New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-27
INDIAN BAT A
GRACEVILLE SMALL
SAM BROWN SAYS COUPLE OF
SIOUX WERE KILLED. IN
FIGHT.
PFEFFERLE IS SURE LAST OF
REAL HosT1LITIEs WAS AT
sHAKoPEE.

REAL HOSTILITIES WAS AT
SHAKOPEE.
The Graceville Enterprise has positive
proof that the last battle between the
Sioux and Chippewa Indians Wassfought
IN 1859, at the Toqua lakes, and notsat
Shakopee. Sam Brown says 50; and
Sam Brown ought to know. The cues
! ton OF the battle was discussed at some
length and at various times thru the
columns of the Review last winter.
Several well known men of this part of
the state, including Fred Fritsche Of
New Ulm, w. H. Smith Of Washington,
d. @, and E. J. Pond, son Of the we'll
known missionary, Rev, s. w. Pond,
contributed articles and statements con
flrming the contention of Richard Pfefer-
le that the last battle between the two
enemy tribes was fought at Shakopen
In 1858. O. H. Clark of Duluth also
corroborated the statement Of Mr.,
Pfeferle.
Articles appearing in the Scott County
Argus OF Shakopee also verified, the
story as originally told the Review by
Mr.. Pfeferle.
Scheme Fell Fiat.
l. Graceville people had a well laid
scheme all worked out for the establish
ment OF a state park at that plaas. 10
commemorate that '1ast battle,' but
MIR: Pfeferle's timely interference had
a tendency to put halt to the plan.
The New Ulm man claimed that if the
state were to contributesa large sum of
money to establish a park to the memory
OF the battle it should be located al
Shakopee.
AS result it is presumed the Grace
vile people are bit peeved. But Mr.
Pteferle says lie has ne objection to
Graeeville OF any other place getting a
park from Che state, but does not think
they are entitled to it on false or mis-
taken historical presumption.
Was No Battle At; All.
81 see that Sam Brown has written
a letter to a Graceville paper, insisting
that the. last battle between The SIOUX
and ChippeWaa was Fought at Tasana
lakes" said Mr.: P8eRerle. discussing the
question in Controversy. Analysing
his letter, however, shows that the in
cident was in reality no battle at all, but
merely an Insignificant attack Of a few
Chippewas upon small party Of Sioux,
In which two men of the latter tribe were
killed, and sqeaw Was captured, but
who subsequently, escaped and returned
to her own people. If little attack
of that kind can be called battle, then
Hutchinson and dozen other Minnesota
towns are entitled to state parks or
monuments.
...There is no possible doubt but the
last battle between the Sioux and Chippe-
was, in this state, took place at Shakopee
in 1858, az has been stated in the RetfeW.
IL Authority on History.
Sam Brown is no doubt an authority
ON the doings of the Sioux. AT least he
ought to be, for he lived among them all
| efis life, his mother being a member OF
the tribe. His father was government
Indian agent for many years. While !
never had the pleasure Of Sans personal
acquaintance, 1 was pretty familiar with
the family for a number of years. |
| knew his brother, Angus Brown well,
and also knew his two sisters, who were
twins; also his brother-in-law, s Charley
Blair, who was government contractor.
For the latter worked all one summer
J, at the Sioux agency, and when settled
up with him he owed me $54. He gave
me store order for $3.50 and so cents
in cash with which to get back to, my
home at St. Peter. I was obliged to
walk the entire distance of some $50
miles. slept in the woods and did the
best / could to make the so cents buy
food to last me to the end Of my long and
tedious journey. In the end got a
cheap suit of clothes for my store order,
One of Sans sisters, the widow Of Blair,
married Mr.. Rice, who was at one time
connected with the St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
''On one occasion a member of the
Minnesota Historical society visited
New Ulm for the purpose Of viewing
the points of historical interest in this
prize one base ball, won by Irving