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*r-iSHERIFF GEORGE CURRY. Rou^h RSJ«r Captain Goes to Manila as •Lieutenant.!I r*n» ti»« 14 Tasti tier* Id.i Captain Georg* Curry, sheriff of Otero county, who has been iu th-cit)Iseveral d »►, was o»fteialff notified yterday that he had been tppomttd »isecond lieutenant of the cavalry regimeat now farming in the 1‘hiitppine*of discharged volunteer*Captain Curry h; s been eager for asoldiers life ever siuce Hooaevelt’tregiment was mastered out of set viceand when the notice of his appointImm came it did not take him long»to make up his mind about the matter, and he promptly wired his acceptaocemHe wilt resign as sht riff of Oterocounty wtthio the next few days but itis not yet known a bo will be appointedto succeed him.Captain Curry s appointment waslargely due to the influence wieldedt»y Governors Otetoand KooeeveU, bol hof whom are Curry*# warm person*!friend*.He is (he only officer appointed tothe new regiment from this country,all the others having been selecteefrom among the troops now' in theHeld,Captain Curry has not yet receivedotdt rs to join his command. He hopesto be side to take along a number olnemits who have applied to him foenlistment end has wired to the department for the necessary permission. ll»left for Alamogordo today, but Wlllt;(eiurn in a short time and it wihmnot lie many days before he starts foiManilaRealty Transfers-mm bkjt-it I a** ,1.J
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Las Vegas Daily Optic
Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Wed, Aug 30, 1899
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