The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-06
AMERICA LOSES ITS
BELOVED COLONEL
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own will nc overcame physical weakness
and grew into a sturdy man
WAS MARRIED IN LONDON

w Ao h1ANk1EO IN LONDON.
Two years later Col. Roosevelt mar
ried Miss Edith Kermit Carew in Lon
don.
After his two years Of ranch life and
his return east. Col Roosevelt ran for
Mayor Of New York city. There was a
coalition Of parties against him but the
colonel put up such a fight that his op-
ponents had a difficult time in defeating
him.
From 1889 until 1925 the colonel was
civil service commissioner. From 1895
to 1897 he was police commissioner of
New York city. post In which he
greatly distinguished himself
WROTE BOOKS ON WESTERN LIFE.
In 1884 Col. Roosevelt went west for
the double purpose Of benehting his
health and OF studying nature. Out
door life had always appealed to Reose-
welt. so he settled in North Dakota on
the little Missouri and there gathered
material for number Of books on West
ern life.
Not content with the work Of single
ranch. Col Roosevelt took over two cat
tie ranges. the Chimney Butte" and
the "Elkhorn"
Those were stan the days Of Indians.
bad men and buffaloes and it was n good
field to develop the strenuosity which
the colonel used TO such good advantage
when he returned to the east and engag-
ed again in politics.
Col. Roosevelt was married twice. His
first wife was Alice Hathaway Lee. TO
whom he was united on Oct. %, 1880.
She died four years later.
When the Spanish American war
broke out in 1898 Roosevelt was assist
ant secretary Of the navy. but he resign
cd this post TO organize the First United
states cavalry. popularity known as the
Rough Riders.
ORGANIZERS GREAT ROUGH RxDERs.
The colonel. with the assistance or
Gen. Leonard wood drew together
body Of western fighters and broncho-
busters which was one OF the most uni
que army units the world has ever seen.
The regiment was organized at San An
tonic. Tex. from May 10 May 20. 1898,
and on June II arrived at Tampa. Fla.
with Roosevelt serving at Lieut.. Colonel.
AS IL was about to board a transport for
Cuba a lieutenant colonel Of the regular
army "a rank higher than Roo-evelts)
ordered the Rough Riders aside.
\ series of psrIeys were begun be-
tween the two officers while the trans
port was coming in which gave the
Rough Riders time to hold their places.
Finally when the ship came near enough
the Colonel shouted TO col. Wood. who
was on board. without knowing what
Woods answer was. the colonel ran back
to the regular officer and said he had
been ordered BY his superior to hold the
pier
As result the Rough Riders got on
board and reached Cuba on June p.
WON DISTINCTIONS IN FIGHTING.
Two days later the first engagement
took place with the Spaniards at Las
Guasimas The gaiiantry shown by the
men in the Jungle lighting and the lead
{ ership shown ny Roosevelt won distinc-
ton for both and promotion to colonel
I for the latter.
ROOSEVELT A POPULAR HERO.
The regiment returned to the states.
: arriving at New York IN August. 1898.
/ Col Roosevelt found himself a popular
hero and his men the idols of the coun-
\ try. The colonel and his fighters were
mustered out the following month.
/ Plunging into politics again. Roose-
Welt was elected governor of New York
state. holding that office from Jan. I.
1893 to Dec 81. 1900. Col. Roosevelt