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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Leading Man of the Town.

When Commissioner McAdoo was a
member of congress, he visited the
Virginia town where he had found his
wife. He told of having his shoes
shined by an old negro, where a dis
tinguished-looking old gentleman en-
tered the hotel, looked around for a
couple of minutes, and then strobe
out of the place.
who was that handsome gentle.
MANI" inquired McAdoo. of the boot
black.
Oats Kyunnel Fai'fax, sah," an
swered the sinner.
Must be big man here; ism hep
'Yassah, yassah." said the man
solemnly. "Kyunnel Fai'fax am de
mos ambiguous gentleman in town.
Sah."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Gray News


Pearl Lathrope of Manning spent
Sunday at the Linn home.
A few from here went to Ames on
the excursion last Satu rday.
T B Creveling and family spent
Sunday at the Frank Mclaughlin
home. ''''>-
Harry Bates and family went to
Carroll Saturday evening, returning
Monday. !
Chris Jensen and family spent
Sunday a. the Hasler home near
Manning. y't
Frank Mclaughlin shipped car
load of hogs to Chicago last Satur-
day night.
TB Creveling loaded their car
Tuesday and left Wednesday for
their new homo.
Miss Dillingberg spent a few days
the first of the week at the home of
her parents at Vail.
DR. Williams and wife and Banker
Wilson and wife of Manning, were
auto riding in Gray Tuesday.
Rev Stark and wifereturned from
Des Moines Monday, las he has been
returned to this charge for another
year.
The Odd Fellows are having the
cellar under their building cemented,
Bert Altman and msn doing the
work.
Will Ellis and family started Sun
day evening for their Montana home,
she is Uncle Jimmy Fosters young
est daughter.
Mr. Lawrence Finperty is remod-
cling and making larger the house on
his farm occupied by VIM. Porter
and family north of town.
Ferdinad weiderstipe just returned
from Germany, bringing with him a
young lady to whom he was married
last Sunday we understand.
Charlie Garmire and Grace Came
ron spent Sunday at the Charles
Newell homo. They alf went to Will.
mer Kester' fuDeral in the afternoon
!; Fred HASTE is helping at the Cop
persmith store this week, as Mr. Cop
persmith has been quite sick and is
just beginning to set up little, the
first of the week.
Prof Wiseman went to his home at
Lincoln, Neb Friday evening return
ing Tuesday morning. Miss Ross
taught his room Monday and Lucille
Spilker taught Miss Ross's room.
We have just learned of the mar
riage OF George Lewis out at Reno,
Nevada on August goth, He and his
wife may visit his mother, brothers
and sisters before thsantumn is over
Tuesday being the birthday ami
versary of Rev Stark,a surprise partp
was planned for hinI that evening,
between fifty and sixty being present
A fine supper wasSservsd and love-
ly library table was given him as a
reminder of the occasion All report
nice time.
The Odd Fellows and Rebeccas
gave Mr. and Mrs Creveling, a sur
prise at their hall last Friday night,
A fine supper wassserved and they
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Just Like a Woman.

Mrs. scribbler (impressively)-
Whatever you do, never marry a
newspaper man."
School Chum-Why not?
II married one and know. Every
night my husband brings home big
bundle of newspapers from all over
the country and they almost drive me
crazy"
1.-The newspapers?"
Indeed. they do. They are just
'crammed with the most astonishing
bargains in stores thousand miles
away"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07

Served as coffee, the new coffee substi-
tute known to grocers everywhere as DR..
Shops Health Coffee, will trick even a
coffee expert. Not grain of real coffee
in it either. Pure, healthful, toasted
grains. malt, nuts, etc. have been so
cleverlY blended as to give a wonder
fully satisfying coffee taste and flavor
And it is "made in minute" too! No
tedious 20 or 80 minutes boiling. Test it
and see. DR.. Shoop created Health COT
fee that the people might have a genu-
inc coffee substitute, and one that
would be thoroughly satisfying in every
possible respect. Sold by all grocers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Diplomatic ohiection

my DEAR says the cigar manufac-
turer to his wife, while it would be
very pleasing to you to have Paris
gown, have you stopped to think of
the criticisms and jests such proceed
ure would insure from my competi-
tors? 1t would hurt my business,
really"
Nonsense! How could it?" asks
the wife.
why, they would point me out as
the man who didn't know the business
any better than to allow a domestic
filler to be put into an Imported wrap.
per. Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Towel for Baby's Bath.

