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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
DENATURED ALCOHOL.
Some Interesting Facts Regarding Its
Manufacture.

Denatured alcohol its sources and
manufacture" and its uses and sta
tistics" are the titles of two bulletins
lust issued by the department of ag-
riculture and prepared under the SUI
pervision of DR.. Wiley OF the bureau
of chemistry. Concerning its sources
and manufa cture. the verdict repeats
that of the commissioner of internal
revenue in several particulars Thus
1.-The manufacture of alcohol on
very small scale is not likely to prove
profitable" Furthermore, any still
must be registered by and conducted
under the United States internal reve-
nue. service, and the rules in regard
to output practically result in fixing
the minimum at from seven to ten
proof gallons per day. It cannot be
conducted in a desultorv manner, as
it can only be shut down by the In
ternal revenue service Hence, the
farmer must be content with prOduc-
ing the raw materials. But the dis
filling interests will have an industry
quite distinct and apart from the ag-
ricultural interests of producing the
raw material. When industrial alco-
hol is made at a price at which it can
compete with petroleum and gasoline,
it will doubtless be preferred because
of its greater safety and more pleas
ant odOr Under the present conditions
1t is not prOba BILE that industrial al
cohol can be offered upon the market
at much less than 10 cents per gallon
of 95 per cent strength. 1t is be
lieved however. that. by paying atten-
ton to unused sources of raw material
and increased production thereof with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
RobInson Crusoe,s IsIand

In 1865 NJ. NJ. s Topaze visited Juan
fernandez, which belongs to the Chill
can government, and erected a tablet
70 the memory of Alexander Selkirl,.
looay there are some sixty persons Nv
ing on Inc island, chiefly whalers. Seen
huge barren rock, but inland there
are innumerable valleys with smiling
movers Naturally, the great curiosi7
tes or the island are the places where
Alexander Selkirk spent the greater
part OF his days while there There is
the cave or grOtto which he used az a
house. Around the walls are to this
day a number of rusty nails and rude
shelves and cuDboards. Then there is
Lookout Point, a lofty pinnacle which
Selkirk is declared to have climbed
every day in the hope of attracting the
attention of a passing ship. 1t was
only I'VE years ago that a chilean sur
veying party discovered here. imbeddad
IN the earth, the remains of the old
hagsta ff-the very one, it Is believed.
that Selzirk SO often used.-W estmin-
ter Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
LOCAL MENTInN

Charles Sessions, private secretary 10
Governor Hoch, will leave Saturday
morning with Mrs. Sessions and theif
children for Chicago. from where they
viii 60 to Ohio. and then on to Wash
ington, where Mr.. Sessions will on Dee.
l begin his work as special corresDors
ent for tbs Kansas City Journal
S. F. Wicker of Madison, kan. a cou-
sin of Assistant Attorney General Jack
son, and formerly in law partnership
with him. is in Topeka today visiting
Mr.. Jackson
Biencisen and Fay have taken out a
permit for the. erection OF a. dwelling
to cost s., 500 on lots 251-133 Horns
street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Caldwell of 614
East Seventeenth street are the parents
Of a girl.
f. T. Miller OF 921 Lane street has
been quarantined for scarlet fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

improved methods of manufacture and
denaturing the price can be very
much diminished AS the price falls,
the quantities used for industrial pur-
poses will cOrresp Ondingly increase.
so that small profits both to the farm
er and to the manufacturer will bring
large returns.
The benefits which are to accrue
from the use of industrial alcohol free
of tax have, the bulletins, say, prob
ably been overestimated by the people
at large and especially by the farmers.
but that material benefits will accrue
is not a subject of doubt They will
come slowly, as agricultural products
are more abundant, technical methods
of manufacture improved, and the
methods of utilizing industrial alcohol
better understood Our people should
not, however, be disappointed should
many years elapse before the magni-
tude of the product used for industrial
purposes reaches the figures already
attained by Germany.
OF raw materials which can be util-
lied for the manufacture of alcohol
Indian corn is by far the most album
dant and the most promising. The
average price of potatoes must be
very much decreased before raw ma
terial of this kind can come into COM
petition with Indian corn. Promising
sources which are not now utilized are
the potato, the sweet potato, the yam,
sorghum, nolasses from the sugar
cane and beet sugar factories and the
Indian corn stalk. Waste materials
of other manufacturing Industries,
such as those related to fruits and veg
etabies, may Incidentally be utilized
for manufa curing purposes, but could
not of themselves become independ-
ent sources of profitable Industrial al
cohol.
The bulletin which deals with uses
and statistics describes at some length
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

