The morning call., 1891-11-02
ACROSS THE BAY,
Oakland Teachers Who Have Re.
ceived Certificates.
An Expensive Effort to Collect a Brick-Lay er,s
Board Bill-Damaged by Change of
Grade-Alameda's Electricity.

The Alameda County Board of Education
has granted the following certificates to
teachers: Grammar grade-Rowena Jehu,
l.. NJ. Prick. Minnie Cohen, Jennie Nc
Laren and Mrs. Z. NJ. North; High School,
d. P. Haynes, and primary to Florence E.
Branch, Mary Kastens, Lille Pryal, Julia
Rix and Agnes Traube. Miss Cora NJ.
Boone has been recommended to the State
Board of Education for an educational
diploma.
Mrs. Della Kelly claims that the lot and
improvements held in her name are her
separate property. Her husband. David j.
Kelly, claims that the property is commu-
nifty property and wants the court to so
hold. He asks that she be enjoined from
selling it or any part of it. 1t is lot 7, in
Block GIL, Glascock Tract.
Miss Smith has returned to Mrs. Higson
of San Francisco $50 which she took from
the latter's son for safe-keeping. The boy
said that Miss Smith only took $40 from
him. She said she saw the boy was NEIL
tally weak and she feared he would be
robbed. The boy gave another boy $40 of
the money and spent So An effort is being
made TO r. cover the $40.
AN EXPENSIVE COLLECTION.
An Oakland brick-layer. named William
Bucher has been arrested and is awaiting
the arrival OF an officer from Shasta County,
on charge of evading ths payment of
board bill of SAT 90 while working in
Shasta. He denies owing the bill. He ad-
mits a small balance due the hotel-keeper
The mileage of the officer will be $50, and
the other costs will run up to $50 or $780,
which will have to be borne by Shasta
County to collect two weeks board bill.
Another claim has been filed against the
city ON account of the new Broadway grade
between Nineteenth aud Twenty-third
streets Annie Kracke, the executrix of
the estate of August Kracke, deceased,
claims that the premises Of the estate on
Broadway, near Twenty-second street, has
been damaged $500. If the claim is not al
lowed by the council she will bring suit for
the amount.
REGULAR POLICE.
The new patrolmen, W. A. Moore and
Con keefe, resumed their duties as regular
policemen yesterday. Moore had been act
ing as special in the place Of officer Chase,
who Is on six months vacation.
MR.. /. Ullrich of san Francisco, aged CT,
was arrested at Sl3 Clay street yesterday
afternoon on suspicion of insanity. She had
pistol in her possession.
The Alameda County Horticultural Com
mlssioners held a meeting on Saturday and
discussed the various orchard pests and
means to destroy them.
The Working Women's Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the Chabot
Home az Z o'clock tonight.
Alameda.
decision is expected to be rendered BY
Judge Ellsworth to-day in the case of the
people against SOmers, a saloon-keeper at
Bay-street Station, who is charged with
having sold liquor to minors. He was con-
victed in the Justices court and was fined
500, and he took an appeal to the Superior
Court. The boys 10 whom he sold the
liquor represented 10 him that they were
over IS years of age.
There are two propositions before the City
Trustees relative to lighting the streets with
electricity. One is from the Oakland Cas-
Light and Heat Company, which offers TO
maintain the present service of ninety-three
lamps for $500 per month, and the other is
from w. Nj. Mention, whose figure is $780,
A condition with each is that an exclusive
franchise for incandescent and arc lights
and electric-motor power shall be given. L.
Is not likely that either proposition will be
favorably acted upon, for they both mean
the absorption and finally the loss Of the
present municipal plant.
The Alameda Olympic Club will bold its
annual meeting and election of officers this
evening in the gymnasium on Lincoln ave-
nue.. There promises to be lively contest
for the Presidency between j. Z. Bland and
j. I. Fleming. At the conclusion of the
election sparring exhibition Will be given
by members of the club.