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Adelita

Adelita was born Rosita Rosales Rosario Y Roasas in 18... well you know women... in Socorro, New Mexico. She was one of thirteen children. Her father thought thirteen was and unlucky number, so she was given to a convent run by the Sisters of Perpetual Pain. She attended, St. Tia Juana Church of the Blinding Vision. At the tender age of sixteen she ran away with the gambler, Two Bits Mc'Neil. Thus, she received and education that the clergy do not know. She became an expert at dealing cards and cheating. She figured she could make more money on her own, so she left Two Bits and opened a gambling establishment of her own, called "The Delmar". The local constable found out that she was double dealin' and run her out of town

Later she was running a bed and breakfast in Bisbee, Arizona. Unfortunate events seem to happen to her tenants. They all checked into her establishment very few checked out. It seems that "Adelita's Bed & Breakfast" was poisoning her guests. Adelita was promptly run out of town.

She then arrived in Yuma, Arizona Territory where she met Fast Elvis and Honest Sancho. They then opened up, " Adelita's Bed and Breakfast Back Pluggin' New and Used Burros Corporation, INC."

Fast Elvis Conoco

He was born in West Texas in 1853 during the worst snow storm and the largest Comanche war party raid that west Texas has ever seen, to his humble parents, Nasty Bill Conoco and Spittin' Sue Conoco. His life took a dramatic turn at that moment when he found out that his parents feared HIM more that being frozen to death or tortured by the Comanche.

In 1863 the Conoco family moved to Arizona City. Arizona Territory, after Nasty Bill shot and killed a blind, deaf, one legged, asthmatic circuit preacher.

In 1868 Elvis left home and became a cow puncher, though he was quickly fired from several jobs around the territory being accused of punching the cows not herding them. When asked why, he stated that " That's what you hired me for to punch cows" After several years of being chronically unemployed and bitterly under worked, he finally realized his real calling when he bumped into Deadwood Slim, the gunfighter. Slim challenged Elvis to a gunfight, " You can either slap leather or back down!" And that is how they found Slim, with his back down on the dirt, as Elvis had shot Deadwood Slim in the back. Elvis Conoco quickly left town. So fast that no one could identify who shot Deadwood Slim. Hence the name Fast Elvis. Elvis had become a gunslinger.

He then arrived in Yuma, Arizona Territory where he met Honest Sancho and Adelita. They then opened up, " Elvis's Back Pluggin' New and Used Burros Bed and Breakfast Corporation, INC."

Guillermo Plutarco Santa Cruz Romero  YEA WE JUST CALL HIM Honest Sancho  (cuz we cant pronounce it either)

(AKA Bat Guano AKA Trigger Mortis)

Guillermo Plutarco Santa Cruz Romero was born in 1852 in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico. As a child, he was witness to the execution of members of the Henry Alexander Crabb filibustering expedition in Sonora. This left a profound memory of Bloodletting.

He was pressed into service a kicking and yelling, into the Gendarmeria Fiscal (The Rurales).  His Capitan, Emilio Kosterlitzsky provided him with many opportunities to lose his life. When Capitan Kosterlitzsky announced that they were heading North to fight Geronimo and the Apaches, Guillermo headed South.

Establishing himself in Hermosillo, Sonora, he promptly opened up a burro dealership, "Honest Sancho's New and Used Burro's" But due to many complaints from his customers, he was run out of town.

He next surfaced in Nogales, Arizona where he once again opened shop. He was doing a thriving business, until he tried to sell the town marshal's wife a mule, stating that it was a race horse. He was promptly run out of town.

He then arrived in Yuma, Arizona Territory where he met Adelita and Fast Elvis. Then they opened up, "Honest Sancho's New and Used Burros Bed and Breakfast Back Pluggin Corporation, INC"

Fearless Roland Hills (AKA Skippy Cleavage)

Roland Hills was born near Fort Cottonwood in the Nebraska territory to his parents Kara and Bull Hills, in 1862.  

At the young age of 10 Roland witnessed a Sioux war party attack and burn his family’s modest home. Roland decided at that time, that he would become one of the greatest Indian fighters that ever lived.   

In 1878 Roland volunteered with General Phil Sheridan to ride against the Indians in the Kansas Territory. While heading due South Roland became separated from his patrol then to make matters worse his horse was startled by a rabbit and bucked, knocking Roland to the ground. Roland had the surprise of his life when he fell on a bush in which Lil’ Buck Hair, one of the most feared renegades of the times was hiding, waiting to ambush the patrol.  

Knocking the wind out of Lil’ Buck Hair and thusly capturing a notorious renegade, Roland gained the title of Fearless Roland Hills Indian Fighter along with a $100 reward from the capture of Lil Buck Hair. Roland promptly took his reward and headed due west to make his fortune in the gold mines of California.  

