The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-16
WILL ESTABLISH A BANK NEWS FROM HNO Town WILL WNDHS OWN CARS
CASES PREVALENT
IN PAPALOA.
Postmaster Generals Tour-Davies'
Warehouse Contract Awarded-Ar-
thur Richardson's Change.

A petition has been circulated ask
ing the Wilder Steamship Company TO
establish a local office in Hilo. The
claim is made that $4,000 people live
in Puma and Hilo districts. Gardner
X. Wilder has applied for the agency.
Charles Motley, Jr., has hung up his
shingle as a surveyor.
William Bohm has applied for the
position of superintendent of the pow
der and kerosene warehouse at Hilo.
During DR.. Moore's recent visit TO
Kalapana he succeeded in vaccinating
every youngster in that district.
Mrs. Moore has been appointed to
fill vacancy in the North Kohala
school caused by the illness of Miss
Austin.
Postmaster General Dat is on the is
land making his annual tour of In
spection, working towards Hilo az
present.
Miss Marks of Los Angeles is new
arrival at Hilo. The lady will act as
one of the nurses in the Hilo hospi
tai.
DR.. Irwin believes he has some diph-
liberia cases in Papaloa. Nearly eve
ry member of a certain family has
been stricken and the signs point to
that conclusion. Enquiry among Hilo
physicians brings out the fact that no
suspicion of its presence in that sec
ton has been detected.
The new building now being con-
structed on Waianuenue street by Mr.
Very has been rented by f. n. Holmes
who will occupy the same with his
stock of general merchandise.
On the 9th inst. c. c. Kennedy,
Theo. H. Davies and Princess Kaiu1a-
nj all left Liverpool for the States on
their way to these Islands. Mr.
Kennedy is expected to arrive during
the early part of next month
The contract for the big warehouse
for Theo. II. Davies & Co. has been
awarded to William Vannatta. at the
sum of $4,000. 1t will be ~ut up as
rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Webb has assumed the Hilo ag-
ency of the Waverly and Hawaii cy-
cles.
Arthur Richardson has resigned his
position in the employ of the Hilo
Mercantile Company, to take effect on
the 18th inst. He will at that date
enter the employ of Hackfeld & Co.
f. S. Lyman is having "A pulping bee
in his back yard at Hilo, cleaning his
coffee crop from his plantation from
the rear of town. He is using the new
Rheinhardt pulper, and it is working
like a charm.
Bookkeeper Schmidt goes to Germa-
ny next month for his health.
Howard Hitchcock goes to Honolulu
on the next Kinau to assist in the art
exhibition now about opening at that
place.
There is complaint about the poor
work done on the Puma road in the
district lying between the 18th and
18th mile, and Mr.. Amaral. it is now
claimed. announces that he has finish
ed that portion.
ID. II. Hitchcock in Olaa has twenty
| five acres in coffee ranging from eight
months to four years old. Throughout
| the entire field between the trees he
has grown corn, of which he harvests
two crops Il year. The cultivation OF
the corn is also wedding the coffee.
| He also raises potatoes in the same
manner. Three Japanese do all this
work. The corn and potatoes sell for
enough to pay the wages of the Ja-
panese, and the twenty-five acres of
coffee are not costing dollar.
The shipping of Papaillou and Ho-
momu sugar from this port this com.
ing season will mean the addition OF
at least seven big ocean travellers &c
the fleet of visitors.
The Ladies' Social Circle club gath
cred at Hon. F. s. Lyman's on Tues
day evening.