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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
CHANGEABLE CHANDLER.
The Man Who Expects to Beat
| Vest Has Played See-Saw
| In Politics.
From the Chicago Tribune.

L
Among the arrivals at the Grand
Pacific yesterday was Wells n.
Blodgctt, of St. Louis, politician
of some prominence and attorney
for the Wabash system. While
chatting in the political nook of the
Pacifc's rotunda last evening he
told something about jeff Chand-
Ter, the Missouri lawyer who ex-
poets to defeat Senator Vest this
| autumn.
Chandler is out to win," spoke
Mr.. Blodgett, ''and he has many
things in his favor. He is one of
the brightest lawyers in our coun-
try and a hard fighter. He used to
be partner of Judge J. G. Parker,
of St. Joseph, some years ago.
Parker is now United States Judge
at Fort Smith, Ark, and is the
Judge who has sentenced more
men to be hanged than any other
jurist on the bench. When Parker
and Chandler were together Chand-
Ter and I used to travel about the
country stumping for the Republi.
cans in the South. He would hard
ly speak to a Democrat. When
his friends told him that he was
too much of a partisan he would
say, Not much. I know the Mis-
souri, Democrat. He cannot as
sociate with me. The Democrats
of Missouri ought not to be allowed
to live in the same State with the
Republicans
"Why Chandler was the hottest
Republican that ever lived. He
openly declared in a meeting one
night that if the Democrats ever
got control of the State he would
move out the next day. At the
next election the Democrats carried
everything and the Republicans
were driven from the throne. True
to his word Chandler left the State
/ and went to New York. He took
up the practice of law in New
York City and remained there ten
years. Then he came back to Mis-.
souri,. Some one greeting him on
his return said
/ &C This is no place for a Repub-
lican, jeff
GIVE always said that" he
answered.
"sWell, what are you doing
here7"
Il came back to be a Demo.
crat.'
/ "This could hardly be believed,
but the next campaign found
Chandler whooping it up for the
other side more vigorously than he
had done for the Republicans ten
years before. Such is the history
of the person who hopes to take
Senator Vests seat in the Senate. d
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
A Decline i'm Horse Flesh.

Deacon Slick-'sSee that 'ar hoss?
'Taint morn week since a city
feller offered me S400 for him.
Kinder wish now I'd a-took it. Too
valuable a animal for me to keep.
Say, if you was sorto lookin' for a
bargain in hoss flesh, might"
Stranger-''I don't care to pur-
chase. I am the tax assessor. u
(Writes) "one horse valued al
500"
Deacon Slick--"Hold onl Hold
onl Ever since he took the blind
staggers that hoss amt been worth
D
Assessor-"But, the city mans
ofer?"
Deacon-aBefore / could close
the bargain with him, the keepers
came along an snaked him back to
the insane asylum. Put the hoss
down on yer list as dear at IS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
Land Sales.

James B. Owen to Mrs. Mary E.
Vaughan, lot 3, block 6, Lakenan
& Barnes add. to Mexico, $50.
Mexico B. & l.. Association to
Mrs. Sallie Langston, lots Z and 8,
block 5, Lakenan & Barnes High.
land add. to Mexico, $500.
Alex Weithers to trustees NJ. E.
Church, South, Mexico Circuit, lot
s, city survey No. Al, $3.50.
e. M. Owings to Peter Godlier.
son, lot s, block Z, Lakenan &
Barnes Highland add. to Mexico
1926.
Maggie Blue to r. w. Tureman
lots 103 and 1O4, block 5, Beatty't
add. to Mexico, $3.50.
Clementry Long to Rachel Gar
nett, lot 7, block 4, Ladd's add. te
Mexico, 500.
Joseph Offutt to J. G. Bassfort
and John II. Lane, lots 8 and 4
block 2, County add. to Mexico
$500.
Mary L. Clark to Geo. e. La
force, lot 8, block 8, Muldrow'i
ub-division to Mexico, 500.
| II. A. Ricketts, and r. Callaway
to B. II. Robinson, lots 8, 4, 9 ant
10, block2, Lakenan & Barnes add
to Mexico, 1866.
A. M. Vandeventer to John r
Haasler, block 8, Crigler's add. Il
Martinsburg, $500.
| John II. Hardin to Chas. NJ
Null, lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, Barnes
add. to Mexico, $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
Probate Court.
Estate of J. c. Woods, final set
Element satisfaction and discharged.


