Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-26
Death OF AnIoine LIE Claire, Esq.

1891, at st joseph Michigan. his father wa
Canadian French man, bis mother the grand
daughter OF y Pottow o,toinie Chief At ihi
time the territory Of tue Northwest. out
which half a dozen mighty states have te.r
formed, was peopled almost solely by The re-
man. with here and there one Of diiiereL
race. fearless enough 10 brave the rerils OF I
frontier life. among the dusky denzehs OF M
wilderness: the father OF ALtone l.. Clair,
was one Of these.
In 1908, he established trading post a.
Milwaukee. Wi-consin, exchanging Inanuiac C
tured articles for various kinds Of fura. IL
1903 lie engaged more extensively IL the busI
ness. IN conn ection with John Kinney, at Chi
cayo CFcrt Dearborn them Illinois Il 81.
though surrounl.d viii the Indian lIibe- with
.ho;n he wss trading, and who, through tbs
! irfnence Of British erni-sarlea, were genera.!]
hostile 10 the United state, Mr. lie Claire e
I ou.ed lie American cause, engaged tivei1
| Ia the servce-vas in the conteri AZ Peoria
/ where, with others, he was takeA Ifi-on'r
4 The trisoners were coLfied at Alt3r, Ili.uoi-
i BUT were release during the same year.
! About tEi- PERIOD, at the r3iictahoh q 10y
! Clarke, of Mlesonri, Antoine lie Clfaire enteFt
1 ne 'oN tfhnirh' Fsft zee "N' was
-cLool, that he might acquire proper know
/ 'cge q the tnlish 'aasn-s~. ~ loi7' =
'c''I a. me it.ef Lh't' 4 f'oi' r
fort armstrong; aha Tug same eH' 'e'''"'
- feoria, "hefe, II Io-'. n 'ha'''e' ''e s''''
dap2hter OF the Sac thlei' -ie'4"a'' ''h' hs'''f
lei latter wa Antoine Le az
ne same eur he sNt = =
- g. '-s no e'As-.7 y ny -
'o'a''es i1e "'s -
To- "h'h ''e "ea'S 80 1''''e ,
- 80 -
~ - 'sl''.ei4 W. y VIC ~
's'sF'
Ii consequence Of cholera among The sol'iitf-
a. FIT Armstrong, the treaty 1Lica wol +.
oiher~ise have teel held at abe f,rf, ".
transferred TO the Iowa shore u Pecfe !i't'
the great Chief of the Sac., keukhk, mace Z
i'Tta { - :" = NA'NH = 4''-' -
e Mr. Le Claire- wife, requiring, az an oai,
condition, that Mr l. Claire should huid t.s
house on 'he section, and % the spot then g.
cupi- Is tie marquee q Gen: Scott u tn'"
,nq ,ne treaty. which condition he aite-uaI
rled = tie ietter. The Sac- sni xes a.
gave him another stctioa III 'he htsa . 'a'
tasi.s, Where lie oiaite 20" s'anus' Ans 80
towst'omles IN the 'featy q 'aii' = au : -. =
reser'ei Two sections ." rs i'''Aoi7
t"ey presented @ air = -" 80 ''-' ~.
| Jug town y Molhe 's s'uatei oh 'i''+
lie treaty was ra'lhed " 'ohsie-7 '"e
lowing "ltteF. 10 'Ie = iii - 500 M
oialfe erected siAaii ui'u!'s q sunny =
the f"th foA 'iliase' hoisau' "''''i '"u -
euqied TINS ground Tor years PFe'iour. VI 'h-
trit having THIS as 'htt 'eau+' uaf'eis. :"
:. fon. va me ntad warrior ana fopssh'e
hea "h'Ii. 10 the lail OF So We sue a.
t1X iAdiihs lett mere iof 'ne ssuAf h''e''
IL 800 Mf' ieei"'e VOC "sto'''eD
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Air LeIiEire va al accom- '''he' i-1"sN't-
-spe-Aing come tWei'e OF fourteen ihu'An o'
slec,s, as vel as ffeneh ana Euehsh' al wa
ireseft a. interpreter among o'ne'
that wits the Great ana L''e osasss al .
LOUIS. 1925 win the hahsas at - Louis 1870
=" 'hs On'Pfe . 'a,'' - N'-'e.'
VIII 'ns ~
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"'hAsoAsos7 III 60 = a. " = -
on .1"a f'de' VIZ" oa'' "uu "
Po''. "''h oaer anu - 'oo . "-'
l0n' WIN Sahs '''oes !" = .. "''n 'a'"e 80
win sac ana roA assnc; ~ ~" e''''e'9 -
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Mr.. MsCiai vac eLe oi the propneiois
Il o town OF Davenport, and is still ore d Il
active business men he is possessed Of grsa
wealth has improved the city by u lihera {,
peLditure OF large income,in erecting church
es. and osher public buildings, st his inns j
ate expense. The fine church Of St. Marea'e
whose spire REACHES from I lofty bluff ii
it would almos, seem to touch the quiet ster:
or to n.ingie with The cloudy g fies OF a sunl
mer's dsy-was built and furnished by the II I