Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-31

lERRY. okla. Aug. 80. Recently
o. number of the descendants OF SIM
nn Ecutou, famous scout ANA lhdlah
N,bfar celebrated tho l25th annl|cI-
sal.v at Xancsfield, Logan county
rhin Of The event I'm the life OF Ken
tor, when he was saved from the IN
diaus 10y Simon Girty the reHesaHe'
or who was known as the "hlte
Indian" aud Of whom history treats
extensively in the early days OF IN
dian wars This celebration WAS OF
aspecial interest 60 Perry citizens ne
,allse Of their intimate acquaintance
win l. W. Kenton, grandson of the
fauous pioneer. Kcnton settled IN
Perry when the Cherokee strip open
ed I'm 1893 and lived 10 be more than
so years old
Ecnton was much like his distin-
guished grandfather, ana was male
and hearty in his later years. lie IN
herited the tovial disposition OF the
filst Kenton. lie was only years
old when his grandfather died, cOnse-
urently remembered very little OF
him. His father, simon kenton, Jr',
was the oldest son OF the pioneer ana
was himself well known as scout
and baCkwoodsman. AS lau ne
many times accompanied his father
lived. and returned to Ohio. One ot
these trips the father made present
TO his son OF leather pocket book.
Inscribed on 1t was: Present TO
simon Eenton, March 23. 1925" This
oocket book was cherished 10y the
grandson, who later came into pos
session Of II.
Kenton had a number Of valued
relics which were handed down from
his grandfather Among them was
an old powder horn and whlshey
flask, the latter with fourteen stars
on il. and from which no doubt the
elder kenton and Daniel Boone took
fnany drink together lie also had
a deed of conveyance, executed by
simon Kenton TO his son which trans
ferred a small tract of land in ONO
and bears date Of April 1920. The
land was n portion of the old home
stead or settlement made by kenton
on the Scioto river when he first emil
grated to Ohio, at time when there
were very few white in the Buckeye
state.
More than 200 Of the Zanesfield in
habitants took part in the re-inact-
ment vi the scenes OF that historic
episode when Girty saved kenton's
life from the Indians. This happened
on or about April Ia, 171S Slmoh
Eenton was captured by the Indians
who decreed that he must die. Al
the council called by the braves.
those who voted to put the captive TO
death struck the war club violently
on the ground and those who wished
To spare his life passed the club on.
majority voted for death.
Enntou was compelled to run the
gauntlet. as was the custom IN those
days when the Indians captured "A
white man. Then he was tied to a
stake n the center Of the village
where he should be tortured before
heinz finally burned. The Indians
gathered around the white man. ana
many of them remembered the white
man as brave scout ana nghteT'
They had seen him before, bat now
they had him at their mercy. They
knew, however, that he was a very
brave pale face. Among those who
came to look at him was Girty AS
soon as he took a look at the white
captiye he saw il was kcnton who in
youth had been his companion-at-
arms at Fort Pitt years before, when
the two were doing duty before Glrty
turned to the Indians.
Girty embraced Kenton and re-
solved tn save his life if he could. He
knew. too. how difficult II was Ia
change the indians mind after any
thing had been determined upon In
council. Girty succeeded, however. in
forcing a stay of execution and coun-
selled and plead with the chiefs for
Kenton's life. Girtys elOquence
touched the hearts of the savages and
they rolented. The Indians severed
the thongs that bound Kenton to the
stake ana placed him under the care