Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-21
HOME or THE PIONEERS


 1 John ODonneli: Coconlno. scho0 teacher: accountant 1hos. J. Porter: Maricopa: farmer miner: oldest man m ihe Home, aged fs7.
 Murdoch Macdonald: Yavapai; rper- chant: miner: reputed 10 be the finest Irish scholar in the territory. i. Frank Dillon: yatapai; mining.
 James Finn. Yavapai: miner.
 If. Ramboose. YaNapai; by profes- sion a hortieulurist: he it was who discovered the now famoas camp of ! Globe. and at first the camp was named Ranbose. in his honor,
 Vim. D. Murphy; Gila; miner.
 Geo. w. Barnard: Yavapal mining and merchandising: opened the first restaurant in Prescott, and was the first postmaster of the place.
 C. W. Fnlier: Pima; farmer; mer chant
 G. C. Thurston: Pinal accountant.
 John c. Greene. Pinal. general workman
 Philip schrerber; Gila; was on old. time merchant.
 Rhoderick Ross; santa Cruz; black smith.
 Moses R. Tate. Navajo; farmer; stockman
 F c. Bradley; Greenlee; merchant; farmer.
 John Carmichael: Pinal: stage driy. CT. was connected with General Crook in the Indian fighting days
 Samuel stanton; COchise, business han
 A. G. Wbaley, generally known as old Tex: was with the military for many years as a civilian. and was ad- mitted to the Home at the personal request and recommendation of Ma1or-Genral Wood.
 And here are these old men, living IS they ought. cared for by a people able and more than willing to do so. l talked with several of these splendid old men: and the story of one tells the tale of why he is there-but the telling brings heartache to the racolL teur and listener as well;
 T was a-livin' ont n tn hills" he said, .'tryin' f do some'thin' with q prospect, woriun' 'roun Then Ions comes a feller sposed was a frien. an he saw l want doin no good. an t my grubd bout run out an he sed ] ought ( come here. I was $ mad I'd flung him out-a the cabin I I'd been able. cause ! thought this was o'-house, an I'd made my min up at I'd never go thar Anyhow. ct'nly did cnss him some; an ht went oii mad.
 Then thar como days o col an freeze. when ! want no ways able [ even git wood fo' a f.. when I't just set thar in d hGddle with eonnls Q blankets about me an noshin' | eat but cOl stuff at q bin in cant a long lime an want much good no how. an I won'red what's goin' { b'con1e o' me. It finlly got so bad I'd jist set thar an cry cause my h'ari was broke. I'd done what I'd tho't wa rite all m life: hadn't heat nobodg an worked hard; an here I was sC or at ! wasn't able ( help myself 8 little bit Tell y what. young feller when [ gets C that stage a teller. likely [ look at tn razor CT tn guI CT som thin like that. 'eause life aim very sweet no mo.
 An ] r'member one day l sot thal ] a-chewin' on piece O bacon a wasn't mon haf wa'med througl, , an thinkin' O the ol days, when th camp was a-boomin an ev'bod1 maxim plenty O money. Them days had a sood cabin up'n tn Bradshaws . 'ith tn pines all about 1t an a streau , Q fine clar water runnin' by. An Molly was thar theH. On. God-Amitv | it sho does tare a feller's hart [ lool backn see 1t all over again. We va a-livin' up thar s c'ntented s a cou pie of kittens N one mornin' I ri, hard [ git Doc West. an soon afte we gits back thar was a Little Moll t make life mo wuth liyin'-an' tha sho was Heaven n them hills then. N so t went on fer a good man vars. ttil Little Molly's bout ten when she an her Nanny went dow . country fer a few days visit. The went out f Prescott D stage an the s down tn Hassayam' ways | yisi some frien's veal had an lef' m > or hart was 'ith 'em ali tn time, ( , eose. " t went on fer sey'ral dayi an ! was happy cause things wer lthar n tn hills a-polishln' drills. A