Place Turkish towel in the tub
when bathing baby, tucking the ends
under the tub, and he will not slip.
The wholesome, harmless, green
leaves and tender stems of lung heal
ing mountainous shrub, give to DIR.
Shops Cough Remedy its curative pro-
perties. Tickling or dry bronchial
coughs quickly and safely yield to this
highly effective cough medicine. DR..
Shoop assures mothers that they can
with safety give it to even very young
babes. No opium. no chloroform-abso
lutety nothing harsh or harmful, 1t
Gains the distressing cough, and heals
the sensitive mem branes. Accept no 9TH
er. Demand DIR. Shops. Sold by all
druggists.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
One Kind of Teacher.

I'm school near Concordia." said
State Superintendent Fairchild of Kan
sas in discussion of school work. "a
little French boy was found by his
teacher down under seat trying to
catch a grasshopper. The teacher
got down, too. and assisted the little
fellow in catching the hopper. What
a chance to have done the wrong
thing-to have frightened the little
foreigner, to have scolded and lee
tured the whole school. How wisely
this young man acted under the cir
cumstances He would have been
my choice for te..cner for my boy"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
She Was Pleasantly Surprised

Miss III. e. Bell, Wansau, Wis,
writes: ':Before commenced to take
Foley's Kidney Pills had severe pains
in my back, could not sleep and was
greatly troubled with headache. The
first few doses of Foley's Kidney Pills
gave me relief, and two bolt es cured
me. The quick results surprised me and
| can honestly recommend them. Sold
by all druggists.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07

To.qu!ckly check cold, druggists are
dispensing everywhere, a clever Candy
Cold Cure Tablet called Preventics
Preventics are also fine for feverish
children. Take Preventics at the sneeze
stage. to head eff all colds. Box of 4O-25c
All orug g.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
The Reading Mask.

1t has been discovered that the an.
cient volumes over which the student
pores is full of germs; and some peo.
pie say that the danger should not
be faced without a silk and wire mask
to fit over the mouth and nose. This
reading mask is used in Paris.
Il q asl
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07

Sickening headaches, indigestion, con-
stipation, indicate unhealthy condition
of the bowels HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tam Tea makes the bowels work natnr-
ally and restores your system to perfect
health and strength. Begin tonight.
Nick Dotfing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07

Cook says he did it. Peary says he
did it, but the chances are neither one
did it un'ess he took HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea Its the most searching
and finding remedy-there is no doubt
after taking gas sure as you take it you
get results. Do'it tonight. Nick Dofting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Extra narkets corrected
Weekly.

sKodol is for dyspepsia, indigestion,
sour stomach or for any stomach trou-
bic. Kodol is very pleasant to take and
it acts promptly. 1t digests all the food
you eat, for it is composed of the very
same digestive juices that ara found in
ahealthy stomach. 1t is guaranteed to
relieve you and is sold here by all drug.
gists.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Shot for Biting Sons Finoer.

Shot for Biting Sons Finger.
J, Bartlesville, Okla.-Harrison Day.
20 years old. the other night perhaps
fatally wounded his father. James
Day. ss@
The elder Day had bitten OF a joint
Of oneo Of his sons fingers during q
quarrel. ss0ssil.,ss ils $50 ga4 (
The latter rushed to a neighbor's.
borrowed q shotgun and shot his To-
ther.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
{ ameron and Ross

