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The Princeton union., 1909-09-09
Dr.. Cook and His Trip to the Pole
Secrecy Surrounded Expedition So
as to Thwart Ills Rival. Peary.
lie Has Been q Lifelong
Advenmrer.

had succumbed to the strangling grip
Of the abysmal horrors Of the region.
And it was in April that the orbit Of
the midnight sun carried its brilliant
occupant over the horizon. The glitter
on the green-white pack ice and the
purple tinged bergs was stimulant to
the nerve worn invaders Of the grim
silence. The dogs began to sicken.
Those that dropped dead in the stiff
ened harness were eagerly devoured
by their mates. Thus the team Of
huskies became self supporting.
A temperature Of more than 45 de-
grees below zero prevailed in spite Of
the rays of the midnight sun. The
day came when but 100 miles of ice
pack lay between DR.. Cook and the
north pole on, on, around, up, down,
back and again on, circumventing the
shifting barriers, outwitt1ng the frozen
The Princeton union., 1909-09-09

seas. The ice hardened as he got to
within fifty miles of the pole. The all
prevailing silence and sameness were
telling heavily on the tempers Of the
men. The Eskimos Quarreled and
threatened to knife one another. The
pail of the hidden pole, jealous Of the
discovery Of it's long retreat. was work
ing on the brains Of its pursuers.
At this time but two Eskimos accom-
panied him.
On April 21 observations showed DR..
Cook that he was within a few hun
dred feet of the pole. A few seconds
more and he stood upon it, the goal Of
scores Of the worlds bravest men,
and, planting the American flag, he
claimed for the United States over
10000 square miles of territory-a
10000 mile section Of natures scrap
heap.
News Came From Copenhagen.
The first news of DR.. Cooks discov-
cry to reach America came from the
colonial Office at Copenhagen, stating
that with few Eskimos, a siedging
party, DR.. Cook reached the pole on
April 81, 1908.
The Copenhagen authorities had OBJ
tanned their information in dispatch
from Lerwick, Scotland, which also re-
lated that DR.. Cook was returning from
the polar seas on the steamship Hans
Egede. bound for Denmark
DR.. Cook, who was surgeon Of the
first Peary arctic expedition and who
is mountain climber Of wide expe-
rience, disembarked from the auxil-
larry schooner yacht John r. Bradley
on Aug. q with his supplies at Etah,
on Smiths sound, latitude 70 degrees
north and about $50 miles from the
pole. Smiths sound is at the north
ern extremity Of Baff1n bay. His idea
was to winter somewhere in this gen.
eral section and early in the spring
cross Ellesmere Land and push onward
and northward to the pole across the
desolate polar sea, whence few men
ever returned to tell the tale.
Provisions, clothing and ammunition
sufficient for two years were taken
ashore from the Bradley. The adven-
turer's party consisted of one other
white man and about a dozen Eski-
mos. Mrs. Cook, the explorers wife,
accompanied him as far as Etah.
A Secret Expedition.
The Cook expedition was largely a
secret one. Mr.. Bradley, having a
burning desire to have DR.. Cook out
strip Peary to the pole, insisted that
no chance should be taken Of letting
Peary get wind Of the venture. In
his opinion, Peary, who was already
within striking distance of Etah,
would hasten his own operations If he
heard Of Cooks plans and probably
secure all the available dogs at Etah,
so that Cook would be unable to start
over the ice on his sledges. .'For
those reasons" says Mr.. Bradley, tive
The Princeton union., 1909-09-09

