2 • July 28, 2010 Your Hometown Newspaper Bath County News-Outlook
IF A KI
The summer of 1791
brought with it a flurry
of activity along the Ken-
tucky frontier and the
Native American villages
north of the Ohio River,
in what would one day
be known as the states of
Ohio and Indiana.
Although confusing
to historians across the
ages, as a result of the
multitude of military
operations leading from
Kentucky across the Ohio
River and northward by
several high ranking mil-
itary officers and militia
leaders from 1790-1793,
including Josiah Harmer,
John Hardin, Arthur St.
Clair, Charles Scott, An-
thony Wayne and James
Wilkinson, among others,
there stands out many
single incidents which I
have tried to understand
for several years.
One involves the re-
Henen is
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union of Abraham and
Stephen Ruddell with
their father Isaac Rud-
dell, and I've written of
that incident in the past.
And yet another inci-
dent haunts me; causes
me to flip, again and
again, through my re-
search notes and retrace
my steps, backtracking
through a multitude of
history books and several
reels of microfilm, partic-
ularly from the immense
Draper Manuscript col-
lection.
The incident both cap-
tures my imagination
and brings the realiza-
tion of the complex and
never ending task the
historical researcher has
before him.
The incident I am refer-
ring too involves the nam-
ing of King's Creek, Ohio
and how one summer day
in 1791, when Kentucky
frontier soldiers under
Colonel John Edwards, a
sub-command of General
Charles Scott, traveled
near what is today called
Urbane, Ohio.
Simon Kenton and a
young man named Wil-
ham Wells were well
ahead of the rest of the
group of frontier spies.
A young Shawnee war-
rior, the son of the late
Shawnee King Moluntha,
who had been murdered
by men under Kenton
during Benjamin Logan's
1786 northern raid, was
watching the two men as
they approached.
Young Moluntha, as he
was called by his fellow
Shawnee, or most often
'The King" as he was the
son and offspring of their
once ancient King Molun-
the, was watching Kenton
and the young spy as they
approached where he hid
in the tall meadow grass
that bordered a creek.
The meadow had been
home to his ancestors
and those of the confeder-
ate Weas, Kikapoos and
Wabash River Tribes, for
decades and centuries be-
fore.
Young Moluntha rose
from the tall grass with
a menacing scream and
pointed his rifle directly
at Simon Kenton. The
two men were only five
feet from one another.
And Kenton froze as
the Shawnee's war cry
vibrated through his very
soul.
Of the dozens of fron-
tiersmen who witnessed
what occurred next, none
of them could believe it.
Young William Wells
quickly raised his mus-
ket and without so much
as sighting it, squeezed
the trigger and shot the
Shawnee warrior, who
fell lifeless into the tall
grass.
As a small group of
Kenton's closest compan-
ions gathered around,
they slapped young Wil-
ham Wells on the back
and shouted their praise.
And now we turn to the
words of Wells himself to
I
examine what transpired of scalping to heart and
next. passed along his secrets
"I dismounted from of the "art of scalping" to
my horse and took off Wells.
his scalp. Michael Cas- I also found it interest-
sidy, one of the company ing that upon the Ken-
coming up and seeing my tucklans return to their
attempts at good scalp- homes, they had deplet-
ing said 'Little man, you ed their supplies and as
are not taking that scalp they spread out along the
right.' He then showed banks of the north fork
me the art of scalping, of the Licking River they
which I then performed began to devour Black-
over again, with success.
The Indians made their
escape. We then proceed-
ed to Blue Jacket's Town
but I had no more en-
counters with Indians."
Wells would later learn
the identity of the Shaw-
nee Chief he had slain.
The stream that passes
berries.
The campaign was thus
called "The Blackberry
Campaign."
If the Good Lord is will-
ing, we will join Kenton,
Cassidy and their com-
panions, as well as their
adversaries; Blue Jacket,
Reel-Foot, Black Snake,
by the spot still retains Chlksuxa and the one
the name King's Creek.
It is said on late sum-
mer nights when the
moon is near full the
ghost of the Shawnee
King can be heard la-
menting.
I found it interesting
that it would be the small
Irishman Michael Cas-
sidy who took the task
they would come to fear
the most. The one called
The Crouching Panther
that Springs Across The
Sky, or simply Teh-Cum-
Seh, in future columns.
* The quotes were
taken from the Draper
Manuscripts volume 4BB
page 43, part of the inter-
view with William Wells.
It's almost back to
school season. Many re-
tailers have started run-
ning back to" school shop-
ping ads and with only a
few days before the first
day of school, it's time to
start planning for your
back to school needs.
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, $.7.2 bil-
lion was spent at family
c!ot .h~ng stores~n August
2009, second only to the
holiday shopping months
of November and Decem-
ber. If you have children
in school, you know to
plan for back to school
expenses; however, these
may not be part of your
regular budget, since
it is not a reoccurring
monthly expense. Simi-
lar to hofiday shopping,
you can reduce your back
to school stress and ex-
penses by developing a
budget prior to heading
out to the mall. Planning
in advance gives you time
to shop for the specific
items: yop. need at the
right price.
