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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-30

I have three young draft geld
ings also two high grade rs and
1870 Shire stations one year old
for sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08

DANISH TORPEDO BOAT JsByoENxE wEI-
 COMING DB- COOK AT sKAGRN. ge{her we were seeking an escape from a world which was never intend ed for creatures with humping hearts.
 Much very heavy ice was crossed near the eighty-efghth, but the endless unbroken fields of the northward trails were not again seen The weather changed considerably. The light cut ting winds from the west increased in force, and the spasmodic squalls came at shorter intervals The clear purple and blue of the seas were gradually changed to light gray, and a rush of frosty needles came over the pack for several hours each day.
 Could Brook No Delay.
 The inducement to seek shelter I cemented walls of snow and wait for better weather was very great. But such delay forestalled certain starva- ton. Under fair conditions there was barely food enough to reach land. while even short delays might easily jeopardize our return We could not. therefore, do otherwise than to force ourselves against the wind and drift with all possible speed. closing the eye to unavoidable suffering.
 With no alternative, we tried to per suade ourselves that conditions might be worse.
 The eighty was crossed, the eighty-sixth was. neared, but there came a time when both mind and body wearied of the whole problem of forced resolution
 The hard work of igloo building was now a thing of the past-only one had been built since leaving the pole, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08

mained as reminder of reckless dar- ing. As we now moved along the feel ing of elation slowly subsided with the realization of the prospective difi- culties of the return. Though the mer- cury was still frozen and the suns perpetual flush was lost in a frigid blue. the time was at hand in lower attitudes for the ice to break and drift southward-
 With. correct reasoning all former expeditions had planned to return to land and secure a line of retreat by May l. We could not hope to do so until early in June. It seemed. there fore. probable that the ice along the outskirts of the polar sea would be much disrupted and that open water, small ice and rapid drifts would seri- ously interfere with our return to a sure footing on the shores of Nansen sound. All of this and many other possibilities were carefully considered before. but the conquest of the pole was not possible without risks.
 Famine and Frost.
 We started earlier than all other polar aspirants. and no time had been lost en route. If misfortune came to us 1t could not be because of wasted energies or unnecessary delay In the last days of the onward rush to sue cess there was neither time nor oppor- tunity to ponder over the bitters of subsequent remorse. but now, facing southern skies under which were home and all for which we lived. the back fro he h n cold sober thought. freed of the intox- ication of polar enthusiasm, the difh- culties darkened in color We now saw that the crucial stage of the cam paign was not the taking of the pole. querors was to be measured by the outcome of final battle for life against famine and frost.
 The first days, however. passed rap idly. With fair weather and favorable ice long marches were made.
 We aimed to return along the one hundredth meridian. There were three important objects to be gained by a route somewhat west of the north ward march. The increasing easterly drift would thus be counterbalanced- We hoped to get near enough to the new lands to explore a part of the coast, and a wider belt would be swept out of the unknown. area.
 The pack drift proved quite active. and we were quickly carried eastward beyond our daily drift allowances. Or April 50 the pedometer registered 121 miles, and by our system of dead reck- oning. which was usually correct, we should have been at latitude S1.59, longitude 100. The nautical observa- tfons gave latitude SS.1. longitude or AZ. We were therefore drifting eastward with increasing speed, and to counter balance this a still more westerly course was set
 At this time the never changing sameness of the daily routine was again felt. The novelty of success and the passion of the home run were no longer operative. The scenes of shiv- ering blue wearied the eye, and there was no inspiration fin the moving sea
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08