with many illustrations the contriv-
ances for heating, Illuminating. etc.
AIcohoI stoves are described. as we'll
as lamps for using incandescent man
eels' nat-lrons, alcohol motors, etc. It
Is stated that alcohol can be used for
al purposes for which gasoline is en-
ployed, namely. the driving of 1vago1s
carriages stationary motors. water
pumps moving machines, plows etc
very little change need be made in
the engine of motor car designated ia
use gasoline to fit it for the use 81
aIcohol- Gasoline becomes volatile at
temperature Of blood heat, while a
much greater degree of heat is neceE-
sary to volatilize alcohol raDi1Iv
enough Tor motor purposes. This fact
makes necessary change in the ex-
ploslon chamber of the engine when
alcohol is to be used. This adjustment
IS especially important in the starting
OF the machine, as after it is in actio5
the temperature Of combustion is
quite sufflcient to easily produce the
Justification necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
GROCERIES

% lbs. Sugar .Sl.OC
Rest Cane GRADUATED with a $500
order sugar included
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
ty attorney 70 Republic county.

ty attorney 70 Republic county
Mr.. Wilson said today: Il have not
fully decided whether 1 will be a can
didate for the office of chief clerk or
not. 1 don't want to get into another
hard fight such as we had two years
ago"
There have been only two possible
candidates mentioned besides Mr.. Will
son. One is Ed Kerns, who was a
member of the legislature last winter
from Logan county, and who was beat
en- for denomination, and Charles Bril-
hart of Elk county, enc of the assist
ant clerks in the last house. Kerns is
not believed to have much chance to
win, and Brihart's strength is an UNI
known quantity.
Is Muffler getting a pretty fair sal
airy oh. yes; enough to keep body
and soul and automobile together. Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

buried in state on Boot hill"
Today Boot hiil'' is in neglect Most
of the cedar slabs used to mark the
graves have rotted. One. or two re-
main, but the painted Inscriptions have
been so worn by wind and rain that
they are hardly legible. At one end of
the ground is a rock on which someone
has carved I'm Memory of the Dead"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
the navieabilitv al the Kansas river.

= DI1Iry
The Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific
and Rock Island railroads are the par
ties named as defendants while the
United States is prosecuting the cases.
This suit is to force the three railroads
to build their bridges at Kansas City
so as not to interfere with the flow of
the water in the river channel. The
railroads claim that the river is not
navigable while the United States is
endeavoring to claim that it is. The
findings of the special master will be
filed following the argument this
afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
WILSON TO SEE ABOUT IT.
Looking After His Candidacy for Chief
Clerk Of House.

D. Y. Wilson, assistant chief clerk Of
the last house of representatives, is in
Topeka today with a party of friends
from Belleville, looking around to see
what chance there is for Mr.. Wilson to
land the job of chief clerk of the house
at the coming session. Those with Mr..
Wilson are A. O. Miller of the Belle
Vile Telescope, and B. 7. BuHen. coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23

New York, Nov. 23.-The stock of tho
Standard Oil company at $500 on the
curb market This is its lowest price
for years. At this price the stocks
show shrinkage in market value OF
more than 1924 5000 since the high
price of January this wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs Ellen Irwin, mother of Mrs u
w. Wilder of Hiawatha, Kansas. died
at the home of her daughter the first
Of the week. The funeral was held at
Hiawatha Wednesday, Mrs Irwin
formerly lived in Topeka where she
has many friends who will mourn her
loss.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Patterson of 634 Lake street
will be panied to hear of the sudden
death of their little son, Harold. which
occurred at Burlingame yesterday.
The funeral announcements will ap-
pear later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
See What Cash Will Do
Bargains for Tomorrow Only

Fancy Northern Potatoes,
Is lbs. zoe; so lbs. {. .75c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
roo LATE To CLASSIFY.

