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1906

In Beloit, 1906 was marked by major changes in public utilities and local institutions. The Beloit Traction Company held its first meeting on April 30, electing officers and subscribing all of its capital stock, and an application was made May 1 for a franchise to construct, equip and maintain works in the city. The Cargill Memorial Methodist church was dedicated March 4 at a cost recorded as about $60,000 or $55,000 in different passages, the newly elected judge of the Municipal court entered upon his duties May 7, the Masonic society bought its own building, Mr. Cook retired from his jewelry business on West Milwaukee street, C. Hendley sold the 'Daily News' to the merger company reorganized in July, and a man returned to Beloit intending to stay for the rest of his life and purchased a lot. ↗ ↗ ↗ ↗ ↗ (+6 more)

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January

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

February

BeloitFebruary 1906Month

The Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Company was organized by the purchase of the water works.

March

BeloitMarch 4, 1906

The Cargill Memorial Methodist church was dedicated. One passage gives the cost as about $60,000; another gives $55,000.

April

BeloitApril 30, 1906

The Beloit Traction Company held its first meeting, at which its officers and directors were elected and all of the capital stock subscribed.

CountyApril 1906Month

A Janesville man was elected school commissioner of the city of Janesville.

May

BeloitMay 1, 1906

An application was made for a franchise in the city of Beloit to construct, equip, maintain and (the passage continues beyond the excerpt).

BeloitMay 7, 1906

The newly elected judge of the Municipal court of Beloit entered upon his duties.

CountyMay 18, 1906

The Janesville Daily Gazette of this date reported that the Janesville baseball team of the Fraternal Order of Eagles would open their season in a game with a team, and that an initiation would be given Sunday at the Fair Grounds diamond, with the Red Sox playing at Yost's Park.

June

BeloitJune 1906Month

the Salmon brothers sold the water works to individuals who also purchased the gas and electric plants and put all three utilities into the Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Company, which was reorganized in 1906 under the present management after the default of one of the promoters.

CountyJune 1, 1906

A man's service as postmaster at Edgerton ended; he had filled the office since April 1901.

July

BeloitJuly 1, 1906

C. Hendley's sole ownership of the "Daily News" ended when he sold out in 1906 to the merger company, which was reorganized in July, 1906.

August

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

September

BeloitSeptember 1906Month

A man returned to Beloit, his old home, intending to stay for the rest of his life, and purchased a lot in the Beloit (the passage continues beyond the excerpt).

October

RegionOctober 1906Month

The Whitford Hall of Science (Whitford Memorial Hall) was finished and delivered to the board of trustees by the contractors.

November

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

December

BeloitDecember 1906Month

Mr. Cook retired from the jewelry business he had conducted on West Milwaukee street.

During 1906

Beloit1906During 1906

The Salmon brothers' enlarged plant and business was sold to the merger company, the Beloit Water, Gas & Electric Company, for $300,000, Mr. Salmon becoming president and treasurer of the merger company.

Beloit1906During 1906

The Masonic society, which had met in the upper story of Morris C. Smith's block for many years, bought their own building.

Beloit1906During 1906

The two Methodist churches united and erected a new church building on the west side of the river; their earlier building had been used as a place of worship until 1906.

Beloit1906During 1906

A mother, a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church, died at Beloit at the age of seventy-one years.

Beloit1906During 1906

The pastorate of Rev. Nels Kleven ended (he had served from 1904); in that year the present pastor came.

Beloit1906During 1906

The pastorate of Leavitt, D. D., ended (he had served from 1895).

County1906During 1906

Janesville dealers invested over two million dollars in buying the 1906 tobacco crop; assorting and handling it employed over 950 men and women for several months.

County1906During 1906

Total taxes collected in the county for 1906 amounted to $513,432.18.

County1906During 1906

A physician settled at Edgerton.

County1906During 1906

The Chicago & North-Western Railway Company purchased about 300 acres of land adjoining the city limits on the south (of Janesville) for yard purposes at a cost of over $100 per acre.

Region1906During 1906

A man was elected circuit judge of the Twelfth judicial circuit, comprising Rock, Jefferson and Green counties.

Region1906During 1906

The company shipping water from the springs shipped twenty-seven full carloads during the last six months of 1906 and adopted plans for a bottling establishment and sanitarium at the springs.

Region1906During 1906

The interests of Cowdery and Smith of Milwaukee went into a merger.

Region1906During 1906

The late Chief Justice James B. Cassoday delivered an address to the Bar Association.

Region1906During 1906

The Gary Leaf Tobacco Company, capitalized for $20,000, was organized with Colonel William T. Vilas of Madison as president.