthy,  and  does  not,  for  much  of 
the  time,  interfere  with  labor,  either  in 
or  out  of  doors. 

CHARACTER  OF  THE  PEOPLE. 

The  inhabitants  of  this  county  are, 
in  the  main,  intelligent,  industrious, 
moral  and  wide  awake — indeed,  just 
such  a  class  as  furnishes  the  best  hands 
for  vocations  requiring  mind  as  well  as 
muscle.     In  addition,  the  Agricultural 


College  brings  to  this  vicinity  a  large 
number  of  enterprising  young  men 
and  women  as  students,  who,  when 
they  leave  that  institution,  become 
choice  hands.  Educated  workmen  are 
what  manufacturers  need  ;  and  it  is  no 
small  advantage  to  have  an  industrial 
college  at  hand  turning  out  educated 
mechanics  from  among  whom  the  best 
can  be  chosen. 

COMMERCIAL    MORALITY,  ETC 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  business  men 
of  this  county  enjoy  an  enviable  repu- 
tation for  honesty,  sagacity  and  pru- 
dence. There  has  never  been,  in  the 
entire  county,  a  financial  failure  of  any 
in  ignitude,  and  of  the  small  ones  very 
few  have  been  tinctured  with  fraud. 
.Most  of  our  merchants  and  others'  do 
business  on  their  own  capital,  and  an 
unusual  proportion  own  their  stores 
and  dwellings.  Manhattan,  twenty- 
five  years  old,  and  containing  over  two 
thousand  inhabitants  and  sl:;:;.n;>;i 
worth  of  taxable  property,  has,  in  all 
that  time,  lost  less  than  si.",, nun  l,y  fire, 
and  the  rest  of  the  county  has  been 
equaly  fortunate.  We  doubt  if  an- 
other county  in  the  Nation  can  show 
a  1  utter  record  in  this  respect.  There 
are  three  strong  hanks  in  Manhattan 
that  afford  all  the  facilities  needed  in 
this  direction,  and  they  are  prepared 
to  increase  their  capital  indefinivly. 

GENERAL  REMARKS. 

Other  points,  bearing  upon  the  ques- 
tion of  manufactures,  are  brought  out 
in  other  parts  of  this  work,  and  need 
not  be  repeated  here.  Taking  every- 
thing into  consideration  ,  we  feel  confi- 
dent that  Riley  county  presents  splen- 
did openings  for  a  great  variety  of 
manufacturing  enterprises — and  that 
she  will  become  the  manufacturing 
center  of  the  State.  We  do  not  advise 
men  who  know  nothing  about  manu- 
facturing to  come  here  and  invest  their 
money  in  such  enterprises.  It  would 
be  folly  in  them  to  do  so  anywhere. 
But  those  who  understand  what  they 
are  about,  and  have  business  capacity 
and  capital,  ought  to  do  well  here.  At 
any  rate  it  would  be  wise  for  them  to 
come  and  look  the  ground  over. 


30 


Political  and  Social  Influence. 


POLITICAL  AND  SOCIAL  INFLUENCE. 
Riley  County  is  now  and  always  has 
been  radicaly  Republican.  The  fol- 
lowing table,  giving  the  the  votes  re- 
ceived for  each  of  the  Presidential  can- 
didates, and  for  and  against  the  amend- 
to  the  constitution  prohibiting  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  intoxicating 
liquor  as  a  beverage,  shows  the  rela- 
tive strength  of  the  three  parties,  and 
the  position  of  the  people  on  prohibi- 
tion : 


a 
g 

— 

= 

o 

5= 

SO 

~.7 

<-— 
1 

3> 

Manhattan,  <  itv. 

1st  Ward         ....... 

94 

31 

21 

92 

49 

^ii.l  Ward 

ss 

31 

49 

lln 

44 

3rd   Ward 

110 

19 

21 

112 

30 

Manhattan,  township. 

North  < >f  river 

111 

17 

45 

115 

47 

South  of  ri\  er 

11 

10 

Hi 

17 

21 

Ashland 

37 

15 

n 

38 

17 

Ogden 

71; 

71 

32 

76 

ss 

Zeandale 

711 

32 

1-1 

74 

34 

Indiana              

75 

8 

27 

28 

69 

Wild  i  at 

91 

194 

99 

25 

21 
2 

10 
4 
8 

47 
135 

7s 

■is 

Fremont . 

Swede  <  reck     

26 

Stanton  .         

103 

30 

20 

51 

HI 

Pane;  Creek     

113 

i 

26 

82 

41 

Bala   

99 

26 

53 

52 

Madison  

c:; 
li 

2 
29 

12 
30 

:;i 
39 

40 

Union 

48 

Total 

1IM 

370 

347 

1178 

828 

The  Republican  plurality  was  1,008 
and  the  majority  over  all  was  661. 
The  majority  for  prohibition  was  350. 

From  the  first  organization  of  the 
State,  twenty  years  ago,  down  to  the 
present  time,  Riley  County  has  had 
more  political  influence  than  any  other 
county  in  the  State  that  did  not  have 
a  larger  population.  During  all  ex- 
cept two  years  and  eight  months  of  that 
lime,  she  has  furnished  a  State  officer, 
United  States  Senator  or  Congress- 
man, viz:  Dr.  John  W.  Robinson  was 
Secretary  of  State  from  Ferubary  9, 
1861  (when  the  State  government  was 
organized)  to  June  12,  1862.  Hon.  I.  T. 
Goodnow  was  State  Superintendent  of 
.Public  instruction  from  .January,  1863, 


to  January,  1867  ;  Hon.  N.  Green  was 
Lieutenant-Governor  from  January, 
l.sdi,  to  November  4, 1868,  and  Govern- 
or from  that  date  until  January,  1869. 
Hon.  J.  M.  Harvey  was  Governor  from 
January,  1869,  to  January,  1873.  On 
February  2,  1874,  he  was  elected  to  the 
United  States  Senate  and  served  until 
March,  1877.  In  March,  1878,  Hon. 
John  A.  Anderson  became  a  member 
of  Congress,  and  is  still  serving  in  that 
capacity.  During  the  same  period,  she 
has  ha'd  a  State  Senator  more  than 
her  proportion  of  the  time ;  several  of 
her  citizens  have  held  judicial  positions 
and  been  appointed  to  Federal  and 
State  offices,  and  represented  the  State 
in  National  Conventions.  Her  Demo- 
cratic and  Greenback  politicians  have 
also  carried  off  many  nominations  in 
their  respective  party  conventions. 

In  religious,  moral  and  educational  \f^> 
movements,  citizens  of  Riley  county  ^A 
have  always  been  equally  prominent  tf\ 


and  have  exercised  a  corresponding  in- 
fluence, thus  proving  that  Riley  Coun- 
ty is  a  center  of  intellectual  and  moral 
power— just  the  place  for  those  to  locate 
in  who  desire  to  influence  their  fellow 
men. 

THE  NEXT  DIVISION. 

There  is  much  more  that  we  would 
like  to  say,  in  this  connection,  about 
the  county  at  large,  but  our  space  will 
not  permit.  We  shall  next  take  up 
each  municipal  township  separately. 
After  giving  a  general  description,  and 
refering  to  a  few  remaining  points  of 
general  interest,  we  will  add  a  number 
of  sketches  of  individuals  and  business 
enterprises,  together  with  business 
cards  and  notices  of  land  for  sale.  Al- 
though it  might  seem  to  be  needless, 
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responsible  for  all  that  appears  under 
these  latter  headings.  Some  of  the 
sketches  he  wrote  himself,  but  others 
were  prepared  by  competent  friends  of 
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The  Beautiful  City. 


"The  Beautiful  City." 


Manhattan,    the    capital    of    Riley 

county,  often,  and  justly,  called  "The 
Beautiful  City,"  is  undoubtedly  the 
handsomest  place  of  its  size  in  Kansas, 
A  staff  correspondent  of  the  Chicago 
Tnter-Ocean  says  in  that  paper: 

Manhattan  was  a  genuine  surprise  to 
us.  We  expected  an  usual  western 
town :  we  found  it  exceptional,  inas- 
inueh  as  it  partakes  largely  of  the 
character  of  older  eastern  cities.  It  is 
located  at  the  confluence  of  the  Big 
Blue  and  Kansas  rivers,  which  are 
spanned  by  four  very  excellent  iron 
bridges,  and  the  view  of  the  city  or 
valleys  from  any  of  these  is  simply  ad- 
mirable, The  streets  are  wide,  well 
graded;  the  buildings  largely  of  their 
superior  stone;  the  residences  bespeak- 
ing the  culture  and  refinement  of  the 
people,  by  their  tasty  appearance  and 
liberal  adornment  of  shrubs  and  trees. 
Everything  has  a  cleanly  and  thrifty 
appearance ;  no  rookeries  or  tumble- 
down buildings  to  <  I  i  sgrace  their  streets. 

Manhattan  is  built  on  an  almost  lev- 
el plain,  a  little  more  than  one  mile 
square.  About  one  hundred  roils 
south,  across  the  Kansas  river,  Mount 
Prospect  rises,  almost  perpendicularly, 
to  a  bight  of  two  hundred  feet  or  more 
above  the  river  ;  while,  on  the  north- 
ern edge  of  the  townsite,  Bluemont, 
only  a  trifle  less  steep  and  about  as 
high,  stands  guard  over  the  Big  Blue, 
whose  waters  wash  its  base. 

THE  VIEW 

from  these  eminences — and  especially 
that  from  Mount  Prospect — is  unques- 
tionably tin'  most  magnificent  that 
can  he  found  in  Kansas,  and  has  few- 
rivals  anywhere  outside  of  strictly 
mountainous  regions.  It  is  truly  per- 
fectly enchanting.  To  the  northward, 
from  Mount  Prospect  is  seen  the  lovely 
valley  of  the  Big  Blu< — more  bewitch- 
ing than  that  of  the  Mohawk— through 
which  the  winding  river  swiftly  glides 
to  "Trysting  Point,"  where  it  nestles 
in  the  bosom   of  its   mate,   while  the 


tuneful  voices  of  birds,  the  gentle 
rustling  of  leaves,  and  the  rippling, 
gurgling  notes  of  the  liquid  lovers 
themselves,  as  they  joyously  start  for 
their  home  in  the  sea,  are  forever 
singing  "  a  marriage  song  of  the  wa- 
ters." To  the  east  and  southeast,  the 
unrivaled  valley  of  the  Kansas,  dot- 
ted, and  checked,  like  that  of  the 
Blue,  with  farm  houses  and  fields, 
reaches  as  far  as  the  eye  can  penetrate 
— and  still  further,  on,  and  on,  and  on, 
to  the  Missouri  on  the  one  hand,  and 
"  the  great  plains  ' '  on  the  other.  This 
valley  is  destined  to  be  the  garden  of 
the  State,  and  lucky  is  the  man  who 
has  a  home  therein.  To  the  westward, 
the  plain  gradualy  rises  into  hills,  on 
one  of  which  is  located  the  Kansas 
State  Agricultural  College,  while  oth- 
ers are  appropriated  for  residences. 
This  section  could  not  have  been  better 
arranged  for  suburban  homes,  and,  in 
time,  it  will  all  be  appropriated  for 
"country  seats."  Looking  down,  the 
city  itself  is  almost  directly  under 
your  feet,  and  the  mingling  of  sub- 
stantial hotels  and  stores,  tasty 
churches  and  cozy  residences,  all  em- 
bowered in  trees,  shrubs,  vines  and 
flowers,  makes  almost  every  one  ex- 
claim :  Indeed,  this  is 

"the  beautiful  city." 
Three  avenues,  one  hundred  feet  wide, 
run  east  and  west,  and  four,  north  and 
south.  The  intervening  streets  are 
sixty  feet  wide.  The  (own  lots  are 
oOxloO  feet,  and  the  blocks  are  315x400 
feel,  with  .1  lifierii  foot  alley  running 
east  and  wesl  through  their  center. 
There  are  two  parks— one  on  the  Kan- 
sas river,  entirely  unimproved,  and 
one  of  forty  acres,  in  the  western  part 
of  the  town,  and  which  is  now  used  as 
a  fairground.  In  addition,  five  whole 
blocks  and  seven  parts  of  blocks  have 


The  Beautiful  City. 


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been  reserved  for  public  uses.  Many 
of  the  streets  are  bordered  with  rows 
of  maple,  elm,  black  walnut,  box  el- 
der, ash  and  other  varieties  of  shade 
trees ;  and  it  is  hoped  that  before  many 
years  elapse,  the  whole  town  will  be 
well  shaded.  The  number  of  bouses 
tbat  are  built  of  stone  or  brick  gives 
the  town  an  unusually-solid  and  thrifty 
appearance.  The  grounds  about  the 
dwellings  are  frequently  so  covered 
with  trees,  shrubs  and  Mowers,  as  to 
indicate  refinement  of  taste,  as  well  as 
good  sense.  Indeed,  everywhere  the 
visitor  goes  bis  eyes  are  filled  with 
sights  calculated  to  impress  on  his 
mind  the  conviction  that  the  people  of 
Manhattan  settled  here  with  the  inten- 
tion of  remaining,  and  have,  in  conse- 
quence, made  homes  for  themselves. 

POPULATION. 

Manhattan  was  laid  out  in  1855,  but 
grew  quite  slowly  until  the  building  of 
the  Kansas  Pacific  railroad  in  1866. 
In  1870  it  had  1,173  Inhabitants,  and 
the  census  this  year  gave  2,104. 

The  original  white  settler-  of  Man- 
hattan came  mostly  from  Ohio  and 
more  eastern  States.  Of  the  foreign- 
born  residents,  the  Scandinavians  are 
most  numerous,  and  then -come  Eng- 
lish, Germans  and  Canadians,  with  a 
few  Irish  and  French.  As  a  rule,  our 
people  are  intelligent,  moral,  indus- 
trious and  thrifty;  and,  in  conse- 
quence, a  smaller  proportion  of  the 
real  estate  of  this  county  has  been  sold 
for  taxes  than  in  almost  any  other  that 
has  been  settled  as  Ions:. 


Religion  and  Morality. 


The  people  of  Manhattan  are  above 
the  average  of  the  inhabitants  of 
western  towns  in  respect  to  morality 
and  religion.  Many  of  the  earliest 
settlers  were  true  Christians,  and  their 
influence  will  never  cease  to  be  felt. 
There  are  now  nine  church  buildings, 
and  two  or  three  additional  organiza- 
tions. We  append  a  short  description, 
in  the  order  of  their  erection. 


METHODIST-. 

The  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  was  organized  April  30,  1855;  a 
church  was  built  in  1857,  and  occupied 
until  last  fall,  when  the  society  re- 
moved to  a  new  stone  building,  costing, 
with  the  lots,  about  ten  thousand  dol- 
lars. It  is  the  handsomest  church,  of 
its  size,  in  the  State;  is  heated  with  a 
furnace  seats;  comfortably  about  two 
hundred  and  fifty  in  the  main  audience 
room,  inir  by  crowding  and  throwing 
open  the  parlors,  two  hundred  and  fifty 
niore  can  be  accommodated.  This 
church  has  b  ■  n  minisl  'red  to  by  the 
following  pastors,  in  the  order  named, 
viz:  I;  v.  C  H.  Lovejoy,  during  a 
part  of  1855;  Rev.  Joseph  Denison,  I). 
1>..  during  the  balance  of  that  year 
and  1856;  during  1857,  X.  Trafton ; 
L858,  Jos  pli  I>  snison  ;  1859-60,  J.  Paul- 
son :  L861,  .1.  T.  W.  Auld  and  T.  H. 
Mudge;  1862-3,  R.  L.  Harford;  1864, 
B.  < '.  I  >■  onis  ;  1865-66,  X.  Green  ; 
1867-68,  R.  p.  Duvall;  1869,  G.  8. 
Dearborn;  1870-71,  J.  M.  Sullivan; 
1N72-74,  S.  W.  Lloyd;  lS7o-7ii-77,  R. 
Wake;  1878-79-80,  F.  Gill.  The  pres- 
ent membership  is  two  hundred  and 
forty-eight.  Preaching  twice  on  Sun- 
day ;  prayer  meetings  Wednesday  and 
Thursday  nights.  Sunday  school  after 
morning  service.  The  usual  church 
societies  and  committees  are  kept  up. 
In  this  connection,  a  tribute  is  due  to 
Rev.  E.  Gill,  who,  in  addition  to  dis- 
charging the  ordinary  duties  of  a  pas- 
tor to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the 
church,  has  exhibited  unusual  execu- 
tive ability  in  securing  the  erection  of 
the  handsome  new  church. 

The  Second  M.  E.  church  (colored) 
was  organized  in  1866,  as  a  mission 
church  ;  and  a  frame  building,  30x40 
feet,  capable  of  seating  one  hundred 
person-,  was  erected  the  same  year.  It 
has  fifteen  members,  and  Rev.  J.  S. 
C rifling  is,  and  has  for  several  years 
been,  pastor.  Preaching  twice  on  the 
Sabbath  and  prayer  meeting  Wednes- 
day night.  Sal  >1  >ath  school  after  morn- 
ing service. 

The  African  Methodist  Episcopal 
Zion  church  was  organized  Oct.  1879, 
and  a  frame  building,  2-1x30  feet,  erected 


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Methodists. 


last  summer  which  will  seat  about  on 
hundred  people.     It  has  twenty  mem- 
bers, and  Rev.  Oscar  Haskins  is  pastor. 
Preaching  twice  on  the  Sabbath,  and 
Sunday  school  in  the  morning. 

CONGREGATIONALISTS. 

The  Congregational  church  was 
organized  January  6,  1856 ;  a  stone 
building,  erected  iu  1858  and  enlarged 
in  1878.  It  will  seat  about  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  persons  in  the  main  au- 
dience room,  and,  including  the  lecture 
room,  three  hundred.  It  has  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty-eight  members.  There 
is  preaching  twice  on  Sundays  ;  prayer 
meeting  Wednesday  night,  and  Sun- 
day school  after  morning  service.  The 
pulpit  has  been  occupied  by  the  follow- 
ing pastors :  Rev.  C.  E.  Blood,  from 
1856  to  1862;  Geo.  A.  Beckwith,  from 
1862  to  1867;  R.  D.  Parker,  from  1867 
to  the  present  time.  There  are  the 
usual  church  societies. 

EPISCOPALIANS. 

St.  Paul's  Episcopal  church  was  or- 
ganized in  May,  1858,  and  an  excellent, 
stone,  gothic  church,  35x45  feet,  erected 
in  1860.  It  seats  about  two  hundred 
persons,  and  is  worth,  with  lots,  furni- 
ture, pipe  organ,  etc.,  about  $5,000.  It 
has  fifty-eight  members.  Preaching 
on  Sunday,  and  Sunday  school  after 
morning  service.  The  pastors  have 
been:  Rev.  N.  O.  Preston,  from  1858 
to  1861,  and  from  1864  to  lS(i(i;  J.  H. 
Lee,  from  I860  to  1869;  I).  W.  Coxe, 
from  1809  to  1872;  .J.  P.  Fugett,  from 
1*73  to  1874;  James  H.  Lee,  from  1S74 
to  1875,  and  from  1876  to  the  present 
time.  They  have  the  usual  church  so- 
cieties. 

i:A  PTISTS. 

The  Baptist  church  was  organized 
August  14,  1858,  and  a  stone  church 
26x40feet,  was  built  in  1866.  It  seats 
about  two  hundred  persons.  Preach- 
ing twice  on  Sunday  prayer  meeting 
Wednesday  night,  and  Sunday  school 
after  morning  service.  There  are  t  he 
usual  church  societies.  The  number  of 
church  members  is  sixty.  The  pastors 
have  been  :  Rev.  M.  L.  W'isner,  M.  J. 
Kermott,  J.  M.   Lackey,   E.  Gale,   I. 


Sawyer,  D.  D.,  J.  D.  Woods,  S.  Pills- 
bury  and  J.  G.  Maver. 

PRESBYTERIANS. 

The  Presbyterian  church  was  organ- 
ized April  18,  1867,  and  a  substantial 
stone  building  erected  in  1870,  at  a  cost 
of  $7,000.  It  has  been  recently  repaired, 
elegantly  finished  inside,  and  a  graceful 
spire  erected  upon  the  corner  tower — 
the  latter  at  the  expense  of  Messrs. 
Stingley  &  Huntress.  A  fine  chapel, 
with  lecture  room,  pastor's  study  and 
ladies'  room,  all  complete,  a  gift  to 
the  society  by  E.  B.  Purcell,  has  also 
been  erected  on  the  adjoining  lot, 
making  this  one  of  the  finest  church 
properties  in  the  State.  The  seating 
capacity  of  the  church  is  estimated  at 
four  hundred  and  fifty.  Rev.  Alex. 
Sterrett  was  pastor  for  three  years. 
He  was  succeeded  for  a  few  months  by 
Rev.  Anderson,  D.  D.,  (father  of  Con- 
gressman Anderson),  and  he  by  Rev. 
J.  H.  Reed  for  five  years.  In  1876  the 
present  pastor,  Rev.  Wm.  Campbell 
commenced  his  regular  ministration. 
The  society  is  liberal  and  self-support- 
ing, with  a  membership  of  about  one 
hundred,  and  a  large  Sunday  school, 
which  meets  after  Sunday  morning 
service.  There  is  preaching  twice  on 
Sunday,  and  prayer  meeting  Wednes- 
day night.  The  usual  church  societies 
are  doing  a  good  work . 

CHRISTIANS. 

The  Christian  church  was  reorgan- 
ized in  1872,  and  a  frame  edifice,  28x50 
feet,  erected  in  1873.  With  the  lot,  it  is 
valued  at  $2,000.  It  will  seat  about 
three  hundred  persons.  Its  regular 
pastors  have  been:  Elds.  A.  J.  White, 
A.  D.  Goodwin,  Henry  Cogswell,  and 
A.  P.  Campbell.  The  active  member- 
shin  is  about  one  hundred.  Preaching 
twice  on  Sunday,  prayer  meeting  Wed- 
nesday night,  and  Sunday  school  be- 
fore morning  service.  The  usual 
church  societies  are  active  and  useful. 
ROMAN  CATHOLIC'S. 

Last  summer  the  Roman  Catholics 
purchased  the  stone  church  formerly 
used  by  the  Methodists.  It  is  32x55 
feet,  has  been  thoroughly  repaired, 
will  seat  about  two  hundred  and  fifty 


Religious  Influences. 


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persons,  and  is  valued  at  $2,000.  Rev. 
McCune  is  resident  pastor,  and  holds 
services  two  Sundays  in  each  month. 

All  the  churches,  except  the  Roman 
Catholic,  are  free  from  debt,  and  all  in 
an  active  and  healthy  condition. 

Although  none  of  the  ministers  of 
Manhattan  have  national  reputations, 
they  are  admitted  to  be  now — as  they 
have  been  from  the  first  settlement  of 
the  town — above  the  average  in  abili- 
ty, culture  and  genuine  Christianity. 
The  garments  of  none  of  them  are 
scorched,  and  there  is  not  an  "off 
horse  "  in  the  lot.  All  work  zealously, 
toy  ether  as  well  as  in  their  separate 
fields,  to  promote  the  cause  of  Christ, 
and  of  humanity — love  to  God  and 
good  will  to  men.  Nor  is  this  an  ex- 
ceptional condition  of  affairs,  for  it  has 
nearly  always  been  so.  It  is  not  nec- 
essary with  Christians  to  enlarge  upon 
the  desirableness  of  settling  with  their 
families  in  a  place  whose  character  and 
position  secure  to  it  a  talented  minis- 
try, and  whose  church  members  are 
sufficiently  imbued  with  the  spirit  of 
Christ  to  keep  their  denominational 
jealousies  (if  they  have  any)  mainly 
out  of  sight. 

Y.  P.  C.  U. 

The  Young  People's  Christian  Union 
was  organized  in  1876,  and  has  held 
weekly  meetings  ever  since,  generaly 
on  Sunday  afternoon,  about  X  o'clock. 
John  Copley  is  President,  and  Miss  M. 
Sickels,  Secretary.  This  society  exerts 
a  marked  influence  over  the  lives  of 
our  young  people. 

Those  of  our  people  who  are  not  re- 
ligious, are,  as  a  rule,  honest,  and  as 
moral  as  the  same  class  in  the  best 
towns  in  the  Union.  We  have  been 
thus  particular  on  this  head,  because 
it  is  a  matter  of  real  importance ;  and 
while  we  do  not  wish  to  claim  more 
than  is  true,  we  see  no  reason  for  with- 
holding facts  when  they  redound  to 
the  credit  of  the  town. 


Miscellaneous  Societies. 


TEMPERANCE. 

Western  Star  Division  No.  1,  S.  of  T. 


was  organized  in  1858.  It  has  about 
sixty  members,  and  meets  every  Tues- 
day night.  L.  R.  Elliott  is  Worthy 
Patriarch,  and  Miss  Emma  Knostman, 
Secretary. 

Prohibition  Phalanx  No.  9,  was  or- 
ganized last  spring.  It  has  seventy 
members,  and  meets  Tuesday  nights. 
F.  H.  Hulse  is  Noble  Leader,  and  Miss 
Lizzie  Fay,  Secretary. 

The  Young  People's  Temperance 
Alliance  was  organized  in  April,  1877. 
It  meets  every  Sunday  afternoon,  and 
has  several  hundred  members.  Rev. 
A.  B.  Campbell  is  President. 

The  Woman's  Christian  Temperance 
Union  was  organized  last  spring.  It 
meets  semi-monthly.  It  has  a  large 
membership.  Mrs.  M.  L.  Ward  is 
President,  and  Mrs.  C.  F.  Wilder,  Sec- 
retary. 

There  is  a  Lodge  of  Good  Templars 
among  the  colored  people,  of  which  A. 
( Iriggsby  is  AYorthy  Chief  Templar. 

The  temperance  sentiment  in  this 
place  has  always  been  strong. 

MASONIC. 

Manhattan  Chapter  No.  14  B.  A.  M., 
Geo.  S.  Green,  High  Priest,  Wm.  Bur- 
goyne,  Secretary,  was  organized  in 
1869,  and  meets  the  first  Monday  in 
each  month.     It  has  thirty  members. 

Lafayette  Lodge  No.  16,  A.  F.  and 
A.  M.,  Wm.  Burgoyne  Worshipful 
Master,  and  S.  M.  Fox,  Secretary,  was 
organized  in  1866.  It  has  sixty-one 
members,  and  meets  on  the  first  and 
third  Fridays  of  each  month, 
i.  o.  o.  F. 

Manhattan  Lodge,  No.  17,  I.O.  O.  F., 
John  Pipher,  Noble  Grand,  and  B.  L. 
Bredbury,  Secretary,  was  organized 
in  1S66.  It  has  about  sixty  members, 
and  meets  Thursday  evenings. 

AGRICULTURAL. 

Manhattan  Grange  No.  748  was  or- 
ganized in  1872,  and  meets  the  4th  Sat- 
urday of  each  month,  in  the  afternoon. 
It  has  about  seventy  members,  and 
Mrs.  H.  A.  Barnes  is  Master,  and  Wm. 
F.  Allen,  Secretary. 

The  Blue  &  Kansas  Valley  Agricul- 
tural Society  was  organized  in  1869, 
and  holds  a  fair  each  fall.     It  is  a  joint 


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Agricultural  Societies 


stock  association,  and  H.  S.  Roberts  is 
President,  and  W.  C.  Johnston,  Sec- 
retary. 

The  Kansas  and  Blue  Valley  Poultry 
and  Pet  Stock  Association  was  organ- 
ized two  years  ago.  It  gives  annual 
exhibitions.  It  is  a  joint  stock  associa- 
tion, and  C.  E.  Allen  is  President,  and 
F.  E.  Marsh,  Secretary. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

The  Choral  Union,  Darius  Hunger- 
ford,  President,  and  Mrs.  C.  F.  Wilder, 
Secretary,  was  organized  about  1868, 
and  holds  weekly  meetings  through 
the  winter  months.  It  gives  one  or 
more  public  concerts  each  year,  and 
has  done  much  to  improve  and  promote 
the  interests  of  the  town. 

The  Manhattan  Cornet  Band,  A.  C. 
Klingaman,  Leader,  has  been  in  exist- 
ence a  little  more  than  a  year,  and  al- 
ready ranks  as  one  of  the  best  in  the 
State, 

Manhattan  Lodge  No.  1465,  Knights 
of  Honor,  C.  F.  Briggs,  Dictator,  and 
W.  C.  Johnston,  Reporter,  was  organ- 
ized February,  1879.  It  has  fifty-four 
members,  and  meets  the  second  and 
fourth  Fridays  of  each  month. 


Education,  Etc. 


Before  Manhattan  had  forty  houses, 
a  two-story,  stone  school  house  was 
erected,  and  even  previous  to  that  time 
a  college  was  seriously  talked  of. 
Many  of  the  first  settlers  were  them- 
selves well  educated,  and  they  were 
resolved  that  their  children  should  not 
grow  up  in  ignorance.  As  early  as 
1857,  the  Bluemont  College  Association 
was  chartered  to  build  a  college  at  this 
place,  lo  be  under  the  control  of  the 
Methodisl  Episcopal  Church  Confer- 
ence. The  moving  spirits  in  the  pre- 
liminary organization  were  Rev.  Y\  . 
Marlatt,  .Joseph  Denison,  D.  D.,  and 
Prof.  I.  T.  Goodnow.  The  town  com- 
panies gave  the  College  Trustees  a 
Large  number  of  town  lots,  and  Prof. 
Goodnow,  assisted  by  Dr'.  Denison,  sold 
these,   and,    by    personal  solicitations, 


here  and  in  the  east,  secured  a  large 
amount  in  private  donations.  With 
this  fund  one  hundred  acres  of  land 
was  secured  and  a  three-story  building 
erected,  in  1859,  on  an  eminence  about 
a  mile  west  of  the  present  college 
buildings.  When  Congress  passed  the 
Agricultural  College  act,  the  property 
of  this  corporation  was  offered  to  the 
State,  on  condition  of  its  locating  the 

STATE  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE 

in  Manhattan.  The  offer  was  accepted, 
the  property  transferred  to  the  State 
in  1863,  and  a  flourishing  institution 
is  now  the  result. 

The    sale    of    something    less    than 
three-fourths  of  the  congressional  land 
grant  has  secured  an  endowment  fund 
of    nearly    $300,000    from    which     an 
annual    income    of   a   little  less   than 
$20,000  is  received— all  of  winch  is  de- 
voted, by  law,  to  defraying  the  current 
expenses  of  the  institution.     The  col- 
lege farm  contains  two  hundred  and 
fifty-five    acres    of    land.    LFive    neat 
and  substantial  stone  buildings  (in  ad- 
dition to  a  large  stone  barn)  have  been 
erected  by  the  State,  on  the  crest  of  a 
hill,  about  one  mile  from  the  center  of 
the  town.     When  the  main    building 
is  completed,  the  whole  will  constitute 
one  of   the  most  admirable  and  best 
arranged  collection  of  college  buildings 
in  the  country.     They   comprise,   be- 
sides the  principal  building,  only  one 
wing  of  which  has  as  yet  been    built, 
an   extensive    chemical  laboratory    of 
eight  rooms,  fairly  supplied  with  ap- 
paratus and  cabinets— and  in  one  of 
which  is  a  printing  office  ;  a  two-story 
mechanics'  hall,  39x109  feet,  in  which 
are  found  a  large,   well  equipped  shop 
for  carpentry  and   cabinet  making,  a 
telegraph    office  for  practice,    sewing 
rooms  for  practical  instruction  in  dress- 
making, and  practice  rooms  for  instru- 
mental   music;    a    horticultural    ball, 
containing  cabinets  in    botany,    ento- 
mology and  zoology,  lecture  room,  etc.; 
dwellings  of  the  President  and  Super- 
intendent of  the  Farm;  a  model  barn, 
and  a  (frame)  blacksmith  shop. 

The  grounds  are  stocked  with  useful 
and  ornamental  trees  and  shrubs,  with 
a  view  to  establishing  complete  sample 


State  Agricultural  College 


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gardens  and  orchards.  The  farm  is 
arranged  for  both  practical  and  experi- 
mental results,  and  has  herds  of  excel- 
lent, pure-bred  cattle  and  hogs,  for  il- 
lustration and  profitable  testing  of 
qualities. 

The  cut,  printed  a  few  pages  back, 
taken  from  Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  & 
Co.'s  "Eclectic  Geography,  Kansas 
series,"  gives  a  good  idea  of  what  will 
be  the  appearance  of  the  College  when 
the  main  building  shall  have  been 
completed. 

This  College  is  especialy  intended 
for  the  education  of  young  men  and 
women  who  expect  to  devote  them- 
selves to  industrial  vocations,  and  wish 
to  be  prepared  to  earn  a  livelihood 
when  they  leave  its  halls.  The  four 
years'  course  of  study  begins  where  the 
common  schools  leave  off.  It  gives  a 
genuine  drill  in  the  English  Language, 
thorough  teaching  in  the  sciences  of 
most  general  application  in  agriculture 
or  the  industrial  arts,  with  proper  at- 
tention to  mathematics  and  other  use- 
ful studies. 

But  the  distinguishing  feature  of  the 
curriculum  is  that     the  students  are 
taught  how  to  apply  what  they  learn. 
To  this  end,  provision  is  made  lor  daily 
training  in  the  arts  themsel  ves.    Wood 
work,  iron  work,  printing,  telegraphy, 
sewing  and  cooking,  as  well  as  farm- 
ing and  gardening,  are  already  taught ; 
and  other  industrial  branches  are    to 
be  added  from  time  to  time.    It  is,  in 
fact  as  well  as  in  name,  a  college  for  the 
masses  ;  and,  now  that  that  fact  is  be- 
coming known,  it  is  receiving  a  gener- 
ous patronage.     More  than  two  hun- 
dred students  are  in  actual  attendance, 
and  the  number  is  steadily  increasing. 
About  one-third  of  these  are  ladies,  for 
whom  special  instruction  is  provided 
in  domestic  economy  and  hygiene. 

Among  the  students,  industry  and 
economy  are  prominent  traits,  and  self- 
dependence  is  a  matter  of  pride.  All 
expenses  are  as  light  as  possible,  tuition 
being  free.  Students  board  in  the 
neighborhood  or  in  the  city ;  and  all 
their  associations  are  made,  as  nearly 
as  may  be,  those  of  ordinary  life.     The 


college  year  begins  about  the  10th  of 
September  and  closes  about  the  10th 
of  June,  giving  its  long  vacation  dur- 
ing the  busy  season  of  summer. 

This  institution  is  controled  by  a 
Board  of  Regents,  appointed  by  the 
Governor  of  the  State  ;  and  its  instruc- 
tion is  given  by  the  following  efficient 
faculty : 

G.T.FAIRCHILD,  Pres't,  Prof.  PoUt.  Economy. 
M.  I,.  WARD,  Prof.  Mathematics  and  English. 
E.  M.  siiKi.Toy,  Prof.  Prac.  Ag„  Sup't  Farm.. 
G.  H.  FAILTER,  Prof.  Chemistry  and  Physics. 
E.A.  POPENOE,  Prof.  Botany  and  ffortieuto,  r<  . 
J.  E.  1'!.  \TT.  Prof.  Elem'y  English,  Math,  ma 
J.D.WALTERS,  Teacher Ind  ing. 

T.  T.  HAWKKs.  SwpH  Mechanical  Department. 
A.  A.  STEWART,  Sttp't  Printing  Department. 
I.  I>.  GRAHAM,  Sup't  Telegraph  Department. 
Mrs.  M.  E.  CRIPPS,  ing  Department. 

W.  L.  HOFER,  Teacher  of  Instrumental  Music. 

The  College  exerts  an  excelent  in- 
fluence upon  the  town,  and  the  town 
upon  the  College.  The  intelligent  and 
generaly  moral  character  of  our  peo- 
ple, with  our  superior  church  facilities, 
largely  diminishes  the  temptations  to 
which  students  are  always  subjected, 
and  assists  them  to  resist  evil  influences 
both  from  within  and  without. 

The  Industrialist,  Prof.  E.  M.  Shel- 
ton,  editor,  assisted  by  the  rest  of  the 
faculty,  is  issued  weekly  from  the 
printing  department.  It  is  a  four  col- 
umn folio,  devoted  mainly  to  college 
affairs  and  educational  and  intellectual 
questions,  is  one  of  the  best  printed 
papers  in  the  State,  and  contains  more 
sound  sens.e  on  practical  questions  than 
can  be  found  in  many  publications  of 
five  times  its  size.  Its  subscription 
price  is  fifty  cents  a  year,  or  ten  cents  a 
month  ;  and  we  can  heartily  commend 
it  to  all  who  wish  to  post  themselves 
on  the  progress  of  industrial  education 
and  Kansas  agriculture.  Address  A. 
A.  Stewart,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 

The  College  still  has  a  large  amount 
of  land  for  sale,  situated  mainly  in 
Riley,  Marshall,  Washington,  Clay 
and  Dickinson  counties,  which  is 
offered  on  very  reasonable  terms.  All 
letters  on  this  subject  should  be  ad- 
dressed to  L.  R.  Elliott,  Land  Commis- 
sioner, Manhattan,  Kansas. 
The  fundsof  the  College  are  invested, 


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State  Agricultural  College. 


from  time  to  time,  in  school  district 
bonds,  made  payable  directly  to  the 
College.  School  district  officers  who 
wish  to  sell  their  bonds  to  the  College 
should  themselves  address  Prof.  M,  L. 
Ward,  Loan  Commissioner,  Manhat- 
tan, Kansas,  who  will  furnish  all  in- 
formation needed  to  enable  them  to 
comply  with  the  law  and  the  rules  of 
the  College.  It  is  entirely  unnecessary 
to  pay  a  commission  to  an  interme- 
diate party. 

We  cannot,  while  on  this  subject,  re- 
frain from  making  a  suggestion  to  the 
wealthy  philanthropists  of  the  nation. 
It  is  highly  important  that  our  system 
of  education  be  so  modified  as  to  edu- 
cate the  masses  for  and  towards  indus- 
trial vocations  instead  of  from  them. 
That  is  the  object  which  this  institu- 
tion has  in  view,  and  it  is  certain  that 
it  has  made  some  progress  in  solving 
the  great  problem.  It  is  on  the  right 
track,  but  is  greatly  hampered  for  want 
of  means.  Now,  if  one  or  more  large- 
hearted  men  or  women  would  supple- 


ment the  Congressional  endowment  by 
donating  to  this  College  enough  to  in- 
crease and  improve  the  industrial  de- 
partments, they  would  thereby  put  their 
money  where  it  would  do  the  most  good 
to  humanity  and  the  nation.  Who  will 
endow  a  veterinary  professorship?  or 
one  of  entomology  and  botany  ?  Who 
will  give  the  money  to  build  and  endow 
a  model  cheese  factory  and  creamery  ? 
or  a  large  establishment  for  teaching 
cooking,  washing,  ironing,  sewing,  and 
other  branches  of  housework  ?  or  any 
one  of  a  dozen  other  departments  that 
need  #to  be  added  or  enlarged  ? 

Letters  of  inquiry  in  regard  to  Col- 
lege matters  should  be  addressed  to 
George  T.  Fairchild,  President,  Man- 
hattan, Kansas. 

THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOL, 

building,  a  large  and  handsome  struct- 
ure, built  of  stone,  finished  and  fur- 
nished throughout  at  a  cost  of  $15,000, 
is  well  represented  in  the  following 
cut: 


Our  space  will  not  permit  us  to  de-    is   73i96  feel,    and    it    is    two    stories 
scribe  this  building  minutely.     Its  size    high  above  the  basement.     There  are 


Public  Schvols. 


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four  large  rooms  upon  each  floor,  be- 
sides clonk  rooms  and  wide  halls.  The 
building  and  everything  about  it,  is 
first  class.  The  entire  block  on  which 
it  is  located  is  devoted  to  school  pur- 
poses, and  thus  ample  play  ground  is 
provided,  a  considerable  portion  of 
which  is  shaded  by  trees  that  were 
planted  many  years  ago. 

The  school  is,  in  all  respects,  up  to 
the  advanced  standard  of  the  better 
class  of  similar  institutions,  and  pupils 
can  and  do  pass  from  it  to  the  College. 
The  present  corps  of  teachers  is  un- 
usualy  efficient,  and  consists  of 

Prof.  i>.  E.  Lantz,  Principal. 

Miss  DeEtta  Warren.  Assistant  Principal* 

E.  P.  Clark,  Grammar  Department. 

Miss  ,\.  Arnold,  A  Intermediate. 

Mis-  Alice  Stewart,  l'»  Intermediate. 

Miss  Fannie  Cole,  A  Primary. 

Mi  -  Alice  Ritchie,  B  Priman  . 

Miss  Anna  McConnell,  C   Primary. 

Mi83  M.  E.  Sickels,  I)   Primary. 

BRIDGES,  STREETS  AND  SIDEWALKS. 

In  addition  to  the  two  railroad 
bridges,  the  Kansas  and  Big  Blue  riv- 
ers are  both  spanned  at  Manhattan  by 
first  class,  free,  iron  wagon  bridges, 
that  were  built  ten  years  ago,  and  are 
now  about  as  good  as  new.  There  are 
no  other  free  bridges  over  either  of 
these  rivers  within  seventy-five  miles. 

The  streets  are  generaly  in  good  con- 
dition, and  about  two  miles  have  been 
already  graded  and  macadamized  or 
graveled.  Almost  all  of  this  has  been 
done  within  the  past  two  years  ;  anil  it 
is  probable  that,  in  the  future,  from 
one-half  a  mile  to  a  mile  will  be  grav- 
eled each  year,  until  all  the  main 
streets  are  thus  improved.  The  grav- 
eling costs  fifty  cents  per  running  foot. 

About  five  miles  of  sidewalks — most- 
ly of  stone — have  been  laid,  and  they 
are  being  extended  at  the  rate  of  about 
a  mile  a  year.  Stone  sidewalks  cost 
from  eighteen  to  twenty-five  cents  per 
foot.  In  a  short  time,  every  portion  of 
the  city  will  be  connected,  by  these  side- 
walks, with  the  business  center,  the 
churches  and  the  College. 

CITY  ORGANIZATION. 

Manhattan  is  now  organized  as  a  city 
of  the  second  class,  and  its  officers  at 
the  present  time  are  as  follows  : 


Mayor — X.  A.  Adams. 

Councilmen— A.  Stingley,  .J.  K.  Winchip,  J. 
J.  T.  Ellicott,  J.  K.  Mensing  and  R.  Ailing- 
ham.  Jr. 

Police  Jndge—H.  w.  Stackpole. 

<ity  Attorney — Sam.  Kimble. 

<  ity  Clerk — J.  R.  Young. 

Street  Commissioner — .  March. 

Marshal — John  I>re\\  . 

Assistant  Marshal— F.  1!.  Sponsler. 

Justices  of  the  Peace — H.  W .  Stackpole,  J.  P. 
Peckham. 

The  city  irovernment  was  organized 
in  18o7.  and  the  position  of  Mayor  has, 
since  that  time,  been  filled  by  the  fol- 
ing  gentlemen,  in  the  order  named : 
Andrew  J.  Mead,  E.  M.  Thurston, 
S.  <;.   Iloyt,   C.    F.  De Vivaldi,  James 

Humphrey,     Welcome     Wells,    

— - — ,  M.  J.  Gove,  Henry  Laffer,  (i. 
W.  Higinbothani,  A.  Huntress,  E.  ('. 
Manning,  N.  A.  Adams,  R.  B.  Spil- 
man  (two  terms  .  Geo.  W.  Wisner,  R. 
B.  Spilman,  I.*K.  Perry,  <;.  W.  Higin- 
botham,  8.  A.  Sawyer,  Wm.  Dent, 
Rob't  Allingham,  Jr.,  John  Pipher, 
N.  A.  Adams. 

EXPORT  r.rsix  ESS. 
The  exports  from  Manhattan,  as 
nearly  as  we  ci:i  ascertain  them  with 
positiyeness,  amounted,  for  the  year 
ending  with  the  first  of  December  last, 
to  about  fourteen  and  a  half  million 
pounds ;  and  only  a  small  proportion 
of  this  consisted  of  the  raw  products  of 
the  field.  The  most  of  our  grain  is 
ground,  or  fed  to  stock.  Thus,  while 
we  exported  but  1,608,000  lbs.  of  wheat 
and  corn,  the  flour,  meal  and  chop 
feed  amounted  to  2,580,000  lbs.,  and 
our  great  mill  only  began  to  run  a  few 
months  ago.  The  stock  shipments 
amounted  to  more  than  six  and  a  half 
million  pounds.  In  the  very  near  fu- 
ture, the  grain  shipments  will  dwindle 
to  an  insignificant  quantity,  but  the 
increase  in  flour,  meal,  chop,  etc.,  will 
more  than  make  up  the  deficiency. 
Our  cattle  and  hogs  will  also  leave  in 
barrels  instead  of  their  own  hides,  and 
we  will  import  instead  of  export  hay. 

OUR  BUSINESS  MEN. 
The  business  men  of  Manhattan 
have  an  enviable  reputation,  both  at 
home  and  abroad,  in  respect  to  integ- 
rity and  prudence.  They  may  not  be 
as  enterprising  as  those  in  some  other 


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Our  Business  Men. 


places,  but  they  neither  swindle  their 
creditors,  nor  spend  their  gains  in  riot- 
ous living.  The  foundations  have  now 
been  laid,  and  all  the  indications  point 
to  a  great  expansion  in  the  future — es- 
pecialy  in  the  direction  of  manufac- 
tures. As  nearly  as  we  can  remember, 
our  business  and  business  men  are 
divided  as  follows : 
Abstract  of  Titles — Sawyer  &  Scott. 
Agricultural      Implements — W.       H. 

Lowe,  Stingley  &  Huntress,  A.   J. 

Whitford. 
Attorneys  at  Law — Spilman  &  Brown, 

Green  &  Hessin,  H.  W.   Stackpole, 

W.  A.  Scott,  Sam.  Kimble,   Darius 

Hungerford. 
Auction*  i  rs — S.  A.  Sawyer*,  J.  X.  Lim- 

bocker. 
Bakers — W.  Balderston,  J.  Remmele. 
Bankers— Riley  County  Bank,  W.  P. 

Higinbotham's    Bank,     Manhattan 

Bank. 
Barbers — P.  C.  Hostrup,  Ed.  Williams, 

H.  L.  Brown. 
Barb-Wire  J)<  alers — P.  W.  Zeigler,  A. 

J.  Whitford,  Stingley  &  Huntress. 
Barb-  Wire    Makers— Phillips    &    Co., 

Win.  Warner. 
Billiard  Halls— Metier  &  Smith,  C.  B. 

Donaldson,  O.  Godwin,  A.  Peak. 
Blacksmiths — Jobn  Brett,  S.  A.  Hays, 

Chas.    Irvin,    Mcrrifiekl  &  Bordell, 

Sam.   Ferguson,     S.    Williston,    A. 

Peak. 
Boarding  Houses — Mrs.  G.  W.  Wisner, 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Pray,  A.  D.  Horrell,  Mrs. 

C.  G.  Thompson,  Mrs.  John  Drew, 

W.  Balderston. 
Bowling  Alley — Metier  &  Smith. 
Bookselh  r  and.  Stationer — S.  M.  Pox. 
Boot  and  Shoe  Dealer*— ^.  Pillsbury, 

Sam.  Lmii-,  A.  Meyers,  Mrs.  C.  Beil, 

Lew.  Wintermute,   Wan-en   Cooper, 

Weiflt  &Engle,  Stingley  A:  Huntress, 

Grange  Store. 
Boot  and  Shoemakers — P.  Malm,  A.  F. 

Eby,  E.  Lofinck,   Mrs.  C.  Beil,  An.-. 

Meyers. 
Bond  Wells— P.  W.  Zeigler. 
Breeders    of   Blooded    Horses — John 

Drew  A:  P>ro. 
Breeders  of  Blooded  Shorthorns-    W. 

P.  Higinbothani,  S.  A.  Sawyer. 


Breeders  of  Blooded  Poultry — J.  S. 
Corbett,  F.  E.  Marsh,  Wm.  Dalton, 
S.  A.  Sawyer,  John  Drew. 

Brickmaker — R.  Ulrich. 

Broommaker — A.  H.  Johnson. 

Butchers — Book  &  Pierson,  Long,  Tow- 
er &  Co. 

Cabinetmakers  —  G.  A.  Pollard,  Fred. 
Haster,  John  Elliot,  John  Smith. 

Carpenters,  (contractors) — P.  Cool,  W. 
H.  Smith,  H.  Hougham,  Earl  & 
Housekeeper,  Chas.  Waring,  Jere. 
Haines. 

Carriage  makers — C.  F.  Keables,  O.  B. 
Holman. 

Cigar  maker — Otto  Teitge. 

Clothing  {ready-made) — Wm.  Knost- 
man,  Stingley  &  Huntress,  Warren 
Cooper,  C.  A.  Buel,  L.  Winterinute. 

Coal  arid  Wood — Wm.  Burgoyne,  J.  T. 
Ellicott,  C.  E.  Miller. 

Confectionery  and  Fruit — C.  F.  Briggs, 
Blood,  Brooks  &  Co.,  D.  Adams,  J. 
Remmele,  C.  Tegmeier. 

Chop  Feed  (dealers) — Stingley  &  Hun- 
tress, Grange  Store. 

Dealer  in  Everything — E.  B.  Purcell. 
This  is  so  literaly  true  that  the  reader 
can  safely  add  Mr.  P's  name  to  each 
list  of  dealers.  We  have  left  it  out 
simply  to  save  space. 

Dentist— C.  P.  Blachly. 

Draymen — C.  E.  Miller,  Sam.  Long, 
R.  O'Rourke,  A.  Adams,  J.  Parker- 
son,  C.  Carleton. 

Dry  Goods  and  Notions — Stingley  & 
Huntress,  Warren  Cooper,  Mrs.  S. 
Wareham,  L.  Wintermute,  Wiesl  & 
Engle. 

Druggists — W.  C.Johnston,  Geo.  W. 
Harrop,  J.  Robinson. 

Fancy  Goods  and  Toys — S.  M.  Fox, 
J.  Robinson,  W.  C.  Johnston. 

Flour  and  Feed  Mills — Manhattan 
Mills,  Bluemonl  Mills. 

Furniture — J.  N.  Smith,  John  Elliot. 

Grain  Dealers — G.  NY.  EEiginbotham, 
E.  B.  Purcell  Elevator  Co.,  J.  T. 
Ellicott. 

Groin  Elevators-  E.  1'..  Purcell  Eleva- 
tor Co.,  .1.  T.  Ellicott. 

Gro<->  Hi  8— D.  Adams,  Stingley  A:  Hun- 
tress, Blood,  Brooks  &  Co.,  Grange 
Store,  Weist  &  Engle,  L.  Winter- 
mute, Mrs.  S.  Wareham. 


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Gunsmith — L.  Hayden. 

Hardware— A.  J.    Whitford,    P.    W. 

Zeigler,  Stingley  &  Huntress,  Weist 

&  Engle. 
Harness  makers — Vincent   &  Evans, 

<i.  B.  Hiiues. 
JI<it  maker — C.  A.  Buel. 
Hay  Press— J.  T.  Ellicott, 
Worse  Trainers — John  Drew  &  Bro. 
Hotels— "Adams  House,"  C.  B.Don- 
aldson, "American  House,"  W.  Van- 

Dusen,  "Cottage  Hotel,"  R.  Blood. 
Zee    Dealers' — J.    F.    Gardner,   C.  F. 

Briggs. 
Insurana  Agt  nfe-Wm,  P.  Higinboth- 

am,  L.  R.  Elliott,  Sawyer  &   Scott, 

Crump  &  Hungerford. 
Jewelry  &    Watch  makers— A.  J.  Le- 

gore,  E.  K.  Shaw,  J.  Q.  A.  Sheldon. 
Junk  Dealers— Merrifield  &  Bordel. 
Kindergarti  n    T<  acht  r—M  isa  .Mildred 

Parsons. 
Land  Agents— L.  R.  Elliott,  Dow  & 

Brown,  J.  X.  Limbocker,  W.  P.  Hig- 

inbotham. 
Livery  Stables— Long  &  Firestone,  A. 
Lime— Henry  Strong,  N.  Tobias,  C.  E. 

Gifford. 

L.  Houghton,  C.  E.  Miller. 
Loan  Agents— Sawyer  &  Scott,  Crump 

&    Hungerford,   Dow   &    Brown,   S. 

Kimble. 
Lumber  Dt  ah  rs—N.  A.  Adams,  H.  A. 

Young  &  Co.,  C.  E.  Gifford. 
Machine  shop — ivood  and  iron — Man- 
hattan Machine  Co.,   (Ulrich  Bros. 

&  Co.) 
Marble  Works— A.  O.  Baldwin. 
Market  Gar<h  ners— Short  Bros.,  Wm. 

Swartz. 
Masons,    (master)— J.   Winne,   B.   W. 

Powers,  A.  Flanders,  N.  Sandel,  P. 

Sandel,  C.  Sponberg,   Levi    Wood- 
man. 
Musical  Instruments— Wm.  Tyrrell,  J. 

N.  Smith,  R.  E.  Lofinck. 
Music  Teaehers—Miss  E.  M.  M^udge, 

Prof.    W.    L.   Hofer,  Wm.  Tyrrell, 

Mrs.  S.  M.  Fox,    A.  C.  Klingaman, 

Miss  E.  E.  Viles. 
Millinery  and  Ladies'  Goods— Mrs.  C. 

F.  Briggs,  Mrs.   C.  O.  Evans,  Mrs. 

E.  K.  Shaw,  Mrs.  S.  Wareham. 
Newspapers—  "The  Nationalist,"  "The 


Enterprise,"     "The    Industrialist," 
"The  Telephone." 

Painters  —  carriage — C.  F.  Keables, 
Geo.  B.  Sherman. 

Painters — house  and  sign — C.  D.  Mar- 
vin, G.  C.  Campbell  L.  X.  Wha- 
ley,  Joel  E.  House,  Chet.  Pratt. 

Painter — portrait — Horace  H.  Buell. 

Paints,  Oil  and  Glass — J.  Robinson,  G. 
W.  Harrop,  W.  C.  Johnston,  C.  E. 
(  afford,  H.  A.  Young,  X.  A.  Adams, 
A.  J.  Whitford,  P.  W.  Zeigler,  Sting- 
ley  &  Huntress. 

Patent  horseshoe  maker — S.  A.  Hays. 

Pat'  nt  J 'inn  p  makt  /■•••• — Manhattan  Ma- 
chine Co. 

Photographers — Geo.  Burgoyne,  G.  W. 
I  lodge. 

Physicians — H.  S.  Roberts,  Lyman  & 
Ward,  J.  Robinson,  Wm.  T.  Vail, 
Ellen  M.  Vail,  J.  H.  Lee,  C.  F.  Lit- 
tle,  E.  L.  Patec 

Produce  efeafers— Stingley  &  Hun- 
tress, Grange  Store.  Blood,  Brooks 
&  Co.,  C.  F.  Briggs. 

I'm, i/t  ih  "ii  rs — P.  W.  Zeigler,  A.  J. 
Whitford,  J.  X.  Limbocker,  Kim- 
ble Pump  Co. 

(Jin  .  nsware—  Stiugley  &  Huntress,  W. 
Cooper,  P.  W.  Zeigler.  A.  J.  Whit- 
ford, Grange  Store,  Weist  &  Engle. 

Restaurants — W.  Balderston,  W.  A. 
Mitchell,  G.  W.  Wesley,  American 
House,  J.  Remmele. 

Second  hand  Goods — J.  X.  Limbocker. 

Sewing  Machines — L.  Hayden,  J.  N. 
Smith,  W.  H.  Lowe,  Stiugley  <k  Hun- 
tress, Grange  Store. 

Stock  Dealers — X.  A.  Adams,  W.  P. 
Higinbotham,  Wm.  Haskins,  Hiram 
Kearns. 

Stone  Dealers— Ulrich  Bros.,  Henry 
Strong,  E.  Colburn. 

Tailor — W.  B.  Leicester. 

Ticki  ts  to  Europe— L.  R.  Elliott,  H. 
Pfuetze. 

Tinsmith*— A.    J.    Whitford,     P.     W. 

Zeigler. 
Taxidermist— C.  P.  Blachly. 
Wheelwrights — C.   F.   Keables,    O.  B. 

Holman,  S.  B.  Smith,  H.  Pfuetze. 
Woodt  a  and   Willow   Ware  and  Cord- 
aget—  Stiugley  &  Huntress,    P.    W. 
Zeigler,  A.  J.  Whitford,  Grange  Store. 


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John  A.  Anderson. 


Men  and  Things. 


Under  this  head,  will  be  given 
sketches  of  some  of  our  leading  men 
and  business  enterprises  ;  and  it  seems 
especially  fitting  to  commence  with 
the  one  of  our  citizens  who  comes  near- 
est to  having  a  national  reputation, 
viz  : 

HON.  JOHN  A.  ANDEBSON. 
Mr.  Anderson  comes  from  excellent 
stock.  His  grandfather— Rev.  John 
Anderson,  I).  D.,  of  North  Carolina- 
was  a  noted  Presbyterian  three-fourths 
of  a  century  ago;  and  his  father— Rev. 
Wm.  C.  Anderson,  I).  D.,— a  life-long 
minister  of  the  same  church,  was  for  a 
long  time  President  of  .Miami  (Ohio) 
University.  He  was  a  man  of  unusual 
ability,  and  such  gentleness  of  spirit 
as  to  win  the  affection  of  all  who  knew 
him.  John  A.  Anderson's  mother  was 
a  daughter  of  Col.  John  Alexander,  of 
the  revolutionary  army. 

John    A.     Anderson     was     horn    in 
Washington     county,     Pennsylvania, 
June   26,   1834;    graduated    at    Miami 
University  in   1853;   studied  theology, 
and  preached  in    Stockton,    California, 
from  1857  to.  1862.    Early  in  that  year 
he  entered  the  army  as  chaplain  of  the 
Third  California  Infantry,  and  served 
in  thai  capacity  aboutayear.    In  1863, 
he  entered    the  service  of  the  United 
Stat,.-  Sanitary  Commission,  and    his 
firsl  duty   was  to  act  as  Relief  Agent 
of  the  Twelfth   Army  Corps.     He  was 
ncxi  transferred  u>  i lie  New  STork Cen- 
tral Office  ;   and,   while  there,    it   was  ;i 
portion  of    Ins    duties    to    write   up   for 
the  newspapers  the  great  lairs  held  in 
the  interest  of  the  Commission  in  New 
York,  Boston,  Philadelphia  and  other 
cities.     When  Granl  began  the  move- 
mcni  through  the  Wilderness,  he  was 
made  Superintendent   of  Transporta- 
tion.      He    had    under    his   command 
hair  a   dozen   steamers.      He   was  re- 
quired to  have  the  supplies  of  the  com- 
mission as  convenient  to  the  wounded 
as  possible,  and    the  movenienl   of  the 
steamers   in  search  or  <  Irant,   up  one 
river  and  dou  n  another  and  along  that 
dangerous    coast,     through    torpedoes 


and  amid  ambuscades,  necessitated  a 
daring  and  skill  equal  to  that  of  any 
other  possible  duty.     Upon  the  comple- 
tion of  this  campaign,  he  served  as  As- 
sistant Superintendent  of  the  Canvass 
and   Supply  Department  at  Philadel- 
phia, anil  edited  a  paper  called  the  San- 
itary   Commission   Bulletin.      At   the 
close  of  the  war,  he  was  transferred  to 
the  Historical  Bureau  of  the  Commis- 
sion  at    Washington.       He    remained 
there  one  year,  collecting  data  and  writ- 
ing a  portion  of  the  history  of  the  Com- 
mission.    In  1866,  at  the  close  of  his  la- 
bors with  the  Sanitary  Commission,  he 
was  appointed  Statistician  of  the  Citi- 
zens'    Association  ^  of    Pennsylvania. 
This  was  an  organization  for  the  pur- 
pose of  relieving  the  suffering  resulting 
from  pauperism,  vagrancy  and  crime  in 
large  cities.     He  served  two  years,  vis- 
iting penitentiaries,  jails,  alms-houses, 
asylums,  figuring  and  writing  the  re- 
sults of  his  observations,  and  contrib- 
uting to  the  scientific  world  valuable 
information  and  some  important  con- 
clusions on  the  great  social  questions 
involved. 

In  February,  1S6S,  he  accepted  a  call 
from  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Junc- 
tion  City,    Kansas,    and    remained  its 
pastor  until   the  fall  of  1873,  when  he 
accepted  the  Presidency  of  the  Kansas 
State  Agricultural  College  at  Manhat- 
tan, which  position    he  retained  until 
Ids  election  to  Congress,  in  1878.     He 
has    now   been  in    Congress   one   year, 
and,   last     November,    was    re-elected. 
While  President  of  the  College,  he  was 
appointed  one  of  the  American  Jurors 
on  Machine  Tools  for  Wood,  Metal  and 
Stone,— Croup  XXI.  at  the  Centennial 
Exhibition;  and    one  of  the  principal 
American    mechanics  upon    the  jury,  a 
gentleman    from     Springfield,    Mass., 
says  that  some  of  their  a  I  iles  t  and  most 
satisfactory   reports   were    written   by 
Mr.   Anderson. 

As  this  meagre  outline  of  M  r.  Ander- 
son's life  gives  but  little  idea  of  the 
man  and  his  probable  future,  wedesire 
to  adil  a  few  fad-  and  reflections  upon 
his  career  and  character  as  a  man,  a 
minister,  a  journalist,  an  educator  and 
a  statesman. 


John  A.  Anderson. 


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THE  MAN. 

