The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-22
LARGE BOND SUIT
Seek to Recover Interest on $50. 600
Bonds Issued by City OF Harper.


| Suit was begun IN the federal court
here yesterday against the city OF Har-
per, in Harper county. for defaulSed
coupons due from that city. The papers
were filed by Bentley & Hatfield and tho
action IS fer interest coupons due upon on
issue OF $4,000 OF city bonds issued by
the city in aid OF the Hutchinson and
Southern railway now the Santa Fe. II
was brought for an eastern Insurance
company which purchased tho bonds on
the eastern bond market. For several
years the city paAd interest promptly
upon these bonds and are. as counsel FOR
the bond holders claim. thereby estopped
from any defenses as against a bona fide
holder This doctrine IS one current Of
recent decisions, net only in the circuit
court OF appeals hut in the supreme court
Of the United States The city % Har-
per has failed to keep up her interest on
her outstanding obligations because OF
lack OF tax paying people In her borders
and also on account OF FcrlouS loss q
population. on the opening Of Oklahoma
and the Strip country TO tho south 81 her
For a long time i was thought that The
opening Of that country would be .
great benefit % all Of the towns in
Southern Kansas. on The contrary Il
drew very largely from their very best
business men and all OF tho towns q
this portion Of the state seriously felt
the drain.
Western Kansas history Simply repeats
itself In town building. in the city %
Harper. Harper. IN its efforts 20 rival
Anthony. which Is only ten miles south
Of Harper issued too many improvement
bonds. too many water works bonds. and
too many railroads bonds. While the
county OF Harper has n count debt 81
only $4,000 the city Of Anthony and Har-
per each have debts way beyond iho Ie-
gal limit Harper county + one % the
hest young counties IN the state. Is sou
IS almost inexhaustlble. st IS well wat
cred. has numerous railroads many els-
giant farms. with costly improvements.
and many thoroughbred and other cattle
The old settlers well remember the
fierce contest that ragged for several year
between Harper and Anthony for the
county seat OF Harper county. way
back IN $50 a number Of Wichita men
including tho late Or Owens. O Y. Afl-
Ter. e. Wright and others. conceived ths
idea % locating a permanent county eeat
n Harper county. Everything was rev
the town ~ Anthony was s.arrsd. sr9
was named after eE-CSyserror c5s1rge :.
Anthony. then one = tho ieassng p1sl1
men IN Kansas. Ths towns grew an4
very soon each one e thess towns BAD
about - PEOPLE and then fa~a- te5e
fierce rivalry r.. ween fhs two tozra.
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