The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-09


William HEM Harrison srd Eis
little and O. r.01 -rs vanqulshed
the Indians under t-s Prophet AT
thus gained a- empire For f1v
whites. a hartss-e monument -ss
iedics.ed todaF To-Day Is TIE ni1e-
ty-seyen.h s1r.rersarF . the his
to-ic con1lct .l ualca General IA.
ris0a broke TIE power q Team
seh's confeteracg and gained that
military reLoa1 s1lch later led
him fo -se a-.-- house. T-1lsa-ts
cf reop.e za--4-e1 o. TIE bat;ie-
z-ogld and t1- de1.ca.ory cerslO-
uies rere of an imposing nature.
Addresses aa-e delivered il tke
morning by Eg-E-e-sLan r -
Cruz ..scser ard r.-er ueu k-own
men TIE t1-la. dedication took
place this ate-ro.l. JOB : Sins.
c-alrusn 90 t-a E1-Iuelt couuls
s.1-. p-ese--a1 the -OL1-e-t 20
t-e state a.t -l'.o-- Governor
HzriF ac-e--as - behalf % tt.s
STATE and G----sl Like Wig1t.
secretary C za- Represented the
national EoFe---a-' Music ~ss fur
-l-led ty bans ard a trained c1o-
-I-s The aa--.-t.elt u-s e-s5o-a-eiy
decorated with rsEs re monument
Els zoo .arg- tc veil ard 1rveil. and
1llF he statue % Genera. Ea-ri.
sc- .- front vas unveiled q. the
ce-e-onies
TIE Iir-era-1@ ba-t,ezro1rJ.
uhe-e Harr.sc- gained . vic-o-s
u1.ch gave Co. -.s whites the whole
vast region once called the North
ues. Te-ritcrr. nos CON p-ist-E the
states q Illinois Indiana. Mlchizan.
Wisconsin and ra-- % Ohio. is about
seven niles from fl.s city IL rs
acquired sore years ago hy th-
s-s-e q Indiana Al iron fence err.
rounds i'. and stJye e. the single
i-scri fiicr. -Bs-.le % Tippeczno-,
November :. ILL., TIE erection o:
t.e roluue1. dedicated today IS
r1e first important step toward
nsE.1Z ire background q place q
national Interest
The Ercgnd .s amos, ersc,lJ 10
day as Harriss- described it II his
-epC-t @ tLe 1z--ia--a piece o:
Dr. 1ss land -s.1z about ten Zee
srcye the iev- q Nasty u-ai.
re f. '-ol-. -cTzrt the PROPHETS
Town. ard nearly -rica that height
zhcr@ q similar r-si-ie % the rear.
--ro-z1 E1!ch ard -as- % this ban.
-sr sDzJ s--za- iB1rets Creek
c.C-led T.th E-1ws and other
t--s1zood. Toward re lesr flank
'-.s bench q and widsnef consit.
eratly tlt became gradually narrow.
- - The oS-csife direction. and
A. t1e dis-z1cs q: one hundred and
Ht-y Fzrts from the rizht flank.
l----f-at@d i1 a. sbrIp, point
J. !s al there '0-tzr. the Greer.
in 's= rear. cl1--ed Elth e-l-z~ood.
ne a5--pt po.-. tcs lOE ground IN
'-Cr- Lcw c-l-l "z-sf. er-ertirg %
re Wsbzs1. 1es-.y q mile distant.
and r1ro1E1 which rms re trolley
lre ard 'Le rsi.-ozt tracks l. vas
admirably s.--a-=t for a. anogscadS
a. Ire Prophet had 1o-ed wser he
selected o. TIE troops had march et
~ ae.e- from El1ceI1es first On
one bank q the Wzrssa ard then
On --@ of1a- Eluce-res. -ctav z
busy and aggressive c.'F q sr-~a o
l-F souls ard -aLrcst center.
vas tier q collection cf lcz cab
i-s and '-r- j. Eas t-4 cz-.-al
% the rev Indian Ta--..orv o.
Ttir1 Nt-le- H-nrT Harrison vas
governor 81. through -ts SUMNER
~ lsll. and before. his scouts Eere
bringing .- rlrlCEs o great leazue
~ cc-fe1@-z-.1n % r1e Northwest.
e-r Indians being formed ty --j
S1aWree trC-he-s born o. a C-e-s
Soual a. a biT-h. known a. Tec1rn.
sch and ne Prophet Tecumseh
tins summer rent s0l-- 10 enlist
h.s Do,-e-'s people. the Creeks and
a.lef f-.ret. IN h's project. and bis
1Tyther. The Prophet religious
fanatic. proceeded 20 play tie mis-
chief Ei'h all his plaus. Before
these Eere -ipe he latter gathered
a. his village. a shor. distance
above The present battle-ground. 4
BODY q Indians 50 large a. 70
constitute IN HarrisOns oplnion a
menace 20 the TERRITORY. and bs
marched up the river with go men
10 give them bsrtle and .tsue-sa
them He hsd two bsttahons o,
regular. 'he rest being volunteers
from Ohio Kentucky aud the Ter.
T Fiofy, but --alned Indian fighters
and ve.l aware q That vas q.
stake
1 When be arrived on the evening
I of November 9. the Prophet sent =
/ message asking for a parley. which
being granted. Ie proposed an a-rnls.
I nee lnti. next day, so.emnly prom.
lsing 20 take DO advantage o, H.
/ Harrison cDlsenied and encamped
Tor 'he night on this oak ridge
which had been pointed out by he
I Prophet a. suitable FOR the 5uruos.
But he was not a second Eradsocs
70 be- caught by Indian ElIes. ana
sls '-e''ns ireaeheTy. ordered ever
man 10 sleep on his arms. and IN
such order tha, on springiBg az
he would fan naturally into rIao.
'n the ranks. A double line o
seniirel- vas placed around n,
camp. and the army slept IN.
night ~as black as Erubus. ant
one nav imagine the strain on -.
nerve Cf FNa lone zar.t--r-