Mr.  Anderson  is  a  splendid  specimen 
of  physical  manhood.  He  is  five  feet 
ten  inches  high,  and  weighs  ahout 
two  hundred  pounds.  He  is  of  a 
nervo-hilious  temperament,  with  fair 
complexion,  uncommonly  fine  hair, 
and  light  blue  eyes  that  look  straight  al 
you  when  talking.  He  is  a  fluent  talk- 
er, speaking  rapidly,  in  a  pleasant 
though  not  deep  voice,  and  expresses 
his  ideas  with  uncommon  clearness. 
He  is  very  positive  and  aggressive,  but 
has  such  a  genial,  rollicking  spirit, 
that  he  generaly  (when  he  wishes  to) 
retains  the  good  will  even  of  those  he 
antagonizes.  Fond  of  a  joke,  hearty, 
almost  to  hoisterousness,  with  a  great 
deal  of  personal  magnetism,  he  capti- 
vates nearly  every  warm  hearted  man 
who  comes  in  contact  with  him,  and  i- 
sure  to  keep  every  group  he  is  with  in 
a  good  humor.  He  is  well  informed, 
has  a  large,  well  balanced  brain,  has  a 
naturaly  logical  mind,  is  remarkably 
•  puck  to  see  points  and  to  detect  the 
weak  places  in  his  adversary's  argu- 
ment; he  has  a  healthy  body,  im- 
mense physical  vitality,  and  comes 
from  a  long  lived  ancestry  ;  he  is  con- 
stitutionaly  honest,  is  an  intense  hater 
of  shams  and  hypocrisy,  and  if  he  is 
illiberal  in  anything,  it  is  in  his  ap- 
parent inability  to  make  allowances 
for  these  particular  faults  in  .others. 
In  September,  1864,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Nannie  Foote,  of  Ky.,  and  has 
three  children.  Mrs.  Anderson  is  to  her 
husband  a  helpmate,  and  not  (as  are 
the  wives  of  many  public  men)  a  mere 
helpeat.  She  is  a  healthy,  good  looking, 
refined  and  intelligent  lady,  with  win- 
ning manners  and  housewifely  tastes. 
In  short,  she  is  just  such  a  wife  as  such 
a  man  needs. 

AS  A  MINISTER. 

Mr.  Anderson  organized  two  strong 
churches  and  erected  two  fine  church 
buildings.  He  was  an  active,  influen- 
tial member  of  the  Synod,  and  was 
three  times  elected  to  the  General  As- 
sembly of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
His  sermons  affect  the  mind  more  than 
the  feelings,   and  some    of  them   are 


very  able  productions.  His  manners 
are  rather  unclerical ;  and  this  fact,  in 

connection  with  his  disregard  of  a  few 

i 

of  the  conventionalities  of  life,  has  led 
some  who  have  only  a  slight  acquaint- 
ance with  him  to  suppose  that,  with 
him,  religion  is  altogether  a  matter  of 
the  head  and  not  of  the  heart.  But 
those  who  know  him  well  are  aware 
that  his  heart  is  full  of  the  real,  vital 
spirit  of  Christianity— the  love  of  God 
and  man.  His  faith  is  simple  and  ab- 
solute, and  influoners  his  every  day  life 
in  a  marked  degree  ;  so  that,  upon  the 
stump  and  in  the  political  caucus,  he 
is  the  same  manner  of  man  that  he  is 
in  the  pulpit  and  Synod. 

AS  A  JOURNALIST. 

Mr.  Anderson  is  a  born  journalist. 
His  first  connection  with  the  press  was 
in  California,  where  lie  was  a  war  corres- 
pondent of  the  San  Francisco  Bulletin. 
Afterwards,  in  Js'ew  York,  he  wrote 
many  of  the  glowing  reports  of  the 
great  Sanitary  Commission  fairs  ;  and 
in  Philadelphia  he  edited  the  Sanitary 
Commission  Bulletin.  During  his  pas- 
torate at  Junction  City,  he  wrote  a 
great  deal  for  the  Junction  Union, 
had  charge  of  it  whenever  its  editor, 
Geo.  W.  Martin,  was  absent  ;  and 
even  that  able  journalist  will  admit 
that  the  paper  never  suffered  at  those 
times.  When  President  of  the  College 
he  also  founded  the  Industrialist — that 
gem  of  Kansas  papers.  As  a  writer  he 
is  clear  and  trenchant,  pungent  and 
powerful — always  using  words  the 
meaning  of  which  cannot  be  misunder- 
stood— and  using  no  more  than  are 
needed  to  express  his  ideas.  If  he  ever 
leaves  Congress,  the  next  best  place 
for  him  to  make  a  great  name  for  him- 
self and  do  good  to  mankind  would  be 
at  the  head  of  a  great  newspaper. 

AS  AN  EDUCATOR. 

Without  any  previous  experience  as 
an  educator,  except  as  Regent  of  the 
State  University,  Mr.  Anderson  was 
elected  President  of  the  Kansas  State 
Agricultural  College  in  1873.  Previous 
to  that  time  it  had  been  a  good  literary 
college,  but — partly  because  of  lack  of 
means — it  was  not    a  success  as  an  in- 


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John  A.  Anderson. 


dustrial  institution.  The  Board  of 
Regents,  having  decided  to  change  its 
general  character,  cast  about  for  a  new 
President,  and  the  writer  was  requested 
to  sound  Mr.  Anderson  iu  relation  to 
accepting  the  position.  We  did  so, 
and  were  met  by  a  flat  refusal,  put 
upon  the  ground  of  want  of  experience 
in  that  direction.  AVe  answered,  that 
this  lack  of  experience  was,  in  his  case, 
a  recommendation.  Industrial  col- 
leges, as  such,  had  been  failures,  and 
there  was  little  hope  for  success  in  the 
future  without  a  radical  change  of  pol- 
icy. Professional  educators  were  al- 
most certain  to  follow  in  the  old  grooves 
with  the  customary  results.  A  new 
man,  whose  habits  of  thought  had  not 
been  biased  by  long  travel  and  train- 
ing in  a  certain  direction,  would  be 
more  likely -to  discover  the  defects  of 
the  old  system  and  devise  a  remedy 
etc.,  etc.  Mr.  Anderson  finally  con- 
sented to  take  the  matter  under  advise- 
ment, and,  in  the  end,  accepted  the 
position.  After  long  and  careful  con- 
sideration of  tbe  whole  subject,  he  in- 
augurated  "a  new  departure,"  that 
bids  fair  to  exert  a  lasting  influence 
upon  educational  affairs.  In  a  "Hand- 
book of  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural 
College,"  published  in  1874,  he  sets 
forth  fully  the  reasons  for  the  changes 
maclo  in  the  old  system,  a  few  of  which 
we  epitomize: 

1.  It  is  impossible  for  mo*t  people  to 
find  time  to  study  everything  that  it  is 
important  for  some  men  to  master. 

-.  The  subjects  discarded,  in  whole 
or  in  part,  by  each  separate  class  of 
students  should  !"■  1 1  lose  that  it  is  sup- 
posed will  be  of  the  least  importance 
to  them. 

3.  Of  those  retained,  prominence 
should  be  given  to  each  in  proportion 
to  the  actual  benefit  expected  to  be  de- 
rived from  ii. 

4.  The  old  system  was  organized 
for  flu  purpose  of  educating  men  "for 
(lie  professions,"  and  was  so  well  ar- 
ranged  for  that  object  that  few  resist 
the  bias   in  these  directions  they  re- 

<<i\  c  at  College. 

5.  The  farmer  and  mechanic  should 


be  as  completely  "educated  as  the  law- 
yer and  minister  (and  the  latter  as 
thoroughly  as  the  former) ;  but  the  in- 
formation that  is  essential  to  the  one 
class  is  often  comparatively  useless  to 
the  other  ;  and  it  is  therefore  impolitic 
and  unjust  to  compel  all  classes  to  pur- 
sue exactly  the  same  course  of  study. 

6.  Ninety-seven  per  cent  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Kansas  are  in  the  various  "in- 
dustrial" vocations,  and  only  three 
per  cent  in  the  "  learned  professions  ;  " 
but  our  educational  system  has  been 
arranged  apparently  with  special  ref- 
erence to  educating  men  for  and  into 
the  already  crowded  professions.  That 
is,  prominence  is  given  to  the  studies 
1  hat  are  most  useful  in  the  professions 
instead  of  to  those  that  are  most  use- 
ful in  industrial  pursuits.  This  state 
of  things  should  be  reversed,  and  the 
greatest  prominence  given  to  the  sub- 
jects that  are  the  most  certain  to  fit  the 
great  majority  for  the  pursuits  they 
should  and  will  pursue. 

7.  Most  young  men  and  women  are 
unable  to  go  "  through  "  college. 
Therefore,  each  year's  course  of  study 
should,  as  far  as  practicable,  be  com- 
plete of  itself— as  an  addition  to 
what  has  gone  before,  and  not  as  a 
mere  preparation  for  something  that  is 
to  come  afterward  but  may  never  be 
reached — so  that  those  who  do  not 
graduate  (and  who  constitute  nine- 
tenths  of  those  who  enter  college)  will 
have  derived  the  greatest  possible  ben- 
efit from  the  lime  actualy  spent  in 
college. 

8.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  college  grad- 
uates are  unprepared  to  earn  a  liveli- 
hood, and  they  must,  therefore,  spend 
months  or  years  in  learning  how  to 
carry  on  some  kind  of  business. 

9.  Experience  has  demonstrated 
that,  alter  young  men  have  devoted 
themselves  fora  mini  her  of  years  solely 
to  t lie  study  of  books, only  an  infinites- 
imal proportion  of  them  will  willingly 
work  with  (heir  hands;  and,  (me  and 
all,  they  struggle  to  gain  a  foothold  in 
a  niche  thai  will  not  hold  the  fourth 
part  of  them — and  I  he  i villaining  three- 
fourths  go  through  life  failures. 


John  A.  Anderson. 


45 


10.  The  natural  effect  of  exclusive 
head  work,  as  contradistinguished 
from  hand  work,  is  to  beget  a  dislike 
for  the  latter. 

11.  The  only  way  to  counteract 
these  tendencies  is  to  educate  the  head 
and  the  hands  at  the  same  time,  so 
that  when  a  young  man  leaves  college 
he  will  be  prepared  to  earn  his  living 
in  a  vocation  in  which  he  has  fitted 
himself  to  excel. 

But  we  cannot  enlarge  on  this  sub- 
ject; and  will  only  add  that  we  are 
confident  Mr.  Anderson  has  laid  the 
corner  stone  upon  which  the  future  ed- 
ucational system  of  the  Nation  will  be 
built. 

AS   A    STATESMAN. 

It  took  much  persuasion  to  induce 
Mr.  Anderson  to  temporarily  leave  the 
ministry  for  the  College,  and  it  required 
even  more  to  induce  him  to  allow  his 
name  to  be  used  as  a  candidate  for 
Congress;  but  his  friends  are  satisfi  'I 
that  he  is  even  better  lit  ted  to  succe<  d 
in  his  present  sphere,  than  in  the  one 
he  has  heretofore  adorned.  His  first 
canvass  was  made  at  a  trying  period  in 
the  history  of  the  party.  Eesumption 
had  been  ordered,  but  it  was  not  an  ac- 
complished fact;  and  his  predecessor, 
Colonel  Phillips,  was  one  of  the  most 
ultra  of  the  Greenback  Republicans. 
He,  however,  visited  and  spoke  in  ev- 
ery organized  county  in  his  district,  one 
of  the  largest  and  the  most  populous  in 
the  United  States,  and  received  the  larg- 
est majority  then  ever  given  in  the  dis- 
trict ;  the  vote  standing :  Anderson, 
(Rep.)  30,457 ;  McClure,  (Hem.)  14,919; 
Gale,  (G.  B.)  5,716.  During  the  last 
session  of  Congress  he  made  several 
speeches  and  introduced  a  number  of 
bills,  several  of  which  are  expected  to 
become  laws.  Great  efforts  were  made 
by  United  States  Senator  Ingalls  and 
the  corrupt ionists  of  the  district,  to 
prevent  his  renomination,  but  when  the 
convention  met  he  received  the  votes 
of  all  but  two  counties.  He  again  can- 
vassed his  district,  even  more  thorough- 
ly than  before,  and  the  vote  stood :  An- 
derson, (Rep.)  48,780;  Burns,  (Dem.)  22,- 
496  ;  Davis,  (G.  B.)  7,350.    His  plurality 


was  26,284,  and  his  majority — which  is 
the  largest  majority  ever  received  by  a 
Republican  candidate  for  Congress — 
over  all,  18,934.  In  every  county  in  the 
district,  his  percentage  of  the  vote  was 
larger  than  it  was  two  years  before, 
which  amounts  to  a  demonstration  that 
his  popularity  is  increa  jing,  in  spite  of 
the  well  known  fact  that  no  Congress- 
man is  able  to  make  much  of  a  show- 
ing before  the  public  during  his  first 
term.  As  a  Congressman,  Mr.  Ander- 
son's strong  points  a 

1.  II  is  scrupulously  honest.  His 
name  will  never  be  mixed  up  in  dis- 
honorable transactions,  and  he  will 
make  no  promises  that  he  does  not  in- 
tend and  expect  to  fulfil. 

2.  He  is  thoroughly  educated,  and 
has  Idled  successfuly  so  many  differ- 
ent positions,  that  he  can  speak  and  act 
from  experience  and  personal  knowl- 
edge on  an  unusual  variety  of  topics. 

3.  He  has  remarkable  tenacity  of 
purpose,  especialy  in  his  friendships. 
He  never  uives  up  while  there  is  a 
shred  of  hop.'  left,  and  will  at  any  time 
sacrifice  his  own  interests  to  help  a 
friend. 

4.  While  courteous  to  and  liberal 
with  his  colleagues,  he  has  sufficient 
manhood  to  insist  upon  his  rights,  as 
the  senior  Senator  from  this  State  has 
ascertained  to  his  no  small  chagrin. 

5.  He  is  acquainted  with  many  of 
the  leading  men  of  the  Nation,  and  is 
well  constituted  to  secure  their  respect 
and  support. 

6.  He  has  a  great  deal  of  the  per- 
sonal magnetism  that  enables  some 
men  to  obtain  and  retain  warm  friends, 
and  without  which  a  public  man  has 
hard  work  to  rise. 

7.  He  has  a  large,  healthy  brain, 
well  stored  with  useful  knowledge,  and 
one  that  is  capable  of  mastering  every 
subject  with  which  it  grapples — and  in 
detail  as  well  as  in  mass. 

8.  He  is  a  teetotaler,  and  has  no  per- 
sonal habits  that  are  calculated  to  .of- 
fend the  consciences  of  any  of  his  con- 
stituents, or  in  any  way  to  interfere 
with  his  private  or  public  labors. 

In  short,  he  has  every  personal  qual- 


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John  A.  Anderson. 


ity  that  is  needed  to  help  him  to  rise  ; 
and,  in  addition,  has  troops  of  friends, 
all  over  the  State,  who  delight  to  lend 
him  a  helping  hand.  There  can  hard- 
ly he  a  doubt  but  that  he  is  the  coming 
man  of  Kansas.  His  influence  will  in- 
crease from  year  to  year  and  no  limit 
can  be  put  to  his  upward  progress.  If 
he  retains  his  health  he  is  hound  to  be- 
come one  of  the 'foremost  men  of  the 
Nation  ;  and  that  fact  is  becoming  so 
manifest  that  the  class  who  wish  to  pay 
court  to  the  rising  sun,  are  already 
clustering  around  him. 

We  will  only  add  that,  as  Mr.  An- 
derson belongs  to  the  best  class  of 
statesmen,  all  who  wish  to  see  the 
Nation  well  governed  should  give  him 
a  cordial  support. 


THE   CASH   HOUSE   OF 

E.  B.  PURCELL. 


The  most  prominent  of  Manhattan 
business  houses  is  that  of  E.  B.  Purcell, 
who  came  to  Manhattan  from  Newton 
Hamilton,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  year 
1866.  Mr.  Pureed  conducted  a  compar- 
atively n  101  lest  business  for  sometime, 
until  he  got  the  "run"  of  the  trade. 
Then  he  began  to  branch  out.  First, 
lie  luiilt  a  large  stone  building  beside 
the  one  he  was  occupying'.  Then  he 
moved  the  frame  he  had  been  occupy- 
ing, and  put  in  another  large  stone  and 
brick  structure.  Next  he  purchased 
the  building  west  and  remodeled  it  en- 
tirely, putting  in  a  brick  front.  This  is 
now  occupied  hy  t  he  Manhattan  Bank. 
By  this  time,  his  buildings  occupied  a 
Large  space.  The  main  buildings  front 
on  I'oynt/.  Avenue  and  Second  street, 
and   are  74x137   feet,  containing  over 

7,0011  feel  Of  floor  space. 

Then  Mr.  Purcell  stopped  to  take 
breath.  Not  long,  however.  Mis  bus- 
iness spread,  filled  and  overran  his 
quarters.  He  added  a  huge  warehouse 
and  elevator,  50x100  feet.  He  built 
corncribs  to  accommodate  his  business 
in  that  line,  which  aggregate  a  length 
of  440  feet,  and  the  whole  block  of 
buildings  is  now  filled  witli  goods  from 
basemen  I  to  -arret. 


It  is  certainly  within  bounds  to  say 
that  Mr.  Purcell  has  more  store  and 
more  house  room  than  any  other  mer- 
chant in  Kansas — those  of  Topeka, 
Atchison  and  Leavenworth  not  except- 
ed ;  also  that  he  carries  the  largest 
aggregate  stock  of  goods,  and  does  a 
heavier  business  than  any  other  man 
in  the  State. 

The  business  of  the  house  is  divided 
into  the  following  apartments  : 
Dry  Good  and  Notions, 
Clothing,  Hats  and  Caps, 
Boots  and  Shoes, 

Blank  Books,  Stationery  and  Toys, 
Groceries,  Staple  and  Fancy, 
Produce,  Butter,  Eggs  and  Poultry, 
Hardware,  heavy  and  shelf. 
Stoves,  Tinware  and  Crockery, 
Paints,  Oils  and  Window  Glass, 
Grain,  Feed  and  Live  Stock, 
Agricultural  Implements. 
Entering  the  house  at  the  east  front 
door,  you  encounter  the  Dry  Goods  de- 
partment, in  which  is  carried  a  large 
and  complete  assortment  of  dry  goods 
and  notions.     Opposit  is  the   Clothing, 
Hat  and  Cap  department,  and  a  glance 
at  the  stock  will  satisfy  all  that  any 
taste  can  be  suited.     Going  deeper  we 
discover    the    Stationery,    Blank    and 
School  Book  department,  which  is  ar- 
ranged to  display  as  fine  a  line  of  goods 
as  is  usualy  found  in  a  complete  stock. 
Then  we  come  to  the  Boot  and  Shoe 
department.     Here  one    can    be  fitted 
with  the  finest  or  coarsest  produced  in 
the  land,  in  gents',  ladies'  or  children's 
wear.      Opposit,     arranged     in    glass 
show  cases  and  on  shelves,  we  see  that 
old  and  young  can  find    toys,   picture 
books,  and  notions  of  all  kinds  that  are 
necessary    to    gladden    the    heart    at 
Christmas  time.     Proceeding,  we  come 
to  the  Grocery  department,  in  which  is 
carried  the  largest  stock  in  the  west. 
Staple  and  fancy  shelf  goods,  (lour,  in 
fact,   everything  thai  can  possibly  be 
thought  of  as  belonging  to  a  first  class 
grocery  slock.    Here,  in  the  rear-of  the 

building  the  main  Offices  are  located, 
consisting  of  general  office,  vault  and 
Mr.  Purcell's  private  office.  Passing 
around    through    the  grocery  depart- 


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merit,  we  enter  the  Hardware  depart- 
ment. In  this  will  be  found  again  one 
most  complete  in  itself.  Stoves  of  all 
kinds,  from  the  largest  range  to  the 
smallest  heater.  Queensware,  Paints, 
Window  Glass,  Wagon  work,  and  a 
comple  stork  of  Shelf  Hardware. 

The  largt  Warehouse  in  the  rear  is 
devoted  entirely  to  the  storage  and  sale 
of  agricultural  implements,  and. hand- 
ling of  feed,  grain,  &c.  \\\  this  depart- 
ment, the  handling  of  live  stock  of  ev- 
ery description  is  attended  to  by  care- 
ful and  competent  men. 

This  establishment  deals  in  "Every- 
thing" almost  literaly.  What  you 
eaiinot  purchase  here,  it  is  almost  need- 
lesa  to  inquire  for  elsewhere.  An  im- 
migrant coming  to  this  county  can  go 
into  Purcell's  and  buy  all  his  farming 
utensils,  wagons,  carriages,  stoves, 
hardware,  groceries  to  last  him  a  year, 
clothing,  and  dry  goods,  sewing  ma- 
chine and  organ.  At  the  end  of  the 
year  he  can  haul  his  corn,  wheat,  or 
other  grain,  bogs,  cattle,  or  anything 
he  may  raise,  and  his  wife  may  take 
her  butter,  eggs  and  poultry — all  to 
Purcell's,  and  get  the  highest  market 
price  for  them.  This  is  one  of  the  se- 
crets of  his  success.  A  farmer  can  sell 
there  everything  he  raises,  and  he  can 
buy  there  everything  he  needs  in  the 
pursuit  of  happiness  and  comfort. 


MANHATTAN  BANK. 


This  institution  was  opened  in  May, 
1870,  by  E.  B.  Purcell,  who  still  retains 
exclusive  ownership  and  control. 

In  November,  1870,  Jno.  W.  Webb 
assumed  the  position  of  Cashier,  and 
has  had  supervision  of  the  business 
ever  since. 

The  Bank  occupies  twenty-four  feet 
front  on  the  west  side  of  E.  B.  Purcell's 
block,  and  has  all  the  necessary  equip- 
ments for  the  extensive  business  trans- 
acted within  its  doors;  is  furnished 
with  elegant  black  walnut  counters 
fitted  with  heavy  ground  plate  glass, 
fire  proof  vault,  and  latest  improved 
burglar  proof  chests — all  conveniently 


arranged  to    facilitate  the  transaction 
of  business. 

A  genuine  hanking  business  is  trans- 
acted. Foreign  and  inland  exchange, 
commercial  paper  and  municipal  and 
corporation  bonds  are  bought  and  sold  ; 
hills  and  notes  are  discounted  ;  collec- 
tions are  made  on  all  accessible  points  ; 
foreign  bills  of  exchange  are  drawn  di- 
rect on  all  the  principal  cities  of  Eu- 
rope ;  long  time  loans  are  made  on  real 
estate: — in  short,  everything  that  a 
metropolitan  bank  can  do  on  approved 
business  principles  is  done  equaly  as 
well  here,  while  the  extensive  personal 
acquaintance  of  the  proprietor,  all  over 
the  State,  together  with  a  long  list  of 
correspondents  representing  every  im- 
portant business  center  in  the  State, 
enables  him  to  give  prompt  and  relia- 
ble  information  on  almost  every  con- 
ceivable subject  connected  with  or  af- 
fecting any  of  the  business  interests  of 
the  stale. 


THE  PKIIIEHK  MANHATTAN, 


MANHATTAN  MILL    A  XT)  ELE- 
VATOR. 


The  formation  of  the 

E.  P..  PURCELL  ELEVATOR,  IMPROVE- 
MENT, LOAN  AND  TRUST  COMPANY, 

with  a  full  paid-up  capital  of  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  was  brought 
about  by  the  well-known  enterprise 
of  E.  B.  Purcell,  of  this  place,  and 
Col.  John  B.  Anderson,  who,  at  the 
outset,  determined  to  found  an  estab- 
lishment that  would  be  a  credit  to 
the  city  of  Manhattan,  the  State  of 
Kansas,  and  themselves.  The  compa- 
ny was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Kansas,  and  has  for  its 
officers :  E.  B.  Purcell,  President ; 
John  B.  Anderson,  Treasurer;  and 
James  T.  Ritchie,  Secretary. 

THE  ELEVATOR 

is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  State,  and 
undoubtedly  the  most  complete  and 
convenient  of  any  in  the  country,  com- 
bining all  the  latest  improvements. 
The  most  important  of  these  inventions 


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The  Pride  of  Manhattan. 


is  the  device  for  elevating  and  cribbing 
ear  corn  by  machinery,  which  is  the 
first  arrangement  of    the    kind    ever 
built  for  cribbing  corn,  and  it  was  a 
success  from  the  start.     This  arrange- 
ment consists  of  a  large  elevator,  which 
carries   the  corn   from  the    sink  hole 
under  the  dump  floor  to  the  top  of  the 
crib,  and  discharges  it  on  a  large  belt 
which  runs  in  a  box  or  trough  to  rear 
end  of  crib  close  under  the  comb  of  the 
roof.    There  is  an  iron  pulley    every 
eight  feet  to  raise  the  belt  from  the  bot- 
tom of  the  box,  thus  enabling  the  belt 
to  carry  the  load  of  corn  without  much 
friction.     This  box  is  so  arranged  that 
the  corn  can  be  switched  off  on  either 
side  at  every  eight  feet.     This  belt  re- 
turns,  through  a  box  in    the    center 
space  in  crib  floor,  and  carries  the  corn 
from  the  crib  to  sheller  when  wanted. 
The  elevator  has  a  capacity  for  holding 
about  25,000  bushels  of   grain.      The 
cribs  attached  hold  about  15,000  bushels 
of  corn.    Everything  is  so  admirably 
arranged  about  this  institution  that  al- 
most everything  is  done  by  machinery, 
hut  one  or  two  hands  being  necessary 
to  run  the  elevator. 

A  wagon  loaded  with  corn  drives  on- 
to the  scales,  in  the  weighing  room, 
and  is  weighed.  The  load  is  then 
driven  up  into  the  elevator,  the  end 
gate  taken  out,  a  lever  moved,  and  the 
hind  win  sis  suddenly  sink  down  about 
three  feet  and  the  corn  shoots  down 
I  lie  opening  into  the  cribbing  sink  if 
desired  to  crib  it,  or,  if  it  is  to  be  shelled 
immediately,  a  valve  in  the  shoot  is 
turned  and  it  goes  directly  totheshell- 
er,  and  is  shelled,  elevated  to  the  clean- 
ers, cleaned,  weighed,  and  spouted  into 
the  bins,  or  <-ar,  as  desired, 

A\A,  IX   FIVE  MINUTES, 

and   without   being    bandied   in    any 
way  exc  pi  by  machinery. 

Tint  shell  ■:■  will  shell  six  hundred 
bushels  of  corn  per  hour,  or  6,000  per 
day  of  ten  hours.  This  is  equal  to 
1,800,000  bushels  per  year,  or  the  pro- 

dih-|  of  1."), o:iil  acns  of  land,  producing 
forty  bushelfi  per  acre 

The  machinery  of  the  elevator  is  so 
admirably  arranged    that  a  person  on 


the  first  floor  can  operate  it  without 
moving  half  a  dozen  steps.  He  can 
shell,  elevate  it,  clean  it,  weigh  it,  de- 
posit it  in  bins  or  a  car,  by  simply  mov- 
ing a  lever,  or  by  pulling  certain  cords, 
all  of  which  are  labeled  so  no  mistake 
can  be  made.  A  register  is  in  the 
room,  whereupon  is  registered  the 
number  of  bushels  of  grain  in  each  bin. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  FLOURING  MILE. 

The  flouring  mill,  which  is  the  pride 
of  Manhattan,  and,  without  doubt,  the 
finest  and  most  complete  in  all  its  parts 
of  any  in  the  State,  is  built  on  the 
Union  Pacific  Railroad,  adjoiuing  the 
large  elevator  built  by  this  Company. 
The  mill  is  32x46  feet,  four  stories  high, 
with   basement.     The  stories  were  all 
built  high,   so  as  to  accommodate  the 
necessary  machinery,  which  fact  adds 
greatly  to  its  value.      The  walls  are 
very  substantialy  built  of  stone,   and 
nicely  pointed.     The  building  is  well 
proportioned    in  size,  as  are  also  the 
doors  and  windows.    With  its  mansard 
roof,  it  is  a  magnificent  looking  struct- 
ure, and  its  foundations  and  solid  walls 
make  it  a  substantial  one.    In  giving 
a  description  of  this  model  mill,   it  is 
our  aim  to  be  as  perspicuous  as  possible, 
so  that  the  many  visitors  may  have  a 
good  understanding  of  the  numerous 
machines  and  the  proper  use  of  each. 
Beginning  at  the    basement,  we  will 
describe  the  machinery  of  each  floor 
until  we  reach  the  top. 

IN  Till:   EASEMENT 

will  be  seen  a  heavy  line  of  shafting, 
extending  the  whole  length  of  the 
mill  house,  and  through  the  south  wall 
into  the  basement  of  the  wareroom. 
On  this  end,  is  a  large  band  wheel, 
which  is  driven  by  a  long,  thirty -inch 
wide,  live  ply,  rubber  belt  from  the 
large  hand  wheel  of  engine.  On  this 
line  shaft,  running  through  thebase- 
ment,  are  seven  11x45  inch  pulleys  for 
driving  the  mill-stones,  one  pulley  to 
drive  the  rolls,  one  the  chop  conveyer, 
and  one  the  exhaust  fan  ;  also  a  pair  of 
mortise  beve]  gears,  to  drive  the  up- 
right shaft  that  extends  to  the  top  of 
the  mill,  from  which  the  machinery 
on  each  floor  is  driven.     The   husk 


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frames,  on  which  the  burrs  rest,  are  all 
east  iron  of  the  best  and  latest  improved 
patterns,  and  are  securely  bolted  down 
to  brick  piers  laid  up  with  cement. 
There  is  au  adjustable  tightening  pul- 
ley, in  iron  frame,  for  each  run  of  burrs, 
conveniently  arranged  with  hand 
wheels,  so  that  each  belt  can  be  tight- 
ened  or  slackened  with  ease,  enabling 
one  man  to  start  or  stop  either  of  the 
seven  run  without  stopping  or  chang- 
ing speed  of  the  engine.  The  exhaust 
fan  here  is  a  novel  device  for  drawing 
the  dampness  or  steam  from  the  fresh 
ground  chop  and  from  the  burrs,  thus 
keeping  the  spouts  dry  and  free  from 
sour  dough,  which  is  a  great  trouble  in 
most  mills.  There  is  a  large  collecting 
bin,  in  connection  with  this  device,  in 
which  all  the  flour  dust  settles  and  is 
saved.  Quite  a  number  of  eleval 
used  for  elevating  the  grain,  chop,  etc., 
extend  down  to  the  basement  floor. 

THE  FIRST    STORY 

is  an  elegantly  finished  room,  the  walls 
being  nicely  plastered,  and  the  wood 
work  tastily  painted,  while  the  wood 
work  belonging  to  the  machinery  is 
neatly  put  together,  of  pine  and  black 
walnut,  oiled  and  varnished.  On  this 
floor,  are  seven  run  of  four  feet,  best, 
old-stock  French  burrs,  substantialy 
mounted  on  iron  husk  frames,  which 
stand  in  line  the  entire  length  of  the 
house  on  one  side  of  the  room  ;  of  these, 
five  are  fitted  with  Welch  patent  heat- 
ers and  used  for  grinding  wheat,  and 
two  for  grinding  middlings,  all  with 
polished  brass  hoppers  and  nickel  plate  ; 
the  entire  line  presents  a  grand  appear- 
ance. There  is  also  on  this  floor  a  set 
of  large  rolls,  or  crushers.  This  ma- 
chine weighs  3,500  pounds,  and  is  used 
for  crushing  the  coarse  portion  of  the 
middlings  into  flour.  Also,  two  "Eu- 
reka "  flour  packers  that  will  pack  the 
flour  in  barrels  or  sacks  of  any  size  as  it 
eomes  from  large  bins  on  second  floor. 

THE    SECOND    FLOOR 

contains  one  of  Reiser's  improved  bolt- 
ing chests,  one  Becker  brush  machine, 
and  all  the  bins,  or  stock  hopper.-, 
which  contain  the  cleaned  grain  and 
purified  middlings  ready  to  be  ground. 


This  bolting  chest  contains  four  reels, 
twenty  feet  long,  and  nine  conveyors. 
The  reels  are  well  braced  with  truss 
rods,  making  them  superior  to  those  of 
other  mills,  and  are  clothed  with  the 
I.  «t  silk  bolting-cloth,  of  the  Du  Four 
&  Co.'s  brand.  The  numerous  convey- 
ors and  slides,  or  "cut  offs,"  are  neces- 
sary, and  are  used  for  regulating  the 
grade  of  flour,  and  to  convey  the 
portions  to  be  rebolted  and  worked 
over  to  their  respective  spouts.  The 
Becker  brush  is  one  of  the  best  ma- 
chines for  polishing  and  finishing  the 
wheat  ready  tor  grinding. 

THi:   THIRD   FLOOR 

is  called  the  "purifier"  floor,  from  the 
fact  that  one-half  of  the  room  is  occu- 
pied by  four  large  "American  Mid- 
dlings Purifiers."  These  machines  are 
used  to  purify  the  middlings,  s  iparat- 
ing  the  fine  bran,  am!  other  substances 
that  are  detrimental  to  good  Hour,  from 
the  middlings,  leaving  them  pure  and 
white.  From  this  product,  the  "pure 
patent"  flour  is  made,  by  regrinding 
and  bolting.  There  is  also  on  this  floor 
one  two-reel  and  one  four-reel  bolting 
chest,  made  after  the  same  style  as  the 
one  on  second  floor,  an  "Eureka"  smut 
machine  and  an  "Excelsior"  bran  dus- 
ter. This  well-known  smutter  and  sep- 
arator is  acknowledged  to  be  superior  to 
any  other  machine  for  taking  out  the 
smut  balls,  scouring  the  grain,  and 
separating  the  cheat  and  imperfect 
grains  from  the  good  wheat.  The  bran 
duster  is  used  to  brush  off  and  save  all 
the  flour  that  may  adhere  to  the  bran 
after  leaving  the  bolt. 

IX    THE    FOURTH    STORY 

are  the  heads  of  all  the  elevators, 
twelve  in  number,  on  one  line  shaft, 
one'  single- reel  bolting  chest,  one  four- 
reel  chest,  one  Barnard  wheat  separa- 
tor, and  one  corn  meal  bolt.  The  single 
reel  is  clothed  with  .  coarse  bolting 
cloth,  for  the  purpose  of  separating  the 
bran  from  the  flour  before  entering  the 
superfine  reels,  making  the  work  and 
wear  on  these  expensive  cloths  much 
less  than  in  the  old  manner  of  bolting. 
The  four-reel  chest  is  used  for  separat- 
ing and  dusting  the  middlings,   pre- 


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paring  them  for  the  purifier,  and  for 
bolting  the  crushed  middlings  that 
come  from  the  rolls  of  first  floor.  The 
Barnard  separator  is  the  best  machine 
in  use  for  separating  sticks,  straws, 
oats,  cheat  and  cockle  from  the  wheat. 

THE   MACHINERY, 

from  the  engine  to  the  last  extremity 
of  shafting,  from  largest  to  smallest 
machine,  is  the  best  that  could  be  pro- 
cured for  money.  And  the  planning 
and  arranging  of  the  machinery  in  the 
entire  mill  house  could  not  well  be  im- 
proved ;  for,  though  the  house  may 
seem  small  for  the  necessary  machin- 
ery for  a  seven  run  mill,  it  is  not  ham- 
pered or  crowded,  there  being  plenty  of 
room  for  any  man  to  pass  through  to 
examine  all  machinery,  with  a  suit  of 
fine  broadcloth  and  tall  silk  hat,  and 
come  out  without  the  usual  mill  marks 
on  his  clothes.  The  bolting  chests  are 
all  free  and  convenient  to  get  at,  not  a 
spout,  post,  or  elevator  in  the  way  of 
putting  on  the  bolting  cloths,  nor  to  in- 
terfere with  the  opening  of  any  one  of 
the  bolting  chest  doors  on  its  hinges. 

Another  important  feature  in  the 
mill  is,  that  the  house  is  not  used  for 
the  storage  of  any  grain  or  offal.  All 
the  grain  is  stored  in  the  large  elevator 
adjoining  the  mill,  and  spouted  into  the 
mill  as  wanted.  The  offal  is  all  spouted 
into  a  building  for  that  purpose,  also 
the  dust  from  all  cleaners  and  purifiers, 
Leaving  the  mill  house  clean/md  unen- 
cumbered. 

TIIK  ENGINE  HOUSE, 
built  of  stone,  is  32x40  U^\,  one  story 
hitfh  above  ground,  and  contains  all 
the  necessary  machinery  for  furnishing 
power  to  both  mill  and  elevator.  One 
thousand  and  six  hundred  cubic  feet  of 
cut  stone  masonry  were  used  in  ma- 
king a  foundation  for  the  engine,  which 
is  a  genuine  "Corliss,"  made  by  the 
Corliss  Steam  Engine  Company,  of 
Providence,  I!.  I.,  120  horse  power,  cyl- 
inder 18x48  inches,  is  a  high  pressure, 
non-condenser,  with  Corliss'  latest  im- 
proved cut-off.  The  fly  wheel  is  fchir- 
.y-one  inch  face,  sixteen  feet  in  diame- 
ter, and  weighs  16,000  pounds.  The 
total  weight  of  engine  is  76,000  pounds. 


To  supply  the  necessary  amount  of 
steam,  two  of  Corliss'  centennial  pat- 
tern vertical  tubular  boilers,  four  feet 
in  diameter  and  fourteen  feet  long  are 
used,  being,  with  furnaces,  twenty-two 
feet  in  bight. 

One  of  Dean's  direct  acting  steam 
pumps  is  used  for  filling  the  tank,  from 
which  the  boilers  receive  their  supply. 
There  is  also  connected  with  the  pump 
a  stand  pipe,  extending  to  top  of  mill 
and  elevator,  with  hose  attached  on 
each  floor,  all  ready  for  use  in  case  of 
fire. 

At  the  northwest  corner  of  the  en- 
gine house  stands  the  smoke  stack,  ten 
feet  at  the  base  and  tapering  until  it 
reaches  the  bight  of  eighty  feet  from 
the  surface  of  the  ground. 

THE   OFFICE, 

located  west  of  the  mill,  is  a  two  story 
frame  structure  24x24  feet.  The  first 
story  is  used  for  the  general  office  of 
the  company,  and  for  the  weighing,  on 
a  22-feet  Fairbank's  Scale,  of  all  grains 
going  into  the  elevator  on  wagons,  the 
arrangement  being  such  as  to  enable 
the  office  man  to  remain  at  his  desk 
and  do  the  weighing.  The  second 
story  is  used  as  a  store  room  for  sacks 
and  light  supplies  for  mill  and  ele- 
vator. 
The  Company  also  has  an 

ELEVATOR  AT  ST.  GEORGE, 
in  Pottawatomie  county,  seven  miles 
east  of  Manhattan,  of  the  same  capaci- 
ty, the  machinery  used  being  dupli- 
cates of  that  used  in  their  elevator  in 
I  his  place.  They  also  have  a  mercan- 
tile establishment  at  that  point,  for  the 
purpose  of  furnishing  the  residents  of 
Pottawatomie  adjacent  with  goods,  be- 
ing  modeled  after  the  business  house 
of  E.  P>.  Purcell,  in  this  city,  and  deal- 
ing in  everything. 

The  Company  also  has  branches  at 
Wabaunsee,  Fairfield,  and  Alma,  in 
Wabaunsee  county,  on  the  line  of  M., 
A.  &  B.  II.  I!.,  at  which  points  tliey 
handle  merchandise,  agricultural  im- 
plements, grain,  lumber,  live  stock, 
and    produce   of  all    kinds,    furnishing 

the  farmer  everything  he  may  wish  to 
purchase,  and    always   ready   to    buy 


Rocky  Ford  Mills. 


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anything  the  farmer  has  to  sell,  at 
highest  market  price  on  day  on  which 
it  is  delivered.  They  have  also  pur- 
chased ground  at  Ames,  in  Cloud  coun- 
ty, on  the  line  of  the  Central  Branch 
R.  R.,  are  building  granaries  and  pro- 
pose to  establish  a  general  business  at 
that  point  also. 


ROCKY  FORD  MILLS. 


The  Rocky  Ford  Mills,  mentioned  on 
page  twenty-eight  of  this  work,  belong 
to  E.  B.  Purcell,  of  Manhattan,  and 
may,  therefore,  be  very  properly  refer- 
red to  here.  They  are  located  on  the 
Big  Blue  river,  a  little  more  than 
three  miles  from  Manhattan,  and  de- 
serve more  than  a  passing  notice.  The 
writer  has  often  stood  on  the  bank 
of  the  beautiful  river,  just  below 
the  grand  water  fall  made  by  the  dam 
at  Rocky  Ford,  and  watched,  with  the 
deepest  interest,  the  great  cascade  of 
clear  water  that  pours  in  an  unbroken 
stream  ever  t lie  dam,  uttering  its  voice 
of  power,  and  rolling  away  over  the 
rocky  bed  of  the  stream  below,  and 
has  wondered  that  so  little  of  this  giant 
power  was  utilized. 

THE  WATER  POWER. 

Rocky  Ford,  where  these  mills  are 
located,  derives  its  name  from  the  tact 
that  there  is  a  smooth,  rock  bottom 
entirely  across  the  river  at  this  point, 
which  affords  the  best  kind  of  a  foun- 
dation for  dam,  abutments  and  build- 
ings. The  dain  is  three  hundred  and 
forty-two  feet  long,  and  the  fall  ten 
feet.  There  is  an  unbroken  stream  of 
water,  always  falling  over  the  entire 
length  of  the  dam  ;  and  it  is  estimated 
that  enough  power  is  unused  to  run 
twentv  or  more  mills.  The  dam  is 
built  of  heavy  oak  timbers,  bolted 
down  into  the  solid  rock.  The  only 
places  in  the  State  where  as  much 
power  can  be  obtained  are  on  the  Kan- 
sas river  east  of  Manhattan,  and  at  all 
of  those  points  a  part  or  all  of  the  dams 
must  be  built  on  piles.  They  also  have 
other  drawbacks  of  so  serious  a  charac- 
ter that  it  can  be  safely  asserted  that, 
taken  as  a  whole,  the  Rocky  Ford  mill 


power  is  the  most  valuable  one  in  the 
State. 

THE  MILL  BUILDING 

is  a  massive  structure,  40x60  feet,  and 
four  stories  high.  The  entire  building 
is  of  stone,  and  the  foundations,  which 
are  laid  on  the  solid  rock,  are  excep- 
tionaly  strong,  having  been  built  four 
feet  thick  from  the  bottom  of  the  river 
to  the  second  floor,  and  the  stone  laid 
in  cement.  The  mill  is  furnished  with 
three  run  of  stone,  with  all  necessary 
machinery  for  doing  first-class  work, 
and  is  so  arranged  that  two  more  run 
can  be  added  at  a  comparatively  small 
expense. 

PLENTY  OF  LAND  AND  STONE. 

Mr.  Purcell,  to  whom  the  mills  and 
water  power  belong,  also  owns,  in  con- 
neetion  with  it.  over  seven  hundred 
acres  of  land,  including  both  banks  of 
the  river.  On  the  wesl  side  of  the 
river,  the  bank  is  steep,  and  one-fourth 
of  a  mile  back  rise-  into  a  rocky  knoll, 
or  bluff,  containing  millions  of  tons  of 
excelctit  limestone.  Some  of  the  ledg- 
er furnish  stone  from  one  to  two  feet 
thick,  and  from  them  the  foundation  of 
the  mi!!  and  the  abutments  of  the  dam 
were  built.  Other  ledges  are  thinner 
and  will  furnish  stone  suitable  for 
building  purposes  in  inexhaustible 
quantities.  There  is  a  downward  in- 
cline all  the  distance  from  the  stone 
quarries  to  the  water's  edge,  and  stone 
of  the  best  quality  can  be  delivered  on 
the  banks  of  the  river  for  further  im- 
provements at  a  merely  nominal  cot. 
On  the  east  side  of  the  river,  there  is  a 
level  plain,  just  high  enough  to  be  in 
no  dauger  of  being  overflowed,  and 
large  enough  to  furnish  room  for  build- 
ings, yards,  etc.,  for  an  extensive  man- 
ufacturing village. 

The  Manhattan  and  Blue  Valley 
railroad,  which  has  been  graded  to  the 
north  line  of  the  county,  runs  along 
the  west  bank  of  the  river.  It  is  ironed 
from  Manhattan  to  a  point  two  miles 
north  of  the  mill  property  ;  and  there  is 
no  doubt  but  that  this  road  will  be 
completed,  which  will  still  further  in- 
crease the  value  of  this  now  valuable 
property. 


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George  W.  Higinbotham. 


A   BONANZA. 

Taking  the  volume  of  water,  character 
of  river  bottom,  quality  of  laud,  quan- 
tity aud  quality  of  building  stone,  etc., 
it  is  certain  that  Mr.  Purcell  has  a  bo- 
nanza iu  this  property,  and  that  there 
must  soon  be  a  flourishing  village  at 
Rocky  Ford.  Those  who  wish  to  avail 
themselves  of  the  advantages  of  this 
water  power  should  address  E.B.  Pur- 
cell, of  Manhattan,  who  will  make  lib- 
eral arrangements  with  all  who  wish 
to  embark  in  any  kind  of  manufactur- 
ing enterprise  at  that  point. 


JIOX.  GEO.  W.  HIGIXBOTHAM. 


Hon.  Geo.  W.  Higinbotham  was 
born  June  3d,  1829,  iu  Washington 
county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was 
a  farmer  in  moderate  circumstances, 
and  was  not  able  to  give  him  a  com- 
plete education.  He  went  forth  in  the 
battle  of  life,  with  a  few  months' 
schooling,  obtained  at  a  country 
school;  and  country  schools  in  those 
days  were  not  of  the  highest  order. 
However,  in  spite  of  these  disadvan- 
tages, as  he  possessed  a  naturaly  quick 
mind  and  great  ambition,  he  has  since 
i  acquired  a  large  fund  of  general 
information,  and  does  not  suffer  from 
a  comparison  with  many  of  those 
who  ire  youth  was  spent  in  schools 

and   col]  Xn  ordinary    observer 

would,  in  conversation  with  him,  per- 
■  that  he  had  not  had  the  best  of 
advantages  in  the  educational  line,  for 
In  talks  fluently,  correctly  and  intelli- 
gent 

I 'i    L845,  al    the  age  of  sixteen,   he 

imenced   clerking  in  Waynesburg, 

Greene  county,  Pa.,  and  i  here  laid  the 

foundation  for  whal  ha  •  sin  i  an 

unusualy  successful  bu  career. 

In  1850,  he  removed  to  Connorsville, 
Fa;  county,    Indiana,    where    be 

commenced  merchandising  on  bis  own 
account. 

Four  years  afterwards,  he  was  united 
in  the  bonds  of  matrimony  to  Miss 


Sarah  Fearris,  of  that  place,  from 
which  union  there  resulted  a  son — 
Lewis  F.  Higinbotham — uow  twenty- 
five  years  of  age.  Soon  after  his  birth, 
Mrs.  Higinbotham  was  borne  to  her 
last  resting  place,  but  the  motherless 
boy  was  well  cared  for  by  loving  rela- 
tives. 

In  1856,  the  Kansas  fever  swept 
through  Indiana,  and  Mr.  Higinboth- 
am was  orie  of  its  earliest  victims. 
When  the  haughty  slaveocrats  of  the 
South  spurned  the  "mudsills  "  of  the 
North,  demanded  the  repeal  of  the 
Missouri  compromise,  announced  their 
intention  of  compeling  free  men  all 
over  the  Nation  to  hunt  and  hold  their 
slaves  in  subjection  for  them,  and  un- 
dertook by  force  to  make  Kansas  a 
slave.  State,  they  excited  a  feeling  of  in- 
dignation and  horror  in  the  minds  of 
the  better  portion  of  the  young  men  of 
the  North  (and  old  ones,  too,)  that  they 
had  not  dreamed  of,  and  commenced  a 
contest  that  was  not  to  end  until  the 
last  slave  had  become  a  free  man  and 
an  American  citizen.  Mr.  Higinboth- 
am was  one  of  the  earliest  of  those  who 
took  up  the  gauntlet  that  had  been 
so  contemptuously  thrown  in  the 
faces  of  such  as  did  not  take  pride 
in  fawning  at  the  feet  of  the  (so-called) 
"chivalry,"  and  resolved  that,  if  lie 
could  prevent  it,  Kansas  should  not  be 
polluted  by  the  monster  whose  pestif- 
erous breath  blasted  everything  it 
touched,  and  in  the  baleful  light  of 
whose  vicious  eyes  could  ever  be  read 
a  notice,  "The  masses  have  no  rights 
that  I  am  bound  to  respect." 

At  that  period,  Kansas  was  the  poor- 
est place  in  the  Nation  to  make  money 
in;  and  the  Freesoilers  who  came  here 
were  as  generaly  impeled  by  patriotic 
emotions  as  were  the  blue  coated  he- 
roes who  subsequently  kepi  step  to  the 
music  of  the  Union  during  the  latter 
phases  of  this  same  contest.  And  we 
will  add  that  it  took  as  much  genuine 
courage  in  these  days,  to  leave  home 
and  friends  hundreds  of  miles  behind, 
and  pass  through  hostile  Missouri  and 
its  border  ruffians,  for  the  purposeof 
settling  on  the  tcnantless  plains  of 
Kansas,  and  grappling  with  the  un- 


Geo.   W.  Higinbotham. 


53 


scrupulous  elements  congregated  upon 
her  border,  backed  as  they  were  by  the 
general  government  itself,  as  it  did  a 
few  years  later  to  follow  the  flag  to  or- 
ganized battle  against  these  same  men 
and  principles. 

PIONEERING. 

It  was  in  such  a  period  of  the  Na- 
tion's history  that,   taking  his  life  in 
his  hands  (and  he  had  but  little  else 
besides  a  brave  heart  and  clear  head  to 
bring  with  him)  Mr.  Higinbotham  left 
his  old  fireside  in  the  spring  of  1850,  to 
build  up  a  new  home  on  the  battle 
ground  of  freedom.    Upon  reaching  the 
city  of  Leavenworth — the  then  metrop- 
olis of  the  Territory — almost  the  first 
person  he  met  was  his  brother  Uriah, 
who,  unknown  to  him,  was  on  his  way 
to    California.       Uriah     had     traveled 
from  Virginia  to  St.  Louis  the  preced- 
ing winter,   in  a   "jumper,"  and  had 
reached  Leavenworth  a  couple  of  days 
before,  intending   to    cross  the  plains 
from  that  place  with  a  team.     George 
W.  determined  to  go  with  him,  but,  as 
his  health  was  poor  (he  then  weighed 
only  95  pounds)  Uriah  tried  to  dissuade 
him  from  so  perilous  a  journey,  saying 
that  he  knew  he  would  have  to  bury 
him  on  the  plains.     George,   however, 
with  regular  Higinbotham  grit,   still 
persisted  in  his  determination  to  go, 
until    Uriah    finaly    offered    to    settle 
with  him  in  Kansas  if  he  would  re- 
main.    This  was  exactly  what  George 
wanted,   and  they  decided    to    "  take 
claims  "  near  Fort  Riley. 

The  two  brothers  found  that  it  would 
cost  them  about  twenty-five  dollars  to 
reach  their  intended  home  by  stage ; 
and  as  they  only  had  about  eighty-five 
dollars  apiece,  they  felt  that  they  could 
not  put  on  so  much  style.  Instead  of 
doing  this,  they  bought  a  second  hand 
wagon  and  a  yoke  of  oxen  for  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  dollars,  and  after 
buying  twenty-rive  or  thirty  dollars' 
worth  of  provisions,  etc.,  "started  for 
the  west."  The  first  night  they 
reached  Hickory  Point,  but  could  not 
procure  lodgings,  and  were  compeled 
to  camp  out.  The  night  was  very 
cold,  and,  as  they  had  but  one  blanket 


apiece,  they  came  very  near  freezing  to 
death.     George  looks  back  to  this  as 
one  of  the  most  trying  nights  he  can 
remember,    in  his     whole    life.      The 
next  night,  two  dollars  apiece  obtained 
for  them  the  privilege  of  lying  on  the 
bare  floor.    Journeying  on,  they  cross- 
ed the  Big  Blue  at  Juniata,  four  miles 
north  of  Manhattan,  and  reached  Og- 
den  in  April,   1856.      After    securing 
claims,  on  Eureka  bottom,   they  sold 
their  teams  for  two  hundred  and  twen- 
ty-five dollars,  and  doubled  on  the  pro- 
visions they  had  left.     Finding  out,  in 
this  way,  that  money  could  be  made 
freighting,  they  footed  it  back  to  Leav- 
enworth, purchased  another  team  and 
a  load  of  provisions,  and  commenced  a 
successful  career  as  freighters.    At  that 
time,  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  was  the 
nearest  railroad  point,  and  goods  of  all 
kinds   were  brought   up  the  river  in 
steamboats,  and  wagoned  into  the  in- 
terior.    When  going  "to  the  river"  the 
Higinbothams  would  buy  butter,  eggs, 
and  produce  of   all  kinds,  to  sell  in* 
Leavenworth,  and  take  orders  for  goods 
to  be  delivered   on  their  return  trip. 
They  generaly  slept  in  or  under  their 
wagon,    but,    being    better    provided 
with  blankets,   did  not  suffer.    They 
also  made  considerable  money  selling 
"Town     Company    shares."       They 
bought    them    with    the    privilege   of 
returning  the  shares  or  a  certain  sum 
of   money    at    a    specified    time,    and 
sometimes  sold  them  before  that  date 
for  more  than  twice  what  they  were  to 
give. 

The  winter  of  1856-7  was  one  of  the 
severest  ever  known  in  Kansas ;  and, 
being  compeled  to  suspend  their  team- 
ing operations,  they  cut  Cottonwood 
logs,  hauled  them  to  Ogden  to  be  saw- 
ed, and  erected  a  pre-emption  cabin. 
The  lumber  was  green,  and  every  fire 
built  inside  caused  it  to  sweat  and 
steam  in  a  most  uncomfortable  and 
unhealthful  manner.  In  the  morning, 
they  would  cook  their  breakfast,  of 
coffee  and  "slapjacks,"  fill  their  pock- 
ets with  the  latter,  and  go  off  to  their 
work,  feasting  at  noon  on  the  frozen 
contents  of  their  pockets.  Weakly  as 
he  was,  it  is  not  surprising  that  Mr. 


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George   W.  Higinbotham. 


Higinbotham,  more  than  ouee  that 
winter,  came  near  dying- — a  martyr  to 
his  relentless  determination  to  get 
ahead  in  the  world,  cost  what  it  might. 
In  1857,  they  were  joined  by  Wm.  P. 
Higinbotham — a  younger  brother — and 
the  same  line  of  business  was  kept  up 
two  years  longer,  during  which  period 
they  acquired  a  title  to  a  section  or 
more  of  land,  and  other  property. 

AS   A    MERCHANT. 

In  1859,  the  three  brothers  exchanged 
a  part  of  their  land  for  the  stock  of 
goods  belonging  to  ( ieorge  Miller,  who 
will  be  remembered  by  the  old  settlers 
in  this  place,  and  immediately  com- 
menced doing  a  general  mercantile 
business,  in  Manhattan,  under  the  firm 
name  of  (J.  W.  &  II.  Higinbotham  & 
Co.  Beside  their  home  business,  they 
freighted  extensively  to  the  moun- 
tains and  took  a  number  of  govern- 
ment contracts,  in  all  of  which  they 
were  remarkably  successful,  and  accu- 
mulated money  with  astonishing  ra- 
pidity. In  1864,  Uriah  Higinbotham 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  daugh- 
ters, the  eldest  of  whom,  Miss  Flora, 
has  since  been  married  to  James  T. 
Ritchie,  of  this  place.  The  property 
left  by  the  deceased  has  been  so  care- 
fully managed  by  bis  brothers,  George 
W.  and  William  P.,  that,  besides  sup- 
porting the  family,  it  has  increased  to 
a  snug  fortune. 

In  18<)(i,  the  remaining  brothers  sold 
their  stock  of  goods  to  E.  P.  Pureed, 
and  established  a  private  banking 
house,  the  only  one  at  that  date  in  this 
section  of  the  State,  but,  the  business 
not  proving  congenial  to  George  W's 
tastes,  he  remained  in  it  only  about  a 
year. 

In  1807,  Mr.  Higinbotham  formed  a 
partnership  with  Ash  ford  Stingleyand 
Orville  Huntress,  under  I  he  linn  name 
of  Geo.  W.  Higinbotham  &  Co.,  and 
re-entered  the  mercantile  arena.  The 
new  firm  did  a  prosperous  and  rapidly 
increasing  business  until  1S75,  when 
Mr.  Higinbotham  sold  bis  interest  to 
his  partners.  Since  that  time,  be  lias 
devoted  himself  exclusively  to  dealing 


in  grain  and  real  estate,  of  which  he  is 
a  large  owner. 

As  a  business  man,  Mr.  Higinboth- 
am is  known  all  over  Kansas,  and 
stands  high.  In  financial  matters,  his 
word  is  as  good  as  his  bond,  and  his 
bond  is  worth  its  face  in  gold  eighteen 
carats  fine.  From  the  day  of  his  first 
purchase,  down  to  the  present  time,  he 
has  kept  his  credit  good  by  living  up 
to  his  contracts  with  scrupulous  fideli- 
ty ;  and  this  is  one  of  the  chief  reasons 
of  bis  success,  for,  as  soon  as  his  char- 
acter became  known,  he  could  get  all 
the  credit  he  wanted  and  more.  Shrewd 
and  cautious,  he  takes  no  step  until  he 
knows  just  where  his  foot  will  fall ;  but 
when  he  starts  for  an  object  he  never 
stops  until  it  is  reached  or  even  passed. 
He  is  already  one  of  the  wealthiest 
men  in  Kansas,  and  his  riches  increase 
from  year  to  year.  He  has  reached  the 
stage  when  a  careful  capitalist  can  al- 
most compel  success. 

IN   PUBLIC   LIFE. 

As  might  have  been  expected  of  one 
who  came  to  Kansas  to  help  make  it 
a  free  State,  Mr.  Higinbotham  was  an 
active  partisan  in  "the  times  that  tried 
men's  souls."  In  1858,  he  was  elected 
to  and  served  as  a  member  of  what  is 
known  as  the  Leavenworth  Constitu- 
tional Convention,  that  framed  a  con- 
stitution for  the  State  in  opposition  to 
the  pro-slavery  document  called  the 
Lecompton  Constitution,  which  Bu- 
chanan's administration  attempted  to 
force  on  Kansas.  Since  that  time,  he 
has  often  represented  Manhattan  in 
county  conventions  and  the  county  in 
district  and  State  conventions.  He 
has  also  been  twice  elected  Mayor  of 
the  city  and  repeatedly  to  the  Council. 
He  would  have  been  kept  in  ofiicial 
life  a  large  part  of  the  time  but  for  the 
fact  that  he  never  consents  to  be  a  can- 
didate except  when  the  demand  for  his 
services  appears  to  be  substantialy 
unanimous.  For  several  years  after 
the  admission  of  Kansas  into  the  Union 
as  a  State,  Mr.  Higinbotham  took 
little  part  in  jiolitics,  except  when  al- 
most dragged  into  it,  but  of  late  years 


George    W.  Iliginbotho.m. 


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he  devotes  more  of  his  time  to  public 
matters.  He  is  now  recognized  as  one 
of  the  principal  leaders  of  the  Repub- 
lican party  in  this  part  of  the  State, 
and  his  influence  is  steadily  spreading. 
He  belongs  to  the  stalwart  school  of 
Republicans, — is  a  great  admirer  of 
General  Grant,  and  a  warm  personal 
friend  and  supporter  of  Hon.  John  A. 
Anderson.  Indeed,  he  was  one  of  the 
first  to  urge  the  latter  to  become  a  can- 
didate for  Congress.  His  extensive  ac- 
quaintance with  the  leading  men  of 
the  State,  his  knowledge  of  human  na- 
ture, and  the  energy  with  which  he 
pushes  whatever  he  takes  in  hand, 
make  him  an  enemy  to  be  feared  and 
a  friend  to  be  desired. 

IX    PRIVATE   LIFE. 

Mr.   Hisrinbotbam   was    married   in 
1862,  to  Miss  Adelia  E.  Newell,  former- 

ly  of  Otsego  county,  Xew  York,  and 
they  have  three  children  living.  Es- 
ther, seventeen  years  of  age  ;  Cornelia, 
fourteen  years  ;  and  Scott,  nine.  Mrs. 
Higtnbotham  is  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  know  her ;  and  well  she  maybe, 
for,  with  unusual  strength  of  mind  she 
combines  all  the  qualities  needed  in  a 
wife  and  mother.  The  family  reside  in 
a  large,  plain,  stone  house,  near  the 
business  center  of  town  ;  and  the  fact 
that  its  head  spends  his  spare  time  at 
home  speaks  volumes  for  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  family — himself  included. 
Mr.  Higinbotbam  has  three  wealthy 
brothers  :  Wm,  P.  Higinbotbam,  who 
lives  in  Manhattan;  Alexander,  who 
lives  in  Leavenworth  ;  and  John,  who 
lives  in  Topeka.  All  have  large  fami- 
lies, and,  as  their  family  feeling  is 
strong,  their  influence  in  every  direc- 
tion  must  steadily  increase!- 


WILLIAM  P.  HIGIXBOTHAM. 


IXSURAXCE  AGENCY. 


