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5MUSQUAKIESDr. Dutod J. H. Ward Tells of What He Has Found in Hi9 Work Among the . Indians.Dr. Duren J. H. \v«rd ii back in the city from 4 rummer spentamong theMn-Squa-Kie lndiIDSIowa, where he ^them nnder the anear Time, been studyingHistorical“•picc* of the StateSociety. tts brought back with him photos of some of the chief men» tdewsoi their homes home life, samples of ^bead work, some o( their and much other valn*bleand andmanuscripts material. It1-is the purpose of tl,e society to publish some of the Musqu*kie documents, and this will be the firs* time any of the Musquakie tongue has been put in print.Working ©A Diatlonafy.One of • the mo6t interesting of the efforts of Dr. Wild j» work on the language. He is n0w at work on a dictionary of the language and already has between three and four hundred ords with their English equivalents.He has the name5 R3d history of every Iudiau among the Musquakies at Tama together with the Indian pronunciation. As we. speak of them, the Musqaakies have nQ alphabet, .vords or sentences, yet they have a language that conveys every possible shade of meaning. All thought is conveyed by them through the iueana of syllables, the total number of which Dr. Ward places roughly at 5»]0. These in various combinations have different meanings. The Indian* boircw no words; they form their own terms for every, thing out of these syllables. Eveiy syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a vowd. Among their consonant sounds they have no sounds like f, j, 1, r, z. On the other hand they have following sounds which we do not possess iu the English language, bw, pw by, hy, tw,. dw, ty, dy,jvij- ii . ! now living—giving Doth Musquakie and: i’H f i .. Government tpelling-aUof: Bngliih j: *Miiaa, 9ex, family, age and special re- * mark's. ’ the list’ is also alphabetically indexed. • •5. Another Hat of those who returned from Kansas between the years 18S4 and 1866—including dates of death lor those not living.6. A mannscript in Mutquakie relating numerous incidents in the hit. tory of the tribe written by members of the tribe. This will make a book of perhaps 50 pages and will be published by the Historical Society. It is being carefully prepared in view of the fact that it is Iheit first work and will therefore be a pattern or form for later work. .7. An analysis of their alphabet in previous and present stages, including about 500 fundamental root syllables from which words and sentences are formed in endless variety ana completeness.8. About 15 large photographs (14x17) of leading characters. These are expensive, being the largest ever taken. Many show full costumes.9. About 75 other photographs of people, wick.i-apa, etc.. 10. A Colored picture of the chief, Pa-Sbe-To-Ne-Qua, 48*22.11. A model wick.i-up, 36x28x22.12. Various articles of Muiquakie invention.13. Many pages of notes on Musquakie history—collected from the counpils held, from the old men, from original treaties and other documents iu possession of the tribe, and from agents’ reports, government documents and other sources.14. Bunches of original documents loaned by the chief, by first Agent Clark, by Lawyer Lamb, aud others for historical sources.By» j*. by, gv, nw( mil by and my.BafopaMr.’ and Mrs. W. P. Coast have returned from Michigan where they and Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Coast have been for come time. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Coast stopped off in Chicago on the return.LADIES’ CLUB TO GIVE PROGRAM(ilatoviaal Soaiaty.Dr. Ward spoke to the board of curators- of the Historical Society Wednesday evening 8na they were well pleased with his si,CCess and will give him additional assistance financially 10 continue the Vork. In 1839 the Musquakies lived in this vicinity and they have local interest on that account. The genera] research thus far is interesting:fl|| ,, Oanai*at Raaulta.Dr. Ward biief'y summarized the glt;neral resutls thc5 fir as follows:1. A carefully s^ied map of Mu*, quakie.2. A detailed chronological analysis of Musquakie land purchases from 1857 to 1899, giving acreage, sum paid, dates, locations, character of deeds, grantors, grantees, etc. lhey have made 26 purchases* aow own 2,998.68 acres, have paid of this 585,635.68—an average of £28.553 pcr acrc. Surely the white man should never speak of this as b rescrvati on !3. The leading facts as to their present economic condition.4. A complete l?tt of all the peopleOasis Organization to Give Program and Social Tomorrow Evening—Emil Linder-raan Rents Apitz Farm.Oasis, Sept. 8.-The Ladles’ Club will give a program . and social in. the Woodmen hail, Saturday evening, Sept. 9. Everyone Is cordially Invited to attend.Miss Eva Thompson Is on the- sicklist.Charles Apitz has rented his farm to Emil LInderwan. •Ben Schofield has been visiting with relatives in Des Moines.Elmer Coulter was one of a party who waft In Canada last week.Miss Emma Shipley of Cedar Rapids spent the week at the Knease home.Miss Anna Hope, who has been visiting In Iowa fcCity, has retainedhome.Miss Calista Pratt has gone to Solon,
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Iowa Citizen
Iowa City, Iowa, US
Tue, Sep 08, 1903
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