The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-09
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Mitchell County Farmers Have
Corn i'm Crib.
DrOuth Doesn't Affect Building
i'm City of BeIOit.

Reloit Kan, Sept. 9-Captain w. H.
Mitchell, of Beloit, was one of the big
wheat raisers in Mitchell county this
year. Some of his wheat threshed out
% and 80 bushels an acre, and the
berry was the best ever grown. The
yield was between $4,000 and $4,000
bushels. Captain Mitchell came here in
1877 with about $3.50. He had nerve ana
was a hard worker. He started in the
hotel trade. Beloit was growing but
didn't have a railroad. In 1874 he was
appointed postmaster and served until
1886. He also served Beloit as mayor
for IL years. During his incumbency
in the mayors office Beloit witnessed
many substantial improvements which
he suggested and labored for rapta1n
Mitchell owns over 1000 acres of Mitch
ell county lands. He likes his town
and county, and while the wheat yield
was one of the best and largest ever
before gathered in the county, the
corn crop will be short, but he is go
ing to stay, and he advises all the
people to do the same.
Captain Mitchell is one of the big
agitators of the Dakota, Kansas &
Gulf railroad, proposed from Beloit
northwest and south. The people
along the line of this proposed road
are hearing encouraging news. One OF
the most influential capitalists of Ne
writes that in his opinion actual work
will begin on the construction soon,
and that he expects to see surveyors
in the field any time.
Corn in the Cribs.
J. w. Robinson is one of the success
full farmers and stockmen in Mitchell
county. 1t is said he has about 10000
bushels of old corn, which he is saving
for SEED. Some of it was bought for
So cents per bushel. Mr.. Robinson will
winter about 250 head of cattle.
w. H. Knarr is erecting a commodi-
Gus garage. 80 by 140 feet. 1t is be-
ing built of stone, and will entail an
surroundings have many autos and this
new garage gives the town three
There is room for all of them. There
was a time when the people came to
town in wagons and carriages. now
many of them come and go in autos.
Mrs. Charming Perdue, wife of POST
master w. G. Perdue, will go to New
York in October. She is a delegate
from the Salina district to the Wom-
ems Auxiliary Triennial convention OF
the Episcopal church, which is held
there next Monday. Mrs. Perdue will
also visit relatives and friends in her
old Michigan home.
DrOuth Doesn't Stop Building.
The dry weather doesn't appear to
lessen building operations in Beloit.
Ralph Dockstader is erecting a mod
ern home at a cost of $12,0UU to $4,000.
other residences built this summer and
under construction are those of Mrs.
G. w. Port, Chas. Cathan, James
Humes. ]. NJ. Tarbell, ]. A. Hender-
son and George Walls. These resi-
dences will cost $500 to $500 each.
L. d. Young Returns.
Ex-Congressman I. D. Young and
Mrs Young and their daughter, Miss
Grace Young, have returned from
six weeks western trip, the latter two
visiting and sightseeing in Denver and
Colorado places of interest, while the
continued his trip to
the Pacific coast and visited from
Seattle to San Diego. Mr.. Young's
visit was to settle up some land in
terests of his client situated in south
ern California, after which he took
time to visit and sightsee. At one
place he visited he met a former col
league, Judge r. R. Rees, who serv
ed a team in congress from the Fifth
district the same time Mr.. Young serv-
ed the Sixth district. Congressman
Rees is living in Anaheim, Cal, where
he bought an orange orchard of eleven
acres, paying $4,000. He also visited
many other places of note, and at
all of them he met former Kansans.
The ex-congreSSman Travelled in the ag-
gregate about 5000 miles and during
the entire trip he didn't see a drop OF
rain. The heat was oppressive in most
places he visited He was glad to get
back home. He says Beloit, Mitchell
county and Kansas are good enough for
him.
Mitchell County Fair.
The next event for Beloit and Mitch
ell county is the fair and stock show.
The dates are from September 80 and
close October 4. Many county fairs
were discontinued this year on ac-
count of drouth, but the Mitchell
County Fair association said no post
ponement on account of the weather.
President E. E. Booker and Secretary
z. c. Logan predict that the stock
show will be up to former years. This
is the only fair association in the state
that bars horse racing on the grounds.
Outside of the stock and vegetable and
grain displays the women in charge
of the fine arts department promise a
real thing of beauty. Prizes are offer
ed for the best collections from the
ladies' clubs, and the contest in the
several clubs will be lively.
The Mitchell County Fair aSsocia-
ton has actually done more to advance
values, improve the live stock, en-
courage better farming and advertise
this section than any other agency.
The last chautauqua held here was a
notable success, as was the great bust