The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-04
Kansas Feud
Ridiculous Heritage OF
Western Kansas Boom

Nearly every day the banks in wichita
receive communications from Eastr-a
clients regarding investments in southern
and western Kansas. Most Eastern m
vestors Do not realize TIA; there IS any
difference in the conditions in Seagw.cx
and the far western counties. II sedS-
wick can pay rs debts WHY cannot sew
ard IS the way they argue The other
day there were several lawyers and bank
erS congregated IN TIE Office OF a pronia-
eRt Wichita attorney. They were dis
cussing the financial situation and relat-
Ing "reminiscences OF boosn aays.
A Vel known lawyer who makes a spec
ialty OF the collection OF ngu(eipsf bond
Tor eastern clients and investors. said he
had recently made the reund % the west
srn counties IN connection with his BUS
hess and had discovered some peculiar
facts. He told the following story.
Leaving Syracuse by hack line whlch
runs daily 70 Richaela the route bears
due south 20 johnson CITY. tAe county
seat OF Stanton county. The visitor TO
johnson City counts about seven or eight
houses on the town site. where once there
was hourishing town Of l.sss people.
Johnson City IS today ] thing % ghs past
It's people have moved away: they have
moved 70 eastern Colorado. where they
have located along the irrlgatsux bitches
which take the water from the big Arkan-
sas river They have gone into eastern
kansas: they have gone 70 Arkansas. they
have followed the lead and zinc boom az
Joplin and they have gone 20 Oklahoma
In the town ~ Johnson CITY lives the
county treasurer 81 Stautoucounty. who
IS about theoniy county Official occupying
the court house. The equity clerk - the
county runs store on the neighbortnx
corner and Is postmaster and county
clerk. The amusing part OF The situation
/ Is thar while the county treasurer ard
/ county clerk are almost the only ores %
hold down the town site. thew are not on
I speaking terms. and tho county treasurer
receives al CT his mall az a httle post
Office called Edwin. four nlIlcssfrom john
| son CITY. the post Office being located IN
/ the cellar % a stone house
Eastern investors. some 81 them promin-
ent life Insurance companies Of the United
/ States. still hold. and Will continue %
/ hold. the bonds OF Johnson City. There
are about seventeen people in johnson
( City. where there was once a a0slrfshing
( town. Strange u relate. an snterprising
I printer stin prints AZ that town lie has
a cinch on the county printing
/ Leaving Johnson City. The hack Hne
runs 70 Richheid. the county seat % Nor
ton county. which was once : toxin OF
$50 people. and now has about 50 people
living on the town site In this county
ragged the county seat war between Rich
field and Frisco. On the way 70 Riehnele.
. and = miles from Johnson City. the road
passes the range and ranch Of the county
attorney Of Stanton county. He Is a
farmer and has never been a lawyer a.
all: he has never even threatened @ b.
a lawyer. This accomplishment ts IN
necessary. because he never has A case.
Il IS several years since a criminal case
was on the docket IN stanton county. A
good strong criminal case. which would
require a Jury in the district court. con-
tipuing for several days would bankrupt
the county. hence all litigation f. avoided
The clerk o. the court resides on a
lTanch. and hasn't been IN the county scat
for months. The county experimentation
teaches school In one 81 the ostlaylnF
districts. and for fully nine months has
not made his appearance IN the county
seat
What has been said oe Johnson city
can be said ~ RschdeId. and a stone
court court house bonded Tor g aaG Is the
best building IN Richaeld and the bonds
are hid by an eastern tTtus; company.
The county treasurer o. this county calls
az his office once every month. transact
ling his business IN haif a dag. and goss
I
G. Porter Caddrock. a well known lawyer
lu western Kansas. e. postmaster at
RIchaeld county attorney. deputy county
treasurer. and someurnes acta a. probate
Judge He also deals in -four ami feed
and IS a notary public There has not
been case haef on IRE docket = district
court - Morton county for rofneihiuE iEs
fourteen months. a seduction case wss
on tap bot hong sgo. and the defendant
; was arrested n Colorado and brought %
Richheid whore The case was connpr0-
missed much 20 the reiief ~ All parties
concerned. and especially TIE county or
Gers its result beng FASTENED b. the
facr that tne case was making e1penses
FOR the couuty ali the while. TIE county
clerk IS deputy sheriff. justice % the
peace. and boss fdder II that part u
. Kansas Re also sells groceries ana
handles sctfIe ffis services are ln great
! demand az au the dances. not only a. ere
tosn b1t on che ranches sioug thr Cime
arrau. where 80 eniIvsns TIE eccasious by
) the wen knozn aeictlons % ~MankeY
8fusk'' THE Devf's Dream and SKIP
! "a IL Lou
TIE county attorney Ard ali thr couutY
. { 800 a
where fhey have fenced "a whole tgNr-
: ships on which me patient eastern in-
Z vertors .sc6 gear pay taEea-f TIE z7osi
, inrparfaat p.eca - property in that whais
B eorafy - ERE white face steeT snf rs
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