The Belton Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1914 Page: 1 of 16

                                
t
lO PAOEN
r i*M WM* (JlWeaWII®
Hi
NPKCIAL EDITION
BELTON JOURNAL
T* Ttear* Paw M 9* *r.<, H M*«t
th« D«
'■"■iwirr"  
o
AMHVW4 KM <* 
?** *«*£«*,«? A*.1
fcKLTO*. TEX A*, IHI hMMV, M4V 7, IVI4,
LVol. XLVIII; No. II
$ BELTON-Yesterday and Today;
Those Connected with Its Early history...
r,i •'
torn *ifrfri wfrart it
f#*n+rA im t  *A VA-:*J#
W*\'*
A ptteriM* Ut *&+*+ *****
ttoy vt
#* .-ntAftut/tig star/ 'A ftto >/ /*
*4(7, ft m ortXsf | > «(.+;*+'. y*
i^sMA WW *•#*>#*
V«r
M 'if
relat* * ptifWrt of ffrto
Iflft P**t:
mtor* vc(t toyift, h/m*v*f, f
wish to .**/ !.b#t ,<
(fit I L, KKUMSHXM4
r#w <*ft,rt>* i* T #***, jmm  *
rv  ^fht say rft Kmtcfwu, tm tfa*ff>
ft history ft* jfftfWWrthWf  * ft iff-
(>f tWfOft, Tfci* in* frff&04f *A-
e*a$# fh*v at* fyt f*t*fA. toMMM
fffrft# IMUfff, hk* *****!
few other filftfM, hm * ***<*>4\;fh* f&,*?'■ fr*< *** ■ 4fh*~. *'
extendi** imk rfA/t ft* *'*&«*■ 'A '41 «*♦> >
4ky§ of Te#*#, ?fr* gr*e   Art >*** **> <M['
Mstory tfhrt.fr on y ffr# oW**
hi# ean tfafrft #od fr* : fc.rt ftto  ** 'y-'r
more Inte^M-ir# tfrae tk#€ of foft*y **Awy'm ifo.«* <*)f v -""
dur sJAt**' i&WM,0 to tfWfWv#* W* h&y# t&4
sn/'h k «fetffn f^r «wr <ttey lc/ *PW>-* few ((v«  *>v. v
mnut ♦vww'f <V^ Mf ■* t,utfA M I* < ■*•" *■>)
thAs# *&> m*M- f-Ki* w^fy« iw! -fM f*m ■*"•* i'f *■<'
whi^h ftolUth hm, "&*#*' | W* twtmrt *4 t* f/# '* ^
tbofofi^/' hwm**, fa A/,f \fm /4* 4mm *-f: '«/
kfMir wwf #* tttfhM4fcl**0V*, ft mm : M *;* *;■>
pt#% th«h f.k*lff# t%U */. ** <*> 'i /
WWW# thwinfb tfhrt.fr tf* M A4,/ *i** *'*:
Yyvm, for (hi* tkmtto, if mt>* it**/. uB it*#* < ts**>+>
it mijfhf. to #int* f/vr  « f/c\  f#H  ** **** *nrV  ;v
'■ tUKtftWt 'A *,
(A i "+-t
Wi4**-,f04** t**% '(<■*, ys> * v ■■>/.
um,
MA mnum fttm *%***' W* fM *m **s* *.* %* * * ■
i'«M  Of (fitWVMMf*' 4 *«, fM | $****+.* M*  m *>«* 4+f,r*
Hit (M, My fxftvtck* Mito* fftm - W> #w/>* jw*. t«*-'(**
MtttitA*. tA Mt&wfHf. ■ %** :wm  *># m*t< vw viv-
I# f.fr# #r«t f Hpr?rA Awf frjwf/r/ k !&/•** *A fM* kut W* tn*
*Jr« 4y a tt\*f t#f t,A wmfar&to ,-t* *i **
MAmUAy he. m tMt *** fy *%* //-**•  * //* —
f«wW#y« of took# ytfAm% %,*&■*&>+* U'f-
wrft- Tton, **>?<*+ fyMtf'* f$#*4 y^t *«** 'A :***'
rrtrt **#mrto ffr# c W **♦, m r *f*St 'Mm **sA)*4t *'& *■'-
fa (tftd to*#'** fjh *m< fk*t wtp, rk* fm  /#**. to vf/>*
ffww> r*v^i w«wh ^ Mir/ intMrfv t .«*/*•< ;^4 «rKl> **w
(A fh*  < 4<*-- nA*-}t*Kt t. *$A frit * *# i)**> *•**,, '.
fivM WilrtKWilitrtt*. *>fiK */, * *:A 7AK WW *>'**■   fel«V
< M **t.ti*r* tftwv fr#w : AVM to «**«.•,'.•.*
ffrfw#<rh fto «ryi#f 4*y< ^ #,-%• «r^v ♦ 'a
P ft fit wwf kfl/nw fry  fr*, i* «# v>. u*i/.
