Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

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Capt. Peter W. Davidson, a former
Dodge county boy, and Capt. L. 7.
RICHARDSON, native OF Sbeboygan
Falls, both of the Twenty-second IN
date from their second tour III the Phil
lppnes. Capt. ". IL. II. Chapman,
Green Bay boy, grandson Of the late
Col. William Chapman, who command
ed q brigade of regulars in the Civil
war, is Oh duty with his regiment. the
Twentieth infantry. in the Philippines,
as is Maj George Palmer of the Tween
ty-frst infantry Maj. Palmer was a
resident of Waukesha and frequently
visits there. Capt. Lutz VAIL, d Nit
waukeean, is also of the TWenty-frst.
Capt. III. NJ Dichman, son of former
mayor of Oshkosh, is on duty with his
regiment, the Twenty sixth, IN Texas
brook, residents Of Pepin county, grad
uated from West Point and both are
captains and are serving with the Fifth
| cavalry Both have enviaHe reputa-
tons as gentlemen and soldiers Capt.
W. A. served as major in the Twenty
eighth United States volunteers. Capt.
Michael NJ. McNamee of the Fifteenth
cavalry was a Wisconsin boy. He en-
listed as a private and won his COM
mission He, also, was volunteer
major during the Spanish-Amerlcan war.
Maj Lorenzo Z. Dawson, now on the
retired list and serving with the national
guard Of Idaho, was a native OF Wlscon-
SIN. He was also ma Or OF the Porto
Rico battalion for q time. First Lieut..
j. III. Lewis, who served as a captain III
the volunteer regiment in the Spanish
American war, belongs to the Fifth cav
airy and is a most promising young OF
ficer. He is a son Of Capt Hugh Lewis
of Madison
Leut.Col. William w. Robinson,
chief quarterma ster, department OF the
Dakotas, stationed at st. Paul, is q son
OF the late Col. W. w. Robinson Of the
Seventh Wisconsin. He also served as
a private in the Seventh Wisconsin the
last year of the war and consequently
when he retires will do 50 with the rank
of brigadier general. He will soon be
come a colonel in the quartermaster'
department He at one time resided at
Sparta and later at Chippewa Falls
Chaplain B. w. Perry, now on duty in
the Philippines, was q native of Wiscon-
sin and for a long time resided in &C.
lumbia county, near Portage.
Several young captains and lieutenants
of the regular army. natives of Wiscon-
sin OF appointed to West Point from this
state, are making fine records, stand
we'll at the front in all that goes to
make efficient officers. Capt. William
Mitchell, son of the late Senator John
i. Mitchell, enlisted as q private in the
Spanish-American war and after that
served as a lieutenant OF volunteers i'll
the signal corps, and upon reorganization
of the army in 1901 was commissioned
second lieutenant in the signal corps and
has won his way to a captaincy. There
are no more competent, promising of
ficers in the signal corps than Capt.
Mitchell Capt W. F. Hase. son OF
enced rapid promotion since 1898 and is
an efficient and popular officer. Capt.
William Kelly of the engineer corps.
who resided at West Superior, stands
high in his department. He, too, was
rapidly promoted from second lieutenant
in 1899 to captain in 1904
Capt. Warren Dean, native Of APP
pleton and a nephew of w. Il. Patton
and President W. NJ Patton Of the
Northwestern Fire Insurance company
of Milwaukee, entered the army SIS
private in 1893. The following year he
was commissioned a second lieutenant
of regulars and a few months since was
advanced to captain. Capt. Amos y.
Fries Of the engineer corps was born in
this state. but years ago removed to
Oregon. Capt Samuel Hof of the ordi-
nance corps and Capt t. l.. Ames Of
the same corps were born III and APP
pointed from Wisconsin. Capt. Arthur
w. Yates of the quartermaster depart
ment, son of the late Col. Theodore
Yates of Milwaukee, is native of Mil
Waukee and was commissioned from
civil life in 1891. Capt. E. f. McGlach-
lin Of the artillery. in command of a bat
terry in the Philippines, is a native Of
Fond du Lac, q son of Edward Nc
Glachlin, editor of The Stevens Point
Journal. Capt. H. G. Schumm of the
artillery corps. IS on duty at Fort Lea
yeI2sWOrth. He is a Dodge county boy
and graduated from West Point. Capt.
Edward T. Hartmenn was prominent i'll
the Milwaukee battalion of the National
guard fifteen or twenty years ago. He
enlisted as a private in 1893 and had
won his way to captaincy in 1901. He
is serving with the Fifteenth infantry.
Capt. L. A. Curtis of the Twenty-sec-
ond infantry, formerly Of Madison. is a
son of Col. Charles Curtis military in
Structor at the state university. He en-
listed as a private in 1898 and was made
a captain more than a year ago Capt
Irving J. Carr of the calvary, formerly
resided at Portage These young cap
other equal number OF officers Of their
rank and age in the army.
Among the lieutenants Wisconsin has
contributed and who stand well as sol
dlers and have made creditable records
are; First Lieutenants G. A. Trott and
4. j. Bracken of Milwaukee, J. III. Pool,
son of Col. D. G. Poole of Madison,
George T. Perkins, J. G. Ohnstad, Hun
ter Kinzie Richard Smith, A. L. Bump.
h. 70. Fuller, S. NJ. Barlow. t. J. Rog-
ers, Douglas Macarthur, John B. Schu-
man, Charles 3. Morton: who was an
officer in, the Wisconsin National guard
and is a sou of Cal. Charles Morton of
the Seventh cavalry. e. Y. Frazier, f.
=; Peek. Henry w. Newton, r. +.
Woods, c. G. Pulls, w. c. Tremain, and
Second Lieutenants Roy w. Holderness,
=: q; Davis, A. f. Brewster, John w
Machle and Leo 2. Quinn. These, as
We'll as those named elsewhere in this
artlcle, are honoring their state in the
regular army.
Col. Patrick Henry Ray OF the Fourth
lnIantry, son of the late Adam e. Ray
VINO was prominent in the construction
OF the first division of the st. Paul rail
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