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1908

New institutions took shape, including the Disciples or 'Christian' Church formed in summer and Saint Jude's Roman Catholic Church, organized in June and incorporated in September. The Eager library building was dedicated in June, Beloit College brought its endowment to the million dollar mark, and the school census counted 4,432 children of school age as Noble, Gaston, and Merrill school buildings were completed. ↗ ↗

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January

BeloitJanuary 1, 1908

A Beloit resident (not named in the passage) died at his residence in Beloit, survived by his wife, a son, George Baine, and a daughter.

BeloitJanuary 18, 1908

The Julius Marquissee tobacco warehouse at the foot of South Franklin street was totally destroyed by fire, with the packing therein, entailing a loss of over $200,000 in the packing alone.

February

BeloitFebruary 25, 1908

An elderly Beloit resident (not named in the passage, described as having begun life as a poor German boy) died at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning in his room at the Savoy house in Beloit.

March

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

April

BeloitSpring 1908Season

Mr. Strong was in Beloit for a few days and remarked that he and his brother James had never had a word of difference.

May

PropertyMay 1908Month

The Janesville and Beloit teams of the new Trolley League met at Yost's Park; both teams had won their games the previous Sunday (reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of Saturday, May 9, 1908, for a game the following day).

June

BeloitJune 1908Month

Beloit College brought its endowment up to the million dollar mark.

BeloitJune 2, 1908

Hugh McCavock, Sr., one of the earliest pioneers of Beloit, died at his home, 805 Ninth street, at the age of eighty years.

BeloitJune 9, 1908

The new Eager library building, which cost $13,000, was dedicated; the extra $3,000 of cost was paid by the heirs.

BeloitJune 24, 1908

Saint Jude's Church (Roman Catholic) was organized in the Knights of Columbia hall, Beloit.

RegionJune 30, 1908

The Water, Gas & Electric Company (a local utility) surrendered its local franchises and came under regulation of the Wisconsin state law governing public utilities.

July

BeloitSummer 1908Season

A new organization in Beloit, called the Disciples or "Christian" Church, was formed.

BeloitSummer 1908Season

The foundations of a church (not named in the passage) were in and contracts let for continuing the building.

BeloitSummer 1908Season

Two hundred thousand dollars was added to Beloit College's productive funds—one-fourth from the general education board, one-fourth from Mr. Carnegie, and the remainder from general contributions including ten thousand dollars from Beloit citizens.

BeloitJuly 1908Month

The Beloit school census gave 4,432 children of school age.

BeloitJuly 5, 1908

Father Ward completed his quarter century of service in Beloit.

August

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

September

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

October

PropertyOctober 1908Month

The summer cottage of Edward Fairchild at Yost's park, near Beloit, was destroyed by fire (reported in issues of October 15, 1908).

PropertyOctober 20, 1908

The Chicago White Sox played at Yost park on Tuesday (October 20, 1908), drawing a large crowd of fans; they also played at Fort Atkinson on Wednesday.

CountyOctober 15, 1908

The Avon ditch, six miles long, reclaiming 3,200 acres of wet land and running to the bank of Sugar river in section 36, was completed.

November

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

December

PropertyDecember 1908Month

Employees of a Janesville company and their families held their annual picnic at Yost's Park, at which their baseball team defeated another nine 11 to 7 (reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of December 31, 1908).

During 1908

Beloit1908During 1908

An addition was platted on the west side of Rockton road in South Beloit.

Beloit1908During 1908

Beloit College attendance in the four college classes increased to 341.

Beloit1908During 1908

The Noble high school building was being completed, along with the Gaston and Merrill new buildings.

County1908During 1908

A Rock County town (not named in the passage) reported 397 acres of tobacco and 79 acres of beets.

County1908During 1908

A Rock County town (not named in the passage) raised 188 acres of tobacco and 108 acres of beets.

County1908During 1908

Some fifteen miles of model road were built in Rock County under the road commission, with thirteen towns building permanent roads.

County1908During 1908

The banner town of Rock County for tobacco (not named in the passage) raised 914 acres.

County1908During 1908

A Rock County town (not named in the passage) had 44 acres of tobacco reported and 60 acres of beets.

County1908During 1908

Spring Valley stood fourth among the county's towns in tobacco, with 433 acres.

County1908During 1908

For all of Rock County, per county assessors' returns, tobacco was grown on 6,118 acres and sugar beets on 1,222 acres.

County1908During 1908

Janesville raised 403 acres of tobacco and 175 acres of beets (as estimated in May).

County1908During 1908

Fulton township raised 781 acres of tobacco and 174 acres of sugar beets.

Region1908During 1908

Plans were matured for changing the chapel at the north end (built 1873) to a modern structure.

Region1908During 1908

One hundred new members were received into a Baptist church (unnamed in the passage, called the largest Baptist church in Wisconsin), bringing membership to 710.

Region1908During 1908

State Senator Whitehead was re-elected for his fourth consecutive term in the Wisconsin senate.