The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-05
MAJOR LAKELAND
GIVEN GLAD HAND
BY COLUMBUS
served win the Overseas Army
Fourteen Nonths and Was In
Some Bic Battles
Had Fine Experience In the World
War, But II Mighty Glad 10
Get Back Home.

Major Thomas q. Lakeland, Field
Artillery, Adlutant, Three Hundred
and Fifteenth Trains, Nlnellelh
Division. and. after return Of his
division 10 the states, on duty with
Headquarters, Third Army. Army
OF Occupation. returned 10 the
States after fourteen months over
seas. reaching New York at the end
OF July and arriving In Columbus
September ..
Major Lakeland was commissioned
Captain OF Field Artillery on
November 20, 1917, and assigned 10
the Trains Of the Ninetieth Division
at Camp Travis, Texas, with which
organization and division he served
from date OF commission 10 May
co. 1919. when he was transferred
Ia the Third Army headquarters
for further service In Germany.
With the Ninetieth Division he par
ticipated In the 81. Mihiel and
Meuse-Argonne offensives, and In
the occupation Of the vnIers-en-
Haye- -Sazerias sector, the division
being under fire from August "a
1918. 10 November ~. 1918 with the
exception Of seven days, which time
was occupied In changing fronts
Major Lakeland left Columbus In
August, 1917. 10 attend training
camp al Leon Springs. Texas. prior
10 which time he had been In husi-
ness In this place. He was owner
Of The N1gwam. merchandise and
novelties. In the building now being
used by the City Market, which was
cleaned out on the morning Of
March Q. 1910. during the Wills raid
on this place. He was also inter
ested In several lead-silver proper
ties In the Tres HermanPs mining
district and other activities Of the
Lower Mimbres. he assisted In the
organization OF the civilian defense
Of Columbus and was the flrsi
civilian to volunteer 20 accompany
any expedition that might be sent
across the line In pursuit Of the
raiders. His services were accepted
as scout aud guide for the cavalry
column entering Mexico from Co
lumbus on March 10, 1915 with
which organization he served until
July 20, 1915. leaving the Mexican
Punitive Expedition at Angoslura
Chihuahua. on that date. Major
Lakeland recovered the body OF
p. n. HALEY. an American. with q
ranch az synapchi. Chihuahua, who
had been killed after he left com
pany Of the sixteenth Infantry foI
which he was acting rs guide. Il
visit his ranch near where the in
fantry company had a brush viii
the followers Of Cervenles, Sal
Miguel. chihuahua.
Prior 10 his settling In Columbus
Major Lakeland had been mem
her Of the Thirteenth Cavalry, serv
ing in Troop +. the Machine Gun
platoon and Headquarters of lh'
regiment. lie was discharged II
Columbus on January 10, 1914, a
Squadron Sergeant Major. Thir'
Squadron, after six years service
Major Lakeland. or Tom as he !
known 10 everyone IN Columbu
and vicinity, upon his return fron
Mexico was marshal for the towI
serving Ia that capacity during III
period that Columbus was In III
position OF boom town and wa
therefore the mecca Of some preit
hard characters. During his teri
Of office no major crimes wer
committed, and petty oTfenses wer
held 10 minimum. Excellent re-
lalions were maintained betwee
the soldier and civilian populatio
at all times and feeling was Of N
hest
"TOm." you will remember, ws
defeated In a hree-cornered rae
for Justice OF the Peace OF IN
precinct Rt the last election, but :
made Judge Cole sort Of nervo,
while the count was on. Mai'
Lakeland has not yet decided VIII
he Is going into, but has stated tn
he Is Interested In opening up h
mining claims.