The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29
THEIR WEDDING
ANNIVERSARIES
Women Choose Them to Begin
Court Proceedings for
Divorces.

Yesterdays grist of divorce pro-
ceedings includes the libel of Hisa
Yoshimura VS.. Heizuchi Yoshimura
| The libelant came to Hawaii Septem-
Der 10, 1906, and was married Septem-
Der %, 1906, by Rev. Motokawa, the
minister-in-o ordinary at the immigrant
station. Her husband, she declares,
beat her with big stick, though not
necessarily with "The Big Stick of
current political allusion, and was
otherwise cruel to her, besides desert
ing her. Promptly ON September %,
1908, when she had just completed the
two years of married unhappiness and
the two years residence in Hawaii re-
quired before divorce can be granted,
Hisa filed her libel for divorce. If she
gets her divorce she will have com
pleted her marriage and divorce cycle
in Hawaii in just about as short time
as it is possible for anyone to do it.
Elizabeth Kaaihue, on the fifteenth
anniversary of her marriage to Joseph
Kaaihue, and nine years after she was
utterly deserted by him, as she says,
filed her libel for divorce last Satur-
day. Deputy Sheriff Jarrett Yesterday
Christina Kahele asks the Circuit
Court to free her from James Kahele,
whom she married in November, 1902,
but who for the past two years has re-
fused to support her.
Pineapple Tax Gases.
In the Supreme Court yesterday sew
en- tax appeal cases involving the pine
apple exemption law were submitted on
briefs by Antonio Perry representing
the taxpayers and the Attorney General
representing the Tax Assessor. The
following are the cases: Haiku Fruit &
Packing Co., Ltd, Hilo Fruit Co., Ltd,
Kauai Fruit & Land Co., Ltd, Wahiawa
Consolidated Pineapple Co., Ltd, Ha-
waiian Pineapple Co., Ltd. Honolulu
Packing Co., Ltd, Pearl City Fruit Co.,
Ltd.
Leave It to the Court.
George r. Carter as guardian of the
estate of Henry A. Carter, minor, has
filed an answer to the petition of Mary
H. S. Davis in which the latter asks
for the allowance of certain amounts
advanced by her for the benefit of the |
ward. The answer alleges that the
guardian is willing to pay any or all |
of these which the court says he ought |
to pay. He says some of them would |
have been paid if the necessary infor |
nation asked for had been received.
Judgment Satisfied.
Virginia Perry, by her y attorneys,
Thompson & Clemens, has fled salts
faction of Judgment in her suit against /
S. NJ Damon. The suit was for per- |
sonal injuries suffered in an accident |
caused by the bad driving of one of |
Damon s servants: Judgment was rem
dered in her favor for $3.50, and her |
costs were taxed at $34.15.
Judgment Entered.
Judge Lindsay yesterday entered up
Judgment in favor of Hoffschlaeger Co, !
against H. Tanaka, for 500, interest
and costs.
Notes.
In the suit of the First American !
Savings & Trust Company V. A. J. |
Campbell, Treasurer, stipulations have
been filed waving jury and submit
ting the case on briefs.
In the suit of the Wailuku Sugar |
Company V. Marston Campbell, Super |
intendent of Public Works, the defend |
ants have been given until October z |
to file their answers.
The Edmunds Act case which has |
been on trial before Judge Dole and a
jury for several days occupied the at
tentiOn of the court all day yesterday. |