Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-01


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LIFE INSURANCE CAsE.-There is on trial
in Department Two of the Superior Court
the case of Bertha Wather VS. The Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of New York, brought
to recover 81 900, the amount of a policy OF
insurance issued by the company to plain
tiff's husband, Adolph Walther, who died
in this city about two years ago. The de
PENDANT refused to pay the insurance be-
cause the deceased had, IL was claimed,
vitiated his policy by committing suicide.
The case was tried several months ago, and
the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Supreme Court, however, sent the case
back for new trial, on the ground that
certain evidence as to whether the death
was case of suicide should have been
admitted Treadwell d Van Fleet and
Grove L. Johnson appear for the plaintiff,
and Hall McAllister and A. p. Catlin for
the defense. The following jurors have
been impaneled in the case: J. NJ. Bell,
Daniel Brown Joseph Guth, d. 5. Hyans,
John Fritsch, T. B. Smith, Richard Parker,
Joseph Bailey, L. w. Bailey, r. Weber
and J. NJ. Morrison.
THE PIGEoN-SHoorING MATcH.-James
Parrott, who in the challenge to shooting
contest extended to him by George Reuter-
was allowed to name the conditions, has
submitted to Mr.. Reuter- the following
The match to take place at Agricultural
Park on Sunday, October 18th, at 10 a. NJ;
100 birds at q yards rise; each man to fur
nish 100 good birds by 10 A. NJ. of that day,
and all birds to be trapped from one coop;
each contestant to furnish trapper for his
opponent; Forester Gun Club rules to
govern.
ADVENT OF WINTEE.-Early yesterday
morning a close observer could have dis
covered trace of white frost in some
favorable locations in this city, the Their
mometer recording Al at $40 O. clock. This
is the first frost that there is any record OF oc-
CURING in September in this city. Accord
ing to the record kept by S. II Gerrish
fbe first frost for the season in 1888 was on
October 10th; 1882, October 5th; 1881, Oc-
tober 18th 1890 October 31st; 1879, October
10Th 1878, October 10th; 1877, October
nth.
UNITED BRETHREN CONFERENCE.-THE
Conference of the United Brethren Church
of California, will assemble at the Church
of that denomination in this city, corner OF
| Fourteenth and X streets, this after
noon at o'clock, Bishop n. Castle, of Ore
! gon, presiding. There are about fifty I lited
Brethren Churches in the State, and large
attendance of delegates is expected The
| Conference will continue over next Sunday.
LAND patents IssUED-The Governor
on Monday issued the following land pat
ents: School lands, J. NJ. Wilson, Butte
county, 40 acres; Samuel Chapman, Napa
county, $40 acres; Margaret Dahlberg,
Butte county, so acres. Swamp and over
flowed lands, the heirs of John S. Ward,
Lassen county, 720 acres. University
lands, James o. Stephenson, Sacramento
county, $40 acres.
POLICE CoUET.-In the Police Court yes
terday Jessie Stone, arrested for exhibiting
forfeited her deposit The cases of Dell
Atflicll, for vagrancy, and Mrs. Mary Mead
for adultery, were set for hearing on the
4th. The case of John Mcmahon, ar.
rested at San Francisco and brought bach
to this city by officer Farrell on a charge OF
grand larceny, was dismissed on motion o.
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