The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-12
AROUND BELOIT.
Thousands of Sheep Are Being
Fed in Mitchell County.
An Industry of the Past That
Has Been Revived.
A PAYING INVESTMENT
City Water Plant Being EX-
tended and RemOdeIed.
Over 100 Automobiles Owned in
BelOit and Vicinity.

Beloit, Jan. 12.-There are more sheer
feeding this winter in the neighbour
hood of Beloit that in the last several
years. The principal feeders are:
Dodge & McDiH, 1000 head; L. D.
Pagett. 1000; Peter Pirott, 1900; Matt
Pirott, $500: VIM. Douglass, 1000;
Henry Herman, 1000; o. II. Summers,
$500; H. Jermark, 1000; Jake Eresch,
1000; w. s. Gable, 1000; H. L. LaCoe,
500; and A. Simpson, 500 head. Several
thousand head are being fed at Cawker
City and Scottville. Many years ago
Mitchell was rated one of the big sheep
counties in north central Kansas. For
several years after the feeders prac-
tically went out of business and in the
past few years a few started in again,
and made money. until at this Tune
there are dozens of feeders and IN
creasing every year.
Portions of Bekoit streets are torn up
made so by the new water plant now
being renodeled rebuilt and extended
at a cost of $4,000 additional bonds
voted to extend the water mains ana
consolidating the same with the cleo
trio light plant which the city of BE
lott now owns. Six miles of new mains
are being put down, making totai Oh
a dozen miles. 1t is estimated When
completed these improvements VIII
double the cfty's earning power. About
$4,000 will be expended in new ma
ohinery.
In the list of the many substantial
improvements recently made there is
the remodeling OF the well known
Avenue hotel. It was built in 1874 ana
at that time was considered one of the
largest and best hotels in northwest
Kansas. Since the popular ffeemahs
took charge of the Avenue they have so
completely overhauled the old house
that their friends now hardly know It.
Steam heat and hot water, together
with bath tubs, new beds. tile hoors'
and a thorough and general overhaul
ING of the building from basement to
the upper story are the improvements,
entailing an expenditure of about
$40, 900.
That the people of Beloit and the
section of Mitchell county tributary
to this city is populated by a thrifty,
progressive people, the fact that there
are so many owners of autos ought TO
be convincing. The owner Of one OF
the large garage barns mere, j. L.
Burkhart, says that the first automo-
bile sold in Beloit was in 1907. There
are now more than 100 owned by Be
lott business men and farmers ad-
joining, of which Mr.. Burkhart has
sold not less than IS of the total. The
Buick and Rambler appear to take the
lead in this place. These machines
range in price from $3.50 to $4,000.
The new officers for Mitchell county
have been sworn in and business is
working smooth as clock work. T. N.
culver, Democrat, succeeded ]. w.
McGhee, Republican, in the office of
register of deeds. H. L. Peterson sue
ceeds Frank Soper in the office of
county clerk Both are Republicans.
James Daugherty succeeds Dan Can
sci as commissioner. Either one of
them is a good Democrat. Forrest r.
Giants succeeds J. D. Van Hook in the
office of sheriff. The two are Bryan
Democrats. and voted against Stubs
for governor. Amzie Jordan, Demo-
GRAFT will succeed F. J. Knight, Re
publican, in the office of county attor-
ney; H. Van Tilborg, Republican, will
be succeeded by Dan Gansel, Demo-
crat, in the treasurer's office next DC
tober; Mrs. Mary Cooper. Republican,
and present incumbent in the office
OF probate judge succeeds herself
with the largest majority given any
candidate in the last election. The
clerk of court, surveyor and school
are Republicans.