The following is a write-up on the 24th Infantry Regiment, Black Troops first called Buffalo Soldiers by the Native Americans in Oklahoma. The 24th Regiment was the regiment that the Buffalo Soldiers were assigned to. The 24th Regiment had recently been in the...
Col. Andrew Bailey moved his family to the Huller mansion near Palomas Lake, Chihuahua, in 1888. His son Lester, had TB and the move was for his son’s health. Bailey was Huller’s ranch manager. Col. Bailey was affluent, having interests in Standard Oil and the...
The process of building the jail began in 1916. A portion of N. Main Street was condemned by the village and $211 was paid to the owners for their rights. Bids were taken to build a concrete jail and V.L. Pupmeier of Denio had the low bid: $987. The County...
The El Paso and Southwestern RR was completed from Douglas through Columbus to El Paso in Dec., 1902. A depot was built in Columbus north of the tracks. Near it a house was built for the section foreman. The depot must have been inadequate because it was torn down and...
As Villa’s men roamed through northern Mexico in the winter of 1915-1916, they were in need of arms, ammunition, food, clothing, and other supplies to revitalize their revolutionary goals. Villa had recently suffered a series of devastating defeats by Mexican...
