La Junta tribune., 1911-05-20
ANENr COUNTY DIVISION.

Representative Baxter says he
saved his conscience but lost part OF
his county.-Manzanola Sun.
Senator Crowley ceases his active
opposition to division. and the new
county is named Crowley Manzano.
la sun.
Yes, We guess Crowley county will
be able TO pay her bills. II she
can't. We at least won't pass the hat
on the south side OF the creek.-ord.
way Era
A. 5. Titus. OF La Junta. was in
town the first of the week. The
chances are that he will come back
TO Ordway. which Is now located in
Crowley county .-ordway Call
One of the natural questions that
arises is whether the county line fol.
lows the government survey OF the
Arkansas river bed. or whether IL
shifts as does the current II Ii fol-
lows the government survey the Man.
zanola bridge is all ia Crowley coun.
y-Manzanola Sun.
The creation Of Crowley county has
placed the people OF the Manzanola
school district who live on the north
side OF the river In rather diff.
cult position, 1t cuts them ou, OF
the district. and leaves them with
out school building -Manzanola
sun.
One of the closing acts OF the leg
islature was the passage of the bill
providing for the division Of otero
county. despite the strenuous efforts
of our representative Hon o. ].
BaNter-who by the way appears to
have been upon the losing side on
every measure and to have been
made sort of legislative football
for his colleagues In the house. II
was shrewd move upon the part OF
the county division leaders to pro
pose that the new county division
should be called Crowley. as this ap-
pareutly caused a change OF heart In
the senator from Otero county and
his vote in committee being changed
from negative TO affirmative allowed
the bill creating the new county to
be reported out-Rocky Ford Enter.
prise.
Not little amusing to the people
OF Fowler was the attitude Of ;.
Munson. mayor Of North Fowler, In
the county division campaign when
the campaign opened Mr.. Munson Wa
righteously Indignant at the PROPOSE
ton to place North Fowler In the
new county lie busied himself at
forth al length the disadvantages TO
North Fowler OF county division and
calculated to lend considerable
strength In oposing the measure. The
petition he personally circulated
among the resident property holders
on the north side OF the river and
saw that 1t was signed by every
mothers son of them. MIR. Munson
made frequent and sundry trips to
Rocky Ford. La Junta and Denver In
the interest OF the fight against coun-
~ diVision-and his wrath waxed eS.
eeeding great Just previous To the
time when the bill was to come up
for vote. however. MIR. Munson spent
one week In the capital lobbying In
favor of the measure The change Ia
his attitude was remarkable. Where.
as, before he had been bitterly OPP
pos d TO the measure. by some mirac-
ulous power he suddenly became con.
yertcd and saw things In radically
different light lie finds not a
little apparent humor In reciting to
the natives his wonderful powers In
political strategy. and states he was
In favor of county division from the
very start OF course. to the aver.
age mortal. MIR. Munson makes things
clear when he says he can have any.
thing he wants In the way Of politi.
cal office In the new eounty-sheriff.
county Judge. treasurer or any OF
the many so-called lucrative positions
To be handed out. He hasn't def.
nitcly decided Just yet which he will
accept Fowler Tribune.