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A BIG INDIAN FEASTwREEDER REMEMBERS MUSKWAKI EVENT,fled Mim Served Three Cniir*lt;-a ol Mont to Viiltorfi-ri’loii ClilckiNi. Slowed A(i^l Dill '*lt;1 HohnI lr»g-Thu Imlliin Huntor'sTrap.*1*’lid»n3i0-eit.forlurlrsliy(hiWilliaun-ritydcdnnolionndyitfd-lireian.runres-. ofiieo.Wl»uII is jOm hn tlK Staton neatwill ielr-tvltu *nui l It jb ones Rtiieb’ronrosedDWl-f Veil 111gulll-Joyrdfclitor Gazette: 1 have no othermotive far writing iliii anlrl«* than10 contribute a chanter of iwi’miiwI his lory cone triune some of the tw lomn at the Muckwakie tlt;lbe uC Indians who live muons us and whose homo It near To led u.ThO Curly soUlecs soon learned Ihnt Ui- Indians lioloupini? to thb tribe were iu Hie hnlvii of r.rotterlufi* rut from ihplr hoidqicjilLTn during lliewinter time, form lint small camirs of from -three in six tepees with the usual number of do«w «mt iuihIkk in order to find fthid for llwli stoolt stluiiK thu banks of the CHnr, ln-va and Wujvsleplnlrnn riveii*. anil also to kill train* for themselves. One such eamp was located chou: five mhC3Up I lie river to wiucli we directed pur StClki during the winter of 1S55. On nur way wo noticed that the river had shrunk in s««* to a Lumpnratlrc-ly small Stream. It UaU left largo cakes of ice on the Shore, many oi whlrh lay with fine side lodged OR a not hoi- rake forming fi hollow underneath. miikm? n good luiroal for ihe madia and muslcpils In The vkiu-Uy. Here the Imllan would ;:u to hunt for his small game. One man we saw al this business, lie Had stopped up nil the hr.les around the ice evcent two ami nt nnc of them he was vigorously punching In Inins lie could drive the rat out at mouther. and let lil£ ilog ilnlth llie Job This tho dos rofut.-tl m do, su die next sehoine lie planned was io hire mo lu help him hy offering me «nc-lialf of I ho meat as my aharC. L I Old him that was not enough ior my aur vices, hut if 'he would gjvu me the mkiii uni) no mho all the meal I would ‘assist. This gmcrum. offer he refused, sayiny tliul this division luirkud like the piopnsilion of .mother white man who went hunting with another Indian. They killed a »vJId turkey ami a crow and when I hey ctinc to divWe the gamo thewhite man pmpoecil to take 11 wturkey and let the Indian have Un* crow. Or lie would let the Indian have die crow mid he wimld lake the turkey Tin- Indian an id. Vownever say -turkey 10 IrtO oncc.” SoMid this man-you warn the only pan that nil lpell and 1 want the mnn«o with which to liny lire water to drink.l'Tnilliifi I could nul inako any aal-Isfarlory arrangutnrnl l»y nlihh I nonId enter Ids employment. I pufh etl on to the main tamli, only tc ibid mat a company of strange liiJi.ui* hod KUthi'iod there upon lnvHritlim to partake of n feust. tlmi was In prej.araliua by I heir liosH. The principal nr Hole of diet wna limr.l ilOfT. A dog weighing uhotit Ihlrlr-llvv pounds was eunicndcd over :t hut biasing lire Unit was hullt litawuni two lops. Thu nnluuil i*m- hvH In plin-n liy a n»d uf liOll tlllil was runfitted him to SrdCf any pu^ltion in life. IJiii like I hr iv.it of liia kind lie till 111 Viih the vices Of Ihe nhlle man nil her than an Imitation of his villllCh. Thu