The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-29
LITTLE NEWS NOTES
FROM BIC ISLAND

trip lasting several months, durlng
which he travelled extensively in the
northwest.
Almost seventy witnesses have been
subpenaed TO appear before the grand
iury next month. The county's legal
expense bill is running up into the
thousands.
The Honokaa Sugar Company has
new residence IN the course of construc-
ton to be occupied by Mr.. A. J. Viii
hanson, lately of Hilo, and formerly
of Honokaa.
Puma has recently become prominent
in the police court line, man at Pahoa
being fined 1925 for selling opium with
out license, and a man at Kapoho be-
ing fined $33 for a statutory offense.
Work on the Hilo Hotel is progress
ing, most of the painting and plumbing
being finished while the new kitchen is
growing. 1t is hoped that the hotel
viii be ready for business by New
Years Day.
= Fred NJ. Brandt arrived from the
Coast by the Enterprise with the in
tention of locating here or in Honolulu.
Mr. Brandt is an accountant and has
been associated with large concerns on
the mainland.
Mr. George P. Tulloch has taken for
nal possession of the Hawaii Soda
Works at Kobala in behalf of Eben
Low, MORTGAGE. The plant will be
leased to Mr.. H. c. Davies, who has
been running it for the stockholders.
Earl Cameron and Sam Searle came
back from the Coast on the Enterprise
after being away for four years at
school. Both of the boys have gone
to Puako plantation of which Sam s
father. the former sheriff of Hilo, is
now manager.
In order to comply with the law the
local circuit court was opened for the
term last Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff
.Fetter, but was then, in accordance
with an order from the judge already
on file, Immediately adjourned until
December l.
Supervisor Shipman arrived in Hilo
last week from Kau. He reports that
within about six months the Kau belt
road can be expected to be in good
condition. The work on the "a flow
road, which was awarded to the Vol
cano Stables, viii be begun next week.
Fred Harrison, the contractor, spent
few days in Hilo last week, having
come to inspect the various jobs which
are under his charge here. He stated
that he was greatly pleased with the
progress of the work on the Hackfeld
building, which had advanced beyond
his expectations.
Juan Ortago, Porto Rican employ
ed on the Pepeekeo plantation, was ar
rested last week on a charge of assault
with weapon on Luna James Rem
frew, whom he is alleged to have as
saulted with hoe handle. Renfrew
was laid up for several days on ac-
count of his injuries.
Jacintho Ferreira, father of Attorney
j.. S. Ferry of this city, died at 11:30
a. m. on Sunday at Kaiwiki III. The
| funeral, which took place on Monday
afternoon, was large one, interment
being made at the Honomu Catholic
church cemetery. Mr.. Ferreira was
sixty-two years and nine months of
| age and had resided in Hawaii for up
wards of twenty-five years. He was a
native of the island of st. Michaels.
of the circuit court, which will begin
actual business on December l, has
been prepared, and shows that there
will be considerable work before the
session. The criminal calendar mum.
bers no less than twenty three eases
while the calendar of the past term
opened with only seven such eases; and
the civil calendar contains thirty cases
as against eighteen for the preceding
| term.
1t is learned on good authority that
Queen Liliuokalani intends to leave OF
the third of next month for Washing
ton, where she will remain for two OF
/ three months. She will be accompa
| MED by Mr.. Aimoku, and Curtis Tau
kea will look after her affairs in the
mean time. The Queen intends to dis
pose of her new home at Twenty nine
Miles, Olaa, which was completed {
few months ago and which she has
| never even seen.
Superintendent of Public Works Mar
ston Campbell has written to the boarC
of supervisors stating that he finds thai
the piece of land about the Hilo water
head, which belongs 20 the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association, and which is
wanted for the waterworks reserva
ton, can not be acquired, except
through condemnation, as the Hawai-
ian Board acquired it through the
Coan viii with the condition that il
could not be sold.
Judge Parsons returned last Fridaz
IN the steamer Enterprise from the
mainland where he spent a vacation
of several months, most of which time
he spent at Washington. Among tbe
Island people whom the Judge met
While he was away were Homer Ross
who formerly practised law in HiIo
whom he met at Los Angeles. and John
Orme, formerly head luna of the Wal.
alua plantation, whom he met at Chi.
eago and later on in Washington. Ormf
will probably go to Cuba.
| RearAdmiral w H. Whiting. II &
y. retired, with Mrs. Whiting and Miss
Whiting arrived by the Enterprise last
week on visit to the volcano. The
admIral's first visit there was in 1874
when he was here in the [. S. 5. Benz.
cla. He was again at the volcano in
1879 and IN 1892. When the admiral
landed he expected to be taken 10 the
lilo hotel and was surprised TO learn
that It was not open. He also noted
that there were not so many Hawaiians
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