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Had all the citizens of Vincennes possessed the push, benevolence and enterprise of Colonel Allen, the city could boast a population of 50,000 people.
Of his children only two survive: Ex-Lieutenant Cyrus M. Allen, Jr., United States Army, and Louis Allen.
JOHN FRANCIS BAYARD.
Among the elder citizens living in Vincennes when the writer came here, more than half a century ago, was a French officer once counted among hosts the great Napo- leon marshaled in battle array. John Francis Bavard was born under military environments at Grenoble, France, September 11, 1786, where there was an arm of the army. He was one of the soldiers who led the attack on Moscow, Russia, when the French army met a signal disaster. On the retreat he became so exhausted he fell by the wayside and but for following comrades would have perished there. Upon the downfall of his great com- mander he resigned his commission, emigrated to America in 1817, and finally settled in Vincennes. On July 7. 1823, he married Miss Mary Ann Bonean, a member of a prominent pioneer family, which emigrated here from
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('anada. Hle engaged in merchandizing and during the most of his life lived in a frame house on the corner of Main and Third streets. His wife having inherited much land acquired under the commandant, St. Ange, during
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his reign here, he raised much produce, which, with pelfry taken in his store, he sold in New Orleans and at other points on the Mississippi river. Hle was successful
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in business. He was unobtrusive and modest in manner, but proved a good financier, a faculty that seems to have been bequeathed to his sons. He died rather prematurely, on February 14, 1853, leaving his beloved consort to care for and raise nine children; but she proved equal to the task imposed by Providence. Mrs. Bayard was a remarkable personage, modest, gentle, vet assertive when occasion re- quired ; petite in stature, but was fairly active, though af- flicted with heart disease for many years, at the age of ninety, at her demise. The impress she and her husband made upon their children, and the town for good, has been quite notable. All of their sons became bankers. The eldest, Samuel, commencing as deputy clerk in the Knox County Circuit Court ; but he soon relinquished that office to become a clerk in the Evansville branch of the Old State Bank of Indiana in 1851, and so proficient did he prove, in November of the same year he was promoted to be teller and held the position until the bank went into final liquidation. The old bank having lived its appointed time he was made cashier of the Bank of the State of Indiana, and in 1865, when the national banking system was in- angurated, that bank was reorganized under the name of the Evansville National Bank, which continued under that name until 1885, when it assumed the name of the Old National Bank. Upon the reorganization of this bank Mr. Bayard was promoted to the presidency of it.
Although Mr. Bavard was a self-made man he became one of the most influential citizens of his city. He was a generous donor to all charities and proved a wise coun- selor and promoter of all public enterprises inaugurated to benefit the town's interest, and when he died. Septem-
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ber 3, 1898, he was sincerely mourned and has been since held in remembrance by the general public.
The second son, John F., was a successful banker, but died early in life. Joseph L., now a resident of the city, is the successful president of the prosperous First Na- tional Bank of Vincennes.
Of the daughters, Susan married M. A. Pilard; Mary Louise, Prosper Elnere; Adelia, Marcelle D. Lacroix; Eleanor P., Charles Weisert ; Mary Elizabeth, Ex-Mayor HI. V. Somes, Sr .; Margaret Clotilda, II. S. Cauthorn, Esq., all yet living in this city.
Chapter IX.
SOCIETIES-MASONIC.
