The morning call., 1891-08-30
HAPPENINGS
ACROSS THE BAY.
Cupid" Edgar Again Made Two
Hearts Happy.
hckerman Sued for Divorce-The Park Or
dinance Approved Moody's Resigna-
tion-Remains Identified.

smiling couple came into tho Alameda
County clerks office little before 5 p NJ
yesterday and engaging Cupid Edgar's at
ientiOn told him they were desirous of OBJ
tanning marriage license. OF all the duties
devolving upon him as chief clerk, he ac-
counts the making of two hearts happy the
most pleasant. The license was accordingly
issued to Robert Westan Towart, aged %,
native of New York, and now residing on Oak
street in San Francisco. where he is book
keeper for Hirsch Bros, of 221 Montgomery
avenue, San Francisco, and to Miss Leigh
Oldham, native of sunny Texas, aged q, a
resident of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County,
California. After the coin had been
paid ever and the license handle d
to Robert, THE CALL man, who was hid
ing behind pillar, saw Cupid write
something at the top Of the affidavit After
the happy couple went out THE CALI. man
found this legend on the page: Reporters,
please do not publish" signed by Cupid"
The young woman in pleasant way init
mated that as she was from Texas she knew
how to shoot, and would go a-gunning for
the newspaper man that published the
notice. In consequence THE CALL man
has taken vacation. The young couple
wanted the services Of Justice of the
Peace, and when Judge Snook's card among
others was handed to them Miss Oldham
wanted to know whether he had brother
George. Unfortunately he did have a
brother George, and so 1t would never do
she stated, TO 60 to him for his brother
Justice lost a lee becaus he had a brother
named George.
SHE WANTS THE DIVORCE.
Bridget l.. Ackerman has sued Herman
Ackerman for divorce on the ground of
wllful deSertiOn and willful neglect. The
defendant is the horse doctor who was
robbed and nearly killed at Pleasanton some
months ago by Thomas Gomez and William
Welch. Gomez is serving sentence of
twenty-five years, but Welch has not yet
been tried. Judge Nusbaumer, who is one
OF the attorneys for the plaintiff. married
the couple in 1888, it being his first marriage
as a Justice OF the Peace.
Mayor Chapman has filed his approval Of
the ordinance determining the boundaries
and the land necessary TO be acquired for the
West oakland Park. TIE area included is
112 13 acres.
dry Farm suicide OF July 18th, believed 10
be Louise Ness, were turned over to County
Treasurer Haf yesterday by Coroner Egers.
The annual fair of the Golden Gate Asso-
citation will open in the grounds of the Oak
land TTotting Park tomorrow morning.
p. ]. Christensen has entered suit against
Fl. Jessen to recover $1,000. growing ont Of
transactions between them with reference
to the salt-beGs in Eden Township, Alameda
County. in which the American and Union
Salt Companies had some interest. In n
former suit growing out of the same trouble
between Christensen and JeSsen the latter
was given Judgment
Nolney d. Moody, for about dozen years
President of the First National Bank, has
resigned and yesterday the Directors elected
Arthur d. Thomson, who has been con-
nected with the institution forfifteen years,
and during seven its cashier.
Margaret a. Dawson was granted divorce
yesterday from Brown II. Dawson, on the
ground of his cruelty. Dawson is now serv-
ing term in the County Jail for a battery
upon her.
The total sum paid ont annually in salaries
by the city of Oakland is 1868, ,S26.
NOT IDENTIFIED YET.
Coroner Evers has received reply to a
telegram sent 10 Cooper Medical College in
relation to the man found floating in the
| estuary on Friday. the communication
| states that j. II. Stressed, who lived at $40
| Fourth street, had called at the free dispen-
sary several times, but further than this
nothing was known of the man.
James Brown, who wrecked q set of
dishes and several glass showcases in the
Philadelphia Restaurant because the pro-
prietor refused to lend him 81 or So, was
| sentenced to sixty-e:ght days imprisonment.
| Brown is a cook.
The demands of Contractor McKilliean
| for Sl5C0 for the construction of election
| booths, and passed by the Council after hav-
| ing been rejected by the Auditor, have been
| approved by the Mayor.
| The recent lecture of President Jordan of
| Stanford University netted S225 for the