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Show HIM MR VET, DIED III.: MRN1NG Took Part in Spanish-Ameri- J can War, Mexican Expedi-1 tion and Was Major of ! Infantry in World War Major A. F. Karigan is dead. The end came suddenly and peacefully peace-fully at 1:30 this morning in his room at a local hotel, and was the direct result of the hardships suffered in three wars in which he fought for his country. As an army man his career was varied and colorful. He was a sergeant in the American garrison at Columbus, N. M., when Villa raided the town in 1915. A short time later he went into Mexico as a member of the punitive expedition under the command of General Pershing, Persh-ing, which sought the capture of the Mexican rebel, but failed. While he also took part in the Spanish-American war in 1898 and in the world war, that incident on the border in 1915 in which a handful of American regulars, roused from their sleep just before be-fore dawn, repelled hordes of Mexicans pouring into the town, and drove them back across the border, ever remained in his memory mem-ory as the most exciting two hours he ever spent. A sergeant at the outbreak of the world war, his ability was recognized rec-ognized and he was commissioned commis-sioned a major and went to France with the First division. He was gassed and never fully recovered from the effects. Two years ago Karigan was elected commander of the local American Legion post but resigned re-signed when his health broke and he was compelled to go to a veterans' vet-erans' hospital in Los Angeles, where he remained for six months. Returning to St. George he was again chosen commander and held this post at the time of his death. He was an indefatiguable worker work-er for the Legion and ex-service men and under his leadership the local post has prospered and grown. Karigan was of the old regular army school where the strictest discipline was the rule. His father fa-ther was an officer before him, and brought up in that environment environ-ment certain traits of character were developed which he carried Into private life. To many he appeared ap-peared domineering and "hard-boiled", "hard-boiled", but to those who knew him intimately an entirely differ-enr differ-enr trait was presented. To his friends he was loyal and in turn was admired by them. He was a member of the American Am-erican Legion, Veterans of Foreign For-eign Wars. Elks and Odd Fellows. Major Karigan was born on February Feb-ruary 2. 1879. near Lake Michigan. He received his education in St. Michael's school in New Mexico and at Notre Dame college, South Bend, Indiana. He came to St. George about four years ago and on September 7. 1M7, was married to Vera Conger Con-ger Moody, at Las Vegas. His first wife died fifteen years ago. Ho leaves to mourn three children by the former marriage. Mrs. Ray Grandmaison of Detroit. De-troit. Arthur and Virginia of Sheboygan. She-boygan. Mioh. He is survived by his wife and the following brothers bro-thers and sisters: Major stove lCaripan. San Francisco; Fran-cisco; James Karigan. in Missouri; Mis-souri; Mrs. Margaret Young. Gallup. Gal-lup. N. M.. Mrs. Amelia Muller, Kvhmond. Va. Word has boon received from a sister tint she will bo here for the funeral which will probably probab-ly bo hold Monday afternoon at the t.ibernaole under the direction ef the American Legion. |