T IIE first lodge of Free Masons instituted in the great West was at Vincennes, March 13, 1809, under a dispensation issued by the Grand Lodge of the State of Kentucky. A dispensation was issued August 27, 1807, but owing to untoward circumstances the brethren of the craft here then could not avail themselves of its provisions before the term for which it was issued had expired. A second one, upon application, was granted September 1, 1808, and a lodge was organized under it March 12, 1809. The following members were present at this organization, to wit: Jonathan Taylor, P. M., of Abraham Lodge, No. 8; John Caldwell, W. M., late of Union Lodge, No. 92; Charles Fisher, W. M., late of Brownsville Lodge, No. 60; John Gibson, F. (., of Lancaster, Pa., Lodge: Henry Van- derberg, W. M., Army Traveling Lodge, New York. John Gibson, F. C., was raised to the degree of a Master. The first applicants for membership were Parmenas Bockes, William Prince, John Duffield Hay and Hezekiah Brad- ley, U. S. A., on the 17th day of March, 1809, when they all took the E. A. degree. To Parmenas Beckes belongs the honor of becoming the first initiated in the Indiana Terri- tory. Unfortunately a little time after this he came to an untimely end through a duel. Captain Beckes heard of a report reflecting on the honor of his step-daughter, a dash-
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ing and accomplished girl, emanating from Dr. Scull, and immediately called him to account. The doctor admitted that he had said: "If she is as good as she is pretty, she is a jewel." A duel resulted from the altercation, in which the Captain lost his life. All honor is due our deceased brother for the vindication of the honor of his family ! No man dies in a better cause. The false code of honor brought on the sad catastrophe.
The Vincennes Lodge, at its first institution, was num- bered 15, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of Kentucky. When Indiana Territory was organ- ized into a State, the Vincennes Lodge took the initiatory step looking to the organization of a Grand Lodge, and called a meeting at Corydon, July 17, 1817 ; the local lodge being represented by General W. Johnson. This conven- tion took the initial steps toward the organization of the Grand Lodge, and adjourned to meet again at Madison, January 12, 1818. At the Madison convention this lodge was represented by Captain Benjamin V. Beckes, and upon an organization being effected, the Captain was elected Grand Junior Warden. Ile surrendered the char- ter of Vincennes Lodge, No. 15, to the Grand Lodge of the State of Kentucky, and received in its stead the new char- ter of Vincennes Lodge, No. 1, dated January 13, 1818, under the Grand Lodge of the Territory of Indiana. Gen- eral W. Johnson was appointed proxy of the Grand Master, by the Grand Lodge, to institute the new Vin- cennes Lodge, which duty he formally performed on Janu- ary 1, 1818, installing the following officers : Elihu Stout, W. M. ; John B. Drennon, S. W. ; John Decker, J. W. ; Henry Ruble, Treasurer; Volney T. Bradley, Secre- tary : Jacob Catt, S. D., and H. Dubois, J. D.
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Among the important events connected with the early history of Vincennes Lodge was a visit by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Kentucky, Colonel Joseph H. Davies. He presided at the meetings of the lodge on the 18th, 19th and 21st days of September, 1811, and conferred the second and third degrees upon many of the brethren, which work was probably the last lodge work of this distinguished Mason and soldier. He was then in command of a corps of mounted rangers, on their way to help the Indiana troops under Governor Harrison, who was preparing to settle the Indian question with the Prophet, Tecumseh's brother. At the battle of Tippecanoe he was killed in leading a brilliant charge on his savage foes. With him fell Thomas Randolph and Colonel Isaac White, both members of Vincennes Lodge, and for whom the lodge members wore crepe for thirty days in token of their sorrow for their patriot brethren. If the members of the Masonic Lodge distinguished themselves as patriots npon the field of battle in behalf of their coun- try, those in the civil walks of life were none the less fa- mons. General W. Johnson, the founder of Vincennes Lodge, a native of the State of Virginia, was one of the most distinguished members of the Order. He was the first attorney-at-law admitted to practice before the Terri- torial bar; was the first postmaster of the Northwest Territory, which embraced Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. He was Anditor of Indiana Territory in 1813: was afterwards commissioned Treasurer, which office he held until a State Government was formed in 1816. Hle and John Rice Jones compiled the first revision of the laws of Indiana, which was bound and published in
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this city by Elihu Stout, who was at the time conducting The Western Sun. He was several times elected Legislator and was chairman of a committee to give answer to a peti- tion of the pro-slavery element of the population of the Territory, who memorialized Congress to legalize slavery in the Territory. This committee advised against said grant and the whole subject was then and there buried forever.
