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Show TO RULE PHILIPPINE PROVINCE Major Elvin R. Heiberg of the Island Scouts Is Appointed Governor of Cotabata, in Mindanao. Minneapolis, Minn. Elwin Rons-void Rons-void Heiberg, a major of the Philippine Philip-pine scouts, formerly captain of Troop A, Sixth United States cavalry, has been appointed governor of Cotabato province, Mindanao, Philippine Is lands. It was only a few months ago mat the promotion ot Mr. Heiberg to ba major of the Philippine scouts was recorded re-corded and news of the recent honoi Major Elvin P. Heiberg. conferred upon the young army officer was received with pleasure by his friends in this state. Mr. Heiberg was born in Rushford Minn., 34 years ago. He received his education in the common and high schools of La Crosse, Wis., Following his graduation there he took the competitive com-petitive examination for entrance to the Military Academy at West Point, passing with highest honors, and was appointed a cadet in 1892. During his four years' course in the academy ha stood well in his classes, and waa made corporal, sergeant, captain and finally adjutant of the cadet corps a coveted honor among the cadets. On graduation from West Point in 1896 he was assigned as second lieu tenant of the Sixth cavalry, but afterward after-ward was transferred to the Third cavalry, with which regiment he re mained one year. He was transferred later to the Sixth and was with Uncle Sam's famous cavalry regiment until he was promoted to the position oi major of the scouts stationed on Cor regidor island in the Philippines. Mr. Heiberg has seen service in the Boxer campaign in China, the Porte Rican campaign during the Spanish American war, the miners' troubles in Idaho, and he commanded a detach ment of cavalry in Wyoming when the TJte Indians left their reservation several sev-eral years ago. The governor's wife, who was Miss Anna Howell Dodge of Washington, and their three children, returned from the Philippines last fall because tue climate of the tropics was too trying try-ing on them. |