Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

in the mercantile business for many
years Our neighborS traded with us
and they called the town Schaal and
We established a postoffice there and
Henry was the first postmaster. We
had good neighbors and we found
there was good deal to live for and
enjoy if one was looking for the better
things in life.
my doctrine always was to be on
the square with my neighbor; not to
try to cheat and take advantage, but
to treat him like would WANT him
to treat me-"
Mr.. Schaal talks about the old Gus
toms and smiles when he answers the
question of whether he ever drank
any whisky "Of course I have" he
says ITO me, it was like that old
joke they used to tell about the fellow
who said there was but one kind OF
whisky It was all good Now I
might divide it this way: It is all
good whisky, but some is little bet
ter than the rest"
Peach Brandy Was Good
Mr.. Schaal holds to the view that
there is no particular danger in the
use of tobacco He says he remem-
bers the days of peach brandy, too
"I know they used to make it all
through the country and drink it by
the quart" said he. "And we didn't
get drunk, much, then. And let me
add that the peach brandy was sure
good"
Mr.. Schaal's family includes the
children of his wife who are j. 7. !
Kent, 1911 F. avenue, Douglas; G.. HI
Kent, Sherman, Calf; Mrs G. w.
Mccoy and Mrs. L. Sutton Glendale,
Calf, and the children of his mar
riage to Mrs. Kent. who are Mrs. |
Nellie Dixon 1871 Seventeenth street,
douglas, and Mrs. Della S. Miller,
wife of Holbert Miller, of Phoenix
Mrs. Schaal died at Bisbee March II,
1915
Childers of Tennessee
Veteran Childers is native OF
Warren county, Tennessee, where he
was born on December Is, 1886. His
father was Stephen p. Childers. When
Childers was but youth, his parents
removed to Polk, Mo-, where he con-
tinued to reside until 1874 and after
residences in Cook county, Texas, and
in the then Indian territory but now
the state of Oklahoma, he came i'll
1882, to the then territory of New
Mexico and for many years lived in
or near Silver City. In 1900 he re-
moved to Prescott AriZ., where he
now claims his home and comes to
Douglas merely to visit with some OF
his children
His services in the Civil war were
given as private in Co. L OF the
18th Mo. VOL cavalry under Colonel
Allen. Their chief objective was to
capture Prices army and 1t proved a
task that required rapid action and
| carried them on their C campaign
through various parts of the states Of
Missouri, Arkansas and the then In
dian territory, but they did not sue
ceed in their objective. They had
skirmish fights at Rolla, Mo-, near
jefferson City, at Springtown, close to
| the present Kansas City, Mo-, and at
Pleasanton, Kan, the latter being re-
garded by Veteran ChilderS as his
hardest experience.
Active in the G. A. X.
| After he was discharged from the
military service, he returned to the
work of civil life and in 1867 he mar
ried Melvina Taylor with whom he
lived happily for more than 40 years
until her death.
Much of Mr.. Childers' effort has
/ been given 20 metal mining, that
being his chief interest when in New
Mexico He served one term, 1894-96,
as county assessor of Grant county,
IN M. and also served as road super
intendent after he located at Pres
colt.
Veteran Childers was for years an
active member sof the Grand Army OF
the Republic and continued his af-
filiations with Barrett post at Pres
colt until, as he puts it, there was
mo longer enough to make it ad-
visable to try to carry on, and so they
disbanded. 1t appears there are prob
ably one or two others who had been
members of Barrett post, but they
are only at Prescott portion OF the
year. He served as commander OF
Barrett post in 1910, being the last
commander.
Mr. Childers at one time was an
active member of the Odd Fellows
lodge in all its branches, but in that.
as in the G. A. r., he has dropped
out of line because in his declining
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