The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-14
MUNDON AND
HIS BIG SUIT

Hilo Tribune.--Geo. Muudon has fled
suit in the Fourth Circuit Court against
tho Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Co.,
claiming $llo,25O as damages for al.
legged breach of contract by the Lum-
Der Co. In his complaint Mundon sets
out that he left his home on the Island
of Kauai and transported his family,
servants, horses, mules, tools, etc, to
Puma in order to comply with the
terms of contract said to be entered
into with the Lumber Co. on or about
August, 1907; he claims $4,000 for ex-
penses in transporting his family and
paraphernalia, $3.50 per month for nine
months waiting for the company to get
ready on its contract; $4,000 for neg
lected opportunities for contract work
and 100000 for profits anticipated on
the contract with the Lumber Co. Nun
don claims that the Mahogany Co
agreed to furnish him with machinery
tools, railroads, ETC., and that he was
to manufacture 6xSxS ties and place
them on the Hilo Railroad Co. cars at
Pahoa, Puma, for &c each. The Lum-
her Co. claims no knowledge of any
| contract whatever with Mundon, anG
has nothing on it's files showing that
the company was under any obligation,
to Mundon, and therefore when tn,
time arrived for the pulling down o.
the ohia trees to be made into RAILROAD
ties to supply the Santa Fe Railroad
Co., it entered into contract will
Ariole Bros, who had considerable ex
perience in this work in the Olaa dis
trict, and for that reason were pre-
sumed to be well qualified for such al
undertaking. Carl s. Smith is attorney
for plaintiff. The complaint was serv
ed upon the president of the company
at Honolulu.
He WANTS A CHANGE.
The Hilo Board of Trade is in re
ceipt of one of the many communica
tions which are constantly being sent
to officers and public bodies in this
Territory requesting information as tt
opportunities for small farmers. Thi,
man is a veterinary surgeon, but prom
ises to quit it and be good if allowed
to come. An extract from the letter
is given herewith, Roosevelt reformed
spelling included The writer says:
"In regards to some land on your
Islands that is suitable for coffee ant
pineapple, please be kind and give ms
the necessary information.
81 have some mony for to invest
and this country is to could and t,
many eiclones. We only had 3 ciclonei
in one day last week. it would be g
great Benefit to me If your climate
were warm no Winter. is coffee cult
waited every month on your Island.
had friend on one of them islands
that had 80 acres in coffee plantation
but he got Frad of them Japs coming
in too many, so he sold his land and
whent to New Zealand. Him and his
Father in Law - / am coming
over and buy me home, live in sun
shine - / am in the medicin,
Business, but will sell out"
The Tribune can assure the writer
that he need not hesitate\ on account
of the japanese so long as there is {
Republican administration at Washing
ton. If his fellow Nebraskan, Mr.
Bryan, should be elected next Novem
Der, however, no assurances of safety
could be held out.
GENERAL NOTES.
Mr.. Frank Scudder, brother of DIR
Scudder of Honolulu, who was fol
many years missionary in Japan, and
now breaches to Japanese congrega
tion in Honolulu, has been Hilo visi
tor during the past week, and on Sun
day filed the Foreign Church pulpit in
the forenoon.
Mr.. f. Giesecke, who was suddenly
called to Honolulu through serious
accident to his wife, who was injured
by Schuman 3 automobile, returned t.
Hilo with the Elks. He reports thai
his wife is out of danger, but still hal
to recover from broken arm, broker
collar bone and several fractured ribs
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