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Itching. irritable. chahng. chapped skin
healed healthy by Satin skin cream. 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
BREWSTER FINISHING UP WORK
Completing Testimony in Kaw River
Navigation Case.

A hearing is taking place this after
noon before S. N. Brewster of Troy,
Kan. special master. to hear testimony
in connection with the question as to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10

money for the same which goes into
the pocket of the father, with which
to buy booze. During the carnival
here keefe took an extra amount OF
booze and not only spent all the money
the little fellow collected, but put up
his watch. and after buying a ticket
to Muscatine he had only 2 or 8 cents
left. When the father was arrested
at the union passenger station Sunday
the little boy was taken along and
turned over to Mrs. Hibbard, almost
furnished, as it was said the only food
he had had all day long was bowl
of soup.
Before coming to Cedar Rapids
keefe spent the week in Davenport,
where he had the little fellow singing
and doing other stunts in the saloons.
At night when he became so tired he
could no longer stand he was permit
ted to drop down in corner some-
where and go to sleep. but if crowd
came in and wanted to hear and see
the little fellow the father would awake
him and compel him to get on the bar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
A GIRLS SEMINARY
Jewell Lutheran College to Be Changed
From co-EducatonaI to a Strictly
Feminine institution = Boys to Red
vino.
Special to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican
Jewell, Oct. 10.-A change of consid-
cradle moment is soon to be made in
the Jewell Lutheran College. Instead
of a college for both young men and
women, it is to become a young ladies'
college or seminary. All the young men
at present attending the college will be
assigned to the Lutheran College at
Red Wing, Mimi, and all the young
women in the Red Wing school are to
be transferred to the Jewell College
The Red Wing school will be made
strictly college for young men.
There are now over a hundred stu
dents in the Jewell Lutheran College
The corps of instructors at the college
this year is unusually strong and it is
believed that the contemplated change
to be made in the school will inure to
It's great advantage. Both the Jewell
and Red Wing colleges are supported
by the Hauge synod Of some ten states
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
INSANE MAN ESCAPES.
Isaac Van Wrinkle, Of Dysart, Gives His
Relatives a Scare.

Isaac Van Wrinkle, of Dysart, Gives His
Relatives a Scare.
Special to Times Republican.
Vinton, Oct 1O.-Isaac Van Wrinkle,
of Dysart, who has been confined at
the insane hospital at independence
since last June, escaped from the hos
pital and walked to this city. On Tues
day his daughter Salome went to In
dependence. to visit him. She told him
that she was going to return to Vim
ton and would visit at Mr.. G. e. Bow
ems. He had this on his mind and at
about o'clock he reached the Bowen
residence. BY some means he had Sc
cured a sharp case knife and had it
with him when he reached Bowen's.
He was admitted and appeared ra-
tional at first, but soon began to make
threats. especially against P. III. Jen-
sen, of Dysart, who has been ap-
pointed Mr.. Van Wrinkles guardian
AS soon as possible Miss Van Win
kle left the house and went to Mr.. M.
j. Tobin's and notified him that her
father had escaped from Independence
and was at Mr.. Bowen's residence. Mr..
Tobin notified Sheriff Youel and he
went to Bowen's and secured the in
sane man and took his to the county
Jail The hospital authorities were n J.
titled and they will send a guard afsei
him and take him back to the hospi-
tai
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

tionville road, Kilburg was stabbed in
the side of the neck with knife. re-
ceiving g. wound which may result In
his death; Frank Drumming, a carpen-
ter foreman, received an ugly cash IL.
his forehead; and j. NJ. Hartsell. SON
in-law Of Kilburg. was slightly cut In
several parts of the body.
Nashua.
Three boys. Christian and Fred Dem
no and a Carpenter boy, who have
been working during threshing, are
supposed to have been burned to death
at small place in South Dakota. An
item which appeared in one of the
Minneapolis dailies gives the parents
all the information they possess.
Bows.
Col. A. r. Cowley reports his frst
sale of the season. that Of Friend AID
rich, in Iowa township, hummer. The
total receipts were $4,000. Horses sold
as high as 1925; sucking colt s57.
The cows sold on an average OF $40
per head A sow and six pigs sold for
s2s.75. Shoats from 81 to 50.
Waterloo.
Nothing has been heard from Glen
Cough, the 1O-year-old son of Mrs.
Hattie Cough, 1876 Center street, who
disappeared on the afternoon Of Sep
TENDER 81 The lad told companion
that he Intended to go to Des Moines
to visit sister, but he has not been
in Des Moines up to this time.
Davenport.
A young man giving the name o:
Henry Henschen was brought before
Magistrate Roddewig accused Of lar
ceny by embezzlement. The schicks
Express & Transfer Company is the
prosecuting witness in the case, and
Thomas DougKerty manager Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10

