The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-10
HISTORY OF YESTERDAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told IL
Brief Chapters.

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A mysterious case of attempted suicide at the
Smith House, S36 Broadway, was discovered al
noon yesterday.
A. G. Linberg was granted divorce yester-
day from his wife Lucy b. Linberg on the
ground of desertion.
County Clerk Frank Jordan has prepared
plans for new system of checks upon the
county's expenditure
The American ship G. P. Hitchcock, from
and viii commence discharging her cargo OF
tea to-day.
A meeting has been called for next Sunday
evening at labor headquarters, on Washington
street, over Beckers market, to organize a Sec
tlon OF American socialists.
Marston Campbell has been appointed Dep
uty CITY Engineer, in accordance with tne or
der OF the Council empowering City Engineer
wilson TO secure needed assistance.
large delegation of Oakland Red Men are
IN attendance at the Grand Council at Red
wood City. They will make determined night
to have the next Grand Council held in this
city.
Albert E. Crane has brought suit against John
j: Shoe and wife, to obtain the sum oil S6oo,
alleged to be due as commission Tor the sale OF
a $4,000 piece of property situated In OAK
land.
A number OF Southern Pacific employees who
were involved in the A. r. U. strike year ago
nave recently been reinstated. Among tnese
are John Manton and Charles WlmDIe, SWITCH
engineers.
Judge Frick yesterday sentenced Samuel
Reynolds to Folsom for eight years and George
Fisher to San Quentin for seven years Tor mold
ing up grocer's boy and stealing can OF COT
Zee and five bars of soap.
The election in Temescal yesterday on the
question of imposing a direct tax of $4,000 for
the purpose of buying school site and erect
ing schoolhouse thereon, resulted In the
defeat of the proposition.
The heirs to the estate of Stephen Mead, who
died in Connecticut in 1878 and lett large
trust estate to his children, have commenced
friendly suit in the Superior Court to nave
some of the provisions OF the trust set aside.
Tony Tuohy, E. T. Troy and E. C. Hitchcock,
the three young fellows arrested Tor throwing
chain through window at the Weber House,
had their cases dismissed in the Police Court
yesterday, no complaint being FLED against
them.
Couneilmen Dow, Bassett and auckland will
hold conference next Monday evening with
School Directors Edwards Friend and Clement,
for the purpose of taking steps to have the
Wilmerding Manual Training School located
in Oakland.
Lena Daychert brought suit yesterday in the
Superior Court to foreclose a mortgage she
holds upon property at MCPHERSON street and
Pacific avenue, in Alameda. The mortgage
was given by Louis 0esterreicher and his wife
to secure the payment of $4,000 note made in
March. 1894.
The Sun Insurance Company has commenced
an action against Myron L. Wurts, the First
National Bank of Oakland and others to fore
close a mortgage on lot at the corner of Four
teeuth and Linden streets. The promissory
note secured by the mortgage was made in
1891 for $4,000.
Judge Ogden made an order yesterday allow
ing W. H. Knight, special administrator of
Philip Boogar's estate, to transfer eleven $1,000
bonds of the Piedmont Spring Water and
Power Company and to receive gold coin in
payment of the face value of the bonds with
the accrued interest.
. J. j. Peylouret was tried in the Police Court
yesterday for destroying the property of Mrs.
Blanche Van Haltren, the wife OF the we'll
tenant of Mrs. Van Haltren and used the
premises for a laundry. The jury thought the
injury complained of was nothing more than
ordinary wear and tear, and returned q verdict
of not guilty.