The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-17
THE WEEK
ON MAUI
Public Work Going
Ahead Very
Rapidly.

MAUI, May IA, i9oi.-The Public
Works Department is pushing rapidly
forward Improvement matters on Maui.
The Wailuku $751; schoolhouse is we'll
under way and the Makawao $4,000
school building will soon be begun
bids on 1t having closed on the 18th.
AS for road matters, C. H. Kluegel,
government surveyor, Is devoting his
whole attention to the laying out of
Maui thoroughfares At present he is
busy surveying the new road from Pc
ahi to Kailua. After that Is finished
he will lay out new trail to the sum-
NIT of Haleakala. However the de-
partment will probably complete the
Kula homestead road, the Keanae, Ma
hiku highway and other more impor-
tant projects before attempting to con-
struct the Haleakala pathway.
DOCTORS QUIT.
Two Of the five Maui government
physicians, both very able and popular
men, have resigned their positions
feeling that they could not afford to
retain them after an SO 1-3 per cent
cut in their salaries
A city resident cannot realize what
an important parsonage a government
doctor is in country district.
POLO ON MAUI.
During Saturday afternoon, the 18th,
close game of polo was played on the
Sunnyside grounds, Paia, between the
following teams:
+. +. Baldwin, Geo. w. Wilbur j.
Thompson and C. c. Krumbhaar versus
L. Won Tempsky, w. Q. Aiken, Harry |
Copp, and G. S. Aiken.
The score stood goals to 8.
NOTES.
The steamer Nevadan arrived in Ka-
hului on Monday and departed for the |
coast today. She took several hundred |
punches of bananas to San Francisco. |
Eli Snyder of Ulupalakua has the |
honor of introducing new and rather !
unique agricultural enterprise to Ma
vi. that raising Easter lilies for the |
Honolulu market. He made a good |
thing of it financially this season.
During Tuesday and Friday of this |
week, a rather exciting case engaged |
tie attention of Magistrate Chas. Copp |
of Makawao. Hans AmundSen of Wal |
luku charged Manuel d. Arruda Of |
Kula with stealing two colts. The |
prosecution produced seven witnesses to |
swear that the little mule belonged to |
Hans and the defense also brought |
seven into court to testify that the an
imal belonged to Manuel. The judge |
decided in favor of the defendant and |
as the horse-colt-case was thrown out |
of court on account of some technical
ity Manuel d Arruda returned home |
with both animals.
Thursday evening, the 18th, the Wal
luku Improvement Association met in
Waikiki court house. A committee
was appointed to report at the next
meeting concerning the feasibility of |
making the society embrace the whole
island.
w. f. Beckwith of Kaluanui is very |
sick at Puunene hospital. His friends
are most anxious concerning him.
Tuesday afternoon. the 10th, the |
Ladies' Aid Society of the Paia For
eiSH Shuich iiet At 4hi o. ~ - LINN
says, Paia.
The nurses, Misses Gee and Palecki
are now employed at Puunene hos
pital.
George Cummings, the well-known
baseball player, is now conductor on
the passenger trains of the Kahului !
r. r. Co.
The leagues baseball game of the 9Th
at Wells Park, Wailuku, resulted as
follows: Wailuku 2S, Makawao 6. The
Stars and Makawao play on the 18th.
Mongoose and sorehead are serious
ly interfering with the raising OF
young chickens on Maui.
Weather: Warm and dry.