The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-09

taken by Mr. Mitchell. Several Of the
young men of the town gave a fare
well dinner to Mr.. Comes last Satur-
day evening. About thirty guests sat
down at the table to enjoy the good
things
tuberculosis Campaign.
The oBard Of Supervisors has gone
on record as advocating a. campaign
Of education against tuberchlosis, and.
pamphlets to that end win! be. dihtrib-
uted in the near future, printed in diff
ferent languages to suit the necessities
Of the different nationalities.
Court Goes 20 knIa.
A civil suit was up before Judge
Kingsbury this week on an appeal
from the district court at MaRawao
The defendant had drained his land,
and by so doing had caused the water
to overflow on the land Of his neigh
Dor. The evidence of the contending
parties was of such a conflicting ma
ture that the court decided to go over
to Kula and view the property in order
to satisfy himself as to the justice OF
the claims of the contending parties.
We understand that the decision of
this case is important in that it estab-
fishes a precedent for other farmers
in the district.
Hans Gittel of Hoffschlaeger Co.,
Ltd, Honolulu, is visiting Maui for the
last time as drummer for the above
firm. Mr. Gittel is hereafter to re-
main in Honolulu as assistant man.
ager of the firm. For years Mr.. Git
| tel has come to Maui on his regular,
periodical visits, and he will be miss
ed by his many friends.
Miss Eta Sandry, who has been
teaching in the Waikiki school since
the beginning of the term, has accept
ed a position as head stenographer at
the Won Hamm-Young Co, Honolulu.
Her resignation is in the hands of the
department of public instruction, and
will take effect January 1.
Personal Mention.
John Goodell arrived on Maui Sat
urday morning; and is intending to
locate here. Mr. Goodell is a civil
engineer, and is at present looking
into the rubber prospects at Nahiku
and vicinity.
Sam Taylor of Hamakuapoko is at
his old stand again after a long siege
in bed, following a fall from run
away horse.
NJ. Nunez, the assistant engineer at
Paia mill, is very sick with infamma-
tory rheumatism.
Various Items.
r. Buriem has sold piece of land
near his Maui Stables to Joe Costa
for the sum of 500. The piece of
: land sold measures only 40x5O feet,
: and is 100 feet long. The price of
Waikiki real estate is certainly soar
ing.
, VIM. Searby, superintendent of the
Puunene Mill is having two beach cot
tages built between Paia and Kahului,
where he has acquired five acres OF
, land. He will occupy one of the cot
tages while the other one will be rent
, ed by W. w. Wescoatt of Puunene 7
The heavy stone buttresses on the
Kaluaaha Church, Pukoo, Molokai,
have been completed by VIM. Keo and
his gang of men, who have been work
+ ing under the supervisors of H. r.
Hitchcock.
death from typhoid fever of a.
student at Lahainaluna Seminary, La
haina, occurred Thursday.
The scarlet fever epidemic at La
haina seems to have been checked,
and is now in hand. No new cases
have been reported the past few days.
The child of H. McCubbin, which con-
tracted the disease is slightly inn
proved, though it is not yet out of
, danger, O,-sd
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
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