The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
BRIEF OAKLAND NEWS.

CHARGED WITH WATCH THEFT-OAk-
LAND, Oct 10-Ernest Rutled2e, u years
old, has been arrested on charge Oh , S'eait6 .a6
two gold watches from Mrs. e. Hill, 14zO
Eleventh street. where he roomed.
PAINTERS TO GIVE ANNUAL BALL.
OAKLAND, Oct. 10.-The Painters. Paper
6ftb annual BAN at Pythian Hall on Satur-
day evening, October D.
SCHOOL. BONDS ARE CARRIED.-HAY-
WARDS Oct I0-The school bonds election,
TO decide whether OF not to issue bonds for
the completion Of the Laurel District SchooI,
was held to-day, the bonds being carried oy
a vote Of 122 to o.
THE RAINFALL IN OAKLAND--OAK-
LAND, Oct 10.-The rainfall during the past
twenty-four hours was 1.04 inches. making
total for the present season of 6.35 inches
The total rainfall at the same GATE last year
was only .65 Of an inch.
SOCIETIES AFTER CHILD. = OAKLAND,
Oct. 10-The action to have Gladys crow
an eight-rnonth-oId babe, declared dependent.
brought by the Associated Charities here. was
dropped to-day, as the mother has agreed 70
child She used the babe to help her beg.
/ CISH IECTURES.-At a meeting OF the
teachers held in the City Hall last night
John Darwin Gish, LID, opened a course OF
lectures on the ''Romanticists The sub
ject of his first discourse was Sir Walter
Scott" The course viii be continued on the
second and fourth Mondays for several months
SAYS BOY WAS AN INGRATE.-OAK-
LAND Oct 1O-Ernest Woldeit. formerly a
messenger boy; is accused by Mrs. Mary Rice,
residing at 211 Fourth street, with the theft
of $40 she had hidden in the house Woldeit
was given a home by his accuser- He has
disappeared and the police are looking Tor him.
WOULD STAY ROAD.-OAKLAND. Oct
1O-The Standard Soap Company began an
action In the courts to-day against the town
OF Berkeley to stop it from projecting road
through property owned by it at Addison
street and Bancroft way. A restraining order
to stop the tearing down OF fences is also
asked for.
RECEPTION TO JUDGE sAMUELs-OAK-
LAND, Oct 1O-The knights of Pythias
lodges of Oakland will hold reception Thurs
day evening at Pythian Castle, Twelfth and
Franklin streets, in honor OF Judge George
Samuels, supreme representative to the Su-
preme Lodge which was convened at Louis
vile, KY.
POULTRY FANCIER MISSING. = OAK
LAND, Oct. 1O.-James Hague, president Of
the American Waterfowl Club and a we'll
known fsncier Of poultry, has not been heard
from since his disappearance two months ago
from his residence, 356 College avenue. Mrs
Hague cannot account for her husbands alb
sence.
WATSON SUIT ON TRIAL.-OAKLAND,
Oct 1O.-The trial of the suit brought by W.
Nj. Watson against George A. Davis, super
intendent Of the large hop yard Pleas
anton, to recover $500 damages for the alleged
misuse and misrepresentation Of property on
the plaintiffs ranch near Livermore, was be-
gun to-day before Judge Ogden
PUPIL WINS PRIzE.-BERKELEY Oct
among pupils of schools throughout the State
has been awarded to Samuel l.. Batdorf Of
the local High School. A California maya
zine conducted the contest. The subject for
Berkeley High sSchool was "A seat of learn
ing and its relation to the commercial world"
SAYS WOMAN DREW REvOLvER-OAK-
LAND. Oct 10-Irwin Frost, private de-
tective, in attempting to serve an attachment
on Mrs John H. Thorns barber shop last
ni=ht was involved in trouble with the pro-
prietress and two of her friends, AdolDh De-
cere and William Jones. Frost says that when
he attempted to serve the papers the woman
drew revolver and threatened to kill him.
Oct. 10.-The hearing Of the case of Leonardo
Vinci against the city of Oakland and the
Pacific Incinerating Company, TO stop the
operating of the garbage crematory, was con-
! tinued before Judge Ellsworth to-day. Wit
/ nesses testified that they had made personal
| examination and from the manner in which
the crematOry constructed IL was not
possible for it to be a nuisance.
| UNITARIAN 4, CLUB LECTURE. - ALA
MEDIA, Oct 10.-Ng Poon Chew. editor OF
| the Chinese daily paper, Chung Sal Yat Pc,
published in San Francisco, will lecture before
| the Unitariun Club Wednesday evening on
| ''The Russo-Japanese War in Relation to ths
| third address before the local Organization
| His two young daughters, Mansie and Efhe.
| and Arthur Weiss will contribute musical
numbers to the programme of the evening
LADIES' GUILD TO ENTERrAIN-oAK
! LAND, Oct. 10.-The Ladies' Guild of Trinity
| Lutheran Church in East Oakland will give
/ an entertainment on the afternoon and even
! ing Of Wednesday, October II, for the benefit
OF fund to pay off the church debt Re-
L lIeSHuSutS anu Idncy WOrk Will De sold ana In
| the evening the young people Of the congrega-
! tion Will present a musical and literary pro-
gramme. The ladies In charge OF the enter
tainment are Mfs. H @. Rockere. Mrs. r.
Morsenier and Mrs. A. Richter.
| MARRIAGE LICENSES S-OAKI1AND, Dot.
1O-The following marriage licenses were is
sued by the County Clerk to-day: John B.
Nyes %, San Francisco, and Elizabeth G.
Carmichael, 26 Berkeley; John MCGUIRE over
/ q, and Adeline T. Carmichael, over Is. both
/ OF San Francisco; Clair A. Morrill,. over q,
Suisun, and Theodore Willis over IS, Sacra-
mento; Ellis F. Ward, AZ, and Maria Bielobro,
81, both OF Berkeley; George Brown Jr., 80.
Indianapolis, and Annie NJ. Miller 81. Berke-
| ley: Clarence Baxter. %. and Mary Boyd. 26.
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