The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-08
A DAYS RECORD
ACROSS THE BAY.
Inquiries From Toledo Regard
ing the Trembley Estate.
Little Encouragement for the American Al
Iancs-Citizens for Jury Duty-Tap-
pan and His Judgeship.

H. A. Root NJ. D., has written from
Toledo, OHIO, to the County Clerk of Ala :
media County to learn whsther a contest has
been filed to the will of the late Dr. Jerome
B. Trembley who died early in December
There was no contest and the will was ad-
United to probate on December 29th, letters
testamentary having beaa issued to the
widow, Sarah Leroy Trembley.
The will gives to Fred b., son, all the
property on Superior street, Toledo, Ohio,
in which city he resides, and to daughter,
Mrs. Frances Lucia Spencer of Boulder
City, Colo, all the property on the west
side of Washington street in Toledo All
the other property. except his astronomical
instruments, writings. pamphlets aud books
appertaining thereto. which were given to
the ChabOt Observatory, and all his medi-
cal books, journals, pamphlets and writings
on medical subjects which We're bequeathed
to the Alameda Medical Society, were given
TO lis widow during her natural life with
right to hypothecate, sell or otherw Use eX-
change the securities at her will without an
order of the Court, the property to 90 to the
son and daughter or the survivor at the
death of Mrs Trembley.
As the son and daughter were in Oakland
at the time OF their fathers death and of the
reading of the will, it is not known who
would contest it. Annuities of $50 and SIS
were recommended by the testator to be
paid seml-anuually by the executrix, if she
was able, cut Of the income of the estate to
a brother, Myron X. Trembley, and his wife,
and to his niece, Susie BOwlby. The estate
i'll California is valued at SIS, 800 but the
value of the Toledo property is not given by
the eXeeutrix. What Dr. Roots purpose is
in making the inquiry is not known. His
address is given on Superior street. upon
which the property is situated which is
given TO the son IN the Will.
NOT MUCH ENCOURAGED.
The oakland American Alliance is not
receiving much encouragement from those
whom II invited into the I0ld on the nom
partisan dodge, and the probabilities are
that 1t Will become Sm0u-pure Americans
again. The alliance was willing to sacrifice
name in hopes Of securing some of the
Offices. The East and West Oakland In
tr0Iement associations have declined the
kihd offers OF the alliance, and say they are
not IN party politics. The Local Option AL
lance has declined to fuse on the same
ground. The Board of Trade has Informed
1t to the same eff CT, and it is said that the
Citizens Counties OF On Hundred VIII
rot agree 10 the fusion. The Executive
Committee has postponed the convention
until the evening OF the 10th inst, instead
upon.
At the meeting of the Alameda County
Prohibition Convention at Hamilton Hail
last evening, long discussion was held on
the question OF uniting with the Americans
IN nominating municipal ticket, and finally
The convention adjourned for lwp weeks.
The charge against Jesse l.. EdmundSOn
a young newspaper man, preferred by
brother newspaper man, was dismissed in
the Pollee Court yesterday for want of pros
tcution.
FORFEITED HIS BAIL.
c. Z. Smith, the man who was found
guilty OF stealing The CALL and the Ex-
anilner from a SeVenth-Street newsstand
last week and had his senteuca put uff sew
eTai times to show previous good character,
failed TO appear in the Police Court yeSter-
day morning for sentence and his BAN of
$50 was forfeited. A bench warrant was
issued for his arrest.
Roberl 7. West has filed eroSs-eomDlaint
against his wife Mae asking for a divorce
on the ground of desertIon. He denies the
cruelty charged by her in cutting the wings
OF her pet bird, OF that he paraded the house
in nude condition in the presence of his
wlte's unmarried sister.
\. Il. Brookes OF West Oakland has sued
Tor divorce from his wife on the ground of
her lntemperance. Her father. the young
man ascerGalned after marriage, was a CON
hrned drunkaId, and the young woman has
Inherited the appetite.
The Judges of the Superior Court in
bank yesterday entered an order requesting
the Board Of Supervisors to select 100 names
of citizens to act as grand jurors and 800 to
serve as term or trial jurors,