.( ameron and Ross
Joshua Jordan is building crib
this fall.
May Schrader bot 16O.acre farm
in Canada.
Johnny Steward is laid up with a
lame back.
Sam Magill shelled out his rent
corn last Friday.
Alice Johnston spent Sunday visit
her friend, Ella Cerka.
Joe Johnston and wife Sundayel at
the Albert Fest home.
Herman TessmaI and wife visited
Sunday at All Miller's.
Mae Schrader Sundayed with her
friend, Minnie Neitzel.
Joe Johnston Jr. is working for
Oscar Swanson this week.
Chas. Johnston and wife were visi-
tors in Audubon Sunday.
Henry Witte of Ross moved his
household goods to Manning, Sat.
Amos Fancher and VIM. Parrott
returned Monday eve from South
Dakota.
Revival meeting begun the 9Th of
Oct. at the German Evangelical
Church at Ross.
Willie Johnston was an overnight
visitor at the parental home, Joe
Johnston'F, Sunday.
Pat German was assisting Thomas
Rutherford Jr. to dig a cellar on his
farm west of Ross.
Fred Bonnet and wife of sFiola
Center visited Sunday at the InmaD
Sherman home in Ross.
Mrs. Willie Johnston returned
Wednesday from visit at her ia
theirs home in Gibson Iowa.
Mrs. Fred McRistal is staying in
Audubon this week with her parents
she is under the DOCTORS care.
G. Lowe and wife of Ross visited
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Harry Smith in Viola Twp.
Mary Tessman and sister, Eva
Scbrader departed last week for
Powshiek Co. to visit relatives.
Robert Rutherford and wife are vi.
sitting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Isasc Stewart IN South Oak.
VIM. Swanson and wife, VIM.
Krauel and wife, Chris Krauel and
wife spent Sunday at the Oscar Swan.
son home. *.
Rev. Stark was returned to Eden
Valley and Gray for the ensuing year
Services Sunday at eleven O'Clock at
Eden Valley. -
Rev. johnson preached Sunday eve
ming in the German Church at Ross,
he was collecting for the little ones
in the Orphan's home. ss
Word was received Saturday AFTER
noon in Ross that John Sandrock's
baby girl died Saturday afternoon
the little one was three weeks old.
Those who were Ames visitors
from this vicinity we're: William
Neitzel and daughter Minnie, May
Schrader, All Miller and wife, Tho
mas Shelley and Theodore Moore.
Jens Sorren, was returning home
with the mail, one OF his horses
kicked over the tongue and became
frightened aud ran away but collided
with Henry Schradel's team and was
stopped before any harm was done.
Jesse Neilzel was burned severely
about the face and eyes last week as
a jug containing gasoline was in his
closet: which had not been air-tight
aud had evaporated, as Jessie was ig-
hitting match to search for some
clothing: the clothes got afire and as
Jessie was trying to extinguish the
fire it burnt his face quite bad. He
got off very lucky as it could have
been great deal worse. He is i'm
proving nicely. s.s. s.sn
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07

were each presented with remem-.
brance from their lodge, to carry
with them to their new home at
Boone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09

and proceeded TO Cape Moss. Then
came the dash for the pole when he
pierced the far north to point which
his instruments registered as 81 de-
grees minutes latitude and the forty
ninth meridian of west longitude. This
point was reached on April 81, 1906,
three years to a day before the one on
which Cook said he touched the pole.
The journey was made with remarka-
BILE directness. as his march from Cape
Moss to the eighty-fourth parallel was
made in virtually a straight line. At
81 degrees sc minutes the expedition
ran into an open lane of water two
miles wide and was held up six days
before able to proceed. On this open
lane Peary put the blame for his fail
ure. As soon as young ice formed the
party pushed out into the thinly coy
cred lane. Most of the lightly weight
ed sledges were over and preparing to
return and reload when wind sprang
up and opened the lane again. AS the
bulk of the provisions We're on the
south side, the expedition was forced
to proceed without. them. 1t was heart
breaking, but longer delay meant
certain failure.
So the party abandoned the better
share of its supplies and continued its
course. From that point until the lati-
tude of 81 degrees Il minutes was
reached the journey was comparative
ly easy. The fee proved smooth, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09

