The morning call., 1890-08-03
HAPPENINGS
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Story of an Eastern Wife's
El0pement Revealed.
Meeting of the Board Of Educational Hus-
band Deserts His Wifs-A Hebrew An
niversary-Aameda News.

A few weeks ago man and woman
with four children put up at one OF the Oak
land hotels, registering as Mr.. and Mrs.
Stack and family, Chicago. They only re-
manned at the hotel few days, and then
took up their residence elsewhere. Mr.
Stack claimed to be an inventor and
patentee of new lubricating oil. 1t has
been ascertained that the parties are from
the East, and that Stack had eloped with
the wife and children of a prominent citi-
zen of Watertown, N. Y, named Wood.
Their present residence cannot be ascer-
tanned. They probably came West on
money furnished by Mrs. Wood, as a bank
check-book on a Waterto wn bank in the
name of Mrs. Louise j. Wood was found IN
the rooms they occupied at the hotel the
day after they left.
The Alameda County delegation to the
Republican State Convention met last even
ing al the office of George ID. Metcalf ana
Victor Meteaif, two of the delegates, and
made arrangements for going to Sacramento
on the 18th inst
Mrs. Helen NJ. Hooper has been granted
divorce from William III. Hooper. The
ground was failure to provide. The de-
PENDANT kept the Hotel Merritt, but lalled
about Year ago.
DESERTED HIS WIFE.
1t is reported that j. NJ. w. Pope, car
penter has deserted his wife over trivial
affair, she having bought some sma II house
hold necessary and he charging her with ex-
trayagance. 1t is said also that furniture
man to whom she owed 81 70 OIL furnl-
ture bill of SILT 70, at the instigation of the
husband, refused to accept the balance and
took the furniture. The wife states that
when she married him at Lodi she owned a
fouring-mill, a dweling-house and two
lots, and that he went through with 1t. lie
has left her almost destitute and she has
been turned out of the house. He is said
TO be earning So 80 per day.
at the meeting of the Alameda County
Board of Education yesterday Rev. w. Il.
Lynch was reelected President Matte
Irimmingham was recommended Tor an
educational diploma. Z. t. Hollopeter and
Eyaline l.. Dickinson were granted gram
mar-School course certificates. Carrie l..
Heacock, Ella Forward. Wanan Loree,
Mamie Russell, Isa c. Lindeman, Sarah
Fox, Minnie Mexican, Emily +. Ives. Arthur
grammar grade certificates. TIE certificates
of Ella Castle and Nellie Neylan were re-
newed.
An account has been filed in the estate of
John Lowrie, who was drowned few
years ago while on an Alaskan trip. The
account shows that Mrs. Lowrie and NJ b.
Sturgis, the administrators, received and
disbursed $4,000 during the past three
years.
The enumeration of the annexed district
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50,329.
HEBREW ANNIVERSARY.
There was an accession of twenty-five
heads of families at the First Hebrew Con-
gregation of Oakland yesterday, the occa-
sion being the anniversary OF the tenth
year of Rev. NJ. 5. Levy's services as rabbi.
The congregation now numbers 100 heads
OF families, whereas ten years ago there
were only twenty-five. The congregation
owns its own synagogue, at Clay and Thir-
teenth streets, free from any debt.
Charles Z. Allen, twelve-year-old boy
on the Fourth of July, died on Friday from
the effects of the wounds received at the
residence Of his mother, Mrs. X. w. Allen,
$40 East Fifteenth street.
The fire alarm system will soon be ex-
tended into the annexed district of the city,
and 200 new poles will be put up. AT the
present time there are no hre-alarm boxes
in that district
The Oakland Starr King Fraternity has
presented Rev, c. W. Wendte with bust
of Shakespeare in recognition of his SER
vices as Chairman of the Literary Com
mittee.
SUING THE COMPANY.
William Davis Of Oakland, who was in
jnred in the Webster-street draw-Dridge
casualty on May 30th, has sued the South
ern Pacific Company for $4,000 damages
and $3.50 for medical attendance. In his
CUHpldlub VIC pldluLin dftIo tudl tl6 Cdl
which he was in was so violently stopped
that he was thrown against the seats and
other portions of the car; was injured,
wounded and cut so that lie has ever since
been sick, lame and sore. He also AYERS
that lie believes he will be permanently dis
abled.
The work is progressing rapidly on the
construction of the new entrance to the
City Prison, and it is expected to have it
ready for use two weeks from now. The
patrol wagon will enter gate which will
close, and the crowd that now usually gath
ers in front Of the City Hall when the
wagon drives up will be shut out The en-
trance will also be on the side instead Of in
front of the hall, as at present.
The fines and forfeitures of the Oakland
Police Court for July amounted to $22SS 25.
Chief of Police Tompkins went to Port
land, Oregon. last evening to bring back
the child of OlOf w. Olsen, taken from the
house of his sister by his former wife, the
child's mother, and a man believed to be
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