The  utility  and  beneficial  results  of 
insurance  compani<  -.  established  upon 
correct  principles  and  a  substantial 
capital,  has  so  long  been  acknowledged 
that  what  ought  to  be  done  is  not  ques- 
tioned ;  but,  leaving  for  individual 
consideration  the  question  a>  to  when 
insurance  should  be  taken,  and  under 
what  circumstances  it  should  be  de- 
layed or  omitted,  we  beg  leave  to 
suggest,  in  this  connection,  that  the 
best  tirru  to  insure  is  h</or<  you  sus- 
tain the  loss ;  therefore,  delay  in  this 
matter  is,  of  all  thines,  most  improvi- 
dent. 

A  moment's  candid  reflection  must 
convince  any  thiukintr  mind  that  the 
policy  of  providing  asrainst  loss  and 
disaster  by  fire,  appeals  to  all  who  own 
or  are  interested  in  property  subject  to 
this  impartial  and  relentless  destroyer. 
In  this  connection,  we  desire  to  call 
attention  to  the  insurance  agency  of 
Wm.  P.  Higinbotham.  Established  in 
1859,  it  has  been  conducted,  since 
its  organization,  in  such  a  manner  as 
to  merit  the  entire  confidence  of  the 
community  at  laree. 

The  substantial  character  of  this 
agency  may  be  measured  by  the  fact 
that,  at  the  present  time,  the  gross 
assets  of  the  companies  represented 
reach  very  near  $50,000,000.  We  ap- 
pend a  partial  list  of  the  companies 
represented  and  their  assets : 

^Etna,  of  Hartford $7,000,000 

Hartford,  of  Hartford 3.500,000 

Connecticut 1,500,000 

Home.  ofNew  York 6,500,000 

Niagara 1,400,000 

Underwriters 3,300,000 

Westchester 850,000 

Star 585,000 

Phcenix 2,500,000 

Ins.  Co.,  X.  America,  Phila.,  6,500,000 

Franklin,  Phila 3.245,000 

Girard 1,161,000 

Lancashire  of  Eng 878,000 

Commercial  Union 1,653,000 


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Wm.  P.  Higinbotham. 


In  presenting  the  name  of  Mr.  Hig- 
inbotham to  the  readers  of  this  work, 
it  will  be  at  once  recognized  in  this 
community  as  that  of  a  well-known 
and  bonored  citizen,  who  has  resided 
in  Manhattan  over  twenty-four  years, 
and,  during  that  time,  been  prom- 
inently identified  with  the  business 
interests  of  the  city  and  county ;  and, 
for  the  past  twenty-one  years,  in  af- 
fording security  to  citizens  against  the 
ravages  of  the  devouring  elements,  or 
losses  from  unforeseen  and  unavoidable 
accidents. 

He  is  a  gentleman  eminently  quali- 
fied for  the  responsible  position  which 
he  holds,  that  of  banker  and  insurance 
agent ;  and  his  name  is  a  sufficient 
guarantee  that,  in  case  of  loss,  prompt- 
ness will  follow  in  the  adjustment  of 
claims,  and  speedy  payment  ensue 
without  unnecessary  and  annoying  de- 
lay and  litigation.  His  motto  has  al- 
ways been  to  receive  good  and  equit- 
able rates  for  policies,  and  then  to  see 
that  the  policy  holder,  in  case  of  loss, 
receives  the  full  compensation  which 
he  is  entitled  to  ;  and  he  will  represent 
no  company  that  will  quibble  in  the 
least  about  paying  its  just  dues. 

HIS  BANK. 

Mr.  Higinbotham  has  conducted 
successfully,  since  it  was  first  organ- 
ized, the  oldest  Banking  House  in 
Central  Kansas.  With  a  large  capital 
and  good  fine  of  deposits,  this  Bank 
has,  since  its  organization  in  1859,  pur- 
sued a  career  of  uninterrupted  prosper- 
ity. It  is  universaly  conceded  to  be 
one  of  the  leading  and  among  the  most 
solid  financial  institutions  in  Kansas; 
and  Us  patrons  and  depositors  are  com- 
posed of  the  leading  farmers  and  busi- 
ness men  of  the  city  and  surrounding 
country.  George  A.  Higinbothanij,8on 
of  Wm.  I'.  Higinbotham,  is  the  com- 
petent and  efficient  cashier.  The  cor- 
respondents of  this  Bank  are  among 
the  leading  monetary  bouses  in  the 
country,  and  ils  record  for  the  last 
twenty-two  years  lias  been  of  the  most 
spotless  and   unsullied  character. 


HIS  FINE  STOCK. 

Mr.  Higinbotham  has  also  several 
extensive  farms,  both  in  Riley  and 
Pottawatomie  counties,  which  are  man- 
aged under  his  own  supervision,  with 
the  best  of  success,  and  on  which  he 
raises  thousands  of  bushels  of  corn 
each  year,  which  is  brought  in  and  fed 
to  his  extensive  herds  of  Shorthorns 
and  grade  cattle,  horses,  mules  and 
hogs.  These  herds  deserve  a  special 
notice,  and  the  particular  attention  of 
our  readers  is  called  to  the  page  of  this 
work  where  Mr.  Higinbotham  offers 
for  sale  some  of  this  choice  stock,  which 
we,  in  a  measure,  shall  attempt  to  de- 
scribe. (In  the  same  connection  he 
will  offer  some  valuable  real  estate  on 
the  best  of  terms.) 

Mr.  Higinbotham's  corrals  are  lo- 
cated southwest  from  the  city,  just  out- 
side the  corporation  limits.  We  doubt 
if  a  better  location  for  stock  feeding 
purposes  can  be  found  in  the  State. 
The  beautiful  Kansas  river,  as  it 
sweeps  in  from  the  south,  passing  close 
under  the  Moehlman  bluffs,  is  joined 
by  the  Wild  Cat  from  the  northwest,  a 
short  distance  above  the  corrals,  and? 
hurrying  to  the  east,  passes  by  to  the 
south,  on  its  way  to  join  the  Father 
of  Waters,  in  its  journey  to  the  sear 
and  affords  water  for  the  stock,  as 
it  runs,  rippling,  pure  and  sweet,  at 
their  feet.  The  corrals  are  protected 
by  timber  and  high  bluffs  on  the  north. 
St  rong,  substantial  board  fences  extend 
back  from  the  river  to  the  bluff,  divid- 
ing the  grounds  into  yards,  in  which 
the  stock  is  divided  or  subdivided,  to 
suit  the  wishes  of  the  owner.  At  the 
time  of  our  visit  to  these  ya,rds,  there 
were  being  fed  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  cows,  forty  head  of  horses  and 
brood  mares,  twenty  mules,  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  calves,  and  two  hun- 
dred head  of  hogs.  There  was  no 
crowding  and  hustling  about,  which  is 
so  detrimental  to  stock,  and  which  can 
not  l»e  avoided  where  they  are  crowded 
into  small  or  uncomfortable  quarters. 
Every  animal  could  be  approached  and 
handled,  and   all  seemed  to  know  Mr. 


Wm.  P.  Higinbotham 


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Higinbotham 's    voice,    and    expected 
notice  from  him.    Everything  was 

IN   [TS  PROPER   PLACE, 

the  feed  racks  and  boxes  conveniently 
arranged  in  the  handiest  places  for  the 
stock  to  reach  them.  In  one  yard  we 
noticed  eighty-five  calves,  lately  taken 
from  their  mothers,  and  a  finer  lot  it 
was  never  our  pleasure  to  examine. 
They  were  uniform  in  size,  very  large, 
and,  although  they  were  only  grades,  it 
would  require  an  expert  to  distinguish 
between  them  and  the  thoroughbreds. 
They  are  some  of  Mr.  Higinbotham's 
own  breeding,  and,  with  the  exception 
of  about  thirty,  were  sired  by  his  fa- 
mous bull,  Joe  Nelson,  who,  by  many, 
is  considered  the  best  bull  in  Central 
Kansas,  as  all  his  calves  show  his 
many  fine  points  of  excelence.  He  is 
a  thoroughbred,  of  the  Booth  stock, 
bred  on  the  College  farm,  with  an  ex- 
celent  pedigree. 

Mr.  Higinbotham  makes  no  preten- 
sions as  a  breeder  of  thoroughbreds, 
although  he  keeps  a  few  fine  cows  and 
heifers  of  the  purest  blood,  whose  ped- 
igrees are  complete,  and  on  some  of 
which  he  took  premiums  at  our  county 
fairs  over  a  large  number  of  compet- 
itors who  are  making  the  breeding  of 
thoroughbreds  the  study  of  their  lives. 
"High  grades"  is  his  forte. 

IN  THIS  LINE  OF  BREEDING, 

he  claims,  and  the  experience  of  our 
farmers  bear  him  out  in  it,  lies  the 
success  of  cattle  raising.  A  pedigree 
will  sell  animals  for  a  fabulous  price, 
but  when  they  are  slaughtered  they 
bring  no  more  than  the  high  grades. 
Many  of  our  farmers  find  it  beyond 
their  reach  to  purchase  a  thoroughbred, 
and  it  is  much  more  profitable  to  pur- 
chase an  animal  from  one-half  to  two- 
thirds  less,  that  lacks  but  a  thirty-sec- 
ond or  a  sixty-fourth  of  being  as  pure, 
and,  although  he  may  not  be  entered  in 
the  American  Herd  Book,  will  produce 
calves  that  will  bring  them  just  as 
much  beef  and  can  be  sold  for  just  as 
much  money  for  that  purpose  at  the 
age  of  three  years. 


To  meet  the  wants  of  this  class  of 
stockmen  and  ranchmen  of  Western 
Kansas,  Mr.  Higinbotham  has  selected 
a  few  of  his  best  developed  calves 
within  the  last  two  or  three  years,  and 
raised  them  as  graded  bulls,  but  the 
supply  has  not  equaled  the  demand. 
The  coming  season  he  will 

SELECT  FORTY  OR  FIFTY 

of  the  best  bull  calves,  those  that  are 
graded  up  and  that  show  promise  of 
being  excelent  animals,  and  will  rear 
them  carefuly  to  supply  this  increas- 
ing demand  for  grade  bulls.  There  is 
no  breeder  in  the  State  better  prepared 
or  better  qualified  for  this  business 
than  Mr.  Hi.trinbotham.  His  large 
herd  of  cows  is  graded  as  high  as  fif- 
teen-sixteenths. In  addition  to  Joe 
Nelson,  spoken  of  above,  he  last  fall 
purchased  Airdrie  Challenger,  a  prize 
bull  exceled  by  none  in  the  State.  He 
it mk  the  sweepstakes  over  all  compet- 
itors at  the  meeting  of  the  Kansas  and 
Blue  Valley  Agricultural  Society  in 
October  last.  He  is  now  only  nineteen 
months  old,  but  weighs  over  one  thou- 
sand four  hundred  pounds,  and  a 
more  perfect  bull,  not  only  in  points  of 
development  but  in  his  excelent  pedi- 
gree, speaking  from  a  stockman's 
standpoint,  cannot  be  found. 

A  FEW  CHOICE  THOROUGHBREDS 

will  also  be  raised  to  supply  those  who 
desire  to  purchase  bulls  that  can  be 
and  are  entered  as  such  in  the  Ameri- 
can Herd  Book. 

The  horses  and  mules  which  he  has 
bred  and  reared  himself,  and  which  he 
refers  to  and  offers  for  sale  in  this  con- 
nection are  excelent.  They  can  be 
purchased  at  very  reasonable  prices, 
as  Mr.  H.  intends  to  devote  his  ener- 
gies more  particularly  to  the  breeding 
of  cattle. 


The  advertisements  referred  to  in 
the  preceding  sketch  of  Mr.  Higin- 
botham are  as  follows : 


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Wm.  P.  Higinbotham. 


1880.  ESTABLISHED  1859. 

W.  P.  HIGINBOTHAM,  BANKER, 

COB.  POYNTZ  AVE.  AND   3D  ST. 

Manhattan,  Kansas. 

DEALER  IN  EVERYTHING  OF 

VALUE, 

also 
Life  and  Fire  Insurance  Agent, 
Notary  Public  and  Conveyancer. 
Taxes  paid  for  Non- Residents.     Col- 
lections a  specialty. 


He  gives  special  personal  care  and 
attention  to  all  branches  of  his  busi- 
ness, and  invite  the  patronage  of  the 
public.     Promptness  is  his  motto. 


THOROUGHBRED    AND     HIGH     GBADE 


CATTLE. 


I  will  sell,  during  the  summer  of 
1881,  some  very  fine  Cattle— Bulls,. 
Bull  Calves,  Cows,  Heifers  and  Steers 
Choice  animals,  in  fine  condition. 
Buyers  are  especialy  requested  to  see 
my  cattle  before  purchasing.  Favor- 
able terms  given  if  desired. 

Wm.  P.  Higinbotham. 


HORSES,   MARES  AND    MULES. 


VAL  CABLE  REAL  EST  A  TE. 


I  have  for  sale,  at  fair  and  reasonable 
prices,  a  large  amount  of  improved  and 
unimproved  City  Property  and  Lands 
in  Riley  and  adjoining  counties,  in 
Kansas  -property  thai  has  been  se- 
lected with  tare,  and  that  is  good,  and 
well  located,  and  which  I  will  sell  on 
reasonable  terms.  Parties  desiring  to 
purchase  will  do  well  to  see  me  before 

buying. 

Wm.  1'.  Higinbotham. 


Five  span  of  tip-top  Young  Mules. 
Two  span  of  Large  Work  Horses. 
Two  span  of  large  Work  and  Brood 

Mares. 
This  stock  is  mostly  young  and  well 
broken,  in  fine  condition,  and  will  be 
sold    during  the  next  three  months 
Please  call  and  see  them. 
Respect  fuly, 

Wm.  P.  Higinbotham. 

Manhattan  Ks.,  Dec.  1880. 


Stingley  &  Huntress. 


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STINGLEY  &  HUNTRESS. 


GENERAL    MERCHANTS. 


One  of  the  most  elegant  and  impos- 
ing business  blocks  in  the  city  of  Man- 
hattan is  the  one  occupied  by  the  above 
named  firm  for  its  commercial  busi- 
ness.. Situated  on  Poyntz  Avenue, 
near  the  post  office,  its  business  loca- 
tion is  not  surpassed  by  any  other 
house  in  the  city.  The  building  is  a 
substantial  structure,  built  of  brick 
and  stone,  and  was  planned  and  erect- 
ed expressly  for  the  convenience  of 
this  firm,  and  is  admirably  adapted  in 
every  way  for  the  purposes  for  which 
it  was  designed.  The  building  is  two 
stories  in  hight,  with  a  large  and  com- 
modious cellar.  It  fronts  on  the  ave- 
nue twenty-five  feet,  extending  back 
one  hundred  feet.  A  large  frame 
building  in  the  rear  serves  for  the  pur- 
pose of  store  room  for  the  machinery 
and  coarser  articles  handled  by  this 
firm. 

The  first  floor  of  the  main  building 
is  used  as  a  general  sales  room  and 
office.  The  second  floor  is  devoted  al- 
most exclusively  to  their  display  of 
tapestry,  brussels  and  ingrain  carpets, 
oil-cloths,  and  goods  pertaining  to  this 
line  of  clothing.  There  is  scarcely  any 
article  in  the  mercantile  line  that  is 
not  kept  in  stock  by  this  enterprising 
house.  They  do  a  business  of  over  $125,- 
000  per  year,  and  their  trade  extends 
over  a  large  territory,  comprising  the 
counties  of  Riley,  Pottawatomie,  Wa- 
baunsee and  Davis,  and  all  along  the 
Union  Pacific  railway  to  Colorado,  to 
which  State  they  ship  an  immense 
quantity  of  produce. 

THE    GROCERY    DEPARTMENT. 

The  grocery  and  provision  business 
of  the  city  of  Manhattan  forms  an  im- 
portant item  of  trade,  and  is  one  in 
which  all  classes  feel  an  interest.  The 
retail  department  of  Stingley  &  Hun- 
tress, devoted  to  this  line  of  goods,  is 
giving  the  people  of  this  city  and  ad- 
joining country  the  best  of  satisfac- 
tion, as  its  growing  popularity  shows. 


There  is  no  house  in  central  Kansas 
that  has  a  more  extensive  trade  in 
this  fine  of  goods.  A  delivery  wagon 
is  connected  with  this  department, 
which  delivers  goods  bought  of  them 
to  any  part  of  the  city  without  extra 
charge.  Their  stock  is  complete,  and 
they  make  a  specialty  of  every  article 
they  sell.  Nothing  but  those  articles 
which  are  known  to  be  good  are  al- 
lowed a  place  on  their  shelves.  To 
this  alone,  in  a  great  measure,  is  due 
the  great  popularity  this  department 
enjoys.  Wm.  Stingley,  brotherof  one  of 
the  proprietors,  and  W.  M.  Brown  are 
the  efficient  salesmen  in  this  line 
of  goods.  They  are  accomplished  and 
agreeable  gentlemen,  and  are  eminent- 
ly deserving  of  the  reputation  which 
they  sustain — that  of  being  thoroughly 
posted  in  the  business  in  which  they 
are  engaged,  and  as  reliable,  energetic 
business  men. 

DRY   GOODS   DEPARTMENT. 

In  a  careful  compilation  of  the  vari- 
ous mercantile  and  commercial  inter- 
ests of  the  city  of  Manhattan,  it  will 
be  found  that  the  annual  aggregate  of 
the  dry  goods  trade  alone  makes  no 
inconsiderable  item  of  the  general  sum 
total  of  her  business  importance.  The 
large  and  gratifying  increase  in  the 
sales  in  this  department,  by  the  firm 
of  Stingley  &  Huntress,  since  its  or- 
ganization, goes  to  show  that  they 
possess  the  confidence  of  the  public ; 
and  the  direct  cause  of  this  may  be 
traced  to  the  fact  that  the  members 
of  the  firm  are  gentlemen  of  long  expe- 
rience and  unquestioned  ability.  They 
are  careful  buyers,  and  aim  to  keep 
only  such  goods  as  they  can  unhesita- 
tingly recommend.  Their  stock  in 
this  department  is  considered  the  finest 
in  the  city ;  and  to  attempt  to  name 
over  the  different  articles  kept  on  their 
counters  for  sale  would  require  more 
spice  and  time  than  we  have  at  our 
command.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  their 
stock  comprises  everything  from  the 
costliest  silks,  satins  and  broadcloths 
down  to  the  plainest  cotton  and  flan 
nel  goods. 


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Stinglcy  &  Huntress. 


THE   NOTION     DEPARTMENT 

is  also  connected  with  this  counter, 
and  it  is  stocked  with  all  articles 
handled  in  the  notion  trade.  These  de- 
partments are  presided  over  by  Geo. 
L.  Brooks  and  O.  C.  Earner  as  sales- 
men. Both  have  been  long  identified 
with  this  house,  and  consequently 
have  an  extensive  acquaintance  with 
the  community  at  large.  They  have 
no  superiors  as  salesmen  in  the  city, 
and  are  noted  for  their  courteous  and 
obliging  manners. 

READY    MADE    CLOTHING. 

An  extra  counter  runs  through  the 
center  ot  the  sales  room,  on  which  is 
neatly  arranged  a  complete  assortment 
of  ready  made  clothing  for  gentlemen 
and  boys'  wear,  and  furnishing  goods. 
Since  the  adoption  of  this  trade  as  one 
of  the  departments  of  their  extensive 
business,  it  has  steadily  increased,  un- 
til it  will  now  compare  favorably  with 
that  of  any  other  establishment  in 
central  Kansas. 

CROCKERY,    CHINA  AND  GLASS  WARE. 

The  elegant  assortment  of  fine  Chi- 
na crockery,  majolica  and  glass  ware 
constantly  on  exhibition  at  this  estab- 
lishment constitutes  one  of  the  princi- 
pal attractions  of  a  shopping  tour  in 
Manhattan  to  the  admirers  of  the  ce- 
ramic art.  This  house  devotes  a  great 
deal  of  attention  to  developing  a  taste 
for  the  beautiful  in  this  line  by  placing 
before  their  customers  each  new  and 
novel  design  as  soon  as  it  makes  its 
appearance  in  the  metropolitan  bazars. 
Nor,  in  their  desire  to  cultivate  a  re- 
fined taste  for  the  elegant,  have  they 
neglected  to  keep  constantly  on  hand 
a  full  stock  of  serviceable  and  useful 
goods  of  the  more  common  kinds  for 
ordinary  purposes;  and,  as  a  result, 
this  department  has  become  the  head- 
quarters in  Manhattan  lor  every  varie- 
ty of  goods  pertaining  Id  this  branch 
of  business.  You  will  find  here  ele- 
gant breakfast,  dinner  and  lea  sets, 
chamber  sets,  and  (he  finest  grades  of 
China,  iron,  stone  and  glass  ware  for 
table  use,  with  the  finest  vases  of 
many  different  designs.     In  feet,  there 


is  such  an  extensive  assortment  of  use- 
ful and  ornamental  goods  that  it  would 
be  utterly  impossible  for  us  to  enumer- 
ate them  in  a  work  of  this  kind. 

HATS,  CAPS   AND   FURNISHING  GOODS. 

The  most  complete  and  extensive 
stock  of  hats  and  caps,  for  men  and 
boys,  gents'  furnishing  goods,  trunks, 
valises,  &c,  is  to  be  found  here.  No 
house  keeps  a  greater  variety  or  sells  at 
prices  more  reasonable. 

CARPETS,    BLANKETS,     WALL     PAPER, 
ETC. 

Stingley  &  Huntress'  store  has,  for  a 
number  of  years,  been  considered  the 
emporium  for  this  class  of  goods.  All 
grades  and  varieties  are  kept  by  them, 
and  they  defy  competition. 

BOOTS,    SHOES   AND   RUBBERS. 

No  firm  in  the  city  is  better  qualified 
to  or  does  bring  to  this  market  a  line 
of  boots  and  shoes  better  suited  to  the 
wants  of  this  community  than  Sting- 
ley &  Huntress.  Their  extensive  trade 
in  goods  of  this  kind,  during  the  last 
five  years,  has  enabled  them  to  find 
out  the  best  manufactories  in  the  coun- 
try, and  of  them  they  buy.  No  better 
quality  of  goods  is  handled  in  the  city, 
and  the  stock  is  full  and  complete,  and 
you  can  buy  of  them  at  very  reasona- 
ble prices  anything  from  the  coarsest 
brogans  to  the  finest  kid  slippers. 
Their  stock  will  bear  the  closest  exam- 
ination. 

HARDWARE. 

It  would  be  impossible  for  us  to  enu- 
merate every  article  of  the  great  varie- 
ty of  goods  which  may  be  found  upon 
the  shelves  and  counters  of  this  exten- 
sive department,  and  we,  therefore, 
mention  only  some  of  the  leading  arti- 
cles most  commonly  used  by  the  far- 
mers and  mechanics  of  this  vicinity. 
The  hardware  business  of  this  estab- 
lishment was  added  but  a  few  years 
ago,  and  was  originaly  started  in  a 
comparatively  small  way,  but  has 
steadily  increased  with  the  other  de- 
partments  until  it  now  ranks  second  to 
do  other  establishment  in  the  city,  in 
the  variety  and  quality  of  goods  car- 


Stingley  &  Huntress. 


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ried.  Here  may  be  found  every  de- 
scription of  foreign  and  domestic  hard- 
ware, blacksmith  and  carpenter  tools, 
agricultural  implements,  saddlery  and 
carriage  trimmings,  builders'  hard- 
ware, iron,  nails,  ammunition  and 
fishing  tackle,  glass,  paints,  oils,  var- 
nishes, brushes,  hand  sleighs,  counter- 
scales,  lawn  mowers,  cutlery,  etc.  In 
cutlery  of  all  kinds,  a  specialty  is 
made,  and  one  can  rest  assured  that 
every  article  of  this  description  pur- 
chased ot  Stingley  &  Huntress,  is  first- 
class  in  every  particular. 

MISCELLANEOUS  DEPARTMENT. 

Under  this  head  may  be  classed  all 
other  goods  not  named  or  described 
above  ;  for,  we  can  assure  you,  that 
there  are  very  few  articles  in  trade,  in 
Kansas,  but  what  are  handled  by  this 
enterprising  firm.  You  will  here  find 
clocks  and  jewelry,  perfumery,  per- 
fumed oils  and  extracts,  sewing  ma- 
chines, (the  Dauntless,  than  which 
there  is  no  better  machine  manufac- 
tured and  which  they  are  selling  at 
$25.00),  cigars  and  tobacco  of  the  best 
brands,  chemicals,  patent  or  proprie- 
tory medicines,  tin  and  copper  ware, 
confectionery,  plumbers'  outfits,  milli- 
nery and  fancy  goods,  dyes  of  all 
shades,  flour  and  chopped  feed,  &c, 
&c.  Here,  also,  farm  produce,  such  as 
butter,  cheese,  eggs,  potatoes,  &c,  are 
received  in  exchange  for  goods  or  cash, 
at  the  option  of  the  producer. 

At  certain  seasons  of  the  year,  large 
shipments  of  farm  products  are  made 
by  this  firm  to  Denver,  Colorado,  and 
other  western  points,  where  they  have 
an  extensive  correspondence. 

If  our  indulgent  readers  will  now  al- 
low us  to  introduce  them  into  the  ex- 
tensive warehouse  used  by  this  firm 
principally  for  storing  away  the  coarser 
articles  handled  by  them ;  such  as 
barbed  wire,  cordage,  machinery,  &c, 
we  have  no  doubt  but  that  they  will 
join  in  saying  ;  it  is  the  most  complete 
and  extensive,  as  well  as  supplied 
with  the  best  farming  implements,  &c, 
of  any  similar  establishment  in  this 
section  of  our  great  state  of  Kansas. 

The  warehouse  is  situated  in  the  rear 


of  the  store,  but  is  easily  approached 
from  several  different  directions.  It  is 
a  one  story,  frame  building,  28x110  feet, 
and  at  all  times  in  the  year  may  be 
found  filled  to  its  utmost  capacity  with 

AGRICULTURAL   IMPLEMENTS   AND 
FARM   MACHINERY. 

If  he  who  causes  two  blades  of  grass 
to  grow    where   but  one  grew  before, 
is  a  public  benefactor,  what  should  the 
man  or  firm  be  called  who,  by  inven- 
tive  genius  and  skill,  enables  one  man 
to  do  the  work  of  scores,  and  produce 
scores    of   acres    of    life-giving    grain 
where  in  olden  times  but  one  could  be 
properly    secured  and  cared  for  with 
the  clumsy,  cumbersome  utensils  and 
implements  of  less  than  half  a  century 
ago?      Conservative    agriculturists  of 
those  days  ridiculed  the  idea  that  ma- 
chinery could    be   made  to  supersede 
sickles  and  cradles ;   and  if   they  had 
been  told  that  within  the  short  space  of 
fifty  years  they  would  see  their  sons 
riding  over  their  fields  on  sulkies,  with 
plows  attached,  doing  better  work  and 
more  of  it  than   they    ever    dreamed 
could  be  done,  they  would  have  laugh- 
ed at  the  profits.     Yet  all  these  things 
have  come  to  pass  and  old  veterans  of 
the  plowshare  are  to  be  seen  in  every 
community,  who  would  be  unable  to 
follow     their     vocations     were     they 
obliged  to  time  their  tottering  and  fee- 
ble steps  to  the  old  walking  plow  ;  but, 
as  they  occupy  the  easy  seat  of   the 
Hapgood    Sulky    Plow,     they    laugh 
aloud  as  they  say,  "I  am  doing  more 
and  better  work  now  than  I  did  in  my 
palmiest  days."     Stingley  &  Huntress 
only,  sell  this  plow.    There  is  no  other 
plow  that  has  been   able  to  compete 
with  it  in  any  field  for  its  lightness  of 
draft  and  ease  in  handling,  as  the  fol- 
lowing certificates  will  show : 

We,  the  undersigned,  having  been 
chosen  a  committee,  by  the  farmers 
present,  to  test  the  draft  and  work  of 
the  Hapgood  Sulky  Plow,  as  compared 
with  a  Fur3t&  Bradley  Walking  Plow, 
report  as  follows : 

Manhattan,  July  28. 

The  Hapgood  Sulky  is  very  easy  to 


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throw  out  of  the  ground  in  turning ; 
lays  out  and  finishes  a  land  perfectly  ; 
can  be  adjusted  to  any  depth  or  leveled 
while  the  team  is  in  motion  ;  does  first 
class  work,  and  is  lighter  on  the  team 
than  the  walking  plow,  the  following 
being  the  result  of  a  careful  test  with  a 
Fairbanks'  dynamometer: 

Hapgood1  s  Sulky  Plow. 

Width  of  cut,   16  inches. 

Depth  of  furrow,  7.7     " 

Average  draft,  500  pounds. 

Furst  &  Bradley's  Walking  Plow. 

Width  of  cut  14  inches. 

Depth  of  furrow,   7.7  inches. 

Average  draft,  502  pounds. 

Both  plows  were  in  good  order. 

(Signed  by)  J.  E.  Spalding,  Jas.  Al- 
lingham,  J.  F.  Craig,  Jerome  King, 
Jas.  G.  Williams,  Henry  Daniels,  J.  A. 
Hardy. 

At  Riley  Center  the  same  report  was 
made  by  the  following  committee, 
with  the  exception  that  the  Hapgood 
was  there  in  competition  with  the 
Mishawaka  walking  plow,  and  the  av- 
erage draft  was,  Hapgood  plow,  477£ 
lbs.,  and  the  Mishawaka  walking  plow, 
510  lbs.  C.  W.  Knapp,  C.  Oldham,  J. 
Roberts,  A.  Kerr,  Allen  Sumners,  C. 
Ellis,  B.  Dallinger,  K.  D.  Jones,  R, 
Walker  and  C.  W.  Brackett,  Com- 
mittee. 

In  its  trial  with  the  Furst  &  Bradley 
plow,  it  came  the  nearest  to  being  de- 
feated that  it  ever  had  been.  Stingley 
&  Huntress  immediately  accepted  the 
agency  for  that  plow,  and  placed  it  in 
the  market.  These  two  plows  are  now 
acknowledged  the  best  in  the  market, 
and  we  Mould  say,  farmers,  look  to 
your  interests,  and  when  you  want  a 
plow,  see  the  Hapgood  and  Furst  & 
Bradley's,  before  purchasing. 

Stingley  A:  Huntress  also  handle  the 
liron'i,  Com  Planter,  which  needs  no 
recommendation.  Everybody  knows 
that  it  is  now  and  for  many  years  has 
been  the  best  planter  made.  It  now 
lias  the  Ojxii  Hi'  I  /))■<>/>,  carrying  the 
Beed  into  full  view,  avoiding  all  dan- 
ger of  clogging  or  leaving  the  corn  on 


top  of  the  ground,  so  objectionable"_in 
most  planters. 

The  Buckeye  Drill,  sold  by  Stingley 
&  Huntress,  is  now  and  always  has 
been  the  leading  drill.  It  is  a  force 
feed  grain  sower,  and  has  an  ingenious 
device  for  measuring  the  amount  of 
grain  sown  per  acre,  as  well  as  meas- 
uring the  ground  sown.  It  sows  even- 
ly, and  just  as  well  on  rough,  uneven 
ground — which  cannot  be  claimed  by 
any  other  drill. 

Corn  Stalk  Cutters.  Two  or  three  of 
the  best  varieties  are  kept.  There  are 
none  better  in  the  market. 

The  Bain  Wagon,  the  standard  of 
excelence.  This  wagon  continues  to 
be  the  lightest  draft,  best  painted,  most 
durable,  strongest,  finest  finished,  most 
popular,  and  the  prize  wagon  at  our 
fairs.  That  the  best  is  always  the 
cheapest  is  a  recognized  fact,  and  the 
Bain  has  always  been  considered  the 
best  wagon,  by  the  farmers,  since  its 
first  introduction  by  Stingley  &  Hunt- 
ress. Every  wagon  is  sold  under  a 
warrant.  If  you  want  the  best  wagon 
in  the  market  for  all  purposes,  buy  the 
Bain.     It  will  never  fail  you. 

In  Barbed  Wire  several  different 
brands  and  makes  are  kept,  that  the 
wants  of  all  may  be  supplied.  Tons 
upon  tons  of  this  wire  are  sold  each 
season,  which  enables  this  firm  to  turn 
it  over  to  the  farmers  at  prices  that 
defy  competition. 

There  are  many  oth  er  articles,  such 
as  corn  shelters,  harrows,  wind  mills, 
threshing  machines,  etc.,  which  we 
have  not  space  to  give  more  than  a 
passing  mention  of.  But  as  they  are 
sold  by  this  responsible  firm,  it  is  a 
sure  guarantee  that  they  an- first  class, 
and  that  the  market  affords  none  better. 

J.  R.  Young  is  the  efficient  book- 
keeper, and  has  been  engaged  with 
the  firm  as  such  lor  a  number  of  years, 
lie  is  a  young  man  of  sterling  quali- 
ties, and  is  recognized  by  all  as  one 
possessing  an  unblemished  character, 
and  remarkable  ability  in  his  chosen 
profession.  He  is  also  Clerk  of  the 
City  Council,  and  fulfils  his  duties  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all. 


Stinyley  &  Huntress. 


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A.  STINGLEY 


the  senior  member  of  this  firm,  is  a 
native  of  Virginia,  coming  to  Kansas 
a  short  time  after  the  war  closed.  He 
soon  afterward  occupied  a  position  as 
salesman  in  the  firm  of  Higinbotham 
Brothers,  which  position  he  held  until 
1869,  when  he  became  one  of  the  firm, 
and  to  his  energy  and  indomitable  en- 
terprise, in  connection  with  his  fine 
taste  in  selecting  goods  for  our  market, 
is  largely  due  the  success  and  high 
reputation  this  house  sustains.  He 
does  all  the  buying  for  the  dry  goods 
department,  and  visits  New  York  City 
twice  a  year  for  that  purpose.  He  is  a 
hard  worker,  besides  being  an  excelent 
salesman,  and,  during  the  working 
hours,  spends  his  time  among  the  dif- 
ferent departments,  lending  a  helping 
hand,  and  seeing  that  everything  is 
moving  in  its  proper  way.  He  is  an 
honored  member  of  our  city  council, 
and  holds  the  responsible  position  of 
chairman  of  the  street  committee. 
At  no  time  since  the  organization  of  the 
corporation  has  there  been  so  many  im- 
provements made  in  our  streets  and 
sidewalks,  as  during  the  past  season ; 
and  it  is  largely  due  to  his  indefatigable 
efforts  to  improve  and  beautify,  in  ev- 
ery way  possible,  "  the  beautiful  city." 
Mr.  Stingley  is  a  self  made  man. 
Landing  in  Manhattan  comparatively 
poor,  he  has  accumulated  a  considera- 
ble property,  and  built  for  himself  one 
of  the  most  beautiful  residences  in  the 
city,  which  is  represented  in  the  ac- 
companying cut : 


On  the  first  day  of  January,  1870, 
Mr.  Stingley  married  Miss  Louise  Pen- 
nock,  of  Leavenworth,  and  has  three 
children,  viz :  Lizzie  Lee,  nine  years 
old,  Louis,  six,  and  Henry,  three. 

Mrs*.  Stingley  is  highly  esteemed  by 
all  who  know  her.  Modest  in  her 
manners,  pure  and  gentle  in  her  spirit, 
an  earnest  worker  in  every  good  cause, 
and  an  exemplary  wife  and  mother, 
she  adorns  the  handsome  home  her 
husband  has  made  for  her. 

ORVIXLE  HUNTRESS, 

the  junior  partner  of  the  firm,  was 
born  January  7, 1846,  in  Oxford  county, 
Maine.  He  came  to  Kansas  with  his 
father,  Amasa  Huntress,  in  the  spring 
of  1857.  He  commenced  to  learn  the 
the  printing  '^business  in  1859,  but 
remained  in  it  only  a  few  years,  and, 
after  clerking  awhile  for  the  Higin- 
bothams,  entered  the  banking  house  of 
Wm.  P.  Higinbotham,  and  remained 
with  him  as  book  keeper  until  he  be- 
came a  partner  in  the  firm  of  G.  W. 
Higinbotham  &  Co.  In  the  present 
firm,  he  attends  especialy  to  the  corres- 
pondence, book-keeping  and  general 
management,  and  has  established  an 
enviable  reputation  as  a  business  man. 
When  he  left  the  employment  of  Mr. 
Higinbotham,  the  banker,  that  gentle- 
man said  he  was  the  only  book-keeper 
he  had  ever  had  that  he  had  not  known 
to  make  a  mistake.  His  breadth  of 
grasp  and  attention  to  details  are  re- 
markable, and  are  among  the  chief 
reasons  for  his  success.  "We  say 
"among"  the  ehief,  for  the  principal 
one  of  all  is  his  unswerving  integrity. 
Mr.  Huntress  was  raised  in  this  com- 
munity, and  if,  as  man  or  boy,  he  ever 
did  anything  mean  or  dishonest,  the 
fact  has  never  become  known.  There 
is  not  a  man  in  Manhattan  who  is  more 
universaly  and  justly  respected  than 
Orville  Huntress. 

He  seems  to  have  little  or  no  taste 
for  political  life,  but  has  nevertheless 
held  a  number  of  important  positions, 
and  always  with  credit  to  himself. 
He  is  one  of  our  most  public-spirited 
citizens,  and,  m  an  unostentatious 
manner,  is  ever  striving  to  benefit  his 


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Sting  ley  &  Huntress. 


fellow-men.  It  was  largely  due  to  his 
enthusiastic,  self-sacrificing  energy, 
that  the  Riley  County  exhibition  at 
Bismarck  Fair  was  so  grand  a  success. 
He  gave  to  it  much  of  his  time  and 
brains,  and  never  allowed  a  single  de- 
tail to  be  overlooked,  from  the  begin- 
ning of  the  contest  to  the  drawing  of 
the  prize.  He  visited  every  part  of  the 
county  to  enlist  the  farmers,  and  spent 
more  than  a  week  on  the  fair  ground, 
superintending  the  arrangement  of  the 
display. 

Mr.  Huntress  has  accumulated  a 
h'andsome  competency,  and,  as  he  is 
careful  in  business  matters  and  inex- 
pensive in  his  habits,  it  is  probable 
that  he  will  be  numbered  among  the 
wealthy  men  of  the  land. 

In  1866,  Mr.  Huntress  married  Miss 
Louise  Stingley,  a  sister  of  Ashford 
Stingley,  his  partner.  She  was  a  light- 
hearted,  winsome  lady,  and  her  death, 
Which  occurred  a  few  months  ago,  cre- 
ated a  profound  impression  in  our  com- 
munity, where  she  was  so  universaly 
beloved.  She  left  two  children,  viz:' 
Katie,  twelve  years  old,  and  Edith, 
two. 


P.    W.  ZEIOLER. 


DEALER    IN    HARDWARE. 


In  enumerating  the  different  lines  of 
business  carried  on  in  Manhattan,  that 
of  the  hardware  dealers  should  receive 
a  conspicuous  place.  P.  W.  Zeigler, 
the  most  prominent  of  these  dealers, 
came  to  Manhattan  and  entered  into 
business  In  1867.  He  fully  mastered 
his  trade  of  tinsmith  in  Illinois,  serv- 
ing an  apprenticeship,  and  working 
thereafter  fourteen  years  as  a  journey- 
man, before  he  sel  up  in  business  lor 
himself,  In  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.  He 
spent  a  few  very  prosperous  years  at 
that  place,   but,  meeting  with  a  good 

offer,  he  sold  oul  and  came  to  Kansas  ; 
since  which  time  he  bas  been  closely 


identified  with  the  hardware  ,trade 
here. 

HIS   PLACE   OF   BUSINESS 

is  on  Poyntz  avenue,  between  First 
and  Second  streets.  His  sales  room  is 
20x60  feet ;  and,  during  the  past  sum- 
mer, he  has  built  on  a  stone  addition, 
25x80  feet,  which  contains  a  well  ar- 
ranged shop  for  his  workmen,  where 
all  the  tinware  of  the  establishment  is 
manufactured.  This  shop  is  not  only 
well  arranged  and  convenient,  but  is 
well  ventilated  and  lighted  ;  and  great 
pains  has  been  taken  to  make  it  pleas- 
ant for  his  workmen.  In  the  rear  of 
the  shop  there  is  a  large  store  room,  am- 
ply sufficient  for  all  purposes  of  storing 
the  coarser  articles,  not  kept  in  the 
sales  room  but  pertaining  to  the  hard- 
ware business,  and  a  large  supply  of 
other  articles  to  keep  the  sales  room  re- 
plenished. One  of  the  features  of  this 
sales  room  is,  that  it  is  so  large  and  com- 
modious as  to  always  look  neat  and 
tidy. 

A   NATURAE   REPUGNANCE 

to  entering  a  hardware  store  is  felt  by 
a  great  many  persons,  especialy  ladies, 
who  cannot  bear  to  creep  around  in 
dark  and  devious  alleys,  with  stoves 
and  ironware  piled  high  above  their 
heads,  dreading  every  moment  that 
the  mass  may  tumble  down  upon  and 
crush  them.  Neither  do  they  delight 
in  having  their  skirts  drawn  over  and 
against  rusty  and  black  iron  pots  and 
kettles.  All  this  is  done  away  with  at 
Zeigler's.  As  you  enter  the  sales  room, 
a  broad  and  clean  aisle  greets  you,  run- 
ning the  whole  length  of  the  room, 
flanked  on  either  side  by  counters,  ex- 
tending part  of  the  distance,  from 
which  the  finer  articles  are  sold;  such 
as  crockery,  glassware,  cutlery,  bolts, 
screws,  nails,  &c.     Then  you 

COME  TO  STOVES, 

all  set  on  casters  that  can  be  moved 
around  for  inspection,  with  the  great- 
est ease,  and  one  has  but  to  stand  and 
admire  as  they  are  rolled  out  and  turn- 
ed about  for  inspection,  and  then  re- 
turned so  readily  to  their  proper  places. 
The  stock  handled  by  Mr.  Zeigler  con- 


P.  W.  Zeigler. 


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sists  of  stoves,  bolts  and  screws  of  all 
sizes  and  dimensions,  blacksmith  fur- 
nishing goods,  wagon  springs  and  fix- 
tures of  all  kinds,  nails,  hinges,  and 
door  attachments,  keys,  cutlery  and 
carpenter  tools,  granite  ironware,  tin 
and  copperware,  crockery  and  glass- 
ware, bath  tubs,  cans,  pails,  and  wire- 
cloth  screens,  and  the  celebrated  Sen- 
eca Falls  pumps,  arranged  for  either  a 
hand  or  power  pump.  This  is  the  only 
agency  in  this  section  for  the 

MAY   BROTHERS   WINDMILL, 

of  which  he  has  put  up  several,  and 
they  have  never  failed  to  give  the  best 
of  satisfaction.  Washing  machines 
and  wringers  that  have  heen  proven 
to  be  good  articles,  are  kept  in  stock. 
Glidden  barbed  wire  is  a  specialty,  and 
in  this  article  Mr.  Zeigler  defies  com- 
petition, both  in  the  quality  of  the  wire 
and  in  the  prices  asked.  Well  buckets 
with  their  attachments,  and  shovels, 
and  forks,  with  their  handles  separate, 
when  so  desired,  and  all  other  farm  im- 
plements are  kept  in  endless  variety. 
He  is  the  only  dealer  in  kerosene  oil  in 
the  city  that  keeps  oil 

RECTIFIED    TO     ONE     HUNDRED     AND 
SEVENTY-FIVE, 

and  which  he  is  selling  at  a  slight  ad- 
vance. The  common  oil  is  also  kept 
for  sale  at  the  regular  price. 

A  more  than  passing  notice  should 
be  given  to  the  stoves  and  cutlery  here 
kept  for  sale.  The  want  of  base  burn- 
ing stoves  that  would  properly  burn 
the  soft  coal  that  is  generaly  used  here 
has  been  long  felt,  and  in  the  Stewart 
and  Argand  burners  the  want  is  sup- 
plied. Many  of  our  citizens  have  dis- 
carded their  old  stoves  and  purchased 
these  of  Mr.  Zeigler,  who  is  the  only 
agent  for  them  in  the  city,  and  they 
have  never  failed  to  give  entire  satisfac- 
tion, whether  hard  or  soft  coal  was 
used.  A  large  assortment  of  the  best 
heaters,  in  which  wood  is  used,  is  kept 
in  stock.  Several  different  kinds  and 
sizes  of  cook  stoves  are  sold  here.  Mr. 
Zeigler,  after  trying  several  different 
kinds  of  cutlery,  decided  that  the 


CELEBRATED   SEARS   FIRM 

produced  the  best,  and  their  goods  he 
handles  principaly  now.  No  better 
pocket  knife  was  ever  produced  than 
is  manufactured  by  them.  Nothing 
but  Sears'  knife  will  suit  the  people  in 
this  vicinity,  after  they  have  once  tried 
it.  Their  other  cutlery  is  giving  the 
same  satisfaction.  A  large  amount  of 
roofing  and  eave-guttering  is  done  by 
this  house  each  year,  and  the  trade  in 
this  department  is  increasing  rapidly. 
As  fast  as  the  people  become  acquaint- 
ed with  the  cheapness  and  durability 
of  these  roofs,  when  properly  put  on  as 
Mr.  Zeigler  does  it,  they  quite  generaly 
have  them.  Several  hands  are  now 
given  constant  employment  in  putting 
on  these  roofs,  putting  in  pumps,  and 
other  work  pertaining  to  the  business 
outside 

Charles  Divine,  a  finished  workman, 
who  has  been  in  his  employ  fourteen 
years,  oversees  the  work  in  the  tinning 
department.  Mr.  Zeigler  has  an  able 
assistant  in 


HIS   SON   HARRY 


in  the  sales  room.  The  extensive  trade 
established  by  Mr.  Zeigler  is  largely 
due  to  the  reputation  he  has  establish- 
ed as  a  square  dealer,  possessed  of  ster- 
ling integrity.  The  prices  asked  ar« 
always  as  low  as  the  goods  can  possibly 
be  handled  for,  and  nothing  but  a  good 
article  and  one  that  he  can  recommend 
can  find  a  place  in  his  store. 


W.  H.  LO  WE. 


DEALER  IN  FARM   IMPLEMENTS. 


The  surest  evidence  of  the  success  of 
anything  brought  forward  in  trade  and 
ottered  to  the  public,  is  the  demand  its 
use  creates.  The  judgment  of  popular 
opinion  is  usualy  well  based,  and  the 
verdict  of  the  people  is  almost  certain 
to  be  correct,  and  to  be  rendered  from 


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W.  H.  Lowe. 


the  standpoint  of  merit.  From  the 
first  establishment  of  Mr.  Lowe  in 
trade  in  Manhattan,  in  the  spring  of 
1880,  as  a  representative  of  the  Moline 
Plow  Company,  his  volume  of  business 
has  steadily  increased,  and  the  terri- 
tory of  trade  correspondingly  enlarged. 
This  house  deals  exclusively  in  agri- 
cultural implements,  and,  consequent- 
ly, is  better  prepared  than  any  other  in 
the  city  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  farm- 
ing community. 

The  warehouse  is  located  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Poyntz  Avenue  and  First  street, 
directly  opposit  the  Adams  House,  in 
a  two-story  brick  building  with  base- 
ment, which  is  roomy  and  well  ar- 
ranged for  the  business. 

The  specialties  handled  by  him  are: 
The  Moline  Plow  Co's  plows,  walking 
and  riding,  Fish  Brothers'  farm  and 
freight  wagons,  buggies,  carriages  and 
spring  wagons,  the  Barlow  rotary 
corn  planter,  Quincy  corn  planters, 
Avery,  Barnes  and  Haworth  check 
rowers,  Triumph  drill,  Avery  stalk 
cutters,  single  and  double,  Tiger  self 
dump  sulky  hay  rake,  Favorit  hand 
dump  sulky  hay  rake,  Tiffin  revolv- 
ing hay  rake,  Eagle  one  and  two 
hole  hand  sheller,  Favorit  hand  and 
power  shellers,  Marsailles  (Adams) 
power  sheller,  Kingsland  &  Ferguson 
power  shellers,  Victor  one  horse 
wheat  drill,  Sucker  Slate  one  horse 
corn  drill,  Randall  disc  harrow ; 
with  cane  mills,  fanning  mills,  etc. 
He  also  handles  Brockway's  celebrated 
platform  spring  wagon,  and  the  Walter 
A.  Wood  twine  binder  and  mowing 
machine,  which  has  no  equal.  All  of 
the  above  implements  are  worthy  of 
more  than  a  passing  notice,  but  space 
will  not  permit  us  to  mention  the  mer- 
its of  them  all,  yet  some  have  met 
with  such  special  favor  among  the 
formers  of  this  vicinity  that  a  few  of 
the  commendations  pass<  d  upon  I  hem 
by  good  judges  will  he  given. 

As  regards  the  Moline  sulky  plow, 
such  remarks  as  these  are  heard:  "It 
Is  the  best  plow  for  all  purposes  that 
ever  struck  Kansas."  u  For  simplicity 
of  construction,   durability,   strength, 


lightness  of  draft  and  ease  with  which 
it  is  managed,  the  Moline  is  beyond 
the  reach  of  successful  competition." 
These  are  strong  terms,  established  by 
the  verdict  of  the  people,  and  the  best 
qualities  will  always  win.  This  is  the 
only  plow  that  works  equaly  well  as  a 
stirring  plow  or  breaker,  and  stalks  do 
not  have  to  be  broken  before  plowing 
with  the  Moline.  Much  could  be  said 
in  favor  of  the  walking  plows  of  this 
celebrated  company,  but  space  will 
not  permit. 

To  the  Fish  Brothers'  farm  and 
freight  wagon,  which  has  so  taken 
our  farmers  by  storm,  since  being  intro- 
duced by  Mr.  Lowe,  we  must  give 
some  space,  as  well  as  a  few  of  the  rea- 
sons why  this  is  considered,  by  many, 
the  best  wagon  on  wheels.  First,  only 
butt  cut  timber  is  used  in  them.  Sec- 
ond, the  wheels  are  all  soaked  in  boil- 
ing linseed  oil  before  being  painted. 
Third,  it  is  the  only  wagon  on  which 
Holmes'  patent  self-oiling  skeins  are 
used,  the  whole  right  and  title  having 
been  purchased.  The  principal  points 
of  its  superiority  over  all  other  skeins 
are:  First,  its  bearings  are  perfectly 
straight,  which  does  away  with  side 
draft.  Second,  it  is  unnecessary  to  re- 
move the  wheels  to  oil.  Third,  it  will 
retain  oil  longer,  having  an  oil  cham- 
ber, and  is  so  constructed  that  oil  cannot 
run  out  at  the  point  of  the  spindle ; 
with  many  other  points  too  numerous 
to  mention,  but  which  can  be  seen 
on  examination.  We  urge  upon  you, 
if  you  want  a  good  wagon,  to  call  at 
Mr.  Lowe's  and  examine  this  one,  and 
get  the  prices  before  buying  any  other. 
This  celebrated  company  also  manu- 
facture spring  wagons,  buggies,  car- 
riages, etc.,  which  Mr.  Lowe  is  selling 
very  cheaply. 

The  Barlow  rotary  corn  planter  is 
king  over  all  others ;  in  fact,  it  is  the 
easiest  handled  :  the  most  substantial ; 
the  lightest  draft ;  the  best  for  mellow 
or  hard  and  cloddy  fields  ;  is  correct  in 
the  amount  of  kernels  in  the  hill,  with 
the  corn  in  full  sight  of  the  driver  for 
five  separate  hills  in  advance  of  the 
deposit,    and  is    warranted    to    work 


W.  H.  Lowe. 


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equaly  well  with  Avery,  Barns,  or 
Haworth  check  rowers.  2s  ow,  while 
on  corn  planting,  all  those  that  lister 
their  corn  will  find  a  lister  at  Lowe's 
that  will  do  the  work  equal  to  any,  for 
half  the  price  usualy  paid  for  a  lister. 
It  is  a  heauty. 

More  cultivators  and  mowing  ma- 
chines were  sold  by  Mr.  Lowe  last 
season  than  were  sold  by  all  other  deal- 
ers in  this  section  combined.  The  sea- 
son last  year  bringing  forth  a  short 
crop  of  wheat,  but  few  of  the  twine 
binders  were  sold ;  but  those  that 
were  sold  gave  the  best  of  satisfaction. 
In  consequence,  Mr.  Lowe  expects  to 
dispose  of  a  large  number  here  the 
coming  season.  One  great  advantage 
derived  by  farmers  in  buying  their  in- 
plements  of  Mr.  Lowe  is  this :  He 
keeps  on  hand  the  different  parts  of 
the  machines  he  handles,  so  that  in 
case  any  part  is  broken  by  careless- 
ness or  otherwise,  it  can  be  supplied 
by  hirn  at  once,  without  that  vexatious 
delay  which  so  often  annoys  farmers  in 
hurrying  time.  All  of  the  machinery 
that  leaves  his  shop  is  guaranteed  to 
be  made  of  first  class  material.  If  any 
breakage  occurs  from  flaws  or  defects, 
he  is  always  ready  and  willing  to  make 
it  good.  Mr.  Lowe  is  a  first  class  busi- 
ness man,  possessed  of  indomitable 
energy  and  perseverance,  and  in  the 
short  time  he  has  been  located  here 
has  built  up  a  trade  unsurpassed  by 
any  implement  house  in  Central  Kan- 
sas. He  has  a  branch  house  in  Clay 
Center,  which  is  doing  a  good,  lucra- 
tive business.  He  has  the  entire  con- 
fidence and  respect  of  his  many  cus- 
tomers and  the  community  at  large. 
Call  and  get  descriptive  pamphlets 
and  cuts  of  all  machines,  which  will 
give  a  clearer  and  better  description 
than  can  be  done  here. 


L.  R.  ELLIOTT. 


REAL   ESTATE   AGENT. 


The  real  estate  business  conducted 


by  L.  R.  Elliott,  Esq.,  is  one  of  the 
permanent  and  prosperous  institutions 
of  the  county.  He  is  a  native  of  south- 
ern New  York,  but  settled  in  Manhat- 
tan in  1868.  He  opened  his  real  estate 
office  in  October  of  the  same  year,  ta- 
king at  that  time  the  agency  of  the 

KANSAS    PACIFIC   RAILROAD   LANDS, 

which  agency  he  has  held  continuously 
with  the  exception  of  fifteen  days,  from 
that  time  to  the  present,  a  period  of 
more  than  twelve  years.  This  contin- 
uous acquaintance  with  the  lands,  ren- 
ders him  familiar  with  them  in  all  par- 
ticulars,  and  purchasers  wfll  find  him 
a  good  man  to  address  or  call  on  for  in- 
formation on  railroad  lands. 

In  January,  1870,  he  was  made  local 
agent  for  sale  of  the  lands  of  the 

MISSOURI,   KANSAS   AND   TEXAS  RAIL- 
ROAD, 

(now  Missouri  Pacific)  and  he  still  re- 
ams the  appointment  and  is  selling 
those  lands,  and  is  ready  to  give  all  re- 
quired information  concerning  them. 

In  July,  1873,  Mr.  Elliott  received 
the  appointment  of  agent  for  the  sale 
of  the  Kansas  State 

AGRICULTURAL   COLLEGE  LANDS, 

and  this  position  he  still  occupies.  The 
College  lands  are  probably  the  best  ag- 
ricultural lands,  as  a  body,  now  in  the 
market.  There  are,  at  this  time,  about 
twenty-four  thousand  acres  yet  unsold, 
situated  in  Riley,  Marshall,  Washing- 
ton, Clay  and  Dickinson  counties. 
Maps,  and  full  particulars  of  these 
lands,  may  be  obtained  by  addressing 
L.  R.  Elliott,  at  Manhattan,  Kansas. 

Besides  these  large  lists  of  lands,  Mr. 
Elliott  has  charge  of  unimproved  lands 
owned  by  private  parties,  aggregating 

MANY   THOUSAND   ACRES, 

in  Riley,   Pottawatomie,   Wabaunsee, 


L.  R.  Elliott. 


Clay  and  Davis  counties,  as  well  as 
many  improved  farms.  It  is  easy  to  be 
seen  that  one  having  such  an  extensive 
agency,  and  being  for  years  familiar 
with  the  lands,  can  do  better  for  his 
patrons  than  can  be  done  by  any  one 
whose  list  is  less  extensive,  or  whose 
knowledge  of  the  business  and  experi- 
ence in  it  is  limited. 


H.  A.  YO  UNO  &  CO. 


LUMBER  DEALERS. 


The  lumber  interests  form  an  impor- 
tant factor  of  the  commercial  prosperi- 
ty of  every  thriving  community.  It  is 
very  important  that  those  who  intend 
coming  to  the  West  should  know  before 
they  start,  what  it  will  cost  them  to 
build  after  they  arrive  here.  There  is 
no  point,  west  of  the  Missouri  river, 
where  lumber  is  furnished  cheaper 
than  at  Manhattan.  This  is  owing  to 
the  way  lumber  is  handled  here,  and 
the  manner  in  which  the  trade  is  con- 
ducted, especialy  by  the  above  named 
firm.  This  firm  consists  of  H.  A. 
Young  and  the  Northwestern  Lumber 
Company,  which  company  has  its 
principal  office  at  Hannibal,  Missouri. 
It  is  one  of  the  richest  lumber  compa- 
nies in  the  West,  and  manufactures  all 
of  its  lumber  in  its  own  extensive  pine- 
ries in  the  State  of  Wisconsin.  Its 
principal  saw  mills  are  located  at  Eau 
Clair,  in  thai  Slate,  where  the  business 
is  carried  on  to  such  an  extent  that 
nearly  one  thousand  men  find  constant 
employment.  In  winter  they  are  cut- 
ting the  logs  and  hauling  them  to  the 
river,  and  they  are  .floated  down  to  the 
mills  at  (In  time  of  high  water  in  the 
spring.  In  the  summer  months  this 
large  force  of  hands  is  employed  in  the 
mills,  sawing  out  the  lumber,  taking 
It  from  thence  and  stacking  it  up  in 
the  yards  until  it  is  thoroughly  dry, 
when  it  is  returned  to    the   planing 


mills  where  it  is  planed,  matched  and 
fitted,  or  otherwise  prepared  for  mar- 
ket. The  lumber  sold  by  Mr.  Young  is 
shipped 

DIRECTLY  FROM  EAU  CLAIR 

to  his  yard  in  Manhattan.  One  can 
readily  see  that  he  can  sell  and  make  a 
fair  profit  at  prices  that  other  dealers, 
not  so  favorably  situated,  could  not  lay 
theirs  down  here  at,  much  less  sell  for. 
By  getting  his  lumber  directly  from 
the  mills,  he  saves  all  the  expenses  that 
accrue  in  handling  over  at  different 
points,  and  the  different  profits  that 
each  dealer  through  whose  hands  it 
passes  must  make.  Another  large 
item  saved  is  in  transportation.  By 
having  his  lumber  shipped  directly 
through  from  the  manufactory,  the 
rates  are  not  nearly  as  high  as  they 
are  when  shipped  to  different  points* 
and  then  re-shipped  again. 

THE  LUMBER  YARD 

at  Manhattan,  which  is  located  on  the 
corner  of  Houston  and  First  streets, 
near  the  railway,  occupies  three  lots. 
It  is  large  and  commodious,  and  is  sur- 
rounded by  a  high  picket  fence.  The 
office  fronts  on  Houston  street,  and  the 
shed  in  which  the  choicest  lumber  is 
kept  extends  back  the  full  length  of 
the  yard  on  the  east  side.  There  being 
plenty  of  room  in  the  yard,  it  is  not 
necessary  to  pile  lumber  to  an  inconve- 
nient bight.  The  alleys  and  road  ways 
are  wide  and  excelently  arranged, 
so  that  a  dozen  teams  can  be  loading 
and  unloading  at  the  same  time  with- 
out any  inconvenience  to  each  other. 
A  well,  convenient  for  watering  teams, 
is  one  of  the  specialties  which  is  kept 
for  the  accommodation  of  his  patrons. 

MR.    YOUNG    COMMENCED 

business  in  Manhattan  in  the  spring  of 
1879,  and  his  trade  in  a  short  time  be- 
came extensive.  The  stock  he  handled 
was  always  found  to  be  just  what  he 
represented  it  to  be.  He  keeps  a  large 
supply  of  such  kinds  of  lumber  as  are 
generaly  used  in  Kansas  for  building 
purposes.  Such  as  dimension  stuff, 
flooring,  fencing,  sheeting,  finishing, 
&c,  lath,  sash,  doors,  blinds,  windows, 


H.  A.  Young  &  Co. 


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and  window  frames.  In  fact,  there  is 
scarcely  anything  in  the  lumber  line 
that  is  not  kept  in  stock  here.  As  we 
have  mentioned  before,  his  prices  are 
very  low  and  reasonable,  and  what  he 
tells  you  in  regard  to  the  different 
qualities  of  lumber  can  be  implicitly 
relied  upon.  There  is  no  lumber  dealer 
in  Kansas  who  can  fill  a  bill  cheaper 
than  he  can,  when  he  knows  the  quali- 
ty of  lumber  wanted.  There  are 
many,  and  it  might  be  said  a  majority, 
of  those  who  build  who  are  ignorant  or 
deficient  in  their  judgment  of  lumber. 
In  fact,  it  takes  an  expert  to  tell  lum- 
ber of  first  quality  from  second,  or  sec- 
ond from  third,  etc.,  unless  they  are 
together,  and  can  be  compared ;  and 
we  are  sorry  to  have  to  record  that  we 
know  vof  many  instances  which  have 
come  under  our  personal  observation, 
where  grades  of  a  lower  order  have 
been  palmed  off  by  dealers,  upon  un- 
suspecting persons  who  could  not  dis- 
tinguish between  the  different  grades, 
for  a  higher  grade,  or  what  they  sup- 
posed they  were  getting.  A  bill  will 
be  handed  in  calling  for 

FIRST  QUALITY  LUMBER. 