starvation, of freezing torture and
!blighted hopes that the story of the
search for the pole has been written.
And it remained for DR.. Cook in
the year 1908 to achieve what had
ibecome to be considered the impossi-
BILE, to accomplish what so many
dauntless men had attempted, to win
Immortal fame by actually penetrat-
ing to the north pole
And also he played a sensational
part in battle of giants in as pretty
a story Of intense rivalry between
strong men as has ever been imagined
by the most romantic fctionists In
short, DR.. Cook fulfilled the dearest
wish of his financial hacker, John r.
Bradley, a wealthy New Yorker, who
had registered a grim determination
that Commander Robert e. Peary
should not be the first man to. reach
the pole. Bradley, a millionaire who
has hunted and climbed mountain
peaks with DR.. Cook, was confident
that Peary could be beaten to the pole
Who was the man to do it? That was
the question. Cook? The very man,
thought Bradley-the very man to back
with a million dollars in cash for such
a venture.
And Cook made good.
An Account of the Trip.
During the early part of DR.. Cooks
trip into the unknown, where the one
certainty was the shadow of deaths
grim specter, he met with immense
herds Of big game-musk oxen, bears,
etc. His eleven Eskimos and 1O3 dogs
were in prime condition as in Febru-
;ary, 1908, from Heiberg island they be-
gan tortuous trek over the mysteri-
'Ous polar sea.
Averaging from ten to fifteen miles.
a day of progress, week after week
passed. Strictest economy in the use
of provisions was practiced, of course.
He discovered large area of hither-
to unknown land, seemingly many
thousands of square miles in area, and
reached the northernmost limit of
rocky formation. From that point there
stretched before him the gray expanse
of. the northern polar ocean, dulling to
the eye, stupendous to the imagination;
lbut treacherous as the quivering quick
sands that softly and surely smother
and kill
Overpowering winds often drove the
venturers into caverns or temporary
ice huts. The cold was the coldest
ever experienced by a white man who
.afterward lived. In April DR.. Cook
was in latitude 85 degrees 81 minutes,
longitude SG degrees 21 minutes. No
more land was to be seen. The ice
pack was moving with the currents
and threatened to sweep him far to
the eastward. Change Of direction,
therefore. was frequently necessary.
On, on, on into the CHASTITY north
f4plodded man and beast. No more seals
nor bears nor even the minute srr.,-
tures Of the sea We're seen Even they
The Princeton union., 1909-09-09
How His New Theory For Penetrating
Frozen North Won Him lmmor.
tai Fame Millionaire
Bradley His BaCker.
BY FREDERICK r. roonBs.

BY FREDERICK r. TOOE1BS.
~ YHEN the thrilling news was
AA/ fla b ed underneath the
oceans and across the CONT
nents of the world that DR..
Frederick A. Cook Of Brooklyn had
discovered the north pole it was nottd-
cation Of the greatest scientific
achievement of modern times. For
decade after decade daring explorers,
self sacrificing scientists and steely
nerved adventures Of a dozen ma
|tions have hurled themselves against
the merciless ice barriers Of the frozen
north in attempts to discover the pole.
Decade after decade the same result
failure has been the only reward for
the hardy voyagers who have made
the exploits of the famed ''hardy
iNorsemen" Of old dwindle into tnsfg
lnificance. 1t is in words Of death, of
The Princeton union., 1909-09-09
It'll Make Desperate Attempt. {"

To the present we have seen nothing of
Croker Land. and I am taking straight
course for the pole. The boys are doing
well, and have plenty Of dogs I hope
to succeed. At any rate, I will make a
desperate attempt.
While expect to get back to you by
the end Of May, still wish you to be
ready to go to Acponie, the island of
North Star, where the whalers' steamers
come, by the 5th Of June. and If am not
back go home with the whalers.
Gather all the blue fox skins you can.
These must be our money on the return
trip. II you can get few bearskins,
take them; also narwhal and walrus
tusks, but do not give too much for them.
The Princeton union., 1909-09-09

prepared our expedition very quietly
and got in on the ground floor
On his return to North Sydney from
Etah on his yacht Mr.. Bradley stated
the situation, the chances and the
plans Of Cook as follows:
From the polar sea there will be
only two sturdy Eskimos and their
dogs to go with Cook. From Elles-
mere Land three families Of huskies
will go with the party, establishing
three stations along the route. The
idea Of taking more on the haunt
across the ice fields does not meet
with our approval for various reasons.
''The party will leave 70 north lati-
tude in Smiths sound and from there
Will cross Ellesmere Land and try to
reach the pole by the polar sea. This
means a journey Of over 600 miles.
but for various reasons, which I do
not care to speak about at present, I
feel convinced DR.. Cook will land the
pole successfully.
Unlike the Peary expedition, DR..
Cook has taken only two sleds each
built with roofs, enabling the party
to sleep in them while pushing for
ward. The sleds are equipped with
lamp stoves and other contriyances.
Two canvas boats also form q part of
the outfit. These will be used in cross
ing leads, thereby saving valuable
time and cutting short the Journey.
DR.. Cook once accompanied Peary on
pole hunting trip. FL has spent con-
siderable time in making preparations
for the present expedition and goes
with every known element Of help"
The last word received from DR..
Cook after the yacht Bradley's de-
parture was dated 'Polar sea, March
IT," and reached Annootok by special
Eskimo messenger. The message sent
to Rudolph Francke, one Of the original
party, who had returned to Annootok
for supplies, was as follows:
It'll Make Desperate Attempt"
To the present we have seen nothing of
Croker Land, and am taking straight
course for the pole. The boys are doing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
NONE Y PACK
Wilkinson & Co. Sells a Remedy for
Catarrh on That Liberal
Basis.

