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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
ROBERT E. FEARY.
DENIES COOK REACHED THE POLE

DENIES COOK REACHED THE POLE
Battle IIarbor, Labrador via Mar.
conf w.ge.ess. Cape Pay. y -, Sept
1O.-Do not trouble about Cocks story,
or attempt TO explain any discrepan.
cies in his statements. The affair
viii settle itself. s
He has not been at the pole on
April 81. 1908. or at any other time.
He has simply handed the public q
gold brick.
These statements are made advised.
ly, and have proof Of them. When
he makes a full statement Of bis jour.
ney over his signature to some geo
graphical society, or other reputable
body. If that statement contains the
claim that be has reached the pole,
| shall be in a position to furnish ma
tel al Rat may prove distinctly IA.
ter.stins reading for the public,
ROBERT Z. PEARY.
6hAI4 Mir !szlI,s hQtaik5
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

Then, leaving one man to look. M,
Tor the dogs and sledges, we hurried
over to assist the captains party IN
Join US. ' ~
a corner Of their raft impinged on
the Ice on our side. For the rest Of
.ne night and during the next day the
ice sunered the torment Of the
damned surging together, opening
out groaning. and grinding, while the
open water belehed black smoke like
q prairie fire.
FINDS CLEAR STRETCH
Then the motion ceased tbe onsr
water closed, the atmosphere to the
north was cleared. and We rushed
across before the ice should omen
again. OpeH
succession of laterally open leads
were crossed, and after them some
neavy old ice. and then we came to a
oyer OF young ice.. some of which
tucked under our sledges. and this
gave US straight way of six miles to
lnen came more heavy old foes
covered with snow. This was a GOOD
long march. eOOu
ne next march was also a long
que II was Bartlett's last hit He let
nlmSelf Out over series OF large old
n nOsS' steadily increasing in diameter
ana covered with hard snow .
WIND HELPS OUT d.
Durlng the last few miles | walked
Uesiae MIN or in advance. He was
solemn and anxious to go further but
cue program was for him to. 90 back
liom mere in command OF the fourth
supporting party, and there were no
supplies for an increase in the main
party. 'ne NAH
III this march we encountered
nign wind for the first time since the
s sIiee Gays after We left Cape CoIum.
Ola. II was dead in our faces hittor
and insistent. but l had no reason 70
oonl piain' 1t was better THAI an east.
cry or southerly wind either If
winch would have set.us adrift in omen
water, while this was closing nm onar-,
lead behind. ~ ''ei!
ms furnished another advantage of
ny supporting parties. True bv an
W., tolHs II was pressing to the south the
ice over which we. Travelled and 50
vantage. 's' Vi au'
.sIeHTNFoUR is PASSED. q
49,. "" eco concluded We were on or. near
tne elghty-eighth parallel, unless the
north DI wind had lost us several miles
day. anu dill next !
Al this camp, in the morning Rart
. &c started to walk five or six miles to.t
Tue uOrn to make sure OF reaching |
tne @ghthy-eighth parallels. While be /
was gone selected the 40 best dogs in |
tne outfit and had them doubled
! picked out five of the best sIedgas
and assigned them expressly to tho
cap!&ns party. | broke IN the +
seventh for material with which 70 ra
pa the others and set Eskimos a.
this work '''"oS -d'a
BaEtlett returned. in time IN tako
satisfactory observation for latjtnds
On clear weather, and obtained for onr
position s7.4S, and that showed thar
'ne continued north wind had robbed
us OF number OF miles OF hard. /
earned distance
Bartlett took the observation here
as had Marvin five camps rack. part,y I
TO save my oeyes, out largely to give /
an 'ndenendent' record and determine. I.
ton. OF our advance
The observations completed and tvoa
copies made one tor hin and the
other tor me, Bartlett started on the
/
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

