The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-11
BELOIT ON A BOOM
Many Improvements Planned
for Coming Season.
Paving of Streets To Be Con-
tinued This Year.
TO Be BIG BUILDING Time
Dozen Residences and Several
Business Houses Going Up.
Town May Adopt Commission
Form of Government.
TO Be BIG BUILDING time

No. Beloit, Kan, March 11.-Several
more blocks will be paved in Beloit
This year so far as now known. Our
people caught on TO the pavement
idea in 1915, when about 20 blocks
were put down. 1t proved to be a
good idea. and it appears to be catch
ing.
Among other improvements for Be
lott this year will be the building of
the telephone exchange. The tele-
.,phone system here has grown so big
that the company is going to erect a
modern brick building.
THE Beloit carpenters and builders
are figuring on a good building sea-
son. in residences. No less than a
dozen are already projected. There
are few if any empty residences in the
town.
In 1878 the substantial stone resi-
dence of DR.. c. A. Perdue was built.
In those days it was out of town, and
visitors to this home said they were
going up in Jewell county. Beloit con-
tinued to grow, and the Perdue home
was taken in" and is now a part of
Beloit. Upon the death of his father
the Perdue home became the property
of the only son, w. c. Perdue. He is
now making many substantial i'm
provements in the old original home
stead home, the land having been sold
except ten acres. With the COM
pletion of these improvements the
-Perdue home will be worth from $780,
600 TO $4,000. Nor is thus all. His
wife is a great poultry raisers, and at
this time has about 500 chickens.
Mrs. Perdue has been successful in
raising chickens, a business to which
she devotes her time.
.,A.- Served -Four Terms.
e- w. c. Perdue, known all over the
state, and then some, was born in
1854, and came to Kansas in 1878,
locating in Beloit, and here he has
lived ever since. AS postmaster of
Beloit Chan Perdue has beaten all
records in this line, he having served
as postmaster and assistant under four
presidents. He was appointed by
president Harrison, and also served
under Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft.
Build Many Houses.
The five or six contractors living in
Beloit claim they have from one to
three residences which they expect to
build here this year By the change
of superintendent in the water plant
improvements are contemplated in this
department.
Beloit will vote on the commission
form of government some time in
April. The petitions are numerously
signed and the belief is that it will
carry.
There are rumors that the Farmers
Union figure on buying the old opera
house, recently destroyed by fire, and
build a substantial business house,
having outgrown its present quarters.
Many Office Aspirants.
The office of sheriff of Mitchell
county must be a paying one. No less
than half a dozen good fellows, Re
publicans and Democrats, are after it.
The offices of county clerk, register
of deeds, and probate judge are fat
offices, too, because the present in
cumbents want reelection for third
and fourth terms, while mother one is
after his fifth term. There has been
no announcement for Legislative hon
ors, both parties having concluded
that they can't beat John Tromble, the
present incumbent.
p r. NJ. Anderson, candidate for con-
gress, wants it known that he, too, is
a farmer and fancy stock raiser He
owns a herd of thoroughbred cattle
besides some good farm lands, and
during spare hours he has built up a
large law practice. The law firm of
kagey & Anderson is one of the most
widely known in north central and
northwest Kansas. When the days
work is over he is Eat home in one
of the most modern and lovely resi-
denceS in Beloit.