The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-12
abridged account. however. for the pres

emf.
The first settler at that place was
Joseph Reward. a Frenchman- Reward
married an Usage woman and was 4
trader among the Usage Indians The
Old Settler Cherokces and the Osages
| at that time were on the warpath with
each other. The Cherokees lived on the
Arkansas and White rivers, and this Jo-
| seph Reward was a great help TO the
osages in carrying on the war by fur
| nishing them with guns and ammunition
| The Cherokees held war council and
in this council it was decided that Re
ward must be got rid If. Seven warriors
were detailed by the Cherokees to hunt
and kill Reward, which thy promptly did
The war close soon after Rewards
death 1 might write long history of
the hunt for Reward and his death. but
l cannot give il here.
| After peace was made between the
| Cherokees and Osages the latter sold this
poftlon OF their country to the United
| States government The Cherokees then
bought the land, and after the Osages
| moved north, took possession of their
new homes Captain John Rogers set
tied at the Grand Saline. Colonel A. p
! Chouteau, who was an agent for the
Osages had built his residence ana
agency at the place now occupied by the
asylum, or rather, GOO yards down to-
| wards Grand river. The marks Of his
home and the Usage agency are plainly
visible today. Rewards day was before
| Choteau built there, but his cabin re-
NAMED
7Ihe next man who occupied the Re-
ward cabin was Joseph GLADDEN., a hunter
and trapper All around him were rough
customers, and his wife was Of the same
woof and warp. GLADDEN. and his wife
ieft for Texas. where they said they
could have more elbow room and lots of
fun with the Mexican 'greasers'
''Burrus H. Smith was the next man.
Mr.. Smith did not live in the house but
taught school in the cabin He was in
the employ Of Captain John Rogers for
his own and his employees children.
Captain Rogers carried on extensive salt
works and II took a great mony hands
to work them day and night. There
were a great many families living at Sa-
line and at that time it formed quite
village. Smith taught school in the
Reward cabin for few sessions, and
then went to Texas in company with the
great Sam Houston.
+" Rising Fawn,' a young Cherokee
who had been brave under CAPTAIN
Rogers during the Usage war. came M
from his home on Lees creek for a visit
to his old war captain. There were a
good many Osages camped on Grand
river and around their agent. Colonel
Chouteau. Rising Fawn concluded to
ly.1
he went one morning before day into the
vacant Reward cabin and, with gun and
tomahawk, waited for an Usage 10 pass
About sunrise an Usage youth passed
and Rising Fawn fred at him. The
Osage's gun dropped, but he started off
at 2:40 gait, with the Cherokee after
him. tomahawk in hand. The Usage
youth escaped and gave the alarm Soon
quite little army of Osages surrounded
the premises OF Captain Rogers. hunt
ing for Rising Fawn. But he had va
moosed the ranch Rising Fawn had
broken the Osage's arm at the elbow ana
he was always a cripple in his arm at
forwards. During the war OF the rebel
lion, so-called. he was we'll known in the
southern army as Major Broke Arm
after Chouteaus day came Lewis
Ross. And then came the civil war with
all It's fury, ruin and destruction. Then
came the cure and balm for all trou-
bles. and white-winged peace threw her
mantle Of love around all and every
thing. Then came a sad change, in the
death of Lewis Ross, after which the
place was deserted--not a human soul to
be seen. not a human voice to break the
graveyard silence that had settled down
upon the place. Your humble writer has
been at the place and in the grand old
mansion when all who had once lived
there were gone. most of them TO the
land whence there is no returning.
'.Then came the purchase of the place
by the Cherokee nation for the purpose
of making home for the Cherokee or
phans. Then comes the great school and
the merry ring Of the laugh and the
whoop and hello OF the Indian youth.
The school was first opened at the male
seminary with Rev Walter A. Duncan
as superintendent. When the Ross man.
sion was fitted up and repaired ready for
the reception of the school, Duncan. like !
Moses. led the children of Egypt TO the !
banks OF the Grand Water. Neosho This |
Neosho is the name given TO this grand /
old river by the Osages-neo, water, !
osho, grand"