The Glenwood post., 1916-11-25
JUDGE R. J. SMITH
HITS EN- ON HIGH

Judge Smith of the county court is
! getting to be some chauffeur and the
way he handles his Buick aimost( .
| entities him to be classed as an expert,
or something of that sort. He is ac-
quiring something of record as a
| speeder, but whether this is due to in
creased familiarity with his machine
or is a result of the sprinting he was
obliged to indulge in during the late
campaign in order to avoid being run
ever by Judge Beardsley, deponent
sayeth not.
At all events his experience last Sun
day night is not often duplicated by the
ordinary driver, for which some of us
who are often very ordinary ought to
be exceedingly thankful.
After a days visit in Rifle Judge
and Mrs. Smith, Miss Ora Coulter and
Miss Esther Chapman tucked their
tootsies in the Buick and started on the
licIuiu JUL my.
About 1880, shortly after the light
switch had been turned on and when
about mile and half west of Silt
they discovered that they were soon,
very soon, to be met by three young
men riding horseback at rate not
sanctioned by the speed limit ordi-
nence. Judge Smith at first thought
to turn out and give the road to the
yonng men ana their fiery stceds. But
this seemed impractical and he held
the road, but slowed down his car
finally coming to dead stop, ani
waited developments.
On rushed the young men, their
bronchos evidently appreeiating the
good road fully as much as Judge
Smith and his Buick. Two of the
young fellows apparently had their
steeds under reasonable control, ever
though going at high speed, and they
steered around the car, one going IN
either side But the third bronc was
ungovernable. He was evidently a
populist. Anyway he insisted on being
a middle of -the-roader and all that was
left for the autosts to do was to shut
their eyes and wait for the inevitable
crash. They did not have to wait long
The young rider was making frantic
efforts to control his steed and had
reined his nose at right angles to the
road. but he was not ah,e to s.nD the
onward plunge. The headlights were
casting a warning glow ahead of the
car, but the excited bronc was oblivious
to all danger-and plunged on.
When Judge Smith made sure that {,
collision was due and indications were
that horse and rider were aimed at the
center of his windshield he reached
down and put on the emergency and
then lowered his head on his bosom to
protect his face from the slivers OF
glass which he was sure were due.
There was not long wait, for in
much less time than it takes to tell il
the horse and rider struck the radiato,
with tremendous force and when the
folks alighted from the car to look
after the wreckage they found that the
boy had executed series Of curvet
through the air, bending one of the
windshield braces as he went over and
alighting at the rear Of the car. HI
was able to get up without help and
limped to the front Of the car where
he found his once wild steed, now very
tame, lying with his hind feet on tn
running board, having twisted ant
bent the fender as he went over an:
the lamp being bent at an angle Of A
degrees to the road, the light still
burning, the rays being filtered througl
the ssgebrush at the side Of the road.