Colonel Thomas H. Blake, a member of this lodge, was prominent in military circles, and became a member of Congress, and Alexander Buckner, another member, was Grand Master of the State in 1818, and after emi- grating to the State of Missouri he became a member of the United States Senate from that State. John Gibson, another member, was a distinguished citizen and was Sec- retary, by appointment, at the same time that General Harrison was appointed Governor of the Territory, from the State of Pennsylvania, by Thomas Jefferson. He ar- rived here in July, 1800, and in the absence of Governor Harrison (who did not reach here until January, 1801), he set about organizing the Territory, it having been cre- ated an independent one. He continued his duties until 1812, when he then became Governor, ex-officio, after Har- rison's resignation, and held the office until Thomas Poscy became Governor in 1813, when he again assumed the du- ties of Secretary, and held that office until the State was admitted into the Union in 1816. Governor Gibson re- tired from office with the love and esteem of all the factions then in the Territory, having kept aloof from all entang- ling alliances that might hinder him from dealing out justice to all citizens alike.
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Benjamin Vincennes Beekes, who is said to have been the first native born citizen of this town in 1786, was of American parentage, a soldier at the battle of Tippecanoe, and commanded a company in the Black Hawk War: he was a member several times of the Territorial Legislature, was elected twiec as sheriff and was generally popular with the people.
Waller Taylor was elected by the first session of the State Legislature as a United States Senator from Indiana. He was also a Major in Harrison's army at the battle of Tippecanoe. The gallant John Davies and Thomas Ran- dolph, who fell in this battle, were, under the direction of Taylor, buried side by side ; and he took a pin from Ran- dolph's bosom, clipped a lock of his hair, and transmitted them to Randolph's wife; he also ent the initials of the dead soldiers' names upon a tree beside the grave so that it might be known, should occasion oeenr, to locate and re- move the bodies.
Thomas Randolph, born at Roanoke, Va., who fell in this same battle, was Attorney-General of the Territory, having been appointed by Governor Harrison.
William Prince, another member, was a representative in Congress, and a member of the committee which located the capitol at Indianapolis.
Elihu Stont, who was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State in 1827, was born in Newark, N. J., April 16, 1752, and emigrated to Lexington, Ky., when quite young ; learned the printer's trade and came to Vincennes in 1804. and issued the first newspaper in the Northwest, July 4 of that year, called the Indiana Gazette. He was one of the able mon of the new empire just forming. A further notice of him will be found in the press article.
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Henry Vanderburgh was a Captain in the regular army in the Revolutionary War and became a member of the Legislative council of the Northwest Territory, appointed by President Adams, in 1779, and was elected president of the council. He was subsequently one of the Territorial judges and Vanderburgh county was named after him. He was the grandfather of our fellow townsman, Mr. Harry V. Somes, Sr.
Robert Buntin was a Captain of the United States Army and participated in the Indian Wars of the North- west. He was Clerk and Surveyor of this county and Buntin street was named in honor of him. He married Mary Shannon, the heroine of Maurice Thompson's ro- mance, "Alice of Old Vincennes."
Robert Evans was a Territorial attorney, a member of the State Legislature, and a General in the Territorial Army.
Ephriam Jordan was a distinguished officer in the War of 1812; and he and two other magistrates, James Johnson and Antoine Marichall, laid off the first township in 1801, and many others of equal distinction to the foregoing might be mentioned, who were Masons and who played an im- portant part in the early settlement of Indiana Territory. Lack of space only renders it necessary for the writer to forego the pleasure of any further detailed mention in the way of individual recognition.
Vincennes Lodge, No. 1, remodeled, refitted and re- furnished its hall in the most sumptuous, commodious and magnificent manner, with storage, kitchen and banquet attachments, and where all the fraternity, from Command- ery to Blue Lodge, find delightful homes. There is none
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superior to it in the State. It was dedicated on Ascension Day in May, 1899, when adjoining lodges participated in the work, and at the banquet, the following song of wel- come was written by the author and used on the occasion:
WELCOME SONG.
Welcome, Knights, with heart and hand, From the country, far and near, Coming as a joyous band,
Like Judean pilgrim-seer,
Who, in garments travel-worn, Looking for a star to shine,
When the Saviour should be born, First might worship at His Shrine.
