El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
Taken in Vienna. Ausfrin. While MIL
fary Attaehe 10 the American
En- basSF.

nrosDerous. The g. H q = A. and the
Santa Tie roads had both entered the
town and the T. AZ p was on the way
Money was free and there was constd-
cradle dealing in real estate / could
rot have bought property around the
Hotel Paso del NOrre for a weeks sal
sry, but / might have bought up some
due arra on the outskirts and then
remained poor all my days paying the
taxes
Guns aud Gir-s.
zone thing I distinctly remember
about Fl Paso in those early days
when the railroads were young and
faro was a pasJime and carrying q gun
a necessity, was the artracLIveness OF
the Young women. There were a num-
Der Of mighty pretty girls here one
lived on san Antonio street and when
tom 10 deposit our pistols on the piano
and then have 4 pleasant time
The fort then which was about two
miles from town. was good sti1f
have wondered whether I would get
70 the other end of the line or not I
remember one evening seeing a, man
approaching in the moonlight of TAX
ing out my gun and cooking it As
we drew near I saw he too, mad his
pistol out and that II was cooked We
looked AT each other. passed each other
and I guess we were both much re-
Ieved.
Death Saves Life.
"One evening out at the fort I was
surgeon. when We heard a report. II
was down toward the new cOmmissary,
and running in that direction, a senti-
mel said ! think ] just shot a Mexi-
can We got lights and searching
about came across a wounded Mex can
PROSTATE upon the ground He aimed
at me and 1 jumped TO one side lie
raised his arm slowly and aimed At
me again and then his arm fell 70 his
side, a dead man.
In 1888 Geronimo. that New Mexico
with a whole troop of indians into
Mexico. II was UP to the United
States soldiers TO 20 after him and re-
turn him to the reservation This
was under Cen Crook and ] was with
the 23rd infantry at the time.
Old Ell PasO.
"El PasO street i'm $50" nd 1882 ~
= row Of adobe structures. The Ben
SchUster building was at the end Of
IL Paso street near where the City Ma
uiOnal bank now stands At san An
tonic and Fl PasO streets there were
two more brick buildings and this was
IT, limit 10 el metropolitan building
Where the White House now stands
was a hotel that bore the name of del
Norte-' II had % rooms and I can't
say very much for it.
OIdtIme Fl PasOans.
Among some Of the men 7 come to
know vel was Al W stanton, who
was one Of the leading lawyers: John
SatterthWaite, q real estate man with
a host of friends, judge James Magof-
Is
home where I passed many a delight
full evening" Bob Campbell and ". II.
Austin.
Was Vfennn Attaehe.
From Fl PasO I was called 10 Fort
Wayne at Detroit Mich Later I did
border service AT Fort Clark Laredo
and Fort Ringo,d- trom 1893 to 1897
! was Instructor at West Point and
out on many tours. In 1898 I went with
my regiment TO the Philippines TO re-
turn in 1905 TO the Madison barracks
IN New York From 1895 10 1907 I was
military attache TO the American en-
bassy in Vienna
City of the Future.
El Paso has grown into remark
able city. but II IS not surprise me
IN the least in the years I was here
] often talked with Gen. Arson Mills Of
the possibilities of this city and we both
agreed that the fact that IL was 1900
miles removed from New Orleans. san
Francisco. Kansas City and the City
Of Mexico was sufficient reason alone
for il developing into q metropolis. On
the other hand, we both recognized
that as a pass city and "A port of entry
Fl PaSO must play big part in the
economic department Of Mexico In
the building Of El PasO the military
has its part and I wish for nothing bet
ter for the city than that Fort Bliss
become a brigade post
Geld evenings made pleasant when
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