Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-23
HARPER.
HARPER, Oct. 10.

fourteen miles west, and made il the
terminus. The question arose, what
will be its effect upon Harper. Many
prophcsied that she would loose half
of her trade, and a corresponding de-
crease in the value of property. But
they were mistaken, the town still
confines TO grow, and became. if any.
thing, better than it was before the
railroad left it. Later on a new dan
ger threatened il, of almost the
same nature, when the Fort Scott
u t. ii, :,itt A1tholv an that
city continued to retain the county
seat, which Harper had hoped to cap
ture. Yet Harper kept on growing
in spite of every obstacle, and this
season she comes to the front with
thirteen handsome and imposing new
business places, all Of which
are built of brick and are a very
substantial addition TO the business
interest of tn, town. Another re-
Gently completed improvement and
enterprise worthy of mention, is the
new large roller Touring mill of Messrs.
Clark, Rosekrans & Co. The capac-
ity is $50 barrels per day, and is a
first-class mill in every respect.
Harper has also two daily and week
ly papers: The Daily and Weekly
Graphic, a sprightIy sheet, edited by
Mr.. c. Finch, and the daily and weekly,
Sentinel, also very capable journal.
Aside from its business prosperity
Harper contains class of people that
have the social and business traits well
developed and nicely balanced, many
of them coming from the far eastern
and not a few from the southern
states, Kentucky furnishing the larg-
est number from the south. Pretty
women are leading feature here,
and there are lots of them, and we
know of no town in the state of this
same size that has half as many. This
is accounted for quite easily; because
of the many people from the south
and east having settled here, pretty
women being the rule aud not the ex-
cepiion in those states.
Harper has a population of nearly
1000, and surrounding country with
the richest soil and some of
the finest farms in southwest
Kansas. The citizens have also shown
much taste and neatness in the ar
engagements and surrounding of their
homes. Many trees have been planted
and other evidences of good taste can
be seen on every hand A direct rail-
road connection with Wichita is very
much needed and desired, and the peo-
pie are ready TO subscribe very liber-
ally towards building such line
The road they want through Wichita
would shorten by from thirty to sixty
miles the distance from Harper to
Kansas City or ST. Louis, besides en-
abling them TO buy their goods in
Wichita without being subject to
transfer, as they are now, q very i'm
portant consideration for Wichita
merchants, who should see that thls
rood IL copcfrucfoI
Below we give a list of
different business men and firms
doing business in Harper and if there
are any that have been overlooked, it
has been nnintentional on our part.
Attorneys-S. II. Byrns, Campbell
a. Glenn, Sam S. SESSIONS.
Agricultural implements-Lamar &
Son, Rogers & Son, Wilson e. Baum
stark.
Bankers-First National, Louis
Walton, president; George o. Thomp-
son, cashier. Exchange bank, Jas.
Munger, president; II. G. Munger,
And Ellis e. Bourne.
Bakers-E II. Keisters, II. Reed.
Boots and shoes-Cole Bros, Gar
rett e. Co, Spooner g. Kennedy, J.
Mitchell.
Barbers-Eigholz, l.. New, Smith
& Smith.
Cigars and tobacco-Bentz e. Hahn,
f. o. Gates.
Drugs-Glenn Drug Co., J. w.
Holmes, S. b. Hicks, c. d. Joseph.
DIR. e. S. Floyd, J. Lund e. Co., E. |
r. Weatherly, A. r. Wise L. Co., Nc.
Intyre & Plsgyman.
Dress making and millinery-Mrs.
Doorly, Miss M. Ferguson, Miss Addie
Kidd, Mrs. E. A. Plots, Mrs. NJ. A. |
8 Gallagher, Mrs. X. & N. West, W. |
Schermerhorn.
Flour, feed and coal-C. F. Quimby |
Z Co., Hutchinson & Co.
Furniture--tilenn Bros, Hske e. |
FELTON,, Lamar & Son.
Fruits and confectionery = Harry |
Cone, G. Watkins.
Hardware-M. T. Morris, Wilson & |
Strohm Il Orr.
Harness Il Saddles. b. johnson &
Co., II. C. Maxwell.
Hotels-Patterson House, Hardwick
/ Co; City Hotel, A. >. Lindsey;
ilenn House, White & White; Eagle
House, James Green; Rey nolds House,
E w. Reynolds; st. Nicholas, J. J.
quick; Richardso House, S. l.. Rich
rdson.
Dry Goods g. Clothing w.
}. Buck; Carrico & Sitter;
,ole Brothers. Lehman Bros & Co.,
l. z. Patterson, Shaw Brothers, J. c.
,mith.
Groceries-An6erson & Murphy, II.
Barton, 4. NJ. Benedict, j. F. OAR
ough, J. Kaufman, Kirkpatrick &
l.. Lebrecht, G.. S. Lloyd, I
:. b. Townly. Il
Lumber-Chicago Lumber company,
'adger Lumber Co., C. A, Schwartz,
ianager; Cary & Co., Bennett. magr.,
/. d. Shaw Il Co., F. A. Amsdem,
lsuager Oliver Bros Lumber Co.
Livery & Feed-L. Corley, w. w.
ucker, Hicks 4 Glenn, c. E. Glass.
Merchant Tailors-F. A. Lombard. 3
bert Il Collins, George Schultz. ,
observation-disclosures & Bybee, :!
A. Wilson. y