Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-02

He was six feet tall, spare, had dark
eyes and handsome features, was very
prepossessing, with lordly bearing.
He looked every inch king-Grignon
said he was the finest looking chief
he had ever seen. His speeches were
not long, but pointed and expressive.
He was firm, prudent, peaceable and
conciliatoTy, was sincerely beloved
alike by white and red man. He was
the best deer hunter in the tribe. One
city is named for him. He was often
called Carron. Was for many years
head speaker. Three of Tomah's
sons were chiefs. One was Mau kau
Tau Pee, who was with Mckay at the
capture of Prairie du Chen in 1914
and died in 1920. Another son OF
Tomah was Chief Josette Carron who
succeeded him as head speaker and
died in 1881, and another son of To-
nah was Chief Glade, named for his
uncle. He spoke French well, had no
love for public affairs and died in
1S4S.
The above Josette Carron had two
sons, chiefs in 1857. One was Keshe-
nah, born in 1929 and for whom the
present reservation town is named.
Another was Shawneon (Shononee) or
"the silver born in 1927 The city
and county of Shawano are named for
him.
Iometah, head war chief, brother of
Tomah, and son of old Carron, borI!
in 1872, was in 1859 at eighty-seven
years of age the only surviving son
of old Carron and then he was strong
enough to walk 200 miles to Miiwati-
kee. Was on the war path in the war
of 1912. Was a great hunter. He
was noted for paying his debts, a
rare trait of character. Said to have
been an honorable man and worthy
representative of the Indian in heroic
days, his picture by Brooks hangs in
the Historical society's rooms.
There was Carron made chief with
Oshkosh in 1927 who was a son OF
Glade and grandson Of old Carron
He was born in 1903 and alive in 1858
Grizzly Bear Dynasty.
1t is not true that Colonel STAN
| bough gave his name to the chief as
I his father bore it before him, who
though not born chief, exerted great
influence over the tribe and was re
garded as such. His son Kaush Kau Nc
Naive or the Grizzly Bear" served
under Tomah in the war of 1912 and
after the death of Tomah in 1917 was
with Josette Carron, chosen orator OF
the nation. He served under Colone
Stambough against the Foxes and
| Sacs in 1882 and died in 1884, aged
| fifty-two years. About 1880 he went
| with Colonel Stambough when he went
| with the Menomonees to Washington
to make better treaty for lands anG
/ annuities. While there It is reported
of him that viewing the historic paint
ings in the rotunda of the capitol. he
pointed to the illustration of the land
ing of the Pilgrims and said: There
lnJun give white man corn" then tC
the Penn treaty, There Injun give
UNI land then to Pocahontas saving
the life of Captain Smith, "TThere
lnjun give UNI life,' then to a picture
of Daniel Boone with his foot on the
neck of savage and plunging his
knife into another, and said, There
white man kill Injun" He. was 4
savage of great personal dignity. His
other name was The Great Packer
/ After his death he was succeeded by
| his son, Wau Pa Men or "the Corn,
who was succeeded by his brother, ar
other son of Grizzly Bear, Ok Ike ne be
way, or THE Standing Land" who
was born in 1920.
Other Savage Kings.
Among the chiefs of the Menom
onees who led their family to the
heights of Abraham, were Osauwish
keno or the Yellow Bird, and IA Cha
ka wa she Ka or the Matchmaker.
Souligny was mixed blood born in
1888. His grandmother was the reputed
daughter of Souligny, an early
French trader who was a son-in-law OF
Sieur de Langlade's second handed
wife. This chief was highly regarded
by the tribe and the white He led
his band with the English in the wal
of 1872 and the Stambaugh expedition
| in 1892 and was a stout good looking