glasses. silver tlliinblcs. shotguns and
other useful implements with which
lie intended to reward the Eskimos
and arouse their enthusiasm.
I'VE are ready for the trip" he said.
II have done entirely too much work
ia that country 10 he certain of any
thing. so Ill nor promise anything be-
fore start. except that | am going to
put into it every bit of energy. moral.
mental and physical. that possess.
81 feel confident that in any case l
shall carry the American flag farther
north than ever. Unless the unfore-
seen happens | shall plant the stars
and stripes at the geographical pole.
IF conditions are no worse I'm the
next season than they were during the
last voyage / shall hope to accomplish
the object of the expedition and re-
turn in about fifteen months-that is,
in October, 1909. am prepared, how
ever for a stay of three years.
Il shall follow the same north route
as in my last trip via Sydney, straits
Of Belle isle. David straits. Bafiin's
bay and Smith sound. ! shall take on
the Eskimo and the dogs in the Whale
sound region as before and shall en-
deavor to force my ship to the same
winter quarters on the north side of
Grant Land rs in the winter of 1905
and 1906. The sledge work will begin
in February. / shall follow the north
coast Of Grant Land as far west as
Cape Columbia and possibly beyond
instead of leaving land at Point Moss,
as did before.
"My course will be more west of
north than before in order to counter
act or allow for the easterly set of ice
discovered in my last expedition be-
, tween the north coast of Grant Land
and the pole. The attainment of the
north and south poles by American ex-
petitions would be worth to this coun-
try many times the few thousands ex-
| pended just for the closer bond, the
| deeper patriotism resulting. when ev-
cry one of the hundred millions of us
can say the stars and stripes float at
both ends of the eartl's axis aud the
| whole earth turns about them" y.
News From Peary. 4atE5
In the middle of the following Octo.
Der word came from the Roosevelt at
Etah, the most northern settlement in
the world. IS degrees 20 minutes north
latitude 1t came in the form of let
ter from n member of the crew, the
explorers crew. I'VE are now sever.
ing all communication with civiliza
ton" the sailor wrote.
Before us lies the great ice pack
stretching for distance of 200 miles
| and against its force the sturdy little
Roosevelt has now set its PROV. Etah
,....I-y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09

possible This experience and that in
the storm camp on the way north
taught Peary that polar ice on the
southern side of lane moves slower
than that nearer the pole and also
travels east. Both he and Cook put
this discovery to good use later
Peary's Route.
This year his route, like that of DR..
Cook, lay in Il general way from Grant
Land northwest. He gagged his jour
ney as an archer gauges his aim in a
strong wind. Commander Peary plan
ned TO head for newly discovered
island northwest of Grant Land and to
strike north from there. He figured
that this would give him leeway in
which to drift should lanes of water
again impede his progress.
Peary in going through Baffin's bay
worked against the drift of the ice and
not with it. The old notion of the
polar sea was to the effect that the
pole was SO surrounded by an uncon
querable mass Of grinding Ice that 1t
meant the destruction Of any ship or
human being TO attempt to pass
through or over 1t.
Sailed July II, 1903
Peary sailed from Sydney on the
Roosevelt. his stanch arctic ship built
to withstand enormous pressures of
the Ice, on July II. 1908. In the cargo
were large quantities Of looking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09
PLANNED MS Dash
Nothing Left Undone TO
Make a Success of This
His Supreme Effort * *

weather conditions were Of the best.
Then suddenly bad storm spranS up.
and Peary and his companions were
forced into camp. There in drivlh2
storm of ice and snow all nands re-
1nained idle for six days. The ice on
which the party was camped dri1ted
10 the east nearly seventy miles dur
ing the storm. and upon taking obser-
vations after the wind had gone down
peary found himself at the forty-ninth
meridian.
Provisions now ran low. and the al
lOYanceS were shortened Weaker
dogs were fed to their stronger broth
crs. and by eNerting themselves to the
utmost the explorers were able TO
make fair headway. The lanes or wa
ter We're increasing constantly. how
eyer. and the hummockS grew larger
and larger. On April p he called the
final halt in his advance
Even should he reach the pole. ne
knew that he would never return safe-
ly to the mainland. Turning. the expe-
0ition headed for Cape Morris Jesup
after putting up nag III tue polhi
farthest north. The chance discovery
of several musk oxen alone saved the
PARTY from starvation. Once, too. the
explorer and his Eskimos were nearly
drowned in crossing a lane covered
with thin ice. 1t was at the eighty
fourth parallel that Peary came upon
an unusually wide lane. and while
camped waiting for chance to cross
the ice upon which the party was
gathered separated from the main foe
and drifted away for five days. A cold
snap cemented it to the main body
then. and on ice which threatened each
moment to break beneath them the
explorers. their dogs and provisions
spread cut in a long line and made the
perilous crossing.
The men. with snowshoes on their
feet. did not dare to slip ahead. but
were content to scuff along while the
block ice bent beneath them like rub,
Der. 1t was two miles across this tic
klish bender, and in silence the party
crossed. Had they paused an instant
the ice would have given way beneath
them. and rescue would have been i'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09

