The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
in SIXTH DISTRICT
County Farmers Or
ganize and Buy an Elevator.
Congressman YOung's Hat as
Still i'm the Ring"

Beloit, Kan. June 11.-Ex-CongresS-
! man I. D. Young appear to be at home
in his law office and is apparently a
busy man. He was a delegate to the
harmony meeting in Topeka recently
and can see much good coming out of
the get-together movement.
Politically, Mr.. Young favor har-
mony. He hasn't said anything about
getting in the race for congress again
but he hasn't renigged on the state
ment he made last fall when he said
My political hat is still in the ring.
The Mitchell County Farmers Union
Cooperative association has bought
the w. c. Brown elevator here, and in
the future will operate it. John from
bic, present member of the legislature
from Mitchell county, will act as man
ager The elevator has a capacity or
$4,000 bushels.
New Grain Firm.
r. w. Dockstader, of Cawker City,
has bought the grain interests of A.
T. Rodgers, of the firm of Rodgers &
Rodgers, of Beloit, and the firm
der Grain company. The elevator is
being rebuilt, and will be completed in
time to handle this years crops. 1t will
be as complete an elevator as can be
built. With but one exception it is
the largest elevator on the Central
Branch of the Missouri Pacific road. 1t
will have a capacity of about $4,000
bushels.
Begin Work Oh Postoffice.
Work is expected to commence on
the new government building in Beloit
about July 1. An appropriation of $4,000
was made by congress for the struc-
ture and an additional $4,000 was
made sometime ago for the purchase
of the site The King Lumber COM
pany of Charlottesville, Va, are the
contractors and builders.
Visit Scenes of Fifty Years Ago.
]. A. Forbes and J. NJ. Zarbell, of
Beloit, two of the old soldier survivors
of the Gettysburg fight, will visit the
historic battlefield July 1, 2, Sand 4.
1t is so years ago these dates since this
battle was fought and these comrades
at that time were in the thickest of
the fight. On this occasion they are
going there to look over the scenes
of so years ago, and mingle with the
fellows who wore the gray at that
time.
w. C. Perdue, postmaster, is doing
less worrying over political matters
than most poStmasters. He is going to
stay in the Office until July, 1914, and
if the Republicans and Democrats have
anything to say after that time he will
be allowed to serve in the same capac-
ity as long as he cares to. A more
careful, obliging, painsta<ing official
has never before served the patrons of
the Beloit postoffice. Chan Perdue is
all right, and the right fellow in the
right place.
Rain in Mitchell County.
More than three inches of rain has
fallen in Mitchell county in the last
ten days. 1t came in time to save the
wheat. The BeIoit grain buyers pre-
dict one of the largest yields in the
history of the country, and the ele-
vators are rustling their improvements
along to take care of the crop. The
harvest will commence about June &c.
The first cutting of alfalfa was won
derful. The yield is one of the larg-
est ever grown in the county. Beloit
and all the other towns are going to
get there in big style this year, thanks
for large wheat and alfalfa yields, and
corn coming along as swift as the auto
mobile racers.
Not Dry i'm Cawler City.
Cawker City, June 11.-Since Senator
Mahin's prohibition law has been en-
forced, Cawker City is getting to be a
much advertised town. So far as Beloit
is concerned this town don't need adj
vertising of this kind. The Ledger, of
Cawker City, says that during the last
two weeks of May there was handled
by the thirsty in that town 1854 quarts
of beer and IA kegs of the same bever-
age, and there was thrown in for good
931a gallons of whisky.