The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-02
OAK THINKS He
EARNED REWARD
Torrsns' Capture Nay Cause
Some Court Airing.
HiIo Notes.

eeuiCu AOireHS the ueSperaO
says he has been cheated out OF tn
reward. In a communication TO tn
Iribune he says he saw the man an,
was in danger of an attack, that b
warned the police and they capture,
Torrens on his information The re
: ward OF $50 was paid to the police, ant
Sheriff Andrews says that Oak should
have brought the man IN himself.
NEW BOARDING SCHOOL.
J Preliminary work has already been
begun on the Hilo Boarding School
The old building erected in 1856 has
been moved back TO make way for the
new structure. Subscriptions to con-
tinue work are still needed
MKENzIE WILL LEAVE.
Geo. S. Mckenzie has severed his
connection with the Volcano stables
and will go to the Mainland in April.
Mckenzie has received word that a
gold mine in which he is interested
has begun paying dividends and he
will go into business at Napa, Cal.
FUNERAL OF DIR. REID.
| The funeral of the late DR.. Reid
was held last Friday and was attend
ed by all the fraternal orders and by
the militia.
Dr. Reginald H Reid was born in
Michigan, 20 years ago. He was a
brilliant student and at an early age
graduated from the Detroit College of
Medicine. He finished his profession
al education with a post graduate
course in the University of Berlin.
He was for one year police surgeon
for the city of Detroit, and was house
surgeon at st. Luke's Hospital in that
city for one year.
In 1896 he came to the Hawaiian
Islands and has been since that time
on the staff of government physicians
81 different stations.
In 1897. he married Miss Berenice
Stansfield Halstead who with Carol,
their only child survives him.
NEWS NOTES.
Onomea will begin grinding cane
abF:,t March 1.
Rev. Sidney Morgan will hold Epfs-
copal services Sunday in the Hilo Ho-
tel dining room.
Olaf Peterson is planning to plant
twenty acres of bananas on his place
at 10 miles. Mr.. Peterson is a thor
oughly practical man and will make
a success as banana planter.
The work of constructing the Hilo
dock is progressing with despatch de-
spite the high winds and rough bay. |
F. w. Thrum of Honolulu is superin- |
tending the work, and Mr.. Taylor is |
inspector for the Dock Company. The !
piling now are being sunk in earth |
five to nine feet before the lava bot
tom is reached.
Nathan P. Plunkett, once a resident
Island, was among the 1900 people who
lost their lives in destructive tidal
wave which swept the Pearl Islands in
the South Pacific in January. The
group that was almost totally submerg
ed lies 500 miles east OF Tahiti.
The February number of Side Lights
S most creditable one.
Word has been received of the death
If Henry Hayes at Washington. The
deceased for many years was journal
st and reporter in the United States
senate. DR.. Hayes of Olaa is son OF
deceased.
n. c. Willfong left the first of the
geek for a tour of the out side dis
ricts to adjust assessment matters
With the plantations, preparatory to
DING to Honolulu to attend the ses
ion of the Board of Equalization.
The devotees of athletic sport at
apaikou have just completed a tennis
curt and will soon be ready to meet -
II corners. There is talk of forming
league with teams from Hilo and
arious points as far as Papaaloa.
Carl S. Smith will leave by the next
.inau upon an extended vacation to
le United States. He will not return
,r six or Seven months. He goes
rst to Chicago. and will then spend
week in Washington. He will be in
oSton the greater part of the time RI
lring his absence Mr.. Smith has
cen in the Islands five years and this
his first vacation.-Herald.
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