The morning call., 1892-08-17
ITEMS FROM ACROSS THE BAY
Notes of Interest From Oakland,
Alameda and Berkeley.
The Alliance Club TO Open the Campaign.
Building Electric Roads-0akland Sued
for al Advertising Bill

The viii of Mrs ). Z. Requa, deceased
has been admitted to probate with Mrs. de
Rnssy as eXecutrix.
The final account of Hannah Simmons,
administrator of the estate OF Orrin Sim
mons, deceased. shows that the cash re-
ceiyed amounted TO S7774 and the property
to about $4,000. The expenses of admins
tration were S775O.
\ family allowance Of 500 per month has
ieen granted out Of the estate of Mrs. j. ii.
KuriZ
Archibald Marr has sued Alberta Marr
for separation, charging deseriion.
Mrs. Margaret heegan, widow of the late
Timothy keegan, has entered contest to
the probate of her husbands will. The
property is valued at $4,000. Under the
terms of the will the widow is given life
estate in the property and at her death tits
TO revert to the brother of the deceased.
Simon Keegan, who is named as executor.
Mrs. Kergan declares that he was Of un-
sound mind when the will was signed.
Mary A. M0tfatt has asked for the pro-
bate Of the Will Of Frederick Moffatt, who
d I'd in LOTin in April last. leaving prop
erty valued at $500 at Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia. The viii has been prObated at
Cape Breton, bat il was found necessary to
return it here for probate also. All the prop
eTiy IS beQneaihed 10 the widow.
The estate Of the late Edward j. Brickell,
deceased, has been appraised at S44, 432.
DANISH POLITICIANS.
The Danes have organized the Danish Po-
liiical Club of Alameda County. There are
about 30 charter members. The club is in
dependent, its objects being to support the
best men for Office Peter Lorensen is presi-
pent, j. {. Hansen secretary and Fred Pc
terson treasurer.
The Republicans of the Twenty-third
District have temporarily organized with
DIR. \. X. Fos;er chairman and NJ. Burn
side secretary. Organization will be COM
pleied next Friday night.
The Republican Alliance Club has Sc
cured permanent headquarters In the Cav
airy Hall building on Washington street
The club will hold a meeting next Saturday
evening, and will receive the banner of the
California delegation at the hands of Eli 5.
DennisOn. A musical and literary pro-
gremme viii be given
Some OF the older West Oakland Republi-
cans viii organize a club to work in har-
mony with the Young Mems Republican
CLUB OF the same district.
ELECTRIC ROAD EXTENSIONS.
The Piedmont Cable Company will build
branch electric road from the car-house on
Fourteenth aud Center streets to Seventh
aud Wood streets The branch line TO the
cemetery gates has been finished and was in
operation for the first time yesterday.
One hundred men are engaged in building
the Haywards electric road from East Oak
land to Eighth and Broadway. 1t will be in
operation by October.
Edson Adams has teams at work hauling
lumber preparatory to building wharves on
The wafer front East Of the Alice-Street
drawbridge.
The Twenty avenue Improvement
Assoclatlon has petitiOned for the opening
OF Twelfth street from Twenty-third ave-
Due TO Park street.
BEATEN AT THE RACETRACK
Theodore Folkers of 915 Myrtle street was
assaulted and beaten at the Oakland Trot-
ting Park Monday night Yesterday he
had Richard Dean. Charles Behrens and
William Smith arrested and charged with
battery. They had all been playing cards
and were intoxicated.
Gus Brie ana William Holzhausen. re-
Gently arrested for disturbing the peace of
the proprietor of the Liberty Bakery, were
discharged In the Police Court yesterday
afternoon. Their offense was TO circulate
handbiiis asking patrons to boycott the
bakery on the ground that the owner had
violated the contract in regard to Sunday
labor.
PORTER SUES THE CITY.
r. X. Porter has sued the city for S1I63 so
the amount claimed for advertising the
bond election. The Council reduced the
claim to $3.50, but he refused to accept il.
Within Atltn, Lne aged father of CITY
Justice }. }. Alien, is not expected to live
de is lying very III Of pneumonia at his
residence on Chestnut street.
Eddie Pearl La 16-year-old boy of Oak
land, was killed at the Whittier Reform
School Monday night by being canght in
the machinery betting.
AT the annual meeting of the directors of
the West Oakland Home the regort of the
treasurer showed the receipts of the wear to
be S12,420 s. and the disbursements SO I.
227 81, leaving balance on hand Of 1862 85.
The following officers were elected: Pres-
dent, Mrs. w. Ii. Croker; vice president.
Mrs j. i. Ames; secretary, Mrs j. Camp.
bell; corresponding secretary, Miss Cora
Knight: treasurer, Mrs. William Kirk
directoTs-Mrs. W. II. Croker, Mrs. ]. p.
Ames, Mrs. j. A. Campbell, Mrs. William
Kirk, Miss Elizabeth Sperry; board of
managers-Mrs. l.. A. Wormword, Mrs. J.
c. Richards. Mrs. Ii. b. Miller, DR.. Bing.
ham Utn, Mrs. A. Harris, Mrs. William
Taylor, Mrs. J. NJ. Hinkle. Mrs. j. p. Hall,
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