La Junta tribune., 1910-10-08

II In hoped to make Swtnk dry terri.
tory within thirty days After election,
and It is said that the sentiment Of
the community Ia favorable to bring.
Ing 1t asout The whole county OF
otero will then be in the dry class
from center to circumference.
They say that there were 900 deer
hunters down in the Cedars the first
Of the week-atout Is to more
hunters than there were deer. Some
OF the hunting parties have returned
empty handed. and still Others have
returned with wonderful tales to I'M
fold, the best one that has yet been
reported being that OF Ed Daimler
Mr.. Daimler, accompanied by Lou
Theits and Henry Lague were In the
Cedars as soon as the law would per.
[ nit and returned early In the week
with two yenison trophies. Daimler
landed the first one. and had a mar.
row escape from being landed upon
[ himself He was sitting under the
cap OF rock, when a deer came
tumbling down the mountain side,
I leaping from precipice TO precipice
On the final leap 1t jumped through
the air for distance OF fifty feet
[ TO clear the rock tina, Mr.. Daimler
was sitting under, and landed stiff
legged right in front OF him-not
three feet away. By the time DAM.
her had recovered from his surprise
and assembled his wits the deer was
'as far as from here to the depot"
away from him. and as he grabbed
his trusty gun It was still more fur.
ther away" He blazed away In
time. however. hit the deer Just
below the solar ple1us. and the vent
son was hts, You're next.
swink is going dry-soon. To-day
petition will be filed in the Of
flee OF the county clerk, with the re-
quired number OF signatures request
ing the submission of the gu, stiou to
the voters At the November election,
shall this precinct become anti-sa.
loon territory" over 200 sigma.
lures were enrolled on the petition.
and all were secured within the pre-
scriLed limits OF the voting precinct.
as reduced to the minimum. by the
democratic board of county oommls
sioners to curry favor with the %.
quor interests Two years ago there
were over 900 voters In the SviUk
precinct. and under the local option
law forty per cent OF the vote AZ the
last preceding election is required
upon the petition In order to submIf
the question In order to make sure
OF there being no chance for mis-
take, as there was two years ag1
on similar petition. the required
number OF signers were secured IN he
smaller precinct as now constituted.
$50 'Nf' ". NNo s'hi0 aN' tN 'ut
larger precinct being used as the
basis OF percentage. II Is i1uitful
whether there are $50 votes IN the
Ssink precinct AS now usfitutcd.
and II every signer votes a. be took
shot on tn. petition there is no
question that s~ink will be dry ter.
ritory within thirty days after elec.
ton. The Holly Sugar Company. In.
ciuding the employees and all OF those
In an official capacity are going down
the line for a dry Swlnk. Only four
OF the sugar factory employees re-
fused to sign the petition Vow II
the powers that be In Ia Junta
would gct busy and make d dry town
out of this burg majority Of the
people OF this city would rise up and
call them blessed As u Is me city
administration is receiving some very
vigorous criticism these days be.
raus" Of It's apparent Indifference to
conditions that are becoming disgust.
ing ~ well as intolerahlr
Ever since the low rates .n Call.
fornia were established urJk ago
By the Santa Fe the rush Tor that
much o,erratcd country has been
enormous Nearly every thuu-h train
during the past week has Len run
in Two sections Thursday morning
th'r" wor" two sections of so 1. No.
Z aud No . and every car aas crowd
I'd to the limit The first art lion of
No. consisted OF fourteen rars aud
the second section thirteen .ars. aud
came In aud went out with doubl.
header Included In the train we're
private ears Of the opilmo Land Com.
pany. an! the Gaylor. Kcife Land Com