#Wf# tfh*f. cvwr Mf.y** nwf/<ry w ***.'*>***, % *■ W***
m*A tfhy tf# WWfsf * v> a > * !&*  jjefif+i % t ibrt.A-i *-*> <
t<rWtf>*M pi*** f.to n**sw hi* %<ss,
'fhf  ftfn m wf*r fof *>*.+■* fr « #«< '*r*s*f+ *zs(+ V/
<vr#f hi*l/rfy i* f*rf mto* TSvi*
miffrt. fr  6^ *aw* ■fkiAttiA, Ut t*mpi g w«>f
Ihtm* tfto> h^v# to«r/4 W« «/ f./ s-jr^r fcv; ks/*~*%$*/,
oriftfa Huffy «^MWWrf.«Vto friSr<y* frv«. V# 4 v#, vs. /-*►* 'ma
to#tt *u*ht fkU frto Vit W„l.. T«*  *A ht* ***> ■
#/# tf*. ^/i • *♦ tJtor* s4 tto *f)p4$te4
«*WA, &v* tb«m tyM*, to**, fto* W.,i)  y >M*4w«4
f/JV «•'«. tfftrM (K«*fAr *%**.<  #* Mt 1/*n A? f**4 Ut% Us iM 'Uk.
tfrftttl M'\ftrf\ fW t*rt OHff* «*<, k *•  *A t&k«*-
Tto ^ Hw Wr Vvf/^-,
Belton't Mayor; He Does Things.
Ha>w N*-^!
If to "Stf/War ,i i' }; •• <J vjj
Sfan>-g(r, T'.' >~ky \« * J> •''/>?; ] <?.!•
4> i>. i
'A t*cry ibii4iy. m ** Wa/v\
"ton* whf*t~ * una*
%gy$ &MAy, mA <**  Uufw "4*
f'tMfi ha# <#f>y i#*m H&fGf for
the y***. t'h*rU#*> I>ur-
>*4C W*t Mm, itjrovttti bi*
*tm%y mA pvth. to-lWfj fra* i*f>
ito fviivwiiuf :
ty^rh*Ar*wu Hr*c *;>-
vwnAm * f .to tf*A#rn *nto> ww*-
rz'sM; itviH a w* wm)f fH£ tta-
tv/ti MT •'^tw'yvrk*; h*vi four
vf Wrw ;*« tto
nx fxi'iivw ft?*- fcy4«t«t« at a
*A ft&t/Mttsy* : i  M*W 
wtf *r ia 4i*4rkl,
y Wif/Ai/fi; 2^///* yurd*
</' |^4 .v*«fj((srrt um twv^r  -*y t<>
<a>1 IWifWhty)', fiyht rri]!«•(•, of
r\r**?^ have /li^adanriiz^i
«/r AMttgiriy <fv«?ry <*un-
-try rvad ; ixwvd*  oki for th*
tx« of i>. yHt/Alif.W high tschotA
biukljfJK *tA ifo/MAKW bonds
4'V^<'* ^*5 <K' M
> •# /> " > . A-
'*\t wsi>*
Ta* to<
ttififry / A-t At\ >«/*/,
sCyfrtA y*fff< *<%'> 'to* f*'-
crfd* *b/W v* WW* W* WW*b
m MMAMUV', f*tf, (*yf t*f
fitttom* fwAkfuw &** f&frt. ti^-
fy I'm* thfif tf * '##f# */ 
foot* thfrfi 'a M*r* ¥&*#* <Wr «Mr
tow** 6f fMf 4*>
Ufrmimtf&n fw t*<*&*** *
f<V **f.Rrtr rrftftfi * jfHW*
;(/4 <-^0ie>/A 4tM-. *# ;i
V'.A to '«i>J Ov1, of ?'/<■
f 4fr m ovf fcM^^ry
trtW t ',* </t t o**0A *i**i is*#.-
*«f wm p.'<%4 Ml *M *%#* kf*
oft I'M*/.# W$ tot> **#) WW *
<e >-*4 4r n to  *to
ymtApt i *4 * $A*m*- y *A
^ orfrtfr tfhAA tfr* tf,t i«wrth, W« *mA**
Urn ft tf** f/r Ym'M* mm*A f&* ****«4 frm * iry f&MA** <w>*,
tmtrdh i<*f ft- t>*vo t,*ffi* 't%*y' tM.M &ryA. r* to. w#/* *&#* u, to
WAT# rt/Vf. A .*frtof, tffri>M ^HXr^jr (■ W V^/'K
f,h* fttwto th*ffi, t/vf, z 4*-' pr*>-4l * tmm* iw tto
AttirtA# &.m** ri->x>kvt ■'*><#'**. o#tf,': tttzMiM .#** «to/
A jwvfwWcw.- W* Mil # 'm 4 <// y •>-'•'•
ift fito fMfitf* fA ftw* «*;r/Afe*. xt, fMr +*%%\ *** *s  «*vr* ^
z^vf ffr#ir *«««*** ^ fm4w# fvr «>,f ew.
