The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-11-14
TIPToN. IOWA. NOVEMBER II. 1e7e:@ i

~ Il ~ #sAs#4 y
1879 Hso - 80
--~-----~-~--~~-- -
Early Historical Sketches Of Iowa
To say nothing Of the title to the soil
Of Iowa that may ones have vested ID
the natives who claimed and occupied
it, it d : mstter of some interest e
\ Slance st The various changes Of own
efship aud Jurisdiction through which
u he passed within the time Of our
bistoricat period: rla
,. II belonged to France with other
territory belonging 10 the national do
main. s =@sst 80
,. In 1853. with osher territory, /.
was oedsd to Hpain.
8. OUtobes 1st, ls00, Il was ce,ied
/ with oti1ar territory BY Spain back to
France.
| 4. April 30, 1908. Il was cehed with
other territory BY France TO the Uni-
ted States.
8. October let, 1903, temporary
government was authorised BY Con-
gress for ite newly acquired terrific
ry. tasw b
4 Q. 0cGsAses1st, 1854, 4 waj tscsusled
Ia The "District OF Louislana," and
plaeUl undssi the Jurisdiction o. the
territorial govsfnusent Of Indiana.
7.gJuly 9TH, 1905, u ives include,l
as part Of the "Tsssitory Of Louisia-
na." then osganizsd with. . separate
territorial government. 81 uss0
8. June. 4sh. 1919. il Was embraced
In what was tbsn n,arie the territory oi
Missouri. 40 80 y.
9. June 2Sth, ASA. Il be-ause part
Of the territory OF Michigan.
10. July Bird, 1875. II became inclu-
ded - . part. .Of the then, newly or
Sanised and o1icered territory Of Wis
cDnsin. sss yatss
IL. July 18th, 1895. It was incl uded
In, and constituted . part Of, the new
~ organized there The nsme) "Territo-
| " Of IOwa."
II. Deeember 2Stls, 1865, Il was
admitted into the Uni0M - . free
State.
The greater part Of the country en-
bracsd within the linsits Of Iowa. was
once occupied by tribe ar nation Of
Indians known in histos y - the Iowas,
os Ioways, who Tor many years main
tainsd an almost consiant warfare with
the Sioux, powerful rival tribe who
lived at the north Of them. The Iowas
were originally tho Pxu-heo-ches tribe
and lived in the region Of the lakes to
the northeast, but nearly one hundred
aud eighty years ago. they followed
their chief, Mau-han-gou, 10 the hank
Of the Mississippi river. and. crossing
over, settled on the east siis Of the To-
wa river near its mouth. and there
built = village.
They called the river on which they
established themselves and made their
seat Of empire, Ne.o.ho-ne~--ths mas-
ter Of rivers. For some years they
prospered !. and multiplied, but the
Sioux began to envy them the prosper.
ity they enjoyed. and with no good in
tentions, came down 10 visit them
~wA-AS~~-a.~rU.~ AA-~sVsS>.s
peace With IN invitation to join them
in dog feast, they made the greatest
profession Of friendship, The Iowa
chief, having confidence in their prot
estAtions Of good feeling. accepted the
invitation. In the midst of the feast,
the perfidious Sioux suddenly attack
ed and killed him. This outrage was
never forgotten BY the deceived and
injured Iowas. 7
II must have been about the year
1923 when the Sacs and Foxes, who
had previously inhabited the country
on Rock River. in the present. State Of
Illinois, bagan TO make encroachments
on the IowAs, under the renowned
chief, lackhawk. In . great battle
fought on the east bank Of the Dies
Moines river, near the site Of the pres-
ent village Iowaville. in Davis county.
the Iowas were vanquished aud the
Saos and Foxes took possession Of
their hunting grounds. Then the
Iowas sullsnly moved toward the west
and passed beyond the turbid Mis-
souri,.
Blackha died in October, 1888.
on the Dee MoiEes river, near the
scene Of his great victory over the
IOwas.
In 1882. Immediately after what is
called the "Blackhawk purchase, -
being the first purchase OF land from
the Indians OF Iowa-a few white per-
sons began to settle on the west bank
Of the Mississippi. A military post
was established ct Montrose. and the
place was called Fort Des Moines. It
remained . military post until 1897,
when the troops were removed to Ft.
LeavenwOrth.
Iowa remained. from 1888 to 1876, .
separate territory. during which time
the ofYlce Of Governor WAS held by
Robert Lucas, john Chambers aud
James Clark. Congress made provi-
sion by an act passsd d March 3, lsi5,
for its admission into the Union NJ
State, with boundaries quite at vsri-
ance with those finally established. -
By this law, the State was 10 extend
north to the parallel Of latitude passing
through the Mankato Blue Earth riv-
or, In the present State of Minnesota,
and west 70 the meridian OF II degrees
30 minutes west of Washington. This
wsstern boundary would very nearly
correspond to the line between the
present COUNTIES of RInggold aud Tay.
lay. and its adoption would have de-
prived the State Of oil that fertile part
known n the Missouri slope. In Oc-
tobeF, le44. . constitutional conven-
tion had been held Ut Iowa City, and
constitution framed which embraced
boundaries far more extensive than
than those Of the present state. taking