The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-02
BY HARRY FOOT.

The writer of Sixth District Notes
for the Topeka State Journal was
pleasantly entertained on a ten days
visit to Beloit after an absence of
nearly three years. The people of
town and country sure entertain their
friends. 1t was here for dinner and
there for supper the entire time your
correspondent was there. Returning
from Beloit to Topeka after an alb
sence of ten days. the writer counted
no less than twenty-five meals he had
promised to partake or with friends,
which for lack of time he had to de-
cline, and all of them would have cost
s1.25 each in either of the Topeka
restaurants. It was in the late sew
entities the writer first visited the town.
and this was before the Central
Branch (now Missouri Pacific) rail-
road arrived. The buffalos of pioneer
times had either been killed and their
meat eaten by the early homesteaders
or they had been chased further west
by the hunters, SO the writer didn't
see them in their native home.
The Gazette celebrated its fifty
years roundup March Is. last, and is
sued a double number. Many col
umns of reminiscent articles are
printed in this special issue, written
by those who are living in Mitchell
county and date their residence from
the early seventies. The issue is of
historical interest.
Your correspondent likes Beloit, her
people, and the wonderful progress
which it has made. He used TO be
one OF her population, having lived
| there fourteen years. He likes the
town and her people so well that he
| carries his membership in the Modern
/ Woodmen camp. He Joined the G.. A
r. post there. His two children, born
/ in Atchison, graduated in the Beloit
| high school. and another member OF
| the family helped organize the Chris
/ tan Science church, and was also a
A. r. The daughter Is living in Port
land, Oregon, and retains her mem
| bership in the order in Beloit.
| Beloit has grown to be the metrop-
| oils of Sixth district towns, and now
| has a population of close to $500. The
| ton will be a credit to any city in the
| state It is the home of the State In
/ dustriaI school for girls. It has miles OF
/ paved streets. 1t has two ward school
] buildings, modern and roomy. There
/ are five banks and room for them.
1t is the site of one Of the large flour
| ing mills of north central Kansas
1t has a good system of telephones
and on busy day it looks If all OF
/ Beloit and the country people own an
automobile. 1t sure is a good place to
make money for her three newspaper
3
| but their homes as well A. B. Adam
/ son and Harry &. Hughton own and
publish the daily Call. the former
| building u modern home at a cost OF
| $4,000. The latter built his resi-
/ dence at a cost of $1,000. The owner
and editor of the Gazette. J. r. Harrt-
son. has a home valued at over $4,000
/ Many beautiful homes adorn the
streets Of Beloit, which are surround
ed with charming lawns and shade
| trees. In seasons when the trees are
/ in full leaf the town might be more
appropriately named the shaded city
And as the place gets aged the more
/ inviting It Grows Father Time has
made great inroads in the death toll OF
prominent men who came to Belott In
/ pioneer times and helped build it up
Your correspondent knew them well
and among them were L J. Best, Joe
Holt. A H. Ellis, Tim Hersey, Capt
F. CharIesworth, c. A. Perdue, Frank