The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-19
"DoINGs" AT BELoIT."
Town Is Improving by Aid of Live
Business Men.

Beloit, Kas., Dec. 19.-J C. Eresch
will retire from the office of sheriff of
Mitchell county in January. having
served two terms. He will retire
from office with the good will of all,
regardless of politics, he having made
one of the best officials this office has
ever had. He and his brother, Peter
Eresch. have about $500 acres of
Mitchell county land, both wheat and
grazing, and it is their intention to
engage in both raising wheat and
stock on a large scale. The Ereschs
have always been to the front in
raising wheat and stock.
Frank Soper was reelected county
clerk of Mitchell county by a splendid
majority. His penmanship, accuracy
of accounts, and his general knowl-
office of county clerk entitle him to
rank with any clerk in Kansas. Be
sides, he is next to the youngest clerk
| in age, if not the first, he being only
booming him for auditor of state in
1906.
The Beloit business college and
shorthand institute, organized in
has now about forty, and is proving
a great success The commercial
course numbers "a. and the short
hand class has IA. The term is six
months. w. S. Leadbeater is the
principal; Miss Bertha williams is as
sistant teacher in shorthand, and Mrs.
w. S. Leadbeater is assistant in
structor. Applications are coming in
from students who will enroll them
selves for the term commencing in
January, 1905, from Randall, Jewell
City, Osborne City, Simpson, Solomon
Rapids, and other places. A gradu-
| is working in the county attorney S
office in Smith Center, another is
working in the same capacity in the
! office of Frank Lutz, Beloit lawyer,
! n 10 f
! ing for graduates in the commercial
course. The Beloit commercial col
lege is an institution the people are
Beloit business men demand an up
| town telegraph and express office.
The Union Pacific railroad is favor
able while the Missouri Pacific is
| fighting it. With Mayor Mitchell and
all the business men on the side of
right, the Missouri Pacific will have
to get on their side. The final hear
| ing will come up before the railroad
commissioners the 27th of this month,
| in Topeka.
The Mitchell County Agricultural
society has elected their officers for
Clifford; vice president. F. P. Cooke;
secretary, P. G.. Chubbic; treasurer,
H. A. Phelps. With such representa-
tive men hold of the association, it is
safe to say there will be a great agri-
cultural fair and stock exhibit in Be
| lott next fall.
The host of Ward Ellis Beloit
friends will be glad to know that he
has been selected to take an exami-
nation for an appointment as lieu
tenant in the marine corps. He is
the son of the late Judge A. H. Ellis.
He is a Beloit boy, and a graduate
of the high school of this city. The
appointment came from Senator Long
and Congressman Scott.
The lovers of the game of billiards
in Beloit keep seventeen tables hot
much of the time, for which the city
receives a license of $21.25 every
month.
Palmer B. Felt, one. of the editors
and publishers of the Beloit Times,
is one of the busiest newspaper boys
in the town. He does the work of
setting type. chases after the items,
collects debts, solicits work, does up
mail, and in fact is a general utility
man in as we'll as out of the Office. 1t
is no wonder he is so popular with
Beloit people. Besides, he is the only
religious editor in the place, for he
attends church every Sabbath.