The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Caldwell H. A. YOnge and J. W. Nc
Bride. These newspaper men are now
dead In this list Of people who are
mentioned. your correspondent is call
ing to mind those who have passed
on. who worked unticjngIy to build up
the town and were prominent in poll
tics. Dodge. Caldwell, Y0nge and
L J Best held positions IN the United
States land offices in KirWIn and Con-
corfifa. Joel Holt was district Judge;
4 H Ellis served as one OF the su-
Dreme court Judges. while other dis
tinguished members OF the Mitchell
county bar were Levi and Horace
Cooper and 2. J. Knight, W. H
Mitchell served as postmaster and was
4 delegate 70 the Philadelphia national
Rep1bIican convention, Firth Charles
worth was appointed consul 70
FuuchaI. MADEIRA, D. A Freeman was
nominated by the Democrats for con-
eress. Dr. A. Patton filled govern
ment office for many years n " ASH
inEton. J. F Cooper, who built the
first opera house in BeIo1t- t G
Rodgers. W. q. Ferdue ana n. 81
mark have been pOstnasters, FRANK
McC-rat1 was one of the first sher1f1s
and president of the State Farmers
alliance in POpulist times. and A 3
Cotton. P G. Chubbic and J. W Nc
Ghee. There have been many otner
prominent deaths in BeIoIt- but your
rorres0oudeu has only aimed to give
the names Of the active ones VINO
helped to shape affairs for the tWo
old parties. and all OF them II was nus
pleasure TO be acquainted Win. Il
there are any omissions It IS only an
oversight The wonderful strides Be
lott has made since the pioneer peopLe
first dug their stake hates on tile
toyrsits would be q pleasant surprise
- n have D2Sz6u 1lA
If thew could return and see WhAl
changes haYe come about IN taelr az az
sauce The foundaCO they aug LoE
ReIoft was solid then The eent1Ilueu
growth OF the city from that time u
the present bears 1t out
Two railroad charters were rlIed,
one in December, 1876, to buIId a r tI,
from Washington, Kan, via BeileVllle'
to the west coast OF Repubi1c coullcs'
The name of the road was ALcf11soi'
washington & Western one OF the
directors of this road was E T. Chap
man. now a resident OF Topeka- Ii
Nav. 1877, another charter was IlIeu
for the building Of the Hanover & SOL
onion Valley line. The places OF oLisA-
ness was Jewell City and Ca"1gr
Cf+v The directors were j. w
george. o. n. Gray, Patrick Foy. John
c. SIagle and D. L. Palmer or JeWeIl
county, and Clark A Smith or cav
ke- CITY and DR.. A. Patton or Beloll-
Only one OF the directors is now nv
ing. BeIoit was growing rapidly ana
appeared to be the coming town coII1-
nercialIy. Two railroads were head
ed for the town. and other places
looked at it with a jealous eye
Neither of these roads were punt,
while Beloit got her two mes anu
outstripped all others in growth anu
business Importance
An item IN a recent issue OF the
Tribune telling OF the destruction OF
the old Colby skimming station,
brings back TO the beginning OF WtlaS
has now become a leading INDUSTRY
in northwest kansas-tl1e- dairy Dusl-
ness. In the latter SOS ". ". Mar
pie visited Colby, as he did a number
of other Sixth district towns, and or
ganized a local company prominent
among the organizers or the ColDy
company, and secretary OF the rlrsu
meeting. was N. A Turner. now state
burned was for some two years the
busiest place in town. and thousands
of dollars was distributed to the farm
ers monthly thru the station. AT rIlal
time farmers drove into town daily
and delivered their milk, which was
run thru the separator while they
waited. Later the hand separator
came into use; the great Continental
Creamery company was organized.
and for more than twenty years the
Rock Island has operated betEve cen
BeLeville and Burlington what is
called the Jersey to haul the hun
dreds OF cans Of cream TO market
which Is produced in that territory
One OF the oldest and best mercan-
tile establishments in the Big sixth IS
located at Russell. where the Banker
boys have held forth on the corner for
forty years The firm is known as the
L. Banker Mercantile company. Into
most every chapter OF Russell county
history Is written the name CT one OF
the Banker boys-Louis. James or
John. OF English descent comm 3
from Canada n an early day. they
soon became an inseparabie part or
that community. Four or five decades
ago a baseball game in that section
was not regular unless Leu Banker
was in it, either behind the bar or as
umpire Altho not as active now as
he used 70 be, because OF his 2ou
pounds. he still plays Sometimes Lou
has served N the legislature. John as