The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-11-12
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Local News
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Mrs. Lydgate has been spending a
few days in town. She returned this
morning.
{. F. Hansen, of Theo. II. Dovies 6
Company, arrived on the Island last
Friday morning.
w. F. Sanborn Of Princeville Plan
tation made a short business trip to
Honolulu last week.
Mrs. S. B. Deverill of Hanalei, re-
turned from two weeks visit to
town last Tuesday.
Louis Conradt of Kealia, departed
last Saturday for Honolulu, where he
is called to serve on the Federal Jury.
Joseph Lowell of Nawiliwili has re-
signed as Agent for the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. He is to
join the engineering staff of the S. S.
"Kilauea" this morning.
The Kinau was unable to land her
passengers at Nawiliwili this morning
on account of the rough seas. After
hanging about for three or four hours
she went to Koloa where they were
landed without difficulty.
S. S. PaXson, president of the Terri
torial Board of Health, came up last
Tuesday and returned Saturday. He
states that there is very little danger
of an epidemic of Influenza in the
territory.
Teachers or others handling the
Sale of Thrift and War Saving Stamps
in the schools are requested to report
to the Garden Island the names of
those receiving buttons from time to
time for publication.
| Miss Searight, who has been ap-
pointed secretary to DR.. Scudder for
Red Cross work in Siberia, is to go
forward with the next and final de
tatchment to Vladivostok leaving
Honolulu in the course of a few days.
Many of tEe Kapaa homesteaders
are in favor of having the government
look after irrigation water. There
are many little squabbles over the ir-
rigat!on matter at present This
should not be as there is plenty of
water for all.
Miss Eleanor Lorna Holt of the de-
paitment of education arrived on
Kauai last Tuesday and will be the
guest for several weeks of Miss
Bernice f. l.. Hundley, supervising
principal of the government schools.
Guy R. Haddock, late chemist for
Grove Farm plantation, has accepted
the position of chemist for Pioneer
Sugar Company, of Lahaina Just va
Gated by A. Fries, who is going to
Makawel
E. M. Benson, Pacific representative
of the Michelin Tire Company, paid
his annual visit to Kauai last week.
He finds the Michelin Tire business
on Kauai in a most flourishinE CON
dition. .-.
Last week the Hawaiian Canneries
OF kapaa shipped from Nawiliwili
5000 cases of pines for the War De
partment. II was a rush order on
single days notice, and the truck
transportation facilities We're tried to
the utmost, but they did it.
Ensign and Mrs. o. r. Kennedy the
newly arrived Salvation Army officers
stationed at Koloa, are very worthy
people who deserve and will appreci-
ate aid and interest. Mrs. Kennedy.
nee Miss Porter, was born and brought
up in the Islands and belongs to one
OF the old families OF IIilo..
Miss Elsie Wilcox left by the Kinau
on Saturday for the Coast where she
will spend few months in the service
of the Y. w. c. A. in the immigration
department She will be greatly miss
ed here on Kauai where she has been
philosophical, efficient and untiring
in her efforts for the welfare of the
community.
Judge C!emmOns, formerly of the
Federal Court spent a couple of days
on Kauai, mostly in Koloa, making
Investigations and examinations in
connection with an important land
case. He was very much impressed
with the progressive character of
Kauai as evidenced in the fine roads,
electric lights, etc.
MIR. and Mrs. John A. Young of Ho-
weeks visit with DR.. Edgar N. Young
and family of Lihue. Jack" is a
brother of the doctors and is also
proprietor of the Young Brothers
launch and towboat business, which
is one of the largest concerns of its
kind in the Pacific.
Misugi Nakanishi a three years old
Japanese boy was accidently drowned
in the small stream that flows into
Nawiliwili Bay near the landing. last
! Wednesday. The stream borders the
grounds surrounding Misugis home,
and his parents were accustomed to
having the child play near the water.
| Nobody witnessed the drowning, and
the child was not missed until noon,
when a search for the missing infant
was made. The body was found on
the same day that the accident oc-
! cured at the lower end of the stream,
where the current lodged the body
on tho ctrfp Of gap1 (which 1'ag met