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Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
FROM SKINNER.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SKINNER, June 25.-The crops never
looked finer.
Bob Peck was In our vicinity again
Saturday on business.
A large crowd Of youngsters went
home with Russell Squirting Sunday
from meeting and oh, my what a
grand time they had.
Married on Wednesday, June Is,
Miss Addie Fansler and Mr.. English,
Of Macon county, at the home OF the
brides uncle, Taylor Berrey. The
groom, we understand, is the post
master at Callao, and the young lady
is one Of estimable worth.
Maggie Roberts, Of Centralia, is the
guest Of Pattie Bruce this week.
Mamie Carter, of C~entralia, is the
guest Of Fannie Jesse.
Fannie Jesse and Maye Lewis and
Marshall Faddis and Porter Bruce, at
tended the B. Y. P. y. convention a
Hannibal last week. They report
grand meeting and a most excellen
time.
Rev. Kelly, Of Andrew county, flleC
Bro. Westbrook's pulpit at Bethlehem
Sunday last. A large crowd greeted
the speaker.
Nettie Wigham and brothers will
entertain a large number Of theli
friends Friday night.
Nearly all our farmers are through
laying-by corn.
Oat crops are ripe and the sickle 1
doing the work.
The illness Of sister Laura Squirting
sends sorrow TO the hearts Of all wh'
know her; consumption is the dreaded
disease which has her In It's clutches
She is a pure, noble and Christian
hearted girl, and is the daughter o
Henson Squirting.
Judge Squirting contracted 40 heaI
Of hogs last week to go in Septembe
at S8.S5.
Octave Ellis is erecting an extra goo
fence around his place-using ceda
post and American field fence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
FROM WORCESTER.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, June 2.-C. j. Settle
and family have returned to their
home In Kansas City after visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Carroll and mother, of Farber,
visited Ed Atchison and family last
week.
Rev. Kerr and family have returned
to their home after visiting Add
Barnes and family.
Mrs. Berry, of Mexico, is visiting
relatives here.
Grandma Brandon is on the sick
list.
Born, to Gray Wilson and wife, a
son. +
Maupin Hendrix Is home from Cen
tralia where he visited his father who
is very sick.
r. A. Hanger and Ed Atchison
we're business visitors at Farber one
day last week.
Locke s. Atkinson sold 3 head OF
210-pound hogs to James Roy at 1918
per hundred.
Mrs. Slaughter is home from Fulton
where she visited her father who is
very old and quite sick.
Brandon Bros. sold Chas. Casper 3S
head Of lambs at So. so per hundred.
WIN Colman, our blacksmith, has
bought property In Rush Hill and
will move there soon.
Claud Bybee bought 10 head Of
yearling steers the 2sth OF last March
for $50 per head and sold them last
week for s27. so per head.
Ed Crooks is driving a new binder.
Mesdames Carnes and Crawford
visited Mrs. hurry one day last week,
Last harvest Jack Brown reaped
100 acres Of timothy seed which
threshed 800 bushels Of seed and
brought him So per bu. He baled
the straw which made 2 tons to the
acre and which sold for sl2 a ton, and
yet some people say that there is nc
money In farming.
Locke & Atkinson's cattle weighed
1437 pounds and at &c brought abouI
$4,000. These cattle were fed I
months and 10 days and were an ex
cellent lot Of cattle.
Chas. Casper bought 50 head o.
butcher stuff Of WIN Baily at 81
which he shipped to Sc. Louis.
Worcester correspondent to the Mex
leo Message took occasion last weel
to censure us for a misprint in one Of
items. This correspondent think
be is very wise; the reason To-
thinking SO is because his head doe
not rise higher than his eyes nor hi
brains higher than his spinal cord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
STORIES OF THE STREET
Mexico People are Talking About 1t
on Every Corner.

