The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Short Chapters.

Short Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
90s Broadway, Feb. IL.
The Lakeside Tennis Club will open the
season at It's courts on March /.
The Encinal Track Amateur Athletic Associa.
ton has been incorporated to build and man
age an athletic ground in Alameda.
The Y. NJ. C. A. and High School boys have
united in the construction of q cinder track
and training grounds at Fifteenth and Market
streets.
The proposed bill of exceptions in the
Muhlner case was filed to-day. Judge Green
gave Attorney Nagle fifteen days to prepare his
amendments.
An officer will leave tonight for San Luis
Of oDsBBe hBe Taorss e5ns to oakana lie Wa
by the Sheriff of the county where he has been
living.
The Oakland Building and Loan Association
has sued w. J. Laymance and others on note
and mortgage for $500 On land on Kennedy
street; also 6. H. Bulzback to fereclose mort
gage for $500 on a lot in the Alvin tract.
The Chief of Police accepted to-day the in
vitation of the Washington's birthday parade
the 22d. He has also promised to detail a
platoon of police officers to be at the head of
the procession.
A. k P. Harmon, whose serious illness was
reported few days since, has not improved,
and his condition is now regarded as very criti-
cal. He is very weak and only the most
watchful care has carried him along thus far
in his fight with disease.
Rev. Dr.. Coyle will address the School De-
partment. teachers, the High School pupils and
the pupils of the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades of the Grammar attbe First Congrega-
tional Church on Friday, February 21 His
subject will be s'rhe Life and Character of
Abraham Lincoln"
County Clerk Jordan will leave this after
noon for trip through the county to select
deputies to assist in the stration OF voters,
commencing next MnQ1ay. Jordan he
has matters well in hand at this juncture and
will be ready to handle all applicants for regis
tration after Monday next, when the work will
commence.
The case of William Clark, the aged East
Oakland shoemaker, who is accused of tam
pering with small girls, was continued until
next Wednesday, when his attorney, William
Hoff Cook, will make motion to dismiss the
information on the ground that the evidence
was insufficient to warrant holding the old
man for trial.
The Afro-American League of Alameda
County met in the vestry of the A. M. E.
Church last evening, with goodly number in
attendance. There was general reviving and
grinding OF axes preparatory to the coming
Campaign. The executive committee Will meet
on the 25th. A. +. Holland president, ]. +.
Summers secretary.
Mrs. g. C. Sanford still has~two cases of dog
fighters on her hands. These are all that re-
main of the twenty or more who were arrested
at Ike Bottomley's barn several months ago.
The cases were set for trial to-day In Judge
Cliffs court The absence of Attorney NJ. G..
Chapman, who is representing the defendants,
compelled a continuance.
J. P. TyrrelI OF 961 Kifkham street is prose-
cutting search for his brother, who was separ-
ated from him 48 years ago IL Quebec, when he
fifty Edward Tyrrells in the United States, but
so far he has failed TO locate his long-lost
brother Tyrrell says he intends to pursue his
search as long as life lasts.