Chief Smoke, who stood at Lutcher's Cigar Store for 90 years, is up for sale

WALLA WALLA (union-bulletin.com) Chief Smoke, the cigar store indian statue that greeted customers for nine decades at Lutcher's Cigar Store and became a symbol of local history, will cross the auction block this weekend. The 6-foot statue of the Native American that stood like a sentinel inside the long ago store at Fourth Avenue and Main Street will be offered this weekend in one of the most unusual collections ever offered by Macon Brothers Auctioneers.
In the process of researching the origins of the statue, an appraisal company working with Macon Brothers discovered the significance of the piece spreads far beyond the Walla Walla community. Continued

Photo: Trade card, advertising Red Man chewing tobacco, showing half-length portrait of Spotted Tail. (Library of Congress).