Breathe Hyomei over the germ-rid-
den membrane. and it will kill the
germs, and cure catarrh.
There is no other way-you must
get where the germs are before you
can destroy them.
And when catarrh germs have dis
appeared, other things will happen;
there will be no more hawking, not
even in the morning; that offensive
breath will disappear; there will be
no more obnoxious mucous, or cough
ing, or sneezing, or huskiness of voice,
or difficulty in breathing. All these
disagreeable accessories of the demon
catarrh will disappear, and as they
go the glow Of health will return,
and all the strength and energy that
was formerly used In combating the
inroads of catarrh, will bring back
your vitality and ambition, will make
a new, healthy, happy being of you in
few weeks.
Wilkinson & Co. will sell you
complete Hyomei outfit for s1.O0. This
includes fine inhaler, bottle OF
Hyomei pronounced High-o-me), and
instructions for use. Sold by leading
druggists everywhere. Extra bottles
so cents. And bear in mind, money
back if Hyomei doesn't cure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
JeWelry Store

George T. Ross, superintendent Of
the Lake division of the Northern Pa
cific, and a former superintendent OF
the Iowa lines of the Burlington, died
at his home in Duluth several days
ago. He formerly lived at Burlington
and of him the Hawk-Eye says: While
many Burlingtonians knew George T.
Ross, a former superintendent of the
Iowa lines of the Burlington system
here, few seem to have been intimate
with him, and to have kept in touch
with him after his removal from the
city, which occurred several years
ago. There is a legend about the de-,
pot, to the effect that he was tire
less worker. With his family he oc-
cupied the w. W. Dodge home on
North Fifth street He was man of
striking appearance and railroad
man of undoubted experience and abil-
ity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
The Moon Law.
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City.

Read The Daily Gate City.
Order chicken for Sunday at
j. T. Carr's, 902 Main. Both phones.
Look who's here-Walnut molas-
ses taffy and cream dipped grapes at
Marchefke's.
When you are down town these
evenings drop in at the Olympia
amusement palace and enjoy game
of billiards, bowl game or two or
play little pool Life is worth living
when you once get into it. Messrs.
Lamprakis and Loomis have one of
the finest amusement halls in the
west.
-Montrose Journal: Yesterday
afternoon, J. G. Fackler, E. E. Hawkes.
and Felix Smith, of Wayland, Mo.
were here in search of George La
Vaun, the fellow who hired team
and buggy, last Monday, of Mr. Fack-
Ter. They learned that the man had
crossed the river on the ferry boat
Tuesday evening about $50 to Nau.
VOC. After telephoning to that city
they learned that the man had passed
through there going south. He was
located in La Harpe, Ill. Mr.. Hawkes.
and Mr.. Smith went to Nauvoo last
night and drove to La Harpe where
! they secured the team and have the
! man under arrest. 1t is not known at
this writing whether the man will re.
turn without requisition papers or not
nevertheless the A. Fl. T. A. will,
without doubt, land the gent(?) in
Jefferson City where he will have a
/ chance to try his strength on the rock
that they quarry in old Missouri.
You mustn't forget that Monday
night is the big social function of the
fall season in Keokuk, and will b.
the opening one of the enjoyable
dances to be given during the season
by Messrs. j. l.. Kennedy and Alba
Mccoy.
Take your dearie to the dance al
Hawkes. hall on Monday evening to b
given by Messrs. Mccoy and Kennedy
All rights of admission are reserved
and the best patronage only is solicit
ed by the gentlemen in charge o.
1 these affairs which are going to prove
I among the other events to be most en-
joyable during the fall and winte
season.
/ Advertisements are placed il
newspapers. or at least should be 81
placed by the advertiser, for the pur
pose of informing the public abou
goods for sale, price, character, etc
In order for the merchant to get thu
largest returns for his investment, cir
culation is an important part of tn
Transaction. The Gate City has TO
years been far in the lead of all othe
Keokuk papers in circulation. TIL
: subscription records of this paper ar
open for investigation by advertisers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
CITY NEWS

Want to sell something? Use a
Gate City want ad.
James Andrews, age % years,
II months and % days, died at his
home in Montrose Wednesday even
ing, death being due to consumption.
He leaves a wife and two children.
besides his father
Alexander Sun: The seasons out
put of the canning factory about 500
barrels of catsup-is being hauled to
Keokuk. The factory still has on hand
nearly 1000 barrels of pickles. most
of which are last seasons crop.
During the week in Hancock
county, ILL.,, the following marriage
licenses were issued Halleck Carlin
Allie Ketchen; George r. Dewerse
Esther NJ Kern; Charles Amann-
Sarah Haigh.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
Three or Four keokuk Y. w. c. A.
Ladies to be Present at the
Convention at Muscatine
Next Month.
MEET STATE SECRETARY
Miss Ada starkweather, New State
Secretary Will be Here Some
Time Soon, it is
Thought.