1t is sometimes an easy matter to
fool the public, but you can't keep 1t
up very long. They are sure to find
you out; every time q man is fooled
another skeptic is made. Skepticism
is allowable when reading In a home
newspaper about some incident occur
ing in San Francisco or Iowa, but the
circumstances are entirely different
when IL refers to some one right here
at home, friends and nelghbors, people
you know, whom you can see and with
whom you can talk it over. This is
the kind of evidence at the back OF
Doan's Kidney Pills-home statements
by home people and the astonishing
local work they have been doing has
caused more talk among u citizens
than the doings Of any other modern
wonder. Read the following:
j. e. Blattner, poultry and eggs
living on north Jefferson street. says
uDoan's Kidney Pills have been used
by members Of my family, and In eacf
and every case they brought undoubtec
benefit. / will not have the slightes'
hesitation in advising any OF M
friends and acquaintances II they ar
at all annoyed with that far too pre-
vailing trouble, kidney complaint, y
90 to Buckner s. Whitney's drug stor'
buy Doan's Kidney Pills and take
course Of treatment"
For sale by all dealers; price so cents
-Milbum Co., Buffalo, N. T.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans-anI
take no substitute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
FROM HATTON.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
HArroN, June %. = Quite a large
crowd attended preaching at West
Minister Sunday.
Judge T. P. Stephens was in Fulton
Sunday.
Ira CottrIll, who has been sick, Is
some better.
A number OF young folks from Hat
ton neighborhood attended the festi-
val at Lidia.
Mrs. f. Curtley, of Kansas City, is
visiting relatives near Hatton.
Carl Mcdonald, who has been at
tending Westminster College, has re-
turned home.
Geo. Hatcher and family visited at
VIM. Potts Sunday.
Prof. T. Craighead is to teach the
Hatton school again.
There is to be a rally at the Chris
tian church at Hatton the first Sun
day In July. All are invited TO come
with well filled baskets.
Wallace Harding sold ten steers TO
Jim Patterson at s25 per head; also 20
hogs to Dyre Brothers for 81 cents per
ID.
]. e. Muir sold a bunch Of steers to
j. NJ. Patterson at $685. so per head.
Charlie Black is feeding a large
bunch Of hogs.
G. E. Hatcher traded his property
and stock of merchandise at Hatton
to R. v. Powell for a farm consisting
OF 14O acres, known as the Henry Mil
Ter farm.
@. E. Boulware sold a bunch of hogs
TO ]. NJ. Patterson.
S. J. Kelly was on our streets re-
/ Gently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
DAMAGE IN

OMAHA, June 2l.-The cold weather
OF the past few days eliminated last
night in a frost which, in many sec
tions, did a great deal Of damage. 1t
was especially severe in Rock, Reyes,
Boyd and Cherry counties and in
southern South Dakota. Sioux Falls
reports a frost, but no great damage.
Fruit and vegetables suffered the
most. There was a bare trace Of frost
in this city, but no damage was done.
Light frosts were reported all along
the line of the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri valley, but they were not
heavy enough to do any serious dam
age. A number Of other places in
northern and western Nebraska re-
port light frosts with the temperature
as low as 30 degrees. At Deadwood
there was a light snow, which ex-
tended over the Black Hills.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
FROM ROWBNA.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RowENA, June 25.-Several from
here attended the concert at Charles
Thomson's and report it an enjoyable
affair.
Miss Minnie Sievers, n Of our
bright young ladies, is attending the
the teachers institute in Mexico.
Misses Berthe Turner and Eula Ear
som, Of Sailing, left Tuesday to visit
their uncle near Slater.
Katie Slevers had the misfortune
to cut her head badly while playing.
DR.. Austin took two stitches In the
cash and it is doing nicely.
Claude Sansberry, Of Thompson,
visited his brother, f. Sansberry, last
week.
Professor VIM. Cauthorn closed a
successful term OF school In Fuller
district Friday afternoon.
Mrs. George Sansberry and three
children, Of Joplin, were the guests OF
70. f. Sansberry and family the past
week.
The rain that fell here Friday was
welcomed by all.
Farmers are laying by their corn.
Harvesting has begun in this sec
tion.
Rev. Mr.. Kelly filled Rev. Mr.. West
brooks place at Bethlehem Sunday
morning and evening.