la-vl lm*p 1 N\V llhn ho was Immw.’i u Tmhlvlllc and CcnlC'iI'ldnx. who with hi* two itiiinws were hulhling :i icpee. He gtratk me fur n nmirta* with which lie suid lie wantwl to liuy Hour 1 woiibl not rIvo him inoopy ami its for tobacco Ol wtii:,tcy I dM not have llum to give, so NokmiMV had to fast till he could makr a iaii*e. The chief ibuc preceded N'oUaiiiu was ii man liy llie name nf Kimicsaw. He was mm-h the same kind of a nuin as his hiiv-r-rsHiM- hath mentally iliKl pliysicahy, with the added uualliy of twlng ra-vonpcfui and-maHcluiN He had jpr.it Induviu-e mu' the nicinbcih ef ih.*111 be. He died up on Otter rreeudur. ing I In* winter uf H5.VY. Thai winter tlm snow fell four Iftl on the leveland llie lndlaim were bin shllilcss and U*y tlt;* sliuvel ihp snow a\«£y und prrpnrc a place loliury him. so ihey wrnpiicd hi-, blanket arotiad him ami placed him in u inde knnl i*r hammodc otul swung him m thelimit's uf iwn trees, where In* re-inaiued I ill tlw wcitlltci was suitable tor Utiryltig IHni. When the ptOpCl-tline came they brought him down to an old' India a giAVO yard luuatca on section II south of Pain, wluit lhr-y depuklli'd his remain*. They dug u shallow grn%*i* l»vr feet deep, four f,*ei king ami two led wide, u-hore they nluced the coipso in a t.lulnj; posture, when they covered Hie Inwcr limb-; and up utiAily to the a roe*, leaving the heml and fare uncovered almve the ciouh.l. They b'jiU a snwll cabin of togs four feet by seven iimi lour feet high, covering ■« ivliii shacks. They then brought hit. pony and pl.tccd ii halier strop in Inscold mill icy hand and shot it andhis dog on the oubiklc of tlic pen, They I non i reeled it Hag ft-fl iwen lytivc feet high, oil whichPlated a pltco -if i«*d cloth, llualt.il orounil with tl^e wind for ax much ah bfli innolhB after Kinnt^uw hud gone in the happy huntinggrounds. P* WCOLORWHAT NEWTin- Art J»Pitp [lilng MorO 1 Ifniikc-r Com nf tVesen itfi The new pi different color i he couiucia Hume of the been prciuriu UXUCtHud at I and priutinR.UiiivWllK'.llftHEDEHWEATHER IN NOVEWBER.CHuscri-ur lirccn liu5 CAinplotod toduy Ids icpurl of went her for Xevumhui. As i:i usual with lima weather, there ni l: some Imumthlc’iieiev. Then* were Ortccn«cluur nnd fifteen rlomly and paitly cloudy (Liyr. Thu mean tuin-liemiun* ihruughout the inonili wnr 3v.C. nnd the totnl pri-cipliaiiou was ,i?.. The siatcniont is as follow*: Date.I ...........fithiuiiuli Hie 'log longlhwlse, rOHIblg mi I W«J fuillCd Mick dug reuuilucU whole ai he wa« he WPS killed, except that lie i-hip In Mm mouth to prow thethe endsThe hofvro hud :i jaw*«7S1iu1112 U1415ir.171513id21i*/r.vtte re-ii- t*notvm»jn-r C-tv l»al. fo Idling Imracti-rl flllTrlf* th'l iWuhnvdapart. Thu rquaw who was superintending lh«r vonkliiR w.ih whlrl'.Jg thedug round and rnuinl In ordrr lu bring each pari In cunt net with the lire. Thin she euntliiucd tn do until the mem nRBomed u rich liroun hue nnd was roudy for the carving knife.In nnuiher p:til of llie cuiup Jhvr were ciMiklng chlokcnii. tiume runner liud negleitrd In hulbl n mum plnee r.ir his iHiullry mid the Inlcnre cnhl had fror.cn about |wi» du7.cn uf ihcro. Hr I brew them nut In tin- i i-ul.uhon* they were funnel by the Indians ninl carried uff lu their rump, and were ihiu uivlihur I hnn u* a part ol Un* .