The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
Sixth District NelUs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.
BY HARRY ROOT.
BY HARRY ROOT.

There are few people living in
Mitchell county now who will remem-
Der who were e county officials IL
1872. In the issue of the Beloit Ga
zette of April IL, 1872. edited and
printed by Chaffee & johnson, the
lowing county officers: Commission
ers, John Neve, c. w Culp and VIM.
Schooley; representative to the state
legislature, John Rees; the office CT
county clerk and register of deeds
was filled by L. J. Best; treasurer,
Floyd; sheriff. Edward Abbott; coro-
ner, D. NJ. Clark; county attorney, II.
C. Kepler; clerk of district court, J. Y.
Nelson; surveyor, C. ]. Brown; super
intendent of schools, John Mitchell.
Your correspondent knows of only one
of the above now living, C. W. Culp,
the father of State Senator B. c. Cup
of the Jewell-Mitchell county district
BeIoit was growing rapidly in those
pioneer days, and the Gazette was
printing columns of articles favorable
to the town. In June, 1872, a hero
of buffa1oes numbering from 16 to
90, was seen about two miles from Be
lott Three were killed and another
was captured. And again in July.
1872 three buffaIoes were killed on
Mulberry creek, not far from Beloi+.
Antelope were plenty for some years
later. The attorneys in Beloit, who
advertised in the Gazette in the first
issue, were Horace Cooper, D. C. KEEP
Ter Flavius J. Macmillan and T. L.
Hersey. Levi Cooper, c. J. Brown, J.
A. Bell and r F. Hersey are adver-
tised as land agents. The town had
two hotels, the Pioneer, by J. NJ.
Myers, and the Hersey by W. H.
Mitchell. A grist mill was in opera
ton by T. F. Hersey. The general
merchants were Williams & Finnigdn
and Valentine & Ingram. The hardware
and implements were carried on by
]. & J. Barber. Campbell & Bro, and
c. J. Wyncoop & Bro. Milt r. Nudge
carried a stock of drugs. Christian
Pfose handled boots and shoes. and
C. H. Morrill, and D. NJ. Crowel1 &
Co., had stocks of harness. Most of
the business carried on at that time
was done in frame buildings. Now
solid blocks of stone and brick greet
the eye on several business streets.
The large majority of those mentioned
in business in Beloit in April, 1872,
are now dead. Before passing on
they built solid foundation for the
town, and the newer generation COM
ing in followed in their footsteps, and
forged ahead in population and COM
mercial advantages of the other towrs
in the Sixth district. 1t is the site
of the State Industrial school for girls,
it has several cOm1-4OdiOuS and modern
school houses, we'll supplied with
churches. miles of paved streets, an
up-to-date government postoffice
building, two newspapers, one daily
and it is the home of Chas. F. KagaY,
the recent appointee of the president
for consulship to Finland It has
one of the largest and modern flour
ing mills in north central Kansas. Be-
lott has wealth behind her, as is
shown in her many modern homes.
q
Champion, deserved better than he 'e-
ceived, Thanksgiving day. He wait.'d
some time for one of his friends TO
give him a turkey but instead of a
fowl, he furnished lbs own dinner. He
said in his paper: "Our table this
Thanksgiving is Without a turkey, my
turkey-giving friends are dead. These
columns strut no gobbler in cold letd
either. Turkey eating is an annual
fad. 1 need a whistle to call up cou~-
age. I am thankful. corn bread and
sow belly are real food"
One of the cases in the April term
of the district court of Cheyenne coun-
ty is for SANDER. The damage claimed
is $4,000. and all on account of E. f.
PETER alleging that Phil. Fishback
had stolen ten of his skunks Must
are worth that much in Cheyenne
county.
In July, 1888, the Chetolah Town
site Co., of Ellis county was organized,
and a charter secured that year. The
capital stock was $4,000 The incor-
porators were J. r. Jackson and T
E. Fulgrum, of Union City, Indiana,
and c. w. Reeder. D. E. Barnes and
Hill P. Wilson, residents of Hays City.
1t isn't known how many of the STOCK
holders are living, but Reeder is alive,
and doing a large law practice, and
owns several buildings in Hays, and
other real estate in Ellis county. Be
fore he passed on Wilson served in