Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-18

lores tomorrow for about month.
before returning home. Mr.. Martin re-
turns to Pennington tomorrow night
Pennington is flourishing and is more
lively than 1t ever was.
o.
John Terry and T. w. Lynch came
in from Pueblo on last nights east
ern and passed through TO Lebanon
this morning to look over the country
They were guests OF the Savoy over
night.
| j. NJ. Martin, California oil man,
is guest of the Strater today. Mr..
Martin makes his headquarters in Los
Angeles. and is here on a business
trip He is very much Interested In
the oil fields at Bluff and is contem.
plating a visit to that section, to look
over the situation.
This morning district court con-
vened at 10 O'Clock and Judge Pike
gave his decision in the case of w
H. Crawford vs.. the Empire Construc
iion company. Judgment was award
ed to Mr.. Crawford for the sum OF
$4,000 and some cents. 1t was a ia
nous case bitterly contested on both
sides. This afternoon the court is
hearing number OF motions.
b. C. Hudson, whose family lives in
Pagosa Springs, came in last night
from Vancouver. b. C., where he has
lbeen the past year. Mr. Hudson miss
ed several communications from home
on the way, and came to Durango
thinking his wife was still in Mercy
hospital. Mrs. Hudson has, however,
recovered and left for home about a
week ago, as noted In these columns.
Mr. Hudson depa.'ted for Pagosa on
the eastern this morning.
Chi-Cilling-Bege. the Indian accused
|of the murder of Richard Wetherill,
was bound over yesterday in the JUS.
i,
Padilla and Joe Hootstein were bound
over for assault on William Finn. At
Aztec William Finn, was bound over
for larceny against liootstein- Nez.
Beige and Hootstein-Tso-Se. Finn was
ACCUSED of stealing the Indians cattle
Edwards Il Martin appeared for the
territory and Charles A. Johnson for
the Indians. There were ten cases in
all against the Indians. come of these
being dismissed
Joseph H. Ward. former Durango
business man, who is now a resident
of Bristol, Conn, arrived from the
east last night. In the early COS Mr.
Ward was manager of the San Juan
coal mine and a promoter and first
president OF the local telephone com.
pany. He is the owner of the Buff.
falo and Bristol mines. both properties
being extensions of the Neglected. If
the mines in that section increase in
value as they give promise of doing
Mr.. Ward will soon be included in the
multi-millionaire class.
The county court has been grinding
out divorces pretty steadily and there
are still more to follow. Those per.
sons whose marital differences may
reasonably be supposed to be adjusted
by "A separation are: Fife Edith Gage
from George Gilbert Gage. Fedelina
Macs Lujan from Demacio Lujan, and
Dora Reed from j. C. Reed. All OF
the persons mentioned are residents
do not permit divorced persons to re.
marry until a year has elapsed Such
marriages performed In other states
within the prescribed period are not
legal, but one of the states in the un-
observation-disclosures them.
| With the passing of John Corbit a
we'll known resident of the Redmesa
district Joined the great majority. Mr.
Corbit died on June 81. at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. A. ID. Cox at
Redmesa. He has not been in good
health for some months until just be.
fore his death, when his condition
seemed to improve The end came
quietly and just as peacefully as II in
lsleep.
Mr.. Corbit was born sixty-iive years
ago In Logansport. Ind, his family
moved to Missouri, where his youth
was spent. He came to Colorado a
number of years ago. and recently
made his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Cox. While on Redmesa Mr.. Corbit
made many friends who regret his de-
parture and extend heartfelt sympathy
to those left to murn his loss.
Funeral services were held at Red.
mesa by Rev. Jesse Johnson, the re.
mains being laid to rest in Miller Gem.
etery.
tFrom Fridays Daily)
Mrs. f. G. Pease was n returning
messenger to her home nj Dolnras this