Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-29

of work ta.t was usual, audernk,n
Ht tu wr ,,rnoy ou u, Open
range.
Inier- politit~
"Tiu. OFF tns ufr. B., returned to
Trinidad. Colo. Whore h. accepted
position tith the tpitp1 sfuts hoe
tul u thr toaI tsse. uW remained
thor, until rl. lpi,oWiug ..1r when
hr n-an turt up mis- r0.id,r-' in|
! thi- territory lDrutng li the town
luf Uotpu GcOrgc remained Boz iIa-
4 tom until the year iNst when hr Zee
/ ttne0 To- hir nrN love. southern
/ Now McSlpo. engaging as chief clerk
and deputy collector and trossu rcr
under Jimmy polan. whu was "a pow-
l,r m thst section duriue those DAYS.
Many Public trusts.
lie remained in The employ ~
! DDian until tho fan oi iNSh, when
he ran Tor and vas overwhelmingly
1 elected az probate ciork and record
] Dr for Lincoln county which post
( "a he hold until The following ol"c-
I ton Oh 1890. Whom his party nomi-
mated and again elected HIM ns as
SCISSOR for Lincoln county ln 1889
! hls party one. NOR, called upon him
aud he was again elected. this time
as sheriff OF Lincoln county In
1894 his party again honored him by
| nominating aud tl.eiihg him as q
| member 90 the council from the
| Ninth district. consisting OF Grant
Donu Ann. Lincoln Chaycs ana Eddy
ountirs. and later. then the lcgis-
nmc met az Santa Fo he was fur
Their honorcd 10y being the choice ~
his pafty and elected president of the
council After thy adjournment of
i tho legislature Do was appointed
clerk uf the Firth United states dis
trict court. the appointment being
made in 1895. H, resigned, however,
Ia the year 1895 Co asaln respond 20
i tho call OF his frirui- accepting the
nomination for tho tarritorial couh-
cn. 90 which position he was once
more elected.
~ Rough Rider.
when the war with Spnin was de-
clnrod. George Curr was among the
very first Co respond I was govern
or at that time aud Won remember
when 1 appointed him first lDuten-
ant OF the First United states yolun-
teor cavalry. which WIS afterwards
known az Roosevelt Rough Riders.
The captain of the troop being Col
jack W. Fleming of silver city Just
before the completion uf the squad
ron Colonel Flcmmr wing 10 deaths
in hi- family was relieved from duty,
ANA ] appointed Gcorrr Curry az cap
tain OF the troop.
office sought tine Man.
f.Iaf NIN "A
tpptnn curry returned 90 the tor
fitory and settled that section
.sEirh is now known ts Oterp coun-
y and in 1899, u..u that county
WIS treated, I appointed him as the
inst sheriff OF that .nIuiy, although
u' chat um, ho Mas IMPOSED L. tAo
nriy ! was repr. ming. lie was
net IL candidate iur rlr office az the
tim,, % was rl'Ir vase OF the office
hunting the man.
HEAVY Itespon-ibilitir~ IN Philippine
George Currs lIu iust what ho
promised me BE- could DO. be- did IL
quickly. and then ru-Inod a. accept
. j commission from ura-idcnt McKu-
! ioy as Lts lieutenant ia the El,v-
: onth g. g. vol cavalry, ana sailed
. fnr fbn Philippine. Here hc made
Z good BOB every pust.r he held from
+ lieutenant captain erI.t OF police of
q Nmfla. aud as slr0uur ~ many Of
> ne, Islands lu tl. philippines, and
/ Innlh he continued uls rncccss ~
governor 81 th- Ftent territory
(which We mono ,,lU -gnn be state
Ilageunan HAD split the Party.
20 have landed h.m mere In SANTA
H.. whore be- WAS WA1suratod On ths
sth dRv uf august i9dI The gov
Z crr0r's position ut chat u'nc was mol
altogether bed ot r"sos. AZ h. had
{, PRIOR o. that date llways affiliated
Y with the DcmocuiD party IA thi'
territory. and hosidrs the Republic
can party was fnmo"hat distuf bed
IN mrt Governor curry found him
self up against th, rDal thing al
every turn he took 1ut was familiar
r with hard knocks anl mastered th'
j. situation. as DE- had oiten done be-
7, fore. and icday h, ,s prenared W de
n aver united parts instead Of ih'
j. londition ~ chaos in which h'
- found a.
Il GeorEe Curry has heen HIS OVF
n wrea. 'st enemy Had ne know him
=. SELF ~ perftctly AZ others do, Ia
a coul have besn a rich man to-day
Is As a IL. he rotlros poorer man. y