The Dickinson press., 1915-06-05
C., c. COOK l..
FOUND DEAD
IN ROOM
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, MAN
SUCCUMBS TO HEART FAIL
URE IN HIS ROOM AT
HOTEL MAY 20,
Was Large Land Holder Southwest of
Belfeld. Came Here From
Washington, d. c., April FL.
Elks Send Body Home. =

G.. G.. Cook of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
died of heart failure in his room in a
local hotel on Saturday evening, May
20, the body being discovered at
about 1890 o'clock. The physician
called thought that the man had been
dead for, two or more hours. 1t was
the opinion of the coronor's jury that
acute alcoholism, coupled with acute
enteritis, was the immediate cause of
death. There were no indications
that the party had taken his own life
or that he had met with foul play.
The body was found flat on the floor,
face upward, feet near the door. As
man twas probably stricken with
death and just sank down upon the
floor" There were no Jumps about
the head to indicate hard fall. '..'
AS nearly as can be ascertained, G.
G. Cook was 62 to 65 years of age.
He had wife, son and daughter and
two sisters in Washington, D. c., one
of whom is said to be employed in
Secretary Bryan's office. Mr.. Cook
was known at Belfield, having large
tract of land southwest of that place.
The county records show that the
taxes had been entered on the same
in the names of C. C. Cook and Cora
Cook. -.|
When deceased came to Dickinson
on April 21, he remained day or two
and then went away, returning April
% and remained continuously there
after. He had severe cold which
he attributed to the change in climate.
For two or three days prior to death
he kept his room, having his meals
sent up. Friends of Mr.. Cook called
several times and suggested that he
should have physician but he would
ss not entertain the idea However, he
did talk with physician over the
telephone the morning of May 20 and
sent a friend out for the prescription.
At about o'clock Mr.. Cook told
the housekeeper in the hotel to lock
the door with the pass key and throw
it over the transom into his room, as
he did not wish to be disturbed. This
she declined to do but hunted up his
own key and locked the door as re-
quested, throwing the key over the
transom. At a little before 7 o'clock
a friend tapped at the door and Mr..
Cook answered by saying that he was
nervous and could not open the door
Just then. A little later the friend re-
turned but got no response and con-
cluded that Mr.. Cook was asleep on
his bed. He then went to the theatre,
returning again soon after 10 O'Clock
and getting no response asked the
hotel clerk to come with his pass key.
At the inquest conducted by States
Attorney H. A. Burgeson, Lloyd Dow,
w. G. Ray and DR.. G. A. Perkins were
among those called. It happened that
Cornor "A. D. Davis was in the hotel
at the time the death was discovered
and both at the room and at the L. A.
Davis undertaking parlors, had a
chance to study all the conditions. In
the drawer of the dresser of the
mans room was an 8 OF. bromidia
bottle, nearly empty. The physician
said an overdose Of this liquid might
result .disastrously, but as far as could
be ascertained Mr.. Cook had not used
any, of the stuff for few days, but
termilk, etc, having been substituted.
A shipping carton showed that the
bromidia had been sent by parcel post
from an outside town.
There were reports of C. C. Cook
having considerable money on his per-
son when he came to Dickinson but
when this was run down it was found
that his pile was only in the hundreds
and with his lavish way Of spending
money with friends few hundred
soon melted.
J. F. Brodie, Carl Stechno and E:
P. Hogue acted as jurors and returned
a verdict as indicated above.
Deceased was member of the Elk
and Masonic orders. The Elks took
charge Of the remains, making ship
ment by express Monday morning.