The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
IDNA sNYDER'S FORTUNE.
Falls Heir to a Portion of the A. j.
snyder Estate.

Falls Heir to a Portion of the A. j.
snyder Estate.
OAKLAND. CAL, Aug. 17.-Miss Edna
Belle Snyder, the daughter of Mrs. Carrie
Fross-Snyder, has fallen heir to real
estate in this county valued at $1l, 900.
She is but 10 years of age. Her mother is
a weil-known elocutionist of this city and
the widow of the late S. a. Snyder, the
son of the late A. J. Snyder, who died re-
Gently at Calistoga.
To-Day Mrs. Snyder petitioned the Su-
perior Court 10 appoint Miss Edna's
grand mother, Mrs. Ann NJ. Snyder, her
guardian. The will of A. J. Snyder was
pro bated in Napa County and the estate
Is about to be distri ributed. 1t was ap-
praised at 100000, all of which went 10
the wife. She IN turn divides it among
the eight heirs.
Young Peoples Convention.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. l7-Arrange-
ments have been made to send sixty dele
gates Of the coming county Christian En-
ceavor Convention, which is 10 be held at
Irving on on September IL and II. down
TO Alvarado, Newark and Centerville on
aturday night and the remainder 10 De-
coto, Niles, Warm Springs and Irving:on.
Services will be be in all of the seven
towns Saturday evening and Sunday
driven into 1rvington, where the conven-
ton will be nelu. Free entertainment
will be furnished 270 delegates from Oak
land, Alameda and Berkeley. The men,
bers OF the Vallecitos Union will attend in
large mum bers.
Boys Leave Work and Home.
OAKLAND CAL, Aug. 17.-Ernest and
Jerome Flaherty, two youths aged II and
II, respectively, employed at Wentworth's
h@1
police as missing. They left home Monday
morning at $50 o'c ock and have not been
seen since. Mrs. Flaherty has her opinion
as to the cause of their disappearance and
the direct ion they took. All this she con-
yeyed TO the police department this after.
noon. As they only had 81 so when they
left, she does not think they will be gone
long.
Would Not Conceds the Reduction.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE Citv
Council held a session as Board of
Equalizers tonight. The application of
the Southern Pacific Railroad for a reduc-
ZION in their assessments OF about $340 900
was con 81 dered. but they were allowed
reduction OF only $55,425. The City At
torney was asked TO give an opinion as to
the legality of he Assessors action in as
sessing the Seventh-street local line,
which the railroad claims is already as
sessed by the State Board.
sherman Missing Again.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 17.-John Sher.
man of ia Chester street was reported
missing at the police station to-day by
his son. He left home on July 13 for San
Luis Obispo, Lompoc and Santa Barbara.
He and his whole family are deaf and
dumb. There are five children. Some
time ago the Associated Charities investi.
gated the family and decided that it would
do no mora than Sherman haa
disappeared several times before.
Disappears With the Purses.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE police
are puZZllng them selves over a woman in
black who comes and goes at will, but
alter every visit purse is missing. She
visited H. o. Spurgeon. 578 Twelfth rect,
and the Raymond Hou@e, near by, yester-
dag, and at eacn secured Il purse. O. her
boarding-h houses have reported her pres
ence before, tut it was not ntil yesterday
that good description of her was secured.
Judge Ogden as Auctioneer
OAKLAND. CAL, Aug. 17-Judge +. B.
O.den of Department 4 of the Superior
Court auctioned eff a piece of real estate
this morning and managed to raise
for the estate $500 more than the Commits
sioner secur for the same. 1t was
50x75 feet on Eighth street and 25x75 ieet
on A ice street, being tie estate OF G. o.
Larsen, deceased.
Crematory Works Sold
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug 1.-THE prop
erty of the Oakland Crematory and Re-
duction Works Company was sold by
Constable Werder this morning to satisfy
judgment of $l41 and preferred claims
amour ting 10 1881 The returns of the
sale were $325. 1t was the outcome of a
quit brought by B. w. Worley.
Receipts of the Ball Game.
OAKLAND. CAL, Aug. 1.-THE officers
of the Associated Charitles are grateful
for over $100 turned over to them as the
receipts of Saturdays baseball game be-
tween the city and county Officials.
Fully 200 tickets are yet to be accounted
for, which will make the total nearly SIPS.