sixth would soon be under foot, and the sight of the new lands should com pei action. These hard fought times only the marks of the pencil now re- main to tell the story of suppressed existence.
 Fellow Feeling For Dogs.
 The long strain of the march had given a brotherly sympathy to the trio Of human strugglers. Under the same strain was made the descent to canine levels. The dogs, though still possess ing the savage ferocity of the wolf, had taken us into their community. We now moved among them without hearing a grunt of discord, and their sympathetic eyes followed until we were made comfortable on the cheer less snows. If our dogs happened to be placed near enough they edged up and encircled us, giving the benefit of their animal fires. To remind us of their presence frost covered noses were frequently pushed under the bag, and occasionally cold snout touched our warm skin with a rude awakening. We loved the creatures, however, and admired their superb brute strength Their adaptability was frequent top ic of converse ton. With a pelt that was a guarantee against all weather conditions they threw themselves down to the sweep of winds-in open defi- ance of death dealing storms. They willingly did a prodigious amount of work each day. and then as bedfellows they offered their fur as shelter and bones as head rests to their two footed companions. We had learned to appre- ciate the advantage of their beating breasts The bond of animal fellow ship had drawn tighter and tighter in a long run O. successive adventures And now there was stronger reason than ever to appreciate power, for to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08
DR. COOKS OWN STORY OF
 THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE
The Return Begun==Pack Drift Active===Neyer Chang
 ing SanleneSS=FriendlineSs of the Dogs.

of ice to gladden. the heart. The ther mometer rose and fell between 30 and 40 below zero F.. with a ceaseless wind. It was still very cold The first of May was at hand. bringing to mind the blossoms and smiles of a kindly world, but here all nature was mar rowed to lines of ice. The sun circled the skies in lines of glaring. but its heat was a sham and its light a tor ment.
 With weary nerves and compass in hand my lonely march ahead of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08
tELEvENTH ARTICLE)

By pr. Frederick A. Cook, First White
 Man to Reach the North Pole DURING the first hour of April g
 backs were turned to the pole D and to the sun- Our exploring
 ambition had been thoroughly satisfied There were few glances backward
 The eagerness to solve the mystery had served its purpose, and the mem ory of the adventure for a time re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08

in it a precious day was Iost-while the atmospheric fury changed the face of the endless expanse of desolation. The little silk tent now housed us suf6- ciently from the icy airs. There were stfn 50 degrees of frost. but with hard ened skins and fnsensfble nerve fla ments the torture was not so keenly felt
 The steady diet of pemmican and tea and biscuits was now entirely satis- factory. We longed for enough to give a real filling sense, but the ration was slightly reduced rather than in- creased. The change in life from win ter to summer which should take place at about this time of the year, was in our case marked only by a change in shelter. from the snow house to the tent, and our bed was moved from the soft snow shelf of the fgioo to the hard, wind swept crust.
 Preserved the Ratio.
 'They have been married six years.s
 '.Does she think as much of him as she thought she would2"
 ~Yes: her affection seems to rrov.r
 "well, his salary has been advanced every year."
 Copyright, 1909, by the New york Herald Company, Registered in Cam ada in Accordance With Copyright Act. Copyright in Mexico Under Laws of the Republic of Mexico
 All Rights Reserved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08

sleds was continued Progress was satisfactory. We had passed the eighty-ninth and eighty-eighth paral
 lels. The eighty-seventh and the eighty
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08
MARKET MOVEMENTS
Of THE DAY

New York. Oct. THE stock mar
ket gave early evidences today that
the fquidating pressure on United
tone of the whole speculation was
shaped accordingly. United States
Steel continued dispropnrtionately
prominent but not as unduly 80 AS
yesterday. The money market showed
signs of having been eased also by
the substantial loan repayments which
must have accompanied the stock
market liquidation of the last day or
two. Bankers closely associated with
the United States Steel corporation
offered large sums in the call loan
market The immediate effect Of this
development was the advance in the
official discount rate of the Bank Of
England today from "a to ; per cent.
The hardening OF the private discount
rate in London and the steadiness
making on the banks bullion holdings
revealed by the weekly return pub
liShed today made il evident that TIL.
advance in the official rate was i'm
minent anyhow. With further de-
mand on American account threatened
the governors evidently felt themselves
constrained tn the prompt step as n
protective measure. The foreign eN
change market in New York was
greatly unsettled in its efforts at re-
adjustment. The rise i'm United States
Steel, Union Pacific, Reading and
New York Central supplied the most
substantial portion OF the buying
movement. The greatest fluctuations
otherwise. were III minor class of
stocks both railroad and Industrial.
The soft coal carriers We're strong as
group led by Pennsylvania. Private
estimates gave promise Of better
showing for the corn crop In the
Forthcoming monthly movement gov
eminent report of conditions than was
contained in last months report. An
increase in the Rio Tinto copper min
ing dividend had less effect on copper
securities than had the unfavorabe
! statistical position of the metal. The
re-selling of stocks wiped out gains
In the principal stocks before the day
was over and made the closing weak
Bonds were irregular. Total sales.
upar valuel. SL6s6.000.
United States bonds IS declined Il
per cent on call.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08

Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. oct. Increased receipts
in the southwest. coupled with an
official forecast of rain in portions
Of the wheat belt, offset II number of
i,uliiSh Influences in the wheat mar
ket today. causing a heavy tone the
greater part Of the session. The mar
ket. however, experienced fair rallies
on buying by an influential commits
sion house and by shorts. Trading dur
ing the greater part of the day was
light and prices held within about IL
range. December selling between
= alisms1.0lI and si.o22s. The market
closed only "A trifle ahoss the lowest
mark with Decemb II at s..clas.
:. ling Of December oats by longs
was Il feature Of trading in that mar
ket. All prices were ismIc to &c
lower than yesterday.
Provisions We're weak at the start
but quickly rallied and continued
firm. Prices at the close were 2i.c t6
15c higher.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08
INJUNCTION ACTION
BEGUN BY CANDIDATE

Louisville. Ky. oct. 1.-Georse Y.
Todd. independent republican candt-
date for mayor. instituted today an
injunction suit against Mayor James
+. Grinstcad. who is the nominee of
the regular republicans la succeed
himself Todd declares that Grinsteaa
i'll ineligible tn hold the mayors Of
flee having been elected for one term
and quotes the constitutional inhlbl
tinn. The Negro enters largely into
the campaign and the democrats on
the ticket headed ny William . Head.
have made the paramount issue and
HrnnIsnt.t
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08
KINGS MOUNTAIN DAY
F|TT|NGLY OBSERVED

Charlotte. \. e.. Oct. s+-"kings
Mountain Day" the anniversary of
the BATH. III Kings Mountain. :. G.
in which 200 brave Mountain Men"
Won IA victory over the British forces,
numbering loo ON October !. 1850.
during the struggle for independence
from Great Britain. was fittingly
COMMUNICATED. today i'll both South
Carolina and Tennessee.
ON the battlefield monument
which has been erected by the United
states government, at Il cost of 100000
Was dedicated.
At Fort Natauga, near johnson
City. Tenn. the point from which the
men under Campbell, shelby and
Sewer started for Kings Mountain
the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton dedicated another monument.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08
Metal Market.

New York. oct. 1.-Standard copper
was again weak an the New York
metal exchange today. closing at
s1a25m ia.a0 for spot. There We're no
sales. London was unchanged at E59
- cd for spot and at 1853 for futures.
Local dealers reported an easier ten
dency with lake quoted at si3d 1926:
electroiytic, s12.G212G 12,611a and cast
ing. sl2.5dm i2..5.
Tin declined about -. points on the
metal exchange. ruling easy without
sales. Spot closed at s30.3Its n 30. 30.
London advanced Is Sd To 1889 IS Cd
for spot and was unchanged on
futures ut r1i0 - sd.
Lead was steady and unchanged in
both markets. Spelter was quiet and
unchanged at home and in London.
Iron Was firm.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08

Chicago. oct. 7.-Cattle-Receipts cs-
timated at 1000: market strong:
beeves. Si.20ns.so; Texas steers. $4,000
5.25: western steers. star: stockers
and feeders. s3.2nms.2n; COWS and
heifers. s2.2oG6: calves, s1aa.25.
Hogs-Receipts estimated ut 1000;
market, Toe lower; light. S.aemI.s5:
mixed, si.i0m1.a5: heavy. S1.25ats
rough. Ss.-5M1.i5: good Ia choice
heavy. s7.45nS: pigs. s7.ann $50: bulk
OF sales, s1.5a4tT.s5.
Shcep-Rcceipts estimated at 10000:
market weak 10 lower; native. s..s5fi
go: western. s21on4a5: yearlings,
s..aaMt.i5: lambs. native. sin7.ls:
western. Si.501.la.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08
Superior
in Strength

