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The Wi-Ne-Ma Hote I ma n ageme n t a n d
Mrs. Ehrheart are ha ppy to offer restau
rant and banquet room service In conjunc
tion with the hotel operation.
Mrs. Ehrheart, who is well known for her
restaurant operation in Medford, promises
one i thing ''good fo
The Coffee Shop will be open daily except
Monday. Groups of six or more may have
private dining service in the banquet room
at any luncheon hour. Banquets may be ar
ranged by appointment.
Mrs. Ehrhea rt invites you to come in an d
sample her famous cooking.
The Story Of
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Heroine of the Modoc War
WOMAN -OF.-TH E -BRAVE HEART
Typifying courage and, broad vision, the'
name of Wi-ne-ma, "Woman-of-the-Brave-Hearr,"
has taken Its place beside those
of Sara Winnemucca andSacajawea In
he annals of .the early 'west." The personal
daring of these Indian women and the
roles they played as mediators between .
heir people and the palefaces have lifted
them above considerations of race into
the ranks of the greatwpmen of all 'time,,
Wi-ne-m'a was a full-blooded Modoc,
born in the Indian village of Eulalona, lo
cated where Upper . Klamath Lake pours
its waters into Link river. While still . a
child she 'was called Wi-ne-md by; her
tribesmen' . because of her bravery and
r skill in bringing a number of playmates to
safety after their, dugout canoe plunged
into the cascades of the river. Never,, dur
ing all of the stirring events of her later
life, did she fail to. live up to her 'Indian,
'name, although she 'became known as
Tobey Riddle, after her marriage.to ,a
Yreka 'mirier;--;; ; ; ' I
When' trouble developed between the
Modoc Indians and the white settlers pf
the Klamath country, Wi-ne-ma, as one of
the few Indians who could speak English,
frequently acted as interpreter. Through
this role, she exerted every possible influ
ence to bring about a peaceful settlement.
Even after war broke ' out -in 1 872 and
bloody battles. were. being fought in the
Lava Beds, forty miles south of Klamath
Falls,, her devotion to the. best interests of
both red men and 'white remained un
swerving. "' '." "
Demonstrating Wi-ne-ma's.' utter disre
gard for'her personal safety was the risk
she .took ..in. wdrning the, government's
peace commissioners that the Indians ;in-
tended to massacre-them. 'Had' they taken
her advice, much bloodshed would have
been averted.. And even, though they ig
nored her, she succeeded in saving the life
of one of them by attacking the brave who
already had lodged several bullets, in hit .
body; ,
During the many years of her life fol-;
lowing :the Modoc War, Wi-ne-ma never
ceased in her attempts to foster greater;
understanding between her people and the
settlers. With increasing recognition' of
her self-sacrificing- c o u r a g e a nd -'her
loyalty to the cause of peace, her. fam
grows brighter with the years.
By Doris Palmer Payne,
,oe j author of "Captain Jack,
Modoc Renegade.". .
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