The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-14
DESHA HAS
HARD Time
Finds Postoffice Staff
I Broken Up-.-hiIo
Items.

HILO, April 11.-When Postmaster
George L. Desha arrived by the Kinau
on Wednesday last to assume the
duties of his new job he found that
the Office was in badly crippled con-
dition. Miss Marlin, the assistant
postmaster and Mailing Clerk G. w.
Weight both resigned their positions
on April l without notice to Postmas-
ter Desha, and upon his arrival in Hilo
he found that former Postmaster Ma
deira was preparing to leave on the
return trip of the Kinau.
Mr.. Desha was much surprised to
find the office force in such a democrat
lied condition, and with the large
coast mail arriving by the Kinau for
distribution he was almost powerless
to act without adequate and expert
enced clerks. However, both Mr.. Ma
deira and Mr. Weight volunteered their
services, and by working until a late
hour Wednesday night the public were
enabled to receive their mail promptly.
The new postmaster has appointed
Charles Siemsen assistant, and Her
mann Ludloff stamp clerk.
POSTOFFICE STORIES.
An article in thATribune, describing
the troubles and diversions of the Hilo
postmaster, tells the following among
many other stories:
"a Montana farmer recently wrote
Mr.. Madeira asking if he knew of any
available sugar plantation which he
might buy, as he had about 5000 to
invest.
Frequently the postmaster is i'm
portuned to locate the whereabouts
of Maynard husbands, sons or daugh-
ters who may be residing in the is
lands under assumed names. One in
teresting communication was from a
deserted wife and family, inquiring of
a husband and father who left his
home years ago and was at that time
residing in Hilo under another name
and surrounded by another wire and
family subsequently acquired.
"A writer residing at Warren, Ohio,
writes regarding a brother law, DIR.
James Scott Smith, who died presum-
ably in Hilo on April Z, 1879. The cor
respondent desires to have a half a
dozen photos of the tomb of the de-
ceased, erected over his grave, taken
by one Of your good and honest
artists"
HILO GETS FOG SIGNAL.
Capt. A. p. Niblack, of the U. S.
Lighthouse Service, Honolulu, sent up
last week on the steamer Kaiulani
two buoys for Hilo bay and harbor.
Judging from the new buoy station
ed at the extreme northern end of
Blonde Reef, at the mouth of the har-
Dor, the federal authorities are labor
ing under the impression that the Hilo
coast is fog infested, for the former
dun buoy marking the entrance to the
harbor has been displaced by whist
ling buoy. The incessant sounding of
the buoy has been heard by residents
of Hilo and vicinity throughout the
small hours of the day and night. The
intermittent mournful sound has been
described by some as the moaning of
the winds or sick COW, the toot of
a Japanese fisherman's horn or a
steamer in distress. People with SEN
sitive nerves have difficulty in driving
the sound from their heads and the
radius of its power rises with the
strength of the wind which blows the
sound inland five miles or more. The
buoy was located under the direction
of Pilot Fitzgerald, acting under in
structions from Capt. Niblack
THE WAIAKEA SETTLEMENT.
Josephine Deyo, in a published re-
port of the Waiakea Social Settlement,
gives the following particulars:
The dspensary is a leading feature
of the work. Miss Sloper reported
that, for the months of December.
January, February and March, the
average daily calls have been respec-
lively thirty. ten, six and six, the pa
tients being mostly children. The
large number of cases in December
was due mainly to prevailing skin
disease which is now under control.
DR.. Stow has responded about fifty
times to Miss Sloper's CALL to treat
cases outside of nurses domain.
The Sunday School is exceedingly
we'll attended. During each week, the
reading room is open one afternoon
for children and one evening for
adults. A mothers meeting is held on
Friday and weaving class on Sat
urday. The singing class, conducted
by Miss Potter, meets twice a week,
and band class, under the super
vision of Mr.. Carvalho, has been Or
ganized
Miss Sloper endeavors to have an
eye to the general welfare of the
neighborhood, including an interest In
the small boy who absents himself
from school and the resident with
mosquito breeding propensities, thus
proving herselfta friend and ally of
both the teachers and the sanitary Of
ficehs.
FAREWELL TO FATHER ZURICH.
Fully $50 persons attended the fare
well luau given to Father Ulrich at
Pahoa, Puma, on Sunday last, Mem
bers OF Father Ulrich's flock from Ka-
lapana and the remotest districts of
Puma came afoot or horseback, bring
ing chickens, Ash and other delicacies
of which the Hawaiians are so fond.
IN silent tribute of their affection for
their spiritual leader and father.
Many OF Father Ulrich's friends from
Hilo and vicinity went out on the Sun
day morning train and participated in
the demonstration. Father Ulrich,
who has been located in the Puma
parish for the past six years, goes now