Wichita eagle., 1888-03-22
PRATT COUNTY SEAT.
All Settled and the City of Pratt Won it

The general expression all over the
county of Pratt and especially in Pratt
| for the last three weeks has been Thank
God, the county seat war is ended, and
the citizens of Pratt are made to rejoice
over their victory. They are now and
| will forever hereafter be reaping the
reward for their untiring and faithful
work in getting the county seat located
in the center of the county; in the CEN
ter of one of the richest belts of corn
and wheat growing lands in the whole
state of Kansas. And It's fact that to-
day all business interests are centered at
Pratt. since the removal of the county
records from Iuka, the former county
seat, to Pratt there have been from thirty
to fifty families move down to the city Of
Pratt, and almost a like number have
moved over from Saratoga and the NOV
ing of dwellings, and business houses
from Saratoga to Pratt have been of daily
occurrence since long before the county
seat election, and in all there has been
about one hundred buildings moved
from Saratoga. Still there are several
good buildings left in Saratoga. The
hotel building, the mill, and magnifi-
cent brick school building which is a
credit to the county. Tomorrow the
first excursion on the Rock Island will
arrive at Pratt and we are reliably in
formed that there are great
many passengers headed for Pratt,
but there is no wonder connected with
that for the enterprising citizens, mer-
chants, bankers, real estate and town
agents, livery men. grain dealers and in
fact every business man Of Pratt have
contributed to the printing of ten thou
sand full sheet posters for the benefit of
the eXcursionists and in which is a brief
history of Pratt and their advantages
over any other town in southwestern
Kansas. The work was done at the
Register Office and we must say, It's an
excellent piece of work. from beginning
TO end. If people who come to Kansas
prospecting fail to visit Pratt it will be
no fault of the citizens of Pratt for they
are advertising and inviting the people of
the east to visit the beautiful little city of
5000 inhabitants, in which the good
people of Pratt challenge any town in
any state of like population to show bet
ter church and school privileges; further
more l can say that of all the towns and
cities which l make in southwestern
Kansas none have more moral, intelh-
gent and enterprising class of people
than the beautiful little city of Pratt is
blessed to be populated with. 1t does
one good to pass through and do
business in Pratt, and | for one, can say
whether it be hattering to the business
men of Pratt or to the editor and business
manager of the Wichita EAGLE that of
next TO Wichita Pratt has the largest list
of subscribers to the DAILY EAGLE of
any city in the state. The business men
of Pratt like the EAGLE and always
cheerfully pay the subscription bills.
Arrangements have been made for the
extension of the D. NJ. q A road to
Pratt. The company have entered into
an agreement to have the road completed
and in operation within sixty days. This
gives Pratt the Rock Island, the Wichita
& Western and a branch of the Gould
system of roads. and will make it lead
ing railroad center in the state.
The farmers all through Pratt county
were made to rejoice this weak by the
falling of two DAYS snow and they will
now proceed to sow their oats and plant
their corn and like other counties in the
state the people hope TO have the best
yield that they have ever had.
Success belongs TO the people of the
city of Pratt and we hope that their I'M
firing efforts may always be crowned
with the richest of success. P. B. d.