Albert Turner and wife entertained
q number Of guests Sunday.
Quite a number of young folks &C.
companied Russell Squirting home
from church Sunday and we're royalty
entertained at the home of Judge
Squirting.
Miss Mamie Carter, Of Centralla
Is the guest Of relatives here.
John Cascoin, of Illinois, is the CUES
of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Ward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
PRAIRIE VIEW ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
PRAIRIE VIEW, June %. Miss
Mamie Hook, of Mexico, spent Sum
day with her cousin, Mrs. Charles
Shoup.
W. E. Heying has sold his farm Of
100 acres TO p. E. Locke for $50 per
acre.
Mrs. Rogers has returned from an
extended visit to her parents in Ra-
cine, Wis.
Patrick Burke, Of Defiance, Ohio,
who has been visiting his brother,
Timothy Burke, has returned home.
Jesse WorSham spent a few days
last week in Kansas City with his
sister, Mrs. Silas johnson.
DR.. Traughber and friend, Il. p.
Kelso, were among the visitors in this
vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Hart Of near Wellsville, Is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Heying.
Tom Hook and family were visiting
relatives In this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Black and little neIce, Pear
Barnett, have returned from a visit
with relatives near Cant.
Mrs. Ray, who has been quite III fol
a few days, we are glad to say is con
~vaIescent.
James Miller and ~children,of Month
cello, III, have been the recent guesti
of James Ruse and family.
The Misses Sullivan recently enter
tained their friend, Miss Leola Walk
er, OF St. Louis.
Thadde1s Hoffman, Of Enterprise
Kas., was here Sunday. He reports
shortage OF the wheat crop in tina
state on account OF the heavy rainfall
A select few OF the younger Sc
from Mexico were delightfully."- enter
talned by Frances and Margaret Gun
ningham at a party n evening las
week. Games were the order Of tn
evening. Most tempting refreshment
were served In abundance
A very prominent social occurrenc
Of the past week was the receptio
rendered Miss Leola Walker by Mis-
! Stella Black at her beautiful home
AS these young ladies are both accom-
plished musicians, a most charmin
musical programme both vocal an
instrumental, was rendered. RI
freshments were served and all pre-
ent we're delighted with the loyel
hospitality extended them by u
gracious hostess
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
SOUTH SALT RIVER ITEMS.

SOUTH SALT RIVER ITEMS.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.
SOUTH SALT RIVER, June 2.-The
wheat crop has been harvested in a
good condition.
Mrs. ID. A. Mckee, who has been III
so long with cancerous troubles, lsnot
expected TO last much longer.
Miss Sadie Byrns is on the sick list.
Geo. Eller who has been III with
appendicitis at Mexico, has returned
to his home.
Mrs. ". L. Gallop Of Mexico, is
visiting Mrs. Emma Green this week
Mrs. J. ]. Byrns visited at Thomp'
son station last week.
Mrs. Mike Shire visited relative:
near Thompson station last week.
Misses Minnie Mcintyre and Mar
Euler are attending the Teachers In
stitute in Mexico.
Royal Hodges bad a horse crippled
on a wire fence. II had 10 be killed
II. O. Crisler will leave In afew day
for Kentucky.
Frank Green is now located II
Wyoming.
II. ii. Waters Is the champion
squirrel hunter, having killed five n
two shots.
Geo Green went down 10 Littleb,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
RENTON OITY ITRMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger
BENTON CTTY, June 25.-George Day
and wife had a family reunion recently.
The children from a distance were:
Charles Day and wife and Harry Day,
of Tennessee.
Mrs. Jane Barnes and daughter are
home after an extended visit in st.
Charles.
Rev. j. +. Kerr and family, Of Mont
gomery City, visited in Benton City
recently.
Mr.. Petrl and wife, OF st. Louis,
after a few weeks visit with friends,
returned home Wednesday.
Mr.. Myers, Of Mexico, is visiting
Charles Culbertson.
Miss English is the guest Of Miss
Lena Collins.
John Winkler came up from st.
Louis Wednesday.
A. +. Romans was In Mexico Thurs
day.