The weather and going were even
better The surface, except as inter.
rupted by infrequent ridges. was as
level as the glacial fringe from Hecla
to Columbia, and harder.
We marched something over ten
hours, the dogs being often on the
trot, and made 20 miles Near the
end of the march we rushed across a
lead 100 yards wide, which buckled
under our sledges and finally broke
as the last sledge left it.
We stopped in sight of the eighty.
ninth parallel in temperature of 40
degrees below. Again a scant sleep
and We were on our way once more
and across the eighty-ninth parallel.
This march duplicated the previous
one as to weather and going The last
few hours it was on young ice and
occasionally the dogs were galloping.
We made twenty-five miles or more
the air, the sky, and the bitter wind
burning the face till it cracked. II
was like the great interior ice gap Of
Greenland. Even the natives com.
planned of the bitter air 1t was as
keen as frozen steel.
A little longer sleep than the preyi.
Gus one had to be taken here. as we
were all in need Of it. Then on again.
Up to this time, with each success
sive march. our fear of an impossible
lead had increased. Al every In
equality Of the ice found myself hur.
rying breathlessly forward. fearing
that Il marked a lead. and when | ar.
rived at the summit would catch nv
breath with relief-only to find my.
self burrying on in the same way at
the next one.
But on this march. by some strange
shift of feeling, this fear fell from me
completely. The weather was thick.
but it gave me no uneasiness.
Before | turned in ! took an obser.
Walton which indicated our position as
SO degrees % minutes
A dense, lifeless pal hung over.
head The horizon was black and the
ice beneath was a ghfstly. chaIky
white; with no relief striking con.
trast to the glimmering. sunlit fields
of it over which We ha6 been travel.
ing for the previous fou. days.
MERCURY GOES UP.
The going was even better. and
there was scarcely any snow on the
hard, granular, last summers surface
of the old foes, dotted with the sap.
phire ice of the previous summers
lakes
A rise in temperature to Is degrees
below reduced the friction Of the
sledges and gave the dogs the ape
pearance of having caught the spirits
Of the party. The more sbrightly ones.
as they went along with tightly curled
tails, frequently tossed their heads.
with short. sharp barks and yelps
: In II hours we had made 40 miles
There was no sign Of a lead in, the
march :.
THE POLE AT LAST:
| had now made my five m riches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

!
With the disappearance Of Bart
lett ] turned to the problem before
me. This was that for which ! hat
worked for 80 years; for which l. hsd
lived the simple life; for which ] had
conserved all my energy on the UP
ward trip; for which had trained
myself as for a race. crushing down
every worry about success.
In spite of my years, | felt in trim
fit for the demands of the coming
days and eager to be on the trail.
As for my party, my equipment, and
my supplies was in shape beyond
my most sanguine dreams of earliest
years. Q.
My party: might be regarded as an
ideal, which had now come to realiza
tomas loyal and responsive to. my
viii as the fingers Of my right hand
PRAISES HIS MEN.
Four of them possess the tech.
nique of dogs, sledges, ice, and
cold as. their heritage. Two Of
them, Hansen and .Ootam, were
my companions to the farthest point
three years before. Two others, Eg.
ingwuk and Sigloo, were in Clark's di
vision. which had such a narrow es.
cape at that time, and now. were will.
ing to go anywhere with my immedi:
ate party, and willing to risk them
selves again in any supporting party.
The fifth was young man who had
never served before in any expedition,
but who was, if possible, even more
willing and eager than the others for
the priIcely gifts-a boat, a rife. a
shotgun ammunition, knives, ETC..
which l had promised to each of them
who. reached the pole with me; for he
knew that these riches would enable
him to wrest from a stubborn father
the girl whose image filed his hot
young heart.
ALL FOLLOWED HIS LEAD.
All had blind confidence so long as
was with them, and gave no thought
for the morrow, sure that whatever
happened | should somehow get them
back TO land. But dealt with the
party equally. Recognized that all its
impetus centered in me, and that what.
ever pace ! set it would make good. II
anyone was played out, would stop
for short time.
had no fault to find with the con.
ditions. My dogs were the best, the
pick of T22 with which We left Colum.
bia. Almost all were powerful males,
hard as nails. in good flesh. but with
out superhuous ounce, without a sus-
picion of fat anywhere; and, what was
better yet. they were all in good
spirits &C.
My sledges, now that the repairs
were completed, were in good condi.
ton. My supplies were ample for 40
days, and, with the reserve represent
ed by the dogs themselves could be
made to last 50.
PREPARING FOR FINAL DASH.
Pacing back and forth in The lee of
the pressure ridge where the igloos
were built, while my men got their
loads. ready for the next marches.
settled on my program. decided
should strain every nerve to make five
marches Of 10 miles each, crowding
these marches in such wy as to
bring us TO the end of the NTH long
enough before noon to PERM, the i'm
taking of an observation for
latitude.
Weather and leads permitting. | be-
Iieved | could do this. If my proposed
distances were cut down by anv
chance had two means in reserve for
up the deficit:
e First-To make the last march a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

As to the personnel, / have again
been particularly fortunate Can,
Bartlett is Just Bartlett-tireless
sleepless, enthusiastic. whether on ths
bridge or in the crows nest or al the
head Of a sledge division in the field
Dr.. Goodsell, the surgeon OF the eT.
petition. not only looked after II,
health and his own speciality Of mier.
scopes but took his full share Of IN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
ICE FAVORED THEM.

