The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-30
ROtdridn Leming GiUes
History of Home TOLCH

Here's a bit Of interesting history
about Cape Glrardeau. Mo, which
was written By Merit L, Lcmlng
president OF the Cape Girardeau
club:
Cape Girardoau one OF the Oldest
towns west of tho Mississippi river,
was Incorporated as village in
1905. In 1904 q man named Glrar-
dot, was an ensign OF the French
troops at kaskaskia In the Illinois
country This man. Grardot. was
later an ensign Of the Marine troops
at Fort Chatress, one Of the larE.
est and most substantial forts built
I'm the western country by the
French while this country was uu-
der their control.
This man Girlrdot disappeared
from Fort ChatresS sometime prior
to 1920 and located at Cape Rock
exactly on the spot where the Coun
try club and city park Is now locat.
ed. Here he established a trading
post and built up large trade with
the Indians.
In l765 when Lieutenant Ross
went down the Mississippi river for
the English government, the name
Of Cape Girardot was already ostab-
lished at this beautiful spot ON the
Mississippi river and IL was so en-
tered on his map at that time. En-
sign Girardot no doubt located at
this particular spot on account Of its
great beauty the wonderful fertility
/ Of the soil Of the surrounding Coun-
/ try and its accessibility as a trading
| post with the Indians.
The establishing of this Country
/ club and public park which is dedi-
Gated to the use Of future genera
tiOns, thereby making a permanent
/ park Of the particular spot on which
was located one Of the first, il not
the first trading post west Of the
/ Mississippi river, Is perhaps one OF
the most important results OF the
good fellowship and enthusiasm for
service that has been brought about
by the Rotary club since its organ
ization in Cape Girardeau.
! Don Louis Lorimier who estab-
lished and laid out the town OF Cape
Girardeau, Mo, in 1905 where the
| Rotary club OF Cape Girardeau is
now located, was Spanish post COM
mandant and as the agent OF the
Spanish government, induced a
| large immigration OF Shawnee In
| dians TO move from Ohio and settle
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county. just north OF the present
! city OF Cape Girardeau.
This man, Lorimier. had been a
trader among the Shawnee Indians
| in Ohio. He lived with them and
| his wife was a half-breed Shawnee
| Indian na m q d Penampieh De
Boughainvlle, very likely a natural
daughter of BOughainville, the chief
OF staff OF General Montcalm OF the
French army.
The Shawnee Indians, after tho
Louisiana Purchase, in about 1890
were moved west TO tho Whitewater
river in Missouri and then from the
| Whitewater river were again moved
| to Indian Territory 10 the Shawnee
reservation in what is now eastern
Oklahoma. so that the Rotarians Of
Cape Girardcau claim that we, with
our Shawnee Indians who lived in
! and Ground Cape Girardcau in Span
/ ish time helped 10 settle what IL
now oklahoma, and the delegates
I from the Rotary club OF Cape Girar-
deau when they attend the conven-
| ton and visit Muskogee, are look
/ ing forward with a great deal or
pleasure in the expectation that
when they meet the Oklahoma Ro-
tarlans they will be able TO renew
old acquaintances and meet some
real good Indians.