Miss Annie Rist, Of Mexico, is visit,
ing Mrs. Diven.
Mn. James oarroll's mother is visit
ing her.
A number Of young folks from oul
town attended the ice cream supper al
Rush Hin Thursday night.
John Winkler, who came up from
st. Louis recently, went to Kansal
City Friday to accept a position.
Owen Tinsley was down fromThomp
son Friday.
Miss Stella LANG was in Mexic'
Thursday.
Bart Waddington went TO JefiersUl
City Monday as a delegate to the Re
publican convention.
Miss Sallie Erisman has returneI
from C~hilllcothe.
DIR. Diven was called to Mexico II
GENTLY to see Mrs. GEO Wylde, VII
! was very III.
:. Quite a number from here attende
he Aubrey Jones trial at Mexico
Misses Minnie Stauder, Ella an
Belle Waddinton, Lucy Brown, Sail
Erisman and Prof. Woodbridge al
: attending instituts at Mexico.
; Miss Kate Atkinson was here SUI
day.
e Tom Romans was up from Martin
d burg Sunday.
s Clarence Staples and Tom Haske
. attended church here Sunday night
Earl johnson visited in Wellsyil
2 Sunday.
! Charles Kimball came down fro
Centalia Tuesday.
Miss Annie Kirkpatrick. OF Ok
homa, Is visiting her sister, Nj
e. Smith.
! Neb NeeleY Is visiting bis mother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, June rs. = The wet
weather is interfering with the wheat
harvest.
Cunningham s. Casper shipped from
here last Sunday three cars Of cattle,
two loads OF fat cattle and one Of
heifers. The fat cattle were fed on
Beagles' farm by Atkinson 8 Locke.
They averaged l439 pounds, being fed
only 4 months and 10 days. Our buy
ers paid &c per pound for them.
On a recent trip through the neigh
borhood Of Worcester and northwest
Of there we noticed several fields OF
wheat In shock. Peter Schneider has
over a hundred acres and 1t bids fair
for 20 bushels per acre. He is harvest
ing bis wheat now. Corn looks well
and the prospect is good for an extra
large yield. Potatoes are all going t6
tops and no potatoes. Some are cut
ting off the tops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
SAILING ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SAILING, June A.-Miss Nellie Rob-
erts has returned to her home in Gen.
tralia, after q two weeks visit with
relatives here.
Thomas Hodge and wife, Of Gen.
tralia, Sundayed at Turner Hulen's.
DIR. Hickerson and wife spent a day
with relatives at WEIGH.
Misses Minnie Sims and Mary John
son are attending the institute In
Mexico.
Luther Hicks and wife and N. Ma
han and wife recently visited MI.
Vance, of near Thompson, who is very
Ill.
viii Shares and wife, Of Clark, were
recent guests Of Mrs. Nora Hubbard.
Miss Minnie Sims closed her school
at this place last Friday with an In.
teresting entertainment. Despite the
lnclemency Of the weather, the patrons
all turned out. Miss Sims has taught
three terms here and given entire sat.
isfaction. She will teach In the TullI
district next winter.
There will be preaching here next
Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
FISH STORY.
Vouehsd for by Residents Of Fulton,
Which Means That 1t Is True.

Last week DIT. J. W. Smith, Super
intendent Of the Hospital for the In
sane, No. l, at Fulton, with a party
Of friends went fishing for a couple Of
days near the mouth Of the Auxvasse.
A delightful outing was enjoyed and
some unusually large fish were caught
In addition to those which we're much
larger that "got away" Superintend-
emit Smith caught large cat fish, es-
timated to weigh all the way from 90
TO 800 pounds. This is not a "ish
story" because the fish was brought
to Fulton alive and placed in the
large fountain In front Of the institu-
tion where you could be ''shown. 1.-THE
captive proceeded atonce to show that
he intended TO prove his Importance.
On the first afternoon he got away
with the turtle and the alligator, which
were in the fountain, and the dainty
pet dog, belonging to the wife Of tine
assistant superintendent. The little
81, 900 dog, s'cheapat the price," came
down to see what he thought Of the
weight Of the fish and to take a drink
at the fountain. He has never been
seen since.