DR.. Prices Flavoring Extracts are su,
perior in strength, freshness and fine
ness OF favor to any flavoring extracts
made in the world, and ladies OF the
best taste, who are now using them.
ind them just as represented. Persons
who desire a delicate aud natural flavor
In their cakes. buildings, or any table
d,.licacy, will obtain it by using
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
BEGIN TRIAL OF MAN
ACCUSED OF MURDER
ERNSTING is CHARGED WITH
KILLING AGED VETERAN
Testimony of Four Witnesses Heard
in Case Where Victims Body Was
Found in Alley - Defend
ant Denies Deed

The trial of Willis Ernsting, charged
with the murder August Is, 1909, of
William Salter, an aged veteran, was
begun before a jury in Judge Willis
court yesterday. The jury was COM
pleted at o'clock in the afternoon, and
after listening to the testimony of four
witnesses the trial was continued until
10 o'clock today.
Salter was found dead In Center al
ley early in the morning of August 16,
and for a long time it was the general
belief he had been killed by a garbage
wagon, circumstances indicating he had
been run over while he lay in the alley
IN drunken stupor. Investigation de-
VeloDed the fact that Salter and ErR-
sting were seen together at a late hour
the previous night and this, with other
incidents apparently connecting Ern-
sting with the alleged killing, resulted
in the latter's arrest October 23.
The jury selected to try the case in
clude r. G. Anderson, S. Il. Dawson,
M. c. Farsham, A. i. Bell, T.. G. Has
kins, II. O. Sanderson, Thomas Crew,
Walter NJ McStay, Christian Sebelins,
William b. Cullen, John II. McManua
and Orange d. Thompson.
Among the first witnesses called by
Deputy District Attorney Ford, prose-
cutting the case, was r. E. Torrey, a
saloonkeeper at Sixth and Main streets,
who said he saw Salter and Ernsting
in his place between 10 and II o'clock
the night of the Vteran's death. lie
paid little attention to them he said,
except to notice that Salter was intox-
icated. George Gordon, another saloon
keeper, said the two men were in his
saloon between 10 and II o'clock, aOd
Salter was refused drinks in the place
on account of his condition.
"Salter was leaning over Ernstlngs
shoulder as if he wanted to kiss him" "
said the witness. Il saw Ernsting at
the city Jail after his arrest and he
said he was in a bad fix, but denied
he had killed the old man. He also
said salter made bad proposition to
him."
1t is believed the defense will try to
prove that Salter followed Ernsting TO
the latter's room, was elected and later
fell down in the alley, where he met
his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
Pyramid Oil DrjHerS Reach
200 Feet and Change Casing

The Pyramid Oil company which is
operating in Santa Paula canyon, on
what is known as the Silver Thread
fault, Sisar creek, has reached the
depth of 200 feet with No, well and
changed from IS to IS inch casing.
The Pyramid has several old wells,
drilling along the outcrop, from which
it is producing about 1000 barrels a
month, some of the oil being sold to
its neighbors for drilling purposes, and
the remainder going to the Union,
which has a pipe line in the field. These
are all shallow wells, and one of them
is said to have been a producer for
forty years, coming in at forty barrels
and gradually dying down to ten,
which is its present daily gait.
The we'll now drilling, and which is
known as No. 8, is the first one to be
drilled any distance from the outcrop
ON this ground, and it is in conse-
quenCe hard to determine AT what
depth the first sand viii be found.
Judging by the log Of the Capital
Crude, which adjoins the Pyramid on
the east, the sand should be reached at
1900 feet, that company having brought
in good well at that depth which
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
SIERRA PRIETA RANGE
WINS PR0SPECT0R'S EYE

