The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-09-04
Local and Personal Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Wilcox wen
!, to town on Saturday to return thi
week.
Hans Hansen of Waimea went Il
town by the Kinau Friday to ente
the III. M. A. school.
w. H. Curtin, representing FREQ
l.. Waldron, Ltd, is making busi
ness tour of the island.
Mrs. G.. B. Leavett returned from
town last week where she helped tt
start her sister successfully on hel
married life.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Myers and
Mrs. Chamberlain returned from
Hawaii last week, after visiting thu
most interesting portions of that is
land.
As a result of the Advertiser
pilot car exploration party it is re-
ported that there are some $50 miles
of main roads suitable for auto
travel in these Islands.
Mrs. McClusky, the wife of oul
new High School principal, is q
niece of Mrs. S, w. Wilcox. Hel
father is Judge Fred Lyman of Hilo
So. she is kamaaina loa."
Mrs. G. T. Gregg, accompanied
by her son and daughter went tc
town by the Kinau Friday. She
will enter her daughter in Punahou
and her son in the H. M. A school,
The sugar crop of the Islands is
estimated at $4,000 tons, nearly
all of which has been already har.
vested. Of this some 1900 tons
is refined locally and will be used
for home consumption.
Miss Frances Thompson Of Maka-
well has been spending the summer
with Mrs. Richard Hughes, former
ly of Eleele, but now living with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Scott of Hilo.
Mr.. De Wis Norton. Hawaii rep
resentative of the Promotion Com.
mittee has been spending week OF
so as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs,
Fred Carter at |Hanalei He left
on the Kinau Saturday.
Rev. w. E. Potwine, for many
years resident of these Islands
and on various occasions a visitor
to Kauai in the interest of the Epis-
copal mission work, died few
days ago at Santa Rosa, Cal.
Friends returning from Califor-
MIA report the Purvis family as
being comfortably located in Berke-
ly where they are enjoying the
amenities Of metropolitan life. They
were never better in health.
Friends returning from the Coast
by the Matson steamer Maui, report
that there were 1875 teachers and
some 50ordinary passengers aboard,
and that the Sierra will bring even
larger consignment of teachers.
The Salvation Army Band girls
who have been making a grand tour
of the Islands this Summer now
say that Kauai is the best. Up to
coming here it was Maui. but Kau-
al has put it over" everything in
the treatment of them.
Mr.. H HI. Brodie is back again
at Hanapepe ready for a new year
of school work in the old surround
ings, but with new life and enthu-
siasm. He is glad to get back to
the cool breezes and the refreshing
air of Kauai, after the heat and dry
ness of California.
Mrs, Frank Crawford blaved a
horseback ride to Kipukai last
Wednesday, to spend a few days
with Mrs. r. L. Wilcox. Although
a "malihini" Mrs. Crawford took
her first riding lesson over the Kipu
pass a month or so ago. Doesn't
that constitute her a member of
the 'kamaaina" class?
1t wasn't entirely good fortune
that steered the bridal bouquet to
Chas. S. Dole the other day at the
church wedding, Rather was it
the result of long reach and strenu-
Gus, endeavor.s Mr.. De Lacy came
in as close second. His endeavor
was equal to the occasion. but not
his reach. Poor Teddiel
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Wilcox, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Clusky and family, returned home
by the last Kinau. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. and Mrs. Will
cox accompanied their daughter
Mabel as far as San Francisco about
month ago, remaining on the
Coast only week or so. Upon
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