Later 1t is said by a Fulton resident
that a pig and then a calf DISAPPEARED.
At this stage of the proceedings Stew
art L. W. Summers OF the institution,
who always has an eye for the best
interests Of the State, calculated that
the fish was too expensive. He could
not afford TO furnish all Of the stock
Of the States farm In order to fatten
up one fish, so the fish was killed and
furnished fresh meat for three meals
for all the inmates OF the institution,
which is close to LOO, In addition tC
the attendants. 1t is also alleged
that large steaks of the fish were Civ
en- away to friends Of the fishing party
but not to bride them to tell the
truth.
We understand the fish was weighed
but we are unable to find who weighed
it. The facts as published in this ar
ticle we're furnished by w. D.Thomas
Of the Fulton SUM- and were vouchet
for by Secretary AdcOck and @. AZ
kinson, all OF Fulton.
--
In order to be absolutely correct thu
LEDGER submitted the above to Cir
cult Clerk Jameson, I. A. Boulware
W. r. Jameson, ]. R. Smith, Jess
Maughs and John Houchens, all gen
tlemen Of known yeracity and resi-
dents OF Fulton. They o. X. tn
proof sheet, so there can be no ques
tion but what the fish was the larges
ever caught in fresh water.
Residents OF Fulton are either grea
prevarlcators, or DR.. Smith broke tn
record for catching big fish in Missouri
waters.
DIR. Martin, first assistant physician
at the hospital, was in Mexico thi
week and says the actual weight Of thI
fish was more than so pounds as estl
mated. The writer will .vouch for Dr.
Martins veracity, but when 1t come
TO fish stories, regarding the other gen
gentlemen mentioned deponent sayetl
lnof
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
THE ELECTRIC PROPORTION.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Needed
TO Float the Mexico-P Paris Road
Rest Furnished by a
st. L~ouisian.

II the citizens Of Mexico and An
drain lcounty, and Paris and Monroe
county will take 500, CO in stock the
electric road win be built from this
city to Paris, through some Of the
very best farm lands to be found any
where.
There was a mass meeting OF citi-
zens at the Court House Thursday
night and Mr.. Lupton, chairman OF
The Business Mems Association, was
authorized to appoint a committee
for the purpose Of seeing the business
men Of Mexico and determine to what
extent they win become interested in
the project.
Mr.. Lupton named these gentlemen
for the committee: Tony Buckner,
John Pollard, Joe Potts, D. P. Moore,
J.. A. Glandon, Green Clay, to which
the committee have added the name
OF G. r. Lupton.
j. d.. Orear, who has been organiz-
ing the enterprise and who has inter.
ested Mr.. Baumhof, Of st. Louis, in
the matter explained the plant those
present.
1t is the intention to erect an cleo
trio, standard guage line from Mexico
to Paris, a distance Of about rs miles.
The cost will be $3.50, 900 for building,
equipping and placing the road in full
operation.
MI. Baumhof stands willing to take
s250,000 stock in the company and
wants Monroe and Audrain citizens to.
take the rest.
MI. Baumhof does not want the
local stockholders to pay out a cent
until the road has been running thirty
days, it being the plan for those who
desire to invest TO make arrangement
with their banker for the payment Of
the money upon the delivery of the
stock after the road has been In opera
tion for 30 days.
1t was stated at the meeting Mon
day night that one OF the trunk lines
passing through Mexico had already
agreed TO enter an arrangement to ham
die freight delivered at Mexico by the
electric road from any point on the
proposed line to Chicago or st. Louis
at the present freight rates In force
from Mexico to those points, giving
the electric road ''one-third OF the
haul" or, in other words, allowing
one-third OF the freight rate.
1t was also stated that, possibly,
coal from the new banks near Paris
could be laid down in this city at 60
cents per ton; II that would not insure
factories nothing would.
