The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

THIEF GETS PISTOL-Oakland March g.
tbat hof had % b she p9oe
Telegraph avenue. last night and stole re-
volver
NAME CITY TIcKET.-Alameda, March s.
The Socialists have nominated r. A. Dague
w H. Robinson, and s. Miller for City Trus-
tees and j. D. Rogers II. Hart and F. Welp
for members of the Board Of Education.
BURGLAR STEALS sAFE-oakland. March
s.-The residence of Samuel Doane at 1856
Seventh street was entered by burglars last
night and small sheet iron safe stolen. There
was money in the strong box but Doane
reported the burglary to the police to-day.
ALAMEDANs SEEK -oFFIcE.-Alameda
March s.-Petitions are in circulation in the
OF the following citizens: For City Trustees
Fritz Boehmer, Arthur B. Tarpey, II. G.
Mehrtens: School Directors Harold C. Ward
DR.. Walter r. Hughes. J. E. Baker.
AGED WOMAN PASSES AwAY.-oakland
March s-Mrs Francis J. Jewell. the wife of
the late DR.. ]. Jewell and mother of Dr.
534 Albion street, at the age of 10 years Mrs
Jewell had lived in Oakland for eleven years
The funeral will be held next Friday at 9
p. m.
FLOWER DAY ON MARCH 25-oakIand.
March S.-The flower day of the public school
children Of Oakland will be held this year in
the children's room of the Public Library The
Board OF Education acting upon the sugges-
tion of Miss Bertha Chapman the nature
teacher of the public schools. last night gave
It's sanction To the plan.
Berkeley March S-The newly appointed Re-
publican City Central Committee has chosen
Charles E. Thomas. and John E;sheIrnan secre
tary A. f. Shaw is to be vice chairman and
Dr.. M. w Rowley treasurer The committe
is to meet Wednesday night of each week to
direct the affairs of the municipal campaign
FIRE AT ST. FRANCIS sCHooL.-oak-
land, March S.-After a hard fight tonight
with blind IRE the department saved the
large parochial school building of St Francis
de Sales Church, at Twenty-first and Grove
streets. from destruction The fire broke out
in the rear Of the basement and worked
through the walls. The loss was small. A
defective fue is supposed to have caused
the fire.
keeper at 1923 Fourteenth street, and Special
Policeman Little fired six shots at a burglar
In Mullins saloon at o'clock this morning,
but the intruder jumped through back win
dow and escaped unhurt. Mullins heard the
burglar at work In the place after he had
closed the saloon. He called the patrolman
and the pair broke in upon the thief. but their
shots in the dark were without effect.
WILL OMIT REHEARsAL.-oakla
March Son account of the union re-
vival meetings in the Oakland churches
the usual rehearsal OF the May festival chorus
The rehearsals will be resumed THURSDAY even
Ing. March l6. and continue regularly each
week until the concerts during the week of
May /. In addition TO Mendelssohn,s Hymn
of Praise other oratorio and operate choruses
are now being prepared including scenes from
DeSu
sung here before.
WOMAN GETS GRAND PRIZES. .-Berke-
ley March s.-Miss Mary A. Williamson. re-
siding at 140o Arch street, in North Berkeley.
has just received gold medals awarded her for
beautiful embroidery work exhibited at the
st. Louis Exposition She has made the de-
signing of embroidery her life work and is
deemed to be a past mistress of the accom-
plishment One of her triumphs was the
commission TO execute embroidery for Mrs
Harrison's Inauguration gown when President
Benjamin Harrison was inaugurated Similar
, work done by her at that time for Mrs
/, Mckee.
MARRIAGE LICENSES Oakland. March q
The following marriage licenses were issued
by the County Clerk to-day: David Halliday
over 21. and Laura Davis. over fs both Of
Berkeley; Henry L. Christensen, over 21 Al
ton. and Harriet /. Conrad. over 1S Alameda.
Robert Wood. over p. and Mary Mcnamara
over Is. both OF San francisco: Charles p
Wetherald, over p. and Isabella E. McC1el
land. over is, both OF Oakland: William D.
Oliver. over II, and Catherine H Dunstan
over 1S, both of Oakland. Edgar A. Harris al
and Alice p Wilson Is. both of Tassahara