Land of Broken Promises mining tale unfolds on border tale
In a 1914 adventure, Bud Hooker and Phil Delancey are forced to abandon a mining claim and return to the United States. They meet Henry Kruger who schemes to gain title in Mexico. Cruz Mendez is hired to secure title but internal entanglements and rival Aragon complicate matters as a rich gold vein is found and arrest ensues before title can be perfected.
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Bud Hooker
Phil Delancey
Hooker
de Lancey
Fortuna
Cruz Mendez
Aragon
Mendez
Phil
Gracia Aragon
Rebelu Ara
Manuel del’ Rey
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Bud
Agua Negra
Old Mexico
Manana
Amigo
Don Felipe
Burro
Senor
Montez
Juana
Senorita
Found gold in mine turns Bud toward risky future
Bud and Amigo clear a cliff face and pan rich ore while romance and danger loom. Ignacio the Yaqui soldier signals trouble as Phil deserts to Fortuna, later joining rurales after a duel and a forced five year enlistment. Bud receives Phil's goodbye letter and prepares to move on.
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Joe
Phil
Amigo
Thia
Bud
Ignacio
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Bud Hooker Faces War Tides in Fortune Town
Bud Hooker and Amizo guard the Fortuna mine as insurgents clash in the valley below. Gracia Aragon confronts him on the hotel balcony while she fears Manuel del Rey and vows fierce resistance if Federal and rural factions clash. Bud pledges to defend her if war comes.
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Jooker
Careel
Cuartel
Bud
Hooked
Manuel del Rey
Senor
Hooker
Senor de Lancey
Fortuna
del Rey
Captain del Rey
Phil
Philip de Lancay
Don Juan
Eagle Tail
Aragon
Amigo
Old Fortuna
Don Cipriano
Manual del Rey
Madero
Plaza
Musc&l
Gracia Aragon
Hacker
Gracia
Texas
Chihuahua
Ed Sonorang
Diaz
Maderigtas
Rurales
Orozco
Salazar
Bernardo Bravo
Iowa Livestock Tax Reassessment Raises Values
Readjustment of livestock valuations by the state executive council increased the total taxable livestock value from 230,646,498 to 242,703,586, a rise of 12,057,150. Cattle, hogs, and sheep saw widespread uplifts with Dickinson and Greene counties among notable gains. The council kept other assessments, observed standard values for various stock classes, and noted eighty two counties overrode stallion values while horses and mules were adjusted.
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Greene County
Floyd County
Plymouth County
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Dane Coolidge
Don J.lavin
Frank A. Munesy
Capitan del Rey
Kruger
Amizo
Bnut
Nana
Pht
Criad
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Atlantic
Europe
United States
Garet WI
Changen
Warren Garst
Clarke
Garst
Auditor's Office
State Executive Council
State Board of Control
B. T. U. Hasta
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