The possibilities Of benefit eminat-
ing from the proposed route are almost
endless. II would make a big canning
factory more possible; 1t would in
crease farm values within two miles
OF the road from Is to 100 per cent; IL
would make a mid-terminus park a
paying Investment; II would place
Paris nearly 50 miles nearer the great
est stock and produce markets In the
Union; 1t would, taking all other
electric roads as a precedent, be a big
money-maker for the stockholders.
Mr.. Orear stated that 1t was the
plan to elect the treasurer from among
the Mexico stockholders, thereby
showing the yery best Of faith Of the
larger stockholders.
The construction can begin 20 days
after the stock is issued and IL is
thought that 1t could be finished by
fall IL the start is made In a few
weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
COUNTY NEWS.
r MARTINSBURG.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MART1NssURe, June 24.--Rev. Haar
visited homefolks in Jefferson City
last week.
G. f. jacob and wife spent a few
days In st. Louis this week. They
were accompanied home by their
daughter, Miss Frances, who has been
attending school in st. Louis.
Mrs. King, OF Fulton, is the guest Of
Mrs. DR.. Taylor.
Mrs. L. Stephens,of Wellsyille, spent
a few hours in this city Saturday be-
tween hours.
Warren Walker, Of Kansas, arrived
home Sunday to spend a few days.
Master Carter Taylor spent last
week In Shamrock.
b. Morris spent Sunday in Mexico.
Mormon Martin spent Sunday in
Benton City,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-26
sAvTA FR ITEMS

Correspondence OF the Ledger
SANTA FE, June Is. = Daniel Elem
ming and wife we're in Mexico trading
Tuesday.
Austin Eddings and sister and Mes
danes Gregory and Bond, Of Center,
were the guess OF friends here last
week.
Emmett Fairbrain was here from
Perry Tuesday.
Newt Bishop and wife gave a party
in honor OF the santa Fe girls We'd
nesday night. It was quite a success,
about i25 being present.
Walker Quisenberry, George Dull
and Jim F~eatherstone attended a
party at Tuck Littrell's Monday night
at Moline.
Quite a crowd from Youngs Greek
and Moline attended the party We'd
nesday night.
s. P. Emmons was here from Mex
leo Friday.
Miss Dull and Prof. Frank Lynch,of
Noonan, attended the party Wednes-
day night.
Oscar Cauthorn and wife and little
daughter, visited James Camplin and
family Sunday.
Clyde Houghton and family, OF
Strother, visited vess Henderson and
family Sunday.
Gene Williams and Will Heller, OF
Moline, attended singing here Satur-
day night.
Homer Mundy was here from MSli-
no the first Of the week.
Onsley Mason and Roy McGee were
In town Sunday.
Little Verna Lee Bates entertained
her friends one day last week at a din
ner in honor of her birthday.
Henry Painter and family, Of Lewis
county, visited Newt Bishop and fami-
ly Sunday.
VIM. Davis died at bis home south
of Santa Fe Monday after a long III
ness. Deceased was buried at South
Fork cemetery Tuesday evening at 2
O'Clock. Funeral services were con
Quoted by Rev. Strawn, Of Paris. We
extend sympathy.
Marvin Heller and wife visited
Charles Spears and wife at Hallsvllle
last week.
VIM. Powell has the winter term OF
South Fork School.
Quite a number from here attended
the picnic at ThompsonviIle Wednes-
day night. Rev. Drake, Of this place,
won a prize OF 90 for the best Grafton.
Walker Quisenberry and =. T.Drake
were in Paris Saturday.
A crowd from Mexico are camping
Just south Of town.
Bernice Maddox and Bessie Elzes,
of Long Branch, attended preaching
here Sunday.
Ene Hanger and Anna Crawford, OF
Worcester, were here yesterday.
Mrs. Browning died near Molino
Monday after a long illness. Deceas-
ed was formerly a resident Of this
place and was highly respected by all
who knew her. Her death, though o
blessed relief from disease and pain,
was a sad blow to her little children
and husband and the sympathy Of the
community goes out to them in their
sorrow.
Miss Daskner,o of Kansas City, Is the
guest of her cousins, Misses Blanche
and Mlnna, near here.