Lo! He came, and meekly died, To redeem mankind and save:
On a cross was crucified, And was laid within a grave. But in triumph He arose Upward to His throne to reign:
For, though murdered by His foes, He came not to earth in vain.
Let all people praises sing ; And ye hosts, angelic, give Adoration to our King, Sacrificed that we might live. Yes, sweet anthems sound abroad, And bring forth rich diadem For the Christ, our risen Lord, Blessed star of Bethlehem.
Masonry, from its establishment in Vincennes, has been antagonized to a greater extent than in most towns ; never- theless it has grown and will continue to grow, ever exert- ing a wholesome influence when opportunity offers. Being non-sectarian and having for its foundation the principles,
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equality, brotherly love and charity, and being governed by a patriotic devotion to country, under divine guidance, it has kept apace with the passing years, and no earthly power can stay its progress. The present officers of Blue Lodge, No. 1, are Edward Bierhaus, W. M. ; W. C. Kelly, S. W. ; E. F. Tindolph, J. W .; J. T. Boyd, Treasurer ; C. L. Haughton, Secretary ; E. H. Buck, S. D .; W. H. Weed, J. D .; F. D. Foulks, T .; membership 124. Vincennes Chapter, No. 7, was instituted May 20, 1857 ; membership 70. Vincennes Council, No. 9, was instituted May 20, 1857 ; membership 44. Vincennes Commandery, No. 20, was instituted February 8, 1869, with the following char- ter members: Gardiner H. Plummer, Samuel R. Dunn, John T. Freeland, John Kyger, Albert Hayward, W. F. Pidgeon, Hubbard M. Smith, James R. Baird, Charles Temple and A. J. Colburn. The following are the present officers : G. W. Donaldson, E. C .; E. J. Julian, General ; H. J. Foulks, C. G .; DeLou Burke, Prelate ; C. L. Haugh- ton, S. W. ; E. F. Tindolph, J. W. ; J. T. Boyd, Treasurer ; G. W. McCoy, Recorder ; W. H. Weed, S. T. ; O. M. Willis, S. B .; W. M. Gilmore, W .; F. D. Foulks, S .; membership seventy-two.
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal, benevolent and social institution, and has exerted a good influence in this community. Wabash Lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F., was instituted by dispensation February 5, 1845, and was regularly chartered October 20, 1845. The char- ter members were: William Newell, T. Lemk, A. C. Liston, Isaac N. Coleman, Jacob Dunkle and John H. Mas-
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sey. The first officers were: Theophilus Lemk, P. G .; Isaac N. Coleman, N. G .; John II. Massey, V. G. : Will- iam Newell, Secretary; Jacob Dunkle, Treasurer; Aaron Foster, Warden. The first initiations were S. W. Draper and John W. Cannon. In 1866 the Order erected their present fine hall, a rather stately building, three stories high, the third floor being used for lodge room, the neces- sary ante-rooms, etc. Mt. Olive Encampment, No. 18, was established September 13, 1849, by Special Grand Deputy Patriarch Jared C. Jocelyn, but the charter was not issued until January 9, 1850. The charter members were: J. W. Cannon, Jehn Caldwell, J. P. Crickmeur, Jedediah Helerd, George B. Jocelyn, M. P. Ghce and J. B. La Plante.
Old Post Lodge, No. 332, was instituted July 30, 1869, by W. H. DeWolf, Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana. The charter members were: Lazarus Noble. Bernhard Kuhn, Jr., George Parrott, Alfred Pat- ton, William Davidson, H. J. Watgen, John Loten, John II. Massey, Winfield M. Stoddard, B. F. Johnson and J. II. E. Sprinkle. The first officers were: Lazarus Noble, N. G .; J. H. E. Sprinkle, V. G .; HI. J. Wat- gen, S.
