The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-08
LITTLE NEWS NOTES
From Bic ISLAND

Mrs. Nawahi of Hilo gave luau to
a few friends in honor of Allan Her
bert.
Company D now has ffty-fve mem
bers, and Captain Fetter reports at
tendance good.
w. S. Ward contemplates retiring
from the management of the Olaa
stores at the end of the year.
The new rat morgue at Hilo is com
pIeted and lined with shelves for the
laying out and tabulation of dead
rodents.
The exodus Of plantation managers
to attend the annual meeting of the
planters association will take place
next week.
The Hilo boys have discovered that
the concrete sidewalk along Bridge
street affords a good, long stretch for
roller-skating.
AS the new bedrooms at the Volcano
House are now finished, the furniture
for them, recently imported from New
York, has been sent up there.
Deputy Sheriff Overend made SEVEN
arrests of persons charged with ma
licious mischief, holding six of them
on bonds of 800 each and the seventh
on a $3.50 bond.
John Wise, the son of Attorney w.
S. Wise, left in the Nebraskan last
week for San Francisco, where his sis
ter, Miss Mabel Wise, was reported by
a cablegram to be seriously i'll. Miss
Wise has since died.
TheI walls of the new Hackfeld ware
house at Hilo are almost finished to
the top of the second floor, and the
large amount of floor space available
on the first floor can now be seen and
appreciated.
S. Zee Witt Parsons has received
word from Judge Parsons, who was in
Richmond, Virginia, when he wrote
that he had obtained two weeks ex-
tension to his leave of absence, and
therefore is hardly expected back in
Hilo before December /.
A japanese who was riding much
faster than was necessary, at Waia
kea, ran over a japanese girl between
FIVE and six years of age. The norse's
hoof struck her on the side, leaving
some bad bruises, and for many hours
she was in a serious condition suffer
ing from the shock.
There have been good rains All along
the Kona and Kau coasts, Hutchinson
plantation getting four and eRe-half
inches, an immediate result being an
advance of $3.50 in its stock at Ho-
nolulu. Hawaiian Agricultural planta-
tion also came in for it's share of rain,
getting four inches in one day.
When the Likelike arrived at Hilo
last week with the Korea s mail, it was
found that she had forgotten to leave
the Honokaa pouches at Kukuihaele
much to the disgust of the Hamakua
people, who had TO wait till after the
arrival of the Mauna Kea at Laupa-
hoehoe on Friday before they got their
letters and papers from the Coast.
The county Offices have appeared
quiet this week. with Treasurer Lala-
| kea and his assistant away and nobody
to receive license money or other rev
enue for the county. though there have
| been considerable offerings. especially
on Monday. County Attorney Beers
| has moved into the quarters formerly
| occupied hN MI " l!HaIlS. ana the
force in the county clerks office has
| been diminished by one.
| News was received last week of the
| death at Kohala of Mrs Charles Still
| man. which occurred last Tuesday. Mrs
Srillmau was one of the best known
ladies Of this island. She was a sis
ter of Col. Sam Parker, and leaves
the following children to mourn hel
loss: Palmer p. Woods. Frank Woods
Sam Woods. Isabella Woods. Mrs
BIuett, Mrs. Henry Beckley, Mrs. GAY
Miss Maud Woods. Miss Lucy Wood.
and Charles X. Stillman Jr
The four HIo Koreans who were
charged on Monday with Gbeling
eountrvman, by circulating posters con
tanning dcfamatorv matter. were Ie
off with fines of $40 each and lee
ture from the court. Attorney l.
Blond pleaded for the men that the,
did not know the enormitv of thei
offe8~c under American law. and Dep
MY sheriff Fetter. who had thorough,
examined them, conceded with his viev
and asked the court to be lenient.
Supervisor Fernandez reports the re
/ suit Of a corn crop that he has jus