•Iilcrtalnnu-Iil lur IliCil* Vlaltnnc During my iwn linurK' etny llie Indian whn Imd nPored tm* the Job eiuuo In. li* nnd Ms d*ig had by wine iuvmP••Ultvliu-d I hr miisklflt. killed nnd eurrh-d him Inin romp llr bud llie Impiidonri* in l.umt me with my re-fiihiiI tn help him g«'t ihe nmakrni. nnd nr a rtu»sct|Uciic* I might luive linil half I he game, blit iiim, ns it WfiM, I uiinhl not g* t any. He mwm ha*) llie muskrat in 1!»«« k«*tlle nnd Aimed llt;» slew him dnwn. 'flila en:i-l.lvd I In* vnlcrtn'm r* In hsivr IUiu-c (iinnrs lt;r me ui, fried vlilrlcm. *l**unt mn-kihl an*I rniml dng. Sulllrv II tlt;» Miy, lh.it ilils fellow hiul re'iearHrdmy aliortmifilnBR llmamh Ihr ......in Hint extent that I hey lefifrd me llie pIcnMiic of partnklng uf lie fudsi. flilier IimIIiiiii* wvi*: liivTe In ramp who ha«| ohlh'lpnte*! tlic cum-llilt dug frnrl anil had vucniinnerd Ha f.HllvitUa the day before by pnlroii-izlng some of Iho laxillraging finier-Jilly. fb«lii« lain ‘Hit- **f the 1c|*-rlt;«. I jmiw u man In an iilmnal Inlpltfia iiindlllon. lying neap the rllt;lr **f tin-lent Ilia face uji» Hinde-d nnd htr-eyes were closed. The mlnr of h‘.a ekln i»n« a llvlil hue. ills hrentb was m» HCClltcd with '*od whbky tliai It idToolUillly* drnvMicl Hie mi'-tl lt;*f iimki- iiii*1 w**lf dog-. Ihat nlvruy*•f. '£i 28 211 -TOMax.Min.Meanr.i414Ga;2SL“.»43«f4..WiiinUYin21:«47124S.41120:ir'AM41.12iS.12:£*/:•.U27.CO:d44»/,.83V*4fl■ ST.tn;c.41•:lt;33.r-i2*.ill2041.7.1itSSI;W.4iIf.2f-'A121W.4.1C:»'A,.4U♦ 21.12 Vi1121 4r**» t v wS:iv..12^021.20..IdT'iH1811DUSK r.. Krb,Tinr.f WANTHH. n fanner icdillnginCollege loutshlp. six milrs mulh uf the city. liM rnduy roiwrlcil tn the puller ihe hm of n vnlmihlr fur merennt, which w*« RlOlCIl yeslcrday iiiiirnlnc In n peculiar manner. Mr. Krix wtyp that mi Wvdfitfvdny even, log a ktrangei* di**vc lo liln plnre with ii 11 he t'-atr. uf iNirus nml rnrrlhgi-mid naked f»r M*lg1ig aver nlglit.suy-Inj; iliat In- lix«l Ihs-ii Up north nnd nil* win*mi Ids way limne. lrot ilmi lie■'tmik*:- i”l eoubl lull pny forIlia ni'eninnjsliillnill. Mr. Kilr. look Mill Ih. «n4 inter the rtiangrr look lilmreir nut of it wlmh.w. taking lib liurfu fur livercoal with hint.Tin- deoniptlim uf the lenra whichMr. Krlz dvm tolllrs t*i n nlw-lyivUli I he ilesctlplliMt nf n lomn Hluh-u unit* WntciV-o un Wednesday. Sh«lt;i -Iff I.aw ikierllies one of Hw lmrw.4 IIK II bright liny, 3 yi-iirn old. welgln* l.am. black mnne and 1it|l, with little \* lit lu un *-ir IiIniI foul. The Other slt; ntso n lllgllt bay. panic ago alld wrigid, bulk hind h*ct vUille. nnr mi Inner side f.f left front foul. Tln-rcla ilbal mi*Vlllg h Mtngltf scutrd t**J» t.uggy wiih*nhlu oprlngs. uml n light iiuiildo leuiu*i. wiih Inavy liurncr.' WMkN. tin- Imi iosclie with letter nnd III- ollwr glnns run ttc wUti teller WV* A ic*Mill'll iifTcrctl for I ho nppreheWlOft i*r the 1hk-f rtliim i-f ttc iini|K:fCy. Mr. punitive Ills un|*rlr»Cl|iliil ptienl Is III* man wnnKil. Hr ilfiVu away towards Diivtnpnri. Iicnilul fur IlllnulP lint will prlt;t*nbly b- tnken In.mid I lie Km Hru of chi* r,* siir-11*iv vll-thloialdu r Dll'll*, lie fnl ile. Mr. ,ny gnnd liVsepim-kiw tin*I*lt;1 I- »*li Mim n 'Oil Tfbliiipri.