Portrait and biographical album of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States . g been reported on both sides to theGovernment, Gen. Clark was directed to cause thelowas to be arrested. This duty was assigned toGen. Hughes, their agent, who called upon Ma-haska and made known the order. Mahaska an-swered : It is right. I will go with you. Theoffenders were arrested and moved to Ft. Leaven-wor
Portrait and biographical album of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States . g been reported on both sides to theGovernment, Gen. Clark was directed to cause thelowas to be arrested. This duty was assigned toGen. Hughes, their agent, who called upon Ma-haska and made known the order. Mahaska an-swered : It is right. I will go with you. Theoffenders were arrested and moved to Ft. Leaven-worth. While confined there, one of the prisonerscalled Mahaska to his cell, and looking him full inthe face, said: • If ever I get out of this placealive, I will kill you. A brave man should neverbe deprived of his liberty. You should have shotme at the village. Unfortunately for Mahaska,that Indian succeeded in making his escape fromthe prison, and with a party went in pursuit of theobject of his revenge. Mahaska was found en-camped on the Nodaway, was attacked and was in 1834, Mahaska then being about fiftyyears old. Thus perished a brave man, a truefriend to the American people, to commemorate thememory of whom the county of Mahaska is appro-priately named. i if. P mninmuiiuniiTn rt^rrr^rrrrr-w^rrrrrV-w
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