Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
GRAVE POST FOUND
Marker at Burial Place Of IIIinuls
Pinneer Uncovered.
One Preusuf M Ceremony Tells OF
MeIrn RTtss OF FDH Indians In
Placing Rrmprinl Over Grave
OF Col. GsDrpe navnnporx.

Rock Island. IIls-An old ceear pos;
placed at the head OF the srBv~ OF q
murdered Illinois pioneer by frirnh'N
Fox Indians. WIN, incurred thp 70
tlsrls death. has been uncovered IN 2
heap or muHty legal pHpers IN 'he OF
fire of an attorney here ADonsN
worm.eaten md rartially-d cayed g
the ends. the unique gravu-- mar
still shows weird trnces thai on
were crude sletrheR Bvmbniirai ~
Erief and bartlrfield achievements
A band Of Urn '--io h-iEanhs swou~r~
down upun the hu-'e of Col GeurR
Davenport q weni.hv snstlar WIN OWN
ed the iflauc In thu MissiFsipTii cn
which the government arseral " nn1
built ami rur-dRren him The cr'-ne
committed rnly 4 1915 Is r~r7l'ad nv
old residents In Ruck Isln1H ms
Davenport lowe which tpvn h" rhp
way iF rR-ied pFter the victim about
the Rasue time f6raf une of the murder
erB WIS hanrsd for fhr h'cofiv li~@t
some Fox Fndia-= who through their
dealings v'ifh rn--v--uurt had ecme no
have 1npp f-tc- min for him fnsh'
Toned fhis old toaaT- grove post and
For some wears 4Hn uSsf -rra-'r~n 'she
ErRva OF Colonel Davennort Thar iiiR
body WIS rrmcved 10 n fa1piiy lor I'm
r''Sinns--nrh .rerppferv rnrtA ~ Rnck
Island wa f-- vears thn oil grave
,ust of thn Insii4rs was 'hunrflf IN ne
'pEt Reran'lv = WIS iiivrove~nd when
@he mustv rr-7tr---s OF an nln law nj
fee Eera -,rved into modern uITar
tera tn Frr-i-4~r ri the firm had
basn Df1vPr attp-nPv
The waira -'--~ With which fAn In
fiRns r,i-utad the --zve T,lrf are MAR
raten bv rrr Vim was rrrrpnt nj thu
rere-rr--'- ~ra = whrrr -rrr-di-s ~
hfv r'r.p-nr-,' +he Facts stand ont in
his rrle-nr-v aS .rFr--6r M ever
1T r-as on Friaav afterruun.
abrrf tho npiaS'ir rf -ha vnnr TS4E
ffls' Y WENT m $50 isla-Fi where the
Daveruorf hrrnertass WIS and whsre
TIL re--ve s'~S haar burirn Arrived
ftsre b-1,rfA ly-rd ~ Tro~ TrHfaus
---isI, --r' =, ~ .'ts------v i,re-, --,..--v
frir-c'v l--',p y, . r.'-,,le about hts
sreun w '-0 ir---+-- AZ the rirr ~
r-r-'-ns- -1-r-7'-~- i',- hrrH ~ me
Fr--.~ -r-- e -r-- r'tlftp c~T'-,r sryss.
- 80 f-fsTr'--7 nv af-<~7T7 ufnFn 7tFvra nj
ffle '-ravrr --u-e --7H g@-sw weird Fsg.
urew iInnp fAo pos4 N4ha-s did the
rs-ns ~ 'rr-f-s and in twin ts,ird
Ird'pn r~rrvfnp n war Rub pdvaursd
unsl r---sk m the fl-eifh OF the ueca
dsr,t f1,-r v--i'rar t',---e fs---.r n-r,,,,J
the r--s--r ~'f-rr-ir,s h'---~-lf OF most
ea--rr-t r,-'',,--.-fso--e This was re
penfrH uu*fl raeh F--'~r had tHtPn
lsa-+ IN fire ss-s-,r-,- Tho r,fctu~ns
that ~rsra dawn uprn the nost were
tn renre~srf the crowning achieve
merits or htm WIN drew tbsm and az
the rarrr -f--rn wre-s Tn~-rt m tfisplaS
the pr'~F ~ -she 7rli~rs at the loss nj
fhofr F-isn6
-FoIioW'ine the csreuonv OF uisutfne
the post h'-ra FEAST was Ent upc-,
the Pra~R hsal+h WIS 7-f,rk iy.wok
ing the Event cri-i- ", sr,rsr the yynr-s
to admit their f-is-'d Colonel T1awsr
port Then mPs' of vs-i-rts kind
WAS drought unon the tBhle After
the dinner several IrSIian tBances were
intutsPd IN Lee +ha braves as
niEbtfan came Epfh-rea alrIrt canr
fire nrerarirE fr-+hs- 10 DO honor tc
their murdered friend :"