Liebig Lodge, No. 441, was instituted March 4, 1874, by Charles Schaum, D. D. G. M. The following were charter members: H. J. Watgen, B. Baswitz, C. F. Recker, Emil Grill, P. Schumacher, Fred Hellert, J. A. Rische, Chris. Huffman, H. Myers, W. Hassinger, John H. Piel, G. Weinstein, Moses Wile and John Osweiler. Officers were: M. Baswitz, N. G .; C. F. Recker, V. G .; Emil Grill, R. S .; H. J. Watgen, Secretary, and Phil Schumacher, Treasurer. These latter lodges were subse-
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quently consolidated with the parent lodge, Wabash; Old Post Lodge being absorbed by the Wabash in 1878, and the Liebig in 1880.
The present officers of Wabash Lodge are: E. A. Burnet, N. G .; William Humphrey, V. G .; A. H. Rose- man, R. S .; W. A. Hartwell, F. S .; and H. A. Foulks, Treasurer.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Among the more recently formed societies or lodges is Dioscouri Lodge, No. 47, of the Knights of Pythias, a fra- ternal, benevolent organization which was organized June 4, 1874. The charter members were: A. J. Thomas, D. T. Patton, Isaac Lyons, O. H. Cobb, R. J. Greenhow, C. M. Allen, Jr., H. Q. Ashley, D. B. Hamaker, H. H. Hackman, E. M. Kellum, H. J. Watgen, M. Baswitz, J. C. Beeler, E. L. Ryder, F. B. Posey, F. W. Beard, Simon Payne, King H. Malone, Peter Mccarthy, C. W. Jones, II. A. Foulks, Morris Fields, Thomas Dayson, J. E. Blair and John Dofar. The first officers were: D. T. Patton, C. C .; O. II. Cobb, V. C .; H. A. Foulks, M. of E. ; II. Q. Ashley, K. of R. and S .; James C. Beeler, P .; Thomas Dayson, O. G .; E. L. Ryder, I. G .; C. M. Allen, Jr., M. of A. The present officers of the lodge are: Fred Miller, M. of W .; Sam W. Emison, C. C .; Frank E. Henry, V. C. ; William Brown, P .; George Borrowman, K. of R. and S .; James F. Lewis, M. of E. ; H. S. Latshaw, M. of F .; W. R. Thurgood, O. G .; A. Grant MeKay, I. G. ; Jas. S. Pritchett, W. R. Thurgood and C. C. Winkler, Trustees. The present membership of the lodge is eighty-four.
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
This organization is composed only of the union veterans of the Civil War and was instituted to perpetuate the scenes and exploits of army life and bring closer together those who had gallantly fought to prevent the dismember- ment of the Union formed by our fathers of the United States. The name of the institution is Jeff C. Davis Post. No. 16, Department of Indiana. and was organized March 26, 1880, with the following members: James Ostrander, C. : John Hack, S. V. C .: J. C. Beeler, J. V. C. : Joseph Roseman, Q. M. : John Nelson, O. D. ; David Agnew. A .; J. J. Cunningham, O. G. : T. D. Mitchell, C. The present officers of the Post are: Abe S. Reel, C .; Grover Ayres, A .; Joseph Roseman, S. V. C .: Jerre Hershy. J. V. C .; John Nelson, O. D .: S. F. Johnson, C. : George Penning- ton, Q. M .; Louis Mallet, O. G.
BEN-HUR LODGE.
The Malluch Court. No. 45. T. B. H., was organized December 4, 1895, by R. E. Hayes, of Crawfordsville. Ind., with a charter membership of eighty-one. The fol- lowing officers were chosen and installed: Chief, H. S. Latshaw; Judge. A. S. Laue; Teacher, J. K. Jessup; Seribe, Will L. Tewalt : Keeper of Tribute, John T. Boyd ; Captain, Samuel Thompson: Guide. E. S. Sparrow : Keeper of Outer Gate, John Hurst ; Keeper of Inner Gate. C. B. Calloway.