South Of where Marvin had turned
back We came to where his party had
built several aigloos while delayed by
open leads. stin further south we
found where the captain had been
held up BY an open lead and obliged.
10 camp
Fortunately the movement of these
leads was simply open and shut. and
Z n. r. A's1~ is!s5HNR
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
NO BOTTOM TO SEA.

Five miles from the pole a narrow
ctack filed with recent ice. through
hich We we're able to work a hole
with a pickax, enabled me to make a
sounding. All my wire, l.5OO fathoms.
was. sent down, but there was no bot.
tom. e;
In pulling up the wire parted a few
fathoms from the surface and lead and
wire went to the bottom on went
ree'oan1 handle. Tightening ,heesledges
still further We had no more use for
them now 90 e..
Three. marches brought us back to
the igloos where the captain turned
back The last march was IN the wild
sweep of a northerly gale. with drift.
ing snow and the ice rocking under
as We dashed over II
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17
BUT FEW HANplcAPs.

A few hours sleep and we we're on
me uall again. AS the going was
now practically horizontal. We were
unhampered and could travel as long
as we pleased and sleep as little as
we wished.
The weather was fine and the 20.
Ing like that of the previous day. ex.
cept at the beginning, when pickaxes
were required: This and a brief sion
al another lead cut down our distance
But We. had made 20 miles in Ten
hours and were. half way to tn.
eighty-ninth parallel.
Inc ice was grinding audibIy in
every direction. but no motion was
visible Evidently it was settling
back into equilibrium and probably
sagging due nolthward with its re-
Lease from the wind pressure.
LEVEL ICE SURFACE.
Again there. was a few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

ereviee or ~ some huge Drink | set
a good pace Tor about ten hours.
twenty-five miles took me well BE-
yond the eighty eighth parallel
While ! was building my isIoos a
long lead formed by the east and
southwest Of us at distance of a few
miles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-17

til our departure in the afternoon Of
April : the weather was cloudless and
hawless.
The minimum temperature during
the 30 hours was 80 below. the maxi.
mum -
We had reached the goal but the
return was still before us. II was es.
Fential that We reach the land before
'ne next spring tide, and We must
strain every nerve to do this
/ had brief talk with my men
FROM now on it was to be a big travel
little sleep and hustle every minute
We would try, told them. to double
march on the return-that is to start
and cover one of our northward
marches, make tea and eat opr
luncheon in the igloos, then. cover an.
other march. eat and sleep few
nours' and repeat this daily. as
FAST TIME ON RETURN.
AS a matter Of fact, We nearly did
this, covering regularly on our return
Journey FIVE outward marches in tbreo
return marches.
Just as long as we could hold tho
trail We could double our sneed anA
we need waste no time in building
new igloos every day, so that the time
we gained on the return lesseDed the
chances of a gale destroying the
track.
Just above the eighty-seventb paral.
lei was a region some fifty miles wide
"hich caused me considerable uneasi.
ness. Twelve hours Of strong easter.
~ westerly, or northerly wind would
make this region an open sea
In the afternoon of the 7th We start.
60 on our return, having double fed
the dogs. repaired the sledges for the
last time. and discarded all our snara
clothing to tighten the loads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13

gress has been made, due in great
measure TO the stupendous work
achieved by the national chairman on
Irish History" Brother Prof. Rohan.
The organization in Iowa has tar
ried somewhat in this great work but
with redoubled energy it is possible
to overcome the dela..
Immediate action then on our part
is imperative-let enthusiastic actiy-
ity be the keynote in every division OF
the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
this state of Iowa, that We may con
tribute to the noble work being done
and SO render an honorable account OF
our stewardship in the day of reck-
oning. AS state chairman have been
entrusted with the management of the
cause in this state. BY myself | am
utterly helpless. rely upon the diyis-
ions throughout the state to bring the
matter to successful issue. Acting
under instructions received from our
national chairman on Irish History
/ l append few suggestions which
| each division should aim to carry out
The suggestions follow:
! First-Have each division of the A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
FINDING OF THE
BODY OF MANSHEIM
Henry Mansheim Died in Box Car
and Must Have Been Taken
Sick While in the Same.

