The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

There was no meeting of the Board
of Health yesterday
T. NJ. Harrison has applied for adj
mission TO the Bar Association.
Chief Clerk C. NJ White of the Pub
| lie Works office was kept home by i'll
ness yesterday.
Forest reservations on Kauai and
Maui are being planned by Acting
Governor Atkinson.
W. w. Chamberlain has filed a repli-
cation TO the answer of Maria J. Bush
and John E. Bush in his suit to fore
close mortgage.
Enterprise Mill Co, Ltd, is suing
Woods & Sheldon for s14029 for work
and materials. Jury is waived and the
case set for vacation.
| Professor Hitchcock, the geologist,
| called at the Board of Education Of
| fees yesterday, where he examined
several relief maps of the islands.
The Honolulu branch of the Theo-
sophical Society meets every Tuesday
and Thursday evening at 7:30-Kapio-
lani Building. Thursday visitors night.
Judge Robinson has ordered Charles
Johnson to pay his wife Lulu SO
month as temporary alimony, 81 as
costs of court and $25 as attorneys
fee.
w. F. Hebron of the Metropolitan
Meat Company, who was taken sud-
denly i'll several days ago, has entirely
recovered and is back. at business
again.
One of G. J. Days grocery wagon
outfits ran away yesterday morning in
the alley behind the store. The horse
was stopped at Hobron's drug store by
sailor from the Solace.
The Acting Governor has appointed
j. H. Coney as chairman of the tax
appeal court of Kauai in place of
Frank Crawford, who is a postmaster
and therefore cannot serve
A party of five ladies-Mrs. Ashley,
Mrs. Livingston, Miss Winnie, Miss
Huntington and Miss Hart-are MAX
ing walking tour of Hawaii. They
have walked over 300 miles already.
Inquiry is being made by British
Consul r. de B. Layard as to the
whereabouts of one Chas. Couldry. who
have been engaged in the shipping
trade in these islands.
While the season lasts the Tropic
Fruit Co. has arranged with Wells
Fargo Express to deliver, twice a
week, their pineapples in town and in
suburbs by their new car service. This |
innovation should appeal to all house
wives.
Acting Governor Atkinson having |
asked Bandmaster Berger to pick out |
fourteen of the old band instruments |
for the Kalaupapa band, the instru-
ments are being repaired and will be |
sent to the Settlement as soon as the |
work is done.
Judge Lindsay's courtroom will be
improved in appearance and convent
ence when the mechanics now invest
ing it have retired. New features are
northwest pine wainscoting to a suit
able height and permanent furniture
Of improved model.
Mounted Police officer J. Cooke |
stopped a runaway at King and Liliha |
streets yesterday. A small boy in |
brake belonging to E. w. Quinn COM
posed the outfit. The horse became
frightened and the boy jumped, es-
;aping injury, but the rig was dam
lged.
Captain Paul Smith yesterday re-
umed the war on mosquitoes. A
Board of Health wagon, drawn by a
'ounty of Oahu mule, conveys a stock |
f crude petroleum from point to
Joint. The oil is applied to sewer
atch basins and other mosquito breed
ng places. Funds to pay for the oil |
ave been obtained by President Pink
am from private citizens.