Keokuk will be represented at the
Y. w. G. A. convention which will be
held at Muscatine from November 4
to Z. 1t is thought that those who will
go from the local association will be
Mrs. C. D. Streeter, Mrs. ]. w. Potter
and one of tae secretaries, Miss Niv-
ling or Miss O'Harra.
The convention will be one of the
largest of it's kind ever held in the
state, two of the national secretaries
from New York to be present, Miss
Bertha Condo, secretary Of the ma
tional board and Miss Helen F. Barnes,
secretary of the national board.
The Muscatine Y. W. C. A. has ar
ranged for the entertainment of all
delegates for room, breakfast and
dinner on Sunday and on Sunday even
ing lunch will be served delegates by
the association. The Muscatine as
sociation is extending a greeting to
all association Of the state, to all
Bible circles, Alumnae Auxiliary and
all women interested in Y. w. G. A.
work.
The Keokuk representatives will
have chance of meeting the new
state secretary, Miss Ada St.e9weath-
err. recently elected. Heretofore Iowa
has had no state secretary and the
work has been under the supervision
of Miss Strong, secretary of Michigan
and Iowa. Miss Strong visited in Keo-
kuk last winter and will be well re-
membered. She now has charge of
only Michigan associations.
Miss Starkeather the new secretary
will be in Keokuk some time soon
to spend several days and to look over
the work that is being carried on here
Y. w, C. A. Notes.
Rev. Potter's Bible class met yester
day afternoon in first session with an
enrolment of twelve. The classes OF
Miss Nivling and J. o. Boyd met last
evening with good enrolment.
The short hand and French classes
had sessions LAST evening. The china
painting class of Miss Edith Litzrodt
will meet this afternoon and this even
ing. The sairtwaist class will meet
this evening with large enrolment
There is rumor of big gym rally
to be held some time next week anc
which will be unique affair from
present plans. Physical Director Miss
Hummer has noe announced the ma
ture Of the rally.
A number of new names are coming
IN every day at the association indi
eating the good work that is beins
done by the campaigners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
|&RSS$|' e

Mrs. w. N. Sage will be "at home
to number of friends from three to
tea time on the afternoon of Thursday
October %.
A miscellaneous shower was given
for Miss Lilly Loeffler at the home of
Mrs. William Hartley, 2OS South goth
street last evening. Miss Loeffler is
to be married next Tuesday to Mr..
Charles Langley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sage have ex-
tended invitations for dancing party
to be given at their home Friday,
October twenty ninth at eight thirty
o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
PERSONALS.

Miss Roland Trump of Kahoka was
visiting in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Waggener of Ka-
hoka were in the city shopping yes
terday
j II. Green of Luray was Keokuk
visitor Thursday
G. H. Ritter of Nauvoo was in the
city yesterday on business.
T. G. Roth and T. H. Montgomery of
Kahoka were in Keokuk Thursday on
Business.
Fred Wolf, ST.. and son Fred of Nau-
VOC made business trip to this city
yeste, day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
HICKEY
TO MAKE TRIP
Will go to New Orleans With Fleet
Which is to Garry President
Down Mississippi.

Alderman T. ]. Hickey, many times
a delegate to big conventions, is not
going to miss the big trip down the
Mississippi river from st. Louis to
New Orleans with President Taft. He
has gone to st. Louis to remain un.
til Monday and will then embark on
the Stacker Lee, OF the port of st,
Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
LOST.

