Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-02
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Story of Oshkosh.
By P V. Lawson in the oshkcsh Northwestern.

On War Path.

When the Black Hawk war broke
nomonees refused to take any saying
they belonged to the white chief, they
had not killed them. One authority
says of this Indian contingent, after a
few days of talking, counciling and
eating up great deal of beef they be-
came disconnected and departed
frightening the inhabitants of the
out in 1892 the Menomonees had been
TO- many years enemies Of the Oijbwa
or Chippewa, but made peace with
them, on the Chippewa river, en-
couraged to do so by their desire to
join the Americans against the Fox
and Sacs. Colonel Stambaugh took
aboue three hundred Of them up the
river to join General Dodges 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 re-
nowned so far from civilization" Osh.
kosh was with them.
There were about sixty MenOm.
onees under Colonel Hamilton, son Of
Alexander Hamilton, who came up to
the battle of Peckatonica just as u
was over. The Winnebagos took the
scalps of the dead Sacs, but the Me
country through which they returned
They were a cowardly and treacher.
Gus set of miserable fellows.
Oshkosh was present at the pay
mant ard treaty held by Governor
Henry Dodge in 1886 at Cedar Point, al
Cedar Rapids, opposite Kimberly
At this treaty the Menomonee con
ceded a portion of their lands west OF
Lake Winnebago and Fox river, an
were removed onto Lake Poygan ir
the town of Poygan in Winnebagc
county.
Lost Partridge Boy.
The Indian boy claimed as the los
child of the Partridges was a Menom
once. The speech made by Oshkosh
head chief in 1865 to the editor of thu
Milwaukee Sentinel and interrupte,
by Mr.. Robert Grignon and Mr.. vii
liam Johnson, was as follows: 81
was at the payment at Lake Pouway
gan made by Colonel Jones. that thi
boy was born. Then lived on tn,
Wisconsin river and was notified Il
come to the payment with my tribe
The roll had all been made up and the
payment was to be made the mex
day. During the night this boy wa:
born. was told OF II in the morning
and asked Colonel Jones to put hi,
name on the roll. The colonel said i
could not be, but If the chiefs Were
willing. the child should have lis
share. They were all willing. The
boys share was given to me and
gave il to his mother. II is the truth
am telling"
The Partridges lived in Vinland
They lost the boy. Having discovered
this boy among the Menomonee;
they claimed it, and a trial was had
before Commits sioner Buttrick in
Oshkosh who decided in favor of the
Indian 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 coult
be had the Partridges struggled the
child out of Jail and he grew VI
among the whites.
The boy might resemble his white
neighbors. as the Menomonees are ;
fine appearing people, Cadillac say