Figures  will  be  returned  to  them  on 
second  or  even  third  qualities.  The 
prices  will  be  much  lower  than  from 
the  honest  dealer  who  means  to  give 
what  is  called  for,  and  the  unsuspect- 
ing farmer  immediately  accepts,  and 
buys  his  lumber  where  he  thinks  he  is 
getting  it  the  cheapest,  but  in  reality 
is  paying  from  ten  to  twenty  per  cent 
more  than  he  would  have  to  for  the 
same  article  at  some  other  yard.  Mr. 
Young  will  cheerfuly  show  you  his 
lumber.  He  keeps  some  low  grades 
which  you  can  compare  with  better 
qualities  and  then  take  your  choice. 
If  you  intend  building,  go  to  this  yard 
and  see  the  lumber  before  you  buy. 
Mr.  Young  has  been  among  us  only 
about  two  years,  but  in  that  short  time 
he  has  made  for  himself  an  enviable 
reputation  for  truth  and  honor,  and  is 
gentlemanly  and  obliging  to  all,  and 
the  lumber  yard  he  conducts  is  an 
honor  to  the  city  of  Manhattan. 


THE  CENTRAL  DR  UO  STORE. 


The  leading  family  drug  store  of 
Manhattan,  owned  and  operated  by 
Dr.  Jefferson  Robinson,  was  establish- 
ed in  1879.  The  firm  then  was  Robin- 
son &  Little.  During  the  summer  of 
1880,  the  latter's  interest  was  purchased 
by  Dr.  Robinson,  who  has  since  conduct- 
ed the  business  alone.  From  the  first 
opening,  it  has  met  with  marked  and 
encouraging  success,  and  the  trade  has 
steadily  increased.  The  building  is  a 
two  story  stone,  with  brick  front,  the 
upper  story  being  used  by  Geo.  Bur- 
goyne  as  a  photograph  gallery,  for 
which  it  is  especialy  adapted.  The 
lower  story  and  cellar  are  used  for  the 
drug  business.  The  building  is  sixty 
feet  deep,  with  a  frontage  of  twenty-five 
feet  on  Poyntz  avenue.  In  the  rear  is 
the  laboratory  and  the  Doctor's  consul- 
tation room  or  office. 

This  establishment  is  certainly  one  of 
the  most  elegant,  commodious  and  con- 
veniently arranged  of  the  kind  in  this 
section  of  the  State.  The  stock  com- 
prises a  full  line  of  the  choicest,  purest, 
and  freshest  drugs  and  chemicals,  pat- 
ent or  proprietary  medicines,  perfumer- 
ies, toilet  articles,  and  toys  of  every  de- 
scription. A  full  line  of  the  choicest 
brands  of  cigars  is  also  one  of  the  spec- 
ialties. 

THIS  HOUSE  MAKES  A   SPECIALTY 

of  preparing  family  recipes  in  the  most 
careful  and  accurate  manner,  using 
only  the  purest  and  best  ingredients. 

T.  E.  Williams,  who  has  charge  of  the 
drug  store,  is  a  young  man  well  versed 
in  the  business,  careful,  accurate,  and 
can  be  implicitly  relied  upon  in  com- 
pounding and  putting  up  all  prescrip- 
tions or  orders  for  medicine  which  may 
be  given.  He  is  courteous  and  oblig- 
ing to  all,  and  retains  the  unbounded 
confidence  of  the  Doctor  and  the  com- 
munity at  large. 

Dr.  Robinson  is  a  native  of  New 
York.  He  enlisted  early  in  the  war, 
served  five  years,  and  was  in  at  its 
close,  coming  out  as  second  lieutenant 
and  in  command  of  his  company. 
Having  selected  the  medical  profession 


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Central  Drug  Store. 


for  his  future  career,  he  immediately 
entered  Rush  college  at  Chicago.  He 
graduated  from  that  institution  with 
high  honors  in  1867.  Selecting  the 
west  as  the  field  for  his  future  opera- 
tions, he  located  in  Manhattan  a  short 
time  thereafter,  and  has  remained  one 
of  our  honored  citizens  ever  since.  His 
demeanor  is  reserved,  and  by  some  he 
might  be  considered  cold  and  distant, 
but  the  sick  aud  sufi'ering  find  in  him 
kindness  and  sympathy  personified, 
always  ready  to  answer  the  calls  of  the 
afflicted.  No  matter  what  the  distance 
may  be  or  how  boisterous  the  wTeather, 
be  they  rich  or  poor,  they  know  he  is 
sure  to  come.  His  practice  is  extensive, 
and  growing  each  day.  He  seeks  no 
notoriety  but  what  he  obtains  by  his 
practice,  in  which  he  is  bound  up  body 
and  soul.  His  many  friends  join  with 
us  in  wishing  him  a  large  share  of  this 
world's  happiness,  aud  may  he  remain 
long  with  us  to  help  us  in  our  time  of 
need. 


PA  UL  MALM. 


BOOT   AND   SHOEMAKER. 


The  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  was 
born  in  Sweden  iu  1845,  is  now  thirty- 
five  years  of  age— the  prime  of  man- 
hood. His  father  was  a  hardworking, 
industrious  shoemaker,  aud  brought 
Paul  up  from  his  infancy  to  that  trade. 
He  did  not  neglect  his  education  ;  and 
until  the  time  he  left  home,  when 
twenty-six  years  of  age,  every  spare 
moment  was  devoted  to  the  develop- 
ment of  his  mind,  and  by  this  means 
all  the  common  branches  were  mas- 
tered. 

Mr.  Malm  came  to  America  in  1871, 
and  located  at  Petersburg,  Illinois.  He 
worked  lor  :i  linn  there,,  doing  lino 
work  only,  lor  seven  years.  In  1878, 
he  came  to  Topeka,  Kansas,  where  he 
remained  one  year,  and  arrived  in  Man- 
hattan .I;m.  5th,1880.  Soon  afterward, 
he  married  an  estimable  lady,  Miss 
Munson,  of  Olsburg,  and  Is  now  looked 


upon  as  one  of  our  permanent  citizens. 
Coming  among  us  a  perfect  stranger, 
it  was  prophesied  by  many  that  he 
would  soon  succumb.  It  was  almost 
impossible  for  our  old  shoemakers  to 
make  a  liviug,  as  it  had  become  a  recog- 
nized fact  that  most  of  the  people  of 
Manhattan  were  poor  patrons  of  shoe- 
makers. But  a  revolution  was  coming, 
and  Paul  Malm  was  the  man  to  bring 
it  about.  By  liberal  advertising,  he 
got  his  name  before  the  people ;  and 
the  first  orders  he  filled  gave  such  un- 
bounded satisfaction  that  others  fol- 
lowed in  quick  succession.  He  soon 
had  to  increase  his  force,  and  then  fur- 
ther increase  it.  His  work  was  all 
done  with  neatness  and  dispatch,  and 
every  job  turned  out  of  his  shop  was 
first-class,  and  &  perfect  fit  was  always 
guaranteed.  He  was  soon  considered 
the  bon  ton  shoemaker  of  the  city,  and 
he  found  it  almost  impossible  to  fill  the 
orders  as  fast  as  they  came  in.  Every 
one  seemed  to  have  a  mania  for  custom 
made  boots,  and  other  shops  also  felt 
an  increase  in  their  business.  Mr.  Malm 
always  spoke  well  of  competing  work- 
men, and,  by  this  course,  made  them 
anfl  their  customers  his  friends.  He  is 
a  perfect  gentleman,  courteous  and 
obliging,  and  all  can  rest  assured  that 
if  they  want  first-class  boots  or  shoes — 
those  that  will  fit  like  gloves,  and  still 
feel  comfortable  to  the  feet — Paul  Malm 
is  the  man  to  make  them.  His  prices 
are  reasonable,  and  as  good  satisfaction 
cannot  be  obtained  elsewhere. 


WM.  B.   LEICESTER. 


MERCHANT   TAILOR. 


For  a  number  of  years  the  name  of 
Win.  B.  Leicester  has  been  identified 
with  the  clothing  trade  in  the  city  of 
Manhattan.  Mr.  Leicester  is  a  native 
of  England,  where  he  served  his  ap- 
prenticeship, and  afterward  worked 
as  foreman  in  a  tailoring  establishment 
for  two  years.  He  arrived  in  New 
York  city  in  1870.  The  tailoring  busi- 
ness was  very  dull  at  that  time  in  this 


W.  B.  Leicester. 


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country,  and  in  a  few  months  he  found 
his  money  running  short,  which  has- 
tened his  departure  from  that  place. 
After  his  arrival  in  Kansas,  his  expe- 
rience was  varied.  Being  endowed 
with  an  uncommon  amount  of  pluck 
and  energy,  he  did  whatever  his  hands 
found  to  do,  and  did  it  well.  He  work- 
ed some  time  as  a  common  laborer  on 
the  railroad,  but  soon  got  employment 
in  a  tailoring  establishment  owned  by 
A.  F.  Kilker.  Soon  after  that  time, 
he  ran  a  shop  a  few  years  in  connection 
with  Sam  Long,  whom  he  bought  out 
three  years  ago,  since  which  time  he 
has  conducted  the  business  alone,  and 
trade  and  custom  have  increased  rapid- 
ly. Mr.  Leicester  is  a  practical  and  ar- 
tistic cutter,  doing  all  his  own  work  in 
this  line.  He  employs  from  three  to 
five  hands,  and,  during  the  busy  sea- 
son, a  considerably  larger  force.  He 
manufactures  suits  for  business  wear, 
or  full  dress,  at  prices  ranging  from 
$18  to  $50,  which  will  bear  close  and 
critical  comparison  with  any  turned 
out  from  the  leading  metropolitan  es- 
tablishments of  the  east,  and  at  much 
lower  prices.  His  trade  is  principaly 
in  the  city  and  adjacent  towns,  and 
will  amount  to  several  thousand  dol- 
lars per  annum. 

It  is  an  admitted  fact  that  clothes 
that  are  made  to  fit  nobody  in  particu- 
lar never  fit  anyone  particularly  well ; 
and  those  of  our  citizens  who  wish  to 
be  well  dressed,  will  consult  their  best 
interests  by  calling  on  Mr.  Leicester, 
who  is  acknowledged  the  bon  ton  tailor 
of  central  Kansas,  examine  his  ele- 
gant and  seasonable  stock,  and  leave 
their  measures  with  him.  He  has, 
and  is  receiving  each  day,  a  large  as- 
sortment of  domestic  and  foreign  fab- 
rics, selected  especialy  for  this  mar- 
ket, which  he  is  prepared  to  make  up 
in  the  most  thoroughly  workmanlike 
and  fashionable  styles,  at  prices  that 
cannot  help  but  give  satisfaction. 


DR.PATEE. 


Dr.  E.  L.  Patee  was  born  at  Oxford, 
Delaware  county,  Ohio,  in  1832,  where 
he  spent  his  early  days  in  attending 
school  and  teaching.  At  an  early  age 
he  commenced  the  study  of  medicine, 
and  attended  lectures  winters,  until 
1851,  at  the  Eclectic  College  of  Ohio 
and  the  Starling  Medical  College  at 
Columbus,  where  he  graduated  with 
honor  in  the  spring  of  1852. 

He  had  a  small  practice  at  Portland 
during  the  summers  of  the  last  two 
years  before  he  graduated,  and  he  re- 
mained there  until  1854,  when  he  re- 
moved across  the  Ohio  river,  to  Ra- 
venswood,  Virginia.  He  was  driven 
from  that  place  one  year  afterward,  on 
account  of  his  abolition  sentiments, 
came  to  Kansas  and  located  on  a  claim 
five  miles  southwest  from  Manhattan. 
He  was  Clerk  of  the  Court  from  1857  to 
1859,  when  he  moved  into  Manhattan 
and  commenced  an  extensive  practice, 
which  he  has  retained  to  this  day. 

In  1861,  he  was  one  of  the  first  to 
respond  to  the  call  for  troops  to  defend 
our  Nation,  and  to  guard  the  frontier 
of  this  State  against  its  old  enemies 
from  Missouri.  He  went  out  as  sur- 
geon of  the  Second  Regiment  of  Kan- 
sas Volunteers,  which  was  destined  to 
join  General  Sturgis'  regular  troops, 
then  stationed  at  Kansas  City,  and 
who  were  preparing  to  join  General 
Nathaniel  Lyon,  then  at  Boonville. 

The  career  of  the  Doctor  while  con- 
nected with  the  army  is  well  known  to 
many  of  our  citizens,  who  were  sharers 
with  him  in  the  privations  and  glories 
of  that  time.  All  unite  in  pronounc- 
ing him  the  bravest  of  the  brave,  ever 
ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand,  and  to 
relieve  those  who  were  in  distress. 
There  is  nothing  that  will  stir  the  heart 
more  than  to  hear  these  old  veterans, 
when  they  get  together,  talk  over  the 
stirring  scenes  they  have  passed 
through,  among  which  the  Doctor  gen- 
eraly  bears  a  conspicuous  part.  To  re- 
count them  all  would  fill  a  large  vol- 
ume, but  some  of  them  are  so  striking 
that  we  will  try  and  make  space  for 


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Dr.  Pattee. 


them  here,  as  they  illustrate  so  fully 
the  impetuous  character  of  the  Doctor 
in  whatever  he  considers  is  right  and 
just.  While  at  Clinton,  Missouri, 
General  Sturgis  ordered  ten  of  the 
First  Kansas  Volunteers,  for  some 
trifling  offense,  to  be  tied  to  cannon 
wheels  and  whipped.  The  regulars 
were  drawn  up  in  a  hollow  square,  the 
cannons  in  the  center,  to  each  wheel  of 
which  was  strapped  a  loyal  Union  sol- 
dier, stripped  to  the  waist,  under  the 
full  blaze  of  the  July  sun.  An  exam- 
ple was  to  be  made :  the  word  was 
given  and  the  lash  descended,  cutting 
deep  and  gaping  wTounds  in  the  quiv- 
ering flesh  of  men  who  had  risked  all 
and  taken  their  lives  in  their  hands  to 
fight  the  common  enemy,  and  pre- 
serve our  country  from  the  hands  of 
its  would-be  destroyers.  The  excite- 
ment among  the  volunteers  was  im- 
mense. Mitchel  was  calm ;  Deitzler 
cried ;  Sam  Wood  was  engaged  in 
keeping  his  men  in  their  ranks ;  Dr. 
Patee  raved  and  stormed,  and,  con- 
taining himself  no  longer,  rushed  into 
the  square,  and  protested  in  the  name 
of  God  against  the  inhuman  barbarity. 
Col.  Sam  Wood  seconded  his  efforts, 
and  demanded  that  every  man  be  set 
at  liberty,  or  the  fifteen  hundred  bul- 
lets now  rammed  home  in  his  camp 
would  open  on  Sturgis'  camp,  and  the 
men  could  not  be  restrained.  Already 
the  pattering  of  the  leaden  messengers 
began  to  come  in  from  different  quar- 
ters, in  support  of  the  Doctor,  who  had 
been  ordered  under  arrest.  The  men 
were  released  and  returned  to  the 
guard  house,  the  cannons  ordered  to 
be  loaded  with  grape,  and  were  turned 
upon  the  camp  of  the  volunteers.  The 
scene  waxed  hotter.  Sam  Wood  and 
Dr.  Patee  were  threatened  to  be  shot, 
but  the  scenes  of  bloody  Kansas  were 
too  fresh  in  their  minds  to  have  them 
scare  easily.  The  volunteers  waited 
for  the  regulars  to  commence  I  lie  si  rife, 
but  the  order  was  not  given,  and  Stur- 
gis never  attempted  to  flay  another 
free-born  Kansan. 

At  the  fight  at  Dug  Springs,  an  in- 
cident happened  which  shows  the 
Doctor's  coolness  in   times  of  danger. 


He  was  ordered  by  General  .Lyon  to 
report  all  the  ambulances  to  Seigel's 
command,  after  which  to  report  him- 
self at  the  front,  where  skirmishing 
was  going  on.  In  going  to  the  front  he 
was  misdirected,  and  found  himself  in 
the  presence  of  one  hundred  rebels. 
Seeing  the  danger  he  was  in,  he  rode 
directly  up  to  the  command,  and,  to 
the  inquiry  of  who  he  was  and  wThere 
he  came  from,  answered  that  he  was  a 
surgeon,  and,  hearing  the  firing,  came 
out  to  see  if  he  could  be  of  any  assist- 
ance, and  that  he  was  from  McCul- 
lough's  station  (the  rebel  headquar- 
ters). He  was  asked  to  lead  the  com- 
mand to  that  place,  which  the  Doctor 
readily  undertook  to  do,  and  led  the 
way  directly  into  Lyons'  camp,  where 
they  were  all  made  prisoners — over 
one  hundred  in  number. 

At  the  desperate  battle  of  Wilson 
Creek,  the  Doctor  was  in  the  thickest 
of  the  fight,  caring  for  the  wounded. 
The  hospital  he  established  was  under 
fire  the  greater  part  of  the  day.  He 
bandaged  the  first  wound  that  Lyon 
received  that  day,  in  the  leg,  just  be- 
fore he  placed  himself  at  the  head  of 
his  troops  to  make  the  charge  in  which 
he  rode  to  his  death. 

The  Doctor  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  major  for  meritorious  conduct 
in  this  battle ;  and  placed  in  charge  of 
the  extensive  hospitals  at  St.  Louis, 
which  position  he  held  for  eighteen 
months,  during  which  time  he  super- 
intended the  changing  of  Jefferson 
barracks  into  a  hospital  with  fifteen 
thousand  beds. 

But  time  dragged  heavily  on  his 
hands,  and  he  desired  once  more  to  be 
at  the  front,  and,  by  the  interposition 
of  friends,  he  was  transferred  to  Gen. 
Hlunt's  command,  at  Fort  Scott,  and 
was  appointed  surgeon  of  the  Third 
Brigade,  and  he  remained  with  it  until 
the  battle  of  Prairie  Grove,  in  which  he 
participated,  and  w;is  left  on  the  field 
to  care  for  the  wounded  that  were  un- 
able to  be  moved,  and  to  superintend 
the  burying  of  the  dead. 

In  December,  1803,  he  was  appointed 
to  lake  charge  of  the  department 
headquarters  at  Fayetteville,  Arkan- 


Dr.  Patee. 


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sas.  February  10,  he  returned  to  Fort 
Scott  with  the  wounded,  and  there 
joined  Colonel  William  A.  Phillips' 
command,  where  he  remained  until  or- 
dered to  the  charge  of  the  Kansas 
State  troops,  with  the  rank  of  Lieuten- 
ant Colonel.  He  was  soon  afterward 
appointed  on  the  staff  of  Governor 
Carney,  where  he  remained  to  the 
close  of  the  war,  which  he  left  with 
the  rank  of  Colonel. 

His  experience  while  connected  with 
the  army  has  been  of  great  service  to 
him  since  he  resumed  his  practice  in 
Manhattan,  and  to-day  he  is  considered 
one  of  the  best  surgeons  in  Kansas. 
His  practice  is  extensive,  both  in  this 
section  and  other  parts  of  the  State,  to 
which  he  receives  numerous  calls. 

No  one  has  done  more  or  contributed 
more  to  the  wants  and  welfare  of  the 
destitute  Exodites,  who  have  been 
flocking  to  our  State  during  the  last 
two  years.  He  is  always  ready  to  con- 
tribute liberaly  to  any  public  enter- 
prise that  may  be  beneficial  to  the  city. 
He  has  the  love  and  respect  of  all  who 
know  him,  not  only  for  the  thorough 
knowledge  of  medicine  which  he  pos- 
sesses, but  for  his  kind  and  generous 
heart,  which  is  always  in  sympathy 
with  suffering  humanity. 


SHORT  BROTHERS. 


PROPRIETORS  MANHATTAN  GARDENS. 


These  gardens  are  beautifuly  located 
in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  corpo- 
ration. The  Messrs.  B.  F.  and  R.  C. 
Short  commenced  the  business  of  gar- 
dening in  this  city  in  1878,  that  year 
having  only  eight  acres  under  cultiva- 
tion. They  thoroughly  understand 
the  business,  and  their  efforts  were  ap- 
preciated by  the  citizens  of  this  city 
and  the  surrounding  towns,  who  had 
long  felt  the  want  of  fresh  and  new 
vegetables  in  their  proper  seasons. 
They  have  now  thirty  acres  under  cul- 
tivation, and  will  be  able  to  supply 
this  city  the  coming  summer,  and  be- 


side will  ship  a  large  quantity  of  veg- 
etables to  Denver  and  other  western 
points. 

Then-  grounds  are  nicely  laid  out, 
with  driveways  and  walks,  which  are 
lined  with  young  trees  and  hedges 
which  will  soon  make  them  the  most 
beautiful  walks  in  the  city.  Great 
pains  is  being  taken  to  grow  small 
fruits  of  all  kinds,  and  as  fast  as  they 
come  to  maturity  they  will  be  placed 
in  the  market.  Two  delivery  wagons 
will  be  run  this  season,  from  the  gar- 
dens, to  supply,  at  an  early  hour,  the 
wants  of  their  many  customers. 

Hot  beds,  of  which  over  three  hun- 
dred feet  in  length  are  now  completed, 
are  handily  arranged  in  the  most  con- 
venient places,  and  are  supplied  with 
all  the  paraphernalia  to  make  them 
complete  and  first-class,  and  among 
the  principal  things  to  attract  the 
attention  of  the  visitor.  Here,  the 
coming  season,  will  be  raised  plants  of 
all  kinds,  not  only  for  their  own  use, 
but  to  supply  the  wants  of  those  who 
have  not  facilities  for  raising  them 
themselves.  One  hundred  bushels  of 
sweet  potatoes  will  be  sprouted  the 
coming  spring,  to  supply  their  increas- 
ing trade  in  potato  plants.  Egg  plants 
are  becoming  very  popular  among 
those  who  have  had  the  privilege  of 
testing  their  worth,  of  which  a  large 
supply  will  be  raised.  Cabbages,  toma- 
toes and  other  plants  will  be  furnished 
in  abundance. 

They  have  now  an  excelent  cellar, 
holding  one  thousand  bushels,  for 
storing  sweet  potatoes  and  other  veg- 
etables ;  but  they  have  in  contempla- 
tion the  erection  of  one  of  twice  the 
capacity  of  jthe  present  one,  which 
they  intend  to  complete  the  present 
season. 

The  efforts  of  these  enterprising  men 
are  highly  appreciated ;  and  the  sym- 
pathy in  their  loss  last  spring,  caused 
by  the  heavy  winds  which  pervaded 
this  section  at  that  time,  destroying,  to 
a  considerable  extent,  the  plants  which 
had  been  put  out  by  them,  and  crip- 
pling their  resources  to  a  certain  ex- 
tent, was  spontaneous.  Their  indefat- 
igable   efforts  to  repair    their    losses, 


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Short  Bros. 


gained  them  the  respect  of  all.  These 
gardens,  under  their  present  manage- 
ment, are  destined  to  become  one  of 
the  principal  features  in  the  trade  in 
Manhattan,  and  that  they  may  thrive 
and  prosper  is  the  wish  of  every  citi- 
zen of  the  place. 


C.  F.  KEABLES. 


( 'A  HI!  I  A  ( J  E    M  AM'  !•' A  ( 'TUBER. 


Among  the  ^various  manufacturing 
establishments  which  have  contributed 
to  the  wealth  and  prosperity  of  the 
city  of  Manhattan,  is  the  carriage  man- 
ufactory of  C.  F.  Keables,  which  has 
gained  a  wide  reputation  in  this  vicini- 
ty for  the  elegant  and  substantial  ve- 
hicles turned  out  by  him.  Mr.  Kea- 
bles is  a  native  of  Norwich,  Connecti- 
cut, where  he  resided  until  he  came  to 
Kansas,  in  1870.  Immediately  on  his 
arrival,  he  entered  into  his  present 
business,  with  his  brother,  A.  L.  Kea- 
bles, as  a  partner.  By  hard  work  and 
careful  management,  an  extensive 
trade  was  soon  established.  During 
the  grasshopper  raid  and  drouths  of 
1874 -5  their  business  was  nearly  pros- 
trated, and  (he  firm  dissolved  partner- 
ship. His  brother  continued  the  busi- 
ness a  short  time,  but  bis  shop  and 
tools  were  soon  afterward  destroyed 
by  fire.  In  the  spring  of  1878,  Mr.  C. 
F.  Keables  opened  his  present  shop  on 
Poyntz  avenue,  where  he  has  since 
been  engaged  in  manufacturing  and 
repairing  all  kinds  of  wagons,  bug- 
gies and  spring  wagons.  From  tins 
beginning  his  business  has  increased 
rapidly,  and  he  is  now  on  (lie  highroad 
to  prosperity.  He  is  at  present  turning 
on(  some  of  I  lie  finest  and  most  dura- 
ble carriages  in  Kansas.  The  secret  of 
his  success  is,  that  he  uses  only  the 
best  material  in  their  const  ruction, 
employs  none  but  skilled  workmen, 
and  carefuly  oversees  every  depart- 
ment personaly.  The  strength,  dura- 
bility and  superior  finish  of  his  work 
has  given  him  a  wide  reputation;  and 


when  a  good,  durable  wagon  or  car- 
riage is  wanted,  Keables  is  the  man 
who  must  make  it.  At  our  Fair  last 
fall,  there  was  nothing  that  attracted 
more  attention,  or  received  more  enco- 
miums, than  the  display  of  carriages 
manufactured  by  Mr.  Keables.  He  is 
well  qualified  to  carry  on  the  business. 
Being  a  t  borough  gentleman,  courteous 
and  obliging,  brimful  of  pluck  and  en- 
ergy, he  gains  and  retains  the  respect 
of  all  who  patronize  him. 


B  O  OK  <£■  PIERS  ON. 


MEAT  MARKET. 


This  popular  meat  market  is  located 
on  Poyntz  Avenue,  half  way  between 
Second  and  Third  streets — one  of  the 
finest  locations  in  the  city.  M.  H. 
Book,  the  senior  member  of  this  firm, 
is  a  Pennsylvanian  by  birth.  He  fol- 
lowed the  butchering  business  fourteen 
years,  in  Newcastle,  Pennsylvania, 
during  which  time  he  succeeded  in  ac- 
cumulating a  handsome  competence. 
The  panic  of  1873  probably  affected  the 
iron  manufacturers  more  severely  than 
any  other  class  of  people,  and  it  being 
this  class  that  Mr.  Book  was  princi- 
paly  dealing  with,  he  lost  heavily — 
over  $14,000  in  book  accounts.  Clos- 
ing up  his  business  he  found  he  had 
about  $5,000  left,  and  started  for  Kan- 
sas. He  landed  in  Wamego  in  the 
spring  of  1878,  near  which  place  he 
ran  a  farm  tor  one  year.  He  found  out, 
however,  that  he  was  not  cut  out  for  a 
farmer,  and  came  to  Manhattan  in  the 
spring  of  1870,  and  commenced  busi- 
ness at  his  old  trade,  in  Gardner's 
Block,  removing  to  his  present  quar- 
ters the  spring  following.  Mr.  Book 
is  a  first  class  butcher,  and  is  consid- 
ered by  many  the  best  judge  of  cattle 
in  the  city.  He  has  made  many  warm 
friends  since  he  came  among  us. 

J.  .).  Pierson  bought  out  an  interest 
In  the  market  last  fall.  He  is  a  south- 
ern man  by  birth,  and  brings  with 
him  that  open-hearted,  free  and  easy 


Book  &  Pierson. 


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manner  so  common  to  that  class,  and 
which  secures  at  once  the  respect  and 
good  will  of  the  people.  He  has  spent 
many  years  buying  and  selling  cattle, 
and  is  an  expert  at  the  business.  He 
attends  to  all  the  buying  for  the  mar- 
ket, and  nothing  but  the  best  will  be 
put  on  sale  for  their  customers.  The 
firm,  as  it  is  now  organized,  possesses 
rare  ability,  both  in  making  a  success 
of  the  business  and  in  pleasing  their 
customers.  Their  business  is  increas- 
ing each  day,  and  they  are  now  killing 
and  selling  about  two-thirds  of  the 
meat  sold  in  the  city.  They  also  keep 
their  market  well  supplied  with  dried 
meats,  hams,  pickled  pork,  bacon,  fish, 
etc.  The  Bologna  sausage  manufac- 
tured at  this  market  has  gained  a  wide 
reputation,  and  is  considered  the  best 
made  in  Central  Kansas. 


PETER  COOL. 


CARPENTER  AND  BUILDER. 


JACOB    W1XXE. 


STONE  AND  BRICK  MASON. 


Jacob  Winne  was  born  in  Schoharie 
county,  N.  Y.,  October  23,  1821,  and 
learned  the  trade  of  a  stone  and  brick 
mason  while  quite  young. 

In  1859,  he  removed  to  Kansas,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  near  Manhattan, 
upon  which  he  built  a  fine,  large  stone 
house.  While  carrying  on  the  farm, 
and  since  his  removal  to  town  in  1875, 
he  built  a  large  number  of  the  best 
stone  houses  in  Manhattan  and  Riley 
county ;  among  which  may  be  mention- 
ed four  of  the  college  buildings,  the  new 
school  house,  the  Purcell  mill  house  and 
engine  room,  and  residences  for  "Win. 
P.  Higinbotham,  Judge  Pipher,  John 
Mails,  O.  Dodge,  etc.  In  the  summer 
of  1872,  he  went  to  Chicago  and  built 
an  elevator  for  Armour  &  Munger  and 
another  for  Hough  Bros. 

Mr.  Winne  is  universally  admitted 
to  be  a  most  excelent  mechanic. 


Peter  Cool,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  born  near  Wilksbarre,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1834,  and  is,  consequently, 
forty-six  years  of  age.  He  learned  the 
trade  of  wheelwright  and  carpenter 
when  eighteen  years  old,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  a  contractor  and  build- 
er, spending  but  two  months  in  the 
past  seventeen  years  as  a  journeyman. 
He  spent  four  years  putting  up  mills, 
etc.,  in  Illinois,  Wisconsin  and  Iowa, 
but  returned  to  Pennsylvania  in  1862, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  large  corporations  of  that 
State,  as  foreman  of  large  gangs  of 
men,  and  as  a  contractor  and  builder 
of  their  stations  and  freight  houses, 
car  shops,  machine  shops,  round 
houses,  engine  houses,  coal  breakers, 
trestle  works,  and  timbering  the  open- 
ings to  the  mines,  repairing  mine 
pumps,  and  building  water  tanks. 
He  also  at  the  same  time  contracted 
for  and  put  up  a  large  number  of 
churches,  dwellings,  tenements,  etc.; 
and  in  several  cases  was  called  upon  to 
set  up  and  put  in  operation  the  ma- 
chinery of  some  of  their  large  manu- 
facturing establishments. 

Among  the  different  companies  with 
which  he  was  engaged  will  be  found 
the  following  (and  some  of  the  recom- 
mendations which  he  received  from 
some  of  their  principal  officers  when 
leaving  them,  will  be  found  attached 
to  this  sketch). 

A.  Pardee  &  Co.,  Ashburton  Coal 
Co.,  Central  Coal  Co.,  John  Searl  & 
Co.,  Wilksbarre  Coal  and  Iron  Co., 
Lehigh  Coal  and  Navigation  Co.,  Cen- 
tral Railway  Co.  of  New  Jersey,  of 
which  he  had  charge  of  the  floating 
gang  for  over  five  years. 

Compeled  to  leave  Pennsylvania  on 
account  of  his  health,  he  came  to  Kan- 
sas in  1878,  stopping  first  at  Junction 
City.  He  visited  Manhattan  a  short 
time  after,  and  was  at  once  captivated 
with  the  beauty  of  the  city  and  re- 
solved to  make  this  place  his  home. 
His  family  and  goods  came  on  soon  af- 


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Peter  Cool. 


terward,  and  since  that  time  he  has 
lived  at  the  foot  of  Humboldt  street. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  many  fine  and 
complicated  jobs  since  his  arrival,  and 
his  work  shows  him  to  be  a  finished 
mechanic  of  a  superior  type. 

He  has  a  very  pleasing  family — wife 
and  three  grown  up  children,  consisting 
of  one  son  and  two  daughters.  One  of 
the  daughters  is  the  wife  of  F.  L. 
Dana,  the  affable  clerk  in  Winter- 
mute's  store. 

Mr.  Cool  has  made  many  warm 
friends  since  he  came  to  Manhattan, 
and  his  courteous  manner  to  all  who 
approach  him,  on  business  or  other- 
wise, retains  them  as  such.  If  you 
intend  building,  no  one  is  better  quali- 
fied to  assist  you  with  advice  or  la- 
bor than  he. 


Central  Railroad  Co.  of  New  ) 
Jersey,  Transportation  Dep't.  I 
Wilkesbarre  Station,  Jan.  5,  1877.  j 
The  bearer,  Mr.  Peter  Cool,  has  been 
in  the  employ  of  the  Lehigh  Coal  & 
Nav.  Co.,  and  the  Central  Railroad  Co. 
of  New  Jersey,  at  least  five  years,  and 
it  affords  me  pleasure  to  say  that  I  re- 
gard him  as  being  trustworthy  and  re- 
liable in  all  respects,  and  fully  compe- 
tent to  take  charge  of  all  kinds  of  frame 
work,  such  as  dwellings,  breakers,  en- 
gine houses,   car  shops,  trestling,  etc. 
Respectfuly,  D.  A.  Fell, 

Master  of  Bridges  and  Buildings. 
J.  Drunsheller, 
Ass't  Master  of  Bridges  and  Buildings. 

Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  \ 
February  6th,  1878.  J 
I  The  bearer  of  this,  Peter  Cool,  has 
been  in  my  employ  as  master  mechan- 
ic or  foreman.  I  consider  him  reliable 
in  every  respect,  and  know  him  to  be 
a  mechanic  competent  to  take  charge 
or  superintend  the  construction  of 
buildings.  Respectfuly, 

W.  W.  Neiier,  Builder. 


S.  PILLSBURY. 


WHOLESALE    AND    i;  i;i'A  1 1,  j:oot  AND 
SHOE    DEALER. 


In  early  life,  Mi-.  Pillsbury,  who  is  a 
native  of  New  Hampshire,  lnid  sever- 


al years'  training  in  the  jobbing  trade 
in  Boston,  Massachusetts.  But  the 
climate  of  that  city  was  too  trying  to 
his  constitution,  and  he  removed  into 
the  country,  and,  for  a  number  of 
years  longer,  continued  to  trade  and  to 
manufacture  shoes  as  well. 

Later  in  life,  he  became  a  Baptist 
minister,  and,  for  fifteen  years  (includ- 
ing two  years  spent  at  a  theological 
school),  he  devoted  himself  entirely  to 
the  cause  of  his  Master,  and  was  uni- 
formly successful  in  the  pastorate. 
Unable  to  stand  the  climate  of  New 
England,  he  removed  to  Manhattan, 
and  preached  several  years  in  this 
place;  but,  his  health  still  declining, 
he  was  finaly  compeled  to  retire  from 
the  stated  ministry. 

He  has  a  brother  in  New  England 
who  is  an  extensive  shoe  manufacturer, 
and,  naturaly  yielding  to  his  advice, 
he  decided  to  return  to  his  original 
vocation.  Accordingly,  he  opened  an 
exclusively  boot  and  shoe  store  in 
Manhattan,  in  the  fall  of  1878. 

Mr.  Pillsbury's  store  was  the  first 
extensive  and  exclusive  boot  and  shoe 
store  in  Manhattan ;  and,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  fact  that  almost  every 
merchant  in  town  kept  a  larger  or 
smaller  stock  in  this  line,  some  pre- 
dicted that  he  would  fail.  But  this 
expectation  proved  not  to  be  well 
founded.  Mr.  Pillsbury  knew  what  he 
was  about  when  he  started,  and,  in- 
stead of  failing,  his  business  has  gone 
on  increasing  until  he  has  become  one 
of  the  acknowledged  fixtures  of  the 
place. 

Mr.  Pillsbury  started  in  with  the  de- 
termination to  keep  lirst-class  goods, 
and  not  to  misrepresent  anything.  Of 
course,  every  dealer  is  liable  to  get  de- 
ceived himself  occasionaly . 

Mr.  Pillsbury's  rule  is  to  take  back 
any  article  he  sells  that  does  not  come 
up  to  the  standard,  or,  in  some  way, 
to  make  good  the  recommendation  he 
gave  the  goods.  He  would  rather  lose 
a  pair  of  shoes  occasionaly  than  a  cus- 
tomer, and  (lie  course  he  pursues  must 
continue  to  cause  Ins  business  to  in- 
crease. Hi'  is  still  working  on  the  line 
of  keeping  first-class  articles  without 


S.  Pillsbury. 


77 


charging  the  high 
upon  such  goods. 

As  Mr.  Pillsbury  buys  directly  from 
the  manufacturers  in  the  East,  at  job- 
bers' prices,  he  is  able  to  sell  at  less 
rates  than  other  dealers  ;  and,  as  he  de- 
votes himself  entirely  to  this  line,  he  is 
able  and  does  carry  the  most  extensive 
assortment  in  town. 

It  is  to  the  interest  of  every  place  to 
build  up  specialties,  for  it  is  only  in 
this  way  that  men  can  be  enabled  to 
carry  a  large  stock,  and  buy  and  sell 
goods  at  the  lowest  rates ;  and  it  is 
therefore  plain  that  the  people  who 
trade  at  Manhattan  will  advance  their 
own  interests  by  purchasing  from  Mr. 
Pillsbury.  If  you  do  nothing  else,  at 
least  call  and  examine  his  goods  and 
prices. 


prices  usualy  put    fairly  represented  in  the  accompanying 

cut,  and  is  25x60  ft.    It  is  built  of  stone. 


GEO.   W.  HAREOP. 


DRUGGIST. 


It  is  not  yet  six  years  since  Mr.  Har- 
rop  located  in  Manhattan,  and  in  that 
short  space  of  time,  there  is  no  man 
better  known  to  the  citizens  of  this 
city  and  the  surrounding  country,  than 
the  gentleman  whose  trade  mark  ab 
initio  has  been,  u  Pure  Drugs,  Bottom 
Prices."  He  is  a  native  ol  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  was  engaged  in  the  drug 
business  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas, 
for  seven  years.  On  selling  the  busi- 
ness there,  he  purchased  the  drug  store 
of  the  Kehoe  Brothers,  on  the  corner 
of  Poyntz  avenue  and  Second  street. 
He  was  poor,  as  far  as  dollars  and 
cents  were  concerned,  but  rich  in  per- 
severance and  energy,  good  business 
tact,  and  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
drug  business.  He  moved  to  the  front 
as  the  leading  druggist  in  the  city. 
His  trade  rapidly  increasing,  he  found 
it  necessary  to  erect  his  present  large 
and  commodious  store,  in  order  to  in- 
crease his  stock  to  that  point  which 
his  trade  demanded.     The"  building  is 


The  front  is  of  cut  stone  and  brick, 
two  stories  high,  fourteen  and  twelve 
feet  respectively  between  joists,  with  a 
cellar  under  the  entire  building.  There 
are  three  entrances  from  Poyntz  Ave- 
nue :  one  leading  to  the  second  story, 
and  the  two  entering  the  pharmacy 
flanking  a  large  bay  window,  which  is 
always  decorated  in  a  neat  and  tasteful 
manner,  with  those  articles  pertaining 
to  a  first-class  and  well  regulated  drug 
store. 

As  you  enter  the  pharmacy,  the  im- 
pression is  immediately  conveyed  that 
one  who  thoroughly  understands  the 
business  has  control ;  that  it  is,  in  fact, 
a  drug  store.  Nickel  plated  show 
cases,  eleven  in  number,  the  finest  in 
the  city,  adorn  the  counters.  A  splen- 
did soda  fountain,  flanked  by  a  very 
large,  French  plated  mirror,  adds  to 
the  beauty  of  his  well  arranged  phar- 
macy. The  laboratory  is  in  the  rear  of 
the  main  room.  The  upper  story  is 
used  by  Mr.  Harrop  as  a  dwelling,  and 
is  so  nicely  arranged  and  fitted  up  for 
that  purpose  that  the  inconveniences 
generaly  attached  to  upstairs    apart- 


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Geo.   W.  Harrop. 


ments  are  entirely  avoided,  and  it  is  ac- 
counted the  most  convenient  dwelling 
of  the  kind  in  the  city.  A  convenient 
stone  stable,  with  an  ice  house  holding 
forty  tons,  and  a  bin  that  holds  a  car 
load  of  coal,  has  lately  been  erected 
by  Mr.  Harrop,  in  the  rear  of  his  store, 
at  a  cost  of  five  hundred  dollars. 

Mr.  Harrop  gives  his  individual  at- 
tention to  the  business.  No  cheap  or 
impure  drugs  find  a  place  on  his 
shelves.  Nothing  but  drugs  and  the 
paraphernalia  pertaining  to  a  drug 
store  are  kept.  He  is  a  druggist  of  ac- 
knowledged ability,  and  he  manufac- 
tures a  large  share  of  his  solid  and  flu- 
id extracts,  together  with  many  other 
pharmaceutical  preparations. 

No  one  appreciates  more,  or  knows 
better,  how  to  handle  printer's  ink 
than  Mr.  Harrop,  and  to  this  may  be 
traced  a  large  portion  of  his  success  in 
husincss.  His  locals  are  always  spicy 
and  to  the  point ;  never  failing  to  at- 
tract the  attention  of  the  reader.  He 
is  probably  doing  more  business  in  his 
line  than  all  the  other  (Jealers  in  the 
city.  He  owns  the  handsome  building 
he  now  occupies,  in  connection  with 
the  Kehoe  property  ;  discounts  his 
bills  of  merchandise,  and  owes  no  man 
a  dollar.  He  is  highly  respected  in  the 
community  as  a  man  of  honor,  integ- 
rity and  rectitude  of  purpose,  and  no 
man  possesses  a  warmer  friendship 
from  the  people  at  large. 


MAJOR    X.   .1.    AD  AMIS. 


M.Al.Ki:  [N   LIVESTOCK  AND  LUMBER. 


Tbo  facility  whieb  (lie  Major  pos- 
sesses lor  handling  live  stock  and  lum- 
ber Cannol  be  bettered.  Located  near 
the  Kansas  Pacific  depot,  he  has  a  side 
track  running  the  entire  length  of  his 
extensive  lumber  yard,  from  which 
his  Lumber  is  unloaded  directly  Into 
the  yard  with  the  least  amount  of  ex- 
pense and  trouble  possible. 


His  lumber  trade  is  unequaled  by 
any  other  yard  in  the  city,  and  the 
quality  of  the  lumber  which  he  fur- 
nishes is  always  up  to  the  point  of  ex- 
celence  that  he  says  it  is. 

His  stock  yards  are  located  in  the 
rear  of  his  lumber  yard,  and  are  fur- 
nished with  a  private  chute  by  which 
a  large  number  of  the  cars  that  come 
in  loaded  with  lumber  are  sent  out 
loaded  with  live  stock.  Improve- 
ments in  these  yards  are  being  made 
every  day,  and  there  is  nothing  in 
which  the  Major  delights  so  much  as 
neatness  and  having  everj'thing  in  its 
place. 

The  reputation  which  Manhattan 
sustains  as  the  best  market  for  stock 
in  central  Kansas,  is  largely  due  to  Mr. 
Adams.  He  buys  and  ships  over 
three-fourths  of  the  cattle  and  hogs 
that  leave  this  point,  and  he  does  it 
with  very  little  expense  compared 
with  that  which  other  buyers  are  sub- 
ject to,  as  he  stays  quietly  at  home 
while  others  are  running  the  country 
over;  for  there  are  none  of  our  stock- 
men within  a  radius  of  twenty  miles 
who  would  think  of  selling  their  stock 
until  they  had  seen  the  Major  and  got 
his  prices.  He  receives  private  dis- 
patches each  day  from  the  eastern 
markets,  and,  when  the  markets  are 
fluctuating,  two  or  more  are  often  re- 
ceived. He  never  asks  what  is  being 
paid  by  others,  but  establishes  his 
own  prices  and  brings  them  up  to  the 
point  where  he  can  make  a  fair,  living 
profit,  and  never  varies. 

By  the  course  which  the  Major  in- 
variably  pursues,  he  has  gained  the 
entire  confidence  of  the  community; 
and  we  know  of  many  instances  where 
stockmen  from  a  distance  have  driven 
in  their  cattle  without  previously  see- 
ing him,  knowing  that  they  were  sure 
to  receive  the  highest  market  price, 
whatever  it  might  be,  the  same  as 
though  a  bargain  had  previously  been 
made. 

Mr.  Adams  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Manhattan,  and  has  enjoyed 
all  the  honors  in  our  city  government 
that  a  grateful  people  could  bestow  up- 
on him,  and  be  is  to-day  its  Mayor. 


R.  J.  Harper. 


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HON.  R.  J.  HARPER. 


CLERK   DISTRICT   COURT,     CONVEYAN- 
CER  AND   CLAIM   AGENT. 


The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born 
October  25th,  1823,  in  Ross  county,  Ohio. 
In  1847,  he  removed  to  Iowa  and 
taught  school  in  Marion  and  Desmoines 
counties. 

In  1851,  he  went  into  mercantile  bus- 
iness in  Desmoines  county  and  remain- 
ed in  that  vocation  about  five  years, 
achieving  fair  success. 

In  1856,  he  sold  his  store  and  engaged 
in  milling  for  two  or  three  years.  Dur- 
ing this  period,  the  financial  crash  of 
1857  ruined  an  immense  number  of 
men,  and  when  Mr.  Harper  sold  his 
mill  in  1859,  he  was  poorer  than  when 
he  bought  it. 

In  the  spring  of  that  year  he  came  to 
Kansas,  and,  after  remaining  a  couple 
of  months  in  Topeka,  located  in  Man- 
hattan, which  has  been  his  home  ever 
since. 

He  soon  afterward  built  the  stone 
house  now  occupied  by  Hon.  Geo.  W. 
Higinbotham,  and,  in  the  fall  of  1859, 
was  elected  to  the  office  of  County 
Clerk  and  Register  of  Deeds,  which  po- 
sition he  filled  for  two  years. 

When  the  Nation  was  struggling  for 
its  life,  Mr.  Harper  was  not  content  to 
remain  in  ease  at  home  but,  in  August, 
1862,  decided  that,  instead  of  being  a 
candidate  for  re-election  to  office,  he 
would  don  the  blue.  Accordingly,  he 
enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  G. 
of  the  11th  Regiment  of  the  Kansas 
Volunteers  ;  but,  upon  the  organization 
of  the  regiment,  he  was  appointed  regi- 
mental quartermaster  sergeant,  aud 
served  in  that  capacity  about  a  year. 

In  September,  1863,  when  the  Elev- 
enth Kansas  was  transformed  into  a 
cavalry  regiment,  he  was  appointed 
First  Lieutenant  and  Commissary  of 
Subsistance.  During  the  greater  part 
of  the  remainder  of  the  war,  Lieuten- 
ant Harper  filled  other  than  regimental 
positions.  For  six  months  he  .was  post 
Quartermaster  at  Independence,  Mis- 
souri, and  at  other  times  served  as  Com- 
missary of  Subsistence  on  the  staffs  of 


General  McKean  and  General  Sykes, 
in  different  parts  of  Missouri,  Arkan- 
sas, and  the  Indian  Territory. 

In  February  and  March  of  1865,  he 
was  Quartermaster  and  Commissary 
of  Subsistence  for  the  Eleventh  Kan- 
sas, during  its  campaign  on  the  plains 
after  the  Indians.  There  was  little 
chance  for  glory  on  this  expedition;  but, 
on  account  of  the  extreme  severity  of 
the  weather,  it  is  said  to  have  caused 
more  suffering  than  any  single  cam- 
paign of  the  regiment  in  rebeldom. 

Lieutenant  Harper  was  honorably 
discharged  in  July,  1865,  and  returned 
to  Manhattan  with  a  record  of  which 
he  may  well  be  proud.  He  had  dem- 
onstrated that  he  possessed  unusual 
clerical  and  executive  ability  ;  and,  at 
a  time  when  corruption  in  his  depart- 
ment was  supposed  to  be  almost  univer- 
sal, he  was  so  scrupulously  exact  in  his 
accounts  and  all  his  dealings  that  he 
was  never  even  suspected  of  pecula- 
tion. 

In  1866,  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge 
of  Riley  county  and  Clerk  of  the  Dis- 
trict Court.  He  was  re-elected  Probate 
Judge  five  times  and  Clerk  of  the  Dis- 
trict Court  six  times  (which  position 
he  still  fills),  and  nearly,  if  not  quite 
always,  ran  ahead  of  his  ticket.  As  an 
officer  as  well  as  an  individual,  he  is 
one  of  the  most  accommodating  of  men, 
and  this  fact  has  secured  him  hosts  of 
friends,  especialy  in  the  country. 

Judge  Harper  has  also  served  as  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  and  Police  Justice, 
and  has  been  three  times  elected  a 
member  of  the  City  Council. 

In  addition  to  his  official  duties,  Mr. 
Harper  transacts  a  large  general  con- 
veyancing and  claim  agency  business. 

He  has  almost  a  monopoly  of  the  con- 
tested land  cases  in  this  section,  and  so 
clear  is  his  understanding  of  the  na- 
tional laws  governing  in  such  cases, 
that  he  has  secured  the  reversal  or 
modification  of  several  rulings  of  the 
Department  of  the  Interior. 

He  gives  a  great  deal  of  attention  to 
pension  matters,  and  is  generaly  suc- 
cessful in  the  cases  that  he  takes  hold 
of.  In  all  his  correspondence  with  the 
Pension  Bureau  and  Land  Department, 


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i?.  J.  Harper. 


he  is  careful  not  to  push  a  claim  that  he 
does  not  believe  to  be  just,  and  this  fact 
gives  him  more  influence  than  can  be 
■wielded  by  less  honest  agents. 

Although  he  does  not  make  a  special- 
ty of  it,  be  places  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  loans  of  money  every  year  for 
eastern  parties  who  are  aware  of  his  re- 
liability and  carefulness. 

He  also,  as  an  incidental  matter,  pays 
taxes  on  lands  for  non-residents,  and 
buys  and  sells  real  estate. 

In  1852,  Mr.  Harper  married  Miss 
Catharine  Pierce,  of  Woodburn,  Illi- 
nois. She  is  a  most  excelent  lady  and 
is  respected  by  all  who  know  her.  Not 
having  been  blessed  with  children,  the 
Judge  and  wife  adopted  two  orphan 
girls,  and  have  brought  them  up  exact- 
ly as  though  they  were  their  own. 
The  eldest,  Miss  Josephine,  was  edu- 
cated at  the  Kansas  State  Agricultural 
College,  and  is  now  supporting  herself 
teaching  school  ;  while  the  younger, 
Miss  Nellie  Maud,  is  now  following  in 
her  footsteps.  All  honor  to  those  who 
have  enough  of  the  spirit  of  Christ  in 
their  souls  to  lead  them,  through  long 
years,  to  give  shelter,  food,  clothing,  ed- 
ucation and  love  to  helpless  ones  who 
have  no  especial  claim  on  them,  but 
who,  without  this  Christian  charity,  of 
which  there  is  such  rarity,  would  have 
had  a  cheerless,  if  not  worse,  lot  before 
them. 

In  1807,  the  Judge  built  the  stone 
house  in  which  he  now  lives,  and  the 
grounds  about  which  are  tastefuly 
and  comfortably  arranged.  By  close 
attention  to  business  and  prudence,  he 
is  supposed  to  have  laid  by  enough  to 
be  able  to  look  at  the  future  with  the 
full  consciousness  that  he  and  his  are 
provided  lor. 


LYMAN  &   WARD. 


PHYSICIANS  AND  SURGEONS. 


Dr.  L.  .).  Lyman,  the  senior  member 
of  this  firm,  was  bona  in  Springfield, 

Illinois,    in    1838.       He    graduated  at 


Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  in 
New  York  City,  in  18G2,  and  located  in 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  where  he  practiced 
medicine  for  four  years. 

In  the  year  1866,  he  located  in  Man- 
hattan, Kansas,  and,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  few  years  spent  in  St.  George, 
eight  miles  east  of  this  city,  has  re- 
mained here  ever  since. 

He  has  always  made  a  specialty  of 
surgery,  and  has  performed  a  great 
many  skilful  operations.  He  has  the 
largest  and  best  collection  of  surgical 
instruments  owned  by  any  one  in  Cen- 
tral Kansas,  and,  being  very  ingenious, 
has  invented  several  of  great  value, 
the  want  of  which  he  had  felt  in  his 
practice. 

Dr.  M.  B.  Ward  was  born  in  Huron 
county,  Ohio,  in  1848.  He  commenced 
his  medical  course  in  the  spring  of 
1872,  under  the  preceptorship  of  F. 
King  Owen,  M.  D.,  of  Ypsilanti,  Mich., 
In  consequence  of  poor  health,  he  re- 
moved, in  1874,  to  Western  Texas. 
There  he  continued  his  medical  studies 
a  portion  of  the  time,  with  T.  C.  Gil- 
lespie, M.  D.  In  the  spring  of  1876 
they  formed  a  co-partnership,  and 
spent  several  months  in  the  Republic 
of  Mexico,  practicing  medicine  and 
surgery. 

The  Doctor  came  to  Manhattan  in 
1877,  and  finished  his  medical  course 
in  Keokuk  (Iowa)  College  of  Physi- 
cians and  Surgeons,  in  1879. 

The  same  year  he  was  commissioned 
as  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  Kansas 
Military  Guards,  which  position  he 
still  holds. 

In  April,  1879,  the  present  co-part- 
nership was  formed,  and  since  that 
time  their  business  has  steadily  and 
rapidly  increased.  They  are  both  men 
of  high  personal  character  as  well  as 
medical  ability,  and  have  the  confi- 
dence of  the  entire  community.  They 
arc  hard  students,  and  keep  posted  on 
the;  medical  investigations  and  discov- 
eries of  the  tlay. 

They  do  nol  pretend  to  keep  a  drug 
store,  but,  finding  it  gives  better  satis- 
faction to  their  patrons  to  have  the 
physician  fill  his  own  prescriptions, 
they  keep  on  baud  an  assortment  of 
drugs  for  that  purpose. 


The  B.  &  K.   V.  Commercial  Agency. 


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THE  BLUE  &  KANSAS  VALLEY   made  since  he  took  it  in  hand  prove 
COMMERCIAL  AGENCY.  that    he    possesses    unusual    business 
•  ability. 

JOHN  A.  ALLEN,  AGENT. 


This  institution  is  better  known  as 
The  Co-operative  Grange  Store,  and  is 
regularly  chartered  by  the  State.  It 
has  been  established  about  four  years, 
and  is  now  doing  a  very  good  business. 
The  grand  principle  upon  which  this 
agency  is  operated  is  that  it  pays  divi- 
dends to  its  customers  every  three 
months,  on  the  amount  of  their  pur- 
chases, thereby  saving  to  the  con- 
sumer a  part  of  the  profit  that  other- 
wise would  go  to  enrich  some  individ- 
ual merchant. 

No  one  but  Grangers  in  good  stand- 
ing can  take  stock,  but  any  one  can 
take  trade  checks  and  receive  a  divi- 
dend, half  the  amount  being  paid  to 
non-stockholders  that  is  paid  to  stock- 
holders. Five  dollars  constitutes  a 
share,  and  entitles  the  holder  to  full 
dividends. 

No  one  can  take  more  than  one  hun- 
dred shares.  Stockholders  receive  ten 
per  cent  per  annum  on  stock  besides 
dividends  on  purchase  money.  Most 
of  the  stockholders  let  their  dividends 
remain  as  new  stock,  and  stock  is  be- 
ing taken  all  the  time,  and  very  little 
withdrawn.  Under  the  present  man- 
agement it  is  gaining  ground  fast,  and 
will  soon  be  in  shape  to  do  a  rushing 
business.  All  kinds  of  goods  are  han- 
dled. Goods  sold  on  commission,  and 
produce  of  all  kinds  taken  in  exchange 
for  goods. 

This  is  a  cash  institution,  and  meets 
its  obligations  promptly. 

When  farmers  and  others  realize 
the  benefits  of  co-operation  and  prac- 
tice it,  then  and  not  till  then  can  they 
hope  to  break  down  the  monopolies 
that  now  exist. 

Any  one  desiring  information  in  re- 
gard to  the  workings  ot  this  agency 
can  obtain  it  from  the  agent,  John  A. 
Allen. 

Mr.  Allen,  who  has  lived  in  and 
about  Manhattan  for  twenty-five 
years,  is  universaly  respected,  and  the 
strides  which  this  establishment  has 


D.  ADAMS. 


GROCERIES  AND  PROVISIONS. 


Associated  in  a  direct  or  indirect  way 
with  all  other  industries,  through  the 
relations?  it  sustains  to  every  family 
and  home  in  city  or  country,  this  busi- 
ness has  a  corresponding  importance 
in  a  work  devoted  to  the  various  vo- 
cations and  activities  of  a  community. 
In  the  preparation  of  a  work  of  this 
kind,  we  take  pleasure  in  noting  the 
important  relations  which  the  city  of 
Manhattan  sustains  to  the  State  at 
large,  and  the  prominence  of  her  trade 
and  business  establishme  nts.  One  of 
the  leading  grocery  houses  in  the  city 
is  the  one  conducted  by  Darius  Adams, 
situated  on  Poyntz  avenue,  near  Sec- 
ond street.  Its  excelent  location  af- 
fords every  convenience  for  the  trade, 
and  under  its  present  efficient  manage- 
ment it  must  continue  to  sustain  its 
popularity,  and  increase  its  trade 
from  year  to  year. 

The  business  was  originaly  started 
by  A.  Huntress,  (or  Father  Huntress, 
as  he  is  familiarly  called)  Mr.  Ad- 
ams being  connected  with  him  as 
clerk  for  a  number  of  years ;  so  that 
when,  in  the  fall  of  1879,  Mr.  Huntress 
resolved  to  withdraw  from  active  busi- 
ness and  the  store  was  turned  over  to 
Mr.  Adams,  no  reaction  in  the  business 
occurred.  Everything  moved  on  in 
the  even  tenor  of  its  way  ;  all  the  old 
customers  (which  are  the  best  in  the 
city)  were  retained,  and  since  Mr.  Ad- 
ams' succession  to  the  proprietorship, 
the  confidence  of  the  community  that 
the  very  best  goods  can  be  obtained  at 
his  store,  has  not  diminished  in  the 
least. 

The  complete  stock  of  the  various 
articles  associated  with  this  branch  of 
trade  which  Mr.  Adams  keeps  con- 
stantly on  hand,  and  the  excelent  fa- 


D.    Adams. 


cilities  he  enjoys  for  obtaining  his  sup- 
plies, enables  him  to  compete  in  prices 
with  any  similar  establishment  in  this 
part  of  the  State,  and,  consequently, 
to  offer  great  inducements  to  the  pub- 
lic to  trade  with  him  for  every  descrip- 
tion of  staple  and  fancy  family  grocer- 
ies. 

Mr.  Adams  is  a  native  of  Maine,  and 
has  had  a  large  experience  in  every  de- 
partment of  the  grocery  and  provision 
trade,  and  now  does  a  flourishing  busi- 
ness in  this  city  and  surrounding  coun- 
try. He  is  a  live  business  man,  cour- 
teous and  obliging,  immediately  win- 
ning the  respect  and  confidence  of  his 
customers. 


A.  P.  MILLS. 


SUCCESSOR   TO   BLOOD,    BROOKSj  &   CO. 

There  is  probably  no  man  in  Man- 
hattan who  has  had  more  experience  in 
the  grocery  business  than  Mr.  Mills. 
He  was  taken  into  a  store  when  but 
fourteen  years  of  age,  and,  for  over 
twenty  years,  did  business  for  himself, 
in  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  He  did  not, 
however,  confine  himself  during  those 
years  entirely  to  the  grocery  trade,  but 
was  engaged  in  buying  wool  and  other 
commodities  for  eastern  manufacturers, 
and  the  annual  business  transacted  by 
him  averaged 

OVER  !}300,000   A   YEAR. 

His  health  failing,  he  removed  to 
Missouri  and  engaged  in  dairying  on 
an  extensive  scale,  contracting  with 
and  furnishing  the  leading  hotels  of  St. 
Louis  with  butter  of  fiis  own  make, 
both  summer  and  winter.  He  received 
good  prices,  and,  during  the  twelve 
years  that  lie  was  engage,!  in  that  busi- 
ness, made  money.     His 

EXPERIENCE    IN    BUTTEB    MAKING 
he   proposes   to   turn    to   account    in    a 
manner  which  will  he  explained  here- 
after. 

