Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-25

OFeE ana Gn6y all got ready TO go
The sheriff and Ted remained on
their horses and the Aldermans went
into the house to get some Things
and came out when the sheriff said
Boys, if there is anything else you
want to get to take with you. beCcer
get it for it might be some time
before you'd be back
AIdermans Hung at Tombstone
Again the AldermanS went into
the house and this time they came
out with rifles in their hands and
fired upon the sheriff and Ted. The
sheriff fell ceaS. win the first round
but Ted wheeled his horse and started
on run toward his home, shooting
from six shooter as he rode. But
the Aldermans had shot him through
and he died shortly after he got
back to the Rancho Manzanita site.
"The Aldermans made a getaway
going into New Mexico and it took
some time to capture them but they
finally were arrested and brought
back to Tombstone where they were
tried, convicted and sentenced to be
hanged and later were executed at
Tombstone. Ted Moore's father mace
a very careful search for them on his
own account and / am making no
wild guess when / say that if he
had found them, they never would
have needed any time in a court
All that would have been needed
then would have been a casket.
"The ranch which is now the site
of the fine new hotel changed
ownership several times until it fin
ally became the property OF Dr. f.
w. Randall, from whom Mrs. Aims
worth purchased it. 1t has, as is well
known. a. very attractive site for a
hotel and ought to make a pleasant
retreat for those wanting to have
quiet and contented vacation in
a beautifully scenic surroundings
Oxen Feed on Plains
Mr. Scheerer was engaged in
handling lumber when he, first came
to Arizona, operating a freighting
service between the mill which then
was located just above the Rancho
! Manzanita and Tombstone and BIS
bee. He used wagon and traHer
and nine yoke of oxen and hauieG
5000 feet of lumber at loac,
getting $40 a thousand for the service.
He was able to make two trips
monthly From the one outfit he
developed the business until he was
operating several outfits later and
eventually bought a saWmill and pro-
duced lumber himself. When he
hauled lumber there were two men
required for the trip, one to drive
the oxen and the other as a night
herder. There never was but one
night herder needed after he was
using more than the nine yoke be-
cause one herder could handle the
entire lot, but there was driver
required for every wagon team.
One of the interesting things told
by Mr.. Scheerer is that during all
of his numbering, he never carried
any feed for his stock, the grass being
so prolific and SO plentiful over the
road that his oxen gathered their
own forage at night and did their
work during the day. He says he
kept his stock in fine condition and
that people, if they could see the
line, fat condition of his steers or
that day would hardly believe that
they were kept that way merely by
the night grazing.
! BiSbee Man Indians Victim
| Another incident told by the pioneer
/! is concerning an Indian outbreak
which cost the life of a Bisbee resi-
dent named Daniels. The Apaches
! had broken out of the reservation
and were on their way to Mexico
They had gotten down on to Rock
creek not great distance from the
Rancho Manzanita when they stopped
! for camp and the news spread o.
their presence in that section. Ranch
ers quickly gathered the women and
| the children and sent them to tile
&c ranch where there were heavy
adobe buildings, for the protection
against the Red men. Then the
men of the community went pack
! to watch. the trail The Indians
moved to Dixie canyon during the
night and Daniels and another man
moved around into Dixie canyon and
| went up the canyon until they saw
! smoke issuing from the Indian camp