The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01
WAS CALLED SUDDENLY,
Mrs. Meta Hashagen Dies After
Attending Home
Musicale.
Electric.Ca Men Want Newspapers
and Mag zines for Their
Reading.Room

ALAN NAL.a NOV. ou-A1Cer par
ticipating in and enjoying a family
musicale last evening at her home, 1910
Ninth street, Mrs. Meta Hashagen died
this morning before 4 o'clock. She had
been in the best of health for some time.
Last evening the children, Herman
and Carl Bolte and Miss May Hashagen,
gave musicale, and all seemed to enjoy
the entertainment. After retiring Mrs.
Hashagen was heard to spring from her
bed with cry of pain. She complained
of her back while the boys FASTENED to
summon DR.. Wilhelm, who resides near
She continued IN the most excruciating
pain all night, and passed away about
A. M, death being caused by paralysis of
the heart.
The deceased had lived here for eight
years and was 40 years of age. She had
been a sufferer from paralysis, but was
thought to have recovered. Interment
will take place in the Masonic Cemetery,
San Francisco, Thursday.
Caring for l heir Men.
ALAMEDA, CAL. Nov. 30.-The man
agement of the Alameda Electric Street
Railway has built neat and warm con-
dGctors' room at the power-house, on
Webster street, for the men. 1t is fitted
with incandescent electric lights, good
stove, seats and tables.
Now the men want good literature TO
read IN their spare m omenIs and when off
duty. Some kindly inclined persons
will earn the gratitude OF the best-hearted
set OF men in this city if they viii sub
scribe for copies of the daily papers for
the room, and others may do their share
toward making their life happier by send
ing books and magazines TO their room.
Anything along the latter line may be
handed TO the men on the cars, who will
turn it in. The First Congregational
Christian Endeavor Society was the first
to offer papers for the mems use.
School Children Contest.
ALAMEDA, CAL. Nov. 30-The City
Librarian, ]. w. Harbourne, will recon-
mend to the library trustees at their
regular meeting to-morro W evening that
they offer medals as prizes upon the best
essays upon the Free Public Library Its
use and connection with the pu bic
schools" his idea is to get more of the
scholars into the habit of using the refer
ence library, and believes after such con-
test the pupils would understand the
library and how to use it diligently.
Caused by an Eyelet.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 30. = Officer
Keyes is threatened with blood poisoning
as result of a little accident that befeii
wrist was scratched with the ragged edge
OF an eyelet on his Undertaking, but the
wound did not bother him at first. Then
his arm began to swell, and now his hand,
wrist and arm are in a bad way. The
scratch has spread over considerable
part OF his wrist.
Harmonic Hall Ticket.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 30-The mem
bers of the old Harmonic Hall organ1za-
ton are reported as having indorsed a
ticket for the spring municipal election.
Their ticket, it is claimed will be COM
posed of both Democra is and Republicans.
The names said to have been reported
upon and adopted by the caucus OF these
gentlemen are: City Trustees-John G.
Brick and John Lutgen; Board OF Educa-
tion-Cyrus w. Brown and DR.. w. o.
Smith; City Clerk, Harry r. TAYLOR; City
Recorder, A. f. ST. Sure; City Treasurer,
Roswell G. Wheeler; City Assessor. E.
Minor Smith or Captain ]. S. Hanley
City Marshal, Oscar Rogers; City Attor-
ney, E. K. Taylor.
Alameda Brevities.
The jury in the inquest of Harry Lamax
OF death by asphyxiation due To submersion
by accident.
William Abjohn. charged with disturbing
the peace, was acquitted by a jury yesterday.
". D. Chaffee OF Willimantic, Conn, writes
to Oticer Kamp for informatlo of Daniel K.
Chatfee, who enlisted in Company L, Cali
tornia Cavalry One Hundredth Regiment,
from San Francisco.
The police have loca ted fourteen bicycles
stolen by z. G. Malgren, and recovered all but
two of them.
City Clerk Ben L. Lamborn visited Fitzsim-
mons headquarters Sunday and put the
gloves on with the boxer. To-day he is nurs-
ing badly b-ackened optic as the result.