PHOENIX, Dec. 20.-New discover
les in the Sierra Prieta range, Yavapai
county, are said to be attracting con-
siderable attention.
The scene of the latest discovery is
in the vicinity OF the Lenora group Of
mines. Eight claims are in the group,
and while their development is Of
short duration, no extensive depth
has been reached, the intention of the
company owning it is to thoroughly
explore the group that now presents
in limited work attractive conditions.
Strongly mineralized groupings ap-
pear at all points in the belt in which
the Lenora group of claims IS situated
and one place go feet in length has
been stripped to shallow depth, shows
good mineral conditions. This will be
the basis of sinking deep shaft. As
says in gold and bismuth from this
place give valuations running to nearly
300
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
OIL LOCATION
MAKES TROUBLE
UNION AND INDIVIDUAL DIS
PUTE RIGHT
STRIP IN sEsPE DISTRICT is
OVERLOOKED FOR YEARS
Locator Places Certificate on Thirty
seven Acres, but Company Reaches
Recorders Office First-Both
Claim Ownership

What promises to be a merry little
war in the establishment Of title to oil
acreage in the Sespe district had it's
beginning last week when the Union Oil
company recorded a certificate cover
ing some thirty-seven acres adjoining
its present holdings.
According to report, F. H. Allen
learned that some time ago there was a
strip Of ground adjoining the Union
which had never been located, but be-
ing in q well established section the
fact was not known, even to the Union
people. Mr.. Allen proceeded to put his
certificate on the premises and pros
pect. A foreman on the Union prop
erty noticed the actions of the locator
and Immediately telephoned headquar-
ters that something was doing" and
officials of the company began at once
to investigate, learning that, as mat
ter Of legal record, the thirty seven
acres had never been recorded. The
officials took action, had the foreman
at the property examine the certificate
put up by Mr.. Allen, and then they had
it recorded.
The morning following the incident
Mr.. Allen, according to report, went TO
the recorders office with his certificate,
but was informed that the thirty-seven
acres had already been included in a
certificate filed the day before.
1t is said the Union claims the ground
by reason that it had the property re-
corded first, and Mr.. Allen, il seems
would have right to 1t by reason that
under the placer mining law he has
thirty days TO file his certificate and
have it recorded.
Both sides claim rights in the matter
and IL is said the case will be fought
out to q finish in the courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
News OF The Courts
GRIDER GIVEN TWO
YEARS IN PRISON
REAL ESTATE BROKER SEN
TENCED BY JUDGE
Was Convicted of the Larceny of
Diamond Ring Valued at $3.50
from Mrs. A. D. Van
Houten

Charles c. Grider, the real estate
broker convicted December 13 on a
charge of grand larceny of a diamond
ring valued at $3.50 from Mrs. A. d.
Van Houten in August, was sentenced
to two years in San Quentin peniten-
tiary by Judge Davis of the criminal
court yesterday after an application
for probation and a motion for arrest
of Judgment had been denied. On re-
quest of Attorney Earl Rogers, who
was retained in Orders behalf fol-
lowing the latter's conviction, Judge
Davis signed a writ of probable cause
and the case will be taken to the ap-
pellate court in an effort to secure a
reversal of the sentence and a new
trial.
The. charge made by Orders attor-
neys in Judge Davis court Saturday
that Mrs. L. M. Grider had been ap-
preached by person representing
himself to be Mrs. Van Houten's at
torney with proposition to settle the
woman's claim for $500, later for $1,000
and still later for $500, In return for
which she would approve Of a proba-
| tionary sentence, was explained by At
torney L. X. Parks in the hearing on
the application for probation yester
day. Attorney Parks said he had
spoken to Mrs. Grider and the prison.
er with reference to the latter's pre-
dicament and. without suggesting any
stated amount of money, told them it
would tend to influence the courts ac-
tion if a settlement. not only of the
Van Houten claim but other matters
in which Grider was involved, was ar
ranged.
81 explained that the prisoner was
involved in a number Of alleged ir-
regularities. and If he was released on
probation other charges might be made
against him." said Attorney Parks. 'I
am not a criminal attorney and my
only desire was TO act in n friendly
way in an effort to assist Grider.'
Judge Davis exonerated the attor-
ney from all blame in the matter. The
issuance Of the writ of probable cause
viii act as a stay of execution, and
Grider will remain in Los Angeles and
in the county Jail unless bond is fur
nished for his release until the case is
heard and disposed Of in the court of
appealS