-gnatiK the nlr id nn Indian pee. Tun lllliell ■Iritttk I enhl t him: where did yuu ft«i Last .-vvitlni .lne.1’ “Ale ih*nT kn«*M. Vm*. ymi •h'.** I mlrt, Tn Oilier l*nliil“ was l*:s niiKWi-r. Al tl*b une nf Ills tnuKiplSMK »li.kr up aii.I mid: ' N‘«kiiiiml-ll heap lies. Ik-.li c.» Million (own. In-rn tu wIiKky, Thin man WHS I be eliW nf Hir Irtl-*. It*-K m.m wclRhlnir almut tt^t priituls; Kt*K-kl1y Indll. five fen nn.) n|evi*n inehcu tiles'*. Midi u l.r**3(l. on.-**\o forehead, and o mild. ».*fl ec.- -h**w. lug it kindly illep(odtb-n. C,.»ld IhU innn have hu'l ttm ndvaninp.s of mi. rducntiun lib lal-.-titi* wou'd lci\can :xm:x«vk ut.osvnuT.A (kinetic rcportc was n few dnya ii go iiUktne with it. II. Witwtr ••( tin- Hrili uf Wllwer ItroB.. when tlx* i-«*ii versa th*li In rued nn Inherlliitui i* aid the rarhnn* piinuHes fur nlilch wealthy ...... dev Is.-. I thru liiopey nndKuinettmvHA fl bud meHi., pcrntlu: reis**Us that lillliu-rKid IhpfT :u-1 ►»!*. of mim* frun Chlna^n was leillng tin: oilier dry.** sabl Mr. Wltwer. 1 t'UPiin ilK II Is mut.-i tr-nl nni'illg nenlthy |n**ide of CliUag.. for ilbknlierilan r nf Ihu I'ullmun » He ?ni«S lb* TnibnuPs had u frtvinl. tin* roll **f :i wealthylllellm-d. like Ili'niw-Ki9. lu l*e feel. Hue day til' three were In ft fasM'rnuld.- dife .-nd hnvlnc had wunt ilriHX th.in was ft all neeesHary they hjr-g.«n lo rax- a dbHir1«imi-. i Is*wnlter l-dkely invllcrt thru* tn »•*:gu cihirbnt. tiop Itcforc- in Klnloy UAS c Utls idea In secieiiiiy uf ty Isbiio the lt;iu:ckiy ns p hint*clf he tfrets of the ImnilP of iho tic. but the ' not easily *11 ollice. nnd e\ are ohsmrc This makes lt;as nnc Cod. •Wo have inln« a S' nui Said :i «•lt; mundng nf tnme? iut| than high m ciimlictii lac well enough cut 110 |gll III ronits-ctia Thu most ii yf paper m enally 1CC0C must be aw kmd also, u note or curl :ifi:elnsl rw lust fight o nf lln.fO rc»i new design iiiiiidwill of ale Ilium 1( feront das-off-Imnil nr tbo 5n nut t of their pal luAliy mon ccscruily. the notes r tin* **yc. The El Iready ilmsiThere nvc the front, : been11bo all |KlLLVltlS, V I KAO*, nr t spi* a bill llie middle ogmzc Ii r at dm kin tlion, me Idnd of u is. s-lmply nnmer irennury r bill are pi mile, thus turUllculr-ii lip nk n There wllC.XCCIU lit;have Ha t1101 Wll IIItn mder t Ls n Idtnk nnl Ii; the color At prn« dc.sigiir f( iirrnngeiiH design. II the c»Uu! I he pan lift end of Inn une. lllHl OUt linns of nine dellrrom Ji Inyptim I lornr. I» dlifiruiit Is cnougl pcrlally during i slgntl ha rlmngcx1km. Olimnri- 111imvsrn »'f fmniliar Ik: itrni' exactly i-l-'or I hi Ingtvlt h On rllh flgnrri* rvriinr. f«H- nrt mbtsike iii'Uu-y I of I'omneonIra ry indred. ftlmut ti m hU'li ii nf i-jrli third or each cn but ro t a mou n I imrpnsv fold. I til.rr tn ty. nnd will be Thu h ftllice tl of offal prmrnt wuuld I I hr -HH1 from ( w|iu I* the »i*; clrciilftl nnitlU'P s'llire I i-ulath* nvcr Htug *«fImvrthe Ihr I tic «. ymilig fotlur.nrrluiiP nilvnnt it wilt dindiy lu biv
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The Cedar Rapids Weekly Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Wed, Dec 08, 1897
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