The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-26
BREVITIES

Fofty-six criminal eases have occu,
pied the attention Of the federal court
since the fret Of July.
Theresa Bartels, minor, was adopt.
ed yesterday BY Manuel and Frances
Andrade, Judge Ashford signing the de.
cree. y VS. t4
More thapr $500 was raised for the
Hilo Chapter Of the American Red
Cross at I dance given by the young
folks Of Honomu, Hawaii, Saturday
evening Last.
c. B. cottrell, of 1914 Kapiolani
Street, chief engineer Of the Kaihi
Pumping Station, who was operated
recently at the Queen q Hospital, Is re.
ported slightly better and on the high
road to recovery.
Francis J. Cooper and Harold Z.
Morgan Of Honolulu have enlisted in
the aviation section Of the engineers
reserve corps on the mainland. Both
are registered here for draft, but will
not be drawn on account of their pre-
vious enlistment.
Moses Puahi Keoua, turnkey at the
police station, has received word from
his son Peter Noses Keoua, who left
for the mainland about two months
ago, that he has joined the British
army in Canada and is at present sta.
toned in Winnipeg.
A. W.. T. Bottomley, Of Bishops
Bank, has learned that the ravages Of
the leafhopper on the 0laa Plantation
Hawaii, are not likely to be so severe
as was the attack on the cane fields Of
the Pahala Plantation on the same isl.
and a few years ago.
A Korean student at Mills College
who registered in June to be on the
safe side, has since discovered that he
is only eighteen years old. Noe Won
Man, the youth in question, had TO
write to his father in Korea TO find out
his real age. II his number is drawn
for service he win be exempted with
out question.
From Waimanalo and Wahiawa two
additional eases Of typhoid we're re-
ported 10 the board Of health yesterday.
In the ease Of the Wahiawa patient
the disease originated near Cashier
where the man was employed on army
work Thirteen cases Of typhoid from
Schoheld Barracks are now in the De-
partmeht Hospital.
The police have returned to the cir
cult court, unserved, the papers in the
divorce suit of Pyllis Palmer versus
Walter 8. Palmer. A statement Is at
taehed ID the papers that he is now
living at 742 Fell Street, San Francisco,
or at Mare Island. The couple were
married July 7, 1914, and have two
children. Mrs. Palmer charges cruelty.
The papers in the divorce suit of
ventla Ellison versus Charles Otto Eli.
son have been returned 10 the circuit
court by the police unserved, with the
statement that the ibellee is now re-
siding on the mainland. The couple
were married January 4, 1905, at olym.
pia, Washington. Mrs. Ellison alleges
failure to provide as her grounds for
suing for divorce. us n +, )
While good, rains were experienced
on the southern half Of the Island Of
Hawaii very little raip1 fell on the
northern part, during tie past. week.
according TO the weekly weather and
crop report of the Honolulu weather
bureau. II is indicated in Maui reports
| that sufficient rain has fallen to zen.
courage the planting of fall crops. No
final report has been received from
Kauai. XIX" - ... .
Presumably with the object of de,
termining whether additional capital
should be invested foph development
work in connection with the Fortuna
and Montana Bingham mining prop.
critics, Robert w. Single left San
Francisco for Salt Lake City last week
and was due to arrive there last Sat.
urday. C. @, BallentyBe is expected
to join up with Mr.. Single in Salt
Lake City. .r. -.
The minor heirs of John Kekaulike.
kawaiohilo, who died while in the ser.
vice of the Inter-Island company, have
received through the Trent Trust Com.
pany, two sums, rs damages from the
shipping. company, amounting to $7l7..
90. These amounts are satisfaction of
judgement obtained against the
steamship company, and the money was
turned over to Trent Trust Company by
u. 8. District Attorney Huber. The
statement Of account was filed in the
circuit court yesterday. 49,. .-
In succession to former Chief Engi'
neer George X. harrison, head of the
federal photographic Office, Charles T
Bailey has been appointed. The latter
has served in the Office for two years
The appointment was made by Land
Commissioner Rivenburgh. Mr.. Larri
son is now a reserve captain OF the
United States Engineer Corps, and il
on active duty in the Territory. Mr.
1 Bailey is graduate of the University
| Of Vermont, class Of 1908, and has
been in Hawaii since 1912. g,. T..