company, appeared in court against
the young man. 1t is alleged that Hen
schen while in the employ of the COM
pany collected about $50, which he has
failed to turn over to the company.
Henschen denies the charge, and asks
time to secure an attorney.
Fairfield.
The Franklin school building has
been considered for a long time to be
in an unsafe condition, but one day
last week a loud, sharp report was
heard by the teachers. and it was aft
EDWARDS discover nat the southwest
corner had sett considerably, and
that the bricks in tie wall have brok-
en-,
Rockwell City.
At the Manson fair, A. e. Townsend
got away with nice bunch of pre-
miums on his blooded stock, as he
usually manages to do. There were
eight first and one second premiums,
and they included 3-year-old and l.
ye4r-old bulls and bull calf, heifers
and heifer calf of the shorthorn breed,
and first premium on Poland China
boar under 2, years Mr.. Townsend Is
a successful breeder.
Dubuque.
Shot in the hip joint by George Ray,
the electrician of the -Four Corners Of
the Earth" company, Axel Carlson,
stage carpenter of the troup, lies in
Mercy hospital, suffering from a severe
but probably not fatal wound. Ray is
in Jail under arrest and will be tried
on the charge Of attempted murder.
The shooting followed shortly after
the close Of the play and took place in
the gangway leading from the stage to
the boxes on the west side Of the Grand
Opera House,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
ED" Mack, of Iowa City. Wrote
In Diary Particulars of In
tended Crime
"YouRs FOR RIGHT OR DEATH
Negro Who Was Sentenced to Nine
Years in I,enitentiary For Killing
Law, Intended to Muraer
His Wife-,Makes Entries in Private
Cook That Has Just Been Found.
Special to T.mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Oct. 10.--"Ed' Mack, the
negro who was convicted here recently
Of assault with intent to kill, and sent
10 Anamosa for nine years penal sery-
itude, wrote OF his inlections to Kill
his wife i'll a diary which he kept,
on the night before the deed was COM
mitted. The entry in the book, which
has just been found, is as follows:
Il have worked hard and tried to
do right by my mother-in-law and
ALL, but j see nov that it is no use.
have laid complaint to your city
marshal, Mr.. Mullen. twice before but
he would not take the step to keep
from breaking up my home.
| would noL have cared III he had
bought a osNorce for The woman, my
WlIe, or ii my wife hao told lae that
size preferred him 10 me. but she has
let ne support her, and has made it
a point to meet MIN While | was at
work. to go to Cedar Rapids on the
O'Clock car, and return on the A
O'Clock car and then her mother had
me arrested just to help her out.
has just come back from Mar
engo, and she has gone UP to Mrs.
Mills to meet him, ana am at home
alone, and her mother says that is
the place for me. So does -.
Well, good bye all, hope this don't
startle or shock you.
Yours for right or death,
ED" MACK"
''P. s. Hope this ill hold the city
administration for awhile, and the po-
licemen. l have $40 coming to me from
John l.. Ferry. Some friend please
collect it and send it to my sister or
use it on my burial expenses and
oblig~. ED"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
IOWA MARE: BRINGS $1,000.
Lizzie Warden, Muscatine Produe
Sold to e. C.. Peto.