fttt M/pftyf'ttrtA f*m* **. *&h wm * t *t* 'A *h*
rft if* *h* "M*&*'', ftmm*.. Th* *A^f. *A <*+ %***+
i(ft/*, A  **tfm*f:** 4#k*4  M mm#* *«4 nM **A •/* %**
*v*f> (frfth*f tmk fa i%*a. f> mm m*4mf, 'i\ * '** i/y u*
f.fjto fA tf*to#fr* fMt4* ft* *tt4w& t&*. 4*r*f. +■ * 'A 'Mt mm *M/i*
vtptm k fMtffam Mrf, oft f,t* tatfflfW * w*4 wa Mtmmm, m>4 «Jhr<rw '*
(A Mf SMrfAy mA *1/4* Aa fr*df t>v**Af 4<4 / g/M ym* st* 1*r
'fb*y frfcWffrf. tfww ««ft<l*ft' ftr*sw^.: *c to1 («>wM inM H. W* *** ii<*t
ttr* f/t fM jyrmmAr ttii* fA w y**/* *y** *** mw  «*-
Cff.y Aft^ ^ frf <ft* <vf «to >***A .Wt  toHfr w to
oft #*f*ft (f*Mk, K#f4y ***k*tmc i *m to * VWA$H#*A4
**t.ti*r* km* t*4f, m ffr* if *4^ «##«fr f>yr fr.1# «ofri or tm
f,rtm M frwd ftto Wftjif.' vm*** *A rt ■#* tovnjtJM fr- w tfo*
 frwli
jmfjftM WAk tm$tiwtjito, *4 *r* *mM* u> my.
Wkf ef** f4 <!fr* if*4*r* ##4 m W* ftm*f, | fA '*** mfrA *A xh*
fa#fAfJkk
** w*fA, m Wtoy ^ «• fi4 «fr
fto ^ T<vtf*< ««*! ^tr Jfcf- ^afenfA
v im tto#L • m**A *
im*
m ...
eon it* m*4r. A , ,
A* w* *40*4 H fM Utfifmm
of owf frfatory, ifr* i1*^
fri  mmM fMf>/*t
***** to ttfr# ^y*r of frM/^ry «fe*
«^ey fr<w #fr*4 mkM H
1*rm4* t i*t*r**4.-
7h*r *** 0**
of «fr* fM mm m4 vmm* * n J
kfrH* of #f*- W* «m***4* +0*#
1rm ft* «umfo*f*m of
<fr«t ffr# «^*w
'«o<#f pfr frowownf^^iof «to«*
# #* «i(y wm k=*r<yy *
-* m .i">4 *m4 tfMrt mm**-
i*4 Aa W*y to  «cfc
r*w#t* of f.'frww*, tk
l« liw  •«** wv
«w**A> m of 4m4*4 iitfa
W* *$* v#* *kx*H «o «4*r w
ftto IMtOM to
of to>
HMRf
i
urn mvt
frv ij 4k*m.
towmyfaSriifkfrimmr ****>;'* timm i mm wm Mfc frj
s^swasar~"
1?rwf*rgy
Tim 6m
wm Mtt fry A,
KM
* ^ UASLKY
* to. f yw«« MI KarJ)
j ; H  it *im w of
tW ftf -  - t ^UU-r«a «.
