Charles Round Low Cloud,
Indian Reporter, Succumbs
Black River Falls —(AP)— West-
ern Wisconsin's famed newspaper
columnist who "thought in Winne-
bago and wrote in English" is dead.
Charles Round Low Cloud, who
had chronicled the doings of his
Winnebago Indian friends for the
weekly Black River Falls Banner-
Journal for nearly 30 years, died
last night. He had been ill with an
internal disorder for two weeks and
entered the hospital Sunday...
The aged Indian — he knew he
was born in December and thought
the year was 1872 — attended Car-
lisle Indian school for five years
back in the 1890's. He was born on
a homestead grant at Shamrock in
southern Jackson county and re-
turned to this area after leaving
Carlisle...
There are no known survivors.
—excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Friday, August 26, 1949
...........................................................
Indian Sages Counsel
Spirit of Low Cloud
BLACK RIVER FALLS —(U.P.)—
Withered old Indian sages sat
in a ritualistic circle Saturday
night giving counsel to the de-
parted spirit of Charles Round
Low Cloud.
The 77-year-old Indian colum-
nist for the Black River Falls
Banner-Journal was buried ac-
cording to the Winnebago tribal
rites in the David Decorah ceme-
tery Saturday. He died Thursday.
The Indians started holding
their wake for Low Cloud Friday
night. It will continue through
Sunday night. The Winnebagos
believe that a soul does not leave
the earth until four days after
the body has died. During that
time, his friends gather together
to give him advice as to how he
should act in the happy hunting
grounds.
Low Cloud was buried in "white
man's clothes" Saturday. The In-
dians had originally intended to
lower him into the ground in full
Indian costume. The burial rites
followed the Winnebago custom
conducted to the rhythm of a tom
tom's slow pounding.
—Wisconsin State Journal; Sunday, August 28, 1949
Indian Reporter, Succumbs
Black River Falls —(AP)— West-
ern Wisconsin's famed newspaper
columnist who "thought in Winne-
bago and wrote in English" is dead.
Charles Round Low Cloud, who
had chronicled the doings of his
Winnebago Indian friends for the
weekly Black River Falls Banner-
Journal for nearly 30 years, died
last night. He had been ill with an
internal disorder for two weeks and
entered the hospital Sunday...
The aged Indian — he knew he
was born in December and thought
the year was 1872 — attended Car-
lisle Indian school for five years
back in the 1890's. He was born on
a homestead grant at Shamrock in
southern Jackson county and re-
turned to this area after leaving
Carlisle...
There are no known survivors.
—excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Friday, August 26, 1949
...........................................................
Indian Sages Counsel
Spirit of Low Cloud
BLACK RIVER FALLS —(U.P.)—
Withered old Indian sages sat
in a ritualistic circle Saturday
night giving counsel to the de-
parted spirit of Charles Round
Low Cloud.
The 77-year-old Indian colum-
nist for the Black River Falls
Banner-Journal was buried ac-
cording to the Winnebago tribal
rites in the David Decorah ceme-
tery Saturday. He died Thursday.
The Indians started holding
their wake for Low Cloud Friday
night. It will continue through
Sunday night. The Winnebagos
believe that a soul does not leave
the earth until four days after
the body has died. During that
time, his friends gather together
to give him advice as to how he
should act in the happy hunting
grounds.
Low Cloud was buried in "white
man's clothes" Saturday. The In-
dians had originally intended to
lower him into the ground in full
Indian costume. The burial rites
followed the Winnebago custom
conducted to the rhythm of a tom
tom's slow pounding.
—Wisconsin State Journal; Sunday, August 28, 1949
Charles Round Low Cloud,
Indian Reporter, Succumbs
Black River Falls —(AP)— West-
ern Wisconsin's famed newspaper
columnist who "thought in Winne-
bago and wrote in English" is dead.
Charles Round Low Cloud, who
had chronicled the doings of his
Winnebago Indian friends for the
weekly Black River Falls Banner-
Journal for nearly 30 years, died
last night. He had been ill with an
internal disorder for two weeks and
entered the hospital Sunday...
The aged Indian — he knew he
was born in December and thought
the year was 1872 — attended Car-
lisle Indian school for five years
back in the 1890's. He was born on
a homestead grant at Shamrock in
southern Jackson county and re-
turned to this area after leaving
Carlisle...
There are no known survivors.
—excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Friday, August 26, 1949
...........................................................
Indian Sages Counsel
Spirit of Low Cloud
BLACK RIVER FALLS —(U.P.)—
Withered old Indian sages sat
in a ritualistic circle Saturday
night giving counsel to the de-
parted spirit of Charles Round
Low Cloud.
The 77-year-old Indian colum-
nist for the Black River Falls
Banner-Journal was buried ac-
cording to the Winnebago tribal
rites in the David Decorah ceme-
tery Saturday. He died Thursday.
The Indians started holding
their wake for Low Cloud Friday
night. It will continue through
Sunday night. The Winnebagos
believe that a soul does not leave
the earth until four days after
the body has died. During that
time, his friends gather together
to give him advice as to how he
should act in the happy hunting
grounds.
Low Cloud was buried in "white
man's clothes" Saturday. The In-
dians had originally intended to
lower him into the ground in full
Indian costume. The burial rites
followed the Winnebago custom
conducted to the rhythm of a tom
tom's slow pounding.
—Wisconsin State Journal; Sunday, August 28, 1949
Indian Reporter, Succumbs
Black River Falls —(AP)— West-
ern Wisconsin's famed newspaper
columnist who "thought in Winne-
bago and wrote in English" is dead.
Charles Round Low Cloud, who
had chronicled the doings of his
Winnebago Indian friends for the
weekly Black River Falls Banner-
Journal for nearly 30 years, died
last night. He had been ill with an
internal disorder for two weeks and
entered the hospital Sunday...
The aged Indian — he knew he
was born in December and thought
the year was 1872 — attended Car-
lisle Indian school for five years
back in the 1890's. He was born on
a homestead grant at Shamrock in
southern Jackson county and re-
turned to this area after leaving
Carlisle...
There are no known survivors.
—excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Friday, August 26, 1949
...........................................................
Indian Sages Counsel
Spirit of Low Cloud
BLACK RIVER FALLS —(U.P.)—
Withered old Indian sages sat
in a ritualistic circle Saturday
night giving counsel to the de-
parted spirit of Charles Round
Low Cloud.
The 77-year-old Indian colum-
nist for the Black River Falls
Banner-Journal was buried ac-
cording to the Winnebago tribal
rites in the David Decorah ceme-
tery Saturday. He died Thursday.
The Indians started holding
their wake for Low Cloud Friday
night. It will continue through
Sunday night. The Winnebagos
believe that a soul does not leave
the earth until four days after
the body has died. During that
time, his friends gather together
to give him advice as to how he
should act in the happy hunting
grounds.
Low Cloud was buried in "white
man's clothes" Saturday. The In-
dians had originally intended to
lower him into the ground in full
Indian costume. The burial rites
followed the Winnebago custom
conducted to the rhythm of a tom
tom's slow pounding.
—Wisconsin State Journal; Sunday, August 28, 1949
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