/ Estate of ). c. Woods, final set
tlement, satisfaction and discharged.
Estate OF NJ. j. Maehin, same.
Estate of F. Stephens, same.
| J. G. Coil ct al, annual settle.
ment, So, 154 35.
James Ellis, annual settlement,
s966.
VIM. Rlney, annual settlement,
s1O2.65.
Lisenberry heirs, annual settle
ment, $3.50.
Walton Hays, annual settlement,
$40.
John and Harry Vance, annual
settlement, S461 90
Nancy Vance, final settlement
and discharge, balance SILT 3S.
Emma Corker, final settlement,
S2S2. 80.
M. NJ. Henson, annual settle
ment, bal. $376.25.
J. W. Douglass, annual SETTLE
ment, $SO1.71.
Brit Bruce, annual settlement,
s1s.46.
J. G. Smith ct al, annual set
tlement, 81, ,726.
| N. V. Ellis, annual settlement,
s209'62.
A. F. Ellis, annual settlement,
1885,. .93.
| Octave Ellis, annual settlement,
S6S4.73.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
To be Built Soon.

The Santa Fe correspondent of
the Perry Enterprise says: John
M. Davis, of the firm of Pollock &
Co., of Mexico, was here last Satur-
day interviewing some of our far
mers in the interest of a grain
elevator to be built at Mexico.
Their object is to get all who will
to take shares (s100 per share) and
put up an elevator to cost 81, 900;
capacity 100, 600 bushels. Mr..
Davis informs US that they are re.
ceiving considerable encourage
ment in the move and in all
probability work will be COM
menced on the elevator in a very
short time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
Prediction of An Editor-Farm-
er's Future.

George II. Yenowine, who pub
fishes a weekly journal at Mil
waukee, has recently come into
possession of a farm in Kentucky,
partly by inheritance and partly by
purchase. Returning from Ken
lucky the other day, Mr.. Yenowine
related that soon after he reached
the homestead he was accosted by
a man whose clothes were all in
tatters.
"Excuse my rags" apologized
the visitor.
Mr.. Yenowine replied that nc
apology was necessary.
"You have bought this place, ]
understand" yentured the caller,
interrogatively.
81 have" replied Mr.. Yeno wine.
with pardonable pride.
"Well, you viii be in rags, too.
| before leng.o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
A Law Which Works.

Minnesota drinkers are now
handled under Law which makes
it compulsory on court to inn
prison a person convicted of drunk
enness for the third time. 1t has
decreased drunkenness in that State
90 per cent. in year, and has con-
siderably diminished the sale Of
liquors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
Vest and the Tariff.

a, on tne at, Louis Republic.
ine other day Senator Vest
nefsd the Republican Senate
g aamitting that sin its average
@ the tariff duty is a tax on
consumer. No sane person
q uounted it. But if it were
WY do the Republicans make
axes SO high that they will
g check imports" and SC
! foreigners from paying oul
~ "a us
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

