The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-22
SUIT AGAINST HORACE
An Old Time Western Kansas Boom
Is Recalled.

Ia Recalled.
Suit has been fled in the federal court
of this judicial division by Bentley and
Hatfield, in behalf of the L. II. Rumsey
Manufacturing company against the City
Of Horace, in Greeley county, Kansas.
The action is based upon defaulted cou-
pons in the sum Of $4,000. from the
bonds of the city Of Horace. issued in aid
of public improvements.
A few years ago, when Greeley county
was laid out and w. NJ. Glenn, I. p
Campbell and others from Sedgwick and
Harper counties took q hand in matters
out there, there was very spirited coun-
ty seat contest in that county which rag
ed with great spirit for a year or so. The
county was named for Horace Greeley.
the distinguished editor o fthe New York
Tribune. and of course the County Seat
was named Tribune. Another party laid
out the town Of Horace and then began a
wild scramble and rivalry between the
two towns The Missouri Pacific railway
came along with its through line from
Kansas City TO Colorado and it made
both Of the towns but established its di-
vision headquarters at Horace It built
round houses and all Of the buildings
which usually accompany freight divis-
ions at horace. In the meantime, Tri-
bune was not idle. 1t had the county
seat, it built court house, 1t established
the county officers at that point. Horace
lald out many and permanent Improve
ments. Among other things. u syostenl
Z Of waterworks and TO build the same. it
bonded the town in the sum Of 5000.
bond market in the east and sold. Then
came the years CT depression and the
oTening Of the new country of the south.
The people of western Kansas and of
Greeley county like The Texas steer in the
fable in mid-winter, drifted south on
parallel lines. The two rival towns lost
heavily in population. Tribune, notwith-
standing the county seat and court house
and county officers lost many Of its resi-
dents. Its lawyers and doctors went TO
Cherokee Strip and Horace suffered
equally from the same cause. Its water
works plant was abandoned. The fire
plugs Of the water plant are scattered
over the prairie. It's other improvements
faded away. The white faced steer has
taken possession Of its water reservoir.
The banks of the reservoir have all been
obliterafed by cowpaths and its water
tank has gone into the hands OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway company. Greeley
county today Is one vast cattle pasture.
A large portion Of its taxes are paid by
the railway company. Silly Glenn IS
the only lawyer left IL the county and
he is the county attorney. deputy county
treasurer, deputy register Of deeds. under
sheriff, Justice Of peace. local attorney for
the Missouri Pacific railway company and
notary public. He transacts an the Law
business in the county and being on both
sides OF nearly every case. most OF the
law suits out there are settled. and in sd
dition TO this. he has q ranch stocked with
white faced cattle and is making money.
! He also fnds time TO 90 q large part Of
/ the edItorial work on the local paper and
AZ odd times he serves in the legislature
+ and is grand master Of the odd Fellows
+ Of che state Of Kansas
! The people Of Greeley county. having
/ discovered what the county Is for at this
time are most prospectus thaa ever; they
4 have quit diversified farming and have
+ gone 10 raising cattle and as q result
! Tribune IS picking up and Horace Is
I growing. The Missouri Pacific railway
! company are boring Tor arteslan water AT
l the latter place Ard vita good prospects