Start with the class
supply list. Inventory any
items that you may al-
ready have at home or re-
maining from last school
year, such as backpacks,
folders and paper. Iden-
tify the items on the list
that you will need to pur-
chase and look for retailer
sale ads in the newspaper.
Many retailers will have
large discounts on class
supplies to entice you to
visit the store. Take your
class supply list with you
and only purchase those
items on the list. If there
is a summer rea~ng list,
talk with students who
recently completed the
grade your child• will be
entering. They may be
willing to let you borrow
or purchase their books
at a reduced rate.
Back to school is also
a good time to inven-
tory your clothes closets.
Identify clothes which
have been out-grown or
your children will no lon-
ger wear. Consider tak-
ing clothes that are in
good condition and still
in style to a consignment
shop. Selling clothes at a
consignment store may
earn you 0 few extra
dollars and many con-
signment retailers offer
buying discounts to sell-
ers. Make an inventory
of the items that your
child will need to start
the school year. Certain
items can wait until let- to
er in the year, for exam-
ple, you probably don't
need to buy a winter
coat in August. By divid-
ing your school clothes
shopping over several
months, you spread out
the expenses.
wants. While you
are doing your back to
school shopping you are
less likely to overspend
if you pay with cash, as
opposed to using a credit
card.
For additional budget-
ing tips, visit UK's Mon-
Prioritize your school eyWise website at http://
shopping list in order ces.ca.uky.edu/money-
of importance, while wise.
talking to your children
about the difference be- Educational programs.
tween needs and wants, of the Kentucky:Cooper-
Develop a budget baSed ative Extenui0n Service
on your needs; if you serve all people regard-
have additional funds less of race, color, age,
available then you can sex, religion, disability
allocate some money or national origin.
!
The Bath County Exten-
sion Homemakers award-
ed three scholarships to
2010 Bath County High
School graduates.
Zachary Carmichael re-
ceived a $500 scholarship
and will attend the Uni-
versity of Kentucky. He
is the son of Randall and
Sarah Carmichael of Ow-
ingsville. Zachary was ac-
tive in the BCHS Future
Business Leaders of Amer-
ica, Beta Club, Fellowship
of Christian Athletes, Stu-
dent Technology Leader-
ship Program, Wildcat
Club and the Technology
Student Association. He
was also a member of the
tennis team, track team
and band. He has been
active in his church youth
group and was a Gover-
nor's Scholar in 2009.
Michael Jones, Jr. re-
ceived a $250 scholarship
and plans to attend More-
head State University to
major in agricultural edu-
cation. Michael's parents
are Mike and Kelley Jones
of Owingsville. Michael
has been a member of
Free Podiatry Consultations and Health Screenings
St. Claire Regional
is offering free foot and
general health screen-
hags, as a part of their
Healthy Living Series,
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Wednesday, August
4th, at the SCR Family
Medical Supply store lo-
cated in the Kroger Shop-
ping Center across from
Lowes.
Free general health
screenings will include
blood pressure, cho-
lesterol, glucose, pulse
rate & oxygen as well as
DermaScan Facial Sun
Damage assessments.
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Price & Son
Custom Bu.vhhoggtng
Owner: Price
(Sg) 4734D54
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Clarence Clayton, DPM,
Cave Run Surgical Spe-
cialists' podiatrist and
foot surgeon, will provide
free foot health consulta-
tions including orthotic
& diabetic screenings as
well as shoe and insole
fittings. Each participant
will receive a free spa foot
kit while supplies last.
In addition, all diabetic
shoes wil be 20% off dur-
ing the event.
No appointment is
necessary and fasting is
not required. For more
information please con-
tact, Amanda Ramey at
606.784.7068.
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FFA, worked in the co-op
program and has worked
on the farm most of his
life. He placed 3rd in re-
gional dairy judging com-
petition at MSU, plans to
get his state FFA degree
this summer, and hopes to
get his American Degree
in 2011.
Sarah Hamilton, the
daughter of Howard and
Extension Office
Offers Yoga Classes
An introductory
yoga class will meet
on Tuesdays begin-
ning August 10 at
5:30 p.m. at the Bath
County Ag Center
at 2914 E. Highway
60. Sessions will
meet for 30-45 min-
utes. Participants
should bring a yoga
mat or towel and
wear comfortable
clothing. Classes
are free. To register
or for more infor-
mation, contact the
Bath County Exten-
sion Office at 674-
6121.
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Kimberly Hamilton, re-team, the academic team,
ceived a $250 scholarship, art club, FCCLA and Beta
Sarah will attend Eastern Club. She is also a Rural
Kentucky University and Health Scholar, which is
plans to major in Pre-Com- an academic collaboration
munication Disorders and between the University oi
get her Masters Degree in
Communication Disorders.
She plans a career as a
speech therapist in a hospi-
tal or school setting. Sarah
was a member of the soccer
Kentucky and St. Claire
Regional Medical Center
to encourage high schools
students in rural areas
to pursue a career in the
health sciences.
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