"Why don't you run paper like
that?" said a merchant to a pub.
Usher, throwing down a blanket
sheet city daily. "Why don't you
run store like that?" said the
publisher of the country sheet as
he turned the page over and point.
ed to full-page advertisement
that brought the city publisher $3.50
an issue. Just then the country
publisher presented a monthly
bill for IS, and the merchant be-
gan to talk of economizing by cut.
ting down his advertisement and
stopping his paper. He did both
and the sheriff is now doing his
advertising for him.-Ex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

q wonderful meteor was seen in
oNa on the End, of such intense
nulaney as to ''illuninate the
sens" at half-past 5 O'Clock in
1e afternoon. 1t resembled a
ass ball of blazing fire, and de.
eeaded with lightning.like rapid
leaving in its path a beautiful
leath of smoke which remained
oo)ecs of curiosity for several
nutes. After the appearance of the
as.eor, a loud report was heard
aich caused the earth to shake
e tremble vigorously and star
asd the observers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
The People Will Kick Anyway


From the New York Press.
There is proverb among hotel
men that no hotel structure could
be built which would satisfy the
demands of guests. 'sEven if the
rooms were all outside rooms, with
bath rooms attached" said Clerk
Hoagland at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel yesterday, "there would still be
numerous persons unsatisGed, de-
manding something better. It is
not because they really want any,
thing better, but because they want
their fellow guests to take rank un-
der them by having something
poorer.'' H. D. Winsor, who is
the principal promoter of the Ia
linski dynamite gun, who was pres
ent, responded with this relation
of a test made In Europe: "When
I was in Nice last year ] made the
acquaintance of Swedish gentle
man of wealth, who had spent
years in hotels, because he was a
wide traveller, and who several
years ago determined to test the
question whether a hotel could not
be built to accommodate everybody.
He selected fine location at a re-
sort near Stockholm, where he
created magnificent garden, in
the midst of which he erected his
hotel. It was three stories high
only. 1t was so built that there
were no ''inside'' rooms and every
suit had exactly the same accom-
modations as every other suit,
being practically the same in size
and appointments. He had a Paris
chef, engaged manager and gave
orders that guests were to be given
everything they asked for, regard.
less of cost, as his principal object
was to see if it was possible to sat.
isfy them. Can you imagine that
they were satisfied? Well, they
were so dissatisfied that he shut il
up after the first years expert.
ence.O
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

The boys at st. Charles have
made a good deal of money this
spring by catching frogs in the lake
near the town and shipping them
to st. Louis, where they bring
1.5O dozen. One lad has netted
$40 this spring on frogs, and has
had lots Of fun in catching them
besides.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
THIEVES AT WORK.
Burglars Enter a Number of
Houses and Secure Gold
Watches and Other
Booty.

Mexico is infested with thieves
and burglars. Thursday night they
ransacked the house of s. P. EN-.
mons, one of our leading mer.
chants, and carried away a fine gold
watch belonging to his daughter,
Miss Bessie, and a silver watch
belonging to Mr.. Emmons, besides
taking several other articles of l,,i
nor note. They went from there
to Ian B. Morris, and failing to
get anything there, went to j. w
Pratt's, where they took $3.50 in
money and appropriated an over.
coat worth SIS to their own use.
After doing all the devilment pos
sible there, they went to the house
of Rev. j. w. Miller, (col.) where
they tried their hand In the old
fashion style, promising him a tree
and complete shake-up for the
night, but that gentleman woule
not have it so. A noise at the back
door awakened him from his slum.
bers, ,whereupon he grabbed his gur
and made for the door, reaching il
just in time to let a full load of shot
follow the retreating thieves al
they were making their escape
from the back yard. The burglars
entered another house in Mexico
where, supposing from the owners
occupation, they might expect te
find lots of money; they got the
owners clothes and found only one
nickel. They were very lucky te
escape with their lives. Sensible
men who have money keep it ir
the bank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

A man in Mexico had a couple
of lots for sale. He would not ad-
vertise them, but finally found a
man who paid him $50 for them.
The purchaser advertised the lots
and paid $5 for the ad. He sold
them within a week for $275. If
you have anything worth selling it
will pay to advertise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

August Hubert is going to work
at once on the new German Luth.
eran Church, which viii be couple
OF blocks west of the church finish
ed last year in Highland addition
to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
R. H. Norton.
From the Hannibal Journal.

