The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-25
People There Thinks They See q
Revival.
1T IS ONE IN BUSINESS.
Firms Securing Interests There-PlaEs
Made by President Dole for the
Remainder of His Vacation
Personal Items of Interest.

HILo, October 22.-HilO seems to
be on the verge of a boom or some
thing very much like one. L. n.
Davies & Co. are one of the first to
realize that Hilo is fast becoming an
unmanageable child. They have
leased the premises lately occupied
by John A. Spear and have opened
wholesale general merchandise store
under the management of Mr.. A.
COckburn.
II. Hackfeld & Co. will probably be
the next Honolulu firm to fall into
line; they have applied to the Cath
Ollie Mission for a lease of their bust
ness property on Waianuenue street.
The premises occupied at present
by L. Turner are to be torn down in
two weeks, and a substantial two
story building will be erected in its
pect to have new building.
The Portuguese Sugar Mill Co. have
purchased from Capt. Goodman of
the Robert Levers, a tract of land at
Kukuau which is on the outskirts of
Hilo, and are preparing the founda-
ton of the mill which they expect
any day from Maui on a small island
schooner. With all this happening
we have Wilder & Co. in the distance
big lumber yard, general store, a
line of California steamers, etc., etc.
1t was reported at police headquar-
ters last week that skeleton and
clothing supposed to belong to JAS.
Devereux, who SO mysteriously dis
appeared about two years ago, had
been discovered in a Kalaoa gulch
close to Devereux's old home. Police
were sent out to investigate and the
matter was sifted down to the ac-
acknowledgement by a native of the
finding of a skull only, and in his
fright he threw it away and search
for it failed to bring it to light.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
The Cabinet will have much clear
er insight into Hilo affairs when the
Chief Executive returns than they
ever did before.
DR.. LeBlond left here Monday
morning, the Sth inst, on her regular
| monthly trip to Puma.
Mr.. G. E. Richardson, who has been
| confined to his bed for ten days past,
is out again.
| q DR.. G. B. Williams is investing his
surplus cash in real estate.
Runa oranges are on the market.
| Charles A. Yarrick, of Wailuku,
| Maui, proposes opening harness
shop in Hilo.
G.. Thoel, of Hackfeld & Co., had a
horse that he was about to mount rear
UP and fall over backward, breaking
| l.; &c in hn rd
the morning of the 18th inst.
| President Dole came down to the
nine mile post on the Volcano Road
| Wednesday, the 18th inst, and went
down to Puma, where he will spend
| two days and then return to the VOL
| cano. He is expected in Hilo on the
22d inst, when he will probably visit
| Hamakua overland.
The Kinau was forced to GO to Wal
akea to land freight on Monday, ow-
| ing to low water at the Hilo wharf.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Glib are ex-
| pected to return to HiIo per bark An
| ME Johnson.
Mauna Loa received q top dressing
of snow Friday night, the 18th inst.
| Wilson's traction engine is building
a road to Kukuau street for the new
sugar mill company.
Hilo boarding school youngsters
| have the measles.
Prisoners on the Volcano Road, un-
der Mr.. Marlin, have repaired the
load from the Volcano House to the
eighteenth mile post. The repairs of
the balance of the road will take some
little time yet, as there are a great
number of holes alongside it that they
| intend filling up.
There are 1877 registered voters in the
| First District, Second Precinct. Fifty
three are entitled to vote for senator's.
Hilo weather prophets say our early
| snow means q wet winter.