The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-01
Many Stone Buildings Are in
Course of Construction.
Residence Section Keeping Pace
With Business District.
MILLS ARE GRINDING
Methodists Expanding $4,000
for New Place of Worship.
City Now Owns a Splendid Sys-
tenn of Waterw0rks.

in north central Kansas will show a
more healthy growth than Beloit is ex-
periencing. No less than half a. dozen
stone business buildings are under
construction, others will be COM
menced as soon as the crops are as
sured. while every part of the city
shows a building activity in the cree
ton of new residences and the remod-
cling rebuilding Of the old ones. And
in either case there isn't a vacant
building in town.
The mammoth Touring mill of the
Beloit Milling company and the alfalfa
meal mill are running their full ca
pacity, two skating Kinks and two cleo
trio picture shows are in full blast six
days a week, autos are almost as
numerous on the streets Of Beloit as
are horse vehicles, four exclusive firms
are kept busy buying eggs and poul-
try, and the three banks report Il
larger volume of business and more
money on deposit than ever before in
the history of banking In Beloit.
Speaking about automobiles. many of
the farmers tributary to Beloit can
well afford them. Said one Of the farm
ers: They are an expensive luxury.
but I will make enough on my farm
this year to buy one for my family"
The Free Methodists have COM
menced work on their new house of
worship, which will cost not far from
Sc 600. It will be modern with steam
heat
In the new business buildings an out
lay of about $4,000 will be put into cir
culation.
Beloit will not only have splendid
system of waterworks but will be the
owner of a plant which will be as near
perfect as any town can have. Capt.
w. H. Mitchell, who was recently
elected unanimously for the fifth time
as mayor, and who dates his residence
here since $780, has always been one OF
| the big spokes in the wheel Of progress
| for which Beloit has been noted.
| The city has owned the waterworks
| and electric light plants since April,
| 1905 thanks to Mayor Mitchell, who
worked increasingly with this end in
J view for several years prior to 1908.
/ With the additional six miles of water
| mains now being put in the city viii
4 own Ii miles of water mains. And In
stead of the city using the muddy,
dirty water of the Solomon river. pure
! water will be furnished from the sew
eral wells which the city put down.
The sanitary engineer Of the state
board of health who has been here and
| inspected the water, pronounced it the
best Both plants are operated by cleo
tricity. It is claimed the plant has al
ready saved the city $4,000. besides pay
| ing the interest on the bonds with
| which it was purchased.
| Beloit city has between 25 and 30
Il miles of cement and stone sidewalks.
Besides there is about IL miles Of first
class sewerage. The cemetery water
system, which reaches most every lot
in the cemetery, and cost about $4,000,
was raised by subscription and holding
a successful bazaar.
A successful county fair is held here
annually, besides a Chautauqua, in an
auditorium which will seat 5000 people.
| The city is opening some new streets
| and extending others.
| Beloit hasn't had an open saloon
since Mayor Mitchell has been at the
head of the city government. Bootleg
Igers have hard Shedding as the last
term of court will show that three
of them were convicted, heavily fined
and imprisoned.
A lot OF preliminary work has been
done on the Beloit and Kearney rail-
road, and our people are now awaiting
1.-THE coming of the surveyors. Some Well
known railroad man has said that he
believed he would see in his day two
east and west railroad lines completed
and running through Beloit. The Beloit
and Kearney line may be one of them.
| The business men of Beloit are in the
finest spirits on account of the pros
pective wheat crop which now is prom
Used the farmers of Mitchell county.
From every section of the county en-
Icouraging reports come IN that wheat
lis doing fine.
| Politically there is nothing doing in
Reloit although there are two or three
prospective candidates among the Re
| publicans for congress. Ground has
been bought for the new postoffice and
all that is now necessary is for the
government to say to go ahead This
lmay be one of the causes why so many
Beloit statesmen have been mention
cd for congress
| Anybody who has formerly lived in
Beloit and moved away will always
come back And this is true of the
writer of these items. Everything is
good in the old town. From state SEN
ator and member of the legislature
down to mayor city council and police
Judge, there is a friendly spirit and a
disposition to do good; the business
linen are harmonious; there is room for
the churches, and they are largely pat
ronized
| A visit TO the industrial school is not
only interesting but entertaining as
well; the three newspapers aim to only
tell of the many good things for which
lBeloit is noted, and all the visitors
who formerly lived in Beloit would love
Ito see Manifold's band. once the pride
of the town and state, on its feet
iagain as it used to be- Her schools
land teachers are as good as any that
can be, and her famous Avenue hotel,
now as modern as any hotel can be. is
giving Beloit a boom among the knights
; of the grip who flock here to spend
Sunday.