Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-21
REcoLLEcTioNs OF OLD CHIEF.
Green's Deeds Of Kindness Long Re
nembered by Whites.

nembered by Whites.
johnny" Green's deeds of kindness
to the early whites Of th!s county long
have been remembered ard have been
handed down N history as interesting
facts In the records of pioneer days.
Many people still living here re-
member the Old chief They knew him
personally In The days OF long ago.
frequented his wickiup. which stood
on ground now covered by the main
building Of the soldiers home, and
even before that on the land on the
opposite side Of the river from the
water works. where the city reservoir
is situated.
"Jud" canSeId's RecoIIections.
Justus Garfield, who has resided in
this county continuously since 1884, is
one of the present citizens who re-
members Green. Canf1eld says that
Green and his tribesmen were very
friendly to the few white settlers who.
in the early sos. were BEGINNING to
come into what is now Marshall coun-
ty. At the same time ,nerc were other
Indian tribes not so friendly. Some
even were hostile.
Because OF Green's friendliness the
NiIIle IliSll tiuSGtu anu Ll1y iii~
dian chief was welcome guest to all
the homes Of the settlers.
Sioux Raid Of 1855.
Garfield remembers of Green having
stood all nigh II watch tower from
which, the surrounding prairie could
be surveyed ready to sound the alarm
should there be any unrrie ndIy demon
stration on the part OF the red men.
In the spring of 1855 the, Sioux made
demonstration from the west, being
encamped at that time west Of Fort
Dodge. 1t was the general belief at
the time that in this CRISIS Green's
| watchfulness saved bloodshed among
the settlers.
Green became aware that the Sioux
were on the warpath, bedecked in
their war paint. and bearing bows and
arrows and tomahawKs At Green's
suggestion a conference committee Of
whites met the Indians at the south
| fork OF the Iowa river, near where the
| town Of Clifford now stands. Members
of this committee included citizens
| from Marshalltown, Marietta. and FL
dora Among them were William H.
Weatherly, Thomas Mercer, Leonard
! Dinnell, Alexander Crow. Wells Rice,
and Joseph Straw, the latter driver OF
| the team. The men from this county
met Mr.. Edg,ngton AMI others from
E1dora at the cabin Of e Mr.. Abbott.
When the conference finally took
place Green made 1t clear to the In
dams that il they approached farther
| they would be met with the armed re-
sistance OF eighty white men who had
Lot.
| Of prospective powder and ball proved
| effective. and the Sioux retraced their
steps. going back to their camp.
The Sioux CHE. claimed 1t was not
| SO much the whites he was after as 1t
| was the Pottawattamies, or GREEN'S
tribe, members OF which, some time
before. had raided band OF Sioux,
killed and sca!ped some Of their
braves. and carried off some OF their
women and girls.
"Johnny" Green's Photograph.
The photograph from which the ac
companying cut was made has a his
tory as interesting in many ways as
was the life OF the old chief.
Indians, and especially in the olden
days. were ayerse to sitting for their
photographs. Fifty years ago the
United States government: was anxious
to secure the photographs OF all Indian
chiefs then living, to be used to pre-
serve the early history OF the country.
To Elliott Bros. local photographers.
| the government wrote, asking for
| picture OF Johnny" Green. How To
get 1T, however, was another ques-
| ton.
"Pretty squaw' Helps.
In Marshailtown in 1857 the first
| woman clerk to be employed here
worked for Harvey & Davis, who con-
Quoted general merchandise store.
| This clerk vas Mrs. Jake" Speers,
| whose husband was in the jewelry
business Now this pioneer clerk is
better known as DIR. Elizabeth Speers-
Gillette. To Johnny" Green she was
Pretty squaW.'
Harvey & Da,ss. Ike ali pioneer
firms, did a .iy busines3 with the In