Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-13

age. lie gradu;ed at the chicago Med-
ical college ir1s91, with high honors,
entered the ho,ital service of the Santa
Fe railway atonce and has been con-
s%tantly connecd Herewith as a physi-
clan, being staoned at Topeka and at
Las Vegas. Though a very young
man, he is ecsidered a fine physician
and surgeon adj fully competent. He
is much liked ad very popular in Las
Vegas.
Captain Wilhm Strover, Of Company
c. New Mexiccbattalion of Z. 5. vol
unteer ~infantr is a native of Hanover,
Germany, and was born in 1861. HIS
education was cquired in the high and
the POLYTECHNIC schools of Hanover.
The captain Ls had quite a military
career. A~ftereaving school he entered
the German any and served n year
as a volunteern the 18th regiment OF
Uhlans, one o. the crack regiments OF
cavalry in theierman army. he came
to the United tates in 1882, and in 1856
entered the US. army at Fort Union
N. M. He seved seven years IN the
10th infantry nd saw service in Arr
iona during he Geronimo campaign.
After servingfour years in that cap
city, he was dicharged as LIST sergeant
of Company !, 10th infantry. Since
his discharge On July 4, 1898, he has
been employetunder Surveyor Generals
Hobart, Easle, and Vance as a drafts
man. He hasserved as a captain, lieu
tenant colonchnd colonel in the New
Mexico Nationl Guard since 1898.
LIST Lieutenant Page B. OterO, is a
native of NV Mexico, a brother OF
Governor Oteo, about 40 years of age
and was eGlcated at the st. Louis
university an at Norte Dame, Indiana.
He held a commission as a lieutenant
in the New Mexico National Guard
during the pat year. Lieutenant Otero
has been a SPECIAL agent on duty with
the court of pivate land claims for sew
eral years.
John Walz latron, End lieutenant, is
a native of tbs city, about 20 years OF
age and the sn of Hon. II. b. Catron,
ex-dclegate b congress. The young
men has attended some of the best
educational iHtitutions in the country.
Non-Canmissioned Officers.
Ernest c. /. Barber, who has been
| UppOlIlUCu IOsluul uONulu UhN A'S'
Mexico battalion and who left with
Company G, is especially well-titted for
the position h is to occupy. The young
man is 80 yeas old and came to Santa
Fe from Las Vegas to enlist with the
Trough Rides After enlisting he
was taken Ill, becoming so sick that he
was forced to 'emain behind. Steward
Barber was chef nurse of the hospitals
OF the great Gould system of railways
for a considerable time. He is an
Englishman b birth and was attached
to the 4th Husars in the British army,
seeing serviceas chief field nurse with
General K%itclener's column, which
went to the nlief of General Gordon
at Khartoum. He was granted a media.
of the third cass order by the Khedivt
of Egypt for excellent service in the
field under tie English and Egyptian
flags.
James c. Lahy, 1st sergeant and a
present in charge of the company as drill
master, was b,rn in Longale, Can. IL
served seven years as a sergeant In tn
18th infantry and is thoroughly "ont'
the curves" C his new job. He re
signed as constable and city marsha
of Cerrillos to enlist in Captain Strover'
company.
Bert Easley who will go as quarter
master sergeant, was born In harrison
vile, Mo-, and is a brother to ex-Sul
veyor General Charles +. Easley. He
a deputy United States surveyor, a yer
popular young mar and will make a goo
record if opportunity offers.
Sergt. r. Gutterman, miner and cabi
net maker, has seen 10 years serviceNi,
the regular army, Companies b and
10th regiment, as private, corporal an
sergeant.
Sergt. Dewitt Pierce, who will go wit
Co. G as a sergeant, was born in Ad
ans county, Illinois. in 1869. He dis
posed of considerable business interest
tary service, Mr., Pierce trained six year
with San MigueIs Rifles in Las Vegas
one of the crack National Guard con
panies of the west.
Sergeant Hugh Kirkman, one of tn
volunteers, is a son of Major j.. I
Kirkman of the regular army an
has a brother in the field who
a LIST lieutenant in the Sth infantry
Sergeant Kirkman gave up a yer
good place which he held with tn
Santa Fe railway at Trinidad, where h
was chief clerk in the company's Office
In the railway service he has tn
respect and confidence of his superior
and was marked for promotion.
Harry l.. Ormerod, a sergeant and
good one, was born in Brighton, En-!
He comes of a good family. During h
residence in America he served consit
cradle time on Chicago newspapers as
%cartoonist and reporter. He is q cousi
to p. s. Twells, proprietor of the Clail
hotel, and was former manager OF I'll
Arcade.
Jay f. Manning was born in Clar
mont, Va, in 1874, and received h
Z education in the c. G. Wright college
; Alma, Mich. During vacations he workt
in a printing Office and learned IL
!. trade. After leaving school he he
5 various positions on several easter
papers. During President Cleveland
second administration he was engage
by the Democratic central committee
, Wyoming as a campaign literatu
i, writer and at the same time had edit
rial charge of a paper at Cheyenne al
one at Glenrock. While occupied
these duties he found time to act
correspondent and short story writer T
), the New York Mercury, Cincinnati E
!, quirer, and the Chicago Inter-Ocea
: Was postmaster at Glenrock, Wyo., al
later held the position Of deputy Unit,
: States revenue collector ut Leadvill
! He organized the Rocky Mountain Sy
!, dictate Press. was editor of the FIR
! Lance of Leadville, and the promoter
= the famous ice palace of that place. 4
! ! a geological and mining writer he h
: attracted considerable attention, bell
the author of a mining and geologic
work On Crinnln Crnnk and annthar 1