The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-16
SIXTY DOLLARS MISSING.
A Bay-Street Druggist Meets a
Gentleman Who Carries
Greenbacks.
The Boys Brigade Home From Camp.
Harry Lomax's Body Not Yet
Found.

ALAMEDA, CAL, July ia peculiar
incident happened at the store of J. r.
Young, druggist, Bay-street station. few
days ago. A man walked into the store
and bought a tooth brush, rendering a
twenty-dollar bill in payment. At 9
O'Clock the same evening the toothbrush
purchaser came back and asked Mr.. Young
if he would give him the bill back and
he would give him gold instead. Mr..
Young mplied and put the double-eagle
in box in his kitchen, just off the store.
The man explained he wa S from the East
and preferred paper money, at the same
time exhi biting roll of bills He engaged
Mr.. Young in conversation and obtained a
rubber band from him to keep his bills to.
gether.
Mr.. Young says he observed two men
standing outside the shop in the evening
while he was talking with the stranger,
and imagines they must have been con-
federates of his, because when he went to
get the box con tanning the $50 and other
money off the kitchen table he found the
box and its contents-some $60-gone.
The men had gone, also. He is of the
opinion that the men were sneakthieves
and that the conversation and rechanging
of the bill was simply part of plan to rob
him.
As he is unable to give any description
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work on.
The Boys rigade Outing.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 15-The Ala
media companies of the Boys Brigade re-
turned last night from Bohemia, on the
Russian River, where they had been camp
ing for the past eight days. Major Al
Taylor rescued two young ladies named
Betsy Harnden and Alice Hand from
watery grave. They were in swimming,
e., D,l~
cashier of the Alameda Savings Bank,
saved the life of Private Bush of East Oak
land, who got into water that was beyond
his depth. The boys report having had
most enjoyable outing.
The Oakland Exposition.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 15.-The secre-
tary of the Oakland Exposition has writ
ten to the chairman of the City Trustees
asking him to appoint committee to
make arrangements whereby Alameda
will have certain day of the exposition
set apart for it to be known as Alameda
day, and on which day the residents of
the city will turn out in force and patron
ize the exposition. George Roeth, the
secretary, has made similar requests 10 all
the towns around the bay. Mr.. Forderer
is favorably inclined TO accede to the re-
quest, but before doing so will consult the
wishes of his co-Trustees.
Brevities.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 15.-Fire Mar
shall Krauth is compelling the owners of
three-story structures to put up regu-
Iation fire escapes.
A public meeting will be held on Mon
day, ] uly. 20, in Linderman Opera house,
to discuss the removal of G. +. True from
the principalship of Wilson School and to
select deputation to wait upon the Board
of Education at its next meeting.
The body of Harry Lomax, who was
drowned yesterday afternoon, has not yet
been recovered. Ralph Hamlin the bridge
tender, Stanley Stephenson and others
have been dragging since the accident was
reported, but so far their efforts have
| been fruitless.
The Board of Education held meeting
| last night to award the bids for supplies to
| the department for the ensuing year. Only
three bids were received and the supplies
to be purchased were divided among the
three bidders.