The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-01
HARD UP
FOR MONEY
hiIo Library May Have
to Suspend...Other
hiI0 Items.

HILO. oct. 2S-unless some means
OF paying ts expenses be provided, the
lIilo Library and Reading Room Assoc
citation will have to suspend or else ma
terialy curtai its scope OF usefulness.
Its annual expenses amount to $500.
of which the regular income falls short
by $500. Treasurer l.. Severance has
given out statement of the financial
| condition of the association and the
local papers are making an appeal to
the public to save the institution.
The Hilo Public Library had its
origin In very modest way as n cir
culating book club twenty-four years
ago. On March 10. $780, number of
the prominent families residing In Hilo
and vicinity met In the parlors OF Rev.
Titus Coan and organized a club known
as the Hilo Book Association. The
membership of the club was limited to
thirty, the wives being admitted as ex-
ofiicio members of the society.
Among those who have been promi-
nently identified with giving financial
support to the institution are c. C.
Kennedy, J. A. Scott, d. II. Hitchcock,
e. G.. Hitchcock, b. f. Dillingham;, w.
w. Goodale, Mrs. S. b. Dole. G. N.
Wilcox, Jas. Gibb Mrs. F. S. Lyman.
Mrs w. II. Rice. Dr. c. II. Wetmore,
r. N. Holmes. Honomu Sugar Co., Hile
Sugar Co., II. Hackfeld & Co.. 7. H.
Davies 4 Co.. Hoffschlaeger Co., w.
c. Peacock & Co., Hilo Mercantile Co.
and the Honolulu Library Association.
The Volcano Stables & Transportation
Co. has carried books for country SUBJ
scribers without charge.
Mrs. Il. l.. Myers, who was the
librarian from March. 1898, to August,
1904, catalogued the books in the library
which now numbers 2,1S2 volumes. be-
sides many government reports.
pamphlets. etc, not classified.
PARK BOARD IN ACTION
The Mooheau Park Commission was
appointed by Governor Carter last
week. as follows: Il. +. Richards,
chairman; l.. Turner, Dr.NJ. Holland
and Geo. c. Beckley. The first act of
the newly appointed Park Board was
to designate the location of the pro-
posed Mooheau Hall, which they did
after careful consideration Friday af-
ternoon. The pavilion will be con-
park. allowing ample room FIR baseball
and childrens play grounds on either
side Contractor Erickson has already
commenced preparations for immediate
work on the building and has broken
ground for the masonry work.
VARIOUS NOTES.
Leong Pong, a chicken thief, was
h,,
months imprisonment He got a year
for chicken stealing, three months for
escapngN from the officer and two
months for carrying dangerous wea-
pons
A steer from a Kapapala herd load
ed on board a steamer at the wharf
last Saturday jumped over the side of
the vessel and made after a japanese.
The man jumped into the bay and
being followed by the beast saved him
self by diving. Then the animal took to
land again and chased a lot of people.
1t caught a japanese at the Waiakea
Mission and tossed him over the fence.
The man was stunned and lay uncon-
scious for n long time. A Chinese
carrying baskets on pole was next
attacked, but drove the beast off by
handily using the pole The steer was
lassoed but before being put aboard
the steamer. broke away again anu
chased n man under freight car.
Mrs. l.. IL. Mesick, who temporarily
took charge of the Waiatea Settle,
ment work resigns il to Miss Sloper
trained nurse of wide experience.
Work has been started by the Puma
road board on the Volcano road above
the "a miles post. The appropriation
the bad places.
Carter Harrison, the race horse, has
been shipped In the steamer Enterprise
to take part In the Oakland races.
Lau Chan, Chinese found I'm pos
session of two Panama hats bearing the
mark OF l.. Turner CO., Ltd, was given
IA year In Jail by Judge Hapai on Mon
day He had not bought the pats a-
Turner's and could not give any ac-
count Of how they came into his pos
session.
The new armory win be built despite
the smnllness of the appropriation.
Superintendent Holloway readvertses
for bids. and several Hilo contractors
are figuring on the specifications
A Korean who has already SCI we'd a
sentence for robbing Or. Russell. was
arrested In Honolulu on Information
from Sheriff Andrews ana brought here
by Mounted Patrolman Rose.
There were $500 punches Of bananas
shipped on the Enterprise. OF these
1920 We're sent by the ililo Mercantile
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