Mr.  Mills  is  a  brother  of  the  wife  of 
the  Rev.  It.  D.  Parker,  pastor  of  the 


Congregational  Church  of  this  city,  and 
coming  here  on  a  visit  last  fall,  was  so 
struck  with  the  beauties  of  the  place 
and  surrounding  country  and  its  splen- 
did location  for  business,  that  he  re- 
solved to  move  here  and  establish  him- 
self in  trade.  He  succeeded  in  pur- 
chasing the  stock  and  good  will  of 
Blood,  Brooks,  &  Co.,  who  were  located 
on  Poyntz  avenue,  directly  opposit  the 
post  office,  which  is  decidedly  the  best 
location  in  the  city  for  the  business 
which  is  to  be  carried  on.  The  build- 
ing was  enlarged  by  Mr.  Eames  last 
season,  and  is  now  the  largest  and  most 
commodious  salesroom  devoted  exclu- 
sively to  the  grocery  trade  in  the  city. 
Mr.  Mills  has  made  many  changes 
and  intends  making  many  more  as  the 
season  opens.    He  has 

A   DINING   PARLOR, 

fitted  up  in  elegant  style,  furnished 
with  tables,  &c,  where  hot  meals  with 
tea  and  coffee,  can  be  served  on  short 
notice  at  all  hours.  Oysters  are  served 
in  any  manner  desired,  and  a  lunch 
counter  where  cold  lunches  can  be  had 
at  a  trifling  cost  by  those  who  wish  a 
meal  of  this  kind.  A  cook  room,  fur- 
nished with  all  the  paraphernalia  for 
cooking,  is  another  feature  introduced 
by  Mr.  Mills,  where  all  the  delicacies 
of  the  season  will  be  dressed  and  fur- 
nished in  the  most  attractive  style.  He 
will  make  a  specialty  of  supplying  balls, 
private  parties,  public  gatherings,  &c, 
with  dinners,  suppers  and  banquets,  in 
the  most  elegant  style  and  on  the  short- 
est notice.  His  salesroom  is  well  stock- 
ed with 

CHOICE    FAMILY  GROCERIES, 

canned  goods,  tobacco  and  cigars  of  the 
very  best  brands,  fine  confectionery, 
nuts,  foreign  and  domestic  fruits,  green 
and  dried.  One  counter  is  presided 
over  by  Mrs.  Mills,  where  wicker  and 
bamboo  work  is  sold.  This  is  the  only 
stock  of  this  class  of  goods  offered  for 
sale  in  the  city.  The  variety  is  exten- 
sive and  very  attractive.  Arrange- 
ments have  also  been  made  to  have 
this  eomder  supplied  hereafter  with  an 
extensive  line  of  perfumeries  and  ladies' 
toilet  goods  of  the  latest  and  best  varie- 


A.  P.  Mills. 


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ties.  The  lady  like  and  attractive 
manner  in  which  Mrs.  Mills  conducts 
this  department  is  attracting  to  this 
counter  many  customers,  and  an  exten- 
sive trade  in  these  goods  is  established. 
The  counters  are  supplied  with  elegant 
show  cases,  one  of  which  is  filled  with 
a  choice  line  of  pipes,  cigar  holders  and 
other  smokers'  goods.  The  stock  of 
pipes  kept  by  Mr.  Mills  is  the  most  ex- 
tensive and  varied  of  any  in  the  city. 

ALL   VEGETABLES, 

in  their  season,  will  be  kept  in  stock ; 
also  bakers'  goods  fresh  from  the  oven. 
Mr.  Mills  intends  doing  an  extensive 
business  in  shipping  poultry,  game, 
butter,  eggs,  &c.  He  will  make  a  spe- 
cialty of  handling  butter,  and  thereby 
supply  a  deficiency  long  felt  by  our 
farmers,  by  enabling  them  to  find  a 
ready  and  good  market  for  this  article. 
His  experience,  as  we  mentioned  be- 
fore, will  assist  him  greatly  in  making 
it  a  success ;  and  it  will  be  greatly  to 
the  interest  of  our  farmers  to  help  for- 
ward the  movement  in  every  way  pos- 
sible. He  proposes  to  have  the  butter 
brought  to  him  immediately  on  being 
churned,  and 

BEFORE 

it  is  worked  over  or  salted.  This  part 
of  the  manufacturing  he  proposes  to  do 
himself,  that  all  the  butter  may  be  sub- 
jected to  the  same  process  and  receive 
just  the  amount  of  salt  which  makes  it 
most  satisfactory  to  the  marketmen  or 
dealers.  He  will  then  pack  it  in  such 
sized  boxes  or  firkins  as  will  best  assure 
its  ready  sale,  and  it  will  be  shipped  to 
the  different  points  which  promise  to 
pay  the  best.  Anyone  wTho  has  ever 
had  any  experience  in  the  dairying 
business  can  readily  see  that  butter 
handled  and  treated  in  this  manner  by 
an  experienced  person  will  bring  fancy 
prices;  and  if  the  farmers  and  butter 
makers  of  this  section  assist  and  sup- 
port Mr.  Mills  in  his  undertaking,  Riley 
county  will  soon  become  as  noted  for  its 
dairying  products  as  it  is  now  for  its 
fine  stock. 

Mr.  Mills  is  possessed  of  a  great 
requisit,  which  is  found  in  all  success- 
ful tradesmen,    and    that  is,    a  very 


agreeable  and  pleasing  manner ;  and 
one  can  readily  see  that  he  is  perfectly 
competent  to  handle  his  extensive  bus- 
iness in  such  a  way  as  will  not  only  be 
profitable  to  himself  but  pleasing  and 
profitable  to  his  customers.  We  are 
glad  to  welcome  to  our  midst  such  an 
energetic  and  pleasant  gentleman. 


E.  K.  SHAW. 


JEWELER. 


Mr.  Shaw  commenced  business  in 
Manhattan  about  four  years  ago.  The 
rooms  first  occupied  by  him  were  those 
now  used  by  Ed.  Williams,  in  L.  R. 
Elliott's  block.  His  trade  increased 
rapidly  from  the  start,  and  he  soon  felt 
the  need  of  larger  and  better  quarters, 
to  meet  the  wants  of  his  customers. 
The  rooms  he  now  occupies,  on  Poyntz 
avenue,  were  erected  for  that  special 
purpose.  They  are  roomy,  well  light- 
ed, and  neatly  arranged  for  the  pur- 
pose for  which  they  were  designed. 

There  is  probably  no  business  con- 
ducted in  Manhattan  where  advantage 
could  be  taken  of  unsuspecting  custom- 
ers more  readily  than  in  the  jewelry 
business.  There  are  so  many  imita- 
tions of  the  goods  handled  by  these  es- 
tablishments that  are  really  valueless, 
and  that  can  be  palmed  off  on  unsus- 
pecting customers,  that  it  is  of  the  ut- 
most importance  that  a  true  and  trusty 
man  should  furnish  them.  Such  a 
man  is  E.  K.  Shaw,  who  would  sooner 
lose  his  good  right  arm  than  to  know- 
ingly take  advantage  of  the  ignorance 
of  any  customer  and  sell  him  a  spuri- 
ous article  for  one  of  known  qualities. 
In  fact,  there  are  none  of  the  imitation 
goods  that  can  find  a  place  on  his 
shelves  or  in  his  cases.  His  stock  is 
the  most  complete  in  style  and  finish 
and  latest  designs  of  any  house  in  the 
city,  and  his  salesroom,  with  the  ex- 
tensive nickel  plated  show  cases,  is 
filled  to  repletion  with  a  choice  and 
elegant  assortment  of  fine  watches, 
imported  and  of  American  manufac- 


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E.  K.  Shaw. 


ture,  clocks,  solid  silver  and  plated 
ware,  jewelry  of  every  description, 
spectacles,  glasses,  and  all  articles 
pertaining  to  this  line  of  goods. 

Mr.  Shaw  devotes  his  personal  at- 
tention to  the  business  and  is  ably  as- 
sisted by  his  wife,  who  has  few  supe- 
riors as  a  workman  in  the  repairing  of 
watches,  clocks,  etc. 

Mr.  Shaw  guarantees  all  of  his  work 
to  be  first  class,  and  all  of  the  goods 
sold  over  his  counter  to  be  as  repre- 
sented. If  they  should  prove  different, 
he  is  ready  and  willing  to  make  them 
good. 

Mr.  Shaw  is  a  quiet  and  unassuming 
man,  retiring  in  his  disposition,  yet 
there  is  no  man  more  highly  respected 
for  his  fine  sense  of  honor  and  integri- 
ty ;  and  in  the  four  years  he  has  been 
in  trade  among  us  he  has  gained  the 
entire  confidence  of  the  community, 
and  as  a  workman  and  repairer  of  fine 
watches,  of  which  he  makes  a  special- 
ty, he  has  no  superior. 

Mrs.  Shaw  has  a  neat  and  extensive 

STOCK  OF   MILLINERY 

in  the  rear  of  the  salesroom,  and  is  do- 
ing an  extensive  business  in  this  line 
of  goods.  Her  customers  are  the  best 
and  most  fashionable  in  the  city  and 
surrounding  country,  and  are  increas- 
ing rapidly  each  year.  Her  taste  in 
trimming  and  remodeling  is  conceded 
to  be  unequaled  in  the  city. 


GEORGE  BURGOYNE. 


PHOTOGRAPHER. 


It  is  universaly  conceded  that  the 
finest  specimens  of  photography  to  be 
found  in  central  Kansas  are  on  exhibi- 
tion at  Burgoyne's  Art  Gallery,  in  Dr. 
Robinson's  new  block,  on  I'oyntz  av- 
enue. Mr.  Burgoyne  is  a  natural  ar- 
tist, and  during  the  twenty-three  years 
of  his  practical  experience  in  this  fine, 
has  given  his  undivided  attention  to 
the  improvement  and  development  of 
the  art. 


He  established  his  present  business 
in  Manhattan  in  1859,  and  since  that 
time,  has  conducted  it  with  unvarying 
success.      His    gallery  is    one    of   the 
finest  in  the  State.    His  rooms,  which 
are  25x60  feet  in  size,  are  elegantly  fur- 
nished,    adorned     with      meritorious 
works  of  art,  and  supplied  with  the 
latest  improvements  known  to  modern 
science,  and  lighted  after  the  most  ap- 
proved   style.    His    pictures    combine 
beauty  of  finish,  elegance  of  style,  strict 
regard  to  the  laws  of  light  and  shade, 
effective  pose,  and  artistic  arrangement 
of  drapery  and  surroundings.    These 
requisits   are   such  as  can  be  secured 
only  by  the  unerring  eye  and  educated 
taste  of  the  true  artist,  and  are  entirely 
distinctive  from  the  mere  mechanical 
portion  of  the  work,  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  which  is,  however,  an  essential 
requisit   in   a  correct  and  satisfactory 
picture.    Mr.  Burgoyne  thoroughly  un- 
derstands and  comprehends  all  the  re- 
quirements of  this  business,  and  is  pro- 
ficient in  all  the  various  branches  of 
photography,  which  he  executes  in  the 
highest  style  of  the  art.     His  gallery  is 
one  of  the  principal  features  of  attrac- 
tion in  the  city,  and  is  well  worth  a 
careful  and  critical  examination  by  all 
the  admirers  of  the  fine  arts.    His  pic- 
tures are  highly  commended  as  being 
life-like  arid  artistic  in  style  and  finish. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  copying  old 
pictures  and  finishing  as  may  be  de- 
sired, in  crayon,  India  ink  or  oil  colors. 
Mr.  Burgoyne  has  resided  in  Man- 
hattan since  1856,  being  one  of  our  old- 
est citizens.     He  is  a  thorough  artist 
and  is  eminently  deserving  of  his  suc- 
cess  in   establishing   one  of  the  best 
photograph  galleries  in  the  West. 


SA  WYER  &  SCOTT. 


LOAN  AND   INSURANCE  AGENTS. 


Also  proprietors  of  the  only  set  of 
Abstract  books  in  the  county. 

Mr.  Sawyer,  formerly  of  Peterboro, 
New  Hampshire,  is  Vice-President  of, 


Sawyrr  &  Scott. 


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and  performs  an  active  part,  in  the 
successful  management  of  the  Riley 
( lounty  Bank,  at  Manhattan. 

Mr.  Scott  is  one  of  the  leading  law- 
yers in  the  county. 

They  arc  very  familiar  with  the  val- 
ue and  quality  of  real  estate,  and  have 
invested  money  in  this  .vicinity  for 
nine  years,  for  banking  corporations 
and  capitalists  in  the  East,  securing 
the  same  by  first  mortgage  on  valuable 
real  estate,  and  they  can  proudly  say 
that  during  this  time  not  a  loss  has 
been  incurred  or  foreclosure  suit  com- 
menced. 

They  also  own  the  only  set  of  ab- 
stract books  ever  made  for  l!il<y-  coun- 
ty, which  have  been  prepared  and 
promptly  revised  with  much  care  and 
at  large  expense,  thereby  enabling 
them  to  know,  at  all  times,  the  exact 
condition  of  the  titles  of  all  The  lands 
in  Riley  county.  We  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  saying  thai  all  parties  desiring 
personal  or  professional  services  of 
Messrs.  Sawyer  &  Scott,  will  always 
find  them  prompt  and  honorable. 


CHAS.  D.  MARVIN. 


Prominent  among  the  young  men 
lately  added  to  the  population  of  Man- 
hattan who  are  worthy  of  mention  is 
('has.  D.  Marvin.  He  came  from  De- 
posit, New  York,  in  April,  1878,  and, 
after  visiting  several  places  of  note,  in 
the  West,  finaly  located  in  Manhat- 
tan. He  was  the  first  citizen  of  Depos- 
it to  select  this  place  for  a  home,  but 
since  his  arrival,  quite  a  number  of 
others  have  joined  him. 

Mr.  Marvin  takes  pride  in  (instead 
of  being  ashamed  of)  the  fact  that  he 
is  a  mechanic.  He  is  a  house  painter 
and  paper  hanger,  and  is  a  master  of 
his  trade.  When  he  came  here  there 
seemed  to  be  enough  painters  in  this 
locality,  but  nevertheless,  although  al- 
most an  entire  stranger,  he  has  with- 
out any  special  advertising,  worked  up 


a  good  business.      Those  who  employ 
him  once  continue  to  do  so. 

Mr.  Marvin  is  a  contractor,  and  fur- 
nishes all  kinds  of  materials  as  well  as 
does  all  kinds  of  work  in  his  line.  One 
of  his  first  contracts  was  on  the  last 
building  erected  by  the  Kansas  Sfe 
Agricultural  College,  and  no  one  has 
been  found  to  depreciate  his  work. 
Last  year,  he  finished  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Manhattan,  throughout, 
decorating  the  walls  with  fresco  pa] 
with  cornice  and  panel  work,  and  ap- 
plied Smith's  patent  window  decora- 
tions in  imitation  of  stained  glass.  He 
also  did  all  of  the  finishing  work  on 
the  elegant  new  Methodist  church  in 
this  place.  These  buildings  and  nu- 
ii :  roua  stores  and  private  dwellings  in 
which  he  has  worked  demonstrate  his 
skill  and  reliability. 

!i  ■  devotes  his  whole  time  to  his 
business,  and  is  always  ready  to  do 
anything  and  everything  that  can  be 
done  in  a  building  with  paint,  paper  or 
finishing  materials.  He  makes  a  spe- 
cialty of  wall  papering,  wall  decorating 
and  kalsomining  churches,  school 
houses,  halls  and  offices.  He  prepares 
and  applies  blackboard  slating,  finishes 
hard  wood  with  oil  or  varnish,  etc. 

Much  of  his  success  results  from  the 
fact  that  he  uses  only  the  best  of  mate- 
rials. He  also  mixes  his  own  paints 
instead  of  trying  to  save  labor  by  rely- 
ing on  "  patent  "  paints.  In  short,  in 
every  department  he  strives  to  excel, 
well  knowing  that  in  no  other  way 
can  a  permanent  business  be  built  up. 

Mr.  Marvin  is  only  twenty-three 
years  of  age,  but  is  fast  becoming  one 
of  our  leading  citizens.  In  fact,  he  is 
one  of  those  intelligent,  driving  sort  of 
men,  who  are  always  sure  to  be  in  the 
lead  wherever  they  are,  and,  fortunate- 
ly for  this  section,  his  influence  is  uni- 
formly thrown  in  the  right  direction. 
He  is  a  zealous  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  and  Young  People's 
Christian  Union,  is  an  enthusiastic 
temperance  worker,  and  a  progressive 
Republican. 


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John    Tirrff. 


JOHN  BRETT. 


BLACKSMITH. 


Mr.  Brett  learned  his  trade  in  Eng- 
land, where  he  was  born  in  1847.  He 
served  seven  years  as  an  apprentice, 
and  the  last  two  years  of  his  appren- 
ticeship lie  had  charge  of  the  shop  in 
which  he  learned  his  trade.  He  con- 
tinued as  foreman  for  two  years  after 
his  apprenticeship  was  ended  and  then 
came  to  America.  He  came  to  Man- 
hattan in  1870,  when  twenty-three 
years  of  age,  and,  being  very  boyish 
looking,  had  some  trouble  in  obtainin 
work,  but  at  last  succeeded  in  getting 
a  job  from  August  Peak  at  fifteen  dol- 
lars per  month  and  his  board  for  the 
winter.  He  proved  himself  an  extra 
workman,  and  in  the  spring  got  a  bet- 
ter job  of  C.  Tegmeier  and  soon  succeed- 
ed to  a  partnership  with  a  half  inter- 
est in  the  shop.  After  two  years,  he 
sold  his  interest  to  W.  Henry  and  en- 
gaged with  the  Keable  Bros.,  to  do 
carriage  work  at  two  dollars  and  fifty 
cents  per  day.  He  worked  for  them 
three  years  and  then  went  to  Stock- 
dale  and  put  up  a  shop  and  stone  dwel- 
ling. After  two  years  he  returned  to 
Manhattan  and  has  done  business  up 
to  this  time  at  his  old  stand  on  First 
street.  He  has  purchased  a  lot  on 
Poyntz  avenue,  nearly  opposit  Higin- 
hot  ham's  bank,  on  which  he  is  erecting 
a  stone  shop  25xo0  feet,  two  stories  in 
hight.  It  will  be  when  completed  the 
finest  shop  in  the  city,  and  the  location 
could  not  be  bettered. 

Mr.  Brett  has  long  been  considered 
one  of  the  finest  workmen  in  central 
Kansas.  In  carriage  work  1 1 <  \  has  few 
equals  and  no  superiors.  In  the  re- 
pairing of  farm  machinery,  sharpening 
of  plows,  etc.,  Mr.  Brett  stain  Is  in  the 
front.  1  lis  trade  in  this  line  last  season 
was  probably  equal  to  thai  of  all  the 
other  blacksmiths  in  Manhattan.  Be 
proposes,  hereafter,  to  devote  his  whole 
time  to  carriage  work  and  the  repair- 
ing of  machinery,  forming  implements, 
plows,  &c,  and  no  one  is  better  pro- 
pared  or  better  qualified  to  carry  on 
this  class  of  work. 


He  is  about  taking  into  partnership 
Mr.  N.  McStewart,  late  of  Montreal, 
Canada,  who  is  a  machinist  as  well  as 
blacksmith,  and  a  young  man  with  ex- 
celent  business  qualifications. 

A  wheelwright  shop  will  be  run  in 
connection  with  this  establishment ; 
also  a  paint  shop,  by  Mr.  Sherman, 
an  excelent  carriage  painter,  who  de- 
votes his  entire  time  to  this  one  branch 
of  the  painting  trade.  These  three 
branches  of  trade,  conducted  as  they 
will  be  in  one  establishment,  with  the 
different  departments  under  such  effi- 
cient managers,  will  no  doubt  make 
this  one  of  the  most  popular  manufac- 
tories in  the  city. 

Mr.  Brett  is  a  man  well  liked  by  the 
community.  He  is  always  happy  and 
not  contented  until  he  makes  all  happy 
who  are  around  him.  For  years  all  of 
the  finest  work  that  was  to  be  done, 
such  work  as  required  the  greatest  care 
and  judgment  and  the  finest  workman- 
ship, was  taken  to  him ;  and  when 
Brett  said  a  certain  job  could  not  be 
done,  no  other  blacksmith  cared  to  try 
it.  In  the  finest  and  most  complicated 
work  he  excels,  yet  he  is  the  most  quiet 
and  unassuming  of  men,  and  does  not 
have  to  toot  a  horn  every  time  he  does 
a  nice  job  and  run  down  competing 
workmen  in  order  to  let  the  people 
know  he  is  a  workman.  His  work 
shows  for  itself,  and  he  has  built  up  an 
enviable  reputation  simply  by  the  mer- 
its of  his  work.  He  is  courteous  and 
obliging  and  as  a  citizen  is  highly  re- 
spected. 


GEO.  B.  SHERMAN. 


CARRIAGE  PAINTER. 


He  who  devotes  himself  to  one  par- 
ticular branch  Of  a  trade  and  uses  all 
his  energies  to  excel  and  make  himself 
perfect  in  that  particular  branch,  is 
far  more  certain  to  master  it  than  one 
who  takes  in  all  the  ramifications  per- 


Geo.  B.  Shrrman. 


87 


taining  thereto.  '  A  Jack  at  all  trades 
and  good  for  nothing  at  any  "  can  cer- 
tainly not  be  applied  to  Mr.  Sherman. 
He  is  a  carriage,  sign  and  ornamental 
painter,  and  claims  to  be  nothing 
more  ;  and  as  a  finished  workman  in 
this  line  he  has  few  equals. 

He  was  born  in  Paw  tucket,  Rhode 
island,  in  1852,  and  commenced  learn- 
ing the  trade  of  a  carriage  painter  in 
the  year  1869,  in  the  carriage  shop  of 
Asa  Eames,  who  was  then  carrying  on 
that  business  in  Fall  River,  Massachu- 
setts. He  served  an  apprenticeship  of 
three  years,  and  then  continued  as  a 
journeyman  for  three  years  longer, 
when  he  was  employed  as  foreman  in 
another  shop,  which  position  he  held 
until  he  came  to  Manhattan,  in  the  fall 
of  1878.  Asa  Eames,  his  old  employer, 
had  been  here  a  number  of  years, 
though  not  engaged  in  the  carriage 
making  business  ;  yet  lie  was  glad  to 
greet  and  welcome  to  our  beautiful 
city  this  young  man  whom  he  had  al- 
ways respected,  and  stood  ready  to 
lend  a  helping  hand  to  assist  him  to 
obtain  employment.  But  his  services 
were  not  required.  Mr.  Sherman  had 
no  trouble  in  obtaining  work,  and  the 
first  job  he  turned  out  gave  such  un- 
bounded satisfaction  that  others  fol- 
lowed in  quick  succession.  He  painted 
t lie  beer  wagon  at  Junction  City,  and 
eulogies  Mere  passed  upon  it  by  the 
press  of  that  place,  to  the  effect  that  it 
was  the  finest  piece  of  work  that  they 
had  ever  seen  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Sherman  has  labored  under  the 
difficulty  of  not  having  a  suitable  shop 
in  which  to  do  his  work,  as  no  place 
could  be  obtained  in  Manhattan,  but 
this  is  to  be  obviated  the  coming 
spring.  He  will  have  a  room  fitted  up 
for  his  special  purpose,  over  the  new 
blacksmith  shop  to  be  erected  by  John 
Brett. 

He  does  the  most  of  the  carriage 
painting  for  our  livery  men  ;  and,  also, 
the  most  of  those  excelent  signs 
which  have  lately  been  put  up  on  our 
business  fronts  are  his  work.  You  will 
never  find  one  of  them  defaced  by  his 
putting  his  own  name  on  BspainU  r. 

He  has  erected  for  himself  a  nice  lit- 


tle residence  on  Yuma  street.   His  fam- 
ily consists  of  a  wife  and  one  child. 

Mr.  Sherman  is  one  of  those  out- 
spoken, free  and  easy  gentlemen  who 
will  have  scores  of  friends  wherever  he 
may  be. 


LONG  &  FIRESTONE. 


LIVERY    AND   FEED   STABLE. 


On  arriving  at  a  strange  place  the 
first  inquiry  by  the  tourist  is,  Where 
can  1  obtain  a  good  turnout?  To  those 
visiting  Manhattan  we  would  say  that 
Long  &  Firestone  can  fit  you  out  in 
the  best  style  possible.  They  keep  a 
large  number  of  the  best  roadsters  in 
the  country,  with  a  proportionate  num- 
ber of  carriages,  buggies,  &c.  Their 
single  and  double  rigs  cannot  be  ex- 
celed  in  the  city.  The  horses  used  are 
spirited  yet  gentle,  easily  managed, 
and  safe  to  be  driven  anywhere.  Their 
stable  is  located  on  the  south  side  of 
Poyntz  avenue,  near  the  depot,  and  in 
close  proximity  to  all  the  hotels.  It  is 
a  large  stone  structure  with  accommo- 
dations for  fifty  horses.  Their  carriage 
room,  harness  room  and  office,  are  in 
the  same  building.  The  long  experi- 
ence of  this  firm  enables  them  to  judge 
understandingly  of  the  merits  of  horse 
flesh  and  to  comprehend  fully  the 
wants  of  the  traveling  public,  in  this 
particular  line.  They  are  very  reason- 
able in  their  charges,  and,  when  de- 
sired, furnish  the  most  competent  and 
careful  drivers.  Ample  accommoda- 
tions are  provided  for  boarding  horses 
by  the  day  or  week,  and  the  best  of 
care  is  given  to  horses  placed  in  their 
stable. 

Mr.  Long  is  successfuly  engaged  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  business,  and  the 
management  of  the  stable  devolves  en- 
tirely upon  Mr.  Firestone,  who  enjoys 
the  full  confidence  of  Mr.  Long  and 
of  the  community  at  large.  No  one 
understands  better  how  to  care  for 
horses ;  and  in  the  treatment  of  the  dif- 


88 


Long  &  Firestone. 


ferent  diseases  to  which  they  are  sub- 
ject, there  are  few  who  can  manage 
them  as  successfuly. 

In  your  dealings  with  them  you  will 
be  treated  with  the  greatest  courtesy, 
and  tli«'  utmost  pains  taken  to  accom- 
modate you  in  every  way  possible. 
Teams  are  sent  to  any  point  in  the 
city  without  extra  charge,  when  so  de- 
sired. 


ited  by  Mr.  Cooper,  who  conducts  his 
business  exclusively  upon  the  cash 
and  one  price  system. 

The  best  customers  in  the  city  and 
surrounding  country  are  patrons  of 
this  store.  The  different  articles 
handled  are  always  first  class,  and  the 
prices  the  most  reasonable. 

The  gentlemanly  and  courteous 
bearing  of  the  proprietor  is  winning 
him  hosts  of  friends,  and  his  trade  is 
increasing  rapidly. 


WARREN  COOPER. 
(Successor  to  Win.  M.  Beverly.) 


DEALER  IN  DRY  GOODS  AND  GENERAL 

MERCHANDISE. 


Prominent  among  the  business 
houses  of  Manhattan  is  the  one  so  long 
owned  and  conducted  by  Win.  M.  Bev- 
erly, and  familiarly  known  throughout 
the  city  and  surrounding  country  as 
Beverly's  store.  Situated  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Poyntz  avenue  and  Second 
street,  its  business  location  could  not 
be  better.  Mr.  Beverly  being  a  man  of 
remarkable  business  ability,  with  but 
few  equals  as  a  salesman,  established 
a  large  and  flourishing  trade,  and  it 
was  a  surprise  to  all  wben  he  sold  out 
to  Mr.  Cooper,  and  retired  from  active 
business. 

Mr.  Cooper  came  into  possession  in 
the  fall  of  1880,  and,  being  an  old 
tradesman  who  was  well  qualified  to 
conduct  a  business  of  Ibis  kind,  be  re- 
tained all  the  old  customers,  and  many 
•"  w  ones  have  been  added  to  I  he  lis! . 

The  salesroom  is  well  ventilated, 
and  the  goods  arranged  in  a  very  at- 
tractive maimer.  The  stock  consists 
of  foreign  and  domestic  dry  -nods, 
seasonable  suits,  sbauls,  cloaks, 
gloves,  hosiery,  corsets,  blankets,  table 
linen,  Ladies'  and  gentlemen's  furnish- 
ing goods,  small  wans  and  notions  in 
great  variety,  and  a  bill  Line  of  choice 
family  groceries. 

Competent  and  efficient  assistants 
are  always  on  band  to  wait  upon  cus- 
tomers, and  a  careful  and  critical  ex- 
amination of  goods  and  prices  is  solic- 


nOSTR  UP  &  TO  WERS. 


TONSORIAL    PARLOR   &   BATH   ROOMS. 


It  has  been  about  three  years  since 
P.  C.  Hostrup  commenced  business  in 
Manhattan.  He  soon  established  a  lu- 
crative trade  which  has  steadily  in- 
creased. In  1879  he  removed  to  his 
present  commodious  quarters,  which 
are  in  the  center  of  the  city,  and  easy 
of  access  from  all  points,  being  situ- 
ated on  the  northwest  corner  formed 
by  the  intersection  of  Poyntz  avenue 
and  Second  street,  opposit  Purcell's 
store. 

In  January  of  the  present  year  he 
took  in  as  a  partner  Ed.  Towers,  who 
bad  been  in  the  shop  for  about  a  year, 
had  proved  himself  to  be  an  excelent 
workman,  and  a  gentleman  who  had 
made  many  friends  and  increased  the 
number  of  customers  to  a  considerable 
extent  since  he  entered  tbe  sbop. 

They  have  threechairs,  which  are  in 
constant  use,  and  their  cases  contain 
over  eighty  shaving  mugs,  wbich  be- 
long  to  their  regular  customet   , 

Their  bath  rooms— the  only  ones  in 
tbe  city — are  situated  in  the  rear,  and 

are  supplied  wilb  ho1  and  cold  water, 
and  all  tbe  modern  improvements  and 
appurtenances  of  first  class  bath  rooms. 
Tbe  prices  charged  by  these  (irsl  class 
barbers  are  very  moderate,  being  ten 
cents  for  a  shave,  twenty-live  cents  for 
bair  cutting,  and  twenty-five  cents  for 
baths. 


Hostrwp  &  Toivers. 


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As  you  enter  their  parlor  you  cannot 
help  at  once  noticing  how  clean  and 
neat  everything  is  kept.  The  smell 
which  is  peculiar  to  many  barber 
shops,  and  so  disgreeable  to  the  sensi- 
tive nerves  of  a  refined  person,  is  en- 
tirely avoided  here.  The  utmost  pains 
is  taken  by  the  gentlemanly  proprie- 
tors to  make  the  stay  of  their  custom- 
ers as  pleasant  as  possible.  No  loud 
talking,  or  long  stories,  so  peculiar  to 
some  barbers,  are  tolerated. 

They  keep  on  hand  a  choice  line  of 
cigars  and  tobaccos  of  different  brands, 
and  an  extensive  trade  in  these  goods 
has  been  established,  owing  to  the  su- 
periority of  the  articles  sold  by  them. 

Mr.  Hostrup  is  a  very  agreeable  gen- 
tleman, quiet  and  unassuming,  and  at- 
tending strictly  to  business.  To  his 
having  no  superior  as  a  barber,  and  be- 
ing an  excelent  judge  of  human  na- 
ture, and  a  disposition  to  be  obliging 
to  every  one,  is  due  the  extensive  pat- 
ronage  this  i  stablishment  enjoys. 


ranged  for  the  convenience  of  his  pat- 
rons, with  a  well  at  the  door  to  water 
stock.  His  good  nature  is  proverbial, 
and  as  he  stands  at  the  forge  or  is 
wielding  the  hammer  at  his  anvil,  it 
does  one  good  to  look  upon  him  and 
see  the  cords  and  muscles  swell  and 
contract  with  each  movement  of  his 
massive  arm. 

Charley  is  bound  to  succeed,  for  he 
is  not  only  an  excelent  workman,  but 
his  kind  and  genial  heart  will  always 
make  him  many  friends.  The  location 
of  his  shop  is  one  of  the  best  in  the 
city.  He  has  a  residence  near  his  shop 
on  the  north,  where  he  and  his  family 
of  a  wife  and  three  interesting  chil- 
dren reside,  and  they  seem  to  enjoy  a 
lull  share  of  this  world's  happiness. 


CHARLEY  IRVIN. 


BLACKSMITH. 


CR  UMP  &  HUNGERFORD. 


ABSTRACTERS,  LOAN  AND  INSURANCE 
AGENTS.  • 


The  jolly  and  good-natured  face  of 
Mr.  Irvin  always  greets  you  with  a 
smile  of  welcome  as  you  enter  his  neat 
little  brick  blacksmith  shop,  on  Second 
street,  a  short  distance  north  from 
Poyntz  avenue. 

Mr.  Irvin  worked  a  number  of  years 
for  Sam  Ferguson,  and,  during  that 
time,  made  hosts  of  warm  friends. 
He  was  an  excelent  horseshoer,  in  fact, 
was  accounted  the  best  in  the  country. 

In  the  spring  of  1879  he  erected  his 
present  shop,  where  he  has  done  busi- 
ness ever  since,  running  two  fires,  and 
he  has  as  much  work  as  he  can  do. 
He  has  probably  done  two-thirds  of 
the  horseshoeing  that  has  been  done  in 
the  city  since  he  commenced  work  for 
himself.  In  repairing  and  sharpening 
plows   he  has  but  few  equals. 

His  tools  are  all  new  and  of  the 
latest  designs.    His  shop  is  well  ar- 


This  firm  commenced  doing  busi- 
ness in  the  early  part  of  1879.  Since 
that  time  their  business  has  rapidly 
and  steadily  increased. 

H.  C.  Crump  being  Register  of  Deeds, 
their  facilities  for  making  abstracts  of 
title  are  in  many  respects  superior  to 
those  of  any  other  office  in  the  county. 

Since  commencing  business,  they 
have  loaned  large  amounts  of  money, 
and,  by  their  promptness  and  fair  deal- 
ing, have  given  universal  satisfaction. 

As  insurance  agents,  they  represent 
some  of  the  best  companies  of  Europe 
and  America.  All  losses  they  have 
thus  far  sustained  have  been  satisfac- 
torily adjusted  and  losses  paid  inside 
of  ten  days  from  date  of  fire — a  record 
hard  to  beat.  They  insure  stock 
against  loss  or  damage  by  fire  or 

LIGHTNING. 

This  is  an  important  item  to  farmers 
who  own  valuable  stock,  as  the  amount 
received  on  the  loss  of  a  single  animal 
will  pay  the  insurance  on  an  entire 
herd  for  many  years.    They   also  in- 


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Crump  <fr  Hungerford. 


sure  buildings  against  damage  by 
lightning,  whether  fire  ensues  or  not. 

H.  c.  CRUMP 

was  born  in  Bartholomew  county, 
State  of  Indiana,  March  28,  1843.  His 
lather  died  in  1847.  He  was  raised  on 
a  farm,  by  a  widowed  mother,  until 
the  spring  of  1860,  when  she  died.  He 
then  lived  with  his  brother,  who  still 
carried  on    the   farm,   until  July    20, 

1861,  at  which  time  he  enlisted  in  the 
t'nion  army  during  the  late  unpleas- 
antness, and  served  faithfuly  until 
March  4th,  1864,  at  which  time  he 
joined  the  veteran  corps,  and  served 
until  August,  1865.  He  was  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Stone  River,  Dec.  81, 

1862.  After  he  was  discharged  from 
the  army  he  returned  to  his  former 
home,  where  he  visited  friends  and  rel- 
atives until  March  5,  1866,  when  he 
embarked  for  Kansas,  making  Marys- 
ville  his  initial  point,  where  he  ar- 
rived March  21st  of  the  same  year. 

After  remaining  tbere  a  short- 
time  he  became  dissatisfied  with  that 
point,  and  started  down  the  valley  of 
the  Big  Blue  river,  not  knowing  where 
he  might  stop,  until  he  reached  Man- 
hattan. Being  struck  with  the  sur- 
rounding beauties  of  this  place  he 
concluded  to  settle  here,  where  he  has 
remained  ever  since. 

He  was  married  on  the  5th  day  of 
June,  1868. 

In  the  year  1873,  he  was  elected  by 
the  good  people  of  this  county  to  the 
office  of  Register  of  Deeds,  to  which 
position  he  has  been  re-elected,  and  is 
now  serving  out  his  fourth  term. 

D.   HUNGERFORD 

was  born  in  the  Empire  State.  At 
four  years  of  age  he  removed  to  Illi- 
nois, where  he  resided  until  he  re- 
moved to  Manhattan. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  he 
commenced  teaching,  which  business 
he  followed  for  several  years,  the  last 
three  of  which  he  served  as  Principal 
of  the  schools  of  this  city. 

He  read  law  in  the  law  department 
at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan;  was  admit- 
ted to  t  he  bar  ill  the  spring  of  1878,  and, 
on  his  examination,  received  the  com- 


pliments of  the  bar.  He  was  elected 
to  the  office  of  Probate  Judge  in  1878, 
and  re-elected  in  1880. 


J.  F.  GARDNER. 


DEALER  IN   ICE. 


Mr.  Gardner  was  born  in  Ohio  in 
1818,  where  he  lived  until  he  was  twelve 
years  of  age.  His  father  died  before  he 
was  born,  and  he  was  early  thrown 
upon  his  own  resources. 

In  1831,  he,  with  his  mother,  removed 
to  New  York.  During  the  summer  he 
worked  upon  the  farm,  while  the  win- 
ter months  were  spent  in  the  school 
room,  when  their  finances  would  per- 
mit. They  removed  to  Barre,  Massa- 
chusetts in  1835,  to  Gardner  in  1836  and 
to  Fitchburg  in  1838. 

Mr.  Gardner  had  learned  the  chair 
making  trade  and  commenced  the 
manufacture  of  chairs  at  Fitchburg, 
which  was  then  a  place  of  about  twelve 
hundred  inhabitants  and  now  numbers 
upward  of  sixty  thousand.  He  accu- 
mulated considerable  property,  while 
engaged  in  this  business.  In  1846,  he 
married  a  lady  in  New  York,  and  they 
have  had  five  children  born  to  them. 

Mr.  Gardner  came  to  Manhattan  in 
1856  (his  family  remaining  at  Fitch- 
burg), and  engaged  quite  extensively 
in  traffic  in  real  estate  and  city  lots. 
He  was  here  at  the  first  organization 
of  our  city  government,  and  was  Man- 
hattan's first  City  Marshal,  in  1857, 
which  position  he  resigned  in  the  fall 
of  that  year  and  returned  to  Massachu- 
setts. 

He  came  to  Kansas  once  more  before 
the  warJ>rokej>nt,  but  again  returned 
to  Fitchburg  when  President  Lincoln 
issued  Ids  lir-t  call  for  troops,  and  en- 
listed in  the  twenty-fifth  regiment, 
Massachusetts  volunteers,  and  served 
t  hrough  t  he  war.  This  regiment  form- 
ed a  part  of  the  (J rand  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  was  attached  to  Burnside's 
division  and  participated  in  the  storm- 


J.  F.  Gardner. 


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ing  and  capture  of  Roanoke,  Goldsbor- 
ough,  and  the  other  engagements  of 
that  expedition. 

They  formed  a  part  of  Grant's  forces, 
in  his  memorable  campaign,  "when  he 
marched  the  boys  to  Richmond  from 
the  guarded  Rapidan."  At  the  battle 
of  Cold  Harbor  his  regiment  went  into 
the  fight  seven  hundred  strong,  and 
but  eighty  men  lived  to  answer  the 
long  roll  call  after  that  bloody  contest. 
Mr.  Gardner  Mas  wounded,  but  not  se- 
riously, on  that  day. 

In  1866,  he  removed  with  his  family 
to  Manhattan,  where  they  have  resided 
ever  since.  He  is  the  owner  of  consid- 
er, dde  real  estate  in  this  and  several 
other  counties  in  the  State. 

He  is  now  engaged  in  furnishing  ice 
for  the  city.  He  has  a  large  ice  house 
at  the  foot  of  Poyntz  avenue,  with  the 
capacity  of  holding  one  hundred  tons, 
and  another  in  the  process  of  erection 
with  the  same  capacity.  They  are  con- 
veniently located  on  the  banks  of  the 
Blue,  whose  clear  running  waters  fur- 
nish the  best  ice  in  Kansas.  The  ice, 
after  being  cut  into  proper  sized  squares 
or  blocks,  is  hoisted  by  means  of  horse- 
power directly  into  the  ice  houses,  sav- 
ing a  great  deal  of  trouble  and  expense 
which  other  parties  who  have  to  trans- 
port it  on  wagons  are  subject  to.  He 
has  all  the  modern  and  improved  ma- 
chinery for  handling  and  cutting  ice. 
Ice  is  delivered  by  him  to  any  part  of 
the  city,  morning  or  evening,  as  desir- 
ed, during  the  warm  months.  He  not 
only  supplies  this  city  but  proposes 
hereafter  to  ship  large  quantities  to  dif- 
ferent points,  where  good  ice  cannot  be 
obtained. 

He  has  an  efficient  assistant  in  his 
son  George,  who  is  a  hard  worker  and 
takes  a  great  share  of  the  responsibility 
of  the  business  on  his  own  shoulders. 
Mr.  Gardner  is  a  warm  hearted,  gener- 
ous man,  always  ready  to  contribute 
and  give  assistance  to  the  needy.  His 
mother,  with  whom  he  has  passed 
through  so  many  trials  and  tribulations 
in  his  early  struggles  against  poverty 
in  his  younger  days,  is  stdl  living,  and 
her  old  age  is  made  happy  by  his  kind- 
ness, and  she  is  a  sharer  of  his  pleasant 
home  on  Leavenworth  street. 


GEO.  B.  HIMES. 


HARNESS    AND    SADDLE   MAKER. 


In  the  spring  of  1880,  Mr.  Himes  es- 
tablished himself  in  business  in  the 
building  formerly  occupied  by  William 
Tyrrell,  and  has  done  a  rapidly  increas- 
ing trade  ever  since. 

He  keeps  a  general  stock  of  harness 
and  saddles,  and  all  their  different 
parts,  and  the  articles  usualy  kept  in 
connection  with  them.  He  makes 
nearly  all  his  goods,  and  guarantees 
them  to  be  as  represented.  As  a  me- 
chanic, he  has  no  superior  in  central 
Kansas,  and  cuts  out  the  work  for  all 
his  hands  himself. 

In  the  fine  of  harness,  Mr.  Himes 
can  fit  you  out  with  anything  you 
want.  He  makes  single  harness  at 
any  price  from $10.00  to$75.00a  set,  and 
double  harness  at  from  $25.00  to  siuu.OO 
a  set  — the  quality,  of  course,  depend- 
ing on  the  price. 

He  makes  a  specialty  of  saddles; 
and,  for  the  last  five  years,  the  saddles 
made  by  him  have  been  considered  the 
best  that  could  be  obtained  in  this 
market. 

HIDES    AND   FURS. 

Mr.  Himes  also  makes  a  specialty  of 
dealing  in  hides  and  furs.  He  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  best  judges  of  furs  in 
the  West,  and  pays  for  them  all  they 
are  worth.  He  probably  buys  more 
hides  than  all  other  dealers  in  the  city, 
and  those  having  anything  in  this 
line  to  sell  should  give  him  a  call. 

Mr.  Himes  came  to  Manhattan  with 
his  father,  D.  B.  Himes,  in  1859,  when 
he  was  a  mere  lad,  and  has  grown  up 
in  this  community.  He  is,  therefore, 
widely  known,  and  is  universaly  ad- 
mitted by  all  to  be  a  stirring,  indus- 
trious and  upright  man,  whose  trade 
and  influence  must  steadily  increase. 
He  has  purchased  a  lot  on  Poyntz  ave- 
nue, and  expects  before  long  to  erect  a 
stone  building  in  which  to  do  business. 


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Ulrich  Brothers. 


ULRICH  BROTHERS. 


MACHINISTS,      WOOD     WORKERS    AND 
STONE   CUTTERS. 


These  two  young  men,  William  and 
Edward  Ulrich,  have  been  residents  of 
Manhattan  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
have  been  prineipaly  engaged  in  stone 
cutting  and  the  erection  of  stone  build- 
ings. 

During  the  summer  last  past,  they 
contracted  for  and  built  the  walls  of 
our  new  Methodist  church — the  finest 
church  building  in  central  Kansas — 
the  stone  work  of  which  is  pronounced 
equal  to  that  of  any  building  of  the 
kind  in  the  State.  As  stone  cutters, 
they  have  few  equals,  which  is  shown 
on  the  corner  stone  of  this  church,  all 
the  cutting  of  which  they  did  them- 
selves. 

As  mechanics  and  machinists  they 
have  been  acknowledged  for  years  to 
be  first  class ;  and  they  are  now  erect- 
ing a  machine  shop,  on  the  corner  of 
Osage  and  Third  street,  in  which  they 
will  repair  all  kinds  and  parts  of  ma- 
chinery, and  also  do  some  manufactur- 
ing. They  will  here  manufacture  the 
Kimble  pump,  for  which  they  have  a 
royalty  contract  for  the  State  of  Kan- 
sas. 

These  pumps  are  coming  into  general 
favor,  and  their  manufacture  will  be 
no  small  item  in  the  business  interests 
of  this  city. 

The  machine  shop  will  be  run  by 
•mi,  and,  in  connection  with  work  in 
iron,  a  wood  lathe  with  scroll  and  slit- 
ting saws  will  be  run,  with  which  they 
will  do  all  kinds  of  scroll  work,  turn- 
Lng,  etc.,  and  manufacture  such  work 
as  is  used  in  furnishing  and  finishing 
the  inside  of  churches  and  other  public 
buildings.  A  variety  molding  ina- 
chine  will  be  one  of  their  specialties. 

A  machine  shop  lias  long  been  one 
of  the  wauls  of  this  city,  and  it  is  very 
gratifying  to  our  citizens  to  know  that 
one  is  being  pushed  forward  under 
such  efficient  management.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  a  foundry  will  be  put  up 
in  the  fall,  and  the  capacity  for  doing 


business  enlarged  as  fast  as  the  trade 
demands  it.  There  is  little  doubt  but 
that  a  large  and  flourishing  business 
will  be  done  from  the  start.  There  is 
an  immense  quantity  of  machinery  in 
this  vicinity,  the  proper  repairing  of 
which  would  keep  a  number  of  men 
constantly  employed,  and  the  develop- 
ment of  our  manufacturing  interests 
will  still  farther  increase  it. 

Hereafter,  capitalists  who  wish  to 
start  manufactories  in  Manhattan  or 
vicinity  need  not  be  deterred  by  the 
want  of  an  establishment  to  repair 
their  machinery  when  it  gets  out  of 
order.  And  we  will  add  that  they 
will  find  the  Ulrich  Bros,  to  be  thor- 
oughly honest  men  as  well  as  unusu- 
aly  skilful  mechanics. 


HENR  Y  HO  UGH  AM. 


CONTRACTOR,   BRIDGE  BUILDER    AND 
CARPENTER. 


Manhattan  is  noted  far  and  wide  for 
its  excelent  buildings,  which  are  not 
only  substantialy  made  but  a  great 
many  of  them  highly  ornamental,  and 
show  in  their  construction  that  we  are 
blessed  with  first  class  workmen. 

Among  our  carpenters  and  builders 
the  name  of  Henry  Hougham  has  be- 
come familiar  to  all  our  citizens,  as 
that  of  one  who  stands  second  to  none 
as  a  workman.  He  is  a  son  of  Prof. 
Hougham,  who  formerly  had  charge 
of  the  agricultural  and  chemical  de- 
partments, at  the  Agricultural  College. 
He  is  one  of  those  agreeable  gentle- 
men who  find  it  one  of  the  easiest 
things  in  the  world  to  make  everybody 
his  friend  ;  always  being  in  the  best 
of  spirits,  and,  without  any  extra  ex- 
ertions, making  all  happy  who  are  as- 
sociated with  hi  in. 

lie  is  what  is  termed  a  natural  me- 
chanic; quick  in  his  movements,  and 
rapid  in  the  completion  of  what  he  un- 
dertakes. He  understands  fully  the 
construction  of  all  the  different  kinds 


Henry  Hougham. 


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and  styles  of  bridges,  and  is  ready  to 
contract  at  the  lowest  living  rates  for 
the  construction  of  the  same. 

The  many  jobs  which  he  has  com- 
pleted in  this  city  and  surrounding 
country,  are  spoken  of  by  those  who 
are  competent  to  judge,  as  something 
superior:  and  we  would  say  to  those 
who  contemplate  building,  or  have  any 
kind  of  carpenter  work  to  do,  that  Mr. 
Hough  am  is  a  good  man  to  consult 
with.  You  will  find  him  as  reasona- 
ble in  Ids  prices  as  any  first  class  car- 
penter, and  you  can  rest  assured  if  he 
undertaken  a  job,  it  is  going  to  be 
pushed  through  to  completion  as  fast 
as  possible. 

He  lives,  respected  by  all, on  College 
Hill,  in  an  excelent  and  well  situated 
house,  planned  by  himself  and  built 
with  his  own  hands. 


A&A  EAMES. 


Mr.  Eames  came  to  Manhattan  in 
1872.  He  had  long  been  a  resident  of 
Fall  River,  Massachusetts.  He  came 
here  and  spent  the  winters  with  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Hunting,  whom  we  all  re- 
member as  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Manhattan,  and  who  grew  old  among 
us,  and  passed  away  last  summer  re- 
spected and  loved  by  every  one  who 
knew  her.  The  summer  seasons  are 
generaly  spent  by  Mr.  Eames  in  the 
East,  where  he  has  large  means  invest- 
ed in  the  mills  at  Fall  River. 

He  has  a  son  located  in  New  York,  a 
cotton  broker,  who  is,  using  a  western 
phrase,  well  heeled.  Mr.  Eames,  of 
course,  spends  some  of  his  time  with 
him,  but  says  he  feels  better  and  enjoys 
himself  more  out  here  in  the  West 
where  all  is  free,  and  where  he  is  not 
afraid  of  spoiling  a  Brussels  carpet  ev- 
ery time  he  turns  around,  and  where 
he  can  get  quail  and  toast  for  breakfast. 

Mr.  Eames  held  many  prominent  of- 
fices in  the  city  government  of  Fall 
River.  He  was  City  Marshal  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  was  also  chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  which  is  accounts 


ed  as  prominent  a  position  as  there  is 
under  a  city  government  of  that  size. 

About  six  years  ago,  he  purchased 
what  is  now  known  as  Eames  Block, 
which  consists  of  the  stores  occu- 
pied by  Wm,  Knostman,  as  a  clothing 
store,  A.  P.  Mills,  grocery  store,  the 
office  formerly  occupied  by  Drs.  Ly- 
man &  Ward,  and  the  drug  store  of 
W.  C.  Johnston,  and  also  a  part  of  the 
ground  occupied  by  Mrs.  Briggs.  He 
has  made  great  improvements  in  them, 
since  they  came  into  his  possession, 
putting  in  iron  and  brick  fronts,  extend- 
ing them  so  as  to  make  them  larger 
and  more  convenient.  More  improve- 
ments will  be  made  the  coming  sum- 
mer, and  it  will  be  made  one  of  the 
finest  business  blocks  in  the  city.  Its 
location  as  a  business  point  has  hardly 
an  equal  while  the  post  office  remains 
where  it  is  at  the  present  time,  being 
situated  directly  across  the  street. 

He  has  also  two  fine  residences  on 
Colorado  street  in  one  of  which  he  re- 
sides— one  of  his  nieces  acting  as  his 
housekeeper. 

Mr.  Eames  is  highly  respected  by  the 
people  of  Manhattan.  He  is  outspoken 
and  positive  in  his  views,  which  is  al- 
ways admired  by  western  people.  He 
is  always  ready  and  willing  to  contrib- 
ute towards  any  scheme  that  will  ben- 
efit the  city,  and  never  hesitates  to  de- 
nounce any  wrong  that  may  be  discov- 
ered. 


A.  J.   WHIT  FORD. 


DEALER      IX      HARDWARE,      QUEENS- 
WARE,    &C. 


The  hardware  store  of  Mr.  Whitford, 
on  the  corner  of  Third  street  and 
Poyntz  avenue,  is  first  class  in  every 
particular.  The  stock  carried  is  large 
and  well  adapted  to  meet  the  wants  of 
the  people,  and  there  is  no  store  in  the 
city  that  sells  more  goods  in  this  line 
or  furnishes  them  at  cheaper  rates  than 
does  Mr.  Whitford. 


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A.  J.  Whitford. 


He  makes  a  specialty  of  every  arti- 
cle he  sells,  and.  none  but  those  of 
known  varieties  that  have  been 
proved  to  be  of  the  best  quality  find  a 
place  on  his  shelves. 

Mr.  Whitford's  long  experience  in 
dealing  in  these  goods  makes  him  a 
competent  man  to  select  and  handle 
them  to  the  best  advantage  of  his 
many  patrons ;  and  that  he  is  giving 
them  the  best  of  satisfaction  is  shown 
by  the  increase  in  his  trade  from  year 
to  year  since  he  commenced  business 
in  Manhattan. 

His  salesroom  is  large  and  the  arti- 
cles well  arranged,  being  placed  in 
such  a  manner  as  to  be  pleasing  to  the 
eye,  and  yet  always  in  their  proper 
places,  enabling  him  to  carry  his  heavy 
stock,  yet  leaving  plenty  of  room  to  in- 
spect the  same  without  any  inconven- 
ience to  the  purchaser. 

The  city  in  its  growtb,  for  want  of 
room,  in  other  localities,  is  naturaly 
crowding  westward,  and,  in  a  short 
time,  this  house  will  be  in  the  heart  of 
the  city,  and  at  the  present  writing 
tbere  is  no  hardware  store  so  conven- 
iently located  for  parties  corning  from 
all  points  as  this  one. 

Mr.  Whitford,  as  a  man  and  gentle- 
man, has  a  large  number  of  warm 
friends.  He  is  positive  in  his  views, 
yet  courteous  in  expressing  them,  nev- 
er hesitating  to  denounce  a  wrong  and 
strenuous  in  his  support  of  justice  and 
right. 


W.  C  JOHNSTON. 


DRUGGIST. 


Mr.  Johnston  is  a  native  of  Ohio, 
and,  therefore,  is  a  lucky  man,  and  lia- 
ble to  be  struck  with  the  lightning  of 
prosperity  at  any  time,  if  he  lias  not 
been  already — which  we  think  is  the 
case,  as  his  neat  and  well  arranged 
drug  store,  on  Poyntz  avenue,  opposit 
the  posl  oilier,  and  I  lie  large  patronage 


which  it  receives  from  our  people,  go 
to  show. 

He  came  to  Manhattan  in  1866,  and 
has  been  identified  with  the  drug  busi- 
ness ever  since ;  and,  for  the  last  thir- 
teen years,  has  been  conducting  busi- 
ness for  himself,  at  the  point  where  he 
is  now  located.  It  is  one  of  the  oldest 
business  houses  now  standing  in  the 
city,  and  has  always  been  considered 
one  of  the  best  locations  and  most 
central  points  for  trade  in  Manhattan. 

The  trade  has  always  been  a  good 
one,  and  it  is  not  only  the  oldest  drug 
store  in  the  city  but  is  the  leading 
one  in  the  county  and  surrounding 
country.  Mr.  Johnston  has  had  a  life 
long  experience  in  the  business,  for  his 
father  was  a  druggist  before  him.  W. 
C.  was  early  taken  into  the  store  and 
instructed  thoroughly  in  the  intrica- 
cies of  the  manufacture,  compounding 
and  handling  of  medicine ;  which 
makes  his  fitness  for  that  particular 
branch  of  trade  apparent. 

He  employs  two  careful  and  reliable 
assistants,  which  the  extensive  trade 
of  his  establishment  demands. 

His  store  is  stocked  with  a  full  line 
of  fresh  and  unadulterated  drugs, 
medicines,  chemicals,  perfumery,  toil- 
et articles,  fancy  soaps  and  small 
wares,  such  as  are  usualy  found  in  a 
first  class  drug  store.  Paints,  oils, 
fine  cutlery,  and  the  most  complete 
line  of  toys  and  fancy  articles  are  also 
kept  here.  The  finest  brands  of  ci- 
gars— the  best  in  the  city — is  also  one 
of  the  specialties. 

An  arctic  fountain,  from  which  cool 
and  refreshing  drinks  are  dispensed, 
during  the  warm  weather,  is  also  in 
operation. 

In  the  preparing  of  physicians'  pre- 
scriptions and  family  recipes,  this 
pharmacy  does  a  large  business,  and 
not  only  does  it  possess  the  confi- 
dence of  the  physicians,  but  of  the 
community  at  large;  for  they  not  only 
know  they  will  always  receive  medi- 
cines of  known  strength  and  purity, 
every  time,  but  that  they  are  com- 
pounded by  those  in  Avhom  they  have 
the  most  implicit  confidence. 


W.  C.  Johnston. 


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Mr.  Johnston,  as  Secretary  of  the 
Kansas  and  Blue  Valley  Agricultural 
Association,  by  giving  it  his  time  and 
i  nergies,  contributed  largely  to  the 
success  of  that  society  at  the  Interna- 
tional Fair,  held  at  Bismarck  Grove, 
last  season.  His  excelent  judgment  of 
human  nature,  in  connection  with  his 
quick  wit  n  nd  repartee,  makes  him 
especialy  fitted  for  such  positions,  and 
no  one  contributed  more  to  its  success 
than  he. 

His  perfect  knowledge  of  the  drug 
business,  and  the  manner  in  which  it 
should  be  conducted,  and  his  gentle- 
manly and  courteous  bearing  toward 
all  his  associates,  causes  him  to  be  ac- 
knowledged as  one  of  the  leading 
druggists  of  the  State;  and,  at  the 
meeting  of  the  .State  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  at  Topeka,  each  year,  no 
opinions  are  more  highly  respected. 
and  no  one  exerts  more  influence  in 
that  body  than  he.  At  its  last  meet- 
ing he  was  elected  one  of  the  Vice 
Presidents,  was  appointed  a  member 
of  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  and 
his  name  was  one,  of  the  ten  sent  to 
the  Governor,  from  which  to  select  a 
Board  of  Pharmacy. 


ROBERT  ULRICH. 


BRICK    MANUFACTURER    ASD   BUILD- 
ER. 


Mr.  ririeh  came  to  Kansas  from 
West  Virginia  in  1857,  and  to  Manhat- 
tan in  1867.  He  had  been  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  brick  for  over  twen- 
ty years  and  was  well  qualified  to  carri- 
on the  business  here. 

The  brick  manufactured  by  Mr.  Ul- 
rich  are  first  class  and  have  been  pro- 
nounced by  the  best  architects  to  be 
unequaled  by  any  brick  manufactured 
in  Kansas,  except  by  one  or  two  yards 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  State. 

The  kiln  is  situated  in  the  western 
part  of  the  corporation  and  is  accessible 
from  all  points.     From  three  hundred 


thousand  to  five  hundred  thousand 
brick  are  manufactured  and  sold  each 
year.  A  large  proportion  of  them  are 
sold  in  this  vicinity ;  yet,  many  are 
shipped  to  other  parts  ot  the  State. 

The  Henrv  House,  at  Abilene,  was 
built  of  Mr.  LTrich's  brick.  They  are 
hard  and  durable,  burned  to  a  rich 
dark  red  color,  and  stand  the  weather 
perfectly.  The  handsomest  and  most 
stylish  residences  in  the  city,  such  as 
those  of  E.  B.  Purcell  and  Ashford 
Stingley,  are  made  from  these  brick. 

As  a  builder,  Mr.  Ulrich  is  second  to 
none.  As  a  brick  layer  he  has  but  few 
equals,  and  he  can  point  with  pride  to 
the  larger  share  of  the  finest  residences 
in  Manhattan  and  say  they  are  my 
work. 

Mr.  Ulrich  has  a  nice  residence  of  his 
own  on  the  corner  of  Humboldt  and 
Sixth  street.  His  family — wife  and 
five  children — are  all  living.  His  two 
eldest  sons,  Will,  and  Ed.,  are  account- 
ed as  fine  workmen  as  there  are  in  the 
State,  and  are  mentioned  on  another 
page  of  this  work  as  the  proprietors  of 
the  new  machine  shop  of  this  city. 
His  eldest  daughter  is  married  to  Sam. 
Kimble,  a  promising  young  lawyer  of 
Manhattan  and  the  inventor  of  the 
Kimble  pump. 

Mr.  Ulrich  stands  high  in  the  esti- 
mation of  the  people  as  an  upright  and 
thoroughly  honest  man.  He  is  a  wor- 
thy and  respected  citizen,  and  is  re- 
garded in  every  way  reliable  and  one 
with  whom  it  is  safe  to  establish  busi- 
ness relations,  and  he  fully  merits  the 
high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


ALLIXGHAM  &  STEWART. 


GROCERIES   AND    PROVISIONS. 


The  Messrs.  Allingham  &  Stewart 
are  well  known  to  the  people  of  Riley 
county  and  the  western  portion  of  Pot- 
tawatomie ;  not,  however,  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  grocers,  but  as  proprietors  of 


96 


Ailing  ham  &  Stewart. 


the  old  reliable  meat  market  on  Poyntz 
avenue. 

Selling  their  meat  market  in  the  fall 
of  1880,  to  Long,  Tower  &  Co.,  they  en- 
tered into  the  grocery  business  in  Jan- 
uary of  this  year. 

Their  store  is  situated  on  Second 
street,  a  short  distance  south  from 
Poyntz  avenue,  directly  opposit  Pur- 
cell's  counting  room.  The  building 
was  erected  by  Mr.  Allingham  for  the 
especial  purpose  for.  which  it  is  used, 
being  well  arranged  and  very  conven- 
ient. It  is  a  two  story  stone  structure, 
with  brick  front,  plate  glass  windows, 
and  a  large  cellar,  extending  under  the 
whole  building.  The  upper  story  is  di- 
vided into  rooms  and  conveniently  ar- 
ranged for  a  dwelling. 

There  are  two  rooms  below,  one  of 
which  is  used  for  their  grocery  store, 
and  the  other  for  the  purpose  of  a  res- 
taurant, which  has  not  been  rented  at 
the  present  writing.  It  will  not,  how- 
ever, be  long  vacant,  as  there  is  no 
place  now  in  use  in  the  city  that  equals 
it  for  that  purpose.  Its  desirability  of 
location  and  the  elegant  style  in  which 
it  is  fitted  up  renders  it  peculiarly 
adapted  for  a  cafe. 

Allingham  &  Stewart's  extensive  ac- 
quaintance with  the  people  of  Manhat- 
tan and  vicinity  with  the  reputation 
they  have  established  heretofore  as 
thoroughly  honest  and  upright  busi- 
ness men,  will  assure  them  an  exten- 
sive trade. 

