The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-06
.INTBR-ISbAND HAPPENINGS

KOHALA, May 1. - (The Kohala
J Midget)-A number OF friends Of DR..
and Mrs. Cowan took possession OF
the Manse at Kohala, last Friday
evening, and spread a supper in the
dining room, in honor of the thirtieth
anniversary of their wedding night.
II. L. Achilles acted as spokesman in
presenting to them in graceful words,
, gifts appropriate to a pearl wedding
to the bride" a golden crescent
, brooch mounting nineteen pearls, and
to the groom" a gold stick-pin set
ting beautiful solitaire pearl,
!, After this delightful surprise a bulk
e ier package was handed them, with
E the intimation that as they would new
err have another pearl wedding, their
well-wishers intended to stock them
lavishly with possibilities in the way
of pearls. The bulky package prov
ed to be a tin Of 'pearl-bearing blue
point oysters.
The couple who sat at the head Of
the "orange-bloom" table, couldn't
have been much happier thirty years
ago. The whole evening was a lovely
dream"
WAIoHlNU.
F. ]. Lindeman made his farewell
trip as travelling salesman for Hack
teld & Co. last week. He goes to the
Coast for a vacation about May l, and
on his return will locate in Honolulu
permanently.
, We understand that T. c. Wills, the
, popular Pahala merchant, has about
closed out his stock Of goods at that
place and will leave for Honolulu
about May Is.
. DR.. Thompson has been in the EN-.
! ploy of Senator Hewitt, on the latters
chicken ranch since April Is. We con.
, slider the Senator (un) lucky in OBJ
tanning the services Of the doctor, as
he claims he had considerable expe-
} rience in the raising of chickens.
E c. Apo, the Waiohinu merchant, has
his new store and coffee shop about
4 will he a big addition to Waiohinu.
Kele Kukuna, who had his ankle
e broken when the Volcano Stables auto
truck capsized below Naalehu, a few
weeks ago, returned from the hospital
last week. He is somewhat lame yet
and gets around with difficulty, but he
thinks he will be all o. X. in the near
future.
VIM. Wagner Is prospecting for
water in the interest of the H. S. p
Co. 1t is an even bet now on who will
get water to the arid lands of Kau
? first; Bill or the famous Kau Ditch
Co.
PAAUHAU.
On the evening of Saturday, April
20, the Rev. Mr.. Cullen, of Paauilo,
, held a service in the reading-room of
= the clearinghouse. There was a fair
attendance and Miss Aitken led the
singing on the piano. 1t is Mr.. Gull
lens intention to hold a similar ser
vice every other Saturday, so that the
next one will be held at o'clock on
the evening of May 4.
]. Palmer, of the Tax Assessors
office, Honolulu, is going round the
island checking up the income tax re-
, turns filed by firms and corporations
!, with the books from which they were
compiled. He spent some time here
on Monday and then proceeded on his
way towards Hilo.
. Tennis is looking up again, and
there was quite a gathering at the
ground on Sunday. Some of the play
ers started shortly after breakfast
and the court was occupied almost
continually till dusk
When the Wailele was being tied
. up to the buoys at the landing April
"a, boat was capsized and the men
, thrown into the sea, but they all we're
. picked up none the worse for their
trip.
KoHALA.
Two masts from some wrecked yes
:. sci drifted into Keokea Bay near Niu
!. lii One landed near the swimming
Fool and one landed at Kapanaia.
The Catholic mission has taken
Kate Gazemira, a little girl of nine
r years, from her parents. She was
t sent to Honolulu on Friday, where she
T will be cared for by the sisters Of the
/ convent.
. The Makapala School has received
D its batch of library books. They are
J. being eagerly read
e Multi is building more new cottages
d for new Iaborers. One is located nea'
T Makapala School, The principal hopes
h that laborers other than Filipinos will