The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25

from Port Townsend. arrived at Ma
hukona Saturday. with over a million
feet OF lumber Il Is the largest cargo
ever brought to that port
william Hattie assistant bookkeep-
er Of the Pacific Sugar Mill office, left
( by last Saturdays stage for Hilo,
where he was to act as best man at
the wedding on Tuesday evening, of
his sister Annie to MT Sidney Birds
eye.
The Kukuihaele School received its
last finishing touches last week, I'M
der Mr. Bohnenberg's supervision, and
it looks fine among the attractive
houses in that village. On Saturday
afternoon, party was given by Mr..
and Mrs. Abel Makekau, in one OF
the school rooms for the children and
their parents, and friends also. While
in the evening, the doors of the new
ly completed room were opened by
the musical strains of Caruso's solo,
and Jacksons wa-ka-ws-ka-band Then,
glided the lovers of dreamy Waltzes
and two-steps. The dance continued
to late hours. and halted only when
the Sabbath hours were about to be
ushered in.
kona.
A man who was sitting between
| ~, saf1 al 4
his leg crushed, so that he may die.
Miss Esther Kopks is beginning to
play tennis.
A number Of Kona citizens petit
ton the supervisors for an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the repair of the
road leading down to Kailua from the
junction of the Maui road at Honoko-
hau.
Sheriff Pua has appointed John W.
Atkins to be a police officer for South
Kona This is a new position. The
sheriff says he filled it because provi-
sion was made therefor by the super
visors, and the officer was needed,
anyhow.
First Sugar Mill.
George Bond remembers that FIRST
sugar mill-it was in their cow-yaTd.
The mill was turned by bullock pow
er. and the juice boiled in whale
blubber kettles. The sugar was put
up in bags made of rushes and hung
up for the molasses to dry out. The
children liked to stick their fingers
into the bags and suck the sweet
ness OF.
1t must tickle with internal laugh
ter every rib in a plantation mule, to
see an automobile go skidding over
the bank, as Yamanaka's did last
week, and to be the husky chap that
has to be called out to get it up
again. There's such a thing as poe
tic justice, even in the life of a
mule.
Mr.. Stewart c. Bell is back on his
old job ut Kohala Plantation-time
keeper-and Mr.. jamie who held that
position while Bell was away, is now
working for the plantation at his old
trade, carpenter.
Have you heard the warblers MARBLE
any of these cool, grey mornings
They ought to have a hearty wei
come, since they are the about only
feathered prima donnas whose route
takes in Hawaii. True, the meadow
: lark we have always with US; bu
one must go to the hills to hear him
Civic League Backs Hospital.
At a meeting of the Kohala Civi,
, League, called last Wednesday, t
, consider the matter of a hospital, tn,
:. following named gentlemen were pre-
sent: President, Arthur Mason; Sec
retary, F. K. O'Brien; Messrs. At
q kins, Holstein, Woods, Renton, Hind
. Atkins-Wight, Tulloch, Bond and Co
wan.
! Hon. H. L. Holstein gave the in
, formation that the $4,000 appropriat
. ed by last Legislature for a hospita
:, in North Kohala, was under the con
troll of Board of Commissioners con
, sisting of Messrs Marston Campbell
= Superintendent of Public Works
= James X. Lewis, chairman Of the Ha
= wall County Board of Supervisors, an
Albert Horner, A. w. Carter and Rot
= ert Hind. Unless expended by Jul
1915 it will lapse. He thought if tn
Civic League voiced the desire of KC
hala to have this money used for tn
purpose intended, the Commissioner
and the Territorial Government woul
I, cooperate heartily. If it lapses, KC
-. hala's representatives in the Legislf
- ture would have it thrown up to theI
in asking for future appropriations.
Mr. Holstein therefore offered a re
:, solution moving the appointment c
:, committee consisting OF Mr. Gee
" c. Watt, Mr., George P. Tulloch an
Mr. John Hind, to confer with tn