The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

Brief Chapters.
Oakland sehoolteachers who were not re-
elected will sue for reinstatement.
Several carloads of ice have arrived at the
West Oakland railroad yards from Prosser
Greek, Sierra County.
The work of filing in the portion of the
West Oakland marsh east Of Peralta street has
at last been completed.
Carl Groemberg has been arrested for fur
nishing his quarters from his employers store
without the latter's consent
Mrs Norman has sued the Alameda Electric
Railroad for $50, 900 for knocking her off her
bicycle and severely injuring her.
President Allen of the Acme Club SAYS there
is absolutely no foundation TO the story that
his club will join the Reliance and form big
club.
There viii be campfire in Grand Army Hall
on Tuesday evening, to which the members OF
Porter Post and Appomattox Post and ex-Union
soldiers and sailors are invited.
Work upon the sugar-beet road from Al
varado crossing is going ahead rapidly Rails
are now being laid. Tomorrow the gravel
train will begin hauling gravel for ballast.
Two young men of Oakland, Thomas Magee
Jr. and Stewart L. Rawlings, distinguished
themselves last week by making an ascent of
the great Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley.
George Jones, the paralyzed murderer who
has been in the County Jail Tor ten years, was
examined yesterday to see If he could stand
Charles o. Park a veteran of the late war,
died yesterday morning al his home, 653 Sew
enth street, aged Il years. He has been ailing
for some time and death was finally due 10 old
age
The picnic given by the Rebekan lodges of
District No. II, at San Leandro, June 20, was
quite success. The net gain was $61, to be
given to the 1. o. o. f. Orphans Home at Their
nalto.
large number of local Knights Templar
,rciO
grimage OF Oakland Commandery to the trien-
NAL conclaye at Boston, which leaves the Oak
land pier on August 10.
The trial OF J. L. Tyson, who formerly resided
with the Van Patten family. was commenced
yesterday before jury in Judge Tricks court.
Tyson is charged with an assault upon ID
year-old daughter of Van Patten.
The will of Margareta C. NJ. OFT, who died in
Oakland on July IS, has been fled for probate
In the Superior Court. The deceased left an
estate worth about S17OO, all of which is
bequeathed to the mother of the deceased.
The Eighth-street bridge has reached such a
dilapdated condition that Street Superintend-
ent Miller has caused a notice to be placed at
the western end warning the public that 1t is
unsafe for heavily loaded teams TO cross.
Public Administrator knight has petitiored
the Superior Court for letters of administra-
ton on the estate of Catherine Mann, who died
July 20, leaving an estate consisting OF 800
acres OF land in Haywards valued at $40, 900.
Mayor Davie called at the Garfield School
Yesterday morning and found that the founda-
ton for the bituminous paving of the yard was
not being laid according TO specifications. He
ordered the foundation torn up and replaced
by new material.
The Oakland Board OF Relief, 1. o. o. F., or
ganized Sunday morning last and elected Of
ficers for the ensuing term DR.. Kitehings was
chosen president; K. g.. Graham, secretary (;
o. F. Yelling, financial secretary; Samuel
Adams, treasurer.
There will be joint discussion in Oakland
or in Alameda between the local Seventh-day
Adventists and Rev. Mr.. Lewis. The latter is a
gentleman who has been holding services in
Alameda in a tent on Park street, and last Sum
day he attacked the Adventist theories. Some
Adventists who were present replied, and this
led to an invitation to a joint discussion,
which has been accented,