The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-14
LIFE ON kauai
Everyone Seems to be Thrifty
and Occupied.
STARTING UP THE MILLS
Big Season Ahead-Social Matters.
spects--The Ice Factory.

For two weeks the people on the
Garden Isle and even in Kapaa, have
been enjoying the most perfect weather
that has taken a notion to visit the
place for long time. A sunny sky
without a sprinkle, but a heavy dew
at nights to equalize things, a gentle
breeze throughout the night and day,
everything seems to have conspired to
make things pleasant on that already
ever, look forward to- some bad wealth
er soon, particularly since the present
pleasant spell has lasted so long al
ready
The work of grinding sugar at the
different mills on the Island, is start
ing up in good earnest and the men
OF the Inter-Island steamers are look
ing forward to a very hard seasons g
work The cane is looking fine and
the promise of a large yield is good.
Lihue is grinding day and night. AT
Kealia the mill is already for a big
seasons work. Through the clever
work of Mr.. VIM. Eassie, the chief en-
gineer at that place, a great
many improvements have been
added and most of the mater
ial for these has been made at
home The labor and time-saving de-
vices introduced, place the mill in a
much more enviable position than hith-
erto. It is with regret that the employees
of Kealia plantation looking forward to
the departure of Mr.. Eassie for the
cold regions of the Klondike in the
near future but he sees there, some
thing well worth trying for and intends
to make a little for himself as well as
the boys who have placed their money
in his hands, if such a thing is in the
range of possibility.
Speaking of plantations and the peo-
pie connected Herewith, it might be
of interest to note the departure for
New York in April of Mr.. Hermann
Wolters, one of the German lunas on
Lihue plantation who played very
rominent part in the recent riot among
the Chinese laborers of the plantation.
Mr.. Wolters simply goes on leave of
absence and will return to the Islands
with his bride.
Mrs Morrison, wife of the manager
of Makaweli plantation, gave very
delightful moonlight train ride to "a
number of friends from that place and
others on the Island of Kauai, Friday
night. The occasion was one very
much appreciated. On the same night
a dance at Lihue was given by Mr..
Harry Mossman, clerk in the Sheriff's S
office, and a number of others. Sheriff
Carter kindly granted the use of the
Court House for the occasion. Besides
quite a delegation of Lihue people,
there were present member from Ka-
paa. A native stringed instrument
club furnished music for the occasion.
The dance, given in honor of visitor
from Honolulu, was much enjoyed by
all.
Last Wednesday the report came
from Koloa that a Chinese prisoner
had died in the hospital at that place.
Investigation was made by the Sheriff,
and it was found that the fellow had
been removed there few days before,
having contracted pneumonia while in
prison. The case was bad one and no
help was possible.
1t is learned that the Misses Smith
sisters Of the Attorney General, the
hustling manager of Grove Farm al
Lihue and the late lamented Dr. Jared
K. Smith, intend to leave Koloa for
good and that they will henceforth live
in the States. The coffee, planted by
the late DR.. Smith as an experiment
will probably be left in the hands OF
Mr.. j. K. Farley to take care of.
Along in this connection, it might be
said that the Koloa coffee is equal in
grade to any on the Islands, Just now
the trees are simply laden with ber-
ries, and those who have seen coffee on
the other islands say that the bearing