The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-13
LITTLE NEWS NOTES
FROM BIC ISLAND

week after an absence OF some HIoHSAo
on the mainland.
Sheriff Pua was last Sunday advised
that a Chinese at Multi, kohala, had
been robbed of $1,000. Another Chinese
was suspected of being the guilty party.
, Vim. Russell, the head carpenter OF
the Honokaa Sugar Co. who met with
an accident some time ago, died last
Friday at $50 O'Clock in the after
noon. The funeral took place the fol-
lowing day at Honokaa under the direc-
ton of Male Lodge No. 4, Knights OF
Pythias.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Henry cele-
brated the completion of their new
home at Makaoku last Saturday night
by giving a housewarming dance, which
was well attended and much enjoyed.
The event was significant in that it
marked the first occupancy of the new
Makaoku lots which were recently
opened.
The balance of $1S1.2l for the Ku-
kuihaele bridge, the balance of 1926
for the Kukaiau bridge, and the bal
anee of 81 cents for the Kukuihaele
road, amounting to a total of s19L73,
the Hamakua road tax fund.
The county fathers have referred the
matter of securing estimates for the
repairing of the Jail at Kailua, to Sher-
iff Pua and Supervisor Kalaiwaa. Su-
pervisor Shipman has been authorized
to have the Pahala Jail connected with
the water main.
The requests of J. H. Maby, S. W. A.
Kaleiho-a and J. K. Lelepoli for raises
of salary have been turned down by
the board of supervisors on account of
lack of funds. The matter of the ap-
pointment of another police officer for
North Kona was tabled for the same
reason.
Captain Fetter has received notifca-
ton that the local company of the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii will be inspect
ed by Major Dunning some time during
February, and has been asked to name
convenient date. Sergeant Fred s..
Bancroft of the Fifth z. s. Infantry
has been assigned to come to Hilo dur
ing January to assist in getting the
company into good shape.
Samuel G.. Shaw, the well-known local
tobacco merchant, will leave Hilo and
the Hawaiian Islands for good On or
about February l of next year. He
intends to sell out his business as well
as his home at Puueo, and expects to
settle in Texas.
P. C. Beamer returned last week from
an extended business and pleasure trip
during which he travelled over the
States, north, east, south and west.
He saw President Taft. during his
travels, seeing him first at Chicago and
later on in Houston, Texas.
Auditor Mcguire made a flying trip
to Kau last Saturday returning the fol
lowing day. He reports that the dis
trict was much benefited by rain of
about two and half inches which fell
last Friday, and which was pretty gen
eral throughout the district.
w. c. Achi, the astute Honolulu poll
tieian, visited Hilo for the first time
in nine years, last week. He states that
he does not hink he will start another
labor party at the next election, as he
was disappointed with his followers
last year, and he does not wish to waste
his time for nothing.
A burglarious attempt was made on
the box Office of the Gayety Theater
last Thursday night. Both the till and
one of the lockers had been pried open,
but as Manager Girdler had taken all
the cash with him, the intruder got
nothing for his pains. AS there was
no sign of any doors or windows hav-
ing been broken open, it is believed
the theft concealed himself after the
performance was over, and remained
hidden until everybody had left the
place.
School Inspector Charles King esti-
mates that $63,500 is needed for the
erection of schools needed in this cOun-
ty, and that $13,175 is needed for re-
pairs for schools during the year 1910.
The supervisors, when this report was
presented to them last week, gasped,
and then deferred consideration thereof
until next year.
Saturday was a bad day for auto
mobiles. which were lowed into Hilo
from all directions, even from the di-
rection of Kau unto Waimea Ma
chimes belonging to plantation man
ayers as well as those plying for hire
were alike the victims of disasters. and
it was amusing in places to see the
little fellows trying to haul the big
chaps out of their difficulties.
Delegate Kuhio, Speaker Holstein,
Senator Lane and Judge Archie Maha-
ulu were the guests of Rev. S. L. Desha
during their stay in Hilo. On Saturday
evening they were entertained at din
ner by County Clerk Kai. meeting some
of their Hilo friends.
The whole district of Kau enioved
the benefit of good rain last week, no
less than two and one-half inches of
rain falling on Thursday night and on
Friday.
Mrs. Annie Kaea purchased the IL
cense to take dry ava, from unoccupied
government lands in Puma, for 500
for u period of ten years. Other bid
ders were Mr.. Conroy of California,
Carl Smith and Herman EIderts.
Deputy Sheriff Overend gathered in
five gamblers and a vag from Kukui-
haele this week, and malicious in
jurer at Waimea, the latter having to
put up $50 bail.
VIM. H. Heen was last week appoint
ed deputy attorney by the board of
Supervisors. but the annointuan+ vas