Rich County Reaper | 1938-10-28 | Page 4 | Honor Indian Chief Who Saw Death of Tecumseh

honor indian chief who saw death of tecumseh HASTINGS MICH chief noonday grand river indian of the late seventies is honored in the re christening of mud lake by barry county officials it is to be called noonday lake in memory of t the he old ottawa chief who fought in the war of 1812 and it is said saw the death of tecumseh this scene cene he de described to the president of the united states when sum summoned boned for th the e purpose to go to the white house noonday is associated in ba barry rry history with the famous tavern of yankee bill lewis at yankee springs where he lived as one of the slater mission indi indians ans A former chief of an indian village at grand rapids he operated cooperated co in the founding of the mission and later followed the R reverend everend slater to ya yankee akee springs records of those days describe him as six feet tall of erect and dignified mien at the age of years wearing the paint and circlet of eagle feathers and the blanket befitting his rank A young brave during pontiacs Ponti acs conspiracies he came to regard the encroachments encroach ments of the whites with resignation he died in 1840 and is buried at richland