Agnes orchestra will play for the
opening dance to be given in Hawkes.
hall on Monday evening. All rights
of admission are strictly reserved.
Please remember.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. .-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1900; estimate tomorrow. g.
600; sc lower; left over, $500; mixed,
81. 20@7 80; heavy, $7.7O@7. 90;
rough. s7.20@7 light, $7.1O@
40; bulk, 81 .35@7.7O; pigs, $3.50
TOO.
Cattle-Receipts, $500: market,
weak; beeves, $500 90; stockers
and feeders, s3Oo@5.15; cows and
heifers, s2.25@6. 10; calves, $1,000
9.25; Texans, 81. 1905. so; -vestern-
ers, s4.25@7 so.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market,
steady; sheep, $3.oO@5 90; lambs,
81. 10@7.15.
Chicago Live Stock.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Hogs.
5000; cattle, 300; sheep, 1000
Kansas City Receipts.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 22.-Hogs, T.
600; cattle, 1000; sheep, 5000.
Omaha Receipts.
OMAHA, Oct. 22.-Hogs, 5000; cat.
tie, 1000; sheep, 1900.
st. Louis Live Stock.
NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, ILL.,,
Oct. 22.-Hogs, receipts, $500; steady
to strong; mixed. 81. 50@7.75; heavy,
81 .75@7.S5; rough. 81. 1907. so; light
81. 5o@7 70; bulk, $6.75@7 rs; pigs
Sc 50@7.25.
Cattle Receipts, $500; market
steady; beeves, 81 Oo@S 40: stockers
and feeders, So 5o@5. so; COWS
and heifers, SO oo@6. So; calves
So. 50@S.35.
Sheep-Receipts. 1,500; market
steady; sheep, So. 5000 so; lambs
/ Sc. 00@7.25.
keokuk Market.
/ KEOKUK, Iowa, Oct 22.-Today's
/ local markets furnished by the o. A
Talbot Co.:
| No 8 wheaf rod u,ipfar 81 IN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
Injunction Granted by Judge Withrow
in the District Court at Fort
Madison This Morn
ing.
HAS ONE LESS SALOON
Under the Moon Law New Saloon
Cannot be Operated as City
Has More Than One
For Every 1000.

Ihere is one less saloon in Keokuk
This morning in the district court
at Fort Madison temporary writ Of
injunction was granted by Judge w.
S. Withrow in the case Of the state
of Iowa VS.. James Tumelty, Irene
Martin and w. j. Martin, the first
named being the proprietor hereto
fore of thirst emporium operated at
the corner of Fifth and Johnson
streets, and the last two named being
joint owners of the property upon
which the saloon was situated.
County Attorney Theodore Craig
was present in court today to repre-
sent the state while James Tumelty
and the other defendants failed to APP
pear. No defense whatever was made.
The suit for the injunction was
based on the grounds that neither
bond nor certified copy of the writ
ten consent Of the council were on file
with the auditor and also that the sa-
loon had been open for business after
the hour of 10 p. M. on the days OF
october 8 and Z, 1909.
The Moon Law.
AS stated above Keokuk will have
one less saloon, owing to what is
known as the Moon law. Under this
law city can have but one saloon
for every 1000 people, unless in case
of the license being obtained before
this law went into effect. Therefore
If a saloon goes out of business and
there is more than one saloon for ev
cry 1000 persons, new license can
not be issued. The question was
raised some time ago in Davenport
but there has been no decision as YET
from the supreme court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 22.--Wheat-
Liverpool closed Il higher. Receipts
here today. 70 cars; year ago, 81. A
Minneapolis wire today said: "One
country mill with 500 barrel capacity
per day has sold five thousand barrels
flour. The claim is made that flour
dealers north, south and east have only
hand to mouth supplies and are asking
for their November shipments" The
Modern Miller in its weekly summary
says: Weather conditions generally
favor the completion of winter wheat
seeding, only limited areas falling to
receive moisture. Farmers are market
ing wheat in some sections where
seeding is finished Western advices
generally indicate freer offerings of
winter wheat, which is only natural
with such high premiums prevailing.
There is no reason however to look
for any immediate accumulation Of
wheat at this market. There is an i'm
delivery, and unless all signs fail some
strong interests are getting control
of the December wheat, and if farmers
do not lei go, in free manner the
sure thing traders who are selling
wheat because the price is high will
find themselves chasing the red lighks
to catch the last train on delivery day.
A heavy movement of spring wheat to
this market will relieve the high pri
ces for December, otherwise higher
prices for this option are sure. We
are bearish on the May delivery but
would sell it only on good sharp bull
ges.
Corn-I.iverpool closed IA high
er. Receipts here today, 161 cars;
year ago, 106. The weather continues
fine for maturing the crop and har-
vesting. Freer country offerings Of
old corn are reported. There Is big
short interest in the December com
which might be troublesome with car
shortage or unfavorable weather. The
December sales are indicative of pros
pective liberal movement with favor
| awe COllulIlOAS al VI
corn at this market would be bearish
as spectators SO far have been tn 1,
only buyers. We are bearisl on corn
both the December and May, but con
slider May safer and better sale. The
cash market today was steady to 1-4c
higher
Oats-Receipts here today, 1877 cars;
year ago 179. Little of interest is de
veloping in this market. Terminal
stocks although liberal are strongly
held. Strong interests are long the
December delivery but show a dispo
sition to check any premature bulge
So long as country holding prevails
and continues so, no considerabl,
break can be looked for in the Decem
Der. We believe they are a scalpint
purchase on the soft spots, but would
prefer sales of May on all bulges.