Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-13
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After quenching the council fire
early this afternoon, the hundreds Of
Rel Men who have been camping in
Ottumwa this week. smoking the pipe
OF peace among the palefacesa and
transacting business Of Importance to
the tribes over the state, are leaving
this afternoon for their tepees In var
1ous parts of the reservation OF Iowa.
The twenty-seventh great sun session
of the great council of the Improved
Order Of Red Men OF the reservation Or
Iowa has passed into history. Early
this afternoon marked the quenching
of the council fire, not to be re-
kindled until fhe second Tuesday in
October, 1911. h the wigwam at Des
Moines. The great council session OF
the Degree OF Pocahontas, the auxil-
iary of the Red Men, also uuenched its
council fire early this afternoon and
adjourned to meet in Des Moines next
year with the Red Men. In order to
complete the business before them so
they could adjourn early, neither order
took noon recess today, but con-
tinued on and for this reason the meet
1ngs adjourned earlier than scheduled.
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mornings council of the Red Men
was the selection Of Des Moines as the
place OF holding the great council In
ISll Des Moines had no opposition
for the meeting.
/. Deputy Great Incidence, w. B. Kef-
fer OF Des Moines, on behalf Of the cit
lzens OF Des Moines, extended an invi-
tatlon to hold the meeting there and
Great Chief of Records Frank A. Day
was instructed to cast the upanimous
vote Of the great chiefs assembled for
the capital city.
OttunWan 10 Honored.
Thomas j. Lancey, keeper OF wam-
pun of Waneta tribe No. 10, was hon.
ored this morning by Great Sachem
Herman Rosch In being appointed to
the Office of Great Guard OF the Wig
wan. The raising OF the great chiefs
was the final work Of the great council
in Ottumwa. Deputy Great Incohonee
w. B. Keffer raised the chiefs to their
various stumps. Great Sachem Herman
Rosch took the chair and announced
his appointments, among them being
that of Thomas j. Lancey Of Ottumwa.
His other appointments were Joe New
ell Of Des Moines, great srnnap; p. J.
Deltner of Clinton great Mishnewa.
p. G. S. O'Brien Presides.
Past Grand Sachem E. G.. O'Brien
of Muscatine presided at this mornings
session of the great council. Past
Grand Sachem w. B. Keffer of Des
Moines was reported in the forest and
was escorted to the great council Mr..
Keffer was great sachem of the great
council here but was unable to be pres
ent on account Of court duties In Des
Moines A delegation composed of o.
w. Wheeler, p. D. Swick and j. F. Ball
was named to cau upon the great coun-
Gil of the Degree of Pocahontas and
extend words of greeting. Past Grand
Sachem w. B. Keffer presented to the
great council his commission as special
deputy great Incidence of Iowa. He
then delivered en- interesting long talk
to the delegates of the great council
on the good of the or er. A warrant IN
the sum of soSS.9S was ordered drawn
for the mileare per diem Of the dele
gates. Some slight changes were made
in the general law of the order to con-
form with the laws as changed by the
great council of the United States,
which was held in Toledo, Ohio
Thirteen Charters Granted.
The great council granted thirteen
charters. The tribes receiving the char
ters were:
Neamah Tribe, No. 1873, Mt. Vernon.
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