1rmrtt Mr %'*** Ihuo>y, w** j
«ju* <rt4 «xwa u> <;*'# a Maek~
t«sM. jut our city. T1al :
tii^. *4.« um c 4>Jm> for our court j
*^o«>* wrtjh tto U*uWy **1
vur 3>j4x' *A tto Cowtrty, j
VM'sr* *Aa G'jikbiig <A autuy
***** 1ii*r*^>3ltMi*A *w
* oic it'Mi w*%om puli&i
ih* Mjtt*r*. but ihia wmAaMm
4*4 f*A *% «< iofejf for hous*# f<4-
Wt «4 is 'jUiK.-> nod
our crty fii*J jfro* o t© * iwjf*
Wwt of |*o d«. With thi*
mmtJat litfovu't fvtvn WMI a#-
mr*4. Vnm tturt t*w on w«
flSta^U- r«|44 «tr>4«* in pr<jgj**i*
usA 4*-v«totm*rA. Wrttn VJA) in-
ioawnuBt* we *«r* aJx ut tfae
otjf m  thi* fwrt of tto
m4 ito ncjf>*J towo is
tfet cowaty.
Ss ts« y««r J our crty ««s
iroorporated witfc s
«oki for toner*# 1/ridjfg* acrotuc
j js'oJ n alJ oid~*tyk awn-
in«* in tto city t/^rn down and
otfw modfrn owt put up.
Tto Katatx^rium, which hau
toxrrj closed for fifteen y«ar«,
ha* tiiroujfh hi#
*f!ortt. H it, tto property of th*
■city, A new ces u« of the city
 4tJ> taiw-n is order to make new
charter a«endme**t8 iso the city
can jsj^rewj and jfrow farther.
Jfe ha« worked many wonders
jfor /ieiton and w« >>ok for many
lUiinyt yet during the remainder
jof hU administration.
wn, H<AmaLi) aiA others.
In 3.%J the world saw the ad-
Ofjny raa.de hy our city
ard capita] made it* way inV>
our Ujwn. J>uring this year the
Ouif'. '>>.orado and Hanta ¥<t was
buiit into iieJ\*>u. ^'ith a raiJ-
road our future yrowth was even
more certain. In 1882 the Mjh>
M>uri, Kan/as & Texas came.
With two such raiir'/ads our city
fea\e proof of tocoming an ex-
tremeJy la rye pl<f*. i'y the year
3^0 we mysteriously devel-
oped juVj a city of 30W popula-
tion.
liut going back a few years—
18%-- Jiayior female College
wits 1'^^ited jn lielt/.'n hy privaV-
su(/w:r?pt>on. This institution
has grown with the city to to-
v^fie the l^est of its kind in the
entire Southwest, and I believe
;  tiie emuAry at large. Just
prior to the corning of buy for
(Aiik%* lielt/^n organized its first
jreaJ fire dej/artment. This was
found necessary with the rapid
construction of large business
houses. The credit for this
achievement in civic develop-
jnaent is due to our good friend,
1 I>r. Pitt ft. Turner. He was the
real organizer. Mr. Geo. W. Ty-
ler became the first Chief of this
volunteer firemen's association
of tome sixty-five men. Since
this organization we have the
credit and distinction of lower-
ing the World's record for rac-
ing and hose connection.
But to mention all of our steps
in development would consume
more time and space than allot-
ted to us. It will suffice to say
that with each passing year dif-
ferent accomplishments were
had until now we claim an ex-
cellent court house, compress, ice
factory, grain mill, gins and an
excellent system of water sup-
ply. Two railroads have located
with us, and aa in terurban line
connecting us with Temple. We
tlM h«i public
im the State. We
and a Carnegie library. With an
electric light mystem, rock quar-
ry arid up-to-date sewer system
not mentioned, together with
other developments, Belton
reached a population of 6000 in
1911.
I'p to this year of 1911 we
have accomplished muny thiriKsj
to cauMr people to feel proud. Hut.
it is just at this time that wo j
promise for ourselves even!
yreater things, lJuririu these j
last three years greater prosper-1
ity is (promised for Belton. Wej
have j jst finished an additional
watvr supply system, beautified !
our city by clearing away un-1
siyhtly places. We have voted j
l/onds and are now paving our |
ytr4-vts. With the coming of new
bridges over Nolan and the new I
school building for which bonds
have just been voted, we will see
greater changes for lie I ton.
We have related portions of
Helton's history in the random
manner but it has been impossi-
ble to write all that would go in-
to a complete history of our city.
