The Anthony Weekly Bulletin Harper County Friday March 5, 1897 In Great Demand "It is almost impossible to rent a farm in Harper county." The above remark was made in our hearing lately, and at the time we wondered if it was not an over drawn statement. Inquity among the real estate men show that there is considerable truth in the statement. For the past six months there has been a steady demand for farm lands in this county, until now there are but few good farms with houses on them that can be rented. It shows two things; first, that the people have renewed their faith in Harper county farm land, and that conditions in a measure justify their belief. At the present time we have a most excellent prospect for a wheat crop; the plant is in good condition and the ground is in better shape than it has been in years at this season of the year. Other lines of business are overworked and farming and cattle raising promise to be as remunerative as any other kind of business. The demand for farm lands comes from Eastern people and from people who were formerly! residents of this county and who count it as one of the great mistakes of their lives when they left here. With an influx of careful, capable farmers the condition of the county must change for the better. The Bulletin welcomes the return of the wanderer and the advent of the new citizen and we sincerely trust that their anticipations may be realized. Harper county is famous as a health resort; is growing in favor as a corn and cattle country, and with a united effort on the part of all her citizens should be able in a measure to recoup the losses we have sustained in the past five years.