Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-28
WILL RETIRE WITH
 GREATEST HONORS
(rrom Thursday's Daily)

(from Thursday's Datly)
 Reports arc in circulation in milf tary circles that Lieutenant- Colonel A. Q. Brodic, stationed at San Fran- cisco, has been promoted to a colonecy, and that his retirement from active service in the army will take place on November i3 next, he having reached the prescribed age limit.
 This news will be learned with much interest in Prescott, where for many years this distinguished citizen and soldier resided. Colonel Brodie has a splendid record in the army. Beginning with his service when fresh from West Point. as a second lieutenant. he was ordered in 1888 to take station at Camp Apache. being assigned 10 the Second Cav airy. Without any of the ex- periencc of those old officers who were conversant with the Indian or border life. this young officer at the jump-off made a brilliant record that dazzied the old-time military man. Young Brodic was assigned to command an escort out of that post when General O. O. Howard was leaving the place after making an inspection. The handful of cavalry on returning were ambushed by the Apache who numbered five to one of the detachment. and . lively fight followed. This was at point in a canyon about six miles to the east of that fort By the stragetic handling of his men. Brodie proved the victor and saved the command from annihilation. the casualties among the troops mum bering only few wounded. For this courageous and brilliant duty special order was issued by the Secretary of War commenting him. and which for many years after ward could be seen posted con spicuously at West Point. From Apache he was ordered to Fort Whipple and other posts adjacent to Prescott. where he served under General Crook until the outbreak of the Nez Perccs Indians in the North. when he was ordered to that point. He served in that cam paign for several months and won the admiration again of the military. He left the army near Walla Walia, rcsigning his commission. and re- turned East to join his father and look after the interests of the lat ter, which were valuable. Later he came to Prescott and became identi- fled with mining. working several mines at Tip Top. then booming camp Drifting with the tide. as 1t were. he operated in one and then another locality. finally locating the Grown Point group of mines on the Lower Hassayampa. an interest in which valuable property he retains to this day.
 His military training as civil engineer equipped him for civil life. and in the sos he was made general superintendent of the Walnut Grove Water Storage company. where his ability asserted itself in the con struction of the lower or service dam of that water storage under taking With the bursting of the upper dam. Brodie followed the mining of the Crown Point group. which was conducted for sometime,
 but expensive transportation and other burdens were heavy. which neccssitated the shutting down of the property.
 When the call for volunteers was made in the panish-American war Brodie offered his services to the nation and was made the ranking major of the Rough Rider regiment. In the first fight in Cuba he was wounded and afterward did not take any further part in that brief con flict He was rewarded by the Re- publicans of Arizona with a nom ination for Congress in 1898. but was defeated. Later he was ap. pointed Governor of the territory, and his administration was an up right one. He then again entered the military service and after . decade, steps down and out with . record that Is grsced with efficiency y and with personality ,ha, endearA him to all in and out of the service. Colonel Brodie and his estimabic wife are expected to make their home in Arizona. and that Prescott, will be selected is believed from re cent correspondence with friends here