Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
On War Path.

When the Black Hawk war brok.,
nomonees refused 10 take any sayins
they belonged TO the white chief, tbs,
had not killed them, One authority
says of this Indian contingent, after :,
few days of talkins, counciling and
eating up a great deal of beef they be
came disconnected and departed
frightening the inhabitants of the
out in 1882 the MenomoneeS had been
TO- many years enemies OF the Oijbwa
or Chippewa, but made peace VITA
them. on the Chippewa river, en-
couraged to do so by their desire to
join the Americans against the Fox
and Sacs. Colonel Stambaush too,
aboue three hundred of them up tho
river to join General Dodge's rangers
and frontiersmen protecting the set.
tiers in that war.
Rev. Cutting Marsh saw this Menom.
once band on their way up the Fox
river and thus describes them: They
appeared, indeed, thoughtless as
sneep bound to the slaughter. Their
painted faces, ornaments, drums,
whistles, war clubs and spears. made
them appear, indeed. savage and war.
like. Their songs, uttered from the
throat, consisting in deep gutteral
sounds, and the occasional whoop was
calculated TO make one feel that dark.
ness still brooded over this land 70
nowned so far from civilization Osh.
kosh was with them.
There were about sixty Meuom.
onees under Colonel Hamilton, son Of
Alexander Hamilton, who came UP to
the battle of Peckatonica Just as It
was over. The Winnebagos took the
scalps of the dead Sacs, but the Me
country through which they returned
They We're cowardly and PREACHER,
Gus set of miserable fellows.
Oshkosh was present at the pay.
mont ard treaty he'd by Governor
Henry Dodge in 1886 at Cedar Point, a.
Cedar Rapids, opposite Kimher'..-
At this treaty the Menomonee con
cedeQ n portion of their lands west OF
Lake Winnebago and Fox river, and
were removed onto Lake Poyean in
the town of Poygan in Winnebago
county.
Lost Partridge Boy.
The Indian boy claimed as the lost
child of the Partridges was Menom
once. The speech made by Oshkosh
head chief in 1855 to the editor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel and interupte
by Mr. Robert Grignon and Mr.. vii.
liam Johnson, was as follows, at
was at the payment at Lake Pouway
gan made by Colonel Jones, that this
boy was born. Then | lived on the
Wisconsin river and was notified tC
| come TO the payment with my tribe
I ne roll had all been made up and tn
payment was to be made the next
day. During the night this boy was
born. | was told OF ii in the morning
and asked Colonel Jones to put his
name on the roll. The colonel said il
could not be, but if the chiefs We're
willing, the child should have its
share. They were all willing The
boys share was given to me and
gave 1t to MS mother. II is the TRUTH
am telling"
The Partridges lived in Vinland.
They lost the boy. Having discovered
this boy among the Menomonees
they claimed it, and a trial was had
before Commissioner Buttrick in
Oshkosh who decided in favor of the
InGian mother Nah Kom. but the child
was taken from the sheriff by Part.
ridge friends and after two years was
recovered by the Indian agent down in
Indiana and brought to Milwaukee
where before proper legal steps could
be had the Partridges Struggled the
child out of Jail and he grew up
among the whites,
The boy might resemble his white
neighbors, as the Menomonces are a
fine appearing people. Cadillac say