Their  stock  has  been  selected  with 
great  care  and  comprises  all  articles 
generaly  kept  in  a  iirst  class  grocery 
store.  Their  goods  are  marked  down 
to  a  point  w  here  they  can  only  make  a 
living  profit,  without  regard  to  the 
prices  charged  for  the  same  goods  at 
other  establishments,  and  many  of 
their  standard  articles  are  much  lower 
than  they  can  be  bought  for  at  any 
other  store  in  the  city. 

Their  cigars  and  tobacco  are  of  the 
best  brands  that  are  in  the  market  and 
something  new  and  different  from  what 
has  ever  been  handled  here  belore. 
The  rush  to  this  store  for  cigars  and  to- 
bacco is  wonderful,  since  the  merits  of 


their  goods  have  become  known  ;  and 
there  is  no  abatement,  as  the  goods  are 
all  they  are  claimed  to  be. 

They  make  a  specialty  of  salt  meats 
and  fish,  smoked  and  dried,  of  which 
they  carry  an  extensive  stock.  We 
shall  be  very  much  surprised  if  the 
trade  of  this  establishment  under  its 
present  efficient  management  does  not 
equal  if  not  excel  that  of  any  store  of 
the  kind  in  the  city. 


AMERICAN  HO  USE. 


E.  S.  BRAMHALL,  PROPRIETOR 


Some  of  the  readers  of  this  sketch 
may  not,  a  tfirst  sight,  recognize,  under 
its  more  modern  name,  this  old  and 
popular  establishment,  which,  for  near- 
ly a  score  of  years,  has  been  one  of  the 
principal  landmarks  in  the  "beautiful 
city,"  and  has  been  the  shelter  and 
home  of  the  weary  traveler  for  so  many 
years.  This  hotel,  hallowed  with  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  presents  a  new 
life  and  extends  as  kindly  and  inviting 
hand  to  the  modern  traveler  as  any 
house  of  the  kind  in  central  Kansas, 
and  its  home-like  comforts  are  enjoyed 
by  all  its  guests. 

Mr.  E.  S.  Bramhall  purchased  the 
property  and  took  possession  January 
26th,  1881.  He  immediately  proceeded 
to  repair  and  refit  it.  No  pretensions 
are  made  to  keep  a  fashionable  and 
aristocratic  place,  but  no  efforts  are 
spared  by  the  genial  host  to  render  his 
guests  thoroughly  comfortable,  and 
make  them  feel  perfectly  at  home,  and 
his  succes*  is  well  attested  by  the 
praises  liberaly  bestowed  by  those  who 
have  enjoyed  his  hospitality. 

The  house  is  patronized  by  an  excel- 
ent  class  of  people,  who  prefer  home 
comforts  and  genial  society  to  the 
snobbery  so  often  met  with  at  more  pre- 
tentious houses. 

The  tables  are  supplied  with  an 
abundance  of  well  cooked,  substantial 


American  House. 


food  and  delicacies,  which  are  served  in 
a  most  excelent  manner. 

The  rooms  are  quite  pleasant  and 
neatly  furnished,  and  everything  about 
the  house  is  kept  neat  and  tidy. 

Moderate  charges  always  prevail, 
being  one  dollar  per  day  for  transient 
customers  and  twenty-five  cents  per 
meal ;  three  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per 
week  for  day  boarders  and  four  dollars 
per  week  for  board  and  lodging. 

The  house  is  conducted  on  strictly 
temperance  principles,  and  no  boarders 
are  taken  unless  they  bear  good  charac- 
ters and  conduct  themselves  in  a  prop- 
er manner.  No  games  of  chance  or 
gambling  are  allowed,  and,  in  fact,  this 
house  is  exactly  what  the  proprietor 
endeavors  to  make  it,  a  first  class  hotel 
suitable  for  farmers,  mechanics  and  la- 
boring people  whose  means  will  not 
allow  of  their  paying  as  much  for  a  lit- 
tle style  as  they  have  to  for  the  neces- 
saries of  life. 

The  American  House  is  located  on 
the  corner  of  First  Street  and  Poyntz 
avenue,  convenient  to  the  depot  and 
livery  stables. 

Mr.  Bramhall  is  a  wheelwright  by 
trade,  at  which  he  worked  for  twenty- 
five  years  before  he  went  into  the  hotel 
business,  and  he  is  proving  himself  ful- 
ly as  competent  to  keep  a  hotel  as  to 
handle  the  saw  and  shave. 

He  is  a  Christian  gentleman  who,  in 
the  last  three  years  that  he  has  spent 
here  and  in  this  vicinity,  has  made  a 
large  number  of  very  warm  friends, 
who  respect  him  highly  as  a  man  of 
sterling  integrity  and  for  the  upright 
and  high  toned  life  which  he  leads. 


LONG,   TOWERS  &  CO. 


MEAT  MARKET. 


The  old  reliable  meat  market  has 
been  closely  identified  with  the  busi- 
ness interests  of  the  city  of  Manhattan 
for  a  number  of  years.  Established  as 
it  was  upon^a  firm  foundation  by  good 


and  capable  men,' its  success  has  been 
assured  from  the  start. 

Situated,  as  it  is,  in  the  business  cen- 
ter, it  is  handy  to  all  parts  of  the  city. 
The  building  in  which  it  is  located 
was  built  and  arranged  for  that  especial 
purpose,  and  no  expense  or  pains  has 
been  spared  to  make  it  first  class  in  ev- 
ery respect.  The  sales  room  is  well 
lighted,  has  high  ceilings,  is  furnished 
with  a  marble  counter  with  scales  of 
the  latest  patents.  The  racks  extend 
from  floor  to  ceiling,  and  are  painted 
and  furnished  with  hooks  in  a  most 
t;  sty  manner.  The  fixtures  and  ap- 
purtenances are  first  class  in  every  re- 
spect. 

As  particularly  noticeable,  we  may 
mention  that  they  have  one  of  Stevens' 
patent  refrigerators  in  use,  which  is 
one  of  the  finest  and  most  conveniently 
arranged  of  any  in  the  city  or  in  cen- 
tral Kansas.  It  was  put  in  at  a  cost  of 
between  four  and  five  hundred  dollars, 
and  is  so  arranged  that  it  will  keep  an 
even  temperature  of  about  forty  de- 
grees, yet  the  atmosphere  will  be  so 
dry  that  matches  will  never  spoil  when 
left  exposed  therein.  This  refrigerator 
requires  to  be  filled  with  ice  but  once 
each  week,  no  matter  how  warm  the 
weather  may  be.  As  the  ice  melts,  the 
water  is  carried  away  by  spouts,  so  ar- 
ranged that  not  a  drop  is  allowed  to 
strike  the  floor.  There  has  never  been 
a  pound  of  meat  lost  or  spoiled  in  this 
market  since  this  refrigerator  has  been 
in  use. 

Their  slaughter  house  is  located 
southwest  from  the  city,  on  the  Kan- 
sas river,  and  contains  all  the  modern 
improvements  for  butchering,  render- 
ing, etc. 

They  have  a  large  ice  house  also 
connected  with  the  establishrnant.  In 
fact,  there  is  not  a  meat  market  west 
of  the  Mississippi  with  a  better  outfit, 
or  better  prepared  to  do  first-class 
work,  or  supply  their  customers  with 
better  meats,  than  this ;  and  we  doubt 
if  there  is  one  that  equals  it  in  the 
first-class  meat  it  furnishes  its  custom- 
ers the  year  round. 

Long,  Towers  &  Co.,  who  have  late- 


liS 


Long,  Towers  &  Co. 


ly  conic  into  possession,  are  all  first- 
class  nien 

Mart.  Armentront.  the  king  of 
butchers,  who  lias  been  connected 
with  the  house  since  it  first  started, 
remains  one  of  the  firm,  and  handles 
the  cleaver  as  of  yore,  behind  the 
counter. 

Mr.  Towers  is  an  Englishman  by 
birth.  He  lias  lived  among  ns  for  a 
Dumber  of  years,  and  is  highly  re- 
spected for  his  energy  and  strict  integ- 
rity. 

Mr.  Long  lately  came  from  Ohio, 
where  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  liv- 
ery business;  coming  to  Manhattan 
more  for  his  health  than  anything  else. 
He  has  such  a  disposition  that  he  must 
work  or  die  of  inanimation,  so  he  em- 
barked in  this  new  business;  and  the 
part  assumed  by  him,  and  taken  as 
his  pari  of  the  employment,  he  is  well 
suited  To  fill. 

The  trade  is  now  larger  Than  it  was 
ever  known  to  be  before  since  the 
market  was  first  started.  The  success 
of  this  new  firm  in  the  two  months  it 
has  been  in  operation  is  unprecedent- 
ed, and  There  is  no  donbt  but  what 
this  marker  will  be  better  entitled 
than  ever  To  he  considered  not  only  the 
leading  market  of  this  city,  but  of  cen- 
tral Kansas, 


J01IX  DREW 


HORSE   TRAIN  ER. 


Mr.  Drew  came  to  Manhattan  a  few 
years  ago   when  our    fair  Association 

was  in  its  infancy.  He  has  Leased  the 
I'.iir  Grounds  from  year  to  year  and 
made  it  his  headquarters  for  train- 
ing and  handling 

CRO  li  [NGE  rOCK. 

Under  hi-  supervision,  the  track  has 
been  graded  and  put  in  such  shape  as 
to  be  acknowledged  the  finest  one  hair 
mile  track  in  BLansas. 

Mr.  Ihvw  stands  Becond  t<>  none  as  a 
driver  in   the   West,      By  his  thorough 


knowledge  of  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  trotting  association,  and  his  un- 
impeachable honesty  and  integrity  and 
his  avoidance  of  anything  like  jockey  - 
ism  when  driving,  he  has  gained  him- 
self an  enviable  reputation  among  the 
trotting  fraternity,  and  no  one  ever 
has  The  leasT  tears  That  John  Drew  will 
sell  out  a  race. 

Mr.  Drew  has  done  more  than  any 
other  man  to  improve  the  horse  stock 
of  Riley  and  Pottawatomie  counties  by 
keeping  at  his  stables  some  of  the  best 
stallions  ever  brought  into  the  West, 
both  for  draught  and  carriage  use.  He 
has  also  some  tine  brood  mares  that  he 
is  breeding  carefuly  and  whose  proge- 
ny were  much  admired,  and  took  sev- 
eral premiums  at  the  Internationa]  fair 
at  Bismarck  Grove,  and  the  fairs  in 
central  Kansas,  lie  has  now,  Win- 
chip,  a  young  stallion  of  great  promise, 
who  has  a  record  of  2:30,  which  he 
reared  and  brought  tolas  present  point 
of  excclence. 

He  receives  and  trains  horses  at  very 
reasonable  rates,  for  those  who  wish  To 
place  them  in  his  care,  and  have  their 
speed  developed.  There  is  no  trainer 
in  the  West  who  can  bring  out  their 
speed  or  give  them  a  better  training 
Than  Mr.  Drew. 

He  is  ably  assisTed  by  his  brother, 
Thomas  Drew,  who  resides  on  The 
grounds,  and  gives  his  personal  atten- 
tion to  the  cart'  and  exercising  of  the 
stock. 

They  are  also  breeding  some  of  the 
finest 

<.  \  mi:  COCKS 
and    other   fowls,   which  they  are  fur- 
nishing to  their  customers  a(  reasona- 
ble prices.     They  also  furnish  eggs  for 
hatching,  and  guarantee   everything 

as  represented. 

Mr.  Drew  is  our  city  marshal,  which 
position  he  tills  to  the  entire  satisfac- 
tion of  the  city  government.     He  is 

ever  on  the  alert,  and,  although  uiius- 
ualy  qaiel  and  gentlemanly  in  his  de- 
portment, the  lawless  element  know 
him  to  lie  fearless  and  kecpipiiet  them- 
selves His  manly  qualities  secure 
him  the  respect  of  all  who  know  him. 


./.  S.   Corbrtt. 


R  L  UE  BIRD  PO  UL  TR  Y  YARDS. 


.1.  S.  f'ORBETT,    PROPRIETOR. 


nd  failure  is  written  up- 
on every  vocation,  and  it  would  be 
strange  indeed  to  suppose  that  ev- 
ery one  who  attempts  poultry  rais- 
ing should  make  it  a  success.  How 
many  make  failures  in  stock  rais- 
ing and  forming?  Yet  that  d  - 
not  in  the  least  deter  others  from 
taking  up  the  same  vocation  and 
prosecuting  it  to  success.  The  fail dj  - 
in  any  lint  -       m  generaly  be 

traced  to  lack  of  energy,  neglect,  or 
an  antipathy  to  anything  that  re- 
quires  manual  labor.  Some  expect 
large  returns  for  a  little  labor,  and  are 
disappointed  and  give  up  in  disgust 
unless  they  receive  such  profits  as  a 
druggist  makes  on  carbolic  acid.  Our 
motto  here  in  the  V.  -  -  No  labor. 
no  pay  :  and  those  who  make  a  succ  se 
of  any  business  understand  this  fact 
fully." 

Mr.  Corbett  is  a  hard  worker,  a.-  hsi 
success  in  poultry  raising  fully  shows. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  the  breeding 
of  choice  poultry  for  about  five  years, 
in  which  time  he  has  placed  himself  at 
the  head  and  front  of  all  breeders  in 
central  Kansas,  and  he  claims  that  his 
sue.  3S  -  wholly  due  to  the  proper 
care  and  attention  he  personaly  gives 
to  his  bird-. 

SPECIALTIES. 

Hi-  specialties  are  the  Partridge  Co- 
chin and  Pea  Comb  Cochins,  varieties 
which  have  proved  themselves  well 
adapted  to  this  climate.  They  are 
hardy,  and  as  good  winter  layer-  - 
any  of  the  Asiatic  breeds.  They  will 
bear  confinement  better  than  many  of 
the  large  breeds,  are  good  mothers. 
and  are  easily  handled. 

He  has  lately  added  a  yard  of  Brown 
Leghorns,  from  Keefer  &  Bruce's  cele- 
brated stock,  which  are  very  fine : 
their  special  qualities  are  for  laying, 
seldom  wanting  to  set.  often  laying 
the  whole  summer  long.   >o  that  these 


two   -trains,  properly  cared   for,    will 
supply  eggs  the  entire  year. 

Mr.  Corbett  is  also  breeding  the  cele- 
brated Pouen  ducks,  whose  merit- 
stand  second  to  none,  being  large  and 
very  fine  flavored. 

pREMir: 

Mr.  Corbett  exhibited  hi-  poultry  at 
the  International  Fair,  held  at  Bis- 
marck Grove  last  season,  where  here- 
ceived  four  first  premiums  :  al-o  at  the 
Blue  <fe  Kansas  Valley  Fair  Associa- 
tion, at  which  he  received  six  first] 
miums :  amounting  in  all  to  over 
twenty-six  dollar-. 

PBOFETS. 

To  illustrate  the  profits  which  accrue 
in  the  raising  of  p  raltry,  when  proper 
care  of  it  is  taken,  we  will  say  that 
Mr.  Corbett  had  sixteen  birds  to  com- 
mence the  season  with,  last  spring. 
Hi-  sales  in  birds  and  eggs  hatch- 
ing amounted  to  over  forty-five  dol- 
lars, making,  with  the  premiums,  a 
total  received  of  over  seventy  dollars 
and  he  now  has  seventy  birds  of  his 
own  raising. 

Mr.  Corbett  is  prepared  to  furnish 
birds  in  pairs,  trio-,  or  in  larger  num- 
bers, and.  also,  eggs  for  hatching,  in 
their  proper  season,  at  reasonable 
prices.  He  guarantee?  satisfaction  in 
every  particular.  He  stands  high  in 
the  estimation  of  the  people,  is  a  man 
of  sterling  integrity,  and  can  be  trust- 
ed implicitly.  He  solicits  personal  in- 
spection of  his  fowls,  and  all  cor:  - 
pondence  will  receive  immediate  at- 
tention. 


100 


O.  A.  Pollard. 


O.  A.  POLLARD. 


L.  R.  ELLIOTT. 


MACHINIST  AND  PATTERN  MAKER. 


Mr.  Pollard  is  a  native  of  the  old 
pine  tree  State.  Pie  spent  some  years 
in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  learned  the 
machinist's  trade,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  Lewiston,  Maine,  and  worked 
in  the  machine  shops  connected  with 
the  large  cotton  mills  of  that  place. 
There  are  no  better  schools  for  instruc- 
tion, to  a  young  man  who  is  learning 
both  machine  and  pattern  work,  than 
one  of  these  shops.  One  has  all  the  op- 
portunities and  must  learn  and  soon 
become  an  expert,  or  he  loses  his  head 
or  gets  the  sack,  as  they  call  it  East. 

But  young  Pollard  was  one  of  those 
natural  mechanics,  full  of  ambition 
and  willing  to  receive  instruction,  and 
soon  became  an  expert  himself,  and 
was  accounted  one  of  the  best  pattern 
makers  in  Lewiston. 

He  came  to  Manhattan  with  Mr. 
Kizerinl879,  and  assisted  in  putting 
tin'  machinery  in  the  Elevator  Compa- 
ny's mills  here,  and  then  went  to  St. 
George  and  placed  the  machinery  in 
the  elevator  there.  The  shafting  of 
these  elevators  and  the  gristmill  were 
all  put  in  place  under  Mr.  Pollard's 
supervision. 

After  these  mills  were  finished,  Mr. 
Pollard  rented  the  shop  he  now  occu- 
pies on  Second  si reet,  a  short  distance 
north  of  Poyntz  avenue,  and  opened 
;t  pattern  and  repair  shop  for  extra 
fine  work.  The  work  that  he  has 
tinned  out  has  been  (lie  wonder  of 
many,  tor  there  is  nothing  that  can  he 
made  with  wood,  in  the  shape  of  pat- 
terns ni-  ornamental  work  that  lie  re- 
ceives orders  for  but  that,  by  his  deft 
hands,    is    finished    to  the    unbounded 

satistaet ion  of  those   who   are    inter- 
ested. 

He  is  a  very  agreeable  gentleman, 
accommodating  and  obliging;  and  he 
has  gained  the  respect  of  all  who  have 
formed  his  acquaintance,  not  only  for 
his  exceleni  workmanship,  but  for  his 
popular  qualities  as  a  man  and  a  citi- 
zen. 


The  personal  mention  of  L.  R.  Elliott 
on  page  67  contains  so  little  of  his  per- 
sonality that  we  append  these  addi- 
tional paragraphs,  gathered,  in  part, 
from  a  sketch  in  "The  United  States 
Biographical  Dictionary. ' ' 

He  is  the  third  son  of  John  J.  and 
Jane  (Blake)  Elliott.  The  family, 
coming  from  Scotland,  settled  in  Che- 
nango county,  New  York,  where  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  was  born,  in 
1835.  He  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  the  State,  and  supple- 
mented this  with  three  years'  appren- 
ticeship at  the  printing  business, 
beginning  in  1855. 

His  mother  was  left  a  widow  when 
he  was  but  eleven  years  of  age ;  and, 
the  family  having  no  estate  of  conse- 
quence, the  subject  of  this  notice  early 
learned  to  "hoe  his  own  row."  He 
knows  what  it  is  to  work  up  from  pov- 
erty to  competence,  and  has  done  this 
by  bis  own  efforts. 

He  taught  school  several  terms ; 
was  a  merchant's  clerk  three  years ; 
spent  three  seasons  in  ornamental  gar- 
dening—  in  care  of  the  finest  flower 
gardens  in  his  native  town  ;  was  eight 
years  engaged  as  a  commercial  trav- 
eler for  a  firm  in  Bingham pton,  New 
York;  established  —  and  for  a  time 
conducted  —  a  crockery  and  carpet 
store  in  East'Saginaw,  Michigan  ;  and, 
in  1866,  came  to  Kansas,  took  up  his 
trade  again,  and  became  the  owner 
and  editor,  in  succession,  of  The  Atchi- 
son Daily  Free  Press,  The  Manhattan 
Independent,  The  Kansas  Radical, 
The  Manhattan  Standard,  and  The 
Solomon    City     Reporter.      Each    of 

these    he    conducted     successfuly,    and 
made  I  hem  pay. 

He  is  a  ready  writer,  an  experienced 
editor,  and  is  not  a  politician  ;  has  nev- 
er aspired  to  an  office  in  Kansas  (an 
unusual  occurrence),  and  declined  a 
nomination  to  die  Assembly  in  New 
York,  when  the  nomination  was 
equivalent  to  an  election.  He  is  too 
decided  in  his  opinions  to  be  a  politi- 
cian, and  cares  more  for  an  idea  he 


L.  R.  Elliott. 


101 


thinks  is  right  than  for  public  com- 
mendation. At  the  organization  of 
the  National  Board  of  Ileal  Estate 
Agents,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1870,  he 
was  made  Vice  President  of  the  organ- 
ization, and  at  the  International  Sun- 
day School  Convention,  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  in  1879,  he  was  elected  Vice 
President  for  Kansas,  and  is  at  this 
time  also  an  officer  of  the  State  Sun- 
day School  Convention,  and  delegate 
to  the  International  Convention  at 
Toronto.  He  is  Past  Grand  "Worthy 
Patriarch  of  the .  Sons  of  Temperance 
in  Kansas,  and  a  member  of  the  Na- 
tional Division.  He  was  for  seven 
years  President  of  the  Manhattan,  Al- 
ma and  Burlingame  Railway  Compa- 
ny, and  the  construction  of  that  road 
was  largely  due  to  his  effort.-. 

His  family  consists  of  a  wife  and 
three  children.  He  has  a  pleasant  res- 
idence, and  finds  his  chief  enjoyment 
within  the  home  circle. 


thrive  and  do  well  in  Kansas,  and  the 
manner  in  which  they  should  be  cared 
for  from  their  first  start  until  they 
are  bearing  trees,  enables  him  to  not 
only  make  the  business  beneficial  to 
the  fruit  growers  in  this  vicinity,  but 
profitable  to  himself. 

He  will  devote  his  whole  time  to 
this  particular  branch  of  business,  and 
add  new  varieties  of  fruit  and  orna- 
mental trees  to  his  already  large  stock, 
as  fast  as  they  are  tried  and  proved  to 
be  such  as  will  make  it  profitable  for 
them  to  be  grown  in  this  climate. 

Mr.  Blachly  is  a  hard  working  man, 
well  worthy  the  patronage  of  the  peo- 
ple. He  has  an  excelent  bearing  or- 
chard of  three  hundred  trees  of  his 
own  growing,  on  his  farm  at  the  head 
of  Baldwin  creek.  He  solicits  a  crit- 
ical examination  of  his  stock.  All 
correspondence  receives  immediate  at- 
tention. Address  him  at  Manhattan, 
Kansas. 


J.    W.  BLACHLY. 


NEWSPAPERS. 


NURSERYMAN. 


Mr.  Blachly  has  been  engaged  in 
handling  nursery  stock  for  over  six- 
teen years,  and  for  about  three  years 
was  connected  with  the  Manhattan 
Nursery,  Todd  &  Blachly,  proprietors. 
This  partnership  was  dissolved,  by 
mutual  consent,  in  the  spring  of  1880, 
Mr.  Blachly  retaining  his  interest 
in  the  stock  then  on  hand  in  the  nurs- 
ery. 

He  immediately  started  another 
nursery,  a  short  distance  north  from 
the  College  farm,  in  which  he  set  a 
large  number  of  very  choice  fruit  trees, 
with  which  to  supply  the  trade  as 
soon  as  the  stock  in  the  old  nursery  is 
exhausted. 

There  is  no  man  in  Kansas  better 
qualified  to  carry  on  a  business  of  this 
kind  than  is  Mr.  Blachly.  His  long 
experience  and  thorough  knowledge 
of  the  varieties  of  fruit  trees  that  will 


The  first  newspaper  in  Kansas  west 
of  Topeka,  was  the  Western  Kansas 
Express,  started  by  Chas.  F.  De Vival- 
di, in  Manhattan,  in  1860.  He  was 
succeeded  by  Hon.  James  Humphrey, 
now  a  leading  lawyer  in  Junction 
City.  Subsequently,  Josiah  H.  Pills- 
bury  purchased  the  establishment,  and 
changed  its  name  to  the  Manhattan 
Independent.  In  1868,  L.  R.  Elliott 
purchased  the  Independent  and  an- 
other paper  called  the  Kansas  Radical, 
which  had  been  published  for  a  short 
time,  and  consolidated  them  under  the 
name  of  the  Manhattan  Standard.  La 
December,  1870,  he  sold  his  paper  to 
Albert  Griffin,  who  changed  its  name 
to 

THE  NATIONALIST, 

and  is  still  its  editor  and  publisher.  It 
is  an  eight  page  paper,  with  six  col- 
umns to  a  page,  and  is  printed  on  the 
type  used  in  this  book.  Its  regular 
edition  is  fifty -one  and  one-half  quires 


102 


The  National  int. 


(one  thousand,  two  hundred  and  thir- 
ty-six copies),  which  is  at  least  two 
hundred  more  than  any  other  paper 
published  in  Riley  county  ever  regu- 
larly issued.  Its  circulation  outside  of 
the  State  is  double  that  of  any  other 
paper  in  the  county.  Its  circulation 
in  each  of  the  counties  of  Pottawato- 
mie, Wabaunsee,  Davis  and  Clay  (all 
adjoining  Riley)  is  double  that  of  any 
other  paper  printed  in  Manhattan,  and 
its  circulation  in  Riley  county  is  deci- 
dedly larger  than  that  of  any  other  pa- 
per in  the  county.  Moreover,  it  is  rap- 
idly increasiug,  and  is  sure  to  retain  its 
rank  as  the  leading  paper  of  central 
Kansas.  It  is  therefore  a  superior 
advertising  medium.  Terms,  $1.50  a 
year  in  advance.  For  further  particu- 
lars, see  page  two  of  this  work. 

THE  MANHATTAN  ENTERPRISE 

was  established  in  18G7,  by  A.  L.  Run- 
yan,  who  is  a  newspaper  man  of  con- 
siderable ability,  and  has  secured  for 
his  paper  a  good  circulation.  It  is  Re- 
publican in  politics  contains  eight 
pages  with  five  columns  to  the  page, 
and  is  neatly  printed.  Terms,  $1.50  a 
year. 

THE  INDUSTRIALIST, 

published  by  the   State   Agricultural 

•College,  is  spoken  of  on  page  thirty- 
seven. 

THE    TELEPHONE 

is  a  four-column  folio,  published 
monthly,  by  I  :<  v.  R.  D.  Parker,  pastor 
of  the  Congregational  church  in  this 
place,  for  the  Low  price  of  twenty-five 
cents  a  year,  it  is  intended  as  a  local 
organ  for  thai  denomination  in  this 
district,  but  may  grow  to  larger  pro- 
portions.  It  is  an  excelenl  little  paper, 
and  Mr.  Parker  lias  considerable  abili- 
ty as  an  editor.  We  commend  it  to  all 
est<  'I  in  its  special  field  <>f  work. 
Both  The  Nationalist  and  Enter- 
prise do  job  work  of  all  kinds.  The 
Industrial  do  work  except  for 

the  college,  and  the  Telephone  is 
printed  at  T/u   Nationalist  office. 


Business  Cards. 


Attention  is  called  to  the  following 
cards  of  men  doing  business  in  Man- 
hattan, or  having  city  property  for 
sale : 

GREEN  &  HESSIN,  Attorneys  at  Law.  Office 
corner  Poyntz  avenue  and  Third  street,  Man- 
hattan, Kansas. 

WILE.  A.  SCOTT.  Attorney  ami  Counselor  at 
Law.— Office  over  Riley  County  Bank,  Manhat- 
tan, Kansas. 

HENRY  W.  8TACKPOLE,  Attorney  at  lair. 
Office  in  223,  Poyntz  avenue,  opposit  posl  office. 

Collections  made,  abstracts  furnished, and  taxes 
paid  for  non-residents.  All  business  will  re- 
iii\i    prompl   and  careful  attention. 


FIRE  IN  Si:  RANGE:— The  undersigned  lias 
twelve  of  the  strongest  fire  insurance  companies 
doing  business  in  Kansas.  He  is  prepared  to 
write  policies  covering  all  kinds  of  property, 
and  for  long  or  short  periods  of  time.  The  best 
istlu  cheapest.  Call  on  L.  R.  Elliott,  Manhat- 
tan. Kansas. 

1859  WM.  P.  HIGINBOTHAM.  1881 

Ranker,  life  and  fire  insurance  agent,  notary 
public  and  conveyancer,  practical  agriculturist, 
dealer  in  thoroughbred  and  high  grade  cattle 
and  other  live  slock  and  valuable  real  estate. 
Choice  bargains  can  always  be  obtained  of  me 
for  anything  in  my  line.  The  public  are  cor- 
dialy  invited  to  call  at  my  office,  on  corner  of 
Third  street  and  Poyntz  "avenue.  Manhattan, 
Kansas.  Hereafter  my  personal  attention  will 
be  given  to  all  branches  of  my  business. 


STEAMSHIP  TICKETS  TO  AND  FROM 
EUROPE.— This  notice  will  come  to  the  eye  of 
some  who  have  a  desire  to  visit  the  old  world. 
Inquiry  will  satisfy  such  that  it  is  almost  as 
cheap  lis  staying  at  home— to  take  a  trip  to  Eu- 
rope. Some  may  desire  to  send  for  friends.  It 
will  be  found  that  L.  If.  Elliott  can  furnish  the 
needed  tickets  for  a  trip  to  Europe,  or  to  bring 
friends  to  anj  part  of  America.  He  represents 
all  of  the  great  steamship  and  railway  lines. 
Address  L.TJ.  Elliott,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 


B.  L.  BREDBERG.— Agent  for  the  following 
lines  of  ocean  steamers:  White  Star  and  Cu- 
nard  lines,  which  leave  New  York  and  Boston 
tor  European  ports  semi-weekly.  Italian  and 
Rotterdam  lines,  which  leave  New  York  for 
Mediterranean  ports  and  the  Suez  (anal.  He  is 
prepared  to  ticket  to  and  from  Europe  at  ex- 
tremely low  rates  for  the  next  two  months.  He 
can  now  give  twenty  percent  discount  on  rail- 
road tickets  from  regular  rales  from  eastern 
ports,  lie  is  agent  for  .Morris'  Express,  and  can 
send  packages  t"  all  parts  of  the  world. 

Address  him  at  Manhattan,  or  call  and  see  him 
at  Purcell's  store. 


hy(.ii:m(    and  remedi  \i.  LNSTITI  TE. 

Manhattan.   Kansas.  W  M.  T.  VAIl,,  M.  D. 


A.  J.  CARPENTER,  breeder  of  pure  blooded 
Poland  china  hogs,  and  Light  Brahma  (duck- 
ens.    Correspondence  solicited. 


EARL  &  HOUSEKEEPER.— Carpenters  and. 
Builders. — Are  ready  to  contract  at  the  lowest 
living  rate-,  for  the  building  of  any  frame,  -lone 

or  brick  building.     Orders  solicited.    Carpen- 
ter shop  on  corner  of  Second  street  and  Poyntz 

a\  rum'. 


.1  \s.  i,.  SOUPENE.— Contractor,  carpenter 
and  builder.  Bridge  building  a  specialty.  My 
long  experience,  and  the  success  which  has  at- 
tended my  efforts,  leads  me  to  say  that  all  my 
work  is  guaranteed  first  class.  Correspondence 
solicited.   Address  Box  299,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 


Business  Cards. 


10S 


WM.  IT.  BOWER.  Undertaker:— Caskets,  Cof- 
fins and  Robes  oi  all  sizesand  styles  always  on 
hand,  and  furnished  on  short  notice.  "Also, 
White  Bronze  Monument*  for  sale ;  the  best  and 
most  durable  monuments  that  are  made. 


W.  BALDERSTON— Bakery  and  Restaurant. 
Bread  baked  daily  and  delivered  in  any  part  of 
the  city.  Restaurant  open  at  all  hours,  and 
warm  meals  served.  Dinners  and  suppers  pre- 
pared for  parties,  in  the  besl  style. 


.1  ERE.  II A  IN  ES—  Carpenter  and  Builder.  He 
is  prepared  to  contract  for  and  do  all  kinds  of 
work  in  the  carpenter  line  at  the  lowest  living 
rales,  and  in  a  first-class  manner.  Correspond- 
ence solicited.  Address  him  at  Manhattan, 
Kansas. 


IMPROVED  STOCK  FARM.— Four  hundred 
and  forty  acre-  of  best  bottom  land,  good  timber 
and  never-failing  stream,  with  several  large 
springs  near  the  house  ;  elegant  stone  dwelling 
house,  and  large,  -tone  barn;  360  acres  fenced. 
70  acres  in  cultivation,  160  in  grass.  Yards  and 
scales  all  complete.  Will  be  sold  wry  cheap, 
and  on  easy  payments.  For  particulars'  inquire 
of  E.  B.  I'urcell,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 


LIMBOCKER'S  Real  Estate  and  Hferehandiae 
Exchange. — Office  on  the  north  side  of  Poyntz 
avenue,  between  Second  and  Third  streets.  "Has 
Tor  sale  a  line  assortment  of  improved  farms 
and  unimproved  Lands,  with  timber  and  water, 
in  the  Big  Blue  and  Kansas  river  valleys,  se- 
lected b\  actual  settlers,  on  personal  examina- 
tion. Good  Eastern  property  and  merchandise 
tock  taken  in  exchange.  '  Invests  money  on 
choice  i'eal  estate  security.  Pays  taxes  for  non- 
residents. Will  receive' farms",  lands  and  per- 
sonal property  for  sale  on  commission.  Corres- 
pondence solicited,  and  best  of  reference  given. 
Address  J.  N.  Limbocker,   Manhattan,  Kansas. 


HOUSE  IX  TOWN"  FOR  SALE.— A  one  and 
half  storv  stone  residence,  with  two  lots,  on 
Humboldt  street,  near  Juliette  avenue.  It  con- 
tains five  rooms  and  a  large  buttery,  with  bins, 
drawers  and  shelves.  Also  a  large,  dry  and 
warm  cellar,  with  a  hundred  barrel  cistern. 
Also  a  good  drive  well.  Choice  fruit  trees  and 
nice  shrubbery  on  the  place.  For  terms  apply 
to  B.  F.  Griffin,  or  at  The  Nationalist  office. 


ACCIDENT  INSURANCE.— The  most  sensi- 
ble kind  of  personal  insurance  is  that  against 
accidents.  '"Accidents  will  happen,"  whether 
yon  travel  or  stay  at  home  ;  and  for  a  very 
small  sum  vou  may  be  furnished  a  weekly  in- 
demnity iii  case  of  injury,  and  your  family  a 
large  sum  incase  of  your  death.  This  kind  of 
insurance  it  pays  to  ha\e.  Call  on  L.  R.  Elliott, 
Manhattan,  Kansas,  for  accident  insurance. 

N.  H.  KNTGHT.  Sorghum  Manufacturer  and 
Gardener:— Located  on  Blue  Bottom.  Furnia 
hay  and  wood  to  those  who  desire.  I  guarantee 
my  sorghum  to  be  of  the  be-'  quality  manufac- 
tured. '  All  other  articles  handled  are  fb 
and  as  cheap  as  can  be  obtained  of  anyone. 
Your  order-,  are  solicited,  either  verhaly  or  by 
letter,  and  they  will  receive  prompt  attention. 
I  have  some  improved  amber  sorghum  seed  for 
sale,  which  is  the  best  sorghum  raised. 

REAL  ESTATE:— My  Real  Estate  agency 
was  established  in  L868.  There  have  been  twen- 
ty-four Real  Estate  firms  in  Manhattan  since  I 
began  business,  not  one  of  which  now  exists.  I 
began  with  the  idea  of  making  a  permanent 
business,  and  think  I  have  succeeded.  If  you 
want  an  improved  farm,  a  tract  of  rich  bottom 
or  prairie  land,  a  town  lot  or  a  tine  re-idence, 
can  supply  von.  And  if  you  don't  want  to  buy, 
.-end  your  address  for  a  colored  lithographic 
map  of  Rilev  county.  I  will  be  glad  to  give  you 
one.    Address  L.  R.  Elliott,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 


Manhattan  Township. 


Manhattan  township,  which  con- 
tains only  about  thirty-three  square 
miles  is  one  of  the  smallest  in  the 
county,  but  is  nevertheless  the  wealth- 
iest. Exclusive  of  Manhattan  city, 
its  assessment  for  taxation  is  $340,000, 
which  largely  exceeds  that  of  any 
other  township. 

A  small  portion  of  its  territory  lies 
south  of  the  Kansas  river,  but  the 
most  of  it  is  north  of  that  stream,  and 
west  of  the  Big  Blue.  It  contains  an 
unusualy  large  proportion  of  river 
bottom  land,  and  its  bluffs  are  filled 
with  the  beautiful  white  magnesian 


limestone  for  which  Manhattan  is  so 
justly  famous.  In  consequence  of  the 
proximity  of  the  city  of  Manhattan, 
the  arable  land  of  the  township  is 
more  generaly  under  cultivation  than 
is  that  of  any  other  section.  A  gener- 
al air  of  thrift  is  noticeable  on  every 
hand.  Large  stone  dwellings  and 
barns  are  already  numerous,  and  are 
increasing  in  number  each  year.  Su- 
perior stone  fences  are  seen  in  every 
direction,  and  bid  fair  to  soon  supplant 
all  others,  except  for  temporary  pur- 
poses. 


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Manhattan  Township. 


STOCK  INTEREST. 

Manhattan  township  leads  all  the 
others  in  the  matter  of  blooded  stock. 
It  is  the  home  of  the  shorthorn  herds 
of  Messrs.  Bill  &  Burnham,  Chas.  E. 
,  Allen,  A.  W.  Rollins,  Wm.  P.  Higin- 
botbarn  and  the  Agricultural  College  ; 
and  all  of  these  parties  except  Mr. 
Higinbotham  also  breed  pure  blooded 
Berkshire  or  Poland  China  hogs.  The 
main  buildings  and  corrals  on  the 
farm  of  Gen.  J.  S.  Casement,  who  is 
going  extensively  into  horse  raising, 
are  also  in  this  township.  There  are  a 
number  more  who  have  a  few  fine  an- 
imals each,  and  some  of  whom  may 
yet  become  noted  as  breeders. 

Manhattan  Nursery,  managed  by 
Irving  Todd,  and  located  on  College 
Hill,  is  rapidly  building  up  a  good  rep- 
utation. We  can  assure  the  readers  of 
this  work  that  Mr.  Todd  will  never  in- 
tentionaly  deceive  any  one  upon  any 
subject. 

THE  BLUEMONT  FARMERS'  CLUB, 

organized  in  January,  1872,  is  one  of 
the  most  notable  agricultural  societies 
in  Kansas.  It  holds  weekly  meetings 
during  five  or  six  months  of  each 
year,  and  its  discussions,  as  reported 
for  The  Nationalist,  of  Manhattan, 
by  Washington  Marlatt,  have  attract- 
ed attention  far  and  wide;  and  it  is 
within  bounds  to  say  that  they  have 
exerted  more  influence  upon  the  agri- 
culture of  Kansas  than  the  efforts  of 
any  other  local  organization.  Solomon 
A^hitncy,  the  present  secretary  of  the 
club,  will  continue  to  furnish  The  Na- 
tionalist wiih  weekly  reports,  and 
those  who  wish  to  keep  posted  upon 
the  farming  interests  of  this  section 
should  not  fail  to  take  that  paper. 

AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTIONS. 

Corn,  wheat,  rye,  oats,  millet,  pota- 
toes, etc.,  are  raised,  but  Indian  corn 
is  the  principal  crop.  From  year  to 
year  farmers  are  gradualy  abandoning 
the  raising  of  grain  for  export,  and 
coufining  themselves  more  and  more 
to  SUCh   thin;:.-    as  can  he   fed  to   stock. 

Fruit,  vegetables,  poultry,  eggs,  butter 

and  honey  are  also   becoming  impor- 


tant articles  of  production,  both  for 
home  consumption  and  export  to  the 
mountains. 

ROCKY   FORD. 

This  valuable  water  power  is  located 
in  the  northern  part  of  this  township, 
and  it  cannot  be  long  before  there  will 
be  a  flourishing  manufacturing  town 
at  that  point. 

Land  and  improved  property  can 
still  be  purchased  in  this  township  at 
reasonable  rates,  and  it  is  sure  to  rap- 
idly increase  in  value.  Those  who  do 
not  invest  soon  will  lose  rare  bargains. 


RED  ROSE  STOCK  FARM. 


BILL  &  BURNHAM,    PROPRIETORS. 


The  Red  Rose  Stock  Farm,  which 
bids  fair  to  become  the  best  known 
private  farm  in  Kansas,  is  located 
three  and  one-half  miles  northwest 
from  Manhattan.  A  few  years  ago  it 
consisted  of  forty  acres  of  choice  land, 
belonging  to  Mr.  Bill,  but  adjoining 
tracts  have  beenpurchased,  from  time 
to  time,  and  it  now  contains  about  one 
thousand  and  four  hundred  acres. 

The  buildings  are  pleasantly  situated 
near  the  foot  hills  of  the  divide  be- 
tween the  Big  Blue  river  and  Wild 
Cat  creek  ;  and,  morning  and  evening, 
during  the  growing  season,  when  the 
large  herds,  in  going  to  and  from  their 
corrals,  scatter  over  the  gently  sloping 
hillsides,  the  scene  is  bewitchhigly 
beautiful. 

The  farm  house  is  a  large,  frame 
building,  containing  twelve  well  fin- 
ished and  conveniently  arranged 
rooms.  It  is  surrounded  by  flowers, 
evergreens  and  trees  and  is  connected 
with  the  road  and  barns  by  graveled 
walks.  Although  primarily  arranged 
for  comfort,  everything  gives  evidence 
of  unusual  natural  taste  or  cultivation 
and  refinement  in  the  owners. 

Their  main  barn,  one  hundred  and 
twenty  feet  long,  is  divided  into  stalls 
for  horses    and   cattle,    with   storage 


Bed  Bose  Stock  Farm. 


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room  above  for  hay  and  grain,  arranged 
in  the  handiest  possible  manner  for 
feeding.  There  are  four  hundred  feet 
of  sheds,  with  cribs  attached  having  a 
capacity  for  holding  seven  thousand 
bushels  of  corn,  and  all  neatly  painted, 
and  kept  in  the  best  shape  for  securing 
the  safety  and  comfort  of  the  stock 
and  the  convenience  of  those  having 
them  in  charge. 

Their  herd  of  shorthorns  now  con- 
sists of  thirty-five;  twenty-five  fe- 
males and  ten  males.  They  are  all, 
with  one  or  two  exceptions,  fancy  bred 
animals,  as  will  be  seen  by  glancing 
at  their  record.  Of  this  herd  there  are 
three  distinct  families,  viz :  the  re- 
nowned 

FLAT  CREEK  YOUNG  MARYS, 

at  the  head  of  which  stands  that  fa- 
mous Young  Mary  bull,  Young  Mary 
Duke  of  Bath,  bred  by  the  Hamiltons 
of  Mount  Sterling,  Kentucky,  the  ac- 
knowledged home  of  this  family  of 
shorthorns. 

As  leading  dam  of  this  family  stands 
the  deservedly  popular  cows,  Cherry 
Bookh  and  Bed  Twin  5th,  bred  by 
Yanmeter  &  Hamilton,  of  Mount  Ster- 
ling, Kentucky.  These  two  cows  have 
been  shown  extensively  in  the  show 
ring,  and  taken  many  first  and  sweep- 
stake premiums,  and  were  much  ad- 
mired wherever  exhibited. 

Messrs.  Bill  &  Burnham  are  taking 
special  care  and  pains  in  so  handling 
and  coupling  this  family  as  to  keep  it 
pure,  and  bring  it  as  near  perfection  as 
possible.  We  need  not  mention  the 
fact,  as  it  is  well  known,  that  this  fam- 
ily of  shorthorns  stands  high,  not  only 
with  the  proprietors  of  the  Red  Rose 
Stock  Farm,  but  with  all  the  noted 
breeders,  for  their  many  desirable 
qualities,  and  their  adaptation  to  this 
climate,  or,  in  fact,  to  any  other  part 
of  the  country.    Then  comes  their 

BOOTH  FAMILY, 

headed  by  that  truly  grand  cow,  Water 
Sprite,  and  her  two  daughters,  Water 
Fay  and  Water  Queen.  There  is  no 
family  better  known,  or  that  has  more 
enthusiastic  admirers  among  the  lead- 


ing breeders  of  America  than  this. 
Imported  Water  Lily  and  some  of  her 
progeny  are  now  owned  by  only  a  few 
breeders  in  Kentucky,  and  in  that  cel- 
ebrated herd  owned  by  Mr.  Pickrell, 
of  Illinois.  The  cows  are  some  of  the 
late  purchases  made  by  Messrs.  Bill  & 
Burnham,  and  have  been  bred  off  the 
place,  so  far,  and  their  descendants 
kept  pure  Booths. 

During  the  coming  summer  a  pure 
Booth  Bull  will  be  placed  at  their 
head.  At  the  recent  great  Ton  sale  in 
England,  twenty-one  of  this  tribe  or 
family  were  sold,  bringing,  on  an  av- 
erage, £255,  or  about  $1,275  each.  Of 
these,  the  oldest  was  in  her  thirteenth  - 
year,  and  the  youngest  less  than  two 
months  old. 

This  family  will  also  be  handled 
with  the  greatest  care,  that  the  Booth 
strain  may  continue  of  the  purest,  and 
be  brought  up  to  the  highest  point  of 
excelence,  so  that  they  will  ever  re- 
main as  now,  second  to  none  of  the 
shorthorn  breed.  Messrs.  Bill  & 
Burnham  feel  justly  proud  of  thi3  ad- 
dition to  their  already  excelent  herd. 

Next  in  order  comes  their  family  of 

DUCHESSES, 

headed  by  Joans  Duchess.  Her  dam 
wras  imported  Joan  of  Arc,  by  Twen- 
ty-eighth Duke  of  Airdrie.  Her  sire 
and  dam  are  too  well  known  among 
the  breeding  fraternity  to  need  any 
extended  comments  here.  She  comes 
from  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  herds 
in  England,  and,  at  some  future  day, 
we  expect  that  the  Duchesses,  under 
the  efficient  management  of  this  en- 
terprising firm,  will  become  one  of  the 
chief  attractions  at  the  Red  Rose  Stock 
Farm,  and  do  honor  to  Riley  county. 

The  families  named  and  their  de- 
scendants are  fixtures  on  the  place, 
and  their  owners  do  not  intend  to  part 
with  the  females  or  their  descendants 
at  any  price,  until  the  herd  shall  have 
greatly  improved  in  worth.  The 
males  will  be  sold  (unless  they  should 
happen  to  be  of  families  which  they 
wish  to  keep  to  build  up  their  herd) 
and  will  be  truly  desirable,  as  great 
pains  will  be  taken  in  their  breeding. 


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Red  Rose  Stock  Farm. 


Their  herd  also  contains  spscimens 
of  families  not  heretofore  mentioned, 
consisting  of  Josephines,  Gwynns,  Ju- 
bilees, Rose  of  Sharons,  etc.,  etc.  We 
would  call  special  attention  of  breed- 
ers and  those  who  intend  to  enter  into 
this  business  either  on  a  large  or  small 
scale,  to  the  class  of  shorthorns  which 
compose  this  herd.  They  have  been 
selected  from  among  the  best  in  the 
country,  and  the  greatest  care  used  in 
their  selection.  Their  success  at  the 
Western  National  Fair  Association, 
held  at  Bismarck  Grove,  in  Septem- 
ber, 1880,  where  they  took  the  first 
premium  for  the  best  herd  in  Kansas, 
fully  establishes  this  claim.  With  one 
or  two  exceptions,  there  is  not  a  plain 
bred  animal  among  them,  but  all  are 
truly  fancy. 

The  bulls  that  will  be  used  the  com- 
ing season  will  be  Gompachi,  bred  by 
the  State  Agricultural  College,  whose 
sire  was  the  Second  Duke  of  Jubilee, 
and  dam  Grace  Young  First.  This 
bull  was  one  of  the  first  purchased  by 
these  breeders.  He  was  exhibited  at 
Bismarck  Grove,  standing  at  the  head 
of  their  herd. 

General  Thomas  stands  next  in  or- 
der, i  ie  was  bred  by  John  P.  Sanborn, 
Port  Huron,  Michigan.  Sire  Twenty- 
third  Duke  of  Airdrie;  dam,  Magenta 
3rd  ;  her  dam  was  imported  Mazurka. 
Young  Mary  Duke  of  Bath  is  next 
in  order.  He  was  bred  by  the  Hamil- 
tons,  of  Mount  Sterling,  Kentucky. 
Uis  sire  was  the  Twentieth  Duke  of 
Airdrie,  dam  Double  Noxubee  by 
Duke  of  Noxubee. 

Then  conies  Grand  li<  tuck,  bred  by 
J.  C.  and  George  Hamilton,  of  Mount 
Sterling,  Kentucky.  His  sire  was  the 
imported  Grand  Duke  of  Geneva,  dam 
No  in,  Renick.  Grand  Renick  is  a 
Josephine,  topped  with  RoseofSharon, 
and  a  \.    v  promising  young  bull. 

Messrs.  Bill&  Burnham  have  sever- 
al choice  young  bulls  for  sale,  at  rea- 
sonable  prices,  for  those  who  wish 
a  really  fine  bred  animal. 

During  the  fall  of  1880,  the  herd 
was  shown  quite  extensively  and,  as 
its  success  ;it  the  different  fairs  and  cat- 


tle shows  will  be  interesting  reading, 
we  with  pleasure  give  some  of  the  pre- 
miums received,  knowing  that  such  a 
record  will  be  very  gratifying  reading 
to  the  people  of  this  county,  and  to  all 
others  who  have  any  interest  in  short- 
horns as  they  are  bred  here  in  Riley 
county. 

At  the  Western  National  Fair,  held 
at  Bismarck  Grove  in  September,  as 
has  been  mentioned  before,  they  re- 
ceived the  first  premium  for  the  best 
herd  of  shorthorns  owned  in  Kansas. 
The  herd  consisted  of  Gompachi  and 
seven  cows  and  heifers. 

At  the  Osage  County  Fair,  first  pre- 
mium in  his  class  and  sweepstake  was 
given  to  Gompachi.  Gen.  Thomas  re- 
ceived first  premium  as  a  yearling  bull. 
On  coivs,  Red  Twin  5th  received  first 
premium  ;  Cherry  Rookh,  second  pre- 
mium. On  heiter  calf,  first  premium 
was  awarded  Joans  Duchess.  On  best 
herd  of  shorthorns,  first  premium  on 
Gompachi  and  six  cows  and  heifers. 
Second  premium  on  best  milch  cow  (a 
shorthorn)  Water  Sprite. 

At  the  Blue  and  Kansas  Valley  Ag- 
ricultural Society,  at  Manhattan,  on 
cows,  second  premium  in  her  class, 
Cherry  Rookh  ;  best  cow  of  any  age 
or  breed,  first  premium,  Red  Twin  5th  ; 
second  premium  on  herd,  Gompachi 
and  six  cows ;  first  premium  on  best 
heifer  calf,  Joans  Duchess. 

At  Kansas  Central  Fair,  held  at 
Junction  City,  first  premium  for  best 
bull  three  years  old  or  over,  Gom- 
pachi ;  second  premium  on  cow  three 
years  old  and  over,  Cherry  Rookh; 
first  premium  on  herd,  Gompachi  and 
six  cows  ;  first  premium  on  best  heifer 
calf,  Joans  Duchess. 

GRADES. 

Messrs.  Bill  &  Rurnham  have,  with- 
out any  doubt,  the  largest  and  finest 
herd  of  grades  in  Central  Kansas.  It 
consists,  at  the  present  time,  of  about 
one  hundred  .Hid  fifty  cows  and  heifers, 
a  large  share  of  which  are  of  their  own 
breeding. 

In  managing  and  crossing  their 
grades,  Messrs.  Rill  &  Burnham  are  as 


Red  Rose  Stock  Farm. 


107 


careful  as  to  the  build,  make-up,  dispo- 
sitions, and  color,  even,  of  those  that 
are  to  be  united,  as  they  are  in  man- 
aging and  coupling  their  thorough- 
breds. It  is  not  to  be  expected  that 
they  would  go  to  the  same  expense, 
but  every  point  is  considered,  and  the 
best  means  at  their  command  is  used 
to  develop  their  grades,  and  make 
them  come  up  as  near  perfection  as 
possible. 

They  are  making  a  specialty  of  rais- 
ing grade  bulls  for  the  Southern  mar- 
ket, where  thoroughbreds  cannot  live 
owing  to  the  Texas  fever.  The  females 
are  retained,  that  the  herd  may  grow 
larger  and  better  each  year. 

They  will  ship  a  car  load  of  their 
high  grade  bulls  to  Medicine  Lodge, 
this  spring,  for  which  they  have  re- 
ceived satisfactory  prices. 

Messrs.  Bill  &  Burnham  cordialy  in- 
vite every  farmer  in  Riley  and  adjoin- 
ing counties,  to  call  and  see  these  bulls 
at  their  stock  farm,  before  they  are 
shipped,  that  the  benefits  derived  from 
high  grading  can  be  illustrated. 

They  have  also  sixty  grade  steers, 
two  years  old,  which  are  something 
extra,  also  some  yearlings. 

Their  entire  herd  consists  of  about 
three  hundred  head,  and  to  see  and  ex- 
amine it  is  worth  a  long  journey. 

SWINE. 

Another  feature  of  this  firm  is,  the 
excelent  hogs  they  are  breeding.  They 
do  not  confine  themselves  to  one  par- 
ticular breed  of  hogs,  and  claim  that 
it  is  the  only  one  that  is  profitable  for 
a  man  to  raise,  and  try  to  demonstrate 
it  by  keeping  some  inferior  specimens 
of  another  class,  claiming  they  have 
had  the  same  chance  with  the  rest, 
illustrate  in  themselves  the  difference 
between  the  two  breeds.  They  know 
and  claim  that  both  the  Poland  Chinas 
and  Berkshires  have  excelent  qualities, 
and  are  breeding  both  varieties. 

Mr.  Bill  was  the  first  man  that  in- 
troduced the  Poland  China  breed  into 
Riley  county,  and  he  has  bred  them 
very  carefuly  ever  since,  and  has 
brought  them  up  to  as  near  perfection 
as  possible 


They  have  now  twenty-five  brood 
sows  of  both  varieties.  They  are  as 
careful  in  breeding  their  hogs  as  they 
are  in  their  other  business,  and  are 
furnishing  some  of  the  best  Poland 
Chinas  and  Berkshires  in  the  county. 

The  hog  pens,  which  are  well  ar- 
ranged are  kept  clean ;  a  stream  of 
water  runs  through  the  range,  and,  in 
addition,  a  large  wind  mill  provides  a 
plentiful  supply  of  warm  water  in 
winter,  for  the  hogs  and  cattle  as  well. 

O.  W.  BILIi, 

the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  came  to 
Kansas  from  Illinois,  in  1S67.  He  is  a 
practical  farmer,  and  from  the  first  he 
has  given  his  personal  attention  to  the 
management  of  the  farm.  He  was 
one  of  the  originators  of  the  Riley 
County  Fair  Association,  and  was  for 
many  years  its  Superintendent.  He 
has  always  been  a  leading  spirit  in  the 
Bluemont  Farmers'  Club,  the  annual 
Farmers'  Institute,  held  in  Manhat- 
tan, and,  in  short,  in  everything  cal- 
culated to  promote  the  interests  of  ag- 
riculture and  agriculturists.  He  is 
still  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  is  uni- 
versaly  looked  upon  as  an  upright 
man. 

He  is  blessed  with  a  wife  who  posses- 
ses an  uncommon  amount  of  practical 
sense  and  ability  as  a  housewife  ;  and 
who,  in  addition,  is  able  and  willing  to 
take  a  prominent  part  with  the  lady 
members  of  the  Grange,  and  in  every 
good  work  in  the  community  which 
needs  the  help  of  woman. 

CHAS.   L.   BURNHAM, 

a  son-in-law  of  Mr.  Bill,  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Bittman,  Taylor  &  Co., 
of  Leavenworth,  wholesale  dealers 
in  groceries,  and  has  long  been  known 
as  the  most  popular  and  successful 
commercial  traveler  in  Kansas.  He  is 
a  warm-hearted,  large-brained  and  up- 
right man,  who  is  respected  by  all 
who  know  him,  and  who  gives  the 
firm  the  advantage  of  his  unusual 
ability  and  an  immense  personal  ac- 
quaintance all  over  Kansas  and  the 
adjoining  States.  This  is,  of  course,  a 
matter  of  great  importance,  and  makes 


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Bill  &  Burnham. 


it  certain  that  the  firm  will  always  be 
able  to  sell  all  they  can  raise. 

Mrs.  Burnham,  a  lady  with  varied 
accomplishments,  is  one  of  the  finest 
singers  in  Kansas,  and  makes  her 
home  a  place  to  which  it  is  a  pleasure 
as  well  as  honor  to  be  invited. 


MONTROSE  STOCK  FARM. 


C.  E.  ALLEN,  PROPRIETOR. 


This  stock  farm  is  pleasantly  located 
three  and  one-half  miles  northwest 
from  Manhattan,  and  two  miles  from 
the  Agricultural  College.  The  land  is 
rich,  is  what  is  termed  second  bottom, 
and  is  well  supplied  with  spring  wa- 
ter. The  dwelling,  a  large,  stone 
building,  is  surrounded  with  stately 
cottonwoods  which  afford  an  ample 
shade,  making  it  one  of  the  pleasant- 
est  resorts  in  summer. 

Through  the  energy  of  Mr.  Allen, 
the  farm  and  buildings  are  in  good 
shape  for  breeding  purposes.  Al- 
though it  has  been  but  three  years 
since  he  took  possession,  when  there 
wore  no  buildings  on  the  premises  ex- 
cept the  dwelling,  he  now  has  horse 
barns,  wagon  sheds  and  buildings  for 
storing  machinery,  a  barn  containing 
fifteen  box  stalls  for  his  thoroughbred 
cattle,  a  long  line  of  sheds  for  protec- 
tion, piggery  20x80  feet,  divided  into 
twenty  breeding  pens,  and  a  large  and 
conveniently  arranged  hennery  with 
extensive  yards  attached. 

I  <-f  Fairbanks'  scales  are  located 
at  a  convenient  point,  and,  once  each 
month,  Mr.  Allen  weighs  bis  cattle, 
etc.,  and  an  account  of  stock  is  taken. 
He  can  toll  you,  to  a  pound,  the  weight 
of  any  of  his  animals,  and  how  much 
flesh  they  have  puj  on  during  the  past 
month. 

HIS  SHORTHORNS 

arc  of  the  will  known  Flat  Creek  Ma- 
rys and  Josephine  families.  The  repu- 
tation of  those  superior  cattle  has  not 
suffered  since  Mr.    Allen   commenced 


handling  them.  He  has  been  engaged 
but  three  years  in  breeding  cattle  in 
Kansas,  but  has  met  with  the  best  of 
success. 

At  the  Blue  and  Kansas  Valley 
Fair,  in  1879,  he  took  second  premium 
and  sweepstakes  on  his  bull,  first  pre- 
mium on  cow  three  years  old,  and  first 
premium  on  cow  two  years  old. 

At  the  Blue  and  Kansas  Valley  fair 
in  1880,  he  took  first  premium  and 
sweepstakes  on  his  bull. 

Although  Mr.  Allen  is  very  success- 
ful as  a  breeder  of  shorthorns,  and  has 
some  as  nice  stock  as  can  be  shown  in 
the  West,  yet  as  a  breeder  of 

POLAND  CHINA  PIGS 

he  excels  even  more,  which  is  fully 
demonstrated  by  the  success  he  met 
with  at  the  great  Western  National 
Fair,  held  at  Bismarck  Grove,  in  this 
State,  in  September,  1880.  To  appre- 
ciate fully  Mr.  Allen's  success,  we 
must  realize  that  he  was  not  merely 
competing  against  breeders  in  this 
State.  A  large  number  of  breeders 
from  other  States,  who  had  been  in 
the  business  for  over  twenty  years,  and 
who  were  accounted  veterans  in  the 
breeding  of  this  class  of  hogs,  and  had 
never  heretofore  failed  to  carry  off 
the  prizes  when  they  had  exhibited 
their  stock,  were  his  competitors. 

He  had  exhibited  his  Poland  Chinas 
at  the  Blue  and  Kansas  Valley  fair  in 
1879,  and  received  the  first  premium 
and  sweepstakes  on  his  boar,  first  pre- 
mium on  pigs,  and  second  premium  on 
brood  sow. 

Knowing  that  his  stock  had  been 
continualy  improving,  yet  not  realiz- 
ing that  they  had  reached  such  a  high 
state  of  perfection  that  he  would  be 
able  to  compete  successfuly  with  the 
oldest  and  I >est  breeders  in  the  nation, 
he  hesitated,  but,  finaly,  joining  with 
the  Fair  Association  of  this  place,  re- 
solved to  make  the  trial.  That  he 
was  agreeably  surprised  cannot  be 
doubted.  The  following  are  the  pre- 
miums he  received  there  : 

First  premium  on  breeding  herd. 

First  and  second  premiums  on  sow 
two  years  old. 


Montrose  Stock  Farm. 


109 


First  premium  on  sow  one  year  old. 
First   premium     on    sow    over    six 
months  old. 

First  premium  on  sow  under  six 
months  old. 

First  premium  on  boar  one  year  old. 
Secoud  premium  on  boar  under  six 
months. 

Sweepstake  on  sow  (best  sow  of  any 
age  or  breed.)  Premium  $50  with  di- 
ploma. 

