Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-06

OF Mr. and Mrs. W.. T.. LEWIS iAst
night at 10 o'clock, DR.. Robbins at
tending. The family have recently
located in Durango. They were form
erly residents of the Pine River
valley.
Mrs. lone Bostwick, who returned
last evening from six months stay
in San Diego, will visit with her
daughter, Mrs B. B. Russell, until
Monday, April 10, when she COM
mences a six months term of school
in the Lightner Creek district.
A. P. Camp, president of the First
National bank, left for Telluride this
morning to meet his brother, DR..
Camp, who is on his return from
California where he spent the winter.
He will accompany his brother to Du-
range for short visit.
According to message received in
Durango last evening about 5 o'clock,
fourteen car loads Of automobiles left
Alamosa for Durango yesterday and
will arrive in the city this evening.
Among the owners of the new cars
are J. A. Pulliam of Durango and l..
E. Jenkins of Bayfield,.
The latest shipment of ore from
the Little Mona mine, brought very
gratifying returns. The exact values
are not given out, but large enough
to justify the leasers in increasing
the force of workmen at the mine. w.
II. Hunter, one of the interested par
ties, returned to the property this
morning.
The May racing meet will be a
hummer from all indications. 1t will
be far from a local event-horses
from Idaho will be here Alamosa
will be represented with string of
racers. A dozen horses are in train
ing daily at the fair grounds. The
fact that the Fair association stands
behind the event attracts wide in
terest.
Philip Lucero who is charged with
having borrowed neighbor's horse
without his permission and headed
for New Mexico on March 2, appear
ed to think the incident was forgot
ten and returned to lgnacio yester-
day, where he was promptly arrested
and given a hearing in Justice Cam
eron's court. He was bound over to
the district court. This evening he
will be brought to Durango and
placed in the county Jail awaiting his
trial-unless his bond is furnished in
the meantime.
The case of Smith VS.. Russell is
being heard in the district court to-
day. The men are both residents of
the Oxford section. The plaintiff
claims that he leased his ranch to the
defendant and through improper care
on the part of the latter, his pasture
was damaged to the extent of $50 and
he lost hay valued at $56 and is suing
to get the amount of damages he
claims is due him. A jury will de-
termine the merits of the case. All
jurors on the regular panel except
those in this case have been dismissed
and it is supposed these will be as
soon as they render the verdict.
Thomas Allison Hill, familiarly
known to hundreds Of people in this
section as AL, died in Phoenix, Ariz
March 15, where he went several
months ago on health seeking mis-
sion. Last night his brother, Charles
Hill, arrived from Crown Point, Ind.
to settle his estate, which consists Of
81 100 in the First National bank, 160
acres of land in Hinsdale county, 20
miles from Pagosa Springs, and a
fourth interest in so lots in Animas
City. Judge McCloud has appointed
him administrator of the estate. Mr.
Hill is survived by his mother, three
brothers and one sister.
About 11:30 last night, after delib-
Grating for six hours, the jury in the
case of Price and Hollingsworth VS.
the Lucky Four Mining company re-
turned verdict for the defendant
The case created much interest in La
Plata mining circles. 1t is under
stood as the result of the verdict
the Lucky Four Mining company will
begin extensive development work in
the Burnt Timber gulch country,
where their claims are located, at
once. Mr.. Whitehead, one of the
heavy stockholders in the company,
returned to Pueblo this morning. l.,
P. Rudolph, the general manager, re-
mains here to give the work general
supervision.