The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-25
more over the same time last year. The
necessity of an addition to the schoolhouse
is plainly evident.
Police Plan a Raid.


The police have commenced operations
to disperse the "Owl Club One of its
mem ers, William Mahoney, was taken
into custody and this morning was found
guilty of wandering about the streets at
late and unusual hours. The fowls" are
a comparatively new organization, having
their headquarters in a saloon near the
Sixteenth-street station. A rear room in
the second story which they have named
1.-THE Belfry" is their chapel for secret
workings. Into this no one is allowed
who has. not taken the degrees to make
him full-fedged "Owl." chilly" Glen
non is president and Tom McKinnon is
secretary OF this organization, which the
police think is composed of one of the
toughest gangs that infest Oakland.
For the Grand Council.
Golden State Council, Y. NJ. l., of Hay
wards has made elaborate preparations for
the Joint meeting of the Alameda County
Councils on Sunday, August Is. Delegates
from all sections of the County will be in
attendance and it is estimated that fully
$50 members will be present. The meeting
Will be held in Lace's Hall and the grand
officers are expected to be in attendance.
The object of the meeting is to get con-
certed action on the part of the Alameda
County delegates to the Grand Council to
have Haywards named as the meeting
place Tor the session of 1896. A banquet
Will follow the meeting.
Married in Haste.
This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock marriage
license was taken out at the Hall of
Records by Henry G. Moriani and Frances
A. French, sboth of San Francisco. Rev.
M. M. Gibson, Mary J. French and Joseph
French Jr., of San Francisco, accompanied
the couple, and directly the license was
issued the party repaired to the County
Auditors Office and the ceremony was per-
formed. The license and certificate were
filed for record Immediately afterward,
and the bride and groom departed on the
next train for San Francisco.
Senator Stewart May Lecture.
The pupils of the Oakland High School
are making efforts to secure Senator
William NJ. Stewart of Nevada to lecture
on the silver question before them next
Monday or Tuesday. committee has
been appointed to wait upon Principal
McChesney to get his consent for the
lecture and to extend the invitation. If
the plan succeeds speaker on the other
side of the question will be secured for a
later date.
Fruitvale's Postmaster.
The contest over the postmastership at
Fruityale was definitely settled when E. s.
Lund Jr. received his certificate of ap-
pOlhtnenI ITOm w dSu1uSIOu IO-udy. L Ac
fight for the place has been warm one.
There were several applicants and none of
them gave up the contest until Mr.. Lund
received his appointment to-day. The new
postmaster will establish his Office at
Craigin & De Marai's drugstore on Fruit
vale avenue, east of Twenty-third avenue.
To Light the Church.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the First Baptist Church of
Berkeley have raised money enough by a
series of entertainments to provide the
church with incandescent electric lights,
and have assumed all future financial re-
sponsibility of this great improvement in
lighting the church.
Successful Police Raid on Chinese.
Chief OF Police Lloyd organized con-
certed raid on the Chinese lottery joints.
A dozen officers were especially detailed,
and they gathered in eleven Chinese, all
of whom were booked for selling lottery
tickets. Seven of them put up $3.50 cash
bail each and were released.
Seventh Street Fares.
As stated in The CALL week ago there
is now an organized effort to prevent the
collection of fares on Seventh street of the
Southern Pacific Company. Several realty
owners have subscribed to fund to stop
the practice of collecting fares.
MuhIner's Examination.
The preliminary examination of Louis
Muhlner for shooting Miss Lewis was COM
menced to-day and continued till Monday.
Nothing was brought out that has not
previously been published.
"Too Much Johnson"
The sale of sears is already large for the
play '"Too Much Johnson" which comes
to the Marlborough Theater on Monday
next for three nights. Mr.. Gillette ap-
pears in his play.