| Aivta VIC tldhulDdl UbAIiidi.
Hon. r. Il. Norton commences
canvass of Audrain county to-day
p the interest Of his candidacy for
Congress, This should not be re.
Aulred of him as his brilliant course
during his first term should entitle
pun to a denomination without
pppoa ton, but Mr.. Champ Clark,
p aspiring statesman of Pike
ounty, has been making a school
nstzlct campaign in Audrain with
view to wrestling that county
nom Mr.. Norton. There is no
eason why Mr.. Norton should not
% returned, and We do not believe
aas the good and just people oi
Andrain will repudiate a eompe'
ent and tried representative simply
p crafty Mr.. Clark's ambition
norton has taken high rank as &
eglsiator and statesman and il
aoing the Seventh district good
esslce. He should and will bs
stnfned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
No to All.
To the Editor Of the Ledger.

| TO the Editor Of the Ledger.
MExIco, No., May 15.-DEAR
SIR: / am taking great interest
IN your voting contest. ] would
like to know if you tell anyone
how many votes any Of the can.
didates have, or how many one is
ahead of another? Do you count
votes unless the voters sign their
names? Can two ladies be voted
for on the same ballot? Will q
vote be counted unless written on
the regular coupon? READER.
We answer no to all the ques-
tions asked above. ED. LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
= Popular Position.

80 lufn the Columbia Herald.
- Aezsao LEDGER has opened
Nsslng contest, in which the
the two most popular
hdies living within twenty
1les of Mexico, are to be sent
pleasure trip to st. Louis,
harge Of a chaperon, at the
hs expense. Applications
position Of ch,.peron are
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

County Court Proceedings.

Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all Justices present.
J. d. Vinson ct al, petition for
public road motion to dismiss
proceedings fled and presented by
P. Mclaughlin, which is by the
court over ruled. Jury trial dam
ages assessed to P. Mclaughlin,
$500. Rord ordered opened when
damages are paid.
The court ordered that Mrs. A.
e. Yeager be allowed $40 for keep
ing Wallace B. Yeager, blind, for /
year, beginning May 9th last, and
that the clerk of this court issue
warrants quarterly for same.
]. J. Wakefield was allowed
$14.75, account as road overseer.
l. T. Davis, ct al, petition for
public road, ordered dismissed.
II is by the court ordered that all
delinquent school fund interest not
paid into the county treasury by
June /. 1890, the mortgages secur-
ing the same shall be foreclosed
after 20 days notice.
A. J. Clement, ct al, petition for
public road, jury for damages.
W. L. Crawford, ct al, same.
J. D. Vinson, ct al, damages
paid, road established and ordered
opened.
H. o. Drown, petition private
road, commissioner ordered.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Turner, Jackson & Co., supplies
poor fafm. ~ VI
Turner, jackson & Co., supplies
poor farm. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
Turner, Jackson & Co., supplies
Hence family. 80. Is q
Standard Printing Co., sup
w. X. Potts & Son. coal for
court house. Observation-Disclosures. 8 1t
Victoria Foster (col), keeping
infant whose mother was in
jail. A 5t
John Gregg, juror in Vinson
road cas-. .................... l w
r. L. Mundy, same. Ot
II. }. Muir, same. me............... w
J. M. Coons, same. l OC
l.. M. Hendrix, same. .......... 0t
e. c. Cunningham, same... -. / 0f
n. B. Bush, witness and mile
age. o w
G.. B. Spears, same. 3 &c
Jesse Craven, same. -. 2 &C
8. e. Kincaid, same. ........... 2 sc
E. Larkin, same. ................ 2 &C
M. G.. Proctor, same. 2 sc
J. H. Crews, same. 2 sc
J. A. Curry, same. ............ 2 &c
F. M. Traughber, same. ....... 8 0t
Sam Hanna, same. 2 sc
John Jones, same. ~ 2 sc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
At the BaDtiSm.'