Sweepstake  on  boar. 
Second  sweepstake  on  fat  hog. 
Second  SAveepstake  on  best  collection. 
Second  sweepstake  on  best   Kansas 
collection. 
Sweepstake  on  best  breeding  herd. 
The  herd  was  the  center  of  attrac- 
tion among  the  breeders  of  hogs,  and 
old  breeders  who  had  spent  a  score  of 
years  in  breeding  and  improving  their 
stock,  and  who,  until  they  met  with 
this  young  and  unassuming  man  from 
Riley  county,  Kansas,  had  never  met 
their  equal,  did  not  hesitate  to  say, 
with  that  generous  spirit  which  per- 
vades the  minds  of  all  true  gentlemen, 
that  they  were  satisfied  that  this  was 
the  best  herd  it  had  ever  been  their 
privilege  to  see ;    and  they  supposed 
they  had  seen  all  that  were  of  any  ac- 
count, until  they  had  seen  Mr.  Allen's. 
His  brood  sows  weighed,  September 
8th,  1880,  from  five  hundred  and  fifteen 
to  seven  hundred  and  ten  pounds,  and 
ranged  in  ages  from  twenty-three  to. 
twenty-seven  months,   and  they  had 
each  of  them  had  two  litters  of  good, 
healthy    pigs,    one  of    them    having 
fourteen  and    raising    eleven.      They 
were  farrowed  April  13,  1880,  and  on 
September    8th    of    the    same     year 
weighed,  on  an  average,  one  hundred 
and  thirty-five  pounds,  the  sow  weigh- 
ing six  hundred  and  eighty  pounds. 

On  Mr.  Allen's  return  from  Bismarck 
Grove,  he  was  immediately  overrun 
with  orders  for  Poland  Chinas  of  his 
breeding.  He  had  on  hand  a  very 
good  supply,  but  found  it  impossible  to 
fill  all  the  orders— some  of  them  com- 
ing from  as  far  south  as  Austin,  Texas. 
A  large  number  of   these  orders  are 


standing  over  to  be  filled  the  present 
season  of  1881. 

He  is  now  breeding  fifty-four  sows 
for  this  trade,  every  one  of  them  choice 
p>digreed,  animals.  The  most  of 
them  are  recorded  in  Volume  3  of  the 
Ohio  Poland  China  Record,  trace 
back  to  the  Old  Harkrader  sow,  and 
are  called  the  regular  Black  Bess  tribe. 

His  boars  are  A  No.  1,  and  they  have 
never  failed  to  win  first  premiums  and 
sweepstakes  whenever  exhibited. 

Mr.  Allen  says  he  is  in  hopes  to  be 
able  to  supply  the  trade  of  1881.  He 
sends  pedigrees  and  certificates  of  sale 
with  all  stock  sold.  He  guarantees  all 
his  stock,  and  when  males  and  females 
are  sold,  that  they  shall  not  be  akin. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  CHICKENS. 

He  raises  large  numbers  of  Plymouth 
Rock  chickens,  from  the  celebrated 
Keefer's  and  Coddington's  stock.  He 
has  no  other  breed  on  his  farm,  and 
guarantees  them  pure  bloods.  This 
breed  is  fully  up  to  the  standard  in 
size,  color,  etc.,  and  has  nice  yellow 
legs  and  beaks.  The  Plymouth  Rocks 
are,  undoubtedly,  the  most  hardy  of 
all  the  improved  breeds;  they  are 
good  layers,  good  sitters,  and  good 
mothers;  and  are  therefore  unusualy 
profitable  for  farmers. 

All  correspondence  receives  immedi- 
ate attention.  His  post  office  address 
is  Manhattan,  Kansas. 

Mr.  Allen  is  adapted  in  every  way 
to  be  a  successful  breeder.  His  life 
has  always  been  that  of  a  farmer.  He 
came  to  Kansas  from  Illinois,  late  in 
October,  1878,  and  before  he  had  been 
here  two  weeks  he  visited  the  large 
sales  of  the  Hamiltons,  held  at  Kansas 
City,  and  purchased  some  of  the  finest 
stock  that  had  ever  been  brought  into 
Riley  county.  Since  his  first  coming 
among  us,  his  life  has  been  a  continua- 
tion of  the  same  energetic  and  never- 
tiring  movements.  Enthusiastic  in 
his  calling,  he  delights  in  hard  work, 
and  in  the  studying  of  every  way  in 
which  he  can  improve  his  stock.  He 
is  calm  and  collected,  and  forms  his 
judgment  after  maturely  weighing  all 


110 


Montrose   Stock  Farm, 


the  points,  but,  after  bis  mind  is  once 
made  up,  rests  not  until  he  accom- 
plishes his  object. 

Money  or  expense  seem  to  be  of  lit- 
tle weight  when  compared  with  the 
carrying  out  of  any  particular  idea, 
and  he  buys  the  best,  regardless  of 
cost.  His  library  contains  the  latest 
treatises  on  handling  and  caring  for 
stock,  and  a  large  share  of  his  spare 
moments  is  spent  in  studying  their 
merits  and  demerits. 

His  wife  is  an  able  assistant,  and 
her  courteous  and  lady-like  manners 
go  far  toward  making  a  visit  to  Mont- 
rose Stock  Farm  pleasing  and  instruct- 
ive. 


THE      MANHA  TTAN      HERDS 

OF  BERKSHIRES  AND 

SHORTHORNS. 


A.  W.  ROLLINS,  PROPRIETOR. 


Mr.  Rollins  makes  a  specialty  of 
breeding  pure  -  blooded  Berkshire 
swine,  and  his  herd  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful at  fairs,  having  won  the  lion's 
share  of  prizes  whenever  placed  on  ex- 
hibition, taking  no  less  than  forty- 
eight  premiums  at  six  leading  fairs 
during  the  past  two  years. 

The  boar  at  the  head  of  the  herd  is  a 
magnificent  animal,  and  has  taken  the 
grand  sweepstakes  premium  and  di- 
ploma for  best  boar  of  any  age  or  br<  <  d 
for  two  successive  years  at  the  great 
Kansas  City  Expositions,  his  win- 
nings alone  amounting  to  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  dollars. 

The  herd  has  also  taken  two  sweep- 
stakes prizes  of  Qfty  dollars  each,  for 
collection  of  swine  of  any  &ge  or  breed, 
at  the  same  fair  at  Kaunas  City,  and  at 
the  Western  National  Fair  at  Bis- 
marck Grove. 

Last  fall,  Mr.  Rollins  showed  twen- 
ty-four head,  eight  of  which  averaged 
five  hundred  and  twenty-five  pounds 
each,  and  two  head  weighed  six  hun- 
dred and  seventy-five  pounds  each, 
although  only  in  moderate  condition. 


Every  hog  on  his  place  has  a  per- 
fect pedigree,  and  is  entitled  to  be  reg- 
istered in  the  Berkshire  Record ;  and 
the  absolute  correctness  of  the  pedi- 
grees is  guaranteed  in  all  cases.  Mr. 
Rollins  is  unusualy  careful  in  the  man- 
agement of  his  animals,  and  does  not 
attempt  to  raise  any  more  than  he  can 
keep  properly  divided  into  small  lots 
while  growing,  so  that  all  mistakes 
are  avoided. 

Mr.  Rollins'  herd  is  second  to  none 
in  the  West.  He  spared  neither  time, 
labor  nor  expense  in  the  selection  of 
his  first  animals,  and  has  bred  them 
so  skilfuly  as  to  improve  on  the  orig- 
inals. He  started  with  a  determina- 
tion to  excel,  and  he  now,  unquestion- 
ably, stands  at  the  head  of  the  Berk- 
shire breeders  of  Kansas. 

His  sales  in  the  western  and 
southern  States  have  been  very  large  ; 
and  he  has  on  file  a  large  number  of 
very  flattering  letters  from  his  cus- 
tomers, many  of  them  written  after 
giviug  his  pigs  a  thorough  trial  and 
comparison  with  other  breeds. 

He  fills  orders  at  reasonable  rates, 
with  none  but  the  best  of  pigs,  and 
guarantees  satisfaction  in  every  in- 
stance. The  demand  for  his  pigs 
greatly  exceeds  the  supply ;  but,  nev- 
ertheless, every  animal  that  is  defect- 
ive in  any  particular  goes  to  the 
butcher.  He  takes  this  course  because 
he  is  determined  that  wherever  he  be- 
comes known  the  fact  that  an  ani- 
mal was  bred  by  him  shall,  of  itself, 
be  a  sufficient  guarantee  that  it  is  of 
a  superior  quality. 

SIIORTHOKX    CATTLE. 

Mr.  Rollins  also  has  a  herd  of  choice 
and  highly-bred  Shorthorns,  the  most 
of  which  are  animals  of  his  own  breed- 
ing, and  have  descended  from  noted 
sins  and  dams.  They  have  been  very 
successful  as  prize  winners  at  leading 
fairs,  and  as  the  size  of  the  herd  in- 
creases  it  will  be  sure  to  take  a  high 
rank. 

HORSES. 

Mr.  Rollins  also  breeds  roadsters, 
and  is  usualy  able  to  furnish  such  at 
reasonable  prices,  and  warrants  them 


Manhattan  Herds. 


Ill 


sound,    courageous,     and    thoroughly 
broken. 

Mr.  Rollins  started  at  this  place  in  a 
comparatively  small  way,  and  his  suc- 
cess has  been  largely  due  to  the  fact 
that  he  loves  his  business.  He  is  an 
enthusiast  in  it,  personaly  oversees 
everything  himself,  and  watches  his 
young  animals  as  faithfuly  as  a  moth- 


er does  her  children.  His  pride  (as 
well  as  his  good  sense)  causes  him  to 
care  more  for  an  unblemished  reputa- 
tion than  for  immediate  gains;  and, 
therefore,  those  who  deal  with  him 
need  have  no  fear  of  being  overreached. 
All  correspondence,  applications  for 
catalogs,  etc.,  should  be  addressed  to 
A.  W.  Rollins,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 


Zeandale  Township. 


This  township  is  located  in  the  south- 
eastern part  of  the  county.  It  was 
origin  a  ly  a  part  of  Wabaunsee  county, 
but  was  annexed  to  Riley  in  1871. 
Tm ken  altogether,  its  agricultural  ca- 
pacities probably  exceed  those  of  any 
other  township.  The  valley  of  Deep 
creek,  which  runs  diagonaly  across  it, 
has  long  been  noted  for  its  surpassing 
beauty  and  productiveness ;  while 
what  is  known  as  Zeandale  bottom — a 
large  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Kansas  river — cannot  be  surpassed 
anywhere  in  Kansas. 

As  might  be  expected,  many  of  our 
most  intelligent  and  prosperous  farm- 
ers live  here,  and  they  are  steadily  in- 
creasing their  store  of  this  world's 
goods. 

In  spite  of  the  richness  of  the  land 
and  its  proximity  to  market,  much  of 
it  can  still  be  purchased  for  surprising- 
ly low  figures,  but  the  rapidity  with 
which  it  is  changing  hands  proves 
that  a  boom  is  setting  in  which  will 
soon  double  or  treble  its  price. 

Its  western  line  is  but  about  three 
miles  from  Manhattan,  and  only  the 
Kansas  river  separates  it  from  St. 
George,  a  town  on  the  Union  Pacific 
railway,   so  that  its  market  facilitie  s 


are  good ;  and  they  have  lately  been 
increased  by  the  building  of  the  Man- 
hattan, Alma  &  Burlingame  railway, 
which  crosses  it  from  east  to  west. 

There  is  an  immense  unimproved  wa- 
ter power  on  the  Kansas  river  on  the 
northern  boundary  of  this  township, 
and  its  ultimate  utilization,  which 
may  be  considered  certain,  will  inev- 
itably lead  to  the  building  of  a  manu- 
facturing town  and  a  still  further  in- 
crease in  the  value  of  the  surrounding 
country.  There  are  also  some  good 
mill  privileges  on  Deep  creek. 

There  is  one  large,  two-story,  stone 
school  house  and  three  frame  ones  in 
the  township.  There  is  no  township 
indebtedness.  Taxation  is  low,  and, 
taking  everything  together,  there  is  no 
more  desirable  portion  of  the  county  to 
settle  in. 


IMPROVED  FARM.— Consists  of  two  hun- 
dred acres,  six  miles  southeast  of  Manhattan. 
One  hundred  acres  fenced;  fifty  acres  creek 
bottom,  under  plow,  forty  acres  woodland, 
i  ine  hundred  ami  fifty  bearing  peach  trees,  and 
two  hundred  apple  trees,  of  excelent  varieties, 
mostly  in  bearing,  besides  cherry  and  pear  trees. 
Frame  house,  25x32,  frame  stables  and  sheds.  A 
well  at  the  house,  dug  twenty  years  since,  has 
never  failed  to  supply  plenty  of  water  for  house 
and  stock.  A  ninety  barrel  cistern  that  don't 
leak.  Good  stock  range  convenient.  For  terms 
inquire  on  the  premises.     OSCAR  MEACIIAM 


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Ashland  Township. 


Ashland  Township. 


This  township  lies  south  of  Manhat- 
tan and  Ogden,  and  west  of  Zeandale, 
and  contains  ahout  thirty  square  miles. 
The  Kansas  river  runs  along  the  most 
of  its  northern  boundary,  and  McDow- 
ell creek  runs  diagonaly  through  it. 
An  unusualy  large  proportion  of  this 
township  consists  of  bluff  lands,  but 
the  bottoms  are  of  unsurpassed  fertili- 
ty. It  was  originaly  a  part  of  Davis 
county,  but  was  transferred  to  Riley  in 
1S73.  In  1855  a  town  was  laid  out 
called  Ashland,  aud  it  was  the  first 
county  seat  of  Davis  county,  but  the 
proximity  of  Manhattan,  Ogden  and 
Junction  City  killed  it.  It  is  expected, 
however,  that  there  will  some  day  be 
a  railway  from  Manhattan  in  a  south- 
westerly direction,  up  McDowell  creek, 


in  which  case  the  town  of  Ashland 
will  be  revived. 

Although  there  are  no  falls  in  this 
part  of  the  Kansas,  its  current  is  so 
rapid  that  it  is  thought  by  many  it 
will  some  day  be  dammed  in  this  vi- 
cinity. 

There  are  two  school  houses  in  this 
towuship.  It  has  no  township  bonds. 
General  taxation  is  low.  The  price  of 
land  is  moderate,  with  some  splendid 
bargains  in  the  market.  Most  of  the 
farmers  are  within  from  one  to  six 
miles  of  a  depot.  It  is  healthful,  and 
we  can  recommend  it  heartily  to  those 
wishing  to  find  farms. 


E.  HUSE :— Maple  Grove  Stock  Farm,  near 
Manhattan,  Riley  county,  Kansas.  Breeder  of 
choice  Shorthorn's. 


Grant    Township. 


Grant  township  lies  north  and  west 
from  Manhattan  township,  and  con- 
tains about  seventy-one  square  miles  of 
territory.  The  most  of  the  valleys  of 
.Mill  creek  and  Wild  ( 'at  creek  are  with- 
in its  limits,  but  the  larger  part  of  it  is 
what  is  known  as  bluff  land.  Some  of 
the  earliesl  settlers  in  the  county  lo- 
cated on  these  creeks,  among  whom 
may  be  mentioned  Henry  Condray,  and 
hi  4  sons,  Mincher,  Wm.and  John,  Jo- 
nas Kress,  John  Warner  and  his  sons 
Q-eorge  and  John,  Marcena  Jesse  and 
D.  It.  While  ..ii  Mill  creek;  and  S.  D. 
Houston,  John  Hardy,  the  Hairs,  M. 
Eubanks,  Lemuel  Knapp,  and  his  nu- 
merous sons  and  daughters,  L.  "West- 
over,  Sam  ELimble  and  Geo.  Lyle,  on 
the  Wild  Cat. 

The  crops  grown  are  the  same  as  in 


Manhattan,    and  here,  too,   the  stock 
interest  predominates. 

STOCKDALE 

is  located  at  the  junction  of  Mill  creek 
with  the  Big  Blue,  and  it  will  I>e  a 
station  on  the  Blue  Valley  railway 
when  completed.  It  now  has  a  store 
and  blacksmith  shop,  run  by  J.  D. 
Sweet,  who  is  also  post  master.  There 
was,  at  one  time,  a  saw  mill  at  this 
place,  and  it  is  probable  that  Mill 
creek  will  again  be  utilized  as  a  water 
power.  The  tall  in  the  Big  Blue  will 
also  justify  a  dam  near  there,  which 
will  be  built  in  the  not  distant  future. 
About  eleven  miles  from  Manhattan, 
up  Wild  Cat  creek,  at  the  cheese  fac- 
tory, there  is  what  is  known  as  Wild 
Cat  post  office,  with  J.  W.  Stephens, 
one  of  the  most  influential  men  in  that 


Stockdale. 


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section,  as  post  master.  Grant  post 
office,  presided  over  by  Mr.  Kennedy, 
is  located  a  few  miles  up  the  creek. 
W.  F.  Vance,  of  Grant  post  office,  has 
a  fine  sheep  ranch  on  this  creek,  and 
Geo.  Lyle,  whose  post  office  is  Riley 
Centre,  has  raised  sheep  successfully 
for  many  years. 

The  township  contains  one  log,  six 
frame  and  four  stone  school  houses  ; 
no  debt,  and  the  rate  of  taxation,  ex- 
cept in  a  few  school  districts,  is  low. 
To  stock  raisers,  especialy,  we  can 
recommend  this  township. 

There  are  a  number  of  splendid 
farms  in  this  township  that  can  be 
purchased,  at  the  present  time,  for 
one-fourth  what  they  will  be  worth  a 
few  years  hence, — and  now  is  the  time 
to  buy. 


EX-GOVERNOR  N.  GREEN. 


The  ablest  and  most  widely  known 
citizen  of  Grant  township  is  Hon. 
N.  Green,  whose  home  farm  is  in 
tbe  valley  of  Mill  creek,  about  one 
mile  from  Stockdale. 

Mr.  Green  was  born  March  8th,  1837, 
in  Hardin  county,  Ohio,  and  finished 
his  education  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan 
University.  He  taught  school  for  a 
number  of  years  in  Logan  and  Cham- 
paign counties,  and,  in  March,  1855, 
came  to  Kansas  and  took  a  claim  in 
Douglas  county.  At  that  time  Kan- 
sas was  inhabited  almost  entirely  by 
Indians  and  coyotes,  and  was,  in  veri- 
table truth,  a  "howling"  wilderness. 
The  earliest  white  settlers  had  arrived 
only  a  few  months  before,  and  the 
only  thing  that  could  with  certainty 
be  predicted  of  the  future  was,  "  there 
is  trouble  ahead." 

In  1857,  Mr.  Green  was  admitted  to 
the  bar,  and  practiced  law  for  a  couple 
of  years,  but  lawyers  were  more  nu- 
merous than  clients  in  those  days ; 
and,  finding  that  the  Free  State  men 
were- no  longer  in  danger  of  being  out- 
voted or  overpowered  by  the  Border 


Ruffians,  he  returned  to  Ohio,  and  en- 
tered the  ministry. 

In  1859,  he  joined  the  Cincinnati 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  was  stationed  at  Aber- 
deen and  Williamsburg,  until  Presi- 
dent Lincoln's  call  for  troops  drew 
him  into  the  army. 

In  1302,  he  entered  the  Eighty-fifth 
Ohio  Infantry  as  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany B,  and  served  under  General 
Cox  in  West  Virginia  during  the  cele- 
brated campaign  which  brought  Gen- 
eral McClellan  so  prominently  before 
the  Nation.  It  will  be  remembered 
that  General  Cox's  troops  did  a  large 
part  of  the  fighting  in  this  glorious 
campaign  ;  and  Lieutenant  Green  with 
his  company  helped  to  win  the  day  at 
Charleston  and  Gully  Bridge. 

The  Eighty-fifth  Ohio  was  after- 
ward transferred  to  the  army  of  the 
Cumberland,  under  General  Tecumseh 
W.  Sherman,  and  Lieutenant  Green 
remained  with  him  until  lbG4.  Dur- 
ing the  Atlanta  campaign,  the  young 
soldier  came  near  losing  his  life  by 
over-exertion.  One  day,  on  the  march, 
the  weather  was  so  hot  that  many  of 
his  men  gave  out,  and  were  absolutely 
unable  to  carry  their  knapsacks  ;  and 
the  kind-hearted  officer,  who,  though 
small,  was  unusualy  strong,  relieved 
them  of  their  loads  until  he  finaly 
weighted  himself  down,  and  fell  bleed- 
ing from  the  lungs  — a  victim  to  his 
generosity.  For  a  long  time  he  was 
not  expected  to  live ;  and,  on  recovery, 
was  compeled,  by  the  advice  of  his 
physicians,  to  resign  his  position  and 
return  home.  He,  however,  was  af- 
terward appointed  Major  of  the  153d 
Ohio,  and  took  part  in  what  is  known 
as  the  Hundred  Day  Campaign  in 
West  Virginia. 

In  1865,  he  came  back  to  Kansas, 
joined  the  Kansas  Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  was 
stationed  at  Manhattan  two  years. 

In  1866,  he  was  elected  Lieutenant 
Governor  of  Kansas,  and,  upon  the 
resignation  of  Governor  Crawford,  No- 
vember 4th,  1868,  succeeded  him  as 
Governor  for  the  remainder  of  the 
term. 


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JST.   Green. 


During  1870-1  he  was  Presiding  Eldes 
of  the  Manhattan  District,  but,  in  con- 
sequence of  his  wife's  ill-health,  he  "lo- 
cated" and  retired  to  his  farm,  until 
1873  wrhen  he  again  entered  the  Con- 
ference, and  was  stationed  at  Holton 
during  1873-74,  and  at  Waterville  dur- 
ing 1875.  After  his  hemorrhage  in  the 
army,  Mr.  Green  was  never  again  as 
strong  as  he  had  been,  and  was  in  such 
danger  of  returning  attacks  that  he 
was  finaly  compeled  to  locate  perma- 
nently ;  but,  nevertheless,  he  contin- 
ues to  preach  occasionaly,  especialy 
when  churches  are  to  be  dedicated  and 
debts  paid  off,  as  he  is  peculiarly  fitted 
for  such  work.  His  last  dangerous 
hemorrhage  (which  nearly  ended  his 
earthly  career)  resulted  from  overwork 
and  heat  at  one  of  these  meetings. 

Tn  November,  1880,  Mr.  Green  was 
prevailed  upon  by  his  neighbors  to  al- 
low them  to  use  his  name  as  a  candi- 
date for  the  Legislature,  and  he  is  now 
serving  the  State  in  that  capacity. 

Mr.  Green  owns  one  of  the  finest 
farms  on  Mill  creek.  Tt  contains  three 
hundred  and  twenty  acres,  the  larger 
part  of  which  is  splendid  bottom  land, 
under  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  It 
also  has  an  abundance  of  timber,  stone, 
water,  etc.  He  has  some  thorough- 
bred animals  and  a  large  herd  of  grade 
cattle.  He  was  among  the  first  men 
n  the  county  to  adopt  the  plan  of 
pushing  his  cattle  from  the  start  and 
feeding  them  until  they  were  ready  for 
the  butcher;  and  his  were  the  first 
Riley  county  animals  known  to  have 
been  bought  in  the  Kansas  City  mar- 
ket for  shipment  to  England. 

As  a  minister,  "the  Governor,"  as 
he  is  universal?  called,  is  very  popu- 
lar. His  style  in  the  pulpit  is  earnest 
and  clear,  with  an  occasional  mixture 
of  humor;  and,  as  he  is  unusualy  in- 
telligent and  a  vigorous  thinker,  it 
seems  to  be  a  pity  that  his  health  will 
not  permit  him  to  take  a  regular  pas- 
torate again. 

On  the  .stump,  the  ( iovernor  is  inim- 
itable. Thoroughly  posted  on  politi- 
cal questions,  with  remarkahly  quick 
perceptive  faculties,  he  is  able  to  bring 


rout  the  strong  points  of  his  own  side 
and  make  them  stronger,  and  the 
weak  points  of  his  opponent's  side 
and  make  them  weaker ;  and  with  it 
all  his  irresistible  wit  is  sure  to  keep 
his  auditors  in  a  good  humor  with 
themselves,  himself  and  his  cause.  In 
this  respect,  he  certainly  has  no  equal 
in  Kansas  and  but  few  in  the  Union. 

A  thoroughly  upright  man  in  his 
private  character,  a  zealous  and  con- 
scientious Christian  minister,  and  a 
progressive,  patriotic  citizen  and  offi- 
cial, it  is  to  be  hoped  that  he  will  live 
long  to  help  the  right  and  oppose  the 
wrong. 

In  1860,  Mr.  Green  married  Miss  Ida 
Leffingwell,  of  Williamsburg,  Ohio, 
who  died  in  1870,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren—  Glenzen  8.,  Effie  and  Alice. 
In  1873,  he  married  his  present  wife, 
Miss  Mary  Sturdevant,  of  Rushville, 
New  York,  by  whom  he  has  two  chil- 
dren—  Burtis  U.  and  Ned  M.  He  has 
two  brothers  in  Kansas  —  Lewis  F. 
Green,  of  Douglas  county,  who  was 
the  coalition  candidate  for  Congress  in 
the  second  district  last  fall,  and  Geo. 
S.  Green,  of  Manhattan,  of  the  firm  of 
Green  &  Hessin,  Attorneys  at  Law, 
and  who  is  now  representing  the 
southern  part  of  Riley  county  in  the 
Legislature. 


J.  D.  SWEET. 


BLACKSMITH  AND  GROCERY  I'KALKR. 


Mr.  Sweet  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  where 
he  was  born  in  1847.  He  came  to  Kan- 
sas in  1878,  and  went  to  work  lor  his 
board  on  a  farm  in  Linn  county.  He, 
however,  soon  obtained  employment 
at  good  wages,  until  he  sold  out  and 
left  Kansas.  But  he  could  not  rema i  1 1 
away,  and,  on  returning,  located  in 
Stockdale  in  1878,  and  bought  out  Mr. 
Riggs.  He  rented  the  store  for  a  year, 
and.worked  at  his  trade  as  a  black- 
mith.    Being  an  excelent  workman, 


J.  D.  Sweet. 


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he  soon  established  a  good  paying 
trade,  which  has  continued  to  this  day. 
He  erected  a  new  and  more  convenient 
shop,  and  made  other  improvements 
which  added  greatly  to  the  attractive- 
ness of  the  place. 

The  store  came  back  into  his  posses- 
sion in  the  fall  of  1879,  and,  although 
he  had  never  bad  any  experience  in 
the  grocery  business,  he  resolved,  con- 
trary to  the  advice  of  friends,  to  put  in 
a  stock  of  goods,  and  conduct  it  him- 
self. 

He  has  been  very  successful  in  his 
new  undertaking,  and  has  given  the 
best  of  satisfaction  to  his  patrons,  by 
furnishing  them  a 

GOOD  QUALITY  OF  GOODS 

at  as  low  prices  as  they  can  be  bought 
for  at  any  other  place  in  this  vicinity. 
1 1  is  stock  is  selected  with  the  greatest 
care,  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  class  of 
customers  that  patronize  his  store.  He 
has  an  extensive  assortment  of  goods 
for  a  place  of  this  size,  consisting  of  a 
choice  line  of  groceries,  dry  goods, 
boots  and  shoes  and  notions. 

The  store  is  much  needed  at  this 
point,  and  Mr.  Sweet's  efforts  to  make 
his  establishment  a  place  where  farm- 
ers can  get  all  the  necessaries  of  life, 
without  having  to  travel  to  Manhat- 
tan, is  appreciated  by  the  inhabitants 
of  Mill  creek  and  the  Blue  valley  in 
that  section,  and  they  purchase  the 
larger  proportion  of  their  groceries  of 
him. 

His  prices  are  as  low  as  those  at 
Manhattan,  and  he  pays  as  much  for 
butter  and  eggs  as  the  merchants  do 
there. 

Mr.  Sweet  was  appointed  post  mas- 
ter soon  after  he  arrived  at  Stockdale, 
which  office  he  has  filled  ever  since,  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  all.  He  is 
courteous  and  obliging,  and  has  the 
entire  confidence  of  the  surrounding 
community.  His  thorough  and  up- 
right dealings  have  made  him  hosts 
of  warm  friends,  and  his  trade  in- 
creases quite  rapidly. 


WALNUT  OR  0  VE  STO CK  FARM. 


J.  J.  LOVETT  AND  E.  A.   RUTHERFORD, 
PROPRIETORS. 


In  the  fall  of  1856 — more  than  twen- 
ty-four years  ago — the  writer  slept  his 
first  sleep  in  Riley  county  in  a  log 
building  located  on  what  is  now  known 
as  the  "Walnut  Grove  Stock  Farm." 

Even  in  that  early  day,  the  valley  of 
Wild  Cat  creek  was  noted  far  and 
wide  as  the  granary  of  what  wras  then 
Western  Kansas.  The  farmers  among 
the  early  settlers  who  came  to  Kansas 
from  Illinois  and  Indiana  had  eagle's 
eyes  for  choice  locations,  and  it  is  a 
significant  fact  that  the  Wild  Cat  val- 
ley was  settled  by  them  long  before 
the  bulk  of  the  river  bottom  lands 
was  taken. 

The  Wild  Cat  rises  near  the  center 
of  the  county,  north  and  south,  runs 
in  a  south-easterly  direction  about 
twenty  miles,  and  empties  into  the 
Kansas  at  Manhattan.  From  its 
mouth  to  its  source  it  is  hemmed  in  by 
ranges  of  hills  with  every  conceivable 
slope,  from  the  most  .gradual  to  the  al- 
most perpendicular,  but  the  ranges  are 
broken  every  mile  or  so  by  ravines  or 
streams,  from  one-half  a  mile  to  five 
miles  long. 

The  creek  itself  and  the  streams  that 
flow  into  it  are  skirted  with  timber, 
which  also  covers  many  of  the  hill- 
sides, and  springs  abound  throughout 
the  entire  region. 

The  constantly  changing  scenery 
along  the  road  up  the  creek  is  entranc- 
ingly  beautiful,  and  lovers  of  the  sub- 
lime can  never  pass  over  it  without  ex- 
periencing delightful  emotions.  With 
its  picturesque  windings  in  and  out 
among  the  hills,  the  Wild  Cat  valley  is 
admitted  to  be  one  of  the  most  delight- 
ful in  Kansas,  and  we  will  add  that 
some  of  the  most  prosperous  farmers 
in  the  county  live  within  its  borders. 

Situated  six  and  one-half  miles  from 
Manhattan,  just  where  the  Wild  Cat 
makes  a  large  bend  to  the  south,  en- 
closing about  four  hundred  acres  of 
the  best  bottom  land  in  the  valley, 


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Walnut  Grove  Stock   Farm. 


with  HaskLns  creek  coming  in  and 
bounding  it  on  the  east,  and  North 
Branch,  a  small  but  never  failing  brook 
flowing  from  the  north  and  bounding 
it  on  the  west,  are  located  two  farms  of 
two  hundred  acres  each, "which,  as  they 
have  been  purchased  and  held  and 
worked  together,  by  Messrs.  Lovett 
&  Rutherford,  have  come  to  be  jointly 
known  as  "  The  Walnut  Grove  Stock 
Farm." 

It  is  doubtful  if  there  is  another 
tract  of  land  in  Kansas  better  adapted 
in  every  way,  for  stock  raising  pur- 
poses, than  this,  either  taken  as  a 
whole  or  as  two  farms. 

Before  commencing  to  describe  this 
double  farm,  it  may  not  be  improper  to 
say  that  one  of  the  objects  of  this 
sketch  book  is  to  induce  immigration 
by  describing  everything  as  it  is,  in- 
cluding, of  course,  some  of  the  farms 
that  are  for  sale  ;  and  in  doing  this  we 
sball  endeavor  to  simply  state  actual 
facts,  in  an  impartial  spirit,  without 
the  gross  exaggeration  that  is  so  com- 
mon in  similar  works. 

We  will  also  add  that  Walnut  Grove 
Stock  Farm  is  for  sale,  either  as  a  whole 
or  in  separate  tracts,  together  with  the 
thoroughbreds,  grade  cattle,  hogs  and 
other  stock  that  is  now  on  the  place. 
The  property  is  to  be  sold,  partly  be- 
cause the  firm,  for  reasons  of  their  own, 
desire  to  dissolve  partnership,  and 
partly  because  Mr.  Lovett  and  Mr. 
Rutherford  each  owns  a  large  farm 
seven  miles  west  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 
It  is  very  inconvenient  and  unnecessa- 
rily expensive  to  run  farms  so  far 
apart,  and,  having  determined  to  sell 
one,  they  very  naturaly  decided  to 
stick  to  the  old  homestead  that  has 
been  in  the  family  a  score  of  years, 
and  to  let  the  Kansas  property  slide, 
if  they  can  dispose  of  it  for  something 
near  what  it  is  worth.  As  they  are 
men  of  means  fchey    require   only   a 

small  payment   down,  and  ran  give  as 

Long  time  as  is  desired  <>n  the  balance. 
Sd  much  by  way  of  preliminary. 

The  land    was   purchased    for  one 
farm,  but  is  owned  separately. 


THE  LOVETT  TRACT, 

consisting  of  two  hundred  acres, 
stretches  entirely  across  the  valley  of 
the  Wild  Cat,  and  both  the  northern 
and  southern  lines  lay  among  the  foot- 
hills of  the  high  prairie  on  the  north 
and  south  sides  of  the  creek.  The 
Wild  Cat  runs  through  the  southern 
portion,  east  and  west.  There  are 
about  twenty  acres  of  heavy  walnut 
and  hickory  timber.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  these  twenty  acres  and  about 
ten  acres  in  the  point  of  the  bluff,  it 
can  all  be  cultivated. 

The  dwelling  house,  a  conveniently 
arranged  frame  building,  with  stables 
and  corrals  are  nestled  under  the  bluffs 
on  the  northeast  corner  of  the  farm, 
on  a  plateau  sloping  down  to  Haskins' 
creek,  which,  coming  in  from  the 
north,  furnishes  water  for  the  stock, 
and  forms  the  eastern  boundary  the 
whole  distance  to  the  Wild  Cat. 

The  main  road  crosses  Haskins' 
creek  a  short  distance  south  of  the 
house,  and,  passing  on  west,  winds 
around  at  the  foot  of  the  bluffs,  and  is 
soon  lost  to  view. 

The  ground  surrounding  the  house 
is  the  kind  that  is  best  adapted,  here 
in  Kansas,  to  the  raising  of  fruit,  being 
sheltered  from  the  strong  winds,  with 
slope  enough  to  the  south  and  east  to 
afford  a  perfect  drainage. 

There  are  cool  springs  gushing  out 
from  the  surrounding  bluffs,  and,  with 
a  very  little  trouble  or  expense,  water 
can  be  brought  with  pipes  into  every 
room  in  the  house. 

Mr.  Lovett  took  possession  of  this 
place  late  in  the  fall  of  1878,  but  a  lit- 
tle over  two  years  ago,  yet  in  thai 
short  time  he  has  madegnal  improve- 
ments by  building  corrals  and  sheds 
for  sheltering  slock,  stables,  cribs,  etc., 
besides  repairing  the  house  and  mak- 
ing other  decided  improvements. 

THE  RUTHERFORD  TRACT. 

Mr.  Rutherford  has  spent  his  sum- 
mers in  Illinois,  and,  consequently, 
his  portion  of  this  farm  has  generaly 
been  under  the  care  of  renters,  yet 
it  has  been  kept  up  in  good  shape,  and, 
as  he  has  spent  his  winters  here,  im- 


Walnut  Grove  Stock  Farm. 


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proving  the  place,   one  would  hardly 
know  it  had  ever  been  a  rented  farm. 

This  tract,  also  containing  two  hun- 
dred acres,  is  entirely  bottom  land. 
About  forty  acres  of  it  is  heavily 
timbered  with  oak,  hickory,  walnut, 
etc. 

The  Wild  Cat  divides  its  southern 
half,  and  the  farm  takes  in  both  banks 
of  that  stream,  and,  like  Mr.  Lovett's 
piece,  it  adjoins  an  unlimited  range, 
both  north  and  south. 

The  North  branch  puts  into  the 
Wild  Cat,  and  forms  his  west  line  a 
part  of  the  distance  from  the  point 
where  it  leaves  the  bluffs  until  it 
reaches  the  Wild  Cat.  It  makes  a 
turn  to  the  east  when  about  one-half 
the  distance  to  the  main  creek  is 
reached,  and  Mr.  Rutherford's  line 
crosses  and  takes  in  the  whole  of  this 
branch  the  rest  of  its  distance. 

The  banks  of  the  creek,  in  places, 
slope  gradualy  down  to  the  bed  of  the 
stream,  while  at  other  points  they 
make  an  abrupt  ascent  of  twenty  or 
thirty  feet.  It  is  very  crooked  in  its 
course,  and,  let  the  wind  come  from 
whatever  quarter  it  may,  a  thousand 
head  of  cattle  can  find  the  best  of  pro- 
tection against  it. 

There  is  a  good,  substantial  house, 
with  a  large,  stone  barn,  corrals,  cribs, 
and  other  out-buildings  on  this  place. 

About  one  mile  in  a  northerly  direc- 
tion, Mr.  Rutherford  also  owns  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  high  prai- 
rie land,  upon  which  is  located  one  of 
the    best    springs    in     Riley    county. 

It  is  but  a  short  drive  to  Manhattan, 
which  is  another  great  advantage. 
The  roads — with  rare  exceptions — are 
always  good,  and  six  or  seven  miles  are 
but  a  short  distance  to  travel  to  reach 
one  of  the  best  markets  in  the  State. 

It  is  also  but  five  miles  to  the  State 
Agricultural  College,  and  students 
often  attend  from  a  greater  distance. 

Taking  all  things  into  consideration, 
it  is  certainly  a  most  desirable  place. 

THE  THOROUGHBRED  STOCK 

was  largely  bred  and  raised  by  Messrs. 
Lovett  &  Rutherford.  When  Mr. 
Lovett  came  from  Illinois  in  1878,  he 


brought  with  him  twenty  head  of 
some  of  the  choicest  families  of  cattle 
in  the  United  States.  He  has  now 
twenty-five  left,  after  selling  twenty 
head,  which  were  bought  by  parties  in 
Colorado,  Kentucky,  Missouri  and  oth- 
er States. 

Olive  Duke  2nd  stands  at  the  head 
of  the  herd.  He  was  bred  by  J.  C. 
Van  Meter,  Jr.  He  is  a  noble,  red 
bull,  topped  with  Rose  of  Sharon,  of 
the  celebrated  Abe  Renick  herd. 

It  has  generaly  been  conceded  by  the 
different  breeders  in  the  West  that 
there  is  no  family  of  shorthorns  that 
equals,  everything  taken  together, 
that  celebrated  family  known  as 

THE  RENICK  ROSE  OF  SHARON. 

Of  these,  Mr.  Lovett  has  six.  At 
their  head  stands  that  large,  fine  cow, 
Calm  19th.  She  is  a  pure  Rose  of 
Sharon  with  an  extra  fine  pedigree 
that  traces  back  to  Renick's  famous 
herd. 

There  are  two  fine  bull  calves  of  this 
family,  which  Mr.  Lovett  will  sell  on 
very  reasonable  terms. 

THE  HARRIET  FAMILY 

is  very  nearly  equal  to  the  Rose  of 
Sharon  in  popularity.  Mr.  Lovett  has 
four  of  these,  at  the  head  of  which 
stands  Susan  12th,  who  was  sired  by 
Clifton  Duke;  he  by  19th  Duke  of 
Airdrie.  She  is  an  extra  fine  animal, 
and,  when  three  years  old,  brought 
six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  Her 
progeny  show  very  fine  breeding,  and 
are  an  honor  to  any  herd  of  short- 
horns. 

The  noted  breeders,  the  Hamiltons, 
of  Kentucky,  have  long  considered 

THE  IANTHAS 

equal  to  any    families  in    their    vast 

herd.    Snow  Girl  was  bought  by  Mr. 

Lovett  at  their  sale  in  Kansas  City,  in 

the  fall  of  1879.     She  was  bred  by  the 

ltons,   of  Mount  Sterling,   Ken- 

y,  and  was  accounted  one  of  the 

est  cows  sold  at  that  sale. 

When  such   extra  animals   as  the 

above  are  in  the  market,  they  will  not 

waitlong  for  a  buyer.    Of 


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Walnut  Grove  Stock  Farm. 


THE  CLARKSVILLE  FAMILY, 

we  think  Mr.  Lovett',  owns  the  only 
representatives  in] this  section  of  the 
country.  They  are  quite  noted  in  the 
Eastern  States,  such  as  Illinois,  Ohio, 
New  York,  etc.  In  New  York  they 
are  used  very  extensively  in  dairies, 
being,  iu  fact,  the  only  family  of  short- 
horns which  are  considered  extra 
milker3.  In  dailies  where  they  have 
been  put  in  competition  with  the  best 
milkers,  such  as  the  Jerseys,  Holsteins, 
etc.,  they  have  compared  favorably, 
giving  milk  as  rich  as  the  Jerseys,  and 
a  much  larger  quantity. 

PEARL  LEAF  SECOND 

stands  at  the  head  of  this  family  in 
Mr.  Lovett's  herd.  She  was  bred  by 
Pliny  Nichols,  of  West  Liberty,  Iowa, 
and  is  as  fine  a  cow  to  look  upon  as 
one  could  desire  to  see.  Mr.  Lovett 
has  three  of  her  descendants  also, 
which  he  prizes  very  much. 

Other  noted  families  are  represented 
in  this  herd  by  cows  and  their  calves. 
Mr.  Lovett  has  spent  a  life-time  as  a 
farmer  and  breeder  of  cattle.    In  the 
latter  business  his  judgment  is  good, 
as  the  excelent  herd  he  has  here,  of 
which  the  greater  number  are  his  own 
breeding,  goes  to  show.    We  shall  be 
sorry  to  lose  such  a  promising  young 
farmer  from  among  us,  but  if  his  duty 
or  inclination  calls  him^to  other  fields 
of  labor,  we  will  send  him  away  with 
our  best  wishes,  and  say  God  speed, 
— until  he  comes  back,  for  the  attrac- 
tion must  be  very  great  if  it  enables 
him  long  to  resist  the  Kansas  fever 
which   he  admits    has  a  strong  hold 
upon  him.    And  when  he  returns  to 
Kansas,   (as  they  all  do  who  for  any 
length  of  time  have  tasted  its  delights 
and  enjoyed  its  salubrious  climate,)  we 
will  welcome  him  with   opes    arms. 
Mr.   Rutherford  is  a  farmer,  and  al- 
ways will  be  a  farmer,  as  he  delights 
in  nothing  else  so  much  as  this  kind  of 
labor.     He  is   in   independent  circum- 
stances, and   would   like  very  much  to 
retain  the  property  on   the  Wild  Cat, 
providing  Mr.  Lovett  was  to  remain 
there. 
For  further  particulars,  address 
J.  J.  Lovett,  Manhattan,  Kans. 


JAMES  B.   STRONG. 


DEALER    IN    GROCERIES,    AND    MANU- 
FACTURER   OF   CHEESE. 


Mr.  Strong  is  a  native  of  Ashland 
county,  Ohio,  where  he  was  born  in 
1819.  His  father  was  a  farmer ;  and 
James  R.  was  brought  up  as  farmers' 
sons  generaly  are  —  working  hard  dur- 
ing the  summer  months  on  the  farm, 
and  attending  school  winters. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  graduated 
at  Amity  Academy,  and  then  com- 
menced a  course  of  teaching.  His 
health  failing,  he  went  to  California, 
where  he  had  friends  and  relatives 
residing,  and  spent  two  years  there. 

The  summers  were  spent  on  a  dairy- 
ing ranch  up  in  the  mountains.  He 
obtained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  this 
business,  which  has  assisted  him 
greatly  in  his  undertakings  of  later 
years. 

He  married  in  Iowa,  and  came  to 
Kansas  in  1877.  After  farming  one 
year,  he  commenced  the  manufacture 
of  cheese,  at  the  Wild  Cat  Cheese  Fac- 
tory. During  the  winter  mouths,  he 
taught  the  school  at  the  Wild  Cat 
district,  giving  the  best  of  satisfaction. 

In  1880,  he  opened  a  grocery  store 
in  one  part  of  the 

CHEESE  FACTORY, 

of  which  a  more  particular  account 
will  be  given  hereafter.  At  present, 
we  have  to  do  with  the  factory.  This 
factory  was  gotten  up  by  a  stock  com- 
pany, and  the  last  few  years  before 
Mr.  Strong  took  charge,  it  had  not 
been  a  paying  institution,  owing  part- 
ly to  the  false  idea  that  a  foreign  mar- 
ket must  be  secured.  Mr.  Strong  rev- 
olutionized matters  in  every  particular, 
when  the  factory  came  under  his 
charge.  He  immediately  proceeded  to 
establish  a  home  market  for  his  cheese, 
and  succeeded  beyond  the  most  san- 
guine expectations  of  all. 

The  cheese  he  manufactured  proved 
to  be  equal,  and  by  many  is  pronounc- 
ed far  superior,  to  New  York  cheese; 
and  instances  are  known  where  deal- 
ers in  Manhattan  and  Junction  City 


James  B.  Slrony. 


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have  bought  cheese  in  Kansas  City  for 
New  York  make  that  had  Mr.  Strong's 
private  brand  on  it.  Wild  Cat  cheese 
is  now  preferred  by  the  majority  of 
the  people  in  this  vicinity  to  that  of 
any  other  manufactory,  brings  as  high 
a  price  in  the  market,  and  is  kept  for 
sale  by  all  the  principal  grocers  and 
dealers  in  Riley  and  Davis  counties. 

From  the  time  Mr.  Strong  assumed 
management  up  to  the  present,  it  has 
been  a  paying  institution,  not  only  to 
the  stockholders,  but  to  the  farmers 
who  sold  them  their  milk. 

Mr.  Strong  purchased  a  third  inter- 
est in  the  factory  in  the  fall  of  1880. 
During  the  season  of  1880,  there  were 
taken  in  230,000  pounds  of  milk,  and 
23,000  pounds  of  cheese  were  manufact- 
ured, which  was  sold  on  an  average 
for  8}  cents  per  pound. 

THE   GROCERY   STORE, 

which  Mr.  Strong  has  connected  with 
the    factory,   is    an    institution    much 


needed  by  the  residents  of  Wild  Cat 
and  vicinity.  There  was  no  place 
nearer  than  Manhattan  —  ten  miles 
distant  —  at  which  anything  in  the 
grocery  line  could  be  obtained.  He 
has  put  in  a  choice  line  of  these  goods 
which  he  is  selling  as  cheap,  if  not 
cheaper,  than  at  Manhattan. 

Then  he  makes  it  very  convenient 
for  those  in  that  vicinity  who  will 
have  milk  to  sell  him  next  season. 
They  can  obtain  their  groceries  of  him, 
to  be  paid  for  with  their  milk.  The 
post  office  is  located  here,  and  Mr. 
Strong  is  acting  postmaster. 

There  is  no  man  in  Grant  township 
more  highly  respected  than  Mr.  Strong, 
He  is  a  young  man  who  is  thoroughly 
honest  and  upright  in  his  dealings, 
and  is  well  worthy  of  the  extensive 
patronage  he  is  receiving,  not  only 
from  the  patrons  of  the  factory,  but 
in  the  grocery  store  which  he  has  late- 
ly opened. 


Jackson   Township. 


Jackson  township  lies  along  the  Big 
Blue,  immediately  north  of  s Grant 
township,  and  contains  some  fifty- 
three  square  miles.  It  has  a  great 
deal  of  bluff  land,  but  the  lower  Fancy 
creek  valley,  which  crosses  it  from  east 
to  west,  is  one  of  the  most  superb  bod- 
ies of  land  we  ever  saw. 

The  township  was  first  settled  by 
the  Randolph  family,  in  1855,  the  most 
of  whom  have  since  died  or  "gone 
west  "  in  search  of  a^less  densely  pop- 
ulated country.  In  November,  1856, 
Edward  and  Solomon  Secrest  and 
Henry  Shellenbaun,  from  near  Sey- 
mour, Indiana,  settled  a  short  distance 
above  Randolph,  on  Fancy  creek,  and 
were  soon  followed  by  more  equaly  en- 
terprising farmers  from  other  places. 

Largely    because  of^ their    distance 


from  market,*  the  farmers  on  Fancy 
creek  devoted  themselves  to  stock  rais- 
ing, and,  in  consequence,  they  are  as  a 
whole,  to-day,  the  richest  and  most 
prosperous  farmers  in  the  county. 
The  most  of  them  have  substantial 
stone  dwellings  and  barns  ;  their  fields 
are  surrounded  by  stone  walls;  their 
herds  and  flocks  are  numerous  and  of 
the  best  quality;  and  the  most  of  them 
are  out  of  debt,  with  a  surplus  in  bank. 

The  large  grist  mill,  spoken  of  fur- 
ther on,  is  the  best  in  northern  Riley, 
and  must  continue  to  grow  in  impor- 
tance. 

North  Otter  and  Walnut  creeks, 
branches  of  Fancy  creek,  and  Baldwin 
creek,  each  have  nice  valleys,  upon 
which  some  fine  farms  are  located. 

Fancy  Creek   furnishes  a  mill  site 


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Jackson  Township. 


every  two  or  three  miles,  and  the  B<g 
Blue  itself  can  be  dammed  at  two 
places  in  this  township.  Superior 
building  stone  can  be  found  within  a 
mile  or  two  of  any  point  in  the  town- 
ship, and  the  climate  is  unusualy 
healthy  even  for  Kansas.  That  a  large 
manufacturing  population  will  be  lo- 
cated in  this  township  in  the  near  fu- 
ture there  can  be  no  doubt.  And  when 
that  time  comes,  real  estate  will  be 
worth  from  two  to  ten  times  the  prices 
now  asked. 

The  Kansas  Central  railway  from 
Garrison,  on  the  opposit  side  of  the 
Blue,  five  miles  below  Randolph, 
which  is  to  be  extended  this  summer 
to  Clay  Center,  will  pass  up  Baldwiu 
creek  in  the  southern  part  of  this 
township. 

There  are  two  stone  and  three  frame 
school  houses  in  the  township,  and 
one  large  church  at  Randolph. 

Nearly  half  of  the  adults  of  this 
township  are  Scandinavians  and  Ger- 
mans. 

RANDOLPH 

is  a  town  of  a  few  hundred  inhabitants, 
delightfuly  located  at  the  junction  of 
Fancy  creek  with  the  Blue,  and  is  sub- 
stantialy  built,  mainly  of  stone.  Its 
business  men  have  established  a  good 
reputation  for  their  town,  there  never 
having  been  a  failure  of  any  conse- 
quence or  defalcation  among  them  that 
we  can  now  call  to  mind.  They  do 
a  large  and  profitable  business,  and  we 
feel  confident  that  the  town  will  con- 
tinue to  grow.  The  railway  from 
Manhattan  up  the  Blue  is  graded 
through  Randolph,  and  when  it  is 
completed  the  town  will  undoubtedly 
take  a  fresh  start. 


RANDOLPH  GRIST  MILL. 


CHAPMAN    &    FOREMAN,    PROP'S. 


One  of  the  advantages  possessed  by 
the  people  of  Randolph  and  vicinity 


over  other  points  in  Riley  county,  out- 
side of  Manhattan,  is  the  excelent 
grist-mill,  which  has  lately  been  erect- 
ed by  Chapman  &  Foreman. 

It  is  a  water-power  mill,  the  power 
being  furnished  by  the  waters  from 
Fancy  creek,  taken  from  the  stream 
some  distance  above  the  town,  and 
conducted  by  canal  to  the  bulk-head. 
The  mill  has  now  been  in  operation 
about  six  months,  and  the  work  done 
has  given  the  best  of  satisfaction  to 
the  many  who  have  been  its  patrons. 

The  structure  is  of  wood  and  stone, 
three  stories  in  hight,  containing,  at 
the  present  time,  two  run  of  stone. 
Another  run  will  be  added  soon.  A 
turbine  wheel,  of  forty-horse  power, 
runs  the  mill.  Since  the  mill  was 
first  opened,  the  proprietors  have  been 
overrun  with  grain  to  grind ;  and  the 
most  of  the  time  grists  are  waiting 
from  a  week  to  ten  days  to  receive 
their  turn. 

Messrs.  Chapman  &  Foreman  are 
practiced  millers.  A.  A.  Chapman 
was  brought  up  to  that  trade  by  his 
father,  and  has  always  been  engaged 
in  the  business  in  Wisconsin,  his  na- 
tive State,  until  he  came  to  Kansas  in 
1865.  He  has  erected  two  mills  in  Kan- 
sas, previous  to  this  one  in  Randolph. 
He  understands  the  milling  business 
to  perfection,  and  to  his  energy  and 
perseverance  is  largely  due  the  success 
of  the  present  enterprise. 

Milton  Foreman  is  a  native  of  Ohio. 
He  came  to  Kansas  in  1874,  settling 
first  in  Hanover  of  this  State,  and 
coming  to  Randolph  in  1878,  in  com- 
pany with  Mr.  Chapman,  and  with 
bim  bought  the  mill  privilege  which 
they  now  own.  He  is  a  carpenter  and 
millwright  by  trade,  but  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  milling  business  with  Mr. 
Chapman  since  he  first  came  to  Kan- 
sas. 

These  two  enterprising  and  energetic 
men,  by  their  untiring  efforts,  have 
surmounted  great  obstacles  in  the  erec- 
tion of  this  mill;  and  their  efforts  are 
fully  appreciated  by  the  community, 
which  had  long  been  waiting  for  a  mill 
of  this  kind.      They  are  determined 


Randolph  Grist  Mill. 


121 


to  patronize  thern  to  the  full  extent  of 
their  power  in  consideration  of  this 
fact,  and  they  are  well  worthy  of  all 
the  patronage  that  they  receive,  being 
industrious  and  temperate  men,  honest 
and  true  in  their  dealings,  possessing 
the  entire  confidence  of  the  commu- 
nity. 


Mr.  Daugherty  is  a  man  much* es- 
teemed by  the  people  in  this  thriving 
town.  He  is  always  ready  to  spend 
his  time  and  money"!  for  any  project 
that  promises'to^benefit  Randolph  or 
the  surrounding'country.  He~owns  a 
large  amount  of  real  estate  in  town, 
and  his  confidence  in  the  future  pros- 
perity of  Randolph  is  unbounded. 


RANDOLPH      LIVERY,      FEED 
AND  EXCHANGE  STABLE. 


JOHN  FOSTER. 


GEO.   A.   DAUGHERTY,  PROPRIETOR. 


This  livery  stable  was  established  by 
Mr.  Daugherty  in  1879,  when  he  com- 
menced business  by  keeping  three  or 
four  teams  for  hire,  not  expecting  it 
would  reach  the  proportions  it  has 
since  attained. 

His  stock  has  always  been  first-c 
stylish,  and  the  best  drivers  he  could 
obtain,  and  his  carriages,  buggies  and 
turnouts  are  equal  to  those  of  any  sta- 
bles in  the  surrounding  towns.  His 
trade  soon  increased  to  such  propor- 
tions that  he  had  to  erect  a  large  addi- 
tion to  his  already  spacious  barn,  and 
put  in  more  horses  and  carriages  to 
supply  the  increasing  demand,  until 
now  he  has  sixteen  horses,  with  the 
proper  outfits  to  go  with  them,  which 
are  out  on  the  road  most  of  the  time, 
and  he  will  add  four  or  six  horses  more 
as  soon  as  the  spring  trade  opens. 

The  stable  is  located  north  of  the 
public  square,  on  Center  street,  handy 
to  the  hotels  and  stores.  The  drum- 
mers and  traveling  men  soon  learned, 
after  Mr.  Daugherty  commenced  busi- 
ness, that  his  was  the  place  where 
they  were  sure  to  get  good  teams  with 
careful  drivers,  and  one  of  them  is 
hardly  ever  known  to  hire  teams  far- 
ther than  this  point. 

His  charges  are  very  reasonable,  and 
when  horses  are  placed  under  his  care, 
they  receive  the  most  careful  attention. 
There  is  probably  no  stable  in  the 
county  that  is  paying  as  well  as  this 
one. 


LUMBER    DEALER. 


The  first  enquiry  made  by  parties 
wlio  intend  immigrating  to  a  new  coun- 
try is,  What  facilities  are  there  for  ob- 
taining building  material? 

To  those  who  are  now  living  and 
who  intend  living  anywhere  within  fif- 
teen or  twenty  miles  of  Randolph,  ei- 
;•  in  Riley  or  Pottawatomie  counties, 
we  would  say,  you  will  find  it  to  your 
interest  to  visit  John  Foster's  yards 
and  get  his  prices  before  building.  His 
quality  of  lumber  cannot  be  exceled 
in  Central  Kan 

He  established  his  yard  in  Randolph 
during  the  summer  of  1879.  He  is  a 
carpenter  and  builder  by  trade,  and  un- 
derstands perfectly  the  dill  lent  quali- 
ties of  lumber.  He  was  engaged  for 
several  years  in  the  lumber  trade  in 
Leavenworth  and  other  points,  and 
now  has  yards  established  at  Irving, 
Olsburg  and  Randolph. 

His  two  sons,  Thoma3  and  Benjamin 
preside  over  the  two  former,  while  he 
looks  after  the  one  at  the  latter  place. 
He  has  established  a  large  trade  at  all 
of  these  several  points,  especialy  at 
Randolph,  parties  often  coming  from 
within  five  and  six  miles  of  Clay  Cen- 
ter and  Manhattan,  to  have  their  bills 
for  lumber  filled  by  him.  There  are 
several  reasons  for  this,  some  of  which 
are  the  excelent  and  unvarying  quali- 
ty of  the  lumber  he  furnishes,  and, 
though  it  may  seem  strange,  yet  it  is, 
nevertheless  true,  that  his  prices  are 
lower  than  at  any  competing  points. 


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John  Foster. 


He  is  a  man  much  respected  for  his 
sterling  integrity  and  his  upright  fair 
dealings. 

His  yard  is  always  kept  in  the  neat- 
est manner  possible.  The  stock  is 
large,  and  as  all  his  bills  for  lumber  are 
paid  for  at  once  in  cash,  he  receives  a 
rebate  or  discount  which  enables  him 
to  sell  at  the  low  figures  which  he  does. 
He  is  a  careful  man  of  business,  and 
has  contributed  greatly  to  the  growth 
and  prosperity  of  Randolph  during  the 
last  two  years. 


ORSON  KING. 


slock,  and,  of  course,  can  be  sold  for 
less  money  than  Mr.  King  can  manu- 
facture them,  in  the  first  class  manner 
in  which  he  does,  from  leather  bearing 
the  double  crown  brand  (which  took 
the  gold  medal  at  the  Centennial  Fair 
in  Philadelphia  and  which  he  always 
uses). 

His  saddles,  halters,  and  other  goods 
that  he  manufactures  are  all  gotten  up 
with  the  same  scrupulous  care  and  in 
a  neat  and  attractive  style. 

Mr.  King  is  a  hard  worker,  attend- 
ing strictly  to  his  business,  and  his 
trade  is  increasing  rapidly.  He  invites 
the  most  critical  examination  of  his 
stock  and  asks  and  expects  but  a  fair 
share  of  the  public  patronage. 


HARNESS  AND  SADDLE  MAKER. 


Mr.  Orson  King  is  a  native  of  New 
York,  where  he  learned  his  trade  as  a 
harness  and  saddle  maker  of  a  first 
class  workman.  He  finished  his  trade 
in  1871,  and  has  worked  as  a  journey- 
man in  a  number  of  different  States. 
He  came  to  Randolph  several  years 
ago,  since  which  time  he  has  worked 
in  Randolph  and  other  parts  of  Kan- 
sas. 

He  came  to  tins  place  in  the  summer 
of  1880,  occupying  the  sbop  vacated  by 
his  father,  which  was  situated  on  north 
side  of  Center  street,  north-west  of  the 
public  square.  His  shop  is  a  neat  little 
structure,  erected  for  the  especial  pur- 
je  for  which  it  is  used,  with  the 
proper  signs,  &c,  in  front. 

His  is  first  class,  andOrt.  being 

an  excelenl  workman,  he  has  worked 
up  an  extensive  trade  and  his  custom- 
ers are  the  besl  men  in  the  surround- 
ing country  who  know  a  good  article 
and  a  good  piece  of  work  when  they 
it. 

An  old  and  true  maxim  is  that  "the 
best  is  the  chea]  si,"  and  no  commu- 
nity in  the  country  has  learned  this  to" 
the  extent  which  this  community  has" 
in  buying  their  harness  of  late  years. 
Harness  manufactured  in  our  state 
prisons  is  always  made  from  Inferior 


CITY  HOTEL. 


C.  A.  MOORE,  PROPRIETOR. 


Randolph  is  blessed  with  one  of  the 
neatest  and  best  kept  hotels  in  central 
Kansas,  and  it  is  considered  one  of  the 
chief  attractions  of  the  place,  by  the 
traveling  public,  who  always  make  it 
a  point  to  stop  with  Mr.  Moore  when- 
ever their  business  can  be  so  arranged 
as  to  allow  them  to  do  so. 

It  is  a  neat  frame  structure,  three 
stories  in  hight,  with  mansard  roof,  sit- 
uated on  the  south  side  of  the  public 
square,  convenient  to  all  the  business 
houses  and  livery  stables.  It  is  not 
one  ot  those  large,  gloomy  affairs  that 
sometimes  grace,  or  disgrace,  a  town  of 
this  description,  but  is  in  keeping  with 
the  rest  of  the  buildings  and  contains 
rooms  enough  to  accommodate  the 
traveling  public  at  all  times,  except 
when  something  uncommon  is  going 
on. 

