The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
North Side Neus
MAKE CORN FLOUR
North Topeka Mills Think This
viii Be Profitable.
One Concern Plans to Install
New Machinery.

The Central mills of North Topeka
NAV install machinery for the manu-
facture of corn flour. The high price
of wheat has caused a great increase in
the demand for cornmeal, and millers
think market may develop for corn
flour, such as would justify the neces-
sarv change. At the present time no
Topeka firm makes corn flour. The
proposal has been widely discussed, of
mixing the corn and wheat flour, to
cheaper it.
There is no immediate prospect that
the North Topeka millers will expert
ment with the manufacture of mixed
wheat and corn flour, or will attempt
the production of whole wheat flour
on an extensive scale. The making of
a wheat-corn flour has been suggested
as a remedy for the high cost of bread.
To make such a flour would entail
the installing of new and expensive
machinery, and the reimbursement of
the whole milling business. If the
housewives want to cheaper flour by
mixing it with corn flour it is great
deal easier and less expensive for them
to do it themselves than to have it
done at the mills, prominent miller
pointed out.
Keep Up Quality.
AS to the manufacture of whole
wheat flour, the mills do not look
with favor on the prospect of giving
they have spent years in developing
and large sums in advertising for
low grade product of strictly uniform
quality. Such 81 step would mean the
sacrifice of prestige and would put the
best mills on a plane with the poor
est.
To use wheat bran in the making of
flour would deprive stock of necessary
feed, and would cut down the prOduc-
ton of butter and milk. the millers
say. They do not believe that the
present grain supply iustifies SO eX-
IRENE a measure of economy.
A. Welder, German who travels
over the country about North Topeka
collecting junk. met with a peculiar
accident Tuesday. Welder was camp
ing near the roadside at Mcfarland.
In his wagon was $50 worth of old
rubber, brass, tinfoil, etc. He also car
ried extra clothing and blankets. In
some manner the contents of the
wagon caught fire, and before the
/ load was destroyed. and a small dog,
his companion on his wanderings
burned to death. The cause of the
fire could not be discovered. Welder
thinks that the pup accidentally chew
/ Cd the wrong end of some matches in
/ his pocket and started the blaze.
I Social and Personal.
;
( members of the Ideal Embroidery club
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Suit is in Hutchinson
attending the grand chapter of the
Eastern Star.
Mrs. Ray Marks entertained the
/ c. ccEet club at her home, 1014 jack
son street, Wednesday afternoon.
/ Those present were: Mrs. c. IL
Houghton, Mrs. George Pardee, Mrs.
L. Matthews. Mrs. Carl Zimmerman,
( Mrs. w. NJ. Heber, Mrs. Frank Bech-
! telheimer, Mrs. r. E. Fingerson, Mrs.
+ O. Warning, Mrs. w. J. Frazee, Mrs. G.
3. Martin.
Mrs. Ed Roehr left today to spend a
week in Kansas City.
4 The Willing Workers class of the
Baptist church met Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Charles Chip
man. The meeting was devoted to
missionary work. Those who attended
were Esther MUMMY. Freda Hirsch-
berg, Grace Carlson, Anna Gregg, Eliz-
abeth Schenck, Agnes Carlson, Mrs.
/ William Forbes, Ida Mitchell and Mrs
! Foltz.
William Boast is spending several
/ days on his farm near Rochester.
Mrs. H. A. Lepper OF Oakland is Wis
ting at the Charles Suit home this
week.
Very special for tomorrow only.
Hats worth up to $3.50 at $500. Pick
! ems, 500 Kansas avenue.-Adv.