As fate would have it Roland made it to the Arizona Territory Yuma Crossing and had no money left to pay the ferry to cross the river. 

He became employed as a stagecoach guard (actually he unloads the bags and cleans the coaches) for the Butter Field Stage Co. 

One day, while working as the stagecoach guard, actually he was unloading the bags, he felt someone staring at him. He slowly turned around and saw Fast Elvis, Adelita and Honest Sancho whispering and point at him. He walked over to see what was going on… 

Then they formed "Fearless Roland Hill’s Stagecoach Guard Bed and Breakfast Back Pluggin’ New and Used Burros Corporation, INC.”

Rattlesnake Rose Platte

Born in 1850 Rose Platte seemed to have an uncanny ability to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. In 1865 Rose traveled west with her parents following the wagon train to California. It’s said that she wondered away from the wagon and was left behind. Some say her Pa did it on purpose because from a young age Rose could go from a gentle darling little girl to just plain mean for no reason at all earning her the nickname of Rattlesnake Rose “sweet as a rose mean as a rattlesnake”

 Rose made it to Puget Sound in the North West Territory where she met up with Captain Horatio Bleat. Captain Bleat, who had a rivalry with John Wesley Powell, decided he would surpass Powell’s trip thru the Grand Canyon. He would travel all the way to the Gulf of California! He gathered ten men, 18 passengers eight boats and food for ten months and set out from Green River, Wyoming.

 Rose saw her chance and sweet-talked the captain into letting her travel with him to Mexico down the great Colorado River. Rose knew in her heart that if she could get to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, she could locate the lost gold of William Walker. She then intended to travel to London, Paris and points in between.

 As the boats arrived at the Yuma Crossing in the Arizona Territory, Captain Bleat cast Rattlesnake Rose off his ship. It seems that 15 passengers had fallen overboard and Rose seemed to be around as each one fell. Also, their personal items were missing.

 As she stood and watched the riverboat round the bend she felt someone watching her. She turned to see Fast Elvis, Honest Sancho, Adelita and Fearless Roland staring at her and whispering.

 Rattlesnake Rose stormed across the way to see what they were so all engulfed with…

 They then formed "Rattlesnake Rose’s Travel Agency Stagecoach Guard Bed and Breakfast Back Pluggin’ New and Used Burros Corporation, INC.”

THE "UNDERTAKER" (AKA Shifty Deals AKA Minister Pariah Armageddon)

Born John Sebastian Yale, known as California John, John had a hard life in the California territory, never finding work and when he did find work his employers always seemed to meet their fate rather quickly. It seems that John didn’t much care for people telling him what to do or people speaking his full name.

After a slight problem in the California territory that left 6 people dead from mysterious circumstances California John found himself on the other side of the great Colorado River in the Arizona Territory at Yuma Crossing.

California John quickly realized that with all the riff raff that this town had, it was lacking the services of an undertaker and mortician. California John set up shop and as the new Undertaker his first job was to put to rest the name John Sebastian Yale. Now known as The Undertaker or “Taker” to his few living acquaintances. It was said that when business was slow the Undertaker would make good use of his .45 colt to drum up more.

One day while unloading Pine for new boxes, the Undertaker felt eyes upon his back he turned around to find Rattlesnake Rose, Fearless Roland, Honest Sancho, Fast Elvis and Adelita staring at him and whispering. He walked slowly over to see what was on their mind.

They then formed The Undertakers We Plant You Mortuary, Travel Agency, Stagecoach Guard, Bed and Breakfast, Back Pluggin, New and Used Burros Corp, INC.

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"FLASHING" FANNY FERGUSON (AKA Angel Armageddon)

Fanny Ferguson from a young age became a quick draw artist. Oh not with a gun but with a charcoal and paper. Fanny could look at someone or something and draw its likeness on paper faster than anyone person alive.

In the California Territory Fanny went into business with Enis Blessing the world famous photographer. Working with Enis, Fanny learned the fine art of taking tin plates and photo’s she quickly became an expert.

One day while taking photo’s Fanny’s flash pan on the camera spooked some horses and they ran down Mr. Blessing killing him. There were those who said it was no accident because Fanny had said on several occasions that Ennis just got in the way when she was trying to work.

To escape prosecution, Fanny fled to the Arizona Territory and found herself at the Yuma Crossing. Fanny looked around and decided that this was as good a place as any to set stakes. She rented a room at the local bed and breakfast. After a good nights rest she came down to find Undertaker, Rose, Roland, Sancho Elvis and Adelita setting at the breakfast table playing a rousing game of whist. As one, they all turned to her and stared and whispered. After breakfast they opened Flashing Fanny’s Photo Emporium, We Plant You Mortuary, Travel Agency, Stagecoach Guard, Bed and Breakfast, Back Pluggin, New and Used Burros Corp, INC.

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