The happenings have been too
many and the achievements too
numerous to write a complete
record of our past. But, as is
yeneraJly the case, I find that we
have left out one of the most im-
portant and interesting parts of
our history.
We have a man living with us
who cannot to equaled in his
foresight and visions. He is old
and yray headed but still active
alony this line. In 1881 he had
a dream telling of the coming of
the Santa Fe and it came. In
\Wt he dreamed of the "Katy's"
corning and it became real. Dur-
ing the year 1885 he had a
dream telling of the coming of
Hay lor and we were not disap-
pointed. Just lately he has giv-
en me a dream of the present
and to overlook a record of this
would not complete our history.
He said that Baylor College
grounds had been enlarged and
that seven beautiful buildings
of towering height were located
among the large shady trees. A
large high scool building was a
pride of the city and some 1000
additional people had moved to
Helton for their future home.
The business section had been
paved and Main Street, together
with Penelope Street, were un-
der construction for pavement.
That he had seen many beauti-
fully lighted cities but Helton
was; the first in the rank. He said
that his dream revealed three
office buildings unequaled in
J)r. Pitt tf. Turner.
their beauty. He was surprised
to see interurbari cars running
through Helton from Dallas to
San Antonio and a new railroad
In operation with its general of-
fices and freight division here.
Hut he finally told me that fie
could not tell all of his lengthy
dream with all his vision of de-
velopments for Belton in the
near future. I did not urge any
further information as I thought
this would suffice. Knowing the
reliability of his past dreams
and that they have all brought
realities to Belton, I feel sure
this one will be true also.
With this history, in part, of
Belton, we can well fee I proud of
our record made from the time
when our city was but a camp-
ing ground for the Indian to the
end of the above accomplish-
ments when Belton will have
reached the mark of a city of
15,000 people.
Before another year shall have
pasted several new and prosperous
firms will be in Belton. They
with the «aviag of the streets.
Aad the heaaty of tt is,
wm wiIB—I the
HELTON'S CITY OFFICIALS.
r-
* * -Sif — J f_ • MM/' * .
"A, - ,4^-V^ Sfc
Standing, from left to right, Mack McCorckle, city marRhni ;
Walter Hale, sanitary officer; Tom Warren,officer; Fred Flew-
ellen, city secretary, tax collector and assessor; C. E. I>eonardv
city engineer; Jesse Wallace Blair, city treasurer; J. L Berin1-
ger, city attorney. Sitting; Wes Danley, alderman; I. Bi,
Warren, alderman; Neal Basse!, mayor; E. W. Foreman, alder*
man, and T. H. Bird well, alderman.
/•
I
f.£ M
F-- ■ w
MMWb
w
W
THE NATATORHJM
Work is now in progress on this building^gj
to to thrown open to the public by May let.
largest and best in the State, and will be the*!
pleasure to the people of Belton. It has been cl
past ten years, but through the efforts of our
and other city officials, they made it possible
essary repairs made for the opening by May 1st.
tting it I
:*rar n
•or
ddwn
rgetic
v« the
i
Immt*
BKW
V
Mr. Tyler is senior member of
the Jaw firm of Tyler, Hubbard &
Tyler, one of the strongest law
firms in the State. He was bom
in Coryell cdunty, which was
then Bell county, Oct. 31, 1851,
cn the banks of the Leon. The
Judge says he has lived on the
banks of the Leon ever since.
Judge Tyler was a member of
the State Senate of Texas from
1888 to 1892. Was presidential
elector in 1884. He was Grand
Master of Masons in Texas in
1890, and is now, Grand Com-
mander Knights Templar in
Texas, being elected at the State
Commandery held in Temple two
weeks ago. Jadge Tyler haa
done much for Belton, Bell coun-
ty and the State of Texaa, but he
HON. GEO. W. TYLER.
says the tost work he ever did"
for the public was done as presi-
dent of the Belton school board
from 1900 to 1908. Daring this
time the present high school
building was erected without
any expense to the citizens of
Belton, the water works which
are owned by the city providing:
the money for the building.
Judge Tyler fs, and has always
been, a public spirited  
mm
m
tiSfi
ever ready to do his part in
worthy enterprises of the city.
His law firm is General Attor-
neys for the Central of Texas
railroad, soon to be built tiSSk;$
Rockport to Quanah.
o
now Ban emmtv
/
■
* *5)
3g*j
MlHl
w.
,i«W«ag
"H-J,
  s -r *.J, . >'*
|~r •" ^