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PICTURESQUE BURIALOF OLD INDUS'S CHIEF;FACES SETTINS SUNKid ora, la., Oct. 24.—Wah-v h-to-see has long: bet a one of the gr uul old men of the Musquakie Indians and, although blind tor a number of years, lie was a man of great influence In the t. mneils of his tribe. He has just passedaway and in the burial service at the ireservation near Montour, east of Kl-dora. there was a great deal of picturesque ceremony and Indian ptnv-wcu. An authentic date of Wah-wah-to-see s birth seems difficult to find, but his colleagues and members of his trib# and band say he was about 80. Aside •from bis blindness he was of robust physique and his last illness l isted but a few hours.After his death the body of Wah-wah-to-aee was properly dressed md takento t lie council lodge. A rude bier had ! been constructed by stretching a blanket over poles and covering all with a ! bright piece of new matting. On thisj the body lay, the foot of tin bier rest-j Ir.g on the ground, the raised to| a height of about three feet ml restingI against the platform that is built about ..the interior of the lodges, it was hero ; the watch of the night before bad beenkept by the older mm of the trihle. JUack i'loud, a chieftain. l *ing thomaster of ceremonies, Bv some unknown and peculiar proem - embalming or preservation tIn' ' r of thoold man looked as though ' * old warrior had lust fallen as. ml sat inease ami repose1 he funeral cortege . e\? morning went to the burin- ; m a . on tlu top of a bluff overlooking , a, riverand t lie r s rvation, \\ h i •• st\ o hadbeen prepared an istructed to receivei ll i*Buried in Sitting Pot re.According to an an- . • *n«| tin e-lonorcd lt;us torn among tie- Musquakles Wuh-\va h-to-see was bu. \ p* -i siidng posture, with his f.. coking tonrd ihe s iting sun. T grave waslust dcep enough in’ '! ■ ; q • T the oldnan s f aid to i ;!q i » top of thlt;rround and his clothing ■ rolled back that the head and in a. w- t-bate.In his coffin by 'br side a e placed a ot1 ie of water, v« sac Is u ' a miiig pro-.islons, lie beads it : r jewelryitul pers »ua! trappings • dead, andnan \ .irii» U ^ b* -id s. A -,\ »• v, ^lit u fi i- ed over that part « r the tough»fHm Which held the ilt;v, • ; xt remit ies*. n i .* I oard fitted a ross the top to? 11 I1. S ’ ||r t ( *! 1 (1 0. frii *• iveiii |l|iis| i|cr;» * % |\v it h harlt;*le nd ice v« facing I™* west and1lt;»lt; k 1 ikf fi iu lt;r I!* _ S31i!«' - * * V III-vu delivered tin* addm«-: in the Mus-•tt kie language. .All di:r; the talk-:ig lb *k « !‘‘Ud v .(Veil i ; ” go eagle Hving I a. k and foi lh over *l e grave tlt; riehten away evd spire while he».opt sprinkling 1 o’y ; ■ lt;o in the’i'll ve.At t h,*- .OS' ’ lt;•’ t '■-* : * - v all ofbe ;o 'em hie I i i ' d ahoutd dlt; po'iie't their port i c; of tobacco at la* opening. Thctt IU a* cord a neevita i in- indium l»t:ria; » ! 1 a young: acrifit • d at t e- a: a \ e and1 i: in avc a'VMh Th a greenak eilib ani killed tie- . eiine with i ! i\\. A gab* rlt;of v i u ed t v er!.♦* g: .1 v • . ad this w - .\ * rod wiltiI’i g . ’• I • am as .. n*. 1 ;! ot polesmilt rlt;n in covt r. All w a : m t ncnyied ilh |«ph. uoe being \ .d;*u thal nonea the dct * ame in eo ’.r 1 ' w ith lhlt;OU' v»aSft mWah-wah-tu A laavysummed of its '.an driveni the foot «■: the g: a • u n op thist uk*■ v, j luted i: ■ J b-ttt-TS ai dh ; lt;»•■■- be naice ,!t u-.f;-•#N’ah-w ,.li-to-see's* tribe'DA GROVE FARMERRROWS RIP.H WHIST
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Alta Advertiser
Alta, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 01, 1907
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