The remains of Henry Mansheim
who was found dead at Springfield,
Mo-, were brought to Fort Madison
yesterday and buried this morning.
His dead body was found in box car
and the Republican of Springfield OF
Wednesday tells of the finding of the
body as follows:
The body was taken to the under
dressed in the garb of laborer, good
warm clothing, was found lying on
its back in an empty box car on the
Chadwick branch, just east of the
old Normal building, at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, by man named
Brown. The matter was reported
! to Chief of Police Loveless immedi
/ ately by George Foster, who tele
| phoned the police. Chief Loveless
called Coroner Nichols, who, with
Constable Murphy, went Immediately
/ to the car.
The body was take nto the under
] taking rooms of Mr.. Nichols anc
will be held for a few days await
/ ing identification There was no evi
dence of violence and nothing else
to indicate that the man was murder
ed, and no paper nor letter Was
! found on his person to give a clue
as to his identity, except street CA
transfer, given in st. Joseph, Mo.
February d.
A cap worn by the dead man was
sold by clothing firm in Des Mones
Iowa. The body had evidently lait
in the car for the three or four days.
10 believed nv the coroner that dealt
was the result of commissions, for Thu
4 hands. when the body was found
were clinched in tae bosom of tn
shirt, which he had pulled nearly t
his breast, evidently in the agony 0
intense pain
There were evidences in the car o
a struggle. as if the lonely man hat
4 rolled on the floor in his sickness. N
signs of alcoholism nor OF poison
were. found by the officers. In tn
otler end of the car from which tn
body was found small fire had beef
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
NEWS NOTES FROM
MILTON, IOWA
Number of Changes in the Ownership
of Farms-G. A. r. Celebrates
Lincoln's Anniversary.

MILTON, Iowa, Feb. 1.-THE G. A.
R. and Ladies' Circle gave a program
last evening at the opera house in
honor of Abraham Lincon, and a
large audience was present.
Rev. Cavens has moved to the John
Price house in West Milton and will
preach for the Presbyterian people
this year. He is a good speaker and
they are pleased with his sermons.
The Quincy men are doing a good
business in the auction store and ex
pect to remain some time.
Peter Humbert has bought H. B. Nc.
Elroys home and takes possession
next Monday Mr.. McElroy has sold
his interest in the barber shop to his
partner, c. H. Foster, and will move
to Pond Creek, Okla, and go in bust
ness with Orion Helwig, Mrs. Heel
roy's brother, who moved from here
/ in January We wish them success ir
! their new home and are sorry to have
them leave here.
William Guild sold the farm he pur
chased of DR.. Summers, south of town
Ito Mrs Sears of Galesburg, and has
| bought Mr.. Bruce's farm near town
4 Mr.. Bruce will sell his personal prop
erty next Friday and give possession
of the farm March /.
1 Estel Roby of town will go to thu
farm Mr.. Guild leaves and farm fo
William Craven, the owner
P. d. Holiway is moving to Oswego
Kan, and will practice osteopathy.
J. c. Murdoch is moving to Bowlin!
/ Green, Mo.
Several farmers are renting thei
farms to the town men and coming t.
town to take life easy; others are leav
ing the sons to run the farm.
Mrs. Ella Van Cleek is quite sicl
with nervous trouble. She is under
nurses care at present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13

