Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-16
KOAAlA OFFICE ROBBED
MISS WOODS FINDS ONLY
SEVENIY.flVE GEMS TAKEN
DEPARTURE OF MANAGER GLIDING
MINSTREL SHOW FOR cATHo.
Lie CHURCH NEWS
NOTES.

Kohala, Hawaii, Oct. 1.-THE 10.
hala postoffice was broken into and
robbed last Saturday night. but the per.
son or persons who did the job did not
get much compensation for their work,
as evidently they were unfamiliar with
the interior Of the postoffice building.
The next day when Miss Mabel r..
Woods, the post mistress, entered the
office she Immediately noticed that
something was wrong as things were
thrown about as though a young Kan.
sas cyclone had struck the place. Up.
on looking at the postoffice safe she
found that 1t had not been disturbed
as 1t was locked as usual, yet she was
in great fear that small iron safe in
another portion Of the room which con.
tanned jewelry, Hawaiian coins, ETC.,
belonging to her had been pinched for
the safes lock had been broken for a
long time, anybody being able to open
It by simply swinging the door out.
wards.
Indications soon proved that this
safe was intact also and that her
jewelry and coins were safely In their
usual place. The thief had gone
through the letter boxes but got moth.
ing there for his pains as he over.
looked the stamp drawer and the
money which It contained.
The only thing of any value what.
ever that this fool burglar was able to
locate was sevonty.five cents which was
| lying upon the table in plain sight.
1t is believed that the amateur crook,
for such he surely was, must have had
his opera glasses with him or else he
| would have overlooked this small sum
Of money also.
The funny part OF the whole deal
is that the seventy.five cents neither be.
longed to Miss Woods, the postoffice
Of any one connected with the Kohala
postoffice, as 1t was found outside OF
the stamp window, where probably
some stamp or money order customer
had forgotten 1t. Miss Woods had left
might call and claim 1t.
The cheap burglar entered the office
by breaking through a back window
Seventy-five cents is a paltry sum in
deed, but II Uncle Sans postal au
thorities get their official hands upon
that bungling burglar every person
knows what will be done to him.
Gliding Leaving. =.
L. L. Gliding, who for six years hai
managed Kohala Sugar Company!
plantation, has resigned his position
and will leave for Honolulu on the 20tl
inst. from where he will sail for Mex
leo to look into the sugar industr!
there. Mr.. Gliding has had seventeen
years experience in cane growing ant
the production OF sugar. His situation
will be taken by Henry Deacon, lat,
manager Of Pepeekeo Sugar Co. Mr.
Deacon Is not unknown In Kohala. h,
having worked here many years ago.
Managers Hall, Kay and Renton o
the Multi, Halawa and Union Mill Co
plantations are away upon business ant
pleasure bent.
Supervisor Frank Woods returne,
from a meeting Of the Supervisors IL
Hilo last week. He stated that tn
utmost harmony Between Republican
and Home Rule.Democrat Supervisor
does not exist. The principal bone o
contention just now is over few mino
positions in Hilo which are to be filled
A man who once worked with Ell
gineer Douse at Puunene, Maui, say
Douse had more friends among tn
japanese than any other white man W
on the plantation.
A most enjoyable dance and car
party was given at the Kohala Socia
J Hall last week.
DR.. John Atcherly and family hav
gone to Kona to reside.
w. T. McManus and wife of Hill
are now comfortably located at the Ko
hala plantation.
Church and Sunday school were hel,
at the Kohala Seminary last Sunday
r. r. Elgin, accountant at Haw
plantation, gave dinner party recent
ly to ten Of his friends.
Head Oyerseer May of Hawi is visit
ing Robert Hind at Puuwaawaa.
Mr.. Paetow, bookkeeper at Null
has been i'll recently.
A big luau and fair will be givel
at the court house in November for tn
benefit Of the Catholic church.
Miss Maud Woods is Ill. Miss Juli
Hattie is teaching her school in tn
meantime.
Brainard II. Smith and James L
Dougherty, Limited, the rubber an
jewelry men, are at the Kohala Club
morse Belled.
A young man Of Kohala, who goe
accounting occasionally, was the reel
pient Of practical joke recently. Hi
friends tied a cow-bell upon his hors
one evening when 1t was known tina
this young Lochinwar was going L
spend the evening at his fair charm
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