Lizzie Warden, Muscatine Product.
Sold to e. C. Peto.
Special to Times- Republican.
Muscatine, Oct. 10.-Lizzie Warden.
the fast little mare, which has been
making a name for herself during the
season just closed, and incidentally has
been diverting a goodly portion of the
prize money from. the various fairs In
this vicinity to the pockets of her own
err, Frank Sales was sold today to e.
C. Peto, we'll known horseman of this
city. The purchase price is given out
as $1,000. Mr.. -Peto states that the
price set on the mare was $4,000, but a
deal was finally closed at the price
given above.
The little mare made remarkable
record during the season Just closed,
winning out of 10 starts and Mr..
Sales states that barring a little hard
luck, she would have won the entire
number. She is AN S-year-old. and is
racing in the 2:151s class, but has
been known to make much better time
than that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
DEPaAvED,M MAN IN JAIL.
Umpire "J.ek" keefe ueed Little Son

Umpire "Jaok" keefe Used Little son's
Earnings for Booze.
Special 10 Timas-Republican
Cedar Repids. Oct 10.-while I,r,-
pire Jack" Keefe is doing time In the
city fail for drunkenness and dfetrrb-
ing the peace. his little 4-vear-old hoy
Is being terderlv cared for bv Police
Matron Hubbard AMI receiving such
treatment as he has evidently not
known for many long dsv The
probabilities are that the little rallow
would be hfsl,ly pleased if his father
was never released from Jail. 60 that
he might continue to live with tho
kindly natron and play with her dog.
The little fellow is a boy clear
thru. but he has had much of his
shirt crushed out. He is an athletic
little fellow and does all kinds OF
stunts which his father compels him
% d ana thsn pass the hat and collect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10

Eagle Grove.
j Congressman Birdsall and G. F. Fe-
| terson, candidates for senator from ems
district. will address big republican
rally at Jewell ON Monday, October 10.
Gr;nneli.
John C. Walker is dead. He came
to Grinnell in 1872 and had lived here
ever since. He leaves a wife, six sons
and three daughters.
kanawi1a.
Ben Brink is raising big crops Of
eggs this year A short time ago he
brought in at one time 147 dozen OF
eggs His average is about 60 dozen
week.
Cedar Falls.
John H. Rittmann, brother of George
W. Rittmann. of Cedar Falls, has oeen
awarded a scholarship in the American
College at Rome. He has been for sew
eral years a student Of st. Francis
Seminary at Milwaukee.
Sloan.
Dave Heck, who lives southwest of
Hornick, came to town with some
samples of mammoth corn which we're
grown in his 160-acre field. He says
that these are a fair sample OF his corn
and places his crop at 100 bushels per
acre.
jolly.
L. X. Mausby has purchased the
John Fea therstone s0-acre farm 2h
m les west of town, for SIS per acre,
and disposed of the north 10, on which
the buildings are located, to ". R.
Howard, for ss5 per acre. On the south
40 is located the 10-acre strawberry
patch which goes with the farm.
Sioux City.
In bloody fight in the dining room
of Nike Kilburg's hotel, 2i03 aCoIrec.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
gynes- gepahl;ra,, grar @rnhrr 10 1906

low the slender thread, which connects
her with this world, to be severed. She
is gradually sinking and 1t is apparent
to all that she is slowly but surely APP
preaching the end. The vitality that
has made it possible for her to i've
as long us she has, however, still con-
tinues to wage it's unequal batt'e
against death and the patient fingers.
The father is also reported to be IN
bad condition. being very weak ana
seemingly suffering a decline. There
is little doubt but that his awful deed
is prey.nr or his mind especially at
night He often becomes so violent
that it is necessary to hold him and
force him to he calm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
BURGLARY AT kEokUk.
Professional cracksmen Pick combin.
alton Of safe-Get Small Amount.
er.o;,1 ~ nN;rons % ap,,b1.,,oo

Professional cracksmen Pick combin.
alton Of Safe-Get Small Amount.
Special to Times Republican.
Keokuk, Oct. 1o.-Professional
craftsmen, If the neat job they did at
Popel & Oilers saloon near the de-
pot in Hamilton is a fair sample of
their handiwork, picked the conlbina-
ton Of the safe and got away with SIS
left in the cash box by Al Iishen, the
manager, when he closed UP at the
usual hour.
The safe is small iron affair and
is not supposed to be burglar proof.
1t has been used more as a place for
the keeping of papers than as a
strong box. Small sums Of money
have been placed there at various
times, as the safe had combination
lock, the same as do burglar proof
vaults.
No one outside Of a professional
crook whose speciality is safes, would
have been able to turn the mystic
knob to the right and the left Just
senough to bring that little click"
which indicates that the safe is UNI
locked.