O. H. appoint three members as a
committee on Irish History" who will
istrenuously labor in it's cause within
their respective territory.
Seconu-have this committee call
upon their pastor with view of plac-
! ing the Irish History in the Parochial
schools, as "a text book, or at least a
supplementary reader. This applies to
colleges. seminaries and academies
within their territory. Let the COM
/ mittee use influence with the public
schools that Irish history receive rec
ognition.
Third-Let the division offer suit
able awards for proficiency shown in
! the study &c Irish history and present
to graduates who finish in the Sth
grade Irish history diplomas.
| Fourth-Advocate the use of the
| Irish History authorized and endorsed
| by the national convention at In.
dianapolis "a. NJ Nolan's history OF
Ireland" published by J. S. Hyland &
Co., Chicago H., Hyland & Co. have
appointed the J. E. McDermott Co.,
. Church Supplies, No. 612-614 west
Grand Avenue, Des Moines. Iowa, as
J, sole agents to handle the history in
this state.
Fifth-Have the committee request
the librarian of public Libraries to
give the Irish works representation
h and especially to place one copy OF
Nolan's History in the library. ,
Sixth-Irish history books should De
purchased by the pupils so that the
books. being thes property OF the emil
dren, may find their way into the
homes. If this cannot be done the oil
vision should donate the books. :.
Seventh-The chairman OF the ol
vision committee will report that we
may be cognizant of the progress De
ing made.
Brothers OF the organization! .
noble work awaits achievement, 1t Il
in our power to bring this work to
successful issue Realize that o GU
Order must be built up from tne
voune Irish-Americans, that therefore
the history of our people must pc real
nv our boys and girls. Set goou On
annie on our part read the histoIs
of our glorious Isle. the great acnleve
ments of our fore-fathers whetner ol
Irisb soil or in foreign lands At ou
division meetings comply with tue re
cent instructions sent forth. nave lsa,
chapter of Irish History; at tiiIie'
have papers read, talks given on Ire
Iand,e glorious past. By every mean
available promote the study OF IT'S
d1istnrv enthuse each individual mem
hn. Win undving love for our gram
II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
TWO Million Bottles

or Perry Davis Painkiller sold every
Taar Think of it! And every bottle
= lassening suffering and helping
10 - human being to health and hap
s ssinase, This wonderful household
p raoady stops the pain of sprains,
i,,,r,,s or bruises. 1t relieves rheuma-
+;sm or neuralgia. 1t cures coids,
o,s collie. diarrhoea. There ought
~ " W. bottle on your shelves just
~ readv for the first sign of trou-
~ ~ the new size bottle is 30 cents
and there is also the % cent SIZE. De
sure your druggist gives you Perry
Davis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
irish HISTORY
in The SCHOOLS
Rev. p. N. McDermott, Assistant Pas
tor of ST. Peters Catholic
Church, Making Active
Campaign.
MEDALS FOR BEST WORK
viii be Given at Close CT Present
School Term by Division NJ.
I, Ancient Order
of Hibernians.

Division No. /, Ancient Order of
Hibernia1s. will give medals to he
students of St Peters Catholic school
for the best work in Irish History, the
medals to be given at the close of the
present school term.
Rev. P. N. McDermott, assistant
pastor of ST. Peters church, who was
recently appointed chairman of the
state of Iowa Irish literature, is
making quite an active campaign at
the present time to have the Irish his
tory introduced into the parochial
schools.
In a very interesting letter to the
Catholic Messenger he tells
of the object of the work and in what
manner he is asking the various Ii
visions of the state TO cooperate with
him. 1t is as follows:
Keokuk, Iowa, Feb. 9, 1909
Dear Sir and Brother: AS state
chairman on irish History" beg to
put forward for your consideration a
matter of momentous Importance
subject which is at present engaging
the minds of +, rank and file of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians in Amer.
lea | refer in brief to the C. use OF
Irish history At the national con
vention held at Indianapolis last year
a movement w1s inaugurated to re
store to its rightful place amongst
the children of the Gael the history OF
Erin. 1t dawned on those who steer
the barque of our great Irish organ
ization that knowledge of Ireland's
historic past was fast fading from oul
minds, that children of Irish parent
age in this land of Sta and Stripes
are growing up ignorant of the grea
Inheritance that is theirs-an inner
itance which any nation may well fec
proud of-the history of the "Islant
of Saints and Scholars Consequen
to the appeal sounded at indianapolis
great awakening has taken place. 81
much SO, that already substantial pre-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List of Letters Remaining in the keo-
kuk Postoffice Uncalled for
Week ENDING Feb. 18th.

LADIES' Mrs. F. V. Allen. Miss
Hattie Brady Minnie A. Blythe, Mrs
Denicha Martin, Dora Moore, Miss
Dora Seavers, Miss Creol Tool, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. w. Wilsey, Mrs. Nal
VIVA Slate.
GENTLEMEN L. Bassett, j. r
Brewer. Thos. Bennett e Co, F. NJ. b
Clark, Harry FraZee, Bert Graham
Samuel Ravens, Henry G. Hudson, }
J. Hayes. James Huff, Girls Laison, A
F. Robertson. Philip Ruehl.
S. w. MOOREHEAD,
Postmaster.