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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
3
J F Kincaid vouches for a Sunday Chronicle tale of his childhood neighbor Mary who was captured with other settlers by Cheyenne tribes near the plains. The narrative recounts the caravan split, massacres, and her year and a half with the tribe before an Indian trader reclaimed her for ponies.
The tale centers on Lizzie Brokenhorn born to English parents who grew up with the Arapaho and died an Indian squaw. Captured at age two, she refused to return to her birth family, choosing life with her husband and children on the Wind River reservation. A sister pursued her without success.
A narrator relays the tale of Mary a fifteen to eighteen year old girl captured by native traders then returned after a month for 75 ponies. She later lived with relatives, worked in Davenport, married a man named Cook, and died. The account underscores pioneer hardship and memories of settlers.
Plans are under way for Savanna to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary with a homecoming likely in early fall. Mayor C N Jenks says the event will be a vast undertaking but can be done in a way that will reflect credit on the city, as Savanna has a record of completing large projects.
Seth Abrahams, after examining Ford car horns, is unsure but suggests a flivver’s horn may change voice between the fifteenth and seventeenth year. The remark hints at age related horn variation and future testing.
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