The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-07

When the ship returned to San
Francisco, one night in the old
Marble Hall on Kearny Street,
crowd of college students entered,
whoopfully celebrating a football
victory. After a rough-housing the
civilians for space the students
considered that it would be divert
ing and tasty thing to toss all of the
bluejackets there present out into the
highway. They were unaware of the
fact that, among others, they would,
in so attempting, be up against
"Scotty" Randolph, Sammy Maxwell,
Tom Sharkey and George Steunen-
berg-four celebrated fighting men
in Naval annals.
The college boys went into the
street first They didn't care how
they went All that that they desired
was to gain the street, and speedily
Then He Started Out After the Beers;
But Opportunity Pointed to the
U. s. Army.
When the Spanish War broke out
Steunenberg went to Manila as lieu
tenant in the First Idaho. He was
mustered out of that outfit as cap
tain of volunteers.
Then lie started for South Africa
to join Christian De Wet in the lat
ter's Boer campaign. But when he
reached New York he conctuded that
the way things were shap'rg inr the
army in the Philippines .hcre would
be a pretty good chance FOR h,'n to
win commission from the ranks il,
the American Army. He enlisted in
the cavalry. and was sent immediate
ly to the Philippines. His service as
q buck soldier" was distinguished.
For example. he received special
mention for getting a wounded man
out OF a tight place, and was rec
ommeded for certificate Of merit
for crossing a river in canoe under
whitening FIRE. Additionally he
picked up the Philippines record for
long distance walking Once he made
a four days trip, alone, through the
enemy's country in search ri General
| Lawton's column. This was private
business. Had it been official he
would have got the medal OF honor
Men have got that medal for a whcl,
lot less.
He got his commission as Seconl
Lieutenant from President Mckinney
in 1901, and now, having held ever,
rank from private, he is captain
and one Of the most notable ri tn,
younger officers of the 'Tnited St.tc:
Amy. He wears eight metals -foa
for campaigns and four for marks
manship. He has been several ti.ne
around the world. He held the chat
of professor of Spanish at the Uni
versity of Idaho for two years Will
he was on duty there drilling tn
cadets.
Considerable man, YOU vii, be say
ing. You would say it even NOR
loudly had you met the man and dis
covered at first hand what a quiet
modest fellow he is. He is ,nly 4
or a., and before he reaches the re
firing age he has Erst-ra;e chanc
to be a General. You can take all O
the even money offered that he vii
live to the retiring age He has neve
, been sick for one-eighth of one piinut
in all his vigorous life. BY the wa!
, maybe there's an answer to this la!
8 observation. Perhaps the answer
3 that Captain George Steunenber
+ DOESN'T drink, smoke or chew, M
+ drink coffee or tea, and he never hs
done these things. Not---hciieve tt
a present writerAthat he is anythin
vaguely resembling goody good
person, but merely becars: he doesn
y like these things and therefore ia,
!. off on them.
He has written lot of mighty goo
= verse. It is verse of the "Barracl
{ room Ballads" Kipling style. and pc
= meated by an enga sing sense of +,
$ NOR. His rhymes on "The Dogs (