La Junta tribune., 1910-10-08

from Springfield announcing that a
son. Horace Reazer, and son.in-law
Ed George had been seriously iniur
ed In an automobile race accident al
the state fair there, In which the
driver OF the automobile was killed.
The Two men were standing near the
fence that encloses the race track
watching the race. when one OF the
drivers lost control Of his machine
and the automobile crashed through
the fence Both men were injured by
flying timbers. Mr.. George quite ser.
lously Mr. Rcaz.r thought that he
would have to return home. but a
later telegram informed him that
both OF the injured men were doing
well and that there was no danger OF
serious consequences.
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Old Bob Fisher and Dr Harry
keehn arrived home Monday night
from three months hunting. fishing
and exploitation trip. during which
they penetrated the wilds OF Northern
New Mexico as far south as Farm.
ington. y. NJ. aud explored the noun
tain Businesses west OF MarshalIs :
Pass In the region whore rolls the
. Guunlson and hears no sound save
the strike" Of the rainbow trout aud
the rumble and roar Of the "ripplcs"
az Camp La Junta-aud. mayhap. the
pop OF small bot" at Cayanaughs
/ The boys were lured ty the call of
the wild from the fruit farms OF
Northern Mexico and expected ere
this to lie located In the midst of
a vast wilderness OF fruit trees aud
toasting their shins at their own fire
side. The goods delivered ~ the
real estate agents were not up Ia
the published announcements, bowev,
er. 80 they turned their faces towards
the Gunnison, where they knew from
previous experience that the goods
would be delivered They are feel.
Ing much rejuyenated by the trip. and
are feeling fine and look the part.
Bob says that he gained an ounce
and half In weight during his all,
sence and his looks do no, belle him.
Have you seen the new prccinc,
map of Otero County, They have
them on sale at the court house al
- cents per each. Last summer the
democratic board Of county commits.
sioners did good Job OF scgrcgating
the m"tcs aud bounds of Otcro coun.
y into thlrty-one election precincts,
increasing the numl ~ Of polling
places from twenty three. which had
been the limit for several years prev.
iously They separated the town OF
La junta into seven prccincts com
mcucing with 40. and running up
TO No. a. Ration and san Juan ave.
uuos are the dividing lines east aud
west and Flfth street north and south
The best Job Of sesrurating was don,
AZ swink, where precinct No n was
reduced in size and made the smallys
precinct In the county The only pos
sible reason for doing this WAS Ia
sory" the uqulr Interests and assist
materially lu the very lnudablr rf
fort TO continue SWink In the W.,
class. II you want wet board OF
county commissioners vote the demo
cratic ticket No. Il used To BE- quit,
a large precinct and took In much ol
the surrounding farming community
! II would have gone dry two year,
ago II II had not been for SON. de-
feet In the petition that was file,
; With the county clerk. which VA,
knocked out by an opinion of Judg.
7 Essex IN the district court. Another
petition l. being circulated this year
I however. but there has been SON.
, difficulty In securing IN. require,
number OF signatures. The loca
7 option Law provides that upon III,
. filing OF n proper petition. signed b,
not less than forty per cent Of tn,
total vote cas-, In such political sub
division At the last general election
!. the question Of creating antL.aioo,
7 territory shall b" submitted TO tn,
! voters. On account OF the prccinc
. having been reduced In size II ha
!. required hard work TO secure the nee
: essary number Of siEncrs.. The pc,l
(. 'ion has to be filed with the count,
clerk thirty days before election. an,
= today viii be the last day for filing