fioii sHe oHdueiphid ln4uiFtI.
"What name do you give this
child?" said a western preacher to
"a couple who had brought their
baby some distance to be baptized.
"Luthy, thir," lisped the BASH
full mother, and the pastor, who
was little deaf, exclaimed in hor-
ror:
"Lucifer Nonsense, woman!"
and dipping his hand in the font
he continued with virtuous unc-
ton: "John Wesley, 1 oaptize
thee" And whether she would
Or no, the poor little girl received
the name of that great preacher.
A young couple, who appeared
one Sunday at the altar to baptize
their first child, were the victims
of an amusing though less serious
blunder. The wife was quite self
possessed, but the young husband
seemed painfully abashed.
"Name the child" said the
clergyman, and the poor young
man looked about in hopeless
embarrassment as if in search of
the forgotten words. At this criti-
cal moment his wife nudged him;
then he awoke to the requirements
of the occasion and said in loud,
clear voice: "I will"
The ceremony at his last visit to
the altar was evidently SO fresh in
his mind as to have quite over
shadowed the significance of the
present occasion.
Fern Glen Democratic Club.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
| YoUNGs CREEK, Mo-, May 15.-
On Saturday evening, May 10, the
Democrats of "Fern Glen" came
together for the purpose of organic
ing a Democratic club. Wm. Craw-
ford was chosen temporary chair
man, after which the house was
called to order for the election oil
permanent officers. J. T. Leepe,
was elected president ; J. N. Ber.
ry, vice-president; Alex Bruce.
secretary f.; J. D. Ellis, treasurer;
VIM. Yager, sergeant-at-arms. The
officers were chosen by ballot
Speeches were made by a number
of persons present, and general
good time was had by everybody
The name adopted for our organiza
tion is "The Fern Glen Democratic
Club" and we will meet on the
second Saturday night of eact
month. There was a fine turn
out and all seemed to be in earnest
All visitors will be cordially wei
coined at our meetings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

The st. Charles Nea0s says the
purchasers of the Cleveland, st.
Louis and Kansas City railroad
will ct once bond the road and pro-
ceed to finish it to Kansas City and
Alton. The Haywards are left out
in the new deal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

THE House and Senate Journal
@the last House and Senate can be
Pound in the LEDGER office. Any
aataments made in regard to the
Fote of any member of either body
can be verified in a moment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Miss Anna Younger left a few
days ago to attend school in Noda-
way county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Arrangements will likely be per-
fected so that the two lady
favorites can have their choice of a
visit to Chicago instead of st.
Louis, if they prefer it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

A. Minor Grlswold will likely
lecture in Mexico the latter part of
June. He would like for some
local association to take charge of
his entertainment and retain forty
per cent. of the gross receipts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Hos. JOHN 7. HEARD is proving
8 most faithful public servant and
|xiIl be renominated to Congress
without opposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
He stood Corrected.

~ isl began Tommy, when
his teacher interrupted him. "That
lie wrong you should say 81 am.'
"All right, !" said Tommy. 81 am
the ninth letter of the alphabet. y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Joe Pitcher, the popular jsweler
of Vandalia, was in Mexico last
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Married, at Moberly, May IA,
by ED. w. H. Cooke, Mr.. D. M.
Hill, of Mexico, and Mrs. LYDIA
W. Goodfellow, of Moberly. Mr..
and Mrs. Hill will reside on the
groom's fine farm north of this
cifv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Mr.. Henry Watterson is credited
with having prepared this epitaph
for Col. Thomas Ochiltree, of
Texas: "Here lies Tom Ochiltree;
he never did anything else."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

PROMINENT citizens of Mexico
10 agtating the question observer.
age and We trust something will be
Aone IN this direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Commodore Winn wants to buy
one hundred shepherd pups. He
is going to "skin 'em and make q
buffalo robe to show at the Fair"
He will pay 25 cents q pup.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