The  sleeping  rooms  are  well  venti- 
lated, and  are  furnished  in  a  neat  and 
tasteful  manner.  A  good  sample  room 
opening  from  the  street  on  the  first 
floor,  is  always  at  the  disposal  of  com- 
mercial  men.    The  dining  room,  with 


City  Hotel. 


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tables  to  accommodate  fifteen  or  twen- 
ty guests,  is  furnished  in  a  neat  and  at- 
tractive style,  and  the  tables  supplied 
with  an  abundance  of  everything  that 
will  tempt  the  appetite  of  the  most  fas- 
tidious. 

Mrs.  Moore,  a  lady  of  great  refine- 
ment and  taste,  presides  over  the  house 
in  her  own  quiet  and  agreeable  way, 
making  all  pleasant  and  comfortable 
inside  the  hotel.  The  cooking  depart- 
ment is  looked  after  with  the  most 
scrupulous  care,  and  what  comes  upon 
the  table  is  cooked  to  perfection  and 
served  up  in  the  most  attractive  style. 
Mr.  Moore  gives  his  entire  attention  to 
the  busiuess,  and  spares  neither  time 
nor  pains  to  make  the  stay  of  his  guests 
pleasant.  All  like  the  gentlemanly 
landlord. 

The  trade  at  this  house  is  steadily  in- 
creasing. It  is  run  on  strictly  temper- 
ance principles  and  its  patrons  are  the 
best  in  the  country. 


upper  story  is  done  off  into  elegant 
rooms  for  housekeeping  purposes. 

The  stock  of  goods  carried  is  large 
and  well  selected,  and  Mr.  Joy  has  had 
an  experience  in  the  drug  business 
which  enables  him  to  compound  and 
put  up  all  prescriptions  in  the  most  ac- 
curate and  careful  manner. 

He  has  an  able  assistant  in  his  son, 
Leslie,  who  has  charge  of  the  store 
when  Mr.  Joy  is  not  in.  Mr.  Joy  has 
the  respect  and  full  confidence  of  the 
community  at  large,  and  he  is  a  man 
possessed  of  sterling  integrity. 


THE  RANDOLPH DR  UG  STORE. 


JOHN  P.  JOY,  PHARMACIST. 


This  is  lhe  leading  drug  store  in 
Randolph,  and  was  erected  by  Mr. 
Joy,  in  1879.  It  is  a  two-story,  stone 
building,  and  one  of  the  nicest  finished 
buildings  in  the  county.  The  lower 
story  is  used  as  a  drug  store,  and  the 


THOMAS  WILLIAMS. 


BLACKSMITH. 


Randolph  is  .well  supplied  with 
blacksmiths,  at  the  head  of  whom 
stands  Mr.  Williams.  His  shop  is  lo- 
cated north  of  the  public  square,  on 
Center  street. 

Mr.  Williams  came  to  Randolph 
about  two  years  ago,  since  which  time 
he  has  made  hosts  of  friends  by  his 
square  dealing  and  cordial  and  court- 
eous manners.  He  is  recognized  as  an 
excelent  workman.  His  trade  has 
been  good  since  he  opened  business 
here,  and  his  business  in  horseshoing 
has  increased  to  a  considerable  extent. 
He  has  no  superior  as  a  horseshoer  in 
this  part  of  Kansas,  and  he  makes  a 
specialty  of  shoeing  horses  with  flat 
and  contracted  hoofS. 


Swede  Creek  Township. 


This  is  the  northeastern  township 
of  the  county.  The  portion  bordering 
on  the  river  is  bluffy,  but  the  western 
part  is  fine,  rolling  prairie.  t  Swede 
creek,  which  gives  its  name  to  the 
township,  is  settled  by  well-to-do 
farmers.  Indeed,  the  farmers  of  the 
whole  township  are  prosperous — and 
deservedly  so. 


The  township  contains  three  stone 
and  two  frame  school  houses,  and  a 
post  office,  called  Big  Timber,  with 
Magnus  Vilander  as  postmaster. 

The  larger  part  of  the  inhabitants 
are  Scandinavians,  which  element  is 
rapidly  increasing  in  north-eastern 
Riley  and  northwestern  Pottawatomie 


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Swede  Creek   Township. 


counties.  They  are  usualy  peaceable, 
temperate,  industrious,  intelligent  and 
moral,  and  are  among  the  most  desira- 
ble class  of  immigrants  that  come  to 
America. 


A  Swedish  Orphans'  Home  has  been 
established  at  Mariadahl,  on  the  east 
bank  of  the  Blue,  opposit  this  town- 
ship, and  a  Lutheran  college  is  about 
to  be  located  at  the  same  place. 


Mayday  Township. 


Mayday  township  contains  the 
north-western  part  of  the  county. 
The  portion  not  lying  in  the  delightful 
Fancy  creek  valley  is  nearly  all  a  su- 
perior quality  of  rolling  prairie.  It 
has  less  rocky  bluff  land  than  any  of 
the  eastern  townships  ;  and  but  for  the 
persistent  efforts  of  railway  compa- 
nies to  induce  all  immigrants  to  go  to 
the  western  part  of  the  State,  it  would 
have  been  as  thickly  settled  as  the 
rest  of  the  county,  years  ago.  At 
present  it  is  making  rapid  strides,  and 
will  soon  become  densely  populated. 

Land  is  still  cheap,  but  it  will  not 
long  remain  so.  The  native  element 
largely  predominates  in  the  popula- 
tion, which  is  quite  enterprising  and 
intelligent. 

MAYDAY 

is.  a  small  hamlet  on  Fancy  creek,  con- 
sisting of  one  stoic,  owned  and  con- 
ducted by  S.  Weichselbaum,  a  black- 
smith shop,  shoemaker  shop,  by  John 
Osborn,  a  dressmaking  and  millinery 
establishment  which  will  soon  be 
opened  by  Mrs.  Byarlay,  and  the  house 
ot  S.  A.  Byarlay. 


REAL  ESTATE  AND  MACHINE 
AUENdY. 


S.  A.   BYARLAY,  PBOPB]  ETOB 


As  has  been  mentioned  before,  there 
is  no  better  section  of  country  in  Riley 
county  than  that  situated  on  the  head 
waters  of  Fancy  creek  and  its  tributa- 
ries.   The  north  branch  of  this  creek 


runs  south  from  Marshall  county,  and 
unites  with  the  southern  branch  a 
short  distance  below  Mayday.  Otter 
and  Walnut  creeks  come  in  from  the 
south.  Some  of  the  best  bottom  farms 
in  the  State  are  located  on  these  creeks 
and  their  tributaries.  The  uplands 
are  not  as  broken  as  in  some  other 
parts  of  the  county,  and  many  good 
improved  and  unimproved  farms  are 
located  there. 

As  a  fruit-bearing  section  this  part 
of  the  county  excels  all  others. 

The  inhabitants  are  mostly  native 
Americans  from  the  Eastern  States 
and  the  mountains  of  Tennessee.  No 
better  class  of  people  are  found  hi  Kan- 
sas. 

Mr.  Byarlay  has  a  large  number  of 
farms  which  are  improved,  and  a  large 
amount  of  unimproved  land,  for  sale 
in  this  vicinity.  He  has  been  engaged 
in  this  vocation  now  for  about  three 
years,  and  has  done  a  considerable 
business,  which  has  increased  gradu- 
aly  to  the  present  day.  The  distance 
to  a  market  has  heretofore  operated 
against  him ;  but,  with  the  present 
prospects  of  a  road  running  up  Fancy 
creek  and  another  running  north  to 
connect  the  Junction  City  and  Fort 
Kearney  railway  with  the  Central 
Branch,  this  will,  no  doubt,  be  one  of 
theniost  popular  agencies  in  the  coun- 
ty. 

A  glance  at  a  short  description  of 
one  of  two  of  these  farms  which  he 
has  for  sale,  and  the  prices  asked,  will 
at  once  show  that  it  will  be  for  the  in- 
terest of  the  land  seekers  to  correspond 
with  him  before  they  purchase  else- 
where. 


S.  A.  Byarlay. 


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Number  fourteen  is  a  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acre  farm,  all  under  fence, 
seventy-five  acres  in  cultivation,  forty 
in  prairie  meadow ;  fourteen  acres  in 
timber,  five  acres  in  winter  wheat, 
and  sixteen  in  rye.  Running  water 
for  stock,  and  well  thirty-seven  feet 
deep.  Good,  substantial  house,  18x20, 
with  out-buildings  and  corrals.  Church 
and  school  house  within  one  mile. 
Price,  $1,700,  one-half  down  and  bal- 
ance on  time. 

Number  eighteen  is  a  farm  of  one 
hunderd  and  sixty  acres,  most  beauti- 
fuly  situated.  One  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  bottom,  and  twenty  slope 
land  ;  one  hundred  acres  under  fence ; 
sixty-five  in  cultivation;  ten  acres  in 
hog  pasture,  and  ten  in  grove,  orchard 
and  small  fruit.  Stream  of  running 
water  through  one  end  of  the  place, 
with  twenty  acres  of  timber  exclusive 
of  three  thousand  maples,  one  thou- 
sand cottonwoods  and  one  thousand 
walnut  trees  that  have  attained  a 
growth  of  ten  feet,  one  hundred  and 
fifty  apple  trees  and  a  sufficient 
amount  of  cherries,  blackberries,  rasp- 
berries and  strawberries  for  home  con- 
sumption. Seven  hundred  rods  of 
substantial  fence,  four  hundred  and 
fifty  being  hedge,  and  the  balance 
board  and  wire,  dividing  the  fields 
conveniently  for  pasturing  stock.  Ev- 
ery acre,  exclusive  of  timber,  can  be 
cultivated.  Frame  dwelling,  one  and 
one-half  story,  14x22,  with  wing  11x16, 
and  cellar.  Lawn  with  evergreens. 
Good  spring  and  cistern.  Frame  sta- 
bles, and  cribs  for  one  thousand  four 
hundred  bushels.  Three  ■  miles  from 
town.  Price  and  terms  :  §3,200  ;  two 
hundred  down,  balance  in  six  years. 

He  can  offer  such  inducements  and 
terms  as  no  other  agency  in  the  county 
can  offer. 

He  has  also  some  excelent  farms  in 
Clay  county,  where  the  herd  law  is  in 
force,  for  sale  on  the  same  reasonable 
terms. 

Farms  and  lands  placed  in  his  hands 
are  sure  to  be  sold  in  a  short  time,  as 
his  correspondence  is  extensive.  He 
also  deals  in 


FARM   IMPLEMENTS 

of  the  best  manufactories,  which  he  is 
selling  as  cheap  as  they  can  be  pur- 
chased at  any  other  point. 

Mr.  Byarlay  is  a  young  man  who 
has  lived  from  his  early  childhood  in 
the  northern  part  of  Riley  county,  and 
is  thoroughly  accpuainted  with  every 
section  of  land  in  that  vicinity.  He 
has  built  up  an  enviable  reputation  as 
a  man  of  unblemished  character  and 
sterling  integrity. 

He  was  elected  Trustee  of  Mayday 
township  in  18S0,  and  re-elected  in 
1881.  He  attends  strictly  to  his  busi- 
ness, and,  being  thoroughly  reliable, 
his  agency  is  destined  to  soon  become 
one  of  the  most  prominent  in  this  sec- 
tion of  Kansas. 

He  solicits  the  patronage  of  land 
seekers,  and  will  take  pleasure  in 
showing,  free  of  charge,  the  many  ex- 
celent farms  in  his  possession.  All  cor- 
respondence and  communications  re- 
ceive prompt  attention.  Address  S. 
A.  Byarlay,  Mayday,  Riley  county, 
Kansas. 


FARM  FOR  SALE.— Two  hundred  and  eighty- 
eight  acres.  Two  hundred  of  it  is  choice  creek 
bottom  farm  land,  with  running  water  on  it. 
Sixty  acres  in  cultivation;  thirty  acres  in  tim- 
ber; six  acres  in  orchard,  three  hundred  bear- 
ing trees,  with  rows  of  forest  trees  around  it. 
The  whole  farm  is  fenced,  with  cross  fences  for 
pasture.  Frame  house  and  granary,  stone  cor- 
rals, sheds  and  chicken  house,  with  stock  yards, 
cribs,  hog  pens,  etc.  Handy  to  school  house, 
church  only  eighty  rods  off.  Raised  fifty  bush- 
els corn  to  the  acre,  last  year.  This  at  a  bargain 
— only  $4,000.  For  particulars  address  R.  C. 
Athearn,  4  miles  north  of  Mayday,  Riley  county, 
Kansas. 


FARM  FOR  SALE.— Three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  on  north  Fancy  creek.  A  stream 
of  running  water.  Farm  under  new  fence; 
eighty  acres  mow  land;  one  hundred,  bottom 
land  in  cultivation;  thirty  in  timber;  balance 
fenced  in  pasture.  Stone  house,  frame  granary, 
corn  crib  that  will  hold  three  thousand  bushels, 
good  stable,  stock  yard  and  feed  lot,  with  run- 
ning water  in  it.  Good  stone  corral  and  chicken 
house.  Corn  averaged  fifty  bushels  to  the  acre 
the  last  season.  Price,  ?3,200.  For  particulars, 
address  Xewm  an  Wilson.  Parallel,  Riley  county, 
Kansas. 


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Fancy  Creel;  Township. 


jraney  Creek  Township. 


This  township  lies  immediately 
south  of  Mayday,  of  which  it  was  a 
part  until  quite  recently.  Besides  the 
valley  of  south  Otter  creek  it  contains 
a  splendid  body  of  upland  prairie,  and 
is  steadily  increasing  in  population. 
There  is  probably  hardly  another 
township  in  the  county  which  contains 
so  much  realy  choice  land  that  can  be 
bought  cheap  as  this  one,  and  now  is 
the  time  to  purchase. 

The  extension  of  the  Kansas  Central 
railway  to  Clay  Center,  will  undoubt- 
edly give  this  township  a  railway  sta- 
tion close  to  or  within  its  border,  and 
remove  what  has  been  the  chief  obsta- 
cle to  its  rapid  progress.  The  comple- 
tion of  this  road  will  undoubtedly  give 


all  of  the  western  part  of  Riley  county 
a  boom,  and  those  who  buy  before  it  is 
built,  will  make  money. 

Fancy  creek  runs  through  the  north- 
east corner  of  this  township,  and  a 
dam  secures  the  water  necessary  to 
run  "Winkler's  Mill,"  the  first  perma- 
nent grist  mill  built  in  northern  Riley, 
and  owned  by  August  Winkler,  an  en- 
terprising German  gentleman  who  has 
grown  wealthy  by  farming  and  mill- 
ing. He  has  the  largest  flock  of  sheep 
in  Riley  county,  and  reports  them  to 
be  the  most  profitable  kind  of  stock  a 
farmer  can  raise.  At  the  same  place 
R.  Burk  has  a  store  and  post  office 
called  "Winkler's  Mills." 


Bala  Township. 


Bala  township  is  just  located  south 
of  Fancy  Creek  township,  and  contains 
about  forty-two  square  miles  of  as  fine 
upland  prairie  as  any  one  need  want, 
whose  value  will  be  enhanced  as  much 
as  that  of  its  northern  neighbor  by  the 
extension  of  the  Kansas  Central  rail- 
way. Indeed,  it  is  probable  that  it 
will  pass  tbrough  the  northern  portion 
of  tbis  township. 

The  larger  part  of  the  population 
are  of  Welsh  birth  or  parentage  (ex- 
cept a  Swede  and  German  settlement 
on  the  head  of  Walnut  creek),  and 
they  possess  all  the  desirable  qualities 
of  that  sterling  race.  Welshmen  will 
find  Bala  an  especialy  agreeable  place 
to  settle  in. 

There  are  two  stone  and  four  frame 
school  houses  in  the  township. 


BALA 

is  a  neat  little  town,  on  the  head  of 
Timber  creek,  in  the  southern  part  of 
the  township,  and  has  three  general 
merchandise  and  grocery  stores,  con- 
ducted by  Rowland  Davies,  James 
Sharpies  and  Mrs.  Jenkins.  There  is 
also  a  good  drug  store,  J.  H.  Jenkins, 
proprietor.  The  first  cheese  factory 
erected  in  Riley  county  was  built  here, 
by  Mr.  Sharpies,  and  is  now  in  opera- 
tion. There  is  a  harness  shop,  shoe 
shop,  blacksmith  shop  and  hotel  also. 
There  are  two  churches,  Calvinistic 
and  Lutheran.  The  Methodist  society 
supports  a  minister,  but  have  not 
erected  their  church  as  yet.  There  is 
also  a  large  school  house,  with  a  large 
number  of  scholars. 


Ogden  Township. 


vi; 


Ogden  Township. 


Ogden  township  is  in  the  south- 
western corner  of  the  county,  and  con- 
tains about  seventy-three  square  miles. 
The  Kansas  river  bounds  it  on  the 
southeast,  and  it  is  a  splendid  body  of 
land, — a  portion  of  which  is  well  called 
"  Eureka  "  bottom.  It  is  also  watered 
by  Three  and  Seven  Mile  creeks. 
What  is  not  strictly  bottom  land  is 
mostly  rolling  prairie,  and  very  choice 
at  that. 

There  is  one  frame  and  five  stone 
school  houses,  and  a  post  office  called 
Vinton,  near  the  home  of  Hon.  James 
M.  Harvey,  ex-Governor  and  ex-  U.  S. 
Senator. 

OGDEN 

was  at  one  time  the  county  seat  of  Ri- 
ley county,  and  is  now  a  city  of  the 
third  class.     Its   buildings  are  gener- 


aly  substantial,  stone  structures,  and 
there  are  some  excelent  residences 
witbin  the  corporation.  There  are 
three  stores  in  operation,  which  are  do- 
ing a  very  good  business,  conducted  by 
Thomas  Weichselbaum,  H.  Roberts 
and  G.  W.  Campbell.  Mr.  Campbell 
carries  a  good  stock  of  drugs  in  con- 
nection with  his  other  goods,  and  the 
post  office  is  located  in  his  store. 
There  is  a  blacksmith  and  wheelwright 
shop,  and  a  good  hotel  conducted  by 
E.  Whitacre.  A  large  brewery  has 
long  been  in  operation  here,  but,  since 
the  prohibition  amendment  to  our 
State  constitution  was  passed,  it  has 
been  closed.  To  what  use  these  ex- 
tensive buildings  will  be  put  hereafter, 
we  are  not  prepared  to  state. 


Madison  Township. 


Madison  township  lies  north  of  Bala, 
and  is  watered  by  Wild  Cat,  Madison 
and  Timber  creeks.  It  is  really  a  mag- 
nificent body  of  land,  some  of  which  is 
now  in  the  market  at  surprisingly  low 
figures,  considering  its  intrinsic  and 
prospective  value.  But  a  small  por- 
tion of  it  is  too  bluffy  for  tillage,  and 
in  quality  it  cannot  be  surpassed.  Its 
farmers  are  generaly  prosperous,  and 
many  of  them  are  fast  becoming 
wealthy.  It  has  one  stone  and  six 
frame  school  houses.  The  celebrated 
Elmdale  stock  farm  is  located  in  this 
township,  and  will  be  mentioned  more 
fully  in  another  place. 

RILEY   CENTER 

Is  situated  in  the  central  portion  of  the 
county,  near  the  head  of  Wild  Cat 
creek.  It  has  trebled  in  size  within  the 
last  two  years  and  now  supports  two 
good  stores,  two  drug  stores,  one  hard- 
ware store,  one  tobacco  store,  a  lumber 
and  coal  yard,  two  blacksmith  shops, 


a  wheelwright  and  wagon  shop,  meat 
market,  photograph  gallery,  two  good 
hotels  and  a  printing  office. 

The  Riley  Center  Independent  is  a 
neat  five  column  quarto,  published 
weekly  by  Messrs.  Southwick  <k 
Moone,  who  are  upright  and  industri- 
ous gentlemen.  It  is  independent  in 
politics,  and  is  published  at  SI, 00  a 
vear. 


LANE  DAIRY  FARJI- D.  W.  lane,  Proi 
ior. — Manufacturer  of  and  Dealer  in  butter  and 
cheese,  Bala,  Kansas.  Mr.  Lane  intends  the 
coming  season,  to  add  to  his  farm  in  connection 
with  his  dairy  an  extensive  egg  and  poultry  bus- 
iness. 

He  is  an  upright  and  energetic  man  -who  al- 
ways makes  a  success  of  whatever  he  under- 
takes, and  having  been  one  of  the  earliest  set- 
tlers in  the  State  he  knows  what  can  and  cannot 
be  accomplished  here. 


FOR  <ALE.-A  farm  containing  100  acres  of 
land  adjoining  Riley  Center:  20  acres  of  timber; 
watered  by  Wild  Cat  creek  and  Spring  branch. 
100  acres  under  cultivation  and  60  in  two  pas- 
tures. All  under  fence.  Bearing  orchard  with 
300  trees,  besides  small  fruit.  Good  frame  barn 
and  corrals.  Can  be  Bold  in  separate  tracts,  if 
desired.  Price.  $3,000.  Reasonable  time  given 
on  payments.  Address  S.  SOAR,  Riley  Center, 
Kansas. 


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ELM  WOOD  STOCK   t'AKM, 

Winner  of  Chalk  //;/<    Cup,  of  I  In   Kansas  Central  Fair,  at  Junction  Citi/, 
for  best  animal  on  exhibition.    (See  page  129.) 


1880, 


Elmwood  Stock  Farm. 


129 


ELMWOOD  STOCK  FARM. 


C.  M.  GIFFORD,    PROPRIETOR. 


Mr.  Gifford  is  the  pioneer  in  the 
breeding  of  shorthorn  cattle  in  Riley 
county. 

Elmwood  stock  farm  is  pleasantly 
located  on  Madison  creek,  twenty  miles 
west  from  Manhattan,  and  four  miles 
north  of  Milford  on  the  Junction  City 
and  Fort  Kearney  railroad,  which  is  its 
nearest  railroad  communication. 

There  are  very  nearly  one  thousand 
acres  connected  with  the  stock  farm 
under  fence,  besides  an  unlimited  range 
both  east  and  west  for  grazing  pur- 
poses. Madison  creek,  a  stream  of  pure 
water,  flows  through  it,  .supplying  each 
feeding  yard  and  corral  with  an  un- 
limited supply  of  pure,  fresh  water. 
The  valley  is  heavily  timbered,  and, 
with  the  long  line  of  sheds  and  wind- 
breaks erected,  forms  an  ample  protec- 
iton  for  the  stock  in  winter. 

Mr.  Gifford  has  been  engaged  in  the 
breeding  of  shorthorns  from  1873,  since 
which  time  he  has  gained  a  reputation 
second  to  none  in  this  line  of  business 
in  Kansas.  His  judgment  proved  to 
be  of  the  best ;  and  his  selections  from 
the  different  herds  in  this  and  adjoin- 
ing States  were  the  finest,  regardless  of 
cost,  which  causes  him  to  be  acknowl- 
edged one  of  the  first  breeders  in  the 
State.  His  present  herd  of  thorough- 
breds, of  which  every  one  is  or  can  be 
entered  in  the  A.  S.  H.  R.,  consists  of 
forty-eight  head,  young  and  old, 
headed  by  the  two  highly  bred  bulls, 
the 

SIXTH  DUKE  OF  ACKLAM, 

8346,  S.  H.  R.,  who  is  a  pure  Rose  of 
Sharon,  bred  by  that  veteran  breeder, 
Abram  Renick,  of  Kentucky,  who  has 
the  best  herd  of  Shorthorns  in  the 
United  States,  most  of  them  pure  Rose 
of  Sharons,  many  of  which  have  been 
exported  to  Europe  by  the  best  breed- 
ers there  to  be  used  in  their  herds,  and 

YOUNG  MARY  DUKE   17TH, 

1495,  S.  H.  R.,  a  richly  bred  Young 


Mary,  sired  by  that  grand  bull,  20th 
Duke  of  Airdrie,  803,  S  H.  R.,  who  was 
used  very  extensively  in  the  Flat 
Creek  herd  of  Kentucky.  This  famous 
young  bull  was  bred  by  the  Hamiltons 
of  Kentucky,  who  are  among  the  very 
best  breeders  in  this  country.  This 
young  bull's  seven  top  sires  are  highly 
bred  Bates  bulls,  which  makes  him  one 
of  the  richest  bred  Young  Marys  in  the 
West. 

AMONG   THE   COWS 

are  representatives  of  some  of  the  best 
families  in  the  country.  At  the  head 
stands  several  splendid  specimens  of 
the  far  famed 


FLAT   CREEK   MARYS 


that  were  procured  at  considerable  ex- 
pense to  their  owner.  Chief  among 
these  specimens  is  Red  Belle  2d,  bred 
by  the  Messrs.  Hamilton,  of  Ken- 
tucky. She  has  taken  first  premium 
in  class  at  the  Blue  and  Kansas  Val- 
ley Fair,  at  Manhattan,  in  1880 ;  and 
first  premium  in  class  and  sweepstakes 
at  the  Kansas  Central  Fair,  at  Junc- 
tion City,  in  the  same  year.  Also  the 
Challenge  Cup,  offered  by  Major 
Crane,  of  Durham  Park,  for  best  thor- 
oughbred animal  on  exhibition. 

Xext  come  the  Josephines,  of  which 
Mr.  Gifford  has  some  individuals  that 
would  be  hard  to  surpass  in  any  herd. 
Then  come  the  Goodness,  Harriets, 
Floras  and  several  other  good  families, 
all  of  which  are  well  bred  and  good 
and  regular  breeders,  and,  taken  alto- 
gether, Mr.  Gifford  has  a  herd  of  Short- 
horns that  any  one^might  justly  feel 
proud  of. 

Until  the  present  time,  it  has  been 
principaly  outlay  with  Mr.^Gifford 
and  but  very  little  income.  Long 
prices  were  paid  for  cows  and  bulls,  for 
nothing  but  the  best  of  the  different 
herds  would  he  have,  and  the  best  he 
got  regardless  of  what  they  cost.  To- 
day he  is  reaping  the  benefit  and  is 
turning  off  some  of  the  best  young 
bloods  ever  sold  in  Kansas  and  being 
the  best  they  are  in  turn  bringing  him 
back  prices  equal  to  those  he  paid  for 
their  predecessors. 


130 


Elmwood  Stuck  Farm. 


HE   HAS   NOW   FOR   SALE 

a  fine  lot  of  young  bulls,  ranging  in 
age  from  six  to  twenty  months,  also  a 
choice  lot  of  young  heifers. 

There  is  no  better  stock  in  appear- 
ance, or  with  a  better  line  of  breeding. 
We  have  seen  those  who  have  visited 
all  the  principal  herds  in  Kentucky, 
Illinois,  Ohio  and  other  homes  of  the 
shorthorns.  We  have  met  with  the 
proprietors  of  those  herds  and  they  all 
unite  in  saying,  The  Elmwood  herd 
equals  any  in  appearance  and  points  of 
breeding  ;  and,  like  Archie  Hamilton, 
the  king  of  breeders  in  Kentucky,  say, 
"Why  should  it  not  be  good,  Mr.  Gif- 
ford  invariably  purchased  the  best  that 
any  of  us  had  and  has  bred  carefuly 
from  them  with  the  best  of  judgment. 

For  the  purpose  of  illustrating  fully 
to  the  stock  raisers  of  Kansas  the  ben- 
efits of  grading  their  stock  to  a  high 
point  of  excelence,  Mr.  Gilford,  in  the 
fall  of  1879,  selected  out  of  his  herd  of 
grades  a  car  load  of  steers  graded  up 
to  seven-eighths  and  fifteen-sixteenths. 
These  were  placed  upon  the  same  feed 
and  subjected  to  the  same  care  and 
treatment  as  the  lower  grades.  They 
were  disposed  of  in  the  spring  of  1880, 
and  Die  thirteen  averaged  2108  pounds. 
They  were  shipped  to  New  York  and 
brought  ten  and  a  half  cents  per  pound 
net.  They  were  decidedly  the  best  car 
load  of  fat  cattle  that  was  ever  shipped 
out  of  Kansas,  and  were  admired  and 
eulogised  not  only  by  private  individ- 
uals but  by  the  press  of  Kansas  City 
and  Chicago  as  well. 

They  are  also  breeding  at  the  Elm- 
wood  Farm  pun' 

POLAND   CHINA    1IOCS. 

Mr.  Giflbrd  has  had  the  best  of  suc- 
cess with  this  class  of  hogs  and  was  one 
<>f  the  first  to  introduce  them  into  this 
section,  and  they  arc  universaly  con- 
sidered the  best  Logs  for  the  farmers  of 
the  West  who  breed  and  feed  hogs  for 
profit. 

The  herd  of  Poland  Chinas  contains 
some  fifty  choice  brood  sows,  all  pure 


bred,  headed  by  the  promising  young 
boar  Prince  of  Elmwood,   and  Grand 
Duke,    recently  purchased    of    A.    C 
Moore  &  Sons,  of  Canton,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Giflbrd  raises  about  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  pigs  a  year  of  which  the 
choicest  only  are  sold  for  breeding  pur- 
poses. He  has  bred  the  Poland  Chinas 
on  his  place  for  twelve  years  and  gave 
us  the  weights  of  several  lots  raised 
by  him : 

In  1871,  44,  averaged  404    pounds. 

In  1873,  80,         do         427    pounds. 

In  1877,  40,         do         407    pounds. 

In  1878,  40,         do        432*  pounds, 
do         90,         do        371    pounds, 
do        100,  one  yr.  old,  averaged  309 
pounds. 

These  are  good  weights  and  show 
that  this  breed  of  hogs  are  all  that  Mr. 
Gilford  claims  them  to  be,  good  breed- 
ers, hardy,  good  quiet  feeders,  fatten- 
ing at  any  age,  and  attaining  great 
size.  He  says  that  when  kept  till 
from  18  to  20  months  old,  they  will 
give  the  greatest  amount  of  pork  for 
quantity  of  corn  fed,  bring  the  highest 
market  price,  and  are  undoubtedly  the 
best  breed  for  the  western  farmer  who 
raises  hogs  for  profit. 

We  would  not  have  our  readers  in- 
fer that  nothing  but  thoroughbreds  are 
dealt  in  at  Elmwood.  Mr.  Giflbrd  has 
a  large  herd  of 

HIGH   GRADE   COWS, 

which  he  has  selected  with  great  care 
and  breeds  each  year  to  his  thorough 
bred  bulls.  He  has  many  calls  from 
ranchmen  in  the  western  part  of  the 
Slate  for  high  grades.  He  shipped 
them  a  car  load  of  young  heifers  last 
fall,  which  were  graded  up  to  seven- 
eighths  and  higher.  They  gave  the 
best  of  satisfaction  to  the  purchasers 
and  a  larger  shipment  will  be  made 
the  Coming  season. 

Mr.  Gilford  has  now  one  hundred 
steers  on  full  feed  for  the  spring  mar- 
ket. The  Flniwoodherdof  grades  con- 
sists of  about  three  hundred  head  of 
horned  cattle. 


C.  W.  Knapp. 


131 


C.   W.  KNAPP. 


DEALER  IN  GENERAL,  MERCHANDISE. 


This  is  the  oldest,  largest  and  most 
prominent  store  in  the  thriving  town 
of  Riley  Center.  Mr.  Knapp  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  the  county,  com- 
ing to  Kansas  in  1855,  and  commencing 
business  as  a  farmer  on  his  farm  on  the 
Wild  Cat,  which  remained  in  his  pos- 
session until  within  a  short  time. 

He  located  in  Riley  Center  in  1871, 
then  containing  but  two  or  three 
houses  and  the  store  which  he  opened 
at  that  time.  Many  additions  have 
since  been  made  until  to-day  the  build- 
ing compares  favorably  with  any  store 
of  the  kind  in  the  county,  especialy  in 
the  convenient  manner  in  which  it  is 
arranged  and  the  stock  of  goods  car- 
ried. 

It  is  a  frame  building,  two  stories  in 
bight,  about  60x12-1  feet  in  size.  The 
upper  story  is  used  as  a  dwelling,  ex- 
cept one  room,  which  is  occupied  by 
the  Riley  Center  Independent,  a  week- 
ly paper  published  at  this  place.  The 
building  faces  on  two  streets  and  stands 
in  the  heart  of  the  town.  An  excelent 
set  of  Fairbanks'  scales  is  situated  on 
the  south  side  of  the  store,  convenient 
for  weighing  the  produce,  &c,  which 
is  taken  in  by  Mr.  Knapp  in  exchange 
for  goods. 

The  stock  of  goods  carried  at  this 
store  is  large,  and  is  always  selected  by 
Mr.  Knapp  personaly,  who  visits  the 
eastern  markets  several  times  each 
year  for  that  purpose,  and  who  uses  the 
greatest  care  in  these  selections,  and 
his  goods  are  always  such  as  are  best 
adapted  to  the  wants  of  this  communi- 
ty, both  in  prices  and  in  quality, 
and  consist  of  all  such  goods  as  are  gen- 
eraly  kept  in  a  store  of  this  kind. 

He  takes  in  exchange  country  pro- 
duce of  all  kinds,  for  which  he  allows 
as  much  as  the  same  articles  will  bring 
at  any  other  point  in  the  county.  In 
fact  he  conducts  just  such  a  store  as  the 
people  of  the  Center  want,  and"  that 
they  appreciate  his  efforts  is  well  at- 
tested  by    the    extensive    patronage 


which  he  has  always  had  since  he  first 
commenced  business.  His  patron- 
age is  increasing  each  year  as  the 
country  is  settling  up,  until  he  now 
monopolizes  the  larger  portion  of  the 
trade  in  the  central  part  of  the  coun- 

ty. 

Mr.  Knapp  is  a  large,  portly  man, 
with  good  nature  stamped  on  every 
feature,  which  is  exemplified  in  his  ev- 
ery day  dealing  with  his  patrons.  He 
is  recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost 
men  in  the  county,  and  although  he 
never  seeks  office,  office  often  seeks 
him.  He  is  and  has  been  the  post 
master  at  this  point  for  a  number  of 
years,  which  position  he  has  filled  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  community  and 
of  the  government  which  employs 
him.  He  is  highly  respected  for  his 
sterling  worth  as  a  citizen ;  and  having 
the  utmost  confidence  in  the  future 
prosperity  of  Riley  Center,  he  never 
spares  pains  nor  money  to  advance  any 
project  that  may  benefit  it. 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


JOSEPH  ROBERTS,  PROPRIETOR. 


The  Central  House  is  finely  located, 
in  a  business  point  of  view,  being  half 
way  between  Manhattan  and  Clay 
Center.  Passengers  over  this  stage 
route  always  stop,  here  for  their  din- 
ners, or  over  night.  It  is  a  large, 
frame  building,  with  ample  accommo- 
dations, and  is  arranged  conveniently 
for  hotel  purposes.  It  was  built  by 
Mr.  Roberts,  in  1879,  and  has  been  do- 
ing a  flourishing  business.  Mr.  Rob- 
erts has  a  large  fine  farm  which  he 
wishes  to  retire  to,  providing  he  can 
dispose  of  his  hotel  property  at  a  rea- 
sonable rate.  The  property  consists  of 
hotel,  feed  stable,  store  and  five  acres 
of  ground,  in  Riley  Center.  It  will  be 
sold  without  including  the  store,  if  de- 
sired. It  is  a  very  valuable  piece  of 
property  for  any  one  who  desires  to  go 
into  the  business. 


132 


Dr.  J.  Cram. 


DR.  J.  CRANS. 


DRUGGIST. 


This  young  Doctor  first  came  to  Kan- 
sas in  1870.  He  is  a  native  of  New- 
berg  on  the  Hudson,  from  which  place 
he  entered  the  army  and  served 
through  the  war  as  medical  hospital 
steward. 

He  commenced  the  study  of  medicine 
when  but  fifteen  years  of  age,  at- 
tended one  course  of  lectures  at  George- 
town,  D.  C,  and  continued  it  after  leav- 
ing the  army,  in  Chicago,  111.,  where 
he  resided  five  years  attending  lectures. 

He  then  came  to  Riley  Center  as 
above  stated,  in  1S70.  Finding  that 
there  was  but  little  sickness  in  this 
healthy  and  then  thinly  settled  coun- 
try, he  commenced  raising  stock,  which 
business  he  has  been  engaged  in  ex- 
tensively up  to  the  present  time. 

In  1878,  Riley  Center  had  begun  to 
boom,  and,  being  much  in  need  of  a 
drug  store,  the  Doctor  built  his  present 
cosy  little  building  and  filled  it  with 
a  choice  line  of  pure  drugs  and  medi- 
cines. During  .the  winter  of  1879-80 
he  attended  another  course  of  lectures 
at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  where  he  graduated 
with  high  honors,  and  returned  to 
Riley  Center,  where  he  has  established 
a  large  practice,  and  is  recognized  by 
the  medical  fraternity  of  Kansas  as  one 
of  the  most  promising  young  doctors  in 
the  State. 

On  the  7th  of  October,  1880,  he  read 
an  essay  before  the  Kansas  Valley 
Medical  Society  on  Glaucoma  and  its 
treatment,  which,  by  the  unanimous 
vote  of  the  society,  was  ordered  printed. 
It  was  sought  for  by  many  of  the  sci- 
entific journals  and  has  been  published 
by  all  the  leading  medical  magazines 
in  the  country.  His  treatment  of  this 
disease  is  entirely  original  and  of  bis 
own  conception.  The  case  which  was 
successfuly  treated  by  the  Doctor,  and 
which  has  given  him  a  wide  r<  p- 
utation,  and  introduced  among  the 
medical  fraternity  a  new  departure 
from  the  old  method  of  treating  (his 
terrible  disease  of  the  eye,  is  given  be- 
low in  an  abridged  form,  which  will 


be  very  interesting  to  those  who  have 
ever  had  any  experience  in  this  dis- 
ease. 

HISTORY  OF  THE   CASE. 

"James  Clamson,  aged  51  years, 
Swedish  by  birth,  presented  himself 
August  4th,  1880,  with  the  following 
history:  About  eight  years  ago  he 
got  a  rye  beard  in  his  eye,  which  be- 
came imbedded  in  the  upper  lid,  caus- 
ing a  callous  tumor  about  the  size  of  a 
navy  bean.  Complete  ptosis,  excess- 
ive vascular  keratitis  and  ulceration  of 
cornea  existed.  Cautory  was  freely 
applied  to  the  tumor,  and,  on  August 
30th,  I  cut  down  and  extirpated  the 
beard,  which  caused  excessive  inflam- 
matory action,  no  doubt  causing  the 
condition  of  glaucoma,  as,  shortly  after, 
the  above  diagnostic  conditions  began 
to  present  themselves.  After  due  con- 
sideration of  the  subject,  I  determined 
to  operate,  September  7th,  (experi- 
mentaly)  by  dividing  the  ciliary  liga- 
ment, in  the  meantime  telling  the 
patient  that  perhaps  another  operation 
would  be  necessary,  reserving  the 
operation  of  iridectomy,  in  case  of  fail- 
ure. When  I  divided  the  ciliary  liga- 
ment it  snapped  like  a  fiddle-string,  so 
that  those  present  in  the  room  dis- 
tinctly heard  and  exclaimed,;  "Did 
you  hear  it?"  The  results  were,  the 
eye  resumed  its  normal  spherical 
shape,  pain  subsided,  and,  after  the 
inflammatory  action  subsided,  the 
compress  was  applied,  (a  most  valua- 
ble appliance  in  congestive  ophthal- 
mia to  shut  oft  excessive  blood  supply) 
with  applications  of  the  following : 

R.  Tannic  acid,  scr.  ii ;  glycerine, 
oz.  i,  to  the  ulcer  on  upper  lid ;  under 
the  above  treatment,  the  cornea  is 
clearing  up,  the  upper  lid  can  be 
raised  above  the  equator,  and  the 
patient  can  see  his  hand  held  before 
him.     October  6th,  1880. 

I  would  here  say  that  the  patient 
had  not  been  able  to  see  for  months 
prior  to  treatment. 

Doctor  Crans  is  one  of  those  warm 
hearted,  generous  men  who  have  hosts 
of  warm  friends.  His  drug  trade  is  ex- 
tensive andincreasing  daily.  His  thor- 
ough knowdedge  of  medicine  enables 
him  to  dispense  it  in  a  proper  way, 
and  the  people  have  learned  that  at  the 
Doctor's  store  they  are  sure  to  get  the 
best  and  purest  drugs  in  the  market. 

His  practice  is  increasing  with  rapid 
strides,  and  he  is  destined  to  become 
the  head  and  front  of  the  medical 
fratornity  of  Central  Kansas. 


Appendix. 


133 


APPENDIX. 


We  do  not  claim  that  Riley  county 
contains  all  the  good  lands  and  agricul- 
tural advantages  in  Kansas,  but  rather 
that  it  is  "a  center,"  and  our  advice  to 
immigrants  is  to  come  direct  to  Riley 
county,  and,  if  they  do  not  get  suited 
here,  visit  the  surrounding  counties. 

WABAUXSEE COUNTY 

Adjoins  Riley  on  the  south-east.  It  is 
traversed  diagonaly  by  the  M.,  A.  & 
B.  R.  R.  A  large  part  of  it  consists  of 
bluff  land,  but  the  bottoms  on  the  Kan- 
sas river,  Mill  creek  and  several  other 
streams  cannot  be  exceled  elsewhere. 
Alma,  the  county  seat,  is  the  center  of 
a  large  German  population,  and  Wa- 
baunsee, in  the  corner  nearest  Riley, 
was  originaly  settled  by  the  Beecher 
Rifle  Compauy  from  New  England, 
who  impressed  their  character  upon  the 
township  which  bears  the  name  of  the 
county.  Taxation  is  very  light  in  most 
of  this  county.  Germans  visiting  it 
would  do  well  to  strike  for  Alma,  and 
native  Americans  for  "Waliuunsee. 

DAVIS   COUNTY 

Lies  nearly  south  of  Riley,  and  pre- 
sents many  attractions  to  those  who 
prefer  to  live  in  a  herd  law  county.  A 
portion  of  it  is  but  a  few  miles  from 
Manhattan,  and  can  easily  be  visited 
from  that  place.  Milford  township' 
which  was  formerly  a  part  of  Riley 
county,  is  in  the  Republican  valley 
west  of  Riley,  and  is  a  section  that  we 
can  heartily  commend. 

CLAY  COUNTY, 

Which  lies  west  of  Riley,  is  also  a  herd 
law  county.  It  is  traversed  diagonaly 
by  the  Republican  river  and  the  Junc- 
tion City  and  Fort  Kearney  railroad. 
Its  land  is  rich,  and  its  agricultural  ca- 
pacities very  great,  as  it  has  but  little 
waste  land. 

FOR  SALE— by  Mrs.  Lucinda  Gates.— The 
south  half  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  section 
seventeen,  and  the  east  half  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  section  twenty,  township  nine  of  Clay 


county.  This  is  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
the  best  farming  laud  in  the  county;  one  hun- 
dred acres  under  cultivation,  capable  of  produ- 
cing eighty  bushels  of  corn  per  acre.  The  place 
La  situated  on  the  Republican  river  at  the  mouth 
of  Deep  creek,  and  on  J.  C.  &  F.  K.  R.  R..  three 
miles  from  Wakefield.  This  farm  is  offered  for 
sale  for  twenty-five  hundred  dollars. 

MARSHALL   COUNTY, 

On  the  north,  is  a  very  fine  county,  and 
the  valleys  of  the  Big  and  Little  Blue 
and  Vermillion,  are  of  surpassing 
beauty.  When  the  building  of  the 
Blue  Valley  R.  R.  from  Manhattan 
shall  have  lead  to  the  development  of 
its  manufacturing  capacity,  it  will  sup- 
port a  dense  population. 

POTTAWATOMIE  COUNTY. 

Next  to  Riley  we  recommend  Potta- 
watomie county.  It  is  divided  from 
Riley  by  the  Big  Blue,  and  the  most  of 
the  bottom  land  of  that  valley  is  on  the 
Pottawatomie  side.  In  addition,  El- 
bow, Cedar,  Mclntire,  Carnahan  and 
Spring  creeks,  and  a  number  of  small- 
er streams  that  flow  into  the  Blue, 
have  fine  valleys.  They  are  divided 
from  each  other  by  a  range  of  bluffs 
that  pass  into  table  lands  toward  their 
source.  Taxation  in  this  county  is  un- 
usualy  light  and  the  Union  Pacific  runs 
through  its  southern  portion  and  the 
Kansas  Central  its  northern.  Garrison, 
the  present  terminus  of  the  latter,  is  a 
thriving  town  on  the  Big  Blue ;  and 
Olsburg,  the  next  station  east,  located 
on  the  divide,  in  the  midst  of  a  large 
Swede  settlement,  is  growing  rapidly. 
Mariadahl  is  also  a  small  but  prosper- 
ous town  on  the  Blue  in  the  Swede  set- 
tlement. Those  who  wish  to  engage 
in  stock  raising  can  hardly  do  better 
than  to  settle  in  the  western  portion  of 
this  county,  but  among  the  farms  for 
sale  we  know  of  none  that  we  can  re- 
commend more  fully  for  this  purpose 
than 

PENROSE, 

At  the  head  of  Cedar  creek,  about  ten 
miles  from  Manhattan,  five  miles  from 


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Appendix. 


Rocky  Ford,  and  ten  miles  from  Ols- 
burg.  It  contains  between  eigbt  and 
nine  bundred  acres  of  land,  embracing 
the  valley  of  the  creek  and  some  bluff 
land  on  both  sides.  Several  hundred 
acres  are  fenced  with  stone  or  wire,  and 
the  residence  is  a  frame  building  (con- 
creted throughout)  24x-48  feet  and  one 
and  a  half  stories  high.  It  has  a 
bearing  orchard,  a  well,  numerous  un- 
filing springs,  corrals,  stock  sheds, 
tool  cabin,  &c.  It  will  be  sold  togeth- 
er or  in  parcels.  For  particulars  ad- 
dress B.  F.  Griffin,  Manhattan,  Kansas, 
or  apply  on  the  place. 


C.  E.  MAILS. 


BREEDER   OF   PURE  BRED  SHORT- 
HORNS. 


Some  of  the  best  bottom  land  in 
Kansas  is  that  which  lies  on  the  penin- 
sula between  the  .Blue  and  Kansas 
rivers,  in  Pottawatomie  county,  east  of 
Manhattan. 

C.  E.  Mails'  stock  farm  is  located  on 
this  bottom,  two  miles  east  of  Manhat- 
tan. The  Kansas  flows  near  the  build- 
ings on  the  south,  and  the  heavy  tim- 
ber which  lines  its  banks  affords  ample 
shelter  to  the  excelent  herd  of  high 
grades  which  are  being  raised  in  con- 
nection with  the  other  lines  of  business 
which  are  carried  on  by  him  and  his 
father. 

The  herd  of  thoroughbreds  is  not 
large,  but  contains  some  of  the  choicest 


shorthorns  in  Kansas,  and  are  mostly 
of  his  own  breeding. 

JOAN'S   PRINCE 

stands  at  the  head  of  the  herd.  He 
is  a  rich  roan,  and  was  sired  by  the  28th 
Duke  of  Airdrie.  Dam,  Joan's  Lily  by 
Bates  2nd.  He  is  but  sixteen  months 
old,  and  is  one  of  the  most  promising 
young  bulls  in  central  Kansas.  He  is 
from  the  Durham  Park  herd,  and  is  a 
tine  bred  animal  of  the  Mason  family. 

ADEL 

is  as  fine  a  cow  as  one  would  desire  to 
see.  She  is  four  years  old,  sired  by 
Western  Minister.  Dam,  Morning 
Star,  by  Belle  Duke.  She  is  a  fine 
representative  of  the  Bates  family. 

STAR   OF   THE   WEST 

is  ten  years  old,  sired  by  Minister, 
dam  Cherry,  by  Able.  She  is  a  supe- 
rior bred  animal,  and  is  dam  or  grand 
dam  to  all  the  herd  except  Joan's 
Prince.  The  rest  of  the  herd  possess 
equaly  excelent  qualities.  Adel's  calf, 
at  eleven  months  old,  sold  for  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dollars,  last  fall,  at  our 
fair,  and  has  made  a  gain  of  one  hun- 
dred and  two  pounds  each  month  since 
that  time. 

Their  herd  of  grades,  seventy-five  in 
number,  show  excelent  breeding,  and 
are  doing  finely. 

Mr.  Mails  is  a  native  of  Kansas,  and 
is  a  splendid  representative  of  our 
State  in  manly  vigor,  standing  six  feet 
and  three  inches  in  his  stockings, 
straight  as  an  arrow,  and  weighing 
over  two  hundred  pounds.  He  is 
scarcely  twenty-one  years  of  age,  yet 
he  stands  high  among  the  stockmen  of 
Kansas. 


Contents. 
TABLE    OF    CONTENTS. 


135 


.Minor  X.  A.  Adams,  live  .stock  dealer, 78 

D.  Adams,  grocer, 81 

Hon.  John  A.  Anderson, 42 

Ailingham  &  Stewart,  grocers, 95 

American  House, 96 

Appendix, 132 

Wabaunsee  county 132 

Davis  "        132 

132 

Pottawatomie  "       132 

C.  E.  Mails,  blooded  stockbreeder, 133 

A  sliland  Township, 112 

Bala  Township. 126 

Bala, 126 

W.  Balderston,  bakery  and  restaurant, 103 

.1.  w.  Blachly,  nurseryman, 101 

Book  .K:  Pierson,  meat  market, 74 

W.  ll.  Bower,  undertaker, 103 

John  Brett,  blacksmith. 86 

P..  L.  Breburg,  tickets  to  Europe, 102 

Geo.  Burgoj  ue,  photographer,  84 

Caldwell   Wagon  <  !o.,  140 

A.  J.  Carpenter,  hogs  and  chickens, 102 

Peter  Cool,  carpenter  and  builder 75 

Warren  <  ooper,  merchant 88 

J.  8.  Corbett,  raiserof  i>u re  blooded  poultry,  99 

Cottage  Hotel, 136 

Crump  &  Hungerford,  abs.,  loan  and  ins.  ag'y,  89 

Dow  &  Brown,  real  estate  agents coverp.    2 

John  Drew,  horse  trainer, 98 

AsaEames 93 

Earl  &  Housekeeper,  carpenters,.  192 

L.  B.  Elliott,  real  estate  age/icy,  .102,  103,100,  67 

"  "       ••        insurance  agenc; 102 

"  "       "         ticket- 1..  Europe, 102 

Fancy  Creek  Township, 126 

Farm  Products,  statistics, 7 

s.  M .  Fox,  boookseller  and  stationer 137 

J.F.Gardner,  dealer  inice, 90 

Grant  To\s  nship, .112 

Stockdale,  112 

Ex-Governor  N.  Green,  113 

J.  I).  Sweet,  blacksmith  and  merchant,..  .114 

Walnut  Grove  Stock  Farm 115 

.lame-  L.  Stro  -e  manufacturer,..  US 

Green  .V  Hessin,  attorneys  at  law, 102 

J.  Haines,  carpenter  and'  builder, 103 

t  ieo.  W.  Harrop,  druggist,  77 

Harrow's  Drug  Store,  (illustration)  77 

Hon.  R.  J.  Harper,  claim  agent, 79 

Hon.  Ceo.  W.  Higinbotham, 52 

Wm.  P.  Higinbotham,  insurance  agency,    55, 102 

"      "  "  banket', .' 56 

"     "  "  live  stock, 56 

"     "  "  special 

Geo.  B.  Himes,  harness  and  saddle  maker,...  81 

Hostrup  &  Towers,  barbers, 88 

Harry  Hougham,  contractor. 92 

Charley  Lrvin,  blacksmith, 89 

Jackson  Tow  nship, 119 

Bandolph, 120 

Randolph  Crist  Mill, 120 

Randolph  Livery  Stable, 121 

John  Foster,  hi  inner  dealer, 121 

<  krson  Kins',  harness  maker, 122 

cii  v  Hotel,  C.  A.  Moore,   proprietor, i22 

Randolph  Drug  Store,    123 

Thomas  Williams,  blacksmith, 123 

W.  C.  Johnston,  druggist, 94 

C.  F.  Keables,  carriage  manufacturer, 74 

Kimble  Pump  Co cover  p.    3 

N  .  H.  Knight,  Borghum  manufacturer, 103 

Wm.  Knostman,  clothier, 126 

Win.  1"..  Leicester,  merchant  tailor. 70 

.1.  N.  Limbocker,  real  estate  dealer, 103 

Live  stock,  statistics, 8 

Long  &  Firestone,  livery  and  feed  stable,     ..  87 

Long,  Towers  &  Co.,  meat  market. 97 

W  .  H.  Low  e.  farm  implement-, 65 

Drs.  Lyman  &  Ward, 30 

Madison  Township, 127 

Riley  Centre, 127 

D.  W.  Lane,  cheese  manufacturer, 127 

Farm  for  Sale  127 

Ibd  Bell  2nd.  (illustration) 128 

Elmwood  Grove  Stock  Farm 120 

C.  W.  Kuapp.  general  merchandise, 131 

Central  House,  Joseph  Boberts,  prop'r,. .  .131 


Manhattan,  the  Beautiful  City, 32 

Population, 33 

Religion  and  Morality,  33 

Educational  Advantages 36 

state  Agricultural  College, 36 

The  Public  School 38 

Public  School  Building,  (illustration) 38 

City  Organization, 39 

Exporl  Business, 39 

Business  Directory, 40 

Manhattan  Township",   103 

Red  Rose  Stock  Farm, 105 

Montrose  stock  Farm, 108 

A.  W.  Rollins,  stock  breeder, 110 

.Manhattan  Bank. 47,  139 

Manhattan  Mill  and  Elevator 17 

Manhattan  Nursery, 137 

Manhattan  Enterprise, 102 

Paul  Malm,  shoemaker, 70 

Chas.  D.  Marvin,  painter,  85 

A.  P.  Mills,  grocer, 82 

Mayday  Township, 124 

'Mayday 124 

s.  A    Byarlay,  real  estate  agent, 124 

Land   for  sale, 125 

The  Nationalist. 6,  101 

Ogden  Township, 127 

<  >gden, 127 

l>".  I'atee, 71 

s.  Pillsbury,  boot  and  shoe  dealer, 76 

t . .  A.  Pollard,  pattern  maker.  10o 

E.  B.  Purcell,  merchant, 46.  139 

E.  K.  Purcell  Elevator  Co.,       138 

Riley  County,  description  of    10 

Water  <  lourses,  44 

Bottom  lands, 14 

The  I  pland  Prairies, 15 

\  alue  of  Land, 10 

harm  Crops,  16 

Fruit,  17 

Timber,  18 

Meteorology, 18 

Pain  fall,  statistics 19 

Live  stock, 19 

Thoroughbred  Cattle. 19 

The  I'.l led  Stock  <  enter, 20 

Swine,  20 

Horses  and  Mules,  20 

Slice]) 11 

Poultry. 21 

•  e  and  Lime. 21 

Its  Railroad  System,   22 

Tile  Barge  System, 24 

<  !<  >-t  of  Building, 2."i 

Wages  of  .Mechanics  and  others, -■> 

llealthfulness,  25 

Sanitariums, ii 

Manufacturing  Advantages 27 

W  ater  Power. 27 

Bituminous  Coal, 28 

Markets.  29 

Commercial  Morality, 29 

Political  and  Social  Influence 30 

Agricultural  College  Build'g,  (illustration)  31 

Pocky  Ford  Mills,....". 51,  139 

Dr.  J .  Robinson,  druggist, 69 

Sawyer  &  scott,  loan  and  insurance  agencv,    84 

Will  A.  Scott,  attorney  at  law 102 

H.  W.  Stackpole,       •'•       ••     102 

E.  K .  Shaw,  jeweler, 83 

Geo.  P.  Sherman,  carriage  painter, 86 

James  L.  Soupene,  carpenter  and  builder,. .  103 

short  Brothers,  gardeners.    73 

Stingley  &  Huntress,  merchants. 59 

A.  Stingley's  Residence,  (illustration)  03 

le  1  reek  Township, 123 

The  B.  &  K.  V.  C.  Agency,  81 

The  Industrialist,     102 

The  staie  of  Kansas,  7 

The  Telephone, 102 

Robert  DTrich,  brick  manufacturer, 95 

Ulrich  Brothers,  machinists,  '-'2 

W.  T.  Vail,  M.  D., 102 

A .  J .  Whitford,  hardware, '.'3 

Jacob  Winne,  mason, 75 

II.  A.  Young  &  Co.,  lumber  dealer, 68 

Zeandale  Township. HI 

P.  W.  Zeigler,  hardware, 64 


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Manhattan  Nwsery — S.  M.  Fox.  137 


Manhattan  Ndbsery  S-  M.  FOX. 


College  Hill.  Manhattan.  Kas. 


Our  large  and  increasing  stock  of 


BOOK   SELLER 

FRUIT,    SHADE,    AND 


Orrfair|er(tal  ¥fee^, 

Grape  Vines,  Fiowerii  Plants, 

EVERGREENS,    ETC. 

Is  in  splendid  condition  for  Spring  Setting. 


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STATIONER. 


Our  assortment  of 
HOllie    GrOWn,     Tested,    No.   311    Poyntz    Avenue, 

VARIETIES  OF  FRUIT, 

Manhattan,  Kans. 

For   Central   Kansas, 

Is  larger  and  of  greater  excelence  than 
can  be  found  elsewhere. 


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ence to  Price,  Age  and  Growth. 


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138  E.  B.  Purcell  Elevator  Co. 

E.  B.  PURCELL  ELEVATOR  CO., 

PROPRIETORS   OF 

MANHATTAN  MILLS, 

Manufacturers  of 

Patent  Process  Flour, 

Bolted  Corn  Meal. 

and  Q-round  Feed. 

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  GRAIN, 

LUMBER  AND  LIVE  STOCK. 


Principal   Office  at  Manhattan,   Kansas. 


E.  B.  PURCELL,  President. 
J.  B.  ANDERSON,  Treasurer. 
JAMES  T.  RITCHIE,  Secretary. 


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Rocky  Ford  Mills  — E.  B.  Purcell.  139 

ROCKY    FORD    MILLS, 

On  Big  Blue  River,  near 

MANHATTAN,    KANSAS, 

E.  B.  PURCELL  CO., 

PROPRIETORS. 

This  mill,  with  the  new  machinery  recently  added,  is  in  complete  order  for 

doing 

CUSTOM     AND     MERCHANT    WORK, 

And  is  at  all  times  prepared  to  furnish  FLOUR,  FEED,  SHIP   STUFF,  &c, 
at  wholesale  or  retail,  at  lowest  market  prices. 

WATER    POWER,    5,000    HORSES. 

This  being  the  best  water  power  in  the  State,  parties  who  may  wish  to  lease 
water  privilege  for  Woolen  or  Paper  Mills,  Starch  Factories,  or  for  other  pur- 
poses, should  correspond  with 

E,  B,  PURCELL  Co,  Manhattan,  Kansas. 

Established  1S66.  E.    B.    PURCELL, 

— _  m  _    __   _  _   __    __  Merchant  and  Banker, 

CASH    HOUSEl    DEALER  IN  EVERYTHING, 

MANHATTAN,      KANSAS. 

ESTABLISHED     MAY,     1870. 

Manhattan    Jsank, 

MANHATTAN,  KANSAS. 

E.  B.  PURCELL,  Banker.  Jno.  W.  WEBB,  Cashier. 


140 


A.  CALDWELL, 

President. 


Tht  Caldwell    Wagon.. 

C.  B.  BRACE, 

Treasurer. 


J.  B.   McAFEE, 

Secretary. 


OFFICE  OF 


THE  KAISAS  MilFACTilBIIG  CO. 


LEAVENWOETH,   KAS., 


■Manufacturers  of 

The  Caldwell  W  agon. 


Before  buying  a  Wagon,  call  on 

Mr.  E.  B.  PURCELL, 

Wto  is  apiit  for  the  well  known  CALDWELL  WAGON. 

This  wagon  is  manufactured  in  Leavenworth  of  the  BEST  SELECTED 
INDIANA  HICKORY  AND  OAK,  for  Axles  and  Felloes.  Wisconsin  and 
Pennsylvania  furnish  WHITE  OaK  AND  BLACK  BIRCH  forHubs.and 
Tennesseefurnish.es  CLEAR  POPLAR  for  the  sides  and  endsof  the  beds. 
Every  Lmprovemenl  of  value  will  be  found  in  this  Wagon,  and  the  utmost 
care  is  taken  to  produce  a  smoothly  finished,  durable  and  handsome  wagon. 
Call  on  Mr.  Purcell  and  carefuly  inspect  this  beautiful  wagon. 

The  KANSAS  MANUFACTURING  Co., 

A.  CALDWELL,  President. 


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long  felt  want  than  the  invention  shown 
on  this  page.  The  Pump  here  represented 
is  acknowledged  to  be  the 

SIMPLEST.  STRONGEST.  MOST  DURABLE 

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FORCE  AND  SUCTION  PIMP  NOW  .MADE 


No  Piston  Rods  or  Packing  Boxes. 

Manufactured  and  sold  exclusively  in  Kan- 
sas by 

THE  KIMBLE  PUMP  CO. 


AS   A  SCCTIOX   AND   FORCE   PI'MI*. 


Territory  or  Royalty  Rights  for  sale  on  ap- 
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SAM  KIMBLE, 

Manhattan,  Kansas. 


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RED  BELLE,  2nd,  property  of  C.  M.  Gifford,  Riley  County, 
Kansas,  breeder  of  pure  Shorthorn  Cattle  and  Poland  China 
Hogs.  We  are  breeding  from  individuals  from  some  of  the 
most  noted  herds  in  Kentucky,  Missouri  and  Kansas. 

C.  M.  GIFFORD. 


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