The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-22
.UNvEIL STATUE
OF INDIAN CHIEF
Honor Paid to Memory Of keokuk
in City OF His Name

Keokuh. Ia, oct. 22.-Members OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
/ luton from all parts OF nnoi4 Mis-
souri, and Iowa attended the dedica-
ton here today of the statue in mem
cry OF Chief Kcoluk Of Black Hawk
fame, for whom this city was named.
with Mrs. William q. story, of New
York city, president general of the
Daughters of the American Reyolu-
have arranged Tor the NEST important
conference ever held IS the society IN
this state. Other prominent people
who will attend include Lon ado Taft,
| the sculptor, DR.. Frank Wyman. Of the
Department OF Indian Affairs, and
Mrs VI, X, Howell, state regent y. \
K, John KeOkuk, of Oklahoma, great
great grandson of the Indian chief
brought message from the Sac and
Fox tribes, over which Chief Keokuk
ruled while in his prime.
In connection with thc unwilling OF
the statue, tablet in memory of the
carly Iowa trails will be dedicated.
The statue Of Chief Keokuk IS OF
bronze, ten feet in height resting on
q base fifteen feet hish II is the work
OF Miss Nellie V. Walker, an Iowa girl,
row living in Chicago. Great care
was taken i'm the reproduction Of Chief
keokuk's dress and Miss Walker made
frequent trips to the Smithsonian In
stitute and to numerous historical so
Cieties throughout the central states
in order to give a correct picture OF
the Indian as he lived.
Bones Buried Under Statue
The bones of Chief Keokul5 were
,uried recently under the statue. They
Nere brought here q number -of years
ago from Ottawa. Kansas When frs
found, the skull and. number OF the
bones Of the arm were missing. bur
later the skull was discovered in a
white mans lodge at Ottawa, where
it was teing used in IN initiation GER
"mony.
Historians write that keoIuk moved
i'm moe magnificent style than other
chief IN America. In points of natural
intellect, integrity OJ character, and
the capacity to govern and command,
he is said to have been without a su-
perior among Indians.
kookuk was born on the Rock River
in the northwestern part of Illinois
about ISL. While stin youth hs
joined a war party against the Sioux.
ana II was the spear Of Keokuk that
brought the Sioux chieftain to the |
ground in death. During the second !
war with Great Britain, q rumor !
reached the Sac aud Fox tribe that
the United states had sent an army !
20 destroy The Indian village of Peo-
ria on the Illinois River and that the
plan eventually was to destroy the |
entire Sac and Fox nation.
Became Leader Of Braves
The lniians We're panic stricken ana
decided to abandon their villages
Neoluk is said 70 have been the on,
cooi mGu among them. He urged the
braves TO hold together in one body |.
and follow his command.
The sturdy Young Sac aroused tho
braves to a spirit Of fight ana his
speecl. ct that time made him then
chief. The rumor proved q false one
Jut Keokull remained the leader.
Latcr, when Black Hawl. urged the
sac and Fox To war against the whites
Ncokuh made what il considered hj,
most memorable speech. He said tina.
he would lead them against the whites
IN one condition, and that was that
hey should put their women and chill
ireu tC death and then resolve that,
having crossed the Mississippi they
would never return but perish among !
he graves of their fathers rather than =.
yield them to the white man