which we are about to leave. is com.
prised Of four skin tents. called tupiks
by the Eskimo.
I'VE will then transport our food
and other supplies to, Point Ulass by
means of twenty-five dog teams. We
expect to be in a position to make the
dash to the pole by February. The
country here is alive with game. We
have 200 dogs, magnificent brutes.
Never in all my experience have i
been so well satisfied with the spirit
Of the CANNES as on this voyage. Ii
1t is possible to reach the pole these
sturdy fellows are certain to take us
through.
Whale Meat For Dogs.
"To feed the dogs we took thirty
tons of whale meat aboard at Labra-
dor. Many strange scenes are enacted
on the deck of the Roosevelt, and one
can imagine what it means in the
way of noise and echoes with 200
dogs and thirty Eskimos with their
women and children all taking up q
position on the deck of the craft
1t was at Etah that Peary fell in
with Rudolph Francke, the only other
white man who accompanied DIR. Cook
on the first part of his expedition.
peary landed coal and supplies for
the relief of DR.. Cook. "who had not
vet returned" He also sent Francke
lone. Ut the latter's request, on board
the Erik.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09
COOK 5 EXPLOIT.
A Second Daring American
Arctic Explorer Has Reach.
ed the Top OF the World

that the big lead encountered in both
my upward and return marches in my
last expedition. and which was also
observed by me in 1902, although
closed ut that time, is an essentially
permanent feature of this part OF the
Arctic ocean. This lead extends west
ward from Cape Morris Jesup, the
most northern point of Greenland, in
the general neishborhood of the
eighty fourth parallel. toward Crocker
Land. and forms the line of demarlla
ton between the heavy. rough, nearly
motionleSs ice embayed in the great
blight between Cape Jesup and Crock
or Land. ana the less heavy, more mo-
bile ice OF the central polar sea, NOV
ing steadily from the ice encountered
areas north of Bering strait, across
the pole toward the north Atlantic in
bread stream between Cape Morris
Jesup and the northern point of Franz
Josef Land.
~ have little doubt of my ability TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-09
HOW TIE EXPLORER
Warned by Previous Fail.
ures, He Made the Most
Careful Preparation Possible
N OR weeks the scientific world
~ had waited breathlessly, hoping

.oR weeks the scientific world
had waited breathessly, hoping
daily to hear from Peary He.
like Cook. was overdue, having been
away from his permanent base longer
than was anticipated. and. like Cook.
he pushed onward with dogs and Els
kmos.
His great determination and init
mate knowledge of polar conditions
were looked upon as his chief assets
in his advance Oh the pole
1t is admitted that a freak of ma
ture alone prevented his rcaching the
boreal center on his last previous at
tempt.
feary planned to make his dash in
the summer months. while DR.. Cook
advanced In the late winter He made
his dash upon the same general theory
which he advanced upon the occasion
of his first attempt. This was n sim
pie and set plan to Keep on trying
along the same line until success or
death was met. Peary figured that
each attempt put him nearer to the
pole and that he learned more and
more about the general conditions
along his course at each effort. and
should he adopt a new route all this
knowledge would be lost. With each
trip bringing him nearer and nearer
to his goal. those interested in arctic
exploration felt certain that success
would meet the naval commander in
this, his supreme effort.
The American Route.
The general route lay up through
Baftin's bay. Smiths sound, Kenne
dy's channel and Robeson's channel
into Mares sea. In 1S94-95 he nearly
reached the seventy eighth parallel, or
the west Greenland coast. In 1859!
he turned back only after reaching
land close to the eightieth parallel, or
the east coast of Ellsmere Land. IL
1900 he took the east coast of Grin
nell Land and reached the eighty-sec
ond parallel The northern coast OF
Grinuell Land was Skirted in 10000
and winter quarters We're made Al
Cape Sheridan. Grant Land. He
moved past Cape Hecla on the west