The Pike County Fair Associa-
ton will hold its meeting at
Louisiana on July %, 20, 80 and
31st and on Aug. 1st. The sum of
81, 800 is offered for speed, divided
in so, 25, Is and 10 per cent.
awards to 1st, End, Sd and 4th
horses. There will be three OF
four races each day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Divulging a Trade Secret
Customer-''I suppose you folks
will use artificial ice this summer7''
Confectioner's Boy-"I donno.
Shouldn't wonder il we shall,
though. We used artificial cream
all last summer and it worked ali
right
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

TIE Hardin College chapel will
|be completed by the time the
.ebool opens next fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

Wilson & Mundy Friday ship
ped one car hogs and one OF cattle
to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

The A. o. U. W. of Missouri
paid SAC, 600 to the widows and
orphans of the order during the
month of April.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

c. P. Pearson, formerly of Van
dalia, is now in Biloxi, Harrison
county, Miss,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
He Captured the Chesapeake.

From tne NEW 1ork lrlDune.
The oldest man in the British
navy is now in his Tooth year. Sir
Provo William Perry Wallis, G. G.
B., the senior admiral of the fleet,
is the only survivor of the famous
naval combat between her Majesty's
ship Shannon and the American
frigate Chesapeake off Boston har-
Dor On June 1, 1918. He was the
actual captor of the Chesapeake,
the first lieutenant of the Shannon
having been killed and the captain
dangerously wounded, SO that the
American captain surrendered to
Wallis, as the senior officer in
command. The aged and gallant
admiral was born at Halifax, in
Nova Scotia, on April -, 1871, and
was actually entered on the book of
the navy on May l, 1875, on board
the L'Oiseau at Halifax, where his
father was chief clerk in the navy
yard. Thus he has really been in
the naval service for the space of
nearly ninety-fve years.
Some remarkable achievements
in surgery are reported from Berlin.
At the surgical congress, Prof.
Gluck demonstrated the successful
substitution of catgut, ivory and
bone freed from chalk, for defects
in bones, muscles and nervous
sinews. The juices OF the body are
sucked up in the inserted material,
thereby establishing the junction
of the separated ends, without any
shortening of the part. He pre-
sented the cases of patients in
whom there had been an insertion
of from six to ten centimeters of
catgut to supply defects in the
leaders of the hands, to which
complete mobility had been restor-
led. In the case of another patient
Prof. Gluck removed tumor from
the thigh, causing a considerable
defect in the bone. He inserted
Ivory, and no shortening ensued.
In another case he removed a large
Ipiece of nerve in the groin and in
serted catgut, and the functions re-
NAMED completely satisfactory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
,c'y Rusk's Clever Repartee,


From the New York Tribune.
The following little story is told
of Secretary Rusk and "young
man of society" The young man,
IN the course of conversation on
certain table dishes, expressed a
great preference for beefsteak and
onions.
"But, don't you know, Mr.. Sec.
retary," he said, "I seldom enjoy
my favorite dish. A fellow cant
eat onions and go into society. Hi
breath, you know-well it's moi
quite what he wants for the draw.
ing-room. The girls, you see"
"My young FRIEND" interrupted
Secretary Rusk, "let me tell yor
how you can have your beeisteai
and onions, and 60 to see the glrli
too. You go up to Chamberlain
and order your beefsteak and on
ions. They know how to cool
them there. When you get you
bill, it will just take your breath
away"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

4 MOVEMENT is on foot to erect a
monument to Marmaiiuke at Jeffer-
Don City. Audrain can be counted
mon for a liberal contribution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
His Occupation.

aPoor womani Have you no
husband TO help you earn q
living7"
"I have q husband, % called,
but be is deeply engaged in soms-
thing else."
aOf what natuse7"
"TrusHng IN Pruyidenos.' -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

The Presbyterians of Louisiana,
Mo-, have raised over SIC, 600 for
the erection of new church,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22

MEXICO dirt is in great demand.
| The Kilgore brothers want ten
acres of it at any cost.