The San Francisco call., 1895-07-17
A Pioneer of Livermore Valley
Was Left to Die by the
Roadside.
a THIEvING LIVING PICTURE.
Editor Bishop Pleads Not Guilty to
Libel-Society to Work for
Charity.
HISTORY OF a DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.


Brief Chapters.
1t is certain that the Waterfront Company
will appeal from the decision rendered yester-
day.
Jesse Crapo, a pioneer OF Livermore Valley
was found dead few days ago near heo"ooo
City.
w. G. Henshaw is advocating plan for com
pleting the boulevard by the issuance OF dis
trict bonds.
Oakland society will give concert shortly to
help worthy woman 10 pay OF the mortgage
on her home.
The Fourth of July committee has adjourned
sine die. Enough money was supscrlpeu "
pay all expenses.
Judge ogden decided yesterday that the
water front belongs to the city OF Oakland and
cot to the Southern Pacific Railway.
Mayor Davie ordered the flag to be hoisted
over the City Hall in Oakland yesterday When
the waterfront decision was maze Known
Mrs Andrew ]. Kickoff, an educator and au-
thor of National reputation, is confined to
her home in Berkeley by an attack OF nervous
prostration.
D. G. Schneider, painter, was decorating
lar alarm exploded and the bullet passed
through his finger
Mrs. Kate B. Fisher and Mrs. L. R. Griffin
deny in toto the story published yesterday that
they intend 10 bring suit against the Board of
Education for damages.
W. L..
vorce from !. Anderson, says she believes 10
has gone to Sweden. Before he left he failed
70 provide for her. Anderson formerly worked
for the door company and lived at1714 Seward
street.
The fiscal year just closed has been the
most prosperous one in the history of the
Oakland free library. Over 5000 volumes of
standard works have been added to the library,
the rooms rehtted and made much more con-
Senient and attractive.
The wife of s. L. Stare, the bargeman who
tOwed his wife through the water, did not
place any charge against him in the Police
Court yesterday for his treatment of her, but
Judge Wood fined the man SIG for drunkenness
and using vulgar language.
The power-houss of the Berkeley Electric
Railway Company is to be located at the foot
Of University avenue. The company will build
IN the near future. 1t now has before the
town board an application for street railway
franchise from West Berkeley to East Berkeley.
Mayor Davie and his two colleagues, Piersol
and Wilson, are at outs, says the Livermore
Herald, with the Mayor on the short end OF
the combination. The latter is entirely too
frank and outspoken to be a successful poll
ticiau. He gives his enemies too many open
ings.
The school trustees OF San Leandro have had
filed with them a petition asking that all
teachers employed by the board shall reside
within the district. The teachers whom the
petition affects will be notified by the trustees
of the petition, after which IL is expected
action will be taken on it.
The case OF V. S. Braga, San Leandro vege-
table peddler, who intends tc contest the ordi-
nance regulating traffic and sales on public
thoroughfares, wss argued before Judge Wood
yesterday and taken under adyisenent. 1t is
proposed by the fruit and vegetable men Of the
interior OF the county to test the legality OF
this measure.
The following have been elected teachers OF
the Livermore public school: II. Petray of
stockton, principal; Miss Alice Dougherty
Miss Emily T1ngn1an, Miss Maggie Mckee, Miss
Lizzie Waltenbaugh, Miss Mae Gregory, Miss
Ella Weymouth, Miss Lille Meyers, Miss Emma
Smith Miss Lottie Cozad and Miss Nellie Bos-
ton. Mr.. Liyermore was chosen 10 act as
ianitor.