This institution is benevolent, fraternal and beneficiary in its character, exceedingly popular with many, and has a goodly membership. The origin of its name was suggested
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by the noted and world-wide read book "Ben-Hur," written by General Lew Wallace, an Indiana man, and had its con- ception at Crawfordsville, Ind., the home of General Wallace, the distinguished author. Its present member- ship is 388, and is officered by the following: Chief, A. T. Cobb; Assistant Chief, J. C. Wise; Judge, Mrs. Shugert; Teacher, Mrs. Evans ; Scribe, Will L. Tewalt; Keeper of Tribute, Mrs. Latshaw; Guide, Gertrude Scott; Captain, Winfield Robinson; Keeper of Inner Gate, James Hens- ley ; Keeper of Outer Gate, T. J. Burrell.
ORDER OF ELKS.
The character of the Elks is benevolent, protective and social. The Order is comparatively of recent origin, it having been instituted in 1868, by a few gentlemen of the theatrical profession, but it has long since outgrown its original environments and embraces in its membership now gentlemen of all professions and industrial callings; the only standards for membership being that of age and wor- thiness. The Order has grown rapidly and promises much good to the brotherhood of mankind in building up a great fraternity, irrespective of "country, creed, doctrine or belief."
The local lodge was instituted November 1, 1894, as No. 291, by District Deputy James M. Healy, assisted by Indianapolis Lodge, No. 13, in I. O. O. F. hall, with thirty-five initial members, and the following gentlemen were elected to fill the offices, to wit: W. A. Reiman, E. R .; C. B. O'Donnell, E. L. K .; Geo. E. Greene, E. L. K .; E. J. Julian, E. L. K .; S. Liebshultz, Secretary ; I. Lyons, Treasurer ; Geo. Schwenk, Tiler; E. E. Shores, Esquire ;
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Charles Langel, T. G .; Trustees, M. Reindskoph, P. R. McCarty, F. W. Bloom.
The present officers, 1902, are: P. R. McCarty, E. R .; II. J. Foulks, E. L. K. ; C. C. Gosnell, E. L. K. ; Jos. V. Hershy, E. L. K. ; E. J. Julian, Secretary ; Geo. Frendrick, Treasurer; Jas. Sowden, Tiler; W. N. Robeson, Es- quire; J. C. Wagnor, I. G. ; C. A. Weisert, Chaplain ; E. A. Beacher, Organist ; Trustees : R. B. Jessup, H. Eberwine, Jas. Gatton. Past Exalted Rulers : W. A. Reiman, 1894; C. B. O'Donnell, 1895; Geo. E. Greene, 1896; E. J. Julian, 1897; F. W. Bloom, 1898; E. L. Ryder, 1899; S. E. Beard, 1900; I. Lyons, 1901.
If charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity are its watchwords, humanity must be the recipient of many of i.s courtesies calculated to lift up and make glad the hearts of many in times of need and comforting sympathy.
RED MEN.
The Piankeshaw Tribe, Imperial Order of Red Men, No. 108, was instituted July 1, 1890. The first officers of the order were: C. H. DeBolt, Prophet : S. W. Williams, Sachem : E. Bierhaus, Senior Sagamore; H. S. Latshaw, Junior Sagamore; George H. Turner, Chief of Records : Isaac Lyons, Keeper of Wampum. The order is fraternal and co-operative in character, and takes its name from a tribe of Indians who founded the village Che-pe-ko-ke (Brushwood), where the city of Vincennes is now located. It is said that these Indians were always friendly with the white people, and allotted the southern part of their village for the habitation of the early traders and missionaries. The fraternal, unselfish and noble qualities of this tribe
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of Indians, no doubt, suggested the name for the local lodge, Piankeshaw. The Order is also benevolent in its character, caring for its sick members and attending to the disposition of those who depart "to their happy hunt- ing ground."
The Order is unique in dress, imitating their illustrious namesakes, are veritable "rough riders," and well drilled in the warwhoop of the Red Men of "ye olden tyme," and, while on parade, rival Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
The present officers are: John L. Interreiden, Prophet ; Oliver P. Glass, Sachem ; William H. Long, Senior Saga- more; George E. Oshea, Junior Sagamore; Frank A. Thuis, Chief of Records; David H. Byers, Collector of Wampum ; II. S. Latshaw, Keeper of Wampum; P. R. McCarthy, Great District Deputy Grand Sachem.
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